Smasher:Ryoku
- Ryoku redirects here. For the Japanese smasher, see Ryoku.
| Ryoku | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Bayonetta |
| Ultimate main | Samus |
| Other Ultimate characters | Dark Samus, Bowser, Link |
| Retired Ultimate character | Wolf |
| Personal and other info | |
| Location | Michigan 
|
| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Upper mid level  High level |
Ryoku is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Samus player from Michigan. He was formerly ranked 9th on the Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings and has wins over Biddy, Adveux, Komota, PC3X, Beast, and Brandon Gordon.
Ryoku played Bayonetta in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and has wins over Gomakenpi, Miloni, Llany, and Nebula.
On December 22nd, 2019, he was permanently banned for scamming the community, provocative behavior making other women in the community uncomfortable, and refusal to apologize towards the Michigan Smash scene for his past actions. But as of May 7th, 2022, the Michigan Smash community unbanned him.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIUS: Zero Requiem | March 25th, 2017 | 17th | 5th | BooBear |
| Get On My Level 2017 | July 28th-30th, 2017 | — | 13th | Aden |
| MIUS: Curtain Call | August 19th, 2017 | 9th | 7th | smasher1001 |
| Crown Fight | September 2nd, 2017 | 17th | 9th | BooBear |
| Showdown: Battle Royale 2 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 33rd | 13th | BooBear |
| Chronicles of Olympus | October 14th, 2017 | 4th | 2nd | BooBear |
| Spook City | October 21st, 2017 | 25th | 5th | BooBear |
| Ursa Minor 2 | February 8th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 129th | 25th | BooBear |
| Chronicles of Olympus II | February 24th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Settle the Score Vol. 2 | March 17th, 2018 | 13th | 4th | BooBear |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Heist 4: Ultimate Edition | December 29th, 2018 | 49th | 13th | BooBear |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 161st | 49th | White Girl 6 9 |
| Guardian I | June 15th, 2019 | 33rd | 4th | BooBear |
| Summer Games 2 | August 24th, 2019 | 17th | 3rd | BooBear |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| Holiday Heist 5 | December 28th, 2019 | 13th | 3rd | BooBear |
| Ursa Minor 4 | February 20th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 129th | 65th | BooBear |
| Rivals Reunion 7 | July 6th, 2022 | 1st | 2nd | K1lllaaG |
| STAMPEDE II | July 23rd, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Black Diamond | August 6th, 2022 | 7th / 89 | — | — |
| 26 Rising's Show Stopper Invitational | May 13th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| 26 Rising's Show Stopper Arcadian | May 13th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
Bans
Throughout his time in the Smash scene at Michigan since 2014, he was noticed for his provocative, rude, and unusual behavior from players he interacted with, often acting disruptively to provoke others. He has scammed multiple tournament organizers by avoiding to pay fees to enter tournaments, leaving other smash players to pay for his meal after locals from leaving a restaurant abruptly, cheating a Kalamazoo player out of earnings from lying about the current set count of a game, and would come up with excuses whenever confronted and lie. Lastly, he initiated slurs towards Merrick publicly on Twitter and threatened him to keep his mouth shut, which prompted organizers to give him a month ban from tournaments. [1] [2] After multiple instances of scamming, cheating, and provocative behavior toward several women in the community that caused many to speak out against him, he would be banned again on March 3rd, 2018 until the beginning of 2019 around when Smash Ultimate released. In spite of this sentence he would be caught trying to register for tournaments secretly before getting his ban extended for ban evasion. Upon finishing his sentence on January 2019, he would repeat his behavior and would end up making disruptive noises at a tournament towards Eden during a set, eventually causing him to withdraw and disqualify mid tournament. [3] While ordinarily that action alone would not warrant anything beyond a warning, his continued toxic behavior combined with his refusal to formally apologize towards his victims and the community at large would lead him to being permanently banned from attending all Michigan Smash tournaments. This ban would be lifted once more in May 7th, 2022, where he still continues to compete to this day. A full documentation on his history of bans can be found here.
