Smasher:JK

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JK
JK PGR.png
Character info
Smash 4mainBayonetta
Team info
Former sponsor(s)Yatta Gaming
FormercrewsA2
Personal and other info
Real nameJacob Johnson
Birth date(age 28)
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada USA

JK is a formerSmash 4Bayonetta main from Las Vegas, who was considered one of the best Bayonetta players in the world prior to his initial retirement. He was ranked 1st on theLas Vegas Smash 4 Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 37th on thePanda Global Rankings v4. He has set wins on top players such asSalem,VoiD,Abadango,Marss,ESAM,Manny,Mr E,Zinoto,NAKAT, andkameme.

Although JK does not currently live inSouthern California, he frequently participated inSmash events there, such asMSM,WNF, and the2GGT/2GGC Saga. As such, he was formerly ranked at the 5.5 position on theSoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings for the impact he made while visiting there.

JK was formerly sponsored by Yatta Gaming. He left on November 16th, 2017.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Panda Global Rankings[edit]

RankingTime periodRankCharacter(s)Notes
PGR v3January 7th-June 18th, 201748thBayonetta (SSB4)X-Factor: -17
PGR v4June 24th-December 3rd, 201737thBayonetta (SSB4)X-Factor: -8

OrionRank[edit]

RankingTime periodRankCharacter(s)Notes
OrionRank 2016March 15th-December 18th, 201652ndBayonetta (SSB4)
OrionRank 2017December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 201738thBayonetta (SSB4)

Las Vegas Power Rankings[edit]

RankingRankCharacter(s)Notes
July 20163rdBayonetta (SSB4)
October 20161stBayonetta (SSB4)
January 20171stBayonetta (SSB4)
April 20171stBayonetta (SSB4)
Summer 20171stBayonetta (SSB4)
October 20171stBayonetta (SSB4)

SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings[edit]

RankingRankCharacter(s)Notes
September 20167thBayonetta (SSB4)
January 20175.5thBayonetta (SSB4)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Super Smash Con 2017August 10th-13th, 201733rd——

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
2GGT: FOW SagaMarch 26th, 201625th——
Rise 2016April 16th-17th, 20164th4thEdgar
2GGT: Fresh SagaMay 7th, 201617th——
LVL UP EXPO 2016May 14th-15th, 201613th——
2GGT: Mexico SagaJune 6th, 201633rd——
PSG Classic 2016July 13th, 20165th——
EVO 2016July 15th-17th, 2016129th——
2GGT: KTAR SagaJuly 23rd, 201633rd——
The Big House 6October 7th-9th, 201633rd49thDragonite
2GG: Pay It ForwardOctober 29th, 20162nd——
Hero to ZeRoOnlineNovember 5th-7th, 20164th——
Battle on the StripNovember 12th-20th, 20163rd——
LanDiego State 6November 12th, 20163rd——
Mega Smash Mondays 74November 14th, 20163rd——
Wednesday Night Fights 4.4November 23rd, 20165th——
Mega Smash Mondays 76November 28th, 20161st——
Wednesday Night Fights 4.5November 30th, 20161st——
Falcon Punch Fridays 2.2December 2nd, 20162nd——
Mega Smash Mondays 77December 5th, 20163rd——
Wednesday Night Fights 4.6December 7th, 20162nd——
Mega Smash Mondays 78December 12th, 20163rd——
2GGT: ZeRo SagaDecember 16th-18th, 201617th25thLycan
Safe On Shield: Hot Winds And Furious DrivingDecember 28th, 20161st1stFOW
Safe On Shield: End Of SummerJanuary 11th, 20172nd1stFOW
2GGC: GENESIS SagaJanuary 14th, 20177th5thImHip
GENESIS 4January 20th-22nd, 201733rd33rdLycan
For Glory Friday @ GameworksJanuary 27th, 20171st——
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem SagaFebruary 11th, 201733rd4thImHip
Rise 2017March 18th-19th, 20174th1stANTi
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6March 22nd, 20179th——
2GGC: Civil WarMarch 24th-26th, 2017129th25thImHip
Midwest Mayhem 8: North American TourApril 8th, 20179th3rdlapis lazuli
Fisticuffs 3.0April 29th, 20171st1stMellow
2GGC: Greninja SagaMay 20th, 201733rd9thImHip
2GGC: Nairo SagaJune 10th-11th, 201717th17thImHip
Who's Your Pappy #8June 25th, 20172nd1stBestNess
4th Annual PSG ClassicJuly 12th, 20172nd——
Summer SchoolJuly 13th, 20177th——
EVO 2017July 14th-16th, 20179th——
Kingslayer 4August 5th, 20173rd1stdyr
Super Smash Con 2017August 10th-13th, 201733rd5thLarry Lurr
Weds Night Fights 2017 Summer Season 3.3August 16th, 20172nd——
2GGC: SCR SagaAugust 19th-20th, 201733rd4thBestNess
Shine 2017August 25th-27th, 201717th9thSalem
2GGC: West Side SagaSeptember 9th, 201725th7thAbadango
GameTyrant Expo 2017September 29th-October 1st, 201713th9thLarry Lurr
Clutch City Clash 2October 28th-29th, 20172nd1stNed
2GGC: MkLeo SagaNovember 4th, 201725th7thNed
Downtown Throwdown 9November 25th, 20172nd1stStroder
Smash It Up 108June 15th, 20181st——
Smash 4 Mondays - 6/18/18June 18th, 20181st——
EVO 2018August 3rd-5th, 201825th——

Controversy[edit]

Alleged attempt of vehicular homicide[1][edit]

On November 25th, 2017, JK was reported by a large group of fellow smashers, includingCharliedaking,S2H,Technicals and others, to have tried to run them over with his vehicle. According to Technicals, they were coming out of a local tournament in Las Vegas when JK invited them to have dinner at a restaurant. After they declined his invitation and went for a walk, JK tried to run them over while they were still in the parking lot, with two of the people barely avoiding him. After this, the group of smashers went to confront JK, who allegedly admitted he tried to hit them on purpose, and that he did not care if he or anyone else died. Due to this series of events, JK was banned from attending most tournaments in Las Vegas until further notice.

On November 26th of the same year, a day after the incident had occurred, JK issued an apology.[2] In this apology, he explains that he suffers from multiple mental illnesses which may have caused him to commit this act. He also states that he is seeking psychiatric help for his mental illnesses.

On November 27th, one day later, Sean Laz, another tournament organizer at Las Vegas tournaments reviewed the situation. After deeming JK's apology insufficient, due to it not truly apologizing to the parties involved in the incident, Sean confirmed JK's indefinite ban from Las Vegas tournaments until he could prove he was mentally rehabilitated[3]. That same day, JK announced that he would be leaving the Smash scene to find his passion.[4] He also stated that once he was rehabilitated, he would return to the scene when the community felt comfortable with him attending tournaments again.[5]

On June 9th, 2018, multiple members of the Las Vegas "Backroom" and many tournament organizers held a meeting to adjudge whether JK was fit to return to Las Vegas tournaments. All parties involved in this meeting unanimously voted to lift the ban inflicted upon JK.[6][7]

Second ban and death threats[edit]

Sometime mid-September 2018, JK was banned a second time by the Las Vegas tournament organizers. The ban was never announced and was kept in private between JK and the tournament organizers, who agreed that another public announcement would further harm his mental well-being. Details of the ban's purpose were not released, but JK agreed on the ban and started focusing on other activities and hobbies.

On November 2nd, JK attended a local tournament, breaking the terms of his ban in the process. He was immediately required to leave and controversy arose within the local community. On November 7th,Navi posted a public service announcement regarding the situation on the Las Vegas Smash 4 Facebook group, while also revealing the private ban and reiterating that JK was permanently banned from Las Vegas tournaments.[8]

Following this, however, JK proceeded to make death threats to some people in Las Vegas's Smash 4 Community.[9] This prompted many smashers to call authorities, who had him arrested the following day. He was subsequently indefinitely removed from the community.[10]

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