M Bison is arrogant enough to think he could just beat up/kill Chun-Li and dash her hopes of revenge. I mean I think the SF Movie got that aspect of his personality down to a t. "For you, the day Bison graced your village... was the most important day of your life... but for me, it was Tuesday." Also the cartoon version: "Yes, yes, I killed your father, what is it with you women anyway? I killed MY father too!"
Bison is truly arrogant to a fault, of course Psycho Power does sometimes delude to him to believing he is invincible and he certainly has a sadistic side, taking pleasure at crushing people's spirits. So setting up Chun-Li, Guile and Cammy in the tournament is the joke in his twisted mind.
"Fighting Game Standard"? Oh no! She defined many gaming girls' lives. Carol from Freedom Planet. Peach from Mario. Somewhat even Bayonetta. This thigh master is the reason why some people say girls only kick while boys only punch in my town.
Strekks Yeaaaah boi! Thanks ya! Also, yeah we can blame Sir J for the catchy ending tune. I asked him to remix the main theme i did as just a short loop for the end-card and the guy came back with a full expanded P-Funk remixed track XD;; dude's a bit sick with the music stuff. He practically did 90% of the music for the show. Guy's craaazy. (i'm trying to kick his ass in to getting his RU-vid channel rolling already, lol). Anyways, yeah man! Glad to hear you're feeling this Who Dat thing and cheers for all the helpful advice, yo ~
LOL My relationship with Chun is totally the same, love and respect the character... but I am horrendously bad at playing her. Though she is NOT in fact the first playable female character in a fighting game, that honor would go to Yie Ar Kung-Fu II's Lan Fang. Though Chun certainly established the standards as we know them today. This was a really entertaining video though, so I'm totally subbing. :)
MikkoLovesGaming Lol, i knew i'd get something wrong somewhere. Oh well! XD Thanks for checking out the show, dude! Glad to hear it was still entertaining regardless! ~
DiGi Valentine She still is the definitive first lady to make an impact in the genre. There's a reason shoto are considered the prototypical fighting game character archetype, not the Yie Ar Kung Fu Guy. :P
It's not really Bison being dumb, but more of his overwhelming ego that even drove him to host the 2nd tournament in the first place. He used it to draw out all those responsible for his setbacks in the Alpha series. To use your pokemon card analogy, it would be like this. Bison rips up Chun-Li's shiny Charizard card. Chun-Li wants revenge, and finds out he's planning to go around beating kids for their rare cards. She and a bunch of her friends stop him by ripping up his cards. Bison retreats, but can only get just enough cards to make a deck. He thinks his deck is powerful enough to beat all the others, so he challenges them all to pokemon card battles.
Solid start! I like the format of the show. It's a lot of off the cuff remarks, yet it's still organized. Fine work. I'm looking forward to the next one.
musashihumar Cheers, dude. Yeah, i wanted to make sure i kept as much of my own personality in there as possible otherwise i worried the show would just become me reading scripted text through VoiceOver. A little bit of personality with a few remarks at least keeps the episode in a unique tone, especially when i start doing more episodes and it needs variety. Thanks for checking it out :)
+Randy Gutierrez I'm very glad you enjoyed this episode :) Chun-Li is a brilliant character, she deserves all the praise she can get! Thank you so much for subscribing too, i really appreciate the support, man!
This video was super informative, but more importantly fun and stylish! Looking forward to more - and for Chun Li to meet up with everyone from SEGA in Worlds Unite! Also I'm baffled that I recognize everyone in the credits. What a motley crew!
***** Mah homie! Yeah, i'm really looking forward to seeing Chun-Li in that comic crossover. Which reminds me, i really need to speak to you about that at some point. I have a few questions about that comic that i think you can help me out with. Also, yeah. Everybody who worked on this show was an associate of some sort! Gotta run with the ones i trust! Thanks for watching, buddy. I really appreciate the support! Thank you!! ~
***** Rah, you're over in Hackney? :D Yes man! Whereabouts? I don't travel too much in to Hackney though i've got fam there. I'm mostly situated around Tottenham though. You been there at all?
***** Ah, cool cool! It's always nice to see a local person turn up in my comments. It doesn't happen too often so when it does it feels like landmark occasion, lol. Thanks for tuning in, man. I'm hoping you'll stick around!
happy birthday chun li!!! :3 always loved her playful motherly side(like with li fen & a comic of chun li having cammy try her clothes.) and her admiration of ryu(there's a lot of artwork showing the 2 playing around that i find adorable and would love to see more of in the games.) alongside being occasionally a big sister to sakura.
Must praise the Queen. Representing all us thunder-thighed girls around the world. Them the real guns, alright guys? Awesome first episode, it's always a pleasure to watch you, DiGi. This is easily on par with videos being put out by real youtube veterans, it's looking and sounding great! If I could just leave a tiny suggestion (and this might just be an inconsequential little girl thing), but when it comes to characters in fighting games and such others, how about taking a little time in the appearance section to discuss alternate costumes? Obviously not a major deal, and it shouldn't be something to waste too much time on, but sometimes these have trivia tidbits behind them people might enjoy, or people might be wondering what your favorite outfit is, for example. Just a thought. Keep up the awesome work dude!
Rita Telhada Glad you enjoyed it, m'dear! ^.^ As for talking a bit about their alt costumes. I could do, if it's something warranted and has reason to be mentioned in the episode. I was considering doing so for this episode actually, since i really like Chun-Li's alt.outfit ...but the episode was beginning to feel like i might be padding it out and i'd rather end an episode sooner than have it drag. But yeah, sure. In the future if a character has an alt.outfit that i reckon i could say a few words on then i will :)
You did an absolute fantastic job portraying who Chun-Li is.Thanks for respecting my favorite character across al gaming, you got your self a subscriber.
Alex Rod No problem! :) Chun-Li is a GREAT character and it was a pleasure to speak about her. I am very glad to see you enjoyed the episode, and i'm even more pleased to see you'll stick around. Thank you for subscribing!
Absolutely amazing dude! Solid analysis backed up with staggering production work! The sheer amount of effort that went into this is right on the screen; not that I'm surprised! Looking really forward to the next episode man! :D
***** Cheers, buddy! Very glad to see your thoughts on this. I watch your This Is Saturn show all the time and you've always been very good at providing facts about the content you're reviewing, you have a level of consistency i like to see in review shows. I'm a little new to this form of entertainment so i'll find my flow eventually. But yeah man, thanks for stopping by and checking this out!
Tentacle Touchy Yeah, Strekks really helped me out with that. I owe him a beer ...or a cola ...or whatever he drinks. Also, McDonalds birthday parties as a kid. On one hand, a great day to spend your birthday as a kid. On the other, you're guaranteed to invite someone who's got beef and is going to bring a hammer to the event.
Tentacle Touchy Lol, awesome! Wish i got a free Hot Wheels car. All we got was a balloon from a crappy Ronald McDonald clown. You guys over in the West certainly know how to party. I must visit your McDonalds restaurants next time i have a birthday!
ElectroGalvanized Thanks for noticing that, i was hoping someone would! Cowboy Bebop is one of my favourite anime shows of all time and i always loved the way each episode concluded with that text. I'm kinda thinking of maybe ending each episode the same way but changing the nickname to whoever the episode has been about. We'll see. Thanks for watching! :)
xilefeniotan Yeah, i didn't expect to get Thweatt (back2s0ul) on board the project because she is always very busy! I honestly am thankful to her for the work she did. I was lucky! Thank you very much for tuning in to the first episode! Let's see where i take the series from here~
Hey man, that was super cool! The show already has a stylish and unique look and production wise it's already top notch. Looking forward to some great things from you :) I don't know how deep you plan to go with the analysis of the characters but sometimes I feel like it's a little bit too general? It might be cool to learn more about lesser known facts and trivia behind a characters design (like who were the inspirations) or back story. It could spice up the videos even more. Although this is already amazing, for the record ! Good luck, i'll be following this show faithfully.
LamunesKI Yeah, i think i kinda kept this video more on the general side just to be safe for a first episode. You're right, i could totally expand upon stuff more in the future if there's a character that has something really interesting worth mentioning. The show will grow as i learn my way with it so thanks for the suggestions! Very happy to hear you're going to stick around for the rest of the series too! ^.^
I can't believe how much work you spend into it, this is so good, it looks like a pro show, I'm very impressed! And best of all, it's super interesting! Keep up the excellent work, I'm sure you'll get many subscribers for this show! =)
I like how she is serious but also demure and fun loving and carefree. She is on a quest for vengence but she is not bitchy and or bitter like a lot of many modern so called "strong female protagonits" Notice how she still wears lipstick (in sfv arcade trailer) and a dress and nylons? It's all part of the package.
The only fighting game character worthy of the first episode. THE Queen of all things Fighting Games and the #1 best fighting game character of all time. BOW DOWN!! ....as you can see, she's my favorite fictional character of all time, across all media. (With Amy Rose and Princess Peach)
The4thSnake So it WAS Faulerro! Haha, i woke up this morning and wondered why i had a sudden increase in views and subscribers! I must thank him promptly! And a thank you to you for checking out the show, sir! I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying it so far! :)
Chun-Li's design is so iconic it's very easy to take it completely for granted, but if you actually analyze its various components, one realizes just how genius it all is, especially how it all comes together - pretty much how you mention in your excellent video. The silhouette is obviously classic, almost to the point of being boring, not even inviting any consideration of its conjoining elements. You're so used to it that you just gloss over it at this point. But those individual components - the blue and white color scheme, with the lashings of yellow across the front; the pantyhose; those ridiculous bracelets; those ridiculous thighs - it is sublime. And of course she's one of the Street Fighters with the best overall stories. I will never take Chun-Li for granted again. She's like Spider-Man - he's been in front of you all this time, but one day you suddenly notice just how great the character is. Then you're transported back to when you noticed him for the first time and you fall in love all over again.
Toomnyusernae Oh yes, most definitely. A lot of that official art is incredibly gorgeous! I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for such amazing art and appealing characters i might have never gotten in to Street Fighter when i did.
DiGi Valentine Okay, I have something to ask of you to give some thought. Lately I've been picking on that whole "is Smash Bros a fighting game". I ended up making a video minor rant but what I want to know is if you feel you're able to make a vid of the same caliber about someone like Princess Peach.
Toomnyusernae Just watched your video, you do raise some interesting points. If i have a free spare moment later i will swing by to leave a comment on it. In regards to Princess Peach specifically. I could definitely make a Who Dat episode about her, there would be no shortage of things for me to talk about when reviewing her. I wouldn't be reviewing her from a Smash Bros angle though, it would be from her inclusion in the Mario Bros series as that's where her Personality and Importance are most prominent. But in short, it would be possible for me, yeah :)
Oh man you didn't have to watch all of that but I'm interested more on how you explain someone like Peach. Maybe it will be from a cultural angle I never thought of because for me she seems more an icon than a symbol like Chun Li.
Toomnyusernae Hmm, i probably wouldn't take an episode along the route of discussing icons and symbols in regards to Peach. I might bring up the fact she was designed with an old out-dated trope of being 'a damsel in distress', and it would be interesting in an episode to see how far she's come away from that trope, if at all. But i'm not sure i would go so deep in to icons and symbols unless there was something substantial to say about it. Either way though, you do raise an interesting subject and one i might consider looking more in if i ever go for a Princess Peach episode :)
I love Chun-Li's & her legendary legs. She's my 2nd fav female, after Cammy. I'm surprised her "hair buns" weren't mentioned in this vid. Because she was the 1st character I saw with them, & then came Sailor Moon.
Those spiked bracelets were a gift from her father when she was just a little girl first starting out to train in the martial arts. As such, they have great sentimental value to Chun-Li. She wisely realized that she wasn't going to match most of her male opponents in upper body strength, but she knows leg muscles are so much more powerful than arm muscles, so she worked to her greatest strength. Just common sense.
Chun Li is my favourite fighting game character and was the one that got me into fighting games as well as fashion (lmao I know sounds weird but still) She also was amazing for basically helicopter kicking my lack of confidence in my legs as a girl with thick thighs and hip dips. I'm tall too... Chun-li made me feel good about myself. Also low-key, she has some of the most realistic legs I've seen.
Old video, but to answer your question - the entire SF2 tournament was set up to get rid of those who opposed Shadaloo. Ryu was probably a last ditch attempt at getting his body and also because he won Sagat's tournament.
i always loved chun lis playful side and becoming a mother to li fen in street fighter and liked how she was the true protagonist compared to guile(who outside of searching for charlie doesnt have much of a story.) and ryu(who does have a nice story but outside of alpha and 5 isnt really involved with the main antagonist, ken even moreso.) speaking of ryu i always liked how its shown the two have a great admiration of each other with it showing her having a small hero worship(not to the length of sakura mind you)that became friendly respect and happiness to see each other with even artwork of the two sharing pocky in a cute way.(i really hope we see more of that kinda with other street fighter characters.) even though honestly the title of worlds strongest women in gaming in general has been passed too bayonetta(even in terms of capcom itself i feel morrigan from darkstalkers is more stronger. would love to see a who dat on her:3) chun li still has earned that title and is still a complete caring and heroic badass to still be called and respected for that after 30+ years and many more.
I can honestly say I never felt as much love for the Street Fighter II cast overall, at least in part because I personally felt most of them didn't have much of a personality beyond being a stereotype of some kind, or because they did stagnate as characters and never really grow or change. Of course the other part of the problem is that SFIIs cast has to stand up to the SFIII and SF EX series' casts, and that just ain't a fair comparison- fucking nobody in the whole franchise can top fucking Skullomania. Getting back to the point though; Chun Li was easily an exception however, because her story... actually feels like it went somewhere. And as the analysis shows off, there's actually a level of depth to her personality. She's probably the only member of the classic SFII stable I didn't wind up growing completely tired with and a good part of why comes down to the fact that she is very endearing, and actually feels like a character, instead of a plank that has as much agency as a lawless wasteland.
DeconTheed92 You are right, in a way. I actually do find the cast from Street Fighter III to be of the stronger personalities ..mainly because by that point i think Capcom had found their flow with everything after working on the Street Fighter Alpha series and really getting in to the thick of story telling from that. Chun-Li, Guile and Cammy always stood out though, they always seemed to have more going on with them than say E Honda or Blanka. And i've never played the EX series, oddly enough. Were they any good?
DiGi Valentine Yeah, I feel that; the SFIII series in general, I feel, elevated everything in the series that came before, from the gameplay down to the slightly better attempts at integrating storytelling and characterisation; plus man, I stil can't get over the absolutely gorgeous animation going on with the games sprites. It still blows me away today. If you'll forgive me for the brief ramble, I also think a lot of my beef with Street Fighter II- the game, the cast, the music, everything- is that neither the fanbase nor Capcom ever really seemed to "get over it", leading to situations where the same themes got remixed over and over again, the same storyline notes were treaded over again and again, and so on and so forth, to the point where it became kinda silly; my biggest beef with Street Fighter IV was that, at least in regards to roster and even some plot elements (from what I gleamed of the plot anyway), it just felt like a remake of Street Fighter II, but in 3D, and I really couldn't get on with that. I get the importance of SFII as a game and what it means for the fighting genre and I've got the upmost respect for it, but I feel Capcom felt so pressured by the fanbase to live up to that rep and the hype, that they almost feared deviating too much from it. I dunno, just my two cents. The EX games are kinda unfairly maligned as being bad- ironically, because they're 3D street fighters- but the truth of the matter is that they're highly playable, very fun games; I'd hesitate to call them PERFECT or GROUND BREAKING, because they're really not, and I can't speak for the third game as I haven't played it, but the first two at least are really fun. They fall into a similar trap of SFII's in that the plot IS there, but good luck knowing what the fucks going on if you don't have an artbook or strategy guide releases solely in Japan (and it did the typical Capcom Fighting Game Plot Thing where the second game retconned the first games plot threads heavily because fuck it, why not), but I feel it makes up for it but having a cast of characters that design wise (and moveset wise) are all pretty interesting, and some of them are even fairly unique on their own merits; the character I mentioned above, Skullomania, is (and im going by first game plot here) a Japanese businessman that, one day, out of the blue, was put in charge of promoting something his company was producing, and given a costume to wear. What the hell his brand was selling that requires a skeleton costume to promote I have no idea, but upon putting the costume on, a lightbulb just goes off in the dudes head and he thinks "HEY, I CAN FIGHT CRIME WITH THIS!" and then bam, instant skeleton themed superhero. It's a threadbare plot but it's such a bizarre set up for a character, and the character's so fucking fun to watch in motion and to play as that I can look past it. Also, the EX games? Best music in the series. Especially the arranged soundtracks done for the PS1 ports of the first two games and the CD quality audio produced for the third one. That might be biased of me, but when you've got VGM legends like Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, and Yasuhisa Watanabe doing that tune thing on your game, you're in for some good shit- the PS1 version of the song "Stronger" from the first game is, hands down, the single hypest song in the entire series. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND THAT LITTLE NOVELLA OF A COMMENT JESUS CHRIST
***** Thanks! All the music used in the show is produced by my good friend W!SE the all.E (a.k.a Sir J). I take some ideas for songs to him and he builds the full songs you end up hearing on the show, that includes all the character theme remixes for each episode. As for the song you've linked to, it's a House remixed version of the opening Who Dat theme :)
MegaHasmat Maybe they give M.Bison gas. Makes sense, they give everyone gas D: Lol, thanks for checking out the show! Glad to hear you're digging it! ~
AkiraKoops Glad you enjoyed it, mayn! Thank you! As for suggestions, i'll certainly listen to them and take them on board, but ultimately i won't promise anything. If a suggestion gets sent to me that matches up with my plans then i might roll with it, but it's important for me to make sure i'm doing what's best for the show first and foremost. That said, Bayonetta in particular is a great idea and i can see myself doing a video on her at some point much later on down the line once i've found my flow and groove with everything! :)
Light Melody The Voice Actor I'm very glad to have handled your favorite Street Fighter character to your liking! She's one of my favorites too! Thanks for tuning in, hope you'll stick around for more episodes in the future! ^_^ ~
While I'm not entirely sure bout the 1 vs 1 aspect, Chun-Li is not the first playable female in a fighting game. That honor belongs to Lan Fang from Konami's Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2, which came out 5 years before Street Fighter 2. It's a somewhat obsure fact that I only know because I did a bit of research after seeing Hyadain's Yie Ar Kung-Fu song. As mentioned in the song, Chun-Li also bears a striking resemblance to the design of the boss character Fan from the first Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
Bison's psycho power is fueled by the energy of dark emotions like hatred, fear and sorrow. The more people hate him, the stronger he becomes. Also he is bored and arogant with a God complex.
im a noob i know. but who was that last character in your intro. the one with the long hair and the red gloves. I just know ive seen her somewhere a while ago but i cant remember where
+Silent Lite That's Tifa Lockheart, from the game Final Fantasy VII :) She'll probably be appearing on the show some time in the near future. Probably.
I'm sure that died down a litte when she pretty much asked Ryu to go on a date and he was like," We're here to train, that is it" this pretty much proves that Ryu has no interest in relationships because, how could you turn down Chun-Li? She still greatly respects him and admires him(I mean heck, every day for her is leg day, every day for him is everything day) but is probably upset about getting harshly rejected. This isn't necessarily canon because it was in a comic but it may or may not answer your question.
To me, she's the First Lady of Video Games. Yeah, much respect to Samus, but is Samus kicking friggin' Ryu or Bison in the face? Nah. The thighs don't lie.