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'''Zenyou''' is an ''[[Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Mario}} main with a {{SSBU|Cloud}} secondary from Porter Ranch, California. He is considered one of the best Mario players in [[SoCal]] along with {{Sm|Masta}}, and is currently ranked 6th on the [[SoCal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|SoCal Ultimate Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|Stroder}}, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, {{Sm|Lui$}}, {{Sm|Nicko}}, {{Sm|Charliedaking}}, and {{Sm|Kurama}}.

In ''[[SSB4]]'', Zenyou is a {{SSB4|Mario}} main with {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Fox}} [[alternate character|secondaries]], he is considered one of the best Mario players in the world, behind {{Sm|Ally}} and {{Sm|ANTi}}. He is renowned for his potent combo and punish game, considered the most extensive and developed among Mario players. Zenyou is currently ranked 4th on the [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings|SoCal Smash 4 All-Time Power Rankings]] and 61st on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]. He has taken sets off of top players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, Ally, {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, {{Sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and Larry Lurr.

|{{Trn|Final Battle}}||January 17th, 2015||25th||7th||{{Sm|ChAo5}}

|'''''{{Trn|EVO 2015}}'''''||July 17th-19th, 2015||33rd||—||—

|{{Trn|Special Smash}}||April 23rd, 2016||2nd||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|Frostbite 2018}}'''''||February 9th-11th, 2018||17th||25th||{{Sm|Mekos}}

|{{Trn|Kawaii Kon 2018}}||March 2nd-4th, 2018||3rd||1st||Zan

|{{Trn|Rise 2018}}||March 17th-18th, 2018||17th||9th||{{Sm|Xzax}}

|'''{{Trn|SwitchFest}}'''||April 21st-22nd, 2018||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||13th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}}'''''||June 23rd-24th, 2018||25th||17th||{{Sm|Mr. ConCon}}

|'''''{{Trn|EVO 2018}}'''''||August 3rd-5th, 2018||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|SoCal Regionals 2018}}||September 14th-16th, 2018||17th||4th||{{Sm|BestNess}}

|{{Trn|SoCal Chronicles}}||January 5th, 2019||5th||5th||{{Sm|Jtails}}

|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}'''''||February 1st-3rd, 2019||33rd||—||—

|{{Trn|Ultimate Nimbus}}||March 3rd, 2019||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Slither2Hunter}}

|'''''{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}}'''''||April 13th-14th, 2019||—||9th||{{Sm|SlayerZ}}

|{{Trn|DreamHack Dallas 2019}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||17th||9th||Slither2Hunter

|{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||7th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|CEO 2019}}'''''||June 28th-30th, 2019||49th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|EVO 2019}}'''''||August 2nd-4th, 2019||33rd||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|Mainstage}}'''''||September 20th-22nd, 2019||65th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|The Big House 9}}'''''||October 4th-6th, 2019||49th||—||—

|{{Trn|GENESIS: BLACK}}||November 9th-10th, 2019||13th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}'''''||December 7th-8th, 2019||129th||—||—

|{{Trn|2GG: SoCal Chronicles 2020}}||January 4th, 2020||2nd||—||—

|{{Trn|Smash at The Comic Strip: Punching Up}}||January 19th, 2020||5th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}'''''||January 24th-26th, 2020||33rd||—||—

|{{Trn|2GG: All In}}||February 16th, 2020||5th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}'''''||February 21st-23rd, 2020||129th||—||—

|{{Trn|Ascension: Stroder Beloved}}||February 12th, 2022||17th||—||—

|{{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2022}}||February 25th-27th, 2022||7th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}'''''||April 15th-17th, 2022||33rd||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|Mainstage 2022}}'''''||December 2nd-4th, 2022||65th||—||—

|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2023||65th||—||—

|{{Trn|DreamHack San Diego 2023}}||April 7th-9th, 2023||25th||—||—

|{{Trn|ichigoCon}}||July 28th, 2023||9th / 168||—||—

|{{Trn|GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse}}||December 2nd-3rd, 2023||25th / 201||—||—

|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||129th||—||—

|{{Trn|Fight for SoCal V}}||May 25th, 2019||33rd||—||—

Zenyou was removed from coaching website [https://metafy.gg/ Metafy] on June 5th, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605235248/https://twitter.com/TryMetafy/status/1665738614217605121|title=Metafy removes Zenyou from their platform}}</ref> in response to homophobic and transphobic remarks he made on Twitter and Twitch,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605235728/https://twitter.com/bravevesperia4/status/1665800560333692928|title=Brave Vesperia tweet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605235831/https://twitter.com/0asis_2/status/1665709811588030469|title=Zenyou's likes}}</ref> and being defensive of his statements  once exposed about it, stating "Its a free country, talk your shit :) / It'd be hypocritical of me to state my opinion without being willing to let you guys state yours / Twitter be how Twitter be, but insults bounce off me like bullets on Superman"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606000347/https://twitter.com/ZenyouX/status/1665707212956639232|title=Zenyou's statement}}</ref> Additionally, an anonymous user alleged Zenyou hit on them when they were 16 years old, showing Skype chat logs from 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606000413/https://twitter.com/laurrypants/status/1665792051311435777|title=Skype log}}</ref> Zenyou denied these allegations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606015635/https://twitter.com/ZenyouX/status/1665803096226922498|title=Zenyou denies underage flirting allegation}}</ref>