Ryuga
Ultimate main
Ike
Other Ultimate characters
Hero , Isabelle , Luigi , Roy , Byleth
SSB4 main
Corrin
Other SSB4 characters
Ike , Bowser , Bayonetta , Cloud , Captain Falcon
Sponsor(s)
Renegades
Crew (s)
DMG
Former crews
Pulse Gaming, team ZENMA
Skill
Ranking
Panda Global Rankings 100 : 86th
Winnings
Additional info
Real name
Dacota James
Birth date
February 14, 1998 (age 22)
Location
Michigan
Ryuga is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ike player from Michigan , considered the best solo Ike player in the world after MkLeo dropped the character. Ryuga was formerly ranked 33rd on the Spring 2019 PGRU and has defeated MVD , Salem , Goblin , and Captain L .
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Corrin main. considered one of the best Corrin players in the world (along with Cosmos , Zackray , and MkLeo). Before he dropped the character, he was widely regarded as one of the best Ike players in the world. Ryuga has wins over top players such as Cosmos, CaptainZack , Fatality , Larry Lurr , Zinoto , Ally , Ned , Darkshad , Sinji , Locus , and False . On SmashBoards , he goes by Planet God Venus . Ryuga is currently ranked 6th on the Midwest Smash 4 Power Rankings and 86th on the Panda Global Rankings 100 , and was formerly ranked 3rd on the Michigan Power Rankings .
His static partner in doubles is Salem, who are considered to be one of the best doubles teams in the world. The two have achieved strong results together, such as 3rd at UGC Smash Open , and 2nd at both Frostbite 2017 and DreamHack Atlanta 2017 . They have taken sets off of teams such as ZeRo and Nairo , VoiD and NAKAT , and Abadango and kameme .
Ryuga joined team ZENMA on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. Approximately two weeks later, on August 29th, 2019, Ryuga, along with many of the other smashers signed by team ZENMA, announced that he was leaving the organization due to controversies with its CEO, false [1]
He was picked up by Renegades on September 25th[2]
Tournament placings [ edit ]
Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
King's Clash #2 July 25th, 2015
3rd
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The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015
17th
3rd
Rayquaza07
Youmacon 2015 November 1st, 2015
2nd
1st
Ksev
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016
65th
13th
Tweek
Landlocked February 20th, 2016
2nd
2nd
Zinoto
Rebirth VII May 7th, 2016
25th
4th
Ned
Rebirth VIII August 6th, 2016
3rd
1st
Rayquaza07
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016
17th
3rd
Rayquaza07
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016
33rd
5th
Tweek
Breakout 5 September 3rd, 2016
2nd
2nd
Rayquaza07
Zero Fox Given September 17th, 2016
3rd
2nd
Zinoto
Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly 1 October 4th, 2016
3rd
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Little Big House 2 October 6th, 2016
17th
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The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016
49th
4th
Rayquaza07
Smashfield Weeklies #61 October 20th, 2016
3rd
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—
Rebirth IX October 22nd, 2016
5th
1st
Rayquaza07
Youmacon 2016 November 5th, 2016
2nd
1st
Rayquaza07
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016
17th
7th
Samsora
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016
13th
3rd
Salem
Holiday Heist 2 December 30th, 2016
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2nd
Mystearica
Kingslayer 2 January 28th, 2017
2nd
1st
Mystearica
Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion February 4th, 2017
9th
1st
Ally
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga February 11th, 2017
17th
7th
Captain Zack
Frostbite 2017 February 25th-26th, 2017
17th
2nd
Salem
OUTFOXX'D AGAIN May 20th, 2017
1st
3rd
Mystearica
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017
33rd
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—
Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New July 1st, 2017
9th
1st
Tweek
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017
49th
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DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017
33rd
2nd
Salem
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017
25th
4th
Salem
Showdown: Battle Royale 2 September 23rd-24th, 2017
13th
7th
Mystearica
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017
25th
7th
Salem
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017
17th
3rd
Salem
Settle the Score Vol. 2 March 17th, 2018
5th
3rd
Daybreak
Smashfield Weeklies #147 July 5th, 2018
3rd
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Showdown: Battle Royale 3 July 14th-15th, 2018
25th
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Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
Holiday Heist 4: Ultimate Edition December 29th, 2018
1st
1st
Ksev
Glitch 6 January 20th, 2019
33rd
7th
Mystearica
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019
9th
13th
Cosmos
Fandom Legends: Smash Ultimate April 9th, 2019
5th
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—
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019
33rd
13th
Goblin
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019
17th
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Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019
33rd
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CEO 2019 June 29th, 2019
33rd
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Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019
65th
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The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019
193rd
5th
tamim
Wolverine Tailgate October 19th, 2019
1st
3rd
Ksev
Glitch 8 - Missingno January 18th-19th, 2020
17th
9th
Dabuz
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020
49th
9th
MuteAce
External links [ edit ] ^ Ryuga and other Smash Players leave Team ZENMA ^ Ryuga joins Renegades
