Smasher:Merrick
| Merrick | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Fox |
| Melee main | Sheik |
| Other Melee character | Jigglypuff |
| Brawl main | Snake |
| Smash 4 main | Bayonetta |
| Retired Smash 4 character | Luigi |
| Ultimate main | Bayonetta |
| Retired Ultimate character | Joker |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Starlight Gaming, Reach Gaming, Riptide Gaming |
| Crew(s) | Merrick United |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  West Michigan Power Ranking: 6th  West Michigan Power Ranking: 8th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Location | Michigan 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Upper mid level Upper mid level |
Merrick is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bayonetta player from Michigan. He was formerly ranked 8th on the West Michigan Power Rankings and has notable wins over Onin, BooBear, Suspect, Ryoku, Eden, Adorable Knight, Dux, Chan, Wilf, Elliott, and Saul Goodman. He is considered the best Bayonetta player in Michigan, and notably comained Joker since release before retiring the character around 2020 for solo Bayonetta.
Merrick played Bayonetta upon release in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and has wins over Gomakenpi, Miloni, BooBear, Ryoku, Nebula, Ksev, Nom, Adorable Knight, Nen, and exJORDANary. He was ranked 6th on the final West Michigan Smash 4 Power Rankings. Before Bayonetta he solo mained Luigi before retiring the character for Bayonetta due to his exploitable recovery, especially as DLC released. He was known for a very unorthodox Luigi that often used fireball as a pressure tool on shield to run up and shield break with super jump punch, as well as utilizing fireballs as a way to safely make it back from ledge.
Merrick solo mained Snake throughout Brawls tournament life in the West Michigan scene since its release. Notably Merrick took a game off Ally at "Oh, Did I Win? 2", but losing 1-2 in the ditto. He also went to close sets against Chia at The Big House 10 and being forced to use Meta Knight for the first time in tournament. Since he was thirteen years there was some controversy over Merricks style of play with Snake in his region, with many going out of their way to harass him because he played it very safe and kept a barrage of projectiles constantly out to look for openings. Was not uncommon for him to have had a C4 planted, both hand grenades on the field or in his hand, a claymore, and a remote missile lingering all at once. Due to those reasons many found him very toxic to try to get in on, and opponents were often prone to timeouts.
Merrick comains Sheik and Jigglypuff in Melee. Despite not being his primary game, he still secures decent results at the few he does attend and has had close games against the likes of Asiago and Nyte.
Alongside competing regularly at locals and traveling to majors primarily in the Midwest, he is also prominently known for kickstarting the tournament scene in West Michigan when Brawl, Smash 4, and Smash Ultimate first released. He regularly ran events for Calder Clash, Tempest, Rehearsal, Culmination, and currently is the head tournament organizer and streamer for Starlight Road.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashing Counters | September 25th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road: Melee Edition | January 4th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road: Infinity V1 | March 22nd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road: Infinity V2 | March 29nd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| All Star Battle Royale | October 24th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| All Stars Colosseum #23 | November 7th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collateral Damage #9 | January 12th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Collateral Damage #22 | April 13th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| All Out Attack | December 5th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road: Infinity V2 | March 29nd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tom Nook Experience | January 31st, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Swift Neo City | August 20th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Midnight Clash #1 | August 25th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Midnight Clash #2 | September 5th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Tech Or Treat | October 29th, 2015 | 7th | 4th | J The man |
| Grand Valley Grand Prix 6 | October 31st, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Grand Valley Grand Prix 7 | January 16th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Signs Of Love | January 6th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Adorable Knight |
| Zero Requirem | March 25th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Michigan Arcadian Smash Festival | November 18th, 2017 | 33rd | 5th | K1lllaaG |
| Pizza Time 3 | April 28th, 2018 | 25th | 7th | K1lllaaG |
| The Arcadian 3 | June 16th, 2018 | 17th | 9th | K1lllaaG |
| Curtain Call 2: Encore | September 1st, 2018 | 9th | 13th | Canuk |
| Rebirth X | September 15th, 2018 | 25th | 9th | Gemini |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-8th, 2018 | 65th | 13th | K1lllaaG |
| Collateral Damage #105 Singles - Everyone Is Here! | November 14th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Dux |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 9th-11th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehearsal | December 11th, 2018 | 5th | 4th | Goat |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 9th-11th, 2019 | 385th | 65th | K1lllaaG |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 9th, 2019 | 513th | — | — |
| Culmination | September 14th, 2019 | 9th | 9th | Bhart |
| Little Big House 5 | October 3rd, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th, 2019 | 257th | 65th | MachoMan |
| Arctic Clash | November 28th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Revenge Of The Fifth Seed | January 8th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Bronco Beatdown | March 7th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| The Velvet Room I | August 12th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| The Velvet Room II | September 2nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| LFG Smash Ultimate | October 25th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Grand Revival #5 | July 8th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Grand Revival #17 | October 29th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| End Of Stardom | November 2nd, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Starlight Rumble Night | March 15th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road: Infinity V1 | March 22nd, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Starlight Road: Infinity V2 | March 29nd, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Grand Revival #30 | April 29th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| STAMPEDE | June 4th, 2022 | 33rd | 7th | Goat |
| All Star Colosseum #5 | June 7th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| All Star Colosseum #8 | July 1st, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| All Star Colosseum #11 | July 19th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| All Star Colosseum #13 | August 16th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| Shield Break #1 | August 25th, 2022 | 7th | 5th | CK47 |
| All Star Colosseum #15 | August 30th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shield Break #2 | September 1st, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| All Star Colosseum #16 | September 5th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 197th | — | — |
| All Stars Colosseum #23 | November 7th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Christmas Curd Bash | December 12th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road #10 | April 18th, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| JAFAX 2023 | June 9th-11th, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| Starlight Road #21 | July 4th, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 65th / 507 | — | — |
Trivia
- Merrick is one of the oldest members in the West Michigan smash scene, having competed in Brawl since 2009 and helped organize tournaments for the community ever since then.
- In 2009 Merrick had won a big Brawl local over a Meta Knight player, with the tourney having over one hundred dollars in pot bonus. There was a big incident where at some point during friendlies after the tournament someone managed to steal his earning from his bag of belongings. It was later found very shortly in the bathroom trash bin at the venue.
- Merrick was known within the community for wearing various winter hats at the same time for large scale tournaments and majors. Of these the Deadmau5 one was notoriously worn.
