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Smasher:Wes

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This article refers to Wes of the Deadly Alliance. For the Texas smasher Wes, see FASTLIKETREE. For the Falco player from Southern California often referred to as "Wes," see Westballz.
Wes
Character info
Melee main Samus
Brawl main Sonic
Smash 4 main Samus
Project M main Samus
Other Project M character Charizard
Team info
Crew(s) Empire Arcadia
Personal and other info
Real name Antoine Lewis-Hall
Location Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, NY United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Professional
Super Smash Bros. 4 Professional

Wes is a Super Smash Bros. Melee Samus player from the Tristate region. In the "golden age" of Melee, he and HugS were widely considered to be one of the best Samus players in the country. He was often referred to as the "Father of Samus," inventing many of tactics which are still used today.

Wes and his crew, Deadly Alliance, proved to be nearly untouchable in New York until the members of H2YL began hosting and attending tournaments. He was a top competitor during the 2003-2006 era, placing high in tournaments with a character that was considered to be mid-tier character at the time. In the modern Melee metagame, Wes has been less prolific in attending tournaments, but still has relatively strong showings in attended tournaments.

Wes was interviewed for the competitive Smash documentary, The Smash Brothers, appearing in several episodes. He extensively covered the origins of crew rivalries in the first episode and gave his input on certain controversial issues that had come up within the community during his time with the game. Several gameplay clips of him were also shown, primarily in the two West Coast vs. East Coast crew battles that were featured.

Notable tournament placings

Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Tournament Go 5 August 2nd-3rd, 2003 5th 2nd Hein
DCSS #2 September 20th, 2003 2nd
Game Over January 10th, 2004 5th 9th HellFox
MELEE-FC1 July 9th-11th, 2004 4th 9th Snap Pop
Tournament Go 6 August 21st-22nd, 2004 7th 2nd Azen
MLG Boston 2004 October 9th-10th, 2004 2nd 1st Azen
Gettin' Schooled October 14th, 2004 7th 1st Azen
MLG New York 2004 October 24th, 2004 2nd Azen
MLG DC 2005 January 29th-30th, 2005 7th 4th Dave
Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th, 2005 5th 5th Azen
MELEE-FC3 July 10th-12th, 2005 17th 3rd Mike G
BOMB 4 November 12th, 2005 17th 4th Mike G
MLG Atlanta 2005 November 26th-27th, 2005 12th 4th Mow
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 17th 2nd PC Chris
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-14th, 2006 5th PC Chris
MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th-19th, 2006 7th PC Chris
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 49th 7th DireVulcan
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 13th
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 129th 49th Chain Ace
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 5th
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 65th
SKTAR 3 May 30th-June 1st, 2014 129th