Marcus is aNew Jersey Smasher, considered one of the best players in New Jersey across two differentSmash titles.
Marcus first competed inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U under the tagThe Great Gonzales, playingNess, and initially established himself with several notable performances in the Tristate area, including defeatingScAtt atKTAR XIX and placing 9th atApex 2016. His breakout event took place atRoyal Flush, where he defeatedMr. E,Pink Fresh, andWaDi to place 5th, his first major top 8 of his career. Since then, he has placed well at a variety of other majors, picked upDiddy Kong towards the end of the game's competitive lifepan, and defeatedLima atFrostbite 2018. In addition, Marcus is known for winning the post-UltimateSmash 4 event atSupernova 2024 with solo-Ness, the event becoming the largestSmash event won by a Ness player in anySmash game.
Marcus achieved greater recognition inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate's early metagame, where he initially playedSimon andRichter before swapping toPalutena a month later. His greatest tournament run took place atSmash 'N' Splash 5, where he placed 13th after upsettingTweek, achieving one of the largest upsets in the early metagame, and defeatingGackt and ScAtt. Alongside several other strong performances, such as placing 3rd atScarlet Classic V after defeatingSuarez, Marcus was ranked 43rd on theSpring 2019 PGRU. Since then, he has rarely traveled outside his region to compete and has switched toMr. Game & Watch.
Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| OrionRank 2017 | December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 2017 | 122nd |   | |
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| January-June 2016 | 10th | | |
| July-December 2016 | 12th | | |
| January-April 2017 | 3rd | | |
| May-August 2017 | 3rd | | |
| September-December 2017 | 5th | | |
| January-March 2018 | 6th |  | |
| April-July 2018 | 5th | | |
| August-December 2018 | 11th | | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| Spring 2019 PGRU | February 1st-July 7th, 2019 | 43rd |    | X-Factor: -21 |
OrionRank North America[edit]
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| January-March 2019 | 4th | | |
| April-June 2019 | 4th | | |
| October-December 2019 | 9th | | |
| January-March 2020 | 8th | | |
| July-September 2021 | 14th |  | |
| July-September 2023 | 17th | | |
| October-December 2023 | 7th | | |
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|
| KTAR XIV | November 7th, 2015 | 33rd | 4th | James |
| GameaCon | November 20th-22nd, 2015 | 5th | 1st | James |
| Wii Bear B-Airs #12 | January 1st, 2016 | 4th | 1st | James |
| KTAR XVII | February 13th, 2016 | 17th | 5th | James |
| Smash & Clash 3 | February 19th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Conference 57 | April 1st, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Collision XIII | April 16th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Wii Bear B-Airs #29 | April 29th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Wii Bear B-Airs #30 | May 6th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Wii Bear B-Airs #31 | May 13th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Zoan |
| Apex 2016 | June 17th-19th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Smashadelphia 2 | September 11th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 65th | 33rd | James |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | James |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 33rd | 17th | James |
| The True King | January 28th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 399 | February 7th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 400 | February 14th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 401 | February 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 402 | February 28th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 403 | March 7th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Scarlet Classic III | March 23rd, 2017 | 2nd | 4th | Aww8Badges |
| The Break Smash Weekly 405 | March 28th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XX | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 17th | 25th | Zoan |
| The Break Smash Weekly 406 | April 4th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 407 | April 11th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 408 | April 18th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 409 | April 25th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 410 | May 2nd, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 411 | May 9th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| The Break Smash Weekly 412 | May 16th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Anomaly 2 | May 20th, 2017 | 3rd | 7th | richie business |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Smashadelphia 2017 | June 23rd-25th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Suburban Showdown | July 8th, 2017 | 4th | 2nd | James |
| Korin's Tower Monthly #6 | August 6th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 129th | — | — |
| The Forge Weekly #4 | August 17th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| TCNJapes 3 | October 28th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| SmashQuest III | November 11th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| The Legend of Glentendo | December 30th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Ursa Minor 2 | February 8th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Collision XV | March 31st, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| The Scarlet Classic IV | April 15th-16th, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | Shoyo James |
| XenoSaga XV | May 12th, 2018 | — | 4th | DarkMATTer |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashadelphia 2018 | June 22nd-24th, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Shoyo James |
| Radiance | July 14th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Fireside Open 2018 | December 1st, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 9th | 7th | reflection |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 1st / 296 | — | — |
| Supernova 2025 | August 7th-10th, 2025 | 3rd / 258 | 7th / 35 | Elu |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|
| Smashadelphia Ultimate | December 9th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Redeemer Z |
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Ridgewood Winter Smash Bash | January 4th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Fable |
| Collision 2019 | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Suplex City Smash | April 6th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| The Scarlet Classic V | April 14th, 2019 | 3rd | 7th | Blue |
| CSL Grand Finals 2019 | April 27th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| King | May 5th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| SNS5 Pre-Event Tournament | May 30th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Smashadelphia 2019 | June 21st-23rd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 | November 9th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Fireside Open 2019 | December 7th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Failsafe #3 | July 31st, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 129th | — | — |
| B-Airs 400 | October 6th, 2023 | 17th / 130 | — | — |
| Failsafe Fall 2023 | October 14th, 2023 | 17th / 127 | — | — |
| Collision 2024 | March 15th-17th, 2024 | 33rd / 714 | — | — |
| Scarlet Classic IX | April 20th, 2024 | 17th / 120 | — | — |
- Marcus is known throughout the Tristate scene, with people commonly saying the phrase "On Gonz".
External links[edit]
New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings: 11th
New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings: 7th
