Smasher:ApolloKage

ApolloKage
Character info
Ultimate main	Snake
Other Ultimate character	Steve
Team info
Former sponsor(s)	Witness Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, 26 Rising
Crew(s)	Tainted Renegades
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	LumiRank 2023: 31st ;
Best historical ranking	UltRank 2022: 20th;
Best tournament result	5th / 512 at Mainstage 2022 ;
Personal and other info
Real name	Dylan J.
Birth date	November 5, 2001 (age 22)
Location	Missouri

ApolloKage (pronounced apollo-cog-ay^[1]) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Snake player from Missouri who is considered the second best Snake player in the world after Hurt. Although he often performed well regionally, he did not have a impact on a national level until his breakout performance at Super Smash Con: Fall Fest, where he placed 13th. He is currently ranked 1st on the St. Louis Power Rankings, 1st on the SoCal Power Rankings, and 31st on the LumiRank 2023; he was also formerly ranked 55th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5.

ApolloKage joined Witness Gaming on October 6, 2022.^[2]

RankingsEdit

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

Panda Global Rankings UltimateEdit

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
PGRU v3 NA	March 1st - June 13th, 2022	34th

LumiRankEdit

Ranking	Time period	Rank
UltRank 2022	June 18th - December 18th, 2022	20th
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023	December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023	38th
LumiRank 2023	December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023	31st

OrionRank UltimateEdit

Ranking	Time period	Rank
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse	April 2020 - December 19th, 2021	114th
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022	December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022	47th
OrionRank 2022	December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022	32nd

Wi-Fi Warrior RankEdit

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5	January 11th - June 28th-29th 2020	55th

OrionRank North AmericaEdit

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America	June 2020 - December 19th, 2021	63rd
OrionRank 2022 North America	December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022	17th

Tournament placingsEdit

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	513th	—	—
Midwest Arena 2: Doubles Masters	August 17th, 2019	33rd	—	—
Show Me Your Moves 20	August 31st, 2019	13th	5th	Drystan
Smash Out 2019	November 16th, 2019	5th	—	—
Kumite in Tennessee 2020	January 3rd-5th, 2020	5th	—	—
Frosty Faustings XII 2020	January 17th-18th, 2020	9th	—	—
Pre-G7	January 23rd, 2020	33rd	—	—
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	129th	—	—
Spotlight	February 1st, 2020	17th	9th	Drystan
Sweet Spot 6	February 15th, 2020	7th	—	—
Frostbite 2020	February 21st-23rd, 2020	97th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9	April 17th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Rev It Up: 2020 Series	May 24th, 2020	7th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 12	June 12th, 2020	9th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 13	June 27th, 2020	25th	—	—
M-Kolosseum 1	August 1st-2nd, 2020	9th	—	—
The Cosmic Kerfuffle	August 8th, 2020	65th	—	—
Galaxy Gambit	September 3rd, 2020	7th	—	—
M-Kolosseum 2	September 5th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Juice Box 14	September 23rd, 2020	5th	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 4	September 30th, 2020	33rd	—	—
GOML North American Open: Midwest USA	October 3rd-4th, 2020	3rd	—	—
Juice Box 17	October 21st, 2020	5th	—	—
The Box: L4st's Box	October 28th, 2020	17th	—	—
Smash Out Breast Cancer	October 30th-31st, 2020	17th (DQ)	—	—
Juice Box 18	November 4th, 2020	25th	—	—
Juice Box 19	November 11th, 2020	4th	—	—
Ultimate 32	November 14th-15th, 2020	25th	—	—
Juice Box 20	November 18th, 2020	13th	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 6	November 25th, 2020	9th	—	—
Juice Box 21	December 2nd, 2020	13th	—	—
Gaming For Tots	December 12th, 2020	13th	—	—
Juice Box 23	December 16th, 2020	33rd	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 8	January 27th, 2021	17th	—	—
The Host Up Invitational	Januray 30th, 2021	33rd	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 9	February 24th, 2021	25th	—	—
Super Galaxy Gambit x Collision	April 3rd, 2021	33rd	—	—
LEVELUP Arena Premier Tournament	April 23rd, 2021	7th	—	—
Riptide	September 10th-12th, 2021	49th	—	—
LEVELUP Arena 3	September 18th-19th, 2021	4th	—	—
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	October 15th-17th, 2021	13th	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 18	January 26th, 2022	17th	—	—
Frosty Faustings XIV 2022	January 28th-29th, 2022	4th	—	—
Glitch - Infinite	February 18th-20th, 2022	49th	—	—
LEVELUP Arena 4	March 19th-20th, 2022	4th	9th	Regulating_Mofo
SOS 7	March 26th, 2022	3rd	1st	SKITTLES!!
Pound 2022	April 22nd-24th, 2022	13th	—	—
Low Tide City 2022	April 29th-May 1st, 2022	7th	17th	Ikan
Back in Blood 4	May 14th, 2022	3rd	2nd	Scend
MomoCon 2022	May 26th-29th, 2022	17th	33rd	Wildz
Gimvitational Single-Elim Bonanza	May 31st, 2022	3rd	—	—
COST 2022	June 18th-19th, 2022	4th	3rd	Ling
Double Down 2022	July 8th-10th, 2022	9th	—	—
STAMPEDE II	July 23rd, 2022	2nd	—	—
QCS: One Night Stand	July 30th, 2022	2nd	1st	Elegant
Wavedash 2022	August 6th-7th, 2022	4th	—	—
Super Smash Con 2022	August 11th-14th, 2022	13th	7th	AnimalKingdom
Rise 'N Grind	August 19th-21st, 2022	13th	17th	NaClg0d
Riptide 2022	September 9th-11th, 2022	4th	5th	LOE1
Let's Make Moves Miami	October 28th-30th, 2022	5th	5th	MPg
DreamHack Atlanta 2022	November 18th-20th, 2022	1st	—	—
Mainstage 2022	December 2nd-4th, 2022	5th	—	—
Santa Paws 1	December 10th, 2022	5th	—	—
Let's Make Big Moves 2023	January 6th-8th, 2023	13th	7th	MPg
Pre-Genesis 9 at Guildhouse	January 19th, 2023	2nd	—	—
GENESIS 9	January 20th-22nd, 2023	65th	13th	Soar
Eagle's L-Air	January 28th, 2023	1st	—	—
Frosty Faustings XV 2023	February 3rd-5th, 2023	2nd	5th	AnimalKingdom
Sweet Spot 7	March 4th-5th, 2023	2nd	3rd	Zguh
Collision 2023	March 10th-12th, 2023	9th	5th	MPg
Smash Ultimate Summit 6	March 23rd-26th, 2023	7th	—	—
BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH 2023	March 31st-April 2nd, 2023	1st	2nd	MPg
Low Tide City 2023	May 13th-14th, 2023	5th	5th	Pelca
Battle of BC 5	May 19th-21st, 2023	33rd	9th	Dark Wizzy
Gateway Legends 2023	May 26th-28th, 2023	2nd	5th	Kiwi
Crown the Third	June 3rd-4th, 2023	9th / 418	7th / 99	Onin
Midwest Ultimate Invitational	June 16th-18th, 2023	1st / 24	—	—
CEO 2023	June 23rd-25th, 2023	5th / 513	5th / 85	MPg
Battle of Z x UMAD	June 30th-July 2nd, 2023	1st / 147	2nd / 24	Blacktwins13
Get On My Level 2023	July 21st-23rd, 2023	33rd / 877	7th / 132	MPg
ichigoCon	July 28th, 2023	4th / 168	—	—
Shark Tank #61	August 8th, 2023	4th / 42	—	—
Super Smash Con 2023	August 10th-13th, 2023	9th / 2,607	25th / 567	MPg
SLU #89	August 16th, 2023	1st / 32	—	—
STL Arcadian - PR Singles	August 19th, 2023	1st / 3	—	—
SLU #92	September 6th, 2023	1st / 24	—	—
Riptide 2023	September 8th-10th, 2023	9th / 717	4th / 129	ATATA
SLU #93	September 13th, 2023	1st / 32	—	—
LUSSB #45	September 18th, 2023	1st / 28	—	—
SLU #94	September 20th, 2023	1st / 30	—	—
ReWired Fest 2023	October 6th-7th, 2023	9th / 352	—	—
RollaOut #1	October 21st, 2023	1st / 60	—	—
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023	October 27th-29th, 2023	13th / 387	17th / 73	Seibrik
Port Priority 8	November 11th-12th, 2023	25th / 710	9th / 165	Hurt
GrandSlam 14	November 18th, 2023	2nd / 224	9th / 44	JoJoDaHoBo
GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse	December 2nd-3rd, 2023	1st / 201	—	—
Watch The Throne	December 8th-10th, 2023	13th / 16	—	—
DreamHack Atlanta 2023	December 15th-17th, 2023	3rd / 284	2nd / 48	Dark Wizzy
Umebura SP 10	January 6th-8th, 2024	65th / 1,275	—	—
Cafeteria Cup	January 10th-11th, 2024	4th / 16	—	—
KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato	January 13th-14th, 2024	25th / 895	—	—
UltCore Second	January 27th, 2024	13th / 320	—	—
GENESIS X	February 16th-18th, 2024	33rd / 1,506	33rd / 302	MPg
King Con	February 24th-25th, 2024	9th / 840	5th / 128	BassMage
Sweet Spot 8	March 2nd-3rd, 2024	2nd / 204	2nd / 50	Atreus
Litvitational 2	March 8th, 2024	13th / 16	—	—
Cirque Du CFL 3	March 9th-10th, 2024	13th / 225	9th / 49	Seibrik
ETSU-Con 2024	March 23rd, 2024	2nd / 205	3rd / 38	Owls
See Me Offline: The Krebs return Regional	March 30th, 2024	3rd / 116	1st / 24	Globo

TriviaEdit

ApolloKage has his own podcast on his YouTube channel along with Ikan called "Doobert Discussion" where they discuss Ultimate's metagame and upcoming Smash related events.
ApolloKage is known throughout the community for his down to earth and positive mentality,^[3] which has led to some in the community calling him "STL's Golden Boy".^[4]
ApolloKage held 1st place in the St Louis PR for 5 years.

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

[1] ApolloKage pronunciation.

[2] ApolloKage joins Witness Gaming.

[3] AK mentality.

[4] Golden Boy.

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