Hamma

Hamma is an player from the United States who mains Lola Pop. He is most well known for his commentary work for ARMS tournaments and events and was also the former co-owner of Champions of the Era.

Hamma initially discovered ARMS through his school's fighting game club where N-Man's brother, Nama, showed him the game. While he did enjoy the game, his respect for HanukkahJamboree was what truly warranted him to pick up the game. He continued to attend local events in St. Louis in late 2017 and early 2018, even attending Smash Out Hunger 2017, one of the first ARMS majors in the United States. The day before that event, at a local St. Louis biweekly, Hamma first got into commentating for the game. Around June of 2018, Hamma joined Milky Way eSports (often abbreviated as MWe) and also attended Smash'N'Splash 4. Later that Summer, in early July, Era teamed up with Hamma to begin running Champions of the Era. The series' goal was to enrich Era's TOing skills while Hamma's focus was to engage more with ARMS commentary. In early November, he attended Midwest Mayhem 12, placing a notable 5th at the Midwest regional. On November 8th, he joined Flourish eSports for commentary and also left MWe that same month when the team disbanded. Hamma joined RipTide eSports in December of 2018 when the team was initially founded. He prominently commentated Smash Out 2018 on December 15th as well, marking one of his first commentary positions at an ARMS major.

In February of 2019, Hamma departed from his position as co-owner of Champions of the Era. Despite this, he still continued to show support for Era's events, including the then newly created Default Derby series. He also commentated many events in the ARMSVengers series in early 2019, collaborating with Pawl S.Lax. In late May and early June, Hamma attended Smash'N'Splash 5 where he commentated for ARMS. This gig allowed him to cast a wide range of players from all across the United States and even a few players from Japan. After this event, he was promoted to the co-owner of RipTide. Later that year, from August 31st to September 1st, Hamma went to California to compete and commentate at 2GG: SwitchFest 2019, managing to place 7th. At that event, he co-casted Top 6 alongside Cedge and got the opportunity to commentate one of AstroNinja's first breakthrough tournament wins. In September of 2019, Hamma parted ways with RipTide eSports and in November he returned to commentate Smash Out 2019.

Going into 2020, Hamma took a step back from the ARMS scene, though still keeping many ties. With the many ARMS announcements in the Spring however, he came back to commentary for the ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020), more specifically the community stream done by Pawl S.Lax. On May 8th, he won the uniquely formatted event, Outlaw Skirmish that had a stage list consisting of traditionally non-legal stages, notably utilizing a Yabuki Combo to secure the win. In the following months, Hamma took his focus elsewhere such as streaming on Twitch. There, he primarily streams Overwatch among various other games. He occasionally collaborated with other members of the ARMS community as well, such as Serp, Gryffical, Jean Marc, Para, or once again with Pawl S.Lax. Despite his lack of involvement in late 2020, Hamma is still regarded as one of the top ARMS commentators as well as a prominent source of entertainment by many in the community.

Playstyle
Hamma is often known for his use of the Parabola as it works well as a bait option to make the opponent susceptible to his other ARM. He often pairs the Funchuk with the Parabola due to its fast retract. Hamma often closes in on his opponents and utilizes the fast retraction of his ARMS to win boxing situations and catch dashes. He relies on getting knockdowns from wake up situations and then utilizes Lola Pop's unique maneuverability options to move away and reset the process to ensure that his aggressiveness is not overstayed. Other than Lola Pop, Hamma also plays Spring Man.

Commentary Style
Hamma's commentary highly revolves around play by play commentary while highlighting hype and tense moments by utilizing his tone of voice and pacing. He attempts to mirror the inferred feelings of the players and demonstrate said emotions to the audience through his tone of voice. This can simultaneously excite and entertain the spectators of the match, often encouraging them to become more engaged with the ongoing fight.

Trivia

 * Hamma's tag was created as a nod to his Super Smash Bros. for Wii U main, King Dedede, and his iconic hammer.
 * Prior to playing ARMS, Hamma was a top 500 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 player.
 * Hamma donated the entire $50 prize pot for Quarantined Rapport 2.

Social Media
Twitter account Twitch channel

Gameplay Videos
CotE #17 - MWe | Hamma (Lola Pop) vs. MWe | Era (Min Min) Exhibition Match - ARMS CotE #23 - Flo | Hamma (Spring Man) vs. MWe | TwinedFive0 (Lola Pop) - Thug Finals - ARMS CotE #27 - IluZ | TwinedFive0 (Lola Pop) vs. Flo | Hamma (Springman) - Winners Side - ARMS CotE #27 - Flo | Mileve (Mechanica) vs. FlorThamma (Springman) - Losers Semis - ARMS CotE #27 - Steelhead (Max Brass) vs. FlorThamma (Springman) - Losers Finals - ARMS Smash Out 2018 - Loser's Top 8 Qualifier - Flo | Hamma vs TCM | StyloRen