Notable Smash 4 Kirby Mains?

[SHATT3R]

Are there any Kirby mains who perform well at major tournaments?

 

[ezm1100]

Lol not that I've seen. Although I've been wondering the same thing for a really long time.

 

[Altair357]

MikeKirby is basically the only one who gets results when he goes to big tournaments.

 

[Underhill]

Poyo, but he also mains Luigi as well.

 

[TimG57867]

If we're talking only major tournaments:

I believe Triple R had a decent showing at EVO 2015. He didn't get any notable placements, but did make some good progress in pools.

http://evo2015.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/ssb4_e44.html

Also, while Smash God is mostly a main, he used Kirby to defeat Bengal's and False's at Super Smash Con.

 

[GhettoNinja]

Notable Players
MikeKirby(East Coast)
Tripple R(Midwest)

Honorable Mentions
Prince Kirby(Midwest)
Poyo(retired his Kirby)
SoCal Kirby(ranked #20 on their PR)

 

[Wasoodle]

Mike is east coast, he's from New York. But other than him, there really isn't that much. Poyo has pretty much been sticking with Luigi. Chu goes Kirby once in a blue moon, but it's nothing astounding yet. Triple R I really haven't seen much from other than a match streamed for EVO, but I guess you can say him. There really isn't anybody else I can think of, most of the very good Kirbies that I've played only play online.

 

[2Mixer]

In Europe, we only know MikeKirby as a Kirby so far

In my Country (Germany) i am the only offline-active Kirby that is placing currently well, ( 17th out of 80, 17th out of 80, 2nd out of 25, 7th out of 100, 25th out of 64)

and in japan yeah... didnt hear something of there with kirby, so i guess there is nobody playin him. sad

 

[TimG57867]

In Europe, we only know MikeKirby as a Kirby so far

In my Country (Germany) i am the only offline-active Kirby that is placing currently well, ( 17th out of 80, 17th out of 80, 2nd out of 25, 7th out of 100, 25th out of 64)

and in japan yeah... didnt hear something of there with kirby, so i guess there is nobody playin him. sad

Yeah, you'd think the region that arguably loves Kirby most would have a lot of representation for him at competitive yet he's practically nonexistent there while on the flipside, Sonic whose practically dead in Japan seems to be one of the most heavily used characters. Shame. But this could very well be a blessing in disguise. It's possible that Nintendo takes Japan's results into greater consideration than other regions when balancing the game so since Kirby has no rep there, he'll probably only continue to get buffed.

 

[GhettoNinja]

I'm a Midwest Kirby and I'll try to get TripleR to come to some of our tourneys since we have a stream. Also I'm going to a tourney this Saturday with a couple top Midwest players so hopefully I can make you guys proud with Kirby. Also Tantulas uploaded a video like 2 weeks ago featuring Chu's Kirby and its very solid IMO. He's missing some stuff but he did pretty good(hopefully he starts using Kirby in tourney)

 

[TimG57867]

I'm a Midwest Kirby and I'll try to get TripleR to come to some of our tourneys since we have a stream. Also I'm going to a tourney this Saturday with a couple top Midwest players so hopefully I can make you guys proud with Kirby. Also Tantulas uploaded a video like 2 weeks ago featuring Chu's Kirby and its very solid IMO. He's missing some stuff but he did pretty good(hopefully he starts using Kirby in tourney)

Really? Would you care to link that video?

 

[GhettoNinja]

Really? Would you care to link that video?

https://youtu.be/Lts6We0tVJ4
He uses sheik in the beginning but goes Kirby for the rest of the matches.

 

[Scootch]

Uh, if you call S@X a major tournament, than Poyo, but he plays Luigi more.

 

[KenMeister]

Uh, if you call S@X a major tournament, than Poyo, but he plays Luigi more.

MD/VA is a pretty free region, not to mention Sax is a weekly tournament series, so no.

 

[TimG57867]

https://youtu.be/Lts6We0tVJ4
He uses sheik in the beginning but goes Kirby for the rest of the matches.

Huh. That Kirby actually wasn't half bad. I noticed that compared to Triple R and Mike Kirby, Chudat likes to pressure with short hop aerials and overall seems a bit more aggressive, especially compared to Mike Kirby's patient Kirby. His forward throw combos are still rather basic but overall his Kirby is rather solid. With more practice he could be a monster with Smash 4 Kirby. Good thing too, because Kirby will probably only have more buffs to look forward to given his still mediocre tournament results. And on the flipside, I'd be very surprised if Sheik went another two patches without catching a nasty nerf.

 

[Aunt Jemima]

http://smashboards.com/threads/kirby-tournament-data.379642
http://smashboards.com/threads/notable-players-list-aug-15-fox-sonic.396344/

Both these threads can help answer your question.