Dylan (born: October 3, 1998), better known online as Zyph (or Zyphalopagus), is an American gaming YouTuber known for his Minecraft content. His videos normally center around trolling in Bedwars or the Bridge, popular minigames on the Minecraft server Hypixel.
Career[]
Zyph created his current YouTube channel on April 26, 2014 and uploaded his first video on the same day. That same day he would upload his first video series on the Solus SMP server and CrazyCraft with his friend Poison. He would go on to create Pixelmon, Hunger Games and Minigame Mashup content.
He would later be a part of the MineCart and Pulse SMP servers and start creating UHC and Skyblock content. At this time he also uploaded Clash of Clans, Call of Duty, Worms Clan Wars, Gmod, GTA V and more.
He would then go to create SkyWars content on the Hypixel server which he would upload for many years a long with occasional SMP, GTA and first person shooter videos.
On June 3, 2016 he uploaded a face reveal and commentary video after reaching 1,000 subscribers.
In late August of 2017 he reached 30,000 subscribers and received the YouTube rank on the Hypixel server. This is around the time he started collaborating with other Hypixel YouTubers.
On November 2, 2018 he uploaded a video were he announced that he had rebranded his YouTube channel from Zyphalopagus to just Zyph.
Personal Life[]
Zyph has lived in Arizona, Illinois and Texas where he currently lives. He attended college in Arizona. He has dated his former thumbnail artist named Sam (Inky).
Setup and misc[]
Zyph’s Main PC[]
- CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7GHz
- CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken Z73
- Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X ATX LGA1200
- Memory: 64GB (4x16GB) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-2666 CL16
- Storage: 2 (1TB 970 Evo M.2SSD)
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB Founders Edition
- Case: NZXT H710 ATX Mid Tower
- Power Supply: Corsair HXi 1200W
- OS: Windows 10 Pro
- Mouse: Razer Naga 2012
- Keyboard: Custom E-White KBD8X MKII (Novelkey x Kailh Linear Cream Switches / Green & Purple Keycaps)
- Monitors: 3 (MSI MAG273R 27 Inch)
Zyph’s 2nd PC[]
- CPU: Intel Core i7 8700K 3.7 GHz
- CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken Z73
- Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151
- Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3000 CL15
- Storage: 256 GB 850 Pro Series, 512 GB 850 Pro Series
- Storage: 2 (Seagate IronWolf 8TB)
- Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 1080
- Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500P ATX Mid Tower Case
- Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W
- OS: Windows 10 Pro
- Mouse: Glorious Model O Matte White
- Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma (Green & Purple Keycaps)
- Main Monitor: LG IPS FULL HD 27 Inch
- 2nd / 3rd Monitor: LG FULL HD 24 Inch
Zyph's Misc Items[]
- Zyph's PC NAS Storage: NAS TS – 251D (2 x8TB Seagate Drives)
- Piano Keyboard: Arturia Keylab 61 Essential
- Microphone: MXL 770 XLR Mic (Purple)
- Microphone Mixer: Line 6 UX2
- LaMetric Clock (Subcounters): 2 (LaMetric Time Clock)
- Soundproof Paneling: 48 Green / Black Soundproof 1Ft x 1Ft Squares
- TV: 32inch Samsung TV
- Various Electronics: Streamdeck, PS4, Apple Watch, iPad[1]
Trivia[]
- He has a dog named Skittles, and used to have a dog called Fluffalopagus, which gave him the last half of his YouTube name.
- He is lactose intolerant (allergic to dairy products such as butter, cream, cheese, ice cream, chocolate, and more.)
- His parents are divorced and he has expressed that their divorce was a contributing factor to him starting YouTube and meeting people online, as mentioned in this tweet.
- He is a part of the group of "Hypixel" Minecraft YouTubers who attend Vidcon together. This group often includes TapL, Spifey, Target3DGaming, Sk1er and more.
- His mouse sensitivity for Minecraft is set at 174% with his DPI set at 1800. He is used to high sensitivity due to the fact he used to frequently do trick shotting in Call of Duty.
- In early November of 2020 he moved into an apartment in Texas with his friend and frequent collaborator, Target3DGaming.
- Zyph uses he/him pronouns as stated on his Twitter account.
- He has a minecraft texture pack, which is mentioned in the description of his videos.
- Some of his videos are edited by his Australian friend, Kooleyy, who also makes videos himself.
- Zyph has a cape for Lunar Client.
- He has a discord server with 10,000 members.