I Entered A Tournament With Zooey To Prove My Haters Wrong 

The thing I love about fighting games is that low tiers will always have the advantage of knowledge checks.

when you are the haters proving them wrong is called character development

16:20 is Zooey in a nutshell. I don't need buffs to standard things, but just make her tools work reliably. Every single strong thing Zooey has, there's an equally easy way to screw it up or make it so it doesn't work. U.Dragon missing, M/H.Dragon follow-ups being difficult to land, 214L whiffing at the tip of f.M, Lightning set-ups in the corner being throwable if you hit your 2H just a little too low... each single thing is whatever, but combined, and she's just so hard to make work.

1:31 - 1:38 He had taste of the famous, "I thought my character was wack... That was until I started playing this other character."

The Seox hydra. "You cut one head off two more grow back."

47:09 his whole body committed to that dp lmao

I think the biggest issue with Zooey is that her kit is locked behind resources, you have to either expend a bravery point for pressure/utility that other characters can achieve with Special H, or use Ultimate Skills for a "DP" and safe dragon meter gain. The biggest change I want is to make her Forward Special H to be invincible.

As a non-hater, watching these sets was pretty fun. I can't wait for the inevitable Zooey sweep.

In the mobile game we have a meme calling the game Darkblue Fantasy because no matter the state of the game, the Dark element is always good/top tier. Seox and Nier being god tier simply confirms that KMR loves Dark element the most.

when the TNS video came out, the sideswap setup made me go "she can do that?" and then corner dragon refill combo happened and i had to pause to fire up the game. Zooey's so so fun to play but even though she's the character I spent the most time on, it feels like I have to work so hard against certain characters (and if they have matchup knowledge it's such an uphill battle) Sets were great to watch, #buffzooey

Something to know about that ultimate dragon summon combo into EX Lightning setup. Its -1, so you're going to have to condition the opponent to respect the lightning release, or that thing that happened at 4:54 where diaphone just got grabbed immediately will happen, especially if you're slightly late on either the dragon or the lightning, which will happen sometimes! If by chance you're not hurting for dragon meter, you can opt to go with 214U > EX Lightning instead of Fire breath after 2H, (or just omit the raging strike and go 5LL 214U after 214H) and you'll be +22 after lightning is set up! This route does lose damage, but it's so scary to be on the defensive against. After a bit of conditioning to get your opponent to not immediately mash in this situation, you can start going for High/Lows with 66H/2L! Also alternatively, if you want to save your meter for a kill, you can do the normal combo all the way up to Fire breath, and then just opt to do a slight delay, and 2H instead of ultimate dragon, doing EX lightning setup afterward. This setup is only +17, but it keeps you at full meter, allowing the next combo to almost certainly kill!

The music was such a banger, I wish you'd linked it

Would love some quality of life buffs for Zooey. Things that improve overall consistency, such as the beam always putting people into spin state so that you can always follow up on it.

This is such a fun game to watch and play, fantastic tourney man.

Zooey is a character I've been planning to play that I used to play in VS, so I was surprised that people were saying she was bottom 5. I don't exactly think she is amazing, but I'm surprised they think she is that bad.

zooey feels fun to play, its just her specials feel like they need many, small tweaks and buffs to come together (and maybe a meterless reversal wouldnt hurt)

I NEED this man's playlist, eurobeat seems perfect for playing fighting games

"Honest main" with a Seox pfp LMAO

"May Player" with the Anila pfp got me

Ok i definitely heard a IIDX song in there. Does diaphone play rhythm games 👀 I also heard eurobeat mentioned which is a pretty rhythm game-y genre lol. Either way good shit Diaphone always happy to see Zooey getting some representation

21:16 synced up so perfectly

Lancelot also has a pretty hard time dealing with her armor dash move, he can punish it but you have to be right next to him, but if you are even slightly spaced out he can't reach you with a fast enough button

Dude thank you I wanted to learn Zooey and I only been just watching you

diaphone looks like he can secretly speak korean

Must say I am a new GBVS player and I can easily say I suck at 2d but man Zooey even if she has problems she is very fun. I can definitely say your video gave me ideas to improve, even if she needs buff I am too unskilled to notice but I really enjoy her. I have much respect for you for bossing up to top 8 and also really enjoy watching you and Synn. diaphone, Diaphone, DIAPHONE!

Ok so the funny thing here is that I actually have #BuffZooey in my card lmfao. I'll definitely study this vid to learn more more about her. Especially seeing as how Dia was the reason I got better at Zooey in the first GranBlue lol

Any links to the playlist

Diaphone, I don't know if you like recommendations but if you're into eurobeat there is a group that does Eurobeat based on Touhou music called A-One. They've a bunch of album collections that have songs of both themselves and other artists and it SLAPS!!!

I'm a kat player, and i feel the Kat comment. H Dash attack trades so well into my pokes, it's unreal.

Even after all these years, Diaphone's still putting respect on team Zooey

Very strange that the 3 characters who can’t punish Zooey 66H are the 3 spear users, whaddup wit dat

I would just like to be able to combo off throw with ex lightning like other characters can with their setup tools. The lightning going off automatically if you throw feels super forced when no other character works that way.

When I was trying this game for free Zooey was one of my choices. She felt good to play and fun, I had no idea she was comsidered trash. After trying everyone I still like Zooey but I think Beezulbub is going to be my main.

Game looks like it plays faster than before

Didn't expect to find a Eurobeat enjoyer in 2024, and certainly not here

Even though I was rooting for Zooey, I thank you as a Bubs bro for giving us haveaniceday tech. Too bad Top 5 is Seox/Nier even Haveaniceday switched from Bubs to get in on that 😢

Not many know about the struggle of a zooey main. To see her doing this well just shows with hard work it's worth sticking with her

What was the Eurobeat song he played during his fight with nier?

The face on her shield is so goofy lmao

Zooey weirdly made me think of Captain Falcon in smash before fixes.. just things going wrong with tools even though their good lol?

man i don't believe in the tier stuff how over power or broken every character can be good

@Diaphone 10:47 are you labbing during the tournament? 😂

Enter a tournament with Vasaraga next

someone link the eurobeat playlist he uses? and the songs he plays?

anyone know the song in the first match?

Ok il subscribe.

what's the song at 35:27 ?

Not much 236x usage, but I assume it gets smoked by most zoning. Grimnir sounds like a plan!!

The zooey matchup screws me up pretty bad. I dont see them enough so everytime i run into one i have no clue how to answer them.

Think ya should abuse zooey 66H more often. Against stuff like seox projectile and bubz projectile. It's pretty strong. Went through 3 ultimate sheep when I used it the other day.

after a character crisis since launch, I think I'm sticking with Kat though. Just fits me better than the other characters even if she's not able to bullshit like the others Be interesting to see how they buff her actually. Footsie is already good (when I can force people to do it lol)

I'm starting to wonder if I should just swap out Zooey for someone else. Granted, it's not like I'm all that good anyway, but it really feels like most of my few wins are more due to my opponent's lack of match up knowledge than my own skill level. Oh well, just gotta continue trying to tough it out with her I guess.

I was rooting for Synn since they held it down with zooey since the start but it was fun to watch overall

I palyed this character on rotation and thought she was pretty strong it surprises me she's considered low tier

people are sleeping on bubs man

The "haters" were stating that you were downplaying her, not that you cant win with her. If anything this video helps prove them right considering you start it out by saying that you think shes stronger than you initially thought.

In moments like this: 53:07 I wonder why you didn't counter attack with a 66H, i guess that 66H would pass through everything and eventually leading into a full combo, also you would be able to condition him into throwing 236m instantly instead of charging it, that way you would be safe from the charged 236M into 66M which are prettt typical from beewbs, giving you the possibility to answer with 236U, j.S or 623H if feeling cheeky,

You said she doesn't have the best tools to approach / has issue getting the laser off, but doesn't the EX DP and 66H kind of make her approach pretty easy? You get them wanting to bait those, which lets you get in range of your (really good) buttons, and also the hesitation caused by people baiting those buys time to do the laser. Maybe it's a bit too risky for your playstyle though? IMO Great neutral and an absolute terror in the corner. Can't see her as being even close to bad.

Has anyone ever told you, you look like Larry from orange is the new black

Sucks to hear that even Zooey is better than my mani katalina :(

Can we get a video for soriz?

the music on this stream making wanna make a new twitch account ong

Diaphanous, can you do a mastering Anila video because dang I wish she was better

Oh shit oh fuck

Zooey is good!

Not gonna lie we a a zooye in a card game she deal damage to our leader until 1 HP remains hahaha

What's this game called?

zooey is one of the coolest character, lore wise and visually. But she's so hard to play I gave it up.

How do you work but also post so much?

13:09 what song was this

I was under the impression that people were saying that you downplay her pretty much (which I agree with though, I never have a good time with her), not that you can't win with her.

What’s the song at 11:22

Her frames are just so bad and unsafe, they did her dirty again man 😢

Diaphone can u PLEASEEEEEEE do this same thing, but with Lil Wayne??? plz

1:12 is there a way to get the U dragon to combo after the M dragon consistently? a lot of the time the U dragon just whiffs underneath, even if i try to 2H the opponent low to the ground. it's especially hard when trying to get it to work after juggling with j.U before 2H

Using a character for his place in tier list rather than for your love for it will alway be the bozoest thing to do for me

damn I suck at spotdodging in this game

Arc should buff Avatar Belial, not Zooey. It's a pain to see him like that

What is rekka?

You were the Zooey God in Vanilla GBFV, so how can ANYONE still doubt you Diaphone 😂 They are probably casual turds!

Are u still maining her Diaphone or is she flushed?

I never thought Zooey was bad at all. Even with your tier list, mostly because I play Vas and it's a horrible matchup.

To all English speakers: Seox is just pronounced "six", like the number. You're all welcome.

Diaphone you are soo handsome 💕✨🙈

Why the fuck does her shield have a face on it

Play with Narmaya low tier

cool vid but that shield is ugly as sin.

"bottom tier" and "B+" are not the same thing. Like when you say a character is "weaker" relative to others and people take that as the character is unplayable, it's honestly a pretty baffling thing I've been seeing the past few years

People with anime avatars thinking their opinions matter. Oh my!

The more Niers I watch in this game, the less I want to actually pick this game up. What‘s the point of not playing Nier and then not being able to play the game AGAINST Nier? What‘s the point of playing Nier and having every single one of your wins discounted?

stop recommending this channel. I had already blocked it twice

As an Anre player Zooey is carried, wallah, and has no business getting away with the shit she does. Ppl be downplaying, thats the move nowadays.

love your channel but this is a strange cope

Mr Diaphone, for the sake of your wife and kids please seek help, you shouldn't be able to HEAR TEXT, and if you ARE, being on Twitter would have turned you INSANE

whats the song at 49:50 ?