Smasher:DireOnFire

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DireOnFire "DireVulcan" "Dire"
Character info
Melee mains Mr. Game & Watch, Yoshi
Other Melee characters Mario, Pichu
Smash 4 main Bowser
Other Smash 4 character Yoshi
Project M main Squirtle
Team info
Crew(s) Empire Arcadia
Personal info
Real name Jenson Santiago
Birth date (age 37)
Location Queens, NY United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Professional
Super Smash Bros. 4 Professional

DireOnFire, formerly known as DireVulcan, is an American professional smasher who lives in New York state and generally attends any tournaments in the area. He uses a wide variety of characters, typically ones that are not expected to win. He is known for his mindgames and an un-canny knack for catching the "9-hammer" consistently in tournament, once catching it back to back in a now infamous 4 stock in the final match against Virginia Falco player Nick in Grand Finals.

Dire's primary claim to fame within the Smash community came about as a result of his Mr. Game & Watch play, though he has also written a guide to Mario, and next to Fumi, the best Yoshi player, being extremely technical with him.

Dire has recently retired Mr. Game & Watch locally, and now plays Yoshi in New York.

He was a commentator for Pound 2016 Smash 4 singles and doubles.

He had a notable performance in Smash 4 at KTAR XVIII where he defeated Nairo, sending him to Losers in Round 1 of the Top 32.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
BOMB 4 November 12th, 2005 17th
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 9th 7th Wes
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 9th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Qualifier #4 March 8th, 2008 1st
Super Smash Bros. Brawl American Circuit Finals March 8th, 2008 2nd

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 97th
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 25th
Nebulous Prime #9 October 11th, 2015 1st Wes
Nebulous Prime #10 October 18th, 2015 3rd Wes
Nebulous Prime #11 October 25th, 2015 3rd 2nd Wes
Nebulous Prime #15 November 22nd, 2015 2nd Wes
Nebulous Prime #16 November 29th, 2015 3rd Wes
Nebulous Prime #36 April 17th, 2016 1st Wes
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 7th 17th Wes
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 9th Black Yoshi

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 17th

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 7th
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 13th 4th Wes

Trivia

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