Smasher:wangera
| ワンゲラー (wangera) | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Jigglypuff |
| Other Smash 64 characters | Kirby, Captain Falcon |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Keisuke Sato |
| Location | Japan 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional |
wangera (ワンゲラー) is an SSB Jigglypuff player from Japan, and is considered the best Jigglypuff player in the world. wangera was formerly ranked 5th on the 2017 64 League Rankings. His playstyle is described as very defensive and patient.-
Tournament History
His first successful tournament was Kansai 2015 where he defeating all three top Kirby players Moyashi, Kysk and Fukurou and finished 3rd being eliminated by Jouske.
At Kanto 2015 he defeated Norwegian smasher Olikus and got defeated by Mexican smasher Mariguas in a close set, finishing 17th.
Together with Japanese champion Wario, he attended GENESIS 3 where he won against Lord Narwhal, Dext3r, KeroKeroppi without dropping a game. Most notably, he double eliminated Isai, 2-1 in Winner's Quarters against his Mario and 3-1 in Loser's Semis where Isai first chose to play Fox and switched to Pikachu when it was 2-1 for Wangera. In the final game and both players being on their last stock Isai missed an edge guard situation and self-destructed. This made Wangera the first player to win a tournament set against Isai's Pikachu. Wangera got double-eliminated by SuPeRbOoMfAn and placed 3rd.
At Kansai 2016 he lost against the Kirby players Fukurou and Keisuke and finished 5th.
His second US tournament was Super Smash Con 2016 where he won 2-0 against NaCl and Stranded before getting upset 2-3 by The Z. In losers he won 3-2 against Dext3r in an extremely close set with a timeout in game 5, where both players had one only stock left and Dext3r a small damage percent lead (55% - 64%) and tried to avoid getting hit. 5 seconds before a timeout Wangera hit him with a Nair to increase his damage percent to 66% and won the game by 2%. He then defeated Kurabba 3-0 and got eliminated 3-1 by Isai who played as Pikachu for the whole set. He later said that his performance was disappointing maybe because he didn't sleep well.
Kanto 2016 became his first major win. In the absence of top players Wario and Jouske he won in Winner's Finals 2-1 and in Grand Final 2-0 against Fukurou.
At Japan Smash Cup 2016 he reached Winner's Finals and then lost 0-2 against Wario and Fukurou to finish 3rd. At Kansai 2017 he got upset by Gyaki and Micchan and placed 5th (and lost to Tacos in pools). At Japan Smash Cup 2017 he won against Kurabba, Moyashi and Kysk but got double eliminated by Maha. At Kanto 2017 he placed 5th losing against Fukurou, who later won that tournament.
He then attended his third US tournament, Super Smash Con 2017, where he beat KD3, Dext3r, SleepyFox (LD) and Fukurou to reach Winners Finals. He then lost 0-3 against Kurabba and the rematch against Fukurou 2-3 and placed 3rd.
At his fourth US tournament, Super Smash Con 2018, he lost in pool to Tacos again but made it into Winner's Semis deafeating Wizzrobe and KeroKeroppi before losing to the Pikachus of SuPeRbOoMfAn and Isai finishing 5th.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros.
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansai 2015 | March 14th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kanto 2015 | September 20th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 3rd | 4th | wario |
| Shulla-bra VI | April 2nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Kansai 2016 | April 30th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 5th | 9th | Kurabba |
| Kanto 2016 | September 24th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Japan Smash Cup 2016 | December 24th-25th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kansai 2017 | March 19th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Japan Smash Cup 2017 | May 6th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kanto 2017 | July 8th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 3rd | 5th | Kurabba |
| Autumn Kanto Tournament | November 3rd, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Kansai 2018 | February 11th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kanto 2018 | May 5th, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | Wario |
| WeeklySmashParty 001 | June 8th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 5th | 5th | Shizuku |
| WeeklySmashParty 011 | October 5th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kanto Fall 2018 | October 7th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kanto 2019 | April 30th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Kanto Fall 2019 | September 22nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Kansai 2020 | February 23rd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kanto 2020 | November 22nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Trivia
- His name comes from a school club called Wandervogel club (German for "bird of passage") that had an activity called a "Wangera".
- He started playing competetive in late 2009 / early 2010, inspired by Japanese Jigglypuff player Den-Chan.
- wangera holds an even record against Isai (2-2) and a positive record against every North America player except SuPeRbOoMfAn (0-3), The Z (0-1), Tacos (0-2) and Mariguas (0-1).
Gameplay Videos
- Wangera vs Dext3r, at SSC 2016
- Wangera vs Isai, Losers Semis at GENESIS 3
- Wangera vs Fukurou, Grand Finals at Kanto 2016
