Smasher:Shu


 * Not to be confused with .

Shu ( or ) is a Japanese professional smasher who mains in Melee, Snake in Brawl and Ultimate, and  in SSB4. In Melee, he was known for his participation in the Zero Challenge (OC2) tournament where he got 5th in singles and 9th in teams with, a Japanese Falco player, while in Brawl, he is considered to be one of the best players in Japan, having taken sets off of top professionals such as , , and , and in SSB4, he was formerly ranked 11th on the Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings. He was a main prior to update 1.1.5 in SSB4; at that point, he became a Bayonetta main until the latter's nerfs and then switched back to the former in 1.1.6 before eventually going back to Bayonetta. In October 2016, he picked up with good results, getting Top 8 at Toryumon 1.