Rango
RangoSSB.jpg
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 (age 36)
Location Augusta, Georgia United States

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]

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