Smasher:Isai
| Isai "malva, MevseC" | |
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| Isai.png | |
| Character info | |
| Smash 64 mains | Pikachu, Fox |
| Other Smash 64 character | Kirby |
| Melee mains | Captain Falcon, Sheik |
| Other Melee character | Fox |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | CLASH Tournaments |
| Former crews | MC |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Joel Isai Alvarado |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Northern California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  |
Joel Isai Alvarado, often referred to as simply "Isai", is considered the world champion of Super Smash Bros. and was ranked 7th best in the United States in Melee before he retired. He mains Pikachu and Fox in Super Smash Bros, but can use nearly the entire cast at top professional level, Link being his most popular secondary. He mained Captain Falcon and Sheik in Melee, while using Fox as a secondary. He was also ranked first on the NorCal Power Rankings. Having retired from Melee, Isai now plays Smash 64 exclusively. As a result of his particularly high technical expertise and skill in both Melee and Smash 64, the phrase "Isai is too good" became a meme in the Smash Bros. community.
Feats
Super Smash Bros.
Isai is the undisputed world champion of Super Smash Bros. The only player to ever beat him in a 12 character battle is the Japanese champion Jousuke and the only other smasher who has shown true competition to his Pikachu is the Peruvian champion Gerson, who has taken multiple matches against Isai in dittos. Isai is currently ranked 3rd on the unfinished Smash 64 ELO Rating.
Isai traveled to West Japan in November of 2006 to play the professional players there. However, no sets against the Japanese champion Jousuke (nor many other top Japanese players) were recorded and as a result of this, Isai generally did not have any true competition.
Isai is in part responsible for the higher position of Link in the most recent tier list, due to his overall astonishing performance with the character, later confirmed at Apex 2012 where he managed to finish second by only using Link, only losing to SuPeRbOoMfAn's Captain Falcon and still winning a few matches against the latter. However, with the recent banning of Hyrule Castle in certain rulesets (including Apex 2014), this newfound position is again in jeopardy.
Isai's online crew MC was considered the preeminent crew and recruited some of the best players before its disbandment, later seeding its best crew title to PPS.
CT Live stream
Isai agreed in November 2013 to regularly stream online sessions of Smash 64 through CLASH Tournaments' Twitch channel in exchange of revenue based on viewership count. These take place on Tuesday nights at 8PM PST (11PM EST). Smashers regularly featured on the stream include Bane, Killer, Near, and SheerMadness among others.
Melee
Isai in his prime was regarded as the best Melee Captain Falcon player in the world. Although his placings at Melee singles tournaments lowered over time, he is one of the few players to have defeated previous Melee World Champion Ken Hoang multiple times.
Isai and Ken constituted El Chocolate Diablo, the strongest doubles team in the world circa 2004-2006. El Chocolate Diablo remained undefeated in tournament sets until their loss to Taj and Forward and placed 1st at every tournament they entered until placing 2nd behind Azen Zagenite and Chillindude829 at MLG Chicago 2006. However, Isai and Ken would later win the final MLG National Championship
