Inui
Character info
Melee main Sheik
Brawl mains Meta Knight, Peach
Retired Brawl character Marth
Smash 4 main Lucina
Other Smash 4 characters Corrin, Mario
Project M mains Roy, Sheik
Other Project M character Ganondorf
Team info
Former crews Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Montage
Teh_Holy_Pwnerers
Most Valuable Gaming
Personal info
Real name Lucas DeLorenzo
Birth date (age 35)
Location La Crosse, Wisconsin United States

Inui is a former smasher and tournament organizer from Ocean Grove, New Jersey currently residing in La Crosse, Wisconsin, who mained Sheik in Melee, Meta Knight in Brawl and Lucina in Smash 4. He was mostly known for having been a doubles play specialist in all Smash titles he has played, as well as hosting tournaments in New Jersey when he resided there.

His first tournament was a Melee tournament in New York in October 2005, where his first tournament loss was against Wes, opening his eyes to the highest levels of play and inspiring him to keep getting better. That same day, a young Hax would also teach Inui about the technical aspects of Melee. He would later rise to national prominence in Melee, with a 7th place finish at EVO East in 2007, beating Wes and numerous other competitors.

In terms of doubles play, he was known for being arguably one of the best doubles players in New Jersey during Brawl's early and middle portions of their lifespan, mostly teaming with Atomsk, Mew2King, Zucco, Malcolm, Snakeee, and Ally. In early 2009, he and Atomsk would place 3rd in Clash of the Titans IV after a very difficult bracket, which included opponents such as ChuDat/Azen, Boss/Korn, and G-regulate/Meep.

Tournament placingsEdit

 

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Pound January 28th, 2006 25th 7th Magus
CyberHub Gaming Center Lock-In March 25th, 2006 9th
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 13th ?
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-14th, 2006 15th Tope
SMASHTALITY 2 October 21st, 2006 17th 9th Lord Knight
ChuDat Birthday Biweekly 1/27 January 27th, 2007 13th
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 33rd 17th Lord Knight
EVO East May 25th-27th, 2007 7th
SMASHTALITY III June 2nd-3rd, 2007 9th 9th Sensei
Viva La Smashtaclysm November 10th-11th, 2007 33rd
FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 25th 13th SmashMac
Smashtality IV August 16th-17th, 2008 9th 5th Magus
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 33rd 9th Magus
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 49th KosMos
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 97th Vex Kasrani
KTAR 3 September 25th, 2010 5th 5th Dabuz
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 17th Silly Kyle
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 65th
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 49th
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 97th 65th Vex Kasrani
Smash At The Edge November 23rd, 2013 1st
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 13th 2nd StriCNYN3
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 7th 4th ADHD
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 129th 17th StriCNYN3
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 65th
Kings of the North 3 November 8th, 2014 9th 13th Element of Fire
Kings of the North 4 November 21st-22nd, 2015 9th 7th Zicore
Wreck the Halls December 20th, 2015 9th
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 9th 7th Atomsk
Tales of Jank 7 May 7th, 2016 9th 1st Dart!

Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Clash of the Titans III May 31st-June 1st, 2008 4th 2nd DMBrandon
North Jersey Terrabite June 21st, 2008 1st 1st DMBrandon
Critical Hit 3 July 5th, 2008 17th 6th Snakeee
FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 5th 9th DMBrandon
S.W.R. Event 4 July 26th, 2008 3rd 2nd Keitaro
Smashtality IV August 16th-17th, 2008 5th 2nd Atomsk
North Jersey Terrabite 2 August 23rd, 2008 4th ? ?
Critical Hit 4.5 December 13th, 2008 9th 1st Atomsk
Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 33rd 3rd Atomsk
GIMPED 1 February 21st, 2009 5th 2nd Bum
WHOBO 1 April 10th-12th, 2009 17th 1st Mew2King
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 33rd 3rd Atomsk
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 65th 5th Atomsk
S.N.E.S. August 21st-23rd, 2009 17th 9th Atomsk
HOBO 18 September 5th, 2009 9th 2nd UTDZac
KTAR December 6th, 2009 5th 2nd Atomsk
Wiegraf Too Good January 2nd, 2010 7th 5th Snakeee
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 17th Snakeee
WHOBO 2 April 2nd-4th, 2010 49th 7th Esca
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 13th 9th Snakeee
MLG Raleigh 2010 August 27th-29th, 2010 33rd 5th Zucco
School is in Session 3 September 11th, 2010 9th 1st Ally
KTAR 3 September 25th, 2010 5th 5th Dabuz
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 7th Zucco
Viridian City 8 October 23rd, 2010 9th 7th Malcolm
MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010 25th 5th Bassem
KTAR 4 January 16th, 2011 25th 2nd Mew2King
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 33rd 17th Will
WHOBO 3 March 18th-20th, 2011 9th 13th Esca
KTAR 5 May 21st, 2011 25th 9th Malcolm
School is in Session 5 June 11th-12th, 2011 17th 5th Izumi
Clash of the Titans 5 June 25th-26th, 2011 13th 5th Izumi
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 17th 13th Rich Brown
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 9th Vex Kasrani
Collision January 28th, 2012 9th / 26 5th / 10 Allied
Collision III May 12th, 2012 17th / 25 7th / 10 Malcolm
Clash of the Titans 6 June 2nd, 2012 17th 9th Izumi
Collision IV July 7th, 2012 17th 4th Malcolm
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 49th 9th Malcolm
WHOBO 4 August 4th-5th, 2012 17th
Impact IV August 25th, 2012 33rd 4th ADHD
Collision V September 1st, 2012 13th 5th Zorai
XSmash December 22nd, 2012 17th
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 97th 25th Malcolm
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 13th 9th Bloodcross
SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 49th 17th Bloodcross
Smash At The Edge November 23rd, 2013 3rd ADHD
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 7th Bloodcross
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 129th 17th Bloodcross

Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Roll Em Up December 21st, 2014 7th Tweek
No Nooches October 17th, 2015 4th 3rd Dysfunk
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 13th Atomsk

Project MEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 13th
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 5th
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 97th
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 33rd 7th Bajisci
SKTAR 3 May 30th-June 1st, 2014 49th
Kings of the North 4 November 21st-22nd, 2015 25th 9th Zicore
Wreck the Halls December 20th, 2015 7th
Tales of Jank 7 May 7th, 2016 2nd Dart!

ControversyEdit

Despite being known as a skilled player at almost every Smash game he has played, Inui has been in the center of several controversies, generally involving rude conduct with others both in real life and on social media. A number of other events in his personal life would farther impede his Smash career.

Altercation with Ryan Ford at NEC XIIIEdit

During Northeast Championship XIII, a qualifying tournament for Apex 2013, Inui frequently heckled other players during their matches. After reportedly using a racial slur against Ryan Ford in some of his heckling, Ryan Ford twice placed Inui in a chokehold in retaliation. Ryan Ford was later permanently banned from the Apex tournament series in response, with Inui's punishment being unknown. The actions of both players provoked controversy and discussion among the community, primarily regarding what players can actually say in the midst of tournaments; notable Brawl tournament organizer Fabled, for instance, later updated his ruleset to address abusive speech.

Wisconsin arrestsEdit

After relocating to Wisconsin in 2016, Inui got himself into controversy with the Smash scene with his posts on social media, as well as his general behavior at tournaments. He was later banned from tournaments in Wisconsin in the later part of summer 2016, and began to commute to neighboring states Minnesota and Iowa for tournaments; after this, it was later reported Inui had been arrested for selling narcotics and being in possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance in the United States, something he was infamous for bragging about at Wisconsin tournaments. He was later arrested and jailed for the crime. Inui was not heard from until May 2017, when he returned to Wisconsin on parole for one tournament. After this tournament, he was subsequently banned from Wisconsin tournaments again, as it was later discovered him being in Wisconsin violated the terms of his parole.

Aggravated battery with a swordEdit

On May 26, 2017, Inui was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and disorderly conduct. Reportedly, Inui had slashed the thigh of a man with a samurai sword while returning to a closed-down Mobil Oil gas station that he was living near, due to being homeless at the time. Inui was charged for the crime, and he was later charged as a fugitive of justice due to drug charges in Minnesota. Inui's already-tumultuous reputation was further tarnished by the charges, and in addition to a number of jokes concerning his arrest, Inui's arrest would lead to serious discussion on social media and streams. Since this incident, Inui has not been involved with the Smash community in any capacity.

TriviaEdit

  • Inui is known in the Smash community for the inside joke Inui logic, a statement saying "if A beats B and B beats C, A then beats C". An example (in Melee) is such:

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