Raffa
| Raffa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Main |  Kid Cobra
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Raffa is an ARMS player from Germany who is considered to be one of the best Kid Cobra mains in Europe. He was ranked 2nd on the EU ARMS Power Ranking in the Summer of 2018 and Spring of 2020. He was also ranked 5th in the Summer of 2020 and 6th in the Winter of 2020/2021.
Raffa was first introduced to ARMS through Nintendo Direct presentations throughout the Spring of 2017. The various ARM attributes and fighter intricacies interested him enough to pre-order the game, which he eventually managed to get three days earlier than release. In August of that year, he joined Team Chroma, a team that he would continue to extensively support throughout its history. Included within that support, Raffa entered many of the TCM: Raise Your ARMS events alongside installments of their later Color Crash series. On September 24th, he notably placed 5th in 2GGP: ARMS Circuit 2 and later secured 1st place in the 2GGP League based on his results throughout the entire series. Around this time, Raffa also frequented Mega League Monday and began his long-standing support of EU ARMS and EU ARMS Challenge, a series he initially created and organized alongside Cojora.
In addition to continuing in the aforementioned tournaments throughout 2018, Raffa also placed 2nd in the European ARMS Open #2 on August 4th of that year. In September, he joined IlluZion Gaming for ARMS although he departed the team one month later as he chose to step back from the game.[1][2] In October however, he took part in a Germany vs United Kingdom country crew battle in which his team narrowly claimed victory. After a few months of relative inactivity, Raffa placed 4th in the FellowsTV Open Circuit 3 in March of 2019, making him the highest placing Kid Cobra player in the Europe bracket. He secured a number of notable events throughout 2020 as well, starting in April with European ARMS Free Play Tournament #2. In May, he won Week 6 of SAVE_ARMS 2020 and also won back to back EU ARMS Challenge events. Then, in June, he placed 1st in The Moshpit, starting his three event win streak in said event series.
Playstyle
Early on, Raffa often made use of the Cracker and Megaton. Other than that loadout, he is more well known for his later use of the Popper and Megawatt. In addition to his main Kid Cobra, Raffa also occasionally plays Spring Man and Twintelle.
Results
| Tournament | Date | Location | Placement | Tournament Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms Discord Tournament! | June 24, 2017 | Online | 4th | Online |
| Team Chroma: Raise Your ARMS | August 18, 2017 | Online | 7th | Online |
| Team Chroma: Raise Your ARMS! II | September 23, 2017 | Online | 5th | Online |
| 2GGP: ARMS Circuit 2 | September 24, 2017 | Online | 5th | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #1 | October 21, 2017 | Online | 4th | Online |
| Mega League 7 | October 23, 2017 | Online | 5th | Online |
| Team Chroma: Raise Your ARMS! III | October 28, 2017 | Online | 7th | Online |
| 2GGP: ARMS Circuit 3 | October 29, 2017 | Online | 9th | Online |
| Mega League 8 | October 30, 2017 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #2 | November 12, 2017 | Online | 1st | Online |
| Fight Club 3.4 | November 16, 2017 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| Box Boxer’s treasure hoard! | November 19, 2017 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| Neopunch: Don't Get Hit | November 25-27, 2017 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| 2GGP: ARMS Circuit 4 | November 26, 2017 | Online | 9th | Online |
| Mega League Monday 17 | January 8, 2018 | Online | 9th | Online |
| 2GGP: ARMS Circuit 5 | January 14, 2018 | Online | 33rd | Online |
| ARMS Random #2 | March 17, 2018 | Online | 3rd | Online |
| TCM Color Crash 3! | June 22, 2018 | Online | 4th | Online |
| Mega League Monday 41 | July 9, 2018 | Online | 9th | Online |
| Mega League Monday 42 | July 16, 2018 | Online | 1st | Online |
| European ARMS Open #2 | August 4, 2018 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #9 | September 16, 2018 | Online | 1st | Online |
| FellowsTV Open Circuit 3 | March 17, 2019 | Online | 4th | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #22 | April 28, 2019 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #23 | May 12, 2019 | Online | 2nd | Online |
| European ARMS Free Play Tournament #2 | April 6, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| SAVE_ARMS 2020: Week 4 | April 9, 2020 | Online | 7th | Online |
| SAVE_ARMS 2020: Week 6 | May 2, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #48 | May 17, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #49 | May 31, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| The Moshpit | June 7, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| SAVE_ARMS 2020: Grand Final | June 27, 2020 | Online | 5th | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #51 | June 28, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| Champions of the Erapean Union 14 | July 15, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| The Moshpit 2 | September 12, 2020 | Online | 1st | Online |
| The Moshpit 3 | February 20, 2021 | Online | 1st | Online |
| EU ARMS PR Invitational 6 | April 17, 2021 | Online | 4th | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #71 | April 25, 2021 | Online | 5th | Online |
| EU ARMS Challenge #100 | August 28, 2022 | Online | 4th | Online |
Trivia
- Raffa’s tag is derived from his first name, Raffael.
- In ARMS Fight Club 3.4, Raffa fought against Ripha (then known as Rapha_MTH) which led to Schkrimps jokingly saying that the loser would have to change their tag. Raffa secured the set, leading Ripha to take on a name suggested by a stream viewer: 'RIPha'.[3]
- Raffa has won every single The Moshpit event that he has entered.
Social Media
Gameplay Videos
FiA M30W- vs TCM Raffa Winners Semi Finals (Neopunch: Don't Get Hit)
TCM Raffa vs STDx Gore Winners Finals (Neopunch: Don't Get Hit)
TCM Raffa vs FiA M30W- Losers Finals (Neopunch: Don't Get Hit)
STDx Gore vs TCM Raffa Grand Finals (Neopunch: Don't Get Hit)
ARMS - Mega League Monday 16 Group B: Jon Dog (Byte & Barq) vs TCM Raffa (Kid Cobra)
EU ARMS Challenge #22 - Ripha (Ninjara) vs Raffa (Kid Cobra) - Pools
EU ARMS Challenge #22 - Raffa (Kid Cobra) vs Ripha (Ninjara) - Losers semi-finals
EU ARMS Challenge #22 - Iceman92 (Ribbon Girl) vs Raffa (Kid Cobra) - Losers finals
EU ARMS Challenge #22 - Yätta (Ribbon Girl) vs Raffa (Kid Cobra) - Grand finals
EU ARMS Challenge #23 - Raffa (Spring Man) vs Grimwood96 (Ribbon Girl) - Winners Semi-finals
EU ARMS Challenge #23 - Ripha (Ninjara) vs Raffa (Ninjara) - Winners Finals
EU ARMS Challenge #23 - Raffa (Twintelle) vs Shedy (Twintelle) - Losers Finals
EU ARMS Challenge #23 - Ripha (Min Min) vs Raffa (Min Min) - Grand Finals