Smasher:Steeler

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Steeler
Character info
Brawl main Pokémon Trainer
Smash 4 main Charizard
Ultimate main Pokémon Trainer
Team info
Crew(s) Wichita Crew
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Southern Kansas Power Rankings: 9th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$750
Personal info
Real name Sam
Location Kansas USA
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Brawl Professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. 4 Semi-professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Professional

Steeler is a dedicated Pokémon Trainer main in the Midwest region, and one of the only tournament players, if not the only player, to actively and exclusively main Pokemon Trainer or Charizard in each of their iterations.

He was once considered to be one of the best Brawl Pokémon Trainer mains in the Midwest and Southwest. Steeler was very active in the Pokémon Trainer community and was at one time in charge of matchup discussions. He placed fairly high in Kansas tournaments and retired after placing 33rd at MLG Dallas 2010.

Steeler returned to the scene upon the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a Charizard main. Despite the disappointment of losing the Pokemon Trainer team and experimenting with other characters, he was most proficient with Charizard throughout his career. Although he did not achieve the same level of notoriety as before, he was formerly ranked as high as 2nd on the Wichita Smash 4 Power Rankings and had wins over players such as Mr. Doom, exJORDANary, and CrazyColorz5.

Steeler is currently a Pokémon Trainer main, having been reunited with his full team from Brawl. He began his Super Smash Bros. Ultimate career in the Columbus, OH region, and achieved honorable mention on the Winter 2019 Columbus Power Rankings before moving back to Kansas. Since then, he has been active in that tournament scene and placed on every South Kansas Power Ranking to date. His most notable wins thus far have been over MJG, ilikepieinmouth, and Very Freezer.

Playstyle

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

He personally preferred to use Squirtle and Charizard through out his matches, using Ivysaur more sparingly due to the Pokémon's sub-par tether recovery. Squirtle was by far his best Pokémon, being a very powerful force against most opponents; his Charizard was capable of doing very well against tougher characters such as Meta Knight. He had been known to use Ivysaur for specific matchups but generally avoided the character.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Steeler used his experience from Brawl to transition into playing Charizard as a standalone character. He was well-regarded for playing at a deficit and making comebacks by abusing Charizard's weight and power, while committing to a calm and controlled playstyle despite playing from behind. When custom moves were legal, he was a vocal advocate of the Dragon Rush variation, which accounted for a lot of the issues he had with Flare Blitz. Once custom moves were banned, Steeler showed a tendency to shy away from Flare Blitz for offensive purposes due to its high risk and unreliable hitbox, even to his slight detriment. This reticence continues to this day in SSBU.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The hallmark of his playstyle in SSBU is the uncanny resemblance to his playstyle in Brawl. He is most comfortable using Squirtle to rack up damage and Charizard to tank stocks and secure KOs, especially after the nerfs to Ivysaur in patch 4.0.0. Despite his pessimism for Ivysaur, he is still more than willing to use it in many edgeguarding scenarios and will rely on it in certain matchups. Regardless, the combination of Squirtle, his favorite Pokemon and most desired Smash fighter, Charizard, his Smash 4 main and comeback machine, and Ivysaur, drastically improved from Brawl and dangerous in its own right, have combined to make Steeler a tournament threat in his region.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
No Koast v3 March 14th, 2010 17th 13th Radium
Phase 10 June 26th, 2010 25th 9th P4
SLAST July 10th, 2010 17th 3rd Domo
SLAST v2 September 18th, 2010 33rd 9th Typ_Ex
MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010 33rd

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 257th
Nexus July 23rd-24th, 2016 49th 25th Regulating_Mofo
No Man's Land March 18th, 2017 33rd 5th Regulating_Mofo
Arcadian Fury September 9th, 2017 25th
Arcadian Fury 2 April 7th-8th, 2018 17th

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Emergence 3: The Return Of Steeler April 20th, 2019 9th 7th Clel
Emergence 5: The Fight For The Crown July 20th, 2019 2nd 4th Clel
Raise the Steaks August 31st, 2019 17th 9th Clel
River Rumble October 5th, 2019 33rd 17th Clel
Wave The Wheat 2019 October 19th, 2019 9th 2nd Mr. Doom
Sweet Spot 6 February 15th, 2020 33rd
Heartland Showdown 2020 March 7th-8th, 2020 33rd

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