How Capcom Transformed Sagat Into A Surprisingly Deep Character

[@lucky777seven5]

I sincerely can't express how in hype I am for Sagat in SF6. I just hope they will put him in lol

[@EventHubs]

Same

[@akitainu78]

We need the King! I could only settle with a ney Muay Thai pupil of him!

[@tomselleck5560]

Sagat and Dudley are my dream picks

[@Crowlo17]

Why no sagat

[@SiresAbyss]

​@tomselleck5560 we asked you NOTHIN about dudley

[@MOONWOLF7395]

Sagat's character arch is one of the main reasons why he's my main and I love so much.

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

💯

[@alistairlacaille]

Sagat is my absolute favorite SF character. Can't wait to see how they iterate him in 6 both character- and gameplay-wise.

[@johnguerrero4546]

I feel like he’d be a good call for both gameplay and for business. Tons of people would buy Sagat

[@PiPs__8]

Omg imagine Sagat in SF6....😮

[@91mrpogi]

Or how about sagat as a full time member of the good guys team

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

I think it would be neat if Sagat’s story in World Tour deals with him taking on a new student now that he has grown wiser and is no longer the raging brute he was when teaching Adon, plus with World Tour being about “the true meaning of strength” I imagine Sagat would have some fun dialogue regarding his philosophy of combat being the truest form of expression between souls

[@thepanelbiter9915]

I think Sagat should give mentorship another shot. I always liked the hands off approach more Street Fighters have with their students, and I think Sagat passing on his life wisdom to a young troubled person would really endear the character.

[@tcchip]

Yeah, considering that even Claw and Boxer mellowed out in the events of SFV, with Boxer taking on Ed as his protege, I think Sagat in a mentor role would fit well.

[@Tmac12X]

in SF5, he seems like Ryu in SF6, so I want to Sagot as a teacher like Gouken

[@EventHubs]

That would be good. He’s come so far from where he was that teaching feels like a good fit.

[@jonesy7425]

I'd love to see Sagat in, but I really enjoyed the funny memes sprinkled throughout. Good job man!

[@johnguerrero4546]

Thank you, means a lot

[@All-Muscle]

I hope he would look monstrous in 6, he looks kinda skinny in V :d.

[@Str8Rippin93]

Well they gave him a "mui thai build".

[@ouranos0101]

The 4 Heavenly Kings must and will return! The sooner the better!

[@Pwrplus5]

Sagat stepping into a mentor role would definitely fit SF6 given the emphasis on making every character fit in World Tour mode as a teacher to your avatar, and being able to visit his classic stage in Thailand and just be there would be sick

[@AgentownshipRebelion]

He's high on my list of characters I want to see return. Great character. Great gameplay. Really hope we don't have to wait anywhere near as long as we did for him in sf5.

[@carloscorrea2718]

Extremely well elaborated story. Thank you very much. Original post.😊

[@TheRedCap30]

I think Sagat should have another disciple under him to contrast the personality of Adon. It would be super cool to see the juxtaposition and how Sagat has grown as a character over time.

[@johnguerrero4546]

Yeah Sagat the master watching other people learn similar lessons feels apt

[@travtagonist3]

I could see Sagat adopting a child and making him a new Muay Thai disciple. Similar to how Ed is Balrog’s protege

[@timeisnotaline]

SF6 is my first street fighter, but if sagat ends up in this game, he'll be my new main character

[@PaddyRoon7]

Positive change arcs in storytelling are almost always great, imo. Sagat is much more interesting than a character like Bison, who (while being a great, iconic villain) is pretty much a one-note bad guy.

[@lanescriber4558]

I sure hope Sagat ends up in SF6. I think he deserves it for how popular he is, and how poorly he was designed in SF5. it would be great if they introduce a new student of his as well. It's ridiculous how few Muay Thai characters there are in street fighter. Sagat will always be the OG of street fighter

[@Chop23]

Having failed to win the World Warrior Tournament, Sagat becomes depressed... "You are one pathetic loser" xD

[@thaistomp]

They really need him in Street Fighter 6. My favorite character.

[@sylaconnocalys8443]

As a Muay Thai practitioner, I would love for Sagant to be in 6.

[@thaistomp]

Same brother.

[@mattpytell357]

Me too buddy. Me too.

[@StreetFighterRewind]

Hope for Sagat return in Street Fighter 6!!

[@MrJrod809]

not adding Sagat to sf6 lineup would be blasphemy.

[@thaistomp]

facts

[@pelosithiago3718]

If they dont ad sagat, the only option Is adon

[@thaistomp]

@@pelosithiago3718 Nah, Adon is trash compared to Sagat.

[@tcchip]

Akuma/Gouki would never team up with Bison/Vega. Akuma despises men like Bison, and even in his obsession for more power, lives by a code of honor. Despite his love for fighting, Akuma doesn't readily kill his opponents, with the Raging Demon reflecting his ethos: if you're not an evil person, the Demon won't kill you. He straight up killed Bison with the Demon to prove that point. Akuma would easily recognize Sagat as a kindred spirit. Sagat is one of my personal favorite SF characters ever and also one of my mains. The way I see it, his story has come full circle, hence why he's not in the SFV story. He's found his inner peace and purpose in life beyond battle and he's come to turn his bitter hatred for Ryu into respect, which is mutual. Their rivalry makes them dig deep and push themselves to new limits. With SF6 being a far more chilled out game lacking any real world ending scenarios, Ryu has mellowed down. Sagat is already much mellowed in SFV. When Sagat returns in SF6, it's to simply test his mettle with Ryu.

[@alexspyro563]

I want say 2 things about sagat: 1. I imagine sagat kabri kabrong (wooden stick weapon) in this game but he is a king so he doesn’t need to. 2. Sagat is very important for street fighter franchise because he created the first street fighter tournament so he need to stay in street fighter no matter what

[@IrishKyokushin]

Sagat even referred to Ryu as an old friend in his SF4 ending.

[@Hugo_Tate]

Love your vids on these characters

[@brendonurie9986]

Well in case y'all haven't noticed, but Year 1 DLC of Street Fighter 6 had 4 characters only like Rashid, A.K.I. (new), Ed and Akuma. But in next year of 2024 after Year 1 is over this Spring, but when Sagat returns in Year 2 or season 2 of Street Fighter 6, then, let "Thailand King" in.😎😎

[@ArkticDark]

Cool idea

[@EventHubs]

Glad you think so!

[@BLewTheKake]

I want ADON!!!

[@saidul02]

He was my main on SFV, must need him on 6

[@realQuestion]

The King will return.

[@Boss__CQC]

I’m going to choose to believe that EventHubs knows something we don’t and the King is on his way… 💪🏻

[@johnguerrero4546]

Sagat, Dudley, Gouken, New character season 2. You heard it here first

[@travtagonist3]

The Piccolo of Street Fighter

[@stainshield]

Back in the 1980s when we 1st see Sagat his background was a mystery because all we knew was that he was The Final Boss in Street Fighter and people thought he was a villain because he had an eyepatch and then in Street Fighter 2, he joins M. Bison. Hasbro revealed that Sagat wasn't evil but a man of honor who was blinded by Rage as said in his file card from The G.I. Joe Street Fighter Crossover in 1993 which was why Capcom used that route as they used Ken's last name of Masters from Hasbro.

[@reffa2858]

Tiger uppercut.

[@dwaynetherockjohnson2024]

Bring back all the original 4 Kings. Yeah i know Shadaloo has fallen but they can do their own thing. Bison resurrected by FANG/JP whatever, Balrog getting back to boxing, Vega back to stalking Chun-Li in the shower and Sagat being a badass and finally reaching Ryu's power level. You can't have a SF game without the 4 Kings

[@MrRyuken555]

This man gets it. We need the 4 heavenly kings in SF6

[@christopherbako]

I'm enthralled. 😊 i need more.

[@SiresAbyss]

I want my main back 😢

[@greyman003]

I played so much SF 2. I only played as Sagat.

[@stalkerstomper3304]

Story wise, I'd love if Capcom had Dan corner Sagat to a fight to the death. Sagat obliterating Dan to near death, showing his greater strength and skills, and then nursing Dan back to health, showing Sagat's maturity and experience in teaching Dan to not let revenge be what fuels him. Dan, now having respect for Sagat and a better understanding of how to grow as a world class fighter, asks Sagat to teach him. Then Dan combines his father's style and Sagat's style to finally becoming a respected fighter of immense skill. He would no longer be treated as the "joke character", and would combine the best of his family's style, Sagat's style of Mua Tai, and even experiencing a revelation into Goken's, Ken's, and Ryu's styles. This would be pretty bad-ass to see a serious Dan utilizing all of these styles moves. But knowing Dan, he'd figure out a way to screw it all up. 😅

[@AnonymousC2218]

Sorry Veloc1raptor I can't see Akuma teaming up with M.bison or vise versa that's just weird lmao 😆

[@johnguerrero4546]

Fair, maybe Bison and Dan then…

[@AnonymousC2218]

@@johnguerrero4546 🤣

[@Z4U3398]

Not accurate info. Sagat wasn't "infected" with the satsui no hado - that was Kage which was confronting him in the form of (Evil) Ryu.

[@tracyndiyob162]

love sagat's story starting out really brutal like him killing dan hibiki's father & his scar from the shoryuken after defeating ryu glowing showing his fresh hatred,fighting off m. bison after seeing a brainwashed ryu in alpha 3(that feels like something similar was going to happen in the animated movie if he went to the final battle or it got a sequel.)/realizing the consequences of his path fighting dan & being humbled by his meeting with ryu in 4 that he considers him a friend now(love that street fighter 2v foreshadowed it.:3) while i wish in 5's story he(alongside sakura kasugano.) had a scene fighting ryu being what gave ryu his moment using the power of nothingness do like he reflects on his past that he subsides the dark hado when his village gets attacked/refuses kage's temptation. i don't think his story's done yet and for 6 would love him fighting ryu now that he's more content(really don't need m. bison coming back as if anything i'd love to see him take on akuma seeing their similarities or differences in viewing ryu's way of life with fighting.)/go all out on adon challenging him(like how in unlimited they fought again & came to respect each other.) or training a new muay thai fighter.

[@0010110kun]

I just assumed he was related to the dad from full house

[@EventHubs]

:P

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

Sagat as a wise master and more stoic personality would be cool.

[@more3520]

Perfect.

[@shaolin1derpalm]

Other than the royal we, nice vid

[@derpfrog5625]

Sagat still has unfinished buisness with Satsui no Hado (kage) I would like to see Sagats story arc like this, Sagat has once again proven himself the top fighter a title he has had before, He is now meditating in a remote mountain cave overlooking the small village he protects. His tiger is his only visitor, he has been meditating for months in this cave not eating or drinking, only trying to gain enlightenment, purge his ego, he is emaciated wirry but still strong, (he looks like the starving Buddha) deep in meditation he barely notices the terrible storm causing chaos outside his cave, heavy Thunder and lightning bewildered and fearfull Sagats tiger growls at the entrance to the cave, Sagat seeks to tame his tiger, but it's transfixed and with a life and death growl prepares to fight the storm, Sagat rises, Scolds the tiger and it shrinks to the back of the cave at his command, seeking to investigate why his tiger reacted so angrily he steps to the entrance of the cave, he's horrified to see his village flattened burned destroyed by the storm, ROAR! An anguished roar breaks his concentration, turning back into the cave he sees his tiger being held lifeless by a dark character (kage) he tosses the tigers body at Sagats feet. Sagats scar and eye soccet now burst open with a dark energy A rage unlike hes ever felt "It is I that gave you those scars... Not ryu.. Says the entity.. DIE DEMON! Sagat belows and a fight breaks out.. Sagat is shown exiting the cave. His demeanor lifeless, skin grey limbs gnarled wirry distorted, chest scar and eye soccet erupting with the dark Hado, fingers are almost tighter claws, feet have claws as well his face also looks like a blend of human tiger and demon, no emotion except murderous intent when fighting an enemy. Basically Sagat is infused with the satsui no Hado (Kage) after everything he held dear and connected him to humanity was destroyed by Kage.. Sagat took the power, embracing the rage.. Thus becoming tiger demon sagat. NOW very powerful with more anamalistic tiger moves he has a tiger blow that resembles a. Charging tiger spirit, and right after that sagat can "pounce" like a tiger following that shot. Also when Sagat grabs an opponents head he now with his other hand reaches into his flaming chest, pulls out some dark energy and punches his opponent with the energy. Also his muay Thai clinch he knees and also eviserates his opponents with his tiger clawed feet. Sagat is faster, Savage, soulless, sinister, full. Of rage almost completely consumed by the dark hadou. This guy rivals Akuma in demonic nastyness.

[@trkgaming1546]

I agree. He should be added. But people also want new characters. So I am not sure he will be included.

[@RushianRichard]

No Sagat, no sf6 for me. It's that simple. ☝️😑

[@MrJuzJoe]

Sagat's story is so relatable to all of us that are learning to play FG which is one of the reasons why he is so likeable. Most of us starting out would just blindly auto pilot during a match with a main focus of just trying to win and not learning to improve.

[@JonathanThicklin]

This is dope

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

I hav an idea, Savage Sagat

[@rahgawd4533]

Sagat was so satisfying to play in SF4 I’ll buy SF6 if they add him 😭

[@devinhamb6586]

Interesting bit of info regarding Sagat in SF4. When they were promoting the game, there was a short anime film showing what the fighters were up to and then preparing for Shadaloo return. Several Shadaloo agents went to bring back the 3 kings. Balrog and Vega accepted it without question, but Sagat basically told the agent to screw off and presumably killed him with a tiger shot.

[@IStareAtGames]

Man I wish he was in sf6

[@Bluey610]

Please he is my main and i would love to see him in 6

[@IStareAtGames]

Well first of all, Sagat is cool, sagat is strong, sagat is tall, sagat has cool moves, sagat will be the second bald character( dhalsim and sagat baldie battle), he has an eyepatch, he has a cool story, his character design as an older guy would probably be awesome, I mean why shouldn’t he be in street fighter

[@soykac]

Any time I ran into a Sagat Player I was annoyed.

[@iwx2672]

Everybody just wants Dan back tbh

[@RKS92101]

Sagat should be in 6 because he's my main. Simple lol

[@coderkind]

Sagat isn’t the most exciting character, so I can see why he’s been neglected. He wouldn’t be one of my picks for the next round of DLC; I’d prefer someone like Dudley, Dan or Makoto.

[@JOmega2007]

I either want to see Sagat in SF6 or a female reincarnation of him.

[@leonardonais]

I prefer the story told by the Udon's SF comics