Smasher:Peanut
- Not to be confused with Smasher:Peabnut.
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| Peanut | |
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| Character info | |
| Ultimate main | Little Mac |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Team Eminence, AURA, Checkmate |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  MD/VA Power Rankings: 6th |
| Best historical ranking | Mac Nation Power Rankings: 1st |
| Best tournament result | 13th / 407 at Rise 'N Grind 2023 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Ethan Masterman |
| Birth date | |
| Location | South Carolina 
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Peanut is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Little Mac player from Maryland. He gained initial notoriety in 2021, where his online runs at The Box tournaments, and wins against players such as 8BitMan, WaDi, Myran, LeoN, Ned, and Jake, led him to be highlighted as one of the best online Little Mac players through YouTube videos by tournament organiser Hungrybox and other channels. He then began competing at offline tournaments later that year, establishing himself as one of the best Little Mac players in the world alongside Tarakotori. His performances from 2022-2024 were particularly impressive, as he placed no lower than 65th at most majors he attended whilst achieving some of Little Mac's historically best placements at different categories of ranked tournaments. These included 17th at Collision 2023 where he defeated kasmir, Little Mac's best placement at a supermajor; 13th at Rise 'N Grind 2023 where he defeated Stroder and Shoe, which remained the joint-highest placement for a Little Mac player at a major until K.O. Kou finished 9th at IMPACT MAJOR 2; and 5th at B-Airs 400 where he defeated Tilde and WebbJP, Little Mac's joint-best placement at a superregional without the use of secondaries. Peanut was therefore ranked 120th on OrionRank 2022 North America, 88th on LumiRank 2023 North America, and 1st on all of Mac Nation's power rankings from 2022-2024. With further offline wins against players like Kurama, ApolloKage, Neo, BassMage, Anathema, Raflow, and Jahzz0, Peanut is still ranked 1st on Mac Nation's overall power ranking.
PlaystyleEdit
Peanut's playstyle is methodical and patient, utilizing Little Mac's speed to bait approaches and win neutral exchanges, and tech chasing/ledge-trapping to efficiently deal large punishes. Despite the general stigma of Mac being weak on platform stages, Peanut's gameplan includes lots of platform maneuvering, jump fakeouts to grabs, and tech chases with up smash; as a result, he enjoys counterpicking tri-platform stages like Battlefield in order to platform camp or net early kills with up tilt to Rising Uppercut. Peanut also utilizes several advantages of Mac's kit to surprise opponents, such as cancelling the armor of Little Mac's neutral special into an up smash, Gazelle Punches from ledge, and neutral aerial and up special to break out of combos.
Peanut is known for his use of Little Mac's worst traits, most notably Little Mac's aerial attacks, which he uses to both tech chase and initiate aerial combos. He is perhaps most well-known for his recoveries as Little Mac, maximizing the potential of the character's notoriously weak recovery by properly conserving his airdodge and mixing up his recoveries, including using Mac's aerial drift to avoid ledge punishes.
RankingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
OrionRank/LumiRank North AmericaEdit
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 120th | ||
| LumiRank 2023 North America | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 88th |
MD/VA Power RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | 17th | ||
| MD July 2022 | 5th | ||
| Q2 2023 | 9th | ||
| Q4 2024 | 6th |
Mac Nation Power RankingsEdit
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2nd | ||
| 2022 | 1st | ||
| 2023 | 1st | ||
| 2024 | 1st | ||
| February 2019 - December 2025 | 1st |
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lag Spike: Merry Smashmas | December 7th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Every Joe For Himself | February 15th, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 | April 18th-19th, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
| Domics' Atomic Arena | June 19th-21st, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
| Nick @ Nite: Series Finale! | August 22nd, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 4 | September 30th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays Online 36 | January 4th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 8 | January 27th, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| The Airlock | February 13th, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| Galaxy Gambit x Collision #10 | February 26th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Galaxy Gambit x Collision #11 | March 5th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays Online 45 | March 9th, 2021 | 49th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ Xanadu Online 396 | March 9th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Super Galaxy Gambit x Collision | April 3rd, 2021 | 97th | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE | April 18th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier | May 22nd-23rd, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 11 | May 26th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| InfinityCON Tally 2021 | June 5th-6th, 2021 | 65th | 33rd | Hungrybox |
| The Comeback | July 31st, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 3 VIP Bracket | August 26th-29th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| The Grind Fridays 153 | September 3rd, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| The Grind 156 | September 24th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 129th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| S@X 427 | October 19th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| S@X 428 | October 26th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| CyPhaCon Mini Esports | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| S@X 429 | November 2nd, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 49th | — | — |
| S@X 431 | November 16th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| CEO 2021 | December 3rd-5th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 18 | January 26th, 2022 | 49th | — | — |
| Bamboo Battles 53 | January 31st, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 97th | — | — |
| Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Stick Drift 2 | March 26th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 65th | 65th | G0nard |
| Rise 'N Grind | August 19th-21st, 2022 | 49th | — | — |
| The Grind 201 - Pre-Glitch Regen | September 23rd, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Glitch - Regen | September 23rd-25th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| No Jawns 2 | October 1st, 2022 | 9th | 3rd | ZD |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier | October 21st, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
| Let's Make Moves Miami | October 28th-30th, 2022 | 49th | — | — |
| Apex 2022 | November 18th-20th, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
| Stick Drift 3 | December 3rd, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Santa Paws 1 | December 10th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| nick @ nite: invitational | December 30th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2023 | January 6th-8th, 2023 | 49th | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 49th | 65th | Despa |
| Momo's Mid Off | February 18th, 2023 | 4th / 127 | — | — |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH 2023 | March 31st-April 2nd, 2023 | 13th | 4th | Goblin |
| Peabnut and the Cacophonous Clash with the Cantankerous Canines! | April 16th, 2023 | 7th | — | — |
| Xanadu Homecoming - Xanadu 500 Edition | April 22nd, 2023 | 13th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2023 | July 21st-23rd, 2023 | 49th / 877 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 49th / 2,607 | — | — |
| Riptide 2023 | September 8th-10th, 2023 | 13th / 717 | — | — |
| B-Airs 400 | October 6th, 2023 | 5th / 130 | — | — |
| Rise 'N Grind 2023 | October 13th-15th, 2023 | 13th / 443 | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 | October 27th-29th, 2023 | 65th / 387 | — | — |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 65th / 710 | — | — |
| The Coinbox IRL Last Chance Qualifier | December 17th, 2023 | 13th / 163 | — | — |
| Santa Paws | December 8th-10th, 2023 | 25th / 181 | 3rd / 24 | BacoN |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 65th / 1,506 | — | — |
| King Con | February 24th-25th, 2024 | 25th / 840 | — | — |
| Collision 2024 | March 15th-17th, 2024 | 65th / 714 | — | — |
| Patchwork 2024 | July 6th-7th, 2024 | 65th / 330 | — | — |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 257th / 2,281 | 97th / 497 | Latino heat |
| King of the Hill Last Chance Qualifier | December 7th, 2024 | 7th / 178 | — | — |
| Xanadu Homecoming - The Last Hurrah | December 28th, 2024 | 33rd / 412 | — | — |
| Cavalier Clash 6 | March 1st-2nd, 2025 | 65th / 297 | — | — |
| Dans' Wedding Bash! | March 29th, 2025 | 3rd / 195 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 13 | May 3rd-4th, 2025 | 257th / 2,548 | — | — |
| Let's Make BIG Moves 2026 | January 23rd-25th, 2026 | 129th / 926 | — | — |
| Cavalier Clash 7 | February 7th-8th, 2026 | 49th / 318 | — | — |
| Dr Insanos Bonfire 3 | February 10th, 2026 | 9th / 25 | — | — |
| Global Unlocked Cashbox Challenger Invitational | March 1st, 2026 | 25th / 32 | — | — |
| Patchwork 2026: A Love Letter | June 19th-21st, 2026 | 49th / 302 | — | — |
TriviaEdit
- Peanut started playing Little Mac as he was the only character in the Ultimate roster that he did not recognize when he got the game for Christmas, and he decided to main the character since Mac looked weak and thought it would "be funny".[1]
- Peanut's name originated from high school, as there were three to four kids in school that shared his real name (Ethan). His classmates called him Peanut to differentiate him as he was a "tan and short" kid, and the nickname stuck.
- Peanut frequently starts charging a Straight Lunge after taking an opponent's final stock.