Smasher:RAIN

RAIN is an East Japanese smasher who is widely known in the Japanese Smash scene.

RAIN began his Smash career playing in Melee, notably beating  in the winners bracket at the. He was ranked 2nd on the 2010 Kansai Melee Ranking Battles.

In Brawl, he mained. In 2010, RAIN traveled to the United States to compete at. He placed 7th after losing to and. In 2011, he competed at and placed 17th. He later attended, placing 13th after losing to and , and he also notably provided Japanese commentary for 's and '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,, defeating top players such as , Otori, and. He was formerly ranked 14th on the 2014 SSBBRank.

In SSB4, he mained, with and  as strong secondaries, and used to main  before update 1.1.5 nerfed her. He was considered to be the best Sheik player in Japan and one of the best in the world when he mained her, with notable placings such as a 9th placing at. He was also one of the most dominant forces in the series of tournaments, with a streak of four consecutive wins in singles from  until. He is currently ranked 24th on the JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings and 66th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

In Ultimate, RAIN is a and  main and was considered one of the best  and  players in Japan during the early metagame. He is currently ranked 45th on the Japan Player Rankings.

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 usually fares much better in Japanese tournaments than when he travels internationally.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * APEX 2010 RAIN vs. DEHF R2 Pools
 * APEX 2010 RAIN vs. Ally Losers' Bracket
 * GENESIS 2 RAIN vs. MikeHAZE Winners' Bracket