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{{Smasher Infobox
{{redirect|The moon|Assist Trophy from Legend of Zelda|Moon}}
| name          = The Moon
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = La Luna
| image        = The Moon.jpg
| image        = The Moon.jpg
| mainssbu      = Joker
| otherssbu    = Palutena
| mainssbm      = Marth
| mainssbm      = Marth
| otherssbm    = Fox
| otherssbm    = Fox
| mainpm        = Toon Link
| mainpm        = Marth
| crew          = [[CLASH Tournaments]]
| sponsor      =  
| former crews  = Control (CTRL)
| former sponsors = [[Mazer Gaming]], Control Gaming (CTRL), [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[Kingsmen]], Misfits Gaming
| skill        = Top professional
| rankingssbm  =  
| alias        =  
| winningsssbm  = ~$10,763.77
| winningspm    = ~$390.75
| realname      = Ryan Coker-Welch
| realname      = Ryan Coker-Welch
| alias        = The Moon
| birthday      = 9
| birthday      = 9
| birthmonth    = 6
| birthmonth    = 6
| birthyear    = 1991
| birthyear    = 1991
| location      = New York City, NY
| location      = New York City, NY
| country      = united states
| country      = United states
}}
}}
'''The Moon''' is a {{SSBM|Marth}} main from New York. He is considered one of the rising stars in the region; he had only started playing around 2011 under {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}, but has climbed the ranks quickly. He is best-known for his performance at [[Revival of Melee 6]], where he beat very strong players such as {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} and {{Sm|Chillindude829}} in Losers' bracket to secure 3rd place. The Moon is currently ranked 2nd on the NYC Metropolitan Area Melee Power Rankings.


==Notable tournament placings==
'''La Luna''' (formerly known as '''The Moon''') is a former professional {{SSBM|Marth}} main from New York. He was considered one of the rising stars in the region; he had only started playing around 2011 under {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}, but has climbed the ranks quickly. His breakout performance came at {{Trn|Revival of Melee 6}}, where he beat players such as {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} and {{Sm|Chillindude829}} in Losers' bracket to secure 3rd place. He is currently ranked 53rd on the [[2019 MPGR]] and was previously ranked 2nd on the [[New York City Power Rankings]]. He boasts high-level wins over {{Sm|Leffen}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|Druggedfox}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, and {{Sm|Shroomed}}.
 
La Luna has also seen strong placings in ''[[Ultimate]]'' as a {{SSBU|Palutena}} main. He has wins over {{Sm|Rags}} and {{Sm|John Numbers}} and placed 49th at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} making him one of the most successful ''[[Melee]]'' players at the tournament.
 
La Luna was picked up by Mazer on February 9th, 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MazerHQ/status/1094077862418763776?s=20|title=La Luna joins Mazer}}</ref> but parted ways with the organization on March 2nd, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TheMoon112/status/1234547104112095237?s=20|title=La Luna parts ways with Mazer}}</ref>
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||17th||13th||Mark
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||33rd||5th||{{Sm|Hax}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 5]]||November 17th-18th, 2012||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||17th||{{Sm|G$}}
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||17th||{{Sm|G$}}
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||9th||13th||G$
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||9th||13th||G$
|-
|{{Trn|CFST: WarZone 2|g=SSBM}}||September 1st, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-brothers-university-2-0-reults.342377/ Smash Brothers University 2.0]||November 10th, 2013||4th||2nd||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 6]]||November 16th-17th, 2013||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Slox}}
|[[Revival of Melee 6]]||November 16th-17th, 2013||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Slox}}
|-
|-
|[[Northeastern Smash Attack]]||November 22nd, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/nsa-results-thread-108-entrants-boston-ma.342905/ Northeastern Smash Attack]||November 22nd, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345332 No Johns 1/4]||January 4th, 2014||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345332 No Johns 1/4]||January 4th, 2014||2nd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 8|g=SSBM}}||January 11th, 2014||3rd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||17th||DJ Nintendo
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||17th||DJ Nintendo
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|-
|[[Northeastern Smash Attack 2]]||March 29th, 2014||5th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|[[Northeastern Smash Attack 2]]||March 29th, 2014||5th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-brothers-university-2-5-results-stony-brook-ny.352645/ Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353641 Justice 3]||May 24th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353641 Justice 3]||May 24th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||7th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||7th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/nebulous-9-melee-singles.1794/event Nebulous 9]||August 9th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/nebulous-9-melee-singles.1794/ Nebulous 9]||August 9th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364693 Nebulous 10]||August 16th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364693 Nebulous 10]||August 16th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[http://challonge.com/SuperNebs Super Nebulous]||November 29th, 2014||9th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|[http://challonge.com/SuperNebs Super Nebulous]||November 29th, 2014||9th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XI|g=SSBM}}||January 3rd, 2015||3rd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[The Flex Zone]]||January 18th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/supernebs2pro Super Nebulous 2]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|[http://challonge.com/supernebs2pro Super Nebulous 2]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||13th||25th||DJ Nintendo
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||13th||25th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Shots Fired]]||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||2nd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[FINAL ROUND 18]]||March 20th-22nd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[NeoNebulous 7]]||March 28th, 2015||2nd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|[[NeoNebulous 7]]||March 28th, 2015||2nd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
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|-
|[http://pastimelegends.challonge.com/BFMSP BLUE FISH]||May 2nd, 2015||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|[http://pastimelegends.challonge.com/BFMSP BLUE FISH]||May 2nd, 2015||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2015]]||May 22nd-24th, 2015||3rd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||17th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XII|g=SSBM}}||June 6th, 2015||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||7th||9th||DJ Nintendo
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||7th||9th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||33rd||17th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||9th||3rd||DJ Nintendo
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||9th||3rd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Nebulous Prime 1]]||August 14th-16th, 2015||2nd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||33rd||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2015]]||October 23rd-25th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2015]]||October 30th-November 1st, 2015||4th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||7th||7th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Kings of the North 4]]||November 21st-22nd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[[Smash INTENSIFIES 2]]||November 28th-29th, 2015||1st||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||13th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Smash Haven 29]]||March 3rd, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th 2016||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[FINAL ROUND 19]]||March 18th-20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Nebulous 4]]||March 27th, 2016||5th||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX03302016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30]||March 30th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th||7th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XIII|g=SSBM}}||April 16th, 2016||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[http://quarterlyrapport.challonge.com/qr1ssbm Quarterly Report 1]||April 17th, 2016||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2016]]||May 6th-8th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo]]||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||13th||4th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||9th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[KTAR XVIII]]||June 11th, 2016||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Apex 2016]]||June 17th-19th, 2016||3rd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||17th||9th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[WTFox 2]]||July 1st-3rd, 2016||5th||5th||{{sm|Druggedfox}}
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||17th||9th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||7th||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||2nd||5th||{{sm|n0ne}}
|-
|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||17th||13th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Collision XIV]]||September 3rd, 2016||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/norcal-loves-teams/event/melee-singles/brackets/67172 NorCal Loves Teams]||September 10th, 2016||9th||1st||{{Sm|S2J}}
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||9th||9th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[[Olympus]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||2nd||3rd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Smash Summit 3]]||November 3rd-6th, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Shroomed}}
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-14th, 2016||5th||4th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[KTAR XIX]]||November 19th, 2016||Top 2||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||17th||7th||n0ne
|-
|[[Eden]]||December 10th, 2016||4th||4th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||13th||4th||Professor Pro
|-
|[[Smash Conference LXIX]]||January 7th, 2017||5th||1st||{{Sm|SFAT}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/arcamelee-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/85299 Arcamelee #2]||January 14th-15th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Amsah}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||65th||17th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/socal-colosseum-7-exodus-ft-syrox-n0ne-bizz-flame-and/event/melee-singles/brackets/111303 SoCal Colosseum 7]||January 28th, 2017||5th||3rd||{{Sm|DonB}}
|-
|[[Apollo 2]]||February 11th, 2017||1st||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 7]]||February 17th-19th, 2017||4th||5th||Professor Pro
|-
|[[Frame Perfect Series 2]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|A Rookie}}
|-
|[[Full Bloom 3]]||March 25th, 2017||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|[[Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest]]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
|-
|[[Smash Rivalries]]||April 8th-9th, 2017||13th||5th||Swedish Delight
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-factor-toluca/event/melee-singles/brackets/131768 Smash Factor Toluca]||April 29th-30th, 2017||1st||3rd||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||7th||4th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[MomoCon 2017]]||May 26th-28th, 2017||7th||1st||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|-
|[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||13th||4th||{{Sm|Reno}}
|-
|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/omega/event/melee-singles/brackets/132593 OMEGA]||June 24th-25th, 2017||2nd||3rd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||7th||9th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||3rd||4th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Smash Factor 6]]||August 4th-6th, 2017||2nd||1st||SFAT
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||17th||7th||Lucky
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2017]]||September 8th-10th, 2017||4th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-the-moon/event/melee-singles/brackets/151840 Boss Rush: The Moon]||September 16th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Forward}}
|-
|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||33rd||7th||Lucky
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||65th||17th||G$
|-
|[[Super FamiCon 2017]]||November 17th-19th, 2017||1st||5th||Westballz
|-
|[[The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational]]||December 15th-17th, 2017||11th||5th||Lucky
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||13th||5th||Lucky
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/esports-arizona-talking-stick-resort-2/event/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/205652 Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 3]||February 10th, 2018||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Tai}}
|-
|{{Trn|No Fun Allowed 2|g=SSBM}}||February 24th, 2018||2nd||1st||Swedish Delight
|-
|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||17th||4th||{{Sm|Ice}}
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSBM}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||25th||5th||Swedish Delight
|-
|{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gemini/event/melee-singles/brackets/208778 GEMINI]||April 14th, 2018||5th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Apollo XIII|g=SSBM}}||April 28th, 2018||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Pound Underground|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||4th||9th||G$
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||13th||7th||G$
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||5th||2nd||Colbol
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||2nd||2nd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/esports-arizona-talking-stick-resort-4/event/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/277369 Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4]||June 23rd, 2018||4th||1st||{{Sm|AbsentPage}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||49th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|The Even Bigger Balc|g=SSBM}}||July 6th-8th, 2018||7th||2nd||{{Sm|MikeHaze}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gaming-day-pre-factor-party-tournament/event/melee-singles/brackets/271084 Gaming Day Pre Factor Party Tournament]||July 19th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Factor 7|g=SSBM}}||July 20th-22nd, 2018||9th||3rd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-xiv-in-collaboration-with-team-1-up-em/event/melee-singles/brackets/265581/583988 Apollo XIV]||July 29th, 2018||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||17th||13th||G$
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||25th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2018|g=SSBM}}||September 7th-9th, 2018||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 8|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||13th||13th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|The Script - Episode 1|g=SSBM}}||October 13th-14th, 2018||4th||2nd||Hax
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-2-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/453920 See Me On LAN 2]||November 10th, 2018||4th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/dime-28-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/447361/800545 DIME 28]||December 15th, 2018||2nd||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/monday-night-melee-211/event/melee-singles/brackets/483426/844744 Monday Night Melee 211]||December 17th, 2018||1st||1st||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBM}}||December 22nd, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/revenge-of-the-6ix-the-moon-strikes-back-january-19/details Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back]||January 19th-20th, 2019||2nd||3rd||Tranimal
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||25th||17th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBM}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||17th||17th||G$
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBM}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||17th||5th||n0ne
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBM}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||9th||3rd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-0/event/melee-singles/brackets/623040/1029636 Hax's Nightclub #0]||July 17th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Factor 8|g=SSBM}}||July 26th-28th, 2019||4th||4th||{{Sm|Dani}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBM}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||65th||13th||MikeHaze
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-operating-system-nyc-3/event/melee-singles/brackets/669699/1094970 Hax's Nightclub #3]||October 2nd, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash|g=SSBM}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||9th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||25th||17th||{{Sm|Chillindude}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBM}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-brothers-university-2-0-reults.342377/ Smash Brothers University 2.0]||November 10th, 2013||&mdash;||5th||{{Sm|D1}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-brothers-university-2-5-results-stony-brook-ny.352645/ Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||7th||3rd||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|-
|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||25th||5th||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||25th||Top 3||DJ Nintendo
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=410715 Kings of the North 4]||November 21st-22nd, 2015||17th||1st||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[[Smash INTENSIFIES 2]]||November 28th-29th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th, 2016||13th||1st||DJ Nintendo
|}
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|DKwill}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||769th||65th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBU}}||December 22nd, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves|g=SSBU}}||December 29th, 2018||49th||17th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/revenge-of-the-6ix-the-moon-strikes-back-january-19/details Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back]||January 19th-20th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||49th||193rd||DJ Nintendo
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Factor 8|g=SSBU}}||July 26th-28th, 2019||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 9|g=SSBU}}||April 17th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBU}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||513th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 10|g=SSBU}}||May 1st, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Box|g=SSBU}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 11|g=SSBU}}||May 15th, 2020||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
==Sexual misconduct allegations and ban==
On July 2nd, 2020, amidst a [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community]], a user by the name of ProbablyJut shared the story of a person named Alexus, who criticized La Luna for sexually provocative behavior<ref> {{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/probablyjut/status/1278769111733080064?s=21|title=ProbablyJut’s post}}</ref>. According to Alexus, after a {{Trn|GENESIS 5}} party, La Luna went to her boyfriend to ask him to "arrange having sex with me for the night". She alleges that, since this happened, La Luna repeatedly and openly asked to dance with her and questioned where her boyfriend was, while making sexual gestures to her given any opportunity, despite her asking him to leave her alone.
La Luna responded to the allegation the next day in a Twitlonger<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703110149/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra796|title=La Luna’s response}}</ref>. He posted chat logs of his conversations with Alexus, explaining that he did not go to the party in question due to still being at the venue late into the night, consequently ignoring Alexus' message to have him escort her to the party. He directly denied the claims of his supposed actions, saying that they were completely out of character for him even in their language. La Luna also pointed out a contradiction in her story, since Alexus alleged that La Luna made the remark to her boyfriend after the party, yet subsequently asserted that La Luna kept asking why her boyfriend abandoned her at the party. He showed further chat logs from the months and years following the tournament, showing that she maintained contact despite feeling uncomfortable around him.
Although many users came to agree with La Luna, other users cited that the alleged antics carried on his other social media platforms as evidence that he was very cognizant of his sexual behavior. In particular, a post he made on Facebook describes his sexual preferences in detail, with a number of users arguing that he indeed lacked control of his behavior<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/N0z1ck/status/1278873305324359680|title=La Luna’s confession on his behavior}}</ref>. Some users who witnessed him first making the post recalled seeing it as a "dumpster fire" or a "shitshow", and also remarked that he incurred significant pushback for it.
As a result, La Luna has been banned indefinitely from participating in all tournaments in NYC <ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/RyobeatPeach/status/1279234396910993408|title=NYC Smash Statement}}</ref>, and his name was added to the Global Ban Database.
On March 23rd, 2021, La Luna posted a video discussing his behavior and the allegation at length<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o_2AtuQLPM La Luna - "My Story"]</ref>. He admitted to having made inappropriate comments in the past, but remarked that he has since learned to not say such things and apologized to the people he made the comments to. He also pointed out further holes in Alexus' story, noting that someone corrected her story by claiming the incident occurred at GENESIS 4 and not 5, which he found even more questionable as there was no party at GENESIS 4. He also criticized Melee Hell for providing false alibi's to corroborate her allegations, which he considered doubly questionable since the group had feuded with him before this. In response to a member of Melee Hell claiming that he stopped La Luna from speaking to Alexus at GENESIS 6 and 7, La Luna showed further chatlogs of his conversations with Alexus. In them, she mentions not seeing him until the final day of GENESIS 6, and also put a thumbs up on a voice message he sent to her saying to stay away from Melee Hell. To console her during a time when she was being accused of misconduct by members of Melee Hell, La Luna reached out to her, urging Alexus to distance herself from Melee Hell. La Luna also criticized the posts regarding his Facebook post, noting that, contrary to what users recalled, those who commented on it responded to it positively.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Moon is one of four Marth players who has been able to take a set off of {{Sm|Fly Amanita}}'s Ice Climbers (the others being {{Sm|PewPewU}}, {{Sm|Ken}}, and {{Sm|Azen}}).
*La Luna has been notably upset by a few mid and low-tier mains, which carries overs to majors. This includes {{Sm|Phish-It}}'s {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} at [[Zenith 2012]], {{Sm|Qerb}}'s {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}} in locals, {{Sm|Saus}}' {{SSBM|Link}} at [[Get On My Level 2015]], {{Sm|Kage}}'s {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} at [[The Big House 5]], and {{Sm|Ringler}}'s Donkey Kong at {{Trn|Mainstage}}.
*He is also known for being the origin of a commentator meme in the ''Melee'' community. Years ago, when he was not as well-known as a player, he claimed that one of Falco's most popular ledge getup options (the ledge hop double [[Blaster|laser]]) was actually an "unsafe" option, contrary to popular opinion. This was brushed off at the time, but frame data and advancements in the metagame have since shown that he was actually correct. As such, when modern Falco mains perform this technique and are punished for it, commentators will often reference La Luna and quote the history of his claim.
*La Luna almost always plays white Marth, but switches to black Marth when in grand finals of a tournament. When he was called The Moon, he referred to this as "the dark side of the moon".


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txG3pEIuJ8w The Moon vs. Chillindude829 - Losers Semis at RoM 6]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txG3pEIuJ8w The Moon vs. Chillindude829 - Losers Semis at RoM 6]


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Latest revision as of 20:50, February 13, 2024

"The moon" redirects here. For Assist Trophy from Legend of Zelda, see Moon.
La Luna "The Moon"
The Moon.jpg
Character info
Melee main Marth
Other Melee character Fox
Ultimate main Joker
Other Ultimate character Palutena
Project M main Marth
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Mazer Gaming, Control Gaming (CTRL), CLASH Tournaments, Kingsmen, Misfits Gaming
Rankings and results info
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$10,763.77
Project M ~$390.75
Personal and other info
Real name Ryan Coker-Welch
Birth date (age 33)
Location New York City, NY United states

La Luna (formerly known as The Moon) is a former professional Marth main from New York. He was considered one of the rising stars in the region; he had only started playing around 2011 under DJ Nintendo, but has climbed the ranks quickly. His breakout performance came at Revival of Melee 6, where he beat players such as DJ Nintendo and Chillindude829 in Losers' bracket to secure 3rd place. He is currently ranked 53rd on the 2019 MPGR and was previously ranked 2nd on the New York City Power Rankings. He boasts high-level wins over Leffen, SFAT, S2J, Druggedfox, Westballz, and Shroomed.

La Luna has also seen strong placings in Ultimate as a Palutena main. He has wins over Rags and John Numbers and placed 49th at GENESIS 6 making him one of the most successful Melee players at the tournament.

La Luna was picked up by Mazer on February 9th, 2019,[1] but parted ways with the organization on March 2nd, 2020.[2]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 17th 13th Mark
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 33rd 5th Hax
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 25th — —
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th 17th G$
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 9th 13th G$
CFST: WarZone 2 September 1st, 2013 2nd 1st Mew2King
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 4th 2nd DJ Nintendo
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 3rd 9th Slox
Northeastern Smash Attack November 22nd, 2013 2nd — —
No Johns 1/4 January 4th, 2014 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 3rd 1st DJ Nintendo
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 25th 17th DJ Nintendo
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 3rd 4th Tian
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 13th 3rd DJ Nintendo
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 3rd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Northeastern Smash Attack 2 March 29th, 2014 5th 1st DJ Nintendo
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Justice 3 May 24th, 2014 2nd — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 17th 7th DJ Nintendo
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 9th 7th DJ Nintendo
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 25th 25th DJ Nintendo
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 7th 5th DJ Nintendo
Nebulous 9 August 9th, 2014 2nd — —
Nebulous 10 August 16th, 2014 4th — —
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 3rd 2nd DJ Nintendo
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 13th 9th DJ Nintendo
Justice 4 October 11th, 2014 4th 2nd DJ Nintendo
SmashLeague: New York October 25th, 2014 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Super Nebulous November 29th, 2014 9th 1st DJ Nintendo
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 3rd 2nd DJ Nintendo
The Flex Zone January 18th, 2015 5th — —
Super Nebulous 2 January 24th, 2015 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 13th 25th DJ Nintendo
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
FINAL ROUND 18 March 20th-22nd, 2015 2nd — —
NeoNebulous 7 March 28th, 2015 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
BLUE FISH May 2nd, 2015 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Combo Breaker 2015 May 22nd-24th, 2015 3rd 1st DJ Nintendo
Get On My Level 2015 May 30th-31st, 2015 17th 5th DJ Nintendo
Collision XII June 6th, 2015 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 7th 9th DJ Nintendo
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 33rd 17th DJ Nintendo
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 33rd 5th DJ Nintendo
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 7th — —
Canada Cup 2015 October 30th-November 1st, 2015 4th 1st DJ Nintendo
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 7th 7th DJ Nintendo
Kings of the North 4 November 21st-22nd, 2015 1st 1st Professor Pro
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 1st 2nd DJ Nintendo
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th 13th DJ Nintendo
Smash Haven 29 March 3rd, 2016 2nd — —
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Do or DI March 11th-13th 2016 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
FINAL ROUND 19 March 18th-20th, 2016 1st — —
Super Nebulous 4 March 27th, 2016 5th 2nd DJ Nintendo
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30 March 30th, 2016 2nd — —
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 49th 7th DJ Nintendo
Collision XIII April 16th, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Quarterly Report 1 April 17th, 2016 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
DreamHack Austin 2016 May 6th-8th, 2016 13th — —
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 13th 4th DJ Nintendo
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 9th 5th DJ Nintendo
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 3rd 1st DJ Nintendo
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 17th 9th DJ Nintendo
WTFox 2 July 1st-3rd, 2016 5th 5th Druggedfox
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 17th 9th DJ Nintendo
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 7th 2nd DJ Nintendo
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 17th 5th DJ Nintendo
Heir 3 August 19th-21st, 2016 2nd 5th n0ne
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 17th 13th DJ Nintendo
Collision XIV September 3rd, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
NorCal Loves Teams September 10th, 2016 9th 1st S2J
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 9th 9th DJ Nintendo
SSS: Blood For Blood October 15th, 2016 5th 2nd Westballz
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 2nd 3rd DJ Nintendo
Smash Summit 3 November 3rd-6th, 2016 9th 5th Shroomed
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 5th 4th DJ Nintendo
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 Top 2 1st DJ Nintendo
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 17th 7th n0ne
Eden December 10th, 2016 4th 4th DJ Nintendo
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 13th 4th Professor Pro
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 5th 1st SFAT
Arcamelee #2 January 14th-15th, 2017 1st 1st Amsah
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th 17th DJ Nintendo
SoCal Colosseum 7 January 28th, 2017 5th 3rd DonB
Apollo 2 February 11th, 2017 1st 2nd DJ Nintendo
B.E.A.S.T 7 February 17th-19th, 2017 4th 5th Professor Pro
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 3rd 3rd A Rookie
Full Bloom 3 March 25th, 2017 5th 2nd Swedish Delight
Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest April 1st-2nd, 2017 1st 1st Lucky
Smash Rivalries April 8th-9th, 2017 13th 5th Swedish Delight
Smash Factor Toluca April 29th-30th, 2017 1st 3rd ANTi
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 7th 4th DJ Nintendo
MomoCon 2017 May 26th-28th, 2017 7th 1st Colbol
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 13th 4th Reno
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 17th — —
OMEGA June 24th-25th, 2017 2nd 3rd DJ Nintendo
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 7th — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 7th 9th DJ Nintendo
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 3rd 4th DJ Nintendo
Smash Factor 6 August 4th-6th, 2017 2nd 1st SFAT
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 17th 7th Lucky
DreamHack Montreal 2017 September 8th-10th, 2017 4th 1st DJ Nintendo
Boss Rush: The Moon September 16th, 2017 2nd 2nd Forward
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 33rd 7th Lucky
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 65th 17th G$
Super FamiCon 2017 November 17th-19th, 2017 1st 5th Westballz
The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational December 15th-17th, 2017 11th 5th Lucky
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 13th 5th Lucky
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 3 February 10th, 2018 2nd 2nd Tai
No Fun Allowed 2 February 24th, 2018 2nd 1st Swedish Delight
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 17th 4th Ice
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 25th 5th Swedish Delight
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 9th — —
GEMINI April 14th, 2018 5th 5th DJ Nintendo
Apollo XIII April 28th, 2018 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Pound Underground May 12th-13th, 2018 4th 9th G$
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 13th 7th G$
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 5th 2nd Colbol
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4 June 23rd, 2018 4th 1st AbsentPage
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 49th 5th DJ Nintendo
The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th, 2018 7th 2nd MikeHaze
Gaming Day Pre Factor Party Tournament July 19th, 2018 5th — —
Smash Factor 7 July 20th-22nd, 2018 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
Apollo XIV July 29th, 2018 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd — —
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 17th 13th G$
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 25th 5th DJ Nintendo
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 13th 13th DJ Nintendo
The Script - Episode 1 October 13th-14th, 2018 4th 2nd Hax
See Me On LAN 2 November 10th, 2018 4th 1st DJ Nintendo
DIME 28 December 15th, 2018 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Monday Night Melee 211 December 17th, 2018 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 4th — —
Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back January 19th-20th, 2019 2nd 3rd Tranimal
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 25th 17th DJ Nintendo
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 17th 17th G$
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 17th 5th n0ne
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
Hax's Nightclub #0 July 17th, 2019 5th — —
Smash Factor 8 July 26th-28th, 2019 4th 4th Dani
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 65th 13th MikeHaze
Hax's Nightclub #3 October 2nd, 2019 2nd — —
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 17th — —
Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th, 2019 9th 5th DJ Nintendo
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 25th 17th Chillindude
Pound Online April 24th-26th, 2020 49th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 — 5th D1
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 7th 3rd DJ Nintendo
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 25th 5th DJ Nintendo
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 25th Top 3 DJ Nintendo
Kings of the North 4 November 21st-22nd, 2015 17th 1st Professor Pro
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 5th — —
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 13th 1st DJ Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 — 17th DKwill
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 769th 65th DJ Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 25th — —
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 49th 17th DJ Nintendo
Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back January 19th-20th, 2019 17th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 49th 193rd DJ Nintendo
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 65th — —
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 129th — —
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 129th — —
Smash Factor 8 July 26th-28th, 2019 97th — —
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 193rd — —
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 65th — —
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 193rd — —
Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th, 2019 17th — —
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 193rd — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 April 17th, 2020 65th — —
Pound Online April 24th-26th, 2020 513th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 May 1st, 2020 65th — —
The Box May 8th-10th, 2020 65th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 May 15th, 2020 97th — —

Sexual misconduct allegations and ban[edit]

On July 2nd, 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community, a user by the name of ProbablyJut shared the story of a person named Alexus, who criticized La Luna for sexually provocative behavior[3]. According to Alexus, after a GENESIS 5 party, La Luna went to her boyfriend to ask him to "arrange having sex with me for the night". She alleges that, since this happened, La Luna repeatedly and openly asked to dance with her and questioned where her boyfriend was, while making sexual gestures to her given any opportunity, despite her asking him to leave her alone.

La Luna responded to the allegation the next day in a Twitlonger[4]. He posted chat logs of his conversations with Alexus, explaining that he did not go to the party in question due to still being at the venue late into the night, consequently ignoring Alexus' message to have him escort her to the party. He directly denied the claims of his supposed actions, saying that they were completely out of character for him even in their language. La Luna also pointed out a contradiction in her story, since Alexus alleged that La Luna made the remark to her boyfriend after the party, yet subsequently asserted that La Luna kept asking why her boyfriend abandoned her at the party. He showed further chat logs from the months and years following the tournament, showing that she maintained contact despite feeling uncomfortable around him.

Although many users came to agree with La Luna, other users cited that the alleged antics carried on his other social media platforms as evidence that he was very cognizant of his sexual behavior. In particular, a post he made on Facebook describes his sexual preferences in detail, with a number of users arguing that he indeed lacked control of his behavior[5]. Some users who witnessed him first making the post recalled seeing it as a "dumpster fire" or a "shitshow", and also remarked that he incurred significant pushback for it.

As a result, La Luna has been banned indefinitely from participating in all tournaments in NYC [6], and his name was added to the Global Ban Database.

On March 23rd, 2021, La Luna posted a video discussing his behavior and the allegation at length[7]. He admitted to having made inappropriate comments in the past, but remarked that he has since learned to not say such things and apologized to the people he made the comments to. He also pointed out further holes in Alexus' story, noting that someone corrected her story by claiming the incident occurred at GENESIS 4 and not 5, which he found even more questionable as there was no party at GENESIS 4. He also criticized Melee Hell for providing false alibi's to corroborate her allegations, which he considered doubly questionable since the group had feuded with him before this. In response to a member of Melee Hell claiming that he stopped La Luna from speaking to Alexus at GENESIS 6 and 7, La Luna showed further chatlogs of his conversations with Alexus. In them, she mentions not seeing him until the final day of GENESIS 6, and also put a thumbs up on a voice message he sent to her saying to stay away from Melee Hell. To console her during a time when she was being accused of misconduct by members of Melee Hell, La Luna reached out to her, urging Alexus to distance herself from Melee Hell. La Luna also criticized the posts regarding his Facebook post, noting that, contrary to what users recalled, those who commented on it responded to it positively.

Trivia[edit]

  • La Luna has been notably upset by a few mid and low-tier mains, which carries overs to majors. This includes Phish-It's Donkey Kong at Zenith 2012, Qerb's Mr. Game & Watch in locals, Saus' Link at Get On My Level 2015, Kage's Ganondorf at The Big House 5, and Ringler's Donkey Kong at Mainstage.
  • He is also known for being the origin of a commentator meme in the Melee community. Years ago, when he was not as well-known as a player, he claimed that one of Falco's most popular ledge getup options (the ledge hop double laser) was actually an "unsafe" option, contrary to popular opinion. This was brushed off at the time, but frame data and advancements in the metagame have since shown that he was actually correct. As such, when modern Falco mains perform this technique and are punished for it, commentators will often reference La Luna and quote the history of his claim.
  • La Luna almost always plays white Marth, but switches to black Marth when in grand finals of a tournament. When he was called The Moon, he referred to this as "the dark side of the moon".

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ La Luna joins Mazer.
  2. ^ La Luna parts ways with Mazer.
  3. ^ ProbablyJut’s post.
  4. ^ La Luna’s response.
  5. ^ La Luna’s confession on his behavior.
  6. ^ NYC Smash Statement.
  7. ^ La Luna - "My Story"
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