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'''ProtoBanham''' ({{ja|プロトバナム|Purotobanamu}}) is a Smasher from [[Kantō]], Japan. Although he began competing in ''[[Smash 4]]'', he wouldn't gain global recognition until ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where he played {{SSBU|Lucina}} and {{SSBU|Inkling}} in the early metagame before picking up {{SSBU|Min Min}} in 2021. He is widely considered the best Min Min and Lucina player of all-time and the best player in Japan from 2021 to early-2022, winning several majors and supermajors during this time including {{Trn|Kagaribi 4}}, {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 6}}, and {{Trn|Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2}}. Despite being less consistent in Japan since then, he remained one of the best Japanese players, most notably winning the American events {{Trn|Double Down 2022}} and {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 5}}, until his indefinite hiatus from competitive play in 2024 due to health issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saM-R8oEyrI|title=ProtoBanham's hiatus}}</ref> | |||
'''ProtoBanham''' ({{ja|プロトバナム|Purotobanamu}}) is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU| | |||
On January 5th, 2021, ProtoBanham joined the newly founded Japanese organization {{Team|Team Vrilliant}} (Vrilliant Owl X at the time) as their first ''Smash'' player, along {{Sm|Lea}}. | On January 5th, 2021, ProtoBanham joined the newly founded Japanese organization {{Team|Team Vrilliant}} (Vrilliant Owl X at the time) as their first ''Smash'' player, along {{Sm|Lea}}. | ||
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*Proto is one of five players to win an ''Ultimate'' major while being seeded outside of the top 16 ([[Kagaribi 4]] as the 25th seed), alongside {{Sm|Kuro}} (won [[Umebura SP 6]] as the 37th seed), {{Sm|Quidd}} (won [[Let's Make Big Moves 2022]] as the 32nd seed), {{Sm|acola}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}} as the 57th seed), and {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}} as the 17th seed).. | *Proto is one of five players to win an ''Ultimate'' major while being seeded outside of the top 16 ([[Kagaribi 4]] as the 25th seed), alongside {{Sm|Kuro}} (won [[Umebura SP 6]] as the 37th seed), {{Sm|Quidd}} (won [[Let's Make Big Moves 2022]] as the 32nd seed), {{Sm|acola}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}} as the 57th seed), and {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}} as the 17th seed).. | ||
*ProtoBanham was dubbed "The Iceman" by the community as he is often known to [[wikipedia:Icing the kicker|ice]] his opponents. However, ProtoBanham's "icing" is mainly due to his kidney stones, where drinking copious amounts of water is recommended. | *ProtoBanham was dubbed "The Iceman" by the community as he is often known to [[wikipedia:Icing the kicker|ice]] his opponents. However, ProtoBanham's "icing" is mainly due to his kidney stones, where drinking copious amounts of water is recommended. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== |
Revision as of 11:54, April 23, 2024
ProtoBanham "プロトバナム" | |
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Character info | |
Smash 4 main | Cloud |
Other Smash 4 characters | Mario, Lucina |
Ultimate mains | Min Min, Lucina |
Retired Ultimate character | Inkling |
Team info | |
Sponsor(s) | Crazy Raccoon |
Former sponsor(s) | Team Vrilliant |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | LumiRank 2023: HM (Top 100) |
Best historical ranking | OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 4th |
Best tournament result | 1st / 987 at Double Down 2022 |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Naoto Tsuji |
Birth date | |
Location | Kanto, Japan |
ProtoBanham (プロトバナム) is a Smasher from Kantō, Japan. Although he began competing in Smash 4, he wouldn't gain global recognition until Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where he played Lucina and Inkling in the early metagame before picking up Min Min in 2021. He is widely considered the best Min Min and Lucina player of all-time and the best player in Japan from 2021 to early-2022, winning several majors and supermajors during this time including Kagaribi 4, Maesuma TOP 6, and Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2. Despite being less consistent in Japan since then, he remained one of the best Japanese players, most notably winning the American events Double Down 2022 and Smash Ultimate Summit 5, until his indefinite hiatus from competitive play in 2024 due to health issues.[1]
On January 5th, 2021, ProtoBanham joined the newly founded Japanese organization Team Vrilliant (Vrilliant Owl X at the time) as their first Smash player, along Lea.
Playstyle
With both Lucina and Min Min, ProtoBanham is known for being extremely aggressive and utilizing an excellent advantage state. He uses Lucina's Dolphin Slash's intangibility during the beginning frames and fast startup to escape combos as well as an edgeguard (by hitting recovering opponents towards the ledge). He is well known for his Shield Breaker mix-ups, often catching opponents off-guard. ProtoBanham is famous for his incredible movement with Lucina, in particular being the only top player to heavily utlize wavelanding into his neutral game.
With Min Min, ProtoBanham utilizes her large hitboxes to accumulate damage by ledgetrapping and suppressing his opponent in neutral with the Ramram and Dragon. He is also known to go off-stage with Mega-Watt to finish off a stock, as well as using her up special to hit opponents above him and keep them in disadvantage.
A notable aspect of ProtoBanham is his unique creativity in both his playstyle and his gameplans. An example of this was during EVO 2019, where when grabbing his opponent, instead of the typical throws, he would instead grab release, opting for better positioning due to Lucina's lackluster throws. Another aspect of this is his counterplay game: he is well-known for switching his characters against his opponent even when winning games, either to switch up the tempo of his opponent or heavily utilize stage advantage.
Rankings
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Panda Global Rankings Ultimate
Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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Spring 2019 PGRU | February 1st - July 7th, 2019 | 23rd | ||
Fall 2019 PGRU | July 13th - December 15th, 2019 | 19th | ||
PGRU v3: Japan Top 50 Players to Watch | March 1st - June 13th, 2022 | Featured Player (Top 10) |
LumiRank
Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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UltRank 2022 | June 18th - December 18th, 2022 | 10th | ||
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 | HM (Top 50) | ||
LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | HM (Top 100) |
OrionRank Ultimate
Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In | January 5th - June 30th, 2019 | 30th | ||
OrionRank 2019 | January 5th - December 15th, 2019 | 21st | ||
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine | December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020 | 31st | ||
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse | April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 | 4th | ||
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 | 15th | ||
OrionRank 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 7th |
OrionRank Japan
Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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OrionRank Japan Top 150 | January 2019 - June 2021 | 6th | ||
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Japan | June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 | 1st | ||
OrionRank 2022 Japan | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 4th |
Japanese Power Rankings
Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019 | January 1st, 2019 - July 7th, 2019 | 5th | ||
Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019 | July 8th, 2019 - December 27th, 2019 | 10th | ||
Experimental Smash Player Rankings | October 31st, 2020 - March 31st, 2022 | 2nd |
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Umebura 19 | August 29th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
Umebura Japan Major | May 6th-7th, 2017 | — | 17th | Laki |
Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | — | 5th | FurudoLaki |
Kurobra 8 | February 10th, 2018 | — | 2nd | FurudoLaki |
Umebura 32 | May 12th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st-2nd, 2018 | — | 4th | FurudoLaki |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Umebura SP 2 | January 12th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party 21 | January 30th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
Toryumon Kiwami 6 | February 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 8 | March 28th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party 32 | April 8th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 15 | June 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party 40 | June 10th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party 42 | June 24th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Kurobra 17 | July 13th-15th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | FurudoLaki |
Weekly Smash Party SP 27 | July 19th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party SP 28 | July 29th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party SP 34 | October 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Umebura SP 6 | October 22nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Toryumon Kiwami 42 | October 30th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party SP 38 | November 11th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 257th | — | — |
Toryumon Kiwami 45 | November 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 25th | 13th | Raito |
EGS Cup 3 | January 13th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
TSC 13 | December 26th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Tamisuma Championship 1 | February 17th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Tamisuma Championship 2 | March 18th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier | April 17th-18th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
Winner! | June 21st, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
Kagaribi 4 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Winner! #2 | July 5th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Shinosuma #96 | October 9th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Seibugeki 8 | October 10th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
DAWN 1 | October 17th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
Maesuma TOP 6 | October 22nd, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
Mjolner 1 | November 21st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals | November 27th-28th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 | December 11th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
Kagaribi 6 | January 8th-9th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
MaesumaHIT #8 | February 24th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
Shinosuma HEROES 1 | May 21st, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
Shin-Ken League | May 16th-June 4th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Maesuma TOP 8 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
Wave 1 | June 18th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
Weekly Smash Party! #55 | June 21st, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Seibugeki 11 | July 2nd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Kagaribi 8 | July 30th-31st, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
JINGI 1 | August 15th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Maesuma TOP 9 | August 27th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
Wave 2 | September 4th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | September 15th-18th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Maesuma TOP 10 | October 15th-16th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
KOWLOON 3 | November 5th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
WINNER! -Next 1- | November 27th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
Smash Ultimate Summit 6 | March 23rd-26th, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
Maesuma TOP 13 | June 24th-25th, 2023 | 7th / 541 | — | — |
Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | 25th / 1,472 | — | — |
Tiesute 2 | October 28th, 2023 | 1st / 106 | — | — |
Trivia
- ProtoBanham's signature look is his baseball cap. He wore a Le Coq Sportif cap in every major tournament pre-quarantine. Fanarts depicting Proto consisted of Lucina wearing this cap.
- After the quarantine and his signing to Team Vrillant, he changed it in favor of a cap from his new sponsor. He also switched when he joined Crazy Raccoon.
- ProtoBanham was able to place 5th at EVO 2019 despite suffering from kidney stones. However he dropped out of Super Smash Con 2019 to have treatment.
- Proto is one of five players to win an Ultimate major while being seeded outside of the top 16 (Kagaribi 4 as the 25th seed), alongside Kuro (won Umebura SP 6 as the 37th seed), Quidd (won Let's Make Big Moves 2022 as the 32nd seed), acola (won Kagaribi 7 as the 57th seed), and Miya (won Kagaribi 8 as the 17th seed)..
- ProtoBanham was dubbed "The Iceman" by the community as he is often known to ice his opponents. However, ProtoBanham's "icing" is mainly due to his kidney stones, where drinking copious amounts of water is recommended.
References
External links
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- EGS Cup #3 Winners Quarters - Zackray (R.O.B.) vs. ProtoBanham (Lucina)
- EVO 2019 Losers Top 8 - Light (Fox) vs. ProtoBanham (Lucina)
- Smash Ultimate Summit 4 Losers Semi-Finals - MkLeo (Pyra/Mythra) vs ProtoBanham (Min Min, Lucina)
- Smash Ultimate Summit 5 Winners Quarters - Sparg0 (Cloud) vs ProtoBanham (Min Min, Lucina)