The Best of RZR Latif [C.Viper] SSF4 Arcade Edition & Ver.2012
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The Best of RZR Latif, in my opinion the best C.Viper player out there, 2nd place overall at EVO2K11, overall winner of SBO qualifiers, 2nd at Devastation and 4th at Revelations and SoCal Regionals. I hope you enjoy the video. Make sure to check out the Latif playlist on my channel, you'll find the biggest amount of his matches on TH-cam - www.youtube.com...
For the full matches where the EVO2k11 matches seen in this video, check out IGN's SF channel / streetfighterign
vs Daigo - • Super Street Fighter I...
vs Tokido - • Super Street Fighter I...
vs Poongko - • Super Street Fighter I...
For the "Redemption Suite" match vs Fuudo, courtesy of Ov3rheadGreg - • SSF4 AE: Fuudo (FeiLon...
For the match vs Banana Ken, courtesy of PandaxGaming - • RZR Latif vs TFA Banan...
For the match vs SaBrE's Sakura - • SSF4:AE - Latif (C.Vip...
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Viper's a highly technical character but she's awesome when you can put her combos, mixups and resets together to their best effect.
Viper is such a high learning curve character, but Damn she's awesome! She's my #1 main.
one of my alltime favorite players (beasts)
in fact the viper is one of the hardest chars in the game to master, it becomes even more great.
I remember Latif was doing endless battles with a bunch of players and was on like a 100+ win streak. He stopped because he was getting tired XD
I'll never forget Latif's performance at EVO, I went crazy watching all those eliminations on the stream
What's funny is, before Latif, I don't remember anyone complaining about Viper.
1:42 = Fear in Physical Form
By the end of it, you know exactly what was running through his opponent's head, "Please don't kill me, please don't kill me, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!
@KTC12490 Latif and Wolfkrone are the only Viper players placing high with her in tournaments. That's their hard work paying off for them, nothing more.
Latif's sponsor changes like, every 20 minutes I swear. Every time I see his name, a new abbreviation is in front of it.
@darkneolord Imo, if you learn how to play Viper on a top level. You should be able to kick ass in the same way. Btw, tell me how does one character do not "Belong" in a game?
This guy brought me into watching SSF4, I'm not a SSF4 player, Fighting games - not for me, but I love to watch them.
Latif = Beast. His amazing Viper play really puts me in awe.
Sad his name isnt rememebered as one of the greats. Dude was such a good viper
Actually, Latif shows up to promote fighting game tournaments in Saudi. He showed up at an arcade called Voltage 7 and faced off against the local scene as well as players from Kuwait and the UAE. He won the tournament but they didn't make it easy for him ;)
Lord. It seems once Latif gets rolling, he is terrifying to fight against, and near impossible to stop. Those mixups are deadly.
C. Viper just might be one of the most UNDERRATED characters in SSFIV ever XD
The vs Banana Ken match was not only a "best of Latif" moment, but was one of LiangHuBBB's "funny and cool moments"
AWESOME
The most entertaining sf matches by far...
God I love him, he makes the matches so entertaining than those boring footsies matches. C.Viper is the best!
@0ShinAkuma0 100% agree. Viper is an insanely ambiguous and complicated character to play as and to fight against. Without an equally insane, ambiguous and complex brain behind the controller, she's nothing special. Lucky for Latif, he's one of the few players who can actually keep up with Viper's mixups and overwhelming momentum based offence and the product is an absurdly powerful play style. Latif can take 1 tiny mistake, capitalise and obliterate you in the blink of an eye. Godlike.
It one thing for someone to face a character that isn't used that often. It's another thing to face that character when someone knows how to use them effectively. That's why F.Champ Dahlsim and Latif's Viper are so deadly. Those guys picked up the unconventinal/low/mid tier characters and found all of their strenghts. Until others can do the same, they will be damn near unstopable forces. I really enjoy watch latif's viper. It keeps the game fresh IMO.
So... when we gonna get a "Best of ShinAkuma"?
@Theb0x lol please educate me, just when did mike ross get 3rd place at gods garden? and kim/fubarduck are part of the japanese scene for street fighter 4 and its only natural for them to place in tournies, if you are going to say otherwise then i could refute latif representing america for street fighter 4 using the same logic.
Great vid, only thing I would change is the sounds on each of the clips were different, had to constantly readjust my audio. Loved it though, really minor complaint, still think it was awesome : )
It's true about C. Viper, in that she has a limited number of specials. However, they are extremely nuanced and change properties depending on the inputs. On top of that, timing is quite strict on C. Viper since she relies on Super Jump Cancels and Thunder Knuckle cancels for combos and mix-ups. The implication of those being that queuing inputs doesn't work most of the time.
Flash metroid and Marn and Uryo invented Viper back in the SF4 days. But Latif was the smartest, because he sticked with her and now... the character loyalty payed him back bigtime. She was contained in SF4 by Sagat, and in Super by the chargers, but since AE... she almost unstoppable, if you know your homework with her.
@Tuuvas Haha, I appreciate the thought man, but I'm not that good at this game, I can't even get above 3500 PP, I gotta stick to making these videos for real top players.
@0ShinAkuma0
It isn't that people think Latif or Wolfkrone's success is based solely upon the fact that they use Viper, it's just that Viper has so many tools that matches become increasingly in her favor, and become seemingly mindless guessing games. Viper requires very strong execution, but once that threshold is reached she is almost unfair. Look at what Kindevu did at Canada Cup, he took out top players not because he put hard work into viper, but because they guessed wrong.
WTF
1:48
viper is one of the best characters when she's under control in the right hands.
As a matter of fact yes I would thank you - I have many bison students but never had a viper b4
Always wanted to be able to use Viper like this. Never came close.
God that double crouching hard punch is so crazy lol
@0ShinAkuma0 I think vipers placement in the tier list is like 95% specific player skill .
Brilliant mindsets and technique.
Latif. The reason why I play C.Viper.
WOW .. Latif's fast ..glad i got a pic with him when i was at the evo . :)
@KumonPhonics couldn't agree more! she does like nearly 600 damage with one ex meter!not to mention alot of her mixups are safe on block. capcom didnt nerf viper in 2012 imo they made her different and in ways better.
@DaigosFriend Haha, nice novelty account.
This guy is nuts them light kicks into feints is so hard to do hes a fucking beast
@0ShinAkuma0 well the point is that nothing much has changed, a couple of japanese still keeping going to the us and place first in almost every single major while on the other hand, the americans barely make it to the second or third round in japan. momochi said in singapore that playing overseas is 10 times more difficult and is what completes a player.
So high level! Easily one of thee top sf4 players
@IlIl00 Nah, Bison is actually my second character after Akuma. Bison is VERY underrated, he's not as good as people think, solid upper mid-tier at best. I don't mind Balrog... I don't wanna say who they are, I wanna stay neutral. PM me and I'll tell you who they are. lol :)
No he studies in Arizona so therefor he's currently living there, it's just a scholarship to study college then he'll be back to Saudi Arabia... you can ask him yourself if you get the chance to talk to him.
Since Viper is based off of Capt. Commando, it would make sense to say she doesn't belong in this game. However that feels like a cop out. She's brought a unique element to the world of street fighter.
@0ShinAkuma0 That statement can apply to any member of the cast?.How many seths/akumas/sagats place high at tournaments?.Only a few people can place high at tournaments by their very nature.You need to look at a characters attributes/power to determine how strong they are not tournament rankings.I am hesitant to agree with the term broken but you only need to see 4.50 of the video to see how powerful this character is,couple that with unfairly ambiguous cross ups and she has an advantage.
I played against him on my old 360 and I got GLORIOUSLY destroyed. I got one round in about 5 games because I’m positive he let me win. The attacks were non stop.
@Ntploc Well considering America is a multi-race'd country, he's just assuming he's a US player because he lives in the US.
There's no "American" race. The only Americans were the natives, which are rare these days. Then invaded Europe.. etc. Eh I don't feel like typing the whole American/Europe history. But you get the point.
lol
@0ShinAkuma0 plus the fact that Viper hasn't changed much from Vanilla to AE
how the hell does latif do all of those feints so rapidly?
1:42 almost gave me a heart attack
ShinAkuma isn't the player, he made a compilation of Latif his best moments.
Viper is very good, just takes more excecution to bring out her good stuff.
Epic… Wolfkrone and Latif…
Latif is that dude!
good god c viper!!!!!!!!!!! in tears
watched Latif own Daigo in evo last year.. job well done i say!
ahh such a good viper! i hate i dont have enough patience to learn her D:
@martyr84 Can you list some?
He lost to Fuudo at EVO that year, after taking down pretty much every other big name/legend to get to the grand final. I think this match with Fuudo was after? Said something along the lines of a redemption tourny or something at the bottom.
@AeolusMN Yes, I do believe that he is this good by having talent amongst other things as well. All this combined puts him in the TOP 1% of SSF4 players in the world, as well as the TOP C. Viper player in the world but this of course is just my opinion.
@Morden101 yeah, reaching 10k BP seems like a really tough feat for me already, not to mention 30 thousand! and that PP man.
Viper becomes a very strong character once you know all her special "assets"
Uh yeah when they live in the US. You don't see people saying Justin is a Chinese person so he's not apart of the US group.
Latif is known for kicking ass while living in the States not in Saudi Arabia therefore he's apart of the US group.
@FFA300 Personal preferences? Maybe they heard something? But don't worry, they all play on PS3s at EVO.
@neontetra1000 Actually no, you can't say that about other characters. The only people placing high with her are people who have CONSISTENTLY used her since vanilla. There are no top players that just 'pick her up'.
That's mostly player skill in the video. Some people can't deal with it and that's fine. But until top players simultaneously 'pick her up' and start placing high, complaints can and will be filed under saltiness.
Latif today is the best of USA
2 years ago we got the end of Justin Wong SSF4 era.
how he did'nt won Evo?
@feraljim I find Latif is DEFINITELY one of the most interesting people to watch. (Of course, as Viper) He has a ton of tricks and you never really know what's going to come out.
1:42 THIS GUY IS FCKING CRAZY !!! look how he keeps feilong at the corner
lmao ikr
Latif is dope
How does he cancel his moves so fast....
advance
arcade stick i guess
Sticks are just a preference... That doesn't explain anything... Wolfkrone plays on pad and look at what he does... I'm so tired of people thinking sticks are the answer to everything executional... It's retarded...
+Komatose MKDOA it kinda is tho, you can't deny you sorta have an advantage if you play with with an arcade stick. it's easier to string together combos with a pad.
+Nova Rain *arcade stick
@0ShinAkuma0 nobody played her correctly til later on, but i see what you're getting at.
also it's much more interesting to see viper vs ken matches.
That is some maaaad button mashing skills. Props to him.
@metallicaband No I quite agree with you; C. Viper is like Capcom's MvC expy because at the time, MvC3 was a long shot to end the long shots (more so considering they lost the license for Marvel characters). I wouldn't be surprised if they just said "stuff it" and decided to put her in SF4 as a callback to their MvC games, with the same level of execution and combo potential.
Latif's viper scares the hell outta me, and I don't even own a PS3 of Xbox...
Was that Blanka cosplaying Akuma?!
Is he the only one to get grand master with a character ?
He took down Wong, Tokido, Fuudo, Poongko, and THE BEAST!? Kill me...
He lives in Arizona, not Saudi Arabia.
@FFA300 Xbox is a couple of frames faster than the PS3 version.
Why all players play on xbox360 and not PS3?
@0ShinAkuma0 Much closer than I am at it. One day man, one day.
1:00 anyone notice he throws the contoller?
Shin are you officially back???
If so... here is Homer Simpson for you man -----> ( 8^(I)
MIND = BLOW
maybe he was in a team tourney and played for US?
@Theb0x a couple of japanese players still keep visiting the us and keep winning all of the majors for street fighter 4 and the americans are yet to even cross 2nd round in the japanese tournies they participate in. and no there arent s class players every where, there was no top tier representatives in the us, just the handful of people like justin, ricky etc who do really well with their character.
Why is LATIF soooo damn GOOD? Its not fair...GOD shouldve distrubuted all that TALENT evenly amongst the people of SF...its just not fair. ; )
@Ntploc he has lived in the US for 5-6 years and has learned the game in the US, playing against US players. he himself has stated that he considers himself an american player in this game. in guilty gear, he is saudi as that is where he learned how to play the game.
of course, you are european. hasn't hating on americans become cliche for you guys yet? historically the japanese have owned us, but not in sf4. the gap WORLDWIDE has tightened up, there are S class players everywhere.
Viper is probably one of the hardest characters to master. To do the instant flame kick, her cancels, all need precise hand motions. For the flamekick to actually come out as a cross, the player needs to memorize distances for every single character in the game. Without the high reward for this mastering, viper would be useless. Imagine learning to do a dangerous combo that if dropped can instantly change the stream of the game and only gives you half the damage of a BnB akuma hurricane combo.
@0ShinAkuma0 Two Matches Don't Count BTW
@0ShinAkuma0 it is hard work paying off but viper is still godlike.
Pure Fury, Awesome Latif =D
Yesterday I managed to do Seismo -> Seismo feint -> Seismo -> Seismo feint -> Seismo... I still got a LOOOONG way to go xD I wish I was asian-good as Latif. He is my favorite player.
It fucking cracked me up when in an interview Latif himself said Viper does not play like a street fighter character. Hold that shit guilty gear. Also, I think Seth is much more broken than Viper is. Just my two cents, but hey.
latif number one
Bring back ssf4 or similar... But not the sfv
C.Viper is wasted on Capcom. She needs to be in Blazblue or Persona or Undernight In Birth. Capcom has no idea what to do with such talent. They need to sell M.Bison too. Bison and Viper have soooo much potential but are limited by bad fighting mechanics :(
+Shawn Sean I'm fairly ignorant of Anime Fighters, and would love for you to expand on why you think this. I just love how C. Viper is as a character, and I'm intrigued enough to see if I can find something similar somewhere else.
+Isaiah Uzzle Footsteps is also valid. No instant air dashes here
Street fighter lacks instant air dashes and a solid combo-system (my opinion about the combo system). When talking about giving up these 2 characters- games like BB and Persona have far more animation appeal. Imagine Viper or Bison in some high tech animation; Arcsys would offer just that. We also see Viper limited to terribly lame looking due to the width of the stages. Viper's 214LP seems poorly spaced and leaves her hit box open in the event that you dont cancel. The reason she is so vulnerable is because of the stage size. This apply for virtually all her attacks- especially her Ultra Combos. Though the EX versions of her attacks give her faster time to recover, her movements are still cringe-worthy and slow looking. Viper is a really good character but this game really does dim her light. Characters like Juri, Dudley and Gouken (virtually all their characters) would benefit from adopting high resolution 2D fighting like Persona or BB. Not like King of Fighters- that games mechanics are everywhere. We should look no further than Marvel VS Capcom 2 to see just how well a less restricted fighting mechanics do SF characters. Aside from awkward shoryukens (and like DPs) and even more awkward M.Bison attacks, we see that the street fighter characters seem a lot cooler.
+Shawn Sean Mate you're so wrong. Just stop.
Teru922 How am I wrong? :)
Needs moar Latif crowd surfing
@0ShinAkuma0 I would pay to see that! :)