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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Kage
| name           = Kage
| image         = Kage_the_warrior.jpg
| alias          = Kage the Warrior
| mainssb4     = Captain Falcon
| image           = Kage_the_warrior.jpg
| mainssbm     = Ganondorf
| mainssb4       = Captain Falcon
| otherssbm     = Captain Falcon
| mainssbm       = Ganondorf
| 2ndotherssbm = Fox
| otherssbm       = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Roy}}
| 2ndotherssbm   = Fox
| mainssb       = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssbm   = {{SSBM|Roy}}
| mainpm       = Ganondorf
| mainssb         = Captain Falcon
| 2ndmainpm     = Captain Falcon
| mainpm         = Ganondorf
| sponsor       = Mirage
| 2ndmainpm       = Captain Falcon
| former crews = Synthetik Gaming, [[Smash Studios]], [[Melee Hell]]
| sponsor         = Mirage
| skillssbm     = Top level
| former crews   = Synthetik Gaming, [[Smash Studios]], [[Melee Hell]]
| skillpm      = Top level
| rankingssbm     = [[2019 MPGR]]: 95th
| rankingssbm  = [[2019 MPGR]]: 95th
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 34th
| winningsssbm = ~$4,813.80
| bestresultssbm  = 3rd / 159 at {{Trn|Revival of Melee 2|g=SSBM}}
| winningspm   = ~$800.90
| winningsssbm   = ~$4,813.80
| realname     = Roustane Benzeguir
| winningspm     = ~$800.90
| birthday     = 29
| realname       = Roustane Benzeguir
| birthmonth   = 10
| birthday       = 29
| birthyear     = 1985
| birthmonth     = 10
| location     = Montreal, Québec
| birthyear       = 1985
| country       = Canada
| location       = Montreal, Québec
| country         = Canada
}}
}}
'''Kage''' (pronounced "kaw-gay"), also known as '''Kage The Warrior''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} player from Canada who is widely considered to the greatest Ganondorf player of all time. Kage rose to notoriety for his upset at [[Revival of Melee 2]] where he double eliminated {{Sm|Mango}}, who was considered the best player in the world at the time, with a 2-0 victory in Winners Quarters (with [https://youtu.be/Mi29XrtA7rg a 3-stock against Mango's Falcon]) and a 2-1 victory in Losers Semifinals. However, he lost to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in Winners Semis and {{Sm|PPMD}} in Losers Finals. Kage continues to be a threat in the ''Melee'' scene, consistently placing high at tournaments with a mid-tier character.  
'''Kage''' (pronounced "kah-gay"), also known as '''Kage the Warrior''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} player from Canada who is widely considered to be the greatest Ganondorf player of all time. Kage rose to notoriety for his upset at [[Revival of Melee 2]] where he double eliminated {{Sm|Mango}}, who was considered the best player in the world at the time, with a 2-0 victory in Winners Quarters (with [https://youtu.be/Mi29XrtA7rg a 3-stock against Mango's Falcon]) and a 2-1 victory in Losers Semifinals. However, he lost to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in Winners Semis and {{Sm|PPMD}} in Losers Finals. Kage continues to be a threat in the ''Melee'' scene, consistently placing high at tournaments with a mid-tier character.  


At {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, he and {{Sm|Bizzarro Flame}} finally had their $100 [[money match]] at the Salty Suite, with Kage taking a convincing 5-0 victory. After {{Trn|EVO 2016}}, he announced his intentions to focus more on his other characters, and less on Ganondorf, but still continues to primarily play Ganondorf and {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}. On July 29th 2016, he was picked up by {{Team|Synthetik Gaming}}, but left them on June 19th, 2017. On February 18th, 2018, he joined Mirage.
At {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, he and {{Sm|Bizzarro Flame}} finally had their $100 [[money match]] at the Salty Suite, with Kage taking a convincing 5-0 victory. After {{Trn|EVO 2016}}, he announced his intentions to focus more on his other characters, and less on Ganondorf, but still continues to primarily play Ganondorf and {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}. On July 29th 2016, he was picked up by {{Team|Synthetik Gaming}}, but left them on June 19th, 2017. On February 18th, 2018, he joined Mirage.


He was formerly ranked 95th on the [[2019 MPGR]] and 2nd on the [[Montreal Power Rankings]] for ''Melee'' and was formerly ranked 3rd for ''[[Project M]]''. In recent years, has wins on {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, {{Sm|Android}}, {{Sm|Bananas}}, {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|HugS}}, and {{Sm|Kalamazhu}}.
He was formerly ranked 95th on the [[2019 MPGR]] and 2nd on the [[Montreal Power Rankings]] for ''Melee'' and was formerly ranked 3rd for ''[[Project M]]''. In recent years, has wins on {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, {{Sm|Android}}, {{Sm|Bananas}}, {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|HugS}}, and {{Sm|Kalamazhu}}.
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2013]]||—||34th||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2014]]||—||45th||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2015]]||—||44th||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2016]]||January 15th - December 4th, 2016||70th||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2017]]||December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017||46th||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGR 2019]]||December 2018 - December 2019||95th||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/press-less-feat-ryan-ford-kage-supergirl-kels-and-flood/event/melee-singles/brackets/234521/542678 Press Less]||March 31st, 2018||3rd||1st||Legend
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/press-less-feat-ryan-ford-kage-supergirl-kels-and-flood/event/melee-singles/brackets/234521/542678 Press Less]||March 31st, 2018||3rd||1st||Legend
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Push More Buttons 2018}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee}}
|{{Trn|Push More Buttons 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||17th||5th||Legend
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||17th||5th||Legend
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||65th||9th||Legend
|{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||65th||9th||Legend
|-
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2018}}||September 7th-9th, 2018||17th||—||—
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2018|g=SSBM}}||September 7th-9th, 2018||17th||—||—
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-ultime-5-ft-emg-blacktwins/event/melee-singles-1v1/brackets/392372/736619 Smash ULtime 5]||October 13th, 2018||2nd||—||—
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-ultime-5-ft-emg-blacktwins/event/melee-singles-1v1/brackets/392372/736619 Smash ULtime 5]||October 13th, 2018||2nd||—||—
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/grand-capital-smash-16/event/melee-singles/brackets/622631/1029061 Grand Capital Smash #16]||July 14th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tokage}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/grand-capital-smash-16/event/melee-singles/brackets/622631/1029061 Grand Capital Smash #16]||July 14th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tokage}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBM}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||9th||—||—
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019|g=SSBM}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||9th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Tokage}}
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Tokage}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-melee-halloween/event/melee-singles/overview Fastfall Melee Halloween]||November 2nd, 2019||1st||—||—
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-melee-halloween/event/melee-singles/overview Fastfall Melee Halloween]||November 2nd, 2019||1st||—||—
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|[https://smashloft.challonge.com/ssbmmtl361 SmashLoft Melee Weekly #361]||February 26th, 2020||4th||—||—
|[https://smashloft.challonge.com/ssbmmtl361 SmashLoft Melee Weekly #361]||February 26th, 2020||4th||—||—
|-
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}'''''||July 21st-23rd, 2023||65th / 764||—||—
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023|g=SSBM}}||July 21st-23rd, 2023||65th / 764||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-final-melee-coinbox-full-bo5-6-000-prize-pool/details The FINAL Melee Coinbox]||August 17th, 2024||97th / 846||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-x-timbo-s-dojo/details Fastfall x Timbo's Dojo]||August 17th, 2024||13th / 100||5th / 28||{{Sm|Kyle}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/arcadium-1/event/arcadian-doubles/brackets/1776820/2631739 Montreal Arcadium]||November 23rd, 2024||—||5th / 21||{{Sm|Pino}}
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 00:23, November 25, 2024

Kage "Kage the Warrior"
Kage the warrior.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 main Captain Falcon
Melee main Ganondorf
Other Melee characters Captain Falcon, Fox, Roy
Smash 4 main Captain Falcon
Project M mains Ganondorf, Captain Falcon
Team info
Sponsor(s) Mirage
Former crews Synthetik Gaming, Smash Studios, Melee Hell
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee 2019 MPGR: 95th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 34th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Melee 3rd / 159 at Revival of Melee 2
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$4,813.80
Project M ~$800.90
Personal and other info
Real name Roustane Benzeguir
Birth date (age 39)
Location Montreal, Québec Canada

Kage (pronounced "kah-gay"), also known as Kage the Warrior, is a Melee Ganondorf player from Canada who is widely considered to be the greatest Ganondorf player of all time. Kage rose to notoriety for his upset at Revival of Melee 2 where he double eliminated Mango, who was considered the best player in the world at the time, with a 2-0 victory in Winners Quarters (with a 3-stock against Mango's Falcon) and a 2-1 victory in Losers Semifinals. However, he lost to Hungrybox in Winners Semis and PPMD in Losers Finals. Kage continues to be a threat in the Melee scene, consistently placing high at tournaments with a mid-tier character.

At EVO 2015, he and Bizzarro Flame finally had their $100 money match at the Salty Suite, with Kage taking a convincing 5-0 victory. After EVO 2016, he announced his intentions to focus more on his other characters, and less on Ganondorf, but still continues to primarily play Ganondorf and Captain Falcon. On July 29th 2016, he was picked up by Synthetik Gaming, but left them on June 19th, 2017. On February 18th, 2018, he joined Mirage.

He was formerly ranked 95th on the 2019 MPGR and 2nd on the Montreal Power Rankings for Melee and was formerly ranked 3rd for Project M. In recent years, has wins on ChuDat, Ginger, KirbyKaze, Android, Bananas, Magi, HugS, and Kalamazhu.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

SSBMRank/MPGR[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SSBMRank 2013 — 34th Ganondorf (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2014 — 45th Ganondorf (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2015 — 44th Ganondorf (SSBM)Captain Falcon (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2016 January 15th - December 4th, 2016 70th Ganondorf (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)Captain Falcon (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2017 December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017 46th Ganondorf (SSBM)Captain Falcon (SSBM)
MPGR 2019 December 2018 - December 2019 95th Ganondorf (SSBM)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
S@X 138 February 22nd, 2016 13th — —

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Smash 'Til You Drop 2 February 24th, 2007 30th — —
Twilight of Smash 3 May 12th, 2007 7th 4th Damax
TransCanada Tournament June 30th-July 1st, 2007 17th 4th PKMVodka
Smash For Fun 2 October 20th, 2007 4th 3rd Matt
Twilight of Smash 4 December 1st, 2007 5th 2nd Damax
At Melee's End December 15th-16th, 2007 1st 1st Hitsugaya
Clash of the Sauga 2 January 5th, 2008 3rd 1st WarranThad
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 33rd 7th DragonHawk
Smash For Fun 3 March 1st, 2008 4th 3rd Matt
TGMTSBCO June 7th-8th, 2008 9th 4th KirbyKaze
CAST4 November 22nd-23rd, 2008 7th 2nd Diakonos
Tipped Off 4 January 17th-18th, 2009 9th — —
Starfurry 3 February 21st, 2009 7th 3rd chesterr01
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 5th 3rd Vwins
Starfurry 5 May 2nd, 2009 4th 1st Vwins
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 5th 2nd Darc
TourneyPlay #2 June 6th, 2009 4th 2nd Hitsugaya
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 17th — —
BISB 2 October 16th-17th, 2009 2nd — —
Revival of Melee 2 November 21st-22nd, 2009 3rd 7th PKMVodka
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 17th 9th PKMVodka
Revolution February 27th, 2010 1st 2nd Matt
Mass Madness 20 May 29, 2010 5th 2nd Hax
Smash t'ill you Crash July 19th, 2010 3rd 2nd PKMVodka
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 17th 13th Diakonos
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 17th 17th Tag
No Johns Monthlies January 15th, 2011 5th 1st Vwins
Gaming Ottawa May 7th, 2011 7th — —
Zenith 2011 May 28th, 2011 5th 1st Axe
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 17th 33rd Fuzzyness
MIST August 6th, 2011 2nd 1st Tink
Smash t'ill U Crash 2 August 20th, 2011 5th 1st Mew2King
Revival of Melee 4 November 19th-20th, 2011 5th 1st Mew2King
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 33rd 5th ChuDat
Polybash XI March 3rd-4th, 2012 2nd 1st Bam
Smash Till You Crash 3 June 2nd-3rd, 2012 4th 2nd Ryan Ford
IMPULSE June 30th-July 1st, 2012 7th 2nd Hungrybox
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 5th 3rd Axe
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 17th 9th Eggm
La Mega Fromage! September 7th, 2013 3rd — —
The Big House 3 October 12th-13th, 2013 9th 4th VaNz
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 9th 4th Toph
Melee Night in Canada December 27th, 2013 4th 1st Vwins
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 25th 9th Axe
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 9th 3rd Bam
Get On My Level 2014 May 10th-11th, 2014 9th 5th Loki
The Come Up December 6th-7th, 2014 9th 5th HungryHurricane
McSmashter 4 February 21st-22nd, 2015 4th 2nd Vwins
Lan ETS 2015 March 7th-8th, 2015 3rd 1st Vwins
SWEET XIX March 14th, 2015 3rd 1st Vwins
No Man's LAN 10 March 15th, 2015 5th 1st Vwins
BUST 2 April 11th, 2015 2nd 1st Vwins
Enthusiast Gaming Live May 16th-17th, 2015 4th 2nd Vwins
Get On My Level 2015 May 30th-31st, 2015 17th 2nd Vwins
Montreal ComicCup July 4th, 2015 2nd — —
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 65th 7th Bizzarro Flame
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 25th 17th KirbyKaze
Smash Summit November 7th-8th, 2015 13th 5th Axe
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 2nd 1st Ryan Ford
S@X 138 February 24th, 2016 1st — —
Frozen Phoenix March 12th-13th, 2016 3rd 2nd chesterr01
Battlegrounds 2 March 26th, 2016 1st 1st jake13
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 25th 13th Weon-X
EVO 2016 June 15th-17th, 2016 65th — —
Smasherade June 25th-26th, 2016 1st 1st UltimaScout
Next Level Smash Series 5 July 30th, 2016 1st — —
DreamHack Montreal 2016 August 12th-14th, 2016 3rd 1st Ryan Ford
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 33rd 7th Axe
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 49th 17th ESAM
Eclipse 2 October 21st-23rd, 2016 5th 13th Toa
Canada Cup 2016 October 28th-30th, 2016 13th 3rd Prince Abu
LanETS 2017 February 11th-12th, 2017 4th 2nd Ryan Ford
Super Smash Geek 6 March 11th-12th, 2017 1st — —
The Come Up 2017 April 22nd, 2017 4th 1st Ryan Ford
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 49th — —
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 25th 5th Ryan Ford
DreamHack Montreal 2017 September 8th-10th, 2017 2nd 3rd Ryan Ford
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 17th 9th Jamrun
Canada Cup 2017 October 28th-30th, 2017 5th 4th Weon-X
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 49th 9th Nintendude
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 17th 9th Legend
FastFall Melee Edition March 24th, 2018 1st — —
Press Less March 31st, 2018 3rd 1st Legend
Push More Buttons 2018 May 12th-13th, 2018 3rd 1st Spark
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 17th 5th Legend
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 65th 9th Legend
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 17th — —
Smash ULtime 5 October 13th, 2018 2nd — —
FastFall Automne 2018 October 20th, 2018 2nd — —
FastFall Hiver 19 March 30th, 2019 1st — —
Click Deez Nuts April 28th, 2019 2nd 1st Legend
Grand Capital Smash #15 May 5th, 2019 1st ? Legend
Smash The Lan May 11th, 2019 1st 1st GoDiegoGo
May's fire May 25th, 2019 1st 1st Optimus
Grand Capital Smash #16 July 14th, 2019 1st 1st Tokage
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 33rd — —
DreamHack Montreal 2019 September 6th-8th, 2019 9th — —
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 17th 33rd Tokage
Fastfall Melee Halloween November 2nd, 2019 1st — —
SmashLoft Melee Weekly #360 February 19th, 2020 1st — —
SmashLoft Melee Weekly #361 February 26th, 2020 4th — —
Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd, 2023 65th / 764 — —
The FINAL Melee Coinbox August 17th, 2024 97th / 846 — —
Fastfall x Timbo's Dojo August 17th, 2024 13th / 100 5th / 28 Kyle
Montreal Arcadium November 23rd, 2024 — 5th / 21 Pino

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 1st — —
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 3rd 2nd Hungrybox
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 5th — —
Melee Night in Canada December 27th, 2013 3rd — —
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th — —
Polybash XIII March 1st-2nd, 2014 9th — —
McSmashter 4 February 21st-22nd, 2015 3rd 2nd Vwins
Lan ETS 2015 March 7th-8th, 2015 3rd 2nd Vwins
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 5th — —
Frozen Phoenix March 12th-13th, 2016 13th 5th chesterr01
Smasherade June 25th-26th, 2016 4th — —
Next Level Smash Series 5 July 30th, 2016 2nd — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Smash For Fun 3 March 1st, 2008 1st — —
OBScene 1.0 February 28th, 2009 9th 13th Bento
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 65th 25th Holy
Smash t'ill you Crash July 19th, 2010 5th — —
Quebec's Revival November 14th, 2010 13th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
S@X 138 February 23rd, 2016 33rd — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Ultimate Weekly #1 December 13th, 2018 17th — —

Trivia[edit]

  • Kage is listed in the credits of Elden Ring.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Smasher:Kage&oldid=1936655"