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'''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher from Norman, Oklahoma, who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California, who was put on the map by his series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' montages on [[YouTube]] entitled ''How to Play 101'', as well as ''Story for Glory'', ''Challenge Mode'', and other series featuring a variety of games. He, along with YouTuber {{Sm|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>{{cite web|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 {{Team|Panda}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/748646569436602368|title=Alpharad joins Panda Global}}</ref> and | '''Alpharad''', or simply '''Alpha''', is a smasher from Norman, Oklahoma, who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California, who was put on the map by his series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' montages on [[YouTube]] entitled ''How to Play 101'', as well as ''Story for Glory'', ''Challenge Mode'', and other series featuring a variety of games. He, along with YouTuber {{Sm|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>{{cite web|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 {{Team|Panda}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/748646569436602368|title=Alpharad joins Panda Global}}</ref> and served as their Creative Director for a period before stepping back in late 2019. He remains a shareholder in the company, but remains inactive, and will remain so as he tries to sell his equity<ref>[https://twitter.com/Alpharad/status/1598091685741105154 Tweet commenting on his dealings during Panda Global's controversy]</ref> | ||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
Revision as of 14:58, September 27, 2023
| 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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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Mid level  Mid level  Mid level  Mid level
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Alpharad, or simply Alpha, is a smasher from Norman, Oklahoma, who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California, who was put on the map by his series of Super Smash Bros. 4 montages on YouTube entitled 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.[1] However, almost two months later, he would be picked up by Panda,[2] and served as their Creative Director for a period before stepping back in late 2019. He remains a shareholder in the company, but remains inactive, and will remain so as he tries to sell his equity[3]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash @ DZ #33 | March 22nd, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
Project M
| 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
| 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
| 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
- 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 is the first Smash Bros. YouTuber to reach 1 million subscribers (although he has branched out to playing other games), achieving the feat on November 22, 2018.
- 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.
- However, on August 21st, 2018, Alpharad announced that he was going to leave Friends Without Benefits, saying he no longer felt that he fit in; he did one more Let's Play with each member of the group before leaving.[4]
- Alpharad currently has four channels including his main channel, the others being 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; and 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.
