Smasher:Junebug

Junebug is a smasher from Centreville, Virginia, who was widely considered to be the best player in Project M from 2014-2016 and is still considered one of the best  players in Project M (along with  and ), and was considered to be the best  player in Project M when he used to play him as a secondary. He also used to play in Brawl and was once considered the best before the rise of, having defeated several top players including  and. More recently, Junebug has showed greater interest in Melee and is a strong player, having taken sets off players such as, , , and. Junebug was formerly ranked 2nd on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings, 4th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings, 6th on the MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings, 17th on the MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings, 34th on the PMRank 2018, 45th on the SSBMRank Summer 2023, and 76th on the 2014 SSBBRank.

Junebug is currently considered to be one of the best Project M players of all time and was generally considered to be the best throughout 2015 for his dominant and consistent record. However, after, Junebug decided to go on a hiatus from Project M. While he still plays the game, he has not returned to competing regularly. In late 2019, Junebug seemed to retire from competing in both Melee and Project M.

In recent years, Junebug has played primarily mid-tiers in an effort to collect information and clips for his YouTube videos and has seen notable success with them, such as placing 13th at with. Most notably, he began playing in 2023 and has established himself as the best Donkey Kong player in the world, ranking 45th on the SSBMRank Summer 2023 and defeating players such as, , , , , and ; his success with Donkey Kong, alongside an upswing of results from other Donkey Kong players, helped spur discussion on Donkey Kong's true potential.

Junebug is also notably proficient at analyzing the metagame and its competitive mentality; having succeeded in multiple Smash games for over a decade, he has a unique perspective when it comes to Smash and competition. He has coached notable Melee top professional to massive success.