GimR | |
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Character info | |
Melee mains | Falco, Marth, Mr. Game & Watch |
Other Melee character | Captain Falcon |
Brawl mains | Mr. Game & Watch, Falco |
Other Brawl character | Ice Climbers |
Smash 4 main | Mr. Game & Watch |
Other Smash 4 characters | Falco, Ryu, Jigglypuff |
Ultimate main | Mr. Game & Watch |
Project M mains | Marth, Falco, Mr. Game & Watch |
Other Project M characters | Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, Kirby |
Team info | |
Sponsor(s) | VGBootCamp |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Calvin Lofton |
Birth date | |
Location | Laurel, Maryland |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Semi-professional Professional Professional Professional |
GimR is an SSB4 Mr. Game & Watch player from Laurel, Maryland, and is considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in the United States. GimR was formerly ranked 15th on the MD/VA/DE Smash 4 Power Rankings.
In PM, GimR was also a Mr. Game & Watch player, and was considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in region. GimR was formerly ranked 8th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings.
GimR is president of VGBootCamp, the largest streaming company across all Smash titles, which he founded with his brother, Aposl in early 2009.[1] On September 2nd, 2014, GimR purchased Xanadu Games, where VGBootCamp hosts the Smash @ Xanadu tournament series.[2] It has since been dubbed: the "VGBC headquarters".
Tag origin
GimR's tag is an acronym for "God is my Rock".
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Revival of Melee 5 | November 17th-18th, 2012 | 80th | — | — |
Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 129th | — | — |
Bar Wars | October 26th, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
McSmashter 3 | January 11th-12th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
Xanadu Arcadian | May 16th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 513th | — | — |
Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
S@X 246 | April 18th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Clash of the Titans IV | February 7th-8th, 2009 | 49th | — | — |
Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 49th | 49th | HAT |
MLG Columbus 2010 | June 4th-6th, 2010 | 65th | 17th | Logic |
Omni Presents: Xanadu Games | July 17th, 2010 | 17th | 9th | Stingers |
KTAR 3 | September 25th, 2010 | 9th | — | — |
Baltimore Brawl | November 27th, 2010 | 7th | 5th | Candy |
Adventures of the Prima Vista | December 11th, 2010 | 13th | 4th | Coney |
KTAR 4 | January 5th, 2011 | 17th | 9th | Coney |
Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 33rd | — | — |
KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 33rd | — | — |
GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 25th | 13th | Mekos |
KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 33rd | 13th | NEO |
School is in Session 6 | September 3rd-4th, 2011 | 13th | 3rd | Shugo |
Project M
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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The Big House 2 | October 6th-7th, 2012 | 17th | — | — |
Xanadu: Emerald Edition | May 4th, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
McSmashter 3 | January 11th-12th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Project M Showdown 3.02 | May 17th, 2014 | — | 9th | Chibo |
Project M Showdown 7 | April 21st, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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S@X 65 | October 7th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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S@X 72 | November 25th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
S@X 73 | December 2nd, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
S@X 76 | December 23rd, 2014 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 78 | January 6th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 79 | January 13th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
S@X 80 | January 20th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 83 | February 10th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 85 | February 24th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 88 | March 10th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X March 2015 Monthly | March 14th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 90 | March 24th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
S@X 91 | March 31st, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 92 | April 7th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X April 2015 Monthly | April 11th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 93 | April 14th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
S@X 94 | April 21st, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 96 | May 5th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 97 | May 12th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 98 | May 19th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 99 | May 26th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 100 | June 2nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 101 | June 9th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 102 | June 16th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | — | 1st | Wizzrobe |
S@X 105 | July 7th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 106 | July 14th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
S@X 107 | July 21st, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 108 | July 28th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 109 | August 4th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 110 | August 11th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 111 | August 18th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 112 | August 25th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
PAX Prime 2015 | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
S@X September 2015 Monthly | September 12th, 2015 | 9th | 1st | Pink Fresh |
Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-26th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 193rd | — | — |
S@X 124 | November 17th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 125 | November 24th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 129 | December 22nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 130 | December 29th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 131 | January 5th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
S@X 132 | January 12th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 129th | 97th | Logic |
S@X 133 | January 19th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 135 | February 2nd, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
S@X 136 | February 9th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
S@X 139 | March 1st, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 140 | March 8th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 143 | March 29th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 148 | May 3rd, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
LVL UP EXPO 2016 | May 14th-15th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 97th | ||
Glitch 2 | September 24th-25th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
S@X 174 | November 1st, 2016 | 49th | — | — |
S@X 187 | January 31st, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 129th | 65th | DSS |
Dubai x VG Bootcamp | March 31st-April 1st, 2017 | 13th | 7th | Sultoon |
Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
Smash the Record 2017 | September 14th-17th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 246 | April 17th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
Glitch 4 | April 28th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
Defend The Capitol 1 | May 26th, 2018 | 19th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Launch | December 8th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 280 | December 11th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 281 | December 18th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 284 | January 8th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
Glitch 6 | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
S@X 286 | January 22nd, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 257th | — | — |
S@X 288 | February 5th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 290 | February 19th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Leffen's Polar Plunge | February 17th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
S@X 292 | March 5th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Trivia
- GimR was commonly mistaken to operate GRsmash's YouTube channel, though this was declared false by GRSmash.[3]
- GimR is victim of a meme, where he is blamed for killing Project M.
- GimR is known for making the line "The GimZ always WinZ", due to his upsets among certain players, such as Silent Wolf at Smash the Record 2015.
- GimR is an acronym for God is my Rock