Smasher:Xyro
| Xyro "Xyro77" | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Captain Falcon |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Other Melee character | Samus |
| Brawl main | Samus |
| Smash 4 main | Samus |
| Ultimate main | Dark Samus |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Team Houston |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Warren Allan Sims |
| Former tags | TGM |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Houston, Texas 
|
Xyro, also known as TGM during Melee's golden age, is an American Samus player from Texas. He is also the host of the HOBO, WHOBO and TGC tournament series and was a member of the Unity Ruleset Committee.
He has had competitive rivalries with Samus players Tudor from Las Vegas and NOID from the East coast. In 2008, both Xyro and Tudor released combo videos claiming superiority over each other. Xyro's video was titled "The Green Lesbian" because he uses Samus's green palette swap. At WHOBO 3, Xyro defeated NOID in a $50 money match after placing 5th in the low tier tournament, one place below NOID. He is also known to have many different rivalries with other players too.
Tag origin[edit]
His tag is inspired by Zero from the Mega Man X video games. However, several other smashers also had their tags named to Zero as well, so instead of naming himself this, he decided to change the first two letters into X and Y. This made Xyro stand out, with the tag having a similar pronunciation but the name being completely different.
History[edit]
Xyro first started playing Smash in 1999 with the release of Super Smash Bros 64. In 2004, he gained prominence as a Melee tournament host in the Houston smash scene. He is best known for his HOBO (which stands for Houston's Official Brawl Organization) tournament series, which began in April 2008.[1] Even before Meta Knight was banned by the Unity Ruleset Committee, Xyro has held many HOBOs where Meta Knight was not allowed. The World HOBO tournament series, the first of which was held in April 2009, is an annual offshoot of HOBO which attracts smashers from other regions. As of August 2013, Xyro has hosted 40 HOBOs and 6 WHOBOs, with the most recent being held on May 3rd-4th, 2014. Despite wanting to retire in August 2012 after WHOBO 4, numerous people encouraged Xyro to return to hosting the series again. Thus, Xyro returned to the Brawl scene in March 2013 with the thirty-ninth and fortieth HOBOs, and two more WHOBOs.
During the Super Smash Bros WiiU/3DS era, Xyro created the TGC (Texas Gaming Championships) tournament series in Houston, Tx. This series ran from 2014-2019, included both Smash WiiU and Smash Ultimate, and became the largest tournament series in both the city of Houston and the state of Texas. Citing tournament burnout caused by 15 years of hosting, family, and his career obligations, Xyro retired in 2019.
However, 7 years later in 2026, Xyro returned to host one more event, TGC 2026.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBO 11 | October 4th, 2008 | 17th / 112 | — | — |
| OH SNAP! v4.0 | November 22nd, 2008 | 25th / 112 | 13th / 35 | Kown |
| HOBO 16 LT | May 2nd, 2009 | — | 1st | 3000 |
| HOBO 18 LT | September 5th, 2009 | — | 1st | Inui |
| HOBO 19 LT | October 3rd, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Lee Martin |
| HOBO 28 | October 8th, 2010 | 17th | 4th | Trela |
| HOBO 28 LT | October 8th, 2010 | 1st | — | — |
| WHOBO 3 LT | March 18th, 2011 | 5th | 3rd | Gnes |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGC | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 25th | 25th | Nicole |
| S@DD 1 | March 14th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| SFC1 | March 21st, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| TGC 2 | April 25th, 2015 | 33rd | 5th | Espy |
| Comic Palooza 2015 | May 25th, 2015 | 9th | 1st | Krebs |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
Trivia[edit]
- As of September 2026, Xyro still holds the record for the largest Smash event in Houston, Texas history, with 400 entrants for 1vs1 at TGC 6 in February 2016.
- Outside of Smash, Xyro has a M.A. Criminology degree and is a Probation Officer.
