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| 2ndmainpm      = Captain Falcon
| 2ndmainpm      = Captain Falcon
| mainssb4        = Captain Falcon
| mainssb4        = Captain Falcon
| crew            =
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| former sponsors = [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[VGBootCamp]], [[Even Matchup Gaming]]
| former sponsors = [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[VGBootCamp]], [[Even Matchup Gaming]]
| former crews    = S.W.A.T.
| former crews    = S.W.A.T.
| rankingssbm    = [[MPGR 2019]]: 19th
| rankingssbm    = [[MPGR 2019]]: 19th
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 6th
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 6th
| bestresultssbm  = 4th / 1,110 at {{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}
| winningsssbm    = ~$14,018.18
| winningsssbm    = ~$14,018.18
| realname        = Aziz Al-Yami
| realname        = Aziz Al-Yami
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| country        = United States
| country        = United States
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'''Hax$''' (pronounced "Hax Money"), informally known as '''Hax''', is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player based in Manhattan. He used to solo [[main]] {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} with the [[Alternate costume (SSBM)#Captain Falcon|pink costume]] (commonly known as Captain Fabulous); however, in early 2014, he switched to solo maining {{SSBM|Fox}}, and was widely regarded as the most technical Fox player when he was still active. In April 2016, he went on a indefinite hiatus due to having a calcified FCU tendon, which was left untreated because no surgeon was willing to remove it. During this hiatus, he began working on the [[B0XX]], a controller designed in a similar vein to the Smash Box by Hitbox, after having tested the Smash Box and finding it unsatisfactory. He has also slowly made a return to competitive ''Melee'' as of March 2017, having finally been treated for his hand problems. He would attend various ''Melee'' events showcasing the potential of the B0XX, and spent a long time balancing it to be as fair to a GameCube controller as possible. By 2019, he was considered to be playing at a level similar to when he played on a GameCube controller.
'''Hax$''' (pronounced "Hax Money"), informally known as '''Hax''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' player based in Manhattan. He used to solo [[main]] {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} with the [[Alternate costume (SSBM)#Captain Falcon|pink costume]] (commonly known as Captain Fabulous); however, in early 2014, he switched to solo maining {{SSBM|Fox}}, and was widely regarded as the most technical Fox player when he was still active. In April 2016, he went on a indefinite hiatus due to having a calcified FCU tendon, which was left untreated because no surgeon was willing to remove it. During this hiatus, he began working on the [[B0XX]], a controller designed in a similar vein to the Smash Box by Hitbox, after having tested the Smash Box and finding it unsatisfactory. He has also slowly made a return to competitive ''Melee'' as of March 2017, having finally been treated for his hand problems. He would attend various ''Melee'' events showcasing the potential of the B0XX, and spent a long time balancing it to be as fair to a GameCube controller as possible. By 2019, he was considered to be playing at a level similar to when he played on a GameCube controller.


Hax was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[New York City Power Rankings|New York City Melee Power Rankings]] and 19th on the [[2019 MPGR]].
Hax was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[New York City Power Rankings|New York City Melee Power Rankings]] and 19th on the [[2019 MPGR]].


He joined [[Even Matchup Gaming]] on January 29th, 2019.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1lE1YlprQ Hax joins EMG]</ref> He left the team on January 7th, 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/EvenMatchup/status/1354603266403946499 Hax leaves EMG]</ref>
He joined [[Even Matchup Gaming]] on January 29th, 2019.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1lE1YlprQ Hax joins EMG]</ref> He left the team on January 7th, 2021.<ref> [https://twitter.com/EvenMatchup/status/1354603266403946499 Hax leaves EMG]</ref>


On June 2021 Hax was indefinitely banned due to repeated and refusal to stop committing defamation deemed to constitute harassment violating sections 2.2.1 and 2.3.3 of the CoC.<ref name="Hax Ban" />
As of June 2021, Hax$ has been banned from tournaments due to repeated - allegedly defamatory - remarks made towards {{Sm|Leffen}}, and Hax's persistent reinforcement of these statements<ref name="Hax Ban" />, which were deemed to constitute harassment.


As of February 1, 2024, Hax$ has been permanently banned from tournaments due to repeated slanderous and conspiratorial accusations made towards {{Sm|Leffen}}, and other community members, with Hax's persistent reinforcement of these statements, multiple instances of inciting harassment, failing to take sufficient accountability for his actions, and refusing to abide by the terms of his return to local events,<ref name="Hax Permanent Ban">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dg-R86Zz_toB3EbfvGCJ4wvJTwyQyRlunCh-P1_HCV0/edit|title=Hax's Permanent ban}}</ref> in addition to allegations of doxxing<ref name="Willy P personal statement" /> and stalking.<ref name="DarkGenex Document"/><ref name="Willy P accusing Hax of stalking him">{{cite web|url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GULjVnWW0AA6XC2?format=jpg&name=large|title=Willy P accusing Hax of stalking him}}</ref>
==Tournament History==


==Tournament History==
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===Origin of the name===
===Origin of the name===
Hax used to be into competitive Pokémon. In the context of competitive Pokémon, "hax" is lingo for the uncontrollable RNG involved in battles, such as critical hits, that can sometimes undeservedly turn the tide of a match. The high number of angry players who would call "hax" after severe losses due to this prompted Hax to name himself after this term. When switching to competitive ''Melee'', Hax wanted a fourth character in the space given for [[Name|tags]] in-game, and decided to add the dollar sign to it, eventually giving birth to "Hax$" or "Hax Money".
Hax used to be into competitive Pokémon. In the context of competitive Pokémon, "hax" is lingo for the uncontrollable RNG involved in battles, such as critical hits, that can sometimes undeservedly turn the tide of a match. The high number of angry players who would call "hax" after severe losses due to this prompted Hax to name himself after this term. When switching to competitive ''Melee'', Hax wanted a fourth character in the space given for [[Name|tags]] in-game, and decided to add the dollar sign to it, eventually giving birth to "Hax$" or "Hax Money".
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Hax made his full return to Smash after recovering from his hand surgery at [[Super Nebulous 3]] in late April 2015. He lost to {{Sm|Nintendude}} in winners semis 2-3, getting sent to losers. After beating Wizzrobe 3-1, he lost to Lucky in losers semis 2-3, placing 4th.
Hax made his full return to Smash after recovering from his hand surgery at [[Super Nebulous 3]] in late April 2015. He lost to {{Sm|Nintendude}} in winners semis 2-3, getting sent to losers. After beating Wizzrobe 3-1, he lost to Lucky in losers semis 2-3, placing 4th.


In July 2015, Hax announced another hiatus. In [http://ssbmhax.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-ive-been-out.html a blog post], he discussed his insomnia, which worsened whenever he was at a tournament. Hax surmised that his insomnia may be linked to his his perfectionist "20XX" mentality. Hax said he would still practice and attend some major tournaments, such as Apex and EVO, but would not attend as many tournaments until his insomnia was under control. {{Sm|Tafokints}} made a video detailing Hax's condition, saying that he, as of writing, was in a cast for his prior injury, but had been making progress, and would return in the near future.
In July 2015, Hax announced another hiatus. In [http://ssbmhax.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-ive-been-out.html?m=1 a blog post], he discussed his insomnia, which worsened whenever he was at a tournament. Hax surmised that his insomnia may be linked to his his perfectionist "20XX" mentality. Hax said he would still practice and attend some major tournaments, such as Apex and EVO, but would not attend as many tournaments until his insomnia was under control. {{Sm|Tafokints}} made a video detailing Hax's condition, saying that he, as of writing, was in a cast for his prior injury, but had been making progress, and would return in the near future.


===2016: Second return and third hiatus===
===2016: Second return and third hiatus===
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===2019-2020: Partial resurgence===
===2019-2020: Partial resurgence===
Hax had a rough start to 2019, placing 17th at [[GENESIS 6]] and only winning some smaller tournaments. The Summer MPGR placed Hax at 25th in the world. Hax's results began to pick up in the summer when he got 9th at [[Shine 2019]], he then went on to place 3rd at [[Mango's Birthday Bash]] beating {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in the process. This led to Hax's being ranked at 19th, 19 places better than in 2018. At the start of 2020, Hax attended [[GENESIS 7]] where he was knocked into losers early by {{Sm|Leffen}}. He beat {{Sm|SFAT}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|PewPewU}} and {{Sm|Shroomed}} for the opportunity to play {{Sm|Leffen}} again, in which Hax won 3-1. Hax placed 4th at [[GENESIS 7]] after being reverse 3-0'd by {{Sm|Hungrybox}}. This placement also qualified him for one of the few invite spots to {{Trn|Smash Summit 9}}, where he placed 7th.
Hax had a rough start to 2019, placing 17th at [[GENESIS 6]] and only winning some smaller tournaments. The Summer MPGR placed Hax at 25th in the world. Hax's results began to pick up in the summer when he got 9th at [[Shine 2019]], he then went on to place 3rd at [[Mango's Birthday Bash]] beating {{sm|Hungrybox}} in the process. This led to Hax's being ranked at 19th, 19 places better than in 2018. At the start of 2020, Hax attended [[GENESIS 7]] where he was knocked into losers early by {{sm|Leffen}}. He beat {{sm|SFAT}}, {{sm|Westballz}}, {{sm|PewPewU}} and {{sm|Shroomed}} for the opportunity to play {{sm|Leffen}} again, in which Hax won 3-1. Hax placed 4th at [[GENESIS 7]] after being reverse 3-0'd by {{sm|Hungrybox}}. This placement also qualified him for one of the few invite spots to {{Trn|Smash Summit 9}}, where he placed 7th.
 
===2021-2023: Post-ban and partial unban return===
After being banned in June 2021<ref name="Hax Ban" />, between the years 2021-2022 Hax could only attend obscure online tournaments until Hax was partially unbanned on January 1st, 2023, though he was notably still banned from most majors. In 2023 Hax would find middling success, with some notable set wins and respectable regional placements. During the partial unban Hax would become a mainstay on [[The Box (series)]] online weekly and [[The Nightclub]] NYC local weekly, wherein in the former would often get a top eight placement and in the latter often getting a 1st or 2nd placement. Hax would also attend other locals and regionals in NYC and the surrounding region.
 
The first non-local in-person tournament back was the regional [[LVL UP EXPO 2023]] where Hax would get a respectable 4th placement. Likewise, Hax would get 4th in the next regional [[The Come Up 2023]]. The only true major Hax could attend was [[Tipped Off 14: Resurgence]], where Hax placed 17th, winning 3-0 against {{Sm|n0ne}} and losing to {{Sm|MOF}} and {{Sm|Mekk}}. [[Smash Factor X]] would be Hax's biggest set wins and best placement of the year with Hax getting notable wins on {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|lucky}}, and {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}} to reach grand finals where Hax would win the first set on {{Sm|Hungrybox}} during Grand Finals, with {{Sm|Hungrybox}} winning the runback causing Hax to earn 2nd place. [[The Off-Season 2]] would be a pseudo-major-level charity invite tournament where Hax got into the singles final bracket through the open bracket being one of four to do so having to beat {{Sm|SFOP}} and {{Sm|Skerzo}} to get into the invite bracket, where Hax would get 9th placement losing to {{Sm|Zain}} and {{Sm|Salt}}. In [[The Function 3]] Hax would get 4th place with a notable win on {{Sm|Jmook}}, then losing to {{Sm|Aklo}} and {{Sm|Chem}}.
 
===2024: Post perma ban===
Hax would become permanently banned on February 1, 2024.<ref name="Hax Permanent Ban" /> Hax was allowed to attend [[S Factor 11]] because S Factor TOs controversially decided to make a Facebook poll for the Mexican community to decide if Hax could attend, with unknown numbers the poll was in favor of Hax's attendance. Hax would place 2nd beating {{Sm|Shroomed}} and {{Sm|S2J}} and losing to {{Sm|Hungrybox}}. Additionally, Hax was invited to the final [[Xanadu]] tournament for ''Melee'' at {{Sm|GimR}}'s request, resulting in some controversy within the MD/VA ''Melee'' community, as the T.O. {{Sm|Bard|p=District of Columbia}} resigned from organizing the event, and the event would no longer count for MD/VA Summit points, both presumably resulting from Hax's inclusion. Hax would place 2nd losing to {{Sm|RapMonster}} in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals.


==Playing style==
==Playing style==
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|{{Trn|The Come Up 2023|g=SSBM}}||April 22nd, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|{{Trn|The Come Up 2023|g=SSBM}}||April 22nd, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/creed-ii/details Creed II]||May 13, 2023||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|{{Trn|The Coinbox #61|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 16th, 2023||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||$900
|{{Trn|The Coinbox #61|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 16th, 2023||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||$900
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|{{Trn|The Coinbox #66|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 27th, 2023||2nd / 344||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,000
|{{Trn|The Coinbox #66|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 27th, 2023||2nd / 344||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,000
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/no-jawns-3-1000-pot-bonus/details No Jawns 3: Melee]|| July 1, 2023||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|{{Trn|The Coinbox #68|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 11th, 2023||1st / 296||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,200
|{{Trn|The Coinbox #68|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 11th, 2023||1st / 296||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,200
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|{{Trn|The Function 3|g=SSBM}}||November 11th, 2023||4th / 259||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|{{Trn|The Function 3|g=SSBM}}||November 11th, 2023||4th / 259||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/fireside-open-2023/details Fireside Open 2023: Melee]|| December 2, 2023||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2023|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-17th, 2023||1st / 130||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2023|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-17th, 2023||1st / 130||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|{{Trn|S Factor 11|g=SSBM}}||July 13th-14th, 2024||2nd / 172||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|{{Trn|S Factor 11|g=SSBM}}||July 13th-14th, 2024||2nd / 172||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/xanadu-legends-the-last-hurrah/details Xanadu Legends - The Last Hurrah]|| December 7th, 2024||2nd / 59||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222585 G.I.M.P.E.D. 1]||February 22nd, 2009||25th||9th||{{Sm|Basic Sausage}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222585 G.I.M.P.E.D. 1]||February 22nd, 2009||25th||9th||{{Sm|Basic Sausage}}
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==Controversies==
==Controversies==
===Evidence.zip 2===
===Evidence.zip 2===
On June 4th, 2021, Hax posted a two-and-a-half-hour [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKixeJmH2MQ YouTube video] and accompanying 136-page PDF file titled "Evidence.zip 2",<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZBIB0pdC2-CuFL0-2JsRyjurKmv4JfJm/ Hax's evidence.zip 2 PDF]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/evidence.zip-2-smashbros/drive.google.com/file/d/1ZBIB0pdC2-CuFL0-2JsRyjurKmv4JfJm/view/Evidence.zip%202_djvu.txtclaiming Hax's Evidence.zip 2.pdf archived]</ref> in a tweet that it would "decide the fate of the entire ''Smash'' community."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1401025253564895235|title=Initial Tweet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUf6S_b-_U|title=Evidence.zip 2 reuploaded}}</ref> The video, named as a sequel to the archive file that was used to advocate a ban for {{Sm|Leffen}} back in 2013, alleges that Leffen has mentally abused several people in his quest to become the best player, having been leery about him ever since his first interactions with him on SmashBoards in 2011. He urged the community to reconsider whom they were following and alleged several claims, or "charges", against Leffen:
On June 4th, 2021, Hax posted a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKixeJmH2MQ YouTube video] and accompanying PDF file titled "Evidence.zip 2",<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZBIB0pdC2-CuFL0-2JsRyjurKmv4JfJm/ Hax's evidence.zip 2 PDF]</ref> claiming in a tweet that it would "decide the fate of the entire ''Smash'' community."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1401025253564895235|title=Initial Tweet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUf6S_b-_U|title=Evidence.zip 2 reuploaded}}</ref> The video, named as a sequel to the archive file that was used to advocate a ban for {{Sm|Leffen}} back in 2013, alleges that Leffen has mentally abused several people in his quest to become the best player, having been leery about him ever since his first interactions with him on SmashBoards in 2011. He urged the community to reconsider whom they were following and alleged several claims, or "charges", against Leffen:
*Leffen has for several years attempted to systematically take control of the community by constantly pointing out others' flaws and downplaying his own to perpetually attempt to garner sympathy.
*Leffen has for several years attempted to systematically take control of the community by constantly pointing out others' flaws and downplaying his own to perpetually attempt to garner sympathy.
*Leffen has never been explicit about the truth of the archive or his initial forgiveness plea, citing incendiary comments he made after the archive was first posted and right before his initial plea, and that the initial plea was a dishonest apology.
*Leffen has never been explicit about the truth of the archive or his initial forgiveness plea, citing incendiary comments he made after the archive was first posted and right before his initial plea, and that the initial plea was a dishonest apology.
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*Leffen used the fallout following the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|wave of harassment allegations back in July of 2020]] to usurp the follower base of players that had been accused to present himself as a leader and safety net for people that had been mistreated by top players.
*Leffen used the fallout following the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|wave of harassment allegations back in July of 2020]] to usurp the follower base of players that had been accused to present himself as a leader and safety net for people that had been mistreated by top players.


The video drew massive derision and backlash from the community, believing the accusations to be without merit or proof, with many in particular condemning Hax's choice to analogize Leffen to political figures such as Adolf Hitler and accuse him of trying to establish a "totalitarian regime". Nevertheless, there is also a small group who claim that Hax's video has merit, if not tainted in overly dramatic language and comparisons, and they claim the community has a history of being overly forgiving of its best players as a reason to not entirely dismiss Hax's accusations. Leffen himself posted that he was unsure of his next course of action and would be speaking to a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TSM_Leffen/status/1401031413143642112|title=Leffen on Hax's post}}</ref> Hax would eventually private the video, which has since been reuploaded by multiple smaller channels.
The video drew massive derision and backlash from the community, with many in particular condemning Hax's choice to analogize Leffen to political figures such as Adolf Hitler and accuse him of trying to establish a "totalitarian regime". Nevertheless, there are also many who claim that Hax's video has merit, if not tainted in overly dramatic language and comparisons, and point to the community's history in being overly forgiving of its best players as reason to not entirely dismiss Hax's accusations. Leffen himself posted that he was unsure of his next course of action and would be speaking to a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TSM_Leffen/status/1401031413143642112|title=Leffen on Hax's post}}</ref> Hax would eventually private the video, which has since been reuploaded by multiple smaller channels.
 
PracticalTAS published a [https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1401392261502545922 summary, analysis, and commentary] of Hax's 136-page PDF file into a 12-page document, plus a 4-page addendum, on June 6th.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1401392261502545922 PracticalTAS summary, analysis, and commentary of Evidence.zip 2.pdf]</ref> He concluded that the majority of claims in the document were unreasonable, remarking that though Leffen had a history of aggressive social media behavior, his actions were the norm for a player of his fame and prowess, and criticized Hax for attempting to psychologically profile Leffen despite having no authority to do so.


In response to the video, on June 9th, Beyond the Smash banned Hax from attending {{Trn|Smash Summit 11}} in any capacity,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BTSsmash/status/1402767685637722113|title=BTS's ban on Hax}}</ref> citing safety concerns and believing the video promoted harassment and threats.
In response to the video, on June 9th, Beyond the Smash banned Hax from attending {{Trn|Smash Summit 11}} in any capacity,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BTSsmash/status/1402767685637722113|title=BTS's ban on Hax}}</ref> citing safety concerns and believing the video promoted harassment and threats.
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On June 11th, 2021, Hax published a revised version of the video,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FfakLr8O8|title=The second video}}</ref> which in contrast was an hour shorter and consisted solely of Hax talking in front of the camera. Hax would speak on the subject through Twitter, posting an apology for the presentation of "Evidence.zip 2"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srnt6t|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Why I created Evidence.zip 2 / My closing thoughts for the time being}}</ref> and continuing to post comments about the "situation" of the ''Smash'' scene. The revised video would also be privated later on.
On June 11th, 2021, Hax published a revised version of the video,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FfakLr8O8|title=The second video}}</ref> which in contrast was an hour shorter and consisted solely of Hax talking in front of the camera. Hax would speak on the subject through Twitter, posting an apology for the presentation of "Evidence.zip 2"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srnt6t|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Why I created Evidence.zip 2 / My closing thoughts for the time being}}</ref> and continuing to post comments about the "situation" of the ''Smash'' scene. The revised video would also be privated later on.


===Cody Schwab conflict===
===iBDW conflict===
On June 21st, 2021, {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, formerly known as iBDW, accused Hax for downplaying and making fun of Cody's story of being sexually assaulted by his own mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407082926337150976|title=iBDW's initial post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2d0|title=TwitLonger — @iBDWSSBM: Hax's Rebuttal}}</ref> Cody also tweeted that he attempted to retrieve evidence to support his claims from Facebook messages, but that Hax had deleted the relevant messages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407774396656324611|title=iBDW saying Hax deleted Facebook messages}}</ref> Hax responded in a series of now-deleted Tweets, accusing Cody for faking the story in order to gain Hax's sympathy as well as taking his comment out-of-context.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/cr4nMjM|title=Hax's response, archived}}</ref>
On June 21st, 2021, {{Sm|iBDW}} accused Hax for downplaying and making fun of iBDW's story of being sexually assaulted by his own mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407082926337150976|title=iBDW's initial post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2d0|title=TwitLonger — @iBDWSSBM: Hax's Rebuttal}}</ref> iBDW also tweeted that he attempted to retrieve evidence to support his claims from Facebook messages, but that Hax had deleted the relevant messages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407774396656324611|title=iBDW saying Hax deleted Facebook messages}}</ref> Hax responded in a series of now-deleted Tweets, accusing iBDW for faking the story in order to gain Hax's sympathy as well as taking his comment out-of-context.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/cr4nMjM|title=Hax's response, archived}}</ref>


Due to both the Cody and Leffen controversies, on June 21st, {{Sm|Tiramisu}} announced that Hax was banned from the Melee Online Discord server.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SSBM_tiramisu/status/1407140198048219137|title=Hax's online ban}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/14336/hax-banned-from-melee-online-after-mocking-ibdws-story-of-abuse|title=Hax banned from Melee Online after mocking Cody's story of abuse}}</ref>
Due to both the iBDW and Leffen controversies, on June 21st, {{Sm|Tiramisu}} announced that Hax was banned from the Melee Online Discord server.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SSBM_tiramisu/status/1407140198048219137|title=Hax's online ban}}</ref>


Following the accusation and ban, as well as the evidence.zip 2 controversy, Hax posted a TwitLonger on June 23rd, in which he apologized on how he handled both controversies and claimed to "exonerate" himself from Cody's claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2bu|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Apology, self-imposed hiatus, and exoneration from @iBDWSSBM's claims|accessdate=2021-06-23|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20210623181226/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2bu|archivedate=2021-06-23}}</ref> However, he refused to backtrack on any of the accusations made to both Leffen and Cody. In particular, he reiterated how Cody falsified many parts of his story in order to salvage their decaying friendship, and after that failed, Cody went on to make several defamatory statements on Hax to try and ruin his reputation. Hax concluded the TwitLonger by once again apologizing for his behavior within the last few months and stating that he was willing to ban himself for 3 months due to how he initially handled Cody's accusations. Hax then posted a second TwitLonger a few hours later, in which he further responded to Cody's rebuttal, paragraph by paragraph.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2ju|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Response to @iBDWSSBM's TwitLonger|accessdate=2021-06-23|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20210623224625/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2ju|archivedate=2021-06-23}}</ref> Hax concluded this TwitLonger by asking Cody to both contact him in private and dismiss his claims against him, lest he take legal action against him.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/14353/hax-bans-himself-from-smash-calls-for-ibdw-to-be-banned-as-well|title=Hax$ bans himself from Smash, calls for iBDW to be banned as well}}</ref>
Following the accusation and ban, as well as the evidence.zip 2 controversy, Hax posted a TwitLonger on June 23rd, in which he apologized on how he handled both controversies and claimed to "exonerate" himself from iBDW's claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2bu|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Apology, self-imposed hiatus, and exoneration from @iBDWSSBM's claims|accessdate=2021-06-23|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20210623181226/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2bu|archivedate=2021-06-23}}</ref> However, he refused to backtrack on any of the accusations made to both Leffen and iBDW. In particular, he reiterated how iBDW falsified many parts of his story in order to salvage their decaying friendship, and after that failed, iBDW went on to make several defamatory statements on Hax to try and ruin his reputation. Hax concluded the TwitLonger by once again apologizing for his behavior within the last few months and stating that he was willing to ban himself for 3 months due to how he initially handled iBDW's accusations. Hax then posted a second TwitLonger a few hours later, in which he further responded to iBDW's rebuttal, paragraph by paragraph.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2ju|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Response to @iBDWSSBM's TwitLonger|accessdate=2021-06-23|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20210623224625/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2ju|archivedate=2021-06-23}}</ref> Hax concluded this TwitLonger by asking iBDW to both contact him in private and dismiss his claims against him, lest he take legal action against him.


Within an hour of posting the second TwitLonger, Hax deleted his tweets that linked to both of the TwitLongers he had posted that day. He then tweeted that he would take a hiatus, saying he didn't find it possible to continue discussing the controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1407844466984161281|title=Hax beginning a hiatus}}</ref> In the tweet, he also apologized to the community and reiterated his request for Cody to contact him. The next day, Cody revealed in a Twitter thread that the two indeed talked in private and were now mostly on the same page, noting that Hax is "clearly not cool with sexual assault/incest."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1408141235253039109|title=iBDW's thread addressing his private conversation with Hax}}</ref> Hax also returned to Twitter to post about the conversation, apologizing to Cody, whom he called "a good man," and the community while also limiting his guilt to certain comments he made in his own Discord server.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1408153929456705538|title=Hax's statement on his conversation with iBDW}}</ref>
Within an hour of posting the second TwitLonger, Hax deleted his tweets that linked to both of the TwitLongers he had posted that day. He then tweeted that he would take a hiatus, saying he didn't find it possible to continue discussing the controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1407844466984161281|title=Hax beginning a hiatus}}</ref> In the tweet, he also apologized to the community and reiterated his request for iBDW to contact him. The next day, iBDW revealed in a Twitter thread that the two indeed talked in private and were now mostly on the same page, noting that Hax is "clearly not cool with sexual assault/incest."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1408141235253039109|title=iBDW's thread addressing his private conversation with Hax}}</ref> Hax also returned to Twitter to post about the conversation, apologizing to iBDW, whom he called "a good man," and the community while also limiting his guilt to certain comments he made in his own Discord server.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1408153929456705538|title=Hax's statement on his conversation with iBDW}}</ref>


===Ban from events===
===Ban from events===
In June 2021, on the same day as Cody's final announcement, several TOs from many US states signed a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qrO5TlLztX-9s7cI78_EfWNepIaHkwVa3379mC_glrw/edit document] that banned Hax from their tournaments,<ref name="Hax Ban">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qrO5TlLztX-9s7cI78_EfWNepIaHkwVa3379mC_glrw/edit|title=Hax's indefinite ban}}</ref> and his name was added to the Global Ban Database,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/super-smash-bros-hax-banned-multiple-tournaments/|title=Super Smash Bros. Pro Player Hax Banned by Multiple Tournaments}}</ref> and then later to it's successor the [[Community Safety Resource Project]]'s Restricted Player Registry.<ref>[https://www.communitysafetyproject.org/restricted-player-register Hax on the Restricted Player Registry]</ref> The ban was made using the previous [[SSB Code of Conduct Panel]]'s 2.2.1 (Level 2) and 2.2.3 (Level 3) offences and was deemed indefinite. The document iterated that Hax's accusations were baseless, particularly comparing Leffen's presence as a totalitarian regime, the belief that Leffen solely called out ZeRo for personal gain, and saying that Leffen would prefer ZeRo was dead following his suicide attempt, and that Hax's calls to deplatform Leffen constituted incitement for harassment. The TOs argued Hax's refusal to recant the statements and double down, only deeming the flaws as "tactical errors", were signs of malicious intent on Hax's part, and thus constituted an indefinite ban from events.
In June 2021, on the same day as iBDW's final announcement, several TOs from many US states signed a document that banned Hax from their tournaments, and his name was added to the Global Ban Database.<ref name="Hax Ban">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qrO5TlLztX-9s7cI78_EfWNepIaHkwVa3379mC_glrw/edit|title=Hax's indefinite ban}}</ref> The ban was made using the previous [[SSB Code of Conduct Panel]]'s 2.2.1 (Level 2) and 2.2.3 (Level 3) offences and was deemed indefinite.
 
The ban reasoning can be summarised as follows:
# The accusations were deemed baseless, particularly comparing Leffen's presence as a totalitarian regime, the belief that Leffen solely called out ZeRo for personal gain, and saying that Leffen would prefer ZeRo was dead following his suicide attempt.
# The calls to deplatform Leffen constituted incitement for harassment, and his fanbase response shows that this incitement has teeth to it.
# Hax$'s refusal to recant the statements and double down, only deeming the flaws as "tactical errors", show a lack of remorse for his actions and that these were fully intentional, not simply mistakes.
Under the rationale of the accusations being baseless, considering the 4 hours of content and the 136-page document, these remarks were deemed extremely severe and constituted an indefinite ban from events.


Notable events banning Hax$ include [[GENESIS]], {{Trn|Shine}}, [[Phoenix Blue]], [[Riptide]], [[The Big House]], and [[DreamHack]]. Outside of several US states, Hax$ is also banned from Austrian, British, Finnish, and Portuguese events, as well as Melee Online events.
Notable events banning Hax$ include [[GENESIS]], {{Trn|Shine}}, [[Phoenix Blue]], [[Riptide]], [[The Big House]], and [[DreamHack]]. Outside of several US states, Hax$ is also banned from Austrian, British, Finnish, and Portuguese events, as well as Melee Online events.


As of February 1, 2024, Hax$ has been permanently banned due to repeated infractions.<ref name="Hax Permanent Ban" />
As of January 2024, Hax$ has been unbanned from some events, but not all, prompting continued ban appeals.


===Evidence.zip 3 & ban appeal===
===Evidence.zip 3 & ban appeal===
On August 14th, 2021, Hax released another revision to his video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msy4E3ScZVk Evidence.zip 3]. In the video, which has since been privated and archived on a separate channel,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msy4E3ScZVk Evidence.zip 3: The Last Hope for Smash reuplouded]</ref> he accuses Leffen of creating social engineering campaigns against multiple players, such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and Hax himself. The video also reiterates multiple allegations from "evidence.zip 2", such as character profiles from the original "evidence.zip" and alleged harassment levied towards Hax himself. Hax alleges that Leffen deleted 6 years worth of tweets in response to his evidence.zip 2 video, as well as being lawyer-bluffed. Hax also criticises his global ban from the scene, saying that his accusations had evidence and were not libelous or defamatory as his ban statement claimed, as well as claiming that his ban was hypocritical when doing nothing in regards to Leffen.
On August 14th, 2021, Hax released another revision to his video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msy4E3ScZVk Evidence.zip 3]. In the video, he accuses Leffen of creating social engineering campaigns against multiple players, such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and Hax himself. The video also reiterates multiple allegations from "evidence.zip 2", such as character profiles from the original "evidence.zip" and alleged harassment levied towards Hax himself. Hax alleges that Leffen deleted 6 years worth of tweets in response to his evidence.zip 2 video, as well as being lawyer-bluffed. Hax also criticises his global ban from the scene, saying that his accusations had evidence and were not libelous or defamatory as his ban statement claimed, as well as claiming that his ban was hypocritical when doing nothing in regards to Leffen.


Building on some accusations from "evidence.zip 2", Hax points out Leffen's sudden tonal shift towards Hungrybox in 2017 and accuses him of social engineering against Hungrybox to usurp his followerbase. Hax discusses where he tried to talk Leffen out of this at [[Smash Summit 5]], but failed to do so. Hax accuses Leffen of blackmailing Hungrybox during 2017, where he continually talked about "terrible things" Hungrybox was doing but never releasing them; Hax claims that this prompted Hungrybox to stay silent. Hax also claims that the then newly introduced {{Sm|Snowy}} was used by Leffen in his now-deleted "One of many reasons to dislike hbox" video to create "Hungrybox story" memes, which eventually culminated into Hungrybox being harassed in a Walmart store in April 2018. Hax also argues that Leffen later decided Snowy was of no use to him and began to openly slander him.
Building on some accusations from "evidence.zip 2", Hax points out Leffen's sudden tonal shift towards Hungrybox in 2017 and accuses him of social engineering against Hungrybox to usurp his followerbase. Hax discusses where he tried to talk Leffen out of this at [[Smash Summit 5]], but failed to do so. Hax accuses Leffen of blackmailing Hungrybox during 2017, where he continually talked about "terrible things" Hungrybox was doing but never releasing them; Hax claims that this prompted Hungrybox to stay silent. Hax also claims that the then newly introduced {{Sm|Snowy}} was used by Leffen in his now-deleted "One of many reasons to dislike hbox" video to create "Hungrybox story" memes, which eventually culminated into Hungrybox being harassed in a Walmart store in April 2018. Hax also argues that Leffen later decided Snowy was of no use to him and began to openly slander him.
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Hax once again accused Leffen of manipulating the #MeToo movement, pointing out that the victim testimony given in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y9Mfch7XXg his video on the allegations in the Smash community] on July 2nd contradicted C's statement in the original evidence.zip, which pinned Leffen himself as the abuser. He also accused Leffen of misrepresenting and even contradicting many claims in his videos on the topic, as well as making insincere tweets to "gain clout". Hax further criticised Leffen for circulating the rumour about {{Sm|Mew2King}} masturbating on a Smash player, which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVuEST8RdL8 proven to be false after Mew2King addressed the allegations]. Earlier in the video but relevant to this topic, Hax built upon {{Sm|Technicals}}' video on Sky Williams and also accused Leffen of conspiring with {{Sm|Jisu}}, whom he claimed was manipulative when they were dating, to defame {{Sm|ZeRo}} with baseless allegations, before verifiable accusations against him had emerged. He restated Technicals' claims that Leffen's allegations of ZeRo sharing pornographic images with other Smashers were moot, for not only were they of age, but they also testified that they were looking at normal images of anime girls instead of porn. Hax also pointed out that, prior to Jisu's allegations against ZeRo, Jisu contacted Leffen, and made [https://twitter.com/JisuArtist/status/1278843558401675264 her tweet statement] only minutes after Leffen tweeted that he would log out of [[Twitter]] to gather his thoughts. Hax claimed that this was strategic and part of the conspiracy, accusing Leffen of drawing attention to the allegations for personal gain and trying to become the most popular Smasher on [[Twitter]] by forcing ZeRo into retirement, allegedly in a similar manner to the way Leffen treated Hungrybox. Hax also believes that Leffen's wish to expel {{Sm|Technicals}} from the community in response to [[Smasher:ZeRo#Challenges_to_the_allegations|their challenges to the allegations]] is an attempt to further manipulate the situation.
Hax once again accused Leffen of manipulating the #MeToo movement, pointing out that the victim testimony given in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y9Mfch7XXg his video on the allegations in the Smash community] on July 2nd contradicted C's statement in the original evidence.zip, which pinned Leffen himself as the abuser. He also accused Leffen of misrepresenting and even contradicting many claims in his videos on the topic, as well as making insincere tweets to "gain clout". Hax further criticised Leffen for circulating the rumour about {{Sm|Mew2King}} masturbating on a Smash player, which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVuEST8RdL8 proven to be false after Mew2King addressed the allegations]. Earlier in the video but relevant to this topic, Hax built upon {{Sm|Technicals}}' video on Sky Williams and also accused Leffen of conspiring with {{Sm|Jisu}}, whom he claimed was manipulative when they were dating, to defame {{Sm|ZeRo}} with baseless allegations, before verifiable accusations against him had emerged. He restated Technicals' claims that Leffen's allegations of ZeRo sharing pornographic images with other Smashers were moot, for not only were they of age, but they also testified that they were looking at normal images of anime girls instead of porn. Hax also pointed out that, prior to Jisu's allegations against ZeRo, Jisu contacted Leffen, and made [https://twitter.com/JisuArtist/status/1278843558401675264 her tweet statement] only minutes after Leffen tweeted that he would log out of [[Twitter]] to gather his thoughts. Hax claimed that this was strategic and part of the conspiracy, accusing Leffen of drawing attention to the allegations for personal gain and trying to become the most popular Smasher on [[Twitter]] by forcing ZeRo into retirement, allegedly in a similar manner to the way Leffen treated Hungrybox. Hax also believes that Leffen's wish to expel {{Sm|Technicals}} from the community in response to [[Smasher:ZeRo#Challenges_to_the_allegations|their challenges to the allegations]] is an attempt to further manipulate the situation.


Hax criticised Leffen for his response to {{Sm|Samox}}'s {{B|Metagame|documentary}} documentary, claiming he lied about his old controversies and pressured Samox to "censor" victim testimonies and other information regarding them. Hax also expressed concern about the revised version of the documentary, particularly regarding the narrative about the original evidence.zip and the portrayal of Leffen as a "hero", as well as how Leffen now had a theme song deriding the evidence.zip archive. He alleged that this set a precedent for top players to lie and control the narrative, and argued that Samox had not only become one of Leffen's "victims" by giving into Leffen's manipulations, but broke his "integrity" as a purveyor of facts by underrepresenting the accusations in evidence.zip. Later Samox would explain the change was unrelated to Leffen with it being changed due to an unnamed person who was interviewed threatening to sue if the clip of himself was used, with only a total of twenty seconds being changed.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_samox_/status/1750634235461865944/photo/3 Samox statement]</ref>
Hax criticised Leffen for his response to {{Sm|Samox}}'s {{B|Metagame|documentary}} documentary, claiming he lied about his old controversies and pressured Samox to "censor" victim testimonies and other information regarding them. Hax also expressed concern about the revised version of the documentary, particularly regarding the narrative about the original evidence.zip and the portrayal of Leffen as a "hero", as well as how Leffen now had a theme song deriding the evidence.zip archive. He alleged that this set a precedent for top players to lie and control the narrative, and argued that Samox had not only become one of Leffen's "victims" by giving into Leffen's manipulations, but broke his "integrity" as a purveyor of facts by underrepresenting the accusations in evidence.zip. Later Samox would explain the change was unrelated to Leffen with it being changed due to an unnamed person who was interviewed threatening to sue if the clip of them was used, and only a total of twenty seconds was changed.<ref>https://twitter.com/_samox_/status/1750634235461865944 Further saying people who believe he was covering something up are misguided.


Hax's final accusations targeted Leffen's social media behavior, particularly the alleged dishonesty of his profile bio's and him blocking anyone attempting to discuss the allegations on either Twitter or his [[Twitch]] stream. He restated a claim from evidence.zip 2 that this behavior exhibited a degree of narcissism and psychopathy indicative of the {{Iw|wikipedia|dark triad}}, something he believes those who testified in evidence.zip were worried would eventually "erode" the ''Smash'' scene. Hax also condemned Leffen for allegedly letting this behavior rub off on people like Jisu, who went silent on social media for several days after Technicals' video on Sky Williams and never offered a proper response to it, whilst blocking anyone that attempted to discuss it. Hax concluded the video by admitting that accusing Leffen of creating a "regime" is extreme, but alleged that there was no better way to describe Leffen's actions.
Hax's final accusations targeted Leffen's social media behavior, particularly the alleged dishonesty of his profile bio's and him blocking anyone attempting to discuss the allegations on either Twitter or his [[Twitch]] stream. He restated a claim from evidence.zip 2 that this behavior exhibited a degree of narcissism and psychopathy indicative of the {{Iw|wikipedia|dark triad}}, something he believes those who testified in evidence.zip were worried would eventually "erode" the ''Smash'' scene. Hax also condemned Leffen for allegedly letting this behavior rub off on people like Jisu, who went silent on social media for several days after Technicals' video on Sky Williams and never offered a proper response to it, whilst blocking anyone that attempted to discuss it. Hax concluded the video by admitting that accusing Leffen of creating a "regime" is extreme, but alleged that there was no better way to describe Leffen's actions.


The video was criticised primarily for the same reasons as "evidence.zip 2", with onlookers expressing skepticism for a myriad of Hax's claims. Many argued that Hax's videos were indeed defamatory, with them believing that the claims and motives are out of character or even extreme. Others have criticised Hax for repeatedly using the original evidence.zip, believing that Leffen has changed and the antiquated nature of the document makes it questionable to cite. Finally, the video was criticised for comparing Leffen to Donald Trump as an allegory to paint the former as "totalitarian". Several community members also criticized Hax for getting more people involved in the controversy regardless of their relevance to the situation and therefore making them prone to harassment, most notably Samox. Nevertheless, some chose to side with Hax, particularly those who are fans of Technicals who believe that there is precedent for Leffen manipulating situations for his own benefit, as well as believing that Hax should not have been punished at all for his videos and public statements.
The video was criticised primarily for the same reasons as "evidence.zip 2", with onlookers expressing skepticism for a myriad of Hax's claims. Many argued that Hax's videos were indeed defamatory, with them believing that the claims and motives are out of character or even extreme. Others have criticised Hax for repeatedly using the original evidence.zip, believing that Leffen has changed and the antiquated nature of the document makes it questionable to cite. Finally, the video was criticised for comparing Leffen to Donald Trump as an allegory to paint the former as "totalitarian". Nevertheless, some in the community have chosen to side with Hax, particularly those who watched Technicals' video on Sky Williams and agreed that there is precedent for Leffen manipulating situations for his own benefit, as well as agreeing that Hax's ban was unjustified and hypocritical.


===Continued ban appeals, apologies, & partial unban===
===Continued ban appeals, apologies, & partial unban===
On August 29th 2021, Hax released another video contesting his ban from the scene,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9JhFRMsfM0 Hax - Public Appeal to My Ban from SSBM Tournaments]</ref> which directly addresses a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvwt27rktDHq4jlExKoqts7VIh4GAuI6Dx2ZjIfnAFc/edit document] by Mikey outlining the reasons for his ban.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvwt27rktDHq4jlExKoqts7VIh4GAuI6Dx2ZjIfnAFc/edit Mikey's document explaining the reasons for Hax's ban]</ref> He criticized the statement for saying there was no evidence to back his allegations and for being overly generous to Leffen overall, and argues that the very logic used to justify his ban could be used to justify banning Leffen for his interactions with Hungrybox alone. The ban appeal was later privated and archived on a separate channel.
On August 29th 2021, Hax released another video contesting his ban from the scene,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9JhFRMsfM0 Hax - Public Appeal to My Ban from SSBM Tournaments]</ref> which directly addresses a document by Mikey outlining the reasons for his ban.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvwt27rktDHq4jlExKoqts7VIh4GAuI6Dx2ZjIfnAFc/edit Mikey's document explaining the reasons for Hax's ban]</ref> He criticized the statement for saying there was no evidence to back his allegations and for being overly generous to Leffen overall, and argues that the very logic used to justify his ban could be used to justify banning Leffen for his interactions with Hungrybox alone.
 
Hax would be interviewed on Sep 1, 2021 where Hax would state, among other things, the main reason for the negative reaction of Evidence.zip 2 was with how he phrased his wording, that he is falling back into alcohol addiction, that his goal was to "nuke leffen" because Hax states leffen completely eroded the purity of the smash scene, and reiterated many of his previously stated allegations.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q17qszSUTc&t=121s Interview with Hax$, discussing his ban from the Smash Community/Evidence.zip]</ref>


On September 24th 2021, Hax released a video<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pH5yvEPujE Apology video]</ref> where he apologised for his conduct throughout his conflict with Leffen, claiming it to come from an argument over the revision of the Metagame Documentary that he took too far. This also came with an apology tweet on [[Twitter]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1441537392226316304 Apology tweet]</ref>
On September 24th 2021, Hax released a video<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pH5yvEPujE Apology video]</ref> where he apologised for his conduct throughout his conflict with Leffen, claiming it to come from an argument over the revision of the Metagame Documentary that he took too far. This also came with an apology tweet on [[Twitter]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1441537392226316304 Apology tweet]</ref>


On July 25th 2022, Hax issued a public apology to Leffen, Jisu, and others affected by his conduct resulting from evidence.zip 2.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXPqeju71lA&t=141s Apology to Leffen]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CALXaO1ETCo Apology to Leffen original link]</ref> In the video, he revealed that he was suffering from alcoholism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a bout of psychosis. He also apologised for his comments on the #MeToo movement, citing his black and white thinking as a contributing factor. He revealed that since these events, he had been sober for 9 months and has been working on his personal issues. Hax would later private this video.
On July 25th 2022, Hax issued a public apology to Leffen, Jisu, and others affected by his conduct resulting from evidence.zip 2.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CALXaO1ETCo Apology to Leffen]</ref> In the video, he revealed that he was suffering from alcoholism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a bout of psychosis. He also apologised for his comments on the #MeToo movement, citing his black and white thinking as a contributing factor. He revealed that since these events, he had been sober for 9 months and has been working on his personal issues.
 
On January 1st, 2023, Hax was [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_qBOMKYLdtPKXrnqoQZ2w8wiaHPNbv2O9J2fK-vvkEs/edit probationally unbanned] from NYC Melee after agreeing to only appeal to be unbanned in private with TOs, among other clauses.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_qBOMKYLdtPKXrnqoQZ2w8wiaHPNbv2O9J2fK-vvkEs/edit Hax's Probationary partial Unban ]</ref> Outside of NYC Melee Hax would be unbanned on the discretion of the individual TOs and Organizations, in which Hax would attend several majors and regionals outside of NYC Melee.
 
On 28th October 2023, Hax$ released a ban appeal and apology video on his YouTube channel,<ref>[https://youtu.be/4TGnw3W2FcM Oct '23 Ban Appeal original link]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQesuP5Y64 Oct '23 Ban Appeal reuploud]</ref> apologising to Leffen, tournament organisers, and more. He also discussed the progress he made in the 2 years since his ban. Despite breaking his unban agreement to not make public ban appeals the video was mostly positively received as Hax seemed to take accountability and showed remorse. Hax would later private this video.
 
===Relapse, "The Truth", recanted apologies, doxxing, perma bans, and further apologies===
Hax$ would release another ban appeal on January 21, 2024, restating many of the same claims that led to his initial ban<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9A70YKxf4&t=282s Jan 2024 ban appeal]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9A70YKxf4 Jan 2024 ban appeal original link]</ref> wherein he also leaked the testimonies from the original 2013 [[Evidence.zip]] without permission, which contains peoples full legal names. The ban appeal was later privated and archived on a separate channel. Hax$ would release a video a week later entitled "The Truth",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXS0YOHfzY&t=1074s "The Truth"]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_J19CgFzo&t=476s "The Truth" original link]</ref> which contains even more of his original claims accusing Leffen of conspiracies and pointing once again to the leaked Evidence.zip testimonies. Hax would also recant his apology to Leffen deleting all tweets and videos containing apologies. The video's accusations and recanted apology led NYC Melee to [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bM5Rhc2ZRePWEzWAdAu_iUwZpQgjvPIUG7MfF_Rv99w/edit reinstate] his ban on January 23, as a result of breaking multiple clauses in the unban contract, including preventing public ban appeals, and violation of harassment, malicious gossip and disclosing confidential information COC rules 2.2.2 & 2.2.3.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bM5Rhc2ZRePWEzWAdAu_iUwZpQgjvPIUG7MfF_Rv99w/edit Hax's Ban from NYC Melee]</ref>
 
On January 27, 2024, Willy P, the head TO of NYC Melee, made a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yjv20zx1279TcGaQGMeLvu1iz_MLwpe82MCV9Z0Kzkg/edit personal statement] regarding Hax's ban.<ref name="Willy P personal statement">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yjv20zx1279TcGaQGMeLvu1iz_MLwpe82MCV9Z0Kzkg/edit|title=Willy P personal statement}}</ref> He states that they ignored his first ban appeal video, despite it violating the unban agreement, as they initially saw it as a legitimate sign of improvement and accepting responsibility. However, they decided to take action after the second one due to it revealing personal information he was not granted permission to disclose, whilst repeating many of the statements about Leffen that prompted his ban and removing videos in which he apologizes to him. Willy P also criticized Hax for not listening to the people who encouraged him to speak to TOs privately instead of posting his arguments out in the open. He stated that this was a sign that Hax had not actually improved or accepted responsibility, and was unlikely to do so with such flagrant disregard for the rules, so as such NYC Melee voted unanimously to ban him.
 
On February 1, 2024, TOs signed a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dg-R86Zz_toB3EbfvGCJ4wvJTwyQyRlunCh-P1_HCV0/edit new statement] announcing that Hax was permanently banned, for multiple instances of inciting harassment, failing to take sufficient accountability for his actions, doubling down when confronted, and refusing to abide by the terms of his return to local events.<ref name="Hax Permanent Ban" />
 
On 7th March 2024, Hax$ released another apology video<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1XlISyyOY&t=330s Apology to Leffen, My Friends and the Melee Community]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_--ksDQd2c Apology to Leffen, My Friends, and the Melee Community original link]</ref> where he apologises to Leffen and deemed his past behaviour "self-destructive" and discusses his previous relapses and decision-making, believing that none of what he did was honourable and was arguably an orchestrated harassment campaign. Hax would later delete this apology too. {{Sm|Mew2King}} notably requested unbanning of Hax$ on the basis of allegedly his own harassers not being banned at all, and in June 2024, went on to make a video on the matter.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_httcMT7Ri0 Mew2King video]</ref> On May 13, 2024, Hax made another video requesting to be unbanned at some point in the future.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VliN-J-K10 Regarding My Ban]</ref> This video would later be privated. Willy P went on to post private messages he exchanged with Hax on Twitter, arguing that there were incongruities between Hax's public remarks and his private ones.<ref>[https://twitter.com/willypNYC/status/1794122939912114638 Willy P private messages with Hax]</ref>
 
On 24th March 2024, Mikey would [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Ufce5V47RV8K5JuwA5PDczbDUJDT10_ETaRaEAizdA/edit elaborate on the ban] stating in November of 2023 that TOs discussed Hax's ban with ultimately TOs not forming a consensus causing some TOs to unban him and others to keep the ban. One of the major points of contention for unbanning Hax was in private with TOs he says Hax would repeatedly defend his allegations even after he publically apologized for them. Mikey believed Hax should be unbanned if he stopped inciting harassment, with Mikey claiming the main harm Hax caused was through his following harassing community members. After Hax restated his claims publically, even after being warned about doing so, justified a permanent ban. Mikey would also refute some claims that he says are promoted by "Drama Youtubers", who he claims are exploiting the situation for their own benefit, where Mikey refutes the idea that he personally was the one primarily responsible for banning Hax, stating it was unanimously agreed upon by TOs. Furthermore, he states the ban is unambiguously permanent, where any future ban appeals would not effect the current ban.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Ufce5V47RV8K5JuwA5PDczbDUJDT10_ETaRaEAizdA/edit Mikey's document elaboration on the perma ban]</ref>
 
===Hax's mental health revelations===
On 30th May 2024, {{Sm|DarkGenex}} released a [https://imgur.com/a/hax-archive-do92DT4 document] regarding Hax's ban, detailing, among other things, a bipolar disorder diagnosis, hospitalisation, and suicide attempts, coming from his failed ban appeals. Additionally, DarkGenex recounted private handlings of Hax's ban, where Hax is shown to have harassed multiple TOs, including going to a post-venue bar to try and appeal his ban. Furthermore, Hax refused help from his friends with moving on to the next stage of his life, believing the only way forward is through being unbanned to fix his mental, social, and financial stability.<ref name="DarkGenex Document">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/hax-archive-do92DT4|title=DarkGenex Re: Hax & Mental Health Document}}</ref><ref>[https://x.com/CrispBit/status/1796219316565639316 Further corroboration of DarkGenex document and added details]</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jHUTly72RUao3APv2AN550Lk2UrGwKaeLUaCBerzRGA/edit?usp=drivesdk Hax & Mental Health Document original link]</ref>


The document would be made private in response to Hax's mother threatening a lawsuit, although Hax would say he supported DarkGenex publicizing it, stating It was a misunderstanding and the matter was resolved.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1798048376090746980 Hax defending DarkGenex and confirming the document's authenticity]</ref>
On January 1st, 2023 Hax was unbanned from NYC smash scene after agreeing to only appeal to be unbanned in private with TOs, among other clauses.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_qBOMKYLdtPKXrnqoQZ2w8wiaHPNbv2O9J2fK-vvkEs/edit</ref> Outside of NYC Hax would be unbanned on the discretion of the individual TOs.


The revelations of Hax's mental health troubles prompted renewed discussion on Hax's ban. Several statements Hax has made on X have also been seen by the community as signs of Hax's deteriorating mental health, including being "fucked in life",<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1823363722615611812 Hax - "I'm genuinely fucked in life at this point, as I made all of my lifelong friends through it and so it's impossible to rebuild."]</ref> being "stranded from society",<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1822164920990941587 Hax - "For the past 6 months, my mother and I have been completely stranded from society." and "I've been hospitalized 4 times due to the stress I'm under causing me to repeatedly faint."]</ref> saying "Every passing day is worse than the last",<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1796521475463418156 Hax - "Every passing day is worse than the last. I lose friends, I lose my sanity, and I lose income."]</ref> being left with "no future",<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1804597168679891300 Hax - "Please understand that a permanent ban effectively removes me from society and leaves me with no future."]</ref> and describing his situation as being "akin to death".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/17965214754634181564 Hax - "The situation I'm in is akin to death, and it can only be salvaged with a "reset" on the ban situation. I beg for mercy in this time of need."]</ref> Zain notably [https://twitter.com/ZainNaghmi/status/1804549730665459978 criticized] the "FreeHax" movement for fueling Hax's dependency on playing competitive ''Melee'', arguing that an unban would fail to address the larger underlying problem.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ZainNaghmi/status/1804549730665459978 Zain's statement]</ref> Later, Hax would release a statement where he states on August 20th he made a suicide attempt resulting in his leg being amputated below the knee.<ref>[https://x.com/ssbmhax/status/1867637962173014069 Life Update (explicit content)]</ref>
On 28th October 2023, Hax$ released a ban appeal and apology video on his YouTube channel,<ref>[https://youtu.be/4TGnw3W2FcM Oct '23 Ban Appeal]</ref> apologising to Leffen, tournament organisers, and more. He also discussed the progress he made in the 2 years since his ban.


===Post perma ban appeals, and stalking accusations===
===Relapse, perma ban, & and further ban appeals===
On July 25, 2024 Hax would apologize stating for his misconduct of leveraging his platform to target another community members. Hax then states he believes the punishment is excessive for now, he states, he is now remorseful and grown from his actions, and he will make videos on the subject.<ref>[https://x.com/ssbmhax/status/1816660123718221923 July 25 apology and denouncing ban]</ref>


On July 30, 2024, Hax$ released a ban appeal video, specifically regarding his perma-ban in January 2024.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDu2s1QmzKo&t=39s Melee Community Permanent Ban Appeal (Part 1) re-upload]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/0S6LeugSbro Melee Community Permanent Ban Appeal original link]</ref> He brought up a claimed issue with getting private responses from TOs regarding how long his indefinite ban would be, due to alleged ambiguity between the 2 year ban and indefinite clause. Due to an alleged inability to get responses, he argued that, despite agreeing to only make ban appeals in private with TOs as per his probational partial unban agreement, his public ban appeals were justified, and that a 6 month ban would have been more justified. Given these factors, Hax deems the ban as "cruel" and that, in spite of his own faults, there were mistakes on both sides. The video was criticized due to Hax citing his original ban statement instead of his new one, and for not understanding what specifically he was banned for.
Hax$ would release another ban appeal on 21st January 2024, restating many of the same claims that originally got Hax banned years ago<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9A70YKxf4&ab_channel=Hax%24Archive Jan 2024 Unban Plea]</ref> wherein he also leaked the testimonies from the original 2013 [[Evidence.zip]]. The ban appeal was later unlisted and archived on a separate channel. A week later, Hax$ would release a video titled "The Truth",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_J19CgFzo&t=476s&ab_channel=AzizAl-Yami "The Truth"]</ref> which continued to link the leaked Evidence.zip testimonies. This resulted in Hax being re-banned from the NYC Melee Community, as a result of breaking multiple clauses in the ban contract, including preventing public statements and violation of COC rules 2.2.2 & 2.2.3.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bM5Rhc2ZRePWEzWAdAu_iUwZpQgjvPIUG7MfF_Rv99w/edit</ref>


The day after, {{Sm|Radar}} criticized Hax for still arguing the claims in his initial videos, and continuing to deflect the blame to the TOs and inciting harassment against them.<ref>[https://twitter.com/radarssbm/status/1818430253058212040 Radar's Statement]</ref> Willy P also posted that Hax has been stalking him in his attempts to get unbanned, such as by camping outside the venue, entering the venue and harassing staff, then refusing to leave, leading to his ban from the venue; circumventing blocks on social media; and finding his way into Willy P's unrelated private work Discord for his students.<ref name="Willy P accusing Hax of stalking him" /><ref name="DarkGenex Document"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/willypNYC/status/1819933789549732118 Willy P accusing Hax of stalking him original link]</ref> Hax released a follow-up video clarifying points raised, arguing he was not a true repeat offender. He went on to condemn Technicals, the FreeHax movement, and in Hax's words "dramatubers", as well as the harassment his videos incited, and asked to be put on final probation. Hax concluded by declaring his intent to discuss his unban with the proper parties.<ref>[https://youtu.be/52CSthPYMk4 Melee Community Permanent Ban Appeal (Part 2) re-upload]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/cxxbU2r9WsY Permanent Ban Appeal Part 2 original link]</ref> Radar notably criticized Hax for causing his fans to harass him and not trying to defend him, deeming it unfair for how much he tried to help Hax.<ref>[https://x.com/radarssbm/status/1818681012110680486 Radar Statement Addendum]</ref> Both of these videos were privated within three weeks of their posting.
On Feb 1, 2024 a new ban statement was made that permanently banned Hax. The cited reason for the indefinite ban to become a permanent ban was in the new ban statement "In the period of Hax’s indefinite ban, the onus was on him to demonstrate that he wouldn’t repeat his offense, take accountability for his actions, and demonstrate sufficient change. He has instead repeated his offense, not adequately taken accountability, and ignored the recommendations of those who he seeks to appeal to. This includes violation of the provisional unban requirements outlined by his local tournament organizers, as described by NYC Melee" and further stating "Hax’s lack of sufficient remorse for his actions, incitement of harassment campaigns targeting other people, and his pattern of doubling down when confronted, even by tournament organizers who have tried working with him for years, makes his presence fundamentally toxic to the scene’s health".<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dg-R86Zz_toB3EbfvGCJ4wvJTwyQyRlunCh-P1_HCV0/edit</ref>


Following these videos, Hax would make several tweets about his ban. On August 1, 2024, he decried his ban as unjust and argued that he was not a threat, declaring he only took drastic measures due to him not getting unbanned when he believed he would. Hax further expressed confusion about being banned due to being "one of the hardest workers when it comes to the longevity of the game".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1819119452467929579 Hax decrying ban]</ref>
On 7th March 2024, Hax$ released another apology video<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_--ksDQd2c Apology to Leffen, My Friends, and the Melee Community]</ref> where he apologises to Leffen and deemed his past behaviour "self-destructive" and discusses his previous relapses and decision-making, believing that none of what he did was honourable and was arguably an orchestrated harassment campaign. {{Sm|Mew2King}} notably comments requesting an unban of Hax$ on the basis of his own harassers not being banned at all, and in June 2024, went on to make a video on the matter.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_httcMT7Ri0 Mew2King video]</ref> Additionally, outside commentary from YouTubers such as SimpleFlips was produced that same month.<ref>[https://youtu.be/fM_iZ8ViI-4 SimpleFlips Commentary]</ref>


On August 4, 2024, Hax responded to the stalking accusations, calling them "defamatory". According to him, he only went inside after spending several minutes outside waiting for 2Saint to confirm he had permission to enter the venue. Hax did confess to circumventing his social media blocks to get messages to Willy P through others, but he denied deliberately joining any private Discord servers, claiming that he merely entered several software engineering Discord communities and came upon Willy P's by chance. He concluded his statement by alleging that Willy failed to appreciate what he had done for him personally, calling him a "coward", though stated he is willing to make amends.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1820267164131057760 Hax's stalking rebuttal]</ref> Willy P would state that he is still being harassed<ref>[https://twitter.com/willypNYC/status/1819954638075953173 Willy P stating he is still being harassed]</ref> After failing to make amends with NYC Melee, Hax tweeted to them on August 11 asking to reconcile again, hoping they could fix things.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1822599224749359154 Hax asking to reconcile with NYC Melee]</ref>  
On 30th May 2024, {{Sm|DarkGenex}} released a statement regarding Hax's ban, detailing, among other things, a bipolar disorder diagnosis, hospitalisation, and suicide attempts, coming from his failed ban appeals. Additionally, DarkGenex recounted private handlings of Hax's ban, where Hax is shown to have harassed multiple TOs, including going to a post-venue bar to try and appeal his ban.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jHUTly72RUao3APv2AN550Lk2UrGwKaeLUaCBerzRGA/edit?usp=drivesdk DarkGenex Document]</ref>  


Later, on September 24, 2024, Hax would apologize to the community and TO's stating for not taking accountability and blaming others for being banned instead of his own decisions. Furthermore, Hax would apologize to Leffen again.<ref>[https://x.com/ssbmhax/status/1838785263562084726 Apology & Expression of Gratitude]</ref> A month later, on October 24th, Hax would apologise to TO's and the community in general, stating for "distastful choices" and for not taking accountability, further stating after self-reflection in the past couple of months he came to the conclusion that it was his own fault where he has ended up currently, and stated he has caused nothing but harm to the community and wasted everyone's time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLo8eiPad3U Progress and Appreciation]</ref>
On 30th July, 2024, Hax$ released a ban appeal video, specifically regarding his re-ban in January 2024.<ref>[https://youtu.be/0S6LeugSbro?si=SVjwm9UNbgzbNAYz Melee Community Permanent Ban Appeal]</ref> He brought up an issue with getting private responses from TOs regarding how long his indefinite ban would be, due to ambiguity between the 2 year ban and indefinite clause. Due to an inability to get responses, he argued that his public ban appeals were justified, and that a 6 month ban would have been more justified, or at least due process. Given these factors, Hax deems the ban as "cruel" and that, in spite of his own faults, there were mistakes on both sides. Following criticisms from {{Sm|Radar}}, he released a follow-up video clarifying points raised.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cxxbU2r9WsY?si=AGcA3pgJDcnlBJay Ban Appeal Part 2]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:HaxFalconB0XX.png|thumb|250px|{{Sm|Hax$}} holding the joke B0XX design.]]
[[File:HaxFalconB0XX.png|thumb|250px|{{Sm|Hax$}} holding the joke B0XX design.]]
*Hax popularized the "20XX" meme in the ''Melee'' community. 20XX is an allusion to the introduction of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Mega Man|1987 video game}}'', that announced that "The year is 20XX". 20XX describes a futuristic, potentially post-apocalyptic setting, where the [[metagame]] and [[technical skill]] of players have reached a point where they can no longer continue to improve. Accordingly, only {{SSBM|Fox}} is viable, and as players can perfectly capitalise on every situation, matches are determined by a rock-paper-scissors match for [[port priority]]. The joke is often referenced in Fox [[mirror match]]es and particularly impressive displays of tech skill by players. An example of this occurred at [[Apex 2014]], when during ''Melee'' doubles there was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE7NRAQDxRc&t=256s a match] during grand finals where all four players were playing Fox. The commentator, {{Sm|Prog}}, said "Are you aware of the year..." before his partner, {{Sm|D1}}, interrupts with "20XX. Here we go!". {{Sm|Toph}} had previously elaborated on the joke at [[The Big House 3]]:<blockquote>''Hax's thing is like, "The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Fox." And there's this whole post-apocalyptic universe that is built off of Fox being the only viable character left. Humanity has reached its pinnacle. The peasants are living in poverty. And there are these monasteries where these Fox monks just levitate and [[TAS]] Fox with one controller in one hand, and win a tournament with the other. And the tournament metagame has gotten to this point where everything is played out to theoretical perfection, so they Rock-Paper-Scissors for port priority, and that's the set. And everyone gets really excited about the port priority RPS, so RPS's metagame has really evolved to where it's really just like RPS tournaments are now. And then we have warriors like [[Smasher:PewPewU|Kevin Toy]] and {{Sm|Europhoria}} desperately trying to prevent the apocalypse, the Fox Apocalypse, from happening with their Marths.''</blockquote>
*Hax popularized the "20XX" meme in the ''[[Melee]]'' community. 20XX is an allusion to the introduction of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Mega Man|1987 video game}}'', that announced that "The year is 20XX". 20XX describes a futuristic, potentially post-apocalyptic setting, where the [[metagame]] and [[technical skill]] of players have reached a point where they can no longer continue to improve. Accordingly, only {{SSBM|Fox}} is viable, and as players can perfectly capitalise on every situation, matches are determined by a rock-paper-scissors match for [[port priority]]. The joke is often referenced in Fox [[mirror match]]es and particularly impressive displays of tech skill by players. An example of this occurred at [[Apex 2014]], when during ''Melee'' doubles there was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE7NRAQDxRc&t=256s a match] during grand finals where all four players were playing Fox. The commentator, {{Sm|Prog}}, said "Are you aware of the year..." before his partner, {{Sm|D1}}, interrupts with "20XX. Here we go!". {{Sm|Toph}} had previously elaborated on the joke at [[The Big House 3]]:<br>''<blockquote>Hax's thing is like, "The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Fox." And there's this whole post-apocalyptic universe that is built off of Fox being the only viable character left. Humanity has reached its pinnacle. The peasants are living in poverty. And there are these monasteries where these Fox monks just levitate and [[TAS]] Fox with one controller in one hand, and win a tournament with the other. And the tournament metagame has gotten to this point where everything is played out to theoretical perfection, so they Rock-Paper-Scissors for port priority, and that's the set. And everyone gets really excited about the port priority RPS, so RPS's metagame has really evolved to where it's really just like RPS tournaments are now. And then we have warriors like [[Smasher:PewPewU|Kevin Toy]] and {{Sm|Europhoria}} desperately trying to prevent the apocalypse, the Fox Apocalypse, from happening with their Marths.''</blockquote>
**When interviewed at [[Super Nebulous 4]], Hax mentioned that both the ''20XX'' meme and his usage of Fox were partially attributable to {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|PPMD}}.
**When interviewed at [[Super Nebulous 4]], Hax mentioned that both the ''20XX'' meme and his usage of Fox were partially attributable to {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|PPMD}}.
**Similar to the 20XX meme, Hax also coined the term 666XX, about {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s American dominance in early 2016 with {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}.
**Similar to the 20XX meme, Hax also coined the term 666XX, about {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s American dominance in early 2016 with {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}.
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*In addition to ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Hax has played a variety of games competitively:
*In addition to ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Hax has played a variety of games competitively:
**Hax placed 2nd in the 12 and under Nationals for the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBkWb2JYL4Y 2006 Pokemon Journey Across America Tournament.]
**Hax placed 2nd in the 12 and under Nationals for the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBkWb2JYL4Y 2006 Pokemon Journey Across America Tournament.]
**Hax used to attend tournaments for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. He notably made it to the quarterfinals of the {{iw|bulbapedia|2008 World Championships|TCG}} Senior Division, after finishing the Swiss rounds in 1st place.
**Hax used to attend tournaments for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. He notably made it to the quarterfinals of the [[bulbapedia:2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008 World Championships]] Senior Division, after finishing the Swiss rounds in 1st place.
**In the game ''{{iw|wikipedia|League of Legends}}'', [http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=ssbm+hax Hax] was one of the best Twisted Fate players in North America, attaining the Challenger rank (the highest in the game) two seasons in a row.
**In the game ''{{iw|wikipedia|League of Legends}}'', [http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=ssbm+hax Hax] was one of the best Twisted Fate players in North America, attaining the Challenger rank (the highest in the game) two seasons in a row.
*Hax was the first player to reach 3000 elo on the [https://slippi.gg/leaderboards Slippi Leaderboards], achieving an elo of 3000.7 on [https://old.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/11hpr0m/hax_is_the_first_to_break_3000_elo_on_slippi/ March 3rd, 2023].
*Hax was the first player to reach 3000 elo on the [https://slippi.gg/leaderboards Slippi Leaderboards], achieving an elo of 3000.7 on [https://old.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/11hpr0m/hax_is_the_first_to_break_3000_elo_on_slippi/ March 3rd, 2023].
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@ssbmhax/featured YouTube channel]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/ssbmhax Twitch channel]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=62396 SmashBoards public profile]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=62396 SmashBoards public profile]
*[https://b0xx.com/ B0XX website]


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