Smasher:false
| false | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Brawl mains | Snake, Wario |
| Brawl doubles mains | Wario |
| Other Brawl characters | Marth, Meta Knight, Falco |
| Smash 4 mains | Sheik, Marth |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Ryu, Donkey Kong |
| Ultimate main | Cloud |
| Other Ultimate character | Ridley |
| Retired Ultimate character | Wolf |
| Project M main | Mario |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | F-Step, Elevate, Even Matchup Gaming, team ZENMA, SoaR |
| Former crews | Leap of Faith |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  SSBBRank 2014: 54th  Panda Global Rankings 100: 73rd |
| Best historical ranking | SSBBRank 2014: 54th PGR v1: 35th |
| Best tournament result | 7th / 80 at Shuffle V 7th / 906 at CEO 2016  33rd / 1239 at Frostbite 2019 |
| Winnings | ~$276.50 ~$2,174.17 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Corey Shin |
| Location | New Jersey 
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false was a smasher from New Jersey, known for his prowess with a large portion of the cast. He would also gain notoriety as one of competitive Smash's most prolific content creators of the 2010s, producing content for Rush Hour Smash, which he founded with Keitaro.
false got his start in Brawl, where he was considered one of the best Snake players in the United States. False was ranked 54th on the 2014 SSBBRank, Brawl's only global ranking before the release of Smash 4. and was ranked 9th on the final Tristate Brawl Power Rankings.
In Smash 4, false mained Sheik and Marth, and managed to get ranked 73rd on the Panda Global Rankings 100, while having previously peaked getting ranked as high as 35th on PGR v1. false was also once ranked as high as 2nd on the first New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings. In Smash 4, he has taken sets off of top players such as MkLeo, Tweek, ESAM, MVD, 6WX, WaDi, and tamim. He regularly teamed with Tweek in Doubles, and the pair were considered one of the best Doubles teams in the world.
In Ultimate, false was a Wolf player that would later switch to Cloud and Ridley, and while he was never globally nor regionally ranked, he managed some impressive wins in the game's early meta over Plup, Ke-ya, Kota, and Gomakenpi, alongside achieving a few major top 64 placements.
On January 20th, 2017, alongside Mr.R, false was signed by Elevate.[1] On January 1st, 2018, he was signed by Even Matchup Gaming as a competitor and videographer.[2] false would also later attempt to form his own eSports organization known as team ZENMA, which signed notable players such as Fatality during its short lifespan. He has since left all of the above organizations.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR 4 | January 5th, 2011 | 25th | 17th | C4 |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 65th | — | — |
| Uprise of Long Island #4 | May 28th, 2011 | 9th | — | — |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 65th | 25th | Jbandrew |
| Concentrate II | October 30th, 2011 | 25th | 13th | Jband |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 49th | 25th | Keitaro |
| Collision | January 28th, 2012 | 17th / 26 | — | — |
| Collision II | March 17th, 2012 | 13th / 23 | — | — |
| Uprise of Long Island #8 | April 21st, 2012 | 9th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| Clash of the Titans 6 | June 6th, 2012 | 17th | 5th | Atomsk |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 33rd | 33rd | Asa |
| Impact IV | August 25th, 2012 | 9th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| XSmash | December 22nd, 2012 | 7th | 5th | NAKAT |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 97th | 13th | NAKAT |
| Crossfire | March 16th, 2013 | 13th | 4th | NAKAT |
| Crossfire II | May 18th, 2013 | 7th | 1st | NAKAT |
| KTAR 7 | July 6th, 2013 | 17th | 4th | NAKAT |
| Rescue 3 | July 27th, 2013 | 13th | 2nd | NAKAT |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3rd-4th, 2013 | 17th | 2nd | NAKAT |
| Crossfire 3 | October 5th, 2013 | — | 2nd | NAKAT |
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 17th | 4th | NAKAT |
| Forest Temple | January 11th, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 25th | 7th | NAKAT |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 7th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| KTAR 9 | March 22nd, 2014 | — | 2nd | NAKAT |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Dismantle | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | — | 2nd | NAKAT |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASH Tournaments Invitational | September 14th, 2014 | 8th | 1st | NAKAT |
| The Smash Lounge Weekly #1 | October 8th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Turn Smash 4 What | October 12th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | NAKAT |
| Smash 4Ever #3 | October 22nd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #5 | November 5th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational | November 6th, 2014 | 13th (forfeit) | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky's Smash 4 Invitational | November 20th-22nd, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| Collision X | November 29th, 2014 | 9th | 1st | NAKAT |
| Smash 4-Ever #8 | December 10th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Break Weekly #287 | December 16th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Roll Em Up | December 20th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | NAKAT |
| S@X 76 | December 23rd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | ADHD |
| S@X 78 | January 6th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Weekly #291 | January 13th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| XSmash 3 | January 24th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Nairo |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 13th | 5th | NAKAT |
| The Break Weekly #296 | February 17th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Weekly #297 | February 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Weekly #298 | March 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XII | March 21st, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Nairo |
| Spring Fighter 2015 | April 11th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Final Smash Attack | April 26th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| The Break Weekly #306 | April 28th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #18 | May 20th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Dismantle | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 2nd | 5th | Keitaro |
| The Break Weekly #307 | June 2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| East Coast Throwdown 2015 | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash ONLY Bar Battles 1 | June 20th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Hackoru |
| Smash 4-Ever #20 | June 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XIII | July 11th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Nairo |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-18th, 2015 | 13th | Top 16 | NAKAT |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 25th | 2nd | NAKAT |
| Nebulous Prime 1 | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| SKTAR 4 | August 22nd-23rd, 2015 | 5th | 1st | NAKAT |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| Gamer Expo 2015 | October 3rd, 2015 | 4th | 3rd | K0rean |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 13th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| KTAR XIV | November 7th, 2015 | 4th | 1st | Nairo |
| S@X 125 | November 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XV | December 5th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| KTAR XVI | January 9th, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | NAKAT |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th | 17th | NAKAT |
| 2GGT: The False Awakens | January 30th, 2016 | 2nd | 4th | Larry Lurr |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 17th | 17th | Tweek |
| Super Smash on the Hill | April 16th, 2016 | 5th | 3rd | Dabuz |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 3 | June 4th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Bros Gone Wild #2 | June 8th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Blue |
| KTAR XVIII | June 11th, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | NAKAT |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 65th | — | — |
| 2GGT: KTAR Saga | July 23rd, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Bros Gone Wild #6 | August 3rd, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash&Clash 11 | August 31st, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Blue |
| Glitch 2 | September 24th-25th, 2016 | 13th | 1st | Tweek |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 97th (DQ) | 9th | Tweek |
| Trail Gaming League 10 | October 15th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Xaltis |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | — | 4th | Larry Lurr |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 13th | 3rd | Tweek |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 65th | 5th | Tweek |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 97th | 9th | Tweek |
| Gamer Expo Vs Edition | March 11th-12th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | WAR |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 97th | 13th | Tweek |
| Kawaii Kon 2017 | April 7th-9th, 2017 | 4th | 1st | WAR |
| The NEOHlympics 2 | April 29th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Tweek |
| Insurrection XVII | May 9th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | — | 5th | Tweek |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 65th | 5th | Tweek |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 33rd | 7th | Tweek |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 33rd | 17th | Mr.R |
| Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| Xenosaga XXIX | November 16th, 2019 | 17th | 9th | Ribs |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
Controversies[edit]
Assault allegation[edit]
In June 2019, false's housemates invited a player named Trey to a house party against his wishes, despite the household reportedly having a standing rule that if any one resident was uncomfortable with a guest, that person should not be invited. During the event, false reportedly made an insulting comment towards Trey while stepping outside to smoke, causing a confrontation between the two where Trey sustained a chipped tooth. false initially stated that the injury was the result of an accidental collision and denied any intent to cause harm; however, others present at the scene, including Cilvanis, corroborated Trey's account, alleging that false had deliberately headbutted him following the exchange. No police charges were pressed as a result of this incident.[3]
Brawl documentary[edit]
On February 9th, 2016, false launched a Kickstarter project intended to help him fund the filming of a documentary on Super Smash Bros. Brawl's competitive scene and its history.[4] However, after meeting all of the stretch goals, false's updates on the project became increasingly sparse, and he became known to ignore almost all inquiries about the subject. After posting only the eighth official update on August 18th, 2019, over three years since the launching of the Kickstarter,[5] the project's status went dark, and when pressured repeatedly following the assault allegations covered above, false finally revealed a large backlog of footage and some of his editing process, although the actual extent to which he has worked is still unknown. On December 23rd, 2022, over three years after the previous update, false would make a ninth and final official update, officially announcing that he would not be finishing the project for "personal reasons", and that he would release all archival footage he recorded to the backers, before then releasing it to the public after a set time he did not disclose.[6]
In addition to the lack of consistent updates on the project's Kickstarter page, rumors began to circulate regarding the alleged misuse of funds raised for the documentary. Some of these unverified claims suggested that false had spent the Kickstarter funds on narcotics and other personal expenses unrelated to the documentary. false later denied these allegations, claiming that he had not used any of the funds for personal use nor even for his own living expenses. However, the prolonged absence of progress updates and failure to deliver the promised documentary failed to assuage the growing criticism within the community of false's handling of the Smash 3 documentary.
During the 2020 allegations, an anonymous Twitter burner account by the name of "Error: 102-R" would emerge and claimed in a Twitlonger post that after false's organization, team ZENMA, disbanded due to the aforementioned assault controversy, false ran away with the Kickstarter money he had left. Error also alleged that false needed the editing skills of those in the organization to complete the documentary's production and so was unable to finish it himself after all of his possible collaborators had left.[7] false would dispute this allegation, claiming that he had never solicited help from ZENMA team members and denied ever sharing any of the recorded footage with them. According to him, it was ZENMA's team members who repeatedly approached him, expressing strong interest in being involved with the documentary or gaining access to its content. He characterized their behavior as "desperate" attempts to insert themselves into the project, which he had intended to handle independently.[8]
Abuse allegations[edit]
The aforementioned "Error: 102-R" account implicated false's ex-girlfriend, littleteafox, as an accomplice to his alleged misuse of the Kickstarter funds. As a response, littleteafox made a statement of her own denying any current connection with false or involvement with the Brawl documentary funds. Later in this statement, she alleged that false recorded their last sexual encounter without her consent and refused to delete it when asked by her, as well as alleged numerous emotional abuses, such as angrily yelling at her and breaking their belongings. Additionally, littleteafox claims that at multiple points in the relationship, he was financially dependent on her and spent any income he earned on weed, though she stated she could not corroborate the rumors of false spending the Kickstarter money on weed, while confirming that he did bought the equipment and flew out players to interview, as he promised using the Kickstarter money for.[9]
In response to littleteafox's statement, false stated that he tried to end the relationship multiple times since 2017, but alleged littleteafox responded each time with intense emotional outbursts that manipulated him into staying in the relationship long after he wanted to leave it, feeling he could not leave the relationship safely nor without fear of escalation. He contested the claim of financial dependency, stating that her father’s ownership of the property — and his decision to let them stay — enabled them to live without the burden of housing costs, while additionally claiming he and littleteafox kept separate financial accounts, and that she was not privy to false's business relationship with EMG. false would also claim that he no longer has the video of their sexual encounter and never intended to weaponize it against her, while counter-alleging that she publicly shared private matters from their relationship without his consent, including sensitive details about his mother's health and passing.[10][11]
Following these allegations, numerous Tristate TOs would indefinitely ban false from their tournaments, though no formal ban announcement explaining their ban reasoning was ever posted publicly by any of them.[12] Less than a year later, the local tournament series in Pennsylvania, B-airs, would allow False to enter their tournaments, which was exposed by Barnard's Loop in a reddit thread that was largely critical of the decision to unban false.[13] false would mostly disappear from the Smash scene after this, and would later be placed on the CSRP's Restricted Player Register when it launched in late 2024, though his listed ban reasoning was left at a vague "Legacy ban for unlawful behavior", with no linked citations to support the ban reasoning.[14]
Trivia[edit]
- false was first inspired to get into competitive Brawl and play Snake by the combo video Admiration from GimpStyleMadness.
- Seven years after first entering competitive Smash, false would meet GSM in-person at Kawaii Kon 2017 and team with one of its most famous members, WAR, where they won the Smash 4 doubles event over VoiD and Kennypu.
- false graduated from Rutgers University, where he studied broadcasting and film.
- When false tweeted a Donkey Kong combo against Bowser in Ultimate without responding to the allegations against him,[15] the clip was mocked by others as the Smash Documentary he promised and became a meme by the combo being recreated in several other games, including other Smash games, Super Smash Flash 2, and Minecraft, as well as being recreated with amiibo, an animation, and Microsoft Paint.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ^ Elevate signs False.
- ^ Even Matchup Gaming signs False.
- ^ Dot eSports: Smash players leave Team Zenma amid CEO controversy.
- ^ "Smash 3" - Super Smash Bros. Brawl + Wii U Documentary.
- ^ Smash 3's eighth update.
- ^ Smash 3's ninth and final update.
- ^ Error: 102-R's post.
- ^ false's dispute of Error's claims.
- ^ @littleteafox's statement.
- ^ false's dispute of littleteafox's allegations.
- ^ false's dispute of littleteafox's allegations.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Tri-state Prohibition List.
- ^ Reddit thread about false's attendance of a b-airs event..
- ^ CSRP Restricted Player Register.
- ^ https://twitter.com/fals1fy/status/1280941383818280962
- ^ https://twitter.com/summitsun1/status/1282712585037582338
- ^ https://twitter.com/iPokelam/status/1282774357035671554
