Smasher:Thunders
| Thunders "KOTO" | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Kirby |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee character | Luigi |
| Personal and other info | |
| Location | Ohio 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top level |
Thunders is a West Japan Fox player who is known for playing technically and possessing extremely fast fingers back in the 04-07 smash era. He is also famous for being able to recover with Luigi's Luigi Cyclone at full height. He is also capable of performing the very difficult double shine. He competed at his prime with Masashi for the title of the best for in Japan. He also invented the Thunder's Combo back in 2005, a useful reset combo. in Smash 64, he was one of the best Kirby players in the very early metagame.
Thunders also goes by the gamer tag "コト" and was ranked 2nd in the first period of the Kansai Ranking Battles, and 14th in the second period.
After seemingly disappearing from the scene he came back to playing under the tag "KOTO" in 2019 debuting at Battle GateWay 24 with a 13th place finish. He was formerly ranked 19th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
For work related reasons, Thunders moved to Ohio for a year from October 2022 to November 2023. He debuted at Template:Rubesday 188 with a 5th place finish. He is currently ranked 5th on the Cincinnati SSBM S1 2023.
Thunders Combo
An example of the Thunder's combo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSmoWo5nlYI
Tournament placings
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Super Smash Bros.
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1 | March 26th-28th, 2001 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Garden Tournament | August 20th, 2005 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato DX Melee 11 | May 4th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Rubesday 188 | November 1, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Homie Round 2 | December 4th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Kill Roy: Volume 6 | March 4th, 2023 | 25th | — | — |
| Homie Round 3 | February 12th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Ball 2023 | March 11th, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| Cardinal Collision #8: Flower Roy | March 18th, 2023 | 7th | — | — |
| House of Paign 23: The Lab | April 8th, 2023 | 33rd | — | — |
| Homie Round 4 | April 30th, 2023 | 9th | — | — |
| Cincinnati Smash Classic 12 | May 6th, 2023 | 7th | — | — |
| Bluegrass Smash 2: Revival | June 3rd, 2023 | 9th / 33 | — | — |
| The Turning Point | June 17th, 2023 | 7th / 34 | 3rd / 6 | M1sf1re |
| Shield Drop | June 18th, 2023 | 49th / 137 | — | — |
| Bodied 3 | June 24th, 2023 | 33rd / 115 | — | — |
| Riptide 2023 | September 8th - 10th, 2023 | 129th / 477 | — | — |
| Ohio Melee Summit | September 23rd - 24th, 2023 | 25th / 32 | — | — |
