Smasher:Marss
| Marss | |
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| Character info | |
| Brawl main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Smash 4 main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Smash 4 doubles mains | Lucario |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Captain Falcon, Lucario |
| Ultimate main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Other Ultimate character | Joker |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Ike, Mega Man |
| Project M main | Ivysaur |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Luminosity Gaming |
| Former sponsor(s) | Denial Esports, Panda |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 16th  LumiRank 2024.2: 23rd |
| Best historical ranking | PGR v3: 14th Spring 2019 PGRU: 3rd |
| Best tournament result | 2nd / 512 at The Big House 7 1st / 1,699 at GENESIS 7 |
| Winnings | ~$23,189.45 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Tyler Martins |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Massachusetts 
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Marss is a Smasher from Cranston, Rhode Island who currently resides in Massachusetts. He is known for being one of the best Zero Suit Samus players in two separate Smash titles, as well as one of the best Smash players from New England.
He was first known for his performances in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where he was considered the second best Zero Suit Samus player in the world after Nairo, appearing on all five iterations of the PGR, ranking top 20 on every list until the PGR v5, and ultimately ranking 16th on the PGR 100. He especially was the undisputed best Smash player in New England up until 2018, becoming the region's primary representative in top competitive play. Although he never won a major, he came close at many events, most notably placing 2nd at The Big House 7.
In-spite of the character's nerfs and initial lukewarm perception, Marss continued to play Zero Suit Samus in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, establishing himself as not only the greatest Zero Suit Samus player of all time, but also one of the best players during this time. His performances, including winning several majors such as Collision 2019, Smash Factor 8, and GENESIS 7, contributed to an improvement to Zero Suit Samus' perception in the early metagame, leading many to believe the character was a top-tier during this time. Following the pandemic, Marss began shifting his focus towards content creation, and despite seeing some occasional success was never able to achieve the same level of consistency he saw in the early metagame. With Zero Suit Samus' results and perception declining during this time, Marss remains the primary Zero Suit Samus representative in competitive play in spite of his lower activity at open major events.
In addition to singles, Marss is often considered one of the best doubles players in the world, having seen success with a variety of different partners at many majors. He regularly teams with fellow New England player Light, and the pair is considered one of the best doubles teams in the world, especially in the early metagame where they won doubles at Super Smash Con 2019, GENESIS 7, and Frostbite 2020.
PlaystyleEdit
Marss is known for his self-described "read heavy" playstyle, tricky movement, and unorthodox setups, which offensively creates immense pressure in neutral or advantage state, and defensively makes him difficult to hit or follow up on. He is also known for his incredible SDI, which helps him escape combos or guaranteed death.
In Smash 4Edit
Marss has a quick and aggressive approach and punish game, using Zero Suit Samus' strong movement and KO options to net early stocks or create 50/50 situations. He is well known for utilizing Flip Kick to kill in unique setups, such as a ladder airdodge read or a zair ledgegrab dropdown flip kick.[1] Due to Zero Suit's strong recovery, he would often go very deep for an edgeguard. He is also known for his suicide down airs, usually to gain a favorable stock trade or close a game out in style, which many have dubbed the "Marss special". He also played in a way some would consider "disrespectful", such as sandbagging[2] or purposely missing large punishes.
In UltimateEdit
Marss retains his signature aggression and movement, but due to her changes from the previous game, has adapted a more conditioning and callout-based playstyle. While he mostly uses ZSS' usual neutral options, such as zair, nair and up-air, to poke around, he is also known for his unorthodox options, such as his heavy usage of forward-tilt, considered one of Zero Suit's weaker moves, to tech chase and call out dash-ins; and using the first two hits of jab on shield to then grab, or delaying the third hit of her jab to punish parry attempts. Marss rarely resorts to the "timeout ZSS", preferring to overwhelm his opponent with pressure and momentum, and only opting to camp when given no other option. Marss is also well-known for using movement to download and condition an opponent, often dash-dancing at burst range, empty tomahawking, and running into shields to intimidate opponents to stay in shield or jump out.
Tournament historyEdit
Breakout RookieEdit
Before Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Marss recorded a single Brawl tournament on April 2nd, 2013 where he placed 9th/38, playing Zero Suit Samus. Marss began actively playing Smash 4 in mid-2015, also as a Zero Suit Samus player, and quickly established himself as the best player in New England, placing first at every weekly he attended as well as at multiple regional events, never placing below 4th during the year and ultimately ranking 1st on the first iteration of New England Power Rankings for Smash 4. He broke out onto the national scene at GENESIS 3, where he placed 7th defeating MVD and Komorikiri before ultimately being eliminated by fellow Zero Suit Samus player Nairo. A few months later, he placed 3rd at Pound 2016 defeating ESAM and Tweek before losing to Abadango and Ally in Winner's and Loser's Finals, respectively. For these results, Marss was ranked 13th on the PGR v1, the second-highest Zero Suit Samus player after Nairo.
A Solid HoldEdit
Having established himself as one of the best players in the world, Marss entered the next season with high expectations. Following a few regional victories and a 5th place finish at Apex 2016, however, Marss hit his first roadblock of the season at CEO 2016 where he placed 25th, being upset by Rideae and eliminated by falln, his lowest placement up to this point. He bounced back at EVO 2016 placing 9th and matched that placement at Super Smash Con 2016; he made his first major top 8 appearance at The Big House 6, placing 7th, before finishing 9th again at UGC Smash Open, his final major of the season. Despite lower peaks than his first season and a poor major showing, Marss' consistency at supermajors and dominance regionally led him to be ranked 15th on the second iteration of the PGR, only two rankings lower than his first.
By this time, Marss had established himself as a flashy, sometimes disrespectful youngblood who often went for risky plays (most notably with Zero Suit's down air off-stage) or occasionally sandbagged, such as playing dittos or pockets against players worse than him, at times leading to mild backlash. Marss began the third PGR season with somewhat disappointing finishes at back-to-back majors, placing 13th and 17th at 2GGC: GENESIS Saga and GENESIS 4, respectively. Despite this, he continued his regional dominance with first-place finishes at GUMS 12, Invasion 12, and NES4 Invitational, notably defeating Light at in Grand Finals at all 3, New England's fastest rising star for who he was becoming a bracket demon of. His next supermajor, 2GGC: Civil War, however, saw his highest placement at a major since Pound 2016 where, after losing to Ranai in winners, he defeated 6WX, Tweek, and Nietono in consecutive game-5 sets, tearing through Falln 3-0 and Abadango 3-1, defeating Locus in another game-5 set, before ultimately being stopped 0-3 by CaptainZack. Marss rode this momentum into CEO Dreamland, placing 7th and losing Dabuz and Nairo, two of his biggest bracket demons. Although he dropped his first set to Light at GUMS 15, he responded by swifty 6-0'ing him in Grands, maintaining his iron-fisted grip on New England's scene.
With the end of the season around the corner, however, Marss hit another roadblock at Royal Flush, where he placed 25th after being upset by IcyMist and Frozen, his worst performance to date. He did similarly poorly at 2GGC: Nairo Saga, placing 25th losing to JK and FOW. Just when it seemed like his higher performances this season would be overshadowed by these two lackluster placings, however, Marss struck back at the final tournament of the season, CEO 2017. En route to a 7th place finish, Marss defeated players such as Fatality, Manny, and Ranai, securing a 14th ranking on the PGR v3 despite some underperformances.
Inconsistencies at the EndEdit
The latter half of 2017 marked both Marss' highest peak and some of his worst performances to-date. Similarly to the beginning of the prior season, Marss placed 13th and 17th at the first two supermajors he attended, Shine 2017 and GameTyrant Expo 2017, respectively. Marss would be double-eliminated by Bayonetta players at the former, a character which was beginning to prove to be a problem for him, and was ultimately eliminated 3-0 by Dabuz in the latter, someone who he had yet to take a set off. However, like the previous season, Marss bounced back at his next supermajor not even a week later, The Big House 7. After losing to Ally in Winner's, Marss proceeded on one of the greatest Loser's runs in Smash 4 history, starting with CrazyColorz5 2-0, Xzax 3-1, dyr 3-1, before defeating CaptainZack 3-1, someone who he had never won against up to this point. Marss continued this momentum, defeating VoiD 3-1, Ally in the runback 3-1, MVD 3-0, and, perhaps most notably, a 3-0 against ZeRo in Loser's Semi-Final. After dispatching of Cosmos in Loser's Final 3-1, Marss slid his way into Grand Finals where he was finally stopped in his track by Dabuz 0-3, who still proved too high a hurdle to climb. Despite this, The Big House 7 is still Marss' greatest performance in Smash 4. Marss could not keep up the consistency at later events, however, and his very next major, 2GGC: MkLeo Saga, saw yet another 25th placement from him. Although he ended his season with another regional win at GUMS 19, his multiple underplacements ended up hurting his ranking more than his Big House performance could help, and Marss was ultimately ranked 19th on the PGR v4, his lowest to-date.
His final Smash 4 season was arguably his weakest, beginning with a 9th place finish at the invitational Smash 4 Boot Camp and perhaps more notably, a 2nd place finish at Overclocked, his first-ever regional event that he dropped to Light, who was beginning to become more of a rival than just a bracket blessing. He placed 17th at his first supermajor of the season, Frostbite 2018, and placed 2nd once again at Overclocked II, being double-eliminated by Dabuz. With his major results lacking and his regional dominance slipping, Marss entered 2GG: Hyrule Saga and exited with his worst placement of all-time, where he was upset by up-and-comer Maister and ultimately eliminated by Komorikiri to place 49th. Although he managed consecutive 9th place finishes at his next supermajor and major, CEO 2018 and Smash Sounds, respectively, 2018 proved to be his biggest slump yet, cemented by a 33rd finish at Super Smash Con 2018 and a 13th at Shine 2018 to round out Smash 4's last PGR season. Marss would end up being ranked 25th on the PGR v5, his lowest ranking in the series; however, he still proved to be a consistent high-level threat through the game's entire lifespan, being ranked at least top 25 on every PGR, and thus was ultimately ranked 16th on the PGR 100.
Reaching the Top of UltimateEdit
At the beginning of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Zero Suit Samus's reception was very lukewarm. In the transition from Smash 4 to Ultimate, Zero Suit lost many of her tools that helped her thrive in the former game, such as her ladders, throw combos, and kill setups. While her top representative in Smash 4, Nairo, soon dropped her in favor of Palutena, Marss, however, chose to stick with his Brawl and Smash 4 main, a decision that soon paid off. Although he initially struggled, placing 25th at GENESIS 6 and 17th at Frostbite 2019, Marss began on a tear starting with Collision 2019, where he dropped only a single set to Nairo in Grand Final's, defeating past demons such as Dabuz and the aforementioned Nairo to take his first-ever major tournament in any Smash game (although a controversial moment arose when Marss accused Wishes of receiving in-game coaching during game 5 of their set, leading to it being replayed). After a 7th place appearance at Suplex City Smash and a disappointing 25th at 2GG: Prime Saga, Marss placed no lower than 4th at his next 5 major/supermajors to round out the Spring 2019 season: 3rd at Pound 2019, 2nd at Get On My Level 2019, 3rd at MomoCon 2019, 4th at Smash 'N' Splash 5, and 2nd at CEO 2019. Notable also was his record against MkLeo, the indisputed best player in the world, being 4-5 in sets, making him one of the few players during this time that held a somewhat competitive record. Following his best season performance in any Smash title, Marss was ranked 3rd on the Spring 2019 PGRU, by far his highest ranking ever and establishing himself as one of the best Ultimate players in the world.
Marss continued his streak coming into the Fall season, placing 3rd at Low Tier City 7, 5th at Defend the North 2019, and finally a 1st place finish at Smash Factor 8, double-eliminating MkLeo at the latter with no sets dropped. His top 5 streak would be ended at EVO 2019, where he lost to Nietono and Light for a solid but underperforming 13th. He quickly bounced back at Super Smash Con 2019, where he once again placed 4th, and matched this placement at Shine 2019. Despite a dip at 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 where he placed 7th as the 1st seed, he found himself a 3rd place finish at Mainstage a few weeks later. However, Marss failed to meet his seed again at his next 3 events, placing 9th at The Big House 9, 2nd at Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas, and 9th at Smash Ultimate Summit 2. Marss would round out the season with another major victory, this time at DreamHack Atlanta 2019, in another flawless run that double-eliminated Samsora. Despite his biggest major victories yet, Marss would end up slightly dropping on the mid-year ranking, securing 5th on the Fall 2019 PGRU.
The Pinnacle and the PandemicEdit
Marss began the season with a solid 5th place at Let's Make Big Moves. After winning regional Overclocked Ultimate IV, Marss entered GENESIS 7, the largest offline North American tournament of the year and the largest in the world since Super Smash Con 2019 the year prior. Due to the talent and sheer amount of entrants attending, some viewed the winner of the tournament as a pre-emptive indicator of the best player in North America. Immediately, Marss swept through his pools, not dropping a single game until top 16, where he emerged victorious from a 5-game bout with Maister. In Winner's Semi-Finals, Marss quickly dispatched ESAM 3-0 before defeating Samsora 3-1 in Winner's Finals. Facing him in Grand Final's was MkLeo, who forced his way back from Loser's after a loss to Samsora in Winner's Semis. In arguably one of the most shocking Grand Finals in Ultimate history, Marss would end up 3-0'ing MkLeo to take the tournament, having not dropped a set the entire tournament, marking his greatest performance across all Smash titles and his first and only supermajor title. For a brief period after this, some even considered Marss the unofficial best player in the world, given his comtemporary 8-9 set record against MkLeo, something unmatched by any of the other top players at the time.
Marss would never get the chance to prove this, however; at his next event, Frostbite 2020, Marss ended up placing a disappointing 17th after taking consecutive losses to Paseriman and Zackray. Immediately following this, the whole of North America was placed in lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a pause to offline competitive play for over a year. Like fellow New England player Light, Marss rarely participated in online events, choosing to shift his focus instead to content creation, especially on platforms Twitch and YouTube. During the online era, Marss chose mainly to play in invitationals and less-serious tournaments, such as King of WiFi Random Characters. The only open online tournament Marss participated in was the SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier Last Chance Qualifier, where ended up placing 13th.
Fall from the Top and Shift to Content CreationEdit
By mid-2021 when offline tournaments were beginning to return, many were unsure of the effect of online play on the competitive scene. Some believed that with offline returning, many "Wi-Fi Warriors" would be outclassed by the old guard of offline-only players like Marss, since Wi-Fi tournaments didn't necessarily reflect the environment and response-time in offline play. Others believed that with so little playtime, offline-only players would actually find themselves unable to keep up with the grinding that many online players had put in. Marss added fuel to the fire after a controversial tweet that requested early registration for top players "rather than 2 dudes who are gonna go 0-2 and ask top players for pictures only after they lose", which received some backlash from the community. After a couple regional showings, Marss made his first major appearance at Smash Ultimate Summit 3, where he placed 4th. Marss made his first post-pandemic supermajor appearance at Riptide, and was eliminated at 33rd by Anathema and LeoN, marking his worst ever Ultimate performance so far. His results graphic became a meme, with players often posting it after placing 33rd at a tournament.
RankingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
Panda Global RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGR v1 | January 30th, 2015-May 7th, 2016 | 13th |  |
X-Factor: +1 |
| PGR v2 | May 13th-December 18th, 2016 | 15th | |
X-Factor: 0 |
| PGR v3 | January 7th-June 18th, 2017 | 14th |  |
X-Factor: -4 |
| PGR v4 | June 24th-December 3rd, 2017 | 19th |  |
X-Factor: +3 |
| PGR v5 | December 23rd, 2017-July 1st, 2018 | 25th | |
X-Factor: +2 |
| PGR 100 | January 20th, 2015-November 18th, 2018 | 16th | |
OrionRankEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank 2016 | March 15th-December 18th, 2016 | 15th | |
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| OrionRank 2017 | December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 2017 | 12th | |
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| OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018 | January 1st-May 1st, 2018 | 14th | |
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| OrionRank 2018 | January 1st-December 2nd, 2018 | 22nd | |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
Panda Global Rankings UltimateEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2019 PGRU | February 1st-July 7th, 2019 | 3rd |     |
X-Factor: 0 |
| Fall 2019 PGRU | July 13th-December 15th, 2019 | 5th | |
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| PGRUContenders NA | 2021 | A (Top 13) | |
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| PGRU v3 NA | March 1st-June 13th, 2022 | 17th |  |
LumiRankEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UltRank 2022 | June 18th-December 18th, 2022 | 36th | |
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| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023 | 34th | |
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| LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 | 24th | |
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| LumiRank 2024.1 | December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 | 75th | |
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| LumiRank 2024.2 | July 16th - December 16th, 2024 | 23rd | |
OrionRank UltimateEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In | January 5th-June 30th, 2019 | 3rd | |
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| OrionRank 2019 | January 5th-December 15th, 2019 | 4th | |
X-Factor: +1 |
| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse | April 2020-December 19th, 2021 | 21st |  |
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| OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 | December 22nd, 2021-June 26th, 2022 | 21st | |
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| OrionRank 2022 | December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 | 39th | |
OrionRank North AmericaEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank North America Top 200 | January 2019-March 2020 | 2nd | |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America | June 2020-December 19th, 2021 | 13th | |
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| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 | 23rd | |
LumiRank North AmericaEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| LumiRank 2023 North America | December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 | 11th | |
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Mass Madness 5 | April 2nd, 2013 | 9th | — | — |
| PCG Smash Monthly Brawl 1-29-16 | January 29th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
Project MEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUTS 4 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | 44th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 5/19 | May 19th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| S@X 100 | June 2nd, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 6/9 | June 9th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XIII | July 12th, 2015 | 4th | 2nd | CaptAwesum |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 8/18 | August 18th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| GUMS 2 | August 22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | DJ Delta |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 8/25 | August 25th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 9/1 | September 1st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 9/8 | September 8th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 9/29 | September 29th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| GUMS 3 | October 2nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 10/20 | October 20th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 10/27 | October 27th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| GUMS 4 | November 7th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Church of Smash 11 | November 7th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 11/24 | November 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 12/1 | December 1st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| KTAR XV | December 5th, 2015 | 2nd | 5th | Pugwest |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 12/8 | December 8th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 12/15 | December 15th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Church of Smash XVII | December 17th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Final Smashua | December 20th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 12/29 | December 29th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| GUMS 5 | January 2nd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 1/5 | January 5th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 7th | 5th | Pugwest |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 1/26 | January 27th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 2/2 | February 2nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 2/9 | February 9th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XVII | February 13th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Pugwest |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 2/16 | February 16th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash on the Hill IX | February 20th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Maverick |
| Smash 4 GU Weekly 2/23 | February 23rd, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| GUMS 6 | February 27th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 3rd | 9th | Pugwest |
| GUMS 7 | April 9th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Waldo |
| Super Smash on the Hill | April 16th, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | Pugwest |
| NEW FISH | May 7th, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Craftis |
| Invasion 5 | May 21st, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | LingLing |
| GUMS 8 | June 4th-5th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Apex 2016 | June 17th-19th, 2016 | 5th | 4th | Pugwest |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 25th | 5th | Pugwest |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| FAD: ChamionShop Series | July 21st, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Pink Fresh |
| 2GGT: KTAR Saga | July 23rd, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Sol |
| GUMS 9 | August 6th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Maverick |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 9th | 17th | Pink Fresh |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 7th | 9th | Larry Lurr |
| Invasion 8 | September 10th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| GUMS X | September 24th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly 1 | October 4th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Westland Warzone Wednesday Smash 10/5 | October 5th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Little Big House 2 | October 6th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Pugwest |
| Invasion 9 | October 22nd, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Maverick |
| GUTS 4 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Pugwest |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 9th | 4th | Pugwest |
| Smashfield Weeklies #67 | December 8th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| FNSD 26 | December 9th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 5th | 3rd | Pugwest |
| GUMS 12 | January 7th, 2017 | 1st | 4th | Wave |
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 13th | 4th | Mr.E |
| Mega Smash Mondays 81 | January 16th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 17th | 9th | Pugwest |
| NES4 Invitational | February 18th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Pro Exhibition | March 3rd-4th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 | March 12th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| GUMS 14 | March 18th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | Zinoto |
| Dubai X VGBootcamp | March 31st-April 1st, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Pugwest |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 7th | 9th | Day |
| Sea Crest Smash | April 22nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| GUMS 15 | May 6th, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Okami |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| The Establishment 2 | May 20th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| Invasion 15 | May 21st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Pugwest |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 25th | 17th | Zan |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| GUMS 16 | July 8th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Craftis |
| MIUS: Curtain Call | August 19th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 13th | 4th | Zinoto |
| GUMS 17 | September 9th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Pelca |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 17th | 4th | Zinoto |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 2nd | 13th | Zinoto |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 25th | 5th | Zinoto |
| GUMS 19 | December 2nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Light |
| Smash 4 Boot Camp | December 7th-10th, 2017 | 9th | 4th | Light |
| Overclocked | December 16th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Light |
| TMPR: Frostbite Invitational | January 6th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 | January 12th-14th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 17th | 7th | Zinoto |
| New England Arcadian II | February 24th, 2018 | — | 9th | Okami |
| Overclocked II | March 17th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Mr.E |
| Collision XV | March 31st, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Koolaid |
| Immortal Tech | April 28th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| GUMS 20: Resurrection of GUMS | May 12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Light |
| Saints Gaming Live 2018 | June 9th-10th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | Mistake |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 49th | 3rd | Light |
| Master Sword Monday | June 25th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash Sounds | July 7th-8th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Overclocked III | July 14th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| GUMS 21 | July 21st, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Koolaid |
| Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball | July 29th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 13th | 3rd | Koolaid |
| Midwest Mayhem 12 | November 3rd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Lima |
| Super Smash Fight Club 5 | November 10th, 2018 | 17th | 1st | Light |
| Overclocked IV | November 17th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Light |
| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Push The Limit | December 15th, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | Wave |
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 9th | 4th | Dark Wizzy |
| Final Warning: Omen | January 12th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Laid |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 25th | 2nd | Light |
| Heart of Battle | February 9th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Zinoto |
| MSM 176 | February 11th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Overclocked Ultimate | February 17th, 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | DM |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Tweek |
| Return to Subspace 2 | March 9th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| Collision 2019 | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Light |
| Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Cosmos |
| Suplex City Smash | April 6th, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Light |
Fandom Legends: Smash Ultimate |
April 9th, 2019 | 11th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 25th | 3rd | Light |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Light |
| Goodwill of Orange County's Charity Invitational | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| UltiMania | May 4th, 2019 | 1st | 3rd | Dark Wizzy |
| Saints Gaming Live 2019 | May 11th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Tweek |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | Tweek |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | MkLeo |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 4th | 13th | Tweek |
| Overclocked Ultimate II | June 8th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Light |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Light |
| Defend the North 2019 | July 19th-21st, 2019 | 5th | 1st | Mr E |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 1st | 3rd | Mr E |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Light |
| MONZA Ignition Speed Festival | August 18th, 2019 | 1st | 7th | Okami |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Light |
| 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 7th | 3rd | Light |
| DreamHack Montreal 2019 | September 6th-8th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | ESAM |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | Light |
| Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas | October 12th-13th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Rhode Island Comic Con 2019 | November 1st-3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| New England Three Houses Invitational | November 8th-10th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Light |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2019 | November 15th-17th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | ScAtt |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 5th | 2nd | Samsora |
| Overclocked Ultimate IV | January 11th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Light |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Light |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 17th | 1st | Light |
| Soaked Series Invitational |
February 29th-March 1st, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Return to Subspace 3 - A New Era | March 7th-8th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Laid |
| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | 4th | 1st | Kuro |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational |
March 29th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| OS x Redbull Invitational 3 |
May 28th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| OS NYC x Redbull Invitational 4 |
June 18th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| THE 8.0 GIMVITATIONAL |
August 23rd, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| GOML North American Open: Northeast USA |
October 17th-18th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| GOML North American Open: Finale |
November 7th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier Last Chance Qualifier |
May 23rd, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| Game Underground Ultimate Weekly Test Invitational | June 15th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Push the Limit 12 | July 24th, 2021 | 3rd | 1st | Light |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 3 | August 26th-29th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 7th | 1st | Light |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 17th | 2nd | Light |
| Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational | November 28th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier | December 17th, 2021 | Top 8 | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 VIP Bracket | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| CT Gamercon 5 | March 19th-20th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 7th | 9th | Light |
| Kawaii Kon 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| The New York Smashdown | May 22nd, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Gimvitational | June 16th-19th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 65th | 2nd | Light |
| Shine 2022 | August 26th-28th, 2022 | 9th | 1st | Light |
| Lost Tech City 2022 | September 30th-October 2nd, 2022 | 1st | 5th | Plup |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 9th | 2nd | Light |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 29th | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 9th | 3rd | Light |
| LVL UP EXPO 2023 | February 17th-19th, 2023 | 7th | 2nd | Tweek |
| Kawaii Kon 2023 | March 31st-April 2nd, 2023 | 3rd | 1st | Glutonny |
| Meter Management | June 10th, 2023 | 1st / 92 | — | — |
| New England Smash Invitational | July 30th, 2023 | 1st / 16 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-14th, 2023 | 7th / 2,607 | 7th / 567 | Light |
| ReWired Fest 2023 | October 6th-7th, 2023 | 9th / 352 | — | — |
| Push the Limit 28 | January 27th, 2024 | 2nd / 80 | — | — |
| MECHA Gaming League: BOSTON | February 3rd, 2024 | 2nd / 49 | — | — |
| Mash Harder 8 | February 10th, 2024 | 1st / 129 | 1st / 38 | naitosharp |
| King Con | February 24th-25th, 2024 | 17th / 840 | 7th / 128 | Tarik |
| Collision 2024 | March 15th-17th, 2024 | 17th / 714 | 5th / 108 | Light |
| The Luminosity Invitational | April 20th, 2024 | 9th / 10 | — | — |
| Get On My Level X | May 17th-19th, 2024 | 13th / 688 | — | — |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 9th / 2,281 | 7th / 497 | Light |
| Luminosity Invitational 2: Back to School | September 27th-29th, 2024 | 9th / 16 | — | — |
| Wavelength 2024 | October 5th-6th, 2024 | 2nd / 230 | 2nd / 51 | Light |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024 | November 1st-3rd, 2024 | 25th / 365 | — | — |
| The Throne II | November 8th-10th, 2024 | 13th / 16 | — | — |
| LACS Rivals | November 23rd-24th, 2024 | 7th / 8 | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025 | January 3rd-5th, 2025 | 65th / 832 | — | — |
TriviaEdit
- Marss's habit of rolling his controller's joystick and mashing buttons between matches has led him to be dubbed "The Clacker" by his friends.
- Marss is known to wear pajama pants at tournaments.
- During CEO 2017, Marss notably tweeted that if he were to make top 8 at the tournament, he would wear jeans instead of his signature pajama pants. He was able to do so from losers' side, and as promised, he wore jeans, which were highlighted during his entrance.
- Marss is known for the phrase "ZSS sux" on his Twitter, despite being the best Zero Suit Samus player and one of the best Ultimate players in 2019-20.
- Marss has stated himself that his reaction time is abysmal and he compensates it by guessing what his opponent is going to do.
- His former in-game tags "tendō" and "satori" are references to that and to the Haikyuu!! character Satori Tendō, who suffers the same problem as Marss.[3]
- Marss keeps a whiteboard, colloquially referred to as "The Board", where he tallies every single time he JV four-stocks an opponent.
- Marss is infamous for his flashy playstyle, frequently making risky plays to style on his opponents. Most notably, he often uses Zero Suit Samus's down aerial to meteor smash opponents offstage for a sacrificial KO, despite it being arguably one of her worst moves.
- Marss's YouTube videos are edited to censor or blur out any mention of Shulk; this is mainly due to Marss jokingly saying that the character "cheats" and is not "family-friendly content".
- Marss, in his streaming career, has developed many catchphrases based on Smash.
- Marss sometimes says the phrase "True Combo" when he gets a combo that isn't true.
- He has two catchphrases exclusive to his Donkey Kong, humorously named "Konkey Dong";
- His cargo down throw is known as the "Skill Check" if used to stage spike opponents below the stage; if the opponent does not tech, they fail the skill check.
- Marss's Donkey Kong's up special is referred to as "Big Monkey Swing", most prominently seen to KO opponents on the ground at high percentages.
- Marss's Incineroar is infamous for its usage of forward tilt, dubbed "Cheeto Fingers".
- In a situation where Marss wants to attempt to embarrass his opponent or if he is anticipating someone's shield being broken, he often says, "Don't let it be you!"
- Marss coined the term "Marss Gambit" to describe running up to an opponent and raw up-smashing with Zero Suit Samus, famously using it to take the final stock at GENESIS 7.
- One of Marss's favorite video game series is Fire Emblem, with Path of Radiance being among his favorites in the series.
- Marss is also skilled in tabletop games such as Pandemic.
- Since Marss's 33rd placement at Riptide, several pictures of him posing in result graphics released by Panda have become memes on Twitter.[4]
- The meme was extended to Panda tweeting an edit of WaDi's head on Marss's body for placing 33rd at Mainstage 2021.[5]
- Marss has jokingly called himself the "best smash player in the world" on his YouTube channel and often makes jokes about how he plays the game as a content creator.
- During Smash Ultimate Summit 4, a side-event was held that was a series of board games. As a joke, Marss threw the toy Penguin from Don't Break the Ice! across the venue and ended up breaking a large TV.