Shogun "しょーぐん" "はるきゃん"
Character info
Brawlmain	Snake
OtherBrawlcharacter	Meta Knight
Smash 4main	Fox
OtherSmash 4character	Diddy Kong
Ultimatemain	Snake
OtherUltimatecharacter	Fox
Team info
Sponsor(s)	VARREL
Former sponsor(s)	GameWith,FENNEL
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	Panda Global Rankings 100: 82nd LumiRank 2023: 124th
Personal and other info
Real name	Kaito Kawasaki
Location	Kanto, Japan

Shogun (しょーぐん) is a retiredUltimateSnake player with aFox secondary from Japan. He was considered the best Snake player in Japan prior to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Shogun is currently ranked 22nd on theJapan Player Rankings and 124th on theLumiRank 2023. He has defeated players such asCosmos,Shuton,kameme,zackray,Abadango,T,KEN, andGackt.

InSSB4, he was aFox player, and was considered the best Fox player in the Japan. Shogun was formerly ranked 23rd on theJAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings and 82nd on thePanda Global Rankings 100. He has taken sets off of players such as Abadango,Earth,WaDi,Choco,Etsuji,9B,ikep, andAtelier.

InSSBB, Shogun was aSnake player, and was considered one of the best Snake players in the world. Shogun was formerly ranked 30th on the2014 SSBBRank.

On December 6th, 2018, Shogun joinedGameWith alongZackray. On January 14th, 2020, Shogun parted ways with his sponsor.^[1]

Outside of competition, Shogun is also known for directingSmash Documentary: Road to the New Era, a documentary series that covered the history of the JapaneseSmash scene.

Playstyle[edit]

Shogun is known for his very smart playstyle coupled with great match-up adaptation, as well as often going for mixups and flashy conversions.

In Ultimate, as Snake, he is a prominent user ofB-reversing,Turnaround-B,wavebouncing and Z-Catching. His neutral mostly consist of setting up grenades to throw them at his opponent in order to wall them and put himself in an advantageous position where he can pressure his opponent's shield with down tilt, go for a grab, or follow up with neutral or down aerial for more damage. Shogun also tends to approach with either neutral aerial or dash attack. His ledgetrapping relies less on using up smash to cover multiple options like the other top level Snake players, and instead puts more emphasis on conditioning, using grenades and C4 to bait his opponent and often going for hard punishes. He can also play games without using grenades like he didagainst Maister at Kongo Saga.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• Shogun is known as"The Intelligence (知性)" among the Japanese Smash community since he graduated from Kyoto University, one of the highest-ranked universities in Japan.
  • However, he is notorious for occasionally making unintelligent statements and humorous jokes during his livestreams despite his nickname, which has become a meme. There is a popularTwitter account calledShogun's unintelligent moments, which posts various clips of him being unintelligent.

External links[edit]

• Twitter account
• YouTube channel
• SSBWorld profile
• Smashmate profile

References[edit]

• Kantō smashers
• Kansai smashers
• Snake players (SSBB)
• Fox players (SSB4)
• Snake players (SSBU)
• Fox players (SSBU)
• YouTubers
• SSBBRank ranked players
• PGR ranked players
• UltRank ranked players