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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
| name | | name = プリンス (Prince) | ||
| image | | image = Prince SSC 2017.jpg | ||
| mainssb | | mainssb = Yoshi | ||
| otherssb | | otherssb = Fox | ||
| | | 2ndotherssb = Jigglypuff | ||
| rankingssb | | rankingssb = [[2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 5th | ||
| country | | former sponsors = {{Team|Panda}} | ||
| country = Japan | |||
}} | |||
'''Prince''' (''{{ja|プリンス|Prince}}'') is a professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player from Japan and was once considered the best {{SSB|Yoshi}} player in the world and is still considered a celebrity within the Japanese ''Smash 64'' scene. He plays {{SSB|Fox}} as a [[Alternate character|secondary]] and also demonstrates a proficiency with the entire cast in his 12 character battles and his famous training mode Level combos video series. | '''Prince''' (''{{ja|プリンス|Prince}}'') is a professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player from Japan and was once considered the best {{SSB|Yoshi}} player in the world for ''Smash 64'' and is still considered a celebrity within the Japanese ''Smash 64'' scene. He plays {{SSB|Fox}} as a [[Alternate character|secondary]] and also demonstrates a proficiency with the entire cast in his 12 character battles and his famous training mode Level combos video series. He is currently ranked 5th on the [[2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]. On July 19, 2019, Prince was signed by {{Team|Panda}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1152337316209278977]</ref> He and Panda would part ways on July 16, 2021.<ref>[https://www.panda.gg/news/roster-2021]</ref> | ||
==Tournament history== | ==Tournament history== | ||
Prince is one of the oldest active ''Smash'' players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306183748/http://smash.captainjack.jp/entry/what-did-the-old-shcool-Japanese-Smash-64-community-look-like|title=What did the old school Japanese Smash 64 community look like?}}</ref> He previously mained {{SSB|Jigglypuff}} and competed in some of the earliest ''64'' tournaments, including {{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1}}, a round-robin tournament where he placed 8th out of 24 entrants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226052006/http://smash.captainjack.jp/entry/japan-united-smash-festa-round-robin-1|title="Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1", the craziest Japanese Smash 64 tournament ever}}</ref> | |||
He along with Japanese players {{sm|Wangera}}, {{sm|bonobono}}, and {{Sm|Kurabba}} were [https://funding.onlinessb.com/ funded] to participate in [[Super Smash Con 2016]]'s ''Smash 64'' tournament. Prince also entered and won the event's "Combo Tournament", placing over top ''Smash 64'' combo specialists such as {{sm|Dext3r}}, {{sm|Mariguas}}, {{sm|tacos}}, and {{sm|Alvin}}. He was personally listed by many Japanese players as someone they wanted to see once top player {{sm|Fukurou}} could not attend, showing his continued status in the community. | He along with Japanese players {{sm|Wangera}}, {{sm|bonobono}}, and {{Sm|Kurabba}} were [https://funding.onlinessb.com/ funded] to participate in [[Super Smash Con 2016]]'s ''Smash 64'' tournament. Prince also entered and won the event's "Combo Tournament", placing over top ''Smash 64'' combo specialists such as {{sm|Dext3r}}, {{sm|Mariguas}}, {{sm|tacos}}, and {{sm|Alvin}}. He was personally listed by many Japanese players as someone they wanted to see once top player {{sm|Fukurou}} could not attend, showing his continued status in the community. | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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|[[Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1]]||March 26th-28th, 2001||8th||—||— | |||
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|[[Kanto 2006]]||2006||2nd||—||— | |[[Kanto 2006]]||2006||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[[Waseda Festival 2014]]||November 2nd, 2014||9th||—||— | |[[Waseda Festival 2014]]||November 2nd, 2014||9th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Bonobono}} | ||
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|[[Kansai 2017]]||March 19th, 2017||13th||—||— | |[[Kansai 2017]]||March 19th, 2017||13th||—||— | ||
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|[[Kanto 2017]]||August 7th, 2017||33rd||—||— | |[[Kanto 2017]]||August 7th, 2017||33rd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||9th||7th||{{Sm|tacos}} | ||
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|[[Kanto 2018]]||May 5th, 2018||17th||9th||? | |[[Kanto 2018]]||May 5th, 2018||17th||9th||? | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_006 WeeklySmashParty 006]||August 5th, 2018||2nd||—||— | |[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_006 WeeklySmashParty 006]||August 5th, 2018||2nd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2018]]||August 9th-12th, 2018||9th||9th||{{Sm|Take}} | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_007 WeeklySmashParty 007]||August 17th, 2018||3rd||—||— | |[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_007 WeeklySmashParty 007]||August 17th, 2018||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_011 WeeklySmashParty 011]||October 5th, 2018||3rd||—||— | |[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashParty64_011 WeeklySmashParty 011]||October 5th, 2018||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-14/event/64-1on1-smash-64-singles/brackets/448633/802024 WeeklySmashParty 014]||November 9th, 2018||4th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-15/event/64-1on1-smash-64-singles/brackets/455934/811036 WeeklySmashParty 015]||November 16th, 2018||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[[Kanto Fall 2018]]||October 7th, 2018||9th||—||— | |[[Kanto Fall 2018]]||October 7th, 2018||9th||—||— | ||
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| | |{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018|g=SSB}}||November 2nd-4th, 2018||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Shizuku}} | ||
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|[[GENESIS 6]]||February 1st-3rd, 2019||3rd||1st||{{Sm|kysk}} | |||
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|{{Trn|Inka Fest 2019|g=SSB}}||July 13th-14th, 2019||7th||9th||{{Sm|Shizuku}} | |||
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||9th||7th||{{Sm|Wario}} | |||
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|[[Kanto Fall 2019]]||September 22nd, 2019||7th||—||— | |||
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|[[The Big House 9]]||October 4th-6th, 2019||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Combo_Blaze}} | |||
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|[[Kansai 2020]]||February 23rd, 2020||7th||—||— | |||
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|[[Super Smash Con 2022]]||August 11th-14th, 2022||5th||9th||Take | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Prince is notorious for using the word "penis" in several of his tweets, including naming several of his Yoshi combos the "Penis Combo"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/prince_yoshi/status/979915670207979520|title=Prince's combo 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/prince_yoshi/status/1074989863227744256|title=Prince's combo 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Prince_Yoshi/status/1154770563031715840|title=Prince's combo 3}}</ref>. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0MJ91hFtws "Prince's theatre", a Yoshi combo video by Prince] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0MJ91hFtws "Prince's theatre", a Yoshi combo video by Prince] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzaKP8SRgE "Smash 64 Combo Contest", Super Smash Con 2016 Combo Contest in which Prince won 1st] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzaKP8SRgE "Smash 64 Combo Contest", Super Smash Con 2016 Combo Contest in which Prince won 1st] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/PkakkoP/featured | *[https://www.youtube.com/user/PkakkoP/featured YouTube channel] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/niconicopppppp Twitter | *[https://twitter.com/niconicopppppp Twitter account] | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Japanese smashers]] | [[Category:Japanese smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi | [[Category:Yoshi players (SSB)]] | ||
[[Category:YouTubers]] | |||