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'''Joel Isai Alvarado''', often referred to as simply '''Isai''' (pronounced "EYE-ZAY-UH" ('''Isaiah''')), is an American smasher who focuses on the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. He also played ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and was [[Smash Panel Power Rankings|ranked]] 7th best in the United States before he retired from that game. He [[mains]] {{SSB|Pikachu}} in ''Super Smash Bros.'', but can use the entire cast at a top professional level, choosing to use a variety of secondaries at tournaments. Isai has stated on [[Reddit]] that his favorite characters are Link, Mario, {{SSB|Fox}}, Luigi, {{SSB|Donkey Kong}}, Yoshi and Jigglypuff.<ref name="reddit">[http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/1wqnv7/hi_my_name_is_isai_alvarado_and_my_favorite_game/ "Hi, my name is Isai Alvarado, and my favorite game is Super Smash Bros.! AMA"]</ref> He mained {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSBM|Sheik}} in ''Melee'', while using {{SSBM|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'', and for being virtually untouchable in the latter game to an extent beyond the top players in the other Smash games, the phrase "Isai is too good" became a meme in the [[community|''Smash Bros.'' community]].