ICONIC Esports Moments: Tokido's Legendary Run at EVO 2017 (FGC)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Relive Tokido's journey through EVO 2017 - one of the most legendary lower-bracket runs ever seen on the biggest fighting game stage.
Written & Narrated by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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Fighting game is something so great.
"Damnit why did he have to say that"
Indeed
Must be. He chose it over Engineering.
"Fighting ghem sumsing so grett"
That's going to be the FGC quote for a decade at the very least. Heck I'm probably going to get it tattooed at some point in time.
That final message is so strangely powerful in its simplicity. "Fighting games are something so great". Not thanking anyone, not saying anything about himself or his opponents or even anything about the community. He's shifting the attention back to the reason everyone was all packed together in a Las Vegas convention center. Whether a pro, audience member, or that special line in between, everyone in that crowd was there out of a passion for fighting games if absolutely nothing else. This is where the emotionless "Murderface" died, in the recognition that after all is said and done, and even after having the trophy he fought so hard for, all he cares about is just how great fighting games are...
I swear this channel is the ESPN 30for30 of the fighting game community
or how about E-sport in general?
True! But for all of eSports!
On moms bro 🤦🏽♂️🤣🤦🏽♂️🤣
If they go woke and race bait, yeah, theyll be the ESPN of FGC.
i love itabashi's expressions. u can tell he genuinely love playing fighting games
He's in the largest stage of the entire FGC, playing the biggest tournament you can get in, facing fearsome players all the way through, and the guy still enjoys himself a lot.
We should all strive to be a bit like him.
The smilling cyclone.
Itazan is one of my favorite players. He LOVES every second he competes. And he plays a character that's a real crowd favorite when he gets on a roll. Watching him destroy someone with multiple spinning piledrivers in a row, constantly catching them exactly where he wants them and knowing what they're going to try and do to get out of it, is incredibly satisfying.
yeah shame they nerfed gief to shit, watching itazan playing the hard read game was hella satisfying.
The japanese players look like its more fun and not buisness like the american players hence myself
Yeah, Tokido has basically been my favorite Japanese player since I saw him stand in front of the projector to get the proper "天" on his back for the demon pose. Really glad to see this, great little biography.
Hahaha, I totally agree.
That move was so awesome.
Oh dude the IRL raging demon was siiiiiick hahahaha
Fighting games, in my opinion, have the best entertainment value out of any esport or any regular sport. The emotion, hype, community, and pure skill involved with the sport is something of pure excitement. I have never cheered as loud for baseball, I have never cried over the raw emotional impact for football, I have never jumped out of my seat in awe from a play for basketball, but I have done all these for EVO tournaments. People think that playing video games isn't a sport, but they have never seen an EVO tournament.
As someone who is more of a basketball and football fan than fighting games (tekken is only fighting game I play/watch tourneys) I agree with you somewhat. Its kind d of subjective because everyone is different but the example I'll use is the Cubs. They hadn't won a title in over 100 years. When they finally did win people were crying everywhere. Sports fans get extremely emotional whether it be esports or contact sports just depends on the person
@@BuuhBlocks I freaked the fuck out when the Cavs came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Warriors. I just lost it.
Fighting games are the same for me, I go crazy for it, like many many others I'm so glad to have seen Moment 37 and been drawn in :)
@@baronvonfaust I'm a pistons fan but also a massive LeBron fan. Coming back 3-1 might be top 5 greatest things on all of sports
I agree with all of those except for football, the world cup is the single greatest sporting event on the planet, bar none.
The best way I’d describe it is that competitive fighting games is like combat sports, explosive and you will witness destruction
This video is...something so great.
Wow didnt expected much when i clicked on this video, but it turned out to be fucking awesome
TheAri2190 yes, agree totally!
yesterday i lost 4 games straight to a silver player as a rookie, but managed to win 1 game, made my day.....fighting games are great!
Yes they are.
Silvers are bullyes against rookies lol what rank are you now?
Why am I crying?
I don't even play street fighter...
"what makes these moments so Special?, Its the Community that's behind them, Its the community that shapes, makes and appreciates these perfect moments for what they are"
yeah i cried on this part 16:42
You too?
it got me too man
me too. :(
TheeSophisticatedCarrot /_\ lmao
Tokido winning EVO is the best thing that happened in 2017
But it was the worst day for punk
@@dennisdevries2226 It may of been but as long as he learned from it and grew as a player he will look back on it as a lesson
He'd probably still have liked to get his trophy then and there though. Might be in 20 years like Tokido.
@@robertoangel873 this comment aged very well
No, i'm not crying, you're crying
Thanks for more topic on the FGC, I love it. Tokido’s run at EVO 2017 was such a beautiful thing to witness.
Fighting game is something so great.
When I watched the grand finals live, I was happy for the results but I wasn't in tears like I am now. It's overwhelmingly emotional to watch these but I love it. Makes me love the community more for it. Thank you.
Thank you for watching, comments like yours make all the time and effort put into these videos worth it! Cheers - Miles
This is the most beautiful moment of EVO history. Tokido’s victory gave the people so much hope. Even when he had lost his chances over and over again, he’d never given up. He learned from his demons and moved on forward. His career goes something like this, “Hope is what makes us strong. It is why we are here. It is what we fight with when all else is lost.”-Pandora ❤️ Because it’s not about who’s the best. It’s about how much hard work and effort of emotion we give and hold onto in the game. That is why we love you Tokido! Messatsu! 🔥
I'd never expect to see a God of War quote describing a fighting game but it is quite fitting
I feel like crying after watching this for some reason
Thank you for doing this one! This was one of the most amazing runs and couldn’t have gone to a more deserving guy. Like you said, 21 top 8s. That’s insane. So when he finally won EVO it was such a heartwarming thing. I want an American to win street fighter at evo as much as the next guy but if Daigo or Tokido are in the grand finals at EVO against any country, they’re my favorites so I’m rooting for them.
Anytime this channel makes any video involving the FGC and it’s amazing stories, I get so hype. This channel also got me to enjoy watching League too :D
You know what, you are far from the only one to feel like that.
I am mainly an FGC guy, and for years overlooked the e-sports scene in general. I will have to say that the production value and genuine care that goes into these videos does make me care about e-sports more than I use too (that and the odd fascination with Overwatch's League, which is growing to be something like the NBA/MLB/NHL/etc.).
Your videos in this series are genuinely the best esports content out there. This is the sort of thing that will do the work in getting esports the acclaim and popularity it should have.
Well done.
Thank you, that means a lot to us!
I fucking love those FGC videos
great upload!! you guys always get the evo feeling right. research into the player and his game, woah getting chills, i hope anyone who likes these vids goes out to support each gaming comunity. it's always fun going to these events.
I've watched this like 4 times now. It was a great EVO and a great moment. Thanks for amazing editing
Thank you! - Miles
Thank you for your videos, they are all very well made, I'm glad to see there is still quality content on TH-cam :)
This video makes me cry 😢😢😢
Manly tears
"i just wanna say one thing... fighting game... is something so great."
why am i crying in the club
It was all because of the taunt combo. Then punk tried to stun tokido to finish him with a taunt combo but tokido made sure he didn’t press buttons.
Fantastic coverage. This was one of the best EVO runs I've ever seen. With one of the 5 Gods finally reaching the peak once more and dethroning Punk for the title, it was mesmerizing to watch The Top 8.
And a recommendation for a possible future FGC video. If you haven't seen it, I recommend checking out the 2017 Tekken World Tour Finals, and a player in there by the name of Qudans. For he is, The Mishima God.
Just love how he slowly wiped the smug out of Punk's face.
Punk was still a punk kid. He needed to be humbled.
Can we get the opposite side of the coin: Punk's Legendary EVO run? He made it to finals, and not only did he stay in the winner's bracket, he didn't drop a game the entire way. Literally 2-0'd or 3-0'd every opponent he faced. He may not have won but he made it to grand finals at age 18, that's incredible. He's also incredibly decorated with 21+ tournament wins under his belt despite having not even been a name for a year, all of his accomplishments are in the same window of time. It's amazing.
Tokido’s EVO win has a lot more weight to it
Pchs what about it? I suggested an idea for another video, didn't say one was more significant than the other in any way.
th-cam.com/video/OGrRlQd4ay4/w-d-xo.html - heres a good watch, focuses on a lot of faces going into evo 2017. I enjoyed the hell out of it and I don't even play fighting games.
Also, Tokido's story is overall better than Punk. Tokido is generally a very likeable guy in the FGC. While Punk did finished a decent 9th place in Capcom Cup, he just went on a slump and became a MvCI Capcom shill post EVO.
Eh not interested in watching a stuck up kid's side of the story...
The mind chess Tokido played in this set was something out of this world. True brilliance.
this kind of content is something that should be on TV...
Tokido is not only an amazing Street Fighter player, he's also an awesome guy. He deserved the hell out of that win.
0:30 you know you're a committed Akuma player, when you stand in the way of the projector, where the symbol is and do the pose. 😂🤣#TokidoISAkuma
Wow that was awesome! Man I would've loved Punk to win. But Tokido winning when framed in this storyline is very nice as well. GG all
IM CRYING AND IM A SMASH4 PLAYER LOL
But seriously this is probably one of the greatest videos EVER that I’ve seen. Thank you for being on this planet to bless all of the FGC with amazing content. I’ve been getting into Tekken, and I enjoy watching SFV. Simply an amazing community, everyone crosses into each other’s games and I can see the competitive fighting spirit.
“Fighting game is something so great.”
Yes it is Tokido. Yes it is.
Ever since i watched tokido play akuma on sf4, ive played akuma on every fighting game since. What a great journey from a truly great player, he wasn't called one of the 5 fighting game gods of Japan for nothing.
This is wonderful.
the FGC is the greatest place to be in gaming, i am so happy to be a part of this comunity ever since i can remmember to speak
i still remember watching the fight live.... the rush was real.... and the satisfaction....damn
I absolutely love this documentary. You capture so many precious aspects of gaming: the spirit, emotion, suspense, and sheer passion for street fighter. You give us a front seat into one of the most arduous conquests in EVO 2017. We only get a small piece of what it must be like to actually witness it, but I can't imagine how sensational EVO must be in person. Your editing, music, and storytelling make the experience nearly palpable.
Thank you
4:48 That was actually really badass
Mad respect for Punk. The dude is a rookie and yet he reached it this far. He will have a fantastic career I tell y'all
So, I had like a crappy PC for like over a decade now (I'm 18) and saved up enough money to buy a decent laptop, for playing competitive games like CS:GO, Street Fighter and so on, and I thank you, theScore esports, you were the one who got me into this beautiful community of esports, this video had me in tears at the very end, and yes I know there is some toxicity in every community but the thing that make the esports community the best, is the sheer wholesomeness which easily destroy the toxicity.
This channel has phenomenal content. Any chance you could do something on warcraft 3?
MordecaiKart64 Thanks! I'll put in the good word for you 😉 - Miles
Warcraft 3 hype! So many insane things happen in that game.
Silen sputnik agree
Long before this Tokido was my favorite fighting game player ever. The elation I felt for him when he finally got the evo win was unreal. So proud of what he achieved, absolutely legendary. He entered his perfect state and left nothing but bodies and broken dreams behind him. The only other losers bracket run that is as jaw dropping is Mango's losers brackets run at pound 3 from complete obscurity and beating literally every best player at the time along the way.
Garireo's losers run too for BlazBlue
This video deserves more views...it has a good story an awesome twist and an emotional ending... awesome video!
Never stop making these videos. These are the best, and I love how your channel covers multiple esport games.
this is my first evo final that I watched...
richardanthony how often do evos happens
Krack Lin once a year
I agree..Tokido's EVO 2017 run was one of my favorite moments ever since I started watching SF in 2013.
Thank you for making me relive this.
I remember watching that SICK run by Tokido! Punk just wasn't mentally prepared for the Final, but hats off to Tokido for earning that crown!
*That was great* ✅🙂
I’m not even playing SF but the content is just so dank. Kudos!
Personally my favourite ever Evo moment. Beautiful.
This man is the reason why started fighting game community, I saw him play Akuma in a commercial of video games around TH-cam during early SF4 days. I was shocked how fun it looked and i said one day 'I want to play like him' and in top of that he is the greatest of all time and no one can deny that.
He is been my hero for 8 years and he has become an inspiration for thousands of players, Thx for the video!
4:40 was the greatest pose I've ever seen. I imagine it was a spur-of-the-moment decision as well. Absolutely hype.
Tokido is amazing. Him, Daigo are my favorite from Japan. I miss SF4 Evo tournaments.
I'm so glad Tokido finally got the win he deserved. When I saw this at evo last year, I was a bit torn because I wanted an american to win Street Fighter, but then I had remembered how many near wins Tokido has fought so hard for, and very very consistently, that ended up rejoicing and felt happy for the guy, and the fact that he ended it all with no bitterness really sealed the deal. I was expecting some kind of trash talk, because that's what winners do in fighting games, but this time it was just wholesome.
Great words by Taquito. It was so emotional when he won that year. Great video!
Fighting games is something so great
This takes "Nothing Personal kid" to a whole 'nother level.
Awesome editing. Touching and professional
Duy Anh Pham Thank you! - Miles
Some of my friends invited me to Evo in 2017 despite me not knowing much about the FGC at all. It was pretty amazing to be there in person to witness this. Gave me so much respect for Tokido and all the players there.
Tokido is the Lightning Mcqueen of Street Fighter
I main Akuma. Tokido inspired me. I learned from him combos and tricks I had no idea Akuma was capable of. Tokido is a god
4:06 FGC FYI. 5 Japanese gods: *Bottom left* Onuki ( Or Nuki), *top left* Haitani, *Center Left* Tokido, *Center Right* Daigo, *Far Right* Sakonoko. Also, even with Evo titles under his belt, Tokido still view himself nowhere close to Daigo. If you're curious to know what he meant by that, look for Kemonomichi: Daigo vs. Tokido, a "First to 10" challenge from Tokido to Daigo. But, ganbare yo, Tokido.
Damn, cool pic! I'm a big fan of Haitani, but man, if you make them fight randomly to each other, those 5 are equal. They are also the best in their own fighting game. Haitani/Sako(Vampire Saviour), Tokido(SNK vs Capcom, SFV), Daigo(SF4), Nuki(SF 3rd Strike). In my opinion, Nuki has the potential to be the strongest among them.
Nuki and Daiko have quite a long story together, they where practicaly the ones that put Competitive Fighting games on the map, back in the Darkstalkers era.
this is what a community should be
but then
low tier god. . .
I'd rather have LTG over SonicFag
Oh man, story time. So I was there for that and it had to be the single most hype FGC moment I was able to be a part of. As my buddy and I were leaving Mandalay and headed back to our room at the Luxor we couldn't stop talking about that final match. We both expected so much out of Punk and to be fair, that grand finals lineup REALLY pushed the East vs West narrative to get everyone excited. We talked about how we couldn't believe Punk could choke so hard and about how it probably felt to him like he let down his country considering all of USA chanting, flags, and the massive crowd. We kinda joked around about punk a little, not in a malicious way, but like "wow that must really suck to be him". We finally get to our elevator and turn around and go figure Punk was literally right behind us the entire time. I've never seen someone look so disappointed in themselves, and I know he heard us talking about him. We stood in the elevator together for the most awkward couple minutes of my life. My buddy and I looked at eachother but decided we couldn't really say anything and he cried in the corner with one of his hypemen. I felt so bad, the dude is really a champ and at that age that kind of pressure is enormous. I really wanted to say something encouraging and I kinda regret not showing some support, I hope he realized this moment wouldn't have meant is much if he weren't already considered a champion. Punk if you're reading this. I'm sorry man, I was going to offer you a drink but if I were in your position I figured I would have rather some random in the elevator not say shit.
the video is spectacular, well cared for and with the background music well cared for and guessed......very nice and stop
Tokido is definitely my favorite street fighter pro player
WHY AM I ALWAYS CRYING BY THE END????
IM TRYING TO GIT GUD I SWEAR
Because "Fighting Games Are Something So Great"
This video was amazing! The quality is on another level. Incredible!! Almost cried
These videos make me cry. Please more.
Tokido's spectacular victory had the consequence of breaking Punk and shattering his aura of invincibility. Sure, he had lost before (I recall two consecutive defeats again Snakeyez on the grand finals of two tourneys) and he kept winning after (although mostly minor and local tournaments where most of his foes weren't on the upper levels), but never with such a hopeless defeat. The absolute hurricane he was on the first half of the year disappeared and his latter half was... average, which is a thing Punk is not at all. His Capcom Cup run was unremarkable (although not as bad as Infiltration's had been the year before) and it remains to see if he can recover for the new season to take his rightful place in the SF pantheon.
Man i watch this channel alot, the way the narrator goes through the videos is great, and the emphases and hype on things so gooood
7:00 he deserved that win with such an amazing read. I love your videos as much as I love fighting games, keep emm' coming. ❤️
He finally got it. All those years, all the sweat and tears and hard work.
The dude fucking did it....
I love your FGC videos! They are so great :D
This channel is *PURE GOLD*
From time to time i like to come here to watch this video. Thanks to this video i purchased SFV and my love for fighting games started. Just like Tokido said: Fighting game is something so great.
"Fighting game, is something so great."
Wiping a tear from this roller coaster of emotions containing pride and laughter.
I just happened to find your videos and man I'm really enjoying them.
fighting games are so underappreciated, I hope they eventually have their moment in the spotlight, as the biggest genre in esports. ONE DAY
RaiseTheRufus If the elitists fuck off then maybe
Never been so happy to see punk be a choke artist
The title of this video should be called Punk's Legendary Choke at EVO 2017
The come back kid. Nothing can feel better than that moment
I don't play street fighter, I don't play any fighting games. Just watch Tokido story and now watching this. I LOVE IT. Amazing story, amazing man.
Tokido crushing punk's cocky ass is such a beautiful poetic justice; he taunted him, perfected him and raging demon him, he pretty much humiliated punk like he humiliated and taunted so many innocent bystanders. Beautiful story!
io son italiano e seguo l esport oltre a parteciparci, ti ripeto bravo nel lavoro del video e gli effetti sonori realizzati in ogni singola scena.....molto toccante gli ultimi discorsi di Tokido... mentre hai tempi i videogiochi erano solo un passatempo.... adesso è un modo per creare nuovi amici e divertirsi
tokido is... something great
What a beautiful video!
This is my personal favorite moment in Evo. This is why I enjoy and love fighting games.
Punk melted under that event final pressure, Tokido had the experience.
This vid's amazing. Thanks for this...
Wow, this video is amazing
I watch this video at least twice a month
Amazing video. Great job.
This man is humble... pure talent , made an absolute run back. Crazy Akumo player a legend 👌🏼 well deserved Tokido
Yea yea Tokido is insanely good and all, but he's is probably also the best loser in the SF scene. He's always smiling and almost applauding his opponent. respect
Watching this right before evo 2023 with sf6..... still is something so great..