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|realname = Jacob Rabon IV | |realname = [[wikipedia:Alpharad|Jacob Rabon IV]] | ||
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'''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher and [[YouTuber]] from Norman, Oklahoma, who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He was first known for his series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' montages on [[YouTube]] entitled ''How to Play 101'', as well as ''Story for Glory'', and ''Challenge Mode'', and although branching out to other content since, he is considered one of the most well-known ''Smash Bros.'' YouTubers, becoming the first ''Smash Bros.'' YouTuber to reach 1 million subscribers on November 22, 2018, and currently sits at 3 million subscribers. | |||
Outside of content creation, he helped develop the ''[[Melee]]'' mod ''[[Gameplay modification#Silly Melee|Silly Melee]]'' alongside {{Sm|MagicScrumpy}} and co-organized the {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}} alongside {{Sm|Cr1TiKaL}} during [[COVID-19]]. He was part of the streaming crew {{Team|Tourney Locator}} until May 4th, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alpharadTV/status/727960346720243712|title=Alpharad confirming that he is leaving Tourney Locator}}</ref> and was picked up by {{Team|Panda}} two months later,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/748646569436602368|title=Alpharad joins Panda Global}}</ref> serving as their Creative Director for a period before stepping back in late 2019. He remained a shareholder in the company as of November 30th, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Alpharad/status/1598091685741105154|title=Tweet commenting on his dealings during Panda Global's controversy}}</ref> | |||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
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|[http://stockcancelgaming.challonge.com/ss45s Sonic Storm 45]||February 12th, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Deezus}} | |[http://stockcancelgaming.challonge.com/ss45s Sonic Storm 45]||February 12th, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Deezus}} | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-bit-wars-4/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-bit-wars-4/event/wii-u-doubles/brackets/4032/16434 Super Bit Wars 4]||February 20th-21st, 2016||—||17th||{{Sm|Dakpo}} | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/no-man-s-land-ft-dmg-james-250-pot-bonus/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/no-man-s-land-ft-dmg-james-250-pot-bonus/event/wii-u-doubles/brackets/95601/291327 No Man's Land]||March 18th, 2017||—||9th||Deezus | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||—||65th||{{Sm|Miloni}} | |{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||—||65th||{{Sm|Miloni}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||—||97th||{{Sm|JoSniffy}} | |{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBU}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||—||97th||{{Sm|JoSniffy}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Occasionally, Alpharad will not take local tournaments seriously, using characters such as [[Wario-Man]] during bracket matches or partnering with a random person for doubles matches. He also uploaded a video of him at a tournament [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bX397Ihduk playing by himself as Wario-Man in doubles]. | *Occasionally, Alpharad will not take local tournaments seriously, using characters such as [[Wario-Man]] during bracket matches or partnering with a random person for doubles matches. He also uploaded a video of him at a tournament [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bX397Ihduk playing by himself as Wario-Man in doubles]. | ||
*Alpharad | *Alpharad had or was part of several other channels outside of his main channel: Alpharad Platinum (formerly known as Alpharad Plus, then Alpharad Deluxe, then Alpharad Gold), in which he uploads content that is typically unedited; Alpharad Replay, which is used as a stream archive; Alpharad LIVE (formerly known as Not Alpharad), where he uploads non-scripted stream highlights, and previously uploaded very short comedy videos and snippets of his life alongside clips from his videos on his other channels; and Friends Without Benefits, a collaboration between YouTubers Dad as Heck, Weegee Plays, Deezus, and Major Duncan that he was part of until 2018. He is now also part of a group channel called Wildcard, commonly stylized as WILD/CARD, which is a collaboration between him, Jaiden Animations, Captain Kidd, Giwi, gsmVoiD, Fyrus, sunflowersmith, Weegee Plays, and Vulpixie | ||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[https://twitch.tv/alpharadTV Twitch channel] | *[https://twitch.tv/alpharadTV Twitch channel] | ||
*[http://sillymelee.com/ Silly Melee] | *[http://sillymelee.com/ Silly Melee] | ||
[[Category:Oklahoma smashers]] | [[Category:Oklahoma smashers]] | ||
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[[Category:YouTubers]] | [[Category:YouTubers]] | ||
[[Category:Livestream commentators]] | [[Category:Livestream commentators]] | ||
[[Category:Tournament organizers]] | |||