Editing Smasher:Onin

| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 22nd

| bestrankingssbu = [[UltRank 2022]]: 6th

| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 2,388 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBU}}

| former sponsors = Itani Esports, {{Team|26 Rising}}

'''Onin''', also known as '''Pocket''', is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player from [[Michigan]], considered one of the greatest Steve players of all-time, the best Steve player in North America in 2022 and 2023, one of the best American players in 2022, and the best player in the Midwest in the post-pandemic metagame. They are best known for winning the supermajors {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}, becoming the first and only North American Steve player to win a major.

For the first few years of their career, Onin was a Wi-Fi Warrior who attended several online events per month and played a mix of several characters, most notably {{SSBU|Joker}} and {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, as well as {{SSBU|Robin}} starting in 2021. They established themselves as a Wi-Fi Warrior during this time, placing highly at several events such as 2nd at the 256-entrants event [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ddee-s-dreamland-brawl-140-prizepool/details DDee's Dreamland Brawl], where they defeated several Wi-Fi Warriors such as {{Sm|Br1 AV}}, {{Sm|JW}}, and {{Sm|varun}}; and 1st at the 294-entrants event [https://www.start.gg/tournament/flat-combats-3/details FLAT COMBATS #3], where they took the tournament over players such as {{Sm|colinies}} and {{Sm|Capitancito}}. However, most of their tournament appearances during this time were either at online weeklies or at events that were not tiered highly on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank]], and as such they did not appear on a single Wi-Fi Warrior Rank iteration.

As offline began returning in 2021, Onin began shifting their attention to offline events. However, instead of sticking to any of their online characters, Onin began using {{SSBU|Steve}}, which became their main by the end of Summer 2021. During the summer, Onin saw success at tournaments and placed top 8 at several weeklies, allowing them to debut at 14th on the [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]]'s Summer 2021 ranking.

Despite this success, Onin was still a relatively unknown name when they attended {{Trn|Riptide}}, their first offline supermajor, where they weren't seeded to make it out of pools at #862. Onin not only outplaced this seed by a lot -- ultimately placing 49th -- but they defeated several players who was seeded above them, including #99 seed {{Sm|Kazma}} 2-1 and #94 seed {{Sm|Mata-Door}} 2-0. Although they did not go far in the main bracket, Onin established themselves as a player capable of competing at a national level. This was reflected in Onin's next two major events in the following year, {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}} in January and {{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}} in February, where they placed in the top 64 at both.  

Despite high placements at majors and in-region, Onin still lacked any globally-ranked wins. This began to change following Glitch - Infinite, as Onin began to win almost every event they attended. These strings of wins included the superregionals {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022}} and {{Trn|COST 2022}}, where Onin not only won without dropping a set, but saw them defeat several notable names including {{Sm|Ned}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, and {{Sm|WaDi}} in the former and {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{Sm|IcyMist}}, and {{Sm|Elegant}} in the latter. Their dominance at a regional level, including wins over several top 50 players, helped Onin debut at 65th on the [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]].

This victory streak culminated in Onin's performances in the summer, specifically at the major {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}} and the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}. In the former tournament, they defeated top players {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|Riddles}}, and {{Sm|Big D}} twice to win the event, making them one of the youngest players to win an ''Ultimate'' major at just 16 years old, as well as the only North American Steve player to win a major. In the latter tournament, they notoriously dominated {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-0, which included a three-stock in the final game, and tore through the rest of the bracket, including Riddles, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, and {{Sm|Maister}} twice to win the event. These two victories established Onin as not just the best player from the Midwest region, but one of the best players from the United States as a whole. In addition, some players believed that, at the pace they were going, Onin could potentially become one of the best players in the world by the end of the year.  

Unfortunately, Onin would ultimately fail to win another major for the rest of the year. Their best major wins during this time still saw them reach the top 3: they cruised through their bracket at {{Trn|The Big House 10}} but were reverse 3-0d by Riddles before ultimately losing to {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} to place 3rd. They saw another chance at winning a major event after making it to Grand Finals on Winner's side at {{Trn|Let's Make Moves Miami}}. However, they were seamlessly dispatched by fellow {{SSBU|Steve}} player {{Sm|acola}} 6-0, which also notably saw Onin play other characters for three of the games. On the other hand, Onin also saw some lows, most notably at the supermajor {{Trn|Mainstage}}, where they lost to Maister and {{Sm|Kurama}} to place 9th; and at the invitational major {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}, where they went 2-2 after falling to {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} and Light. The lows, as well as their weak start of the season, held them back from coming close to the #1 position. However, they were ultimately still ranked top 10, ranking 6th at the half-year ranking [[UltRank 2022]] and 10th on the [[OrionRank 2022]].

After an explosive year, the following year saw Onin's results slowly begin to mellow out. Although they continued to dominate the Midwest region, their major results suffered a noticeable drop overall as they failed to place top 16 at most of them. This included {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023}}, where they were upset by {{Sm|SHADIC}} and {{Sm|enhancedpv}} to place 25th; and {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}, where they lost their runback to {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} and were eliminated by {{Sm|Kameme}} at 17th. They did see a strong performance at the supermajor {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, where they defeated players such as {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Gackt}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}} but were double-eliminated by {{Sm|Jakal}} to place 4th. However, this single strong event wasn't enough to save the rest of Onin's first half of the year, and they saw a noticeable drop to 30th on the [[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]].

Following continued harassment and death threats due to their choice of character, which previously had led to Onin deactivating their [[Twitter]] account, Onin decided to take a step back from competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/File:Onin_break_tweet.png|title=Onin taking a break}}</ref> which saw them appear at less events. As it stands, Onin remains as the best player in the Midwest due to their dominance at the Midwest events they attended, which included a victory at the superregional {{Trn|The Big House 11}}. However, their resume at larger events outside their region was not as impressive, including their mediocre 33rd at the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}} losing to {{Sm|Marss}} and {{Sm|Lui$}} and 13th at the superregional {{Trn|Santa Paws}} losing to {{Sm|omega}} and {{Sm|Jakal}}. Due to this, Onin's slipped to 43rd on the [[LumiRank 2023]].

 

2024.1 was a better season for Onin, as they started to play in more events. After their 17th place finish at {{Trn|GENESIS X}}, they placed no lower than 5th in every event they entered, including two top 4 finishes at supermajors, placing 3rd at {{Trn|Collision 2024}} and 4th at {{Trn|Get On My Level X}}, resulting in a rise in ranking to 21st in the world on [[LumiRank 2024.1]]. They have been less active in 2024.2, however, but placed 9th at {{Trn|Supernova 2024}} and 17th at {{Trn|Riptide 2024}}.