Smasher:RAIN

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RAIN
RAIN.png
RAIN at Apex 2016
Character info
Melee main Fox
Brawl main Meta Knight
Other Brawl character Falco
Smash 4 main Bayonetta
Other Smash 4 characters Cloud, Diddy Kong, Mario, Sheik
Ultimate main Wolf
Other Ultimate characters Cloud, Chrom
Team info
Former sponsor(s) DetonatioN Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2014 SSBBRank: 14th
Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 66th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$129.80
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$361.83
Personal info
Real name Tetsuhisa Kosaka
Location Tokyo Japan
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Top professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Top professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. 4 Top professional

RAIN (レイン) is an East Japan smasher who is widely known in the Japanese Smash scene.

RAIN began his Smash career playing Fox in Melee at the Jack Garden Tournament notably beating Bombsoldier in the winners bracket.

In Brawl, he mains Meta Knight. In 2010, RAIN traveled to the United States to compete at Apex 2010. He placed 7th after losing to Lee Martin and Ally. In 2011, he competed at GENESIS 2 and placed 17th. He later attended Apex 2012, placing 13th after losing to ESAM and DEHF, and he also notably provided Japanese commentary for Otori's and Nietono's set at grand finals. One of his biggest achievements in Smash came months later, where he won Japan's first international Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament, Sun Rise Tournament, defeating top players such as Mikeneko, Otori, and Vinnie.

In SSB4, he mains Bayonetta, with Cloud and Diddy Kong as strong secondaries, and used to main Sheik before update 1.1.5 nerfed her. He was considered to be the best Sheik player in Japan and one of the best in the world when he mained her, with notable placings such as a 9th placing at EVO 2015. He was also one of the most dominant forces in the Umebura series of tournaments, with a streak of four consecutive wins in singles from Umebura 13 until Umebura 18. He is currently ranked 24th on the JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings and 66th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

RAIN is known for his ability to understand a player's habits after having played them multiple times (commonly known as downloading) and exploiting these habits to his advantage. As a result, RAIN does much better in Japanese tournaments than when he travels internationally. He is currently ranked 30th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. He has also competed in Melee in the past, and was ranked 2nd on the 2010 Kansai Melee Ranking Battles.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Jack Garden Tournament August 20th, 2005 5th
Battle Gate Way 5 August 31st, 2014 25th?
Battle Gate Way 5(B Class tournament) August 31st, 2014 1st

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 7th 7th Brood
Numabura S2 2 August 28th, 2010 1st
SumabatoX 4 December 4th, 2010 13th
Numabura S2 3 December 24th, 2010 9th
SunRise Tournament Rehearsal (Kanto) February 11th, 2011 2nd
SumabatoX 6 March 12th, 2011 5th
Pre-SunRise Tournament April 2nd, 2011 5th 2nd Kite
Sumabato X FES May 4th-5th, 2011 5th 4th El
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 17th 25th Earth
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo November 13th, 2011 1st 1st Nietono
SumabatoX 10 November 19th, 2011 5th 1st Earth
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 13th 13th Nietono
SRBT 1-1 February 11th, 2012 1st
SRBT 1-3 April 7th, 2012 5th 5th Nama-ta
Sun Rise Tournament August 10th-12th, 2012 1st 9th Namarta
Piosuma 2 December 2nd, 2012 1st
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 13th 7th Kuroobi
Piosuma 2.1 January 27th, 2013 1st
Piosuma 4 April 27th, 2013 4th 1st Nietono
Piosuma 5 June 2013 1st 1st Nietono
Piosuma 6 August 2013 2nd
Piosuma 7 October 2013 13th 9th Sigma
Piosuma 8 November 2013 1st 1st Kamemushi
Umebura 5 July 26th, 2014 3rd
Umebura 6 August 10th, 2014 9th Nyanko

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Umebura 8 September 23rd, 2014 4th
Umebura 9 October 11th, 2014 3rd
Umebura 10 November 23rd, 2014 2nd

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Umebura 11 December 23rd, 2014 1st
Umebura 12 February 8th, 2015 4th
Umebura 13 March 15th, 2015 1st
Umebura 14 April 15th, 2015 1st
KSB 2015 May 2nd-4th, 2015 3rd
Umebura 15 May 16th, 2015 1st
Umebura 16 June 6th, 2015 1st
Umebura 17 June 20th-21st, 2015 2nd Nietono
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 9th 33rd Abadango
Umebura 18 August 8th, 2015 13th
Umebura 19 August 29th, 2015 5th
Umebura F.A.T. September 21st-22nd, 2015 17th
Sumabato 6 October 24th, 2015 3rd
Umebura Niconico Qualifiers November 29th, 2015 9th
Umebura 20 December 27th, 2015 3rd
Umebura Genesis Cup January 11th, 2016 1st 1st Nietono
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 25th 4th Nietono
SHIG Tournament February 7th, 2016 17th 3rd Kirihara
Umebura 21 February 11th, 2016 1st
Umebura 22 April 24th, 2016 65th
Umebura 23 May 21st, 2016 2nd
Toryumon 1 May 30th, 2016 49th
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 9th
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/21 June 21st, 2016 17th
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 33rd 17th Abadango
PSG Classic 2016 July 13th, 2016 4th
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 33rd
Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE July 30th-31st, 2016 65th 5th Mao
Toryumon 2 August 6th, 2016 5th
Umebura S.A.T. August 19th-21st, 2016 17th 5th Mao
Umebura 25 September 10th, 2016 25th
Umebura 25.5 November 6th, 2016 7th Nayu
DNG Kanto Invitational November 19th, 2016 9th
Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup December 18th, 2016 4th
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers December 25th, 2016 17th
SGC 2017 January 7th-8th, 2017 65th
Karisuma Tokaigi Qualifiers January 14th, 2017 17th
Smash of the Titans 15 January 19th, 2017 9th
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th 13th Kuro
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers February 4th, 2017 33rd
Umebura 26 March 20th, 2017 17th
TUS Tournament 7 March 26th, 2017 3rd
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1 April 26th, 2017 1st
Umebura Japan Major 2017 May 6th-7th, 2017 33rd 17th Kirihara
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2 May 10th, 2017 5th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #4 May 31st, 2017 7th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #5 June 14th, 2017 9th
Umebura 27 July 1st, 2017 25th
4th Annual PSG Classic July 12th, 2017 17th
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 97th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #8 July 26th, 2017 17th
Umebura 28 August 12th, 2017 2nd
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #9 August 16th, 2017 17th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #10 August 30th, 2017 13th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #11 September 13th, 2017 17th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #13 October 11th, 2017 9th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #14 October 25th, 2017 25th
Umebura 29 October 28th, 2017 5th
Waseda Festival 2017 November 4th, 2017 5th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #15 November 8th, 2017 5th
Umebura 30 November 18th, 2017 49th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #17 December 20th, 2017 17th
Umebura T.A.T. December 23rd-24th, 2017 25th 13th FILIP
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers 1 January 6th, 2018 25th
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers 2 January 7th, 2018 9th
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 33rd
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 February 3rd, 2018 97th
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 February 4th, 2018 13th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #20 February 21st, 2018 9th
Spring Fist March 17th, 2018 4th Zakurei
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #21 March 20th, 2018 3rd
Umebura 31 March 21st, 2018 13th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23 April 25th, 2018 3rd
Umebura 32 May 12th, 2018 13th
Umebura 33 July 28th, 2018 13th
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 65th
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st-2nd, 2018 5th 17th Nyanko

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Umebura SP December 16th, 2018 17th
Toryumon Kiwami #3 January 2nd, 2019 17th
Umebura SP 2 January 12th, 2019 33rd
Pre-Genesix January 31st, 2019 5th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 49th 25th Shogun
Umebura SP 3 April 13th, 2019 25th

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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