Smasher:HugS

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HugS "HugS86"
HUGS DIGNITAS.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 main Samus
Melee main Samus
Other Melee character Sheik
Brawl main R.O.B.
Other Brawl character Samus
Ultimate mains Wolf, Mii Gunner
Other Ultimate character Richter
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Dignitas, Frequency Gaming, Dream Team, Selfless Gaming
Former crews Superfriends
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee 2019 MPGR: 46th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$6,392.49
Personal info
Real name Hugo Gonzalez
Birth date (age 38)
Location West Hills, Los Angeles United States

HugS is a smasher from Pasadena, Southern California who is considered one of the best Melee Samus players in the world. He has been active in the Melee scene since 2004, using a strong work ethic to make his way to the top. HugS takes the competitive Melee scene very seriously, employing a smart style to surprise opponents. He is currently ranked 46th on the 2019 MPGR and was formerly ranked 8th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings. He was also invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where he used Mega Man.

HugS is widely considered to be the most iconic Melee Samus main, and also played Brawl competitively for a brief two years where he mained R.O.B. for the entire duration. HugS was a significant contender in the MLG 2006; he placed in top 8 at MLG Anaheim 2006 and MLG Orlando 2006, upsetting PC Chris early in losers' bracket at the latter tournament. At MLG New York Playoffs 2006, he placed 8th, successfully qualifying for the MLG 2006 singles championships. He eventually placed 8th at MLG Las Vegas 2006, losing to Ken and then to Mew2King. One year later, he placed 2nd at EVO World 2007, narrowly losing to Ken in grand finals. He was picked up by Frequency Gaming on July 3rd, 2014 until their dissolution on February 14th, 2015. On June 2nd, 2016 he was signed to Dream Team. He left the team on December 1st, soon after other members of Dream Team left amid allegations of mispayment. [1].

On December 14th, 2016, he joined Lucky as a member of Selfless Gaming[2]. He left the team on July 7th, 2017[3]. He was signed with Dignitas on January 12th, 2018.[4] He left Dignitas on May 23rd, 2023.[5]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MLG Los Angeles 2004 September 25th-26th, 2004 9th 9th Gabe
MOAST 3 January 16th, 2005 25th 9th Fear
MLG San Francisco 2005 February 26th-27th, 2005 9th 4th Oro
Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th, 2005 17th 9th Oro
MELEE-FC3 July 10th-12th, 2005 17th 13th The GERM
MLG Las Vegas 2005 August 12th-14th, 2005 9th 7th Omar
MLG Los Angeles 2005 October 14th-16th, 2005 9th 7th Omar
Champ Combo: Yayuhzzz edition March 25th, 2006 4th 4th Omar
Champ Combo: NorCal edition April 8th, 2006 9th 3rd Omar
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 13th 13th
MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-21st, 2006 13th 17th Omar
MLG Anaheim 2006 June 23rd-25th, 2006 7th 13th Omar
MLG Chicago 2006 July 21st-22nd, 2006 13th 13th Eddie
Zero Challenge 2 August 15th-17th, 2006 17th 5th Omar
MLG Orlando 2006 August 25th-27th, 2006 7th 8th Helios
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-15th, 2006 8th 9th Eddie
NorCal Tournament 2 October 28th, 2006 3rd 3rd Omar
MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 17th-19th, 2006 8th
AZOne January 7th, 2007 4th 2nd Omar
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 9th
EVO West July 27th-29th, 2007 5th
EVO World 2007 August 24th-26th, 2007 2nd
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 9th 4th Mew2King
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 9th 41st Tope
UCLA Monthlies V: Melee Strikes Back March 1st, 2008 1st
SCSA West Coast Circuit December 6th, 2008 9th ? ?
SCSA West Coast Circuit #2 January 31st, 2009 9th
Mango Juice March 21st, 2009 7th 9th Romeo
Active Gamers September 26th-27th, 2009 2nd 5th MacD
Pat's House November 14th-15th, 2009 13th
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 49th 17th Silent Wolf
Nice Shot Hugo March 27th, 2010 4th 1st Lucky
Good Shit German July 24th-25th, 2010 5th 3rd Lucky
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 9th
Don't Go Down There Jeff December 18th, 2010 9th 9th Bob$
Winter Game Fest VI January 22nd–23rd, 2011 5th
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 25th 33rd Sung
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 49th 33rd JAVI
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 49th
LanHammer 2013 August 17th-18th, 2013 17th
Kings of Cali 3 December 14th-15th, 2013 17th 5th Ken
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 17th
SoCal Regionals 2014 February 28th-March 2nd, 2014 4th Matt
The Next Episode March 22nd-23rd, 2014 13th
Super Smash Sundays 20 May 18th, 2014 4th 4th Plup
Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th, 2014 17th 9th Ken
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 17th 9th Chillin
SSS Lock-In June 14th-15th, 2014 5th
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 45th
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 13th
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 49th
Mayhem August 2014 August 9th, 2014 5th
Smash the Record August 22nd-25th, 2014 5th
Super Smash Sundays 24 August 31st, 2014 5th 1st S2J
Mayhem September 2014 September 6th, 2014 5th 2nd Lucky
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 33rd 13th Lucky
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 17th
Super Smash Sundays 29 December 7th, 2014 7th 1st Lucky
Super Smash Sundays 30 December 21st, 2014 7th 2nd Lucky
SWEET Prologue January 3rd-4th, 2015 2nd 5th Mike Haze
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 13th 5th Lucky
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 25th 33rd Alex19
SHFFL Up and Deal February 21st-22nd, 2015 3rd
Mayhem March 2015 March 14th, 2015 1st
Mayhem April 2015 April 4th, 2015 4th
I'm Not Yelling! April 11th-12th, 2015 13th
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 9th 33rd Mango
Mayhem May 2015 May 2nd, 2015 4th 3rd Reno
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 9th 13th Fiction
My B May 17th, 2015 3rd 5th Joey
BAM7 May 24th, 2015 5th 13th Unreon
Mayhem June 2015 June 6th, 2015 3rd 2nd S2J
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 13th
Mayhem July 2015 July 11th, 2015 2nd
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 9th
Super Smash Sundays 31 - The Return August 2nd, 2015 5th
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 9th
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 5th 2nd Mew2King
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 13th
Mayhem September 2015 September 12th, 2015 5th
Super Smash Sundays 32 September 13th, 2015 5th
HTC Throwdown September 19th, 2015 13th
Super Smash Sundays 33 September 27th, 2015 4th
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 33rd
Mayhem October 2015 October 17th, 2015 9th
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 5th
Super Smash Sundays 36 November 15th, 2015 5th
DreamHack Winter 2015 November 28th-29th, 2015 13th
Super Smash Sundays 38 December 13th, 2015 4th
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 17th
Emerald City I January 30th, 2016 3rd 1st Silent Wolf
Frostbite February 13th, 2016 2nd 3rd Anther
S@X 137 February 17th, 2016 4th
Battle of the Five Gods March 17th-19th, 2016 16th
OUTFOXX'D March 26th, 2016 7th 3rd Captain Faceroll
S@X 143 March 30th, 2016 3rd
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 33rd
Frame One April 9th-10th, 2016 4th 5th Axe
Fight Pitt VI April 16th-17th, 2016 5th
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 13th
Rubicon 11 June 18th, 2016 2nd 3rd Vro
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 25th
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 129th
Smash Factor 5 July 29th-31st, 2016 2nd
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 33rd
Super Smash Sundays 51 August 21st, 2016 3rd
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 17th
NorCal Loves Teams September 10th, 2016 9th
Dairly Beloved September 17th, 2016 7th
Super Smash Sundays 53 September 25th, 2016 5th
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 33rd
Trail Gaming League 10 October 15th, 2016 2nd
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 7th
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 13th
Battlegrounds 3 November 19th, 2016 1st
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 25th
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 33rd
Smash @ Power 9 #14 December 22nd, 2016 2nd
Wednesday Night Fights 2016 New Years Week Edition December 28th, 2016 2nd
Smash @ Power 9 #15 December 29th, 2016 1st
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.1 January 4th, 2017 2nd
Smash @ Power 9 #16 January 5th, 2017 2nd
Friday Night Turnip 35 January 13th, 2017 4th
The Road to GENESIS January 14th, 2017 2nd
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 17th
Super Smash Sundays 55 January 29th, 2017 2nd
Socal Colosseum #8: V-Cancel Day February 18th, 2017 7th
Smash Summit Spring 2017 March 2nd-5th, 2017 13th 7th ChuDat
Full Bloom 3 March 25th, 2017 17th
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 5th
Flatiron 2 April 22nd, 2017 4th
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 13th
Bridgetown Blitz May 6th, 2017 4th
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 17th
The Bigger Balc May 27th-28th, 2017 5th
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 5th
Smash @ Power 9 #39 July 6th, 2017 5th
GENESIS: RED July 9th, 2017 9th
EVO 2017 July 14th-15th, 2017 33rd
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 3rd
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 17th
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 13th
DreamHack Montreal 2017 September 8th-10th, 2017 5th
Smash the Record 2017 September 14th-17th, 2017 5th
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 13th
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 33rd
Too Hot to Handle October 28th-29th, 2017 5th
Pat's House 3 December 2nd-3rd, 2017 17th
The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational December 15th-17th, 2017 13th 7th Duck
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 7th
Noods Noods Noods: Melee Edition January 27th, 2018 4th
No Fun Allowed 2 February 24th, 2018 1st
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 9th
The Mango March 18th, 2018 9th
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 9th
Flatiron 3 April 21st, 2018 9th
Super Smash Sundays 64 - The Return April 29th, 2018 5th
Smash Summit 6 May 3rd-6th, 2018 13th 7th Zain
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 17th
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 13th
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 13th
The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th, 2018 17th
Short Hops July 21st, 2018 3rd
Low Tier City 6 July 27th-29th, 2018 9th
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 17th
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 17th
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 5th
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 17th
The Mang0: Homecoming November 10th-11th, 2018 65th
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 5th
Fight For SoCal 2 January 26th, 2019 9th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 13th
Fight For SoCal 4 March 17th, 2019 5th
Full Bloom 5 March 23rd-24th, 2019 13th
Battle of BC 3 March 30th-31st, 2019 25th
DreamHack Dallas 2019 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 1st
The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 June 8th-9th, 2019 25th
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 25th
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 17th
Defend the North 2019 July 19th-21st, 2019 5th
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 33rd
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 33rd
DreamHack Montreal 2019 September 6th-8th, 2019 4th
Smash Camp: End of Summer September 14th-15th, 2019 17th
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 13th
Hax's Nightclub #3 October 2nd, 2019 5th
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 33rd
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 17th
Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th, 2019 17th
Melee @ Verdugo West #94: Genabis January 22nd, 2020 4th
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 65th
Saving Mr. Lombardi 2 February 1st, 2020 29th
Rona Rumble: LACS Qualifier 1Online July 11th, 2020 13th
Get On My Line 2020Online July 18th-19th, 2020 65th
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2Online July 25th-26th, 2020 49th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
AxisGaming August 30th, 2008 33rd
TourneyPlay.net WCR#2 June 6th-7th, 2009 9th 5th Sean
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 65th 33rd Edrees
EVO 2009 July 17th-19th, 2009 25th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational June 10th, 2014 9th

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 129th
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 49th
Hollywood Action Tuesdays 48 January 8th, 2019 33rd
Hollywood Action Tuesdays 51 January 29th, 2019 17th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 1025th
Heart of Battle February 9th, 2019 129th
Weds Night Fights x Orange County 2019 1.1 February 13th, 2019 9th
Hollywood Action Tuesdays 54 February 19th, 2019 17th
Piranha Plant Grill February 23rd, 2019 13th
Ultimate Nimbus March 3rd, 2019 97th
Battle of BC 3 March 30th-31st, 2019 49th
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 513th
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 129th
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 385th
SEA Major 2019 October 12th-13th, 2019 5th
DreamHack Anaheim 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 65th

Trivia[edit]

  • HugS credits his proficiency in the Yoshi matchup to his brother, Gabe.
  • The community often jokes around with the phrase "Nice Shot Hugo", as at times, he will either miss his target or fire completely in the other direction.
  • He is also on the receiving end of another meme, as whenever ChuDat beats him at a major tourney, ChuDat posts the phrase "I whoopedu hugs86" on his twitter with a girl at the tourney.
  • HugS is one of the three subjects of the 2016 documentary 60 Frames, along with fellow Southern California smashers Kenji and Squid.

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