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Retired as Player | ||
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Rambo | ||
Background Information | ||
Name | Raymond Lussier | |
Country of Birth | Canada | |
Birthday | March 3, 1989 (age 35) | |
Residency | North America | |
Competitive | ||
Team | SEA Surge | |
Role | Head Coach | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Raymond "Rambo" Lussier is a retired Call of Duty esports player, currently a coach for Seattle Surge. He is a 2020 World Champion coach. As a player, he was most known for his time on Xtravagant, OpTic Gaming, and Team Envy.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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Xtravagant | ≈Sep 2009≈2009-09-?? | ≈Nov 2010≈2010-11-?? | ≈1yr 1mo ejel | ||
OpTic Gaming | ≈Dec 2010≈2010-12-12[1] | ≈Sep 2011≈2011-09-?? | ≈8mo 24d ejel | ||
Xtravagant | Sep 20112011-09-14[2] | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-21 | ≈2mo 7d ejel | ||
OpTic Gaming | ≈Dec 2011≈2011-12-?? | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | ≈3mo ejel | ||
apeX eSports NA | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | May 20122012-05-24[3] | ≈2mo 23d ejel | ||
OpTic Gaming | May 20122012-05-24[5] | Nov 20122012-11-20[4] | 5mo 27d ejel | ||
RoughNeX | Dec 20122012-12-12[7] | Jan 20132013-01-03[6] | 22d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Jan 20132013-01-03[9] | Jan 20142014-01-07[8] | 1yr 4d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Jan 20142014-01-07[8] | Jan 20142014-01-21[10] | 14d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Jan 20142014-01-21[10] | Apr 20142014-04-14[12] | 2mo 24d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Apr 20142014-04-14[12] | Nov 20142014-11-29 | 7mo 15d ejel | ||
Sledgehammer Games | Nov 20142014-11-29 | Feb 20202020-02-20[14] | 5yr 2mo ejel | ||
DAL Empire | Mar 20202020-03-03[16] | Nov 20212021-11-08[15] | 1yr 8mo ejel | ||
OpTic TEX | Nov 20212021-11-08[18] | May 20232023-05-03[17] | 1yr 5mo ejel | ||
SEA Surge | Oct 20232023-10-16[19] | Present | 6mo ej |
Team | Start | End | |||
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Xtravagant | ≈Sep 2009≈2009-09-?? | ≈Nov 2010≈2010-11-?? | ≈1yr 1mo ejel | ||
OpTic Gaming | ≈Dec 2010≈2010-12-12[1] | ≈Sep 2011≈2011-09-?? | ≈8mo 24d ejel | ||
Xtravagant | Sep 20112011-09-14[2] | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-21 | ≈2mo 7d ejel | ||
OpTic Gaming | ≈Dec 2011≈2011-12-?? | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | ≈3mo ejel | ||
apeX eSports NA | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | May 20122012-05-24[3] | ≈2mo 23d ejel | ||
OpTic Gaming | May 20122012-05-24[5] | Nov 20122012-11-20[4] | 5mo 27d ejel | ||
RoughNeX | Dec 20122012-12-12[7] | Jan 20132013-01-03[6] | 22d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Jan 20132013-01-03[9] | Jan 20142014-01-07[8] | 1yr 4d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Jan 20142014-01-07[8] | Jan 20142014-01-21[10] | 14d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Jan 20142014-01-21[10] | Apr 20142014-04-14[12] | 2mo 24d ejel | ||
Team Envy | Apr 20142014-04-14[12] | Nov 20142014-11-29 | 7mo 15d ejel | ||
Sledgehammer Games | Nov 20142014-11-29 | Feb 20202020-02-20[14] | 5yr 2mo ejel | ||
DAL Empire | Mar 20202020-03-03[16] | Nov 20212021-11-08[15] | 1yr 8mo ejel | ||
OpTic TEX | Nov 20212021-11-08[18] | Jan 20232023-01-27[20] | 1yr 2mo ejel | ||
OpTic TEX | Jan 20232023-01-27[20] | May 20232023-05-03[17] | 3mo 7d ejel | ||
SEA Surge | Oct 20232023-10-16[19] | Present | 6mo ej |
News
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IXI | November (approx.), BigTymeR, JKap, Rambo, and SiDRoC leave. | |
OG | December 12 (approx.), BigTymeR and Rambo join.[1] |
OG | September (approx.), ProoFy joins. Rambo leaves. | |
IXI | September 14, Bobby, Karma, and Revan join. Rambo rejoins.[2] | |
IXI | November 21 (approx.), Bobby, Karma, Rambo, and Revan leave. | |
OG | December (approx.), Rambo and Scump join. JKap and ProoFy leave. |
OG | March (approx.), IntaKe, NaDeSHoT, SiDRoC, and Vengeance join. BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump leave. | |
apX.NA | March (approx.), BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump join. | |
apX.NA | May 24, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump leave.[3] | |
OG | May 24, BigTymeR, MerK, Rambo, and Scump rejoin.[5] | |
OG | November 20, NaDeSHoT moves to starting roster. Rambo leaves.[4] | |
RNX | December 12, Clayster, IntaKe, Parasite, and Rambo join.[7] |
ENVY | January 7, Rambo (Player to Coach) changes position.[8] | |
ENVY | January 21, Rambo (Coach to Player) changes position. ProoFy leaves.[10][11] | |
ENVY | April 14, Parasite joins. Rambo (Player to Coach) changes position.[12][13] | |
ENVY | April 17, FoRePLayy, OGRE2, PHiZZURP and Rambo are drafted. | |
OG | July 11, BigTymeR, Bloodz, Fero and Rambo are drafted. | |
ENVY | November 29, Rambo (Coach) leaves. | |
SHG | November 29, Rambo (Competitive Systems Designer) joins. |
SHG | February 20, Rambo (Competitive Systems Designer) leaves.[14] | |
DAL | March 3, Rambo (Head Coach,General Manager) joins.[16] |
DAL | November 8, iLLeY, Shotzzy, and Rambo (Head Coach,General Manager) leave.[15] | |
TEX | November 8, Team is formed following acquisition of OpTic Gaming by Team Envy. Dashy, iLLeY, Scump, Shotzzy, Rambo (Head Coach,General Manager), Sender (Coach), H3CZ (President), and Hastr0 (Owner) join. General joins as substitute.[18] |
Biography[]
Raymond started playing games in general since he was very little. He actually started out with his grandmother on the NES:
"I started playing when I was very little with my grandmother on the Nintendo Entertainment System playing Super Mario Bros and Pacman. I progressed through all the Nintendo consoles up to the Nintendo 64. In 2007, I found out about Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and I got really interested." He started competing and playing GameBattles with some friends, but then it progressed to being more serious. He started competing for money after watching the MLG National Championship 2008 from home. In 2009, he starting playing the PCL's possible in order to start attending events at the end of that year.
Rambo is one of the worlds most famous Call of Duty players, and during his career he has been playing for big teams such as OpTic Gaming and Team EnVyUs. He has been successful in every Call of Duty title, and he was able to secure a 2nd place finish at the Call of Duty Championship 2013 with Team EnVyUs, winning $50,000.
On January 7, 2014, Rambo announced via Twitter that he would be moving into a coaching role overseeing Team EnVyUs. It was announced after Scump had left OpTic Gaming to join the Team EnVyUs squad. Rambo assured everyone that this wasn't a retirement, it was merely taking a break and step back from playing and allowing him to create more content for his channels on YouTube & Twitch.
On November 29, 2014, it was announced that Rambo has joined Sledgehammer Games, in order to help consult and improve Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
On February 21, 2020, he left Sledgehammer Games in February 21, 2020.
Trivia[]
- Rambo got his alias from the movie "Rambo".
- Rambo's favorite moment was Sunday of MLG Columbus 2011. It was his first event coming back after missing out on MLG Dallas 2011 due to sickness. He made the run from the losers bracket, all day long, to win the tournament.
- Rambo's favorite Call of Duty title is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
- Rambo's first language is French.
- Rambo bowled for Youth team Canada for four straight years and placed 53rd at the 2008 World youth championships.
- Rambo finished second at two World Championships (2013 and 2014) as a player, before coaching Dallas Empire to a World Championship in 2020.
- Rambo won the CDL 2020 Mayor of Verdansk award.
Achievements[]
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Media[]
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- June 14, OpTic Hour Season 2 Episode 2- The champions by OpTic Gaming on YouTube
- May 31, apeX NA returns to OpTic by Gravi7y on SK Gaming
- August 5, EGL7 Pre Grand Final Interview With OpTic Rambo with Dexerto on YouTube
- June 30, Interview with nV Rambo Ray with Dexerto on YouTube
- August 11, Interview with @Rambo_nV of @TeamEnVyUs with Dexerto on YouTube
- March 3, We're excited to welcome Call of Duty esports legend @ramboray to the @DallasEmpire. by Dallas Empire on Twitter
- March 3, Welcome to the Dallas Empire our new General Manager! with Dallas Empire on YouTube
- March 3, Rambo named general manager and head coach of Dallas Empire by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- March 3, Dallas Empire name Call of Duty legend Raymond Lussier as general manager, head coach by Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- March 9, New Dallas Empire coach ‘a voice of reasoning’ during team’s championship run by Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- March 20, CENSOR Starting for SUBLINERS? | Interview w/ Ramboray by LandO on YouTube
- March 27, Coronavirus and CDL Going Online - State of the Empire by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- April 3, Back to Practice - State of the Empire with RamboRay by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- April 12, RAMBO POST GAME INTERVIEW [DAL vs MIN 1-3] - DALLAS EMPIRE HOME SERIES with LandO on YouTube
- April 13, ESPN Esports Coaches Corner with Dallas Empire Head Coach Rambo with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- April 14, DALLAS HOME SERIES RECAP - STATE OF THE EMPIRE #3 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- July 7, How to Coach a COD Team?! | CDL Coaches Round-Table Ft. Mr. X, Rambo, & Sender by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 13, The Coach's Corner - Dallas Empire Head Coach RamboRay - Preparing for Champs/Meta changes with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- July 13, Rambo on the new META, it’s impact on Dallas Empire with LandO on YouTube
- August 7, How Did One Win Change the Dallas Empire's Entire Season? — Ft. Clayster, Rambo, & Shotzzy by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 28, RamboRay Column: Our biggest threat is ourselves by Raymond Lussier on Dexerto
- August 31, Dallas Empire CDL Champions Press Conference: 4v4 Reaction, Favorite Moments, Legacy with ESPN on YouTube
- September 2, What's next for the Empire after dropping Clayster? - Coach's Corner with Dallas Empire's RamboRay with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- September 18, A New Addition to the Team?? - State of the Empire 17 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- December 23, How to Go Pro in Call of Duty! | State of the Empire Ep. 19 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- February 9, Dallas Empire 2021 Merch Reveal by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- February 15, Defending the Throne | Episode 1 by Dallas Epire on YouTube
- February 16, Coach Rambo Explains & Gives Tips for CONTROL! by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- March 12, "Is it just an arch rivalry cause you lost bad?!" — Stage 2 Group Selection Show & Schedule Reveal by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 16, "They just don't like us shooting their bodies!" — Stage 3 Group Selection Show & Schedule Reveal by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 19, Stage 2 Major Versus Subliners, Rokkr, FaZe & Ultra | State of the Empire Ep. 26 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- April 26, How to Become a Great CoD Coach?! | Role Call: Coach Edition — Ft. Sender, Rambo & Revan by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 26, Dallas Empire, Hastr0 stand by lineup shakeup after 3-0 loss; Huke was ‘holding back progress’ by Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- May 9, "Our pictures are in the game!" — Empire REACT to Warzone 2020 CDL Trophy Reveal by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 21, "They looked scary in Losers Bracket, sending them over" — Stage 4 Group Selection Show by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 17, Vivid the Warrior | Defending the Throne | Episode 4 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- June 25, "COWARDS! You guys are cowards, man" — Stage 5 Group Selection Show by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 7, Back on LAN | Defending the Throne | Episode 5 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- August 18, What Happened at Major V | State of the Empire Ep. 26 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- August 30, Champs 2021 Recap | State of the Empire Ep. 27 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- September 8, The Final Defense: CDL Champs 2021 | Defending the Throne | Episode 7 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- November 24, Leaking New Competitive Game Mode | The OpTic Podcast Ep. 51 by OpTic Texas on YouTube
- April 2, Rambo: “Shotzzy is UNSTOPPABLE!” | CDL Major Interview with Dexerto on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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2020-03-07 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 4 - Los Angeles | Link |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nadeshot's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Karma's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 apeX NA returns to OpTic sk-gaming.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nadeshot's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 apeX NA returns to OpTic sk-gaming.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rambo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Rambo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 EsportsNation's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Envy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Esports Nation's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Esports Nation's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Envy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Envy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Rambo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 OpTic Gaming & Envy announce merger and new OpTic Texas CDL team dexerto.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Dallas Empire's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 OpTic Texas' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 OpTic Gaming & Envy announce merger and new OpTic Texas CDL team dexerto.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Seattle Surge's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Breaking Point's Tweet twitter.com