Smasher:ProtoBanham
| ProtoBanham "プロトバナム" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Mario, Lucina |
| Ultimate mains | Lucina, Min Min |
| Retired Ultimate character | Inkling |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Team Vrilliant |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Fall 2019 PGRU: 19th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Naoto Tsuji |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Kanto, Japan 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Professional (retired) Top professional |
ProtoBanham (プロトバナム) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Lucina and Min Min main from Japan who formerly used Inkling. He is considered the best Lucina and Min Min player in the world, and one of the best Inkling players in the world before dropping her. ProtoBanham is currently ranked 2nd on the Experimental Smash Player Rankings, 15th on OrionRank Mid-Year 2022, and 19th on the Fall 2019 PGRU; he was also ranked 10th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings. His Lucina is known for being extremely aggressive and utilizing an excellent advantage state.
ProtoBanham won his first major at Kagaribi 4 in 2021 using Lucina and Min Min. Throughout the year, ProtoBanham was often considered to be the best player in Japan, finishing in 1st place at Seibugeki 8, Maesuma TOP 6, SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals, and Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2. Although his results declined in 2022, he still made an impressive run at Smash Ultimate Summit 4 where he defeated many top players in the loser's bracket, including MkLeo and Tweek, to place 3rd.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, ProtoBanham was a Cloud main. He had set wins over the likes of Nietono, T, and Somé.
On January 5th, 2021, ProtoBanham joined the newly founded Japanese organization Team Vrilliant (Vrilliant Owl X at the time) as their first Smash player, along Lea.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 19 | August 29th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major | May 6th-7th, 2017 | — | 17th | Laki |
| Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | — | 5th | FurudoLaki |
| Umebura 32 | May 12th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st-2nd, 2018 | — | 4th | FurudoLaki |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura SP 2 | January 12th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party 21 | January 30th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami 6 | February 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 8 | March 28th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party 32 | April 8th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 15 | June 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party 40 | June 10th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party 42 | June 24th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Kurobra 17 | July 13th-15th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | FurudoLaki |
| Weekly Smash Party SP 27 | July 19th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party SP 28 | July 29th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party SP 34 | October 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura SP 6 | October 22nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami 42 | October 30th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party SP 38 | November 11th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 257th | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami 45 | November 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 25th | 13th | Raito |
| EGS Cup 3 | January 13th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| TSC 13 | December 26th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Tamisuma Championship 1 |
February 17th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Tamisuma Championship 2 |
March 18th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier |
April 17th-18th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Winner! | June 21st, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 4 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Winner! #2 | July 5th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Shinosuma #96 | October 9th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Seibugeki 8 | October 10th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| DAWN 1 | October 17th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 6 | October 22nd, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Mjolner 1 | November 21st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals | November 27th-28th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 | December 11th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 6 | January 8th-9th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| MaesumaHIT #8 | February 24th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| Shinosuma HEROES 1 | May 21st, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 8 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
| Wave 1 | June 18th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Weekly Smash Party! #55 | June 21st, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Seibugeki 11 | July 2nd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Trivia
- ProtoBanham's signature look is his baseball cap Le Coq Sportif. He wore it in every major tournament he attended so far.
- ProtoBanham was able to place 5th at EVO 2019 despite suffering from kidney stones. However he dropped out of Super Smash Con 2019 to have treatment.
- Proto is one of four players to win an Ultimate major while being seeded outside of the top 16 (Kagaribi 4 as the 25th seed), alongside Kuro (won Umebura SP 6 as the 37th seed), Quidd (won Let's Make Big Moves 2022 as the 32nd seed), and acola (won Kagaribi 7 as the 57th seed).
- ProtoBanham is one of two players to have an even record against MkLeo in Ultimate (1-1), with the other being TKM (1-1).
