Smasher:KishPrime: Difference between revisions

'''KishPrime''' is an Indiana [[smasher]].  He uses [[Jigglypuff]] and is a member of the [[Ship of Fools]].

KishPrime has been a major contributor to the defining of tournament standards for many years.  He brought the neutral stage list and advanced slobs counterpicks into the Midwest from the East Coast, while slightly revising them and pushing for an open stage list for counterpicks.  Stage bans were developed in the context of these discussions in the Midwest.  His [[MELEE-FC]] ruleset was considered the best of its day, and was used at MLG with a slightly changed ban rule, which soon returned to a permanent stage strike.  The MLG rules were generally considered to be the national standard until it was disbanded.

He also helped to define the crew rules first devised by [[KishSquared]] into what they are today.  He first proposed for crew counterpicks that allowed for a stage selection by the entering player, while allowing a character change in response.

While KishPrime was one of the first Jigglypuff [[mains]] in tournament play, he actually contributed very little.  [[AOB]] was far more widely known at the time due to the abundance of his videos, and performed better for much of KishPrime's earliest playing days.  His most notable contribution was the introduction of the rising pound recovery, which is cited by [[AOB]] in his video PuffStuff, one of the most watched Jigglypuff videos of all time.   

KishPrime's doubles play briefly gained notoriety after [[KishWho?|KishWho?'s]] 4th place finish at the 2005 MLG National Championships, and served as a template for team rest setups for many players thereafter.

He participated in the [[Smash Panel Power Rankings]] project from its inception to its close, and was one of the three who led the panel after the retirement of [[Chillindude]].  Though it came the closest to true national rankings of any other such project, it was finally disbanded after backlash from the community demonstrated that the effort was not appreciated.   

The National Circuit project was started by KishPrime in March of 2007, and is continuing to be developed as regions around the country begin to form their own circuits following the vacuum that [[MLG]] has left.  As the [[Midwest Circuit]] was the pioneer circuit, it remains to be seen if the National Circuit develops just as well.

[[Category:Jigglypuff professionals (SSBM)]]