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'''Deadly Alliance''' ('''DA''') is a professional Super Smash Brothers team founded by {{Sm|Wes}} in 2002. In 2005, {{Sm|Wes}} met with Isiah "TriForce" Johnson (CEO and founder of Empire Arcadia) at [[Neutral Grounds]] in Manhattan. Wes agreed to have DA represent Empire Arcadia as the official ''Smash Bros.'' competitive gaming division. The initial DA group consisted of Wes, {{sm|HellFire}}, {{sm|Kamaal}} (aka Rock Man), and {{sm|KillaOR}}. Initially, the members of DA dedicated themselves to solo [[main]]ing a single character, that way they would not require training against other people. Centered primarily in New York, the group was known for pioneering the meta games of certain characters such as {{SSBM|Link}}, {{SSBM|Samus}}, {{SSBM|Luigi}}, {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBM|Falco}}, and {{SSBM|Peach}}. This helped establish certain techniques like Samus's [[super wavedash]] and [[pivoting]], also known as the DA Dash. Representing Empire Arcadia, Deadly Alliance has won a number of competitions which were eventually documented and certified by Guinness World Record via [https://twitter.com/GWRnews/status/231307419660193792 Twitter] and [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151009483754032&set=pb.6732359031.-2207520000.1375438425.&type=3&theater Facebook], naming Empire Arcadia as the most documented tournament winning team in competitive gaming. Several members of DA created a non-profit community service organization called [http://sosgamers.org/ SOS Gamers].
| name      = Deadly Alliance
| image      = Deadly Alliance HD Logo.png
| location  = New York, United States {{Flag|USA}}
| owners    = Antoine Lewis-Hall (Wes)
| sponsors  =
| othergames =
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'''Deadly Alliance''' ('''DA''') is a professional ''Smash Bros.'' team founded by {{Sm|Wes}} in 2002 and currently representing the ''Smash'' division of the company '''Empire Arcadia''' ('''EMP'''). Before 2015, ''Smash'' players represented Empire Arcadia directly and as of today, some players refers to the team as Deadly Alliance Empire Arcadia ('''DA EMP''').  


==Current members==
Originally, Deadly Alliance was a ''Smash'' Crew consisting of Wes, {{Sm|HellFire}}, {{Sm|Kamaal}} and {{Sm|KillaOR}}. Centered primarily in New York, the group was known for pioneering the meta games of certain characters such as {{SSBM|Link}}, {{SSBM|Samus}}, {{SSBM|Luigi}}, {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBM|Falco}}, and {{SSBM|Peach}}. This helped establish certain techniques like Samus's [[super wavedash]] and [[pivoting]], also known as the DA Dash.
===Pro smashers===
 
In 2005, Wes met with Triforce (CEO and founder of Empire Arcadia) at Neutral Grounds in Manhattan. Wes agreed to have Deadly Alliance represent Empire Arcadia as the official ''Smash Bros.'' competitive gaming division. Now representing Empire Arcadia, Deadly Alliance has won a number of competitions which were eventually documented and certified by Guinness World Record via Twitter<ref>[https://twitter.com/GWRnews/status/231307419660193792 Twitter announcement of a world record gained by Empire Arcadia]</ref> and Facebook<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151009483754032&set=pb.6732359031.-2207520000.1375438425.&type=3&theater Facebook post of a world record gained by Empire Arcadia]</ref>, naming Empire Arcadia as the most documented tournament winning team in competitive gaming. Several members of DA created a non-profit community service organization called [http://sosgamers.org/ SOS Gamers].
 
As Empire Arcadia, Deadly Alliance featured numerous famous players over the years, including {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|PC Chris}}, {{Sm|Jtails}} and {{Sm|DKwill}} as well as several FGC players such as Jwong. Deadly Alliance is still competing as of today, but as a crew rather than as a sponsor. Deadly Alliance is one of the oldest crews involved in Smash, running for 18 years without interruption.
 
==Current smashers==
===Professional smashers===
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|Jenson Santiago
|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''<br>''Super Smash Bros. 4''<br>''Project M''
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|{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBM|s=24px|l=Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)}}{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=24px|l=Yoshi (SSBM)}}<br>{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=24px|l=Bowser (SSB4)}}<br>{{PMHead|Squirtle|s=24px}}
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|Ricardo Mathison
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|{{flag|USA}}
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|Jash De Jesus
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*{{Sm|DireOnFire|USA}} {{Head|Squirtle|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Squirtle (PM)}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=16px|l=Bowser (SSB4)}}
*{{Sm|Sinji|USA}} {{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4|s=16px|l=Pac-Man (SSB4)}} {{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Jash|USA}} {{Head|Toon Link|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Venia|USA}} {{Head|Greninja|g=SSB4|s=16px}} {{Head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=16px}}


===Other smashers===
===Other smashers===
*{{Sm|RacerX|USA}} {{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|RacerX|USA|c1=Sonic|g=SSB4}}
*{{Sm|Kubu|USA}} {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Kubu|USA|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}}
*{{Sm|JKT|USA}} {{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|JKT|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSB4}}
*{{Sm|Rafa|USA}} {{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Rafa|USA|c1=Sonic|g=SSB4}}
*{{Sm|Jay|USA}} {{Head|Wario|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Jay|USA|c1=Wario|g=SSB4}}
*{{Sm|Seniks|USA}} {{Head|Samus|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Seniks|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSB4}}
*{{Sm|Stretch|USA}} {{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=16px}} {{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Comp|USA|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Comp|USA}} {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|HellFox|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|HellFox|USA}} {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Kamaal|USA|c1=Luigi|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Kamaal|USA}} {{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Rafty|USA|c1=Ganondorf|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Kubuu|USA|c1=Link|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Crash02|USA}}
*{{Sm|Crash02|USA}}
*{{Sm|Rafty|USA}} {{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
*{{Sm|Kubuu|USA}} {{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}}


==Former smashers==
==Former smashers==
===Professional smashers===
*{{Sm|Armada|Sweden|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Armada|Sweden|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|DKwill|USA|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSBB}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
*{{Sm|Jtails|USA}} {{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=24px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|l=Zero Suit Samus (PM)|s=24px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
*{{Sm|Mew2King|USA|c1=Sheik|c2=Marth|c3=Fox|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|PC Chris|USA|c1=Fox|c2=Falco|g=SSBM}}
===Other smashers===
*{{Sm|Bum|USA|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Bum|USA|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|DKwill|USA|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSBB}}{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}
*{{Sm|D1|USA}}
*{{Sm|Jtails|USA}} {{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Meta Knight (SSBB)}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Zero Suit Samus (PM)}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px|l=Diddy Kong (SSB4)}}
*{{Sm|KillaOR|USA|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Mew2King|USA|c1=Sheik|c2=Marth|c3=Fox|g=SSBM}} (2009-2015)
*{{Sm|Mike G|USA|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Mike G|USA|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|PC Chris|USA|c1=Fox|c2=Falco|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|NinjaLink|USA}} {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=24px}}{{Head|Greninja|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBB|l=Link (PM)|s=24px}}
*{{Sm|Philly Billy|USA|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Philly Billy|USA|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|KillaOR|USA|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Stretch|USA}} {{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
*{{Sm|D1|USA}}
 
==Controversy==
Despite being among the most successful teams in the FGC, the founder and self-proclaimed CEO of Empire Arcadia, Isaiah "TriForce" Johnson, is known for dealing with contracts with successful Empire Arcadia-sponsored players in questionable ways. For example, he claims that players in Empire Arcadia receive a regular salary, but several of them report that the managers of Empire Arcadia do not pay them anything.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/250pt8/my_side_of_the_story_cause_no_one_else_will/ Tampa Bison's statement]</ref><ref name="free agent">{{citeweb|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2ttrnq/free_agent/|title=Mew2King's "free agent" statement}}</ref> Due to this, Sanford Kelly, one of Empire Arcadia's top players, was initially unable to afford attending [[EVO 2014]], and the managers could not afford to cover his payment.<ref name="Sanford">{{citeweb|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=5h8m15s&v=4eRMs_6IGJ4&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=theonblastshow2012|title=The On Blast Show Ep101: Super Hyper Ravioli Alpha Ex Sanford Leaves EMP Edition - YouTube}}</ref> TriForce is also known for his tendency to manipulate other representatives of companies, or even other professional players, in order to raise money.<ref name="Sanford" /> When he had to find a way to raise money for Sanford's trip to EVO, he attempted to "bait" a third party into giving him money for free, an action that was accidentally streamed and revealed on Empire Arcadia's Twitch channel.
 
Mew2King, one of Empire Arcadia's top professional ''Smash'' players, claims that the managers of Empire Arcadia take a 20% cut out of all of his earnings and repeatedly delay debt repayments to him, or refuses to acknowledge them altogether.<ref name="free agent" /><ref name="Chibo">{{citeweb|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2699ss/i_leave_you_with_one_more_comment_on_todays/|title=Chibo's statement}}</ref> Even though Mew2King himself has loaned his own money to managers TriForce and Gregory in order to cover travel fees for other top EMP-sponsored players, he reports that they seldom repay him and still owe him more than $6,000 combined.<ref name="Facebook">{{citeweb|url=https://www.facebook.com/juanthefatty/posts/10152216800672135|title=Facebook thread}}</ref> He also claims that Empire Arcadia offered to fly {{Sm|Armada}} to [[Apex 2014]] for free, but forced Armada to pay some of the cost and join the team in return, which many view as an unfavorable compromise.<ref name="Facebook" /> In addition, TriForce is known to turn away and even harass alternate sponsors for EMP-sponsored players in an unconventional way. When {{Team|Evil Geniuses}} recruited several former Empire Arcadia members, for example, he threatened to sue them and the former players for violating Empire Arcadia contracts. Mew2King was once offered with a sponsorship from {{Team|Team Razer}}, the professional eSports group that sponsored {{Sm|Axe}}, but TriForce used Mew2King's Twitter account to remove mentions of the Razer promotion on his wall, causing people to believe that it was Mew2King himself who was turning away the Razer offer, which is untrue.<ref name="Facebook" />
 
Both the owner of Deadly Alliance, Antoine "Wes" Lewis-Hall and TriForce refute the allegations of back paid still owed to Mew2King. There was no legal contractual agreement that the organization would pay Mew2King anything, rather he and TriForce had a verbal agreement on finding a sponsor to pay Mew2King for him to continue playing for the eSports brand team. In 2015, Empire Arcadia found a sponsor in Cyberbox<ref>[https://twitter.com/cyberboxja/status/559868559703437312?s=20 Cyberbox's sponsor announcement]</ref> who agreed to cover the requested funds for Mew2King, who then agreed to stay with Empire Arcadia. During deliberation, Mew2King decided to no longer represent the team and left to join [[MVG]], which concluded both parties communication, effectively walking away from the agreement.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Empire Arcadia Logo.png|Empire Arcadia's logo in 2015.
</gallery>
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:American crews]]
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[[Category:American sponsors]]

Latest revision as of 16:13, July 22, 2023

Deadly Alliance
PNG logo of the crew Deadly Alliance
Location New York, United States USA
Owners Antoine Lewis-Hall (Wes)

Deadly Alliance (DA) is a professional Smash Bros. team founded by Wes in 2002 and currently representing the Smash division of the company Empire Arcadia (EMP). Before 2015, Smash players represented Empire Arcadia directly and as of today, some players refers to the team as Deadly Alliance Empire Arcadia (DA EMP).

Originally, Deadly Alliance was a Smash Crew consisting of Wes, HellFire, Kamaal and KillaOR. Centered primarily in New York, the group was known for pioneering the meta games of certain characters such as Link, Samus, Luigi, Mr. Game & Watch, Falco, and Peach. This helped establish certain techniques like Samus's super wavedash and pivoting, also known as the DA Dash.

In 2005, Wes met with Triforce (CEO and founder of Empire Arcadia) at Neutral Grounds in Manhattan. Wes agreed to have Deadly Alliance represent Empire Arcadia as the official Smash Bros. competitive gaming division. Now representing Empire Arcadia, Deadly Alliance has won a number of competitions which were eventually documented and certified by Guinness World Record via Twitter[1] and Facebook[2], naming Empire Arcadia as the most documented tournament winning team in competitive gaming. Several members of DA created a non-profit community service organization called SOS Gamers.

As Empire Arcadia, Deadly Alliance featured numerous famous players over the years, including Mew2King, Armada, PC Chris, Jtails and DKwill as well as several FGC players such as Jwong. Deadly Alliance is still competing as of today, but as a crew rather than as a sponsor. Deadly Alliance is one of the oldest crews involved in Smash, running for 18 years without interruption.

Current smashers[edit]

Professional smashers[edit]

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date
USA Wes Antoine Lewis-Hall Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Project M 		Samus (SSBM)
Sonic (SSBB)Samus (SSBB)
Samus (SSB4)
Dark Samus (SSBU)
PM 		?
USA DireOnFire Jenson Santiago Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Project M 		Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)Yoshi (SSBM)
Bowser (SSB4)
Squirtle (PM) 		?
USA Sinji Ricardo Mathison Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		Pac-Man (SSB4)
Pac-Man (SSBU) 		?
USA Jash Jash De Jesus Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Toon Link (SSB4) ?
USA Venia Jonathan Grullon Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		Greninja (SSB4)
Greninja (SSBU) 		?

Other smashers[edit]

Former smashers[edit]

Professional smashers[edit]

Other smashers[edit]

Controversy[edit]

Despite being among the most successful teams in the FGC, the founder and self-proclaimed CEO of Empire Arcadia, Isaiah "TriForce" Johnson, is known for dealing with contracts with successful Empire Arcadia-sponsored players in questionable ways. For example, he claims that players in Empire Arcadia receive a regular salary, but several of them report that the managers of Empire Arcadia do not pay them anything.[3][4] Due to this, Sanford Kelly, one of Empire Arcadia's top players, was initially unable to afford attending EVO 2014, and the managers could not afford to cover his payment.[5] TriForce is also known for his tendency to manipulate other representatives of companies, or even other professional players, in order to raise money.[5] When he had to find a way to raise money for Sanford's trip to EVO, he attempted to "bait" a third party into giving him money for free, an action that was accidentally streamed and revealed on Empire Arcadia's Twitch channel.

Mew2King, one of Empire Arcadia's top professional Smash players, claims that the managers of Empire Arcadia take a 20% cut out of all of his earnings and repeatedly delay debt repayments to him, or refuses to acknowledge them altogether.[4][6] Even though Mew2King himself has loaned his own money to managers TriForce and Gregory in order to cover travel fees for other top EMP-sponsored players, he reports that they seldom repay him and still owe him more than $6,000 combined.[7] He also claims that Empire Arcadia offered to fly Armada to Apex 2014 for free, but forced Armada to pay some of the cost and join the team in return, which many view as an unfavorable compromise.[7] In addition, TriForce is known to turn away and even harass alternate sponsors for EMP-sponsored players in an unconventional way. When Evil Geniuses recruited several former Empire Arcadia members, for example, he threatened to sue them and the former players for violating Empire Arcadia contracts. Mew2King was once offered with a sponsorship from Team Razer, the professional eSports group that sponsored Axe, but TriForce used Mew2King's Twitter account to remove mentions of the Razer promotion on his wall, causing people to believe that it was Mew2King himself who was turning away the Razer offer, which is untrue.[7]

Both the owner of Deadly Alliance, Antoine "Wes" Lewis-Hall and TriForce refute the allegations of back paid still owed to Mew2King. There was no legal contractual agreement that the organization would pay Mew2King anything, rather he and TriForce had a verbal agreement on finding a sponsor to pay Mew2King for him to continue playing for the eSports brand team. In 2015, Empire Arcadia found a sponsor in Cyberbox[8] who agreed to cover the requested funds for Mew2King, who then agreed to stay with Empire Arcadia. During deliberation, Mew2King decided to no longer represent the team and left to join MVG, which concluded both parties communication, effectively walking away from the agreement.

Gallery[edit]

  • Empire Arcadia's logo in 2015.

    Empire Arcadia's logo in 2015.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Twitter announcement of a world record gained by Empire Arcadia
  2. ^ Facebook post of a world record gained by Empire Arcadia
  3. ^ Tampa Bison's statement
  4. ^ a b Mew2King's "free agent" statement.
  5. ^ a b The On Blast Show Ep101: Super Hyper Ravioli Alpha Ex Sanford Leaves EMP Edition - YouTube.
  6. ^ Chibo's statement.
  7. ^ a b c Facebook thread.
  8. ^ Cyberbox's sponsor announcement
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