| Plup "Pluplue" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Sheik, Samus |
| Other Melee character | Fox, Dr.Mario, Mr.Gayme and Watch |
| Smash 4 mains | Rosalina & Luma, Pikachu, Diddy Kong |
| Project M main | Samus |
| Other Project M characters | Meta Knight, Sheik |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Panda Global Gaming |
| Former crews | VS |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2015 SSBMRank: 7th |
| Winnings | ~$15,091.15  ~$1,052.95 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Justin McGrath |
| Location | Apopka, Florida 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional  Semi-professional Top professional
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Plup is a smasher from Florida, who is considered to be one of the best Melee Sheik players and widely considered to be the best Samus player in the world. He has had strong placings in recent nationals, particularly in doubles, where he has teamed with Hungrybox to great success. He is currently ranked 2nd on the Central Florida Melee Power Rankings and 7th on the 2015 SSBMRank.
After Apex 2015, Plup has officially made the switch from Samus to maining Sheik, while still using Samus as an occasional counterpick. Plup also has demonstrated his competence with other characters such as Luigi with whom he almost managed to defeat Colbol with at CFL Smackdown 68. He also managed to place 3rd at CFL Smackdown 72 by playing primarily Young Link.
Plup is also a professional Project M Samus player, and also plays Meta Knight and Sheik occasionaly in both singles and doubles, and took 1st place in CEO 2014 Project M doubles with fellow Florida smasher Wizzrobe.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 33rd | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 17th | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| NOOB 4 | March 30th, 2013 | 2nd | — | — |
| MICE | August 17th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 7th | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | Hungrybox |
| CEO 2014 Prologue | March 28th-29th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Fear The Green Missile | April 26th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Super Smash Sundays 5-18-2014 | May 18th, 2014 | 7th | 4th | HugS |
| VGC EVO Sponsorship Tournament | June 14th-15th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 9th | 5th | Hungrybox |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 9th | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Smash the Record | August 22nd-25th, 2014 | 7th | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Simply Smashing | August 30th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Tipped Off 10 | September 20th-21st, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 9th | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Apex 2015 | January 30-February 1, 2015 | 49th | 13th | Colbol |
| Bad Moon Rising | March 14th-15th, 2015 | 2nd | 4th | DruggedFox |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Wizzrobe |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 7th | 7th | DruggedFox |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 4th | 3rd | Hungrybox |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| HTC Throwdown | September 19th, 2015 | 25th | 7th | Wizzrobe |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | DruggedFox |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 4th | 5th | PPMD |
| Eclipse | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 4th | 1st | Axe |
| Kickstart 4 | November 22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Westballz |
| DreamHack Winter 2015 | November 26th-29th, 2015 | 3rd | 7th | Wizzrobe |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 9th | 25th | M00NShoez |
| Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Frame One | April 9th-10th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| Smash Summit 2 | April 21st-24th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| CEO 2016 Prologue | May 21st-22nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 4th | — | — |
| Gaming Knights January Gamefest | January 12th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
| CEO 2014 Prologue | March 28th-29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Fear The Green Missile | April 26th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 9th | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| Simply Smashing | August 30th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Tipped Off 10 | September 20th-21st, 2014 | 4th | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 17th | 2nd | Wizzrobe |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Wizzrobe |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 9th | Top 6 | MrLz |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 33rd | 13th | Wizzrobe |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | — | 3rd | Wizzrobe |
| Frame One | April 9th-10th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
Trivia
- Plup has an even record against Leffen (2-2). Ironically, despite switching his main from Samus to Sheik due to her higher tier list placement, Plup has only been able to defeat Leffen with his Samus, first at Paragon Orlando 2015 and then a second time at EVO 2015, where as he lost to Leffen with his Sheik at CEO 2015 and Eclipse (using a combination of Sheik and Samus at the latter).
- Plup forgot to receive his medal on stage with the other top 8 finishers at Evo 2015.
- Plup is known for wearing goofy hats at tournaments such as his Spongebob hat and Panda hat.
- Plup has taken at least 1 set off of each of the members of the top 6 except for Armada. He defeated Leffen at Paragon Orlando 2015, Hungrybox at CFL Smackdown Monthly 9, Mango at EVO 2015, PPMD at Smash Summit, and Mew2King at Battle of the Five Gods.