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|name = Alpharad
|name = Alpharad
|image = Alpharad.jpg
|image = Alpharad.jpg
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|skillssbm = Pro-amateur
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|sponsor = [[Panda Global]]
|former sponsors = [[Tourney Locator]]
|former sponsors = [[Tourney Locator]]
|realname = Jacob Rabon IV
|realname = [[wikipedia:Alpharad|Jacob Rabon IV]]
|birthday = 19
|birthday = 19
|birthmonth = 12
|birthmonth = 12
|birthyear = 1995
|birthyear = 1995
|location = Norman, Oklahoma
|location = Los Angeles, California
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|country = USA
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'''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher from Norman, Oklahoma who is most famous for his series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' montages on [[YouTube]] titled ''How to Play 101'', as well as ''Story for Glory'', ''Challenge Mode'', and other series featuring a variety of games. He, along with YouTuber MagicScrumpy, helped develop the ''Melee'' mod ''Silly Melee'', which changes every character to have unique moveset changes, along with the addition of new stages. He used to be part of the Smash streaming crew [[Tourney Locator]], until he left on May 4, 2016<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/alpharadTV/status/727960346720243712|title=Alpharad confirming that he is leaving Tourney Locator}}</ref>. However, almost two months later, he would be picked up by [[Panda Global]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/748646569436602368|title=Alpharad joins Panda Global}}</ref>, and is currently their Creative Director.
{{art-wikipedia|Alpharad}}
'''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://smash.gg/tournament/super-bit-wars-4/events/wii-u-doubles/brackets/4032/16434 Super Bit Wars 4]||February 20th-21st, 2016||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|Dakpo}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-bit-wars-4/event/wii-u-doubles/brackets/4032/16434 Super Bit Wars 4]||February 20th-21st, 2016||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|Dakpo}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/no-man-s-land-ft-dmg-james-250-pot-bonus/events/wii-u-doubles/brackets/95601/291327 No Man's Land]||March 18th, 2017||&mdash;||9th||Deezus
|[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||&mdash;||9th||Deezus
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|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||&mdash;||65th||{{Sm|Miloni}}
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||&mdash;||65th||{{Sm|Miloni}}
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|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBU}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||&mdash;||97th||{{Sm|JoSniffy}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Occasionally, Alpharad tends to 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 started a second let's play channel along with fellow YouTuber Dad as Heck called Friends Without Benefits. The channel has since added three more YouTubers known as Weegee Plays, Deezus, and Major Duncan, and has reached over 150,000 subscribers.
*Alpharad had or was part of several other channels outside of his main channel: Alpharad Gold (formerly Alpharad Plus and then Alpharad Deluxe), in which he uploads content that is typically unedited; Alpharad Replay, which is used as a stream archive; Not Alpharad, in which he uploads very short comedy videos and snippets of his life as well as 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, a collaboration between him, Jaiden Animations, Captain Kidd, Giwi, gsmVoiD, Fyrus, sunflowersmith and Weegee Plays
**However, on August 21st, Alpharad announced that he was going to leave Friends Without Benefits, saying that he didn't feel like he was fitting in anymore; he also said that he would be doing one more let's play with each member of the group before leaving. <ref>http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqknol</ref>
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBODyKF0JMbUd6D9Bklyzbw YouTube channel]
*[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBODyKF0JMbUd6D9Bklyzbw YouTube channel]
*[https://twitter.com/AlpharadTV Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/Alpharad Twitter account]
*[https://twitch.tv/alpharadTV Twitch channel]
*[https://twitch.tv/alpharadTV Twitch channel]
*[http://sillymelee.com/ Silly Melee]
*[http://sillymelee.com/ Silly Melee]


==References==
[[Category:Oklahoma smashers]]
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
 
[[Category:YouTubers]]
[[Category:YouTubers]]
[[Category:Oklahoma smashers]]
[[Category:Livestream commentators]]
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]

Latest revision as of 15:01, August 6, 2024

Alpharad
Alpharad.jpg
Character info
Melee mains Peach, Marth
Brawl main Marth
Smash 4 main Mario
Ultimate mains Mario, Joker
Project M main Peach
Team info
Sponsor(s) Panda
Former sponsor(s) Tourney Locator
Personal and other info
Real name Jacob Rabon IV
Birth date (age 28)
Location Los Angeles, California USA

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 Silly Melee alongside MagicScrumpy and co-organized the The Quarantine Series alongside Cr1TiKaL during COVID-19. He was part of the streaming crew Tourney Locator until May 4th, 2016,[1] and was picked up by Panda two months later,[2] 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.[3]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Smash @ DZ #33 March 22nd, 2015 9th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Smash @ DZ #18 November 9th, 2014 9th — —
Smash @ DZ #19 November 16th, 2014 9th — —
Smash @ DZ #22 December 21st, 2014 9th — —
Smash @ DZ #26 January 18th, 2015 17th — —
Smash @ DZ #30 (Allstar) February 22nd, 2015 7th — —
Smash @ DZ #32 March 15th, 2015 13th — —
Smash @ DZ #33 March 22nd, 2015 7th — —
OHSNAP 7 May 12th, 2015 — 13th Mart
Moorenado 9 June 10th, 2015 9th — —
Moorenado 12 July 11th, 2015 — 4th Dad
Moorenado 17 August 15th, 2015 5th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Smash @ DZ #22 December 21st, 2014 7th 4th Trash
Sonic Storm 13 April 3rd, 2015 5th — —
OHSNAP 7 May 12th, 2015 — 5th Zeroic
Sonic Storm 20 June 13th, 2015 7th — —
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 — 9th Jtails
Sonic Storm 45 February 12th, 2016 13th 3rd Deezus
Super Bit Wars 4 February 20th-21st, 2016 — 17th Dakpo
No Man's Land March 18th, 2017 — 9th Deezus

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 — 65th Miloni
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 — 97th JoSniffy

Trivia[edit]

  • 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 playing by himself as Wario-Man in doubles.
  • Alpharad had or was part of several other channels outside of his main channel: Alpharad Gold (formerly Alpharad Plus and then Alpharad Deluxe), in which he uploads content that is typically unedited; Alpharad Replay, which is used as a stream archive; Not Alpharad, in which he uploads very short comedy videos and snippets of his life as well as 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, a collaboration between him, Jaiden Animations, Captain Kidd, Giwi, gsmVoiD, Fyrus, sunflowersmith and Weegee Plays

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alpharad confirming that he is leaving Tourney Locator.
  2. ^ Alpharad joins Panda Global.
  3. ^ Tweet commenting on his dealings during Panda Global's controversy.

External links[edit]

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