Smasher:Darkrain
| Darkrain | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Captain Falcon |
| Other Melee characters | Marth, Fox, Kirby Template:Ssbm Template:Ssbm |
| Project M mains | Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, Falco |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Kansas City/Midwest |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2015 SSBMRank: 61st |
| Winnings | ~$6,112.20 |
| 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 considered the original Falcon main (as Isai, then the best Captain Falcon main, dual mained Sheik).
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.
Darkrain attended Pound 4 and teamed up with fellow Falcon main SilentSpectre and got 2nd place in teams. In singles he lost to Tope in round 1, but made a run in losers beating Darc, Vidjogamer, and Ka-master, before losing to Zhu to place in the top 16. 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. Darkrain's set with Mango made an appearance in the 2013 documentary film, The Smash Brothers.
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. The 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. At Hungrybox's Don't Take My Stock 3, he was beaten by Gahtzu 0-5 in a Captain Falcon ditto money match.
At CEO 2015 he didn't make it into bracket after getting double eliminated by Tafokints. At FC Smash 15XR: Return he teamed up with fellow Falcon main Wizzrobe and got 3rd place. In singles he made it into the top 32 bracket on losers side. He beat Drephen before losing to Duck to place in the top 16.
Darkrain again returned next year for EVO 2015. He lost to Plup in round 2 of pools, but he was able to make it to day 2 beating Eval, 4%, Redd, and Wizzrobe in a Falcon ditto. He lost to Westballz 0-2 to get 25th again at EVO. After EVO he attended Low Tier City 3 in Texas. Darkrain lost to Mojo in winners. After making top 8 in losers side he lost to Axe to get 5th place.
Darkrain's next big tournament was The Big House 5. He captained the Midwest in the crew battle and they ended up losing to Europe by one stock in a heartbreaker. He played S2J in a exhibition Falcon ditto for the first time, but he lost 1-3. He teamed up with S2J, but they only got 25th place. In singles he lost to The Moon in pools, but was able made it to day 2 on losers side by beating Vro. In bracket he beat Mafia 2-1 then lost to HomeMadeWaffles 1-2 to get 33rd place.
After a long hiatus Darkrain went to EVO 2016, but couldn't make it to day 2 as he was double eliminated by Zhu and received 49th place.
Play Style
Darkrain popularized down throw tech-chasing on spacies. He will down throw, fox trot, and then react to his opponents tech. He has an aggressive play style and will go offstage to edgeguard, but this can backfire. He has high knowledge of combo setups knowing what he can and can't follow up with and knows the ins and outs of Captain Falcon.
Tournament History
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELEE-FC1 | July 9th-10th, 2004 | 9th | 17th | Yeroc |
| SMYM 2 | September 25th, 2004 | 2nd | — | — |
| Omaha, Nebraska FFC December | December 18th, 2004 | 1st | 1st | Jimi |
| MOAST 3 | January 15th-16th, 2005 | 9th | 9th | Dmac |
| Omaha, Nebraska FFC January | January 23rd, 2005 | 1st | — | — |
| BOMB 3 | March 9th, 2005 | 2nd | ? | ? |
| MLG Houston 2005 | March 13th-14th, 2005 | 3rd | 9th | Dmac |
| Omaha, Nebraska FFC April | April 23rd, 2005 | 1st | 1st | Dmac |
| SMYM 3 | April 30th, 2005 | 3rd | — | — |
| MLG St. Louis 2005 | June 25th-26th, 2005 | 1st | 3rd | Dmac |
| MELEE-FC3 | July 10th-12th, 2005 | 9th | 33rd | Dmac |
| SMYM 4 | September 24th, 2005 | 9th | 17th | ? |
| INNSomnia III | May 6th, 2006 | 1st | 4th | Dmac |
| MLG Dallas 2006 | May 19th-20th, 2006 | 33rd | 9th | 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 |
| Columbus Ohio Krew II | October 7th, 2006 | 1st | 1st | Vidjogamer |
| SMYM 6 | November 24th, 2006 | 4th | 2nd | Vidjogamer |
| NFC 3 | January 6th, 2007 | 1st | 1st | Dmac |
| Jesi's Moonlight Madness III | February 12th, 2007 | 1st | 2nd | Dmac |
| INNsomnia V | March 30th, 2007 | 2nd | 3rd | Forward |
| SMYM 7 | April 7th, 2007 | 3rd | 1st | Dope |
| MELEE-FC Diamond | July 12th-14th, 2007 | 7th | 13th | Tink |
| Kansas City, Missouri Event 52 | August 4th, 2007 | 1st | 3rd | Dmac |
| MSOP2 | December 8th, 2007 | 3rd | 9th | Dope |
| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 7th | 5th | Dope |
| Event 52: Kansas | October 18th, 2008 | 3rd | 2nd | Wife |
| Tipped Off 4 | January 17th-18th, 2009 | 1st | 7th | Dmac |
| SMYM 9 | February 7, 2009 | 1st | — | — |
| Event 52: MWC | May 23rd-24th, 2009 | 3rd | 5th | Echo |
| PBT Melee Part 3 | June 6th, 2009 | 1st | 1st | DoH |
| GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 7th | 4th | Cactuar |
| SMYM 10 | August 1st, 2009 | 5th | 2nd | Jman |
| Intimikill | December 5th, 2009 | 2nd | 5th | Boomsoldier |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 13th | 2nd | SilentSpectre |
| Phase 6 | February 20th, 2010 | 1st | 1st | Bluezaft |
| SMYM 11 | March 13th, 2010 | 7th | 3rd | Kels |
| Intimikill 2 | May 22nd, 2010 | 5th | 5th | Arc |
| CEO 2010 | June 5th-6th, 2010 | 7th | 5th | Husband |
| Show Me Your Moves 12 | March 4th, 2011 | 1st | 7th | Dmac |
| Smash to the Future: Enchantment under FD | March 3rd, 2012 | 5th | 3rd | Juggleguy |
| SMYM 13 | March 12th, 2012 | 3rd | 5th | Dmac |
| MELEE-FC10R Legacy | August 12th-14th, 2012 | 8th | 13th | Dmac |
| HYPE! 3 | June 27th, 2013 | 2nd | 4th | Dope |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 25th | — | — |
| Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 10 | May 23rd-25th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| 4HYPE! | June 21st, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | Dmac |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 25th | — | — |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 25th | 9th | Westballz |
| Roll Tier X4: Remix | October 11th, 2014 | 3rd | 2nd | Bobby Frizz |
| Don't Take My Stock 3 | November 8th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Great Revival | February 21st, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| KC Classic | April 29th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Bobby Frizz |
| Combo Breaker 2015 | May 22nd-24th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | Dart! |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | Dart! |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 33rd | — | The Author |
| CFL Smackdown 35 | June 30th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 13th | 3rd | Wizzrobe |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 25th | 9th | Dart! |
| Low Tier City 3 | August 1st-August 2nd, 2015 | 5th | 4th | Jake13 |
| HYPE! GO | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Shinobi |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 33rd | 25th | S2J |
| Monday Night Melee 50 | Octboer 14th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Monday Night Melee 51 | October 21st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Monday Night Melee 55 | November 16th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Monday Night Melee 57 | November 30th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Monday Night Melee 58 | December 7th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mayhem 26 | April 23rd, 2016 | 4th | 2nd | Jace |
| Smash Labs Weekly 7/6 | July 6th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th | — | — |
| Smash @ Denec's | August 18th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Forward Smash Cash 5 | September 2nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Show Me Your Moves 17 | September 3rd, 2016 | 7th | 4th | Shinobi |
| Forward Smash Cash 7 | September 13th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Forward Smash Cash 8 | September 21st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELEE-FC10R Legacy | August 12th-14th, 2012 | 6th | 33rd | Dmac |
| DI or DIE VI | May 3rd, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
| DI or DIE 9 | August 30th, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | Polts |
| DI or DIE X | September 28th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Bobby Frizz |
| Roll Tier X4: Remix | October 11th, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | Bobby Frizz |
| DI or DIE XI | November 30th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Strong Bad |
| Smash @ the Basement | December 20th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| DI or DIE XII | December 28th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Strong Bad |
| DI or DIE XIII | January 11th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Jfro |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 7th | 5th | Dart! |
| DI or DIE XVII | July 26th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| HYPE! Go | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 3rd | 4th | Bpow |
Trivia
- Darkrain met actor Shia Lebouf in real life.
