Jacob Rabon IV (born December 19, 1995), better known by his[a] online name Alpharad, is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, Esports personality, and musician.
Since its creation, he has made various gaming videos on his channel, Alpharad, including the Super Smash Bros. series, Pokémon, Splatoon, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Among Us, as well as other Nintendo titles.
[10][8] In 2021, Rabon collaborated with YouTuber Jaiden Animations on a charity stream for Red Nose Day which involved removing Pokémon from their team after reaching various donation incentives.
On September 21, 2020, Rabon created a fourth YouTube channel, Not Alpharad,[23] which posted extremely short videos as well as clips of him or his experiences.
In 2023, Rabon, alongside Jaiden Animations, created a fourth channel, WILD/CARD, with the purpose of introducing their large collective audience to several of the smaller content creators the two of them considered friends.
This collaboration began with Sunflowersmith,[25] Weegee Plays,[26] gsmVoiD,[27] Giwi,[28] Fyrus,[29] Captain Kidd,[30][31] and has since additionally included Vulpixie since October 2024.
In January 2020, he participated in a Pokémon VGC tournament hosted by Wolfe Glick with fellow competitive Super Smash Bros. players Ludwig Ahgren, ESAM, and Mew2King amongst other content creators.
[35] In 2018, Rabon purchased a monthly stake for the esports organization, Panda Global, becoming their content director and a minority shareholder.
Ultimate, dubbed a "Portal Smash" tournament, that involved competitive players fighting on recreated stages with added obstacles and hazards.
[39] Later in October, Rabon hosted a Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl charity tournament with Panda Global member Coney for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Stage guests included Daniel Thrasher, Adriana Figueroa, Drumsy, Mari Norwood, Jules Conroy, Phil Visu, Cristina Vee Valenzuela, Ross O'Donovan, Dan Fulling, cjya,[45] Johnny Rico (who impersonated Bruno Mars), and Rabon's project manager Deanna Gowland.
[49] On April 13, 2022, Rabon announced a Cup-Pong tournament in order to raise money for Extra Life, to be held on July 1 of that year.
[citation needed] This involved thirty-two others which were split into sixteen teams, with thirty-one being creators (including Ovilee May,[50] Altrive,[51] Ted Nivison[52]), plus Alpharad's father, under the nickname "Alphadad".