| Alpharad | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Peach, Marth |
| Smash 4 mains | Mario, Sheik |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Bayonetta, Lucina, Cloud, Kirby, Villager |
| Project M main | Peach |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Panda Global |
| Former crews | Tourney Locator |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Jacob Rabon IV |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Norman, Oklahoma 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Pro-amateur  Pro-amateur  Pro-amateur
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Alpharad, or simply Alpha, is a smasher from Norman, Oklahoma who is most famous for his series of Super Smash Bros. 4 montages on YouTube titled How to Play 101, as well as Story for Glory, Challenge Mode, and other series featuring a variety of games. He helped develop, along with MagicScrumpy, the Melee mod Silly Melee, which changes every character to have unique moveset changes, along with the addition of new stages. He used to be part of the Smash streaming crew Tourney Locator, until he left on May 4, 2016[1]. However, almost two months later, he would be picked up by Panda Global[2].
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash @ DZ #33 | March 22nd, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash @ DZ #18 | November 9th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash @ DZ #19 | November 16th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash @ DZ #22 | December 21st, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash @ DZ #26 | January 18th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash @ DZ #30 (Allstar) | February 22nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash @ DZ #32 | March 15th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash @ DZ #33 | March 22nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| OHSNAP 7 | May 12th, 2015 | — | 13th | Mart |
| Moorenado 9 | June 10th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Moorenado 12 | July 11th, 2015 | — | 4th | Dad |
| Moorenado 17 | August 15th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash @ DZ #22 | December 21st, 2014 | 7th | 4th | Trash |
| Sonic Storm 13 | April 3rd, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| OHSNAP 7 | May 12th, 2015 | — | 5th | Zeroic |
| Sonic Storm 20 | June 13th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Low Tier City 3 | August 1st-2nd, 2015 | — | 9th | Jtails |
| Sonic Storm 45 | February 12th, 2016 | 13th | 3rd | Deezus |
| Super Bit Wars 4 | February 20th-21st, 2016 | — | 17th | Dakpo |
| No Man's Land | March 18th, 2017 | — | 9th | Deezus |
Trivia
- Occasionally, Alpharad tends to not take local tournaments seriously, using characters such as Wario-Man during bracket matches or partnering with a random person for doubles matches. He also uploaded a video of him at a tournament playing by himself as Wario-Man in doubles.
- Alpharad started a second let's play channel along with fellow youtuber Dad as Heck called Friends Without Benefits. He ran the channel until August 20th, 2018, until he decided to leave the channel to focus on his own channel, and Panda Global. In December 2016, FWOB returned with 5 members, rather than the previous 2.
- Alpharad revealed in his YouTube series 'A Story for Glory' that he goes by his middle name, Jacob, which he prefers over his given name, Paco.
- Alpharad is the Creative Director of Panda Global