Editing Smasher:Zackray

| image          = Zackray-DetonationN.jpg

| otherssbu      = R.O.B.

| moreretiredssbu = {{SSBU|Wario}}, {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBU|Sora}}, {{SSBU|Joker}}

| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: Top 50 HM

| location        = Tokyo, [[Kantō]]

'''Zackray''' ({{ja|ザクレイ|zakurei}}) is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' player from Tokyo, [[Kantō]], Japan, considered one of the greatest Japanese ''Ultimate'' players of all-time, as well as the country's best player in the early metagame. He was considered ''Ultimate''{{'}}s first prodigy, winning his first major, {{Trn|Umebura SP 2}}, at the age of 16. He has since won many other majors, and is one of three players (alongside {{Sm|Tea}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}) with a major win in each of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s superregions, having also won {{Trn|The Big House 9}} in North America and {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4}} in Europe. Although he currently focuses on {{SSBU|Pit}} and {{SSBU|Dark Pit}}, he is known for his mastery over many characters and his ability to quickly pick up new characters, playing high-level tournaments with more than 20 different characters and winning majors with {{SSBU|Wolf}}, {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSBU|Sora}}. He is the greatest Pit, Dark Pit, and Wolf player of all-time, as well as one of the best Joker and R.O.B. players of all time. In addition, he remains the only player to win majors with solo-Wolf and Sora.  

Prior to ''Ultimate'', Zackray had a brief yet noteworthy career in {{forwiiu}}, co-maining {{SSB4|Corrin}} and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} while maintaining {{SSB4|Marth}} as a secondary. He was considered one of the biggest rising stars towards the end of the game's lifespan alongside {{Sm|SDX}}, with his victories at {{Trn|Sumabato 27}} and {{Trn|Sumabato Smash 4 Final}} leading many to consider him one of the best players in Japan despite his short tenure in the game compared to other players. He was ranked 88th on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]], and was the youngest player ranked on the list.

Zackray is able to play unconventionally with normally considered passive characters, such as {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, aggressively searching through weaknesses in an opponent's mindset, yet able to maintain a calm and calculating stance throughout sets. In neutral situations, he patiently waits for the opponent to move and counterattack at the right opportunity. Zackray is also known for picking up many characters for his adaptation to certain matchups, as well as downloading data on his opponent's playstyles. He did this to {{Sm|Maister}} by using {{SSBU|Sonic}} for the first two games of the set in The Big House 9, and by reverse 3-0ing him by going back to Joker.

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* Zackray is often nicknamed to be "Mr. Kagaribi" in the English community due to him making top 8 at all Kagaribi events he has attended since {{Trn|Kagaribi 1}}, while only missing attendance from {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}} and {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}}, as well as having won two of them. This also notably includes {{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}}, which was a partnership between Kowloon and the [[Kagaribi (series)|Kagaribi series]].