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'''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.
'''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 infamy 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==
==Overview==
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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 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.
Technicals would gain further infamy 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 allegedly Jisu repetitively spreading misinformation about the allegations against them, and he would later make a case for ZeRo being innocent of several of these accusations, despite admitting to other similar 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 makes controversial videos covering Smash topics.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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==Controversies==
==Controversies==
===Placement on the Global Ban Database===
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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?si=XJAkgNZeMYyg_fAq 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".
===Global ban===
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?si=XJAkgNZeMYyg_fAq pretends to masturbate] over it. While this didn't spark much controversty 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, {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}} would [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313?lang=en 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 defended himself by stating that he believed SleepyKokiri knew people already derived sexual pleasure from her deliberate lewd content, and contested his inclusion due to how minor the offense was. Dark Wizzy would later [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313?lang=en 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>
On July 1st, [[Smasher:Dark Wizzy|Dark Wizzy]] would [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313?lang=en 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. Technicals defended himself by stating that he believed that SleepyKokiri knew that people already derived sexual pleasure from her content regardless, and contested his inclusion due to how minor the offense was. Dark Wizzy would later [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313?lang=en 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 the [[Smasher:Cagt#Global_Ban_Database|Global Ban Database]].<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><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200903181750/https://twitter.com/MarcRodin1/status/1301585024702185474 A snapshot of the Tweet which announced his ban]</ref>


==={{Trn|Double Down 2022}}===
===[[Tournament:Double Down 2022|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?si=zswmzEr5hhrHMVBS 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?si=6gG90nzuVx9uv7t6&t=1435 recorded], and Technicals would publicize his perspective of this event on October 31 with his video ''[https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?si=hvK7toNZTamewLOb Exposing the Corruption in the Smash Community]''.
While Technicals was attending Double Down 2022, Technicals brought a sign that said "Ban [[Smasher:Nairo|Nairo]]", which was barred from being shown on-stream. After Day 2 of Double Down 2022, Technicals was contacted via Twitter 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 [[Smasher:Cagt|Cagt]], who refused to remove Technicals from the Global Ban Database.<ref>[https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?si=hvK7toNZTamewLOb Exposing the Corruption in the Smash Community]</ref> 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?si=zswmzEr5hhrHMVBS he held up the aforementioned sign to the cameras]. Later, Technicals was confronted by [[Smasher:GimR|GimR]] and [[Smasher:Aposl|Aposl]], which resulted in an argument, which Technicals [https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?si=6gG90nzuVx9uv7t6&t=1435 recorded], and was publicied on October 31, with his video [https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?si=hvK7toNZTamewLOb 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?si=Zm8x9JdtbqXlfLDT Re-uploaded clip of Nairo's watch party]</ref>
During Nairo's watch party of Double Down 2022, Nairo exclaimed "Look, it's my biggest fan!"<ref>[https://youtu.be/8mR0DdW_DjU?si=Zm8x9JdtbqXlfLDT Re-uploaded clip of Nairo's watch party]</ref>


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