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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
===Rage controversy=== | |||
Epic_Gabriel has left several scathing comments on his opponent on [[Twitter]] or through [[Smash.gg]] after being defeated in online tournaments, causing members of the scene to call him out for being unsportsmanlike. One major incident happened after {{Trn|$2000 Legion Smash Ultimate Cup}}, where, after losing to {{Sm|Kiyarash}}, he told him that he will never be good, among other over-the-top angry comments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Kiyarashssb/status/1320504139751645184|title=Epic_Gabriel's insults}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sreqee|title=Epic_Gabriel's apology}}</ref> | Epic_Gabriel has left several scathing comments on his opponent on [[Twitter]] or through [[Smash.gg]] after being defeated in online tournaments, causing members of the scene to call him out for being unsportsmanlike. One major incident happened after {{Trn|$2000 Legion Smash Ultimate Cup}}, where, after losing to {{Sm|Kiyarash}}, he told him that he will never be good, among other over-the-top angry comments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Kiyarashssb/status/1320504139751645184|title=Epic_Gabriel's insults}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sreqee|title=Epic_Gabriel's apology}}</ref> | ||
===Racist and transphobic statements=== | |||
On October 15th, 2021, a Twitter user posted screenshots of Epic_Gabriel making racist and transphobic slurs in Discord messages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BubbyNE/status/1449083419040915456|title=Epic_Gabriel's Discord messages}}</ref> Others would also post similar comments Epic_Gabriel made, with a few dating back from a year prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/icekiller305/status/1449097117629358089|title=Ice_killer's screenshots}}</ref> Following these screenshots, Epic_Gabriel made his own statements apologizing for using the slurs, explaining that they were embedded in his vocabulary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GabrielsEpic34/status/1449104106480672777|title=Epic_Gabriel's apology}}</ref> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||