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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = Onin
| name            = Onin
| image          = onin2022.jpg
| alias          = Pocket
| alias          = Pocket
| mainssbu        = Steve
| mainssbu        = Steve
| otherssbu      = R.O.B.
| otherssbu      = R.O.B.
| 2ndotherssbu    = Joker
| 2ndotherssbu    = Ike
| moreotherssbu  = {{SSBU|Robin}}
| moreotherssbu  = {{SSBU|Joker}}
| image          =  
| retiredssbu    = Robin
| skillssbu      = Top professional
| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2023]]: 43rd
| rankingssbu    = [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]]: 1st
| bestrankingssbu = [[UltRank 2022]]: 6th
| sponsor           = Itani Esports
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 2,388 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBU}}
| sponsor         = {{Team|26 Rising}}
| former sponsors = Itani Esports
| realname        = Angel Mireles
| realname        = Angel Mireles
| location        = Michigan
| location        = [[Michigan]]
| country        = United States
| country        = United States
| birthday        = 26
| birthday        = 26
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}}


'''Onin''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player from Michigan who is considered one of the best Steve players in the world along with {{Sm|acola}}. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]]. While already being in contention for the title of the best Steve player in the United States after taking first place in singles at both {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022}} and {{Trn|COST 2022}}, Onin won his first major at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}, making him one of the youngest players to win an ''[[Ultimate]]'' major at just 16 years old, as well as the first North American Steve player to win a major. Onin has defeated players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|Riddles}}, {{Sm|MuteAce}}, {{Sm|Big D}} and {{Sm|MVD}}.
'''Onin''', also known as '''Pocket''', is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player from [[Michigan]]. He is considered the second-best Steve player in the world after {{Sm|acola}}, as well as the best player in the Midwest region. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]], and 43rd on the [[LumiRank 2023]].
 
==Playstyle==
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==Tournament history==
===Online beginnings===
For the first few years of his career, Onin was a Wi-Fi Warrior who attended several online events per month and played a mix of several characters, most notably {{SSBU|Joker}} and {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, as well as {{SSBU|Robin}} starting in 2021. He established himself as a Wi-Fi Warrior during this time, placing highly at several events such as 2nd at the 256-entrants event [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ddee-s-dreamland-brawl-140-prizepool/details DDee's Dreamland Brawl], where he defeated several Wi-Fi Warriors such as {{Sm|Br1 AV}}, {{Sm|JW}}, and {{Sm|varun}}; and 1st at the 294-entrants event [https://www.start.gg/tournament/flat-combats-3/details FLAT COMBATS #3], where he took the tournament over players such as {{Sm|colinies}} and {{Sm|Capitancito}}. However, most of his tournament appearances during this time were either at online weeklies or at events that were not tiered highly on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank]], and as such he did not appear on a single Wi-Fi Warrior Rank iteration.
 
===Picking up Steve===
As offline began returning in 2021, Onin began shifting his attention to offline events. However, instead of sticking to any of his online characters, Onin began using {{SSBU|Steve}}, which became his main by the end of Summer 2021. During the summer, Onin saw success at tournaments and placed top 8 at several weeklies, allowing him to debut at 14th on the [[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings]]'s Summer 2021 ranking.
 
Despite this success, Onin was still a relatively unknown name when he attended {{Trn|Riptide}}, his first offline supermajor, where he wasn't seeded to make it out of pools at #862. Onin not only outplaced this seed by a lot -- ultimately placing 49th -- but he defeated several players who was seeded above him, including #99 seed {{Sm|Kazma}} 2-1 and #94 seed {{Sm|Mata-Door}} 2-0. Although he did not go far in the main bracket, Onin established himself as a player capable of competing at a national level. This was reflected in Onin's next two major events in the following year, {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}} in January and {{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}} in February, where he placed in the top 64 at both.
 
===The meteoric rise===
Despite high placements at majors and in-region, Onin still lacked any globally-ranked wins. This began to change following Glitch - Infinite, as Onin began to win almost every event he attended. These strings of wins included the superregionals {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022}} and {{Trn|COST 2022}}, where Onin not only won without dropping a set, but saw him defeat several notable names including {{Sm|Ned}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, and {{Sm|WaDi}} in the former and {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{Sm|IcyMist}}, and {{Sm|Elegant}} in the latter. His dominance at a regional level, including wins over several top 50 players, helped Onin debut at 65th on the [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]].
 
This victory streak culminated in Onin's performances in the summer, specifically at the major {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}} and the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}. In the former tournament, he defeated top players {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|Riddles}}, and {{Sm|Big D}} twice to win the event, making him one of the youngest players to win an ''Ultimate'' major at just 16 years old, as well as the only North American Steve player to win a major. In the latter tournament, he notoriously dominated {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-0, which included a three-stock in the final game, and tore through the rest of the bracket, including Riddles, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, and {{Sm|Maister}} twice to win the event. These two victories established Onin as not just the best player from the Midwest region, but one of the best players from the United States as a whole. In addition, some players believed that, at the pace he was going, Onin could potentially become one of the best players in the world by the end of the year.
 
Unfortunately, Onin would ultimately fail to win another major for the rest of the year. His best major wins during this time still saw him reach the top 3: he cruised through his bracket at {{Trn|The Big House 10}} but was reverse 3-0d by Riddles before ultimately losing to {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} to place 3rd. He saw another chance at winning a major event after making it to Grand Finals on Winner's side at {{Trn|Let's Make Moves Miami}}. However, he was seamlessly dispatched by fellow {{SSBU|Steve}} player {{Sm|acola}} 6-0, which also notably saw Onin play other characters for three of the games. On the other hand, Onin also saw some lows, most notably at the supermajor {{Trn|Mainstage}}, where he lost to Maister and {{Sm|Kurama}} to place 9th; and at the invitational major {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}, where he went 2-2 after falling to {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} and Light. The lows, as well as his weak start of the season, held him back from coming close to the #1 position. However, he was ultimately still ranked top 10, ranking 6th at the half-year ranking [[UltRank 2022]] and 10th on the [[OrionRank 2022]].
 
===Decline===
After an explosive year, the following year saw Onin's results slowly begin to mellow out. Although he continued to dominate the Midwest region, his major results suffered a noticeable drop overall as he failed to place top 16 at most of them. This included {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023}}, where he was upset by {{Sm|SHADIC}} and {{Sm|enhancedpv}} to place 25th; and {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}, where he lost his runback to {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} and was eliminated by {{Sm|Kameme}} at 17th. He did see a strong performance at the supermajor {{Trn|Crown the Third}}, where he defeated players such as {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Gackt}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}} but was double-eliminated by {{Sm|Jakal}} to place 4th. However, this single strong event wasn't enough to save the rest of Onin's first half of the year, and he saw a noticeable drop to 30th on the [[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]].
 
Following continued harassment and death threats due to his choice of character, which previously had led to Onin deactivating his [[Twitter]] account, Onin decided to take a step back from competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/File:Onin_break_tweet.png|title=Onin taking a break}}</ref> which saw him appear at less events. As it stands, Onin remains as the best player in the Midwest due to his dominance at the Midwest events he attended, which included a victory at the superregional {{Trn|The Big House 11}}. However, his resume at larger events outside his region was not as impressive, including his mediocre 33rd at the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}} losing to {{Sm|Marss}} and {{Sm|Lui$}} and 13th at the superregional {{Trn|Santa Paws}} losing to {{Sm|omega}} and {{Sm|Jakal}}. Due to this, Onin's slipped to 43rd on the [[LumiRank 2023]].
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[LumiRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[UltRank 2022]]||June 18th - December 18th, 2022||6th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||30th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||43rd||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022||65th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022||10th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====OrionRank North America====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]]||December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022||5th||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Online Olympus II}}{{OnlineIcon}}||Januray 30th-31st, 2021||257th||7th||{{Sm|Midnight|p=SoCal}}  
|{{Trn|The Online Olympus II|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||Januray 30th-31st, 2021||257th / 643||7th / 95||{{Sm|Midnight|p=SoCal}}
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2021||65th / 391||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision Online 2021|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th, 2021||25th / 549||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Back To Smash|g=SSBU}}||September 4th, 2021||13th / 147||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide|g=SSBU}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||49th / 1,024||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Spartan Weeklies 69: The Monthly|g=SSBU}}||September 18th, 2021||4th / 128||2nd / 32||{{Sm|Eden}}
|-
|{{Trn|MIRAGE|g=SSBU}}||October 2nd, 2021||3rd / 183||2nd / 35||Eden
|-
|{{Trn|Get Clipped 17 A Holiday Special|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 26th, 2021||17th / 330||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-9th, 2022||25th / 687||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite|g=SSBU}}||February 18th-20th, 2022||33rd / 616||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MIRAGE II|g=SSBU}}||May 7th, 2022||2nd / 122||1st / 27||{{Sm|Blueboo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2022||7th / 553||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Wolvarena 4|g=SSBU}}||May 21st, 2022||5th / 103||2nd / 27||{{Sm|BooBear}}
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022|g=SSBU}}||May 27th-29th, 2022||1st / 392||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EMUSC Summer of Love|g=SSBU}}||June 11th, 2022||2nd / 140||3rd / 24||{{Sm|Kople}}
|-
|{{Trn|COST 2022|g=SSBU}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||1st / 304||2nd / 55||BooBear
|-
|{{Trn|Warp Zone|g=SSBU}}||June 25th, 2022||2nd / 328||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBU}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||1st / 753||2nd / 126||{{Sm|Demon}}
|-
|{{Trn|STAMPEDE II|g=SSBU}}||July 23rd, 2022||1st / 132||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Black Diamond|g=SSBU}}||August 6th, 2022||2nd / 89||1st / 14||BooBear
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBU}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||1st / 2,388||13th / 488||Demon
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2021||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind|g=SSBU}}||August 19th-21st, 2022||7th / 466||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Collision Online 2021}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th, 2021||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Bahamut|g=SSBU}}||September 3rd, 2022||1st / 133||1st / 17||BooBear
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Back To Smash}}||September 4th, 2021||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|The Arcadian Online Qualifier 2|g=SSBU}} East Coast{{OnlineIcon}}||September 4th, 2022||3rd / 631||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|The Big House 10|g=SSBU}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||3rd / 636||4th / 111||{{Sm|BooBear}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Spartan Weeklies 69: The Monthly}}||September 18th, 2021||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Eden}}
|{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational|g=SSBU}}||October 21st-23rd, 2022||5th / 32||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MIRAGE}}||October 2nd, 2021||3rd||2nd||Eden
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves Miami|g=SSBU}}||October 28th-30th, 2022||2nd / 467||1st / 75||{{Sm|acola}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get Clipped 17 A Holiday Special}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 26th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Mainstage 2022|g=SSBU}}||December 2nd-4th, 2022||9th / 512||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}}||January 7th-9th, 2022||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Scuffed World Tour|g=SSBU}}||December 18th, 2022||7th / 13||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}}||February 18th-20th, 2022||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023|g=SSBU}}||January 6th-8th, 2023||25th / 774||3rd / 132||{{Sm|Riddles}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MIRAGE II}}||May 7th, 2022||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Blueboo}}
|{{Trn|Sweet Spot 7|g=SSBU}}||March 4th-5th, 2023||1st / 223||1st / 59||BooBear
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2022||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|SOS 8|g=SSBU}}||March 18th, 2023||1st / 158||1st / 30||{{Sm|AnthonyIsntCool}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Wolvarena 4}}||May 21st, 2022||5th||2nd||{{Sm|BooBear}}
|{{Trn|Phoenix Down|g=SSBU}}||March 25th, 2023||1st / 213||1st / 37||{{Sm|Lunges}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2022}}||May 27th-29th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Spartan Circus|g=SSBU}}||April 22nd, 2023||1st / 124||2nd / 21||{{Sm|Wilf}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EMUSC Summer of Love}}||June 11th, 2022||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Kople}}
|[[Tournament:26 Rising's Show Stopper#Invitational|26 Rising's Show Stopper Invitational]]||May 13th, 2023||1st / 32||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|COST 2022}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||1st||2nd||BooBear
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 5|g=SSBU}}||May 19th-21st, 2023||17th / 652||5th / 124||{{Sm|Luugi}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Warp Zone}}||June 25th, 2022||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Crown the Third|g=SSBU}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||4th / 418||7th / 99||{{Sm|ApolloKage}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Demon}}
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||33rd / 2,607||2nd / 567||{{Sm|lolyoshi}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|STAMPEDE II}}||July 23rd, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Back to Smash 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 26th, 2023||1st / 214||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||1st||13th||Demon
|{{Trn|ECLIPSE|g=SSBU}}||September 16th-17th, 2023||1st / 154||2nd / 35||{{Sm|Eki}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 11|g=SSBU}}||October 20th-22nd, 2023||1st / 507||1st / 80||{{Sm|Soar}}
|-
|{{Trn|Octobair 2023|g=SSBU}}||October 28th, 2023||2nd / 143||1st / 30||{{Sm|Ludo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Lucid 2023|g=SSBU}}||November 4th, 2023||2nd / 173||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 8|g=SSBU}}||November 11th-12th, 2023||9th / 710||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Santa Paws|g=SSBU}}||December 8th-10th, 2023||13th / 181||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS X|g=SSBU}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||17th / 1,506||1st / 302||{{Sm|Ouch!?}}
|-
|{{Trn|Afterburner 2024|g=SSBU}}||March 9th, 2024||5th / 249||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2024|g=SSBU}}||March 15th-17th, 2024||3rd / 714||3rd / 108||{{Sm|Atomic}}
|-
|{{Trn|Diamond Dust|g=SSBU}}||April 6th-7th, 2024||2nd / 284||2nd / 48||Riddles
|}
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/BanStevePLEASE Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/OninOrSomething Twitter account]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230530214746/https://twitter.com/OninOrSomething Twitter account] web archive
*[https://twitter.com/BanStevePLEASE Old Twitter account], now ran by {{Team|Buntai}} crew
*[https://www.twitch.tv/oninorsomething Twitch account]


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