Editing Smasher:Bombsoldier

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Bombsoldier
| image         = bombsoldier_oc3.jpg
| mainssbu      = Lucas
| mainssbm      = Falco
| otherssbm     = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm  = Mr. Game & Watch
| mainssbb      = Meta Knight
| 2ndmainssbb   = Falco
| otherssbb     = Lucas 
| mainpm        = Falco
| skillssbm     = Top level <small>(semi-retired)</small>
| skillssbb     = Professional
| skillpm       = Upper mid level
| skillssbu     = Upper mid level
| alias         = ボムソルジャー
| realname      = Yusuke
| birthday      = 01 <!-- exact date unknown -->
| birthmonth    = 12
| birthyear     = 1991
| location      = Kanagawa, Kanto
| country       = Japan
}}
'''Bombsoldier''' ({{ja|ボムソルジャー|Bomu sorujyā}}) is a semi-retired ''[[SSBM]]'' {{SSBM|Falco}} player from Japan, who was most active during the Golden Age of ''Melee''. He was notable for his aggressive, flashier playstyle, atypical of Falco play at the time, and is renowned for being one of the most influential Falco players of all time.

== Tournament history ==
=== Golden Age ===
Prior to the {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}, Bombsoldier was seen as an up-and-coming player and innovator in his usual region, but it wasn't until that tournament where he gained national prominence. After losing to {{Sm|RAIN}} in the winners' bracket, Bombsoldier tore through the losers' bracket defeating almost every top Japanese player at the time, including {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, {{Sm|Korius}}, and the then-#1 seed {{Sm|Masashi}} to reach Grand Finals against {{Sm|Ken}}, who he lost against to place 2nd overall.

After the American players in attendance brought their recordings back to the United States and uploaded them onto [[YouTube]], Bombsoldier also gained international prominence for his performance. His innovative style of play and incredible punish game immediately made him a crowd favorite, and inspired American Falco mains to incorporate elements of his style into their gameplay. These players included {{Sm|PC Chris}}, {{Sm|Zhu}}, and {{Sm|DaShizWiz}}, who would all be recognized in their own eras as some of the greatest Falco players to play ''Melee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V25aEBZnYzs|title=Last Stock Legends: Ken vs Bombsoldier}}</ref>

After the Jack Garden Tournament, Bombsoldier's tournament attendance was not well-documented, although it can be assumed he continued playing the game in some capacity, remaining a strong threat in the Japanese scene. His only noted appearance outside of Japan was at [[Zero Challenge 3]], where he placed 17th out of 228 entrants, being eliminated by {{Sm|Forward}} in the losers' bracket.

=== Other games and recent activity ===
Bombsoldier is known to have played both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'' and the earlier versions of ''[[Project M]]'' competitively, though he was only active for a short time in both. He did not show any interest in competing in {{forwiiu}} when it was the most recent ''Smash'' game. Bombsoldier seemed to fade out of the scene over these years, though he remained semi-active on [[Twitter]], talking mostly about other video games instead of ''Smash''.

However, he has returned to the scene for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Ultimate]]'', where he plays {{SSBU|Lucas}} to moderate tournament success. He exclusively attends tournaments in Japan. Bombsoldier has also reappeared in the ''Melee'' scene, most notably having occasional guest appearances on {{Sm|aMSa}}'s [[Twitch]] stream.

== Playstyle ==
Bombsoldier was the first true aggressive Falco player, using Falco's tools not to defensively wall the opponent out, but to pressure the opponent heavily until they concede an opening. Once this happens, he would immediately initiate lengthy [[Reflector|shine]] pillar combos which, at the time, very few players knew defensive counterplay for, and often extended his combos with aerial lasers to tack on even more damage. He often ended combos with a back aerial or smash attack that sent his opponent off-stage, where he showed his surprising edgeguarding prowess, being able to execute complex edgeguarding maneuvers such as [[Fire Bird]] stalling at ledge to cover low recoveries. Bombsoldier also frequently utilized off-stage [[down aerial]]s to finish off opponents, or to maintain a lead. His frequent usage caused down aerials used in this fashion to be referred to as "the Bombsoldier".

However, Bombsoldier's nearly exclusive focus on the punish game lends itself to a slew of exploitable weaknesses. Bombsoldier's main advantage was his then-unmatched combo game that could overwhelm opponents, both in-game and mentally. However, players from his region such as {{Sm|RAIN}}, who knew how to combat his style, were mostly unfazed by his abilities. As more Falcos adopted Bombsoldier's combo game, players around the world became more accustomed to fighting aggressive Falcos in general, which also impaired his success. Bombsoldier's technical focus also came at the cost of his [[neutral game]] development, to the point where modern players who have the rare chance to play him (such as {{Sm|Toph}}) report that he feels like a "new-school player, who if anything didn't have old-school fundamentals."

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Jack Garden Tournament]]||August 20th, 2005||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||17th||2nd||{{sm|Ken}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Numabura Season 1-3]]|| September 19, 2009? || 4th? || &mdash; || &mdash; 
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 2}}||January 12th, 2019||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019}}||May 1st-2nd, 2019||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 4}}||August 17th, 2019||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 5}}||September 28th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 6}}||October 22nd, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 7}}||November 16th, 2019||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO Japan 2020}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Gameplay videos==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOKyMf_sa7U Soldier of Fortune - Bombsoldier]

===''[[Project M]]''===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5veI4j6EEw PM ver0922 Bombsoldier vs MomoSugar]

==Trivia==
*Bombsoldier's older brother is {{sm|DISK}}.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/bombsoldier01 Twitter account]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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