F.A.N.G Beginner's Guide

This video details my suggestions for newer player to Street Fighter 5 who want to learn F.A.N.G and are not sure where to start. Feel free to pick the parts that work best for you to incorporate into your game-plan. None of this is the end-all-be-all for optimal F.A.N.G gameplay. So take everything I say with a grain of salt. I suggest you also go and watch the top F.A.N.G players and steal their tech.
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If you're not in the F.A.N.G discord, you should join it: / discord
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Also, I stream sometimes: twitch.tv/toplin_
Intro: (00:00)
Ground Rule: (1:18)
Defensive Options: (2:28)
Punish Combos: (2:50)
Blocking: (5:30)
Anti-Airs: (6:58)
Neutral: (8:58)
Knockdowns/Oki: (11:34)
Final Thoughts: (12:37)

[@CVE]

This guide is so good that it inspired me to start playing F.A.N.G on the 04/04/2023 a few months away from SF6's release. You did an outstanding job with this guide Toplin because it was clearly explained, very practical, great examples were used and it felt great to experience. I personally know how much preparation and effort it takes to put a video like this together from the idea and research stages to picking fonts, transitions and sound effects etc (I loved your use of F.A.N.G's 'He He' sound effect in the video by the way lol). I'd like to finish by saying views and subscribers do not equal great content, it's the way the content makes a person feel, it's the experience it gives to the viewer or simply is the content good or not. You've created some great content Toplin which I'd respectfully liken to this saying... A diamond does not depreciate in value if people don't notice it or aren't currently looking at it.

[@toplin3611]

😭😭❤ Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot! The fact that people are still finding this video and finding it useful is so rewarding to me.

[@CVE]

@@toplin3611 This video is Godly, that is the reason for all the continued attention and praise your video gets... And rightly so!

[@babysitterd]

Good job mate! Here are some bookmarks for me: 2:50 COMBOS 6:59 ANTI AIRS 11:34 OKIZEME

[@toplin3611]

Thanks! And good idea on the timestamps. I added them to the description as well.

[@ArcLibra]

Lowest character usage, so this guide is godsend to anyone who is picking this up. Thanks.

[@uncreativeuniverse9399]

This is actually the best guide I’ve ever watched for any fighting game. Good stuff!

[@ripthejacker7594]

Surprised this doesn't have more views. A really solid tutorial for people who are very new for building fundamentals and cutting out a lot of the flashy stuff that you can learn after you already have a good base to build on.

[@Double512]

Great guide, I really appreciate you providing context for how and when to use what move. Too many guides just say "practice this bnb until you can do the 30 hit super combo" but this is simple and practical.

[@nom__sain2239]

This guide rules, it's going to be super helpful for me and I don't even play Fang

[@loryugan6574]

Thank you for taking the time to make this guide. 😃

[@toplin3611]

No problem! Happy to help.

[@dESTRON76]

Just came back to the game after close to 2 years - FANG was always my pocket it's nice to see he has been buffed. This was a good refresher I would love you to do another one his current form - I think all my old gimmicks have been removed/changed.

[@Clarkbardoone]

THANK YOU! I’ve improved a lot thanks to you.

[@ripthejacker7594]

I hope you make some more F.A.N.G guides in the future, I am brand new to SFV and I've already been grinding out some good wins using your method :D

[@FredThePhoenix]

This is an amazing guide! Just wish it covered what the V-Triggers do a bit since I have no idea. Got tired of playing Chun-Li, G and Zangief... I'll give FANG a try thanks to you :)

[@Pudding9221]

For some reason I've only watched this guide now. Should've done so way sooner. Good stuff friend!

[@---do2qd]

Looking forward to next part of the guide :)

[@justinbelarski7077]

Great guide! Thanks for putting this out!

[@---do2qd]

Thank you for making this!

[@unclefungus2829]

Excellent guide. The only think I would ask for is music used :(

[@yamazaki7623]

great video, thanks!

[@expat8460]

Hi new to FGC and SFV and thinking of picking up this character, yeah called me crazy for picking a hard one to learn lol

[@toplin3611]

They told me the same thing. He's not as hard as he seems though. SFV was my first fighting game so if I can do it, anyone can!

[@expat8460]

@@toplin3611 That gives me motivation to pursue it, thanks.

[@CVE]

@@expat8460 Love your username! xD

[@diegofizzo]

Very good vídeo.... thanks from Brasil

[@bj2185]

great foundations cheers

[@mrgoku91]

great guide

[@sotobello.]

Pretty awesome

[@Darkthoughts-z7r]

thanks bro.

[@Dude0x]

thanks !dude

[@Oneofday]

amazing guide, thx for this!

[@Sifo89]

So MK for the win right?

[@joubertst-louis1867]

👍

[@shadowsun4055]

I can't do this combo: 3:07 for some reason I always execute it correctly when far away from the opponent, but when it hits I can never do de last move... someone help me?

[@toplin3611]

The second hit of the standing medium kick will not connect if they are crouching. If that's happening then you need to cancel into sotoja on the first hit, or better yet, replace it with a cr.mp. If you still cant do it and they're standing, you just need to keep practicing in training mode. You probably lost charge. Remember to be holding back the whole time you're blocking and during your combo until it's time to release and get your sotoja.

[@germanrocha2030]

interesting 👀 thx!

[@hqrsyd]

Paper, Scissors, Rock

[@priiro2]

Faz mais um vídeo com mais truques do fang. Ficou muito bom.

[@tiersexualcommunistpropaga2766]

I literally can't get any specials to come out after the second hit of s.MK Help please?

[@germanrocha2030]

hey, could u make an Honda instructive video? would be grateful! PD: new sub & new like :)

[@toplin3611]

Unfortunately I only know this character well enough to make a video guide. :'( Thanks for the sub!

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

Is the Discord still active?

[@marstudios7879]

One question how can you make Fang flies on the air side to side please?

[@toplin3611]

Kind of a hard question to answer since it depends on the spacing. If you have them cornered or do the fly right in their face, it will side switch.

[@randymartin9040]

Why is there no sound for me? But Closed captions show words are being said. Wtf? Every other video on youtube works

[@randymartin9040]

Nm, refresh fixed whatever glitch was happening

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

Yeah its just a regular YT glitch thats been around for years.

[@SlumpPluto]

What is ur controller settings

[@toplin3611]

Default controls.

[@Optitius]

Why is the video unavailable on my devices?!?! My laptop and my iphone 😭

[@toplin3611]

Should be fixed now! Let me know if you still cant watch it.

[@Optitius]

@@toplin3611 its fixed, thanks!!

[@Optitius]

Please I need this tutorial!

[@Optitius]

It is unavailable on both my laptop and iphone. Literally every other video works... how can I help this?

[@loryugan6574]

Try again. The video became temporarily unavailable due to some KZbin issue.

[@Optitius]

@@loryugan6574 FIXED! Thanks alot brother

[@alexmaganda5827]

sad that fang is garbage though ill still play him though