Junebug
Junebug.jpg
Character info
Melee main Donkey Kong
Retired Melee character Sheik
Brawl main Lucario
Smash 4 main Lucario
Project M main Diddy Kong
Other Project M character Sheik
Retired Project M character Ganondorf
Team info
Sponsor(s) Lil Nouns
Crew(s) Video Gamerz
Former crews Living Studios
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank Summer 2024: 27th
Project M PMRank 2018: 34th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 40th
Project M PMRank 2016: 5th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Melee 3rd / 905 at Supernova 2024
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 5th / 128 at KTAR 6
Project M 1st / 188 at The Big Balc
Winnings Project M ~$7,788.40
Personal and other info
Real name Arjun Rao
Location Centreville, Virginia USA

Junebug is a smasher from Centreville, Virginia, who has competed in several Smash titles.

He is best known for his performances in Project M, where he played Diddy Kong and had a Ganondorf secondary. He is considered one of the best Project M players of all time, and was generally considered to be the definitive best throughout 2015 for his dominant and consistent record. He went on a hiatus from the game after Olympus, and has made infrequent appearances since.

Junebug is also known for his performances in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and is currently ranked 27th on the SSBMRank Summer 2024. Initially playing Sheik and defeating players such as Zain at The Big House 7 and Colbol at Royal Flush, he later shifted his focus towards Melee's mid-tiers to collect information and clips for his YouTube videos. He became especially known for his Donkey Kong, whom he began playing in 2023. He not only established himself as the best Donkey Kong player in the world, defeating players such as Magi and Ginger at The Big House 11, but also became the leader of the "Donkey Kong" renaissance, with his success, alongside an upswing of results from other Donkey Kong players, spurring discussion on Donkey Kong's true potential. His ranking of 45th on the SSBMRank Summer 2023 marked the first time a Donkey Kong player was ranked in the top 50 in a modern Melee global ranking.

Junebug was a Lucario player in both Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4; in the former, he was once considered the best Lucario player before Trela's rise, notably having wins over Mew2King and DEHF.

In addition to competitive play, Junebug is also notably proficient at analyzing the metagame and its competitive mentality; having succeeded in multiple Smash games for over a decade, he has a unique perspective when it comes to Smash and competition. He has coached notable Melee top professional Zain to massive success.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

SSBMRank/MPGR

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SSBMRank 2017 December 2016 - December 2017 54th  
Summer 2018 MPGR December 2017 - July 2018 40th  
MPGR 2018 December 2017 - December 2018 45th  
SSBMRank Summer 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 45th  
SSBMRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 40th  
SSBMRank Summer 2024 December 18th, 2023 - July 7th, 2024 27th  

MD/VA Power Rankings

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
Fall 2015 19th  
Spring 2016 9th  
Summer 2016 11th  
Fall/Winter 2016 7th  
Spring 2017 1st  
September 2017 3rd  
Winter 2018 3rd  
Summer 2018 3rd  
Fall 2018 2nd  
Spring 2019 2nd  
Summer 2023 2nd  

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

SSBBRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SSBBRank 2014 January 2013 - June 2014 76th  

MD/VA Power Rankings

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
May 2012 3rd  
August 2012 5th   
June 2013 6th  

Project M

PMRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PMRank 2016 2016 5th   
PMRank 2017 2017 27th    
PMRank 2018 2018 34th   

MD/VA Power Rankings

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
Spring 2014 4th   
July 2014 1st   
September 2014 1st   
Spring 2015 1st   
August 2015 1st   
January 2016 1st   
June 2016 1st   
September 2016 1st   
January 2017 1st   
Summer 2017 3rd  
Winter 2018 4th  

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

MD/VA Power Rankings

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
February 2015 3rd  
May 2015 17th  

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 49th
Xanadu Arcadian May 16th, 2015 1st
Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-14th, 2015 7th
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 65th
ARLO 2 September 26th, 2015 2nd 2nd Oracle
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 25th 17th ESAM
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 9th 3rd Professor Pro
Frozen Phoenix March 12th-13th, 2016 4th 5th Lain
S@X 153 June 8th, 2016 7th
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 33rd
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 49th 17th Aglet
ARLO 3 August 20th-21st, 2016 3rd 5th Bizzarro Flame
The Fantastic Melee Weekly #9 January 3rd, 2017 3rd
The Fantastic Melee Weekly #10 January 10th, 2017 1st
Atlantic Extravaganza January 14th, 2017 3rd 2nd SmashG0D
The Fantastic Melee Weekly #12 January 24th, 2017 1st
The Fantastic Melee Weekly #14 February 7th, 2017 1st
The Fantastic Melee Weekly #16 February 21st, 2017 1st
Fight Pitt 7 April 15th, 2017 2nd 7th FendrickLamar
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 25th 7th MilkMan
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 33rd 13th Zain
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 49th 9th Aglet
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 25th 25th Redd
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 17th
Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale October 14th-15th, 2017 1st 1st NMW
MD/VA Melee Invitational November 25th, 2017 2nd
We Tech Those 3 January 13th-14th, 2018 1st
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 4th Atomsk
Fight Pitt 8 April 7th, 2018 5th 3rd lloD
S@X 246 April 18th, 2018 1st 2nd Hazy
S@X 247 April 25th, 2018 1st
S@X 248 May 2nd, 2018 2nd
Pound Underground May 12th-13th, 2018 3rd 5th Aglet
S@X 250 May 16th, 2018 2nd
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 13th Aglet
OMEGA II June 16th-17th, 2018 5th 5th AbsentPage
Smashadelphia 2018 June 22nd-24th, 2018 4th 3rd Bones
The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th, 2018 5th 7th lloD
Short Hops July 21st, 2018 1st 1st Chillin
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 9th 17th Aglet
The JorHouse 3 - Free at Last September 15th-16th, 2018 9th 3rd bobby big ballz
The Script 2 February 16th-17th, 2019 9th 4th Rose-Colored Boy
NChi Ultra March 16th-17th, 2019 9th 1st Redd
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st 13th Rose-Colored Boy
Shell Shocked 20 May 4th, 2019 2nd
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 9th Chillin
VCU Multishine February 22nd, 2020 2nd 1st Milkman
Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th, 2022 13th 17th ShakeDrizzle
M Series #8 January 28th, 2023 2nd / 132
Dawnstar Day! March 5th, 2023 2nd / 40 1st / 13 MilkMan
Collision 2023 March 10th-12th, 2023 17th / 494
It's Not You, It's Melee #1 March 26th, 2023 1st / 45
It's Not You, It's Melee #2 April 23rd, 2023 1st / 32 3rd / 11 Yung John
Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition April 29th, 2023 1st / 115
Creed II May 13th, 2023 7th / 111
No Jawns 3 July 1st, 2023 7th / 97
It's Not You, It's Melee #4 July 30th, 2023 1st / 62
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 33rd / 860 13th / 161 Jorge
The Big House 11 October 20th-22nd, 2023 13th / 1,011
Collision 2024 March 15th-17th, 2024 17th / 494
Tipped Off 15: Connected June 15th-16th, 2024 33rd / 513
Patchwork 2024 July 6th-7th, 2024 1st / 109
Supernova 2024 August 8th-11th, 2024 3rd / 905 7th / 175 Jorge
Eggdog Invitational August 31st - September 1st, 2024 5th / 20

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 
Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 33rd 25th Hyro
C3 Jiggly January January 31st, 2010 3rd 4th Tantalus
Level Up 2 March 13th, 2010 5th 4th Logic
ATHF presents: $5 Venue Fee April 24th, 2010 2nd 2nd Logic
Woodbridge Presents: Peons Only! ca. May 1st, 2010 2nd 5th Aposl
GamePad Returns! May 22nd, 2010 2nd 2nd BMX
UGZ: MLG Prep May 29th, 2010 1st 7th Deez
Omni Presents: Xanadu Games July 17th, 2010 9th 1st Korn
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 33rd 2nd ChuDat
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 17th 17th ChuDat
Baltimore Brawl November 27th, 2010 5th 2nd Korn
KTAR 5 May 21st, 2011 7th 5th Logic
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 5th 5th Lie
The Real S@X August 6th, 2013 4th
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 49th
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 9th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 65th 25th Seagull Joe
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 7th 4th Seagull Joe
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 13th
Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-June 14th, 2015 13th
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 25th 13th Player-1
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/7 June 7th, 2016 17th

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Relay PM Competitive March 30th, 2014 1st
Project M Showdown 3.02 May 17th, 2014 5th 2nd Pink Fresh
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/20 May 20th, 2014 3rd
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/27 May 27th, 2014 1st
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 9th 7th Seagull Joe
Thanks For Playing 7 June 7th, 2014 2nd 2nd Pink Fresh
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/17 June 17th, 2014 1st
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/24 June 24th, 2014 1st
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/15 July 15th, 2014 1st
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/29 July 29th, 2014 1st
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 2nd 2nd Pink Fresh
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 4th 3rd Pink Fresh
Shell Shocked XVI October 11th, 2014 1st 1st Pink Fresh
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 11/25 November 25th, 2014 2nd
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 12/30 December 30th, 2014 3rd
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 3rd 4th Pink Fresh
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 2nd 9th Pink Fresh
Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-14th, 2015 3rd 3rd Pink Fresh
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 1st 4th Ally
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 3rd
Blacklisted August 15th-16th, 2015 1st 1st HAT
Show Me Your Moves 16 August 29th-30th, 2015 1st 13th oro?!
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 5th Top 6 Pink Fresh
ARLO 2 September 26th, 2015 1st 4th Luck
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 2nd 4th Nintendude
We Tech Those November 14th-15th, 2015 1st 3rd Rolex
FinalBOSS January 9th-10th, 2016 1st 2nd iPunchKidsz
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 1st 3rd Professor Pro
Frozen Phoenix March 12th-13th, 2016 1st 1st Dirtboy
SuperNova April 16th, 2016 9th 9th Seagull Joe
The Big Balc May 27th-29th, 2016 1st 2nd Sosa
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 17th 4th Ripple
Low Tier City 4 June 18th-19th, 2016 3rd 3rd Dirtboy
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 2nd
We Tech Those 2 July 23rd-24th, 2016 4th 5th Hyperflame
ARLO 3 August 20th-21st, 2016 3rd 1st Malachi
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 5th 3rd Malachi
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 17th 1st Plup
SuperNova 2 July 29th-30th, 2017 5th 17th Loyal
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 3rd
Salty Juan's 4: Southwest Battle Royale October 14th-15th, 2017 7th 3rd Luck
We Tech Those 3 January 13th-14th, 2018 9th 4th Lunchables
Project M Showdown 7 April 21st, 2018 5th Pink Fresh
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 7th
Smashadelphia 2018 June 22nd-24th, 2018 7th 3rd BaconPancakes
The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th 2018 17th
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 9th 7th Plup
M Series #8 January 28th, 2023 1st
Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition April 29th, 2023 5th

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