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{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Delphiki
| name          = Delphiki
| nameirl      =  
| image        =  
| banner        =    
| mainssbm      = Ice Climbers
| bannerhotlink =  
| otherssbm    = Pichu
| main          = Ice Climbers
| mainssbb      = Ice Climbers
| 2ndmain      = Link
| 2ndmainssbb  = Zero Suit Samus
|  3rdmain      = Pichu
| otherssbb    =  
| crew          = [[Nova Complex]]
| 2ndotherssbb =  
|  skill        = Pro-Am
| crew          = TeamScape
| aka          = Bean, Delf
| former crews =  
| lives        = NorCal, Sacramento Smash Scene
| realname      = Richard Cappel
| url          =
| birthday      = 4
| homepage     =
| birthmonth    = 10
| urlcomments  =  
| birthyear    = 1988
  }}
| brawlcode    =  
| location     = Sacramento, California
| 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.


== Contributions ==
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.


'''Delphiki''' is an [[Ice Climbers]] player from Rancho Cordova, CA. who recently helped give rise to the crew [[Nova Complex]]. He uses the moniker '''BEAN''' in play, with both names stemming from the character of Julian Delphiki (not to be confused with [[J_DELPHIKI]]) in the dual series of novels by Orson Scott Card. He is the younger brother of [[DRGN]]. It is a little known fact that Delphiki aims to be permitted into the Melee [[Back Room]].
In addition to guides, Delphiki also maintains a blog on All is Brawl which covers Smash theory among other topics.


His Climbers style relies heavily on desynching, and he in fact desynchs much more than most professional Ice Climber players. For this reason it is quite possible that he will discover many potentials of desynching which other players have not yet found. He is also one of the top three NorCal [[Ice Climbers]], the other two being [[choknater]] and [[Sidefx]].
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.


Delphiki is an administrator at {{Sm|nealdt}}'s [[AllisBrawl]].


While he mains [[Ice Climbers]] and [[Pichu]], he also uses [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Link]] as secondaries, and the occasional [[Peach]] and [[Roy]].
==Tournament placings==


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Tyde's Manly Smashfest V]]||February 27th, 2007||4th||—||—
|-
|[[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||—||—
|}


He has yet to make a name for himself in tournament play outside the Sacramento Area, but he is a regular attendant/organizer of local competitions. Also, he attends and co-organizes the [[Sacramento Biweeklies]], and hosts and organizes his own [[Delphiki Games]]. He attended [[NCT2]] but did not make it past pools due to time constraints.
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||65th||—||—
|}


== Vids ==
==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://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=163483 IC Introduction: An Introduction to Competitive Brawl Ice Climbers]


Delphiki's only [[:Category:Videos|videos]], to date, come from a Smashfest at [[TeamScape]] leader [[ender]]'s house on 11-26-06.
[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
 
[[Category:Ice Climbers players (SSBM)]]
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDV2xFWcyPc Delphiki (ICs) vs KevMoney (Fox) FD]
[[Category:Pichu players (SSBM)]]
 
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=_R3d8BvYqkE Delphiki (Jigglypuff) vs KevMoney (Captain Falcon) FoD]
[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ABB-gjyRarU Delphiki (Jigglypuff) vs KevMoney (Captain Falcon) Corneria]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=RswgYaoCdO4 Delphiki (Pichu) vs KevMoney (Ganon) Dreamland]
 
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=coqzTqK1X_M Delphiki (Pichu) vs KevMoney (Ganon) PS]
 
 
 
== Contact Information ==
 
*AIM - Philosofos Rigas
*E-mail - [mailto:rwcappel@yahoo.com rwcappel@yahoo.com]
*Myspace - [http://myspace.com/overambition Delphiki's Myspace Profile]
** Delphiki can also be found on the [[Global Smasher Compendium]].
** Finally, Delphiki maintains a presence on the Smashhub, [[SSBDC]], boasting a large file list of over 80 GB.<br><br>
 
== External links ==
 
[http://smashboards.com/member.php?u=40977 Delphiki's User Profile at Smashboards.com]
 
 
 
[[Category:Smashers]]
[[Category:Ice Climbers Professionals]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, February 13, 2024

Delphiki
Character info
Melee main Ice Climbers
Other Melee character Pichu
Brawl mains Ice Climbers, Zero Suit Samus
Team info
Crew(s) TeamScape
Personal and other info
Real name Richard Cappel
Birth date (age 35)
Location Sacramento, California United States

Delphiki is a professional 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 Zero Suit Samus. Delphiki was ranked 16th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings, and 2nd on the Sacramento Melee Power Rankings.

Contributions[edit]

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 Ice Climbers at a competitive level, featured on AllisBrawl.com.

In addition to guides, Delphiki also maintains a blog on All is Brawl which covers Smash theory among other topics.

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.

Delphiki is an administrator at nealdt's AllisBrawl.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Tyde's Manly Smashfest V February 27th, 2007 4th — —
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 127th — —
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 17th 9th Catnip
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 25th 13th Mikkuz
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 25th 17th Warwick Foe
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 186th — —
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 193rd 97th DRGN
The Golden Bair 4 April 3rd, 2016 5th — —
SSS: Blood For Blood October 15th, 2016 25th — —
Cafe Colonial Finale November 13th, 2018 17th — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
AxisGaming August 30, 2008 65th — —

External links[edit]

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