Smasher:JChild
| JChild | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Ultimate main | Ness |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  South West England Power Rankings: 8th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Joshua Lockyear |
| Location | England 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Professional |
JChild is a British smasher who solo-mains Ness in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and plays Ganondorf casually. He is notable for being consistently 1st on the Cornwall PR, and winning most South West Warzone events, in singles and doubles, and in the Smashabout event series, being Cornwall and Plymouth's main tournaments respectively. He is therefore known for his consistency, having a 91.58% set count, and an 82.75% game count[1].
Notable sets of his locally tend to be the ones he loses, due to the 'underdog' factor. For example, his loss to Lea at South West Warzone 5[2] which led to LKR making grand finals in his place, who then subsequently beat Lea, Cornwall's other top player, which was celebrated. Another notable set is his loss to Allios at Smashabout 4: Fresher's Week [3], which led to the local 'I got bopped by Allios and his Plant' copypasta, which is a number of Johns that he expressed to do with him being tired and the number of 'gimmicks' plant has. This set is also referenced a lot locally as he took his shirt off, which is oft-joked about. As a person, locally, he's known for being extremely good at the game, having a friendly rivalry with Lea, being strong, and generally nice to those he beats.
Playstyle
JChild is the highest-ranking Ness player in the South West of England, and is notorious due to the annoyance factor of the character he plays and his playstyle, due to the use of PK Fire at low damage percentages to lead into other moves such as his Forward aerial, and Back throw to kill, leading to the 'Ness Back throw' joke in Cornwall Smash. Overall, his playstyle heavily punishes mistakes, and constantly pressures the opponent.
There is no recorded example of him playing a character other than Ness at a tournament, he's expressed a dislike of Lucas despite the characters' similarities.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner | SS placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smashabout 2: 20EggsEggs | March 23rd, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Lazarus | — |
| South West Warzone SSBU Edition Round 1 | May 4th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Lazarus (Back Throw Boys) | — |
| Smashabout 3: Summer Dayz | June 8th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Phoenix | — |
| South West Warzone 2 | July 27th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Phoenix (Back Throw Boys) | — |
| Smashabout 4: Fresher's Week | September 21st, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Phoenix (Back Throw Boys) | — |
| South West Warzone 3 | October 12th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Phoenix (Back Throw Boys) | — |
| Smashabout Finale | January 18th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Phoenix (Back Throw Boys) | — |
| South West Warzone 5 | February 29th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | 3rd |
