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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Thor
| name           = Thor
| image         = Thor.png
| image           = Thor.png
| caption      = Thor (left)
| mainssbm        = Link
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainssbb        = Pikachu
| mainpm       = Link
| mainpm         = Link
| mainssbu     = Cloud
| mainssbu       = Cloud
| mainssb4     = Cloud
| mainssb4       = Cloud
| 2ndmainssb4   = Pikachu
| 2ndmainssb4     = Pikachu
| otherssb4     = Link
| otherssb4       = Link
| alias         = Hideki Esposito
| alias           = Hideki Esposito
| skillssbm    = Semi-professional
| alias2          = Lightning Farron
| skillpm      = Professional
| rankingssbm    = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona PR Fall 2019]]: 8th
| skillssb4     = Professional
| rankingssb4     = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota PR December 2018]]: 8th
| rankingssbu = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]]: 9th
| rankingssbu     = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota PR December 2022]]: 3rd
| realname     = Thornton Bates
| rankingpm      = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| birthday     = 1
| bestrankingssbm = [[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona PR Fall 2019]]: 8th
| birthmonth   = 5
| bestrankingssb4 = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota PR December 2018]]: 8th
| birthyear     = 1996
| bestrankingssbu = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| location     = Minnetonka, Minnesota
| bestrankingpm  = [[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota PR September 2017]]: 3rd
| country       = United States
| realname       = Thornton Bates
| birthday       = 1
| birthmonth     = 5
| birthyear       = 1996
| location       = Minnetonka, Minnesota
| country         = United States
}}
}}
'''Thor''' is a [[smasher]] from Minnesota who currently resides in Arizona. He [[main|mains]] [[Link]] in ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Project M]]'', {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Pikachu}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'', and {{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. Having begun playing smash competitively in 2013, he first appeared on the ''Melee'' [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#September_3rd.2C_2017|Minnesota Power Rankings]] in September 2017 as an honorable mention. He occasionally goes by the tag "'''Hideki Esposito'''".
'''Thor''' is a [[smasher]] from Minnesota, considered to be one of the state's best overall ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash]]'' players. He [[main|mains]] [[Link]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Project M]]'', {{SSBB|Pikachu}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Pikachu}} in {{forwiiu}}, and {{SSBU|Cloud}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''.  


In ''Ultimate'', he is currently ranked 9th on the [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]].
After beginning playing smash competitively as a high schooler in 2013, Thor has attended multiple different universities across the United States while pursuing a postgraduate degree. This has led him to be ranked across three different ''Smash'' titles and ''Project M'' not only [[Minnesota Power Rankings|in his home state of Minnesota]], but also [[Arizona Power Rankings|in Arizona]], as well as having multiple first place finishes at the {{Trn|House of Paign}} tournament series in Illinois.
 
He notably placed 4th at {{Trn|Ascension IX}} and defeated {{Sm|BassMage}}, {{Sm|Junior Z}}, {{Sm|Silver|p=Arizona}}, and {{Sm|JumboJack}} in the process. Other notable wins outside of ''Ultimate'' include {{Sm|Zamu}} and {{Sm|Nakamaman}} in ''Melee'', {{Sm|Amanze}} and {{Sm|Connor}} in ''Project M'' and {{Sm|yeti}} and {{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}} in ''Smash 4''.
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|March 2019||10th||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Arizona Power Rankings#Melee|Arizona Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|Fall 2019||8th||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Project M|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|July 2016||3rd||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
|-
|January 2017||10th||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
|-
|September 2017||3rd||{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}||
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|December 2018||8th||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|May-December 2019||7th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|September-December 2021||4th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|March-August 2022||7th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|September-December 2022||3rd||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|Fall 2019||3rd||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|Winter 2020||9th||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|-
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{sm|D-Money}}
|[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{sm|D-Money}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||5th||—||—
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Zamu}}
|-  
|-  
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Super Ascension|g=SSBM}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||9th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/settle-it-pizza-bites-vs-chicken-nuggets/event/melee-singles/overview Settle It! - Pizza Bites vs. Chicken Nuggets]||January 18th-19th, 2020||9th||7th||{{sm|Im Zlow}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/RAGZ1 REVIVAL 2/9]||February 9th, 2020||3rd||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/FMTW54 Funday Monday 2/10]||February 10th, 2020||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics|g=SSBM}}||February 15th, 2020||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/ragz2 REVIVAL 2/16]||February 16th, 2020||9th||—||—
|}
|}


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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Push More Buttons|g=PM}}||June 25th, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Chexr}}
|-
|{{Trn|Endgame|g=PM}}||August 20th-21st, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Bayless}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-bird-house-x/details The Bird House X]||October 1st, 2016||5th||4th||{{Sm|Dia|p=Illinois}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/tussle-town/details Tussle Town]||November 12th, 2016||7th||9th||{{Sm|ColumW}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/bopme-16/details BOPME 16]||February 18th, 2017||17th||—||—
|-
|-
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGPM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||1st||—||—
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGPM81 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 1st, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city/events/pm-singles/brackets/171528 Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|LSDX}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city/event/pm-singles/brackets/171528 Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|LSDX}}
|}
|}


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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Push More Buttons|g=SSB4}}||June 25th, 2016||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Requiem}}
|-
|{{Trn|Endgame|g=SSB4}}||August 20th-21st, 2016||65th||25th||{{Sm|Bayless}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/show-me-your-moves-17/details Show Me Your Moves 17]||September 3rd, 2016||13th||13th||{{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-bird-house-x/details The Bird House X]||October 1st, 2016||3rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||49th||33rd||{{sm|Giant}}
|[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||49th||33rd||{{sm|Giant}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-11/details House of Paign 11]||December 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||{{Sm|waasabi}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-12/details House of Paign 12]||January 14th, 2017||9th||1st||{{Sm|Zamu}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hidden-bosses-5-0/details Hidden Bosses 5.0]||January 21st, 2017||25th||2nd||Anonymous Moniker
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/bopme-16/details BOPME 16]||February 18th, 2017||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour|g=SSB4}}||April 8th, 2017||49th||33rd||{{Sm|SNooFL}}
|-  
|-  
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGS483 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 3rd, 2017||13th||—||—
|[http://downb.challonge.com/LUGS483 Level Up Games Weekly]||August 3rd, 2017||13th||—||—
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Anonymous Moniker}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/neo-tussle-city Neo Tussle City]||November 11th, 2017||2nd||1st||Anonymous Moniker
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||49th||—||—
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||161st||—||—
|{{Trn|Be Mine?|g=SSBU}}||February 16th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||161st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Overextend|g=SSBU}}||July 27th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension IX}}||September 28th, 2019||4th||7th||{{Sm|Coeur}}
|{{Trn|Ascension IX|g=SSBU}}||September 28th, 2019||4th||7th||{{Sm|Coeur}}
|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/SOS158 Spook or Swim]||November 1st, 2019||4th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/SOS158 Spook or Swim]||November 1st, 2019||4th||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/TSL200 The Smash Lab 200]||December 13th, 2019||9th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/TSL200 The Smash Lab 200]||December 13th, 2019||9th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Ascension}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||25th||—||—
|{{Trn|Super Ascension|g=SSBU}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics|g=SSBU}}||February 15th, 2020||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Almost Ascension|g=SSBU}}||June 14th-20th, 2021||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide|g=SSBU}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||193rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2022||17th||—||—
|}
|}
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/thor_ssb Twitter account]


[[Category:Minnesota smashers]]
[[Category:Minnesota smashers]]
[[Category:Cloud professionals (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Arizona smashers]]
[[Category:Link professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Illinois smashers]]
[[Category:Link players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Cloud players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Pikachu players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Cloud players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Link players (PM)]]

Latest revision as of 20:21, May 24, 2024

Thor "Hideki Esposito" "Lightning Farron"
Thor.png
Character info
Melee main Link
Brawl main Pikachu
Smash 4 mains Cloud, Pikachu
Other Smash 4 character Link
Ultimate main Cloud
Project M main Link
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee Arizona PR Fall 2019: 8th
Super Smash Bros. 4 Minnesota PR December 2018: 8th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Minnesota PR December 2022: 3rd
PM Icon.png Minnesota PR September 2017: 3rd
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee Arizona PR Fall 2019: 8th
Super Smash Bros. 4 Minnesota PR December 2018: 8th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Minnesota PR September 2017: 3rd
PM Icon.png Minnesota PR September 2017: 3rd
Personal and other info
Real name Thornton Bates
Birth date (age 28)
Location Minnetonka, Minnesota United States

Thor is a smasher from Minnesota, considered to be one of the state's best overall Smash players. He mains Link in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Project M, Pikachu in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Cloud and Pikachu in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Cloud in Ultimate.

After beginning playing smash competitively as a high schooler in 2013, Thor has attended multiple different universities across the United States while pursuing a postgraduate degree. This has led him to be ranked across three different Smash titles and Project M not only in his home state of Minnesota, but also in Arizona, as well as having multiple first place finishes at the House of Paign tournament series in Illinois.

He notably placed 4th at Ascension IX and defeated BassMage, Junior Z, Silver, and JumboJack in the process. Other notable wins outside of Ultimate include Zamu and Nakamaman in Melee, Amanze and Connor in Project M and yeti and Anonymous Moniker in Smash 4.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Minnesota Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
March 2019 10th LinkHeadSSBM.png

Arizona Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
Fall 2019 8th LinkHeadSSBM.png

Project M[edit]

Minnesota Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
July 2016 3rd LinkHeadSSBB.png
January 2017 10th LinkHeadSSBB.png
September 2017 3rd LinkHeadSSBB.png

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Minnesota Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
December 2018 8th CloudHeadSSB4-U.pngPikachuHeadSSB4-U.png

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Minnesota Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
May-December 2019 7th CloudHeadSSBU.png
September-December 2021 4th CloudHeadSSBU.png
March-August 2022 7th CloudHeadSSBU.png
September-December 2022 3rd CloudHeadSSBU.png

Arizona Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Rank Character(s) Notes
Fall 2019 3rd CloudHeadSSBU.png
Winter 2020 9th CloudHeadSSBU.png

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Midwest Mayhem 5 November 5th, 2016 2nd 2nd D-Money
House of Paign 11 December 3rd, 2016 5th
House of Paign 12 January 14th, 2017 9th 9th Zamu
Level Up Games Weekly August 1st, 2017 2nd
Super Ascension December 14th-15th, 2019 9th
Settle It! - Pizza Bites vs. Chicken Nuggets January 18th-19th, 2020 9th 7th Im Zlow
REVIVAL 2/9 February 9th, 2020 3rd
Funday Monday 2/10 February 10th, 2020 2nd
Ascension 2020: Back to Basics February 15th, 2020 1st
REVIVAL 2/16 February 16th, 2020 9th

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Push More Buttons June 25th, 2016 9th 7th Chexr
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 9th 7th Bayless
The Bird House X October 1st, 2016 5th 4th Dia
Tussle Town November 12th, 2016 7th 9th ColumW
BOPME 16 February 18th, 2017 17th
Level Up Games Weekly August 1st, 2017 1st
Neo Tussle City November 11th, 2017 13th 7th LSDX

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Push More Buttons June 25th, 2016 33rd 17th Requiem
Endgame August 20th-21st, 2016 65th 25th Bayless
Show Me Your Moves 17 September 3rd, 2016 13th 13th Anonymous Moniker
The Bird House X October 1st, 2016 3rd
Midwest Mayhem 5 November 5th, 2016 49th 33rd Giant
House of Paign 11 December 3rd, 2016 3rd 1st waasabi
House of Paign 12 January 14th, 2017 9th 1st Zamu
Hidden Bosses 5.0 January 21st, 2017 25th 2nd Anonymous Moniker
BOPME 16 February 18th, 2017 7th
Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour April 8th, 2017 49th 33rd SNooFL
Level Up Games Weekly August 3rd, 2017 13th
Neo Tussle City November 11th, 2017 2nd 1st Anonymous Moniker
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 49th

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Be Mine? February 16th, 2019 33rd
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 161st
Overextend July 27th, 2019 33rd
Ascension IX September 28th, 2019 4th 7th Coeur
Spook or Swim November 1st, 2019 4th
The Smash Lab 200 December 13th, 2019 9th
Super Ascension December 14th-15th, 2019 25th
Ascension 2020: Back to Basics February 15th, 2020 4th
Almost Ascension June 14th-20th, 2021 2nd
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 193rd
Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67Online May 9th, 2022 17th

External links[edit]