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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Ito
| name         = Ito
| mainssb4     = Meta Knight
| image        = Ito.png
| otherssb4     = Diddy Kong
| mainssbu    = King K. Rool
| 2ndotherssb4 = Sheik
| otherssbu    = Meta Knight
| skillssb4    = Top professional
| 2ndotherssbu = Dark Pit
| rankingssb4   = [[Panda Global SSB4 Rankings]]: 37th<br>[[Panda Global SSB4 Rankings|Panda Global SSB4 X-Factor]]: -2
| mainssb4     = Meta Knight
| location     = Southern California
| otherssb4   = Diddy Kong
| country       = United States
| 2ndotherssb4 = Sheik
| realname     = Thomas Gonda
| rankingssb4 = [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings|SoCal All-Time Smash 4 Power Rankings]]: 17th
| location     = California
| country     = United States
| realname     = Thomas Gonda
}}
}}
'''Ito''' is a [[smasher]] from Northern California who was considered to be one of the best {{forwiiu}} {{SSB4|Meta Knight}} players in North America. He has contributed highly to the Meta Knight metagame, such as fast-falling b-airs and instant double jump, and is considered by many Meta Knight players to be the forefather of both Smash 4 and Ultimate tech. Originally from Oakland, California, Ito was ranked 1st on the [[NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]] before moving to San Diego for school. He is ranked 17th on the [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings|SoCal All-Time Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 37th on the [[Panda Global Rankings v1]].


'''Ito''' is a [[smasher]] from Northern California who is considered to be one of the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' {{SSB4|Meta Knight}} players in the world, along with {{Sm|MKLeo}}, {{Sm|Tyrant}}, and {{Sm|Abadango}}. He used to live in NorCal and was their best player, being ranked 1st on the July 2015 [[NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]] but moved to SoCal in summer 2016. He is currently ranked 5th on the [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
Ito plays {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', but has only attended a couple of events and stopped attending events after 2019.
 
==Rankings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[Panda Global Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[PGR v1]]||January 30th, 2015-May 7th, 2016||37th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||X-Factor: -2
|}
 
====[[OrionRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2016]]||March 15th-December 18th, 2016||31st||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2017]]||December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 2017||146th||||
|}
 
====[[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|April 2015||9th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|September 2015||8th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|January 2016||3rd||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|March 2016||8th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|May 2016||8th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|July 2016||5.5th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|November 2016||5th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|January 2017||3rd||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|All-Time||17th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[NorCal_Power_Rankings#Super_Smash_Bros._for_Wii_U|NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|January 2015||1st||{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|July 2015||1st||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|June 2016||0th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|July 2016||0th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|New Year 2017||.9th||{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Sean}}
|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Sean}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-18th, 2015||49th||Top 16||{{Sm|Arikie}}
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban19singles Come on and Ban 19]||May 28th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban20singles Come on and Ban 20]||June 4th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban21singles Come on and Ban 21]||June 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban22singles Come on and Ban 22]||June 18th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban23singles Come on and Ban 23]||June 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban24singles Come on and Ban 24]||July 2nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban25singles Come on and Ban 25]||July 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2015]]'''''||July 17th-18th, 2015||33rd||Top 16||{{Sm|Arikie}}
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/the-indigo-plateau-1-top32.9264/event The Indigo Plateau #1]||September 19th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/the-indigo-plateau-1-top32.9264/ The Indigo Plateau #1]||September 19th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-34/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/3071 Super Smash Sundays 34]||October 18th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|falln}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-34/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/3071 Super Smash Sundays 34]||October 18th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|falln}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-35/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/3267 Super Smash Sundays 35]||November 1st, 2015||4th||2nd||falln
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-35/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/3267 Super Smash Sundays 35]||November 1st, 2015||4th||2nd||falln
|-
|-
|[[2GGT: Fatality Saga]]||December 5th, 2015||2nd||1st||falln
|[[2GGT: Fatality Saga]]||December 5th, 2015||2nd||1st||falln
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||17th||13th||falln
|'''''[[GENESIS 3]]'''''||January 15th-17th, 2016||17th||13th||falln
|-
|-
|[[Shuffle VIII]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|[[Shuffle VIII]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/special-smash/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/24580 Special Smash]||April 23rd, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://8bit.challonge.com/wyp1singles Who's Your Pappy #1]||June 5th, 2016||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Mudomo}}
|-
|[http://8bit.challonge.com/wyp2singles Who's Your Pappy #2]||June 29th, 2016||?||1st||{{Sm|Shaky}}
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2016]]'''''||July 15th-17th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Who's Your Pappy 3]]||August 21st, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Trevonte}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/who-s-your-pappy-3/brackets/14962/55950/182886 Who's Your Pappy 3]||August 21st, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Trevonte}}
|'''[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]'''||September 24th, 2016||13th||7th||falln
|-
|-
|[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]||September 24th, 2016||13th||7th||falln
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/final-destination-11-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/80038 Final Destination 11]||October 22nd, 2016||1st||5th||{{Sm|Renslay}}
|-
|-
|[[2GG: Pay It Forward]]||October 29th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[2GG: Pay It Forward]]||October 29th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/landiego-state-6/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/86983 LanDiego State 6]||November 1st, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/landiego-state-6/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/86983 LanDiego State 6]||November 12th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Hero to ZeRo]]||November 19th, 2016||2nd||4th||falln
|-
|[https://challonge.com/rok15singles Revival of Kin 15]||December 23rd, 2016||2nd||2nd||Sean
|-
|[http://challonge.com/rok16singles Revival of Kin 16]||December 30th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Soulimar}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/Rok17singles Revival of Kin 17]||January 6th, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|DSS}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/rok18singles Revival of Kin 18]||January 13th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|FuTure}} 
|-
|[[Smash of the Titans 15]]||January 19th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2017||33rd||25th||falln
|-
|[[Tijuana at War]]||February 25th-26th, 2017||1st||2nd||falln
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-24-the-lose-episode/event/wii-u-singles/brackets Mega Smash Mondays 24 - The Lose Episode]||June 5th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/border-sm4sh/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/136338 Border Sm4sh]||June 11th, 2017||2nd||4th||{{Sm|twerkmastr}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/landiego-state-8-smash-4/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/150739 LanDiego State 8 Smash 4]||November 11th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revival-of-kin-61/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/175602 Revival of Kin 61]||November 24th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Sean
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revival-of-kin-78/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/221750 Revival of Kin 78]||March 30th, 2018||7th||5th||DSS
|-
|-
|[[Hero to ZeRo|Hero to ZeRo (offline)]]||November 19th, 2016||2nd||4th||falln
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/atlantis-no-johns-all-payne-tgex/event/no-johns-all-payne/brackets/247339 Atlantis / No Johns All Payne @ TGEX]||June 2nd, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-170-1/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/480727/841202 Mega Smash Mondays 170]||December 17th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Splat Bros|g=SSBU}}||December 21st-23rd, 2018||13th||4th||{{Sm|Fatality}}
|-
|{{Trn|SoCal Chronicles|g=SSBU}}||January 5th, 2019||17th||2nd||{{Sm|falln}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||97th||17th||{{Sm|Nyjin}}
|}
==Gameplay videos==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ2gfrciMkvcRkb4q7UmJg8RwDROGOmC King K. Rool VOD Playlist]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DE7I0oIkwQ Smash Ultimate Tournament - falln (Inkling) Vs. Ito (King K Rool) Top 32 Losers Side]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmYsqzwh3iQ 2GG Kongo Saga - The Crimson Pinch (Game & Watch) VS Ito (K. Rool) Pools - Smash Ultimate]
==Trivia==
*Ito, entering as Thomas G., won the Nintendo World Championships 2017, defeating {{Sm|John Numbers}} in the Grand Finals.
**He later appeared in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELmBYBga5SY announcement trailer] for ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' in 2024.
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Itoishuge Twitter account]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/594/ito SSBWorld profile]


[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
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[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Meta Knight professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Meta Knight players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:King K. Rool players (SSBU)]]

Latest revision as of 09:54, May 8, 2024

Ito
Ito.png
Character info
Smash 4 main Meta Knight
Other Smash 4 characters Diddy Kong, Sheik
Ultimate main King K. Rool
Other Ultimate characters Meta Knight, Dark Pit
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 SoCal All-Time Smash 4 Power Rankings: 17th
Personal and other info
Real name Thomas Gonda
Location California United States

Ito is a smasher from Northern California who was considered to be one of the best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Meta Knight players in North America. He has contributed highly to the Meta Knight metagame, such as fast-falling b-airs and instant double jump, and is considered by many Meta Knight players to be the forefather of both Smash 4 and Ultimate tech. Originally from Oakland, California, Ito was ranked 1st on the NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings before moving to San Diego for school. He is ranked 17th on the SoCal All-Time Smash 4 Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 37th on the Panda Global Rankings v1.

Ito plays King K. Rool in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but has only attended a couple of events and stopped attending events after 2019.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Panda Global Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PGR v1 January 30th, 2015-May 7th, 2016 37th Meta Knight (SSB4) X-Factor: -2

OrionRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2016 March 15th-December 18th, 2016 31st Meta Knight (SSB4)
OrionRank 2017 December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 2017 146th

SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
April 2015 9th Meta Knight (SSB4)Diddy Kong (SSB4)
September 2015 8th Meta Knight (SSB4)
January 2016 3rd Meta Knight (SSB4)
March 2016 8th Meta Knight (SSB4)
May 2016 8th Meta Knight (SSB4)
July 2016 5.5th Meta Knight (SSB4)
November 2016 5th Meta Knight (SSB4)
January 2017 3rd Meta Knight (SSB4)
All-Time 17th Meta Knight (SSB4)

NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
January 2015 1st Diddy Kong (SSB4)
July 2015 1st Meta Knight (SSB4)
June 2016 0th Meta Knight (SSB4)
July 2016 0th Meta Knight (SSB4)
New Year 2017 .9th Meta Knight (SSB4)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NorCal Regionals 2015 April 3rd-5th, 2015 2nd 2nd Sean
Come on and Ban 19 May 28th, 2015 2nd
Come on and Ban 20 June 4th, 2015 1st
Come on and Ban 21 June 11th, 2015 1st
Come on and Ban 22 June 18th, 2015 1st
Come on and Ban 23 June 25th, 2015 1st
Come on and Ban 24 July 2nd, 2015 1st
Come on and Ban 25 July 9th, 2015 1st
EVO 2015 July 17th-18th, 2015 33rd Top 16 Arikie
The Indigo Plateau #1 September 19th, 2015 5th
Super Smash Sundays 34 October 18th, 2015 2nd 2nd falln
Super Smash Sundays 35 November 1st, 2015 4th 2nd falln
2GGT: Fatality Saga December 5th, 2015 2nd 1st falln
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 17th 13th falln
Shuffle VIII March 12th-13th, 2016 1st 1st Mew2King
Special Smash April 23rd, 2016 4th
Who's Your Pappy #1 June 5th, 2016 2nd 3rd Mudomo
Who's Your Pappy #2 June 29th, 2016 ? 1st Shaky
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 17th
Who's Your Pappy 3 August 21st, 2016 1st 1st Trevonte
2GGT: Abadango Saga September 24th, 2016 13th 7th falln
Final Destination 11 October 22nd, 2016 1st 5th Renslay
2GG: Pay It Forward October 29th, 2016 4th
LanDiego State 6 November 12th, 2016 1st
Hero to ZeRo November 19th, 2016 2nd 4th falln
Revival of Kin 15 December 23rd, 2016 2nd 2nd Sean
Revival of Kin 16 December 30th, 2016 1st 1st Soulimar
Revival of Kin 17 January 6th, 2017 1st 2nd DSS
Revival of Kin 18 January 13th, 2017 1st 1st FuTure
Smash of the Titans 15 January 19th, 2017 5th
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 33rd 25th falln
Tijuana at War February 25th-26th, 2017 1st 2nd falln
Mega Smash Mondays 24 - The Lose Episode June 5th, 2017 7th
Border Sm4sh June 11th, 2017 2nd 4th twerkmastr
LanDiego State 8 Smash 4 November 11th, 2017 3rd
Revival of Kin 61 November 24th, 2017 2nd 2nd Sean
Revival of Kin 78 March 30th, 2018 7th 5th DSS
Atlantis / No Johns All Payne @ TGEX June 2nd, 2018 3rd

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Mega Smash Mondays 170 December 17th, 2018 7th
Super Splat Bros December 21st-23rd, 2018 13th 4th Fatality
SoCal Chronicles January 5th, 2019 17th 2nd falln
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 97th 17th Nyjin

Gameplay videos[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Ito, entering as Thomas G., won the Nintendo World Championships 2017, defeating John Numbers in the Grand Finals.
    • He later appeared in the announcement trailer for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition in 2024.

External links[edit]