Smasher:Epic Gabriel

Epic_Gabriel is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate main from Orlando, Florida who is currently residing in Omaha, Nebraska. He is considered the best player in Nebraska and one of the best R.O.B. players in the United States. He has defeated players such as, , , , , , , and. Epic_Gabriel is currently ranked 1st on the Nebraska Power Rankings, 6th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7, and 142nd on the OrionRank 2022; he was also formerly ranked 2nd on the Central Florida Ultimate Power Rankings.

He was picked up by the organization 24 Islands on March 7th, 2020. but they parted ways with 24 Islands on March 24th, 2020. On June 13th, 2020, Epic_Gabriel joined IlluZion Gaming but then left on October 26th, 2020 following his toxic behavior towards.

Rage controversy
Epic_Gabriel has left several scathing comments on his opponent on Twitter or through Start.gg after being defeated in online tournaments, causing members of the scene to call him out for being unsportsmanlike. One major incident happened after, where, after losing to , he told him that he will never be good, among other over-the-top angry comments. When Kiyarash posted these comments on Twitter, Epic_Gabriel was met with significant backlash from the Smash community to the point where he disabled his Twitter account. He would later reactivate his account and post a TwitLonger apologizing to Kiyarash for his statements, saying that he would try harder to control his anger.

Homophobic and transphobic statements
On October 15th, 2021, a Twitter user posted screenshots of Epic_Gabriel saying homophobic and transphobic slurs through Discord messages. Others also posted similar comments Epic_Gabriel made, with a few dating back from only a year prior. Following these screenshots, Epic_Gabriel made his own statements apologizing for using the slurs, explaining that they were embedded in his vocabulary. Following bans from several tournaments for an indefinite period, Epic_Gabriel released another statement where he directly apologized to the people who were involved in the situation as well as promising that he would change. He was unbanned on March 8th, 2022.