How a Legend Finally Won The World Championship

ChrisG finally gets his shot at redemption as he goes against some of the best players in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Come along for the ride as we find out how he did it.
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[@jwonggg]

Lucky ass scrub... LMAO Chris is actually the GOAT of UMVC3 no contest

[@PapaLobster]

Fully agree. It was nice to see him get the much deserved Evo win. Legit so impressive he was able to do so well when the crowd was always against him. They were never quiet either lol

[@mjul7003]

I don't even play Marvel or most fighting games for that matter. I'm a Smash player. But I enjoy watching Marvel SO MUCH and I love content like this. Much love to you too, Justin! Thanks for showing me the FGC side of the rainbow :)

[@michaelmanix1564]

LMAO Hi justin

[@Puff_the_Tuff]

@@mjul7003 I'm telling you. YOURE MISSING OUT. Marvel, if you think about it, some ideas of the game are kinda like Smash.

[@JWolfen_TMD]

LOL

[@AdamNRG316]

Chris G was always the "bad guy" in the scene to me lol. I wanted Kane to get his second, but honestly, especially looking back now we know it was the last "proper" Marvel Evo, you can't say Chris didn't deserve it. He put the time in, grinded and finally got the championship he had hunted for years. I don't particularly like his team, his play style or from what I've seen online, his attitude. But you can't say he hasn't perfected it and become one of the best UMvC3 players ever. I'm so glad you spoke about his Virgil as well, he's known for his Morrigan/Doom spam, but personally I think he's Virgil play is the best part of his line up. Potentially the best Virgil in the world.

[@EbonMaster]

The Marvel 3 era was when I really got into fighting games. That shit was way too hype man. Yipes on commentary, Chris and FChamp being the perfect villians/ final bosses, all the amazing new tech discoveries and tournament upsets... that shit was magical man.

[@tangled55]

I get chills from your comment because the whole entire competitive era of (U)MvC3 was just...a moment in time. 2011-2019. Never forget.

[@GodComplex98]

Nothing has ever quite captured that same feeling for me since

[@FGC-Option]

It really was magical. I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the marvel era

[@TheNewRobotMaster]

I was never a fan of ChrisG, but seeing his reaction to winning EVO made me think twice about him. He didn't "pop off" and go wild but he sat there with an almost shocked expression on his face. A face that says "...I won? I actually won?" That showed humility; it showed humanity that even though people said he was the best maybe he didn't really believe it himself. It showed there really is a good guy there.

[@RCTricking]

Like our boy Hungrybox

[@xblfanatic360]

Why was ChrisG not liked? Was it his play style?

[@alexanderperez2096]

@@xblfanatic360 use to like Chris g. But the guy is an elite pos. He tweets about embracing newer players to the fgc. But when he streams he shits on everyone for just trying to learn. That’s personally why I’m not to fond of Chris g. Good player yes. Good to people trying to learn fighting games definitely not.

[@SoulFistGaming]

@@xblfanatic360 everyone hates the guy who always wins. Especially if everyone else is doing rushdown and he's zoning. People watch marvel to see cool combos but chris was always the guy who took that away from them. I however loved watching him win because I'm a huge Morrigan fan and it was nice to see her represented.

[@Yawdan]

@@xblfanatic360 it depends. Most people didn't actually dislike him, but rather trolled him as he let it get to him eg they chanted PS3 at him after he lost to SenorTaxi and (rightly) blamed the lag on the platform (UMVC3 subsequently switched to XBox 360 in tournaments thereafter). Others then hated his play style, then his dominance which killed off most competition. But his most controversial thing, and the reason I and others stopped messing with him (though acknowledged his skill and brilliance at the game) was the racism scandal. It was poorly handled by the FGC and lasted longer than it should have. But things continued to move, and I still say he's one of the best players, or even the best UMVC3 player.

[@blinkshadown]

But you forgot the last opponent he got, right after he defeated KBR....

[@stinkyboy101]

😂😂

[@alexisnaranjo]

The Ghost of Marvel...... We all laughed back then... but we should have listened to his prophecy

[@Roberto-hp1ee]

That guy was on the same thing that Bill Clinton guy on Game Awards was on

[@YoshiONE2ONE]

This was the first (and so far only) Evo I'm attended in person. Was absolutely magical getting to watch this live!

[@chillbro2275]

Oh awesome! You were there? I was planning to go to that one too.

[@specialbeamcharlie7250]

Chris G's Sakura in SF4 was so fun to watch

[@deddjay]

We didn't know it at the time, but this was probably *the* golden era of fighting games or at least a close second. The tournaments were so hype with all kinds of new tech and really big personalities.

[@gaspump]

I actually didn't know that the Morrigan balls required a fly/unfly. I still think this team is horseshit but the execution barrier makes it so much more relatable. I thought I knew how it worked but until your brilliant breakdown... man... just amazing videos and thanks! And retroactive respect for Chris G. I was in the "cheap" camp. He really did deserve it.

[@kzxjone]

This was the golden era of fighting games and I always come back here for your umvc3 content

[@Bodied]

I was hoping this would end with "here comes a new challenger" and "the spirit of marvel 2" showing up on stage to challenge him lol

[@Wantonlon]

I've just been getting more into the fighting game scene, and you're among the best of the community. The effort you put into these videos makes me excited for every upload. It makes every fight have that much more drama with it, especially for someone who is unfamiliar with some of the best players

[@johnmartinez631]

Welcome to the rabbit hole

[@DeepestDankest]

But let's not forget that the Ghost of Marvel cursed us on that very day ChrisG refused to play the secret final round against him for Marvel's continued future. This is why, kids, we got Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite with no budget or soul behind it.

[@KenBeeKJV]

Everyone went wrong trying to beat Chris G's Morrigan, the real source of his power is the ponytail.

[@ASDisastersama]

The end of an era, truly. You can see the whole top 8. Ryan Lv, Dual Kevin, Priest, Angelic, RayRay. All this players became the best players of umvc3 ever after infinite dropped and the previous great players like justin w, f champ, flux, unkown, etc abandoned Marvel for good. Most people remember the pre sf5/mvci era but chris g will be the best of them all because he didn't abandoned marvel and played in both eras becoming the great in each if them.

[@Yawdan]

RyanLV wasn't at that Evo

[@ASDisastersama]

@@Yawdan not at top8, but he fight Chris g. If you watched this video, you would know.

[@Yawdan]

@@ASDisastersama... I'm not like you- I don't have to watch these videos as I saw these events when they happened and also competed myself. RyanLV bet Chris G at the previous Evo, but Chris G beat him at subsequent tournaments. I agreed pretty much with the rest of what you said though.

[@bosoxdanc1]

13:30 is just so hype. I love seeing all three characters on a team out at the same time.

[@boomsamson7418]

youre doing gods work... these mini documentaries are incredible. Never stop.

[@cuecrunch]

DUDE! your content is so amazing its crazy you dont have more subscribers. Super detailed play by plays and explanations on the greater strategy. keep on keeping on papa

[@augustgreig9420]

Chris G was my favorite MvC3 player, and I never understood the hate. The guy is never credited for having literally the best defense in the game, even better than Justin. They also forget the man was winning WNF with a ton of different teams, including a huge win streak with Ryu, Hawkeye, and Wesker.

[@newkeyo]

The thing I like about your marvel videos is it brings me back to the first time I actually spent time to really get good at a fighting game. Why I got good watching players like Chris g KBR Filipino champ Justin Wong all with the yipes is commentary in the background pushed me to break that barrier and try to hang with the big boys

[@chillbro2275]

yeah for sure. I never got good but it was fun practicing combos and playing with Hulk (my absolute favorite, then next was Iron Fist). Who were your favorite characters to play, or even watch.

[@kaiser5731]

you may call his tactics cheap, but the whole game is a mess. cant expect people to not exploit it

[@PlasticChaser]

Both of these dudes are legends, but god damn Justin's Akuma is just beautiful.

[@IndomitableBeastKing]

I fuckin hate when premiers are in my sub box, I get excited thinking it's a new video, and it's not.

[@ThirtyfourEC]

It would suck if everyone did it, so I can see the issue.

[@MoonlightMaskG]

The villain gets a moment of triumph

[@status7505]

Streets need a RyanLV video

[@nevrankroaton]

People who weren't there at the time don't understand the change ChrisG brought. We were so used to kind of "degenerate" gameplan in UMvsC3 than when ChrisG perfected a keep-away zoning heavy team, people HATED it as he forced people to play so much differently. People were saying it was dumb, braindead, easy but everyone who played the game at a high level knew that only ChrisG was able to do this at the time. It took YEARS for people to play a morrigan at this level, and ChrisG wasn't just an incredible fireball zoner with Morrigan, he also was someone who knew when to go-in and had incredible combos with her (while everyone who tried to mimic him sucked ass at it). Chris G was also the person with the best defense among the three initial god (Justin, Fchamp & him), it made it even more difficult to beat him because he would block perfectly so many fucking times. People think that ChrisG is a villain because his personnality isn't easy and he said some very stupid shit (many top players in the FGc are pure dumbass, Arturo being outed shouldn't surprise too much), but he was a villain because beating him was so fucking hard it was an event to see him loose. Everyone cried about his playstyle but nobody else could do it. I hope you can make a video about Fchamp too, Fchamp is an absolute scumbag of a person but watching him play marvel was something out of magic. Nobody moved like Fchamp in marvel, hell even when he played SF4 and even SF5, you could see how fucking smart and smooth this guy was. Fchamp Vs Mago (Dhalsim Vs Sagat) on SF4 are matches that will forever stay in my head as one of the most beautiful display of what a fireball/zoning war can be.

[@MAL0oFxboxlive]

My god man, I am LOVING your content. So much knowledge, research, good commentary and great stories. I played a lot of NRS games, and always wanted to get better at MVC. Too late now, lol.

[@PapaLobster]

It's never too late :) We have online tournaments every Friday! Smash.gg/Marvel

[@doppelnaut]

if you look good, you feel good, you do good. chris g figured that out and it paid off

[@raeldrake3147]

We were there for this, great footage and commentary! When we talked to Chris (he doesn’t know me) he was the happiest I’ve ever seen him.

[@Stacksonem]

I see Chris G’s message about the hate he receives got to you. We do need to give him his flowers. I don’t view him as a villain. F champ is an actual villain. Love them both for what they bring to the community.

[@blinkshadown]

Fchamp is a great guy. He only played a character. I'd say around season 2 or 3 of sfv he was teaching people how to play with every character from the roster and giving tips if asked. Nobody and I mean nobody helped the community more than him. He invested a minimum of 10 hours a day every day for 7-15 days until he reached platinum (or above) with every character and that whole time it was tips and tech plus helping. All for free no tip required for questions and he will read and properly answer whatever you asked. He played a villain, he is not a villain.

[@Stacksonem]

@@blinkshadown I loved the character he played. I love anime and wrestling. We need good and compelling villains. So I always loved that energy and hype he would bring. I’m sure outside of tournaments he’s a chill guy and that was a nice thing for him to do.

[@dustinliam7878]

@@blinkshadown Agreed, during his prime, he made sure to be that hype man you rooted against because that made the interest so much higher. And even offline, he would be that guy to beat your ass in the set, but would actually switch gears immediately after to his friendly self and give that help. That whole N-bomb drama was stupid, and shouldn't have been as big a deal as it was. Just the FGC being soft, as usual.

[@MoonlightMaskG]

I know this is a video about Chris but the fact that Jwong was able to get rid of that doom assist call was impressive that’s great game sense and awareness

[@sinspawn01]

Solid content! Keep it up man hope the channel continues to grow!

[@AkizaNoir]

I never considered how a simple Vergil placement in the 2nd slot can change the dynamic of a match and a team’s strategy

[@mcdonald5519]

As someone who has very limited experience with UMvC3, I absolutely love these videos. So interesting. Makes me want to pick up the game. Can’t wait to see more!

[@MidnightRoninAsura19]

I really dig this documentary style of video talking about marvel moments! Keep up the good work!

[@kingmanmillenia]

I wasn’t a big fan of him but was a huge fan of his gameplay and execution. The boy was/is a beast and ask the hate he received for his gameplay was a little overblown. He’s a legend and I was really happy for him when he won. Now FChamp, can’t stand him and definitely loved it when he got stomped.

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

I'd love to see one of these on RyanLV.

[@Roberto-hp1ee]

What was crazy to me back then is that ChrisG was getting 1st and 2nd in plenty of tournaments both in UMVC3 and USF4 with his Sakura. The guy was on fire for a couple of years back then

[@catmando909]

Also not to mention she gains meter during astral vision...

[@Alfareon]

chrisg has been my favorite since he was maining Ryu

[@Pmoneyandfriends]

I don't play mvc3 but this was so awesome to watch great video man

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

Watching this gave me chills. THIS was peak Marvel man people dont realize just how high-skill these Marvel players were back in the Golden Days That being said, im glad Marvel 3 is alive and going strong! The 🐐 never dies!

[@ksad96]

See, I'm happy you touch on how hard it is to play the characters at the level of ChrisG and JWong. For me, I never liked watching ChrisG because it seemed so simple and boring, but realizing he's actually really having to play super super exact gives me a way better concept of why nobody else is doing it like him. Why he's the best Morrigan/Doom/Vergil.

[@samuelgonzalez-tovar3936]

Lest not forget about the Chris G factor where the nerves of his opponents always drop the game winning combo on him

[@irisisscrambled]

Thess documentary videos are awesome!! Keep up the good work. I keep finding myself watching them.

[@smcdonough1427]

Good video. Always loved Chris' team and his playstyle

[@oscarcastruita8864]

A video of frutsy with his modok

[@robertbouley7697]

All it cost him was his soul and his dignity. “Fair trade.”

[@D3Vlicious]

You forgot the most important bit, the Ghost of Marvel coming up to challenge him during the awards ceremony.

[@dantejohnson9452]

Tong brought me here,but I didn't realize I'd already watched quite a few of your videos. Subbed! good content. Keep up the good work!

[@bidoof2op]

Losers bracket Chris G is a different kind of scary. The man is truly a force to be reckoned with.

[@outerheaven2k7]

These videos are like going back in time

[@accordingtoabe2211]

lmao i remember when chrisG played wesker Spencer shell. at final round, when marn had the "lets go justin" chun li shirt, is the last time he played that shell.

[@doppelnaut]

ps kane blue river intimidates with the glowing cat ear headphones

[@MarciusSim]

Thank you for the subtitles. Very helpful.

[@chillbro2275]

I was happy for ChrisG when he won it here! UMvC3 gave me a lot of the best memories of watching gaming tournaments. Especially at Evo! And it's nice that your videos take us back to some of these memories, and players that even forgotten about, but who deserve their shine for being dangerous players who may not win the tournament, but could knock off any one you expect would win it all.

[@Father2ALegacy]

Chris G was in that crispy ass fit on finals day

[@ThomasSmithTechArtist]

great video man, thank you for this

[@RockOn398]

Mr. Gonzales is the G.O.A.T, he is still kicking ass and taking names in the post Parsec era. I love to hate him best villain in the FGC

[@PoisonHound]

Let’s keep marvel content alive! Nice video!

[@dwbryant13]

Love him or hate him Chris G is a cool dude and a great competitor, who gets way more hate than he deserves.

[@shinreimyu]

I love how people are still theorycrafting the decision tree for Vergil/Doom when the point character dies. Do you X-factor 2 to have Vergil w/ Doom support, or do you do X3 shenanigans with the longer X-factor but lose Doom to assist and cycle to heal?

[@maskedman1230]

GUYS PAPALOBSTER POSTED

[@megavolt67]

It had to be a little bittersweet that Chris finally won EVO only after other UMVC3 greats like Justin and FChamp had switched to SF5 as their main game.

[@bboygenetics9882]

Marvel was always FChamp's main game even in 2016. And Justin wasn't considered one of the Marvel gods since he won Evo back in 2014.

[@ProjectWar17]

This is very solid commentary my dude. I love these highlight stories from FGC history. I remember this and I’m glad Chris G finally got an EVO win after getting there so many times but…He’s LUCKY my boy RyanLV didn’t dismantle him again this tournament. RyanLV usually puts Chris to bed 90 percent of the time because Chris gets his confidence shattered after a while if he can’t find an answer right away. Good on Chris but RyanLV has the greater Morrigan 💯 with a 1000%.

[@BubbyBoy]

While there were more explosive Evo champs, Chris G definitely earned his trophy

[@fabricioaragao7738]

I was waiting for this video/topic/analylis

[@xatrain21]

I remember watching this live, it was crazy!

[@chelography4410]

Love this game and the community

[@nicholascurry3734]

Marn vs Chris G the year Justin won evo. Marn was the reason Chris was in losers while Justin was in winners. It was a crazy set by marn who I believe was living in Vietnam at the time?

[@JDDK28]

Mahvel at Evo was always hype. If I remember correctly, nobody ever won it twice.

[@xRuinedFaithx]

Not when it was a main stage game. Joey D won twice when it was a side tournament.

[@Nolan5k]

Oh, it's about Chris G. never mind.

[@gonzalo2869]

It was there when that "secret boss guy" appear after he win?

[@yareyaredaze9450]

Goated vid

[@hossdelgato6098]

Respect

[@ttrenchmiranda]

insights while high af - Doom is good in every game he's in! (MvCs, Hearthstone version, Marvel Snap...

[@augustgreig9420]

>10:27 >Justin goes low and catches him. Justin literally always goes low. I don't know if it's muscle memory or what, but I have never understood why people block high against Justin's incoming Storm, especially when she dashing/triangle dashing in, and even more especially when she has the opponent in the corner. I can't remember more than once or twice EVER that he went high in these situations. I always assumed it was because there was something wrong with her jump attacks at that height, like to slow, not enough hit stun, etc. Regardless, I never see anyone block low, and it's very confusing, especially if he doesn't have a good high options.

[@PapaLobster]

I've lost too many bets on the 3% of the time he went high

[@slim3710]

So we gonna ignore the nigga wit the Frieza cosplay 😭😭😭

[@Vic-tz3gl]

Yet another papa lobster banger

[@SoulFistGaming]

I was one of the few people who was happy for Chris

[@That1GuyUDontKnow]

Chris G is the man you love to hate. I have nothing but respectful hate for Chris G. He made the game exciting and so much more entertaining just by being hated.

[@R34LITY_SUX]

Bro you're a legend for making those kind of videos

[@principate]

What happened to the secret boss at the end? You forgot cover that.

[@irvinmorales1409]

As boring as the Morridoom can be, the fact that he forced all of these top players to fight specifically against him speaks volumes.

[@atrax_mimi]

Dual Kevin ;0

[@heavyforward]

Tong sent me here

[@mariomasv]

The GOAT who finally... got you to make a video with a single tweet.

[@beroberoberoberobero852]

if this video was done in the 3 days between the tweet and this video going up this man works FAST

[@kevinmadrid7908]

Lmao “who finally won” like deadass! I was glad for him man

[@soyanchd5439]

What is the music at 14:23? Sounds link some Yngwie Malmsteem song

[@tenkawa10]

RyanLV's 2017 run next?

[@jimrichter5769]

yesssss

[@Kuribohchaos8]

No disrespect to Filipino champ, but that evo, I know 99% factual that Chris gave him that way so that he could beat the guy that was in grand finals and win Evo. Because there's no reason why he should have lost that match to Filipino champ until this day I stand on that. To me that will always be the evo that Chris G won. I'm glad that he got it for real later on, but in my opinion he didn't even need to prove that because I knew he already Won it

[@larrylemons1867]

I was hoping for a mention of the ghost of marvel

[@slaxive9271]

Do cloud805 he was always my favorite!

[@silverphoenix684]

The only thing most casual fgc fans will remember about Chris G. Is that he was too scared to face "The ghost of Mahvel." Can't blame him too hard though, most top tier fgc players are incredibly awkward.

[@Harry64278]

Who is the ghost of marvel? When was this mentioned in the video

[@itsjustbradttv2382]

Soul Fist.

[@iychi2212]

Honestly i wanted KBR to get a second Evo

[@HeadEnterprise]

Do Nemo story plz

[@fonzworthbentley7455]

KBR is my favorite but I was happy to see Chris G get his EVO win. He truly earned it. And getting second is still great for KBR

[@philipsalibo7641]

Hold on this team is not difficult to play. Only Morrison is difficult and once you get it down it becomes clockwork with muscle memory. Add that to situation awareness that gets easier as you make your combos and little nuances during play much easier. Oh no Morrigan died…and you still have the easier and best she’ll in umvc3.