Smasher:Light (Connecticut)
| Light | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Fox |
| Ultimate main | Fox |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Moist Esports |
| Former sponsor(s) | Rogue, Most Valuable Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 43rd  PGRU v3 NA: 4th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Paris Ramirez Garcia |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Waterbury, Connecticut 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional Top professional |
Light is a professional Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fox main from Connecticut, considered the best Fox player in the world and the current best player in the United States. He is currently ranked 1st on both the Connecticut Ultimate Power Rankings and New England Ultimate Power Rankings as well as 3rd on the OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 and 4th on the PGRU v3 NA.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Light was also a Fox player, and is also considered one of the best Fox players in the world along with Larry Lurr. He has taken sets from Tweek, Dabuz, Nairo, Cosmos, Mr.R, VoiD, komorikiri, and Larry Lurr. Light is currently ranked 1st on the Connecticut Smash 4 Power Rankings, 2nd on the NER 2017-2018, and 43rd on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
Light is also considered one of the best, if not the best doubles player in the world. He usually teams with Marss and the pair is considered the best Ultimate doubles team in the world, and have taken 1st place at majors such as Pound 2019, Low Tier City 7, Super Smash Con 2019, GENESIS 7, and Frostbite 2020.
On February 8th, 2018, Light was signed by Most Valuable Gaming.[1] Months later, on September 26th, 2018, MVG released Light from his contract for unknown reasons.[2] On February 21st, 2019, Light was signed by Rogue.[3] Light left Rogue on March 31st, 2020. [4] He was signed by Moist Esports on September 15th, 2021, an eSports team created by Cr1TiKaL.[5]
Playstyle
Light is known for his aggressive and quick playstyle. His knowledge and ability to tech chase and call out his opponent's options are effective in Fox's neutral. He also pays attention to his opponent’s defensive options and when he guesses right, he would pull off some of Fox's high damaging combo moves and strings in order to get his opponent to the specific kill confirm of neutral air into up smash if he reads a missed tech or vice versa. If the opponent is past that KO confirm percent range, he looks for other opportunities to frame trap them by keeping them in the corner, walling them out with back air, or go for jump reads with up air or the former. Unlike other Fox players, if Light knows he can edgeguard bad recoveries, he would run off Nair or shine spike them for early gimps. Light is also known to mix up Fox's recovery well, despite Fox having an easily exploitable linear recovery. For example, he uses Fox's reflector to stall his momentum in the air and uses Fire Fox in unique angles so he can potentially get trades with his opponent trying to edgeguard him.
Tournament history
2019: A Top 10 Player
Already off to a strong start with a 3rd place at Glitch 6 with a notable MkLeo win, Light picked up the momentum in the first PGRU season. He started strong with two 5th place finishes at GENESIS 6 and Frostbite 2019, as well as qualifying for Smash Ultimate Summit by winning Ultimate Nimbus. Alongside two respectable regionals in Collision 2019 and Suplex City Smash and a powerful 3rd place finish at a major in 2GG: Prime Saga, Light was having a very hot start to the first PGRU season.
However, Light would then fall short slightly. He missed top 8 at a major for the first time at Pound 2019, where he lost to Daybreak 2-1 and got reverse 3-0'd by Dark Wizzy to finish at 17th place. Alongside missing top 8 at MomoCon 2019, Smash 'N' Splash 5, and CEO 2019, Light had a very strong start and a somewhat weak finish to the season. In spite of all this, Light was ranked 10th at on the first PGRU season, due to his strong collection of major results and wins over players such as MkLeo, Marss, Samsora, Nairo, Dabuz, Cosmos, and Ally.
For the second season of the PGRU, Light did not start the best way. Light experienced a very disappointing 17th place at Low Tier City 7, losing to Meme, and BestNess (now Scend). Light bounced back from this and got 7th at both EVO 2019 and Super Smash Con 2019, the season's two biggest tournaments. Unfortunately, Light placed a lackluster 25th place at Shine 2019, his worst placement at a major ever. Once again, Light bounced back at the next 3 majors: 2GG: Switchfest 2019, Glitch 7 - Missingno, and Mainstage, where he placed 5th, 2nd, and 4th, respectively. After only getting 13th at The Big House 9, Light finished his last two majors for the season on a strong note: a 5th at DreamHack Atlanta 2019 and a 4th at 2GG: Kongo Saga.
Even though Light faced some questionable lows in the season such as Low Tier City 7 and Shine 2019, his strong range of results at majors resulted in him being ranked 10th again.
2020: A Slight Rough Patch, A Slow Return to Form
Coming from a defining 2019, Light started the new year and the third PGRU season with high hopes, as expectations for how he would perform were high.
Light started the season with the season's first S tier: Let's Make Big Moves, beating MuteAce and WaDi before losing to Marss in a very competitive set for 9th place. Light then fell short at Glitch 8 - Missingno; there, he got upset by both Dill and Mr E while taking no games against either player, resulting in a very di/sappointing 13th place finish (although he beat his bracket demon, Maister).
Eventually, Light bounced back and responded to a lacking Glitch 8 with a strong GENESIS 7. After Light got upset by Elegant on his first round of winners top 64, Light made a solid run to top 8 losers, beating a handful of players including Tweek, Cosmos, and Salem. However, his run was stopped by Dark Wizzy after losing a very close game 5 set, placing 7th. At the major of the next month, Frostbite 2020, Light had a strong run even though he did not top 8, finishing at 9th. After losing to Nairo in winners top 32, Light eliminated Shuton and VoiD before falling to Toast. Although his status of a top 10 player was questionable at the time, Light nonetheless proved that he can still keep up with the cream of the crop before offline tournaments were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUMS 7 | April 9th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| GUMS 8 | June 4th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Invasion 6 | July 2nd, 2016 | 5th | 9th | Don |
| GUMS 9 | August 6th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | LingLing |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 65th | 7th | LingLing |
| GUMS X | September 17th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | LingLing |
| Smash on the Hill Arcadian | October 1st, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Pugwest |
| Invasion 9 | October 22nd, 2016 | 25th | 4th | Don |
| GUTS 4 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | LingLing |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 17th | 13th | Don |
| GUMS 12 | January 7th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | LingLing |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-24th, 2017 | 97th | 65th | LingLing |
| The True King | January 28th, 2017 | 3rd | 4th | Don |
| Invasion 12 | February 4th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Don |
| GUMS 13 | February 11th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | MattyG |
| NES4 Invitational | February 18th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Pelca |
| MIT Pro Exhibition | March 4th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| KTAR XX | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 9th | 7th | Don |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 4/11 | April 11th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sea Crest Smash | April 22nd, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| GUMS 15 | May 6th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Koolaid |
| The Establishment 2 | May 20th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Don |
| Invasion 15 | May 21st, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Don |
| Smashadelphia 2017 | June 23rd-25th, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Don |
| ALPHA | July 1st, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | LingLing |
| GUMS 16 | July 8th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Koolaid |
| Onslaught 85 | July 11th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Kogarasuma |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 25th | 17th | 6WX |
| The Forge Weekly #4 | August 17th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shine 2017 | August 27th, 2017 | 9th | 13th | Don |
| GUMS 17 | September 9th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | MattyG |
| Little Big House 3 | October 5th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 17th | 2nd | Pugwest |
| Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | Darkshad |
| GUMS 19 | December 2nd, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Marss |
| Smash 4 Boot Camp | December 7th-10th, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Marss |
| Overclocked | December 16th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Marss |
| The Legend of Glentendo | December 30th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Xion |
| TMPR: Frosbite Invitational | January 6th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| ORION | January 13th, 2018 | 4th | 4th | Chavo |
| XenoNinetyFive | January 31st, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 17th | 33rd | Don |
| XenoSaga XIII | February 17th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Ralphie |
| New England Arcadian II | February 24th, 2018 | — | 1st | Don |
| XenoOneHundred | March 14th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Ralphie |
| Overclocked II | March 17th, 2018 | 3rd | 1st | Koolaid |
| Collision XV | March 31st, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | Don |
| SwitchFest | April 21st-22nd, 2018 | 13th | 4th | Larry Lurr |
| Immortal Tech | April 28th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| GUMS 20: Resurrection of GUMS | May 12th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Marss |
| XenoSaga XV | May 12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Mr E |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 4th | 4th | Darkshad |
| ALPHA II | June 9th, 2018 | 1st | 5th | Don |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 13th | 3rd | Marss |
| Master Sword Monday | June 25th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 17th | 1st | Pugwest |
| Smash Sounds | July 7th-8th, 2018 | 4th | 5th | Don |
| Overclocked III | July 14th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Koolaid |
| Aurora Blitz | July 21st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Showdown Dre |
| Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball | July 29th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 97th | 5th | SDX |
| Xenosaga XVI | August 18th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Ralphie |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 4th | 9th | Don |
| Xenosaga XVII | September 22nd, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Xion |
| Escape From Yoshi's Island | October 13th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Don |
| Rowdy's Riverhawk Rumble II | October 27th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Don |
| Super Smash Fight Club 5 | November 10th, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Marss |
| Overclocked IV | November 17th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Marss |
| Ascendance 102 | November 26th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Don |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthesis 1 | December 10th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Push The Limit | December 15th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Xion |
| Synthesis 2 | December 17th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| NYXL Pop-Up! | December 22nd, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Synthesis 3 | December 23rd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Don |
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | Xion |
| Synthesis 4 | December 30th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Don |
| Orion 2019 | January 5th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Venia |
| Synthesis 5 | January 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| XenoSaga XXI | January 12th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | Don |
| Synthesis 6 | January 14th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Glitch 6 | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 3rd | 7th | Pelca |
| Synthesis 7 | January 21st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Synthesis 8 | January 28th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | Marss |
| Synthesis 10 | February 11th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Overclocked Ultimate | February 17th, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | Don |
| Synthesis 11 | February 18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 5th | 25th | Don |
| Ultimate Nimbus | March 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | March 8th-10th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Collision 2019 | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Marss |
| Synthesis 15 | March 18th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Synthesis 16 | March 25th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Bum's Birthday Bash 2019 | March 30th-31st, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | Don |
| Synthesis 17 | April 1st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Suplex City Smash | April 6th, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | Marss |
| Synthesis 18 | April 8th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 3rd | 3rd | Marss |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Marss |
| Goodwill of Orange County's Charity Invitational | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Imperial Smash 16 | May 1st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| UltiMania | May 4th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | LingLing |
| Synthesis 22 | May 7th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Synthesis 23 | May 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Synthesis 24 | May 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 13th | 13th | Nairo |
| Synthesis 25 | May 27th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 9th | 7th | Cosmos |
| Overclocked Ultimate II | June 8th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Marss |
| Smash at The Paramount | June 15th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Marss |
| Defend the North 2019 | July 19th-21st, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | Don |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | Marss |
| MONZA Ignition Speed Festival | August 18th, 2019 | 9th | 1st | Don |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 25th | 2nd | Marss |
| 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 5th | 3rd | Marss |
| Glitch 7 - Minus World | September 14th-15th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Dark Wizzy |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Retro Rumble 2019 | September 28th-29th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Don |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 13th | 2nd | Marss |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| New England Three Houses Invitational | November 8th-10th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Marss |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2019 | November 15th-17th, 2019 | 5th | 1st | Cosmos |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 4th | 3rd | Larry Lurr |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 9th | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| Overclocked Ultimate IV | January 11th, 2020 | 2nd | 1st | Marss |
| Glitch 8 - Missingno | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 13th | 4th | Dark Wizzy |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 7th | 1st | Marss |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 9th | 1st | Marss |
SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 22nd-23rd, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Momentous | June 12th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Spoke + Spy Smash | June 18th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| World 2 Smash | June 26th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| World 2 Smash 2 | July 3rd, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Encore Smash Monthly #14 | July 17th, 2021 | 2nd | 2nd | Don |
| Push the Limit 12 | July 24th, 2021 | 1st | 1st | Marss |
| Mega Smash Mondays 240 | August 23rd, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| CT Gamercon 4 | September 18th-19th, 2021 | 1st | 1st | Don |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 5th | 1st | Marss |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Hold The Line | October 22nd, 2021 | 7th | 1st | Tilde |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 7th | 2nd | Marss |
| Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational | November 28th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 13th | 3rd | WaDi |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 5th | 4th | Goblin |
| CT Gamercon 5 | March 19th-20th, 2022 | 1st | 2nd | Don |
| Board The Platforms! | March 27th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Mash Harder 3 | April 9th, 2022 | 1st | 1st | Ling |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 4th | 9th | Marss |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| The Gimvitational | June 16th-19th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 3rd | 2nd | Marss |
| Shine 2022 | August 26th-28th, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | Marss |
Trivia
- Light has the iconic habit to roll up his sleeves during sets, especially when he is in difficult situations and very close sets.
- Light is a fan of Toradora! and particularly Taiga Aisaka, the female protagonist of the show. Until recently, he often used "Palm Tiger" as his in-game tag, which is a derivation of Taiga's surname in the series ("Palmtop Tiger").
- Light has been the subject of a few memes and running gags in the Smash community:
- During a part of Smash 4 and Ultimate's competitive lifespan, Light's ability to clutch off sets and being victorious in very unfavorable situations has led the community saying Light has a plot armor and is therefore the protagonist of the competitive scene.[6]
- Many players have called Light a "rap god" because his name, Paris Ramirez, fit perfectly into a rap beat.
- A quote of Light stating that Wi-Fi is a sham[7] spawned several video edits, particularly those with Fox's victory screen.[8]
- Light is known for frequently taunting whenever he takes a stock.
- Light is one of several players to 3-0 MkLeo, alongside Tweek, Glutonny, Marss, Kurama and Onin.
