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| name          = Cactuar
| name          = Cactuar
| image        = Cactuar.jpg
| image        = Cactuar.jpg
| mainssbm      = Marth
| mainssbm      = Fox
| 2ndmainssbm  = Fox
| 2ndmainssbm  = Marth
| crew          = Smash Practice
| crew          = Smash Practice
| former crews  = Splyce, [[Melee It On Me]], [[The Smash Affiliates]], The Mini-Bosses, Melee20XX
| former crews  = Splyce, [[Melee It On Me]], [[The Smash Affiliates]], The Mini-Bosses, Melee20XX
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| rankingssbm  =  
| rankingssbm  = [[2017 SSBMRank]]: 64th
| alias        = Cactus
| alias        = Cactus
| realname      = Charles Meighen
| realname      = Charles Meighen
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| country      = United States
| country      = United States
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'''Cactuar''' or less commonly '''Cactus''' is an American [[smasher]] who mains {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Fox}} in ''[[Melee]]''. He is currently ranked 8th on the [[NorCal Melee Power Rankings]] and 64th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]], and was formerly ranked 5th on the [[Tristate Melee Power Rankings]].
 
'''Cactuar''' or less commonly '''Cactus''' is an American [[smasher]] who mains {{SSBM|Fox}} and {{SSBM|Marth}} in ''[[Melee]]''. He was formerly 71st on the [[2018 MPGR]] and was formerly ranked 5th and 6th on the [[Tristate Melee Power Rankings]] and [[NorCal Melee Power Rankings]], respectively.


On May 11th, 2017, Cactuar was signed by [[Splyce]] as their ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' coach.<ref>http://shoryuken.com/2017/05/11/spylce-signs-charles-cactuar-meighen-as-their-super-smash-bros-melee-coach/</ref>
On May 11th, 2017, Cactuar was signed by [[Splyce]] as their ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' coach.<ref>http://shoryuken.com/2017/05/11/spylce-signs-charles-cactuar-meighen-as-their-super-smash-bros-melee-coach/</ref>
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|[[SMASHTALITY 2]]||October 21st, 2006||5th||?||?
|[[SMASHTALITY 2]]||October 21st, 2006||5th||?||?
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/chu-dat-birthday-biweekly-1-27-results.95486/ ChuDat Birthday Biweekly 1/27]||January 27th, 2007||9th||5th||{{Sm|Doll}}
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|[[Cataclysm 3]]||March 3rd-4th, 2007||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[SMASHTALITY III]]||June 2nd-3rd, 2007||7th||5th||?
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smashtality-iii-results.105438/ SMASHTALITY III]||June 2nd-3rd, 2007||7th||5th||?
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/killa-fleet-nyc-bi-weeklys-results.105963/ Killa Fleet Biweekly 6/8]||June 8th, 2007||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Forward}}
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|[[Pound 2]]||June 16th-17th, 2007||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/the-greatest-melee-tourney-since-brawl-came-out-results.174894/ TGMTSBCO]||June 7th-8th, 2008||7th||5th||Eggz
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/the-greatest-melee-tourney-since-brawl-came-out-results.174894/ TGMTSBCO]||June 7th-8th, 2008||7th||5th||Eggz
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|{{Trn|ChuDatz Final Biweekly|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd, 2008||4th||1st||{{Sm|Azen}}
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smashtality-iv-results.189352/ Smashtality IV]||August 16th-17th, 2008||2nd||7th||{{Sm|Scar}}
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smashtality-iv-results.189352/ Smashtality IV]||August 16th-17th, 2008||2nd||7th||{{Sm|Scar}}
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|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||7th||13th||{{Sm|Eggm}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/zenith-5-28-5-29-results-83-entrants-azen-chillin-chu-hbox-axe-m2k-jman-hax-kage.304401/ Zenith 2011]||May 28th-29th, 2011||&mdash;||9th||Eggm
|{{Trn|Zenith 2011|g=SSBM}}||May 28th-29th, 2011||&mdash;||9th||Eggm
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|[[Revival of Melee 4]]||November 19th-20th, 2011||9th||5th||Reno
|[[Revival of Melee 4]]||November 19th-20th, 2011||9th||5th||Reno
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|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||&mdash;||5th||DoH
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||&mdash;||5th||DoH
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321823 Civil War 4]||April 28th-29th, 2012||2nd (Split)||1st||{{Sm|PPMD}}
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|[[Revival of Melee 5]]||November 17th-18th, 2012||9th||3rd||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|[[Revival of Melee 5]]||November 17th-18th, 2012||9th||3rd||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
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|[[Fight Pitt IV]]||April 19th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/ssbmsingles5314 Squabbles]||May 3rd, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||17th||13th||Zhu
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|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||17th||9th||Zhu
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|[[Smash the Record 2015]]||October 23rd-25th, 2015||9th||||
|[[Smash the Record 2015]]||October 23rd-25th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||17th||Zhu
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||17th||Zhu
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/norcal-loves-teams/brackets/17287/67172/215453 NorCal Loves Teams]||September 10th, 2016||9th||4th||Reno
|[https://start.gg/tournament/norcal-loves-teams/brackets/17287/67172/215453 NorCal Loves Teams]||September 10th, 2016||9th||4th||Reno
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|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||17th||5th||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||17th||5th||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
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|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||13th||9th||Reno
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/get-smashed-123/events/melee-singles/brackets/138155 Get Smashed 123]||June 20th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-123/event/melee-singles/brackets/138155 Get Smashed 123]||June 20th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/sss-blood-for-blood-2/events/melee-singles/brackets/183348/468435 SSS: Blood For Blood 2]||December 9th, 2017||5th||7th||Nintendude
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sss-blood-for-blood-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/183348/468435 SSS: Blood For Blood 2]||December 9th, 2017||5th||7th||Nintendude
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/spartan-3-norcal-melee/events Spartan 3]||January 6th, 2018||5th||1st||Reno
|[https://start.gg/tournament/spartan-3-norcal-melee/events Spartan 3]||January 6th, 2018||5th||1st||Reno
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|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||25th||9th||Reno
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||25th||9th||Reno
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gator-games-monthly-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/200687 Gator Games Monthly #2]||February 3rd, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|NMW}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gator-games-monthly-3-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/209285 Gator Games Monthly #3]||March 3rd, 2018||5th (DQ)||3rd||Reno
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|{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/emerald-city-7/event/melee-singles/brackets/415487 Emerald City 7]||September 29th, 2018||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Moky}}
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|{{Trn|The Mang0: Homecoming|g=SSBM}}||November 10th-11th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary|g=SSBM}}||December 8th, 2018||13th||5th||Reno
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|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||&mdash;||33rd||Reno
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2019-s2ep02/event/melee-single/brackets/499499/863664 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2E2]||January 9th-10th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBM}}||January 31st, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||49th||9th||Reno
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-20-smash-bros-melee/event/melee-singles/brackets/548581/926830 Bonus Stage #20]||February 28th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 9|g=SSBM}}||April 6th, 2019||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/people-s-tuesday-1/event/melee-doubles/brackets/579204/968034 People's Tuesday #1]||May 14th, 2019||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|Suzarya}}
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||33rd||33rd||Reno
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|[http://challonge.com/sspmdoubles5314 Squabbles]||May 3rd, 2014||&mdash;||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
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|[[KTAR XI]]||November 22nd, 2014||&mdash;||3rd||{{Sm|UltimaScout}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Commentators often comment on Cactuar's resemblance to Canadian actor {{s|wikipedia|Keanu Reeves}}, jokingly referring to him as Neo or Keanu.
*Commentators often comment on Cactuar's resemblance to Canadian actor {{s|wikipedia|Keanu Reeves}}, jokingly referring to him as Neo (after the main character in ''{{iw|wikipedia|The Matrix|franchise}}'', played by Reeves) or Keanu.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:39, February 18, 2024

Cactuar "Cactus"
Cactuar.jpg
Character info
Melee mains Fox, Marth
Team info
Crew(s) Smash Practice
Former crews Splyce, Melee It On Me, The Smash Affiliates, The Mini-Bosses, Melee20XX
Personal and other info
Real name Charles Meighen
Birth date (age 37)
Location Northern California United States

Cactuar or less commonly Cactus is an American smasher who mains Fox and Marth in Melee. He was formerly 71st on the 2018 MPGR and was formerly ranked 5th and 6th on the Tristate Melee Power Rankings and NorCal Melee Power Rankings, respectively.

On May 11th, 2017, Cactuar was signed by Splyce as their Super Smash Bros. Melee coach.[1]

Gameplay and tournament activityEdit

An ex-Marth main, Cactuar is now one of the top Fox players in the region. He picked up Fox in 2008 for use in teams and eventually made the switch for singles as well. His smash roots are split between Northern NJ, where he was recruited by the crew "The Smash Affiliates" (TSA), and Philadelphia, where he went to Drexel University. At Drexel, he played with Pakman, who was familiar with the competitive scene and encouraged him to go to competitions in the Tri-State and MD/VA areas.

Cactuar eventually became a training partner for Mew2King, who lived 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia. Mew2King was determined to become the best Marth, and having a Marth training partner to practice the Marth ditto with became invaluable experience for his ultimate goal of overtaking Ken. The two eventually started teaming, having great success at local tournaments as well as on the national level. Cactuar eventually started taking breaks from the competitive scene, and recommended that Jman take his place.

Now living in NorCal, Cactuar drifts in and out of the competitive scene, but is always ready to provide advice to anyone who asks for it, whether they are a fresh face to the competitive scene or a top 5 player. He is known for providing solid analysis of player styles, insight into player vs player manipulation, and tips on strengthening both the foundations of play ability and the necessary mindset to play competitively.

Tournament placingsEdit

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MELEE-FC6 July 13th-15th, 2006 57th — —
SMASHTALITY 2 October 21st, 2006 5th ? ?
ChuDat Birthday Biweekly 1/27 January 27th, 2007 9th 5th Doll
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 7th — —
MLG Long Island 2007 May 5th-6th, 2007 17th 4th KoreanDJ
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 3rd — —
SMASHTALITY III June 2nd-3rd, 2007 7th 5th ?
Killa Fleet Biweekly 6/8 June 8th, 2007 3rd 3rd Forward
Pound 2 June 16th-17th, 2007 33rd — —
MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th, 2007 57th — —
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 13th 13th Vidjogamer
EVO World 2007 August 24th-26th, 2007 13th — —
C3 September September 22nd, 2007 5th 5th Sensei
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 33rd 9th Bob$
Viva La Smashtaclysm November 10th-11th, 2007 25th — —
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 13th 7th Eggz
Smashpocalypse March 22nd, 2008 3rd 1st Mew2King
Clash of the Titans III May 31st-June 1st, 2008 3rd 1st Mew2King
TGMTSBCO June 7th-8th, 2008 7th 5th Eggz
ChuDatz Final Biweekly August 3rd, 2008 4th 1st Azen
Smashtality IV August 16th-17th, 2008 2nd 7th Scar
Event 52: Kansas October 18th-19th, 2008 2nd 1st Mew2King
Smashpocalypse VI December 13th, 2008 — 1st Mew2King
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 9th 9th DaShizWiz
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 5th 7th Scar
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 17th 4th Darkrain
Revival of Melee 2 November 21st-22nd, 2009 7th 4th Hungrybox
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 25th 9th Reno
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 25th 13th Tag$
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 7th 13th Eggm
Zenith 2011 May 28th-29th, 2011 — 9th Eggm
Revival of Melee 4 November 19th-20th, 2011 9th 5th Reno
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 49th 17th DoH
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 — 5th DoH
Civil War 4 April 28th-29th, 2012 2nd (Split) 1st PPMD
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 9th 3rd KirbyKaze
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 33rd 25th Reno
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 33rd 5th Reno
Pound V.5 November 9th, 2013 5th 4th DoH
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 17th 5th Reno
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 65th 17th Reno
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 13th 9th Zhu
NeoNebulous 7 March 29th, 2014 9th 3rd Zhu
Fight Pitt IV April 19th, 2014 5th — —
Squabbles May 3rd, 2014 1st — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 17th 13th Zhu
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 29th — —
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 49th 25th Zhu
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 13th 3rd Zhu
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 33rd 9th Zhu
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 4th 25th —
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 13th 9th Zhu
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 17th — —
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 7th 5th Zhu
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 17th 5th Reno
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 33rd 5th Zhu
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 49th — —
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 17th 17th Zhu
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 4th 5th Reno
PAX Prime 2015 August 38th-30th, 2015 9th 4th Zhu
HTC Throwdown September 19th, 2015 9th 25th Zhu
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 17th 9th Zhu
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 9th — —
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 33rd 17th Zhu
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 25th — —
NorCal Loves Teams September 10th, 2016 9th 4th Reno
SSS: Blood For Blood October 15th, 2016 17th 5th Nintendude
Norcal Validated January 14th, 2017 17th — —
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th 17th Zhu
Norcal Validated 2 February 11th, 2017 5th 2nd Reno
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 13th 9th Reno
Get Smashed 123 June 20th, 2017 3rd — —
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 49th — —
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 65th 13th Reno
BattleGateWay 18 November 3rd, 2017 3rd — —
SSS: Blood For Blood 2 December 9th, 2017 5th 7th Nintendude
Spartan 3 January 6th, 2018 5th 1st Reno
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 25th 9th Reno
Gator Games Monthly #2 February 3rd, 2018 2nd 1st NMW
Gator Games Monthly #3 March 3rd, 2018 5th (DQ) 3rd Reno
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 17th — —
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 25th — —
Emerald City 7 September 29th, 2018 7th 2nd Moky
The Mang0: Homecoming November 10th-11th, 2018 17th — —
Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary December 8th, 2018 13th 5th Reno
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 — 33rd Reno
Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2E2 January 9th-10th, 2019 5th — —
Pre-Genesix January 31st, 2019 17th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 49th 9th Reno
Bonus Stage #20 February 28th, 2019 2nd — —
Fight Pitt 9 April 6th, 2019 3rd 1st Lucky
People's Tuesday #1 May 14th, 2019 — 2nd Suzarya
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 33rd 33rd Reno

Project MEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Squabbles May 3rd, 2014 — 1st ChuDat
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 — 3rd UltimaScout

Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Chu's Biweekly March 1st, 2008 5th 3rd Eggm
Beyond the Limit 2 November 14th, 2009 13th 5th Beat

TriviaEdit

  • Commentators often comment on Cactuar's resemblance to Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, jokingly referring to him as Neo (after the main character in The Matrix, played by Reeves) or Keanu.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ http://shoryuken.com/2017/05/11/spylce-signs-charles-cactuar-meighen-as-their-super-smash-bros-melee-coach/

External linksEdit

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