Smasher:Kurama

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This article is about the NorCal player formerly named Prodigy. For the German player, see Smasher:Prodigy (Germany).
Kurama "Prodigy"
Prodigy armada.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Mario
Other Smash 4 character Sheik
Ultimate main Mario
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Karmine Corp, Paragon, Armada, Game Crossing LLC.
Crew(s) Fist Of NorCal
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings: 3rd
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 25th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 11th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3rd / 32 at Ludwig Smash Invitational
Personal and other info
Real name Pedro Alonso
Birth date (age 19)
Location Sacramento, California USA

Kurama, formerly known as Prodigy, is an Ultimate Mario main from Sacramento, California and is considered the best Mario player of all-time, being the definitive best from 2022 to 2023 as during those two years he made significant breakthroughs with the character, which included some of Mario’s best results in Ultimate. Notable examples include a 3rd place finish at the Ludwig Smash Invitational, 2nd place finish at Port Priority 7 and a 4th place finish at Smash Ultimate Summit 6. Kurama is currently ranked 13th on the LumiRank 2023 North America and 25th on the LumiRank 2023.

In SSB4, Kurama is also a Mario main. He is currently ranked 3rd on the NorCal Smash 4 Power Rankings. He frequently teamed with other Stark in doubles.

On February 12th, 2019, Kurama was signed by Armada. Following the post online metagame, on February 11th, 2022, Kurama would part ways with them. Later that same year, on August 9th, he announced that he had joined Paragon, but would soon part ways with them as well on December 12th 2022. On January 21st, 2023, before his set against BassMage at GENESIS 9, Karmine Corp announced that they had signed up Kurama as their first smasher. Kurama would later announced his departure from Karmine Corp on December 19th, 2023.

Playstyle

Kurama is renowned for his advantage state and punish game, quickly racking up damage or outright killing an opponent after landing a grab or an aerial. He utilizes an aggressive playstyle to constantly apply pressure while looking for openings in the opponent's defense, and to quickly close distance to compensate for Mario's short range.

However, Kurama can sometimes have issues when he either loses the lead, gets walled out for long, fails to confirm a kill, or starts to get greedy for the KO when the opponent’s percentage starts to climb at despicable heights. This results in him being stuck in disadvantage for a considerable amount of time and forces him to think slowly and carefully on how he executes. This is most notable against unfavourable matchups.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Spring 2019 PGRU February 1st - July 7th, 2019 37th Mario (SSBU)

LumiRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th - December 18th, 2022 11th Mario (SSBU)
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 20th Mario (SSBU)
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 25th Mario (SSBU)
LumiRank 2023 North America December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 13th Mario (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In January 5th - June 30th, 2019 52nd Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank 2019 January 5th - December 15th, 2019 38th Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020 44th Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 38th Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 93rd Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 24th Mario (SSBU)

OrionRank North America

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank North America Top 200 January 2019 - March 2020 27th Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 27th Mario (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 North America December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 12th Mario (SSBU)Sora (SSBU)

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
FONC UP September 1st, 2015 4th
Gamerz Smash Underground April 1st, 2016 4th
Gamers Smash Underground Uno April 8th, 2016 4th
Sacramento Indie Arcade April 9th, 2016 2nd
Gamers Smash Underground Dos April 15th, 2016 3rd 1st ?
Gamers Smash Underground Tres April 29th, 2016 7th
2GGT: Fresh Saga May 7th, 2016 49th 7th Teb
Who's Your Pappy 3 August 21st, 2016 33rd 17th Black_DynoWright
Gamerz Rebooted #3 October 14th, 2016 4th 2nd Arikie
Gamerz Rebooted #6 November 5th, 2016 5th 5th Mo
Gamerz Rebooted #9 November 25th, 2016 2nd ? ?
Gamerz Rebooted #10 December 2nd, 2016 3rd
Gamerz Rebooted #11 December 9th, 2016 13th 4th Teb
2GGT: ZeRo Saga December 16th-18th, 2016 257th 17th Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #13 January 6th, 2017 5th 1st Teb
2GGC: GENESIS Saga January 14th, 2017 193rd 33rd Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #15 January 27th, 2017 3rd 3rd Andrew
Gamerz Rebooted #16 February 3rd, 2017 3rd 2nd Fierce
Gamerz Rebooted #17 February 10th, 2017 2nd 2nd Fierce
Who's Your Pappy #6 February 19th, 2017 17th 13th SharpSerac
Gamerz Rebooted #19 February 24th, 2017 5th 2nd Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #20 March 3rd, 2017 2nd 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #25 April 7th, 2017 5th 3rd WimpLow
Gamerz Rebooted #26 April 14th, 2017 3rd 3rd Fierce
Gamerz Rebooted #27 April 21st, 2017 1st Legit
NorCal Smash 4's Arcadian Runback April 23rd, 2017 3rd
Gamerz Rebooted #28 April 28th, 2017 3rd 2nd Versed Ace
Gamerz Rebooted #29 May 5th, 2017 2nd 1st Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #30 May 12th, 2017 4th 2nd Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #32 May 26th, 2017 3rd 2nd SirPulse
Gamerz Rebooted #33 June 2nd, 2017 5th 3rd Ako
Gamerz Rebooted #34 June 8th, 2017 7th 2nd Rude
Gamerz Rebooted #36 June 23rd, 2017 7th 1st Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #37 June 30th, 2017 5th 5th Andrew
Gamerz Rebooted #38 July 7th, 2017 3rd 3rd Soulimar
Don't You Dair 7 July 8th, 2017 17th 7th Domo
Gamerz Rebooted #39 July 14th, 2017 3rd 2nd Rude
Gamerz Rebooted #42 August 4th, 2017 13th 5th Rude
Gamerz Rebooted #43 August 11th, 2017 7th 2nd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #45 August 25th, 2017 9th 2nd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #46 September 1st, 2017 4th 1st Stark
Who's Your Pappy #9 September 3rd, 2017 9th 5th Domo
Gamerz Rebooted #48 September 15th, 2017 7th 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #49 September 22nd, 2017 3rd 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #50 September 29th, 2017 1st 3rd Stark
Smash @ Sac State Bi-Monthly #2 September 30th, 2017 2nd 1st FuTure
Gamerz Rebooted #51 October 6th, 2017 2nd 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #52 October 13th, 2017 2nd 1st Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #1 October 15th, 2017 3rd 3rd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #53 October 20th, 2017 3rd 1st Stark
Who's Your Pappy 10 October 22nd, 2017 17th
Gamerz Rebooted #54 October 27th, 2017 3rd 2nd Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #2 October 29th, 2017 1st 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #56 November 10th, 2017 1st 1st Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #3 November 12th, 2017 5th 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #57 November 17th, 2017 2nd 1st Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #4 November 26th, 2017 4th 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #59 December 1st, 2017 5th 3rd Stark
Smash @ Sac State Bi-Monthly #3 December 2nd, 2017 2nd 1st Shaky
Gamerz Rebooted #60 December 8th, 2017 3rd 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #61 December 15th, 2017 4th 3rd Stark
Phoenix Uprising #117 December 27th, 2017 5th
Gamerz Rebooted #63 December 29th, 2017 3rd 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #64 January 5th, 2018 5th 2nd Stark
Who's Your Pappy #11 January 14th, 2018 17th 13th Ewok
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 33rd 33rd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #65 January 26th, 2018 4th
Gamerz Rebooted #66 February 2nd, 2018 3rd 2nd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #67 February 9th, 2018 5th 2nd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #69 February 23rd, 2018 3rd 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #70 March 2nd, 2018 3rd 1st Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #8 March 4th, 2018 5th 5th Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #71 March 9th, 2018 1st 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #74 March 30th, 2018 2nd 2nd Virus
Smash Em Out of the Park Singles #12 March 31st, 2018 2nd
Davis Lounge Colosseum #10 April 8th, 2018 9th 4th Virus
Davis Lounge Colosseum #11 April 22nd, 2018 3rd 3rd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #78 April 27th, 2018 5th 1st Gossamer
Norcal Smash 4 Arcadian: Battle City April 29th, 2018 9th Gossamer
Davis Lounge Colosseum #12 May 6th, 2018 3rd 3rd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #81 May 18th, 2018 2nd 1st Legit
Davis Lounge Colosseum #13 May 20th, 2018 5th 2nd Virus
Gamerz Rebooted #83 June 1st, 2018 3rd 1st Virus
Davis Lounge Colosseum #14 June 3rd, 2018 5th 1st Virus
Gamerz Rebooted #84 June 8th, 2018 2nd 1st Soulimar
Gamerz Rebooted #86 June 22nd, 2018 2nd 1st Stark
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 65th
Gamerz Rebooted #90 July 20th, 2018 2nd 3rd Demon
Gamerz Rebooted #91 July 27th, 2018 2nd 3rd Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #16 July 29th, 2018 2nd 2nd Virus
Gamerz Rebooted #92 August 3rd, 2018 3rd 3rd Soulimar
Gamerz Rebooted #93 August 10th, 2018 3rd 1st Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #17 August 12th, 2018 1st 2nd Stark

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Davis Lounge Colosseum #25 December 9th, 2018 5th 3rd Rose
Gamerz Rebooted #109 December 21st, 2018 1st 2nd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #110 December 28th, 2018 1st
Gamerz Rebooted #111 January 4th, 2019 1st 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #112 January 11th, 2019 9th 1st Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #113 January 18th, 2019 5th 2nd Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #114 January 25th, 2019 4th 5th Stark
Davis Lounge Colosseum #30: Pre-Genesis 6 Edition! January 27th, 2019 4th 1st Lui$
Pre-Genesix January 31st, 2019 49th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 13th 49th Stark
Gamerz Rebooted #115 February 8th, 2019 5th 1st Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #116 February 15th, 2019 2nd 1st Teb
Gamerz Rebooted #117 February 22nd, 2019 3rd
Gamerz Rebooted #118 March 1st, 2019 1st
Ultimate Nimbus March 3rd, 2019 17th 2nd MastaMario
Esports Arena Smash Ultimate Tournament - Oakland March 16th-17th, 2019 4th / 154
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 65th 13th Teb
Thunder Smash May 5th, 2019 7th
Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 Spring Season 2.1 May 8th-9th, 2019 2nd
Crown June 9th, 2019 2nd 3rd Junior Z
Smash Ultimate CEO Weekly June 27th, 2019 7th 1st Lui$
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 13th 2nd Lui$
Ascension VII July 20th, 2019 2nd 1st Stroder
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 49th
Port Priority 5 September 7th-8th, 2019 7th 5th Mr E
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 9th 3rd MuteAce
Super Smashed Fest September 28th, 2019 5th 1st Teb
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 25th 7th Stroder
2GG: Nightmare on Smashville October 20th, 2019 9th
GameTyrant Expo 2019 November 1st-2nd, 2019 1st 5th Von
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 65th 5th varun
Super Ascension December 14th-15th, 2019 1st 1st MuteAce
Pre-G7 January 23rd, 2020 1st
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 17th 7th MuteAce
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 17th 5th varun
Soaked Series InvitationalOnline February 29th-March 1st, 2020 49th
bunker down (1)Online March 21st, 2020 3rd
bunker down (3)Online April 4th, 2020 49th
The Prodigy InvitationalOnline May 3rd, 2020 3rd
The BoxOnline May 8th, 2020 25th
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 33rd
TNS: Pandemic Monthly 4Online July 14th, 2020 13th
BESTNEXPO 2: ArcadianOnline September 6th, 2020 4th
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINEOnline September 18th, 2020 17th
Maister's RNG InvitationalOnline September 25th, 2020 7th
Smash the Router 4Online January 23rd, 2021 9th
The Box: Lunch Box 8Online January 27th, 2021 33rd
B2R Full Bloom 1 August 22nd, 2021 1st
Mega Smash Mondays 240 August 23rd, 2021 3rd
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 17th
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest October 15th-17th, 2021 17th
Port Priority 6 October 30th-31st, 2021 33rd 5th varun
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 17th 4th varun
The Box: Lunch Box 18Online January 26th, 2022 49th
LVL UP EXPO 2022 February 25th-27th, 2022 17th
Back in Blood 3 March 5th, 2022 17th 2nd varun
Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament April 14th, 2022 9th
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 33rd 33rd Crimsym
Crown 2 June 18th-19th, 2022 5th 7th varun
Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th, 2022 13th 5th varun
Central Stadium July 23rd, 2022 5th 1st Dark Wizzy
Riptide 2022 September 9th-11th, 2022 7th
Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier October 21st, 2022 Top 8
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 3rd
Port Priority 7 November 12th-13th, 2022 2nd 9th NathanViper
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 5th 9th varun
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 17th 9th Stroder Ame
Collision 2023 March 10th-12th, 2023 17th 3rd Sonix
Smash Ultimate Summit 6 March 23rd-26th, 2023 4th
MAJOR UPSET April 1st-2nd, 2023 5th 2nd Dark Wizzy
DreamHack San Diego 2023 April 7th-9th, 2023 2nd 4th Dark Wizzy
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 7th / 418 5th / 99 Chase
King Of Fields 95 3 June 24th-25th, 2023 5th / 512
Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd, 2023 9th / 877 1st / 132 Dark Wizzy
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 65th / 2,607 9th / 567 MuteAce
"Lit"vitational September 22nd, 2023 7th / 16
CIRQUE Du CFL 2 September 23rd, 2023 5th / 174 1st / 33 Lui$
Rise 'N Grind 2023 October 13th-15th, 2023 9th / 443 7th / 75 Dark Wizzy
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 October 27th-29th, 2023 9th / 387 5th / 73 Chase
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 25th / 710 2nd / 165 Dark Wizzy
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023 November 24th-26th, 2023 9th / 1,013 1st / 176 Tarik
Dragun House Monthly (December Edition 2023) December 3rd, 2023 9th / 73 1st / 13 Tarik
Watch The Throne December 8th-10th, 2023 9th / 16
Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 January 5th-7th, 2024 13th / 891 13th / 130 Dark Wizzy
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 97th / 1,506 7th / 302 Tarik
SAIKO SMASH 4 March 23rd, 2024 7th / 109 1st / 30 Lui$

Trivia

  • At age 14, Kurama was the youngest player to be ranked on the Spring 2019 PGRU, an achievement that was acknowledged by PGStats itself.
  • Kurama's current gamer tag is named after the character of the same name from the manga/anime series YuYu Hakusho (and not from Naruto, he explicitly mentions).

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

External links