Joel Isai Alvarado (born March 17, 1985), known as Isai (often referred to as "Isaiah"), is an American Super Smash Bros. 64 player widely regarded as the greatest of all time. He is credited with developing the modern metagame and is formerly among the ten highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Melee players in the United States until retiring in 2007. In the competitive gaming community, he is known simply as "Isai" or by his gamer tag "malva00". He is regarded as a team specialist in Super Smash Bros. Melee and garnered an almost three year winning streak with his teammate, Ken Hoang. The team won the Major League Gaming Las Vegas 2006 Melee doubles championship. His primary character in Melee was formerly Captain Falcon and used multiple secondary characters such as Sheik, Fox, and Marth.