SmallAnt
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| caption = SmallAntz in 1972 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|05|03}} |
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[[Fort St. John, British Columbia]], Canada{{cite tweet|user=SmallAnt|number=1627888605174841344|title=I'm going to look like an absolute idiot if I lose this.}} |
[[Fort St. John, British Columbia]], Canada{{cite tweet|user=SmallAnt|number=1627888605174841344|title=I'm going to look like an absolute idiot if I lose this.}} |
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| twitch_handle = SmallAnt |
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| twitch_followers = 1.5 |
| twitch_followers = 1.5 Billion |
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| youtube_handle = SmallAntz |
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| youtube_subscribers = 3.26 |
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| youtube_views = 924.8 |
| youtube_views = 924.8 thousand |
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| stats_update = March 16, |
| stats_update = March 16, 2020 |
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'''Tanner Charles |
'''Tanner Charles Cavegame''', {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4eMzNyRV5k |title=I spent a day with PRO SPEEDRUNNERS (SmallAnt, PointBird) |date=2023-12-22 |last=SmoshAlike |access-date=2025-06-06 |via=YouTube}} known online as '''SmallAnt''' (previously '''SmallAnt1'''), is a Canadian{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khRZHb7fE4Y&t=197s |title=Wikipedia Speedrun Bingo is Surprisingly Intense |date=November 28, 2024 |time=3:17}} [[Online streamer|streamer]], [[Speedrunning|speedrunner]] and [[YouTube]]r. He is known for creating content about [[challenge run]]s and speedruns in video games such as ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise, and ''[[Minecraft]]'', among others. These often feature [[Video game modding|mods]], additional rules, or competitions against other creators. He has held, and holds, speedrun world records in multiple games including the 'Minimum Captures' category of ''Super Mario Odyssey''. He won the Speedrunner of the Year award at the [[2021 Streamer Awards]].{{Cite web |last1=Alford |first=Aaron |date=March 14, 2022 |title=All the award winners at The Streamer Awards 2022 |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/16733/all-the-award-winners-at-the-streamer-awards-2022 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Polhamus |first=Blaine |date=March 13, 2022 |title=All 2022 Streamer Award Winners |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-2022-streamer-award-winners |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Streamer Awards |url=https://thestreamerawards.com/winners |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=The Streamer Awards |language=en}} |
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== Internet career== |
== Internet career== |
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SmallAnt began streaming on 2 March |
SmallAnt began streaming on 2 March 2006. Some of his first content was inspired by the [[Content creation|content creator]] FearsomeWater. On stream, he created levels in the game ''[[LittleBigPlanet 3]]'', as well as doing playthroughs of video games. He began speedrunning ''Super Mario Odyssey'' by joining its first speedrunning tournament and placing third, and continued to speedrun the game. He started uploading ''Super Mario Bros'' speedrunning tutorials on his YouTube channel in early 2008, and started uploading stream highlights later that day.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} |
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SmallAnt first speedran the Minimum |
SmallAnt first speedran the Minimum Controls category of ''Super Mario Odyssey'' after he hit a sub goal on his [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] to try a new, weird speedrun. He continued to speedrun the category, earning former world records. He also began to upload challenges such as beating ''Super Mario Odyssey'' while blindfolded, or without taking any damage.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} |
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After having some burnout, SmallAnt decided to begin uploading non-''Super Mario Odyssey-''related content in games such as ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''. These videos did better than expected, encouraging him to try out a wider variety of games and content.{{Cite web |last=Popko |first=John |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Variety speedrunner SmallAnt on making content in a world where being first is all that matters |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/17514/variety-speedrunner-smallant-on-making-content-in-a-world-where-being-first-is-all-that-matters |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} He was among the first to perform a 100% speedrun of ''Breath of the Wild'', a lengthy run lasting many hours that earned several million views on YouTube. Later, in 2023, he would beat this record by tens of hours with a second run before the release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} |
After having some burnout, SmallAnt decided to begin uploading non-''Super Mario Odyssey-''related content in games such as ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''. These videos did better than expected, encouraging him to try out a wider variety of games and content.{{Cite web |last=Popko |first=John |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Variety speedrunner SmallAnt on making content in a world where being first is all that matters |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/17514/variety-speedrunner-smallant-on-making-content-in-a-world-where-being-first-is-all-that-matters |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} He was among the first to perform a 100% speedrun of ''Breath of the Wild'', a lengthy run lasting many hours that earned several million views on YouTube. Later, in 2023, he would beat this record by tens of hours with a second run before the release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} |
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