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'''Technicals''' is a [[YouTube]]r 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]].  
'''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''. He would also upload several gameplay videos of ''Smash 4'' on his [https://www.youtube.com/@brandonjackson1565/ side channel], which has since gone inactive.


==Tournament placings==
==Overview==
{{results|Was a PR'd player, and thus has legitimate results that should be on this page.}}
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.<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.


==YouTube career==
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 began uploading YouTube videos in 2015, mainly focusing on competitive {{SSB4|Toon Link}} in ''Smash 4''. He would also upload clips of his Toon Link on his [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWmqQZXLGbiR67dYN-Dm0-g side channel], which has since gone inactive. He identifies himself with the title of "Black iDubbz", using edgy humour in the style of his old content. His content style has particularly drawn accusations of transphobia and racism, resulting in him being a divisive figure in the community.


The first active video of Technicals's modern content was uploaded in August 2018, criticising {{Sm|JK}} for his actions following an incident involving his attempted vehicular homicide of Technicals and his friends. This was following up from a Twitlonger<ref>[https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqb8st Technicals's Twitlonger]</ref> that Technicals released that same year, which reported said incident and resulted in a local ban. At the time of the video's upload, JK had been allowed back into the Las Vegas ''Smash 4'' community, following the community backroom unbanning him, believing he had changed; however, Technicals argued that he hadn't, citing his unapologetic nature, self-centred belief of being safe with the other players, and lack of communication with the victims.  
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 repetitively spreading misinformation about the allegations against them, and he would later make a case 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 also advocate for {{Sm|Samsora}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}'s bans, and make videos criticizing other figureheads in the community, such as [[VGBootCamp]]. He also collaborates with another Smash YouTuber known as [https://www.youtube.com/@thefranChise1 theFranChise] as well.


After this video, Technicals branched out into commentary and rant style videos, with many centered around criticizing other smashers or investigating the cases of smashers embroiled in controversy. Some of these videos have been made unlisted, such as commentary on {{sm|Pierce}}. During this time, Technicals would criticise {{Sm|Ally}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|false}}, and more; he would also cover topics such as {{Sm|tamim}}'s accusations of pedophilia in the ''Smash'' community.
==Tournament placings==
 
{{results|Was a PR'd player, so there should be results added.}}
The first video from Technicals to gain significant traction was a third video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtEZqOGzXw ESAM] in 2020, which was later followed up by [https://youtu.be/foN-L_y-r_w another video] that gained even more traction; in these videos 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, as well as post a [[Twitter]] thread apologizing to {{Sm|MJG}} and {{Sm|FOW}} for promoting false claims about them.
 
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 from 2020 and onwards. Following this, Technicals would heavily cover {{Sm|Jisu}}'s issues with {{Sm|ZeRo}}, later taking ZeRo's side and promoting his unban and return to the community. He would also interview players like {{Sm|ANTi}} regarding allegations made against them, cover the "{{Sm|Sky}} House" and {{Sm|Hax$}} controversies, campaign for community-wide bans on {{Sm|Samsora}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}, and hit out against {{Sm|Leffen}} and [[VGBootCamp]]. He has also collaborated with {{Sm|theFranChise}}.


==External links==
==External links==
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==Gameplay videos==
==Gameplay videos==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzFtXssHRdM&ab_channel=2GGaming 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - AC + Charliedaking (Red) Vs. Brosinex + Technicals (Blue) Doubles Winners]
*[https://youtu.be/7CiMVkgPnDE BKO | AC vs Tsugi | Technicals - Pools - Battle for Vegas]
*[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/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&ab_channel=2GGaming 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - AC + Charliedaking (Red) Vs. Brosinex + Technicals (Blue) Doubles Winners]
==References==
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Revision as of 14:03, July 27, 2023

Technicals
Technicals.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Fox
Retired Smash 4 character Toon Link
Personal and other info
Location Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. 4 Upper mid level

Technicals is a YouTuber from Las Vegas, Nevada, who initially was a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Fox player, where he was formerly ranked 8th on the Las Vegas Smash 4 Power Rankings. He would later gain notoriety for his series of YouTube videos covering the 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 Toon Link in Smash 4. He would also upload several gameplay videos of Smash 4 on his side channel, which has since gone inactive.

Overview

One of the first videos of his modern content was one where he criticizes JK's actions after an incident involving an attempted vehicular homicide towards several people including Technicals, Charliedaking, and 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.[1] 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 Ally, ESAM, false, and several other players. He would also cover topics such as tamim's accusations of pedophilia in the Smash community. Some of these videos are now unlisted, such as his commentary on Pierce. The first video from Technicals to gain significant traction was a video on ESAM in 2020, which was a follow-up from a 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 ESAM to make a response video apologizing for his behavior back then, and would later apologize to MJG and FOW for promoting false claims about them as well.

Technicals would gain further notoriety for his series of YouTube videos covering the misconduct allegations within the competitive Smash community in 2020. Several videos involve ZeRo, due to 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, but later took the video down after Jisu threatened to sue him if didn't comply.[2] He later interviewed players such as ANTi regarding the allegations made towards him, and cover controversies surrounding Sky Williams and CaptainZack. He would also advocate for Samsora and Nairo's bans, and make videos criticizing other figureheads in the community, such as VGBootCamp. He also collaborates with another Smash YouTuber known as theFranChise as well.

Tournament placings

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External links

Gameplay videos

References

  1. ^ Technicals's Twitlonger
  2. ^ What Really Happened to ZeRo Re-upload
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