Smasher:Revan
Revan "Rev, Florence" | |
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Character info | |
Smash 64 main | Kirby |
Other Smash 64 characters | Yoshi, Captain Falcon, Pikachu |
Melee main | Jigglypuff |
Smash 4 main | King Dedede |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Thomas |
Birth date | |
Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Top professional |
Revan is a Smash 64 player from Ottawa, Ontario, and considered by many to be the top North American Kirby main, Ontario's best player and Canada's third strongest player after SuPeRbOoMfAn and The Z. He was ranked 1st on the unified Ontario Power Rankings. He is ranked 1st on the Ottawa power rankings.
Revan is renowned for being among the best with controller DI. He is also playfully know as the main '5 stock conch' player, a new tradition unique to Smash 64, originated at ODS and continued at G3.
Prior to the summer of 2014, Revan was primarily active as one of the top players in Ottawa's burgeoning Melee scene. Since then, he has concentrated on Smash 64 and become one of the most active console players in North America, making regular trips to Toronto, Montreal, and the U.S.A..
In August 2014, Revan created the ECHO tournament series in Ottawa, Canada and has acted as tournament director and Smash 64 tournament organizer.
Tournament History
Revan's first tournament appearance was at IMPULSE 2013 where he finished a surprise second, taking sets off a veritable who's who of Ontario Smash 64 including YBOMBB, B Link, Sex, Unreal, and Fck Vwls. At his second tournament, Smash Till You Crash 4, Revan again finished second defeating The Z in losers finals, before losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn in grand finals. He defeated YBOMBB convincingly (3-0, 3-1) in Grand Finals at Flaoc 4 for his first tournament win.
His first international appearance was at Apex 2014 where he placed 17th, defeating Han Solo in the second round of pools, though failing to make it out due to losing to tacos (after having lost to Isai in the first round of pools). At Apex 2015 he defeated Firo (2-1) to move into the final 16, before losing to Star King (2-1) to finish in 13th.
At Beast of the Northeast in May 2015 in New Hampshire, Revan beat Fireblaster (3-0) in Losers Finals before losing to KeroKeroppi (3-2) in Grand Finals to finish second. In a stacked Xanadu on August 5th, 2015 in Baltimore, Revan defeated Tacos (2-0) in Losers Finals before losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn (2-0) in Grand Finals to finish second.
At Pound 2016 Revan had his best international performance to date, finishing 4th after beating Firo and Wizzrobe in top 8 before losing to KeroKeroppi. At Get On My Level 2016 Revan repeated his 4th place finish beating HandsomeTom and Wizzrobe in top 8 before being eliminated by The Z.
Tournament placings
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 2nd | — | — |
Smash Till You Crash 4 | August 24th-25th, 2013 | 2nd | — | — |
Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
I Got 64 Problems But a Flaoc Ain't 2 | June 28th, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | BL!TZ |
Flaoc 3 | July 26th, 2014 | 3rd | 2nd | Mega |
Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
Flaoc 4 | August 23rd, 2014 | 1st | 3rd | BL!TZ |
ECHO 2014 | August 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
COA VI | November 1st , 2014 | 9th | — | — |
Flaoc 7 | November 29th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Mohinder |
ECHO 2015 Winter | January 10th, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | The Z |
Apex 2015 | January 31st-February 1st, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
Flaoc 9 | February 21st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Sex |
STYC 5 | February 28th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | The Z |
McGill Monthly 2 | April 18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
Flaoc 10 | May 2nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Sex |
Beast of the Northeast | May 16th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Bark Sanchez |
SoT5 | June 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
Flaoc 11 | June 13th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Preston |
ECHO 2015 Summer | July 11th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Sex |
Flaoc 12 | July 25th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Sex |
Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | 2nd | Fireblaster |
Operation Desert Smash | August 29th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
Flaoc 14 | October 24th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | VanillaRin |
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 | November 28th-29th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Sex |
ECHO 2016 Winter | January 2nd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Sex |
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 13th | 9th | pidgezero_one |
Flaoc 16 | February 13th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Sex |
Gauntlet 3 | February 21st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
Polybash XVI | February 27th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Sex |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Fireblaster |
Kansai 2016 | April 30th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |