Smasher:Rango
| Rango | |
|---|---|
| |
| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Ike |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Cloud, Mario |
| Ultimate main | Terry |
| Other Ultimate character | Cloud |
| Retired Ultimate character | Ike |
| Team info | |
| Former crews | Olympus eSports, Round3Gaming |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | John Rinyu |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia 
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Rango is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry and Cloud main from Augusta, Georgia. He was formerly an honorable mention on the Georgia Ultimate Power Rankings.
In Smash 4, he mained Ike and had notable wins over ScAtt, TheReflexWonder, 6WX, and Fatality. Rango was formerly ranked 4th on the Georgia Smash 4 Power Rankings. In addition to singles placements, Rango notably teamed with 6WX and took 7th, in doubles, at Super Smash Con 2016.
Rango was sponsored by Olympus eSports and Round3Gaming. As of July 2017, he is currently a free agent.
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level Up: Xmas | December 20th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Level Up Smash Saturday | February 8th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Level Up Smash Saturday | February 15th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Level Up Smash BBQ | April 11th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | jda7 |
| MomoCon 2015 | May 28th-31st, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-27th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
| CCG Smash 4 - 7/29/15 | July 29th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| SummerSmash | August 23rd, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Roflfox |
| Typo House Monthly | August 29th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Roflfox |
| AWA 2015 | September 27th, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Gottoms |
| Haunted Castle | October 10th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Roflfox |
| Heart of the South | October 17th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| CCG Smash 4 - 10/18/15 | October 18th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Fusion 2 | November 14th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | Fatality |
| Columbia Smash #2 | November 21st, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | jda7 |
| CCG Smash 4 - 11/22/15 | November 22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Roflfox |
| Gwinnett Brawl December 2015 | December 12th, 2015 | 1st | 3rd | jda7 |
| Winter Castle | January 2nd, 2016 | 1st | 5th | jda7 |
| Smash4Ever II | January 3rd, 2016 | 5th | 9th | Roflfox |
| Gwinnett Brawl January 2016 | January 10th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Salt in the City 2: Return of the Salt | January 30th, 2016 | 4th | 1st | Dingo |
| Gwinnett Brawl February 2016 | February 6th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Zaheer |
| Kings of the South 2 | February 20th, 2016 | 5th | 5th | Gottoms |
| Border Smash | February 27th, 2016 | 1st | 4th | Roflfox |
| Gwinnett Brawl March 2016 | March 5th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Dingo |
| Salt in the City 3 | March 12th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | jda7 |
| Final Round 19 | March 18th-20th, 2016 | 7th | 9th | Aurora |
| Tiger Smash IV | March 27, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Xanos |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd, 2016 | 65th | 33rd | ThatGuy |
| Fusion 3 | April 16th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash @ ITT Tech | April 23rd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl April 2016 | April 30th, 2016 | 5th | 5th | jda7 |
| Paradigm Shift | May 21st-22nd, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | Fatality |
| MomoCon 2016 | May 26th-29th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 97th | 49th | jda7 |
| Gwinnett Brawl July 2016 | July 2nd, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | LordMix |
| Smash the Summer | August 6th, 2016 | 2nd | 4th | RFang |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 65th | 7th | 6WX |
| Salt at Soda City | August 27th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Eldin |
| Palmetto Smash | September 17th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | Eldin |
| NaCl Monthly September 2016 | September 24th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | — | 25th | Fatality |
| Haunted Castle | October 15th, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Kodystri |
| Palmetto Smash II | November 5th, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | Sammy |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Rideae |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 49th | 25th | Gottoms |
| Winter Castle | December 17th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 129th | 25th | 6WX |
| Divine Intervention II | January 28th, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | LordMix |
| Gwinnett Brawl February 2017 | February 11th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | LordMix |
| Gwinnett Brawl March 2017 | March 4th, 2017 | 4th | 1st | LordMix |
| Gwinnett Brawl April 2017 | April 8th, 2017 | 9th | 5th | LordMix |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 65th | 65th | Akashic |
| Fusion IV | April 22nd, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl May 2017 | May 20th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| MomoCon 2017 | May 26th-28th, 2017 | 25th | 9th | Day |
| OES Smash Bros Circuit Championship | June 4th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl June 2017 | June 24th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Fatality |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 65th | 13th | Sonido |
| Gwinnett Brawl October 2017 | October 14th, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | Sonido |
| Smash @ the Mountain | December 30th, 2017 | 7th | 2nd | ScAtt |
| Gwinnett Brawl January 2018 | January 27th, 2018 | 2nd | 3rd | LordMix |
| Gwinnett Brawl February 2018 | February 17th, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | Sonido |
| Gwinnett Brawl April 2018 | April 14th, 2018 | 9th | 3rd | Player-1 |
| Paradigm Shift 2018 | April 21st, 2018 | 9th | 9th | Eleejay |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 65th | 49th | Eleejay |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash for the Holidays | December 22nd, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Benny&TheJets |
| Smash at the Mountain | December 29th, 2018 | 5th | 4th | Limbs |
| Smash at XP January 2019 | January 5th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Benny&TheJets |
| USC Final Smash #2 | February 3rd, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Trey |
| Gwinnett Brawl February 2019 | February 2nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash at XP February 2019 | February 16th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Benny&TheJets |
| Gwinnett Brawl March 2019 | March 2nd, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| USCA Smash | March 23rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 4/3/19 | April 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| MSK Saturday | April 13th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 4/17/19 | April 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash at XP April 2019 | April 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl May 2019 | May 11th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 5/15/19 | May 15th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 5/29/19 | May 29th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl June 2019 | June 1st, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 6/12/19 | June 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG: Grand Tour - South Carolina | June 15th-16th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash at XP June 2019 | June 22nd, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Dei |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 6/26/19 | June 26th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl: July 2019 | July 13th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| CCG Smash Ultimate - 7/17/19 | July 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash at XP July 2019 | July 27th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Benny&TheJets |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 10th-12th, 2019 | 129th | 33rd | Aikota |
| World of Beer | August 18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash at XP August 2019 | August 24th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Benny&TheJets |
| Smash for the Holidays 2019 | December 7th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Benny&TheJets |
| The Final CCG Smash Ultimate | December 18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| New Challengers Stage 14 (Platform World) | January 18th, 2020 | 2nd | 1st | KDK |
| Dare 2 Dair | February 1st, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Gwinnett Brawl February 2020 | February 8th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
| MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 129th | — | — |
| Queen City Anime Con 2022 | August 6th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Banning and UnbanningEdit
On December 4th, 2022, a Twitter user by the name of edn posted screenshots which alleged that Rango had attempted to groom them at Ichibancon, and after edn reported Rango to the convention organizers, Rango threatened to assault, rape, and murder them.[1] Following the screenshots' release, Rango was banned indefinitely from the Georgia Smash scene.[2] In response to the allegations, Rango maintained he was innocent, claiming that he was impersonated, and that the impersonator directly harassed him as well, sharing his own screenshots.[3]
In July of 2023, it came to light that the police arrested the person behind the screenshots for identity fraud, with the police finding sufficient evidence that the screenshots used to defame Rango were fabricated. After the GeorgiaSmash officials were provided with proof of the arrest warrant and arrest record for this case, GeorgiaSmash would lift their ban of Rango.[4]