Smasher:Cosmos

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Not to be confused with the Melee player Cosmo.
Cosmos "CosmicCosmos"
Cosmos The Big House 9.png
Character info
Smash 4 main Corrin
Retired Smash 4 characters Pikachu, Lucas
Ultimate mains Pyra, Mythra
Other Ultimate characters Inkling, Corrin
Retired Ultimate character Pikachu
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Panda, beastcoast, 26 Rising
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 30th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 76th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. 4 4th / 1,379 at Super Smash Con 2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2nd / 40 at Smash World Tour 2021 Championships
Personal and other info
Real name Brian Kalu
Birth date (age 26)
Location Cleveland, Ohio USA

Cosmos, formerly known as CosmicCosmos, is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pyra and Mythra player from Dallas, Texas who is currently residing in Cleveland, Ohio. He initially played Inkling, picked up Pikachu following a dip in performance, and played Corrin for most of the online era. He was considered the best Inkling player in the early metagame, the best Corrin player in the online metagame for the United States, and is currently one of the best solo Pyra and Mythra players in the world. Cosmos is currently ranked 13th on the OrionRank 2022 North America and 76th on the LumiRank 2023; he was also formerly ranked 1st on the Ohio Smash Ultimate Power Rankings and 36th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Cosmos played Corrin, and was considered the best Corrin player in the world. He began as an online player from Texas before moving to Ohio. He had a breakout tournament at The Big House 7, where he defeated ZeRo, Salem, and VoiD, en route to a 3rd place finish. He would continue to rise in 2018, consistently placing at or near the top 8 at major tournaments, which culminated in his victory at The Big House 8, the only time a Corrin player won a major. Cosmos is ranked 30th on Panda Global Rankings 100 and was formerly ranked 1st on the Ohio Smash 4 Power Rankings and 2nd on the Texas Smash 4 Power Rankings.

Cosmos is also a prominent doubles player, having seen high placements with many different partners at several national tournaments in both games.

Cosmos was signed by Panda[1] on July 26th, 2018, but left on November 8th, 2019.[2] He would later join beastcoast[3] on January 28th, 2022, and would leave on February 6th, 2023.[4]

Playstyle

Cosmos is characterized by his aggressive decision making and heavier utilization of Mythra compared to other top Pyra and Mythra players. He spends the majority of a stock on Mythra, using her quick mobility and strong frame data to rack up damage and force opponents into disadvantageous situations. Cosmos often switches to Pyra once they reach a high enough percent or if they're put off-stage; his Pyra is known for attempting hard reads with forward smash due to her extreme kill power. He is also known for being proficient in the ditto, forcing both Sparg0 and MkLeo to switch off at Smash World Tour 2021 Finale.

However, due to his aggression Cosmos is also known to "choke", often losing games where he originally took a lead in stocks or percentage. His inconsistent playstyle leads him to have high highs, such as winning Glitch - Infinite and Shine 2022, but also low lows, such as his underperformance at Collision 2022.

Rankings

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Panda Global Rankings

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PGR v4 June 24th - December 3rd, 2017 17th Corrin (SSB4)
PGR v5 December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 7th Corrin (SSB4)
PGR 100 January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018 30th Corrin (SSB4)

OrionRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2016 March 15th - December 18th, 2016 72nd Corrin (SSB4)
OrionRank 2017 December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 29th Corrin (SSB4)
OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018 January 1st - May 1st, 2018 11th Corrin (SSB4)
OrionRank 2018 January 1st - December 2nd, 2018 9th Corrin (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Spring 2019 PGRU February 1st - July 7th, 2019 11th Inkling (SSBU)
Fall 2019 PGRU July 13th - December 15th, 2019 23rd Inkling (SSBU)
PGRUContenders NA 2021 A-tier (Top 13) PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)Corrin (SSBU) Although ranked with Inkling and Corrin, Cosmos saw little to no usage of the characters in tournament.
PGRU v3 NA March 1st - June 13th, 2022 22nd PyraMythra (SSBU)

LumiRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th - December 18th, 2022 24th PyraMythra (SSBU)
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 51st PyraMythra (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)Corrin (SSBU) Although ranked with Corrin, Cosmos did not see significant usage of the character until after the season ended.
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 76th PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)Corrin (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In January 5th - June 30th, 2019 9th Inkling (SSBU)
OrionRank 2019 January 5th - December 15th, 2019 12th Inkling (SSBU)
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020 18th Inkling (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 11th PyraMythra (SSBU)
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 22nd PyraMythra (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 27th PyraMythra (SSBU)

Wi-Fi Warrior Rank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5Online January 11th - June 29th, 2020 5th Inkling (SSBU)Pikachu (SSBU)
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6Online July 5th - December 27th, 2020 36th Corrin (SSBU)

OrionRank North America

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank North America Top 200 January 2019 - March 2020 9th Inkling (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 6th PyraMythra (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 North America December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 13th PyraMythra (SSBU)

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 9th 7th YellowRello
Shockwave 51 October 14th, 2015 3rd
Shockwave 56 November 18th, 2015 5th
Shockwave 61 December 23rd, 2015 3rd
Shockwave 62 December 31st, 2015 5th
Shockwave 68 February 10th, 2016 1st
Shockwave 69 February 17th, 2016 4th
Shockwave 70 February 24th, 2016 1st
Shockwave Piano 72 March 9th, 2016 1st
Low Tier City 4 June 18th-19th, 2016 4th 2nd Trela
Shockwave 93 August 3rd, 2016 1st 5th P2P with Gibus
Key to The PG HouseOnline September 8th-18th, 2016 13th
Shockwave Plano 99 September 14th, 2016 2nd 1st Trela
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 17th 9th Wrath
Gamers Fight Cancer October 22nd-23rd, 2016 2nd 1st Ally
UGC Online OpenOnline November 1st-10th, 2016 1st
Aftershock 2016 November 5th-6th, 2016 3rd 2nd Dabuz
Cyclone November 26th, 2016 1st 1st Gyo
PG Key to GENESIS 4Online January 1st-5th, 2017 1st
PG Key to Frostbite 2017Online February 12th-16th, 2017 1st
No Fun Allowed March 4th, 2017 4th 1st MkLeo
Naifu Wars: World War 1Online May 5th, 2017 2nd
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 65th 9th Locus
Mega Smash Mondays 100 June 12th, 2017 13th
Detonation 2 June 17th, 2017 1st
COST (Central Ohio Smash 4 Tournament) June 19th, 2017 1st
Subs Not Scrubs: HackoruOnline June 21st, 2017 7th
Subs Not Scrubs: TKBreezyOnline June 22nd, 2017 1st
Naifu Wars: World War 2Online June 23rd, 2017 7th
Climax 2 June 24th, 2017 2nd 1st Captain Zack
Subs Not Scrubs: EEOnline June 26th, 2017 5th
OnettBoyz Mega Monthly 4Online June 28th, 2017 1st
Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New July 1st, 2017 7th 2nd Nairo
2GGC: ARMS Saga July 8th-9th, 2017 9th 4th Tweek
Mega Smash Mondays 104 July 10th, 2017 13th
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 33rd
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 25th 5th VoiD
Kingslayer 4 August 5th, 2017 1st 4th Hackoru
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 25th 13th Locus
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 9th 5th Locus
Showdown: Battle Royale 2 September 23rd-24th, 2017 4th 9th Zinoto
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 33rd 5th Locus
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 3rd 9th Locus
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017 17th 9th WaDi
DreamHack Denver 2017 October 20th-22nd, 2017 7th
2GGC: MkLeo Saga November 4th, 2017 49th 9th Manny
2GG Championship Last Chance Qualifier December 1st, 2017 2nd
Mega Smash Mondays 124 December 4th, 2017 2nd
Smash 4 Boot Camp December 7th-10th, 2017 7th 7th Pink Fresh
Holiday Heist 3 December 29th, 2017 2nd
PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 January 12th-14th, 2018 2nd
Frostbite 2018 February 9th-11th, 2018 7th 1st komorikiri
King of the Springs 3 February 24th, 2018 4th 1st Tweek
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas March 24th-25th, 2018 5th
Mason Versus: Mr. E April 14th, 2018 5th
SwitchFest April 21st-22nd, 2018 9th 2nd Samsora
Glitch 4 April 28th, 2018 3rd 1st Tweek
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 17th 4th Nairo
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 9th 2nd VoiD
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 5th 2nd Samsora
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 3rd 7th Nairo
Low Tier City 6 July 27th-29th, 2018 9th 2nd NAKAT
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 9th
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 4th 1st MkLeo
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 9th 5th VoiD
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 1st 2nd Tweek

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
Sky's Ultimate Invitational December 15th, 2018 3rd $1,250
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 17th 1st Tweek
Glitch 6 January 19th-20th, 2019 9th 2nd Tweek
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 7th 9th Tweek $526.25
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 5th 13th Ryuga $619.50
Smash Ultimate Summit March 8th-10th, 2019 7th $1,817.10
Collision 2019 March 16th-17th, 2019 7th 1st Nairo $77.40
Full Bloom 5 March 23rd-24th, 2019 2nd 1st Marss $837.50
Expand Gong 4 April 5th-7th, 2019 1st 2nd Hackoru
Umebura SP 3 April 13th, 2019 7th
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 4th
Saints Gaming Live 2019 May 11th, 2019 2nd 2nd NAKAT $1,313
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 7th 2nd Nairo $573.77
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 13th 5th Dabuz
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 13th 7th Light $79
Crown June 9th, 2019 3rd
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 9th
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 5th
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 65th
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 129th (DQ) 9th Nairo
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14th-15th, 2019 13th 9th VoiD
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 17th
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 17th 5th Nairo $106
Thunder Smash Thursday! #20 October 10th, 2019 7th
Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas October 12th-13th, 2019 3rd $1,200
Mega Smash Mondays 211 October 14th, 2019 1st
Weds Night Fights x Orange County 2019 Off-Season 3.11 October 16th-17th, 2019 1st
2GG: Nightmare on Smashville October 20th, 2019 2nd
Mega Smash Monday #212 October 21st, 2019 1st
GameTyrant Expo 2019 November 1st-2nd, 2019 3rd
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 5th 1st Light
SmashErie: The Snowdown December 1st, 2019 1st
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 17th 7th Nairo
Holiday Heist 5 December 28th, 2019 1st
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 9th 4th Nairo
Glitch 8 - Missingno January 18th-19th, 2020 4th 2nd Maister
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 13th $102.83
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 25th
Soaked Series InvitationalOnline February 29th-March 1st, 2020 5th $600
The Quarantine Series Opening InvitationalOnline March 29th, 2020 13th $100
bunker down (4)Online April 12th, 2020 2nd $100
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9Online April 17th, 2020 17th
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1Online April 18th-19th, 2020 7th
BESTNEXPO: MASH OFFOnline April 24th, 2020 3rd $90
Pound OnlineOnline April 24th-26th, 2020 1st
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10Online May 1st, 2020 65th
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 17th
The BoxOnline May 8th-10th, 2020 17th
Mazer Gaming Gives BackOnline May 15th, 2020 17th
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11Online May 15th, 2020 33rd
Smash the Router 2Online May 16th, 2020 5th $30
Rev It Up: 2020 SeriesOnline May 24th, 2020 2nd $200
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 13th $100
Ultimate Naifu Wars 12Online June 12th, 2020 25th
Domics' Atomic ArenaOnline June 19th-21st, 2020 13th
Playing for PrideOnline June 20th-21st, 2020 5th
The Box: Lunch Box 2Online July 29th, 2020 7th $25
Juice Box #8Online August 5th, 2020 1st $100
TNS: Pandemic Monthly 5.5Online August 11th, 2020 4th
Juice Box #9Online August 12th, 2020 9th
The Box: SmolBoxOnline August 14th, 2020 2nd
Elympics 1Online August 15th, 2020 17th
Juice Box 10Online August 19th, 2020 3rd $15
THE 8.0 GIMVITATIONALOnline August 23rd, 2020 2nd
The Box: Lunch Box 3Online August 26th, 2020 7th $25
The Airlock: Charity Smash TourneyOnline May 15th, 2021 49th
SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online QualifierOnline May 22nd-23rd, 2021 129th
The Box: Lunch Box 11Online May 26th, 2021 13th
Bourbon State Gaming: Stop Your Friendlies June 26th, 2021 1st 2nd colinies
The Comeback July 31st, 2021 2nd
Mega Smash Mondays 240 August 23rd, 2021 1st
Smash Ultimate Summit 3 August 26th-29th, 2021 13th $2,227.83
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 49th
Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code September 24th-26th, 2021 7th $126.30
Low Tide City 2021 October 1st-3rd, 2021 5th
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest October 15th-17th, 2021 9th
CyPhaCon Mini Esports October 30th-31st, 2021 1st 1st Larry Lurr
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 13th
Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational November 28th, 2021 2nd $7,625.5
Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier December 17th, 2021 Top 8
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 2nd $13,000
Glitch - Infinite February 18th-20th, 2022 1st 9th Nhan $4,158
Collision 2022 March 12th-13th, 2022 33rd 7th Nhan
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 17th 4th Maister
Pound 2022 April 22nd-24th, 2022 9th
Casablanca May 15th, 2022 1st
MomoCon 2022 May 26th-29th, 2022 25th
Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th, 2022 9th
The Gimvitational June 16th-19th, 2022 7th
Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd, 2022 4th 4th Nhan
Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th, 2022 13th 13th Riddles
Smash Factor 9 July 29th-31st, 2022 17th
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 17th 33rd Nhan
Rise 'N Grind August 19th-21st, 2022 25th
Shine 2022 August 26th-28th, 2022 1st
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 September 15th-18th, 2022 13th
The Big House 10 October 7th-9th, 2022 17th
L'Odyssée - Chant I October 15th-16th, 2022 2nd
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 17th
Let's Make Moves Miami October 28th-30th, 2022 17th
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 17th 3rd Light
Chain Grab December 11th, 2022 1st 3rd Nhan
Let's Make Big Moves 2023 January 6th-8th, 2023 9th 9th Light
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 9th 17th VoiD
LVL UP EXPO 2023 February 17th-19th, 2023 4th 1st Light
Collision 2023 March 10th-12th, 2023 17th 17th Light
SOS 8 March 18th, 2023 33rd
Almost Pro at PAX East 2023 Arena March 23rd-25th, 2023 3rd $1,000
Midobura SP 2 April 7th, 2023 3rd
KOWLOON 5 April 8th, 2023 5th
tamasuma kyokkan 2 April 15th, 2023 5th
Gen 1.1 April 16th, 2023 33rd
Wave 4 April 22nd, 2023 13th
Maesuma TOP 12 April 30th, 2023 33rd
TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP May 3rd, 2023 13th
DELTA 4 May 4th, 2023 13th
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 17th
MomoCon 2023 May 26th-28th, 2023 9th 7th Light
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 25th / 418 25th / 99 Light
Patchwork July 15th-16th, 2023 13th / 240 5th / 55 Dark Wizzy
Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd, 2023 25th / 877
Smash Factor X July 28th-30th, 2023 49th / 702
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 49th / 2,607
Tera September 1st-3rd, 2023 25th / 1,348
GamingHotel 2023 September 9th-10th, 2023 4th / 140 CHF 256 (~$286.78)
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 65th / 710 3rd / 165 Light
GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse December 2nd-3rd, 2023 9th / 201
Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024 17th / 1,275
Cafeteria Cup January 10th-11th, 2024 13th / 16
KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato January 13th-14th, 2024 65th / 895
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 65th / 1,506 13th / 302 Shuton
Litvitational 2 March 8th, 2024 13th / 16
Cirque Du CFL 3 March 9th-10th, 2024 9th / 225 1st / 49 Shuton ???
Collision 2024 March 15th-17th, 2024 17th / 714
Diamond Dust April 6th-7th, 2024 9th / 284 5th / 48 Neo ???
Rock the Winds 2 April 13th-14th, 2024 7th / 126 ???
LVL UP EXPO 2024 April 26th-28th, 2024 9th / 374 2nd / 63 Light ???
Get On My Level X May 17th-19th, 2024 9th / 688 2nd / 122 Light ???
MomoCon 2024 May 24th-26th, 2024 17th / 564 1st / 102 Light ???
S Factor 11 July 13th-14th, 2024 7th / 816 ???

Trivia

  • Despite being considered the best Corrin player in Smash 4, Cosmos tends to struggle against Corrin players:
  • 2GGC: Nairo Saga was Cosmos's worst placing at any SSB4 tournament in his career, placing 65th at the tournament, losing to both PiXL and Elegant 0-2 in pools.
  • Cosmos is known for playing radically different in the middle of a game, most notably in ones where he leads at first but ultimately loses. This has resulted in people calling him the "Green Goblin" when this happens, mainly due to how dramatically his decision making changes, similar to the character of origin. This term was coined by Nairo,[5] and the meme has gone so far to be mentioned in his article on the PGRU v3.[6]
    • In a similar vein, Cosmos is often referred to as "Chokemos" or "Clutchmos" depending on his performance in a game.
  • Aside from competitive Smash, Cosmos is also a content creator with over 100,000 subs on his YouTube channel. He is best known for his "Reading a [character] player's mind" series.

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