This Blazblue Player Is In A Completely Different League

[@SatanicSushi]

Always glad to see a video about my favorite game I don't play

[@ptylio6149]

Can’t ** for me :/ no console rollback sadly cuz ps3

[@ChrisDeve]

To all the viewers unfamiliar with Blazblue: whatever you do, do NOT ask about what that robot thing is in the background of the stage, unless you are prepared for a novel's worth of gobbledygook explanation filled with theories and speculation. Same applies for asking about any of the other stages, the characters, any of the story or whatever Mori was smoking when he approved any of this.

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Better yet don't ask about any lore.

[@justice8718]

A tool of God made to manipulate/control reality.

[@Yunglex313]

Or if you do care that much, go watch Thorgi's Arcade's two BlazBlue retrospective videos as he does a pretty decent job of going over all of the story and characters of Blazblue.

[@ZioLisi]

What about the hype dog, can we ask about the hype dog ?

[@Kanelel]

The only Blazblue lore I know is that Nine fucked a cat.

[@randomgmrtag]

that kind of defense is a rare thing to see in any game. insane performance in that grand finals.

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Lost art in modern games.

[@carlazuz3985]

It’s really cool watching Monarch play. I got the chance to meet him at CEOtaku and he’s a really nice dude. It was around the time where I was kinda frustrated with some of the FGC and how they act, mostly Strive people. I’m working as a game developer and I wanted to make fighting games, and I wasn’t sure if I still wanted to because of that frustration. The BB community is really cool and have a lot of nice and talented players. I think it’s really awesome to see people who love this game play it so much and be so passionate about it. It really renewed my passion for both competing and making games as well.

[@Yepmyaccount]

Yeah... I don't have quite too many positive experiences with GG communities compared to other anime communities...

[@1blueeye]

Jiyuna, you gotta do these breakdown videos more often! Not only are they entertaining, they're informative - you are able to provide context to the match which adds a certain depth to the experience. I'm sure you could pick memorable matches from SF4, Tekken 7 (maybe even older Tekkens), and even KoF, too. I hope Japan is treating you well bro!

[@AirIUnderwater]

12:03 I nearly spit out my food omfg... I can't even imagine it... If I think it's my turn and I'm on the offense and my opponent just throws me out of my pressure I'd just forfeit right there. Put the hitbox down, stand up, just walk out of there. No plane ride, no bus, just like, walk the 890 miles back home, through the rain, snow, through autumn as the leaves fall around me... I'd like, retire, grow grey hair and wrinkles, and just buy some lumber and start carving my coffin. Like, it's done...

[@GuitarSlayer136]

Blaz at that level really justifies how insane the characters are. Like find me any set from another game that looks more anime than what we just watched.

[@kaigai-nikimajikoi325]

Monarch is a beast i hope to see more of him playing internationally it’s really dope to see how good he is globally.

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

I wish he came to Japan. But he would need to find a PS4 to play on because arcades are too laggy for his defense.

[@justice8718]

@@ANIMEILLUMINATI That's the goofy thing about Blazblue. Japan has the better players, but they have the worse hardware that prevents top American players from going there.

[@justice8718]

@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Also, how often do they do they record Blazblue JP tournaments with the best players?

[@goldenspiral6008]

It would be really interesting to see Jiyuna's top of best players in the history of Blazblue. I think his take and his breakdown of each player's strenghts would be really interesting.

[@ThePersona3Pr0]

6:59 Monarch proceeds to block everything for just about a clean 20 seconds. Watching this man play is downright flabbergasting.

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Gotta be frustrating if you're on on offense.

[@lapis3965]

Watching high level BB is always treat, and even though the series is not as popular despite the game's many strengths, it's also not surprising to me, since despite many FGC content creators trying to define what objectively makes a good fighting game, the reality is that the answer to that question is going to change depending on WHO you ask, EVEN among pro players. For instance, they are are pro players that only like fighting games that are primarily footsie based, so games like Street Fighter and KOF are games that they are most likely going to love and hate airdashers like BBCF, GGXRD, and MBTL. Personally, I prefer airdashers over purely footsie based ones, since the extra movement gives you more ways to approach the opponent during offense and neutral, but I'm aware it's an opinion that definitely isn't shared by everyone. Though this fact isn't surprising to me, since fighting games are still art and art IS subjective, and what is good or bad is going to VARY from person to person. And one of the things I value in the fighting game is unique characters that set them selves apart from each other, whether that be in terms of movement speed, defense, and ESPECIALLY game plan and unique system mechanics ONLY available to that character. It's one of the main reasons that I didn't like DragonBallFighterZ, since when that game launched the game felt very homongenized, and in that way didn't feel like an Arc System works Title at all, especially when you compare DBFZ to Arc System Work's earlier titles like GGXRD and BBCF where the characters were JUST AS complicated as the universal system mechanics themselves. And it's not just a problem I have with Arc either, since even more newer titles from other developers suffer from this issue I have with Homogenization, with games like the new Melty Blood, and even Tekken 7 suffering from this exact same problem ( infamous FGC Content creator Aris himself ADMITS that Tekken 7 is homongenized). Currently, games like BBCF, GGXRD, and SC6 are my favorite fighting games since all three have what I'm looking for, with BBCF being my number one, since that currently is the most unique fighting game currently out on the market IMO. I say all of this because if your love for the game is not there your chances of wining are MUCH lower, and those people will always be behind the curve of those who ACTUALLY enjoy the game. (High prize pool or not). So as someone who doesn't particularly care for footsie based fighting games in the first place ( like KOF, Street Fighter, DNF DUEL, GBFVS) the recent million dollar announcement for SF 6 doesn't do much for me in terms of motivating me to play the game. The only positive I see is that other fighting game developers may feel the need to have prize pools, to match their competitors to help keep interest in their games for casuals outside a particular community. That being said, I'm happy for Street Fighter fans and footsie based fans though.

[@Shabadaba1216]

tldr blazblue good

[@lapis3965]

@@Shabadaba1216 "tldr blazblue good" Not the only thing I said, nor the main point I was trying to make, but something I personally think is true, Yeah...

[@rachetmarvel931]

​@@Shabadaba1216 good is an understatement, BBCF is the best anime fighter,imo.

[@firstnamelastname6601]

BBCF is so sick, there will never be another game like it

[@AirIUnderwater]

Mori sensei!!!!!! T_T

[@TheDudeness123]

I love Jiyuna's commentary on Monarch matches, always so funny

[@knightsabre2k]

Nezu seems to be cursed when it comes to international tournaments. Never seems to be able to close them out. He came the UK and got bopped. Numerous 2nd place finishes...

[@meteordmsyu6298]

Watching anyone block those sorts of mixups in CF just gives me a heartattack, my god

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

The confidence to just block is next level.

[@AJMurdoc]

I was wondering when you would do this. BTW, Monarch said in a Discord that when he watches his replays, the thing he pays attention to is his opponents’ inputs. He deliberately looks to his opponents patterns/habits. So he earned his defense. Also, once Monarch won game two, I knew Nezu couldn’t make a comeback. Monarch just frustrated him too much.

[@eduardoserpa1682]

I'll be going through the footage of Frosty Faustings for weeks to come, there's so much cool shit to watch from so many games. As usual, BlazBlue did not disappoint.

[@MrJamesLame]

I forgot how fun old anime games were to watch/play, nice vid.

[@niwona_]

The best fighting games IMO make defense exciting by having varied options that are not all-encompassing and having the threat of offense so much higher. Blocking actually looks cool, and isn't strong on its own. BBCF has all that in spades. I first fell in love with Fenrich's Jin. Monarch is much the same.

[@ZamirStills]

Thank you, editor, for playing Bullet’s theme at the beginning. 🤙🏾

[@lukeamparo6586]

Bro if Monarch used Tager he’d be a nightmare. That defense is top notch

[@grayshadow2597]

Or hakumen, instant blocking to get the gaps to 1 frame counter into combo with oki(even if it is weak)

[@nelomalkevain4129]

Monarch is the reason why I am so proud of being a Lambda main, well used to since I main Kagura ever since they buffed him back in CF 2.0

[@Squareslug]

love watching these Monarch updates. Dude is insane

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

I'm going to have to come back and end his streak...

[@ashr2723]

always a good day when you drop some blazblue content on us! your passion for the game is palpable and it makes for an awesome watch

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

I wish more people liked it!

[@TheEpicPancake]

Holy shit that defense is inspiring. I love seeing players with careful defense. It's super interesting, especially in games that have so much absolutely fucked up offense. Seeing people's groove get shattered to pieces because a guy can block or evade everything is entertaining in a very special way.

[@whizthesugoi]

dude these matches were just straight out c r a z y we need more of these react breakdown videos!

[@regalpinion4201]

Monarch: I wish, but no, I can't sadly. Interviewer: Can you see in to the future?

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

Monarchs defense and zoning are amazing far away or close by it's so hard to get to him

[@alyxsander]

Honestly, I don't mind the pauses. When you go more in depth it's pretty fun to listen.

[@ericcruz4850]

Watching that match reminds me of when I was first getting into UNIST. I was playing against a Waldstein who was clearly much better than me. It got to the point where they would actively just block and were trying to get me to mix them up any way I could.

[@AirIUnderwater]

1:00 Monarch is indeed wearing that to teach. Literally out there schoolin'!

[@SonicAxl]

Thanks for giving blazblue fans content my dude, your videos are amazing to watch MY favorite game is blazblue and i love it with my life and this content is the best

[@DSKBR556]

ty for covering blazblue as always

[@alwaysuf3584]

favorite influencer making a video on my favorite game please keep doing it

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

My favorite game too.

[@strippinheat]

He probably knows all the frame data.

[@AchedSphinx]

watching monarch play is tempting me to go back to bbcf. i mained nu/lambda since bbct and it's really cool to see how far he's pushed the character. makes match-ups like valk and hazama look ezpz.

[@user-bkey]

bro made GF look like pools holy shit he gotta get drug checked next time this is crazy

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Against a top player no less.

[@xenobestx8423]

I've been playing BlazBlue for 10 years and you won't see me doing that. "Basic combos" my ass, bro is on some next level shit.

[@mr_pants278]

Homie stepped willingly into the Cauldron and came out a King.

[@skiff3714]

Honestly felt like watching someone plow through arcade mode. One sided pub stomp

[@jorisdelben8145]

One thing I've realized is that blue combos happen quite often, especially on Hibiki's side. Are tech resets that frequent and powerful in this game ? (Skullgirls-style) Did Monarch just "take the hit" or did just not care ?

[@davidgeorge4756]

Jiyuna I will cherish this video in my heart for years to come. When I have some iPad babys of my own they will only watch this content

[@rickjamesia]

Watched this live and was happy to see my current main in the finals, even if he didn't win.

[@ThePanchEffect]

When is Jiyuna interviewing or schooling Monarch? We need it, for the FGC, for BB, we need it

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

I will come defeat him with my Ragna when the time comes...

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

LEZ GO LAMBDA I love with how her dive works it's pretty tough to burst Man it so cool seeing monarch play her

[@retrored]

Did you see the video of monarch just straight up blocking an entire Bang OD?

[@Joepuh]

watched this set in the crowd bro is different

[@ryanrcosta]

Monarch is just doing Beerus roleplay, walking up to these mortals with a face that says "i hope you can entertain me"

[@dingo535]

Lol, new game plus boss is a perfect description.

[@bleack8701]

Any time I hear "I won't pause much" I sigh in disappointment

[@grayshadow2597]

if you can't open em up, chip em, amane time

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

That's actually smart lol

[@justice8718]

Or grab them with Izanami, since she has an untechable command grab that combos off from 41236D and has Ribcage to defend it.

[@BasedSif]

Damn, where was monarch in the days when this game was fresh?!? he's almost untouchable. craziest mixes are a cake walk to him.

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Apparently he was playing but still learning and not the beast he is today.

[@justice8718]

He's the secret Unlimited Boss character the American Players accidently unlocked.

[@amperiumx]

He can see two minutes in the future.

[@Gamandizer]

He plays like it's street fighter, cool

[@TheTouristArrives]

Those Nezu eyes. Damn. That look says, “I got smoked and I *still* don’t know what I did wrong.” Great set, though. Monarch is beast.

[@GetterRay]

GGs, see you in the next Blazblue game.

[@bryantdinwiddie2617]

Jiyuna has to save BlazBlue! It's not on the CEO game roster this year, only CEOtaku. Orlando needs both. Help out, Jiyuna, willya?

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Kneel to SF6.

[@Khemith_Demon_Hours]

Blazeblu makes SF6 seem like Shaq Fu. Your dad is the President of the United States.

[@tianshengtan6828]

Monarch truly is a monster like no other

[@kaleb9596]

Haven't played blaze blue since continuum shift. And it was for fun. But where are the Hazama and Hakumen players?

[@azrael_III]

j.anson was in this tournament he's like the best hazama in the world.

[@kaleb9596]

@@azrael_III The best fr? Thats dope. I'll check him out

[@Yepmyaccount]

Monarch so good because he built himself off those Es fundies. A pure, honest character...

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

My girl.

[@christopherhensel1076]

Wish we could got monarch out to JP for a big tournament if they still hold any

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Same, but it would have to be on PS4. You can't block like this on Arcade cab, too laggy.

[@Proudchaud]

Monarch never fails to impress

[@alexfoster8110]

Monarch skilled player but that is not normally, This very very insane....They need to check him controller and game.....Maybe he not cheating but maybe he using the game deficit ...and this cant seem on game screen..He needs to check-up

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Pee in a cup!

[@ratfink2079]

I will always click the blazblue jiyuna videos

[@DocBB]

It's shit like this that makes BB sick. I've played since CS2 so I'm super used to all the defense options. I played DNF Duel for a couple weeks and was just shocked at how there is basically 0 defense options. In comparison to BB it's not even close, game's tight.

[@dimex3362]

Basically against someone like monarch you need to just do 10 pressure resets in a row and if that doesn’t work, just do 20. In serious. There’s a character in tekken named hwaorang. Almost zero mixups, but his pressure is literally infinite so he opens people up just because they are trying to get out of the pressure. Monarchs defense is amazing because he prioritises blocking over jabbing which means his mental stack is less when defending but he’s open to pressure resets because the defense is so soft. Anyways that’s the way one “should” go about beating him. If it were me I wouldn’t do one overhead/low until I get him to try to jab out. Because that’s the point where he will have switched his inactive defense to active and that’s the point where the mental stack can start to get overwhelming. Anyways great defensive play from him, I’m sure many players try to pressure reset him to death and he still blows them up because of the skill difference… like when you have a zoner against a grappler and the grappler still wins.

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Give it a try lol

[@dimex3362]

@@ANIMEILLUMINATI I definitely would if I were any good at BB! Having said that… did you notice from the vid how many times he escaped pressure by teching a throw or blocking an overhead.. seems to me that would be great reasons not to go for them as much against him.

[@TheAusar]

I am a simple man. I see Lambda, i click.

[@bangzell6885]

Believe it or not, Monarch's Es is even more oppressive.

[@justice8718]

She jobbed this tourney

[@TehDocIzIn]

Look at his name in the tournament. He's from Dunzledorf ofc he's different

[@jibrail4528]

monarch knows this matchup bc of elyon shout out the goat

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Always nice when you get a familiar matchup in tournament.

[@wsssdyb]

7:14 dude wtf?

[@amia7z]

The average BlazBlue player is already in a different league, so technically he's TWO leagues ahead Anyway, BLAZGOAT GRAHHHHHHH (Jiyuna will you play BlazBlue Entropy Effect when it comes out)

[@emruld_fox]

I think Monarc is marking the community by playing a character that's not es for fun

[@dragonslaying_knight]

When will Jiyuna compete in a major?

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Look up SEAM2015.

[@dragonslaying_knight]

@@ANIMEILLUMINATI OMW

[@luluda4966]

We need the god Fenrich to humble Monarch

[@Jyosua]

Need the arcade lag

[@azrael_III]

After watching the video, Monarch may have a chance against my Azrael.... Joking aside, his defense is so amazing dude deserves an award just for it, somebody should name an antivirus "Monarch" hehehehehe BBCF forever !!

[@mansansmorals1471]

Blazblue always gets a thumbs up from me

[@Bfire0]

Sure he's good but how are his blocks with arcade lag /s

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

It’s not /s, it’s very serious! The lag definitely makes it a different game.

[@MogusMasterSaikawa22]

I finally got blazblue central fiction I'm just starting to learn i haven't played a 2d fighter really any fighter besides pokken last year haha. I will say taokaka almost seems slower than i remember her being in calamity trigger idk if it's just me and arakune kinda seems faster I wonder if they actually have different movement speed haha

[@augusthermes6740]

I see Lambda, I click the video. It's simply a good Idea. 👍

[@lidounai]

My favourite game that I don't play. Where's mbtl ff?

[@reportimortal]

What do you mean by exception? US is potentially the strongest region! 👀👀👀

[@JB-xh8hj]

What's up

[@taylorbee4010]

Of course it’s a nu-13

[@javierpasten7568]

i never really put actual time to watch monarch play, holy shit he is high on focus meds like adhd meds or something. those are the eyes of an extra focused player with muted emotions, i know cause i take them.

[@Drewsel]

Would be neat for hairline man to do a video on doping in the FgC lol

[@javierpasten7568]

@JulianRock yeah they kinda do, emotional numbness is called

[@13666RAI]

Monarch is cheating he use his land advantage because he is playing on hometurf, he probably got +1000 stats on his reflex smh my head. I will concede if monarch get flown to japan (by certain influencer) to compete blazeblue tournament (if any, sadly not in evo japan 2023) and wash everybody tho

[@ANIMEILLUMINATI]

Japan showdown would only count if he played on PS4 and not Arcades.

[@13666RAI]

@@ANIMEILLUMINATI i wish that's happening in japan soon

[@moonbeam2730]

monarch is my king

[@DesjahRei]

An american bb player that BLOCKS?? Blasphemy!

[@chasepalumbo2929]

Dude can you please pause and explain more lol

[@tenarakunn]

MONARCH IS THE GOAT HE IS THE BEST BLAZBLUE PLAYER AND I WILL BECOME LIKE HIM

[@adamwall-r6f]

That's true I think!

[@BlackIce4777]

Be better than him

[@onefootoutthedoor9937]

Your username is suspect at best Aint no pinnochios in Japan

[@Not_cee]

Ill beat u at blazblue

[@lewismoore534]

I'd love to have intense battles like these, win or lose...THE THRILL OF BATTLE IS ALWAYS FUN!!!!💖💖💖💖