32 PERFECT PARRY IN GRAND FINALS - Kakeru (JP) vs AngryBird (Ken) Gamers8 SF6 Invitational

[@sunnyblack3359]

This had definitely the "main characters encounters main villain for the first time and can't lay a finger on him" energy

[@HashishUno]

lay off the anime my guy.

[@SparkShadow212]

​@@HashishUnoYou know it's not just anime, right?

[@L16htW4rr10r]

It did not help that both of them has history too and Ken definitely wanted to beat JP ass somehow

[@DauthEldrvaria]

@@HashishUno someone watches anime… 😂

[@EvilPineappl]

This had definitely the "main characters returns from training and know all the villain's tricks" energy

[@Uzumaki.9]

The insane thing is that in between all these parries, he didn't parry at 3:15. The level of reactions and confidence in his spacing to not continue spamming parry there is just bonkers.

[@ultravioletsign3688]

my brain fails to comprehand that tiny interraction

[@dorkasaurus_rex]

Bruh. I didn't even realize that until now. That's God level shit

[@ViperDivinity]

damn that is insane. I will instinctively press parry if I saw that but Kakeru knew it will whiff

[@nathan24-_-2]

the way JP's animations look so dignified and casual makes him an even more intimidating character to fight against

[@yugd-rs4ms]

Kakeru continued to use Ryu in SFV because he loved Parry. Everyone thought he could have used a stronger character, but never imagined he would actually turn into such a beast.

[@z1u512]

Now a stronger character actually exist for his playstyle

[@xooks3050]

Just imagine the potential if he played Gill. Zoner with a hint of setplay and a parry.

[@SimoneBellomonte]

@@z1u512 Who?

[@hdhorus1138]

​@@SimoneBellomonte JP

[@fatalradius]

You can tell Kakeru trained against every Ken animation since Evo. Great training.

[@abp1400]

It's safe to say Kakeru studies his loss to Ken/Tokido and now has perfect timing.

[@ivanleon6164]

tbh that was a miracle and 2 times errors to win in different rounds by Kakeru. Tokido just went ultra instinct luck. lol.

[@csolisr]

Regardless, Kakeru must have practiced parrying Ken's BnB's in training mode juuuuust to be sure

[@Munchkinz11]

@@csolisr yeah hes been training with kens in japan including Daigo and Nemo helped him

[@jkdman2007]

Everybody can train with perfect parry, but that doesn't mean you can do as many perfect parries as him. I mean it requires good execution skills and you need the talent to be as good as him.

[@matthewroberson6560]

@@ivanleon6164like he did vs punk

[@Lozzu]

Insane skill by Kakeru, this game is only gonna get nuttier

[@XFEINX]

Sadly he is playing JP

[@drudhhhhr7051]

@@XFEINXnot sad lol

[@memebro3181]

@@XFEINX You must be a Ken player.

[@invertbrid]

@@XFEINX found a scrub ken player

[@wingspantt]

JP takes more skill than Ken that's for sure @@XFEINX

[@arcr1790]

How Kakeru used parry is exactly how I wanna implement it into my gameplan. To see it work this well proves how vital it is to improve your timing. The rewards, while scaled, always put him in an advantage.

[@ivanleon6164]

making Ken to doubt on dragon lash and doubt on using his OP Drive Rush is game over for him, lmao.

[@wildwest1832]

Right its more about side switches or positioning then it really is damage. Not to mention gaining lots of space very good for JP

[@titiritomen]

Im sure there would’ve been more PP, there just wasn’t enough games 👀👌🏻

[@CJ-wh7ik]

If you parrying dragon lash or enemy DI and not DI it yourself you're trolling

[@budgetcommander4849]

Hey, damage is damage. Especially when the alternative is blockstun.

[@Kotori--Chan]

1:30 how the commentator suddenly rises his voice so funny lmao but seriously hitting so many perfect parries is really insane

[@SkySovereignn]

He sounded like annoyed or something lmao

[@lamMeTV]

and its actually hard in this game compared to SF3. 10 frames you can hit that every time in speed runs. 2 frames is consistent but holy hell

[@6bgHateAccount]

⁠perfect parry is harder than regular parries in 3s, but 3s parries come with more risk - especially on wakeup - whereas mistiming a perfect parry on a meaty will still give you a normal parry and keep you safe from any strike

[@woodman94]

Sounded like Charlie Day

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@@SkySovereignn Imo, he sounded hype or excited. I can't imagine him sound annoyed

[@F.Hakeem89]

This is exactly the reason Perfect Parries has scaling

[@SkySovereignn]

Ikr. Ppl complain so much about it scaling down damage. But then Kakeru capitalizing overall damage on this

[@F.Hakeem89]

@SkySovereignn Yep it also tells me how the Drive System is so well thought out it has so many Busted Mechanics that it offsets one another.

[@eliasnicolasmiranda4940]

Hell even DSP can make perfect parries randomly believe it or not

[@JS04]

Or because of the scaling, that's why he had to use so many perfect parries.

[@spaniardprince]

@@eliasnicolasmiranda4940dsp alt account confirmed.

[@lilkampf4492]

Always thought that kakeru was the closest guy in winning evo if it wasnt for that spike not hitting vs tokido, but hey he won the tournament with more money lol

[@mappybc6097]

The 1M$ cashout awaits. Things are going to get a lot crazier once those 2 CPT spots per region are taken, and winning the LCQ becomes the only way to make it into CapCup.

[@AhidoMikaro]

If the game was decided by a single interaction, then it was a close game that could have gone easily either way. Now it is against Angry Bird at the grand finals where he showed a lot more dominance, so he wasn't even close to such a situation. Simple as.

[@tylerwinkle323]

@@mappybc6097 wtf did you just say...so many acronyms

[@mappybc6097]

@@tylerwinkle3232 CPT spots means two Capcom Pro Tour spots aka two spots available to compete at the Street Fighter World Championship. LCQ = Last chance qualifier. A tournament held right before the Street Fighter World Championship to determine who the last contestant will be. CapCup stands for Capcom Cup, the aforementioned Streer Fighter World Championship. I assumed since I posted in an fgc ( fighting game community) centric KZbin channel most people would be familiar with the jargon of the Streer Fighter competitive scene. My bad, hope this clears things out.

[@Z3R0SAMA]

Facts! I was talking to a friend and said the same thing.

[@brunoxd151]

I think it's only a matter of time until all the top players master the perfect parry, things will only get more insane.

[@exceptionalspirit3098]

He made this bird look free as hell This is JAPAN

[@VieShaphiel]

When I saw Tokido's protagonist clutch at EVO I didn't know it was actually just the first half of Kakeru's own protagonist arc

[@THTB614]

Angrybird even had to admire that. He was just smiling at the end, knowing how insane that was.

[@hooligante]

All love to angry bird but it’s so nice to see Ken struggle

[@spence0703]

I mean considering the story of sf6, JP is the cause behind most of ken’s struggles

[@Finfection]

People finally figuring out Ken's counters and weaknesses.

[@Finfection]

@@philipmcgrath1505 A lot of moves in the game are only meant to be countered with perfect parry. Plenty of Ken's move set gets ate up by DI and PP. This changes nothing about my previous statement.

[@hands-ongaming7180]

@@Finfectionnot meant to be countered more like you get hit advantage and more frames to counter it

[@OhNoTheFace]

Imagine cheering for JP

[@PopstarDracula]

"Ah, I see, so that's 14 times this kick hasn't worked for me so far. Why don't I do it 20 more times?"

[@Wulf_YT]

Kakru was absolutely untouchable there, whatever he uses, I need it

[@computeraidedyami]

He doesn't have sex

[@kaseemthomas64]

@@computeraidedyaminow he will after that $400k 🤑

[@yacobo4397]

​@@computeraidedyami weird thing to say about a kid dude

[@Wulf_YT]

@@computeraidedyami bruh tf

[@computeraidedyami]

@@yacobo4397 weird... to you. There are many people in this world that don't have sex, yet for some reason you want to shame them

[@WantSomeWhiskey818]

Kakeru clearly labbed the Ken match up after Evo, what a performance!

[@mappybc6097]

Nah, bro. Angry Bird sent him to losers bracket, and he was one round down in GF. Kakeru somehow became a parry god, and Angry Bird couldn't process what was happening. That's all there is to it.

[@WantSomeWhiskey818]

@@mappybc6097 I mean you dont become a parry god without being a lab monster lmao

[@pogoacct8611]

​@@mappybc6097tokido did he same thing with Ryu against Infiltration. So going to losers makes you a parry God I guess lol

[@mappybc6097]

@hohe9438 Got me there. You do need raw talent as well. I practiced common parry setups in Third Strike like crazy back in college and never came anywhere close to being a parry God.

[@WantSomeWhiskey818]

@@mappybc6097 If I remember right, Tokido knocked Kakeru out of Evo with Ken so I can imagine he went home and labbed the shit out of fighting Ken so he doesnt get swarmed.

[@ninjako6255]

I think Kakeru understood the matchup and AngryB believes that he has to have that draog kick to do damage and so he was able to snipe it consistently.

[@Un1234l]

The thing is Angry Bird never did Dragonlash so much in their previous games. He relied more on Drive Rushes to close the distance when he won their earlier games. Dunno why he changed it up

[@xKayNee]

@@Un1234l Probably because Kakeru was totally locked in that set and kept punishing the drive rushes, and his footsies were really strong. Angrybird ran out of ideas and just kept testing his luck hoping he'll drop his guard for even just one dragonlash kick.

[@littoy]

@@Un1234l Ken's DR is not that fast. Kakeru was punishing it a lot. He locked the Bird.

[@ivanleon6164]

AB thought Drive rush all the time was enough, not against Kakeru.

[@emsax]

Looked more like AngryBird was panicking

[@bunnyfreakz]

Kakeru practiced parry in SF5 and it paid off.

[@RhoadsLocke]

For anyone in the comments wondering about his parries, Kakeru just said that nothing else was working so he decided to start parrying. Although most of the comments are talking about 2F this and that, I guarantee you it's more about playing AB on and off stream and knowing his tendency as to where in there spacing he likes to use dragonlash. I do the same to Zangiefs and Hondas consistently online. I don't train parry at all and I get perfect parries all the time on Giefs cartwheel kick and Hondas headbutt. This is something yall can start paying attention to. It'll help you get perfect parries without even trying. Just try and notice where in the spacing your opponent does a certain move and I'm sure you can punish it.

[@pogoacct8611]

Thanksss. Will try!

[@Meiy-10]

Seeing him Anticipating and instantly reacting was very impressive. What a Smart and gifted player.

[@HuhWhatHuhwhatHuh]

Dragonlash startup is gotta be as long as Drive Parry, same with the other moves you mentioned. Has nothing to do with anticipation. It’s easily react-able. You don’t have to “get a feeling” to parry headbutt, it’s like a 100 frame window. You have to press parry at the correct time, hence why everyone else that’s talking about that is correct.

[@KhiemForsythe]

Totally. If perfect parries start defining high level play, brothers are going to have to go back to 3s and observe how mixups revolved parries. You could no longer do optimally timed and spaced normals every time, like hitting low forward at max range, because people would parry you for being predictable. Footsies became more complex as a result. I don’t think the bird brothers are familiar.

[@nearlydead7510]

You are silver, this is a tournament. Big difference.

[@cashbag]

People saying Kakeru is carried by JP are completely downplaying his skill. There are no other JPs remotely at his level right now.

[@TheTrueMarz]

Nemo is right there

[@RZLK-02]

​@@TheTrueMarznot even close

[@LAvision]

@@TheTrueMarzhe’s miles away

[@DarkAyumu]

Bananaken tho? I think he's better than Kakeru.

[@infiniteeeeeeeee247]

ネモ可哀想で笑うw😂lmao

[@AbdulAhad-sx8ne]

Just like Daigo said when he first saw that move " capcom wants me to perfect parry this move every time , it will take some time " but it didn't take much long for Kakeru though .. insane play 👌👌

[@Prakx9]

Really good video. I liked that you Also showed what happened after each parry

[@chel8282]

1:16 "Man, is this real?" face 😨😨

[@mohammedosman4902]

Kakeru went full Ultra Instinct. Angry Bird needed to change his gameplan but was tilted

[@crazymoogy85]

The 2-0 to punk awaken his MUI.

[@jiggilowjow]

hands down the most skill ive ever seen at this game yet... you can parry any thing? thats sooo op!!!! and i love it

[@emsax]

So deserved for Kakeru, he played like such a beast - especially after getting knocked into losers.

[@almatuska9183]

I think it was mentioned in Evo's Japanese capcom commentary by Kazunoko, but Kakeru is the type of player who do parry a lot.

[@yesno8204]

Finally the Hitbox gets a chance to shine... Thank you Kakeru

[@williamfalls]

"Oh, 32 parries in the finals? Probably parry back and forth." JP: _tisk tisk_ "Nope."

[@SeniterYT]

3:16 shows just how impressive he is, we all parried there but he knew the spacing that much he didn’t even attempt it because he knew it was a punish 😭😂

[@dorkasaurus_rex]

Bruh it took me 4 months to even notice that, everyone on earth would be mashing parry there

[@mglaughter6087]

Every time... Angrybird runs over everyone in Evo with Ken. "He's amazing!" Kakeru executes a perfect way to deal with the best ken in the world "jp is trash. Nerf." Any time a zoner wins a major its the same complaints. Look- we understand that you don't know how to play against zoning characters, they're noob killers after all, but trust us that pros like Angry Bird are very aware, and he's not running around salty. He knows kakeru adapted and played a hell of a set for grand finals.

[@Un1234l]

No. You show how you don't understand game balance. JP has many checkmate options when he burns you out, and he can easily burn you out and keep you out. It's leagues above everyone else's capabilities in the game.

[@invertbrid]

​@@Un1234lshows thatnu dunno game balance as well. Lot ppl agree that ken luke cammy are even betetr and more op characters than JP. Yet kakeru managed to win with JP.

[@TheCommanderjoe]

​@Un1234l you probably got some dunning krueger thing going on here, but OP is right and you are wrong

[@Un1234l]

@@invertbrid Nope. No one else gets as many oppressive and perfect rounds as JP does on the rest of the cast, as well as practically guaranteed win conditions in burnout, as well as tools to get you burnt out super fast. For fuck's sake, he can Drive Impact you 3 times in one combo. Pretty sure but not 100% sure the combo can include an SA in there as well on top of that. Are you good enough at the game to understand the significance of that statement???

[@mglaughter6087]

@Un1234l that just doesn't pan out for results though. How come only kakeru has found any significant success with JP at a high level then? Pro's are in it to win. You are correct that burnout against JP is a bad place to be. Probably worse than any other character except possibly guile, who can easily chip kill with a l2 activation. It's the exchange. You barely have to respect projectiles while you have drive to parry them. But go into burnout... it's incredibly hard to get out of that pickle if Toy don't have enough life to soak it. Know what else is really hard? Getting cornered by a ken. And who has the best corner carry in the game that no one else is even close to? Ken.

[@djjaniofficial]

He studied very carefully Angrybird every match and didn't repeat the same mistake he did in EVO against Angrybird

[@frediksonking]

Congratulation to Kakeru!! After everything he achieved in evo including the so close heart break loss, to not only bounced back, but to raised him game is great! Japan has another new face for the future.

[@Dwakey]

This is wild, dude fought so many pro level Ken that he became a parry god in this match up.

[@lando1296]

If this had gone to a game five there wouldn't have been a number to describe how many parries he got.

[@MikoYotsuya292]

The prize pool of this event is far, far bigger than Evo 2023. Happy for kakeru bagged the $400k

[@begcoins]

The new meta against Ken. Hes doing this against the best Ken.

[@tykegreetseveryone2404]

The people hating in the comments are prob the kens spamming dragonlash and wondering why they're losing everygame. You'll never be AngryBird just letting you know ❤ Kakeru did his thing and I dont even know the player.

[@Alejandro-dk2gk]

This game about to be turned into a Sekiro sequel and I'm all in for it

[@モンキーDルフィ-w5g]

次元の違う集中力と練度。 本当におめでとうございます✨ 益々の活躍を期待してます🎉

[@WiremuT12]

Amazing. I could barely do the perfect parry training in the adventure mode lol

[@yashikiba4240]

主催者と選手達に感謝 凄い試合を見せてもらった

[@thgosii]

this is how good you need to play to beat a player as solid as angrybird with his ken - amazing performance by kakeru

[@taimurqureshi9540]

The Era of kakeru has begun

[@zainy_inc154]

Definitely the best JP player I've seen 🔥

[@capcomfan303]

Watching this shit was like watching art in motion. Those perfect parries were musical.

[@ohlookitisacat7404]

The old man: "How many times do I have to teach you this lesson, young man?"

[@BajanCreation]

bro came for the bag. well done

[@nugzmedallion8929]

How many times have we heard people talk about how significant perfect parrying is going to be in this game going forward. Mastering it is damn near akin to mastering neutral, itself. Even with the reduced damage scaling, the ability to instantly shift the momentum and take back your turn can be crucial.

[@GrimlReaper]

Bro wasn't buffering moves he was just teabagging😂

[@Yukari_MAiG]

Kakeru perfect parried almost every Dragon Lash in the set omg.

[@happytreefriends9976]

Bro i don’t even play this game and I’m like “Stop using that move!!!”

[@hollowedboi5937]

One of the issues with a top tier is often you get much more practice against them than a lower tier, so you know more about their tricks and how to parry the hell out of them

[@michaelcarrig627]

Kakeru is insane. He must drill these parries for hours. I don’t think a Ken has a chance against his JP.

[@NicoRobjn]

This Kakeru guy trained his parries for moths like his life depends on it into perfection.

[@daintywall2005]

Does Kakeru have a KZbin/twitch?

[@GEMINIVice1]

Angry Bird in Grand Finals against a lvl 11 CPU lol “….STOP READING MY INPUTS GODDAMMIT” That’s what I’d be saying if that was me

[@ni6hant]

The character style matches the number of parries he has done.

[@NikoJr.]

Kakeru playing SF6 like a freakin' Souls-like

[@cc-lk1ft]

The parry is amazing but look at the masterful footsie poke.

[@bubsssbunny]

I don’t even watch street fighter like that, I play and watch a lot of mk, but that is fucking insane and beautiful.

[@littoy]

The new beast form Japan.

[@ninedays1024]

For the pro, perfect parry make you +0.5 drive advantage, perfect parry in melee distance give you +1.5 drive advantage (perfect parry +0.5 and punish counter +0.5 to you -0.5 opponent)

[@jeffjuco]

One of these announcers sounds like the announcer in the game. Same person…?

[@wittyag]

Man was using Ultra Instinct.

[@superdahoho]

how do you parry in this game? back forward?

[@komukomupon_ariari]

凄すぎて途中で笑ってしまう

[@efemji]

BROOO WHATTTTT THAT IS INSANEE also love footsies, great game and taught me good fundamentals

[@EdgerGPlay]

Kakuro a few seconds before the fight: ROYALGUARD

[@ThaOrg]

3:23 that was a parry 33 🎉

[@scarekrooo2489]

Don't think I've seen a ken player so subdued since sf2 before he got more range on his dp.

[@markusbrendon]

I think this is a similar situation as daigo wiff punishing everyone medium buttons with sweep on 2020, no one believed that was possible so no one tried, but once someone do it, everyone start to lab that, i believe we will have much more perfect parries from now on

[@jkdman2007]

Actually if you have watched Japanese sf6 matches from the release of Sf6 till now, Japanese top players already put perfect parries into their gameplay for at least one month ago. But it's very hard to do, so no one can do that many perfect parries as kakeru.

[@halimalnami1560]

This is what playing third strike on high level

[@AnActualDinosaur]

Bruh, this game is gonna be SO STRESSFUL to play one year from now.

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

I'm glad Kakeru shows why perfect parry doesn't need buff. But watching Kakeru did 32 perfect parry makes me wants to lab perfect parry. At best, i can only do maybe three or four perfect parry /match which most of them was against projectile, Honda headbutt, Cammy spinning arrow, or Ken dragonlash.

[@jkdman2007]

It's harder to perfect parry projectiles than a special move like dragonlash. Also if you do it too early, you will never get perfect parry, but when you do it a bit too late, you will get hit by projectiles.

[@LoneRatatouille]

I swear this man was playing sekiro while angry bird was fighting for is life

[@klauser10]

The most beautiful thing is, he doesn't have to pay taxes.

[@dr.indianajones9558]

Nope he will even foreigners with permanent visa have to pay to any income they have abroad.Japan is tax hell I live here 11 years that's why I'm leaving soon.

[@aiotaku]

​@@dr.indianajones9558come to singapore its only 6%

[@splatto99]

Its taxe free

[@Rizvi365]

​@@dr.indianajones9558any other reasons or is that really it ahha. 11 years sounds like there was still a lot to keep ya there. Definitely jealous but hope you enjoy wherever you go as well!

[@FebreGundam]

The weird thing is that AngryBird just KEPT DOING dragonlashes one after another. And shoutout to Punk, complaining about the monitors and technical issues while Kakeru was perfect parrying everything. Stay salty, my dude.

[@Roberto-hp1ee]

Man, I didn't quite like Punk's personality back when he showed up in the fgc but like whatever he was ok, maybe...after years not following the FGC cos of SFV (gave it a year or so then dropped it), it's pretty damn weird to be back and see how much of a whiny bitch he's become. Damn, and that guy is talented!

[@gsurtos6588]

wow crazy how fast kakeru adjusted. during the bracket stage, semifinals i think, angry bird beat kakeru 3-0. and then after kakreu got sent to losers final and won. he somehow during that time "downloaded" angry bird pattern, enough to parry the specific dash kick into punish. crazy in just a short amount of time. a reverse sweep, and overwhelming win.

[@EijiShinjo48]

Kakeru pulled many Daigo Parries is just insane 🤯

[@roastpork5437]

Daigo personally trained him on the Ken matchup.

[@woozy1885]

0:38 god damn what a nasty mixup

[@jakemuller8626]

Kakeru becoming a SF6 legend, after winning so much money I'm afraid we won't see him anymore. 😢

[@RSX789]

Wtf

[@DramaticQuantom]

Hell nah. MenaRD won good prizes too but he is still going strong. With 400K he can barely afford a normal apartment in Tokyo. I'm sure he has bigger goals.

[@dr.indianajones9558]

​@@DramaticQuantommore like 230k after tax I live in Tokyo so I know

[@stevenbrunelle3156]

Why is that? I'm sure he just genuinely enjoys the game and competing; the money is just the beautiful cherry on top.

[@Xyos212]

Why would he stop? 400K is nice but that isn't going to take care of you long term.

[@jamrolypolyXD]

To the guy who deleted his comment, there is a distinct charging sound after every perfect parries.

[@jmas081391]

DAMN!!! EVO is all yours! Bigger prize pools is mine!

[@darksora32111]

I now consider Kakeru and AngryBird rivals

[@シュウタン-r1d]

Great Parry! Nice guy

[@c0al]

does buffering into parry on wakeup cause perfect parry against meaties even if you press before the 2 frame window?

[@haggisman0812]

No, always 2f window

[@SuperTwoU]

Pro players really about to start looking at the game in a whole new way after this.

[@ahbahouaimaisbon7770]

It was a bonus stage for kakeru.

[@freezeburn9875]

JP was totally built for this

[@ebity99]

He used to use Ryu in SF5. Maybe that's part of the reason why he is so good at parry.

[@EzGrimzz]

this is what happen when you skip every side quest to rush the final boss

[@JebusPrimeDLC]

Kakeru won the tournament where real money is at. Evo was just the test run for the real deal. He had his priorities right for sure.

[@leesmith4083]

Are modern controls allowed in tournament?

[@grimtrix]

That must have been the most frustrating experience ever for Bird...

[@Noelhall88]

Amazing 👏🏿

[@batmanlord5474]

Dude is reading angry bird like a open book