Smasher:Wife
| Wife "War and Peach" | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Peach |
| Other Melee characters | Ganondorf, Fox |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Team Ben |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Christopher Fabiszak |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Arlington, Virginia 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional (semi-active) |
Wife is an American Melee player and commentator from Arlington, Virginia who mains Peach. He is one of the two remaining members of Team Ben (along with his friend Husband), one of the premier crews in Maryland in the Golden Age.
He has been competing since January 2004, originally playing Ganondorf, before he made the switch to Peach, and was considered a top Peach player during the Golden Age, as well as one of the top 20 players in the United States. Fitting for their gamertags, he also teamed up with Husband at tournaments, their team being called The Newlyweds. Wife's playstyle employs a blend of the great Peaches before him, Mike G and KrazyJones, and he has a generally solid style of play. He was also probably most famous for his prowess on the matchup against Marth, often being called a "Marth-slayer". He humorously boasted that "no Marth, under any circumstance, would ever pose a threat to him"; despite Marth naturally countering Peach, he has an absurd amount of practice against Husband's Marth. Of the few Marth players to win a set against Wife, Ken is the most prominent.
While Wife largely retired by the end of the Golden Age from competitive play, he has been more prolific with his commentary than his playing in recent years, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest Smash commentators, with him and Husband having commentated events such as EVO 2015, Apex 2015 and Pound 2016.
Biography
Before picking up Peach, Wife originally played Ganondorf. His first tournament was Live Or Die in the Fall of 2003, where he met the team H2YL. Instantly in love with the competitive atmosphere, Wife set out to become a top player. He debuted his Peach at Game Over in January of 2004, where he entered teams but not singles. Soon after, Wife began traveling around the country to every tournament he could, eventually making over a thousand dollars in 2005.
By 2006 Wife had earned himself a spot as one of the best Peaches in the country, and he began competing heavily at Major League Gaming tournaments. He was invited to the playoffs, where he placed 10th overall.
Although no longer competing, Wife still remains as an active member of the Smash scene providing his signature commentary for large tournaments such as GENESIS, Pound 4, Pound V, and MLG Anaheim 2014, EVO 2015, Apex 2015 and Pound 2016. Wife was also a prominent figure in The Smash Brothers, appearing in an interview in every episode.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Over | January 10th, 2004 | — | 13th | Husband |
| MELEE-FC1 | July 9th-10th, 2004 | 33rd | — | — |
| Gettin' Schooled | October 14th, 2004 | 8th | 7th | Husband |
| MOAST 3 | January 15th-16th, 2005 | 13th | 4th | Husband |
| BOMB 3 | March 9th, 2005 | 4th | — | — |
| Gettin' Schooled 2 | June 25th-26th, 2005 | 17th | 15th | Husband |
| BOMB 4 | November 12th, 2005 | 5th | 3rd | Husband |
| MLG Atlanta 2005 | November 25th-27th, 2005 | 7th | 2nd | Husband |
| MLG New York 2005 | February 25th-26th, 2006 | 17th | 7th | Husband |
| Pound | January 28th, 2006 | 5th | 4th | Husband |
| MLG New York Opener 2006 | April 21st-23rd, 2006 | 13th | 4th | Husband |
| MLG Dallas 2006 | May 19th-20th, 2006 | 9th | 5th | Husband |
| MLG Anaheim 2006 | June 23rd-24th, 2006 | 17th | 6th | Husband |
| MELEE-FC6 | July 13th-15th, 2006 | 17th | — | — |
| MLG Chicago 2006 | July 21st-22nd, 2006 | 9th | 13th | Husband |
| MLG Orlando 2006 | August 25th-26th, 2006 | 17th | 4th | Husband |
| MLG New York Playoffs 2006 | October 13th-14th, 2006 | 10th | 8th | Husband |
| MLG Las Vegas 2006 | November 18th-19th, 2006 | — | 4th | Husband |
| EGL DC | January 20th, 2007 | 5th | 1st | Husband |
| ChuDat Birthday Biweekly | January 27th, 2007 | — | 3rd | Husband |
| C3 Smash Battle | February 3rd, 2007 | 4th | 7th | Husband |
| Cataclysm 3 | March 3rd-4th, 2007 | 9th | 4th | Husband |
| Show Me Your Moves 7 | March 24th, 2007 | 8th | 4th | Husband |
| UMBC II | April 7th, 2007 | 1st | 1st | Husband |
| MLG Long Island 2007 | May 5th-6th, 2007 | — | 3rd | Husband |
| Pound 2 | June 16th-17th, 2007 | 13th | 17th | Husband |
| C3 Smash Attack | September 22nd, 2007 | 17th | 7th | Husband |
| UMBC Tournament V | September 29th, 2007 | — | 1st | Husband |
| Viva La Smashtaclysm | November 10th-11th, 2007 | 17th | 9th | Husband |
| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 57th | 25th | Husband |
| Smashpocalypse V | March 22nd, 2008 | 7th | 2nd | Plank |
| TGMTSBCO | June 7th-8th, 2008 | — | 2nd | Plank |
| Smashtality IV | August 16th-17th, 2008 | 5th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Event 52: Kansas | October 18th-19th, 2008 | 5th | 2nd | Darkrain |
| Revival of Melee | March 7th-8th, 2009 | 17th | 13th | Scar |
| Shell Shocked XII | February 11th, 2012 | 7th | 4th | Husband |
| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 17th | 13th | Nintendude |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 25th | 13th | Nintendude |
| Fight Pitt IV | April 19th, 2014 | 13th | 25th | Silence |
| Smash @ Clarendon | April 25th, 2014 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon | May 23rd, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| Carroll Fest 5 | August 16th, 2014 | 13th | 9th | Silence |
| Battle Arena Melbourne 7 | May 22nd-24th, 2015 | — | 13th | Redact |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | — | 25th | Husband |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 65th | 13th | Silence |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 129th | 65th | Husband |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 65th | 25th | surf's up. hail satan |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 129th | 25th | Husband |
| Almost Heaven | September 29th, 2018 | — | 3rd | Husband |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 193rd | 33rd | PGH Carroll |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 257th | 33rd | surfs up. hail satan |
| Fall Fracas | November 9th, 2019 | 13th | 1st | Husband |
East Coast Fridays #165 |
June 18th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
