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RAIN (レイン) is an East Japan smasher who is widely known in the Japanese Smash scene.
In Brawl, he mains Meta Knight. In 2010, RAIN traveled to the United States to compete at Apex 2010. He placed 7th after losing to Lee Martin and Ally. In 2011, he competed at GENESIS 2 and placed 17th. He later attended Apex 2012, placing 13th after losing to ESAM and DEHF, and he also notably provided japanese commentary for Otori's and 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 Mikeneko, Otori, and Vinnie.
In SSB4, he mains Sheik with 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 series of tournaments, with a streak of four consecutive wins in singles from Umebura 13 until Umebura 18. He additionally used to main 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 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.
Notable tournament placings
| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
|
| Umebura 8 |
September 23rd, 2014 |
4th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 9 |
October 11th, 2014 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 10 |
November 23rd, 2014 |
2nd |
— |
—
|
| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
|
| 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 |
Nietono
|
| EVO 2015 |
July 17th-19th, 2015 |
9th |
33rd |
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
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