Yoshimitsu - A Visual History
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2024
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Max breaks down all the existing Yoshimitsu designs through the years of Tekken and Soul Calibur, to decide which is the best.
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No one deserves a Visual History video more than Yoshimitsu design-wise.
Yoshimitsu is a visual representation of going down a rabbithole
I must agree 💯
Athena could get one💯
Man I'd be so crazy and wild if some of the creators were watching some visual history vids of max like just the off chance their just taking a break from what their doing in turn on TH-cam because they are on break
Here here
Harada mentioning years ago that without the armor Yoshimitsu is basically a modest Japanese man in a suit is pure gold. It really suits someone as kind and humble as Yoshi.
i believe he also said that Soul Calibur exists in the same universe as Tekken and Prequel to Tekken Series, so think about that lol
I bet he and Skullomania would be good friends
@@HellecticMojo so true!
@@danielcook7975Yup. The Yoshis from SC are the predecessors of Yoshi from Tekken. They're of the same Manji clan (the same that Kunimitsu was from)
@@danielcook7975Also also, the sword (named Yoshimitsu) is the exact same sword passed down from the generations of Soul Calibur to modern day Tekken. All the Yoshis wield it.
Yoshimitsu: The descendant of the great Yoshimitsu who wield his demonic blade named Yoshimitsu.
The samurai, the clan or the sword?
@@Arcademan09Yes.
And has a pet goldfish called Yoshimitsu
@@mmm6325I hope it's real like the Tekken 1 booklet thing, that says Nina likes Tom and Anna likes Jerry, and that's all we need to know about these girls.
Ah, Yoshimitsu. My favorite MK character.
😂😂😂😂
Yoshi and Kazuya deserve to be guests in MK
Hear me out
Kazuya would be a pretty decent MK guest character. And I could definitely see NRS making a burtal fatality with Kazuya’s devil form.
Yoshimitsu would be such a good guest character. Dude literally impales himself so it’s such a good fit.
Kazuya maybe too. They’re okay with being brutal with him but it might depend if they want to mutilate him
It's funny how if you changed almost any fighting game character's design as much as Yoshimitsu's changes, people would LOSE IT; But with Yoshi it's not only acceptable, it's expected-in fact, it's everyone's favorite part!
I don't know about Tekken Yoshi but if I remember correctly in SC it is a different person taking the mantle of Yoshimitsu in each game so it also makes sense lore wise why he always looks so different
Yoshimitsu is probably one of the few exceptions where not having a consistent design isn't a mark against him, though it also helps that he's in two long running franchises so it does give him abit more interesting flexibility in what he looks like.
As long as he has a sword, I mean...
It's disturbing how true that is. If Ryu didn't have his hachimaki in his default design for *one* Street Fighter game, or Scorpion's primary color was ever anything other than yellow, people would lose their shit.
Since Yoshimitsu is such an oddball character with wild gimmicks to his playstyle, his constantly changing design throughout the franchise kind of reflects that quite well. Not to mention that each iterations has some level of consistency to Yoshimitsu's original design of being a weird looking samurai cyborg thing in some way.
Fun fact: Yoshimitsu's alternate costume in SFxTK is stated to be him channeling the spirit of the very first Yoshimitsu, so, in a way, you're playing as SoulCalibur Yoshimitsu when you pick that costume.
Source: I made it the fuck up
@@YoMamaBih No, the costume's decription in the SFxTK store (and the PS store) said something along those lines.
@@YoMamaBihnoob
Yoshimitsu has always been arguably the oddest/most interesting looking Tekken character ever.
I know he was in Tekken first but it always think of him as a SoulCalibur character first.
well technically yoshimitsu exited in soul calibur first canonically
He's not a Tekken character, heck he's not even a Soul Caliber character
@@seanmcbay One reason I think that is actually common for Yoshimitsu fans is because comparably Tekken has a whole cast of diverse character designs and personalities which belong more to the modern era, whereas in SoulCalibur it feels like Yoshimitsu actually _owns_ his role in the series with "I'm the lovable crazy spinny sword samurai guy." In Tekken he's just "that bipolar freak that was a squid a few months ago" (or years?) As much as the flip flop of designs make him stand out in Tekken, he's also kind of lost his core identity because of it. Which is why it's great that they are going back to his roots that made him cool to begin with for Tekken 8.
And he is both Tekken and Soul Calibur character 😂😂😂
For those that don't know, Tekken and Soul Calibur take place in the same universe. The one from Tekken is a long descendant from the Soul Calibur's Yoshimitsu who started his own clan; in fact, the Yoshimitsu from Soul Calibur V was the first descendant refering as Yoshimitsu II. But that game got retconned, we should be getting another Yoshimitsu II another time.
I'd like to imagine that the Devil Gene and Soul Edge has some sort of connection.
*retconned
Sorry...
@@EternalStorm796 I remember that back in the day, that was a theory. Specially because of the focus on "eyes" the two use to have. There's barely any Soul Edge in the world after years of fighting, with a just a few pieces left, but one of whatever clan Kazumi comes from (I forgot the name right now) put it inside his/her body. Kick starting the Devil Gene from the years to come, or something.
yeah I also think that it was stated that Heihachi in SC2 got transported back in time when he found pieces of the Soul Edge
I was kinda hoping that Zasalamel would be in Tekken era as well. Just to be the leader of UN, the intergovernmetal organization where both Ravens work with.
This might be my new favorite Dood series.
same here!! so simple but effective lol
I know I'm in the minority, but I personally LOVE his default design in Tekken 4. Making him a japanese horned beetle is just sooooo badass!
Oh wow I had no idea that's what he was supposed to be, that explains everything!
I like the Beetle/Bug look. I think it's something about the eyes that I really like.
Yoshimitsu is so varied design wise, anybody can say any Yoshi is their favorite and it would be reasonable (Except maybe Tekken 1). My favorite is Soul Calibur 5, cause of the mask and hellfire theme.
I feel the same way about tekken 7, but also I'm not a tekken player, my favorite yoshimitsu is soul caliber 6
That's my favorite.
T7 Yoshi is actually one of my favorites, its one of the only designs to lean into the space or alien theme and I like the tentacle/mask combo
Hot damn after seeing it I agree with you, it is really cool and different
He looks way better without it though kinda like Excaliburs proto deluxe skin in Warframe.
Same here. I was and still am a big fan of T7 as i was with Lobster and the green one that looked like the unupgraded Lobster. It doesn't hold a candle to cheese head, which i'd love to see in a rendition of in T8, but an alternate that goes the space route would be amazing.
Yoshimitsu's constantly changing designs feel like an "organic" counterpart to Jack. I'd love to see Max do a visual history on the various Jack models sometime down the line.
YOSHIMITSU IS A GOAT, easily one of my favorite tekken/ soulcalibur characters
Agreed I main yoshi all the time sense the day I used him in both tekken and soul calibur I haven't used any other character
What I love the most about Yoshimitsu is that you can see how he started as a clear human being in weird bodysuits in the first two Tekkens, which also carried over to SoulCalibur, his most human look being Tekken 2's 1P, we can even see his hair, but after 3 they went ALL OUT. Many people think he's a demon or alien or robot because of how he looks and sounds but he is, in fact, an actual human being in weird body suits. Only his sword-wielding arm is mechanical, a gift from Dr. Bosconovitch.
Shout-out to Yoshimitsu and Athena Asamiya, the two fighting game characters to feature a completely different look every single game, possibly the two most redesigned fighting game characters ever!
Yoshimistu had some ancient medieval Japanese armor in some Soulcalibur games, including one of the versions had a Oni mask in one of his default costumes🗡️🗡️.
This series is so awesome, And Yoshi is a great character for it!!
Oh yes, I do love yoshi from Super Mario bros. Series. My favorite video game dinosaur.
Yoshimitsu is the best character you could ever choose to do a Visual History
"This isn't even my final form!"
-Yoshimitsu in every new Tekken entry
7 Yoshimitsu is amazing. The only problem is that out of all his designs, it's the LEAST recognizable as him. But if it was its own unique character it would be an extremely creative, memorable, and badass character design.
To be fair though can you blame people when he also gets a shark suit?
For me the problems with that design are four
There's no skelly face
It looks very futuristic like iApple suit yoshimitsu
The sword design its boring
And the Tentacles Physics in game are so wild
But at least its very creative
Yoshimitsu has always been my favorite tekken character. After all the character reveals I was really worried and pretty much sadly accepted that he wasn't going to be in Tekken 8 but after seeing that new trailer and concept art I swear I shed a tear. Not only is he back but he's looking the absolute best he's ever been!
I feel like Yoshimitsu in Tekken 8 looks like a mix of T3 and Soul Calibur 6 and Im loving it a lot. Definitely one of his best designs.
Im excited to see Max do more of these. Ive been enjoying them alot more than i woypdve thought
I always loved how Yoshimitsu is a cinnamon roll, but consistently has some of the most badass/intimidating designs
I'm seriously loving these videos!
I don't play the Tekken games but every time a new one comes out I immediately check out the Yoshimitsu design.
Yes, we love visual history. Not just MK series. This is very good. Thank you Maxi.
Seeing the new Yoshimitsu design is my favourite part of any new tekken.
I can't play him for shit but I love Yoshimitsu. T2's opening video with the robot hand spinning and making the fist made me immediately interested in the character.
Yoshimitsu has been my favorite fighting game character ever, I love his wacky elements
This is my favourite series of yours right now. Fantastic.
😢thank you Max, for being someone who finally shows alil love for T2 Yoshi.
Loving this series keep it up Max!
The visual history has become one of my favorite series now on the channel. Love it! I don't always agree with the ratings, but comparing my rating with Max's is half the fun of these videos.
Tekken 3 and 8 of Yoshimitsu are the best outfit design. 10/10. Great job Namco.❤
I saw a TH-cam comment which described it best: Yoshimitsu always looks totally different in every game, yet every time you see him, you instantly know who it is!
Hi max. Thank you for doing these series. I really love it
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 was my first Tekken game, and as a kid I swear that Yoshimitsu’s design in that game was so cool that it immediately made him my favorite Tekken character. The way he fights was also so weird and ridiculous. He’s a great fighting game character. Cool samurai in heavy armor doing twirls into the opponent.
Goddamn I’m old 😂
I've been waiting for this day!
Every time Max's videos are over and the outro comes on, I get emotional
Was waiting for this
I remember being a kid playing Tekken 3 for the first time and instantly being drawn toward Yoshimitsu. He’s always looked the coolest.
Now that's my favorite fighting games character. Can't wait his gameplay trailer for T8 and Max's reaction.
Brilliant video 🤙🏼
I've really enjoyed the visual history vids. Looking forward to the next MK one.
Love when you kinda stumble into a new video series, like with rate the super.
Yeah Yoshi is perfect for this
''we're not gonna do rate the yoshis'' also max: 1:43
Its been alot of guyver shoutouts lately just across youtube in general .. I'm loving it !!!!
Love this series of videos
God I love this series and Maxs knowledge of all things fighting games makes this S+ Tier content !!
A really neat bit of lore for Soul Caliber/Tekken, is someone was asked how Yoshimitsu can be in SC even though they're in Tekken, and a very simple answer of SC Yoshi being the ancestor of Tekken Yoshi helps a lot
My new favorite series from the dood
I love that SC6 Yoshimitsu is like a mix of SC1 and Tekken 1 (and 4, to some extent) designs.
I was quite suprised by some of Max's takes on what are some of my personal favourites. The traditional Yoshi look is the Oni Samurai (Soul Calibur 1 & his alt in SC4 being the best examples in my opinion). I do also really enjoy the undead models too- Tekken 5/6 alts. My favourite Tekken styles are 6 alt & tag 2. And for Soul calibur- 4 & 5 alts.
Tekken 8 Yoshimitsu design literally looks like he's in like a Devil May Cry devil trigger form and I fucking love it
surprised this hasnt been a series on the channel before
I've been waiting.
9:37, This costume of T5 Yoshimitsu plus the arrows piercing his body customization is dope.
Thanks ermac/reptile for bringing this series to fruition
I personally still love the design for him in T7. It's out there and weird and alien, but it still gives off some crazy wierd ninja vibes and a cool silhouette.
I must admit my favourite costumes other than T3 Yoshimitsu was Soulcalibur 2 Yoshimitsu.
I'm definitely biased because it was my first Soulcalibur game, but holy shit the purple outfit stuck out so much to me that I HAD to play as him.
I really do love the wooden mechanical look, it fits the time period imo.
makes me happy to see a video from max of my favorite ninja character
OG YoshiM was so awesome back in the mid 1990s when Tekken 1 came out. Then Tekken 2 took him to the next level. Ever since he’s just a legendary character to enjoy the character art. Plus his Ninja/Samurai move set is just so badass. Best Tekken character of all time.
Wow talk about a character that's super interesting to do a visual history deep dive on! I remember playing Tekken for the first time (Tekken 3) and he was by far the most cool/weird looking character of any thing fighting game related that I've seen. Even by today's standards he still holds up as one of the weirdest and most interesting characters in general.
My favorite Yoshimitsu designs are in Tekken 3, I love both. Also my favorite Yoshimitsu voice, which was done by Harada.
@@EsThirt33n I remember my sister playing with me and we would be amazed by his crazy moveset. We got into a battle and she was using Mistu and she did that helicopter death move from above and won the match and I was like "what the HELL was that???" and she was like "I have no idea, I just buttoned mashed" 😂😂 Characters like Yoshimitsu, Law and Lei were so fun just visually!
@@shahs1221 yoshimitsu's intro before fight said it all for me when he was bouncing and spinning and teleporting 😆
I was looking through his costumes last week. My favourite ones are his T5, T7 alt and TT2 outfits
It definitely is so interesting to see Yoshi's different designs over the years. Between Tekken and Soul Calibur it really is so cool
Oh man is visual history a thing now thanks big bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love this stuff bro
Tekken 3 Yoshimitsu cemented him as my main in basically any fighting game he's ever appeared in.
Having only been familiar with Tekken Yoshimitsu but being aware that Soul Caliber also has a Yoshimitsu, I was kinda intrigued in how this was gonna be done. I like how both SC 6 Yoshimitsu AND Tekken 8 Yoshimitsu are effectively evolved and revamped versions of their previous designs (Ironically sharing similar color palettes as well, not sure if that was intentional or someone on both teams just converging on the same idea). One thing thats interesting is that it sounds like Tekken Yoshimitsu's voice wise is moving much closer to Soul Caliber Yoshimitsu's voice, just something that caught my attention.
One of my all time favorites!
My friend and I was just talking about this cool samurai dude for the past couple of days and we still stand by the fact that his best design was 3. After that he never had a cooler design until we got to 8 which man does it feel good to see him back!
Yoshimitsu history in tekken and soul calbaur is so awesome in all video games. Can't wait to see his own trailer soon bro. 😊
I first encountered Yoshimitsu in Soul Caliber, thanks for reviewing both
These'r dope. Keep do.
Need more of these, its better than rate the design imo
Was always my favorite character in tekken, he looks so badass in tekken 8 compared to his last couple of versions in the last couple of tekken’s. Can’t wait for tekken 8!! 🔥
Please Maxxxxx keep doing this series also for Tekken characters!!!!
I'm really liking this new Visual History sub-series 🤟🤟🤘🤘
Yoshimitsu was a playable character in "Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis" for the PS1 (Heihachi, Eddy Gordo and Pacman too)
I love his designs so much, Yoshimitsu is always fun to play as well 👏
I hope he does more of these kinds of videos
As incredible as the new Yoshi looks, I really hope Squid Yoshi is a customization or DLC for T8. It’s just perfect for me.
It's in the game, it's an alt costume :))
Tag team 1 was my game growing up, and I played as Yoshimitsu because he looked like a cool undead samurai.
I think a Seigfried and Nightmare visual history would work. I for one love SC2 Nightmare
Nothing gets me more excited for a new Tekken game than finding out what the hell they did to Yoshimitsu's design each time.
The blue extra costume from 5 and the bug 4 are among my favs, fav one being tekken 3. Kinda interesting how peoples sensibilities can be so different haha.
Ah, my request was fulfilled. Thanks Max.
T8 Yoshi being like an upgraded T3 Yoshi is a huge W.
t6 is how i learned about yoshi and I like it. i also used the pirate alternate costume half the time.
My fav Yoshi is still Alternate SC3 Yoshi, I just love that squid mask, plus you could make your own palette, so the default colors I don't count
I am only able to play tekken 3 to 5 and one of the things I look forward to is what will be Yoshi's new design!
Yoshi has such a wildly fun design history that i just wanted to see what weird badass crazy look they'd give him time after time again
I could watch these forever.
I was waiting for the day he would do a visual history on yoshimitsu, The time has finally come.
I love Yoshimitsu and Tekken 3 so fuckin' much. Very excited about the T8 design.
With Tekken 8 now out, my favorite is his default armor but with the multi-faced Asura helmet.
OMG I remember playing this character when I was a kid!!!!! The memories
Yoshimitsu's designs are similar to Zeiram in 1991 and I still love them
I agree that Yoshimutsu was that one character in Tekken they experimented the most with in terms of design.
Tekken visual history? Let's fucking go!
i first got into tekken through tekken 3 ( pirated arcade emulated copies were sold near me) and yoshimitsu became my main because of the cool design