| Riddles | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Captain Falcon |
| Smash 4 mains | Mega Man, Ryu |
| Other Smash 4 character | Cloud |
| Ultimate mains | Kazuya, Terry |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Richter, Ken |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Team Liquid |
| Former sponsor(s) | team ZENMA, Even Matchup Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  LumiRank 2023: 9th |
| Best historical ranking | LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 8th |
| Best tournament result | 1st / 636 at The Big House 10 |
| Winnings | ~$10,590.07 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Michael Kim |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario 
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Riddles is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kazuya and Terry player from Toronto, Ontario, considered the best player in Canada as well as the best Kazuya and Terry player in the world, and a top 10 player in the world following the post-quarantine era. He initially played Richter and was considered the best Richter player in the world during the early metagame. His breakout performance was at Super Smash Con 2019, where he notably eliminated Dabuz en route to a 13th place finish. After dropping Richter and briefly touching Ken and Joker, Riddles picked up Terry and, after solo-maining the character throughout the pandemic, also picked up Kazuya, with whom he won his first major tournament at The Big House 10. He is currently ranked 10th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7, 1st on the Southern Ontario Ultimate Power Rankings, 6th on the OrionRank 2022 North America, and 9th on the LumiRank 2023.
In Smash 4, Riddles was a Mega Man main with a Ryu secondary. He was an honorable mention on the Southern Ontario Smash 4 Power Rankings and has defeated players such as Jw, Burst, V115, and Pokecheese.
Riddles joined team ZENMA on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. Approximately two weeks later, on August 30th, 2019, Riddles, along with many of the other smashers signed by team ZENMA, announced that he was leaving the organization due to controversies with its CEO, false[1]. In February 2020, Riddles was signed by Even Matchup Gaming[2] and left on April 19th, 2022.[3] On May 25th, 2022, he was signed by Team Liquid.[4]
Playstyle
Riddles is known for his devastating pressure and punish game. He is a huge threat while piloting the fighting game characters, being able to close out stocks in very little time with his impressive advantage state and shield pressure. Riddles is also known for having incredible movement with the fighting game characters, despite their mobility being very poor.
With Terry, Riddles' playstyle is more rushdown-based, utilizing Terry's speed, burst range, and combo game to rack up damage quickly, or even take the entire stock. He mixes up his jab timings so the opponents will have a harder time to SDI out of Terry's bread-and-butter combos, and utilizes Terry's great shield pressure (as opponents expect a special cancel) to condition opponents and bait out a defensive option. His ledgetrapping with Terry is very call-out and pressure-based, such as doing a pre-emptive rising down aerial at ledge followed by a falling neutral aerial to cover multiple options, as well as using the auto-turnaround mechanic to catch rolls. Riddles is able to overcome Terry’s mediocre recovery through smart mixups and conservation of offstage resources. When Terry has "Go", Riddles plays more passively to keep it as long as possible before he gets KO'd and he uses it to extend his lead and build momentum.
With Kazuya, Riddles is very optimized with his combo game, using Kazuya's signature move, Electric Wind God Fist, to start devastating combos, potentially taking his opponent's stock early off of one interaction. Riddles also uses Kazuya's aerials for approaching and landing to create unique combos and edgeguard situations; he also commonly uses up air as a combo breaker due to its four-frame start up. Riddles is well known for using Kazuya's command input throw Gates of Hell to gimp characters with bad recoveries, such as Pyra and Mythra, Cloud, Roy, and more. Riddles additionally uses a Kazuya-specific advanced technique known as "Ferps Tech” in order to extend Kazuya’s combos onto platforms, making his combos effective on every stage.
Rankings
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Panda Global Rankings Ultimate
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2019 PGRU | July 13th - December 15th, 2019 | 47th |    |
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| PGRUContenders NA | 2021 | B (Top 24) |  |
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| PGRU v3 NA | March 1st - June 13th, 2022 | 6th | |
LumiRank
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UltRank 2022 | June 18th - December 18th, 2022 | 9th | |
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| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 | 8th | |
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| LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 9th | |
OrionRank Ultimate
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank 2019 | January 5th - December 15th, 2019 | 94th |  |
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| OrionRank Pre-Quarantine | December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020 | 53rd | |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse | April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 | 27th | |
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| OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 | 8th | |
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| OrionRank 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 11th | |
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v3 |
December 26th, 2018 - June 28th, 2019 | 19th |  |
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| Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 |
January 11th - June 28th-29th 2020 | 20th | |
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| Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6 |
July 5th - December 27th, 2020 | 15th | |
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| Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7 |
January 2nd - June 30th, 2021 | 10th | |
OrionRank North America
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank North America Top 200 | January 2019 - March 2020 | 24th | |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America | June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 | 18th | |
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| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 6th | |
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road to Shine |
August 6th-10th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Well Played August | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 9th | 7th | Infinity |
| Hero to ZeRo |
November 5th-7th 2016 | 33rd (DQ) | — | — |
| UGC Online Open |
November 1st-10th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| AMD ExtravaLANza 2017 | November 18th-19th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| The Ontario Smash 4 Arcadian | January 27th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 97th | 25th | Infinity |
| NXNE 2018 Game Land | June 8th-10th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Smash 4 Episode V | June 30th, 2018 | 9th | 9th | Jw |
| Smashurai Dojo - Finale |
July 13th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: World War 4 |
July 14th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Smash 4/SSBM Episode VI | July 21st-22nd, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Last Chance Qualifier | August 18th-19th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| The Coinbox 98 - SM4SH SENDOFF |
April 3rd, 2024 | 3rd / 358 | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 2 |
January 4th, 2019 | 4th | — | — | |
| Press Less 2019 | April 6th, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Blacktwins13 | |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 1 |
April 26th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 2 |
May 3rd, 2019 | 5th | — | — | |
| Saints Gaming Live 2019 | May 11th, 2019 | 9th | 5th | Jw | |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 13th | 97th | Dkbill | |
| Ultimate at The Cave | August 8th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Steve From Accounting | |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 13th | 25th | Steve From Accounting | |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Rising Stars at EGLX 2019 | October 18th-20th, 2019 | 3rd | 5th | Mew2King | |
| The Amuka Smash Cup | November 9th-10th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins13 | |
| 2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga | December 6th, 2019 | 4th | — | — | |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 33rd | 33rd | Astro | |
| HABBY Birthday 2019 | December 28th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins13 | |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 17th | 25th | Blacktwins13 | |
| Float | February 8th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Mazer Gaming Smash |
March 22nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 8 |
March 27th, 2020 | 25th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational |
March 29th, 2020 | 25th | — | — | |
| Hitpoint Online Tournament: Ultimate |
April 5th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 |
April 17th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Pound Online |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 65th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 |
May 1st, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| The Box |
May 8th-10th, 2020 | 129th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| Captain's Quarters 2 |
June 19th-20th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Domics' Atomic Arena |
June 19th-21st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Get On My Line 2020 |
July 25th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Epic_Tournament |
August 7th-8th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |
| The Cosmic Kerfuffle |
August 8th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Juice Box 9 |
August 12th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| GOML North American Open: East Canada |
August 29th-30th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Maister's RNG Invitational |
September 25th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Mashfest 2 |
September 26th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| PRYDE + HONOR 1 |
October 16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Box: L4st's Box |
October 28th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| GOML North American Open: Finale |
November 7th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| Ultimate 32 |
November 14th-15th, 2020 | 25th | — | — | |
| Gaming For Tots |
December 12th, 2020 | 17th (DQ) | — | — | |
| HABBY Birthday 2020 |
December 19th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Host Up Invitational |
Januray 30th, 2021 | 25th | — | — | |
| The Airlock |
February 13th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Box: Juicebox+ |
April 21st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — | $150 |
| Collision Online 2021 |
April 24th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunchbox+ |
April 28th, 2021 | 9th | — | — | |
| SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 22nd-23rd, 2021 | 6th | — | — | |
| heavens double vacc home | July 5th, 2021 | 3rd | 5th | Bacon | |
| Get In My Basement Weekly Invitational #4 | July 23rd, 2021 | 1st | 1st | Pokecheese | |
| blanc's booty blast 1 | July 26th, 2021 | 1st | 3rd | Blacktwins | |
| The Comeback | July 31st, 2021 | 4th | — | — | |
| 97.7 Heaven FM Smashfest | August 9th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| 97.7 Heaven FM Riddles Edition | August 16th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| Get In My Basement Weekly Invitational #8 | August 20th, 2021 | 1st | 1st | Pokecheese | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 3 | August 26th-29th, 2021 | 9th | — | — | |
| Homecoming: See Me Offline | September 18th, 2021 | 1st | 5th | Blacktwins13 | |
| Pinnacle 2021 | October 8th-10th, 2021 | 7th | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — | |
| SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals | November 6th-7th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 25th | 17th | Tea | |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 18 |
January 26th, 2022 | 13th | — | — | |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 49th | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 19 |
February 23rd, 2022 | 5th | — | — | |
| Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 4th | — | — | |
| Gourmet Bash | March 20th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — | |
| HABBY Belated | April 2nd, 2022 | 1st | 1st | Orange | |
| Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament | April 14th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — | |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 13th | 9th | Stroder Ame | |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 4th | — | — | |
| MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 7th | 33rd | Grape | |
| Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 4th | — | — | |
| The Gimvitational | June 16th-19th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — | |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Get On My Level 2022 | July 1st-3rd, 2022 | 3rd | 7th | Tilde | |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 25th | 13th | Cosmos | |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 7th | 49th | Blacktwins13 | |
| Ultimate WANTED 4 | August 25th-28th, 2022 | 4th | 4th | BassMage | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | September 15th-18th, 2022 | 5th | — | — | |
| Little Big House 6 | October 6th, 2022 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 1st | — | — | |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 9th | — | — | |
| Let's Make Moves Miami | October 28th-30th, 2022 | 4th | — | — | |
| Path to Glory | November 18th-19th, 2022 | 1st | — | — | |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 17th | 4th | Chase | |
| Scuffed World Tour | December 18th, 2022 | 9th | — | — | |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2023 | January 6th-8th, 2023 | 7th | 3rd | Onin | |
| TVS: Takeover | January 13th-15th, 2023 | 1st | — | — | |
| Pre-Genesis 9 at Guildhouse | January 19th, 2023 | 33rd | — | — | |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Frosty Faustings XV 2023 | February 3rd-5th, 2023 | 1st | — | — | |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 6 | March 23rd-26th, 2023 | 9th | — | — | |
| MAJOR UPSET | April 1st-2nd, 2023 | 3rd | 13th | jaredisking1 | |
| The Come Up 2023 | April 22nd, 2023 | 1st | — | — | |
| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | 4th | — | — | |
| TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP | May 3rd, 2023 | 5th | — | — | |
| DELTA 4 | May 4th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 7th | — | — | |
| Battle of BC 5 | May 19th-21st, 2023 | 17th | — | — | |
| CEO 2023 | June 23rd-25th, 2023 | 2nd / 513 | — | — | |
| Get On My Level 2023 | July 21st-23rd, 2023 | 5th / 877 | 5th / 132 | Ouch!? | |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 9th / 2,607 | — | — | |
| UTSmash Monthly - September 2023 | September 15th, 2023 | 1st / 62 | — | — | |
| heavens arena: gaiden! | October 1st, 2023 | 1st / 75 | — | — | |
| Rise 'N Grind 2023 | October 13th-15th, 2023 | 13th / 443 | — | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 | October 27th-29th, 2023 | 9th / 387 | — | — | |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 13th / 710 | 33rd / 165 | Zomba | |
| The Coinbox IRL | December 17th, 2023 | 5th / 16 | — | — | $550 |
| Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 | January 5th-7th, 2024 | 9th / 891 | — | — | |
| Frosty Faustings XVI 2024 | January 26th-28th, 2024 | 1st / 229 | — | — | |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 9th / 1,506 | — | — | |
| Revenge of the 6ix: 2024 Test Launch | March 2nd-3rd, 2024 | 1st / 48 | 2nd / 8 | Pwner | ??? |
| Collision 2024 | March 15th-17th, 2024 | 13th / 714 | 17th / 108 | AndresFn | — |
| Gourmet Bash 3 | March 23rd-24th, 2024 | 3rd / 140 | — | — | ??? |
| The Pregame - BOBC6 Pre-Event | March 28th, 2024 | 1st / 173 | — | — | — |
| Battle of BC 6 | March 29th-31st, 2024 | 5th / 494 | — | — | ??? |
| Diamond Dust | April 6th-7th, 2024 | 4th / 284 | 2nd / 48 | Onin | ??? |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | September 15th-18th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |