Editing Smasher:RAIN

{{Smasher Infobox

| image        = RAINApex2012.png

| caption      = RAIN providing commentary for the grand finals set between {{sm|Otori}} and {{sm|Nietono}} at [[Apex 2012]]

| mainssb4      = Sheik

| 2ndotherssb4 = Diddy Kong

| skillssbb    = Top professional

| skillssb4     = Top professional

| location      = Kantō

'''RAIN''' ({{ja|レイン|RAIN}}) is an East Japan smasher who is widely known in the Japanese Smash scene.

In ''Brawl'', he mains {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. In 2010, RAIN traveled to the United States to compete at [[Apex 2010]]. He placed 7th after losing to {{Sm|Lee Martin}} and {{Sm|Ally}}. In 2011, he competed at [[GENESIS 2]] and placed 17th. He later attended [[Apex 2012]], placing 13th after losing to {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|DEHF}}, and he also notably provided japanese commentary for {{Sm|Otori}}'s and {{Sm|Nietono}}'s set at grand finals. One of his biggest achievements in Smash came months later, where he won Japan's first international ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' tournament, [[Sun Rise Tournament]], defeating top players such as {{Sm|Mikeneko}}, Otori, and {{Sm|Vinnie}}.

In ''SSB4'', he mains {{SSB4|Sheik}} with {{SSB4|Cloud}} as a secondary, and is considered the best Sheik player in Japan and one of the best in the world, with notable placings such as a 9th placing at [[EVO 2015]]. He is also one of the most dominant forces in the [[Umebura (tournament series)|Umebura]] series of tournaments, with a streak of four consecutive wins in singles from [[Umebura 13]] until [[Umebura 18]]. He additionally used to main {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} before patch [[1.0.8]] nerfed him.

RAIN is known for his ability to understand a player's habits after having played them multiple times (commonly known as [[read|downloading]]) and exploiting these habits to his advantage. As a result, RAIN does much better in Japanese tournaments than when he travels internationally. He is currently ranked 2nd on the [[Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He has also competed in ''Melee'' in the past, and was ranked 2nd on the 2010 [[Kansai Melee Ranking Battles]].

|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||7th||7th||{{Sm|Brood}}

|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||17th||25th||{{Sm|Earth}}

|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=314706 Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo]||November 13th, 2011||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nietono}}

|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||13th||13th||Nietono

|[[SunRise Tournament|Sun Rise Tournament]]||August 10th-12th, 2012||1st||9th||{{Sm|Namarta}}

|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||13th||7th||{{Sm|Kuroobi}}

|[[Umebura 8]]||September 23rd, 2014||4th||—||—

|[[Umebura 9]]||October 11th, 2014||3rd||—||—

|[[Umebura 10]]||November 23rd, 2014||2nd||—||—

|[[Umebura 11]]||December 23rd, 2014||1st||—||—

|[[Umebura 12]]||February 8th, 2015||4th||—||—

|[[Umebura 13]]||March 15th, 2015||1st||—||—

|[[Umebura 14]]||April 15th, 2015||1st||—||—

|[[Umebura 15]]||May 16th, 2015||1st||—||—

|[[Umebura 16]]||June 6th, 2015||1st||—||—

|[[Umebura 17]]||June 20th-21st, 2015||—||2nd||{{Sm|Nietono}}

|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||9th||33rd||{{Sm|Abadango}}

|[[Umebura 19]]||August 29th, 2015||5th||—||—

|[[Umebura F.A.T.]]||September 21st-22nd, 2015||17th||—||—

|[[Umebura Niconico Qualifiers]]||November 29th, 2015||9th||—||—

|[[Umebura 20]]||December 27th, 2015||3rd||—||—

|[[Genesis 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||25th||4th||Nietono

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===

|[[Jack Garden Tournament]]||August 20th, 2005||5th||—||—

==External links==

[[Category:Japanese smashers]]

[[Category:Meta Knight professionals (SSBB)]]

[[Category:Falco professionals (SSBB)]]

[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSB4)]]

[[Category:Diddy Kong professionals (SSB4)]]

[[Category:Cloud professionals (SSB4)]]