| Samsora | |
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Samsora at Showdown: Battle Royale 3.[1]
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Peach |
| Brawl main | Peach |
| Smash 4 main | Peach |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Rosalina & Luma, Zero Suit Samus |
| Ultimate main | Peach |
| Other Ultimate characters | Daisy, Bayonetta, Zelda |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | eUnited |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 22nd  Fall 2019 PGRU: 2nd |
| Winnings | ~$12,995.18 ~$44,377.14 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Ezra Samsora Morris |
| Birth date | |
| Location | New York City 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Professional Template:Banned Top professional Template:Banned Top professional Template:Banned |
Samsora is a former Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Peach main from Slidell, Louisiana, who is currently living in New York City. He was formerly considered to be the best Peach main in the world and the second best player in the world after MkLeo, being ranked 2nd on the Fall 2019 PGRU. He was also formerly ranked 49th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Samsora was also a Peach player with strong Rosalina & Luma and Zero Suit Samus secondaries. He was also considered the best Peach player in the world, being ranked 1st on the Louisiana Smash 4 Power Rankings and 22nd on the Panda Global Rankings 100. He had taken sets off of top players such as ZeRo, Tweek, Dabuz, Nairo, Salem, VoiD, Ally, and MkLeo.
Samsora joined eUnited on January 3rd, 2019 but would leave on January 1st, 2021.[2]
Playstyle
Samsora is known for his defensive bait and punish playstyle, as well as his quick movement with his main Peach.
In Smash 4
For Peach, Samsora overshoots defensive options to bait his opponent into hitting Peach, allowing Samsora to access his aggressive punish game. Samsora mixups his movement, allowing him to consistently escape the corner. Samsora utilises jump cancel fast fall to create mind games. Samsora rarely uses Peach's counter, Toad; but he utilises Toad for edgeguarding and anti-edgeguarding.
In Ultimate
Samsora's playstyle remains the same in Ultimate. Samsora continues to use Peach and utilise her heavy combo game and potent edgeguarding.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Chariot | June 14th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| BAG3 | November 29th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | CaptainZack |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/19 | July 19th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| TGC 7 | April 9th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | CaptainZack |
| TGC 8 | June 4th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | CaptainZack |
| Smash Fight Club 47 | June 5th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 49th | 25th | CaptainZack |
| Clutch City Clash | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 2nd | 4th | Abadango |
| Key to The PG House | September 8th-18th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 65th | 2nd | SlayerZ |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 25th | 13th | Saj |
| Aftershock 2016 | November 5th-6th, 2016 | 4th | 1st | CaptainZack |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 5th | 7th | Ryuga |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 17th | 13th | Xzax |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 17th | 17th | BrawlerG31 |
| Smash Conference LXIX | January 7th, 2017 | 2nd | 7th | Saj |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 49th | 13th | Dabuz |
| King of the Springs 2 | February 4th, 2017 | 1st | 4th | MJG |
| 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | February 11th, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | SlayerZ |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 17th | 13th | Dabuz |
| South Louisiana Major 2017 | April 1st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour | April 8th, 2017 | 7th | 2nd | Locus |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 5th | 5th | Dabuz |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 25th | 4th | CaptainZack |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga | May 20th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 9th | 4th | Tweek |
| Mega Smash Mondays 100 | June 12th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| UNLOCKED | July 1st, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | MuteAce |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 9th | 9th | ANTi |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 49th | 5th | Tweek |
| 2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 17th | 5th | Tweek |
| Friday Night Smash Delight #58: A Mini Showdown | September 22nd-23rd, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale 2 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 7th | 2nd | CaptainZack |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 7th | 3rd | Tweek |
| Too Hot to Handle | October 28th-29th, 2017 | 9th | 7th | MuteAce |
| 2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 11th | — | — |
| Super Smash Fight Club | December 30th, 2017 | 1st | 5th | Lima |
| League of Shadows Season 10 Weekly 2 | January 11th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Alxxne |
| PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 | January 12th-14th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 9th | 2nd | Mistake |
| Smash Valley: Lucky 7 | February 17th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| King of the Springs 3 | February 24th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | Dabuz |
| South Mississippi Smash : Krewe Revival at The Kraken | March 3rd, 2018 | 1st | 4th | Fat_Aime |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 7th | 1st | Mistake |
| Overclocked II | March 17th, 2018 | 4th | 13th | HazMatt |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| SLAM 2018 | April 14th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Zie |
| SwitchFest | April 21st-22nd, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | Cosmos |
| Denti's Bizarre Adventure 8 | May 12th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Lima |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 9th | 3rd | ANTi |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | CaptainZack |
| DreamHack Austin 2018 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 5th | 1st | Larry Lurr |
| Saints Gaming Live 2018 | June 9th-10th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | ANTi |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 9th | 2nd | Cosmos |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 17th | 2nd | Mistake |
| Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3 | July 13th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale 3 | July 14th-15th, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Mistake |
| Low Tier City 6 | July 27th-29th, 2018 | 7th | 1st | Elegant |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Mistake |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2018 | November 16th-18th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | CaptainZack |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | Dabuz |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 3rd | 5th | SlayerZ |
| Leffen's Polar Plunge | February 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 13th | 13th | MuteAce |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | March 8th-10th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Kawaii Kon 2019 | April 5th-7th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | VoiD |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 9th | 4th | Tweek |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Nairo |
| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | MuteAce |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 5th | 97th (DQ) | ANTi |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Ally |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | CaptainZack |
| Smash at The Paramount | June 15th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 5 |
June 21st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | MuteAce |
| Defend the North 2019 | July 19th-21st, 2019 | 1st | 9th | Ice |
| EVO 2019 | August 2-4, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | Tweek |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 1st | 3rd | Nairo |
| Glitch 7 - Minus World | September 14-15th, 2019 | 5th | 4th | MuteAce |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 13th | 2nd | Nairo |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 5th | 9th | Dark Wizzy |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2019 | November 15th-17th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Fight For 95 | November 23rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga | December 6th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 7th | 13th | Elegant |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 7 |
December 20th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 9th | 2nd | Marss |
| Tampa Never Sleeps 8 | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | MuteAce |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 3rd | 5th | Tweek |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 13th | 7th | Tweek |
| Soaked Series Invitational |
February 29th-March 1st, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | 1st | 9th | MuteAce |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational |
March 29th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 |
April 17th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| The Box |
May 8th-10th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| Collision Online |
May 23rd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| The Cosmic Kerfuffle |
August 8th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Juice Box #9 |
August 12th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| The Box: SmolBox |
August 14th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Elympics 1 |
August 15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Zinc Tank 3 |
August 16th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| Juice Box 10 |
August 19th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| BrookLAN Brawls #41 | July 3rd, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Low Rez | July 15th-17th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Controversy
On September 14th, 2020, Mistake released a TwitLonger alleging that CaptainZack's TwitLonger on Nairo was full of manipulations and lies. In the TwitLonger, he also included a section on Samsora, accusing him of knowing about Zack's relationships with Ally and Nairo but doing nothing about it. Mistake then stated that he believed Samsora disliked being in Nairo's shadow but nonetheless used Nairo to gain more attention, and when Nairo became useless to him he decided to get rid of him; as a result, he collaborated with Zack on his TwitLonger in order to "reap the benefits of Nairo’s downfall."[3]
Samsora would deny all of Mistake's accusation towards him the next day, and explain his side of the story. He claimed that he first heard about the Zack and Nairo situation from Zack, but he never believed it to be true until 2019 when Nairo told Samsora. He then stated that Nairo asked Samsora and Zack to lie about the situation, stating that it would ruin his life, and while Samsora didn't want to, he decided to go along because Zack complied. However, by July 2020, Zack didn't want to continue with the lie, and Samsora persuaded him to come out with the information, believing that Zack had changed as a person and wanted to help end this period of CaptainZack's life. He ended it by apologizing for not speaking out sooner about both the situations with Ally and Nairo.[4]
Following Nairo's statement on October 28th, Samsora would make another Tweet on the subject on November 8th, stating that he had since distanced himself from both parties as he realized the situation was beyond his control.[5] After Nairo's final statement on the subject matter on February 19th, 2021, Samsora would post an official apology on how he handled the situation.[6]
Due to his actions in July, Samsora would be banned indefinitely from any tournaments held by Cagt, Grayola, and L4st and added to the Global Ban Database.[7] On April 3, 2021, he would make a final tweet before deactivating his account.[8] As of July 2022, Samsora has once again begun to compete in tournaments run by BrookLAN, where he has been unbanned, but remains on the Global Ban Database.[9]
Trivia
- His tag, Samsora, is inspired by a character from the game Grand Chase named Samsara. He subsequently legally changed his name to Ezra Samsora Morris.
- Samsora shares his ranking on the Panda Global Rankings v2, 29th, with fellow Peach player SlayerZ, who was ranked 29th on the first edition of the Panda Global Rankings.
- On April 19th, 2019, Samsora defeated ESAM 10-1 in a $500 money match at Pound 2019 that was later joked about on Twitter by both competitors.
- During the talent show for Smash Ultimate Summit 2, Samsora cosplayed as his main, Peach, while performing a catwalk. Viewers gave this new persona the name "Samantha."
- Samsora is known for speaking poor English, leading some fans to dub his English errors as "Samsoranese".
- Samsora has several different catchphrases. Some of them include "Owow," "I'm not dead...", and "omnipotent".
- Samsora is very expressive and hyperactive while playing. His most well-known habit is his "head bopping" movement, when Samsora suddenly does a headbutt towards the screen, sometimes several times in a row.
- His former sponsor eUnited notably released several studio Samsora gifs, including one in which he "bops" several times in a row.
- Samsora is notorious for struggling in the Peach vs. Mr. Game & Watch matchup, having an 0-4 record against Maister in Ultimate with his only game wins against him being with Zero Suit Samus; he openly expressed his dislike for the matchup on Twitter.
- Samsora is known to underrate his main Peach, despite the character widely considered to be a top-tier, by discussing controversial matchups, considering characters such as Little Mac to go even.
References
- ^ Samsora, photographed by Jonathon Palombo.
- ^ Samsora joins eUnited
- ^ Mistake's statement.
- ^ Samsora's statement.
- ^ Samsora's statement on Nairo's defense.
- ^ Samsora's apology.
- ^ Samsora's online ban.
- ^ Samsora's response to his ban.
- ^ Community announcement - Samsora will be playing in BrookLAN Brawls #41 today..