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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Smasherbeta
| name          = Delphiki
| name          = Delphiki
| image        =  
| image        =  
| mainssbm      = Ice Climbers
| main          = Ice Climbers
| otherssbm    = Pichu
| 2ndmain      = Pichu
| other        =
| 2ndother      =
| mainssbb      = Ice Climbers
| mainssbb      = Ice Climbers
| 2ndmainssbb  = Zero Suit Samus
| 2ndmainssbb  = Zero Suit Samus
| otherssbb    =  
| otherssbb    =  
| 2ndotherssbb  =  
| 2ndotherssbb  =  
| crew          = TeamScape
| crew          = Nova
| former crews  =  
| former crews  = TeamScape
| skill        = Pro-Am
| alias        = 
| realname      = Richard Cappel
| realname      = Richard Cappel
| birthday      = 4
| birthdate    = 4/10/1988
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear    = 1988
| brawlcode    =  
| brawlcode    =  
| location      = Sacramento, California
| location      = Sacramento, CA
| country      = United States
| country      = United States
}}
}}
'''Delphiki''' is a professional {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} player from Sacramento, CA, and a member of the crews TeamScape and [[Nova]]. He has traveled and competed up and down the West Coast numerous times competing in ''Melee''. His tournament results consistently place him among the top 30% of Smashers on the West Coast. In Brawl, he continues to main the Ice Climbers, with the addition of {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}. Delphiki was ranked 16th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]], and 2nd on the Sacramento Melee Power Rankings.
'''Delphiki''' is an [[Ice Climbers]] player from Rancho Cordova, CA who helped give rise to the crew [[Nova Complex]]. His name comes from the character of Julian Delphiki (not to be confused with [[J_DELPHIKI]]) of the parallel series of ''Ender's Shadow'' novels by Orson Scott Card. He is the younger brother of [[DRGN]].


== Contributions ==
=== Characters ===
Delphiki has written a guide on competitive smash play which focuses on the fluidity and nature of the metagame. It explains the nature of the metagame as related to characters, tournament rules, the community, and the individual player. He has also created a guide to playing the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} at a competitive level, featured on AllisBrawl.com.
 
He mains [[Ice Climbers]] and [[Pichu]] in Melee. In Brawl, he continues to main the [[Ice Climbers]], with secondary being [[Zero Suit Samus]].
 
 
== Melee Vids ==
 
More can be found by searching 'Delphiki' on Youtube.
 
===11/06 - TeamScape smashfest===
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDV2xFWcyPc Delphiki (Ice Climbers) vs KevMoney (Fox)] [[FD]]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=RswgYaoCdO4 Delphiki (Pichu) vs KevMoney (Ganon)] [[Dream Land]]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=coqzTqK1X_M Delphiki (Pichu) vs KevMoney (Ganon)] [[Pokemon Stadium|PS]]
 
===4/21/07 - San Pablo Biweekly Grand Finals===
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYjMluo7Ews Delphiki (ICs) vs. Tomi-X (Fox) 1]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q85o4tclyEg Delphiki (ICs) vs. Tomi-X (Fox) 2]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=7lB_FEZTcI8 Delphiki (ICs) vs. Tomi-X (Fox), 3 & 4]
 
===12/15/07 - NorCal Ultimate Biweekly===
 
====Losers Finals====
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=y7uTQXPwPR0 Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Zelgadis (Fox) + GERM (Samus) Round 1]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=EzN8WhOo27s Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Zelgadis (Fox) + GERM (Samus) Round 2]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fv_gA6YqdyE Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Zelgadis (Fox) + GERM (Samus) Round 3]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kpc9Mrsz2vc Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Zelgadis (Fox) + GERM (Samus) Round 4]


In addition to guides, Delphiki also maintains a blog on All is Brawl which covers Smash theory among other topics.
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=fm8LYqwrmO0 Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Zelgadis (Fox) + GERM (Samus) Round 5]


Most tournaments in the Sacramento community were organized or co-organized by Delphiki. In addition to local tournaments, Delphiki was a staff member at [[Super Champ Combo]], and has aided TOs at a number of other major tournaments, including [[OC3]] (for which he aided with funding), and the NorCal Ultimate Biweekly.
====Grand Finals====


Delphiki is an administrator at {{Sm|nealdt}}'s [[AllisBrawl]].
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=gMy8PsAojhc Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Tang (Fox) + SilentSpectre (CF) Round 1]


==Tournament placings==
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=QX1YByZ3Mkg Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Tang (Fox) + SilentSpectre (CF) Round 2]


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=pfWPz0IdBmw Delphiki (ICs) + Mr. Ganondorf (Ganon) vs. Tang (Fox) + SilentSpectre (CF) Round 3]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
== Contributions ==
|-
 
|[[Tyde's Manly Smashfest V]]||February 27th, 2007||4th||—||—
Delphiki has written a guide on competitive smash play which focuses on the fluidity and nature of the metagame. It explains the nature of the metagame as related to characters, tournament rules, the community, and the individual player. Most tournaments in the [[Sacramento Community]] are organized or co-organized by Delphiki.
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||127th||—||—
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||17th||9th||{{sm|Catnip}}
|-
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||25th||13th||{{Sm|Mikkuz}}
|-
|[[Super Nebulous 3]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||25th||17th||{{Sm|Warwick Foe}}
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||186th||—||—
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||193rd||97th||{{Sm|DRGN}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-golden-bair-4/event/melee-singles/brackets/19702/65773 The Golden Bair 4]||April 3rd, 2016||5th||—||—
|-
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||25th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/cafe-colonial-finale/event/melee-singles/overview Cafe Colonial Finale]||November 13th, 2018||17th||—||—
|}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||65th||—||—
|}


==External links==
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=40977 SmashBoards profile]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=118263 How to Play: An In-Depth look at the Metagame]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=118263 How to Play: An In-Depth look at the Metagame]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=163483 IC Introduction: An Introduction to Competitive Brawl Ice Climbers]
*[[Sacramento Biweeklies|Organizer of the Sacramento Biweeklies]]
*[[Delphiki Games|Organizer and host of the Delphiki Games]]
*[http://allisbrawl/profile.aspx?id=32 Delphiki's All is Brawl profile]
 


[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
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[[Category:Ice Climbers players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:American smashers]]
[[Category:Pichu players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:California smashers]]
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
[[Category:Ice Climbers Professionals]]
[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]
[[Category:Pichu Professionals]]
[[Category:Tournament Directors]]

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