Smasher:DJ Nintendo

DJ Nintendo
Character info
Melee mains	Fox, Pikachu
Other Melee characters	Bowser, Mario, Samus
Brawl main	Bowser
Project M main	Ike
Other Project M character	Fox
Team info
Former crews	Control (CTRL)
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2015 SSBMRank: 41st
Winnings	~$8,394.09 ~$441.00
Personal and other info
Real name	Hendrick William Pilar
Birth date	May 17, 1985
Location	Bronx, NY
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional Top professional

DJ Nintendo is an American/Dominican smasher main from the North East who currently resides in Bronx, NY. He has been playing Melee competitively since 2002, making him one of, if not, the longest continuously active players. He is known for being proficient with most of the characters in Melee and is considered to be the best Bowser player in the world, along with having a solid Fox, Pikachu, Mario, and Samus. He is also known for having some of the most consistent survival DI in the world. DJ Nintendo is currently ranked 3rd on the NYC Metropolitan Area Melee Power Rankings and 41st on the 2015 SSBMRank.

Information

DJ Nintendo is widely known as the "voice" of the East Coast Melee scene, a role similar to that of HomeMadeWaffles on the West Coast, as he commentates on tournament livestreams. Being bilingual, DJ Nintendo casted in Spanish for Pound 2016's Melee singles top 8 simulcast, alongside n0ne. DJ Nintendo is also a great mentor or "sensei", as he enjoys helping players improve their games with his accurate and helpful advice; some of his most notable "students", such as Jman and The Moon, have reached widespread notoriety in the Smash community under and beyond his coaching.

He was also invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. He used Bowser in the tournament.

Phrases

In addition to his commentary, DJ Nintendo uses an overt vocabulary during matches.

• "No D.I." (said while elongating and exaggerating the "I" sound) - his most popular phrase, which he says when someone fails to optimize directional influence
  • "Drinking his DJs" (when someone DI's really well)
• "More Coverage than Verizon" - said when a smasher covers most or all of an opponent's options
• "Presshha!!" - an abstraction of the word pressure
• "Knee of Love" - used when there is a well spaced knee
• "Washing Machine" - refers to Peach's down smash
• "Payless Shoes" - refers to Peach's down aerial, since Peach uses her shoes, which look like they are cheap shoes from a store like Payless.
• "Papaya Smack" - refers to Samus's forward smash
• "Celebrity Legs" - refers to Sheik's back aerial
• "Ramen Noodles" - refers to when a player quickly edge-hogs an opponent at the last possible moment
• "Judo Chops" - refers to Luigi's forward aerial
• "The Splits" - refers to Fox's down smash
• Some of his nicknames for Mr. Game & Watch's moves:
  • "Metro Card" - forward aerial
  • "Kingdom Hearts" - down aerial
  • "Franklin the Turtle" - back aerial
  • "Take a Seat" - forward tilt

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
MLG Long Island 2007	May 5th-6th, 2007	13th	—	—
Pound 3	February 2nd-3rd, 2008	41st	13th	Alukard
FAST 1	July 17th-20th, 2008	9th	9th	PB&J
Revival of Melee	March 7th-8th, 2009	25th	—	—
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	13th	7th	WarriorKnight
GENESIS	July 10th-12th, 2009	49th	—	—
Revival of Melee 2	November 21st-22nd, 2009	17th	17th	WarriorKnight
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	49th	—	—
Revival of Melee 3	November 20th-21st, 2010	25th	—	—
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	33rd	33rd	Nando
Revival of Melee 4	November 19th-20th, 2011	17th	25th	Nando
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	65th	7th	Alukard
Zenith 2012	May 26th-27th, 2012	9th	5th	Alukard
Revival of Melee 5	November 17th-18th, 2012	7th	7th	Alukard
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	65th	13th	Alukard
Zenith 2013	June 1st-2nd, 2013	13th	9th	Alukard
KTAR 7	July 6th-7th, 2013	2nd	—	—
Revival of Melee 6	November 16th-17th, 2013	5th	3rd	Alukard
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	33rd	17th	The Moon
Revival of Melee 7	March 8th-9th, 2014	7th	3rd	The Moon
KTAR 9	March 22nd, 2014	4th	2nd	The Moon
NeoNebulous 7	March 29th, 2014	9th	2nd	The Moon
Northeastern Smash Attack 2	March 29th, 2014	1st	1st	The Moon
Get On My Level 2014	May 10th-11th, 2014	5th	3rd	Sauc3
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	33rd	7th	The Moon
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	17th	7th	The Moon
EVO 2014	July 11th-13th, 2014	33rd	25th	The Moon
Zenith 2014	August 2nd-3rd, 2014	17th	5th	The Moon
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	17th	9th	The Moon
GUTS 3	September 19th-21st, 2014	5th	2nd	The Moon
Justice 4	October 11th, 2014	5th	2nd	The Moon
BUST	November 22nd, 2014	1st	1st	G$
The Flex Zone	January 18th, 2015	1st	—	—
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	25th	25th	The Moon
Shots Fired	February 28th-March 1st, 2015	4th	2nd	The Moon
Super Nebulous 3	April 25th-26th, 2015	25th	3rd	The Moon
Combo Breaker 2015	May 22nd-24th, 2015	1st	1st	The Moon
Get On My Level 2015	May 30th-31st, 2015	5th	5th	The Moon
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015	25th	—	—
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	25th	17th	The Moon
Super Smash Con	August 6th-9th, 2015	25th	3rd	The Moon
Nebulous Prime 1	August 14th-16th, 2015	3rd	2nd	The Moon
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	25th	5th	The Moon
Tipped Off 11	November 7th-8th, 2015	7th	7th	The Moon
Smash INTENSIFIES 2	November 28th-29th, 2015	7th	2nd	The Moon
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	65th	13th	The Moon
Shots Fired 2	March 5th-6th, 2016	5th	1st	The Moon
Super Nebulous 4	March 27th, 2016	—	2nd	The Moon
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	17th	7th	The Moon
Quarterly Report 1	April 17th, 2016	2nd	1st	The Moon
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo	April 29th-May 1st, 2016	17th	4th	The Moon
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 6/8	June 8th, 2016	1st	—	—

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Zenith 2013	June 1st-2nd, 2013	4th	—	—
KTAR 7	July 6th-7th, 2013	2nd	—	—
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	49th	—	—
KTAR 9	March 22nd, 2014	7th	4th	NinjaLink
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	193rd	5th	Pink Fresh
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	13th	7th	aMSa
EVO 2014	July 11th-13th, 2014	3rd	—	—
Zenith 2014	August 2nd-3rd, 2014	13th	5th	NinjaLink
GUTS 3	September 19th-21st, 2014	9th	5th	The Moon
Shots Fired	February 28th-March 1st, 2015	13th	5th	VaNz
Smash INTENSIFIES 2	November 28th-29th, 2015	4th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational	June 10th, 2014	9th	—	—

External links

• DJ Nintendo vs. Unknown522 at Zenith 2013
• Smashboards profile
• Twitter profile