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| image      = TaleOfTheToaster.jpg
| image      = TaleOfTheToaster.jpg
| mainssbu    = R.O.B.
| mainssbu    = R.O.B.
| otherssbu  = Mii Gunner
| mainssb4    = Sonic
| mainssb4    = Sonic
| mainssbb    = Meta Knight
| mainssbb    = Meta Knight
| skillssbb  = Semi-professional
| skillssb4  = Pro-am
| skillssbu  = Pro-am
| realname    = Isaac Sharp
| realname    = Isaac Sharp
| location    = North East England
| location    = Newcastle upon Tyne
| country    = UK
| country    = England
| birthday    = 19
| birthday    = 19
| birthmonth  = 06
| birthmonth  = 06
| birthyear  = 1996
| birthyear  = 1996
| bestresultssbb = 7th / 68 at {{Trn|Smashborg Winter Seasonal 2024|g=SSBB}}
| bestresultssb4 = 65th / 462 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu = 13th / 66 at {{Trn|Manchester Conquest 1|g=SSBU}}
}}
}}


'''TaleOfTheToaster''' is a smasher and commentator from the United Kingdom. He specialises in playing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', using {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} to reach the pro bracket of [[Super Smash Con 2018]] and [[Super Smash Con 2019]]. TaleOfTheToaster was also an active competitor in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4|Smash 4]]'' without any major success, but later reached the pro bracket for this game at Super Smash Con 2019 using {{SSB4|Sonic}}. TaleOfTheToaster regularly attends ''Ultimate'' tournaments to a string of moderate results in his home country, maining {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} since the game's launch.
'''TaleOfTheToaster''' is a smasher and commentator from the United Kingdom. He specialises in playing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', using {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} to reach the pro bracket of {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}. TaleOfTheToaster was also an active competitor in {{forwiiu}} without any major success, but later reached the pro bracket for the game at Super Smash Con 2019 using {{SSB4|Sonic}}. TaleOfTheToaster regularly attends ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournaments to a string of moderate results in his home country, maining {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} since the game's launch.


In ''Ultimate'', TaleOfTheToaster was ranked among the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iBZQhqpZDno2QfqfHaLRk6ouUAZVNuo4X7IiVYwkyAI/edit#gid=1401389549 Top 100 players] in the United Kingdom during the country's first competitive season, and 21st in the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T8flWjJ-AS1Tw__39Uj3iJUohGSYMl4U3H4kw_IDg6E/edit#gid=700362927 live ranking] for his home region in Northern England. By default, he is also the only European player collecting notable results in ''Brawl'' tournaments in modern years.
In ''Ultimate'', TaleOfTheToaster was ranked among the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iBZQhqpZDno2QfqfHaLRk6ouUAZVNuo4X7IiVYwkyAI/edit#gid=1401389549 Top 100 players] in the United Kingdom during the country's first competitive season, and 21st in the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T8flWjJ-AS1Tw__39Uj3iJUohGSYMl4U3H4kw_IDg6E/edit#gid=700362927 live ranking] for his home region in Northern England, although his success was much more limited in the second season and in online tournaments. Somewhat by default, TaleOfTheToaster is also the only British player collecting notable results in worldwide ''Brawl'' tournaments in modern years.


TaleOfTheToaster regularly commentates tournaments within the United Kingdom, as well as overseas events such as [[Smash @ Xanadu]] tournaments when travelling to the USA.
TaleOfTheToaster regularly [[Commentator|commentates]] tournaments within the United Kingdom, as well as overseas events such as {{Trn|Smash @ Xanadu}} tournaments when travelling to the United States. Some of his notable casting credits in Europe include {{Trn|Syndicate 2019}}, the {{Trn|UKIE Ultimate Circuit Finale}}, {{Trn|Albion 4}}, {{Trn|Regen 2023}} and {{Trn|Valhalla IV}}.


TaleOfTheToaster also actively creates content for [[YouTube]] to an audience of over 6000 subscribers, focusing on the ''Inazuma Eleven'' series and robotic combat, though has previously produced series and videos pertaining to the ''Smash'' series. He was also an active ''SmashWiki'' editor during the lifespan of ''Brawl'', launching the [[:Category:Music (SSBB)|List of SSBB Music]] series of articles.
Starting in September 2022, TaleOfTheToaster would also begin commentating majors in North America, starting with {{Trn|Glitch - Regen}}, where he casted the Top 16.
 
TaleOfTheToaster also actively creates content for [[YouTube]] to an audience of over 20,000 subscribers, focusing on the ''Inazuma Eleven'' series and robotic combat, though has previously produced series and videos pertaining to the ''Smash'' series. He is also a SmashWiki editor, and was most active when ''Brawl'' was the newest game, notably launching the [[:Category:Music (SSBB)|List of SSBB Music]] series of articles.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||25th||—||—
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBB}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||25th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||33rd||13th||Trail
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBB}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||33rd||13th||Trail
|-
|{{Trn|Smashborg Winter Seasonal 2024|g=SSBB}}||January 12th-14th, 2024||7th / 68||—||—
|}
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07252017SSBWiiU S@X 212]||July 25th, 2017||33rd||—||—
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07252017SSBWiiU S@X 212]||July 25th, 2017||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2017}}||August 25th-27th 2017||385th||—||—
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||1025th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 3}}||July 14th-15th 2017||193rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Shine 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 25th-27th, 2017||385th||—||—
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/5th-annual-psg-classic/events/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/brackets/254197/567727 5th Annual PSG Classic]||August 3rd 2018||25th<ref>https://twitter.com/TaleOTheToaster/status/1025241658365947904</ref>||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Albion 3|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||481st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/5th-annual-psg-classic/event/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/brackets/254197/567727 5th Annual PSG Classic]||August 3rd, 2018||25th<ref>https://twitter.com/TaleOTheToaster/status/1025241658365947904</ref>||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-4-xanadu-262/events/smash-4-singles/brackets/336663/671562 S@X 262]||August 7th, 2018||25th||9th||Trail
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||481st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||769th||257th||Trail
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-4-xanadu-262/event/smash-4-singles/brackets/336663/671562 S@X 262]||August 7th, 2018||25th||9th||Trail
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||769th||257th||Trail
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB4}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/manchester-conquest-1/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/423284/772547 Manchester Conquest 1]||January 19th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Manchester Conquest 1|g=SSBU}}||January 19th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|North East Smash Arena 3|g=SSBU}}||February 9th, 2019||25th||9th||Crit1
|-
|{{Trn|Schism 3|g=SSBU}}||February 16th-17th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Manchester Conquest 2|g=SSBU}}||April 13th, 2019||25th||5th||{{Sm|Trillbi}}
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|{{Trn|Regen 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||65th||25th||Trillbi
|-
|{{Trn|Manchester Conquest 3|g=SSBU}}||May 25th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 4|g=SSBU}}||July 26th-27th, 2019||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/uiltimate-xanadu-314/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/632977/1042532 Ultimate @ Xanadu 314]||August 6th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||1,025th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Manchester Conquest 5: MiniMo's Mega Adventure|g=SSBU}}||October 5th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/north-east-smash-arena-4/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/637866/1049139 North East Smash Arena 4]||October 12th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2019|g=SSBU}}||October 25th-27th, 2019||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Rite of the Rose III|g=SSBU}}||November 2nd, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|UKIE Ultimate Circuit Finale #Last Chance Qualifier|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||57th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|New Era 2|g=SSBU}}||January 4th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|Knock Out!! 5||January 25th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|VCA 2021|g=SSBU}}||November 20th-21st, 2021||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/north-east-smash-arena-3/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/466205/823907 North East Smash Arena 3]||February 9th, 2019||25th||9th||Crit1
|{{Trn|Manchester Conquest 7: ESS BEE|g=SSBU}}||January 22nd, 2022||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Schism 3}}||February 16th-17th 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Super SmashPoint 4|g=SSBU}}||February 26th, 2022||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/manchester-conquest-2/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/513671/880522 Manchester Conquest 2]||April 13th, 2019||25th||5th||Trillbi
|{{Trn|Manchester Conquest 8: Four and a half Tigers|g=SSBU}}||June 11th, 2022||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Regen 2019}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||65th||25th||Trillbi
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 32|g=SSBU}}||June 25th, 2022||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/manchester-conquest-3/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/551020/930159 Manchester Conquest 3]||May 25th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Regen 2022|g=SSBU}}||July 23rd-24th, 2022||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 4}}||July 26th-27th, 2019||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|BOSS BATTLES: Phase 1|g=SSBU}}||September 3rd, 2022||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/uiltimate-xanadu-314/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/632977/1042532 Ultimate @ Xanadu 314]||August 6th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Glitch - Regen|g=SSBU}}||September 23rd-25th, 2022||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||1025th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam 2022|g=SSBU}}||October 14th-16th, 2022||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*TaleOfTheToaster, as part of a crew with {{Sm|Cagt}}, {{Sm|aperture}}, {{Sm|Virum}} and {{Sm|TheFlow}}, achieved 5th place in the ''Smash 4'' crew battle at [[Shine 2017]]. The all-European team were named "The Tea Party" for this event.
*TaleOfTheToaster, as part of a crew with {{Sm|Cagt}}, {{Sm|aperture}}, {{Sm|Virum}}, and {{Sm|TheFlow}}, achieved 5th place in the ''Smash 4'' crew battle at {{Trn|Shine 2017}}. The all-European team were named "The Tea Party" for this event.
*TaleOfTheToaster kickstarted various actions from within the crowd at Super Smash Con 2018 and 2019, receiving recognition and notoriety online<ref>https://twitter.com/theSirToasty/status/1028750765400248320</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/SuperSmashCon/status/1160748956915253249</ref> for counting the number of [[Dragon Lunge]] uses from {{Sm|Cosmos}} during his Top 8 sets on a whiteboard in 2018, and replicating the victory animation of [[Joker (SSBU)|Joker]] by running in place behind the commentators following {{Sm|MkLeo}} set wins in 2019.
*TaleOfTheToaster kickstarted various actions from within the crowd at Super Smash Con 2018 and 2019, receiving recognition and notoriety online<ref>https://twitter.com/theSirToasty/status/1028750765400248320</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/SuperSmashCon/status/1160748956915253249</ref> for counting the number of [[Dragon Lunge]] uses from {{Sm|Cosmos}} during his Top 8 sets on a whiteboard in 2018, and replicating the victory animation of {{SSBU|Joker}} by running in place behind the commentators following {{Sm|MkLeo}} set wins in 2019.
*TaleOfTheToaster is somewhat infamous locally for overly relying on [[Arm Rotor]] in ''Ultimate'' sets, prompting the British scene to nickname the move "The Tragic Roundabout" across the country, in honor of TaleOfTheToaster's [https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/User:ToastUltimatum/The_Tragic_Roundabout own combat robot] which attacks by repeatedly spinning.
*A notable commentary moment from TaleOfTheToaster was captured during a [https://twitter.com/pinkbombo91/status/1573478562589450240?s=21&t=XXwBm5vI5kQHnqqjGDE13A viral tweet] during a set between Siatomic and DeadlockedAI at The Grind, shortly before Glitch - Regen.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/TaleOTheToaster Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/TaleOTheToaster Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC653DWfy6x9JTXPlaDfkmlQ YouTube account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC653DWfy6x9JTXPlaDfkmlQ YouTube channel]
*[https://www.ssbwiki.com/User:ToastUltimatum SmashWiki profile]
*[https://www.ssbwiki.com/User:ToastUltimatum SmashWiki profile]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/8571/taleofthetoaster?game=4 SSBWorld profile]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/4/player/TaleOfTheToaster?id=185699 Smashdata profile (''Smash 4'')]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/ultimate/player/TaleOfTheToaster?id=185699 Smashdata profile (''Ultimate'')]
*[https://braacket.com/league/SmashUK/player/C83CB410-550B-4708-AA47-278975C26BD5?ranking=BA3D02EF-C2B0-43F2-9C67-E5A6D8F57F42 TaleOfTheToaster on Braacket]
*[https://braacket.com/league/SmashUK/player/C83CB410-550B-4708-AA47-278975C26BD5?ranking=BA3D02EF-C2B0-43F2-9C67-E5A6D8F57F42 TaleOfTheToaster on Braacket]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/463535547?filter=archives&sort=time TaleOfTheToaster commentates Smash@Xanadu 314 (from 4:22:00)]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/463535547?filter=archives&sort=time TaleOfTheToaster commentates Smash@Xanadu 314 (from 4:22:00)]


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