Smasher:S2J
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| S2J "Smoke2Jointz, s2j, Johnny" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 mains | Fox, Captain Falcon |
| Melee main | Captain Falcon |
| Other Melee character | Falco |
| Project M mains | Ganondorf, Captain Falcon |
| Other Project M character | Falco |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Melee It On Me |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2015 SSBMRank: 16th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Johnny Kim |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Norwalk, California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional (retired) Top professional  Top professional (retired)
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S2J (abbreviation for Smoke2Jointz) is a Melee Captain Falcon professional who is considered to be the best Falcon player in the world after Hax switched to maining Fox. He is currently ranked 5th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings and 16th on the 2015 SSBMRank.
Playing style
For a player of his caliber, S2J has an excellent neutral game, using a combination of precise wave-dashing and dash-dancing to perfectly space his attacks. He is also one of the best defensive Falcons with good smash DI and mix-ups with Falcon's otherwise poor recovery. His punish game is notorious among smashers for being able to 0-death with just one combo, which is known as a Johnny Stock. He is also a read-heavy player.
A major weakness of S2J's game is his poor edgeguarding. While it has been recently getting better, he is still known to make poor decisions and sometimes even self-destructing by just attempting to edgeguard like at Apex 2015 against PPMD and at The Big House 5 against Abate. He also admitted that his mental game could get better if not for having a mindblock against Westballz, Lucky, and SFAT, 3 players who he frequently plays against and loses to for the most part. He said that this is the main reason that he hasn't reached the top 10 spots on the SSBMRank, particularly the 7th-10th spots, which include Westballz, Axe, Shroomed, and Plup. Due to his read-heavy playstyle, he also relies on the player's habits, meaning he does better against other players he has played before.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Revival | February 23rd, 2009 | 17th | 33rd | Ismokeherbz |
| Mango Juice | March 21st, 2009 | 65th | 33rd | Ismokeherbz |
| CGC @ SFSU 12 | October 15th, 2009 | 25th | — | — |
| Pat's House | November 14th-15th, 2009 | 17th | 9th | Julian |
| R3 | December 19th-20th, 2009 | 13th | 5th | HomeMadeWaffles |
| Nice Shot Hugo | March 27th, 2010 | 17th | 2nd | Lovage |
| Good Shit German | July 24th-25th, 2010 | 17th | 9th | HomeMadeWaffles |
| Don't Go Down There Jeff! | December 18th, 2010 | 7th | 7th | Lovage |
| Winter Game Fest VI | January 22nd-23rd, 2011 | 13th | 4th | Lovage |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 17th | 17th | Lovage |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 8th | 13th | Isai |
| The Big House | October 22nd, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Lovage |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 17th | 9th | Lovage |
| Rule 6: NorCal Regional | July 29th, 2012 | 5th | 7th | Lovage |
| Kings of Cali | November 10th, 2012 | 7th | 4th | Lovage |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 17th | 13th | Lovage |
| Kings of Cali 2 | April 13th-14th, 2013 | 9th | 5th | Alex19 |
| NorCal Regionals 2013 | April 26th-28th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 13th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 2 | August 25th, 2013 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 3 | September 8th, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | Lovage |
| Super Smash Sundays 4 | September 22nd, 2013 | 13th | 3rd | Tafokints |
| Super Smash Sundays 5 | October 6th, 2013 | 7th | 13th | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 6 | October 20th, 2013 | 3rd | 4th | DEHF |
| Super Smash Sundays 7 | November 3rd, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 8 | November 17th, 2013 | 1st | 4th | Tafokints |
| Super Smash Sundays 9 | December 8th, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | DEHF |
| Kings of Cali 3 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 9th | 4th | Lovage |
| Super Smash Sundays 10 | December 29th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Lucky |
| Mayhem January 2014 | January 4th, 2014 | 7th | 2nd | SFAT |
| Super Smash Sundays 11 | January 12th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Westballz |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 97th | 5th | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 12 | January 26th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Lucky |
| Super Smash Sundays 13 | February 9th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Loveday | February 15th, 2014 | 5th | 5th | Toph |
| Super Smash Sundays 14 | February 23rd, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Westballz |
| SoCal Regionals 2014 | February 28th-March 2nd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mayhem March 2014 | March 8th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| The Next Episode | March 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 5th | 5th | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 16 | March 30th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Mac D |
| Super Smash Sundays 17 | April 14th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Lucky |
| Super Smash Sundays 18 | April 27th, 2014 | 4th | 1st | Lucky |
| Mayhem May 2014 | May 3rd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 20 | May 18th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Pat's House 2 | May 24th-25th, 2014 | 13th | 2nd | Lucky |
| Super Smash Sundays 21 | June 1st, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Hyprid |
| SSS Lock-In | June 14th-15th, 2014 | 7th | 3rd | ZeRo |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 23 | June 29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Kings of Cali 4 | July 5th-6th, 2014 | 9th | 5th | Lovage |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 13th | 7th | Shroomed |
| Mayhem August 2014 | August 9th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 24 | August 31st, 2014 | 1st | 1st | HugS |
| Mayhem September 2014 | September 6th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 26 | September 28th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 27 | October 12th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 28 | October 26th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Weekend | November 10th, 2014 | 4th | 3rd | Eddy Mexico |
| Super Smash Sundays 29 | December 7th, 2014 | 3rd | 4th | Kira |
| Super Smash Sundays 30 | December 21st, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Fiction |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 17th | 9th | Shroomed |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18th-19th, 2015 | 7th | 5th | Kira |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Lucky |
| Press Start | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Shroomed |
| My B | May 17th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | DonB |
| BAM7 | May 24th, 2015 | 4th | 33rd | Hyes |
| Mayhem June 2015 | June 6th, 2015 | 5th | 2nd | HugS |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 13th | 5th | Mango |
| Mayhem July 2015 | July 11th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | MacD |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 31 - The Return | August 2nd, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Mayhem September 2015 | September 12th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 32 | September 13th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| HTC Throwdown | September 19th, 2015 | 17th | 13th | Alex19 |
| Super Smash Sundays 33 | September 27th, 2015 | 2nd | 9th | Ango |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 9th | 25th | Darkrain |
| Mayhem October 2015 | October 17th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | Alan |
| Super Smash Sundays 34 | October 18th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 9th | 4th | Shroomed |
| Super Smash Sundays 36 | November 15th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| DreamHack Winter 2015 | November 26th-29th, 2015 | 17th | 4th | Mango |
| Mayhem January 2016 | January 2nd, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 39 | January 10th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Alex 19 |
| Zotsmash 12 | January 11th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 13th | 129th | Mango |
| Super Smash Sundays 40 | January 24th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Alex 19 |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Mango |
| Zotsmash 15 | February 22nd, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| UCSD Super Triweekly 2 | February 27th-28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays 42 | March 6th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | 16th | — | — |
| Battlefield 7 | March 28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 7th | 65th | Mango |
| Emerald City II | April 9th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Westballz |
| Super Smash Sundays 43 | April 17th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | PsychoMidget |
Trivia
- According to his ask.fm, S2J quit his job to play Melee near-full time, but also plays online poker for income.
- Despite being the best Captain Falcon player, he hates Falcon dittos.
- He used to reside at Mango's house and streamed there as well, providing in-depth analysis of professional Captain Falcon matches, including his own. He has recently moved out.
