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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = Samsora
| name            = Samsora
| image          =  
| image          = SamsoraSBR3.jpg
| caption        = Samsora at {{Trn|Showdown: Battle Royale 3}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/148640822@N05/41667723560/in/album-72157697526059041/|title=Samsora, photographed by Jonathon Palombo}}</ref>
| mainssb4        = Peach
| mainssb4        = Peach
| otherssb4      = Rosalina & Luma
| otherssb4      = Rosalina & Luma
| crew            =  
| 2ndotherssb4    = Zero Suit Samus
| skillssb4       = Top professional
| mainssbu        = Peach
| winningsssb4   =  
| retiredssbu       = Daisy
| realname        = Jamaal Morris Jr.
| 2ndretiredssbu    = Bayonetta
| location        = Louisiana
| moreretiredssbu  = {{SSBU|Zelda}}
| mainssbb        = Peach
| mainssbm        = Peach
| former sponsors = {{Team|eUnited}}
| rankingssb4    = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 22nd
| rankingssbu    = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 2nd
| bestrankingssbu = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 2nd
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 882 at {{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBU}}
| winningsssb4 = ~$12,995.18
| winningsssbu = ~$44,377.14
| birthday        = 4
| birthmonth      = 03
| birthyear      = 1998
| realname        = [[wikipedia:Samsora|Ezra Samsora Morris]]
| location        = New York City
| country        = USA
| country        = USA
}}
}}
'''Samsora''' is a top professional smasher from Louisiana who mains {{SSB4|Peach}}. After a few good placings such as 13th at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], he rose to prominence after double eliminating {{Sm|Ally}} from [[Clutch City Clash]], finishing 2nd at the tournament.  
{{art-wikipedia|Samsora}}
 
'''Samsora''' is a Smasher from Slidell, [[Louisiana]], who is currently residing in [[Tristate|New York City]]. He is known for being the best [[Peach]] player across two different ''Smash'' titles.
 
He made his competitive debut in {{forwiiu}}, where he was the greatest {{SSB4|Peach}} player of all-time, being ranked on every iteration of the [[PGR]] since [[PGR v2]] and being ranked 22nd on the [[PGR 100]] as the only Peach player in the ranking's top 50. He is especially known for his performances in 2018, where he became a contender for the season's top 10 and notably placed 2nd at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}, the closest a Peach player came to winning a major. In addition to Peach, he also had {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} secondaries.
 
Following ''Smash 4'', Samsora continued to main {{SSBU|Peach}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and became one of the best ''Ultimate'' players of the early metagame, peaking at 2nd on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]. He won a few majors during this period, most notably {{Trn|Shine 2019}}, which still remains the only supermajor win from a Peach or {{SSBU|Daisy}} player. He was eventually banned from competitive play due to his involvement in {{Sm|CaptainZack}}'s controversy. Although he has since appeared at a few events, he failed to capture the success he saw in the early metagame. Nevertheless, Samsora is still considered one of the greatest Peach/Daisy players of all-time, especially since no players of either princess were able to win a major for several years after the early metagame.
 
== Playstyle ==
Samsora is known for his defensive bait and punish playstyle, as well as his quick movement with his main Peach.
=== ''In Smash 4'' ===
For Peach, Samsora overshoots defensive options to bait his opponent into hitting Peach, allowing him to access his aggressive punish game. Samsora mixups his movement, allowing him to consistently escape the corner. Samsora utilises the jump cancel fast fall technique to create mind games. He rarely uses Peach's counter, [[Toad]], but he utilises Toad for edgeguarding and anti-edgeguarding.
 
=== ''In Ultimate'' ===
Samsora's playstyle remains the same in ''Ultimate''. He continues to use Peach and utilise her heavy combo game and potent edgeguarding.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://challonge.com/goldenchariotbrawl Golden Chariot]||June 14th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/BAG3BRAWL BAG3]||November 29th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[CEO Dreamland]]'''||April 14th-16th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBB}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3|g=SSBB}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
==={{forwiiu}}===
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|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
|-
|-
|[[MLG World Finals 2015]]||October 16th-18th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|Captain Zack}}
|'''[[MLG World Finals 2015]]'''||October 16th-18th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX07192016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/19]||July 19th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[TGC 7]]||April 9th, 2016||9th||5th||CaptainZack
|-
|[[TGC 8]]||June 4th, 2016||9th||5th||CaptainZack
|-
|[http://smashunited.challonge.com/SFC47 Smash Fight Club 47]||June 5th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[CEO 2016]]'''''||June 24th-26th, 2016||49th||25th||CaptainZack
|-
|-
|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Abadango}}
|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Abadango}}
|-
|[[Key to The PG House]]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]'''||September 24th, 2016||65th||2nd||{{Sm|SlayerZ}}
|-
|'''''[[The Big House 6]]'''''||October 7th-9th, 2016||25th||13th||{{Sm|Saj}}
|-
|[[Aftershock 2016]]||November 5th-6th, 2016||4th||1st||CaptainZack
|-
|'''[[KTAR XIX]]'''||November 19th, 2016||5th||7th||{{Sm|Ryuga}}
|-
|'''''[[UGC Smash Open]]'''''||December 2nd-4th, 2016||17th||13th||{{Sm|Xzax}}
|-
|'''''[[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]]'''''||December 16th-18th, 2016||17th||17th||{{Sm|BrawlerG31}}
|-
|[[Smash Conference LXIX]]||January 7th, 2017||2nd||7th||{{Sm|Saj}}
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2017||49th||13th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|[[King of the Springs 2]]||February 4th, 2017||1st||4th||{{Sm|MJG}}
|-
|'''[[2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga]]'''||February 11th, 2017||9th||3rd||SlayerZ
|-
|'''''[[2GGC: Civil War]]'''''||March 24th-26th, 2017||17th||13th||Dabuz
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/south-louisiana-major-2017-slam-2017/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/125123 South Louisiana Major 2017]||April 1st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour]]||April 8th, 2017||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Locus}}
|-
|'''[[CEO Dreamland]]'''||April 14th-16th, 2017||5th||5th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|'''[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]'''||April 28th-30th, 2017||25th||4th||CaptainZack
|-
|'''[[2GGC: Greninja Saga]]'''||May 20th, 2017||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[2GGC: Nairo Saga]]'''''||June 10th-11th, 2017||9th||4th||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|-
|[[Mega Smash Mondays 100]]||June 12th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|UNLOCKED|g=SSB4}}||July 1st, 2017||5th||2nd||{{Sm|MuteAce}}
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2017]]'''''||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]'''''||July 21st-23rd, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2017]]'''''||August 10th-13th, 2017||49th||5th||Tweek
|-
|'''''[[2GGC: SCR Saga]]'''''||August 19th-20th, 2017||17th||5th||Tweek 
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/friday-night-smash-delight-58-a-mini-showdown-2/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/152007/420330 Friday Night Smash Delight #58: A Mini Showdown]||September 22nd-23rd, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Showdown: Battle Royale 2]]||September 23rd-24th, 2017||7th||2nd||CaptainZack
|-
|'''''[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]'''''||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||7th||3rd||Tweek
|-
|[[Too Hot to Handle]]||October 28th-29th, 2017||9th||7th||MuteAce
|-
|'''''[[2GG Championship]]'''''||December 1st-3rd, 2017||11th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-fight-club/event/singles/brackets/188467 Super Smash Fight Club]||December 30th, 2017||1st||5th||{{Sm|Lima}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/los10w2s League of Shadows Season 10 Weekly 2]||January 11th, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Alxxne}}
|-
|[[PAX Arena at PAX South 2018]]||January 12th-14th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 9th-11th, 2018||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Mistake}}
|-
|[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|King of the Springs 3|g=SSB4}}||February 24th, 2018||5th||2nd||Dabuz
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/south-mississippi-smash-krewe-revival-at-the-kraken-ft-500/event/smash-4-singles/brackets/208087 South Mississippi Smash : Krewe Revival at The Kraken]||March 3rd, 2018||1st||4th||{{Sm|Fat_Aime}}
|-
|{{Trn|EGLX 2018|g=SSB4}}||March 9th-11th, 2018||7th||1st||Mistake
|-
|[[Overclocked II]]||March 17th, 2018||4th||13th||{{Sm|HazMatt}}
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/south-louisiana-major-2018-slam-2018-2/event/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-singles/brackets/247503 SLAM 2018]||April 14th, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Zie}}
|-
|{{Trn|SwitchFest|g=SSB4}}||April 21st-22nd, 2018||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|-
|{{Trn|Denti's Bizarre Adventure 8|g=SSB4}}||May 12th, 2018||1st||2nd||Lima
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||9th||3rd||ANTi
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||7th||2nd||CaptainZack
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||5th||1st||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}
|-
|{{Trn|Saints Gaming Live 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 9th-10th, 2018||1st||1st||ANTi
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||9th||2nd||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||17th||2nd||Mistake
|-
|[[Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3]]||July 13th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Showdown: Battle Royale 3|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||4th||1st||Mistake
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 6|g=SSB4}}||July 27th-29th, 2018||7th||1st||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|-
|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2018]]'''''||August 9th-12th, 2018||2nd||2nd||Mistake
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018|g=SSB4}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||5th||2nd||CaptainZack
|}
|}


[[Category:Peach professionals (SSB4)]]
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
[[Category:Rosalina & Luma professionals (SSB4)]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves|g=SSBU}}||December 29th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Conference United|g=SSBU}}||January 5th-6th, 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||3rd||5th||{{Sm|SlayerZ}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/leffen-s-polar-plunge/details Leffen's Polar Plunge]||February 17th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||13th||13th||{{Sm|MuteAce}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit|g=SSBU}}||March 8th-10th, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kawaii Kon 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 5th-7th, 2019||1st||2nd||{{Sm|VoiD}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga|g=SSBU}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||9th||4th||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3|g=SSBU}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||7th||1st||MuteAce
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash at The Paramount|g=SSBU}}||June 15th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 5|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 21st, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBU}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||5th||5th||MuteAce
|-
|{{Trn|Defend the North 2019|g=SSBU}}||July 19th-21st, 2019||1st||9th||{{Sm|Ice|p=USA}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2-4, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||2nd||5th||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14-15th, 2019||5th||4th||MuteAce
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||13th||2nd||Nairo
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||5th||9th||{{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2|g=SSBU}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Fight For 95|g=SSBU}}||November 23rd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 6th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||7th||13th||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 7|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 20th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Marss}}
|-
|{{Trn|Tampa Never Sleeps 8|g=SSBU}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||1st||1st||MuteAce
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||3rd||5th||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2020|g=SSBU}}||February 21st-23rd, 2020||13th||7th||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 29th-March 1st, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020|g=SSBU}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||1st||9th||MuteAce
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 29th, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 9|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 17th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th-19th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 11|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision Online|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 23rd, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 12|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 12th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Cosmic Kerfuffle|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 8th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-9/details Juice Box #9]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 12th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box: SmolBox|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 14th, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Elympics 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 15th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Zinc Tank 3|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 16th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-10 Juice Box 10]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 19th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/brooklan-brawls-41-a-smash-ultimate-weekly-series/details BrookLAN Brawls #41]||July 3rd, 2022||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Rez|g=SSBU}}||July 15th-17th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CIRQUE du CFL|g=SSBU}}||April 23rd, 2023||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|High Rez|g=SSBU}}||July 8th-9th, 2023||17th / 219||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CIRQUE Du CFL 2|g=SSBU}}||September 23rd, 2023||25th / 174||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
==Controversy==
On September 14th, 2020, {{Sm|Mistake}} released a TwitLonger alleging that {{Sm|CaptainZack}}'s TwitLonger on {{Sm|Nairo}} was full of manipulations and lies. In the TwitLonger, he also included a section on Samsora, accusing him of knowing about Zack's relationships with {{Sm|Ally}} and Nairo but doing nothing about it. Mistake then stated that he believed Samsora disliked being in Nairo's shadow but nonetheless used Nairo to gain more attention, and when Nairo became useless to him he decided to get rid of him; as a result, he collaborated with Zack on his TwitLonger in order to "reap the benefits of Nairo’s downfall."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srda66|title=Mistake's statement}}</ref>
 
Samsora would deny all of Mistake's accusation towards him the next day, and explain his side of the story. He claimed that he first heard about the Zack and Nairo situation from Zack, but he never believed it to be true until 2019 when Nairo told Samsora. He then stated that Nairo asked Samsora and Zack to lie about the situation, stating that it would ruin his life, and while Samsora didn't want to, he decided to go along because Zack complied. However, by July 2020, Zack didn't want to continue with the lie, and Samsora persuaded him to come out with the information, believing that Zack had changed as a person and wanted to help end this period of CaptainZack's life. He ended it by apologizing for not speaking out sooner about both the situations with Ally and Nairo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915192546/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srdb7j|title=Samsora's statement}}</ref>
 
Following Nairo's statement on October 28th, Samsora would make another Tweet on the subject on November 8th, stating that he had since distanced himself from both parties as he realized the situation was beyond his control.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121034324/https://twitter.com/Samsora_/status/1325580274718175232|title=Samsora's statement on Nairo's defense}}</ref> After Nairo's final statement on the subject matter on February 19th, 2021, Samsora would post an official apology on how he handled the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162454/https://twitter.com/Samsora_/status/1362865528075915265|title=Samsora's apology}}</ref>
 
Due to his actions in July, Samsora would be banned indefinitely from any tournaments held by {{Sm|Cagt}}, {{Sm|Grayola}}, and {{Sm|L4st}} and added to the [[Global Ban Database]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Cagt3000/status/1378364202524491776|title=Samsora's online ban}}</ref> On April 3, 2021, he would make a final tweet before deactivating his account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708126144135168/828093838287175700/unknown.png|title=Samsora's response to his ban}}</ref> Samsora has since made several appearances in tournaments run by BrookLAN<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/12GSmash/status/1543679413090385920|title=Community announcement - Samsora will be playing in BrookLAN Brawls #41 today.}}</ref> and has attended a few regionals such as {{Trn|Low Rez}} and {{Trn|CIRQUE du CFL}}, but has yet to attend any major event since his controversy.
 
==Trivia==
*His tag, Samsora, is inspired by a character from the game ''Grand Chase'' named Samsara. He subsequently legally changed his name to Ezra Samsora Morris.
*Samsora shares his ranking on the [[Panda Global Rankings v2]], 29th, with fellow {{SSB4|Peach}} player {{Sm|SlayerZ}}, who was ranked 29th on the [[PGR v1|first edition]] of the [[Panda Global Rankings]].
*On April 19th, 2019, Samsora defeated {{Sm|ESAM}} 10-1 in a $500 money match at {{Trn|Pound 2019}}, which was later joked about on [[Twitter]] by both competitors.
*During the talent show for {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2}}, Samsora cosplayed as his main, {{SSBU|Peach}}, while performing a catwalk. Viewers gave this new persona the name "Samantha."
*Samsora is known for speaking poor English, leading some fans to dub his English errors as "Samsoranese".
*Samsora has several different catchphrases. Some of them include "Owow," "I'm not dead...","omnipotent" and "gamboyaya".
*Samsora is very expressive and hyperactive while playing. His most well-known habit is his "head bopping" movement, when he suddenly does a headbutt towards the screen, sometimes several times in a row.
**His former sponsor {{Team|eUnited}} notably released several studio Samsora gifs, including one in which he "bops" several times in a row.
*Samsora is notorious for struggling in the {{SSBU|Peach}} vs. {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} matchup, having a 0-4 record against {{Sm|Maister}} in ''Ultimate'', with his only game wins against him being with {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}; he [https://web.archive.org/web/20200116051747/https://twitter.com/Samsora_/status/1216857678787551234 openly expressed his dislike for the matchup on Twitter].
*Samsora is known to underrate his main Peach, despite the character widely considered to be a top-tier, by discussing controversial matchups, considering characters such as {{SSBU|Little Mac}} to go even.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcImirerU0Vj0jaawvY8D7A YouTube channel]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/samsora Twitch channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/50/samsora SSBWorld profile]
 
== Gameplay videos ==
=== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ===
*{{YouTube|fWS2SIhf3Rk|Samsora vs LingLing Phase 2 Winners Pound 2019}}
*{{YouTube|itr5su90iaA|Samsora vs Salem Losers Quarterfinals Pound 2019}}
*{{YouTube|gzjJIx2fvsw|Samsora vs Marss Losers Semifinals Pound 2019}}
*{{YouTube|wx6VAKte96w|Samsora vs Jakal Winners Quarterfinals Shine 2019}}
*{{YouTube|ng82C7ccaEY|Dabuz vs Samsora Winners Semifinals Shine 2019}}
*{{YouTube|ejGWvbOgsHI|MkLeo vs Samsora Grand Finals Shine 2019}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:54, November 8, 2024

Samsora
SamsoraSBR3.jpg
Character info
Melee main Peach
Brawl main Peach
Smash 4 main Peach
Other Smash 4 characters Rosalina & Luma, Zero Suit Samus
Ultimate main Peach
Retired Ultimate characters Daisy, Bayonetta, Zelda
Team info
Former sponsor(s) eUnited
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 22nd
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 2nd
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 2nd
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1st / 882 at Shine 2019
Winnings Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$12,995.18
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ~$44,377.14
Personal and other info
Real name Ezra Samsora Morris
Birth date (age 26)
Location New York City USA

Samsora is a Smasher from Slidell, Louisiana, who is currently residing in New York City. He is known for being the best Peach player across two different Smash titles.

He made his competitive debut in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where he was the greatest Peach player of all-time, being ranked on every iteration of the PGR since PGR v2 and being ranked 22nd on the PGR 100 as the only Peach player in the ranking's top 50. He is especially known for his performances in 2018, where he became a contender for the season's top 10 and notably placed 2nd at Super Smash Con 2018, the closest a Peach player came to winning a major. In addition to Peach, he also had Rosalina & Luma and Zero Suit Samus secondaries.

Following Smash 4, Samsora continued to main Peach in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and became one of the best Ultimate players of the early metagame, peaking at 2nd on the Fall 2019 PGRU. He won a few majors during this period, most notably Shine 2019, which still remains the only supermajor win from a Peach or Daisy player. He was eventually banned from competitive play due to his involvement in CaptainZack's controversy. Although he has since appeared at a few events, he failed to capture the success he saw in the early metagame. Nevertheless, Samsora is still considered one of the greatest Peach/Daisy players of all-time, especially since no players of either princess were able to win a major for several years after the early metagame.

Playstyle[edit]

Samsora is known for his defensive bait and punish playstyle, as well as his quick movement with his main Peach.

In Smash 4[edit]

For Peach, Samsora overshoots defensive options to bait his opponent into hitting Peach, allowing him to access his aggressive punish game. Samsora mixups his movement, allowing him to consistently escape the corner. Samsora utilises the jump cancel fast fall technique to create mind games. He rarely uses Peach's counter, Toad, but he utilises Toad for edgeguarding and anti-edgeguarding.

In Ultimate[edit]

Samsora's playstyle remains the same in Ultimate. He continues to use Peach and utilise her heavy combo game and potent edgeguarding.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Golden Chariot June 14th, 2014 3rd — —
BAG3 November 29th, 2015 2nd — —
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 7th — —
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 7th — —
Come to Papa 3 April 27th-28th, 2019 7th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 13th 7th CaptainZack
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/19 July 19th, 2016 2nd — —
TGC 7 April 9th, 2016 9th 5th CaptainZack
TGC 8 June 4th, 2016 9th 5th CaptainZack
Smash Fight Club 47 June 5th, 2016 4th — —
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 49th 25th CaptainZack
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 2nd 4th Abadango
Key to The PG HouseOnline September 8th-18th, 2016 17th — —
2GGT: Abadango Saga September 24th, 2016 65th 2nd SlayerZ
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 25th 13th Saj
Aftershock 2016 November 5th-6th, 2016 4th 1st CaptainZack
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 5th 7th Ryuga
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 17th 13th Xzax
2GGT: ZeRo Saga December 16th-18th, 2016 17th 17th BrawlerG31
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 2nd 7th Saj
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 49th 13th Dabuz
King of the Springs 2 February 4th, 2017 1st 4th MJG
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga February 11th, 2017 9th 3rd SlayerZ
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 17th 13th Dabuz
South Louisiana Major 2017 April 1st, 2017 1st — —
Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour April 8th, 2017 7th 2nd Locus
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 5th 5th Dabuz
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 25th 4th CaptainZack
2GGC: Greninja Saga May 20th, 2017 25th — —
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 9th 4th Tweek
Mega Smash Mondays 100 June 12th, 2017 17th — —
UNLOCKED July 1st, 2017 5th 2nd MuteAce
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 33rd — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 9th 9th ANTi
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 49th 5th Tweek
2GGC: SCR Saga August 19th-20th, 2017 17th 5th Tweek
Friday Night Smash Delight #58: A Mini Showdown September 22nd-23rd, 2017 9th — —
Showdown: Battle Royale 2 September 23rd-24th, 2017 7th 2nd CaptainZack
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 7th 3rd Tweek
Too Hot to Handle October 28th-29th, 2017 9th 7th MuteAce
2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 11th — —
Super Smash Fight Club December 30th, 2017 1st 5th Lima
League of Shadows Season 10 Weekly 2 January 11th, 2018 1st 1st Alxxne
PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 January 12th-14th, 2018 3rd — —
Frostbite 2018 February 9th-11th, 2018 9th 2nd Mistake
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 February 17th, 2018 1st — —
King of the Springs 3 February 24th, 2018 5th 2nd Dabuz
South Mississippi Smash : Krewe Revival at The Kraken March 3rd, 2018 1st 4th Fat_Aime
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 7th 1st Mistake
Overclocked II March 17th, 2018 4th 13th HazMatt
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 2nd — —
SLAM 2018 April 14th, 2018 1st 2nd Zie
SwitchFest April 21st-22nd, 2018 7th 2nd Cosmos
Denti's Bizarre Adventure 8 May 12th, 2018 1st 2nd Lima
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 9th 3rd ANTi
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 7th 2nd CaptainZack
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 5th 1st Larry Lurr
Saints Gaming Live 2018 June 9th-10th, 2018 1st 1st ANTi
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 9th 2nd Cosmos
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 17th 2nd Mistake
Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3 July 13th, 2018 3rd — —
Showdown: Battle Royale 3 July 14th-15th, 2018 4th 1st Mistake
Low Tier City 6 July 27th-29th, 2018 7th 1st Elegant
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 2nd 2nd Mistake
DreamHack Atlanta 2018 November 16th-18th, 2018 5th 2nd CaptainZack

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 5th — —
Smash Conference United January 5th-6th, 2019 2nd 5th Dabuz
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 3rd 5th SlayerZ
Leffen's Polar Plunge February 17th, 2019 1st — —
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 13th 13th MuteAce
Smash Ultimate Summit March 8th-10th, 2019 4th — —
Kawaii Kon 2019 April 5th-7th, 2019 1st 2nd VoiD
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 9th 4th Tweek
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 4th 2nd Nairo
Come to Papa 3 April 27th-28th, 2019 7th 1st MuteAce
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 5th — —
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 4th 1st Ally
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 2nd 5th CaptainZack
Smash at The Paramount June 15th, 2019 5th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 5Online June 21st, 2019 1st — —
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 9th — —
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 5th 5th MuteAce
Defend the North 2019 July 19th-21st, 2019 1st 9th Ice
EVO 2019 August 2-4, 2019 4th — —
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 2nd 5th Tweek
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 1st 3rd Nairo
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14-15th, 2019 5th 4th MuteAce
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 13th 2nd Nairo
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 5th 9th Dark Wizzy
Smash Ultimate Summit 2 October 24th-27th, 2019 2nd — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 2nd — —
Fight For 95 November 23rd, 2019 1st — —
2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga December 6th, 2019 7th — —
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 7th 13th Elegant
Ultimate Naifu Wars 7Online December 20th, 2019 49th — —
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 9th 2nd Marss
Tampa Never Sleeps 8 January 18th-19th, 2020 1st 1st MuteAce
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 3rd 5th Tweek
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 13th 7th Tweek
Soaked Series InvitationalOnline February 29th-March 1st, 2020 9th — —
CEO Dreamland 2020 March 13th-15th, 2020 1st 9th MuteAce
The Quarantine Series Opening InvitationalOnline March 29th, 2020 7th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9Online April 17th, 2020 5th — —
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1Online April 18th-19th, 2020 17th — —
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 17th — —
The BoxOnline May 8th-10th, 2020 65th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11Online May 15th, 2020 25th — —
Collision OnlineOnline May 23rd, 2020 33rd — —
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 17th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 12Online June 12th, 2020 33rd — —
The Cosmic KerfuffleOnline August 8th, 2020 17th — —
Juice Box #9Online August 12th, 2020 17th — —
The Box: SmolBoxOnline August 14th, 2020 7th — —
Elympics 1Online August 15th, 2020 9th — —
Zinc Tank 3Online August 16th, 2020 25th — —
Juice Box 10Online August 19th, 2020 13th — —
BrookLAN Brawls #41 July 3rd, 2022 4th — —
Low Rez July 15th-17th, 2022 1st — —
CIRQUE du CFL April 23rd, 2023 7th — —
High Rez July 8th-9th, 2023 17th / 219 — —
CIRQUE Du CFL 2 September 23rd, 2023 25th / 174 — —

Controversy[edit]

On September 14th, 2020, Mistake released a TwitLonger alleging that CaptainZack's TwitLonger on Nairo was full of manipulations and lies. In the TwitLonger, he also included a section on Samsora, accusing him of knowing about Zack's relationships with Ally and Nairo but doing nothing about it. Mistake then stated that he believed Samsora disliked being in Nairo's shadow but nonetheless used Nairo to gain more attention, and when Nairo became useless to him he decided to get rid of him; as a result, he collaborated with Zack on his TwitLonger in order to "reap the benefits of Nairo’s downfall."[2]

Samsora would deny all of Mistake's accusation towards him the next day, and explain his side of the story. He claimed that he first heard about the Zack and Nairo situation from Zack, but he never believed it to be true until 2019 when Nairo told Samsora. He then stated that Nairo asked Samsora and Zack to lie about the situation, stating that it would ruin his life, and while Samsora didn't want to, he decided to go along because Zack complied. However, by July 2020, Zack didn't want to continue with the lie, and Samsora persuaded him to come out with the information, believing that Zack had changed as a person and wanted to help end this period of CaptainZack's life. He ended it by apologizing for not speaking out sooner about both the situations with Ally and Nairo.[3]

Following Nairo's statement on October 28th, Samsora would make another Tweet on the subject on November 8th, stating that he had since distanced himself from both parties as he realized the situation was beyond his control.[4] After Nairo's final statement on the subject matter on February 19th, 2021, Samsora would post an official apology on how he handled the situation.[5]

Due to his actions in July, Samsora would be banned indefinitely from any tournaments held by Cagt, Grayola, and L4st and added to the Global Ban Database.[6] On April 3, 2021, he would make a final tweet before deactivating his account.[7] Samsora has since made several appearances in tournaments run by BrookLAN[8] and has attended a few regionals such as Low Rez and CIRQUE du CFL, but has yet to attend any major event since his controversy.

Trivia[edit]

  • His tag, Samsora, is inspired by a character from the game Grand Chase named Samsara. He subsequently legally changed his name to Ezra Samsora Morris.
  • Samsora shares his ranking on the Panda Global Rankings v2, 29th, with fellow Peach player SlayerZ, who was ranked 29th on the first edition of the Panda Global Rankings.
  • On April 19th, 2019, Samsora defeated ESAM 10-1 in a $500 money match at Pound 2019, which was later joked about on Twitter by both competitors.
  • During the talent show for Smash Ultimate Summit 2, Samsora cosplayed as his main, Peach, while performing a catwalk. Viewers gave this new persona the name "Samantha."
  • Samsora is known for speaking poor English, leading some fans to dub his English errors as "Samsoranese".
  • Samsora has several different catchphrases. Some of them include "Owow," "I'm not dead...","omnipotent" and "gamboyaya".
  • Samsora is very expressive and hyperactive while playing. His most well-known habit is his "head bopping" movement, when he suddenly does a headbutt towards the screen, sometimes several times in a row.
    • His former sponsor eUnited notably released several studio Samsora gifs, including one in which he "bops" several times in a row.
  • Samsora is notorious for struggling in the Peach vs. Mr. Game & Watch matchup, having a 0-4 record against Maister in Ultimate, with his only game wins against him being with Zero Suit Samus; he openly expressed his dislike for the matchup on Twitter.
  • Samsora is known to underrate his main Peach, despite the character widely considered to be a top-tier, by discussing controversial matchups, considering characters such as Little Mac to go even.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Samsora, photographed by Jonathon Palombo.
  2. ^ Mistake's statement.
  3. ^ Samsora's statement.
  4. ^ Samsora's statement on Nairo's defense.
  5. ^ Samsora's apology.
  6. ^ Samsora's online ban.
  7. ^ Samsora's response to his ban.
  8. ^ Community announcement - Samsora will be playing in BrookLAN Brawls #41 today..

External links[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

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