Smasher:GimR
| GimR | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Kirby |
| Melee mains | Falco, Marth, Mr. Game & Watch |
| Brawl mains | Mr. Game & Watch, Falco |
| Other Brawl characters | Ice Climbers, Ness |
| Smash 4 main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Falco, Ryu |
| Ultimate main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Ultimate characters | Ice Climbers, Byleth |
| Project M mains | Marth, Falco, Mr. Game & Watch |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | VGBootCamp |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Calvin Lofton |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Laurel, Maryland 
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GimR is a tournament organizer and smasher from Laurel, Maryland who plays Mr. Game & Watch in all of his appearances. GimR was formerly ranked 8th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings and 15th on the MD/VA/DE Smash 4 Power Rankings.
GimR is president of VGBootCamp, the largest streaming company across all Smash titles, which he founded with his brother, Aposl in early 2009.[1] On September 2nd, 2014, GimR purchased Xanadu Games, where VGBootCamp hosts the Smash @ Xanadu tournament series.[2] It has since been dubbed: the "VGBC headquarters".
Technical contributionsEdit
GimR is renowned for his technical contributions to Smash, which date back to his early career.
In Brawl, GimR was among the first players to observe the Ice Climbers edge floating glitch.
In 2015, GimR made the channel GimR's Lab, where he would post various advanced techniques featured across the Smash series. This would extend to other fighting games, and even Super Mario Bros. Wonder for speedrunning.
GimR's research in Ultimate typically rests in the reworked perfect shield and footstool mechanics. Among the most notable Ultimate contributions include the popularisation of the Slingshot, as well as various techniques presented in Techmas 2023, where he released videos daily for the 10 Days of Christmas. He also popularised the concepts of Gun Loops for Joker,[3] parry footstool combos,[4] parry shifting,[5] phantom footstools,[6] and metagame advancements for Mr. Game & Watch,[7] Falco,[8] and Ice Climbers.[9]
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revival of Melee 5 | November 17th-18th, 2012 | 80th | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 129th | — | — |
| Bar Wars | October 26th, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
| McSmashter 3 | January 11th-12th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| Xanadu Arcadian | May 16th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 513th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| S@X 246 | April 18th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clash of the Titans IV | February 7th-8th, 2009 | 49th | — | — |
| Mythic Vol. 1 | July 11th, 2009 | 5th | 2nd | Meep |
| July Jam Session | July 17th, 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
| Chu Dat's Biweekly on Halloween | October 31st, 2009 | 3rd | 9th | Yoster |
| Battle Royale II Apocalypse | November 7th, 2009 | 7th | 9th | Yoster |
| Battle Royale II Apocalypse LT | November 7th, 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 49th | 49th | HAT |
| Viridian City 7 | February 27th, 2010 | 25th / 121 | 17th / 43 | Coney |
| Hardcore Extreme Ragefest Beatdown 3 | March 27th-28th, 2010 | 5th | — | — |
| Super DSO | April 10th, 2010 | 7th | 2nd | Izumi |
| MLG Columbus 2010 | June 4th-6th, 2010 | 65th | 17th | Logic |
| Omni Presents: Xanadu Games | July 17th, 2010 | 17th | 9th | Stingers |
| KTAR 3 | September 25th, 2010 | 9th | — | — |
| Baltimore Brawl | November 27th, 2010 | 7th | 5th | Candy |
| Adventures of the Prima Vista | December 11th, 2010 | 13th | Coney | |
| KTAR 4 | January 5th, 2011 | 17th | 9th | Coney |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 33rd | — | — |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 33rd | — | — |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 25th | 13th | Mekos |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 33rd | 13th | NEO |
| School is in Session 6 | September 3rd-4th, 2011 | 13th | 3rd | Shugo |
Project MEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big House 2 | October 6th-7th, 2012 | 17th | — | — |
| Xanadu: Emerald Edition | May 4th, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| McSmashter 3 | January 11th-12th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Project M Showdown 3.02 | May 17th, 2014 | — | 9th | Chibo |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 25th | — | — |
| Project M Showdown 7 | April 21st, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DSEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S@X 65 | October 7th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S@X 72 | November 25th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 73 | December 2nd, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 76 | December 23rd, 2014 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 78 | January 6th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 79 | January 13th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 80 | January 20th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 83 | February 10th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 85 | February 24th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 88 | March 10th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X March 2015 Monthly | March 14th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 90 | March 24th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| S@X 91 | March 31st, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 92 | April 7th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X April 2015 Monthly | April 11th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 93 | April 14th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| S@X 94 | April 21st, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 96 | May 5th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 97 | May 12th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 98 | May 19th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 99 | May 26th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 100 | June 2nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 101 | June 9th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 102 | June 16th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | — | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| S@X 105 | July 7th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 106 | July 14th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
| S@X 107 | July 21st, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 108 | July 28th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 109 | August 4th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 110 | August 11th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 111 | August 18th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 112 | August 25th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| PAX Prime 2015 | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| S@X September 2015 Monthly | September 12th, 2015 | 9th | 1st | Pink Fresh |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-26th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 193rd | — | — |
| S@X 124 | November 17th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 125 | November 24th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 129 | December 22nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| S@X 130 | December 29th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 131 | January 5th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 132 | January 12th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 129th | 97th | Logic |
| S@X 133 | January 19th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 135 | February 2nd, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 136 | February 9th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| S@X 139 | March 1st, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 140 | March 8th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 143 | March 29th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 148 | May 3rd, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| LVL UP EXPO 2016 | May 14th-15th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 97th | ||
| Glitch 2 | September 24th-25th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| S@X 174 | November 1st, 2016 | 49th | — | — |
| S@X 187 | January 31st, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 129th | 65th | DSS |
| Dubai X VGBootcamp | March 31st-April 1st, 2017 | 13th | 7th | Sultoon |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2017 | September 14th-17th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X 246 | April 17th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Glitch 4 | April 28th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
| Defend The Capitol 1 | May 26th, 2018 | 19th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | December 8th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 280 | December 11th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| The Grind 55 | December 14th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 281 | December 18th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 284 | January 8th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Glitch 6 | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| S@X 286 | January 22nd, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 257th | — | — |
| S@X 288 | February 5th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| S@X 290 | February 19th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Leffen's Polar Plunge | February 17th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| S@X 292 | March 5th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 293 | March 12th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 294 | March 19th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| S@X 295 | March 26th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| S@X 300 | April 30th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Thunder Smash | May 5th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| S@X 302 | May 14th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 303 | May 21st, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| S@X 315 | August 13th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| The Grind 91 | September 6th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| The Grind 100 | November 8th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 340 | February 4th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 193rd | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 257th | — | — |
| LVL UP EXPO 2023 | February 17th-19th, 2023 | 97th | — | — |
TriviaEdit
- GimR's tag originated as an abbreviation for "God is my Rock", which he chose while he was a teenager and used on All is Brawl. As he stopped being a Christian since, the tag no longer has a specific meaning according to him, though he has jokingly stated it now stands for Glock in my Rari. [10][11]
- GimR was commonly mistaken to operate GRsmash's YouTube channel, though this was declared false by GRSmash.[12]
- GimR is victim of a meme, where he is blamed for killing Project M.
- GimR is associated with the phrase and meme "The GimZ always WinZ", due to his upsets among certain players, such as Silent Wolf at Smash the Record 2015. Up until 2021, GimR whispered the phrase in the introduction to his videos, with the last video being about a Kazuya infinite.
- Throughout April 2022, GimR heavily advertised a new tech, the Slingshot, that he was to debut on his Twitch channel on May 4th. However despite starting the stream, he faced a technical issue that prevented him from presenting the tech,[13] leading his Twitch channel to play "Back to the Lab" for over an hour. This has since spawned several jokes regarding the song, with Twitter Gaming also picking up on it,[14] leading GimR to trend on Twitter.
External linksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ About Us.
- ^ VGBootcamp Acquires Smash @Xanadu Venue.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hADZV2Cf21E
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2GaAl7NWKY4
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVHgqcfT414
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy1WhiBLi-A
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HcyAimoLBZ0
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGKTvdjl5w
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7GNL95pWkmg&pp=0gcJCdQKAYcqIYzv
- ^ GimR's tag meaning.
- ^ Glock in my Rari.
- ^ GimR is not GRsmash.
- ^ Technical issue.
- ^ Twitter Gaming on "Back to the Lab".