| Brood | |
|---|---|
| |
| Character info | |
| Brawl main | Olimar |
| Smash 4 main | Duck Hunt |
| Ultimate main | Piranha Plant |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Banjo & Kazooie, Richter |
| Project M main | Olimar |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Japan Player Rankings: 20th |
| Best tournament result |  2nd / 269 at Apex 2010  9th / 320 at Umebura Niconico Qualifier 2nd / 517 at Umebura SP 4 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Kentaro Asari |
| Location | Tokyo, Kanto 
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Brood (ブルード) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Piranha Plant player from Tokyo, Japan. He is considered one of the best Piranha Plant players in the world and formerly one of the best Banjo & Kazooie players in Japan. He is currently ranked 20th on the Japan Player Rankings.
Brood is widely considered the best Piranha Plant player of all time. No other Piranha Plant player has matched Brood's performance at Umebura SP 4, where he notably defeated ZAKI, Shuton, Gackt, and kameme en route to a 2nd place finish. Other than these wins, he has also defeated players such as ProtoBanham, KEN, and Jagaimo.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Brood was a Duck Hunt player, and is considered one of the best Duck Hunt players in Japan, as well as in the world, alongside Raito and You3. Brood is currently ranked 73rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings. He has taken sets off of players such as ZeRo, Zinoto, Choco, T, Some, Umeki, and RAIN.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Brood was an Olimar player, and was considered one of the best Olimar players in the world, alongside Nietono and Dabuz.
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 2nd | 7th | RAIN |
| First Down Last Stand | August 14th, 2010 | 2nd | 9th | Pane |
| Numabura S2 3 | December 24th, 2010 | 5th | — | — |
| SunRise Tournament rehearsal | February 11th, 2011 | 7th / >48 | — | — |
| Pre-Sun Rise Tournament | April 2nd, 2011 | 3rd | 1st | Yui |
| SumabatoX FES | May 4th-5th, 2011 | 2nd | 5th | Yui |
| SumabatoX 8 | September 4th, 2011 | 7th | 3rd | Nama-ta |
| Numabura 7 | September 19th, 2011 | 9th | — | — |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 13th | 17th | Yukhoe |
| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1 | February 11th, 2012 | 5th > 48 | — | — |
| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-2 | March 3rd, 2012 | 7th / > 48 | — | — |
| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-3 | April 7th, 2012 | 2nd / 64 | 1st | Yui |
| KarisumaX May 2012 | May 12th, 2012 | 1st / ??? | 1st | Masha |
| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-4 | May 27th, 2012 | 5th / 80 | 7th / 33 | Shu |
| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-5 | June 30th, 2012 | 4th / >48 | — | — |
| Sun Rise Tournament | August 10th-12th, 2012 | 17th | 3rd | Yui |
| Piosuma | October 28th, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| SumabatoX 17 | November 11th, 2012 | 1st | — | — |
| Piosuma 2 | December 2nd, 2012 | 9th | — | — |
| Piosuma 2.1 | January 27th, 2013 | 3rd | — | — |
| Piosuma 4 | April 27th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Piosuma 5 | June 15th, 2013 | 7th | 5th | Kakera |
| Piosuma 6 | July 27rd, 2013 | 13th | — | — |
| Piosuma 7 | October 27th, 2013 | 5th | 7th | Yui |
| Piosuma 8 | November 23rd, 2013 | 4th | 9th | Misaka |
| Umebura 1 | January 12th, 2014 | 4th | 2nd | Tofu-kun |
| Umebura 2 | March 9th, 2014 | — | 3rd | Nietono |
| KVO 2014 | May 5th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura 4 | June 1st, 2014 | — | 13th | Mezamashi hibari |
| Umebura 5 | July 26th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Project MEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 4.5 | July 21st, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DSEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 8 | September 23rd, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura 9 | October 12th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 11 | December 23rd, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura 13 | March 15th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| KSB 2015 | May 2nd-4th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Karisuma 3 | May 23rd, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura Niconico Qualifiers | November 29th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| SHI-G Tournament | February 7th, 2016 | 17th | 17th | Fujita |
| Umebura 21 | February 11th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Rikabura 4 | March 20th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura 22 | April 24th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura 23 | May 21st, 2016 | 13th | – | – |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 65th | – | – |
| Umebura 25 | September 10th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Toryumon 1 | October 10th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Rikabura 6 | October 30th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup | December 18th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| SGC 2017 | January 7th-8th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash of the Titans 15 | January 19th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 25th | 49th | Jan |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers | February 4th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2017 | May 6th-7th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #3 | May 17th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #4 | May 31st, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura 27 | July 1st, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura 28 | August 12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #10 | August 30th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #11 | September 13th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura 29 | October 28th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #15 | November 8th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #16 | November 22nd, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Rikabura 8 | November 25th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | 97th | — | — |
| Smash of the Titans 58 Pre-Genesis Edition | January 18th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 25th | 33rd | Atsushi |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19 | February 7th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #20 | February 21st, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Shulla-bra XIV | March 11th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Rikabura 9 | March 18th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura 31 | March 21st, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura SP | December 16th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 018 | December 21st, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 2 | January 12th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| WeeklySmashParty 24 | February 18th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 4 | August 16th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| EGS Cup 2 | August 25th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 6 | October 22nd, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| POP-OFF | November 23rd, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| R2G | December 29th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| EGS Cup 3 | January 13th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| Tsukubura 4 | February 22nd, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Voyage Qualifier 4 |
May 4th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier |
April 16th-17th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Seibugeki 8 | October 10th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Kurobra 26 | November 20th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| DAWN 2 | November 14th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| DAWN 3 | December 26th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 6 | January 8th-9th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Ignite 1 | March 27th, 2022 | — | 49th | Tamanyaso |
| WINNER! -Next Gen- | April 9th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Seibugeki 10 | May 3rd, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 129th | — | — |
| Shin-Ken League | May 16th-June 4th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 8 | July 30th-31st, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Wave 2 | September 4th, 2022 | 49th | — | — |
| Seibugeki 12 | December 3rd, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 129th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 9 | February 4th-5th, 2023 | 129th | — | — |
| Shinosuma HEROES 3 | February 11th, 2023 | 25th | — | — |
| Gen 1.1 | April 16th, 2023 | 33rd | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | 65th | — | — |
| DELTA 4 | May 4th, 2023 | 97th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 257th / 1024 | — | — |
| Suma O ADVANCE 1 | August 6th, 2023 | 17th / 95 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | 257th / 1,472 | — | — |
| Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | 257th / 1,275 | — | — |
| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi | July 27th-28th, 2024 | 49th / 1,428 | — | — |
TriviaEdit
- Brood was the first Japanese player to take a set off Mew2King in Brawl, doing so at Apex 2010.
- Brood is one of only four smashers to have a positive record against ZeRo in Smash 4, the others being Prince Ramen, Luhtie (all 1-0), and Kirihara (2-1).
- Brood's 2nd place at Umebura SP 4 is the highest placement of any Piranha Plant players at an Ultimate national tournament.