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Ally "AllyKnight" "Axis"
Character info
Melee main	Captain Falcon
Brawl main	Snake
Other Brawl characters	Meta Knight, Captain Falcon
Smash 4 main	Mario
Ultimate main	Snake
Other Ultimate character	Mario
Project M main	Ike
Team info
Former sponsor(s)	Boreal eSports, Cloud9
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	SSBBRank 2016-2017: 14th ; Panda Global Rankings 100: 5th ; Spring 2019 PGRU: 6th ; PMRank 2016: 37th
Best historical ranking	SSBBRank 2014: 8th ; PGR v2: 2nd ; Spring 2019 PGRU: 6th; PMRank 2016: 37th
Best tournament result	1st / 292 at GENESIS ; 1st / 2,662 at EVO 2016 ; 1st / 802 at Pound 2019 ; 1st / 194 at Shots Fired
Winnings	~$24,679.87 ; ~$75,162.58 ; ~$11,755.66 ; ~$4,269.83 ;
Personal and other info
Real name	Elliot Bastien Carroza-Oyarce
Birth date	February 4, 1991 (age 33)
Location	Montreal, Quebec

Latest revision as of 19:34, December 19, 2024

Ally is a Canadian former Smash player who was active for around a decade. He is considered one of the best Smash players of all-time, being a top-level player for four different competitive scenes, as well as one of the best Canadian Smash players of all-time.

Ally was first known for his performances in Brawl, where he was considered the best Snake player of all-time, as well as one of the best Brawl players of all-time. He was the first Snake player to win a major, winning Apex 2009, and since then has won several other majors with Snake. He later picked up Meta Knight and also used the character to win several majors in 2011, including Pound V and WHOBO 3. All-in-all, Ally won a total of nine majors, the second-most major wins out of any Brawl player.

Following Brawl, Ally similarly became known for his performance in Smash 4; particularly, he was considered the best Smash 4 Mario player of all-time, as well as one of the best Smash 4 players of all-time, ultimately ranking 5th on the PGR 100. He was known for being one of ZeRo's main rivals: although he was only the sixth player to defeat ZeRo and the second to eliminate him, doing both at Get On My Level 2016, he later became a recurring foe to ZeRo, eliminating him at events such as Super Smash Con 2016 and GENESIS 4. Ally ultimately had eight set wins against ZeRo, the most compared to other players. Although he only has a couple of major victories under his belt, one of these victories include EVO 2016, the largest Smash 4 tournament of all time and arguably Ally's largest win of his career.

Outside of Brawl and Smash 4, Ally had made noticeable impacts in both Project M and Ultimate. In Project M, he was known as the best Ike player in the game and won Shots Fired, which remains the only solo-Ike win at a major. Although he stopped competing in the game in 2016, he was still ranked 37th on the PMRank 2016. In addition, Ally was active in the early months of Ultimate, where he once again played Snake. Despite some early troubles, he eventually cemented himself as one of the best players in the early metagame, especially following his win at Pound 2019, which remained Snake's only major win for over four years. As such, although he was only active for a short period of time, he is considered one of the best Snake players of all-time.

Ally's tournament career took a halt following increased scrutiny into his relationship with CaptainZack, which led him to be unofficially ranked 6th on the Spring 2019 PGRU, as well as assault allegations from his ex-girlfriend, the latter of which he denied. Although he has only appeared at a couple of local events since, he is effectively retired from competitive play.

Playstyle[edit]

Ally's playstyle is characterized through decisive smart decision-making and a tendency to take risks, which allow him to clutch out a game or make a comeback.

In Smash 4[edit]

He played Mario and was well known for his consistent punish and defensive/aggressive options that allowed him to take control of a match. He was adept for catching onto an opponent's habits, allowing him to read air dodges and dominate his opponent through hard reads. This is mostly exemplified through his match against ZeRo, the undisputed best player in the world where he dissected the neutral game and downloaded his opponent. Besides his prowess in the neutral, Ally also was well known for his repeated usage of Mario's up smash multiple times in a row due to it being extremely safe. This characteristic of the move allowed Ally to play very risky for a kill, yet still remained unscathed while getting into his opponent's head.

In Ultimate[edit]

Ally reprises his old main Snake and uses Mario as a secondary. With Snake, Ally plays aggressively and places grenades in positions that would allow him a combo opportunity or a situation where Ally could take control. His clutch factor still remains with Snake's forward aerial to annihilate his opponents' stock with a single read. Along with this, he also utilizes Snake's powerful up tilt to secure kills, in semblance to his Mario up smash habit in Smash 4. With Mario, he more so plays the same as in Smash 4, however, he does not repeatedly use Mario's up smash constantly due to the move being not as safe.

Tournament history[edit]

Rise to Fame[edit]

Ally first gained prominence at his first United States tournament nearly a year after the release of Brawl at Cataclysm 4, placing 3rd after losing to Mew2King and Azen. He later placed 2nd at Clash of the Titans IV after being double eliminated by Mew2King. Ally would go on to win Apex 2009 and GENESIS defeating Mew2King at both tournaments. Ally then placed 2nd at EVO 2009 and S.N.E.S.,falling to Mew2King and ADHD respectively. At Pound 4, Ally placed 3rd. Defeated by Ksizzle, he proceeded to make a lengthy Losers' run, defeating Seibrik, Havok, Shadow, and Ksizzle, before losing to Mew2King. In contrast, Ally defeated Mew2King at WHOBO 2, and placed 1st.

At the Height of Brawl[edit]

Despite his prior win on Mew2King, Ally placed 2nd at both MLG Orlando 2010 and MLG Columbus 2010, losing to Mew2King both times. Ally then notably attended European tournament Bushido Brawl Impact, placing 2nd. He defeated Kaos and Glutonny, but would ultimately be double eliminated by Glutonny. Returning to North America, at Apex 2010, Ally would place 5th, losing to Brood, then defeating Anti and RAIN before being eliminated by Mew2King. He was eliminated early at MLG Raleigh 2010, by Havok, placing 17th. Ally placed 8th at MLG DC 2010, falling to ESAM. In November of 2010, at MLG Dallas 2010, the final tournament of the MLG 2010 circuit, Ally placed 4th, being eliminated by Tyrant.

At Pound V, Ally took 1st. Following a loss to ESAM, Mew2King would forfeit to him in Losers', and he proceeded to defeat Gnes, ADHD, ESAM, Seibrik, and double eliminate ANTi. He then proceeded to win WHOBO 3, defeating Dojo and UltimateRazer. At GENESIS 2, Ally placed 2nd, initially losing to ADHD, before beating Zex, Gnes, and ADHD, before falling to Mew2King.

At the first tournament of the new year, Apex 2012, currently the largest SSBB tournament of all time, Ally placed 5th. He defeated Brood and UltimateRazer, before losing to Otori and Nietono. Ally repeated his 5th place placement at SKTAR, defeating DKwill, Dabuz, and Mr. R, before losing to ESAM and Vinnie. He would be unable win his third WHOBO tournament, placing 2nd at WHOBO 4. After barely losing to Atomsk early in winners' bracket, he then eliminated Seibrik, Nick Riddle, DKwill, Atomsk, Gnes before falling to ESAM.

Following that, Ally attended Apex 2013, placing 13th. He fell to Mikeneko early, defeated Pwii, then lost to Dabuz. He would later win IMPULSE 2013, defeating Dabuz. Then, he'd place 9th at SKTAR 2, upset by MVD, and defeated by ESAM. His later placements at consecutive Brawl tournaments after the release of Smash 4 would be 1st place finishes at Apex 2015, Dismantle 2, Oh, Did I Win? 2, Oh, Did I Win? #3, Get On My Level 2016, Midwest Mayhem 4, and placing 7th at Super Smash Con 2016.

Project M[edit]

In 2013, Ally began playing Project M entering Singles at KTAR 8, placing 2nd, defeating Rolex before falling to Mew2King. In Brawl Singles, he placed 4th, defeating Nairo, before losing to Mew2King. He then eliminated Mr.R before losing to Nakat.

At Apex 2014, Ally placed 5th in Brawl Singles. He lost to ZeRo, and then eliminated Seagull Joe and Tyrant, before being eliminated himself by Mew2King. In PM Singles, he placed 7th, losing to Sethlon. In Brawl Singles at SKTAR 3, Ally placed 5th, defeating Nairo, before once again losing to ESAM. He was then eliminated by ZeRo 0-2 in losers' quarters. Ally traveled to Mexico to attend Smash Factor 3. Not much is known aside that he placed 3rd in Project M singles, losing to MkLeo in losers finals.

The Switch to Smash 4[edit]

Ally's first recorded SSB4 tournament was Smash Intensifies, to which he won, defeating Chrim Foish in grand finals. In December of 2014, Ally won The Come Up, the Canadian qualifier for Apex 2015, without dropping a single set, defeating Mew2King, Nakat, and DKwill. He was later invited to the CLASH Online Invitational Finals, where he placed 7th, losing to Zucco and ANTi. He would then win both The Flex Zone and Neo Canadia 5 defeating Dabuz and NAKAT for both respective tournaments.

At Apex 2015 he lost to Vinnie in pools. In losers he defeated Plup, Zinoto, and Vinnie in a rematch before falling to Nietono and aMSa. In March 2015, Ally won Shots Fired, a national tournament held in Easton, Pennsylvania. Ally lost to 6WX in winners semis, but made it to grand finals and bested Nairo to win the tournament. At LAN WAR X Ally was upset by Red X in winners, but went on to defeat HolyNightmare twice to win the tournament. At Enthusiast Gaming Live he took 2nd place after defeating Blacktwins and Meekspeedy, he lost to Holy twice in grand finals. Ally would then win both Shuffle VII and Smash 'N' Splash against Zinoto and ScAtt. At EXP 2015 Ally defeated Astro, and Poke to make it to winners finals, but placed 3rd after being defeated by V115 and Poke. At EVO 2015, Ally placed 5th, after beating StaticManny to advance to Top 8 on the losers side, then defeating ESAM but lost to Mr. R. At Low Tier City 3 Ally defeated Dakpo, Kamicario and Denti before being sent to losers by ZeRo in winners finals. In losers he defeated Zenyou before being eliminated by ZeRo again. Summit 2015 would be Ally's next 1st place finish after he defeating Trulliam, Iceninja, SpaceDong, Poke and Holy. At Paragon Los Angeles 2015 Ally defeated Jonny Westside before being sent to losers by Shaky. In losers he defeated Pink Fresh, Z, Dakpo, Zex, Larry Lurr, 6WX and Mr. R before losing to Dabuz and finishing in 4th place. Ally then traveled to Japan for Umebura F.A.T. where he placed 7th after beating Gomamugitya, Umeki, and Nyanko before being eliminated by 9B. In October, he attended Smashfield weeklies #9, at the weekly he defeated Ksev, MVD, and MJG before losing to ESAM in winners finals. In losers he defeated Abadango and ESAM in both sets of grand finals to win the tournament. At The Big House 5 he defeated JJROCKETS to make it into Top 32. In Top 32 he lost to ANTi in winners eights and dropped to losers where he defeated Ryo before losing to ZeRo through the losers bracket to finish at 13th. 2 weeks later, at MLG World Finals 2015, he defeated Demitus to advance into the championship bracket winners side. In bracket he defeated False and Mr. R before lost to ZeRo again in winners semis. In losers he defeated TheReflexWonder before being eliminated by Nairo, placing 4th. To finish out the month, he won Canada Cup 2015. Ally's last win for the year would be at Smash INTENSIFIES 2 after defeating Holy.

Continued Dominance[edit]

Ally attended Dismantle 2 where he defeated Ned before upsetted by DKwill. In losers bracket he defeated Zinoto , Vinnie and DKwil before being eliminated by Nairo and finished 3rd. At GENESIS 3, Ally made it to winners quarters after beating Xaltis, SlayerZ and Shaky, but lost to Ranai and Nairo to finish at 9th place. At Frosty Faustings VIII Ally defeated Ned and JJROCKETS to make another 1st place finish. In February, Ally won Oh, Did I Win? 2 by defeating LOE1, Zinoto and V115. Ally then went to Frostbite taking out JJROCKETS, Ksev, Ned and Zinoto. At Landlocked he was upsetted by Ryuga. In losers he lost to Dabuz ending at 4th place. To end the month, Ally went to Breakout 2 where he defeated Blacktwins and LOE1 before barely losing to Zinoto. In losers he eliminated SETHsational and reset the bracket against Zinoto but lost the second set. In March 2016, he attended the national tournament Shots Fired 2 where he lost to ANTi and placed 9th. He then attended Midwest Mayhem, a bracket reset by Mr. R in grands but Ally won the tournament in the second set. He would then enter OUTFOXX'D where he beat JJROCKETS and Zinoto before falling to Mr. R twice, granting him a 2nd place finish. Ally would later travel to Virginia for Pound 2016 where in winners quarters he was sent to losers by VoiD. He was eliminated by Abadango in grand finals. At EGLX, he fell to Mew2King in winners semis. In losers quarters, he defeated Mew2king in the runback. He placed 2nd at that tournament by losing to Nairo. At NEW FISH he defeated Dark Wizzy and Marss before falling to Larry Lurr. He was later eliminated by Larry Lurr.

At Get On My Level 2016, Ally placed 1st, becoming the second person in Smash 4 history to eliminate ZeRo, defeating him 3-2 in grand finals. About a month later, he won Smash 'N' Splash 2, double-eliminating ZeRo in grand finals, making him the first player ever to eliminate ZeRo twice. These two wins began an extended period in which he was the only player who could consistently defeat the world's #1 player, and he became one of the closest challengers yet for the title of best in the world. His most illustrious tournament win came at EVO 2016, he defeated Kamemushi in grand finals and received the title EVO champion. At Clutch City Clash, he was double eliminated by Samsora and placing 3rd. Super Smash Con 2016 was the summer's last major event. He would lose to 6WX in pools but made it to top 8 through the losers bracket by beating ZeRo again for the 4th time that year. He then beat Abadango but eventually lost to VoiD to finish at 5th. He later travelled to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the eGames Showcase 2016, going through the winners bracket uncontested, beating Wabz, Larry Lurr and MkLeo without dropping a game. In grand finals, he faced off again against Larry Lurr to win the tournament. On August 18th, 2016, Ally was signed on by Cloud 9 as their second Smash player after Mang0. At The Big House 6, he was upsetted in pools by WaDi. He beat Pink Fresh but then felt ill and decided to drop out from the tournament, ending his run at 25th place. At Canada Cup 2016, Ally's third encounter with MkLeo in tournament. They met in winners finals, where Ally had the upper hand, but in grand finals, Leo reset the bracket and won the event. At LAN WAR X 2016, Ally took the tournament beating Venom, Chrim Foish, and Venom in grand finals. At UGC Smash Open Ally lost to iStudying in pools, he later falling to Nairo and ending his run at 9th place. One week later at Showdown: Battle Royale Ally fell to Mr. R en route to top 8. He was later eliminated by Mr. R again and finishing in 3rd. He ended 2016 with 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, he was falling to Larry Lurr and he was eliminated by MkLeo finishing at 5th place. At Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion, Ally was defeated by Tyroy in winners bracket. Later, he was defeated by Shoyo James and finished at 7th place. Due to Ally's constant success and dominance, he was ranked 2nd on the PGR V2.

At GENESIS 4, he narrowly defeated ZeRo with ZeRo using Cloud, but then lost to MkLeo twice, placing 2nd. In February 2017, Ally attended Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion where he lost to Tyroy in winners quarters. In losers, he was eliminated by Javi (Smash 4) and finished in 5th place. Ally was then invited to Niconico Tokaigi 2017, where he defeated 9B before falling to Nairo and Dabuz, ultimately finished 9th at the event. At Frostbite 2017, Ally was upset by Komota's Kirby in his pool, but still managed to qualify for top 48 losers. After beating Ranai, MVD, KEN, Kirihara and Kameme, he lost to Shuton at the beginning of losers top 8, placing 7th. In March of 2017, Ally would attend Super Smash Geek 6, the Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour qualifier. He placed 1st, defeating Holy and double eliminating Blacktwins. Travelling to Arizona, Ally attended Rise 2017, placing 1st, defeating Saiki, Luhtie, ANTi, and Elegant. It would serve as a precursor for the following weekend, when he attended 2GGC: Civil War. After defeating Vinnie to make it out of pools in top 96 winners, Ally lost to Locus. He then defeated Zenyou before losing to ESAM's Samus at the beginning of top 32 losers, placing 25th. In April, Ally first win was at Welcome to the Oven, defeating Blacktwins in both winners and grand finals. At Midwest Mayhem 8, Ally made top 8 winners after defeating Ksev, Shel, and JK. In top 8, he beat Locus but lost to Zinoto in winners finals. He was then eliminated by ZeRo in losers finals, placing 3rd. At DreamHack Austin 2017, Ally defeated everyone he faced in pools and defeated Karna and CaptainZack each to make top 8 winners side. In top 8, he defeated ZeRo in winners semis but lost to MkLeo in winners finals. He then lost to ZeRo in a rematch in losers finals, placing 3rd. Ally went on to win 2GGC: Greninja Saga. defeating Tyrant, Edge, Komorikiri, falln, and Larry Lurr twice, qualifying for the 2GG Championship in December. At MomoCon 2017, Ally made it out of pools in top 48 winners side. After barely defeating Wrath though, he lost to Kameme in winners quarters. After qualifying for losers top 8 by defeating Komorikiri, he then lost to VoiD, placing 7th. At Smash 'N' Splash 3, Ally easily made top 8 winners, defeating Blacktwins and Mr.E. He then barely defeated Mr. R in winners semis and ZeRo in winners finals. However, in grand finals, Ally lost to ZeRo twice, placing 2nd, which ended his streak of winning Smash 'N' Splash tournaments. At 2GGC: Nairo Saga, Ally made top 8 winners, defeating Twi, FOW, JK and Abadango barely. He lost to MkLeo in winners semis and Salem in losers quarters, placing 5th. Ally ended up getting ranked 5th on the PGR v3.

Decline[edit]

At EVO 2017, Ally was upset by Chanshu and MVD, placing at a disappointing 49th, his worst placing since CEO 2016 over a year prior and a far cry from his win last year. At DreamHack Atlanta 2017, Ally won in his pool and entered top 64 winners side. He immediately lost to VoiD. After defeating Sells, he lost to ZeRo again, placing 13th. Two weeks later, at Super Smash Con 2017, Ally was upset again, this time by 6WX and Darkshad in pools, placing 33rd. Ally would again place outside top 8 at 2GGC: SCR Saga, losing to MkLeo and CaptainZack, placing 9th. At Shine 2017, he lost to MkLeo in winners quarters (notably counterpicking Diddy Kong game 2), he entered top 8 losers side after defeating Mistake. He defeated Komorikiri, but lost to Salem in losers quarters, placing 5th. Ally was invited to PAX Arena at PAX West 2017, where he defeated everyone in his round robin pool except ZeRo whom he lost to, to be seeded in winners quarters of the final bracket. After defeating ANTi, he lost to Nairo and Salem, placing 4th. At GameTyrant Expo 2017, Ally was upset by Elegant in pools. He then lost to Larry Lurr in losers, placing 25th. Ally would later go on to The Big House 7, where he defeated Marss in pools and lost to Mr.R, facing against MattyG, Mr E, and komorikiri. In top 8, he would face Marss again but eventually lost, ending his run at 7th place. A month later, Ally attended Canada Cup 2017, Ally cruised through pools and top 32 in a dominant fashion where he didn't drop a single game. He would however lose to Larry Lurr and Lima in top 8, ending his run at 5th place. Ally's last tournament of the season was 2GG Championship where he defeated Tweek and WaDi, but lost to VoiD allowing him to Qualify for the Playoff group. Although he managed to defeat Nairo, he lost to Salem, Dabuz, and Elegant placing 9th. Due to his declining results, Ally was ranked 14th on the PGR V4, much lower than his former seasons.

The following year, Ally went to GENESIS 5 where he defeated BestNess and Darkshad and respectivly. In top 32, he beat Tamushika but narroly lost to Salem and Falln placing 9th. Ally then traveled to Japan to attend Niconico Tokagi 2018 where he defeated shky but lost to Larry Lurr and MkLeo finishing at 9th place. At EGLX 2018, Ally cruised through pools without dropping a game, and in top 32, he defeated ANTi and upsetted Mr.R allowing him to qualify for top 8 winners. However, he was defeated by Tweek and Mistake placing 5th. Ally later attended Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas where he lost to Brosinex in pools. He defeated Technicals and Konga before falling to Fatality ending his run at 13th place. Ally underperformed at his next tournament Get On My Level 2018 as he failed to make it out of pools. He lost to Lima and SDX placing at 25th place. His next national was Smash 'N' Splash 4 where he lost to BONK! early in pools. However, he made an impressive losers run defeating Chag, Gackt, CaptainZack, and Mistake before narroly falling to Ragsending his run at 13th place. At Hyrule Saga, Ally defeated CaptainZack in pools before losing to Abadango and Tweek finishing at 17th place. Ally failed to achieve a single top 8 at a major event for the 5th season, resulting in him getting 33rd on the PGR V5. Ally also stated that he didn't care that much about trying to get a high placing on the PGR due to the release of Smash Ultimate. Ally's first tournament for the final season was Showdown: Battle Royale 3, defeating Darkshad after cruising through pools without dropping a single game, however he lost to CaptainZack. He managed to defeat Infinity in a close set, allowing him to qualify to top 8 losers. However he lost to Samsora placing 7th. Ally would later go on to attend EVO 2018. In pools, he defeated komorikiri and defeated JK. In top 32 winners, he lost to Mistake. He then defeated Salem in a close set but lost to Elegant, ending his run at 13th place. Ally got his lowest placement yet at Super Smash Con 2018 where he lost to Ralphie in pools. Due to a lack of motivation, he DQ'd after the loss placing 65th. Ally then competed at DreamHack Montreal 2018, and defeated MVD in winners semis. In winners finals, Ally lost to Larry Lurr in a close set, and play against MVD again in losers finals, but eventually lost to Larry Lurr in grand finals, with a 2nd place finish. Ally's final Smash 4 tournament was Canada Cup 2018, where he competed against ANTi and THUNDER. Although hemanaged to defeat the latter, he lost to ANTi. He defeated Jayy allowing him to qualify to top 8 losers, but lost to Mr E's Lucina, ending his run at 7th place.

Smash Ultimate[edit]

Ally came into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by returning to being a Snake main from Brawl. His early results in Ultimate were somewhat mediocre, placing 25th at GENESIS 6 and 49th at Frostbite 2019, the first two S-tiers of Ultimate. However, he would later see a return to form and saw much more success at tournaments such as 5th place at 2GG: Prime Saga, 3rd at CEO 2019 and Smash 'N' Splash 5, and won his first major at Pound 2019. These results were enough to get Ally ranked 6th, albeit unofficially, on the Spring 2019 PGRU.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

SSBBRank[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
SSBBRank 2014	January 11th, 2013 - June 1st, 2014	8th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Panda Global Rankings[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank
PGR v1	January 30th, 2015 - May 7th, 2016	6th
PGR v2	May 13th - December 18th, 2016	2nd
PGR v3	January 7th - June 18th, 2017	5th
PGR v4	June 24th - December 3rd, 2017	14th
PGR v5	December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018	33rd
PGR 100	January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018	5th

OrionRank[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank
OrionRank 2016	March 15th - December 18th, 2016	2nd
OrionRank 2017	December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017	10th
OrionRank 2018	January 1st - December 2nd, 2018	35th