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{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Delphiki
| name          = Delphiki
| image        =  
| image        =  
| main          = Ice Climbers
| mainssbm      = Ice Climbers
| 2ndmain      = Pichu
| otherssbm    = Pichu
| other        = Falco
| mainssbb      = Ice Climbers
| 2ndother      = Link
| 2ndmainssbb  = Zero Suit Samus
| crew          = [[Nova Complex]]
| otherssbb    =  
| skill        = Pro-Am
| 2ndotherssbb  =  
| alias        = BEAN
| crew          = TeamScape
| realname      = Ricky Cappel
| former crews  =  
| birthdate    = 4.10.88
| realname      = Richard Cappel
| location      = NorCal, ([[GSC]])
| birthday      = 4
| country      = united states
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear    = 1988
| brawlcode    =
| location      = Sacramento, California
| country      = United States
}}
}}
'''Delphiki''' is a professional {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} player from Sacramento, CA, and a member of the crews TeamScape and [[Nova]]. He has traveled and competed up and down the West Coast numerous times competing in ''Melee''. His tournament results consistently place him among the top 30% of Smashers on the West Coast. In Brawl, he continues to main the Ice Climbers, with the addition of {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}. Delphiki was ranked 16th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]], and 2nd on the Sacramento Melee Power Rankings.


== Contributions ==
Delphiki has written a guide on competitive smash play which focuses on the fluidity and nature of the metagame. It explains the nature of the metagame as related to characters, tournament rules, the community, and the individual player. He has also created a guide to playing the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} at a competitive level, featured on AllisBrawl.com.


'''Delphiki''' is an [[Ice Climbers]] player from Rancho Cordova, CA who recently helped give rise to the crew [[Nova Complex]]. He uses the monikers '''BEAN''' and '''DELF''' in play, with all three names stemming from the character of Julian Delphiki (not to be confused with [[J_DELPHIKI]]) in the parallel series of ''Ender's Shadow'' novels by Orson Scott Card. He is the younger brother of [[DRGN]]. It is a little known fact that Delphiki aims to be permitted into the Melee [[Back Room]].
In addition to guides, Delphiki also maintains a blog on All is Brawl which covers Smash theory among other topics.
 
== Characters ==
 
While he mains [[Ice Climbers]] and [[Pichu]], he also occasionally uses [[Falco]] and [[Link]].
 
 
His Climbers style relies heavily on desynching, and he in fact desynchs much more than most professional Ice Climber players. Once he was quoted as saying "I main Popo, but my secondary is Nana." He is also one of the top three NorCal [[Ice Climbers]], the other two being [[choknater]] and [[Sidefx]].
 
 
He has yet to make a name for himself in tournament play outside the Sacramento Area, but he is a regular attendant/organizer of local competitions. Also, he hosts and organizes both the [[Sacramento Biweeklies]], and his own [[Delphiki Games]]. He attended [[NCT2]] but did not make it past pools due to time constraints.
 
== Vids ==
 
Delphiki's only [[:Category:Videos|videos]] to date, come from a Smashfest at [[TeamScape]] leader [[ender]]'s house on November 11th, 2006. It is rumored that Delphiki aims to produce a [[:Category:Combo Videos|combo video]] showcasing his [[Ice Climbers]].
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDV2xFWcyPc Delphiki (Ice Climbers) vs KevMoney (Fox)] [[FD]]


[http://youtube.com/watch?v=_R3d8BvYqkE Delphiki (Jigglypuff) vs KevMoney (Captain Falcon)] [[FoD]]
Most tournaments in the Sacramento community were organized or co-organized by Delphiki. In addition to local tournaments, Delphiki was a staff member at [[Super Champ Combo]], and has aided TOs at a number of other major tournaments, including [[OC3]] (for which he aided with funding), and the NorCal Ultimate Biweekly.


[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ABB-gjyRarU Delphiki (Jigglypuff) vs KevMoney (Captain Falcon)] [[Corneria]]
Delphiki is an administrator at {{Sm|nealdt}}'s [[AllisBrawl]].


[http://youtube.com/watch?v=RswgYaoCdO4 Delphiki (Pichu) vs KevMoney (Ganon)] [[Dream Land]]
==Tournament placings==
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=coqzTqK1X_M Delphiki (Pichu) vs KevMoney (Ganon)] [[Pokemon Stadium|PS]]
 
 
 
== Contact Information ==
 
*AIM - Philosofos Rigas
*E-mail - [mailto:rwcappel@yahoo.com rwcappel@yahoo.com]
*Myspace - [http://myspace.com/overambition Delphiki's Myspace Profile]
** Delphiki can also be found on the [[Global Smasher Compendium]].
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== Contributions ==


Delphiki has written a guide on competitive smash play which focuses on the fluidity and nature of the metagame. It explains the nature of the metagame as related to characters, tournament rules, the community, and the individual player. Also, most tournaments in the Sacramento Area are organized or co-organized by Delphiki and [[TC1]]. These tournaments include the [[Delphiki Games]], the [[Sacramento Biweeklies]], and Tyde's Manly Smashfests [http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=98835], which feature Nova Complex and many other players in the Sacramento Area. Delphiki is also an adminstrator on [[Nealdt]]'s Tia.
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Tyde's Manly Smashfest V]]||February 27th, 2007||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||127th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||17th||9th||{{sm|Catnip}}
|-
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||25th||13th||{{Sm|Mikkuz}}
|-
|[[Super Nebulous 3]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||25th||17th||{{Sm|Warwick Foe}}
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||186th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||193rd||97th||{{Sm|DRGN}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-golden-bair-4/event/melee-singles/brackets/19702/65773 The Golden Bair 4]||April 3rd, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/cafe-colonial-finale/event/melee-singles/overview Cafe Colonial Finale]||November 13th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=96060 How to Play: An In-Depth look at the Metagame]
==External links==
*[[Sacramento Biweeklies|Organizer of the Sacramento Biweeklies]]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=40977 SmashBoards profile]
*[[Delphiki Games|Organizer and host of the Delphiki Games]]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=118263 How to Play: An In-Depth look at the Metagame]
*{{tia player|32}}
*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=163483 IC Introduction: An Introduction to Competitive Brawl Ice Climbers]


[[Category:Smashers]]
[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
[[Category:Tournament Directors]]
[[Category:Ice Climbers players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Pichu players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, February 13, 2024

Delphiki
Character info
Melee main Ice Climbers
Other Melee character Pichu
Brawl mains Ice Climbers, Zero Suit Samus
Team info
Crew(s) TeamScape
Personal and other info
Real name Richard Cappel
Birth date (age 36)
Location Sacramento, California United States

Delphiki is a professional Ice Climbers player from Sacramento, CA, and a member of the crews TeamScape and Nova. He has traveled and competed up and down the West Coast numerous times competing in Melee. His tournament results consistently place him among the top 30% of Smashers on the West Coast. In Brawl, he continues to main the Ice Climbers, with the addition of Zero Suit Samus. Delphiki was ranked 16th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings, and 2nd on the Sacramento Melee Power Rankings.

Contributions[edit]

Delphiki has written a guide on competitive smash play which focuses on the fluidity and nature of the metagame. It explains the nature of the metagame as related to characters, tournament rules, the community, and the individual player. He has also created a guide to playing the Ice Climbers at a competitive level, featured on AllisBrawl.com.

In addition to guides, Delphiki also maintains a blog on All is Brawl which covers Smash theory among other topics.

Most tournaments in the Sacramento community were organized or co-organized by Delphiki. In addition to local tournaments, Delphiki was a staff member at Super Champ Combo, and has aided TOs at a number of other major tournaments, including OC3 (for which he aided with funding), and the NorCal Ultimate Biweekly.

Delphiki is an administrator at nealdt's AllisBrawl.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Tyde's Manly Smashfest V February 27th, 2007 4th
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 127th
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 17th 9th Catnip
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 25th 13th Mikkuz
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 25th 17th Warwick Foe
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 186th
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 193rd 97th DRGN
The Golden Bair 4 April 3rd, 2016 5th
SSS: Blood For Blood October 15th, 2016 25th
Cafe Colonial Finale November 13th, 2018 17th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
AxisGaming August 30, 2008 65th

External links[edit]