Menat is on paper Amakusa from Samurai Spirits, played more or less like a faster Dhalsim with a dash of Rose, and Venom's (from Guilty Gear) ability to setup a single dormant projectile. I wouldn't say she's completely unique in her playing style, but she's definitely my favourite Season 2 character.
tcchip, the fact that you had to list that many references just proves the point of Menat's originality further. When it comes to art and design, there is no such thing as being completely original. As human beings, we have to base everything we do or make on things that we've seen and done.
Shahar, the first time I played Menat, the reference to Amakusa was very clear, as is the throwback to Rose. But although Menat in principle plays like Amakusa (who in turn is similar to Dhalsim), she is much faster compared to Dhalsim or Amakusa.
I feel like Menat should've been in the series since sf alpha, she's just got such a great and surprisingly straightforward design. She's right up there with Dudley, Poison, Elena and Sakura as one of my all-time favorites.
I’m surprised that Street Fighter didn’t tackle an Egyptian fighter until now, & I’m glad that they nailed it with Menat. *Fun Fact* : Menat was supposed to have cat ears on her default headdress, but I’m glad that they were removed.
Even though he's a Capcom fighter, he's from Darkstalkers (Vampire Savior in Japan), Street Fighter's sister series. Menat is really this franchise's first egyptian character, let alone fighter.
Menat was the reason I got back into SFV for a while. She's adorable, has an appealing design that compliments her region, has some of the best animations in the game. I fell in love with her fighting style after two days of training with her and even did pretty well in online matches, she's a lot of fun! :)
Menat is (in my opinion) the best thing about SFV altogether. Really hope she gets put in more games in the future. Would like to see her given a chance to shine in a game where everybody else is also allowed to shine.
If you look at her forward most hand, she does that famous Egyptian snake like motion as she walks. I love this character's design so much, I bet the people who worked on her had fun while doing it.
I don't know if anybody else has mentioned this in the comments already, but Capcom has already revealed that in the very early design stages of Menat they were thinking about including a cat goddess-like character (based on an Egyptian goddess no less). That original idea was scrapped, but her cat-like demeanor comes from that stage (That Christmas outfit you've shown as well). Menat is a very fun character to look at, play with and a NIGHTMARE to play against. One of the best character designs in SF.
Menat means so much to me, as an Egyptian who has been playing street fighter all my life seeing representation made me so happy, even tho she's very stereotpyical, shes really fun to play and personality is sweet, I was skeptical of SFV ever since release but as soon as she dropped I knew I had to get the arcade edtion.
Eslam ElAttar مناة هي من الآلهة العربية في العصر الجاهلي وهي اخت اللات و العزى .. ولها وجود عند آلهة البابليين ولا لها علاقة بمصر القديمة She is an Ancient Arabian goddess Also present in Babylonian pantheon She has nothing to do with Egypt .. but part of Semites heritage
me too bro she is maybe the first egyptian character that has been done well but Eliza from skullgirls also is pretty amazing btw would you like to play some games later
Menat is one of the greatest design successes in fighting game history. That's gameplay, sure(she technical AF, but every game's got technical, so that's not really a con), but it's also visual design. It's animation and voice. She's a really amazing design.
When Menat dropped, I feel in love with the character design. I’m terrible playing as her, but that doesn’t stop me from having fun with such a great character.
Despite having a moveset with many elements taken from other characters, Menat stands out as one of the most refreshing new fighting game characters in recent memory and I for one hope her new archetype becomes just as ubiquitous with the genre as the Original Eight.
Randomly found this video and WOW. Instantly subscribed to you! What a great and deep analysis. Capcom designers did a wonderful job, nuanced and delicious.
I don't really like SF's designs, but this character is so fun to watch. She feels more like an ArcSys or Skullgirls character. Edit: and now you just proceeded to show footage of exactly those games when talking about characters that show personality visually.
Raped Cryocynical "she shows not enough skin to be a skullgirl character" Menat's Battle Outfit alt would beg to differ. nothin' but bandages on her torso
Something that you missed covering is that Menat's design does take some influence from rhythmic gymnastics. One of the initial sketchups for her character by Bengus has her wearing a fitness top and shorts to compliment all the twirling around she does with the crystal ball.ball.
Most Street Fighter's female characters have STRONK THICC THIGHS, many of them became iconic. So yeah, women fighters are on Capcom's high priorities list.
Most of SFV character design; fighting stance，walk and other movements were so very well done. Movements were delicate and so lifelike. They did way better job than Nether Realm studios.
I loved her motions from the start cant her play well enough though :/ Great video! Discovered this Channel some Weeks ago and subscribed right away, also recomended this channel. Keep the awesome work an greetings from Germany!
Just found this channel, I am super excited to find out a channel that does animation breakdowns of characters like this even exists. Thanks for making these videos
I think it just clicked why I love watching these kinds of videos so much. You talk about telling a story with body movements, about having to convey character through animations. I'm a pro wrestling trainee, and we basically do the same thing, just in a different situation. We too have to appear in front of people who've never seen us before, and convince them of our motivations and characteristics simply by how we look and move around. Cool bit of crossover. :)
And here I was thinking that she was so well designed compared to some other characters, with all her details and whatnot. Good job there for making this appreciation video :) PS. Some times I used to play her just to see her cat walking :p I just love Menat.
Oh boy! A new TH-camr! A new series I've never seen before! *AND* it's about art-this is so exciting! Tell you what sucks though, I'm gonna have to watch this later cause gonna have to go soon. At least I'll something to watch when I get back
the sad part is she isn't coming back in street fighter 6, not because she's not popular but because they need to improve the design to bring her back and you can't upgrade perfection
I'd also like to add that one other success of Menat's design is she's very intuitive in the way you're supposed to use her. Within 20 minutes of unlocking her and seeing her moves set, I already got a very good grasp of how you're supposed to play her, and already figured out that despite her bare-bones moves set, shes' also one of the hardest characters to play right. Simple in theory, but extremely hard to master. Falke on the other hand, has commands that just don't gel with her moves, and for a character with such simple commands, she's needlessly complicated to learn.
For Zeku's ABItorial, I hope you mention the post-recovery animations and how much they add to his character. Cody has them for pretty much every single move and I'm so spoilt. The older characters look so bland by comparison.
I like the little flourishes but with Cody I think they almost went overboard giving him so many. There's even a few certain moves that if you finish a round with you don't even get to see the animation finish before he does his normal round-winning animation. It's pretty good overall though, I really like the one where he wails on you with a pipe, shrugs directly at the camera and says "GAME OVER"
Definitely one of the best animations on a character out of the whole SFV cast. You will weep for the season 3 characters in comparison. (and not out of joy)
Was waiting for this video for a long time, and it did not disappoint. :) Menat is my favorite design in SF5 just by how excellent her animations were. Considering how cartoonish her story artwork was, I was floored by the in-game model. Also, I have yet to see a Menat costume from Capcom I didn't like. ;) As for the next vid, I can't wait to see you... uh... 'stride' across the universe.
I really love Menat, for how her personality is presented in game, to the design, to the little story behind her, she was an awesome addition to the roster (ALSO THAT STORY & BATTLE OUTFIT DOE...sadly I didn't have SFV when her christmas costume came out, I just got it when AE was released :c)
Egypt is african, mediterranean and middle-eastern. Same as Mexico is north-american, caribbean and latin-american. Not all regionalities are based on continents. Some are cultural, some are economic, some are linguistic, etc.
Indeed the walk animation next to Juri and Kolin XD, I love Menat, I can't play her even if my life depends on it (Cammy for life), but Jesus did I love watch Menat play, easily the best animated character in SFV.
I suspect the cut-out is supposed to represent the Eye of Ra/Horus, which offers protection, amongst other things. Very common decoration in ancient Egypt, especially on the bow of boats.
Well you gave good feedback to F.A.N.G and Necalli outside of the story. Plus i also love Menat's design. Maybe, because she wasn't involved in a story so she couldn't be ruined by it.
0:49 Characters from Left to Right Mohammed Avdol from JJBA, Ana and Pharah from Overwatch, Eliza from Skullgirls, and Generic Assassins creed Protagonist.
FYI: Menat is the only character with unique Perfect round animation. It's extremely subtle and super cute in that she does her standard round victory pose while spewing wisdom but accidentally hits herself across her head with her crystal ball while yelping cutely and pretending nothing happened. :D Actually, have a gander: th-cam.com/video/ZE-dzbIBYII/w-d-xo.html
Her walk cycle is everything, "I have a man, thank you."
DWCDR I’ll see you after the function
Yess queen take a sit take a load off
SmileyChips74
Man, I wanted to say it... 😭
YES, YES CUT IT, LOOK AT THE HIPS
Fuck yo DP
Her magic ball is like a ball of yarn adding more to the cat theme
Oh my god, I hadn't realized that until I saw your comment!
Not a Can wow I never considered that well done
It makes perfect sense since Egyptian people worshipped cats :3
@@LightningSweetharta they didn't worship cats.
@@djantouahmed7319uhm,yes they did. They were sacred for them.
One of the more refreshing designs in SFV IMO. Mostly in how she plays.
Menat is on paper Amakusa from Samurai Spirits, played more or less like a faster Dhalsim with a dash of Rose, and Venom's (from Guilty Gear) ability to setup a single dormant projectile. I wouldn't say she's completely unique in her playing style, but she's definitely my favourite Season 2 character.
tcchip, the fact that you had to list that many references just proves the point of Menat's originality further. When it comes to art and design, there is no such thing as being completely original. As human beings, we have to base everything we do or make on things that we've seen and done.
Shahar, the first time I played Menat, the reference to Amakusa was very clear, as is the throwback to Rose. But although Menat in principle plays like Amakusa (who in turn is similar to Dhalsim), she is much faster compared to Dhalsim or Amakusa.
@@tcchip she is also a much more fun to play version of Viola
Look at those hips
THOSE HIPS
but you gotta look at those legs though
And we mustn't forget she is one of the few in the cast with a relatively nice backside. Total package, she is.
Shakira's hips don't lie, but Menat's see the future.
and to top it all off, she's adorable and delightful
Hips and Thighs😅😬
I feel like Menat should've been in the series since sf alpha, she's just got such a great and surprisingly straightforward design. She's right up there with Dudley, Poison, Elena and Sakura as one of my all-time favorites.
She's the sexiest since Cammy
That walking animation is just perfection in a nutshell.
That walk cycle. It's like... she is in a CATwalk!!!
Cats everywhere!!
Damn that girl has the moves.
In Ancient Egypt, cats were holy creatures.
It’s not strange she is acting- or that she moves like a cat at some stages in time.
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Actual knowing the context...it's still pretty damn weird
True
I’m surprised that Street Fighter didn’t tackle an Egyptian fighter until now, & I’m glad that they nailed it with Menat.
*Fun Fact* : Menat was supposed to have cat ears on her default headdress, but I’m glad that they were removed.
Well, there is also Anakaris
nik700 I meant Street Fighter, & I edited the comment accordingly. But you aren’t wrong.
Even though he's a Capcom fighter, he's from Darkstalkers (Vampire Savior in Japan), Street Fighter's sister series. Menat is really this franchise's first egyptian character, let alone fighter.
Neoxon Thank Bastet they did! I mean thank goodness they put it on an alternate costume instead.
I’d be set with a Bastet Menat if she already doesn’t have one.
Menat was the reason I got back into SFV for a while. She's adorable, has an appealing design that compliments her region, has some of the best animations in the game. I fell in love with her fighting style after two days of training with her and even did pretty well in online matches, she's a lot of fun! :)
Everything about Menat's overall design is beautiful. Just watching her walk cycle is mesmerizing.
5:00 The hardest read I've ever seen in my life...
Too hard of a read.....
THIS MUST BE THE WORK OF AN ENEMY STA-
Oh sorry... Wrong Egyptian
@Yeetus Delete This MOHAMAD AVDOL!
@@yeetusdeletethis9697 underrated comment
MAGICIAN'S REDDDO
"Next time, we are striding across universes"... Well played ABI... well played.
Menat is (in my opinion) the best thing about SFV altogether. Really hope she gets put in more games in the future. Would like to see her given a chance to shine in a game where everybody else is also allowed to shine.
Walk like an Egyptian~
For real though. Her walk cycle is absolutely adorable! 😍
"Menat" more like "Me NUT"
As in, every time she says her name she proclaims herself a sky goddess?
Jascha Bull
As in I jizz in my pants. NUT
At least you didn't jizz in someone's salad...
Nut = eqyptian sky goddess for anyone who missed the clever pun on a hilarious comment
And they say Cuphead is getting sexualized by fans...
If you look at her forward most hand, she does that famous Egyptian snake like motion as she walks.
I love this character's design so much, I bet the people who worked on her had fun while doing it.
Great character design. As an Egyptian myself, i love Menat.
Amr Raed مناة هي من الآلهة العربية القديمة في عصر الجاهلية
ولا علاقة لها بمصر
و كذلك لها وجود في الآلهة الوثنية البابلية
She is an Ancient Arabian goddess
Also present in Babylonian pantheon
She has nothing to do with Egypt .. but part of Semites heritage
Same!!
someone th-cam.com/video/03sIHObb2cQ/w-d-xo.html
@@TheEgyptianGamerGeek it is the truth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manat_(goddess)
she has nothing to do with Egypt
They nailed Menat. The people who worked on her deserve a raise. I love everything about her. "That was a close one!" :D
I don't know if anybody else has mentioned this in the comments already, but Capcom has already revealed that in the very early design stages of Menat they were thinking about including a cat goddess-like character (based on an Egyptian goddess no less). That original idea was scrapped, but her cat-like demeanor comes from that stage (That Christmas outfit you've shown as well).
Menat is a very fun character to look at, play with and a NIGHTMARE to play against. One of the best character designs in SF.
You didn't mention that she's the only character that has a special animation when she gets a Perfect in SFV.
Menat’s a prime example of what happens when you get people who not only know how to make a character play fun, but also look fin
Menat means so much to me, as an Egyptian who has been playing street fighter all my life seeing representation made me so happy, even tho she's very stereotpyical, shes really fun to play and personality is sweet, I was skeptical of SFV ever since release but as soon as she dropped I knew I had to get the arcade edtion.
Eslam ElAttar مناة هي من الآلهة العربية في العصر الجاهلي
وهي اخت اللات و العزى .. ولها وجود عند آلهة البابليين
ولا لها علاقة بمصر القديمة
She is an Ancient Arabian goddess
Also present in Babylonian pantheon
She has nothing to do with Egypt .. but part of Semites heritage
Eslam ElAttar I don’t care if she’s stereotypical. Lol
@@TheEgyptianGamerGeek it's like when Brazillian people love Blanka. We love that green boy, and there is nothing to do about it
me too bro she is maybe the first egyptian character that has been done well
but Eliza from skullgirls also is pretty amazing
btw would you like to play some games later
I love this character. Also, yea, her walking. So freakin cute!!!
One of the best animated characters in SFV, can't wait to see what he has to say about zeku
So.......out of curiosity.
Could we possibly get a Design shop for the Blazblue Series?
Oh ho, that would be very interesting to see his take on those designs.
along with GG
Field trip on Ragna. calling it
I agree
lets start with Ragna
Menat is one of the greatest design successes in fighting game history. That's gameplay, sure(she technical AF, but every game's got technical, so that's not really a con), but it's also visual design. It's animation and voice. She's a really amazing design.
When Menat dropped, I feel in love with the character design. I’m terrible playing as her, but that doesn’t stop me from having fun with such a great character.
I’LL SEE YOU AFTER THE FUNCTION
YES YES MAKE A SCENE
@samminos YES FUCK YOUR G-P
@@UmaZooma
LOOK AT THE HIPS, LOOK AT THE HIPS
Despite having a moveset with many elements taken from other characters, Menat stands out as one of the most refreshing new fighting game characters in recent memory and I for one hope her new archetype becomes just as ubiquitous with the genre as the Original Eight.
I love how she plays. I love her animation and her design. Pretty fun character, and she's actually REALLY fun.
I absolutely love her walk
That is by far, the best walking animation i have ever seen.
I SAW THAT CHEEKY SHANTAE REFERENCE!
I don't have SF5 but goddamn i love Menat, her walk cycle is mesmerizing, it's almost like she is walking with a beat of a song in mind.
Randomly found this video and WOW. Instantly subscribed to you! What a great and deep analysis. Capcom designers did a wonderful job, nuanced and delicious.
I love this character! So cute and fun!
illuMENATi confirmed
DABLORD DANK But there is already an illuminati in this game.
didn't "like" because the capitalization on MENAT disrespected my intelligence. Now I'm not special for getting the joke.
I don't really like SF's designs, but this character is so fun to watch. She feels more like an ArcSys or Skullgirls character.
Edit: and now you just proceeded to show footage of exactly those games when talking about characters that show personality visually.
Grim1952 she shows not enough skin to be a skullgirl character, but i agree With your arcsys opinion
Raped Cryocynical
Sure, she isn't Eliza. But she shows about the same amount of skin as Squiggly.
Raped Cryocynical "she shows not enough skin to be a skullgirl character" Menat's Battle Outfit alt would beg to differ. nothin' but bandages on her torso
Iffem Yeah i Checked it out and damnnnn
Whats funny is that she looks like Eliza.. then plays like Bridget
both are my mains too LMAO
Great analysis! I've been looking forward to this and the upcoming Zeku video. Heaps of praise for Capcom on both of those characters, for sure.
Yes, Menat and Zeku are easily my favorite new characters from SFV.
Something that you missed covering is that Menat's design does take some influence from rhythmic gymnastics. One of the initial sketchups for her character by Bengus has her wearing a fitness top and shorts to compliment all the twirling around she does with the crystal ball.ball.
omgcandy16Kimicari0 dude he says that @4:30 in
Top Waifu for laifu
It's amazing how much care Capcom usually designs it's female roster
Can we say that they know their market
Most Street Fighter's female characters have STRONK THICC THIGHS, many of them became iconic. So yeah, women fighters are on Capcom's high priorities list.
Just look at best waifu dragon Kulve Taroth.
AT Production laura
kurozuna kabuto Laura is waifu material though😬💀
At least in that respect, yeah.
"Just look at this walk cycle. Seriously I could watch this all day"
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well
I seriously love this series. I play fighting games casually but find this series so intresting
Most of SFV character design; fighting stance，walk and other movements were so very well done. Movements were delicate and so lifelike. They did way better job than Nether Realm studios.
I loved her motions from the start cant her play well enough though :/ Great video! Discovered this Channel some Weeks ago and subscribed right away, also recomended this channel. Keep the awesome work an greetings from Germany!
Just found this channel, I am super excited to find out a channel that does animation breakdowns of characters like this even exists. Thanks for making these videos
I’ll see you after the function
I think it just clicked why I love watching these kinds of videos so much. You talk about telling a story with body movements, about having to convey character through animations. I'm a pro wrestling trainee, and we basically do the same thing, just in a different situation. We too have to appear in front of people who've never seen us before, and convince them of our motivations and characteristics simply by how we look and move around. Cool bit of crossover. :)
that walk cycle
Menat is one of my new favorite characters. She feels great to use.
And here I was thinking that she was so well designed compared to some other characters, with all her details and whatnot. Good job there for making this appreciation video :)
PS. Some times I used to play her just to see her cat walking :p
I just love Menat.
That "Bath of Tefnut" ost from Skullgirls love it ❤❤
Fantastic breakdown and criticism. Opened my eyes to lots of details
Menat was a Massive Win for Street Fighter, a cute and fun addition to the roster
I just ran into these videos of yours a couple nights ago. Keep them up man they are so awesome!
Oh boy! A new TH-camr! A new series I've never seen before! *AND* it's about art-this is so exciting!
Tell you what sucks though, I'm gonna have to watch this later cause gonna have to go soon. At least I'll something to watch when I get back
She is amazing. Great video
"Ethnic flair"
I never knew she balanced the crystal ball on her head when she kicked! This is some amazing stuff! liked and subbed.
I don’t play street fighter or know really anything abt it but I am indeed obsessed with Menat😌
the sad part is she isn't coming back in street fighter 6, not because she's not popular but because they need to improve the design to bring her back and you can't upgrade perfection
Thoth is pronounced Tote as in a tote bag.
Both pronunciations are acceptable, as far as I've researched.
Great analysis really love your content keep up the great work earned a sub.
Every time someone pronounces "Thoth" as "Thawth" I die a little inside
I'd also like to add that one other success of Menat's design is she's very intuitive in the way you're supposed to use her. Within 20 minutes of unlocking her and seeing her moves set, I already got a very good grasp of how you're supposed to play her, and already figured out that despite her bare-bones moves set, shes' also one of the hardest characters to play right. Simple in theory, but extremely hard to master.
Falke on the other hand, has commands that just don't gel with her moves, and for a character with such simple commands, she's needlessly complicated to learn.
I absolutely #LOVE this!!!! I so appreciate your artistic and technical viewpoints!!!!😁😍😍❤💖💓💗
For Zeku's ABItorial, I hope you mention the post-recovery animations and how much they add to his character. Cody has them for pretty much every single move and I'm so spoilt. The older characters look so bland by comparison.
I like the little flourishes but with Cody I think they almost went overboard giving him so many. There's even a few certain moves that if you finish a round with you don't even get to see the animation finish before he does his normal round-winning animation. It's pretty good overall though, I really like the one where he wails on you with a pipe, shrugs directly at the camera and says "GAME OVER"
dude cmon the older characters arent bland, they're really creative and unique. Youre just making up some stupid bull crap
@@whereismyspaghetti6740
"By comparison". No need to get hot with me.
@@BronzeAgePepper
That's because those are post-recovery animations. Even though they're playing, they can be cancelled at any time.
I swear their is more Red Bull in each video.
I'm a casual gamer and I love your channel.
Definitely one of the best animations on a character out of the whole SFV cast. You will weep for the season 3 characters in comparison. (and not out of joy)
"Fortune teller from Egypt"
Avdol is that you?
Man, that was a love letter to Menat (in a nice way) - very good video
Was waiting for this video for a long time, and it did not disappoint. :) Menat is my favorite design in SF5 just by how excellent her animations were. Considering how cartoonish her story artwork was, I was floored by the in-game model. Also, I have yet to see a Menat costume from Capcom I didn't like. ;)
As for the next vid, I can't wait to see you... uh... 'stride' across the universe.
Someone put beyonce’s crazy in Love audio as background as she walks plsss
Best new character in SFV without a doubt. That saunter she does just adds so much to her personality.
Menat's the cutest Street Fighter character thus far, just ahead of Alpha Ryu/Ken.
I really love Menat, for how her personality is presented in game, to the design, to the little story behind her, she was an awesome addition to the roster (ALSO THAT STORY & BATTLE OUTFIT DOE...sadly I didn't have SFV when her christmas costume came out, I just got it when AE was released :c)
The twin walk in the final tho
I love when you get excited about good design
Now that's a spicy walk cycle.
Wait a sec isn't Egypt in Africa and not the middle east?
Egypt is indeed in Africa, but it is counted as a Middle East country!
Actually, Middle East consists of South West Asia and also Egypt too. Egypt locates in Africa but also part of ME.
Africa is a continent, the Middle East is a transcontinental region that covers parts of the continents of Africa, Asia, and a bit of Europe.
It's African
Egypt is african, mediterranean and middle-eastern. Same as Mexico is north-american, caribbean and latin-american.
Not all regionalities are based on continents. Some are cultural, some are economic, some are linguistic, etc.
Menat is literally the reason I haven't completely quit SFV yet.
You rotated her belly button symbol the wrong way, it's an Eye of Horus, Ancient Egyptian symbol of protection
I have such a weakness to the Cleopatra look
She is such an incredible character, unfortunately people hate her optimal playstyle (every round becomes so long).
Menat was a great inclusion. Love her design and movements to go with it.
2:22 i think it's supposed to reference the iconic Eye of Horus.
That damned hip shake man, not to mention her walk animation.. what a delicious chocolate
Seems she has the exxagerated swagger of a black teen. Gives me goosebumbs.
Her animation it's gorgeous, plain and simple
Indeed the walk animation next to Juri and Kolin XD, I love Menat, I can't play her even if my life depends on it (Cammy for life), but Jesus did I love watch Menat play, easily the best animated character in SFV.
I suspect the cut-out is supposed to represent the Eye of Ra/Horus, which offers protection, amongst other things. Very common decoration in ancient Egypt, especially on the bow of boats.
Well you gave good feedback to F.A.N.G and Necalli outside of the story.
Plus i also love Menat's design. Maybe, because she wasn't involved in a story so she couldn't be ruined by it.
0:49 Characters from Left to Right
Mohammed Avdol from JJBA, Ana and Pharah from Overwatch, Eliza from Skullgirls, and Generic Assassins creed Protagonist.
LambdaX Games Bayek
Akuma was in Season 2 of Street Fighter 5 DLC
She is an Ancient Arabian goddess
Also present in Babylonian pantheon
She has nothing to do with Egypt .. but part of Semites heritage
She knows the outcome of every one of her battles, why wouldn’t she just be having fun with it?
Actually, Urien was the first Egyptian street fighter, until Capcom decided he was actually from Mexico, then wherever he's from now.
FYI: Menat is the only character with unique Perfect round animation. It's extremely subtle and super cute in that she does her standard round victory pose while spewing wisdom but accidentally hits herself across her head with her crystal ball while yelping cutely and pretending nothing happened. :D
Actually, have a gander: th-cam.com/video/ZE-dzbIBYII/w-d-xo.html