Editing Smasher:Technicals

{{Infobox Smasher
| name           = Technicals
| alias          = XFaZeLiNkX
| image          = technicals.jpg
| mainssb4       = Fox
| retiredssb4    = Toon Link
| former sponsor = [[Tsugi]]
| rankingssb4    = [[Las_Vegas_Power_Rankings#April_2018|Las Vegas Power Rankings April 2018]]: 8th
| bestresultssb4 = 25th / 154 at {{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas|g=SSB4}}
| realname       = Brandon Jackson
| location       = Oklahoma
| country        = USA
}}

'''Technicals''' is a YouTuber from Las Vegas, Nevada, who initially was a {{forwiiu}} {{SSB4|Fox}} player, where he was formerly ranked 8th on the [[Las Vegas Power Rankings|Las Vegas Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He would later gain notoriety for his series of [[YouTube]] videos covering the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|misconduct allegations]] within the competitive ''Smash'' community from 2020 and onwards. Technicals began uploading YouTube videos in 2015, with a few of his videos focused on creating guides for {{SSB4|Toon Link}} in ''Smash 4'', often referring to himself as '''"XFaZeLiNkX"'''. He would also upload several gameplay videos of ''Smash 4'' on his [https://www.youtube.com/@brandonjackson1565/ side channel], which has since gone inactive.

==Overview==
One of the first videos of his modern content was one where he criticizes {{Sm|JK}}'s actions after an incident involving an attempted vehicular homicide towards several people including Technicals, {{Sm|Charliedaking}}, and {{Sm|S2H}} in November 2017. This was a follow-up from a Twitlonger that Technicals released, which reported the incident and resulted in JK's ban from locals in the Las Vegas scene.<ref>[https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqb8st Technicals's Twitlonger]</ref> At the time of the video's upload, JK was allowed back into the Las Vegas ''Smash 4'' community, following the community backroom unbanning him, believing that he changed, while Technicals argues that he hasn't, citing his unapologetic nature, self-centered belief of being safe with other players, and lack of communication with the victims.

Technicals would eventually branch out into commentary and rant style videos, with many centered around criticizing other smashers or investigating the cases of smashers embroiled in controversy. Technicals would go on to criticize {{Sm|Ally}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|false}}, and several other players. He would also cover topics such as {{Sm|tamim}}'s accusations of pedophilia in the ''Smash'' community. Some of these videos are now unlisted, such as his commentary on {{sm|Pierce}}. The first video from Technicals to gain significant traction was a video on [https://youtu.be/foN-L_y-r_w ESAM] in 2020, which was a follow-up from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtEZqOGzXw previous video] he did in 2018 that criticized his content and his beliefs within the community. In this video, he accuses ESAM of hypocrisy for calling out other figures within the community for inappropriate behavior such as racism and sexism, despite ESAM's past behavior being very similar. This video prompted {{Sm|ESAM}} to make a response [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqi-LihivaQ video] apologizing for his behavior back then, and would later apologize to {{Sm|MJG}} and {{Sm|FOW}} for promoting false claims about them as well.

Technicals would gain further notoriety for his series of [[YouTube]] videos covering the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|misconduct allegations]] within the competitive ''Smash'' community in 2020. Several videos involve {{Sm|ZeRo}}, due to Jisu allegedly spreading misinformation about the allegations against him, and Technicals would later advocate for ZeRo being innocent of several of these accusations, but later took the video down after Jisu threatened to sue him if didn't comply.<ref>[https://youtu.be/ukKHj89jlr8 What Really Happened to ZeRo Re-upload]</ref>  He later interviewed players such as {{Sm|ANTi}} regarding the allegations made towards him, and cover controversies surrounding {{Sm|Sky Williams}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. He would then advocate for {{Sm|Samsora}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}'s bans, and make numerous videos criticizing other figureheads in the community, such as [[VGBootCamp]], largely due to circumstances that lead to the cancellation of [[Cancellation_of_Smash_World_Tour_2022|Smash World Tour 2022]]. He also began collaborating with fellow Smash YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@thefranChise1 theFranChise], who also covers controversial Smash topics.

==Tournament placings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Hero to ZeRo}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 5th-7th, 2016||129th / 1019||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle on the Strip}}||November 12th-20th, 2016||61st / 235||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga}}||December 16th-18th, 2016||97th / 361  ||33rd / 105||{{Sm|Brosinex}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||481st / 1508||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: SCR Saga}}||August 19th-20th, 2017||129th / 301||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: West Side Saga}}||September 9th, 2017||193rd / 300||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 2018}}||March 17th-18th, 2018||73rd / 150||13th / 42||{{Sm|Brosinex}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||25th / 154||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Controversies==
===Placement on the Global Ban Database===
On October 6, 2018, Technicals would upload a video titled ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtEZqOGzXw Detective Tech - ESAM]''. This video included a skit where Technicals subscribed to SleepyKokiri's Patreon and [https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxYwWeE_euGyfk84Wa-Hf2rEJgFc_NOwTA pretends to masturbate] over it. While this didn't spark much controversy initially, on June 29th, 2020, SleepyKokiri would respond to the skit in a [https://x.com/sleepykokiri/status/1277758687269044225 tweet], highlighting how it made her feel "violated".

On July 1st, 2020, {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}} would [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313 create a document] advocating for the ban of several individuals from the Smash community, which included Technicals on it for the skit. Technicals [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279061679226028033 would respond three days later] in his Tech Talks series, where he contested his inclusion by stating that he believed SleepyKokiri knew people had already derived sexual pleasure from her deliberately lewd content, and believed the joke he made within the video had a negligible impact on her wellbeing. He concluded the video by highlighting how minor his offense was, in comparison to other people included on Dark Wizzy's document. Dark Wizzy would later [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313 defend his position], causing a divide amongst the community on whether if Technicals's inclusion on the list was warranted or not. Despite the mixed reception from the community at large, Technicals was still included on {{Sm|Cagt}}'s [[Global Ban Database]], and remained on it until its eventual dissolution.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101090731/https://docs.google.com/document/d/18v9ClFeQbDV0LL993f4zBLdgy0TWVmSyI4ty5yFskI8/edit Snapshot of the Global Ban Database on November 1, 2020]</ref> However, Technicals' placement on the GBD was not universally recognized; notably, Technicals was never banned from his local scene in Las Vegas, as he pointed out several times on Twitter in response to frequent claims that he was banned from his locals.<ref>[https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1446351268226613257 One of several instances where Technicals corrected his ban status in Las Vegas]</ref>

==={{Trn|Double Down 2022}}===
Technicals would attend Double Down 2022, a [[major]] organized by [[VGBootCamp]], where he brought a sign that said "Ban {{Sm|Nairo}}", which was barred from being shown on-stream. After Day 2 of Double Down 2022, Technicals was informed via Double Down's official Twitter account that he would not be allowed to enter on Day 3 due to his inclusion on the Global Ban Database. Technicals contested this ban with {{Sm|Cagt}}, who refused to remove Technicals from the Global Ban Database. On Day 3 of the event, Technicals entered the tournament disguised as a woman, and at Grand Finals of ''Ultimate'' Singles, [https://youtu.be/8mR0DdW_DjU he held up the aforementioned sign to the cameras]. Later, Technicals was confronted by {{Sm|GimR}} and {{Sm|Aposl}}, which resulted in an argument that Technicals [https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?t=1435 recorded], and Technicals would publicize his perspective of this event on October 31 with his video ''[https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE Exposing the Corruption in the Smash Community]''.

During Nairo's watch party of Double Down 2022, Nairo exclaimed "Look, it's my biggest fan!" at the sight of Technicals holding up the sign.<ref>[https://youtu.be/8mR0DdW_DjU Re-uploaded clip of Nairo's watch party]</ref>

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/Technicals YouTube channel]
*[https://twitter.com/Technicals_ Twitter account]

==Gameplay videos==
*[https://youtu.be/7CiMVkgPnDE BKO | AC vs Tsugi | Technicals - Pools - Battle for Vegas]
*[https://youtu.be/MKZc2_JU2xk Rise 2018 Wave 2 Pools - Stroder (Greninja) vs Technicals (Fox)]
*[https://youtu.be/ln58YwSMAZY Technicals (Toon Link) vs. Fow (Ness) - Wii U Grand Finals - S4M]
*[https://youtu.be/tZhYN6X1m94 CaiusRed (Shulk) vs. Technicals (Toon Link) - Wii U Winners Round 2 - S4M]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzFtXssHRdM 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - AC + Charliedaking (Red) Vs. Brosinex + Technicals (Blue) Doubles Winners]
 
==References==
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