Smasher:Technicals: Difference between revisions

Technicals "XFaZeLiNkX"
Character info
Smash 4 main	Fox
Retired Smash 4 character	Toon Link
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	Las Vegas Power Rankings April 2018: 8th ;
Best tournament result	25th / 154 at Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas ;
Personal and other info
Real name	Brandon Jackson
Location	Oklahoma

Latest revision as of 20:04, September 8, 2024

Technicals is a YouTuber from Las Vegas, Nevada, who initially was a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Fox player, where he was formerly ranked 8th on the Las Vegas Smash 4 Power Rankings. He would later gain notoriety for his series of YouTube videos covering the misconduct allegations within the competitive Smash community from 2020 and onwards. Technicals began uploading YouTube videos in 2015, with a few of his videos focused on creating guides for Toon Link in Smash 4, often referring to himself as "XFaZeLiNkX". He would also upload several gameplay videos of Smash 4 on his side channel, which has since gone inactive.

Overview[edit]

One of the first videos of his modern content was one where he criticizes JK's actions after an incident involving an attempted vehicular homicide towards several people including Technicals, Charliedaking, and S2H in November 2017. This was a follow-up from a Twitlonger that Technicals released, which reported the incident and resulted in JK's ban from locals in the Las Vegas scene.^[1] At the time of the video's upload, JK was allowed back into the Las Vegas Smash 4 community, following the community backroom unbanning him, believing that he changed, while Technicals argues that he hasn't, citing his unapologetic nature, self-centered belief of being safe with other players, and lack of communication with the victims.

Technicals would eventually branch out into commentary and rant style videos, with many centered around criticizing other smashers or investigating the cases of smashers embroiled in controversy. Technicals would go on to criticize Ally, ESAM, false, and several other players. He would also cover topics such as tamim's accusations of pedophilia in the Smash community. Some of these videos are now unlisted, such as his commentary on Pierce. The first video from Technicals to gain significant traction was a video on ESAM in 2020, which was a follow-up from a previous video he did in 2018 that criticized his content and his beliefs within the community. In this video, he accuses ESAM of hypocrisy for calling out other figures within the community for inappropriate behavior such as racism and sexism, despite ESAM's past behavior being very similar. This video prompted ESAM to make a response video apologizing for his behavior back then, and would later apologize to MJG and FOW for promoting false claims about them as well.

Technicals would gain further notoriety for his series of YouTube videos covering the misconduct allegations within the competitive Smash community in 2020. Several videos involve ZeRo, due to Jisu allegedly spreading misinformation about the allegations against him, and Technicals would later advocate for ZeRo being innocent of several of these accusations, but later took the video down after Jisu threatened to sue him if didn't comply.^[2] He later interviewed players such as ANTi regarding the allegations made towards him, and cover controversies surrounding Sky Williams and CaptainZack. He would then advocate for Samsora and Nairo's bans, and make numerous videos criticizing other figureheads in the community, such as VGBootCamp, largely due to circumstances that lead to the cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022. He also began collaborating with fellow Smash YouTuber theFranChise, who also covers controversial Smash topics.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Hero to ZeRo	November 5th-7th, 2016	129th / 1019	—	—
Battle on the Strip	November 12th-20th, 2016	61st / 235	—	—
2GGT: ZeRo Saga	December 16th-18th, 2016	97th / 361	33rd / 105	Brosinex
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	481st / 1508	—	—
2GGC: SCR Saga	August 19th-20th, 2017	129th / 301	—	—
2GGC: West Side Saga	September 9th, 2017	193rd / 300	—	—
Rise 2018	March 17th-18th, 2018	73rd / 150	13th / 42	Brosinex
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas	March 24th-25th, 2018	25th / 154	—	—

Controversies[edit]

Placement on the Global Ban Database[edit]

On October 6, 2018, Technicals would upload a video titled Detective Tech - ESAM. This video included a skit where Technicals subscribed to SleepyKokiri's Patreon and pretends to masturbate over it. While this didn't spark much controversy initially, on June 29th, 2020, SleepyKokiri would respond to the skit in a tweet, highlighting how it made her feel "violated".

On July 1st, Dark Wizzy would create a document advocating for the ban of several individuals from the Smash community, which included Technicals on it for the skit. Technicals would respond three days later in his Tech Talks series, where he defended himself by stating that he believed SleepyKokiri knew people already derived sexual pleasure from her deliberate lewd content, and contested his inclusion due to how minor the offense was. Dark Wizzy would later defend his position, causing a divide amongst the community on whether if Technicals's inclusion on the list was warranted or not. Despite the mixed reception from the community at large, Technicals was still included on Cagt's Global Ban Database, and remained on it until its eventual dissolution.^[3]. However, Technicals' placement on the GBD was not universally recognized; notably, Technicals was never banned from his local scene in Las Vegas, as he pointed out several times on Twitter in response to frequent claims that he was banned from his locals.^[4]

Double Down 2022[edit]

Technicals would attend Double Down 2022, a major organized by VGBootCamp, where he brought a sign that said "Ban Nairo", which was barred from being shown on-stream. After Day 2 of Double Down 2022, Technicals was informed via Double Down's official Twitter account that he would not be allowed to enter on Day 3 due to his inclusion on the Global Ban Database. Technicals contested this ban with Cagt, who refused to remove Technicals from the Global Ban Database. On Day 3 of the event, Technicals entered the tournament disguised as a woman, and at Grand Finals of Ultimate Singles, he held up the aforementioned sign to the cameras. Later, Technicals was confronted by GimR and Aposl, which resulted in an argument that Technicals recorded, and Technicals would publicize his perspective of this event on October 31 with his video Exposing the Corruption in the Smash Community.

During Nairo's watch party of Double Down 2022, Nairo exclaimed "Look, it's my biggest fan!" at the sight of Technicals holding up the sign.^[5]

External links[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

References[edit]

[1] Technicals's Twitlonger

[2] What Really Happened to ZeRo Re-upload

[3] Snapshot of the Global Ban Database on November 1, 2020

[4] One of several instances where Technicals corrected his ban status in Las Vegas

[5] Re-uploaded clip of Nairo's watch party

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 {{Infobox Smasher
 | name           = Technicals
+| alias          = XFaZeLiNkX
 | image          = technicals.jpg
 | mainssb4       = Fox
 | retiredssb4    = Toon Link
-| skillssb4      = Upper mid level
 | former sponsor = [[Tsugi]]
-| location       = Las Vegas, Nevada
+| rankingssb4    = [[Las_Vegas_Power_Rankings#April_2018|Las Vegas Power Rankings April 2018]]: 8th
+| bestresultssb4 = 25th / 154 at {{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas|g=SSB4}}
+| realname       = Brandon Jackson
+| location       = Oklahoma
 | country        = USA
 }}
-{{incomplete|New Page, more information about his activity as a youtuber, past history, and other information that may be notable is needed}}
+'''Technicals''' is a YouTuber from Las Vegas, Nevada, who initially was a {{forwiiu}} {{SSB4|Fox}} player, where he was formerly ranked 8th on the [[Las Vegas Power Rankings|Las Vegas Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He would later gain notoriety for his series of [[YouTube]] videos covering the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|misconduct allegations]] within the competitive ''Smash'' community from 2020 and onwards. Technicals began uploading YouTube videos in 2015, with a few of his videos focused on creating guides for {{SSB4|Toon Link}} in ''Smash 4'', often referring to himself as '''"XFaZeLiNkX"'''. He would also upload several gameplay videos of ''Smash 4'' on his [https://www.youtube.com/@brandonjackson1565/ side channel], which has since gone inactive.
-'''Technicals''' is a [[YouTube]]r from Las Vegas, Nevada, who initially was a {{forwiiu}} {{SSB4|Fox}} player, where he was formerly ranked 8th on the [[Las Vegas Power Rankings|Las Vegas Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
+==Overview==
+One of the first videos of his modern content was one where he criticizes {{Sm|JK}}'s actions after an incident involving an attempted vehicular homicide towards several people including Technicals, {{Sm|Charliedaking}}, and {{Sm|S2H}} in November 2017. This was a follow-up from a Twitlonger that Technicals released, which reported the incident and resulted in JK's ban from locals in the Las Vegas scene.<ref>[https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqb8st Technicals's Twitlonger]</ref> At the time of the video's upload, JK was allowed back into the Las Vegas ''Smash 4'' community, following the community backroom unbanning him, believing that he changed, while Technicals argues that he hasn't, citing his unapologetic nature, self-centered belief of being safe with other players, and lack of communication with the victims.
+Technicals would eventually branch out into commentary and rant style videos, with many centered around criticizing other smashers or investigating the cases of smashers embroiled in controversy. Technicals would go on to criticize {{Sm|Ally}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|false}}, and several other players. He would also cover topics such as {{Sm|tamim}}'s accusations of pedophilia in the ''Smash'' community. Some of these videos are now unlisted, such as his commentary on {{sm|Pierce}}. The first video from Technicals to gain significant traction was a video on [https://youtu.be/foN-L_y-r_w ESAM] in 2020, which was a follow-up from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtEZqOGzXw previous video] he did in 2018 that criticized his content and his beliefs within the community. In this video, he accuses ESAM of hypocrisy for calling out other figures within the community for inappropriate behavior such as racism and sexism, despite ESAM's past behavior being very similar. This video prompted {{Sm|ESAM}} to make a response [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqi-LihivaQ video] apologizing for his behavior back then, and would later apologize to {{Sm|MJG}} and {{Sm|FOW}} for promoting false claims about them as well.
+Technicals would gain further notoriety for his series of [[YouTube]] videos covering the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|misconduct allegations]] within the competitive ''Smash'' community in 2020. Several videos involve {{Sm|ZeRo}}, due to Jisu allegedly spreading misinformation about the allegations against him, and Technicals would later advocate for ZeRo being innocent of several of these accusations, but later took the video down after Jisu threatened to sue him if didn't comply.<ref>[https://youtu.be/ukKHj89jlr8 What Really Happened to ZeRo Re-upload]</ref>  He later interviewed players such as {{Sm|ANTi}} regarding the allegations made towards him, and cover controversies surrounding {{Sm|Sky Williams}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. He would then advocate for {{Sm|Samsora}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}'s bans, and make numerous videos criticizing other figureheads in the community, such as [[VGBootCamp]], largely due to circumstances that lead to the cancellation of [[Cancellation_of_Smash_World_Tour_2022|Smash World Tour 2022]]. He also began collaborating with fellow Smash YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@thefranChise1 theFranChise], who also covers controversial Smash topics.
 ==Tournament placings==
-{{results|Was a PR'd player, and thus has legitimate results that should be on this page.}}
+==={{forwiiu}}===
+{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-==YouTube career==
+!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
-Technicals began uploading YouTube videos in 2015, mainly focusing on competitive {{SSB4|Toon Link}} in ''Smash 4''. He would also upload clips of his Toon Link on his [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWmqQZXLGbiR67dYN-Dm0-g side channel], which has since gone inactive. He identifies himself with the title of "Black iDubbz", using edgy humour in the style of his old content. His content style has particularly drawn accusations of transphobia and racism, resulting in him being a divisive figure in the community.
+|-
+|{{Trn|Hero to ZeRo|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 5th-7th, 2016||129th / 1019||&mdash;||&mdash;
+|-
+|{{Trn|Battle on the Strip|g=SSB4}}||November 12th-20th, 2016||61st / 235||&mdash;||&mdash;
+|-
+|{{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga|g=SSB4}}||December 16th-18th, 2016||97th / 361  ||33rd / 105||{{Sm|Brosinex}}
+|-
+|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||481st / 1508||&mdash;||&mdash;
+|-
+|{{Trn|2GGC: SCR Saga|g=SSB4}}||August 19th-20th, 2017||129th / 301||&mdash;||&mdash;
+|-
+|{{Trn|2GGC: West Side Saga|g=SSB4}}||September 9th, 2017||193rd / 300||&mdash;||&mdash;
+|-
+|{{Trn|Rise 2018|g=SSB4}}||March 17th-18th, 2018||73rd / 150||13th / 42||{{Sm|Brosinex}}
+|-
+|{{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||25th / 154||&mdash;||&mdash;
+|}
-The first active video of Technicals's modern content was uploaded in August 2018, criticising {{Sm|JK}} for his actions following an incident involving his attempted vehicular homicide of Technicals and his friends. This was following up from a Twitlonger<ref>[https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqb8st Technicals's Twitlonger]</ref> that Technicals released that same year, which reported said incident and resulted in a local ban. At the time of the video's upload, JK had been allowed back into the Las Vegas ''Smash 4'' community, following the community backroom unbanning him, believing he had changed; however, Technicals argued that he hadn't, citing his unapologetic nature, self-centred belief of being safe with the other players, and lack of communication with the victims.
+==Controversies==
+===Placement on the Global Ban Database===
+On October 6, 2018, Technicals would upload a video titled ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtEZqOGzXw Detective Tech - ESAM]''. This video included a skit where Technicals subscribed to SleepyKokiri's Patreon and [https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxYwWeE_euGyfk84Wa-Hf2rEJgFc_NOwTA?si=XJAkgNZeMYyg_fAq pretends to masturbate] over it. While this didn't spark much controversy initially, on June 29th, 2020, SleepyKokiri would respond to the skit in a [https://x.com/sleepykokiri/status/1277758687269044225 tweet], highlighting how it made her feel "violated".
-After this video, Technicals branched out into commentary and rant style videos, with many centered around criticizing other smashers or investigating the cases of smashers embroiled in controversy. Some of these videos have been made unlisted, such as commentary on {{sm|Pierce}}. During this time, Technicals would criticise {{Sm|Ally}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|false}}, and more; he would also cover topics such as {{Sm|tamim}}'s accusations of pedophilia in the ''Smash'' community.
+On July 1st, {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}} would [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313?lang=en create a document] advocating for the ban of several individuals from the Smash community, which included Technicals on it for the skit. Technicals [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279061679226028033 would respond three days later] in his Tech Talks series, where he defended himself by stating that he believed SleepyKokiri knew people already derived sexual pleasure from her deliberate lewd content, and contested his inclusion due to how minor the offense was. Dark Wizzy would later [https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1279350888839053313?lang=en defend his position], causing a divide amongst the community on whether if Technicals's inclusion on the list was warranted or not. Despite the mixed reception from the community at large, Technicals was still included on {{Sm|Cagt}}'s [[Global Ban Database]], and remained on it until its eventual dissolution.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101090731/https://docs.google.com/document/d/18v9ClFeQbDV0LL993f4zBLdgy0TWVmSyI4ty5yFskI8/edit Snapshot of the Global Ban Database on November 1, 2020]</ref>. However, Technicals' placement on the GBD was not universally recognized; notably, Technicals was never banned from his local scene in Las Vegas, as he pointed out several times on Twitter in response to frequent claims that he was banned from his locals.<ref>[https://x.com/Technicals_/status/1446351268226613257 One of several instances where Technicals corrected his ban status in Las Vegas]</ref>
-The first video from Technicals to gain significant traction was a third video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtEZqOGzXw ESAM] in 2020, which was later followed up by [https://youtu.be/foN-L_y-r_w another video] that gained even more traction; in these videos he accuses ESAM of hypocrisy for calling out other figures within the community for inappropriate behavior such as racism and sexism, despite ESAM's past behavior being very similar. This video prompted {{Sm|ESAM}} to make a response [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqi-LihivaQ video] apologizing for his behavior back then, as well as post a [[Twitter]] thread apologizing to {{Sm|MJG}} and {{Sm|FOW}} for promoting false claims about them.
+==={{Trn|Double Down 2022}}===
+Technicals would attend Double Down 2022, a [[major]] organized by [[VGBootCamp]], where he brought a sign that said "Ban {{Sm|Nairo}}", which was barred from being shown on-stream. After Day 2 of Double Down 2022, Technicals was informed via Double Down's official Twitter account that he would not be allowed to enter on Day 3 due to his inclusion on the Global Ban Database. Technicals contested this ban with {{Sm|Cagt}}, who refused to remove Technicals from the Global Ban Database. On Day 3 of the event, Technicals entered the tournament disguised as a woman, and at Grand Finals of ''Ultimate'' Singles, [https://youtu.be/8mR0DdW_DjU?si=zswmzEr5hhrHMVBS he held up the aforementioned sign to the cameras]. Later, Technicals was confronted by {{Sm|GimR}} and {{Sm|Aposl}}, which resulted in an argument that Technicals [https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?si=6gG90nzuVx9uv7t6&t=1435 recorded], and Technicals would publicize his perspective of this event on October 31 with his video ''[https://youtu.be/EFBjrSpeiUE?si=hvK7toNZTamewLOb Exposing the Corruption in the Smash Community]''.
-Technicals would gain further notoriety for his series of [[YouTube]] videos covering the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|misconduct allegations]] within the competitive ''Smash'' community from 2020 and onwards. Following this, Technicals would heavily cover {{Sm|Jisu}}'s issues with {{Sm|ZeRo}}, later taking ZeRo's side and promoting his unban and return to the community. He would also interview players like {{Sm|ANTi}} regarding allegations made against them, cover the "{{Sm|Sky}} House" and {{Sm|Hax$}} controversies, campaign for community-wide bans on {{Sm|Samsora}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}, and hit out against {{Sm|Leffen}} and [[VGBootCamp]]. He has also collaborated with {{Sm|theFranChise}}.
+During Nairo's watch party of Double Down 2022, Nairo exclaimed "Look, it's my biggest fan!" at the sight of Technicals holding up the sign.<ref>[https://youtu.be/8mR0DdW_DjU?si=Zm8x9JdtbqXlfLDT Re-uploaded clip of Nairo's watch party]</ref>
 ==External links==
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 ==Gameplay videos==
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzFtXssHRdM&ab_channel=2GGaming 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - AC + Charliedaking (Red) Vs. Brosinex + Technicals (Blue) Doubles Winners]
 *[https://youtu.be/7CiMVkgPnDE BKO | AC vs Tsugi | Technicals - Pools - Battle for Vegas]
+*[https://youtu.be/MKZc2_JU2xk Rise 2018 Wave 2 Pools - Stroder (Greninja) vs Technicals (Fox)]
 *[https://youtu.be/ln58YwSMAZY Technicals (Toon Link) vs. Fow (Ness) - Wii U Grand Finals - S4M]
+*[https://youtu.be/tZhYN6X1m94 CaiusRed (Shulk) vs. Technicals (Toon Link) - Wii U Winners Round 2 - S4M]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzFtXssHRdM&ab_channel=2GGaming 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - AC + Charliedaking (Red) Vs. Brosinex + Technicals (Blue) Doubles Winners]
 ==References==
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Smasher:Technicals: Difference between revisions

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Overview[edit]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Controversies[edit]

Placement on the Global Ban Database[edit]

Double Down 2022[edit]

External links[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

References[edit]

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