Ginger "WarHero"
Ginger2.jpg
Character info
Melee main Falco
Other Melee characters Fox, Kirby
Ultimate main Yoshi
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Balance Gaming, Thunder Gaming, Luminosity Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 26th
Personal and other info
Real name Avery Wilson
Location Brighton, MichiganUnited States

Ginger is a Falco main who is currently ranked 2nd on the Michigan Melee Power Rankings and 26th on the SSBMRank 2023. He has been competing in tournaments since 2003 and first gained national recognition after unexpectedly defeating Druggedfox at The Big House 5 in Winner's Semis of Round 1 Pools. He has also eliminated Westballz at The Big House 7 and defeated Axe at Full Bloom 4. After his breakout performances in 2017, Ginger became an active Twitch streamer and is known for playing high level Anther's Ladder and later Project Slippi Ranked matches and for his catchphrase "zoinks" on stream. He has also been nicknamed the "SFAT of Falco" due to his extremely orthodox play style.

On February 25th, 2019, Ginger announced that he parted ways with Balance Gaming.[1] He later signed with Thunder Gaming on August 14th, 2019, becoming their first Melee player and second Smash player overall (after MVD).[2], before leaving the team on January 13th, 2020. On February 7th, 2021, Ginger signed with Luminosity Gaming.[3] They parted ways on June 30th, 2023.[4]

Ginger retired from active competition on March 5th, 2024.[5]

RankingsEdit

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

SSBMRank/MPGREdit

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SSBMRank 2017 December 2016 - December 2017 49th  
Summer 2018 MPGR December 2017 - July 2018 34th  
MPGR 2018 December 2017 - December 2018 40th  
Summer 2019 MPGR December 2018 - July 2019 18th  
MPGR 2019 December 2018 - December 2019 21st  
MPGR Summer 2022 March 1st - July 11th, 2022 14th  
SSBMRank 2022 March 1st - December 18th, 2022 21st  
SSBMRank Summer 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 27th  
SSBMRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 26th  

Tournament placingsEdit

 

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Earnings
SWEET XIII January 11th, 2014 17th 17th BBQ
SWEET XV February 27th, 2014 13th 5th Blake
SWEET XVI March 27th, 2014 13th
The Beach House 7 May 3rd, 2014 9th 5th Tran
Super SWEET June 7th, 2014 25th
Body City 2 August 9th, 2014 9th 4th Beach
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 65th
UM Biweekly 4 October 26th, 2014 5th 3rd Beach
Spartan Biweekly 5 November 1st, 2014 1st
GVGP 2 November 16th, 2014 2nd
SWEET Prologue January 3rd, 2015 13th
GVGP 3 January 18th, 2015 5th
SWEET XVII January 25th, 2015 13th 5th NJA
SWEET XVIII February 21st, 2015 7th
SWEET XIX March 14th, 2015 4th 5th The Oak
JAB 3 March 28th, 2015 17th
SWEET XX April 4th, 2015 7th 3rd Beach
SLO2 June 21st, 2015 1st
FC Smash 15XR: Return July 4th-5th, 2015 17th 13th Beach
Beachin Biweekly 19 August 8th, 2015 1st
Show Me Your Moves 16 August 30th, 2015 13th
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 49th
GVGP 6 October 31st, 2015 1st
All Roads End In Luigi November 7th, 2015 2nd
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 97th 49th Beach
Frosty Faustings VIII January 22nd-23rd, 2016 5th 1st Westballz
SWEET XXII February 6th, 2016 7th 5th Beach
SWEET XXIII March 12th, 2016 7th 5th Beach
Full Bloom 2 April 16th, 2016 9th 9th Beach
Beachin Biweekly 25 May 7th, 2016 1st
Rubicon 10 May 21st, 2016 9th 3rd Beach
Rubicon 11 June 18th, 2016 5th 5th ORLY
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 9th 4th Captain Faceroll
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 25th 9th Captain Faceroll
Show Me Your Moves 17 September 3rd, 2016 9th 7th Beach
GVGP 8 September 24th, 2016 2nd
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 97th 17th Beach
GVGP 9 December 3rd, 2016 1st 2nd Woley
Eden December 10th-11th, 2016 13th 9th Beach
SWEET 25 January 14th, 2017 4th 2nd Beach
Smash Valley V February 18th, 2017 13th 5th Bones
GVGP 10 February 25th, 2017 2nd 1st Bigy
SWEET XXVII March 11th, 2017 7th 1st Prince Abu
No Man's Lan 12 March 18th-19th, 2017 4th 4th Heartstrings
Full Bloom 3 March 25th, 2017 25th 17th Beach
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 33rd
SWEET XXVIII May 6th, 2017 7th 5th Beach
Downfall May 20th, 2017 5th 5th Beach
Combo Breaker 2017 May 26th-28th, 2017 4th
Saints Gaming Live June 10th-11th, 2017 13th 7th Beach
Smash @ Study Hall 7 June 12th, 2017 3rd 2nd Beach
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 13th 13th Yort
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 17th
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 17th 17th Bones
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 49th 17th Bones
Showdown: Battle Royale 2 September 23rd-24th, 2017 5th
Corner Pressure VI September 30th, 2017 3rd 1st Beach
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 25th 25th Beach
Canada Cup 2017 October 28th-30th, 2017 17th
Tipped Off 12 November 11th-12th, 2017 9th 9th KPAN
Super FamiCon 2017 November 17th-19th, 2017 7th 5th KPAN
SWEET 29 January 13th, 2018 9th 3rd Beach
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 25th 33rd KPAN
SWEET XXX February 10th, 2018 5th 1st Beach
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 February 17th, 2018 7th 7th KJH
King of the Springs 3 February 24th, 2018 2nd 3rd Arby
SWEET 31 March 17th, 2018 5th 3rd Beach
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 13th
Aegis April 21st, 2018 5th
Smash Summit 6 May 3rd-6th, 2018 13th 5th Westballz
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 33rd
Combo Breaker 2018 May 25th-27th, 2018 7th
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 33rd 17th KJH
Saints Gaming Live 2018 June 9th-10th, 2018 5th 4th Beach
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 25th 3rd KJH
Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3 July 13th, 2018 1st
Showdown: Battle Royale 3 July 14th-15th, 2018 2nd
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 25th
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 33rd
Show Me Your Moves 19 September 1st, 2018 5th 2nd KJH
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 25th
GameTyrant Expo 2018 November 2nd-4th, 2018 9th 3rd Mike Haze
The Mang0: Homecoming November 10th-11th, 2018 13th
The Parking Lot - Friday December 14th, 2018 9th
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 13th
UNITE: A Michigan Smash Event January 20th, 2019 3rd
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 7th
The Script 2 February 16th-17th, 2019 2nd 9th Bones
Grand Valley Grand Prix 15 February 23rd, 2019 2nd
House of Paign 20 March 2nd, 2019 2nd 3rd Prince Abu
Full Bloom 5 March 23rd-24th, 2019 13th 7th Beach
Saving Mr. Lombardi April 13th, 2019 5th 4th Azel
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 13th
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 17th
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 17th 7th Spark
The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 June 8th-9th, 2019 17th
Smash Summit 8 June 13th-17th, 2019 9th 7th Drephen
Hold That L 3 June 29th, 2019 2nd
Paradigm Shift 2019 July 20th-21st, 2019 2nd 3rd zetts
Hold That L 4 July 27th, 2019 1st
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 13th
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 17th
See Me On LAN!! 4 September 7th, 2019 3rd
Smash Camp: End of Summer September 14th-15th, 2019 9th 1st Captain Faceroll
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 5th
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 17th
Fight for SoCal 8 October 26th, 2019 7th
Wolvarena 2 December 14th, 2019 1st
Holiday Heist 5 December 28th, 2019 1st
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 17th 7th FatGoku
Melee @ Verdugo West #95 January 29th, 2020 2nd
Nimbus #70 January 30th, 2020 5th
Saving Mr. Lombardi 2 February 1st, 2020 5th
The Smashelor EP4 February 21st, 2020 2nd
Hold That L 5 February 22nd, 2020 1st 1st FatGoku
The Mitten Midway DX February 29th, 2020 1st
Auburn's Excellent Weekly #6 March 7th, 2020 1st
Pound Online   April 24th-26th, 2020 9th
Get On My Line 2020   July 18th-19th, 2020 3rd
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2   July 25th-26th, 2020 33rd
THE CLG MIXUP   September 26th, 2020 9th
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2   October 18th, 2020 5th
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE   November 7th, 2020 7th
Smash Summit 10 Online   November 19th-22nd, 2020 5th
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3   December 19th-20th, 2020 7th
Four Loko Fight Night   March 6th-7th, 2021 9th
Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition   March 19th-21st, 2021 4th
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1   April 11th, 2021 5th
Get On My Line 2021 North America  June 19th-20th, 2021 4th
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition  June 26th-27th, 2021 9th
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 13th
Low Tide City 2021 October 1st-3rd, 2021 1st 1st Gahtzu
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals October 30th-31st, 2021 13th
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 5th
Smash Summit 12 December 9th-12th, 2021 9th
Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier December 17th, 2021 Top 8
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 25th
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 9th 3rd FatGoku
The Function 2 May 7th, 2022 1st
Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd, 2022 25th 9th KJH
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 9th
Shine 2022 August 26th-28th, 2022 17th
Riptide 2022 September 9th-11th, 2022 5th
The Big House 10 October 7th-9th, 2022 13th 2nd FatGoku
The Off-Season October 15th-16th, 2022 9th
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 23rd
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 25th 1st FatGoku
BODIED: A War Over Washtenaw January 14th, 2023 1st
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 13th 9th FatGoku
The Coinbox 50  February 22nd, 2023 7th $86.25
BODIED 2: Another War Over Washtenaw February 25th, 2023 1st 2nd Joey Donuts
The Coinbox 52  March 7th, 2023 3rd $450
The Coinbox 56  April 4th, 2023 4th $300
Out of the Blue April 22nd, 2023 1st
Wisdom Melee May 6th, 2023 3rd 1st Spark
The Coinbox 61  May 16th, 2023 5th $300
The Coinbox 63  May 31th, 2023 5th $150
The Coinbox 66  June 27th, 2023 1st $2,000
Riptide 2023 September 8th-10th, 2023 17th / 477
The Big House 11 October 20th-22nd, 2023 17th / 1,011
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 25th / 1,544 25th / 305 Spark
Collision 2024 March 15th-17th, 2024 17th / 494

Project MEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
GVGP 2 November 16th, 2014 2nd
GVGP 3 January 18th, 2015 4th
GVGP 5 September 19th, 2015 5th
GVGP 6 October 31st, 2015 1st
Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3 July 13th, 2018 3rd

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas October 12th-13th, 2019 25th

TriviaEdit

  • On September 10th, 2021, a tweet from sponsor Luminosity (which advertised his "Ginger's Smurf Show" netplay series) depicted a Fortnite-esque render of Ginger alongside a Navy sponsorship.[6] The nature of the sponsorship, combined with the "WarHero" pose, have led to Ginger becoming the basis of a running gag depicting him as a war veteran.

External linksEdit

Gameplay videosEdit

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

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