Smasher:Glutonny

Glutonny is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player from France who is widely considered as the all-time best player in Europe, currently the best Wario player in the world, and one of the best overall players in the world. He is currently ranked in the Area 51 position on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7, 1st on the French Ultimate Power Rankings, European Ultimate Power Rankings, and the OrionRank 2022 Europe, and 11th on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Glutonny was already a main and was considered as a prodigy and the best Wario in Europe. Glutonny had notable wins over players such as, , , , and.

In, he also played , and was considered the best Smash 4 Wario player in the world. Throughout the Smash 4 tournaments he had attended, he has taken sets off of players such as, , , , , , , , and. Glutonny is currently ranked 1st on the French Smash 4 Power Rankings, 2nd on the European Smash 4 Power Rankings, and 70th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

Glutonny joined his first eSport structure, orKs Grand Poitiers, on April 27th, 2018 but they parted ways on January 18th, 2019. On January 29th, 2019, the #1 WebTV in France, Solary picked up Glutonny as their first Smash Bros. player.

The Newcomers
Glutonny first started to attend tournaments in 2009 at the age of 13. Due to his young age, he was unable to attend events alone, and would travel with his brother, Karma. They often teamed in doubles and were dubbed "the newcomers".

Despite his age, he became one of the best players in Europe. For his first regional tournament at, he became the first player to place top 8 at a French Brawl tournament. He 3-stocked, the best Brawl player in France at that time, twice during the tournament, and would ultimately finish in second place, losing to in Grand Finals. From then on, Glutonny would consistently place in the top 3 at French tournaments.

On a national level, he gained international recognition for defeating, the second-best player in the world at that time, twice to claim victory at in 2010. He only made one appearance outside of his home country - in 2012. Although he placed a respectable 17th, he claimed victory over "Captain ," one of the best players in the world, in a best-of-5 money match. Despite these accomplishments, he was not ranked on any iteration of the SSBBRank due to not attending any tournaments in America in 2013 or 2014.

Europe's hidden boss
released in Europe in November 2014, and for the first few years of the game's competitive lifespan Glutonny's tournament activity remained mostly in France. He continued to play despite the character's nerfs from Brawl, and despite seeing frequent top 2 placements in his country, he failed to make any notable impact on the larger European scale. In fact, he often fell to Europe's best players at that time, including losing to at Mars 2016, being double eliminated by  at Cannes Winter Clash 2016, and being double eliminated by  at. Even in France, he was often competing for the top position with other players, first with, then with following Phogos's declining activity. Nevertheless, his consistently strong placements in tournaments led many to consider him a hidden boss, which he would prove with his 5th place finish at, defeating J.Miller and along the way.

It wouldn't be until in November 2016 when Glutonny had his first big break in the wider scene. Entering the tournament as the 10th seed, Glutonny surprised the competitive scene by defeating 2-1, and following it up with a 3-2 victory over. Although he fell to and ANTi in the runback to place 3rd, Glutonny had outplaced every European player in the tournament, and was also the only European who defeated a foreign invader. This performance was impressive not only because of his victories over 's runner-up and 's champion, but also because it was done with Wario, a character that had been falling off in the metagame. With this performance, many players began considering Glutonny as the best Wario player in the world.

2017 was overall a slow but steady rise for Glutonny. Following a mediocre 9th place finish at after being upset by  and, Glutonny attended the heavily-stacked , his first international appearance since 2012. However, he underperformed at the tournament and place 65th, his worst placement in any offline Smash tournament to date. Despite these setbacks, Glutonny achieved new career highs, notably placing 1st at by double-eliminating, and claiming victory at his first national-level event at , the second-largest European Smash 4 tournament. With strong performances in several other tournaments that were outside France, people began to see Glutonny as the second-best European player behind.

Europe's rising star
Following his victory at in 2018, Glutonny secured a trip to. Unlike Civil War, Glutonny had a rather impressive run and notably won a nail-biting game 5 against, ultimately placed 9th. He followed that tournament up with, his first appearance at a Canadian tournament, where he placed 13th, defeating Fatality again as well as. His final notable appearance in America would be at, where he defeated en route to a 3rd place finish, his best placement at a non-European event up to that point. Back in Europe, Glutonny used signature Wario,, and even to dominate the continent for the rest of Smash 4's lifespan, placing 1st at almost every tournament he attended, including the finale of the. His achievements outside of Europe and victories over several top 50 players cemented Glutonny as a player capable of making the PGR, and by the end of the year, Glutonny was ranked 70th on Panda Global's ranking of the 100 best Smash 4 players of all time, the second-highest European player on the ranking.

Europe's best player
Thanks to the buffs Wario gained from his transition, Glutonny dominated the European scene throughout the beginning Ultimate’s competitive lifespan. From the beginning of the game up to October 2021, Glutonny never placed below any other European player offline, winning every European tournament he attended aside from, the weekly Smash4Glory #6, , , and ; in the five tournaments, he fell to players outside of Europe: for the weekly,  for the next three, and  for Temple. As a result of this performance, he was ranked 1st on the European Smash Rankings in 2020.

On an international level, however, Glutonny had a shaky start. Although he came into with high hopes, he was knocked into loser's bracket right before top 64 by  in a set that started a brief struggle against. He made a respectable loser's run, notably defeating along the way, before falling to  in Losers Round 4, placing 17th. At his next American appearance,, he fell to right before top 128. He once again made another respectable Loser's run, defeating along the way, but fell to  just outside of top 8. Although these placements were fantastic, they were nevertheless somewhat underwhelming for a player who dominated the European scene.

His last two major tournaments finally showcased his true potential. At, he defeated top American players such as and  en route to a 5th place finish, his first top 8 placement at an American tournament. Although Glutonny developed a bracket demon in, who he fell to twice at the tournament, he overcame it at , the final major tournament of the first season. Glutonny ran through the entire tournament without dropping a set until Grand Finals, where Dabuz reset the bracket. Despite this, Glutonny defeated Dabuz in the second set, successfully defending his home continent to the elation of European players in attendance. For his continued success in Europe as well as a solid performance on a national level that culminated in his victory at Albion 4, Glutonny was ranked 14th on the Spring 2019 PGRU, the highest-placing European on the ranking.

The second season brought even more success to Glutonny. Throughout the season, he placed in the top 8 for every tournament he attended aside from, including a 3rd place at - the largest smash tournament of all time - and 5th place at , where his Wario ditto with Tweek was acclaimed for bringing out the true potential of top-level competitive play in Ultimate. Furthermore, he was one of 3 players to take more than one set off of MkLeo, doing so at Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 and VCA 2019. Although he developed an additional bracket demon in Tweek, his consistent performance on a national level as well his continued dominance in Europe allowed him to rise up to 8th on the Fall 2019 PGRU, making him the second European player after to be ranked in the top 10 on a Panda Global Rankings power ranking.

After having his best season yet, Glutonny began the third season with similar success, placing 7th at the first major of the season,, where he infamously defeated with a zero-to-death waft combo in the final game. Despite placing 17th at, players were anticipating great things from Europe's best player. However, the COVID-19 pandemic halted the momentum as offline competitive play was completely shut down. Glutonny made the transition online alongside many other top players, however he entered many tournaments playing secondaries such as and. Although it led to a couple of mediocre results, notably a 129th-place finish at, he nevertheless still performed well, particularly during the seventh Wi-Fi Warrior Rank season, where despite being affected by region-locks he was ranked in the Area 51 position.

Cracks in his dominance
During the online period, Wario lost some of his notorious waft conversions in Patch 11.0.0, leading many players to dismiss Wario as a shell of his former self. With the offline period returning, players were wondering whether Glutonny would be as dominant in Europe as he was before due to the nerfs and Glutonny treating the online metagame less seriously. Glutonny erased all of these doubts by continuing his dominance as if nothing had happened; throughout 2021, Glutonny won 12 tournaments with over 100 entrants. He placed first at, his first national victory in over a year, as well as 2nd at , where despite being sent to Loser's early by , he made a grueling Loser's run and defeated European invaders such as and  before falling to. Internationally, Glutonny placed 9th at, 3-0ing despite high hopes for the player, and nearly won  but was ultimately double-eliminated by.

This period, however, wasn't without its downsides, as Glutonny's hold on the European scene began to crack. The first crack was at in July, where he was double-eliminated by, placing 3rd; this loss, however, was overlooked by many players due to the nature of the tournament and Glutonny's choice to sandbag as  for its entirety. The second crack was at the weekly Dōjo #7 in October, where he was double-eliminated by, marking the first time Glutonny failed to win a European tournament while playing Wario. The final crack in that year was at in November, where Glutonny was upset by  before Top 64 and was defeated by  in Grand Finals, marking the first European national that a European other than Glutonny won, and starting Glutonny's struggle against  players. Glutonny's final notable tournament of 2021 was also an underperformance. At the, he barely made it out of his round robin pools after being upset by and , and lost to his bracket demon  in the Championship Bracket, ultimately placing 13th. Despite these shortcomings, players still believed Glutonny was a top 10 player worldwide, and he was ranked 1st (in the S+ tier) on the PGRUContenders Europe and 9th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse.

Rise internationally, decline domestically
Despite having a weaker year than before, many people still expected a lot from Glutonny in 2022. His initial results, however, were not promising. Glutonny's hold on Europe continued to falter, as in the first quarter of 2022, he failed to win a single European tournament. Despite being smaller tournaments than and, Glutonny tied his worst placement at two WANTED super regionals: Saint Valentin Edition and Free Agent Edition. His performances internationally were also rather disappointing: despite finishing top 12 at both and, Glutonny gathered no wins over players that were considered top 20.

However, one tournament did stand out during this period:. Many players at the invitational noted how much of a threat Glutonny was during friendlies, and he proved their words correct by placing first in his round robin pools, defeating both and  in the process, two players he hadn't fought since the second season. Although he eventually fell to Tweek and MkLeo to place 5th, his victory over two of America's best players gave hope to players that Glutonny still had it in him.

And he certainly had it in him, as following a trip to Mexico where he practiced with MkLeo, he started seeing his best performances yet. His first major was the Mexican invitational, where despite being upset in Round Robin pools by , he took out both and  before falling to MkLeo and Sparg0 in the runback, placing 3rd. His second major was, where not only did he defeat Light and Sparg0 yet again, but also and , players who had defeated him earlier in the season. Unfortunately, his incredible run was cut short by MkLeo, who easily defeated him prior to top 8 and in Grand Finals. However, Glutonny got his revenge the following week at his third major,, where he defeated MkLeo for the second time that season en route to his path to Grand Finals. Although MkLeo defeated him 3-1 in the first set of Grand Finals, which included a three-stock in the final game, Glutonny held on and defeated MkLeo in the second set, claiming his first major victory at an American tournament. Although the rest of his season was weak in comparison - including yet another 17th-place after going 1-2 at - his path in April, which included defeating bracket demons, rising stars, and familiar foes, and culminating in his victory at Pound, erased any doubts on Glutonny's abilities as a player; for the first half of the year, he was ranked 6th on the OrionRank Mid-Year 2022, 3rd on the PGRU v3 NA, and 1st on the PGRU v3 EU.

The second half of the year saw continued success internationally, with Glutonny placing 4th at and 5th at. He not only continued his winning streak over MkLeo, who he defeated at both tournaments, but also took his first ever set over in the former tournament, and improved his head-to-head against  and. Although his performance at the and  were not as hot, he nevertheless had decent runs, defeating Tweek again in the former and rising star  in the latter. Despite these positives, Glutonny continued to falter against his bracket demon Shuton and gained a new bracket demon in the form of, who defeated him twice at Ludwig Smash Invitational.

Domestically, however, Glutonny's position on Europe's throne had fallen. For the rest of the season, he failed to win a single tournament aside from a few locals and. In addition, Glutonny gained yet another bracket demon in the form of, who eliminated Glutonny at and double-eliminated him at ; Bloom4Eva's continued success in Europe and record over Glutonny led many to consider Bloom4Eva as the new best player in Europe. Finally, Glutonny saw yet another poor run at the invitational, where he went 1-2, losing to and  and failed to make it out of his Round Robin. He did, however, have one notable performance at, where after falling to 's , Glutonny made a strong loser's run, defeating Bloom4Eva for the first time and winning the runback against HIKARU to face in Grand Finals. Glutonny adopted a more patient playstyle than usual, allowing him to go up 2-0, however, Tea switched to and defeated Glutonny in a reverse 3-0. Nevertheless, this was arguably a brief return to form for Glutonny in Europe.

Overall, Glutonny's lukewarm results in Europe brought down his entire season, and he was ultimately ranked 15th on the inaugural UltRank, which ranked his performance from the second half of the year. However, thanks to his outstanding performance in April as well his decent record against some top 10 players, Glutonny was ultimately ranked 9th on the OrionRank 2022, which ranked his performance from the entire year.

Playstyle
Glutonny utilizes Wario’s Bike with great proficiency in Brawl, being resourceful as a tool to break camping and as one of his main setups for combos. Glutonny is able to play quite evasively in order to charge Wario Waft, which is supplemented with Wario’s hefty endurance to make both positives as either swindles to reverse momentum or as wincons.

In Smash 4, Glutonny emphasizes much more on Wario’s defensive capabilities, especially on Bike’s quick respawn time, enabling him to escape from opponent’s attacks or break through camping. Glutonny mixes this with Wario’s more powerful attacks and unpredictability.

Ultimate’s changes allow Glutonny to be much more flexible with Wario’s kit, using the universal jumpsquat benefit to the fullest extent, granting Wario an even more formidable aerial presence. The array of grounded moves enables him to be an extremely threatening offensive wallbreaker, while using Waft’s even greater power to maximize Wario’s vast utility options.

Trivia

 * Glutonny's tag is occasionally misspelled as Gluttony due to that spelling being a common word in English. His tag is actually a broken English variation of this word, as his tag has the same amount of t's and n's as "Gloutonnerie", the french translation of "Gluttony".
 * His tag is named after the  character Gluttony (a personification of the deadly sin itself), and how his main Wario is gluttonous.
 * On August 25th, 2019, Glutonny was issued a 'bounty' on his head: the first French, Belgian or Swiss player to eliminate him from a tournament would earn €1,000 from the president of Solary, his current sponsor . Zaboutine, a League of Legends coach and caster, later added €500 to the pot.
 * The bounty ran until the end of PGRU Fall 2019. As no one from the above-mentioned nations managed to eliminate him, Glutonny himself took the €1,500.
 * Glutonny has a deep pocket of secondaries that he often uses in winners side sets at European tournaments. He would in some events only switch to Wario after being sent to the losers bracket or after a bracket reset in Grand Finals.
 * Due to this, as well as his dominance in Europe, a common joke states that even if a player is the best European player of a character, Glutonny is probably even better.
 * Glutonny has never placed below 17th at an offline tournament, however he has notably placed 17th at multiple events, most notably , , , and.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

 * Smashdown World 2016 | Glutonny vs Kameme - Winners Quarters
 * Smashdown World 2016 | Glutonny vs Anti - Winners Semis
 * MARS 2017 | Glutonny vs Fatality - Grand Finals
 * Midwest Mayhem 11 | Glutonny vs Darkshad - Winners Top 32

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

 * Valhalla II | Glutonny vs Leffen - Winners Quarters
 * CEO 2019 | Glutonny vs Prodigy - Losers Top 16
 * Albion 4 | Glutonny vs Dabuz - Grand Finals
 * EVO 2019 | Glutonny vs Kameme - Winners Quarters
 * VCA 2019 | Glutonny vs MkLeo - Winners Final
 * Kongo Saga | Glutonny vs Tweek - Winners Semis
 * GENESIS 7 | Glutonny vs Nairo - Losers Round 6
 * GENESIS 8 | Glutonny vs Sparg0 - Losers Final
 * Pound 2022 | Glutonny vs Mkleo - Grand Finals