Smasher:Prince
| プリンス (Prince) | |
|---|---|
| |
| SSB64 main | Yoshi |
| Other SSB64 characters |
Fox, Jigglypuff |
| Former sponsor(s) | Panda |
| Skill |  Top level |
| Ranking | 2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 5th |
| Additional info | |
| Location | Japan 
|
Prince (プリンス) is a professional Super Smash Bros. 64 player from Japan and was once considered the best Yoshi player in the world for Smash 64 and is still considered a celebrity within the Japanese Smash 64 scene. He plays Fox as a secondary and also demonstrates a proficiency with the entire cast in his 12 character battles and his famous training mode Level combos video series. He is currently ranked 5th on the 2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings. On July 19, 2019, Prince was signed by Panda.[1] He and Panda would part ways on July 16, 2021.[2]
Tournament history[edit]
Prince is one of the oldest active Smash players.[3] He previously mained Jigglypuff and competed in some of the earliest 64 tournaments, including Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1, a round-robin tournament where he placed 8th out of 24 entrants.[4]
He along with Japanese players Wangera, bonobono, and Kurabba were funded to participate in Super Smash Con 2016's Smash 64 tournament. Prince also entered and won the event's "Combo Tournament", placing over top Smash 64 combo specialists such as Dext3r, Mariguas, tacos, and Alvin. He was personally listed by many Japanese players as someone they wanted to see once top player Fukurou could not attend, showing his continued status in the community.
He was able to place 9th at Super Smash Con, with victories over Clubbadubba, Zero and Alvin and losses in the Yoshi ditto against Wizzrobe and Mariguas. Prince won the Smash 64 combo contest a second year in a row at Super Smash Con 2017 and placed 9th again, winning his rematch with Mariguas, but losing to Fukurou and, like previous year, against Wizzrobe.
A year later he played his third Super Smash Con 2018 where he won the combo contest again and placed 9th again, losing to Zero and Dishier Wand in pools and sekirei and Isai after defeating Fireblaster and Robert.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros.[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1 | March 26th-28th, 2001 | 8th | — | — |
| Kanto 2006 | 2006 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kanto 2007 | 2007 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kansai 2011 | March 19th, 2011 | 5th | — | — |
| Kanto 2011 | August 28th, 2011 | 4th | — | — |
| Kansai 2012 | March 17th, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| Chuo University 2013 | November 2nd, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| Kansai 2014 | March 1st, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| Kanto 2014 | August 23rd, 2014 | 33rd | — | — |
| Waseda Festival 2014 | November 2nd, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Bonobono |
| Kansai 2017 | March 19th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Japan Smash Cup 2017 | May 6th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Kanto 2017 | August 7th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 9th | 7th | tacos |
| Kanto 2018 | May 5th, 2018 | 17th | 9th | ? |
| WeeklySmashParty 001 | June 8th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 003 | June 20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 004 | July 4th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 005 | July 18th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 006 | August 5th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 9th | 9th | Take |
| WeeklySmashParty 007 | August 17th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 008 | August 31st, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 010 | September 28th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 011 | October 5th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 014 | November 9th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 015 | November 16th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kanto Fall 2018 | October 7th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| GameTyrant Expo 2018 | November 2nd-4th, 2018 | 4th | 2nd | Shizuku |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | kysk |
| Inka Fest 2019 | July 13th-14th, 2019 | 7th | 9th | Shizuku |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 9th | 7th | Wario |
| Kanto Fall 2019 | September 22nd, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | Combo_Blaze |
| Kansai 2020 | February 23rd, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 5th | 9th | Take |
Trivia[edit]
- Prince is notorious for using the word "penis" in several of his tweets, including naming several of his Yoshi combos the "Penis Combo"[5][6][7].
External links[edit]
- "Prince's theatre", a Yoshi combo video by Prince
- "Smash 64 Combo Contest", Super Smash Con 2016 Combo Contest in which Prince won 1st
- YouTube channel
- Twitter account
