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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = Onin
| name            = Onin
| alias         = Pocket
| image          = onin2022.jpg
| alias           = Pocket
| mainssbu        = Steve
| mainssbu        = Steve
| otherssbu      = R.O.B.
| otherssbu      = R.O.B.
| 2ndotherssbu    = Joker
| 2ndotherssbu    = Ike
| moreotherssbu  = {{SSBU|Robin}}
| moreotherssbu  = {{SSBU|Joker}}
| image          =  
| retiredssbu    = Robin
| skillssbu      = Top professional
| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 21st
| rankingssbu    = [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]]: 1st
| bestrankingssbu = [[UltRank 2022]]: 6th
| sponsor           = Itani Esports
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 2,388 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBU}}
| sponsor         = Michigan State University
| former sponsors = Itani Esports, {{Team|26 Rising}}
| realname        = Angel Mireles
| realname        = Angel Mireles
| location        = Michigan
| location        = [[Michigan]]
| country        = United States
| country        = United States
| birthday        = 26
| birthday        = 26
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'''Onin''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player from Michigan who is considered one of the best Steve mains in the United States. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]]. While already being in contention for the title of the best Steve player in the United States after taking first place in singles at both {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022}} and {{Trn|COST 2022}}, Onin won his first major at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}, defeating players such as {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|Riddles}}, and {{Sm|Big D}} en route to a 1st place finish, making him one of the youngest players to win an ''[[Ultimate]]'' major at just 16 years old, as well as the first North American Steve player to win an open major. Outside of these wins, Onin has also defeated players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|Riddles}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, and {{Sm|MVD}}.
'''Onin''', also known as '''Pocket''', is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player from [[Michigan]]. They are considered the second-best Steve player in the world after {{Sm|acola}}, the best player in the Midwest region, and one of the best overall in the United States. They are currently ranked 1st on the [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]] and 21st on the [[LumiRank 2024.1]].
 
==Playstyle==
{{incomplete}}
 
==Tournament history==
===Online beginnings===
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.
 
===Picking up Steve===
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.
 
===The meteoric rise===
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]].
 
===Decline===
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]].
 
===Return to form===
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}}.
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[LumiRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[UltRank 2022]]||June 18th - December 18th, 2022||6th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||30th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||43rd||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank 2024.1]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024||21st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v8]]{{OnlineIcon}}||January 1st - June 30th, 2024||8th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022||65th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022||10th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====OrionRank North America====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]]||December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022||5th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====LumiRank North America====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||19th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Online Olympus II}}{{OnlineIcon}}||Januray 30th-31st, 2021||257th||7th||{{Sm|Midnight|p=SoCal}}  
|{{Trn|The Online Olympus II|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||Januray 30th-31st, 2021||257th / 643||7th / 95||{{Sm|Midnight|p=SoCal}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2021||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2021||65th / 391||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Collision Online 2021}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th, 2021||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Collision Online 2021|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th, 2021||25th / 549||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Back To Smash}}||September 4th, 2021||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Back To Smash|g=SSBU}}||September 4th, 2021||13th / 147||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Riptide|g=SSBU}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||49th / 1,024||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Spartan Weeklies 69: The Monthly}}||September 18th, 2021||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Eden}}
|{{Trn|Spartan Weeklies 69: The Monthly|g=SSBU}}||September 18th, 2021||4th / 128||2nd / 32||{{Sm|Eden}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MIRAGE}}||October 2nd, 2021||3rd||2nd||Eden
|{{Trn|MIRAGE|g=SSBU}}||October 2nd, 2021||3rd / 183||2nd / 35||Eden
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get Clipped 17 A Holiday Special}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 26th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Get Clipped 17 A Holiday Special|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 26th, 2021||17th / 330||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}}||January 7th-9th, 2022||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-9th, 2022||25th / 687||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}}||February 18th-20th, 2022||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite|g=SSBU}}||February 18th-20th, 2022||33rd / 616||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MIRAGE II}}||May 7th, 2022||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Blueboo}}
|{{Trn|MIRAGE II|g=SSBU}}||May 7th, 2022||2nd / 122||1st / 27||{{Sm|Blueboo}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2022||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2022||7th / 553||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Wolvarena 4}}||May 21st, 2022||5th||2nd||{{Sm|BooBear}}
|{{Trn|Wolvarena 4|g=SSBU}}||May 21st, 2022||5th / 103||2nd / 27||{{Sm|BooBear}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022}}||May 27th-29th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022|g=SSBU}}||May 27th-29th, 2022||1st / 392||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EMUSC Summer of Love}}||June 11th, 2022||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Kople}}
|{{Trn|EMUSC Summer of Love|g=SSBU}}||June 11th, 2022||2nd / 140||3rd / 24||{{Sm|Kople}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|COST 2022}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||1st||2nd||BooBear
|{{Trn|COST 2022|g=SSBU}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||1st / 304||2nd / 55||BooBear
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Warp Zone}}||June 25th, 2022||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Warp Zone|g=SSBU}}||June 25th, 2022||2nd / 328||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Demon}}
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBU}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||1st / 753||2nd / 126||{{Sm|Demon}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|STAMPEDE II}}||July 23rd, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|STAMPEDE II|g=SSBU}}||July 23rd, 2022||1st / 132||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Black Diamond|g=SSBU}}||August 6th, 2022||2nd / 89||1st / 14||BooBear
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBU}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||1st / 2,388||13th / 488||Demon
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind|g=SSBU}}||August 19th-21st, 2022||7th / 466||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Bahamut|g=SSBU}}||September 3rd, 2022||1st / 133||1st / 17||BooBear
|-
|{{Trn|The Arcadian Online Qualifier 2|g=SSBU}} East Coast{{OnlineIcon}}||September 4th, 2022||3rd / 631||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 10|g=SSBU}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||3rd / 636||4th / 111||{{Sm|BooBear}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational|g=SSBU}}||October 21st-23rd, 2022||5th / 32||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves Miami|g=SSBU}}||October 28th-30th, 2022||2nd / 467||1st / 75||{{Sm|acola}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage 2022|g=SSBU}}||December 2nd-4th, 2022||9th / 512||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Scuffed World Tour|g=SSBU}}||December 18th, 2022||7th / 13||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023|g=SSBU}}||January 6th-8th, 2023||25th / 774||3rd / 132||{{Sm|Riddles}}
|-
|{{Trn|Sweet Spot 7|g=SSBU}}||March 4th-5th, 2023||1st / 223||1st / 59||BooBear
|-
|{{Trn|SOS 8|g=SSBU}}||March 18th, 2023||1st / 158||1st / 30||{{Sm|AnthonyIsntCool}}
|-
|{{Trn|Phoenix Down|g=SSBU}}||March 25th, 2023||1st / 213||1st / 37||{{Sm|Lunges}}
|-
|{{Trn|Spartan Circus|g=SSBU}}||April 22nd, 2023||1st / 124||2nd / 21||{{Sm|Wilf}}
|-
|[[Tournament:26 Rising's Show Stopper#Invitational|26 Rising's Show Stopper Invitational]]||May 13th, 2023||1st / 32||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 5|g=SSBU}}||May 19th-21st, 2023||17th / 652||5th / 124||{{Sm|Luugi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Crown the Third|g=SSBU}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||4th / 418||7th / 99||{{Sm|ApolloKage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||33rd / 2,607||2nd / 567||{{Sm|lolyoshi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Back to Smash 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 26th, 2023||1st / 214||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|ECLIPSE|g=SSBU}}||September 16th-17th, 2023||1st / 154||2nd / 35||{{Sm|Eki}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 11|g=SSBU}}||October 20th-22nd, 2023||1st / 507||1st / 80||{{Sm|Soar}}
|-
|{{Trn|Octobair 2023|g=SSBU}}||October 28th, 2023||2nd / 143||1st / 30||{{Sm|Ludo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Lucid 2023|g=SSBU}}||November 4th, 2023||2nd / 173||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 8|g=SSBU}}||November 11th-12th, 2023||9th / 710||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Santa Paws|g=SSBU}}||December 8th-10th, 2023||13th / 181||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS X|g=SSBU}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||17th / 1,506||1st / 302||{{Sm|Ouch!?}}
|-
|{{Trn|Afterburner 2024|g=SSBU}}||March 9th, 2024||5th / 249||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2024|g=SSBU}}||March 15th-17th, 2024||3rd / 714||3rd / 108||{{Sm|Atomic}}
|-
|{{Trn|Diamond Dust|g=SSBU}}||April 6th-7th, 2024||2nd / 284||2nd / 48||Riddles
|-
|{{Trn|Stride Stadium 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 22nd, 2024||9th / 160||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level X|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2024||4th / 688||1st / 122||Soar
|-
|{{Trn|COMBO BREAKER 2024|g=SSBM}}||May 24th-26th, 2024||1st / 412||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|COST 2024|g=SSBU}}||June 21st-23rd, 2024||2nd / 237||1st / 45||{{Sm|Chase}}
|-
|{{Trn|Out of Pocket|g=SSBU}}||June 30th, 2024||5th / 141||1st / 30||{{Sm|Demon}}
|-
|{{Trn|Aloha Beaches 2: Beach Off|g=SSBU}}||July 7th, 2024||1st / 170||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Saturday Stadium 4 Golden|g=SSBU}}||July 20th, 2024||3rd / 256||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SMFN Invitational|g=SSBU}}||August 8th, 2024||9th / 20||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Supernova 2024|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||9th / 2,281||4th / 497||lolyoshi
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide 2024|g=SSBU}}||September 6th-8th, 2024||17th / 1,024||9th / 145||{{Sm|rydra}}
|}
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/BanStevePLEASE Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/OninOrSomething Twitter account]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230530214746/https://twitter.com/OninOrSomething Twitter account] web archive
*[https://twitter.com/BanStevePLEASE Old Twitter account], now ran by {{Team|Buntai}} crew
*[https://www.twitch.tv/oninorsomething Twitch account]


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[[Category:Wi-Fi Warriors]]
[[Category:Steve players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Steve professionals (SSBU)]]

Latest revision as of 04:08, October 27, 2024

Onin "Pocket"
Onin2022.jpg
Character info
Ultimate main Steve
Other Ultimate characters R.O.B., Ike, Joker
Retired Ultimate character Robin
Team info
Sponsor(s) Michigan State University
Former sponsor(s) Itani Esports, 26 Rising
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 21st
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 6th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1st / 2,388 at Super Smash Con 2022
Personal and other info
Real name Angel Mireles
Birth date (age 18)
Location Michigan United States

Onin, also known as Pocket, is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Steve player from Michigan. They are considered the second-best Steve player in the world after acola, the best player in the Midwest region, and one of the best overall in the United States. They are currently ranked 1st on the Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings and 21st on the LumiRank 2024.1.

Playstyle[edit]

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Tournament history[edit]

Online beginnings[edit]

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 Joker and R.O.B., as well as 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 DDee's Dreamland Brawl, where they defeated several Wi-Fi Warriors such as Br1 AV, JW, and varun; and 1st at the 294-entrants event FLAT COMBATS #3, where they took the tournament over players such as colinies and 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.

Picking up Steve[edit]

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 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 Ultimate Power Rankings's Summer 2021 ranking.

Despite this success, Onin was still a relatively unknown name when they attended 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 Kazma 2-1 and #94 seed 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, Let's Make Big Moves 2022 in January and Glitch - Infinite in February, where they placed in the top 64 at both.

The meteoric rise[edit]

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 Combo Breaker 2022 and COST 2022, where Onin not only won without dropping a set, but saw them defeat several notable names including Ned, MVD, and WaDi in the former and Dark Wizzy, IcyMist, and 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 Get On My Level 2022 and the supermajor Super Smash Con 2022. In the former tournament, they defeated top players Kola, Riddles, and 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 MkLeo 3-0, which included a three-stock in the final game, and tore through the rest of the bracket, including Riddles, Glutonny, and 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 The Big House 10 but were reverse 3-0d by Riddles before ultimately losing to Light to place 3rd. They saw another chance at winning a major event after making it to Grand Finals on Winner's side at Let's Make Moves Miami. However, they were seamlessly dispatched by fellow Steve player 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 Mainstage, where they lost to Maister and Kurama to place 9th; and at the invitational major Scuffed World Tour, where they went 2-2 after falling to Miya 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.

Decline[edit]

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 Let's Make Big Moves 2023, where they were upset by SHADIC and enhancedpv to place 25th; and Battle of BC 5, where they lost their runback to Miya and were eliminated by Kameme at 17th. They did see a strong performance at the supermajor Crown the Third, where they defeated players such as Maister, Gackt, and Tweek but were double-eliminated by 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,[1] 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 The Big House 11. However, their resume at larger events outside their region was not as impressive, including their mediocre 33rd at the supermajor Super Smash Con 2023 losing to Marss and Lui$ and 13th at the superregional Santa Paws losing to omega and Jakal. Due to this, Onin's slipped to 43rd on the LumiRank 2023.

Return to form[edit]

2024.1 was a better season for Onin, as they started to play in more events. After their 17th place finish at GENESIS X, they placed no lower than 5th in every event they entered, including two top 4 finishes at supermajors, placing 3rd at Collision 2024 and 4th at 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 Supernova 2024 and 17th at Riptide 2024.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

LumiRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th - December 18th, 2022 6th Steve (SSBU)
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 30th Steve (SSBU)
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 43rd Steve (SSBU)
LumiRank 2024.1 December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 21st Steve (SSBU)

Wi-Fi Warrior Rank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v8Online January 1st - June 30th, 2024 8th Steve (SSBU)Cloud (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 65th Steve (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 10th Steve (SSBU)

OrionRank North America[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2022 North America December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 5th Steve (SSBU)

LumiRank North America[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
LumiRank 2023 North America December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 19th Steve (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
The Online Olympus IIOnline Januray 30th-31st, 2021 257th / 643 7th / 95 Midnight
Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINEOnline April 18th, 2021 65th / 391 — —
Collision Online 2021Online April 24th, 2021 25th / 549 — —
Back To Smash September 4th, 2021 13th / 147 — —
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 49th / 1,024 — —
Spartan Weeklies 69: The Monthly September 18th, 2021 4th / 128 2nd / 32 Eden
MIRAGE October 2nd, 2021 3rd / 183 2nd / 35 Eden
Get Clipped 17 A Holiday SpecialOnline December 26th, 2021 17th / 330 — —
Let's Make Big Moves 2022 January 7th-9th, 2022 25th / 687 — —
Glitch - Infinite February 18th-20th, 2022 33rd / 616 — —
MIRAGE II May 7th, 2022 2nd / 122 1st / 27 Blueboo
Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67Online May 9th, 2022 7th / 553 — —
Wolvarena 4 May 21st, 2022 5th / 103 2nd / 27 BooBear
Combo Breaker 2022 May 27th-29th, 2022 1st / 392 — —
EMUSC Summer of Love June 11th, 2022 2nd / 140 3rd / 24 Kople
COST 2022 June 18th-19th, 2022 1st / 304 2nd / 55 BooBear
Warp Zone June 25th, 2022 2nd / 328 — —
Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd, 2022 1st / 753 2nd / 126 Demon
STAMPEDE II July 23rd, 2022 1st / 132 — —
Black Diamond August 6th, 2022 2nd / 89 1st / 14 BooBear
Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 1st / 2,388 13th / 488 Demon
Rise 'N Grind August 19th-21st, 2022 7th / 466 — —
Bahamut September 3rd, 2022 1st / 133 1st / 17 BooBear
The Arcadian Online Qualifier 2 East CoastOnline September 4th, 2022 3rd / 631 — —
The Big House 10 October 7th-9th, 2022 3rd / 636 4th / 111 BooBear
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 5th / 32 — —
Let's Make Moves Miami October 28th-30th, 2022 2nd / 467 1st / 75 acola
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 9th / 512 — —
Scuffed World Tour December 18th, 2022 7th / 13 — —
Let's Make Big Moves 2023 January 6th-8th, 2023 25th / 774 3rd / 132 Riddles
Sweet Spot 7 March 4th-5th, 2023 1st / 223 1st / 59 BooBear
SOS 8 March 18th, 2023 1st / 158 1st / 30 AnthonyIsntCool
Phoenix Down March 25th, 2023 1st / 213 1st / 37 Lunges
Spartan Circus April 22nd, 2023 1st / 124 2nd / 21 Wilf
26 Rising's Show Stopper Invitational May 13th, 2023 1st / 32 — —
Battle of BC 5 May 19th-21st, 2023 17th / 652 5th / 124 Luugi
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 4th / 418 7th / 99 ApolloKage
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 33rd / 2,607 2nd / 567 lolyoshi
Back to Smash 2023 August 26th, 2023 1st / 214 — —
ECLIPSE September 16th-17th, 2023 1st / 154 2nd / 35 Eki
The Big House 11 October 20th-22nd, 2023 1st / 507 1st / 80 Soar
Octobair 2023 October 28th, 2023 2nd / 143 1st / 30 Ludo
Lucid 2023 November 4th, 2023 2nd / 173 — —
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 9th / 710 — —
Santa Paws December 8th-10th, 2023 13th / 181 — —
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 17th / 1,506 1st / 302 Ouch!?
Afterburner 2024 March 9th, 2024 5th / 249 — —
Collision 2024 March 15th-17th, 2024 3rd / 714 3rd / 108 Atomic
Diamond Dust April 6th-7th, 2024 2nd / 284 2nd / 48 Riddles
Stride Stadium 1Online April 22nd, 2024 9th / 160 — —
Get On My Level X May 17th-19th, 2024 4th / 688 1st / 122 Soar
COMBO BREAKER 2024 May 24th-26th, 2024 1st / 412 — —
COST 2024 June 21st-23rd, 2024 2nd / 237 1st / 45 Chase
Out of Pocket June 30th, 2024 5th / 141 1st / 30 Demon
Aloha Beaches 2: Beach Off July 7th, 2024 1st / 170 — —
Saturday Stadium 4 Golden July 20th, 2024 3rd / 256 — —
SMFN Invitational August 8th, 2024 9th / 20 — —
Supernova 2024 August 8th-11th, 2024 9th / 2,281 4th / 497 lolyoshi
Riptide 2024 September 6th-8th, 2024 17th / 1,024 9th / 145 rydra

References[edit]

  1. ^ Onin taking a break.

External links[edit]

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