Big D
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Character info
Smash 64 main Kirby
Melee main Ice Climbers
Other Melee character Fox
Brawl mains King Dedede, Ice Climbers
Other Brawl characters Wario, Snake
Smash 4 mains Mario, Captain Falcon
Other Smash 4 character King Dedede
Ultimate main Ice Climbers
Retired Ultimate character King Dedede
Project M mains King Dedede, Ice Climbers
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Team Shazoo, Luminosity Gaming
Crew(s) CACAW Gaming
Former crews Vancouver Street Battle
Play-For-Keeps
Team Edmonton Gamers
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2023 SSBBRank: 13th
Super Smash Bros. 4 Smash Canada Rankings: 8th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 45th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 19th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2nd / 753 at Get On My Level 2022
Personal and other info
Real name Dawson Perron
Location Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

Big D is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ice Climbers player from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, considered the best Ice Climbers player in the world. He initially began as a King Dedede player, and was considered one of the best King Dedede players during the early metagame, but has since dropped the character. He is currently ranked 4th on the British Columbia Ultimate Power Rankings and 45th on the LumiRank 2023; he was also ranked 3rd on the old Smash Canada Rankings Ultimate.

In SSB4, he was also considered to be one of the best King Dedede players in the world along with ZAKI, though because of the glaring weaknesses of King Dedede, he eventually relegated the character to a secondary in favor of Mario and Captain Falcon. Big D was one of the highest ranked and most consistent player from Vancouver and British Columbia both locally and regionally, having defeated top players such as Larry Lurr, Mew2King, and Tyrant. He is ranked 1st on the British Columbia Smash 4 Power Rankings and 8th on the Canada Smash Ranking.

During the Brawl era, Big D was a King Dedede main. He used to be a member of the Smash Lab, Brawl Backroom and the PMDT before they disbanded. Prior to Northwest Majors: Drop Zone, he did not lose a Brawl tournament in 3 years while attending tournaments with notable players such as Alphicans, FoCus, KillLock, Nerd, and Seibrik. He is ranked 1st on the British Columbia Brawl Power Rankings.

Big D also played Melee as an Ice Climbers main and was formerly ranked 6th on the British Columbia Melee Power Rankings.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

SSBBRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
2023 SSBBRank March 4th - November 25th, 2023 13th  

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

OrionRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2017 December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 125th    

Smash Canada Rankings

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SCRv1 mid-2016 - March 2018 8th   
SCRv2 March 2018 - October 2018 8th   

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Fall 2019 PGRU July 13th - December 15th, 2019 49th   
PGRU v3 NA March 1st - June 13th, 2022 49th  

LumiRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th - December 18th, 2022 19th  
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 29th  
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 45th  

OrionRank Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In January 5th - June 30th, 2019 54th  
OrionRank 2019 January 5th - December 15th, 2019 45th  
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 126th  
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 77th  
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 33rd  

OrionRank North America

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank North America Top 200 January 2019 - March 2020 23rd  
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 72nd  
OrionRank 2022 North America December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 18th  

Smash Canada Rankings Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SCRUv1 December 2018 - August 2019 3rd   

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 21st-22nd, 2015 9th
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 513th
Northwest Majors VIII April 30th-May 1st, 2016 7th
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 321st
Dairantou #3 March 25th, 2018 13th 4th MojoMonkey
Dairantou #4 April 29th, 2018 7th
Dairantou #6 September 2nd, 2018 7th 9th Focus
Pinnacle 2021 October 8th-10th, 2021 17th
Mairch March 27th, 2022 4th
Vancouver Battle Royale: Resurrection April 23rd-24th, 2022 7th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Phoenix Brawl 7 April 28th, 2012 4th
IMPULSE June 30th-July 1st, 2012 17th 9th Firefly
Alberta Beatdown August 9th-11th, 2013 1st
GameClucks January 2014 January 4th, 2014 1st
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 20th-22nd, 2015 4th
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 9th
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 5th
Dairantou #12 June 30th, 2019 1st
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 9th / 223

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Pacific Northwest Regional December 21st-22nd, 2014 2nd
Northwest Majors VII April 24th-26th, 2015 2nd
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 65th 33rd Alphicans
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 17th
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 20th-22nd, 2015 3rd
Vancouver Battle Royale November 28th, 2015 2nd 1st Firefly
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 49th 17th Firefly
Vancouver Battle Royale #2 January 23rd, 2016 1st 1st Firefly
Virtual Battle Royale March 5th, 2016 2nd 1st Firefly
Northwest Majors VIII April 30th-May 1st, 2016 7th
Canada Cup Vancouver series May 13th-15th, 2016 2nd 1st ANTi
Battle of BC May 14th, 2016 2nd 1st ANTi
Rain City Smash June 11th-12th, 2016 1st 1st Locus
Toxicity 2016 August 20th, 2016 2nd 1st Firefly
Finding Our Dad September 25th, 2016 1st 3rd Bishly
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 5th 2nd Firefly
Smash of the Titans 15 January 19th, 2017 17th
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th 33rd Firefly
Elements Fighting Game Challenge #1 January 28th, 2017 2nd 1st Firefly
Elements Fighting Game Challenge #2 February 18th, 2017 1st 2nd Firefly
Elements Fighting Game Challenge #3 April 1st, 2017 At least 3rd At least 2nd FoCus
Elements Fighting Game Challenge #6 May 13th, 2017 2nd 1st Firefly
Port Priority: A Pacific Northwest Regional May 27th, 2017 7th 3rd Firefly
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 7th 4th Firefly
Randall City July 22nd-23rd, 2017 1st 2nd MD3
Port Priority 2: Midwest Invasion November 11th, 2017 9th 5th Viviff T. Great
Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown May 5th, 2018 13th 7th Firefly
Vancouver Battle Royale - Spring Championship May 12th, 2018 1st 2nd Firefly
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 49th 13th Firefly
Cascade 2 July 28th 2018 3rd 1st Firefly
Emerald City 7 September 29th, 2018 1st 1st Firefly
Port Priority: 4Ever November 10th, 2018 17th 9th Duwang

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 4th 3rd Firefly
The Pinnacle 2018 December 28th-29th, 2018 2nd 4th Firefly
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 33rd 25th Firefly
Battle of BC 3 March 30th, 2019 4th 4th Firefly
Trinity 2019 April 27th, 2019 2nd 4th Firefly
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 25th 33rd Firefly
Emerald City 8 May 25th, 2019 1st 2nd Firefly
Heroes VS Villains 2019 June 15th, 2019 1st
Dairantou #12 June 30th, 2019 1st 5th Zerango
The Pinnacle 2019 July 5th-7th, 2019 1st 13th Firefly
Smashfest 5: Queen City Ex August 3rd-4th, 2019 1st 1st BestNess
Port Priority 5 September 7th-8th, 2019 13th 9th FoCus
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 17th 7th Lemmon
OctoBair October 12th, 2019 2nd 3rd Machu
Play With Heart November 30th-December 1st, 2019 9th 13th Firefly
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 25th 97th Lemmon
Super Ascension December 14th-15th, 2019 3rd
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 33rd
Smash at The Comic Strip: Punching Up January 19th, 2020 1st 4th Nurse
SKL: Prairie Pummel February 8th-9th, 2020 2nd 3rd Lemmon
BashFest 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 2nd
Cascadia Cup 2020: UBC vs SFU March 1st, 2020 7th 3rd Irakaz
The Box  May 8th-10th, 2020 13th
Fight For Rights: A West Coast Edition Charity Event  June 15th, 2020 1st
Western Canada Clash  July 11th, 2020 2nd
Get On My Line 2020  July 25th-26th, 2020 17th
GOML North American Open: West Canada  September 19th-20th, 2020 3rd
PRYDE + HONOR 1  October 16th, 2020 9th
Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE  April 18th, 2021 33rd
SWT: NA Northwest Ultimate Online Qualifier  May 8th-9th, 2021 5th
MSG Invitational June 26th, 2021 2nd
Pinnacle 2021 October 8th-10th, 2021 3rd 4th Captain L
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 25th
Back in Blood 3 March 5th, 2022 13th 13th Captain L
Mairch March 27th, 2022 5th 3rd Captain L
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 25th 33rd Kantrip
Vancouver Battle Royale: Resurrection April 23rd-24th, 2022 3rd 5th Captain L
Emerald City X April 30th, 2022 4th 9th Captain L
GrandSlam 5: Gaming For Josh May 15th, 2022 5th 2nd Captain L
Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th, 2022 13th 17th Captain L
Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd, 2022 2nd 25th Captain L
Grandslam 6 July 17th, 2022 2nd 2nd Cube
Heroes VS Villains 2022 August 6th, 2022 9th
Cascadia Clash September 3rd-4th, 2022 2nd
GrandSlam 7 September 11th, 2022 3rd 7th Big D
Back in Blood 5 October 15th, 2022 25th 7th Captain L
Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier October 21st, 2022 Top 8
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 22nd-23rd, 2022 9th
GrandSlam 8 November 6th, 2022 3rd 7th Captain L
Port Priority 7 November 12th-13th, 2022 9th 13th Captain L
Path to Glory November 18th-19th, 2022 9th
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 3rd 7th Lemmon
GrandSlam 9 December 11th, 2022 5th
GrandSlam 10 January 15th, 2023 7th 5th Captain L
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 17th 17th Samuel
EugeneBound February 4th, 2023 1st 7th Normad
GrandSlam 11 March 5th, 2023 7th 9th Captain L
Smash Ultimate Summit 6 March 23rd-26th, 2023 3rd
MAJOR UPSET April 1st-2nd, 2023 4th 17th Captain L
GrandSlam 12 May 7th, 2023 3rd 9th Cube
Battle of BC 5 May 19th-21st, 2023 33rd 17th Captain L
ALOHA BEACHES July 9th, 2023 2nd / 177 7th / 27 Captain L
GrandSlam 13 July 16th, 2023 2nd / 176 9th / 40 Captain L
Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd, 2023 49th / 877
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 13th / 2,607 97th / 567 Captain L
Cascadia Clash 2023 September 2nd-3rd, 2023 9th / 16
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 October 27th-29th, 2023 33rd / 387
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 33rd / 710 65th / 165 Captain L
GrandSlam 14 November 18th, 2023 3rd / 224 9th / 44 Captain L
Domino Effect 2023 December 2nd, 2023 7th / 160 7th / 32 Captain L
Santa Paws December 8th-10th, 2023 7th / 181
Janairy 2024 January 28th, 2024 13th / 124 9th / 27 Captain L
UBC's Battle of BC 6 Pre-Local March 27th, 2024 17th / 102
The Pregame - BOBC6 Pre-Event March 28th, 2024 13th / 173
Battle of BC 6 March 29th-31st, 2024 9th / 494 17th / 98 Captain L
Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 257th / 2,030
Get On My Level X May 17th-19, 2024 5th / 688 9th / 122 Cube
Out of Pocket June 30th, 2024 9th / 141 13th / 30 Captain L

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
GameClucks January 2014 January 4th, 2014 2nd
Anime Revolution 2014 August 23rd, 2014 1st 1st ?
Pacific Northwest Regional December 21st-22nd, 2014 3rd
Northwest Majors VII April 24th-26th, 2015 2nd
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 17th
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 33rd 33rd ChuDat
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 20th-22nd, 2015 3rd
Vancouver Battle Royal #2 January 23rd, 2016 1st
Northwest Majors VIII April 30th-May 1st, 2016 7th
Rain City Smash June 11th-12th, 2016 2nd 3rd FoCus
Randall City July 22nd-23rd, 2017 9th
Dairantou #3 March 25th, 2018 1st
Dairantou #4 April 29th, 2018 5th
Dairantou #6 September 2nd, 2018 1st
Dairantou #11 April 28th, 2019 1st
Super Ascension December 14th-15th, 2019 3rd

Trivia

  • His tag originates from the first letter of his first name and from his massive stature, standing at 2.03 meters (6 feet and 8 inches) tall.
  • Big D was formerly a college basketball prospect.[1]

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