Editing Smasher:Onin

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

| sponsor        = Michigan State University

| 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.

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]].