Smasher:Tweek

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Tweek
Tweek.png
Character info
Melee main Captain Falcon
Retired Melee character Luigi
Brawl main Yoshi
Smash 4 mains Bayonetta, Cloud
Other Smash 4 characters Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
Retired Smash 4 characters Bowser Jr., Wario
Ultimate main Diddy Kong
Other Ultimate characters Sephiroth, Wario
Retired Ultimate characters Pokémon Trainer, Wolf, Joker, Roy
Project M main Diddy Kong
Team info
Sponsor(s) Luminosity Gaming
Former sponsor(s) Team SoloMid, Phoenix1
Crew(s) DMG Alliance
Former crews #THE
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 7th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 5th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$40,229.16
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ~$84,126.64
Personal and other info
Real name Gavin Dempsey
Birth date (age 26)
Location Burlington, New Jersey United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee High level (retired)
Super Smash Bros. 4 Top level (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Top level
Project M High level (retired)

Tweek is an SSBU Diddy Kong player from Burlington, New Jersey, considered the best Diddy Kong player in the world, one of the two best Sephiroth players in the world along with KEN, as well as one of the best overall players in the world. He has previously mained several characters, including Chrom, Wolf, Wario, and Pokémon Trainer, and has also shown proficiency with a variety of other characters, including Sephiroth, Joker, Roy, and Young Link. Tweek was considered the best Wolf, Wario, and Pokémon Trainer player in the world when he mained the characters. He is currently ranked 4th on the OrionRank 2022 North America, and 5th on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023; he was also formerly ranked 0th on the Ohio Smash Ultimate Power Rankings and 1st on the New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings and is an Honorable Mention on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7 due to inactivity.

In SSB4, he was considered to be the best Bayonetta player in the world at the end of Smash 4's lifespan, and one of the two best of all time, along with Salem; the best Donkey Kong player in the world; and one of the best Cloud players in the world, alongside MkLeo. Originally a Bowser Jr. player, he was considered the best Bowser Jr. player in the world prior to dropping the character, and was a pioneer of Bowser Jr.'s metagame. Since then, no other Bowser Jr. player has matched his accomplishments, and many players still consider Tweek the strongest Bowser Jr. player to date. Tweek was formerly ranked 1st on the Ohio Smash 4 Power Rankings, 7th on the Panda Global Rankings 100, and 4th on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings.

In Melee, he was a Luigi main. He saw moderate success in region, placing top 8 at multiple KTAR events and securing wins over players such as C!Z, Watch, NJzFinest, and Copycat. He was formerly ranked 12th on the New Jersey Melee Power Rankings.

Tweek was sponsored by Phoenix1 as their first Smash player from February 10, 2017 to May 17, 2018.[1] He was signed by Team SoloMid from January 24th, 2019 to February 28th, 2023.[2][3] Tweek was signed by Luminosity Gaming along with MkLeo on March 23rd, 2023.[4]

Playstyle

Tweek has a very methodical, punish-heavy style of playing with all his characters. This style has very clear strengths, like being able to kill very early when Tweek reads a panic option; however, it is also susceptible to strong defense in the neutral. Because Tweek often uses his character's high-risk-high-reward combo starters in neutral, he can frustrate himself when he does not get an early advantage. His switch to Bayonetta in Smash 4 saw an increase in consistency to his results as Bayonetta's Witch Twist is a strong, safe combo starter. His Cloud was infamous for refusing to use Limit on the first stock to preserve the movement and recovery buff and also potentially land an early kill on his opponent's second stock.

Throughout much of Ultimate's history, Tweek has shown great skill in a diverse range of the game's cast, able to take games off of top players with over seven different characters. This ability was so extreme that it enabled him to reach Grand Finals of EVO after maining only maining Pokemon Trainer for a couple of months. However, this same talent also led to a problem Tweek has now been known for, an inability to stay with a set character. Until finding his footing with Diddy Kong, Tweek had been known to sporadically counterpick his opponents with varying results, where at times it can be argued that if he consistently stuck with a single character he could have found better success.

With Diddy Kong, Tweek maintains an extremely execution-heavy playstyle, which relies on an overall patient gameplan, waiting for his opponent to make mistakes before unleashing an explosive punish game that is unique amongst Diddy Kong players. He is known for his incredible creativity with Banana Peel in all aspects of the game, whether it be ledge-trapping, edge-guarding, combos, or disadvantage, Tweek has taken the core aspect of Diddy's gameplan to a higher level.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 193rd
Jersey Japes South 2 September 6th, 2014 4th 2nd NJzFinest
Jersey Japes South 3 September 13th, 2014 3rd
Jersey Japes South 4 September 20th, 2014 4th 1st Eggm
Jersey Japes South 5 September 27th, 2014 3rd 2nd Himes
Jersey Japes South 6 October 11th, 2014 3rd 5th mecall
Jersey Japes South 7 October 18th, 2014 5th 3rd Magus
Jersey Japes South 8 October 25th, 2014 2nd 1st YTG
Jersey Japes South 9 November 8th, 2014 3rd 3rd Nipples
Jersey Japes South 10 November 15th, 2014 3rd
Jersey Japes South 11 November 29th, 2014 2nd
Tri-Smash #1 December 14th, 2014 1st
Jersey Japes South 14 January 24th, 2015 4th 4th mecall
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 273rd
Jersey Japes South 15 February 14th, 2015 2nd
Tri-Smash #3 March 8th, 2015 2nd
Jersey Japes South 19 April 4th, 2015 2nd
Jersey Japes South 21 May 23rd, 2015 3rd 3rd Mars
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 186th
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 5th
KTAR XIV November 7th, 2015 5th 2nd ANTi
KTAR XV December 5th, 2015 5th
KTAR XVI January 9th, 2016 49th
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 5th ADHD
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 September 15th-18th, 2022 2nd

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 193rd
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 49th 33rd Zan
Smashville 1.0 June 28th, 2014 3rd
OC Smash #4 November 30th, 2014 2nd
OC Smash #5 December 7th, 2014 1st
Tri-Smash #1 December 14th, 2014 3rd
Tri-Smash #3 March 8th, 2015 2nd
Do or DI March 12th, 2016 17th

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Jersey Japes South 3 September 13th, 2014 1st

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
OC Smash #4 November 30th, 2014 1st
OC Smash #5 December 7th, 2014 2nd
Tri-Smash #1 December 14th, 2014 1st
Roll Em Up December 21st, 2014 7th 7th Inui
XSmash 2 December 27th, 2014 5th
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 49th
Winter Brawl 9 February 20th-22nd, 2015 4th
Tri-Smash #3 March 8th, 2015 2nd
KTAR XII March 21st, 2015 7th 5th Relic
Spring Fighter 2015 April 11th, 2015 5th
Smash Forward 03 April 18th, 2015 3rd
Collision XII June 6th, 2015 3rd
Just Smashing XIV June 20th, 2015 1st
S@X 103 June 23rd, 2015 1st
KTAR XIII July 11th, 2015 9th 9th Relic
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 25th 17th Wafty
Shiver Me Smashers #8 August 12th, 2015 2nd
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 3rd 5th Atomsk
KTAR XIV November 7th, 2015 5th
Wii Bear B-Airs #5 November 13th, 2015 1st
KTAR XV December 5th, 2015 3rd
Smash 4-Ever #31 December 23rd, 2015 1st
KTAR XVI January 9th, 2016 17th 1st Nairo
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 33rd 13th Ryuga
KTAR XVII February 13th, 2016 3rd 1st Nairo
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 3rd 3rd Nairo
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 7th
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 5th 17th False
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 3rd 3rd Angel Cortes
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 7th
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 17th 4th Mr.R
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 33rd
Wii Bear B-Airs #42 July 29th, 2016 2nd 1st Blue
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 13th 9th Hackoru
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 9th 5th Ryuga
Collision XIV September 3rd, 2016 2nd 3rd James
Glitch 2 September 24th-25th, 2016 3rd 1st False
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 13th 9th False
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 2nd 1st 6WX
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 5th 3rd False
The Break Weekly #388 November 22nd, 2016 2nd
2GGT: ZeRo Saga December 16th-18th, 2016 13th 5th False
2GGC: GENESIS Saga January 14th, 2017 4th 3rd ZeRo
Mega Smash Mondays 81 January 16th, 2017 1st
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 9th 9th False
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga February 11th, 2017 2nd
Mega Smash Mondays 85 February 13th, 2017 5th
Frostbite 2017 February 25th-26th, 2017 33rd 9th CaptainZack
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 25th 13th False
Mega Smash Mondays 91 March 27th, 2017 7th
KTAR XX April 1st-2nd, 2017 2nd 2nd Nairo
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 25th 3rd CaptainZack
The NEOHlympics 2 April 29th, 2017 1st 1st False
Insurrection XVII May 9th, 2017 1st
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 3rd 5th False
2GGC: Greninja Saga May 20th, 2017 5th 5th Ally
Insurrection XIX May 23rd, 2017 1st 2nd littleteafox
Detonation May 26th, 2017 1st
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 4th 2nd ZeRo
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 13th 4th Samsora
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 33rd
Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New July 1st, 2017 3rd 1st Ryuga
2GGC: ARMS Saga July 8th-9th, 2017 7th 4th Cosmos
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 4th
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 3rd 4th CaptainZack
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 1st 1st CaptainZack
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 13th 5th Samsora
2GGC: SCR Saga August 19th-20th, 2017 9th 5th Samsora
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 2nd 2nd Mistake
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 September 1st-4th, 2017 11th
2GGC: West Side Saga September 9th, 2017 2nd 5th Luhtie
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 17th 3rd Samsora
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 17th 5th ANTi
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017 4th 5th False
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort October 21st, 2017 1st 1st Luhtie
2GGC: MkLeo Saga November 4th, 2017 1st 3rd CaptainZack
Midwest Mayhem 10 November 25th, 2017 3rd 1st Salem
2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 16th
Smash 4 Boot Camp December 7-10th, 2017 9th 1st MkLeo
Frostbite 2018 February 9th-11th, 2018 2nd 3rd CaptainZack
King of the Springs 3 February 24th, 2018 1st 1st Cosmos
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 1st 7th False
Rise 2018 March 17th-18th, 2018 1st 7th Luhtie
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas March 24th-25th, 2018 5th
SwitchFest April 21st-22nd, 2018 9th 3rd Nairo
Glitch 4 April 28th, 2018 1st 1st Cosmos
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 7th 9th Nairo
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 1st 3rd NAKAT
Saints Gaming Live 2018 June 9th-10th, 2018 2nd 5th Keitaro
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-25th, 2018 1st 65th luzecyn
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 2nd 5th CaptainZack
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 3rd
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 3rd 2nd Mistake
Rebirth X September 15th, 2018 1st 1st NAKAT
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 3rd 2nd Cosmos
DreamHack Atlanta 2018 November 16th-18th, 2018 1st 4th Karna

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
LOFT Smash Weekly 1 December 12th, 2018 1st
Sky's Ultimate Invitational December 15th, 2018 1st
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 4th
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 1st 1st Cosmos
Smashing Grounds Weekly 1/3/19 January 3rd, 2019 1st
Smashing Grounds Weekly 1/8/19 January 8th, 2019 1st
Climax 3 January 12th, 2019 1st 1st Cosmos
Glitch 6 January 20th, 2019 1st 2nd Cosmos
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 9th 9th Cosmos
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 1st 1st Marss
Ultimate Nimbus March 3rd, 2019 7th
Collision 2019 March 16th-17th, 2019 5th 5th Mr.R
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 7th 4th Samsora
Tokyo Nights #14 April 21st, 2019 1st
Saints Gaming Live 2019 May 11th, 2019 1st 1st Marss
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 1st 5th Marss
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 2nd 4th CaptainZack
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 33rd 13th Marss
AON Smash Ultimate #026 June 7th, 2019 1st 1st Ralphie
The Break Weekly #519 July 3rd, 2019 1st
Platinum Star Smash S3:E1 July 6th, 2019 1st 1st Rivers
Spectrum #100 July 8th, 2019 1st
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 1st
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 2nd
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 3rd 5th Samsora
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 7th
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14-15th, 2019 5th 1st Nairo
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 5th 17th MattyG
Smash Ultimate Summit 2 October 24th-27th, 2019 13th
Return to Yoshi's Island November 2nd, 2019 1st 1st Ralphie
Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 November 9th, 2019 2nd 1st Nairo
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 13th
2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga December 6th, 2019 3rd
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 2nd
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 25th
Fusion: Weekly 6 January 13th, 2020 5th
Glitch 8 - Missingno January 18th-19th, 2020 1st
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 9th 5th Samsora
PlatinumStarGames - Weekly Wednesdays #48 January 29th, 2020 2nd
PlatinumStarGames - Weekly Wednesdays #49 February 5th, 2020 2nd
Platinum Star Smash S5:E1 NJ Monthly February 8th, 2020 1st Ralphie
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 3rd 7th Samsora
Mind Over Meta February 29th, 2020 1st
Platinum Star Smash S5:E2 NJ Monthly March 7th, 2020 1st 1st Ralphie
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1Online April 18th-19th, 2020 3rd
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 4th
The BoxOnline May 8th-10th, 2020 2nd
Collision OnlineOnline May 23rd, 2020 1st
Rev It Up: 2020 SeriesOnline May 24th, 2020 25th
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 3rd
Get On My Line 2020Online July 25th-26th, 2020 1st
The Cosmic KerfuffleOnline August 8th, 2020 9th
TNS: Pandemic Monthly 5.5Online August 11th, 2020 1st
Juice Box 9Online August 12th, 2020 1st $100
Uncivil War: 1st EditionOnline August 14th, 2020 1st
The Collective 2Online August 16th, 2020 2nd
Juice Box 10Online August 19th, 2020 2nd $35
THE 8.0 GIMVITATIONALOnline August 23rd, 2020 1st
SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online QualifierOnline May 22nd-23rd, 2021 1st
Momentous June 12th, 2021 1st
PlatinumStarGames - Platinum Star Weekly Resurgence #8 July 28th, 2021 1st
The Comeback July 31st, 2021 1st
Platinum Star Weekly - Season 11: Week 5 August 11th, 2021 1st
Platinum Star Weekly - Season 11: Week 6 August 18th, 2021 1st
Smash Ultimate Summit 3 August 26th-29th, 2021 1st
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 2nd
Low Tide City 2021 October 1st-3rd, 2021 9th
Port Priority 6 October 30th-31st, 2021 3rd
SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals November 6th-7th, 2021 4th
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 5th
Fusion #100 November 13th, 2021 7th
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 17th
The Box: Lunch Box 18Online January 26th, 2022 25th
Smash Ultimate Summit 4 March 3rd-6th, 2022 5th
Collision 2022 March 12th-13th, 2022 2nd
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 33rd
Platinum Star Smash S14:E1 April 30th, 2022 4th
MomoCon 2022 May 26th-29th, 2022 4th
The Gimvitational June 16th-19th, 2022 9th
CEO 2022 June 24th-26th, 2022 5th
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 17th
Shine 2022 August 26th-28th, 2022 4th
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 September 15th-18th, 2022 7th
The Big House 10 October 7th-9th, 2022 4th
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 13th
Let's Make Moves Miami October 28th-30th, 2022 7th
Port Priority 7 November 12th-13th, 2022 1st
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 2nd
Scuffed World Tour December 18th, 2022 2nd
Let's Make Big Moves 2023 January 6th-8th, 2023 1st
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 7th
LVL UP EXPO 2023 February 17th-19th, 2023 2nd 2nd Marss
Collision 2023 March 10th-12th, 2023 7th
Smash Ultimate Summit 6 March 23rd-26th, 2023 2nd
Kawaii Kon 2023 March 31st-April 2nd, 2023 1st 7th bee
Battle of BC 5 May 19th-21st, 2023 9th
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 5th / 418 9th / 99 loaf
Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd, 2023 7th / 877
Smash Factor X July 28th-30th, 2023 9th / 702
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 9th / 2,607
Battle Over The Bridge 100 August 17th, 2023 1st / 50

Trivia

  • Tweek, along with MkLeo and Zackray, is notable for frequently switching mains, which has brought light teasing from the community.
  • Tweek has a winning streak at even numbered Glitch events, winning Glitch 4, Glitch 6, and Glitch 8.
  • Tweek flips his hair with his hands during sets, which he has stated is a nervous tic.
  • Tweek is a very big fan of the Donkey Kong Country series, even naming his cat "Tiny Kong" after a character from Donkey Kong 64.
  • Tweek has won the largest cash prize in Smash history, winning $47,739.30 at Smash Ultimate Summit 3.
  • Tweek is known for talking about his hatred towards Sheik and Sonic on stream.
  • Tweek has his own podcast sessions on his YouTube channel called "Tweek Talks" where he discusses Ultimate's metagame with Pink Fresh, Charles Thoren and HazMatt. [1]
  • Tweek is the only player to win a major tournament every year that Ultimate has been in release.
  • It was revealed in 2023 that Tweek has been suffering from Tendonitis, which has been hindering his play.

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