Arkanum

Overview

Tournament Results

Arkanum
Background Information
Name	Jacob Santos
Country of Birth	United States
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠none
Social Media & Links
Team History
2007-2008  ⁠⁠Ununtrium 2008-2008  ⁠⁠Driven by Adrenaline 2009-2009  ⁠⁠PisToL and the Jets 2009-2009  ⁠⁠Ambush 2010-2010  ⁠⁠Category 5 2010-2010  ⁠⁠Active Rush 2010-2010  ⁠⁠The Other Guys 2010-2010  ⁠⁠Genesis 2011-2011  ⁠⁠Swagger Like Us 2011-2011  ⁠⁠Quantic 2011-2011  ⁠⁠Triggers Down 2012-2012  ⁠⁠Rack City 2014-2014  ⁠⁠Vas'Avi Gaming 2014 - Dec 2014  ⁠⁠Annex Dec 2014 - Apr 2015  ⁠⁠Noble Black Apr 2015 - Jan 2016  ⁠⁠Winterfox Jan 2016 - Apr 2016  ⁠⁠Envy Apr 2016 - May 2016  ⁠⁠Denial Esports

Jacob "Arkanum" Santos is a currently inactive player. He is well known for his time on teams such as Noble Black and Winterfox.

Biography

Halo 2

Arkanum has been playing competitively since 2007 where placed top 24 and top 16 with Arsonist, Deviouz and Elumnite under the banner Ununtrium.

Halo 3

He and Deviouz kept the team name heading into 2008 getting top 32 in the first three events with different teammates each time including Elumnite, Brake and Hunter Jjx. He left to join Driven By Adrenaline for MLG Toronto 2008 getting 18th with Speed, Sypher and Micro.He would not compete again until 2009, returning as a member of Armageddon with Popcorn, Lil Poison and Homicide getting 19th in the Meadowlands. He attended both Columbus and Dallas as a member of Pistol and the Jets with Pistol, Icevayne and Mimic where they would get 11th and 15th to finish in the top 16 both times. He left to join Ambush for the final two events of the year in MLG Anaheim 2009 and MLG Orlando Championships 2009 where he Nexus and Thuggish would get top 24 and top 16 respectively.

Arkanum joined Category 5 for MLG Orlando 2010 with Robbie B, Thrust and Zoo WU for a 13th place finish to start a consistent two year string of top 16 placings. This is more impressive considering he never found stability in 2010. He left Category 5 for Active Rush with old teammates Icevayne and Mimic as well as his current teammate on Noble Black Aries before Columbus where they finished 15th. He then placed 12th in Raleigh as a member of The Other Guys with Aries, Piggy and Jesse Peace. He would attend his final Halo 3 tournament in DC as a member of Genesis alongside old friends Elumnite and Thuggish adding in Legend where he secured 14th.

Halo: Reach

Arknaum started 2011 on Swagger Like Us with Royal 2 and Thrust attending MLG Dallas 2011 with Dersky and finishing 7th. Dersky was swapped with Soldier187 for a 9th place finish in Columbus. He and Royal 2 then joined Brake and Goofy to form Fallen for Anaheim where they would get 13th. He and Royal 2 then joined Fire with Best Man and Clutch for yet another 13th place finish in Raleigh. He and Best Man would join Goofy and Neighbor under the Triggers Down banner for Orlando and Providence where they would finish 6th and 10th respectively. His final Reach event would be MLG Columbus 2012 attending as a member of Rack City with Elumnite, Thuggish and Cpt Anarchy finishing top 24 for his first placing outside the top 16 in two years.

Halo 4

Arkanum competed at only one event during Halo 4. He attended as Vas Avi with Ryanoob, Shooter and Str8 Sick and won his first and only major LAN to date.

Halo 2: Anniversary

Arkanum returned to compete in the HCS, first attending Iron Games Columbus 2014 as a member of Annex Halo, securing a top 12 finish. He then signed with Noble eSports and attended UGC St. Louis 2015 with team Noble Black, finishing 11th. The roster was then radically changed heading into Gamers For Giving 2015 as Aries, Maniac and APG joined the team. Despite high expectations, Arkanum's new team only finished top 12 at G4G, but they managed to hold onto the 8th seed going into the season finals at PAX East 2015. At PAX, Arkanum lead his team to 3rd place, captaining a 4 round losers bracket run that was only narrowly ended by CLG.

Noble Black underwent roster changes in the offseason, with Maniac and APG leaving and being replaced by Ninja and Prototype. The new roster placed 7th at Iron Games Atlanta 2015. On April 29th, Winterfox announced that they had purchased Arkanum's contract from Noble, and Arkanum was joining their Halo squad alongside Randa, Naded and Ryanoob. Arkanum's first event with Winterfox was HCS Indianapolis, where they placed 4th, securing the 3rd seed going into the HCS Season 2 Finals. Arkanum and Winterfox lost a step at the HCS Season 2 Finals, closing out their season with a top 6 finish.

Halo 5

Arkanum spent the first months of Halo 5 on Winterfox alongside Ryanoob, Shooter and Randa, but left before the final Halo World Championship 2016 NA Online qualifier to join Team EnVyUs alongside OGRE2, iGotUrPistola and Mikwen. Team EnVyUs finished top 16 at the NA Regional Finals, failing to qualify for Worlds.

Trivia

• Was the first player to reach level 50 in the MLG FFA Playlist in Halo 3.
• Could have had professional status as early as 2008 due to FFA prowess but chose not to attend the National Championship that year.
• Only attended one Halo 4 event (RTX) but it has proven to be his only major LAN win to date.
• Has recently become known for his unique look, wearing his trademark hood while playing.

Team and Tournament History

Game	Event	Place	Team	Teammates (Coach)
	HWC NA Regional Finals 2016	A99 - 16	⁠⁠Envy	OGRE2 • iGotUrPistola • Mikwen
	HCS Season 2 Finals	A55 - 6	⁠⁠Winterfox	Randa • Naded • Ryanoob
	HCS Indianapolis	A44	⁠⁠Winterfox	Randa • Naded • Ryanoob
	Iron Games Atlanta 2015	A77	⁠⁠Noble Black	Aries • Ninja • Prototype
	HCS Season 1 Finals	A33	⁠⁠Noble Black	APG • Aries • Maniac
	Gamers For Giving 2015	A99 - 12	⁠⁠Noble Black	APG • Aries • Maniac
	UGC St. Louis 2015	B111	⁠⁠Noble Black	Blaze • ContrA • Randa
	Iron Games Columbus 2014	A99 - 12	⁠⁠Annex	Omega • Killrelevant • Shooter
	RTX 2014	A11	⁠⁠Vas'Avi Gaming	Ryanoob • Shooter • Str8Sick
	MLG Winter Championship 2012	B717 - 24	⁠⁠Rack City	Cpt Anarchy • Elumnite • ThuggishKilla
	MLG Providence Championships 2011	B010	⁠⁠Triggers Down	Best Man • Neighbor • Goofy
	MLG Orlando 2011	A66	⁠⁠Triggers Down	Best Man • Neighbor • Goofy
	MLG Raleigh 2011	B313	⁠⁠Quantic Fire	Best Man • Clutch • Royal 2
	MLG Anaheim 2011	B313	⁠⁠Quantic Fallen	Brake • Goofy • Royal 2
	MLG Columbus 2011	A99	⁠⁠Swagger Like Us	Royal 2 • Soldier187 • Thrust
	MLG Dallas 2011	A77	⁠⁠Swagger Like Us	Dersky • Royal 2 • Thrust
	MLG D.C. 2010	B414	⁠⁠Genesis	Elumnite • Legend • ThuggishKilla
	MLG Raleigh 2010	B212	⁠⁠The Other Guys	Aries • Jesse Peace • Piggy
	MLG Columbus 2010	B515	⁠⁠Active Rush	Aries • Icevayne • Mimic
	MLG Orlando 2010	B313	⁠⁠Category 5	Robbie B • Thrust • Zoo Wuu
	MLG Orlando Championships 2009	B616	⁠⁠Ambush	NeXuS • Tetra Shot • ThuggishKilla
	MLG Anaheim 2009	A9< 8	⁠⁠Ambush	Fear • NeXuS • ThuggishKilla
	MLG Dallas 2009	B515	⁠⁠PisToL and the Jets	Icevayne • Mimic • Pistol
	MLG Columbus 2009	B111	⁠⁠PisToL and the Jets	Icevayne • Mimic • Pistol
	MLG Toronto 2008	B818	⁠⁠Driven by Adrenaline	Micro • Sypher • Speed
	MLG Orlando 2008	C222	⁠⁠Ununtrium	Brake • Deviouz • Hunter jjx
	MLG San Diego 2008	C828	⁠⁠Ununtrium	Deviouz • Elumnite • Silverson
	MLG Meadowlands 2008	C525	⁠⁠Ununtrium	Deviouz • Elumnite • Speed
	MLG Las Vegas 2007	B6< 15	⁠⁠Ununtrium	Arsonist • Deviouz • Elumnite
	MLG Orlando 2007	C424	⁠⁠Ununtrium	Arsony • Deviouz • Elumnite

External Content

Interviews

• The Tiebreakers - An interview with Heinz & Arkanum from Halo Waypoint.
• Snapshots with Dave Throop
• "When the adrenaline is flowing, we all reach that top level": an interview with Jacob "Arkanum" Santos from ESL Gaming