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|name = Alpharad | |name = Alpharad | ||
|image = Alpharad.jpg | |image = Alpharad.jpg | ||
|mainssbu = | |mainssbu = Mario | ||
|2ndmainssbu = | |2ndmainssbu = Joker | ||
|mainssbm = Peach | |mainssbm = Peach | ||
|2ndmainssbm = Marth | |2ndmainssbm = Marth | ||
|mainssb4 = Mario | |mainssb4 = Mario | ||
|mainssbb = Marth | |mainssbb = Marth | ||
|mainpm = Peach | |mainpm = Peach | ||
| | |sponsor = {{Team|Panda}} | ||
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|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 | ||
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|country = USA | |country = USA | ||
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'''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher from Norman, Oklahoma, who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California | {{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:// | |[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:// | |[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 | *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 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== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:01, August 6, 2024
| Alpharad | |
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| 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 | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California 
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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 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
