Smasher:Aldwyn
| Aldwyn McCloud "Wing" | |
|---|---|
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | No crew yet. |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Andrea |
| Location | Perugia 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Professional  |
Aldwyn McCloud, mostly known as Aldwyn, is an Italian smasher and is hailed to be the best regionally alongside Seretur. He mains Falco, however he also likes to play as Captain Falcon and Sheik.
Background
He began playing the game during 2005, well after the majority of the players in the area had been playing, therefore he had to develop a solid understanding of the advanced game in order to even compete.
He received the first introduction to the professional aspects of the game when he met the French players Joanna Dark and Doraki, along with Helios from Sweden at the EoM tournament, which took place in Italy in December 2005. From then on, Aldwyn would train seriously in order to compete on the smash scene.
Aldwyn won the 2 biggest Italian tournaments to date: ST2 (June 2006) and EoM2 (September 2006). He proved to be a dangerous opponent on the wider European scene by placing 5th at JST5 in Holland (December 2006) and 2nd at RoS4 (July 2007).
Best Italian smasher?
There is some debate amongst the regional community as to whether or not Aldwyn is a better overall smasher than his local rival Seretur. Often considered a moot point (especially amongst the players themselves), Aldwyn's recent tournament results generally place him at the top.Seretur on the other hand won all of the most important Italian tournaments that took place prior to ST2 and placed 7th at RoS3 in Sweden (July 2006), another very big tournament in Europe.
Things are changing since AoM1 (April 2007) where both tournament and friendlies results show a little tendency of Aldwyn winning over Seretur.
Ranking Aldwyn on the world smash scene still remains pretty difficult as he never traveled outside Europe and only joined 3 European big tournaments. However his recent placements at JST5 in Holland and RoS4 in Sweden had him being considered a high level smasher throughout Europe. Outside of Europe he is less known, primarily due to a lack of videos featuring his gameplay.
Style
Aldwyn usually trains with Tosxychor, another Italian SSBM player who happens to be Aldwyn's best friend. However, he soon began to think the time he spent on SSBM wasn't enough and he therefore decided to train using CPUs.
For those who have been able to play him, Aldwyn is considered to be a smart player, however several players and Aldwyn himself claim that his real strength resides in his technical speed. Aldwyn's play is a balance between technical devices and strategical skills, because even while playing with speed, he dislikes abusing common competitive tactics such as pillaring and lasers, instead preferring to utilize character movement to his advantage.
Aldwyn often plays better in friendlies rather than in tournament matches, having concentration problems during big events. He cares more about an overall view of the skills and the players rather than of tournament results, however he is also known for disliking losing.
Aldwyn hates cheap playing, especially chain grabs and "spamming". He therefore usually bans Final Destination against most players. Although the majority of Falco players tend to prefer the venue, Aldwyn's movement-based playstyle actually results in Final Destination not working to his advantage, as he prefers closer spaces and platforms with which to land heavier combos.
Influences
Aldwyn likes the Japanese playing style, trying to imitate Hiko's and Thunders' play. He also likes Helios' and Remen's Foxes and PC Chris' Falco.
Teams
Aldwyn teams with Tosxychor in Italian tournaments and, when the option is available, he teams with Seretur.
Trivia
- Aldwyn never plays for money, claiming that the fun of playing is supposed to be the real and only objective.
- Unlike a lot of SSBM players who care more about the Tier list position rather than the character himself, Aldwyn's main Falco is also his favorite Nintendo character. He is also a fan of the Zelda series characters (especially Ganondorf), Mario and Luigi, DK and C.Falcon. He also seems to dislike Princess Peach, asserting (like many other players) that Peach is an anagram for "cheap".
- Aldwyn's best friend out of Italy is Joanna Dark. Together, with Seretur, they share the use of Falco and each of them significantly contributed to the development of the style of the others.
