Smasher:Stroder Ame

Stroder Ame, or just Stroder, is a smasher from Arizona who plays a variety of characters, including, , , and. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he is considered one of the best Greninja players in the world and has defeated players such as, , , , , , , and. He is currently ranked 2nd on the Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 29th on the Spring 2019 PGRU.

In, Stroder also mained , and was considered the best Greninja player in the United States and one of the best Greninja players in the world. Stroder first made his breakout performance at where he secured a 3rd place by beating players such as  and. At, he notably took to last game using Greninja. He gained notoriety in when he defeated  with a JV2. He is currently ranked 1st on the Arizona Smash 4 Power Rankings and formerly ranked in the "Area 51" spot on the Panda Global Rankings v4. He has notable wins on, , , , , , and Tweek.

He is well known for having an extremely large variety of characters at a regional level, including, , , , , , , , and.

Stroder joined on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. Approximately two weeks later, on August 30th, 2019, Stroder, along with many of the other smashers signed by team ZENMA, announced that he was leaving the organization due to controversies with its CEO,. On July 25th, 2020, he joined.

Controversies
On July 19th, 2019, posted screenshots of Stroder and  using racial slurs in a private server on the platform Discord. Stroder would later tweet hours later acknowledging his comments and apologizing for his usage of the slurs. This incident resulted in rescinding Stroder's invitation to the Minnesota regional.

His comments also resulted in his parting ways with his sponsor,, on July 23rd, 2019.

Trivia

 * At 2GGC: West Side Saga, Stroder notably competed wearing a frog onesie. He wore it again for 2GGC: MkLeo Saga, only for doubles.
 * Stroder is also an accomplished player in , being ranked #33 on the Season 4 Rankings.
 * Stroder frequently DQ's from events while in winners.


 * Stroder vs JK at Rise 2016
 * Stroder vs Nairo at 2GGC: West Side Saga

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

 * Stroder vs K9sbruce at Sink or Swim 118