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'''Steelhead''' (often shortened to Steel) is an American {{game}} player from St. Louis, Missouri. He is one of the founders of the community's first major forum, [[ARMS Central]] and | '''Steelhead''' (often shortened to Steel) is an American {{game}} player from St. Louis, Missouri. He is one of the founders of the community's first major forum, [[ARMS Central]]. He and [[Serp]] are considered the best Max Brass players in the world. | ||
Steelhead first discovered ARMS upon its initial announcement on January 12th, 2017. With excitement for the new game, he and fellow Smash Bros. player Guts created a Discord server for ARMS. Despite initially being | Steelhead first discovered ''ARMS'' upon its initial announcement on January 12th, 2017. With excitement for the new game, he and fellow Smash Bros. player Guts created a Discord server for ''ARMS''. Despite initially being created for comedic or ironic purposes, the server grew to a large size and eventually outclassed many other ''ARMS'' Discords. After gaining some help from the Pokken community for moderation, as well as partnering with the r/ARMS Discord Server, the server was renamed ARMS Central. This server's goal was to be a hub for most, if not all, other ''ARMS'' communities while also being a community itself. To this day, ARMS Central is still utilized by many players and community members. | ||
Throughout 2017, after ARMS' release, Steelhead | Throughout 2017, after ''ARMS''' release, Steelhead helped create and foster a competitive offline ''ARMS'' scene for the local St. Louis area. Being considered one of the strongest local scenes for the game, if not the strongest overall, their events culminated with [[Smash Out Hunger 2017]] in December of 2017 which ascended in status from a local to a fully-fledged ARMS major. Under the Neopunch team, Steelhead demonstrated his skills and took 1st place at the event, winning over numerous top players in St. Louis, including [[HanukkahJamboree]], [[N-Man]], and [[Luna-Gabs]]. Shortly after this win, he parted ways with Neopunch. | ||
On February 4th, 2018, Steelhead formally announced that he was leaving the ARMS community as the game was bringing out the worst in his emotions. | On February 4th, 2018, Steelhead formally announced that he was leaving the ''ARMS'' community as the game was bringing out the worst in his emotions. Upon reflection at a later time, he realized that he often engaged in arguments or drama with other players which didn't promote a positive environment. Steelhead still occasionally went to locals and supported the community throughout his retirement, even running a small tournament known as "The Steel Trap" in August of 2019, but did not fully return to the community until early March of 2020, just before the announcement of an ''ARMS'' character in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]. After coming back from hiatus, he continued to show his prowess by placing high in numerous online majors including [[Bamboo Battles: Hibernation Arc]] and [[Quarantined Rapport 2]]. In July of 2020, Steelhead began running more Steel Trap weeklies with himself and HanukkahJamboree on commentary. | ||
Throughout Steelhead's ARMS career, he has displayed that he is one of the best players in North America. He has placed #1 on the St. Louis ARMS Power Ranking numerous times, as well as | Throughout Steelhead's ''ARMS'' career, he has displayed that he is one of the best players in North America. He has placed #1 on the St. Louis ARMS Power Ranking numerous times, as well as earning a #0 spot during his time off. He has also become the most prominent and proficient Max Brass user in the world, with [[Pega]] retiring from the game and [[Serp]] being less active than he once was. Over his ''ARMS'' journey, Steelhead has also been a part of numerous well known eSports organizations including Empire Arcadia, BreakThough eSports, and Milky Way eSports. Once Milky Way eSports disbanded, Steelhead preferred to remain unaffiliated as he found being on a team to be unnecessary for ''ARMS''. Despite being essentially retired for a decent fraction of ''ARMS''' life, Steelhead has remained a prominent member of the community and one of its best players, being considered by many to be in the top 5 best players in North America. | ||
==Playstyle== | ==Playstyle== | ||
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! Tournament !! Date !! Location !! Placement !! Tournament Type | ! Tournament !! Date !! Location !! Placement !! Tournament Type | ||
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| [[2GGP: ARMS Circuit 1]] || August | | [[2GGP: ARMS Circuit 1]] || August 6, 2017 || Online || 9th || Online | ||
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| [[Brothers in ARMS 3]] || September | | [[Brothers in ARMS 3]] || September 17, 2017 || Online || 1st || Online | ||
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| [[2GGP: ARMS Circuit 2]] || September | | [[2GGP: ARMS Circuit 2]] || September 24, 2017 || Online || 3rd || Online | ||
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| [[Smash Out Hunger 2017]] || December | | [[Smash Out Hunger 2017]] || December 2, 2017 || St. Louis, MO || 1st || Major | ||
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| [[G7 ARMS Online]] || January | | [[G7 ARMS Online]] || January 13, 2018 || Online || 3rd || Online | ||
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| [[Midwest Mayhem 12]] || November | | [[Midwest Mayhem 12]] || November 3, 2018 || Northlake, IL || 3rd || Regional | ||
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| [[Smash Out 2018]] || December | | [[Smash Out 2018]] || December 15, 2018 || St. Louis, MO || 9th || Major | ||
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| Midwest Mayhem Ultimate || December | | [[Midwest Mayhem Ultimate]] || December 29, 2018 || Northlake, IL || 2nd || Regional | ||
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| [[Heart of Battle|2GG: Heart of Battle]] || February | | [[Heart of Battle|2GG: Heart of Battle]] || February 9, 2019 || Norwalk, CA || 4th || Regional | ||
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| [[Pressure 2 Krusty Crew Battles|Pressure 2]] || July | | [[Champions of the Era|Champions of the Era 32]] || March 3, 2019 || Online || 1st || Online | ||
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| [[Scrapstar Series|Scrapstar Series - ARMS NA 4]] || March 4, 2019 || Online || 1st || Online | |||
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| [[Scrapstar Series|Scrapstar Series - ARMS NA 23]] || July 15, 2019 || Online || 1st || Online | |||
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| [[Pressure 2 Krusty Crew Battles|Pressure 2]] || July 20, 2019 || Mentor, OH || 4th || Regional | |||
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| ARMS of Smash || March | | ARMS of Smash || March 29, 2020 || Online || 4th || Online | ||
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| [[Bamboo Battles: Hibernation Arc]] || April | | [[Bamboo Battles: Hibernation Arc]] || April 5, 2020 || Online || 7th || Online | ||
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| [[Polaris Punchout]] || April | | [[Polaris Punchout]] || April 18, 2020 || Online || 17th || Online | ||
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| [[ARMS Comeback Series|ARMS Comeback Series #1]] || June 5, 2020 || Online || 4th || Online | | [[ARMS Comeback Series|ARMS Comeback Series #1]] || June 5, 2020 || Online || 4th || Online | ||
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| [[Quarantined Rapport 2]] || June 14, 2020 || Online || 3rd || Online | | [[Quarantined Rapport 2]] || June 14, 2020 || Online || 3rd || Online | ||
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| [[Champions of the Era|Champions of the Era 63]] || July 26, 2020 || Online || 1st || Online | |||
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| [[ARMS North American Open (August 2020)]] || August 8, 2020 || Online || 9th || Online | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Steelhead's tag just simply came to him one day. After creating it, he realized just how fitting it was with how he uses Max Brass' silver alt and his favorite Street Fighter character, Q, just so happens to have a metal mask that covers his whole head. | *Steelhead's tag just simply came to him one day. After creating it, he realized just how fitting it was with how he uses Max Brass' silver alt and his favorite Street Fighter character, Q, just so happens to have a metal mask that covers his whole head. | ||
*Besides ARMS, Steelhead's favorite games are Xenoblade | *Besides ''ARMS'', Steelhead's favorite games are ''Death Stranding'' and ''Xenoblade X''. | ||
*Steelhead's highest placement on the [[ARMS Dashboard|Global Dashboard]] is #7. | *Steelhead's highest placement on the [[ARMS Dashboard|Global Dashboard]] is #7. | ||
==Social Media== | ==Social Media== | ||
[https://twitter.com/SteelheadPD Twitter account] | [https://twitter.com/SteelheadPD Twitter account] | ||
