Smasher:Darkrain
| Darkrain | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Captain Falcon |
| Other Melee character | Fox |
| Project M mains | Captain Falcon, Ganondorf |
| Other Project M character | Falco |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Kansas City/Midwest |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | David John |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Overland Park, Kansas 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  |
Darkrain is a Captain Falcon smasher from Kansas City. He is known as one of the most influential Captain Falcon players, and for his aggressive playstyle which involves deadly tech-chases and high knowledge of combos and setups.
Darkrain has a long standing history with the midwest Melee scene. He placed highly at the events of the 2006 season of the Midwest Circuit, including winning CoKII, which caused him to be ranked 3rd on the Midwest Power Rankings in October 2006. Darkrain also participated at various MLG events throughout 2005 and 2006. At MLG Chicago 2006, he placed 17th, losing to The King in the first round of winners' bracket, then defeating The_Doug, but losing to The King again. He then placed 9th at MLG Orlando 2006, where he once again lost to The King in the first round of winners' bracket, but proceeded to defeat KeepSpeedN, Eddie, and Caveman before losing to Mew2King.
Darkrain then managed to place 7th at MELEE-FC Diamond, the largest Melee tournament in the world at the time. He repeated this performance by placing 7th at Pound 3, where he defeated Tope and Doll in winners' bracket before losing to ChuDat, and then defeated Drephen to reach losers' top 8, where he lost to Vidjogamer. One year later, he placed 7th at GENESIS, defeating Mexican, Sensei, Romeo, and Tope in winners' bracket before losing to Mew2King, then defeating Lambchops before losing to Hungrybox 1-2 in losers' top 8.
After years of not appearing at a national, Darkrain made a return at MELEE-FC10R Legacy in August 2012, where he made top 8. In the round robin top 8 bracket, he lost to Kels 2-3, Hungrybox 0-3, Hax 2-3, SFAT 2-3, Axe 1-3, and Mango 2-3, though he defeated Kage 3-0. Due to having the lowest score among the players in the bracket, he placed 8th.
At EVO 2013, Darkrain made it to the losers' quarters pool, where he defeated Baka4moe, L, Bacon, and Bladewise 2-1, before being eliminated by Fiction, placing 25th. Next year at EVO 2014, he once again placed 25th. He defeated Silent Wolf 2-0 in the winners' quarters pool, before losing to Shroomed 1-2. He defeated Cyrain to make it into the top 32, where he was eliminated by Fiction 1-2.
Notable tournament placings
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAST 3 | January 15th-16th, 2005 | 9th | 9th | Dmac |
| MLG Houston 2005 | March 13th-14th, 2005 | 3rd | 9th | Dmac |
| MLG St. Louis 2005 | June 25th-26th, 2005 | 1st | 3rd | Dmac |
| MELEE-FC3 | July 10th-12th, 2005 | 9th | 33rd | Dmac |
| MLG Chicago 2006 | June 21st-22nd, 2006 | 17th | 4th | Dope |
| MELEE-FC6 | July 13th-15th, 2006 | 5th | 5th | Dmac |
| MLG Orlando 2006 | August 26th-27th, 2006 | 9th | 13th | Dmac |
| MELEE-FC Diamond | July 12th-14th, 2007 | 7th | 13th | Tink |
| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 7th | 5th | Dope |
| Tipped Off 4 | January 17th-18th, 2009 | 1st | 7th | Dmac |
| GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 7th | 4th | Cactuar |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 13th | 2nd | SilentSpectre |
| SMYM 12 | March 4th, 2011 | 1st | 7th | Dmac |
| MELEE-FC10R Legacy | August 12th-14th, 2012 | 8th | 13th | Dmac |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 25th | — | — |
| Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 10 | May 23rd-25th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 25th | — | — |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 25th | 9th | Westballz |
| Don't Take My Stock 3 | November 8th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | Dart! |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th | 33rd | — | — |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th | 25th | 9th | Dart! |
| Low Tier City 3 | August 1st-August 2nd | 5th | 4th | Jake13 |
Trivia
At Hungrybox's Don't Take My Stock 3, he was beaten by Gahtzu 0-5 in a Captain Falcon ditto money match.
