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Wobbles "Honorbound"
Wobbles.png
Character info
Melee main Ice Climbers
Other Melee characters Sheik, Fox
Smash 4 main Wii Fit Trainer
Project M main Ice Climbers
Other Project M character Mario
Team info
Crew(s) FX Game Exchange DFW
Personal and other info
Real name Robert Wright
Birth date (age 37)
Location Texas United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Top professional
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Wobbles, previously known as Wobbles the Phoenix or Honorbound, is an American smasher known for playing the Ice Climbers and was considered the best in the world with them prior to his retirement. Wobbles was formerly ranked 1st on the Arizona Melee Power Rankings.

He became known for his use of the "grab, neutral attack, forward tilt" infinite combo that effectively pushed him within the top 12 finalists in his debut major tournament NorCal Tournament. Wobbles' claim to fame also sparked a series of discussions concerning whether or not the Ice Climbers' forward tilt infinite should be banned in competitive play. The Smash Back Room decided that the infinite should go unbanned in tournaments. The technique has since been called wobbling.

Wobbles is well known for his performance at EVO 2013, where he defied all expectations and placed 2nd. He made it into the top 8 through winners' bracket by defeating Mango 2-1 in the winners' quarters pool, and then defeated Dr. PeePee 2-0 in winners' semis and Hungrybox 2-1 in winners' finals. However, in grand finals, he lost to Mango 0-3 and 1-3 in the first and second sets respectively. After this performance with a character once considered to be below the threshold for a high tier character, Wobbles retired from the competitive community like he announced before the tournament.

Wobbles is currently in a semi-retired state. He still enters locals in his area and commentates on the livestreams of nationals, but usually does not compete as seriously in national tournaments. He has also recently shown a disdain for wobbling and prefers to perform flashy yet more impractical desynching combos, which has resulted in comparatively low placings in tournaments where top players are present.

Notable tournament placings

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NorCal Tournament 2 October 28th, 2006 9th
EVO South 2007 March 10th-11th, 2007 1st
EVO East 2007 May 25th-27th, 2007 9th
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 13th 9th Taj
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 5th 5th Taj
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 6th 9th DoH
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 9th 9th DoH
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 9th
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 17th 17th Taj
Kings of Cali 2 April 13th-14th, 2013 2nd
Project AZ Melee June 1st, 2013 2nd
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 2nd
King of the House 3 June 21st, 2014 1st
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 2nd
Infinity and Beyond! 18 August 14th, 2014 2nd
Low Tier City 2 August 16th-17th, 2014 3rd 1st Westballz
Monday Night Melee 2 November 10th, 2014 1st
Absolute Battle 5 November 15th, 2014 1st
Monday Night Melee 5 December 1st, 2014 1st
Monday Night Melee 7 December 15th, 2014 1st
Forte 2 December 21st-22nd, 2014 3rd
Smash the Target January 3rd, 2015 3rd 3rd Twin_A
DIME 12 January 24th, 2015 1st
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 33rd ? Taj
Monday Night Melee 16 February 9th, 2015 1st
Monday Night Melee 17 February 16th, 2015 1st
DIME 13 February 21st, 2015 1st

Trivia

  • Wobbles is infamous for popularizing the term "Arizona Anger", when he threw his controller in a match against SilentSpectre.[1]

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