Six Years at War with the God of Fighting Games: Tokido vs. Daigo 

Yo ngl, Daigo taking a rookie player under his wing, molding him into a mini Tokido and repeatedly beating his ass just for practice sounds like an anime villain backstory to me.

Did I just watch an anime storyline condensed into street fighting

Daigo raised a man for slaughter just for practice lol

It actually hurts to see Tokido's face on that 10-5, but it also warms your heart to finally see him win and cry on happiness

Daigo is the greatest in Street Fighter. Tokido was already a master in dozens of fighting games back in the day and he still gave everything up to go all in Street Fighter and challenge Daigo. 2 legends, 2 GOATS, 2 fighting game icons on their own merit.

The story of Daigo and Tokido is like seeing Ryu and Ken. Ken excels on everything he does, but he still looks up to Ryu for something.

I just wanna express how much of a legend Daigo is. And the fact that hes keeping up with all of the newcomers is very inspirational. Thank you Daigo for everything you did for the FGC

Great video. But, you forgot that prior to his 10-2 destruction of Infiltration, Daigo destroyed reigning EVO champ Xian 10-0.

Bruh an anime on the fgc would be something...so great

Tokido is an inspiration and one of my fgc idols. Not only do i want to meet him one day, i am hoping to spar as well even though i know he is going to destroy me. But like Tokido. I will go for the same goal, even if it takes me years. "Fighting games is something so great!"

Tokido vs Daigo is literally anime irl

Fighting games are a genre that I could never really get into playing myself, but the FGC generates the greatest stories in esports. There's nothing better than the personal growth required to be a champion in any 1v1 game. theScore always creates incredible fighting game content. Thanks for another.

Need more fgc stories.

Holy shit I can't stop laughing at the Otani thing, it makes Daigo sound like a super villain.

Thank you for covering fighting gamessss

To see someone crying live on a competitive stage just commands so much respect. Dude put his heart into the game and lost, gotta give respect to how much he loves the game and the motivation to being the best at something. These are the type of players that make esports a big deal.

The fact that Diago can teach a rookie to play like his rival is impressive.

The story is not yet over, Kemonomichi 4 Tokido v Daigo Pt. 3 got pushed due to the current pandemic (understandably so)

Daigo is like Red, watching everything from the top of Mt. Silver, while Tokido resembles Gold, climbing up to the top, just to face the final boss of the game and his Pikachu on steroids

I was almost in tears at the end . Tokido is such a legend, he's a role model

win or lose, i love how Daigo's face is the same he really looks like he could not be bothered anymore.

This is one of my favorite pieces on the channel so far. Great job to Daniel and the team.

There is something special about 1 Vs 1 competition. Style, ability, psychology, it all just matters more than it can in team games. And being the best actually means something, it carries weight and meaning, and a human story with it. Love Tokido man, his Evo SF win is one of my favourite esports moments.

First of all sorry for my english not ny language. My first coin spent in a game was back in 98 when i play king of fighters 95, i was 7 years old instant love and i never regret playing this shit. Fighting games are the OG of the esports, and tokido of all is my favorite player. Love this channel, fighting games are something so great ♡

I love these history pieces. The reason I got addicted to this channel in the first place. I hope you guys do more for all different esports scenes.

This was incredibly well done theScore, amazing stuff as always! Gah DAMN Tokido is a badass and a legend, and someone I look up to not just as a player, but as a person.

Who is here after Daigo beat Tokido 10-0 again? Poor Tokido cannot catch a break lol Edit- Daigo beat Tokido again in CPT East Asia and won the tourney lmao.

Great, great video on 2 legends! Thank You very much!

This video is extremely underrated. Deserves more views for sure.

These two legends are the true embodiments of the FGC ideals. Daigo is the ideal FGC player, analytical and mechanically skilled, as he slowly dismantles his opponents from every small mistake they make. That is the highest level gameplay of a fighting game one can reach, as in a perfect scenario, mistakes and habits are what makes a player lose in a fighting game. Tokido is the ideal embodiment of "the grind", the one thing that every single FGC player has to go through when they enter the scene. Unlike most other competitive games, a fighting game match lasts a couple minutes. That's not a lot of time to process all of your mistakes, and it takes an unimaginable amount of perseverance and grit to grind yourself to become the very best of the game you choose. These two embody the peak and the journey of all FGC players, and that's why they are legends.

Loving those deep dives into FGC..! Keep up the awesome work..!

I love Tokido and Daigo. But I would say Kazunoko is an unsung hero in fighting games. He is constantly getting top 8 in multiple fighting games, he's good at Guilty Gear, MVCI, Street Fighter, Dragonball fighterz..

The 21 hit combo by Daigo in CPT 2020 Asia will always remind Tokido not to get ahead of himself.There is a reason why Daigo will always be the undisputed god of Street fighter.Those of you who haven't watched it go watch it now.

Love Tokido but Daigo will always be the face of SF for me.

omg yes great pick for a story line to cover. Loved watching this unfold over time.

Daigo is the greatest SF player of all time. Hes done it all. The beast!!!!

Tokido have become my favorite player in any Fighting game, his passion and dedication is unmatched, and the level of RESPECT he have for Daigo is even higher.....normal rivalries in many games are build on hate or jealousy....but both Daigo and Tokido have immense respect for each other...Daigo sees Tokido as already (even before Tokido finally defeat him in a long set) as the undeniably best SF player in the world....but Tokido didn't see it that way, for him, even if Daigo isn't winning tittles or big tournaments, Daigo in his eyes is still the definition of the BEST, he say it himself that the shadow Daigo's name projects is too big. See this rivalry founded in RESPECT is just such a joy to see, every time they meet is special no matter who win and what score they got, you can feel, their excitement, their passion for the game and the desire to be THE BEST, not because they hate each other, simply because they RESPECT THE OTHER THAT DAMN MUCH.....and see Tokido finally archive this goal and Daigo been HAPPY about....that's heartwarming .

Six years? Their rivalry has been way longer than that.

Daigo says "I want to bring it to an end with Tokido before SF5 is over" We know that the "challenger Daigo" is stronger than the "lord Daigo" The story is not over yet.

I love these little documentaries. It is a job very well done by this channel.

Y'all cant forget how daigo walked off stage like ryu that one time tho

Murderface Tokido is an undoubted Legend. I love his relationship with Daigo and the respect he has for him. I don't think he will EVER see himself at that level tbh but IMO he is much closer than he thinks.

This is basically the rival back story of every Shounen Manga ever.

The editing and production, jesus christ you guys are good

Please do Xian's meteoric Evo 2013 run with Gen. His explosion onto the scene when he surprised Daigo when Daigo came to Singapore, right up until his Gen blew everyone up at Evo2013 with a character everyone thought was F tier in SSF4AE was something special.

I love these story’s so inspirational great work 🔥👍

This one, made me cry a bit ❤️

The Demon vs. The Beast. 2 of my favorite fighting game players facing off, creating one of the best stories in the history of competitive gaming, spanning years. God, I love the fgc...

I think the video should have mentioned how Daigo beat Xian, another player just coming off an EVO win, 10-0. His reputation on FT10s was well earned. Plus "not even close" on Tokido's victory was kind of an understatement. The fact the set was 7-0 for Tokido should have at least been mentioned on the script.

You don't get this type of storyline in FPS and MOBA. You just don't. It's great that you got Mago's take on this since he was teammates with the both of them during their Madcatz days.

There's no shame in losing to the beast, but there is tons of glory in slaying him.

One of my favourite rivalries in the FGC.

more fgc, its why im subscribed to this channel.

I love them both. They go hard and truly show what fighting games are about. Respect and love.

Can we have a Knee video. He is the tekken god

Holy dedication.

Season 1 resume: Daigo took under his wing a small rookie to mold him in Tokido to beat his ass down Season 2 to come...: The Students vengeance...

I think Daigo was harder to beat when he was younger.

man this like a pro-boxing highlight than a e-sport fighting game... it gives me the chill and excitement, so great

That was beautiful. Tokido was always my favorite player. This did him justice.

9:28 - Daigo labbed that anti-air grab so much lol.

Like many others here, I dont follow the fighting game scene but stories like this are amazing, great job theScore.

Daigo just demolished Tokido again two long sets back to back.

I dont play fighting games but im always fascinated with these docs. Daigo is absolutely a hall of famer

Such respect they have for one another.... they're not rivals in the protagonist / Villain sense, but actual sportsman who want to improve and see each other as great player and source of inspiration. Mad respect for both, and congrats to Tokido for achieving this. Now, keep chasing being the best!

Pushing each other to be better while showing the respect they deserve. This is what true rivalry is all about.

Great video

The story is amazing, had chills from hearing it. Daigo is such a legend. Tokido is like the player in Pokemon who beat the Elite 4 and the Champion to become the current Champion but Daigo is like Red, the legend in the story who people whispers of his tales of glory. You finally met and face him, only to realize that the tale is really true, he's truly the legend.

Please never stop covering fighting games...they are soo great

Fighting games will never die tbh we love it too much.

Beautiful

no gaming community has such story's like the fgc.

I've been waiting for this one. Though I already saw this story on Hifight

another video lets goo

love how Daigo pick promising player, shape him up and beat him down. I think Tokido set him as Goal when he got pick up for train that time.

In all honesty, I'm not really that into fighting games. Despite that, I've become a fan of Tokido and I always enjoy the videos you guys make on the FGC :)

Im not a fighting game player at al. But all the stories about Tokido just hits me in the feels.

This hits me right in the feels 💗

Following your videos, I'm pretty sure FGC stories you made are so anime.

thanks for the great content while the whole world's still in quarantine

Another great video would be Tanukana Vs YuYu in Tekken 7. That fight has some history too. Also this video was amazing!!!! Keep it up!

I'm not playing any fighting game currently but both of them are such inspiration.

There will never be a time when the Daigo Parry does not give me chills. My mans is a real life Ryu on the sticks.

If Daigo is Jordan, Tokido could be the Kobe.

Love your fighting game vids so much! you should cover the MVC2 moneymatch culture that dark prince started! itl make a sick vid

This is a anime in real life. My god

seeing these two, looks like there is something, like they have auras

I swear, whenever I see Daigo versus Tokido videos pop up in my feed, it's an insta-click!

This is one plot point away from being an anime I swear lmao I was getting hella mha all might and Endeavor vibes.

I remember the first time I saw Tokido in person was at NCR 2019, and the first thing I noticed about him was his very good back posture

So Tokido is Kenny Omega and Daigo is Kota Ibushi. Interesting.

tbh Akuma in sfv was like a christmas gift for Tokido, he got everything you could wish for your main character, it was a gamechanger. Sfv is a game with few devensive mechanics and Akuma is an offense Monster.

I'm still tripping how an unheard of man in 2017 battled a 10 year hardened vet in street fighter V does it speak of the man or the game

Tokido has always been one of my absolute favorite players to watch. What put him at #1 in my eyes as the greatest fighting game player of all time is the year he made top 8 in like 5 different games at Evo. Then to flex even harder he beat 2 champions like a month later.

"tokido was finally the best" Hell forever be the guy who chased daigos shadow and succeeded while diago IS and will forever be street fighter itself

Love both of them

Watching Tokido cry after being beaten hurt so much to watch, i mean, i can feel his hopes falling down

He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will!

Tokido winning and, more importantly, Punk losing Evo 2017 was one of the most satisfying grand finals to watch in Street Fighter 5 imo. Seeing that man put Punk in the place someone's been needing to put him in for months was a sight to see and there was no one more deserving of that privilege and payment then Tokido.

So emotional, thats for me, fighting games