Smasher:AC
| AC "Armando" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Meta Knight |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Falco, Marth |
| Ultimate mains | Snake, Mewtwo |
| Other Ultimate character | Meta Knight |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Breakout! Esports |
| Former sponsor(s) | Last of Our Kind |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 47th  SoCal Ultimate Power Rankings: 17th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Armando Castaneda Villalobos |
| Birth date | |
| Location | San Diego, California 
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AC, also known as Armando, is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Snake and Mewtwo player with a Meta Knight secondary from San Diego, California. He is considered the best Snake player in SoCal, and is currently ranked 17th on the SoCal Ultimate Power Rankings and an Honorable Mention on the Mexican Power Rankings, as well as being ranked 1st on the San Diego Power Rankings. With wins over players such as Tweek, Kurama, Sisqui, WaKa, Chase, AlanDiss, Sparg0, and Lima.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, AC was a Meta Knight main with a Falco secondary, and was considered the best Meta Knight and Falco player in the world by the end of the game's active lifespan. Armando was ranked 13th on the SoCal All-Time Smash 4 Power Rankings and 47th on the Panda Global Rankings 100. He has taken sets off of top players such as MkLeo, KEN, VoiD, Cosmos, WaDi, Samsora, Mr E,and Raito.
On January 1st, 2018, he was signed by Breakout! Esports.[1]
RankingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
Panda Global RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| PGR v3 | January 7th-June 18th, 2017 | 45th |   |
X-Factor: -15 |
| PGR v4 | June 24th-December 3rd, 2017 | 50th | |
X-Factor: -12 |
| PGR v5 | December 23rd, 2017-July 1st, 2018 | 38th | |
X-Factor: -6 |
| PGR 100 | January 30th, 2015-November 18th, 2018 | 47th | |
OrionRankEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank 2016 | March 15th-December 18th, 2016 | 162nd | ||
| OrionRank 2017 | December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 2017 | 65th | |
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| OrionRank 2018 | January 1st-December 2nd, 2018 | 74th | |
SoCal Smash 4 Power RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| November 2016 | 16th |  |
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| January 2017 | 20th | |
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| April 2017 | 8th | |
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| July 2017 | 9th | |
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| October 2017 | 18th | |
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| January 2018 | 8th | |
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| April 2018 | 8th | |
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| June 2018 | 5th | |
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| November 2018 | 8th |  |
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| All-Time | 13th | |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
LumiRankEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023 | 121st-150th |  |
OrionRank UltimateEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse | April 2020-December 19th, 2021 | 86th |  |
OrionRank North AmericaEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank North America Top 200 | January 2019-March 2020 | 142nd | |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America | June 2020-December 19th, 2021 | 52nd | |
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| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 | 118th | |
Mexican Power RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V1 | 2019 | 50th | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V2 | 2020-2021 | 13th | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V3 | January-June 2022 | HM | |
SoCal Ultimate Power RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| March 2019 | 14th |  |
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| July 2019 | 13th | |
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| October 2019 | 10th | |
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| March 2020 | 11th |  |
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| October 2021 | 5th | |
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| January 2022 | 2nd | |
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| Q1 2022 | 6th | |
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| Q2 2022 | 3rd | |
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| Q3 2022 | 7th | |
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| Q1 2023 | 11th | |
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| Q2 2023 | 10th |  |
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| Q3 2023 | 17th | |
San Diego Power RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| January-March 2019 | 2nd | |
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| April-June 2019 | 1st | |
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| July-September 2019 | 1st | |
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| October-December 2019 | 1st |  |
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| January-March 2020 | 1st | |
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| July-September 2021 | 1st |  |
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| Q4 2021 | 2nd | |
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| Q1 2022 | 3rd | |
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| Q2 2022 | 1st | |
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| Q3 2022 | 1st | |
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| Q4 2022 | 4th | |
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| Q1 2023 | 1st | |
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| Q2 2023 | 1st | |
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Final Battle | January 17th, 2015 | 49th | 49th | Hall |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GGT: KTAR Saga | July 23rd, 2016 | 49th | 9th | Charliedaking |
| 2GG: Breakthrough | August 27th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 25th | 17th | Charliedaking |
| 2GG: Pay It Forward | October 29th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| LanDiego State 6 | November 12th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Hero to ZeRo | November 19th, 2016 | 17th | 5th | Charliedaking |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 49th | 49th | Charliedaking |
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 33rd | 9th | Charliedaking |
| Mega Smash Mondays 81 | January 16th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | February 11th, 2017 | 7th | 9th | Charliedaking |
| Tijuana at War | February 25th-26th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Triton Smash Sundays #23 | March 13th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 25th | 25th | Charliedaking |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga | May 20th, 2017 | 17th | 9th | Rich Brown |
| Battlegrounds 4 | June 3rd, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | Dath |
| Mega Smash Mondays 24 - The Lose Episode | June 5th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 33rd | 25th | Kswz |
| 2GGC: ARMS Saga | July 8th-9th, 2017 | 33rd | 13th | falln |
| Mega Smash Mondays 104 | July 10th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 129th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 9th | 13th | Charliedaking |
| IBP Masters Showdown | November 11th-12th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 125 | December 11th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 126 | December 18th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Hollywood Action Tuesday 1 - World Premiere! | December 19th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 127 | January 1st, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 128 | January 8th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 129 | January 15th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash of the Titans 58 Pre-Genesis Edition | January 18th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18 | January 24th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2018 | January 26th-28th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 131 | January 29th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GG: Breakthrough 2 | February 24th, 2018 | — | 1st | Slicer |
| Triton Smash Sundays #41 | March 4th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 139 | March 26th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| FPF x ESA #3 | April 13th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| SwitchFest | April 21st-22nd, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| SoCal Smash League Season 1 Finals (Division 1) | May 5th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Mega Sheik Mondays | June 11th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 49th | 33rd | Charlie |
| Master Sword Monday | June 25th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 154 | July 9th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 155 | July 16th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| SoCal Regionals 2018 | September 14th-16th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Mega Smash Mondays 170 | December 17th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| SoCal Chronicles | January 5th, 2019 | 17th | 7th | Charliedaking |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 65th | 33rd | Rags |
| Heart of Battle | February 9th, 2019 | 17th | 9th | Charliedaking |
| Ultimate Nimbus | March 3rd, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff | April 12th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 49th | 25th | Charliedaking |
| Codec Call 2 | June 8th, 2019 | 9th | 13th | mARry |
| 2GG: Breakthrough 2019 | July 14th, 2019 | — | 2nd | twerkmastr |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 33rd | 33rd | FuerzaDON |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 17th | 9th | SweetT |
| GENESIS: BLACK | November 9th-10th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 49th | 13th | SweetT |
| Mega Smash Mondays 220 | December 23rd, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 225 | January 20th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 129th | — | — |
| Get in the Game! 2020 | February 1st, 2020 | 4th | 13th | Rafi |
| Mega Smash Mondays 228 | February 10th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| 2GG: All In | February 16th, 2020 | 5th | 4th | Ez |
Fight For Rights: A West Coast Edition Charity Event |
June 15th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 240 | August 23rd, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 17th | 17th | twerkmastr |
| Get in the Game! 2021 | November 20th-21st, 2021 | 3rd | 9th | White Nova |
| Tijuana At War 2022 | April 8th-10th, 2022 | 33rd | 7th | Quinn |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
| SoCal Smash Prom | April 23rd, 2022 | 4th | 7th | Houston |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 49th | 25th | twerkmastr |
| Wavedash 2022 | August 6th-7th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier | October 21st, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 49th | 25th | L-Vis |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 49th | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 49th | 33rd | L-Vis |
| DreamHack San Diego 2023 | April 7th-9th, 2023 | 17th | 9th | L-Vis |
| Smash Revolution 2023 | May 27th-28th, 2023 | 4th | 5th | ShiNe |
| Wavedash 2023 | June 16th-18th, 2023 | 9th / 330 | 17th / 54 | pu55yk1ng |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 49th / 710 | 49th / 165 | pu55yk1ng |
| Super Game Lab Smash 8 | February 3rd, 2024 | 13th / 160 | — | — |
| SAIKO SMASH 4 | March 23rd, 2024 | 7th / 109 | — | — |