In the Defence Of Remy (Street Fighter III) 

I say bring him back as the Anti-Luke, since they're so opposite to each other. He hates his father, hates fighting, and has a refined style of fighting, unlike Luke. Make him revealed to be a natural born fighting prodigy who doesn't even need to train, unlike Luke. As for why he comes back, Urien offers to bring his dead sister back.

Remy is self-destructive at his core. He questions himself even in 3rd Strike, regularly muttering to himself "is this the right thing?" or similar. There's a part of him that knows what he's doing, but he can't stop. Combine his youth with his trauma and you have a man who has no means of self-expression beyond violence. What he desires, more than anything, is oblivion. His stun bar is incredibly short, and that indicates a lack of drive to continue fighting when it gets difficult for him. His health is low, but when you knock him out on his back, he's still conscious, laying a hand on his chest and looking upwards at the sky. He shares his low stun level with Akuma, who also wants to be killed in battle, but Remy lays bare the intrinsic emptiness of a life led in the pursuit of destruction for its own sake. Remy is keenly aware that he's completely full of shit. He keeps his sister's body around as a flimsy excuse to cling to, but once he lets her go, he does not move on with her. The great white light of truth he sees in his ending is a revelation he is seen walking away from. He's going to go right back to what he's doing: getting drunk, getting his ass kicked, clinging to life, all gone now but the desire to live to tell the tale. Maybe one day someone will recognize the cry for help that Remy himself isn't aware of... but I doubt it.

I think Remy's biggest advantage as a character is that there's enough wriggle room in his personality and backstory that a writer (or writers) can give him more depth. He hasn't been in any major installments, and so really it would be a genuinely nice surprise for Capcom to bring an underdeveloped character back unexpectedly. Yes, this does kind of pose an issue in of itself but again I think Remy is a flexible enough of a character that writers could pretty much flesh him out thanks to his simple backstory. Add the new re-contextualization with the Teppen card game, I think he could be really popular if he appeared SF6. No seriously, trust me there is absolutely a target audience demographic that Remy fits in nicely with. I mean Remy is an Edgy Emo Prettyboy with a tragic backstory, and there are people who ADORE that type of character (I am one of them!), and his androgynous looks only add to that appeal. I mean I can already see those cosplay numbers skyrocket through the roof already! Again that's more of a wishful thinking situation, but for now he's one of many names on a very long roster of a franchise but I can guarantee that someone working in Capcom will look at Remy and go 'he should be given a second chance and be put into a new game or something' (I don't know when that day will come but I'm holding out that potentially he could be given a second chance in the future).

I see Remy struggling to answer the question of why he likes to fight. What you brought up from Teppen, I see Remy asking himself that. He sees the hypocrisy in what he’s doing, but he’s a victim finally willing to try and be something else; even if it’s taking pleasure in something he despises himself.

I be down to see Remy in SF6 as well as the rest of the SF III characters who never made it to 4 or 5.

I like Remy and I think he is a cool character, the problem most people have with him is in relation to his gameplay it is kinda the same problem the 3D era MK characters have, the characters themselves are cool but the gameplay failed them. It would be cool if you did one of these videos defending Necro

Remy is basically a fusion between iori yagami and ash crimson that was treated like k9999/krohnen

Remy always struck me as a Garou character. Freeman says hi. :) His ultra skinny appearance and impressively animated hair made him look striking in motion back in the day. I liked him and he was popular with my female friends--he's definitely got some bishie appeal. I agree that his unique "anti-Capcom, anti-Street Fighter" vibes make him stand out. However, his Guile-clone special moves and vague story really hold him back. They should have just made him a reluctant enforcer for the Illuminati who wants to get justice for his poor frosty sister by going along with Gill.

Remy would be a perfect addition to SF6 storyline and gameplay. He didn’t have much history but that could be a good thing maybe he can return to question Gills motives on a deeper level

Remy was the reason street fighter 3 was so cool.

Remy was actually the first character I ever mained. 3rd Strike online edition was my first fighting game and Remy stood out to me. I have a fondness for edgy characters and his story, while clumsy, has potential.

I get that he's a moron, but as a confused and angry little goth tween myself, he was my absolute favorite moron. Playing Ash in KoF 15 has got me missing my favorite Street Fighter edgelord, I know I'm in the minority on this but I genuinely hope he returns for 6.

I’m not a huge fan of Remy myself but I think there is some potential for him to be a more interesting character if they expand on him in the future.

Personally love Remy’s design, I think Capcom really nailed the whole Bikei/Edgelord thing even if he really draws comparisons to Iori (who I also love haha). I def think appearing in another game w/ more of an expanded move set or a rethink to some of his tools would really benefit Remy, think he can exist in the world of street fighter as an interesting foil to a lot of the characters anyway with how he hates violence, or even his recontextualized motivation of how he hates ‘warriors’. The sprite work on him in 3rd Strike just rules to me, I think he oozes charisma

I've always liked Remy, even though I was an Alex main, as I've always liked male characters with long hair because I have long hair and like being represented through my characters.

His lore is so vague. I hope he is in 6 so we understand him more

Note: In the Japanese version of SF3, the dialogue of the character seems more rational and more of a "peace maker" than whatever the English translation wanted to imply.

I hope we get Remy for SF6 🧛🏾💫

Remy deserves a redemption arc in SF6.

I love Remy's design because it is so SNK. Kind of refreshing. If he returns, even if there's nothing else for him to do, he could have a rivalry with SF's other SNK character. Dan Hibiki! I like edgelords, yes, but you need a contrast. Between the emo attitude of Remy and the epic bluster coming from Dan, or between Remy's confusion and pain being juxtaposed with Dan's surprising depth as a swell and friendly guy (Sakura and Blanka can attest), there could be something to work on here.

Remy is basically the merger of Ash Crimson with the look of Garou's Freeman.

So he's Charlie's son, right? It makes his situation a lot more tragic. He's seeking revenge on a man who didn't abandon him for selfish reasons - but actually died while trying to protect others. Because Charlie was on a secret mission, him being KIA was never reported back to his family. Remy's anger is misplaced and he excells at fighting because it's a natural gift he shares with his late-father.

Great video! I've played Remy for years in sf3, but I didn't know any of this stuff before.

I think one of the main things that was holding Remy back from returning was the fact that his character development took place in his ending. AFTER 3. So 4, 5, basically ANY game they made that took place BEFORE 3 would have to stick with his overly edgy hypocritical self. With 6 finally moving forward, now would be the perfect time to bring him back, I wanna see what has become of this edgy boi

I like to imagine Remy, like Alex, might have some sort of past involving the secret society. Maybe relating to Q (who in the Manhua I THINK is implied to be his missing father) or Gill.

the fact that hes a normal looking pretty boy character in a cast of weirdos is most likely why he always stood out to me. as a kid i didnt really know what his deal was and how poor his moveset, backstory, and motivations were. he just seemed cool and flashy to me and it would be great for capcom to give him a chance

SF:We had Remy. And we forget about him KOF:We had... Wait. Who is Ash Crimson?

With hindsight with how the Drive System works…I worry if Remy Returns in 6. They would have to find a way to make him work. I can see the way Teppen portrayed him pretty well for his return. Not the question is…how much of his design will be updated…can the SF Fanbase take THE EDGE?

Remy was super popular in the arcades and while not used competitively in tournaments, was and is a cult favorite. WhatCulture did a video on the worst fighting game characters and included him. The video was downvoted like crazy, (though you can’t see the downvotes anymore) with people defending him in the comments. MaximilianDood says he’s fun and even did a video about him. Flawed as he is, he’s my go to character to play as on train rides (Switch). He’s decent enough if you’re playing against the CPU and not a human opponent.

Tbh Remy is the only fighter I beat the final boss with I instantly loved him, he's cool as hell. I feel as though his backstory should be helped, like if he wanted to prove himself to one-up his father, or he wanted to fight because its the way he coped the best despite not being all that glad about it.

I still find it funny that Remy’s only interaction with a character is him randomly harassing Alex. I love and him standing out so much is what drew me to him in the first place

I know that people hate Remy, but I still love his design. He's super SNK-like, and I'd love to see him reworked for SF6 to be maybe a more aggressive character than Guile. Or just anything, really.

I like Remy, he's like a combination of Iori and Ash Crimson, and his design is very unique for a Street Fighter guy. Street Fighter is filled to the brim with huge ultra buff guys already, so I would like to see more male characters that are on the slimmer and/or cuter side. It's one of the reasons I really would like if characters like Remy returned, or if they turned that prototype concept art for Abel into a real character.

I kinda hope in SF6 charlie is his father and he takes Nash's place in the roster 🤝🏾

I wouldn't mind seeing Remy again if only because he was so beautifully animated.

Remy , Sean , El Furte , Elena , Able would be prefect DLC for SF6 . I never had a problem with Remy being in SF3, he definitely could make a come back with a better story easy peasy.

I feel like Remy could have been a good rival for Juri Han. His story arc also bares some similarity to Jin Kazama, apart from Jin developing later on.

After learning Remy for a team event, I'd argue that his issue is actuality that he would only fit in a game like 3S. While he is on the bottom half of the tier list, it's more due to his bad midscreen lows and stun issues (lowest stun in the game + inability to stun others due to it being tied to his terrible taunt) than the parrys. A lot of what makes Remy interesting comes in working around the high/low parry system and learning charge partitioning that opens up his neutral and combos, which can't be replicated as easily in the modern titles (esp. when Guile and Sagat will always get preference).

Also gotta be honest, I never drew the paralel between Iori and Remmy before until you mentioned in this video. I can kind of see it looking back, but I feel they are different enough characters to the point that I don't really mind some of the similarities.

What if Some forgotten SF characters return?

I'd like to see Remy back in SF6. Btw please consider a In the Defence of Necro.

Okay but his hair animations are beautiful I just like long haired goth men okay I don’t have to justify myself

I like Remy. I suck BAD at third strike and I feel like he's pretty approachable. Dive kick: check, high and low sonic boom: check, flash kick: hell yeah.

I hope he will come back in SF6 even as DLC. Loved his KOF style. I want Maki back too since you mention her. Loved her in SFA3

I legitimately think being a charge character hurts him the most. Charge characters not only became significantly less popular in modern fighting games but it 1. Locks him into always being a guile clone and 2. Legitimately makes him bottom 3 in his only appearance because tas combos show he’s actually insanely good but the charge partitioning needed to make him top tier is humanly impossible for anyone ever. If he was untouched outside of being a motion character now remy would probably be remembered more fondly. No biases against him cause charge times or being a guile clone and we could look back on this good character unlike the likes of 12 who no one’s found of outside of for ironic reasons and more like makoto who was great.

There's a theory going around that Abel was supposed to tie in the story for Remmy as the father that was involved in a accident and ultimately disappeared because of it. Since one of Abel's main story points is his connection to Bison and the Sonic Boom users, which there's very few of them that can actually perform that ability in the Street Fighter universe (Guile, Nash, Remmy) Although, that ultimately lead nowhere since Capcom completely abandoned Abel's character altogether after SF4.

Loved this vid! Remy for SF6! 💙

I like Remy but I’m an SNK guy XD. That said I’ve been growing to enjoy Street Fighter. I like SFA, SFIII, and SF6. Hopefully Street Fighter 6 has more SFIII love.

I could definitely see Remy and Iori clashing. They both hate senseless violence, but I think Iori would have a hard time convincing Remy of that fact.

One thing I appreciate about Remy is precisely his bikei design a lot of male capcom characters, specially of that era, are big hyper muscular boys, even the ones that are supposed to be thin. It just feels nice to have one character that is different and doesn't have the huge muscles

Wow Remy being the last character makes so much sense It's tough that he went from being the character will the least to the character with the least mention after 3

With the consistently excellent character designs in SF6, at this point I'm happy to see literally anybody they want to bring back from past games, just to see how they'd look with an SF6 glow-up.

I think remy deserves to be in SF6 due to interactions alone, with characters like luke who represent Gen Z whilst Remy is there to represent Gen X as a character, and then theirs the fact that he might have sometime to say towards Ken who's grown distant from his son due to fighting,

It would makes sense for Charlie to be his dad, and him hating Charlie could be him in shock from Charlie’s death. Once Charlie is back as a weird zombie dude, remy seeks revenge on bison for making his father unrecognizable to him

I really hope Remy comes back

I think it would make sense or be cool if they revealed Nash to be Remy’s father. Remy’s moveset is very similar to Guile’s and Nash’s, and unlike Necro, they don’t give an explanation for why he has these moves. Remy and Nash also have a lot in common, specifically SFV Nash. Both are obsessed with their goals of achieving justice or more accurately, revenge, and have an overall nihilistic view. My headcanon is that Nash had possibly married a frenchwoman and had Remy and his sister, and had taught Remy a bit of his fighting style. Then, Nash had to return to duty, and that’s when he died. In SFV after being revived, Nash was so set on destroying Shadaloo, that he never thought about his family, and that’s why he never mentions it. Ironically enough, since Nash permanently dies in SFV, Remy’s goals are a bit pointless and he doesn’t even know. Nash probably never decided to tell Guile or somebody else about his family, so unless Remy mentions that his father is Nash, no one will think to tell him that his father is already dead. I know that was long but Remy gets barely any story development, I just thought this would be neat.

Watching this after the SF6 release and playing through the story mode, I really think Remy could have a place in the story as it currently stands. After the events at the tournament in Nayshall, Ken left his family and is still in hiding despite the efforts of Guile and Luke to get him to reconnect with his wife and son. Remy’s own experiences with an absentee warrior father make him uniquely suited to knock some sense into Ken and kickstart his redemption.

I want him back, hes like a less lame guile

Who could hate a character who looks so cool zipping up his wrist-zipper?

Really think Capcom should give characters like Remy the MK 3D era treatment, where they give them a second chance to gauge fan reception and if it works then stick with it and if it doesn’t then that’s a clear sign things won’t work out

I hope Remy is in SF6. As well as Guile and Nash, by the end of SF6's life span

Want a purpose for Remy? Make him Abel or Charlie Nash’s son. Or Guile’s or Charlie Nash’s nephew. He can make sonic booms. He’s fucking *FRENCH.*

Where’d that pic of the 3S gang around the table come from? Looks rad lol

Thx for this, I love Remy. Who did the art at 0:47? It's fantastic!

Nice video

2:59 I can guarantee you've never heard of this character but I'm 99% certain that design is just directly ripped off from Cool from Fallen Angels, a character who also just so happens to have guile's moveset

Oh the parallels.

I need one of these videos about F.A.N.G. because I legit think that character is the best one to come out of Street Fighter 5 and everyone shits all over him.

They should've brought Remy back in 6 instead of Guile

I love Remy I didnt know people hated him😢

One way I could see his return is that he gets over his hate for fighters and learns that what he really hates is senseless violence. He continues to fight for two reasons. To one day defeat his father. And to hunt down violent people, which would naturally put him at odds with all those terrorist organisations the series likes to use. Perhaps he even achieves some sort of inner peace as a Monk, as he was meant to be a priest. That'd fit with his pacifist-ish nature. But I swear to God, they better not cut his hair if they take that route! Another thing could be that his father is actually Nash and he never actually abandoned them, the reason he left is that he died in battle. Or perhaps he developed a grudge against him because he became a solider and thus had little time for his family. That'd explain the similar moves to guile. And as a soldier, I'd be surprised if Nail has never been to France. I only started playing 3rd Strike a few days ago, originally I wanted to play Hugo, but I found myself drawn to Remy's playstyle much more. Regardless of what route they take, I do hope that he comes back in a developed form.

I love remy I think is gameplay can be improved on and his story can be improved on . I think they should retcon his story a bit .

Good video for someone with a Alex profile picture.

I mained Remy in 3rd strike… even though parry hurt the viability of a Guile character. Cold blue kick was a great addition to the Guile/Charlie move set. I say bring him back and lean into the edge. Let him be a full-on Chuunibyo.

I'll always consider him as Charlie's long lost son but maybe I'm just projecting.

I've always really liked Remy as a foil for the pro fighting ideology held by Ryu. Ryu's ideology has always held that combat is a form of expression and enlightenment. A form of wisdom. Remy, to me, represents the a counter point. What if combat is toxic? What if you're pursuing pain and hatred instead of wisdom? At the time I was pretty tired of Ryu's story and I loved the idea that Remy's ideology was a direct challenge to it. In that way I think he fit in rather well. He's an anti-Ryu. Akuma is Ryu's ideology corrupted, but Remy is Ryu's ideology inverted.

I like this series! Think you could do one on T.Hawk or DeeJay? :)

0:47 that artwork is so cool. Who made this and where do you find it

I want him to come back in SF6. He needs to come back.

I Love Remy, future returns in street figther vote en Capcom súper election please guys for future returns 🙏🏻👍🏻

If Remy were to show up in sf6 I would just make him play more like Nash considering that he might not be coming back anytime soon

My dad loved Remi, because Guile wasn't there.

my biggest issue with him is his fighting style is supposed to be savate, but it's absolutely nothing like how savate is in real life.

Remy looks like He came from SNK.

I love Remy now and forever

Remy is absolutely a hypocritical edgelord, but that isn't really a damning charge. Having a hypocritical edgelord is *fine,* as long as you understand they're a hypocritical edgelord and you're willing to call them out on that.

bro is literally Capcom's first silver-haired edgelord

I like your rewriting of his motivation more, but I still think his original one isn't as bad as people make it out to be. He's a hypocrite, yes, because that's the point. Maybe he doesn't know how to deal with his grief in a healthy way so he just goes around beating up the people who he deems responsible. Maybe he finds violence to be the only way to get his (flawed) "point" across. That's just my interpretation though, and none of this is alluded to in the game, so I understand why people don't like him. I think he has a lot of potential though.

I love this character design

he seems so near a good character like, 2 or 3 steps off

whoaaア~~ total Kane vibes 😮😮 #UltraEncryptions ##ExceptionalTierHumility

They may give him the kronen treatment and completely rework his character (well mostly anyway)

So he's like a knockoff polnareff, no wonder I like him lol

What's the source of the artwork at 0:45?

The reason why I wasn't fan of Remy was essentially just his story and personality. While his design does seem like something that came from King of Fighters, rather than Street Fighter, that actually could have been something that would make him unique compare to the rest of the cast. But his emo personality and stupid motivation, really paints him as just glorofied egdelord. And I'm not suprised Copcom doesn't bother bringing back, since he's another Sonic Boom user, so why not use either Guile or Charlie in his place who more popular anyway. So, I wouldn't mind Remy coming back, since hey at least he's not Rufus, but he needs serious overhaul.

Dunno how no one sees how Remy Has Kyosuke’s Skillset without the Rival School Vibe, or affiliation or even design. The rest of the backstory given feels so coverup when he could have been an easter egg instead being Kyosuke’s uncle, sifu, anything…. He’s only missing the rising lightning Kyosuke does…. Snk vs Capcom 2: you’ll see it

What is this art from 0:47

I thought that Remy related to Guile or Charlie.

he fits well in 6

he has a similar moveset to Guile