Smasher:Toph
| Toph | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Sheik, Falco |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Melee It On Me |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Kris Aldenderfer |
| Location | San Jose, California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional |
Toph is a professional Melee Fox player from Honolulu County, Hawaii who currently resides in Daly City, California. He is currently ranked 24th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 97th on the 2015 SSBMRank. He is mostly known for being a commentator, with his static commentating partner being Scar.
Toph is fluent in Japanese, and he helped to provide Japanese commentary for the Top 8 of Melee at Apex 2014 alongside Kounotori on CLASH Tournaments's live stream. He also speaks Japanese for interviews.
Toph was also invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, in which he used Pit. Toph and Scar appeared as commentators in Nintendo's Smash 4 event at San Diego Comic Con. The two also commentated together for the Top 8 bracket at EVO 2015, EVO 2016, The Big House 4, The Big House 5, and The Big House 6. He is also a co-host of the Scar and Toph Show, where the two discuss the state of the community and other topics.
On September 8th, 2015, Toph was hired by Twitch as another representative of the Smash community, along with Scar, D1, and TheCrimsonBlur.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAST4 | November 22nd-23rd, 2008 | 25th | — | — |
| GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 211th | — | — |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 97th | — | — |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 65th | 17th | Dr. Z |
| Northwest Manifest | March 24th-25th, 2012 | 9th | 9th | Shoyo |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 17th | 5th | Mew2King |
| Rule 6: NorCal Regional | July 29th, 2012 | 17th | 9th | Silent Wolf |
| Sumabato DX Melee 5 | August 4th, 2012 | 3rd | — | — |
| Sumabato DX Melee 6 | December 24th, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 129th | 25th | Tai |
| Kings of Cali 2 | April 13th-14th, 2013 | 25th | 9th | Darrell |
| IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 5th | 3rd | Weon-X |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 93rd | — | — |
| LanHammer 2013 | August 17th-18th, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 33rd | 9th | Kalamazhu |
| Revival of Melee 6 | November 16th-17th, 2013 | 9th | 4th | Kage |
| Kings of Cali 3 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 33rd? | — | — |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 65th | 7th | Silent Wolf |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 17th | 5th | Weon-X |
| NorCal Regionals 2014 | April 18th-20th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
| Northwest Majors VI | May 2nd-4th, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | Silent Wolf |
| Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | 17th | 2nd | Mango |
| Super SWEET | June 7th-8th, 2014 | 17th | 7th | KJH |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 269th (DQed) | 17th | Bladewise |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 17th | 25th | Syphilis |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 97th | 17th | Silent Wolf |
| Japan Expo 2014 Invitational | August 23rd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Do You Fox Wit It? | November 15th-16th, 2014 | 33rd | 9th | Silent Wolf |
| The Come Up | December 6th-7th, 2014 | 17th | 4th | n0ne |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 65th | 33rd | Silent Wolf |
| McSmashter 4 | February 21st-22nd, 2015 | 9th | 9th | Syphilis |
| NorCal Regionals 2015 | April 2nd-3rd, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| I'm Not Yelling! | April 11th-12th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2015 | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 13th | 9th | EWC |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 49th | 25th | G$ |
| Canada Cup 2015 | October 30th-November 1st, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Rubicon 6 | January 10th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 65th | 33rd | Silent Wolf |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 129th | 33rd | aMSa |
| Northwest Majors VIII | April 29th-May 1st, 2016 | 4th | 1st | Silent Wolf |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 49th | 13th | Kalamazhu |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 97th | — | — |
| NorCal Loves Teams | September 10th, 2016 | 17th | 9th | Dr. Z |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 65th | 33rd | Scar |
| SSS: Blood For Blood | October 15th, 2016 | 17th | 9th | Kalamazhu |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 13th | 5th | KirbyKaze |
| Get Smashed at the Foundry 105 | January 17th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 257th | — | — |
| DreamHack Summer 2017 | June 17th-18th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS: RED | July 9th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 97th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Invitational | June 10th, 2014 | 9th | mdash; | mdash; |
Trivia
- Toph is also a top Catherine player. He notably placed 2nd at EVO 2016, 3rd at GENESIS 4, and 5th at CEOtaku.
