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| {{Infobox Smasher | | {{Infobox Smasher |
| |name = Alpharad | | | name = Alpharad |
| |image = Alpharad.jpg | | | image = Alpharad.jpg |
| |mainssbu = Mario
| | | mainssbm = Peach |
| |2ndmainssbu = Joker
| | | 2ndmainssbm = Marth |
| |mainssbm = Peach | | | mainssb4 = Villager |
| |2ndmainssbm = Marth | | | 2ndmainssb4 = Mario |
| |mainssb4 = Mario | | | otherssb4 = Kirby |
| |mainssbb = Marth | | | 2ndotherssb4 = Cloud |
| |mainpm = Peach | | | moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, {{SSB4|Lucas}} |
| |sponsor = {{Team|Panda}} | | | mainpm = Peach |
| |former sponsors = [[Tourney Locator]] | | | skillssbm = Pro-amateur |
| |realname = [[wikipedia:Alpharad|Jacob Rabon IV]] | | | skillpm = Pro-amateur |
| |birthday = 19 | | | skillssb4 = Pro-amateur |
| |birthmonth = 12 | | | crew = [[Panda Global]] |
| |birthyear = 1995 | | | former crews = [[Tourney Locator]] |
| |location = Los Angeles, California | | | realname = Jacob Rabon IV |
| |country = USA | | | birthday = 19 |
| | | birthmonth = 12 |
| | | birthyear = 1995 |
| | | location = Oklahoma |
| | | country = USA |
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| {{art-wikipedia|Alpharad}}
| | '''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher from Oklahoma who is most famous for his series of ''Smash 4'' montages on [[YouTube]] called ''How to Play 101'', as well as ''Story for Glory'', ''Challenge Mode'', and other series featuring a variety of games. He also helped developed the ''Melee'' mod '''Silly Melee''' which changes every character to have unique moveset changes and new stages, along with [[MagicScrumpy]]. He used to be part of the Smash streaming crew, [[Tourney Locator]], until he left on May 4, 2016. Almost two months later however, he would be picked up by [[Panda Global]]. |
| '''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher and [[YouTuber]] from Norman, Oklahoma, who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He was first known for his series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' montages on [[YouTube]] entitled ''How to Play 101'', as well as ''Story for Glory'', and ''Challenge Mode'', and although branching out to other content since, he is considered one of the most well-known ''Smash Bros.'' YouTubers, becoming the first ''Smash Bros.'' YouTuber to reach 1 million subscribers on November 22, 2018, and currently sits at 3 million subscribers. | |
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| Outside of content creation, he helped develop the ''[[Melee]]'' mod ''[[Gameplay modification#Silly Melee|Silly Melee]]'' alongside {{Sm|MagicScrumpy}} and co-organized the {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}} alongside {{Sm|Cr1TiKaL}} during [[COVID-19]]. He was part of the streaming crew {{Team|Tourney Locator}} until May 4th, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alpharadTV/status/727960346720243712|title=Alpharad confirming that he is leaving Tourney Locator}}</ref> and was picked up by {{Team|Panda}} two months later,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/748646569436602368|title=Alpharad joins Panda Global}}</ref> serving as their Creative Director for a period before stepping back in late 2019. He remained a shareholder in the company as of November 30th, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Alpharad/status/1598091685741105154|title=Tweet commenting on his dealings during Panda Global's controversy}}</ref>
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| ==Tournament placings== | | ==Tournament placings== |
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| |[http://stockcancelgaming.challonge.com/ss45s Sonic Storm 45]||February 12th, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Deezus}} | | |[http://stockcancelgaming.challonge.com/ss45s Sonic Storm 45]||February 12th, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Deezus}} |
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-bit-wars-4/event/wii-u-doubles/brackets/4032/16434 Super Bit Wars 4]||February 20th-21st, 2016||—||17th||{{Sm|Dakpo}}
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/no-man-s-land-ft-dmg-james-250-pot-bonus/event/wii-u-doubles/brackets/95601/291327 No Man's Land]||March 18th, 2017||—||9th||Deezus
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| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
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| |{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||—||65th||{{Sm|Miloni}}
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| |{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBU}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||—||97th||{{Sm|JoSniffy}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Occasionally, Alpharad will not take local tournaments seriously, using characters such as [[Wario-Man]] during bracket matches or partnering with a random person for doubles matches. He also uploaded a video of him at a tournament [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bX397Ihduk playing by himself as Wario-Man in doubles]. | | *Occasionally, Alpharad tends to not take local tournaments seriously, using characters such as [[Wario-Man]] during bracket matches or partnering with a random person for doubles matches. He also uploaded a video of him at a tournament [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bX397Ihduk playing by himself as Wario-Man in doubles]. |
| *Alpharad had or was part of several other channels outside of his main channel: Alpharad Gold (formerly Alpharad Plus and then Alpharad Deluxe), in which he uploads content that is typically unedited; Alpharad Replay, which is used as a stream archive; Not Alpharad, in which he uploads very short comedy videos and snippets of his life as well as clips from his videos on his other channels; and Friends Without Benefits, a collaboration between YouTubers Dad as Heck, Weegee Plays, Deezus, and Major Duncan that he was part of until 2018. He is now also part of a group channel called Wildcard, a collaboration between him, Jaiden Animations, Captain Kidd, Giwi, gsmVoiD, Fyrus, sunflowersmith and Weegee Plays
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| ==References==
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBODyKF0JMbUd6D9Bklyzbw YouTube channel] | | *[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBODyKF0JMbUd6D9Bklyzbw YouTube channel] |
| *[https://twitter.com/Alpharad Twitter account] | | *[https://twitter.com/AlpharadTV Twitter account] |
| *[https://twitch.tv/alpharadTV Twitch channel] | | *[https://twitch.tv/alpharadTV Twitch channel] |
| *[http://sillymelee.com/ Silly Melee] | | *[http://sillymelee.com/ Silly Melee] |
| | *[https://twitter.com/alpharadTV/status/727960346720243712 Alpharad confirming that he is leaving Tourney Locator] |
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| [[Category:Oklahoma smashers]] | | [[Category:Oklahoma smashers]] |
| [[Category:Southern California smashers]]
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