Smasher:Epic_Gabriel
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| Epic_Gabriel | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | R.O.B. |
| Ultimate main | R.O.B. |
| Other Ultimate characters | Kazuya, Ken, Ryu |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | 24islands, IlluZion Gaming, Nevermore International |
| Former crews | Money Match Gaming, Gamers on The Edge |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  UltRank 2025 North America: 73rd |
| Best historical ranking | OrionRank 2022: 142nd |
| Best tournament result | 13th / 1,024 at Riptide |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Gabriel Romero |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Orlando, Florida 
|
Epic_Gabriel is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate R.O.B. main from Orlando, Florida. He is considered the best player in Nebraska and one of the best R.O.B. players in the United States. Aside from wins over many of Florida's best players such as Goblin, Anathema, and Aaron, he has also defeated players such as Tea at the Litvitational 3 LCQ and Big D at Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023. Epic_Gabriel is currently ranked 1st on the Nebraska Power Rankings, 6th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7, and 142nd on the OrionRank 2022; he was also formerly ranked 2nd on the Central Florida Ultimate Power Rankings.
He was picked up by the organization 24 Islands on March 7th, 2020,[1] but they parted ways on March 24th, 2020.[2] On June 13th, 2020, Epic_Gabriel joined IlluZion Gaming[3] but then left on October 26th, 2020 following his toxic behavior towards Kiyarash.
Rankings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
OrionRank/LumiRank North America[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank North America Top 200 | January 2019 - March 2020 | 65th |  |
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| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 78th | |
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| LumiRank 2023 North America | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 77th | |
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| LumiRank 2024 North America | December 18th, 2023 - December 16th, 2024 | 105th | |
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| UltRank 2025 North America | December 17th, 2024 - December 15th, 2025 | 73rd | |
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL Smackdown 164 | February 27th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya | May 12th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 129th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown 178 | July 11th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2018 | November 16th-18th, 2018 | 65th | 17th | Hoover |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ultimate Naifu Wars 1 |
December 14th, 2018 | 17th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 2 |
January 4th, 2019 | 17th | — | — | |
| Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 17th | 13th | Kiki | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 3 |
January 25th, 2019 | 9th | — | — | |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | 17th | Akashic | |
| ECLIPSE: Pokémon Edition |
March 16th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition | April 13th, 2019 | 9th | — | — | |
| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 13th | 5th | Blank | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 2 |
May 3rd, 2019 | 5th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 3 |
May 10th, 2019 | 7th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 5 |
June 21st, 2019 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Dabuz's Galaxy Sized Journey To EVO |
June 23rd, 2019 | 17th | — | — | |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 25th | 5th | Mr E | |
| Little Big House 5 | October 3rd, 2019 | 17th | — | — | |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 49th | 17th | Ned | |
| Infinity Ugur | October 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — | |
| Overlords of Orlando: OCTOBERLORDS | October 26th, 2019 | 9th | 5th | Vinny G | |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2019 | November 15th-17th, 2019 | 17th | 7th | Mew2King | |
| Fight For 95 | November 23rd, 2019 | 9th | — | — | |
| ECLIPSE 100: Homecoming | November 30th, 2019 | 17th | — | — | |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 25th | 5th | MVD | |
| GatorLAN Spring 2020 | January 11th-12th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Tampa Never Sleeps 8 | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 9th | 2nd | Mew2King | |
| Pre-G7 | January 23rd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 25th | — | — | |
| Shell Shock | February 8th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 49th | — | — | |
| Soaked Series Invitational |
February 29th-March 1st, 2020 | 97th / 4095 | — | — | |
| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | 7th | 3rd | MVD | |
| Mazer Gaming Smash |
March 22nd, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Kiki's Back On the Scene |
March 26th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 8 |
March 27th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| bunker down (2) |
March 28th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| bunker down (3) |
April 4th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 |
April 16th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Kiki's Back On the Scene 2 |
April 22nd, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Pound Online |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 |
May 1st, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Box |
May 8th-10th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Mazer Gaming Gives Back |
May 15th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash the Router 2 |
May 16th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| Southlake Series |
May 17th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Rev It Up: 2020 Series |
May 24th, 2020 | 129th | — | — | |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Juice Box #2 |
June 10th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $100 |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #3 |
June 17th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $100 |
| Captain's Quarters 2 |
June 19th-20th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Playing for Pride |
June 20th-21st, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 1 |
June 24th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 13 |
June 27th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Fights for Rights |
June 28th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| Smash for RAINN |
July 5th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Collective |
July 12th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Kookus and the Money Machine |
July 15th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Juice Box #6 |
July 16th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | $15 |
| The Box: The Cube Charity Doubles Invitational |
July 24th, 2020 | — | 4th | Sonix | |
| Get On My Line 2020 |
July 25th-26th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Smash the Router 3 |
July 26th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 2 |
July 29th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| M-Kolosseum 1 |
August 1st-2nd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Super Smash Galaxy |
August 1st-2nd, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #8 |
August 5th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | $15 |
| Steal the Show 5: Heist in Smashville |
August 6th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Cosmic Kerfuffle |
August 8th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Lockhart Series |
August 9th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| TNS: Pandemic Monthly 5.5 |
August 11th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Juice Box #9 |
August 12th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| Elympics 1 |
August 15th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Zinc Tank 3 |
August 16th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Collective 2 |
August 16th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #10 |
August 19th, 2020 | 129th (DQ) | — | — | |
| Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE |
August 22nd, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 3 |
August 26th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| Flat Realm 8 |
August 28th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #11 |
September 2nd, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $100 |
| Galaxy Gambit |
September 3rd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| M-Kolosseum 2 |
September 5th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Juice Box #12 |
September 9th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| The Box: Juice Box #13 |
September 16th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | $15 |
| Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE |
September 18th, 2020 | 25th | — | — | |
| Varsity Votes |
September 19th-20th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #14 |
September 23rd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | $35 |
| Derpu's Online Tournament 2020 |
September 25th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| Mashfest 2 |
September 26th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| GOML North American Open: Southeast USA |
September 26th-27th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 4 |
September 30th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — | |
| Galaxy Gambit 2 |
October 8th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| The Box: El Jugo Box |
October 10th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| The Atlas Cup |
October 11th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| PRYDE + HONOR 1 |
October 16th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| $2000 Legion Smash Ultimate Cup |
October 24th-25th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #18 |
November 4th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $100 |
| Champions for Charity |
November 6th, 2020 | 2nd / 230 | — | — | $200 |
| Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE |
November 8th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Juice Box #19 |
November 11th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| Ultimate 32 |
November 14th-15th, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| M-Kolosseum 4 |
November 21st, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #22 |
December 9th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| Gaming For Tots |
December 12th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| Flex on 'Em 2 |
December 12th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Juice Box #23 |
December 16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | $100 |
| The Box: Lunch Box 7 |
December 23rd, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Reset: Smash for RAINN |
January 2nd, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| Juice Box #24 |
January 6th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | $100 |
| Get Clipped 7 |
January 9th, 2021 | 7th | — | — | |
| Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE |
January 17th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| Juice Box #26 |
January 20th, 2021 | 7th | — | — | |
| Smash the Router 4 |
January 23rd, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 8 |
January 27th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| The Host Up Invitational |
Januray 30th, 2021 | 5th | — | — | |
| The Airlock |
February 13th, 2021 | 4th | — | — | |
| Mazer Gaming Gives Back 2 |
February 21st, 2021 | 7th | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 9 |
February 24th, 2021 | 9th | — | — | |
| The Host Up Invitational 2 |
February 27th, 2021 | 4th | — | — | |
| Starlight’s Smash Bash! |
March 13th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| Zinc Tank 4 |
March 21st, 2021 | 5th / 306 | — | — | $25 |
| Return to Subspace: ONLINE |
April 10th, 2021 | 5th | — | — | |
| Beyond the Spectrum |
April 17th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CUP Smash’s Charity Tournament |
April 17th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE |
April 18th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Collision Online 2021 |
April 24th, 2021 | 5th | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunchbox+ |
April 28th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| King 2021 |
May 2nd, 2021 | 5th | — | — | |
| The Airlock: Charity Smash Tourney |
May 15th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — | |
| SWT: NA Southeast Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 15th-16th, 2021 | 17th | — | — | |
| SWT: NA Southeast Ultimate Online Qualifier Last Chance Qualifier |
May 16th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 11 |
May 26th, 2021 | 13th | — | — | |
| InfinityCON Tally 2021 | June 5th-6th, 2021 | 7th | 9th | Mew2King | |
| Ronin Rumble Cup | June 26th, 2021 | 5th | 2nd | Aaron | |
| LEVELUP Arena 2 | July 10th, 2021 | 2nd | 1st | Goblin | |
| No Man's Land | July 24th-25th, 2021 | 2nd | 1st | Goblin | |
| Anime Houston 2021 | August 6th-8th, 2021 | 3rd | 1st | Goblin | |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 13th | 2nd | Sparg0 | |
| LEVELUP Arena 3 | September 18th-19th, 2021 | 3rd | 2nd | Goblin | |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 49th | 7th | MVD | |
| Heartland Showdown 2022 | April 2nd-3rd, 2022 | 1st | 3rd | Chronos | |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 25th | — | — | |
| Code Red: Grand Opening | July 9th, 2022 | 1st | 2nd | Zen | |
| Rise 'N Grind | August 19th-21st, 2022 | 17th | 5th | Goblin | |
| Run, Don't Walk | August 27th, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | Zen | |
| Honeypot 4: Lost in the Woods | October 22nd, 2022 | 3rd / 162 | 1st / 38 | thirty4 | ??? |
| Let's Make Moves Miami | October 28th-30th, 2022 | 17th | 13th | yonni | |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2023 | January 6th-8th, 2023 | 33rd | 5th | Zomba | |
| Frosty Faustings XV 2023 | February 3rd-5th, 2023 | 13th | 9th | LeoN | |
| Sweet Spot 7 | March 4th-5th, 2023 | 4th | 7th | Zen | |
| Homerun Smash 2 | April 22nd, 2023 | 3rd | 4th | Gidy | |
| Gateway Legends 2023 | May 26th-28th, 2023 | 7th | 5th | Emdy | |
| Midwest Ultimate Invitational | June 16th-18th, 2023 | 9th / 24 | — | — | |
| "Lit"vitational | September 22nd, 2023 | 9th / 16 | — | — | — |
| CIRQUE Du CFL 2 | September 23rd, 2023 | 25th / 174 | 5th / 33 | Goblin | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 | October 27th-29th, 2023 | 17th / 387 | 2nd / 73 | Goblin | |
| Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 | January 5th-7th, 2024 | 33rd / 891 | 33rd / 130 | NaClg9d | |
| Litvitational 2 | March 8th, 2024 | 7th / 16 | — | — | — |
| Cirque Du CFL 3 | March 9th-10th, 2024 | 25th / 225 | 3rd / 49 | Goblin | ??? |
| CEO 2024 | June 28th-30th, 2024 | 13th / 409 | 1st / 64 | Goblin | ??? |
| Litvitational 3 LCQ | October 17th, 2024 | 1st / 53 | — | — | ??? |
| Litvitational 3 | October 18th, 2024 | 13th / 16 | — | — | — |
| Cirque 4 | October 19th-20th, 2024 | 17th / 145 | 9th / 29 | Aaron | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024 | November 1st-3rd, 2024 | 25th / 365 | — | — | — |
| Platfight Gaming Championships | December 13th-15th, 2024 | 13th / 92 | 2nd / 8 | Goblin | ??? |
| Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025 | January 3rd-5th, 2025 | 25th / 832 | — | — | — |
| The Boardwalk Monthly 1 | January 25th, 2025 | 4th / 90 | 1st / 15 | BeastModePaul | — |
| CEO 2025 | June 13th-15th, 2025 | 13th / 372 | 4th / 50 | JMafia | — |
| Rideae Farewell Tournament | July 19th, 2025 | 17th / 168 | 1st / 35 | Goblin | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2025 SSBU National Arcadian | October 10th, 2025 | 3rd / 127 | — | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2025 | October 10th-12th, 2025 | 13th / 281 | 3rd / 47 | Goblin | ??? |
| Arcade Time Knockout | January 12th, 2026 | 2nd / 195 | — | — | $250 |
| Let's Make BIG Moves 2026 National Arcadian | January 23rd, 2026 | 2nd / 256 | — | — | — |
| Let's Make BIG Moves 2026 | January 23rd-25th, 2026 | 33rd / 926 | 49th / 133 | NaClg0d | — |
| CEO 2026 | August 14th-16th, 2026 | 33rd / 324 | 1st / 52 | BeastModePaul | ??? |
Controversy[edit]
Rage controversy[edit]
Epic_Gabriel has left several scathing comments on his opponent on Twitter or through Start.gg after being defeated in online tournaments, causing members of the scene to call him out for being unsportsmanlike. One major incident happened after $2000 Legion Smash Ultimate Cup, where, after losing to Kiyarash, he told him that he will never be good, among other over-the-top angry comments.[4] When Kiyarash posted these comments on Twitter, Epic_Gabriel was met with significant backlash from the Smash community to the point where he disabled his Twitter account. He would later reactivate his account and post a TwitLonger apologizing to Kiyarash for his statements, saying that he would try harder to control his anger.[5]
Homophobic and transphobic statements[edit]
On October 15th, 2021, a Twitter user posted screenshots of Epic_Gabriel saying homophobic and transphobic slurs through Discord messages.[6] Others also posted similar comments Epic_Gabriel made, with a few dating back from only a year prior.[7] Following these screenshots, Epic_Gabriel made his own statements apologizing for using the slurs, explaining that they were embedded in his vocabulary.[8] Following bans from several tournaments for an indefinite period,[9] Epic_Gabriel released another statement where he directly apologized to the people who were involved in the situation as well as promising that he would change.[10] He was unbanned on March 8th, 2022.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Epic Gabriel joins 24 Islands.
- ^ Epic Gabriel leaves 24 Islands.
- ^ Epic Gabriel joins IlluZion Gaming.
- ^ Epic_Gabriel's insults.
- ^ Epic_Gabriel's apology.
- ^ Epic_Gabriel's Discord messages.
- ^ Ice_killer's screenshots.
- ^ Epic_Gabriel's first apology.
- ^ Epic_Gabriel's bans from L4st, Grayola, and Cagt tournaments.
- ^ Epic_Gabriel's second apology.
- ^ Announcement of unbanning.
