Fighting Game Glance: Goldlewis Dickinson (GGST)

[@ZtotheMills]

I also love how Goldlewis is a big dude, but thats where it ends. no food obsession, no turning him into a joke character. hes a big fella who's fun and kinda slick. its fricken great.

[@sarika3689]

Yeah. Reminds me of Bob in the way that he's just really cool whilst being fat as fuck.

[@karenwest6350]

I'm really glad they didn't turn him into a joke character, especially not one where the joke is "hehehe he's fat BUT HES FAST TOO betcha didn't think he'd be fast like sanic".

[@suddenllybah]

He does think it is lunch time at the end of the game if he wins, and the aliens prank call him about pizza time. But I think like, you could make that joke with basically any character who eats.

[@ZtotheMills]

@@suddenllybah Yeah. though hes not like, immediately salivating and freaking out like "OMG YES TIME TO EEEEAAAAAAAT" Hes just like... "oh crap uh.... I guess I could do food right now"

[@hi-i-am-atan]

@@ZtotheMills big dude's gotta have a hearty appetite, but that don't mean it's gotta be more than a secondary character trait

[@MrTheil]

Goldlewis is the cool uncle that takes you to Five Guys when you're having a rough day

[@kerbonaut2059]

this aged extremely well

[@duo317]

They don't want him to have good defense, but he's the SECRETARY OF ABSOLUTE DEFENSE.

[@RageAndGlittter]

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[@airamgonzalez373]

I suppose the idea is because a good attack its a good defense

[@RageAndGlittter]

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[@SharPhoe]

"Defending" by attacking others relentlessly to the point the can't dare retaliate? Sounds like an American to me.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

To be fair the "absolute" part of his title is only in English, not in Japanese.

[@WhoIsSirChasm]

Every time someone complains about Birdie being gross, I think about how I once got a combo off of booger in a ranked match and how that wouldn't be possible if he wasn't.

[@BigYellowSilly]

The price we pay for booger tech

[@WhoIsSirChasm]

Snot a problem for me!

[@Neogears1312]

I just liked punk birdie more. We don’t have too many characters like alpha birdie who *fucking lynch you mid match* with a no fucks to give attitude.

[@Neogears1312]

Even if he was significantly shittier in the alpha games. Like imagine telling an alpha player that birdie will need nerfs in the future. Man was bottom tier and a half....

[@Torthrodhel]

There's an easy fix for that, and it's in one of his costume options. Don't take away him being gross. Just take away him being fat.

[@karue7581]

It's great to see someone talking about how amazingly designed Goldlewis is. Way too many people are only caring about his supposed competitive viability, and glancing over how cool of an addition he is to the roster. Love your content Yellow!

[@slumpoftheeast]

He has a half circle move that works in ANY DIRECTION. He's so fucking cool, unique to play, and skyfish is one of the coolest moves I've ever used. How often do you just whip out a mini gun in a fighter? He's just so FUCKING COOL. And all people are worried about is how good he is lol. I love Yellow's videos because he just talks about the character and his own opinion on them. And his opinions are always nice to hear, he always has useful things to say. Barely any tier list talk and it's so refreshing

[@meathir4921]

Goldlewis is the sort of character I expect in terms of GG gameplay design - something only GG can do, and yet still super intuitive. Behemoth Typhoon is an incredibly realised concept of matching motion input to attack. Of course, the best thing about him is that he's brothers with the damn sheriff from Xrd.

[@samuelalphabet5360]

In ACR, Order Sol similarly has specials that change their properties as you build up a secondary meter. One key difference however is that there is an alternate input for those specials that allows you to use the level 1 version regardless of how much meter you have. Maybe being able to save security level would be too good, idk I dont have the money for strive lmao. But I just thought its worth noting that a character from an older gear title got an update that addresses pretty much the same problem you have with minigun, while also adding depth and new options to their kit.

[@BigYellowSilly]

Man that would do wonders lmao, would probably be a bit too good but now that it's in my head I want it to be real for him.

[@q6969]

Doesn't Order Sol also have to actively build his sub meter?

[@Neogears1312]

Man I forgot order sol could do that. That or a way to manually charge like OS could do would be nice. Thunderbird would be pretty threatening with that though.

[@Ramsey276one]

Order Sol can WAT? How did I not know that?! O_o

[@kyyourneutralisminekiske7104]

I still want Order-Sol in this game man

[@Neogears1312]

1. I can’t read this name without seeing GoldDick Lewison so thanks max. 2. I never got the hype for him, but he’s definitely fun to watch in a match which is honestly for the best as I haven’t tried him yet but if I don’t enjoy him I’m not exactly upset because of how it feels to watch him. Plus shout out to the English voice being legitimately incredible. 3. I had an out there request for a FGG; the Potemkin vs chipp match up. I think it’s one of the most exhilarating match ups in fighting game history. Both sides completely exploit the other’s biggest weaknesses and I’ve always had a blast on either side of it; trying all I can just to get in on chipp and trying my absolute hardest not to make a single mistake with chipp. It never feels like you’ve guaranteed a win no matter what because chipp could either completely out neutral you or Potemkin can just punch you once and kill you.

[@zander6259]

A video about chipp vs pot would be so cool

[@kazmiller7820]

To answer 2, he was in story mode and since he's a giant fat dude USING A COFFIN FOR A SHIELD FROM AREA 51!!!!! Most of the hype came from people who watched the story mode cutscenes

[@Neogears1312]

@@kazmiller7820 I get that. But a lot of it is his colors. They’re very... dead. Like I feel like if the colors were a bit brighter or something he would have grabbed my attention harder. Like I think he looks nice. I love how sheriff McCheese from xrd is his older brother but I was pretty whelmed with his reveal. Thought he was cool and looked interesting to play but I wasn’t blown out of the water like most people.

[@kazmiller7820]

@@Neogears1312 it's less important to focus on his colors, rather the detailings of him that in some way shape or form are American stereotypes and tropes.

[@Neogears1312]

@@kazmiller7820 I just think a sharper shade of brown would have made me love the design. Something like general Oliver’s suit in new vegas.

[@journal_1396]

Nice to see some Goldlewis appreciation among all the people crying about his tier list status. He's a fantastically designed and original character. He's a Guilty Gear character, no argument about it. I could see him in an older Gear game for sure. I love him, and I'm sure that he'll get better with some patches.

[@BigYellowSilly]

I defo think aiming to make him a little weak on release was the right move, he's the kind of character who would make a potentially unhealthy top tier, which wouldn't be great considering EVO. I'd be surprised if he gets buffed in the August patch, but I enjoy how he is as is so I'm easy.

[@journal_1396]

@@BigYellowSilly I remember that someone posted a Goldlewis TOD on Pot from twitter on reddit the day he released, and people were crying about 800 yen tier and him dominating EVO. Personally I'm also a little glad he's weak, it helps fight off the stereotype of OP DLC characters. Hopefully Arcsys will keep at it, and not release any absolutely busted DLC characters. And, if nothing else, Goldlewis is fun, he has options, and he has damage. He's just a great DLC character imo. Low tier or whatever, I love him, even if he's not my style of character at all.

[@xavibun]

Low tier or not I'mma play Mr. Cheeseburger Freedom Man over here.

[@journal_1396]

@@xavibun Burger Sheriff from Xrd is canonically Goldlewis's brother. We can get more cheeseburger. Burger Sheriff for DLC.

[@wor2xfs250]

@@BigYellowSilly Also he's a character with a lot of potential to improve

[@free_playstation_2]

That mixup with the blocked air normal into low / overhead behemoth typhoon is fucking wild The man knows the secret of the 11 herbs and spices, _and_ he got the sauce

[@matts8715]

The proximity slash normal stuff actually isn't Goldlewis specific. As a Millia player this happens all the time as well.

[@BigYellowSilly]

Ty for the info, I never had it happen with Faust which is what confused me so much

[@ShinxBOOM247]

It also an issue for Anji in a couple of his combos, though for Anji it hurts him more in neutral rather than in combos

[@javoclean960]

I feel this is something of a struggle in this game, I have the same issue although not that costly with Gio and Ky. Btw Matt, can you do C.S after a 2HS + Super?

[@BaronSterling]

As a Potemkin player, I'll also chime in. It really just feels like the close-slash proximity is too small across the board in this game.

[@k96man]

When I first started learning about guilty gear I couldn't help but feel weird when I learned Slash's proximity based, it just seems like something that would feel awkward

[@DeisFortuna]

Fighting games need more big body characters who *AREN'T* grapplers (like, as you mentioned, Nago and Goldlewis), and more grapplers who aren't big bodied, like Mika from Under Night. Also, tall, skinny characters don't count as big bodied in my book, before anyone tries to argue. Tall, thin characters like Faust or Merkava rarely focus on big, strong attacks, and rely more on gimmick (in Faust's case) or being a wacky waving inflatable tube Void (in Merkava's case) or something else that isn't the big, slow hard hitting attacks one normally associates with the big thicc bois. (And girls. And entities who fall into neither male or female.)

[@justice8718]

So Carl counts because his puppet sister is a big and slow heavy with heavy attacks.

[@DeisFortuna]

@@justice8718 No. Carl's a Puppet fighter. The "puppet" usually has different properties and archetypes to their "master". You could make a Big Body puppet fighter if you want. In the case of Carl however, he himself is tiny, and thus, does not count as a big body character, even if his sister would count as one if she were made into her own standalone character.

[@absentcoder4552]

Honestly, the only non-big-boy grappler I can think of Kanae from Akatsuki Blitzkampf, but I can name a big boy rushdown character in Azrael from Blazblue.

[@Nofixdahdress]

Couple of other grapplers that aren't big bodies that spring to mind are Satsuki from Melty Blood and arguably Bullet from BlazBlue. Central Fiction specifically, while she's always had a command grab super CF gave her a regular 360 command grab special for mix. Bullet's kind of a weird blend of rushdown/brawler/grappler, but I think she's close enough; big damage, limited mobility, tosses characters around the screen like a ragdoll. There's also Rainbow Mika and Laura from SF I suppose. It is a little weird that all the non-big-body grapplers I can think of are girls though. Would be nice to see a guy grappler that's smaller framed and uses some sort of BJJ or Judo inspired moveset.

[@ShermTank7272]

I’m surprised we don’t have more Luchador-type grapplers in fighting games. That's a free "skinny/small grappler" archetype for ya, right there. Lots of possibilities for flashy-looking command grabs too, especially in an ArcSys game.

[@CrescentMoonboi]

Thanks for giving such a great and comprehensive look on one of the coolest character in the game, even if not the best. Also, the appreciation for Goldlewis at 18:45 is one of the best looks at what needs to change for future big bodied fighting game characters.

[@HandsomeAl]

Even if people will complain about how viable or low tier Goldlewis is, it doesn't change that he's very fun to play with and is excellently designed. Really that's what's most important in a game; although, there's no doubting "The Kiss of Death" is one of the best themes in the game too.

[@GigaHands]

About the security gauge... When you do a move that uses it, it drains completely the moment you start the move. However, supers drain your tension when the super flash starts, which is a different point from move to move. This means that you can use Burn It Down, and get hit out of the pre-freeze startup, which will drain your security gauge but not your tension. Also a friend of mine once called security level "DEFCON Level" and I can't get it out of my head. Also also your Goldlewis combos are amazing.

[@ubermaster1]

Goldlewiss is the character that got me to finally build the courage to go online, barely made it to Heaven with him but god he is so fun I didnt notice until I got there

[@Torthrodhel]

That's awesome to see, totally in agreement on the "fat character" problem. This is great. This kind of hyper-arcadey fighter really isn't my personal preference, but goodness me if you're gonna go wacky variety, do they ever do it properly. Consistently interesting character concepts.

[@MMurine]

Thank you so much for mentioning how he is (sadly) uniquely executed as a fat character in a fighting game. I get really annoyed when people call him "the cheeseburger guy" or some dumb shit like that, because there are no references to food in any of his dialogue interactions, except for one of his win quotes (you should have mentioned that he has one of the best win screens in the game). I just think it's a shame that fighting games are so bad at making fat characters that aren't unflattering that much of the negative baggage associated with them has rubbed off on Goldlewis.

[@openinginawe5518]

In these behemoth typhoon, Goldlewis gets a look at. Also ailens and mini faust gonna die

[@leoade6101]

Nice pfp

[@openinginawe5518]

@@leoade6101 thanks

[@issabino9903]

“And 3 at level 15” I think you need some coffee bro 😂

[@BigYellowSilly]

Imagine waiting a whole round to reach a level 15 for your super to do 3 hits lmaoooo

[@issabino9903]

@@BigYellowSilly those 3 hits better have the strength of 3 HPB's on chipp or i riot

[@Ramsey276one]

@@issabino9903 Yep XD Reminded me of Street Fighter V Boxer... “FINAL!” K.O.!

[@thechugg4372]

You made me realize goldlewis and may animate at different framerates. Also the close slash/far slash problems are here on every character and it's annoying with wallbounce combos.

[@bageltoo]

That framerate detail is so cool. It projects their personalities even from just an idle animation.

[@kazmiller7820]

He's got the whole pizza lmao

[@Creepo_J]

:^)

[@DavidTokugi44]

But he didn’t order pizza

[@docs.a.t.7161]

I was having an absolutely terrible migrane and trying to go to sleep when I started this, and idk what it is, but this specific type of content paired with your generally relaxed voice really made the pain lessen. Thank you for that!

[@MusicoftheDamned]

Please don't apologize for waiting a week, especially since you aren't one of the too many people obsessing over where he "definitely" stands on some tier list when he hasn't even been out for at least a month. That due caution and not caring about tiers while still addressing the issues he *does* have made me finally subscribe (as did the fact that I missed this for two days). Anyway, yeah, Behemoth Typhoon is *easily* one of neatest implemented special moves I have *ever* seen in a fighting game, especially since Goldlewis is designed so that the coffin follows the exact same arc as the motion of the version of Behemoth Typhoon used. That's super neat and weirdly intuitive for a "single" move that has like...6 non-standard motions in addition the somewhat standard HCF | 426 and HCB | 624 motions. Other fighters with unintuitive motions could stand to learn a thing or two. [Insert picture of Vatista here.] Also, good point about him being one of the few serious fat characters to exist and basically the only one who actually has a personality. The only other one who comes to mind off the top of my head is Bob, who even if he did have a personality would still be pushed to the side by _Tekken_ basically being a soap opera for Mishima family drama nowadays anyway. It also doesn't exactly help that Bob intentionally fattened himself up as essentially a personal challenge. (Gods I'm so tempted to make a cultural appropriation joke.)

[@laku-tikku554]

One of the things that helps sell the absolute raw strength Goldlewis has behind his attacks are the guard crushes and the ludicrous chip damage. You might be blocking the attacks, but blocking can only do so much when youre fighting a man who swings a Ford pickup truck on a chain like its nothing

[@harryf9885]

I have to say the DOWN WITH THEEAH…. SSSYYYYYYYYSTEM!! voiceline for the 1080 version is an absolute masterpiece. As is the animation.

[@EX-Flashkick]

His supers really badass, but itll always sadden me that he just hits you with the coffin like he’s been doing the whole match when he has a literal alien in a box. Coulda had something way cooler.

[@BigYellowSilly]

Hard agree, incorporating the alien more in general would've been really neat

[@tomasparant8901]

The leaked trailer even showed a Super where he tosses the opponent inside the coffin! What a shame. But oh well, laser-eye into orbital beam from the heavens will have to do.

[@EX-Flashkick]

@@tomasparant8901 that woulda been so sickkk!! They’d come out all scarred for life and stuff

[@bulletcola7890]

I feel like it’s supposed to be done based around the whole mysterious vibe Goldlewis thematic has regarding the “Cryptid”.

[@BombermanGold]

@@tomasparant8901 Sounds like a future instant kill.

[@nathanmokoi4945]

Also another weakness of the chain gun is that on hit it gives a shit ton of burst

[@BigYellowSilly]

Very true, but another nice upside is that if they FD it eats a ton of their meter

[@shirshobanerjee7751]

I would complain more about representation in fighting games, but as someone of Indian origin, I get both Dhalsim and, more importantly, Potemkin. It would be cool to get more characters like Goldlewis, or Potemkin, in the sense that they just happen to have a trait, instead of that trait being the character.

[@MrMarket1987]

Been gradually recently seeing your videos lately as a curious old casual gamer, but you giving a shoutout to Rooflemonger sealed the deal as a Sub out of me. Very enjoyable flavors of gaming commentary out of both of you.

[@kobecourage2753]

I love all these high quality analysis videos on Strive, please keep going with them

[@Neogears1312]

So jack-o just got announced about 30 minutes before this comment. Just to put in perspective how absurdly quick the gap between dlc characters is at the time of this comment.

[@ElectricalFlame]

Your point about Goldlewis being a super cool guy who happens to be fat is something I talked about with friends the second I saw he would be playable. As someone who is definitely large and plays fighting games, it tends to be a little insulting and makes me never want to play the character and that's something a game should never do ya know. Everyone in GG looks fun and cool. I have fun with almost the entire roster starting with their incredible designs that aren't harmful caricatures or stereotypes of what we've seen in other fighting games AND then how satisfying they feel to play. Design is super important! I wasn't the biggest fan of Goldlewis cause I'm kinda scared of his inputs (behemoth typhoon stuff kinda crazy) but I might try him a little more after getting to see this. Great video as always :)

[@kaokano]

Sky fish buff alternative. He only cosumes the level if you hold the button. If after the first 10 hits are fired you're still holding the button down, the security gauge drops to zero and he does the rest of the hits. That way if you want the chip option it's there, but you don't have to if you don't want to, and if you miss you're recovery is lower.

[@BigYellowSilly]

That's bang on what I'd like to see

[@dercarrot991]

He’s not my type of character (I’m a chipp player after all) but I still think he’s so cool. His design, his play style, the alien. He probably the most interesting big character I’ve seen

[@HollyBunnySilly]

no you don't understand he's not fat it's just where he stores all his love

[@KeeBlade]

Not only is he not a food-obsessed fatty, one possible line during his victory animation has him explicitly DENY ordering a pizza! No matter the size, only a real man would have the strength to do such a thing.

[@HeadmasterAutobot]

Definitely not surprised "Big Yellow" took to the big boy with the yellow tie. Good point at the end about big bodies too.

[@willdangerfield50468]

I genuinely thought he had a limit on how many close slashes he can do after wall bounces and other special moves. I don't think that's actually how it works but it feels awful either way. Also I should add this for anyone who didn't know because it's sick. If you have a dash macro you can actually do a short dash before pressing punch while doing the 720 or 1080 to get closer during wall splats so you can get the close connect for more damage. It's kinda jank and hard to do but it adds damage and feels amazing to land

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

interesting fighting game, i wasnt expecting the guy to pull freakin minigun lol

[@aclonymous]

6:55 I think that one in particular was because she was a good few feet above when you started the move but fell down right in front of you by the time the move connected. The game should definitely consider the velocity of the opponent when determining whether you get close or far imo, but also I'm a melee player so I'm used to dumb broken shit

[@glover3D]

Surprised you didn't mention his win screen because that shit is class

[@BigYellowSilly]

Best in the game free

[@kielakeet]

In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute Unit

[@evilded2]

Honestly with about a year of time to think on it … goldlewis is probably my favorite character in all of fighting games.

[@QuantemDeconstructor]

Goldlewis kinda reminds me of Sergei Dragunov (from Tekken) with his general gameplan; get in, bully your opponent with humongous +frames that threaten block, and have some of the most brutal attack animations in the game, an Oppressor put into the 2D style

[@Noiiizuu]

i totally agree with the proximity of close slash being too small, i noticed it especially hard in that exact situation u pointed out when i was trying goldlewis out myself, but i also think its a universal problem that ive felt at a ton of times as other characters.

[@ClexYoshi]

shout-outs for the restraint to not utter the words, "In this Behemoth Typhoon..."

[@xyceliumthe]

Please don’t tell me that ending was a hint for a “Fighting Game Goddamnholyshit” or whatever it is for Z Broly. I am so ready (but not ready if ArcSys nerfs him next patch).

[@BigYellowSilly]

I know very little about DBFZ but it'd be a topic I'd be willing to get help with cause I'd love to talk about him

[@markercrayon457]

@@BigYellowSilly you should definitely give it a shot. It’s super fun and pretty easy to learn with a crazy combo system that gives the game a crazy skill ceiling.

[@Neogears1312]

I will say about the Brolyz clip is Brolyz is actually a really well balanced top tier because all the things that make him amazing have a caveat that kinda sucks. When he’s the last guy he can kill you off two armored command grabs, but not only is that really the guy getting grabbed’s fault, when he isn’t the last guy his best damage is literally the worst in the game because his super armor completely guts his damage with the biggest scaling possible on everything but the second hit of his auto combo (quite possibly the nichest combo starter in the game). On top of that his general combo structure needs an assist to do a 4th of a characters hp in a game based around two touching an opponent. And he only starts being a threat with meter which he literally needs more than anything, while generally being awful at building it. Not truly terrible but he’s all about single big hits with his specials and doesn’t get basic tools like multiple c.L’s or heavies that combo off of both orders you do your medium attacks. So yeah if you set him up he will annihilate you but unlike say Phoenix in mvc3 who’s very similar he’s far less potent than her at his peak and way more flexible when he’s at his worst. And one last thing i find fascinating is that he’s one of the games grapplers. But he’s generally a little weak up close, what with his slower normals and weak frame data, although it is worth mentioning his command grab looks a lot like a delayed stand heavy so he still has a good mix up up close. Being the biggest character obviously he excels at mid range but he has the best ki blast in the game, which destroys all other ki blasts in a fully auto volley you can steer and shoot from above, and a barrier that ignores all projectiles sans supers. So he’s actually best at long range. And I think that’s really smart as it helps him stand out from 16, who while also big with long normals really wants to be in your face and is a monster when he’s in even post nerfs, but really mediocre outside of this range. Fighterz has several poorly thought out top tiers but I’m glad with Brolyz’s place in the meta. There’s a lot of people you could argue that you should play over him depending on your team or your plan and he doesn’t feel all encompassing. Despite being a top tier his mid tier counter part Super Broly is picked almost twice as much.

[@BunkerBeast]

Man, I love these vids so much, I'd ask Yellow to cover some of my favorite fighting game characters, like Haggar in UMvC3, but honestly at that point I might just do em myself Either way, fun stuff as always

[@ShinxBOOM247]

15:13 I agree with all of the issues you had brought up earlier in the video, but 2S is one buttons where I can't stand how it was designed, particularly in it's startup. Due to 2S being a frame 13 poke, it loses against almost every round start poke in the entire game and makes it more risky than it really should be to use it in other neutral situations, especially since it's not amazing range wise. If it were in the frame 11-12 range, then I'd have no issues with it, but due to it being that slow it makes his ability to poke in neutral feel way more compromised than it really should IMO

[@BigYellowSilly]

That's a very fair point, it could really stand to be a bit faster. I don't use it in neutral much, mainly in situations where I'm already plus such as spaced typhoon or jump. D. I like it in those situations but the move being more versatile would do a lot

[@island555]

Can’t believe you called e honda fat, when in reality he’s built like a goddamn freight train

[@hi-i-am-atan]

you say that as if those two things are mutually exclusive

[@BugBoss1205]

Yeah, aren’t sumo wrestlers just pure muscle under a thin layer of fat?

[@hi-i-am-atan]

@@BugBoss1205 nope, they're genuinely pretty damn fat. hell, you don't even have to look that closely at a sumo wrestler to notice this - they've got moobs, gut, and flab for days 'course, that's actually pretty typical for "strength" athletes, even if sumo wrestlers are outliers in terms of their mass. fat only really has a drawback on your agility ( and, well, your marketability ), so you'll only really reliably see the traditional "fit" body type on athletes playing sports where movement is highly important. which is most forms of team sport, granted, but when you get into individual sports like powerlifting, you start to see a lot more athletes that don't really bother burning all their fat off. the extra body mass can be outright advantageous, after all, and even if it isn't ... it's not like having a gut instead of chiseled abs is gonna get in the way of you pulling a bunch of metal off the ground. hell, i vaguely recall bodybuilders tend to get injured more often from powerlifts than career powerlifters, due to their lack of fat meaning their muscles and bones having to bear the entirety of the weight ... plus, like, fat is a lubricant. their joints can't enjoy that ... also, honestly, sumo wrestlers would look _really friggin' terrifying_ if all that mass _was_ muscle mass. imagine the most excessive bodybuilder musculature you've ever seen, and make it even _more_ juiced

[@grapie93]

@@hi-i-am-atan well, fat is also energy source. That's why you see strong man, like Eddie Hall, having a lot of body fat during strong man compitition. Providing energy for explosive lifts and events. In case of sumo, it's both tradition and science. Since sumo have to push the opponent out of the ring, being bigger means you'll be harder to push. And you need a lot of energy to stop a sumo trying to push you off the ring. The layer of fat provides both mass and energy.

[@ameygulati6500]

for close slash whiffing it is because the opponent is too high in the air so you have to delay it a bit more later

[@JaxOf7]

Shout outs to Skyfish and 6P buffs.

[@BigYellowSilly]

The Skyfish buffs are amazing fr

[@Ethonra]

12:56-Insert "To Be Continued" meme. Seriously, that's a good screenshot. Lewis revving up that up swing and May's expression and body language makes this particularly funny to me.

[@ShinxBOOM247]

11:22 OK, so from my experience 268H has two really big bits of utility. First is as a fairly applicable counter hit starter that leads to great damage and corner carry regardless of where you are on the screen. Even at max range, you can convert it into a 225 damage combo (tested against Ky) that grants a solid knockdown Second is to catch jump outs in the corner. Most variations of Behemoth Typhoon can be partially or fully avoided in pressure by jumping out. However, 268H is particularly easy to set up as a jump catcher after c.S and 5H in the corner and leads to absurd meterless damage if you do catch a jump out (~340 damage against Ky after 1 blocked c.S worth or Risc buildup) while still leaving you +8 at worst and in range for more pressure if it's blocked

[@konkeydonk]

When they don't want the secretary of absolute defence to have good defense

[@DaWillRowe]

I've only just realised Goldlewis is wearing miltary chaps

[@Vher_]

9:49 He is your best friend, The Alien, after all

[@KHA0T1X]

no ones talking about birdies idle animation damaging e honda 19:19

[@FaceD0wnDagon]

I think it would be cool if Skyfish was "keep holding S to access level 2 and 3." Would make a lot of sense.

[@SFtheWolf]

agree with and appreciate you pointing out it's nice to have a big body character that isn't just another cheap shot fat stereotype

[@EliTheGleason]

Also the bit where you advocated for better big body rep was dope af what a king uwu

[@diogomontesso6970]

Holy shit Kum's Low/Overhead kick mix lives!

[@leafmotifs681]

I would probably love Goldlewis If I had any other way to play than with an xbox controller. Real fun to do the different behemoth typhoons with a d-pad

[@Parpeing]

I honestly dont cosume a ton of gg content, but dickinson? thats a name that inspires fear

[@marin9412]

The fact that goldlewis’s c.s is hard to hit is because the f.s doesn’t have the greatest range and the detection for f.s instead of c.s happens probably closer than for other characters.

[@HellecticMojo]

Going frame by frame the pushback and the angle of the wallbounces are different each time and that's why the S timings are feeling off. In the first bounce CS comes out because S is being hit as May is landing on your head, but the second bound has May bounce right to shoulder levels which is not close enough when you are pressing S. Visually it looks like a same bounce but the way the game does gravity instead of fixed bounce arcs it's likely throwing off your positioning and timing.

[@noah-ux2cz]

If only we knew about white wild assault…

[@vachder7350]

BIG YELLOW GOLDLEWIS VIDEO LET'S GOOOOOOO

[@Morseinater]

Maybe have Skyfish only fire longer if you hold the button down, then it spends the meter

[@marin9412]

Personally what I prefer about goldlewis appart from all the amazing stuff you said is that his weapon is a fucking coffin tied to a chain with an alien in it

[@rangoon2]

7:07 anji mito has a similar issue, but its a little more annoying because of how anji's combo game is structured.

[@AofCastle]

Down the System may be my favorite super in the game, up there with Faust's wheelchair.

[@RainbowLizardOne]

The issue about c.s vs f.s detection in combos isn't unique to Goldlewis - I notice it a lot as Faust as well. Most of the time I go for the consistent but lower damage 5k when picking up from wallbounces, because I'm almost never sure if I'll be able to get a c.s->2s or if it'll just f.s them out. It's pretty unfortunate that Goldlewis doesn't seem to have an alternative.

[@Minwu325]

If you like heavy strike damage characters you might like Kliff Undersn in GGACR! The guy has a 200 damage charged 6H, and is one of the best characters at getting stuns.

[@brandnamepending4817]

Yea as a chubby girl it's nice to see better rep starting to happen, god knows it's gonna be a while before we get some body diversity for women beyond teenager and attractive 20 something but like, still feels nice y'know?

[@EBPygmy]

Hey Yellow, if you are gonna cover Shadow Lady+ the rest of the Extra Battle Bosses in a video some day, could you call the video Fighting Game Oddities?

[@BigYellowSilly]

I'll defo cover them, but chances are they'll get fighting game golds, they're just all too different to be in the one video

[@kennyrdskynyrd1101]

Yo me and my homies love Rooflemonger

[@IamSickCase]

That damage is ridiculous. Is that normal for this game? How’s the come back potential?

[@BigYellowSilly]

Nope, Goldlewis's damage is truly exceptional even for Strive, the payoff is that he needs to get in to have a shot at getting that damage, and he probably has the hardest time doing that out of the whole cast.

[@chungusumungus4004]

Damage is very high in this game. Typical corner combos do 200+ damage as a baseline. Goldlewis is notable for having possibly the highest damage potential in the game, even moreso than the other big bodies. However, there are two factors which can change damage: 1) RISC. The more you block, the more damage you'll take when you get hit. This can make some combos absolutely devastating, and max RISC guaranteed a Counter Hit with extra slowdown. 2) Wall Health. By the time you've gotten the opponent to the corner, the wall will most likely have already taken damage, which will limit damage potential in the corner immensely. The sooner the wall breaks, the sooner your combo ends. This can particularly hurt high damage characters who struggle to get the opponent to the corner, like Goldlewis. Comebacks can be pretty frequent, as rounds are rather short.

[@BigYellowSilly]

@@chungusumungus4004 RISC is defo way more impactful than I originally thought it'd be, I couldn't tell you the number of times I've seen a clip of a TOD that terrified me and then realizing it worked cause of high RISC

[@Neogears1312]

@@BigYellowSilly I really wish the hud was better because of this. It’s very unnoticeable at a glance despite factoring in very heavily and it’s kind of annoying sky fish fills the screen with GIANT NUMBERS TO LET YOU KNOW YOU LANDED A PROJECTILE but we couldn’t let more informative stuff stick out more.

[@bageltoo]

@@Neogears1312 Yeah I don’t get why they put so much screen stock into the combo counter when Strive combos are usually pretty short anyway. Besides, 3 hits from Potempkin or Goldlewis are going to do more damage than 10 hits from Milia or Chipp. The literal hit number means almost nothing.

[@Sylainne]

His hand clipping through his glove really bugs me

[@BigYellowSilly]

Pretty sure that's just the lighting on the glove, but now you've said it I can defo see how it looks like that

[@fxman9071]

This video was pretty sick

[@ZapAnimator]

Just as a side note, Goldlewis is actually a bit of a stereotype going off Japanese culture. In Japan, Americans are portrayed as having blonde hair, blue eyes, a big fuckoff tree branch nose, and often fat, while their personality traits boil down to "obnoxious loudmouth who loves cheeseburgers and coke." Thankfully, Goldlewis is extremely toned down from that, and actually feels more like some larger than life Texan. WAAAAY better than Rufus. (Also, I get Sol is American, but it's about the Japanese perception of Americans, not just Daisuke's interpretation)

[@driftsnail4160]

if you want another cool fat character, check out tsugumi from battle craze. shes a speedy boxer with great pressure and one of the coolest characters in that game

[@mcdonald5519]

When I first messed with Goldlewis I was disappointed I didn’t like him very much, after playing him some more he’s grown on me a ton and I really like him now

[@just-a-cas4033]

"3 at level 15" what a mix up

[@BigYellowSilly]

It's all good I put text on the screen The cure-all for me not being able to words

[@Vinn0]

The song alone is worth it lol

[@josemonerri512]

In this behemoth typhoon,

[@tristancampbell4941]

Could you do a glance video on a Punch Planet character?

[@GumshoeClassic]

It's not even just that his 5p whiffs on moves, it whiffs on *people dashing.* I personally think the hitbox should be extended down to around his elbow or just slightly higher.

[@unhingedresolve512]

FINALLY! A character that uses that cool upper half circle I have dreamed about! :D

[@bulletcola7890]

Random question: But what’s your opinion on Tam Tam from Samurai Shodown? Personally when I played him around a bit after the release of SS 2019, he was so far one of my personal favorite characters due to having an easy to play long range spacing character with big damage that lets you focus on fundamentals due to his simplicity as a character. He’s there as well as Ed and Dark Samus being my favorites in fighting games.

[@BigYellowSilly]

Sadly I never played the game cause I heard horror stories about the netcode, real shame cause it looked very fun

[@xavibun]

Goldlewis is the only character I play in Strive other than my main Axl.

[@nikodemruta7686]

I don’t see the problem with the minigun move, useful for low security meter plays after you’ve played a high security meter move

[@marcofer6228]

Why do I feel like that every single character in this game has a 75% combo?

[@excaliburzx1134]

Will Big Yellow do a Fighting Game Garbage video on DBZ Broly in Dragon Ball FighterZ?!

[@BB-ff6xk]

Was hoping you’d do one of these on Goldlewis

[@graylyhen9490]

It was lovely at first sight for the design, moves, and memes. Golddicklewis "Dick" Dickinson is awesome

[@EeveeShadowBacon]

Hey, can you talk about Hol Horse from Jojo: Heritage for the Future. A really strong set up character that protends to be a ranged fighter.

[@JohnnyTheFlash_]

Big Yellow, whenever you have the time, I made a "Move Review" strive video based on content I've seen from you and Bafael. I would love to see your opinion on it. Dont wanna just leave the link here on your video but its as of right now my most recent video.