Smasher:Shogun
| Shogun | |
|---|---|
| |
| Character info | |
| Brawl main | Snake |
| Other Brawl character | Meta Knight |
| Smash 4 main | Fox |
| Other Smash 4 character | Diddy Kong |
| Ultimate main | Snake |
| Other Ultimate characters | Fox, Wolf |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | GameWith |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 82nd  Japan Player Rankings: 22nd |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Kaito Kawasaki |
| Location | Japan 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional Top professional Top professional |
Shogun (しょーぐん) is an Ultimate Snake player from Japan with a strong Fox secondary. He is considered the best Snake player in Japan and one of the best in the world, along with Salem. Shogun is currently ranked 22nd on the Japan Player Rankings and has defeated players such as Cosmos, kameme, Raito, Abadango , T, KEN, kept, Umeki, and Gackt.
In SSB4 he was a Fox player, and was considered the best Fox player in the Japan. Shogun was formerly ranked 23rd on the JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings and 82nd on the Panda Global Rankings 100. He has taken sets off of players such as Abadango, Earth, WaDi, Choco, Edge, 9B, ikep, and Atelier.
In SSBB, Shogun was a Snake player, and was considered one of the best Snake players in the world. Shogun was formerly ranked 30th on the 2014 SSBBRank.
On December 6th, 2018, Shogun joined GameWith along Zackray. On January 14, 2020, Shogun parted ways with his sponsor.[1]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numabura S2 2 | August 28th, 2010 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato X FES | May 4th-5th, 2011 | 9th | — | — |
| Numabura 7 | September 19th, 2011 | 4th | — | — |
| SumabatoX 13 | May 5th, 2012 | 5th | 2nd | Misaki |
| SRBT 1-4 | May 27th, 2012 | 13th | — | — |
| SRBT 1-5 | June 30th, 2012 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sun Rise Tournament | August 10th-12th, 2012 | 9th | — | — |
| Piosuma 7 | October 2013 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato X 24 | November 23rd, 2013 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kansai Round Robin | December 2nd, 2013 | 4th | — | — |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura 6 | August 10th, 2014 | — | 5th | Kuroobi |
| Sumabato X Final | August 17th-18th, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Asaba |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-KVO 2015 | December 27th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Sumabato | April 5th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Karisuma 5 | October 10th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Umebura Niconico Qualifiers | November 29th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| SHIG Tournament | February 7th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato 7 | February 11th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato 8 | March 12th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| KSB 2016 | April 29th-May 1st, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato 11 | June 18th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | July 30th-31st, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Nietono |
| Sumayatsu 4 | August 10th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato 12 | August 27th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura 25 | September 10th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Hirosuma 5 | September 18th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato 13 | September 25th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Little Big House 2 | October 6th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 33rd | 33rd | FILIP |
| Sumabato 14 | October 22nd, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| TSC Tokaigi Qualifiers | December 23rd, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers | December 25th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Karisuma Tokaigi Qualifiers | January 14th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers | February 4th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Sumabato 16 | February 25th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Hirosuma: Revolution | March 19th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura 26 | March 20th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura 28 | August 12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato 20 | September 24th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #13 | October 11th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato 21 | October 21st, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura 29 | October 28th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Sophia University Festival 2017 | November 3rd, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Waseda Festival 2017 | November 4th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #15 | November 8th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato 22 | November 12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #16 | November 22nd, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| TSC 6 | November 25th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | 49th | 25th | Ako |
| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers 1 | January 6th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18 | January 24th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2018 | January 26th-28th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19 | February 7th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato 23 | February 17th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #20 | February 21st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Shulla-bra XIV | March 11th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| Rikabura 9 | March 18th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #21 | March 20th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura 31 | March 21st, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato 24 | March 24th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #22 | April 11th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23 | April 25th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Karisuma 19 | April 28th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Umeki Project | April 29th, 2018 | 13th | 13th | Yakara |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #24 | May 2nd, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| KVOxTSB 2018 | May 4th-6th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura 32 | May 12th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Sumabato 25 | May 27th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| Sumabato 26 | June 30th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 001 | June 8th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 004 | July 4th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 005 | July 18th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura 33 | July 28th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Karisuma 20 | August 4th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 006 | August 5th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato 27 | August 12th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 007 | August 17th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 008 | August 31st, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Sumabato 28 | September 16th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 010 | September 28th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato Smash 4 Final | October 21st, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Karisuma FINAL | November 3rd, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st-2nd, 2018 | 13th | 17th | Mao |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura SP | December 16th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 018 | December 21st, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash Awesome!! | December 29th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP | January 6th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 2 | January 12th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 49th | 25th | RAIN |
| Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 3 | April 14th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| EGS Cup | May 6th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami #18 | May 8th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 5 | June 22nd, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 6 | July 13th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 4 | August 16th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 8 | September 15th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Karisuma SP 4 | September 16th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 6 | October 22nd, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
| Karisuma SP 5 | November 4th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 9 | November 10th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 1 | January 4th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| EGS Cup 3 | January 13th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 2 | March 1st, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
Playstyle
Shogun is known for his very smart playstyle coupled with great match-up adaptation, as well as often going for mixups and flashy conversions.
In Ultimate
As Snake, he is a prominent user of B-reversing, Turnaround-B, wavebouncing and Z-Catching. His neutral mostly consist of setting up grenades to throw them at his opponent in order to wall them and put himself in an advantageous position where he can pressure his opponent's shield with down tilt, go for a grab, or follow up with neutral or down aerial for more damage. Shogun also often tends to approach with either neutral aerial or dash attack. His ledgetraps rely less on using up smash to cover multiple options like the others top level Snake players but more on conditioning, using grenades and C4 to bait his opponent and often going for a hard punish.
He can also play games without using grenades like he did against Maister at Kongo Saga.
Trivia
- Shogun is known as "The Intelligence(知性)" among the Japanese Smash community since he graduated from Kyoto University, one of the highest-ranked universities in Japan.
- However, he is notorious for occasionally making unintelligent statements and humorous jokes during his livestreams despite his nickname, which has become a meme. There is a popular Twitter account called Shogun's unintelligent moments, which posts various clips of him being unintelligent.
