Smasher:Elegant
| Matthew Fitzpatrick "Elegant" | |
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Elegant with the Super Smash Con 2018 Wii U Best Combo award.
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Luigi |
| Other Melee character | Falco |
| Smash 4 main | Luigi |
| Other Smash 4 character | Mario |
| Ultimate main | Luigi |
| Project M main | Luigi |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Armada, Nevermore eSports, Beefy Smash Doods, Unseen Gaming |
| Former crews | ennyMura |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 27th  OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 56th |
| Best historical ranking | PGR v4: 11th OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 14th |
| Best tournament result | 2nd / 331 at GameTyrant Expo 2017 3rd / 830 at Mainstage 2021 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada 
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Elegant is a Smasher from Irvine, California who is currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is regarded as one of the most well-known Luigi players in competitive play, having used the character to great success in both Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Elegant is best known for his tournament performances in Smash 4, where he was widely regarded the best and most successful Luigi player of all-time, as well as one of the best players in SoCal. In addition to being the only Luigi player ranked on multiple PGR rankings, peaking at 11th on the PGR v4 and ranking 27th on the all-time ranking, Elegant's performance at GameTyrant Expo 2017 marked the closest a Luigi player came to winning a Smash 4 major, as he was only one game from winning Grand Finals reset. Elegant's performances improved Luigi's reputation in competitive play, leading the character to rise greatly between the third and fourth tier lists. In addition to singles, Elegant is also proficient in doubles: he was initially Aarvark's teammate, with the team being considered one of the best doubles teams in the world, however towards the end of Smash 4 he began to frequently team with other players to great success, winning Get On My Level 2018 with SuperGirlKels, 2GG: Hyrule Saga with Stroder, Low Tier City 6 with Samsora, and The Big House 8 with Scend.
Elegant is also known for his Luigi in Ultimate, where despite initial underperformances, he established himself as the best Luigi player from 2019 to 2022, becoming Luigi's primary top-level representative during this time. At his peak, he was ranked 14th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse and had several top 8 major finishes, including placing 3rd at Mainstage 2021, the best Luigi major performance at that time. He has since left competitive play due to controversies and his rankings and results have been overshadowed by Raru, however he remains the second-best Ultimate Luigi player of all-time.
Playstyle[edit]
Elegant's playstyle remains mostly the same from SSB4 to SSBU, and is highly characterized through his potent punish game, his quick movement, and unpredictable choices in neutral. He has a mastery of Luigi's combos and recovery, making use of his powerful grab and combo game, and offsetting the character's exploitable recovery by recovering in different and unusual ways. Due to the amount of combo starters Luigi has, Elegant uses these to frame trap and DI mixup his opponents, doing massive amounts of damage and potentially pulling a zero-to-death combo.
Elegant was also well known for his ability to button mash efficiently. This skill was especially evident in his ability to spike opponents with Luigi Cyclone in SSB4, which is only possible if the player mashes enough to make Luigi rise and prevent the attack's final hitbox from connecting. As Elegant was proficient as this technique, his edge guarding ability was on point, allowing him to gimp players at low percentages and make comebacks off of a single neutral win. Additionally, he would make great use of Luigi Cyclone to mix up his recovery, as his proficiency in mashing allowed him to gain significant height from the move. Although these effects were removed in Ultimate, effectively worsening the move by taking out its ability to gimp and removing its recovery potential, Elegant makes use of Luigi Cyclone's newly added trait of having invincibility frames within the startup of the move to combo break his opponents, kill off the top of the stage, brute force his way through an opponent, or cover the ledge. Elegant also makes use of Luigi's newly added tether to create space between him and his opponent, start combos, and edgeguard.
Elegant is also known for his upper body shake he does before sets, which he has dubbed the, "Elegant Shake" which he claims gets rid of nerves he may have before a set.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 1025th | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 513th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 129th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 37 | November 29th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | HOST |
| 2GGlory #4 | December 26th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GGT: ESAM Saga | January 9th, 2016 | 13th | 7th | Wii Twerk Trainer |
| Super Smash Sundays 39 | January 10th-11th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 40 | January 24th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 41 | February 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Bros at Church 4 | February 13th, 2016 | 13th | 2nd | Wii Twerk Trainer |
| 2GGT: FOW Saga | March 26th, 2016 | 33rd | 3rd | Aarvark |
| 2GGT: Fresh Saga | May 7th, 2016 | 13th | 9th | Aarvark |
| 2GGT: Mexico Saga | June 4th, 2016 | 25th | 7th | Aarvark |
| L.A.F.F Los Angeles Fraud Fights | July 9th, 2016 | 9th | 1st | Aarvark |
| 2GGT: KTAR Saga | July 23rd, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 65 | September 12th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 66 | September 19th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 7th | 13th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 67 | September 26th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Let It Shine III | October 1st, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Saturn |
| Mega Smash Mondays 69 | October 10th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| SoCal Regionals 2016 | October 15th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 70 | October 17th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Final Destination 11 | October 22nd, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Tyrant |
| Wednesday Night Fights 4.1 | October 26th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| 2GG: Pay It Forward | October 29th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Mega Spooky Mondays 72 | October 31st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 4.2 | November 9th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 74 | November 14th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Falcon Punch Fridays #2.1 | November 18th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Hero to ZeRo | November 19th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 75 | November 21st, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 4.4 | November 23rd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 76 | November 28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 4.5 | November 30th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Falcon Punch Fridays #2.2 | December 2nd, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 77 | December 5th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 4.6 | December 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Falcon Punch Fridays #2.3 | December 9th, 2016 | 1st | ? | Mr. ConCon |
| Smash City LA | December 11th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 78 | December 12th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 49th | 7th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 79 | January 2nd, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #81 | January 5th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Aarvark |
| Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion | January 7th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 80 | January 9th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 17th | 5th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 81 | January 16th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 13th | 5th | Aarvark |
| 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | February 11th, 2017 | 17th | 2nd | Aarvark |
| No Fun Allowed | March 4th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Aarvark |
| Rise 2017 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Tyrant |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 33rd | 17th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 91 | March 27th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 92 | April 3rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 96 | May 8th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season Premier 1.1 | May 10th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 97 | May 15th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 1.2 | May 17th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga | May 20th, 2017 | 13th | 7th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 98 | May 22nd, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.3 | May 24th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Port Priority: A Pacific Northwest Regional | May 27th, 2017 | 4th | 1st | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 99 | May 29th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 24 - The Lose Episode | June 5th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.5 | June 7th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash 4 @UCI #35 | June 8th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 7th | 17th | Aarvark |
| Mega Smash Mondays 100 | June 12th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.6 | June 14th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 101 | June 19th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.8 | June 28th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 103 | July 3rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: ARMS Saga | July 8th-9th, 2017 | 17th | 7th | Aarvark |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 105 | July 17th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Gamerz Rebooted #44 | August 18th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Legit |
| Who's Your Pappy #9 | September 3rd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Legit |
| 2GGC: West Side Saga | September 9th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 113 | September 11th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 2nd | 13th | Zenyou |
| 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 25th | 9th | falln |
| Mega Smash Mondays 118 | October 16th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Who's Your Pappy 10 | October 22nd, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Legit |
| Clutch City Clash 2 | October 28th-29th, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | Mekos |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 17th | 9th | Stroder |
| 2GG Championship Last Chance Qualifier | December 1st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 124 | December 4th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash 4 Boot Camp | December 7th-10th, 2017 | 13th | 3rd | Xzax |
| Mega Smash Mondays 126 | December 18th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 127 | January 1st, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 13th | 5th | Stroder |
| Noods Noods Noods: Melee Edition | January 27th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 131 | January 29th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 132 | February 5th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| No Fun Allowed 2 | February 24th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Larry Lurr |
| Mega Smash Mondays 137 | March 12th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Weds Night Fight 2018 Season 1.6 | March 14th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Rise 2018 | March 17th-18th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Stroder |
| Weds Night Fight 2018 Season 1.8 | March 28th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| SoCal Rivals | March 31st, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Hollywood Action Tuesdays 17 | April 10th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| End of The Line 4 | April 14th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Light The Lantern |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 13th | 1st | SuperGirlKels |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 5th | 9th | Captain L |
| Super Smash Fight Club 2 | June 9th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 13th | 1st | Stroder |
| Master Sword Monday | June 25th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 13th | 9th | Light The Lantern |
| Shockwave 190 | July 20th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Light The Lantern |
| End of The Line 5 | July 21st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Light The Lantern |
| Low Tier City 6 | July 27th-29th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Samsora |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 17th | 3rd | ANTi |
| Super Smash Fight Club 3 | August 18th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | SDX |
| SoCal Regionals 2018 | September 14th-16th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Stroder |
| Super Smash Fight Club 4 | September 22nd, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Retro Arena | September 29th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | StarbasedFruit |
| Little Big House 4 | October 4th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 7th | 1st | BestNess |
| GameTyrant Expo 2018 | November 2nd-4th, 2018 | 3rd | 3rd | Stroder |
| Super Smash Fight Club 5 | November 10th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | SDX |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | BestNess |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 4th | 1st | Scend |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Smash Mondays 169 | December 10th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 170 | December 17th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
| SoCal Chronicles | January 5th, 2019 | 3rd | 5th | MrConCon |
| TGC Returns | January 12th, 2019 | 25th | 2nd | Shadow_PR |
| Mega Smash Mondays 174 | January 28th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
| No Fun Allowed 3 | February 9th, 2019 | 9th | 1st | SDX |
| Mega Smash Mondays 176 | February 11th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Esports Arena Smash Ultimate Tounament[sic] | February 16th-17th, 2019 | 49th | 1st | Taternator |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 49th | 33rd | SDX |
| Smash Ultimate @ UCI #9: Failed Experiments Redemption | March 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 180 | March 11th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff | April 12th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 65th | 7th | AvoiD |
| Mega Smash Mondays 185 | April 15th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 187 | April 29th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 191 | May 27th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 33rd | 9th | PiXL |
| The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 | June 8th-9th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Abadango |
| Weds Night Fights x Orange County Spring 2019 2.6 | June 12th, 2019 | 2nd / 256 | — | — |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 4th | 3rd | Stroder |
| Overextend | July 27th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Lucky |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 17th | 4th | BestNess |
| Standoff 2019 | August 30th-September 1st, 2019 | 1st | 5th | Fatality |
| Port Priority 5 | September 7th-8th, 2019 | 17th | 1st | BestNess |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 33rd | 13th | MastaMario |
| GENESIS: BLACK | November 9th-10th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| UCI x GameChanger Charity Smash Ultimate Tournament | December 3rd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 49th | 13th | Samsora |
| 2GG: SoCal Chronicles 2020 | January 4th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 224 | January 13th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 17th | 5th | Stroder |
| Slopes Arcade Invitational | January 30th-31st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| LAN King Smash Royale XI | February 1st, 2020 | 4th | 1st | Nicko |
| Super Smash Fight Club 2 | February 8th, 2020 | 5th | 1st | MastaMario |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 13th | 17th | SuperGirlKels |
bunker down (4) |
April 12th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Block'd In |
April 14th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| BESTNEXPO: MASH OFF |
April 24th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash Out Breast Cancer |
October 30th-31st, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| 2GG West Coast Invitational |
November 29th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Jingle Jairs |
December 5th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| SWT: NA Southwest Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 1st-2nd, 2021 | 49th | — | — |
| SWT: NA Southwest Ultimate Online Qualifier Last Chance Qualifier |
May 2nd, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 240 | August 23rd, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Back in Blood | August 28th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 4th | 3rd | Maister |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 4th | 5th | Stroder |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Port Priority 6 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 17th | 5th | Stroder Ame |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 3rd | 5th | Myles |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
| Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 97th | — | — |
| Low Tide City 2022 | April 29th-May 1st, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| Back in Blood 4 | May 14th, 2022 | 4th | 1st | JDV |
| COST 2022 | June 18th-19th, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| QCS: One Night Stand | July 30th, 2022 | 4th | 1st | ApolloKage |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 13th | 65th | Kiwi |
Project M[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project M @ The Balcony 104 | July 22nd, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
Drunken behavior controversy[edit]
On September 5th, 2022, Shannon, a former friend of Elegant, posted a TwitLonger discussing Elegant's poor behavior when drunk. In the TwitLonger, she noted how there were two incidents where Elegant's drunken behavior had affected her. The first incident was at Collision 2022, where both of them were drunk and had sex, a moment which despite haunting her, she decided to try and let go, as she believed she had handled the incident irresponsibly. The second incident took place after Super Smash Con 2022, where she was slightly intoxicated but Elegant was inebriated. Despite Shannon telling Elegant that due to what had happened at Collision 2022 his drunken behavior made her feel uncomfortable, Elegant still preceded to hang around her, hug her, and even asked her to stay at his place, as if he was oblivious to her complaints, leading Shannon to lose all trust in him.[1] During the TwitLonger and in subsequent Tweets, she highlighted that her purpose of posting the TwitLonger was not to "cancel" Elegant, but to give him a wake-up call to a problem that he has.[2]
Elegant initially wrote two TwitLongers detailing his side of his story. He conceded that the two were drunk and had sex during Collision 2022 but was adamant that both parties had consented, a point that Shannon was assuming as well.[3] He also thought that he and Shannon were fine after the situation as they seemingly didn't show ill-will towards each other. On the second incident, although he admitted he didn't remember what took place, he conceded that he had a drinking problem but believed he had gotten better about it.[4] Elegant eventually deleted both TwitLonger in order to write a more detailed one, which in addition to what was explained before, he also added how the two did talk about the first incident following the end of Collision 2022, which led Elegant to believe the two had talked everything through, and that despite being surprised at Shannon unfriending him, he gave her space by not interacting with her prior to the second incident. He concluded the new TwitLonger by agreeing that he should be held accountable for his actions and that he would no longer drink after Smash tournaments.[5]
Further accusations have since been levied against Elegant from several others, including Elegant's ex-girlfriend.[6][7][8] Despite taking place in different tournaments, all the TwitLongers highlighted Elegant's behavior after becoming drunk and dismissed his claim that he had been working on his behavior.
In response to his actions, Elegant would be banned indefinitely from all events in multiple regions including, but not limited to SoCal,[9] Texas,[10] and Las Vegas, Nevada.[11]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shannon's TwitLonger, archived into Pastebin.
- ^ Shannon on her TwitLonger's purpose.
- ^ Shannon on consenting.
- ^ Elegant's TwitLongers, archived into Pastebin.
- ^ Elegant's new TwitLonger, archived into Pastebin.
- ^ Sailor Magatron's TwitLonger.
- ^ KayJetshadow's TwitLonger.
- ^ Cheeky's TwitLonger.
- ^ Elegant's SoCal ban.
- ^ Elegant's Texas ban.
- ^ Elegant's Las Vegas ban.
