Smasher:Riddles
Riddles | |
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Character info | |
Melee main | Captain Falcon |
Smash 4 mains | Mega Man, Ryu |
Other Smash 4 character | Cloud |
Ultimate mains | Terry, Kazuya |
Retired Ultimate characters | Richter, Ken |
Team info | |
Sponsor(s) | Team Liquid |
Former sponsor(s) | team ZENMA, Even Matchup Gaming |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | PGRU v3 NA: 6th |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Michael Kim |
Birth date | |
Location | Toronto, Ontario |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Professional Top professional |
Riddles is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry and Kazuya player from Toronto, Ontario, considered the best player from Canada, the best Terry and Kazuya player in the world. Riddles initially played Richter and was considered the best Richter player in the world during the early metagame. His breakout performance was at Super Smash Con 2019, where he most notably eliminated Dabuz en route to a 13th place finish. After dropping Richter and briefly touching Ken and Joker, Riddles picked up Terry and, after solo-maining the character throughout the pandemic, also picked up Kazuya. Riddles is currently ranked 10th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7, 1st on the Southern Ontario Ultimate Power Rankings, 2nd on the Smash Canada Rankings Ultimate, 18th on OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America, 27th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse, and 6th on the PGRU v3 NA.
In Smash 4, Riddles was a Mega Man main with a Ryu secondary. He was an honorable mention on the Southern Ontario Smash 4 Power Rankings and has defeated players such as Jw, Burst, V115, and Pokecheese.
Riddles joined team ZENMA on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. Approximately two weeks later, on August 30th, 2019, Riddles, along with many of the other smashers signed by team ZENMA, announced that he was leaving the organization due to controversies with its CEO, false[1]. In February 2020, Riddles was signed by Even Matchup Gaming[2] and left on April 19th, 2022.[3] On May 25th, 2022, he was signed by Team Liquid.[4]
Playstyle
Riddles is known for his devastating pressure and punish game. He is a huge threat while piloting the fighting game characters, being able to close out stocks in very little time with his impressive advantage state and shield pressure. Riddles is also known for having incredible movement with the fighting game characters, despite their mobility being very poor.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Road to Shine | August 6th-10th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
Well Played August | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 9th | 7th | Infinity |
Hero to ZeRo | November 5th-7th 2016 | 33rd (DQ) | — | — |
UGC Online Open | November 1st-10th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
AMD ExtravaLANza 2017 | November 18th-19th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
The Ontario Smash 4 Arcadian | January 27th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 97th | 25th | Infinity |
NXNE 2018 Game Land | June 8th-10th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
Revenge of the 6ix: Smash 4 Episode V | June 30th, 2018 | 9th | 9th | Jw |
Smashurai Dojo - Finale | July 13th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
Naifu Wars: World War 4 | July 14th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
Revenge of the 6ix: Smash 4/SSBM Episode VI | July 21st-22nd, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
Revenge of the 6ix: Last Chance Qualifier | August 18th-19th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Ultimate Naifu Wars 2 | January 4th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Press Less 2019 | April 6th, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Blacktwins13 |
Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 1 | April 26th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 2 | May 3rd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Saints Gaming Live 2019 | May 11th, 2019 | 9th | 5th | Jw |
Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 13th | 97th | Dkbill |
Ultimate at The Cave | August 8th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Steve From Accounting |
Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 13th | 25th | Steve From Accounting |
Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Rising Stars at EGLX 2019 | October 18th-20th, 2019 | 3rd | 5th | Mew2King |
The Amuka Smash Cup | November 9th-10th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins13 |
2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga | December 6th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 33rd | 33rd | Astro |
HABBY Birthday 2019 | December 28th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins13 |
Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 17th | 25th | Blacktwins13 |
Float | February 8th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
Mazer Gaming Smash | March 22nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 8 | March 27th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational | March 29th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
Hitpoint Online Tournament: Ultimate | April 5th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 | April 17th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 | April 18th-19th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 | May 1st, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 | May 2nd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
The Box | May 8th-10th, 2020 | 129th | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 | May 15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
King of WiFi Random Characters | May 30th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 | June 12th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
Captain's Quarters 2 | June 19th-20th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
Domics' Atomic Arena | June 19th-21st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Get On My Line 2020 | July 25th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
Epic_Tournament | August 7th-8th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
The Cosmic Kerfuffle | August 8th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Juice Box 9 | August 12th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
GOML North American Open: East Canada | August 29th-30th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Maister's RNG Invitational | September 25th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
Mashfest 2 | September 26th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
PRYDE + HONOR 1 | October 16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
The Box: L4st's Box | October 28th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
GOML North American Open: Finale | November 7th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
Ultimate 32 | November 14th-15th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
Gaming For Tots | December 12th, 2020 | 17th (DQ) | — | — |
HABBY Birthday 2020 | December 19th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
The Host Up Invitational | Januray 30th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
The Airlock | February 13th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
The Box: Juicebox+ | April 21st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Collision Online 2021 | April 24th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
The Box: Lunchbox+ | April 28th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier | May 22nd-23rd, 2021 | 6th | — | — |
heavens double vacc home | July 5th, 2021 | 3rd | 5th | Bacon |
Get In My Basement Weekly Invitational #4 | July 23rd, 2021 | 1st | 1st | Pokecheese |
blanc's booty blast 1 | July 26th, 2021 | 1st | 3rd | Blacktwins |
The Comeback | July 31st, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
97.7 Heaven FM Smashfest | August 9th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
97.7 Heaven FM Riddles Edition | August 16th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Get In My Basement Weekly Invitational #8 | August 20th, 2021 | 1st | 1st | Pokecheese |
Smash Ultimate Summit 3 | August 26th-29th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
Homecoming: See Me Offline | September 18th, 2021 | 1st | 5th | Blacktwins13 |
Pinnacle 2021 | October 8th-10th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals | November 6th-7th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 25th | 17th | Tea |
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
The Box: Lunch Box 18 | January 26th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 49th | — | — |
The Box: Lunch Box 19 | February 23rd, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
Gourmet Bash | March 20th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
HABBY Belated | April 2nd, 2022 | 1st | 1st | Orange |
Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament | April 14th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 13th | 9th | Stroder Ame |
Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 7th | 33rd | Grape |
Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
The Gimvitational | June 16th-19th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
Get On My Level 2022 | July 1st-3rd, 2022 | 3rd | 7th | Tilde |
Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 25th | 13th | Cosmos |
Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 7th | 49th | Blacktwins13 |
Ultimate WANTED 4 | August 25th-28th, 2022 | 4th | 4th | BassMage |
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | September 15th-18th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | September 15th-18th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
Gameplay videos
- VOD Playlist
- Kongo Saga - Riddles (Terry Bogard) Vs Kome (Shulk) Winners Pools - Smash Ultimate
- The Spire #6 - Winners Semis - Chad (K. Rool) Vs. Riddles (Terry)
- 2GG Kongo Kickoff - Riddles (Terry Bogard) Vs Solary | Glutonny (Wario) Losers Semi - Smash Ultimate