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 | |
Former sponsor(s) | Denial Esports, Panda |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | Panda Global Rankings 100: 16th LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 34th |
Winnings | ~$23,189.45 |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Tyler Martins |
Birth date | |
Location | Massachusetts |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Top level Top level |
Marss is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Zero Suit Samus player from Cranston, Rhode Island who currently resides in Massachusetts. He is considered the best Zero Suit Samus player in the world, and was one of the best players in the world prior to the pandemic. Marss is currently ranked 23rd on the OrionRank 2022 North America and 34th on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023, and formerly ranked 1st on the Massachusetts Ultimate Power Rankings and 2nd on the New England Ultimate Power Rankings.
In Smash 4, he is considered the second best Zero Suit Samus player in the world, after Nairo. He is currently ranked 1st on NER 2017-2018 and 16th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
Marss is also a very talented doubles player and usually teams with Light; with the pair being formerly considered the best Ultimate doubles teams in the world, notably placing 1st at majors such as Super Smash Con 2019, GENESIS 7, and Frostbite 2020. However, he also has lot of success with other partners, such as placing 1st at Frostbite 2019 with Tweek and 2nd at MomoCon 2019 with MkLeo. As a result, he is considered one of the best doubles players in the world.
On March 22nd, 2019, Marss was signed by Panda along with Coney.[1] Marss would announce his departure from the organization on January 16th, 2023.[2]
Playstyle
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 4
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.[3] 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[4] or purposely missing large punishes.
In Ultimate
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 placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Mega Mass Madness 5 | April 2nd, 2013 | 9th | — | — |
PCG Smash Monthly Brawl 1-29-16 | January 29th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
Project M
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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GUTS 4 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | 44th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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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: Frosbite 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. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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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 | Feburary 17th-19th, 2023 | 7th | 2nd | Tweek |
Kawaii Kon 2023 | March 31st-April 2nd, 2023 | 3rd | 1st | Glutonny |
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 | — | — |
Trivia
- 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.[5]
- 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.[6]
- The meme was extended to Panda tweeting an edit of WaDi's head on Marss's body for placing 33rd at Mainstage 2021.[7]
- 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.