Smasher:Kopter
| Kopter "Fabz" | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Pac-Man |
| Ultimate main | Young Link |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Reason eSports |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Fabian Arlington |
| Location | London 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Pro-am |
Kopter, more commonly known by his nickname Fabz, is a content creator and commentator from the United Kingdom, also briefly residing in California in 2019.
Kopter had been an active member of the Smash community since Smash 4, playing Pac-Man in brackets to reasonable success within England, though he would be best known for his personality, kickstarting many of the UK's crowd chants at events such as Albion 3, while amassing a large following on Twitter. Progressing into Ultimate, Kopter competed internationally until the lockdown period, but upon the return of offline Smash he would focus on attending events as a spectator to act as ringleader for the crowd and further expand his online following as he started to branch into streaming and YouTube content, networking with top players and commentators while continuing to attend European and American majors such as VCA 2021 and Super Smash Con 2022 as a spectator.
In the present day, Kopter is an active Rivals of Aether player with success, and has risen to become one of the UK's most notable commentators. He has casted at major UK events such as Regen 2022, DAT BlastZone 32 and BOSS BATTLES: For Glory, and has also commentated Rivals of Aether events in the USA on VGBootCamp.
Kopter was sponsored by Reason eSports in early 2021[1] in a streaming and content capacity, contributing to his high attendance at North American majors in 2022 where he notably made viral video tweets with top players such as Hungrybox.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAT BlastZone 28 | December 22nd, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st, 2019 | 513th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 | June 8th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Bailrigg 8 | June 22nd, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Albion 4 | July 6th, 2019 | 513th | — | — |
| BIG LAB | September 21st, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 | October 5th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
| North East Smash Arena 4 | October 12th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Syndicate 2019 | October 25th-27th, 2019 | 257th | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
| Valhalla III | January 9th, 2020 | 129th | — | — |
| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2022 | January 8th, 2022 | 193rd | — | — |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th, 2022 | 1025th | — | — |
| NFC: Nexus Fighting Championship | August 6th, 2022 | 49th | — | — |
Trivia
- One of Kopter's most notable tweets[2] involved him filming top players and members of Panda Global at GENESIS 8, calling out anybody - most notably Hungrybox - eating a hotdog without a drink, birthing the phrase "eating a glizzy with no beverage", alongside a widely shared screenshot of Hungrybox used as a meme.
- The saga would continue to Get On My Level 2022 where Kopter would once again film Hungrybox eating a 'glizzy' with 'no beverage', creating another widespread image. This culminated in the duo commentating Top 8 at Regen 2022 in the United Kingdom[3], where both would be given hotdogs on stream at the start of their commentary block - to Kopter's chagrin - without a drink.
