Blame the Beasts (Amazing Fighting Game Combos) | "Will It Kill?"

[@HomeDepotemkin]

I sure love Will It Kill, but I wish Sajam would explain when it happens, how to submit it, and if you should go all in on the first clip 🤔

[@GanguroKonata]

I have it on good authority that it's the first Monday of every month, you send your clip to James Chen and you take out a second mortgage to bet on the first clip

[@nappokaikai]

Naw I think ur suppose to send to his MySpace and they have to be a single second

[@Craixis]

@@nappokaikai I thought you were supposed to send it to his AoL messenger account! No wonder he hasn't gotten any of my clips!

[@inorris609]

He def said to go all in on the first clip , he actually said he "recommends" it.

[@flashbackfrank8781]

It happens on a random day of the month at a random time, you don't submit clips physically, but psychically directly into the stream, and you always go all in and remember to always throw paper.

[@CONEYZZ]

21:00 GOD BLESS THOSE LITTLE DUDES

[@EmrutoSynths]

An "OOPS! ALL MUGEN!" episode would be dope as hell lmao. Just complete chaos.

[@malcovich_games]

By the way, March 31, 2023 is a Friday... so if the show lasts that long, then perhaps..

[@free_playstation_2]

The best part about Will it Kill is looking at the starting hit and the health bar is hanging around 90%, and literally everyone in chat thinks "How in the goddamn [xx sol j.d] is the combo even close to killing?"

[@orionsong1624]

Kyanta has so many TOD combos XD

[@VVheeli]

The Makoto 99 second chop was SO good even if I lost on it.

[@free_playstation_2]

@@VVheeli Makoto isn't the best character in 3S but she's definitely the most dangerous one Bro caught one overhead in round start and instantly died

[@CoroUsamiCh]

17:09 - Oh boy, a Pokken clip! A quick explanation about the Victini unblockable setup - the assist has an attack hitbox that does like 200 damage, but it spawns behind the user so it’s rarely in position to connect to the opponent unless they’re blindly jumping over you. (Its primary use is for its buff and meter gain effects than the attack) What Garchomp did was force Lucario into airtech after the wallbounce, cross under, use the assist so it spawns behind him at the wall, cross under *again* and then used his command grab special. Since in Pokken grabs have to be teched with attacks, Lucario is screwed on oki since either he attacks/jumps and takes the 200 damage launcher from Victini, or he blocks and takes the command grab that leads to wallsplat and 200-ish damage. Pokken has a few unblockable setups, limited to an attack assist and a command grab timed at the same time, but this one’s the hardest to set up practically and also the one with the most reward both ways, which is what makes the clip so cool!

[@lockemyastan6276]

I knew you'd be somewhere in the comment section. Thanks for explaining!

[@Sorrelhas]

Thanks for explaining, friend

[@sauvagess]

I mean, if he would have Synergy Burst, he woulda killed...but I guess he wouldn't have it for the next round. I was looking at this like "only 173 left? he's HELLA dead" but there was no super to finish it off.

[@lockemyastan6276]

@@sauvagess If I recall correctly, activating Burst tends to reset the enemy to neutral, and is one of the only true reversals. He had the life lead, so I'm thinking Burgy kept the Burst so Greg couldn't make a comeback.

[@sauvagess]

@@lockemyastan6276 ​ It just has an extremely long startup, he could have activated on the wall splat and still land it since they don't recover until they slide all of the way down to the ground.

[@espicelmecanicodecombustio1632]

Show begins, KOF, both characters at full health, "he's dead" I love this community

[@Goataku777]

idk why but during the stream the lower case k.o. had me crying, That whole clip was just so good lmao.

[@KaelusVonSestiaf]

21:48 Even though he took a little step, he hadn't regained even a pixel of stamina by the time he got hit, so he couldn't have rolled. Or at least it seems that way.

[@weewer3369]

Trust me, I WAS mashing Dodge here. Got absolutely smoked. I was more so pissed the dog dodged the Rock Sling

[@DoctorGalactor]

Elden Ring in MY Wil It Kill?? This channel has really become a Soulsbourne channel. I can't believe Sajam did this.

[@Ramsey276one]

Timestamp please!

[@KuroShiiiiro]

@@Ramsey276one halftime show

[@Ramsey276one]

@@KuroShiiiiro got there XD

[@bennymountain1]

Thanks for the heads up, gonna skip it. I've avoided all material of ER until I play it myself, but now I can't even play it, lol, what with living in Fourth Reich (Russia) and what not.

[@nintendoninja397]

35:43 My fav part about that clip is the casual walk at the start like it's a typical commute to work.

[@cuecrunch]

alot of ppl dont seem to know this but melty blood actually has a guts/defense system that is very similar to guilty gear, which is why melty blood has so many "magic pixel" moments

[@morganlak4337]

How exactly does it work?

[@demidevilqueen]

Oh really? I haven't played it in a hot minute, but that a pretty interesting bit of info!

[@cuecrunch]

@@morganlak4337 characters take less damage as they lose health with every 25% increasing the defense buff. you also take less damage when airborne and you take more when crouching

[@shadowmaksim]

I can't believe "Arcana Heart" actually made it in. I was skeptical but figured why not and it happened. It's not exactly a well liked series unfortunately due to its aesthetic and cast, at least in the Western FGC, so it's always a gamble bringing it up. A shame since it's such a genuinely dope fighter. Anyway, while I wouldn't call "Arcana Heart" a low damage game, it's not necessarily a high damage game either for various reasons. The most notable reason being that it features decently strong guts. So with the exception of one character who has negative guts, you just won't be seeing explosive damage that often unless the character getting hit is at full health, which will basically never kill. As for what actually happened in the clip, oh boy, there's surprisingly a lot to explain... The reason Akane is doing those jutsu signs is cause she's stocking up on Kotodama charges, which can be found under her health bar. With each stock, she can cancel a special into another special, which allows her to do those Dragon-Kick-into-Dive-Kick loops. She can have a max of 3 stocks at any given time. Akane is also paired up with Anutpada, the Time Arcana. And there are a couple things to explain about it. The first is how Akane managed to hit Konoha. Time allows you to set a fully charged 5E or 2E, which are dedicated launchers, as a trap as long as you keep holding down E. Let go of E and the attack goes off like normal (negative edge essentially), even if you are nowhere near it. You can see Akane set a fully charged 2E at the start of the clip and release it when Konoha started using an Arcana Super. The second is that one of the Arcana Specials you get from Time is a point blank hit that time stops your opponent in place for a few seconds. You can see it at the start where Akane refills on Kotodama stocks and a second time during the combo leading into the Arcana Blaze. It's often used for oki and set play since damage in this state is heavily scaled. The third is the aforementioned Arcana Blaze, which are the Arcana's ultimates that fully deplete your Force gauge (found right under the character portraits) while in Extend Force (an offensive RC-like burst state with various benefits, depletes your Force gauge while in it). The Arcana Blaze for Time, after a lengthy start-up, time stops the entire field for a good while. And I guess while I'm at it, Time's benefit in Extend Force is that you move 1.35 times faster. A simple but interesting effect to say the least. I hope something from that wall of text above made sense.

[@QuantemDeconstructor]

the main thing that led me to even knowing about Arcana Hearts is hearing about thoroughly silly inputs (namely the pentagram motion), was that only in one game or is it a thing in the series?

[@altokia2724]

Damn. Arcana Hearts is fucked up.

[@BeeLy1011]

I haven't played Arcana Heart, but as a DOA fan, I understand how it feels to have people dismiss our game without even giving it a try, so I might have to give it a look just for that.

[@metaphobic]

@@altokia2724 that's what makes it beautiful

[@QuantemDeconstructor]

@@shadowmaksim I may have to pick it up some time, game sounds WILD

[@dankmemesdonedirtcheap2714]

I want to say that i can't believe he put two clips of Chip getting TOD back to back, but that oddly feels on brand with Will It Kill

[@DoctorGalactor]

I mean first clip was may with some risc and counter 5H in the corner, and the second was a ton of risc into a Sidewinder loop into Fafnir and finishing off with Tyrant Rave Alpha, which deals more damage depending on the number of clean hits you got in the combo. According to Dustloop, the first three hits Tyrant Rave deal 25 damage each, plus the finishing 84 damage hit, but each clean hit you get adds 30 damage to the first three hits, so with 3 clean hits in the combo, you should get a total of 429 damage. Basically, Chipp is fucked.

[@FGCErrorRick]

Not a fan of the freeze frame on Antonov’s fingers. It’s like his big ol’ hot dog fingers are reaching right into my pockets for my channel points.

[@malcovich_games]

What has Antonov ever done to you? And is it a theft or robbery?

[@nailwind]

Akane did more handseals in one combo than the entirety of Naruto's last half goddamn

[@Ramsey276one]

O M G XD

[@tailsfoxboy]

Arcana Heart on will it kill makes me so happy, especially with one of the best combos that could be used to introduce someone to arcana heart.

[@GanguroKonata]

Said "peep my Dio cosplay real quick"

[@notyin2169]

I was trying to find more Kinnikuman clips and clicked on a Fatal Fury livestream by accident and that clip was the first thing I saw Speaking of, glad everyone is enjoying the Kinnikuman clips! Really wish the game was more accessible because it's an incredible game

[@bekimmehmedi2905]

Makoto with 2 bars and a perfect win, I had no hope for Urien.

[@hanklestank]

Never mind the stun noise in Karnov's Revenger, those Zebra's and their "Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me." stance and stare is weirding me the fuck out.

[@Ramsey276one]

XD

[@krbay1019]

4:20 Sajam explaining my exact thought process made me know what it feels like to be a Jojo villain being defeated.

[@chi3fross]

I went back and checked the damage on the melty blood kohaku super, saw it was 7 damage, posted a comment, pressed play, and Sajam said “that did 7 damage.” I thought I had the comment sauce but he hit me with the youtube Will it Mix

[@geekosha1116]

That lion was on some EVO commentator apples

[@GanguroKonata]

The low damage, normal time flow combos that Arcana Heart is known for

[@MrOrdinaryundone]

Its the most wonderful tiiiiime of the month!

[@RougeMephilesClone]

Went 16-4, got over double my points with 50k turning into 120k. Super happy to see a Pokken Tournament clip, and in the first half at that. I'm beginning to realize that I need to step up the quality of the clips I submit if I want them to make it in. It's rough finding the perfect moment for an obscure game.

[@shadowmaksim]

Tell me about it. I've been on a mission to find clips for some of the lesser known fighters I like and it's not that easy. I've straight up been resorting to multi-hour Japanese arcade uploads and just hope I find something while casually watching them. Surprisingly, it's been working oddly well. That "Arcana Heart" clip at the end was one such example. As well as some of the featured "Nitroplus Blasterz" clips from the last couple WIK's. Japanese arcades man, stuff happens in them.

[@GenericSoda]

If you do it for long enough sometimes a 26 second video of Makoto karate chopping Urien to death just pops up in your recommendations and makes it in

[@01subject]

My singular claim to fame is saying “This is a low damage game” as I truthfully bet no on the Planetman clip, and having it be echoed by streamer man himself Those SBFP fisticuffs episodes on the series prepared me well for this day

[@chibipine]

25:27 Someone in the chat said, "I blocked that." BRUH IM DEAD

[@hirumaryuei]

That AH3 combo at the end is some serious combo video stuff. It's definitely not a normal combo. AH3 is a fairly low damage game, but Konoha is a low health character and it was WIK so I figured it had to be close. The combo definitely did not disappoint.

[@princesssweepzzt5502]

To explain the last Arcana Heart clip, those dive kicks are something she has only 3 uses of that she has to charge up by doing that animation where she claps her hands together, and she has the Time Arcana which is allowing her to freeze the opponent so that she can fully stock her dive kicks over and over in the same combo.

[@JLHack7]

When I saw the Makoto one, My immediate reaction was just the Third Strike announcer saying "Yeah, that makes sense."

[@Ramsey276one]

XD

[@thecountercounter9127]

19:40 im aware sajam mentioned it but i i would just like to bring attention to the fact that this SUPER MOVE a move that cost RESOURCES that can provide fundamental tactics and be a threat to your opponent or a shield in your darkest hour did SEVEN WHOLE ASS DAMAGE IN A 5500+ COMBO worth

[@ratboylegends1274]

Can we get a video series of Sajam learning to play Kinnikuman i think that would be something everyone would learn and benefit from

[@jasonwhigham335]

Hype ass music at 37:29 is called "miracle of muscle docking"

[@KaarelZarlag]

The day Sajam shows a clip that is full HP bar into magic pixel, i will drop my strat of voting yes if it looks like it's too far to kill and no if it looks like it's too close to kill

[@KHA0T1X]

The lion was so zooted he didn't feel the need to attack the zebra, chill mode. Edit: after seeing a zebra demolish barrier freeman later on, I see why the lion kept distance earlier.

[@pharaohanakaris]

"i dont know who gave it to him, but somebody gave it to him" omegalul

[@jayhawk722]

12-7-1 this show. Couldn't vote on the E. Honda clip cause that was mine. The reactions were too good. XD Thanks for putting this one together. It was a blast!

[@Lem___________]

Question bout that clip, should you be able to quick recovery before the otg?or is the headbutt hkd

[@jayhawk722]

@@Lem___________ From what I understand, you can quick recover after the headbutt. But the Guile didn't for some reason and Honda capitalized.

[@siphesibiya8672]

4:24 I HATE THAT YOU KNEW WHAT I WAS THINKING REEEEEEEEEEE LMAOOOO!

[@GenericSoda]

I submitted that one thinking it was too obvious, so seeing it get somebody gives me life

[@siphesibiya8672]

@@GenericSoda NOOO I got double got... lol great clip my dude

[@AngryManlet]

The boot was attacking the life bar directly

[@TheJbrown60]

my heart dropped seeing that steve combo hit the wall sideways and i yelled oh no out loud

[@weewer3369]

Hey! I posted the Elden Ring clip with the Red Dog of Radagon guard break into BITE combo! Yeah I didn't really need Vigor till later parts of the game since I was doing fine, but I also didn't know the Moonveil was such a hated weapon at the time, the game hadn't been out for too long! Thanks for shouting out the clip

[@Michael_Raymond]

Those first two clips are peak WIK. Chat throwing rock before the clip starts, Makoto getting paused on First Attack

[@JerdMcLean]

Picked up kof 3 days ago. Only been labbing Antinov so far. With meter he kills off everything what a cool guy.

[@theufua]

You know, it would be cool if Sajam had his own prediction. Like, when they're filtering out what clips to play, just an extra column on the sheet for Sajam's prediction. Right after the betting closes, he can put up what he thought would happen and kinda play along. It'd be fun seeing his perspective, with his more personal experiences as compared to a lot of chat.

[@suplexthetrain]

That Persona clip invokes the spirit of Randy Johnson annihilating a bird with a fastball it's so powerful

[@NrgSpoon]

30:48 I can't believe more people didn't vote yes, this game was putting out some real Fate/Unlimited Codes energy.

[@buff00n3ry]

I got 7 guesses in a row correct during the first half (7-3 going into halftime show). I got 12:16 correct (SOL)ely on the argument of: "It's a Sol clip. Sajam's a Sol main; he's not gonna show a clip where Sol doesn't wreck someone." UPDATE: Final score was 14-6, which is prolly THE BEST record I've had in "Will it Kill?" thus far.

[@BardsOnAHill]

I went 16/3 (skipped one). This is literally the most worthwhile thing I’ve ever done

[@17Goop]

One of these days I'm actually gonna set my calendar to attend this prestigious event.

[@Call555JackChop]

Everyone loves to bring up Testament when talking war crimes but people need to start realizing Makoto is the true villian

[@SaiKisaragi]

Best grappler in the game, great booba, amazing footies, cool headband, random ass intro with buki, best character

[@Ramsey276one]

O M G XD

[@Gameproducer6]

Last time I was this early, I still had my channel points.

[@romajimamulo]

16:00 this isn't the Pokken clip I thought would be in the show first. On the plus side, it means I actually don't have any idea

[@Vacuous1]

You guys play "Will It Kill?" But I play "Will Sajam Touch His Hair In This Clip Section?" We are not the same

[@iP3RFEKTIONoO]

Garchomp ewgf is hard af 16:05

[@yourbellboy]

18:18 Sajam watchers, one of us _has_ to send LK this clip _I BEG YOU_

[@yourbellboy]

"Lord-does-no-fucking-damage-Knight"

[@daranyillh6446]

"Who designs these characters??" I am not joking when I say that almost every Kinnikuman character was designed by a child, the manga always had submissions open for fans to send in their own wrestlers. Which is how you get a man that is a urinal.

[@Altra_duck]

So fun fact: the pokken combo didn't kill because wall bounce damage can't kill in pokken. When a phase shift (switch between 2d and 3d) happens on a move that would have wall splatted, the person getting hit gets bounced off the wall instead and loses health to compensate for going back to neutral. It can't kill though, so the lucario got left at 1 health even though they had 3 hp after the last hit that could have killed

[@gnostechnician]

2-6 in the first half, 9-7 in the end Kusoge mode activated

[@Teebs1996]

God that Arcana heart combo is so cool, I'm so glad to see it on the show!!!!!

[@kominatoriku5483]

Chat knew they couldnt change their gambling problem so instead of reflecting on themselvs they blamed sajam

[@zanderwoods5434]

22:00 He couldn't roll, he had no stamina.

[@BIaziken2]

9:26 the low damage combos that guilty gear was known for.

[@GenericSoda]

If Leo has Burst, it's killing

[@Nat_____]

POKKEN, YEEEEEEEEAH BABYYYYYYYYYY

[@kaemonbonet4931]

I got so excited when he said yuyu Hakusho. Then I saw it was a completely different game than the one that I knew. Lol

[@Juno4Uno]

Barrierfreeman is no joke

[@pewpewfgc]

That last one was a certified footdive moment

[@SireForseti]

38:40 Kinnikuman is a pretty long running manga about superhero wrestling and something really cool about it is that Yudetamago lets the fan send in potential designs for Kinnikuman Characters, and he might end up using them

[@Ramsey276one]

Oh That explains a few! XD

[@micos3820]

Went 2-8 in the 1st half then managed to go 10-10 by the end of the 2nd half. Will it Kill is always a blast to watch, thanks for bringing it to KZbin Sajam!

[@misterjersey5460]

I'm glad Kinnikuman is getting more recognition.

[@FiendKuroCherri]

I’m just happy I guessed right on the Pokkén clip after remembering Phase Shift Points are a thing

[@nickbotful]

That second chipp clip didn't just kill chipp but it sent the player to the shadow realm

[@dapy9935]

The kyanta clip physically hurt me

[@conanbdetective]

Finally caught this live. Even more fun live

[@shymera]

11-9 playing at home, this is definitely my favorite game show, I really want to catch one live

[@karue7581]

Loved the editing on this one!

[@Youknowwhoitis155]

The melty blood super kohaku hit did. literally 7 damage

[@ZioSerpe]

You have no idea the hoops I had to jump through to get Blade At us from shining on steam in my country. This jank ass game is dope and Pairon is a top tier waifu

[@greedx__]

had to leave early in the second half, bless be moste for the swift upload

[@skipatrolslayer]

11:30 Totsugeki too powerful. 🐬

[@torkip1313]

Good to see sajam is a junpei appreciator

[@MisterAnimann]

Whoever said LK characters can't kill clearly hasn't watched a lot of Persona

[@cahallo5964]

what does LK stand for

[@seokkyunhong8812]

@@cahallo5964 Lord Knight

[@cahallo5964]

@@seokkyunhong8812 and what's that

[@BIGW0RM]

Gave that player the James Chen "Ode to the 2-hit Combo" at 22:26.

[@TheStrategist314]

LMFAO. I SUBBED NOT THAT LONG AGO AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SERIES…THIS SHIT IS HELLA FUNNY!

[@amethonys2798]

21:53 don't need to see the life bar tbh. Int users refuse to put points in health anyway.

[@nethstar]

the fact that 3rd strike clip had KO in the title felt like it was telling me... "this... this is a KO. it Will Kill."

[@puxtbuck6731]

Lord “Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Kill” Knight

[@SunsetSullivan]

5:53 Steven "Hope Crusher" Lyon over here

[@therobzoobie1481]

@Sajam at 22:00 he wasnt able to roll since he was out of stamina yes he can walk but with no stam you cant roll.

[@brianbonn5733]

I genuinely forgot Honda was in SFV and it blew my mind that he has a 41 hit combo lol

[@CrucibleOfHate]

The man who got guard broken could not have rolled, he had no stamina

[@drftr6073]

will it kill on my bday, you love to see it.

[@kidace55]

Went 10-7 I forgot to vote on a few but man I wished I saw this live. Did pretty good.

[@ashemabahumat4173]

That Junpei clip, tho. Instant hood classic.

[@Not_Char93]

17-3 Not to bad, really fun ep with a diverse group of games.

[@BetaXeeta]

4:18 “It could’ve been a no!” It says KO in the title and it’s 25 seconds

[@pedroscoponi4905]

If there's one thing I learned about the Persona game from WIK, it's that betting against a Shadow Junpei combo is never safe.

[@thedigikulumba650]

I went 12-7 but ended up with less channel points than i started with, so I can't really tell if I won

[@113Kyote]

35:20 That's Junpei from Persona 3. He's my all time favorite character in any video game franchise. He's like the MC's best friend sort of like how Yosuke in P4 and Ryuji in P5 fit that role. He had one of the best character arcs in the entire franchise imo, the dude is mad chill and just an all around good guy. He teaches little league baseball now and I'm glad you think he's cool Sajam, Junpei is awesome!

[@Eggroll3s]

God I wish I was there for that pokken clip. Used to play that game competitively lmao. Love to see representation

[@redwoulf1310]

27:00: DRAGON OF THE DANKEST FLAME!!!