ICONIC Esports Moments: EVO Moment 37 - "The Daigo Parry" (Street Fighter)

In the history of esports, certain highlights have managed to transcend games - plays so incredible that no fan, regardless of game loyalty, can deny their brilliance.
Think of Dota 2’s “the Play”, coldzera’s Jumping AWP in CS:GO and League of Legends’ “the xPeke”. However, before any others is one that stands alone - a play which is arguably the original iconic esports moment and is quite possibly the most influential of them all: EVO Moment 37.
Written by Nicholas Doucet - / nicdoucet
Edited by Miles Hackett - / miles_hackett
Voiced by Sean Meiliunas - / dyna_sean
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[@theScoreesports]

Hey everyone - thank you all so much for watching the video! This was our first foray outside of LoL/Dota 2/CS:GO for the Iconic series, and your response has been frankly overwhelming. It’s amazing to hear that so many non-fighting game fans can appreciate this classic esports moment and can understand its significance. We've got lots of amazing stuff planned for the future, so please keep the feedback coming - we aim to bring you great content each and every time! - Nic

[@aperfectcreation]

could you please add spanish subtitles? I want my mom to watch this

[@SoyElKai]

theScore esports please promote fighting games! the fgc needs support. you can add the umvc3 great run of kane blue river at evo 2015. the first latino to ever win a major

[@aAaAaAaAaA1234567ize]

this video was a masterpiece, but i'd like to point out that there was one key detail missing from this video. the air parry at the end usually wouldn't have been necessary, but in this case, if daigo hadn't don the air parry, he wouldn't have had the meter t use his super, nor would he have had the jump in to extent the combo enough to kill

[@33shin33]

this is one of the best videos of youtube, and youtube has many good videos... i guess

[@bmac1415]

Austin Aiken He had 1 meter already, and 100% could have killed without the j hp.

[@HumorousLOL]

As a side note, it's important to add that not only was the parry stupid impossible due to pressure from the crowd, input perfection, and the fact he had no HP remaining, but what some people never caught is the fact Daigo was positioning himself to do the parry in the final moments. If you notice while they are both dancing around right before the super, Daigo isn't dancing. He's trying to move his character forward as many times as possible, resetting himself when he gets too close. The reason for this is that Hoyokusen cannot be parried unless the target is already moving towards Chun Li at the beginning of the attack. This made the parry even more of a gamble for Daigo, because he not only had to parry the attack, there's a chance he would have guessed incorrectly when Justin executed the super, and losing the match before getting a single parry off. This makes it even more of an impressive feat. The guy planned this in mere seconds.

[@mobious01]

This makes it even more bad ass

[@Lmaoboat]

Yup, it's a 0-frame super. You need to hit forward a frame or two before it comes out. Parrying the entire thing is a joke compared to the initial parry. That and how Daigo was calm enough to style by parrying the last hit in the air. Most people can reliably parry the full super after a dozen tries. Getting the initial parry is luck... But good players create their own luck.

[@HumorousLOL]

Yousend I was stunned when I learned that. I remember trying this and failing so many times before I learned the frame requirement. This guy was a genius.

[@SoysauceML]

It's sad most videos don't even mentions this. Add how Daigo spammed those fireballs for justin to just have enough for his super, it's evident the entire comeback is planned. Parrying the super itself takes skill, but gambling your tournament life on giving your opponent the super then predicting and parrying the said super, takes nerves of fucking steel.

[@Raidanzoup]

I remember S-Kill mentioned this in an interview about Moment 37. Too bad that side of Penny Arcade got shut down and that particular look at the moment was lost.

[@Zephyrbal]

For the record, Chun's super comes out so fast that if you are not already inputting the parry BEFORE the super flash, you will get hit. This means that Daigo was parrying the move before it happened. That's how deep in Justin's head he was. You can watch in the seconds before the super that he's almost perfectly mirroring Justin's movements, because he knows the parry is coming. The parry is iconic, but the level of skill on display is even better than it looks.

[@Nesious]

You can actually parry it after the flash, it's just mad hard.

[@Intothevoid-NIB]

You can, in theory, parry after the flash, as the Hoyouku Sen has 2 frames of startup.

[@numnum3316]

Viewtiful Z lol that sounds harder

[@gazzgaspay4841]

I tried and I never got a parry not even once after the flash. If it's posible, then your right; it's *extremely hard*.

[@alanlee67]

Honestly, the most clutch thing in all of sports/esports history. He's gone on record and said that he could not even reproduce this in his practice sessions. Amazing how being in the heat of the moment puts you in a zone like that.

[@fuh-zee]

Justin thought he could catch Daigo with that super... He was Wong.

[@demonslayer8085]

FuZy 😂😂😂😂

[@riztaurolatino4475]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAAH , F**k

[@pierresmith2774]

FuZy Woulda Been Funny If He Said It In (Kim Jong Un Voice From Team America) 😂 😂 😂

[@JJames666male]

FuZy it's 4 am and I just woke up my roommate laughing. well played

[@MikoSin]

FuZy 😂😂 what??

[@bravepotatoe7513]

Never played street fighter I don't even like fighting games very much but holy cow does that play gives me goosebumps simply incredible.

[@whateverninja7459]

it doesnt give me chills for shit its just a game. I watched like its shitty

[@nissrine_hares_1999]

snake, you are not a gamer

[@whateverninja7459]

I'm gamer just not a fighting game freak

[@sepelinit1185]

snake solid You just play games. Youre not a gamer

[@timtim1145]

snake solid dumb weaboo

[@LyfSukz]

The video doesn't even mention the most amazing thing about this. When Daigo gets low on health, he starts chucking Hadoukens from across the screen. Obviously Justin is going to parry projectiles from that range, but that was precisely the point; those parries GAVE Justin the full bar he needed, since he couldn't risk taking enough hits for Chun-li to build that much meter. Daigo literally baited Justin into using his Super Art just so he could parry it.

[@keylimecookies]

LyfSukz I was just wondering what was up with the fireball spam, it’s generally not a good play, Like you can throw them full screen if the opponent doesn’t have super, but why would you

[@Aysevem]

Damn few people realize that, it's just scary how he thought all that in seconds

[@prolyfiknino]

That’s what I was thinking also.

[@princemallick3574]

Even today ..when you see a Daigo match....of SfV ..u will always be surprised by how incredibly well he reads his opponents.He said in one of his streams that he experiments new things in professional matches he never fully tries to win..just think what would happen if he stops experimenting and seriously try to win fights.

[@divyanshpanwari348]

Never knew that never knew that

[@Hankola]

I was there. It was loud. Real loud.

[@BlueV205]

@@SneakyBadness to preserve your hearing, I guess.

[@ashtar3876]

Sure...

[@fxsantazo]

I know it's been years but i have to ask. Is there anything in the EVO Moment 37 that was not captured in the video that's should have ben captured?

[@amantebriandarlu.1325]

Your really old i guess

[@mr.hippopotamus1792]

I'd go deaf

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

This series explains why this moment IS the greatest esports moment of all time- it's not just the feat, it's the context. But if anything I think it _undersold_ what made this so unbelievable. Parrying an entire Chun-Li super is impressive and requires a lot of skill, but is far from impossible. If Daigo had just parried Justin's _first_ super in this match people would have been wowed, but it would have barely been remembered, let alone become legendary. This was the deciding round between two of the best players in the world. After taking one round apiece, Daigo had gotten off to a TERRIBLE start in this decider, losing 90% of his life bar without taking off more than 5% of Justin's in return. It looked like it was over before it had begun. Then, as the commentary put it, you saw a rare instance of Daigo getting angry- but instead of going on tilt, he turned to _ice._ He smashed Justin around, dealing back almost all the damage he'd taken himself without taking a single hit- but then Justin _connected_ with a single hit, dropping Daigo to literal pixels of health. And HERE is where the legend begins. When Justin's hit connected, everyone _knew_ it was over. Justin had WON and Daigo couldn't stop him. All Justin had to do was use his super and Daigo would be defeated by the chip damage. It was almost impossible for him to survive, he'd have to parry the ENTIRE super. So Justin launched the super and the crowd started to cheer for his victory. Then Daigo parried the first hit. Well OK, not like he had any choice in the matter, even with this act of desperation he's still doomed. Then the second hit, then the third. Huh. Fourth hit parried, fifth... it sinks into the crowd that he's actually trying to parry the whole super! The cheering rises to a crescendo. More parries. Daigo jumps, still parrying. Fourtheenth, _fifteenth hit parried!_ Daigo successfully _parries the whole super without taking a single hit_ and comes down into the combo that leads into his own super, the KO and the win! The cheering goes _atomic!_ From the very edge of humiliating defeat, he chose the _perfect_ time to show how good he _really_ is, because if he couldn't he'd lose. It was time to put up or shut up, and Daigo put up to an effectively unmatchable level. And that's how legends are made.

[@chidori7234]

ArcaneAzmadi Very true. The full embodiment of undying determination.

[@deathmark25]

Unyeilding Tenacity of the beast

[@eroneko]

why does this comment give me chills, its almost like reading an epic story from past

[@hartfantom]

ArcaneAzmadi Some of the shit you said was ridiculous

[@tbrandy1405]

damn man that was beautiful.

[@nkskrb7195]

2:46 " He was wrong. " just sent a chill down my spine.

[@pierresmith2774]

Schadenfreude If He Would Of Said It In Kim Jong Un Voice From Team America Woulda Been Funniest Thing In World 😂😂😂

[@33shin33]

yeah yeah yeah you are so right happened here aswell

[@dewadewi308]

Schadenfreude d

[@EderReis]

Justin Wong gambled with a beast.... and lost.

[@LightBringer666]

should have been "he was Wong"

[@josefernandez4423]

damn I still get goosebumps from this to this day. what Daigo did was something that you would think only a computer program could do. he is really a fucking beast!

[@lollolrk]

To those who don't know how parries work, a quick crash course. In the SF3 series, characters have the ability to parry. This means my tapping forward or down + forward when your opponent is doing a move, a button or a super, one can parry a move, and punish it. Parrying has no revovery, ergo if you parry any move, you can probably punish it. (Exceptions do exist) The timing is very strict on parries. If I remember right (Some 3rd strike enthusiast correct me if I'm wrong) you have to do a frame perfect parry to parry Chun-Li's super. Fighting games run at 60 frames per second, so doing the "Daigo Parry" or "The EVO Moment #37" requires you to do 15 frame perfect parries in a row. 60 fps, perfect parry = 1/60th of a second to input the parry. The Daigo parry was and still is insane. It got me into fighting games.

[@hustonkerlick4911]

SolidPootis I think you actually have around 5 frames to parry? Could be wrong, but even if that's the case, this is still a nearly inhuman feat

[@STCMMT]

Parries are done by tapping forward or down for low parries. Low parry can be done for some special mid moves as well like a low jab. Also to note is that for contact super moves the forward had to be tapped pretty much during the freeze frame and means that Daigo would have to press forward without knowing when the super would come out. Which he did whilst moving back and forth (watch the video enough, you'll see it.) Also for additional information - It's actually a 17 strike move, but Daigo knows with Ken's body frame and parry animation, Ken gets pushed back during the first two barrages, so what's supposed to be 8, 8, 1 parry becomes a 7, 7, 1 parry.

[@lollolrk]

STCMMT Wow, I never knew that. That only makes this even more inhuman!

[@nelg1994]

until the developer decided to close the gap within the game mechanic and now all people can make daigo parry.

[@AngelXO96]

Glenn Gilbert Donald SFV is a disgrace

[@mica.motion]

The few seconds that inspire millions

[@demonslayer8085]

I saw that live at Evo, it was so damn loud, EVERYONE was screaming including me. Years later and I still get goosebumps every single time I watch this video. It was an historic moment for the FGC because no one had ever seen that done in a tournament with that type of pressure on the line. It's why I believe Daigo is named the Beast!!

[@jesusmejia3417]

How old are you?

[@RandoPassingBy]

@@jesusmejia3417 Old enough to witness a legendary

[@kai_yama]

This moment is absolutely legendary. The Beast never fails to give me the goosebumps.

[@nyquillusdillwad9119]

15 frame perfect inputs, followed by a kick ass combo. Under the pressure of a crowd that is against you, in a foreign country, and your health bar is totally gone. The Beast.

[@AcidGlow]

*That parry was iconic. Hype! ✅😎*

[@m4rcin847]

It IS, and will be iconic.

[@duocruzRN26]

And to be repeated, legendary.

[@coflow9719]

I JUST CRIED

[@kimaarasgamebox8409]

the SF gamer inside me cried also. T_T SO BEAUTIFUL

[@eJenks88]

Eric B bro I really cried .....i love fighting games and the FGC even though I suck

[@wealthforthecommoners3146]

Aren't you that guy who's in like every comment section

[@whatupguys1]

Im sure Kojima will enjoy those tears.

[@mirainikki6665]

Crying is not enough

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

F**k, you made a 20+ year old man shed a tear. Again. So epic, so phenomenal. Good job.

[@luismartinez4617]

I don't watch Street fighter but my mouth dropped.

[@krlllx]

@शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ why should he

[@teeby2037]

शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ thats not a reason

[@krlllx]

शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ he probably doesnt care about fighting games in the first place.

[@EdwinDPZ]

The thing about this play is that even if you don't understand fighting games or street fighter or anything about the game mechanics, you still know something amazing was happening.

[@Intothevoid-NIB]

The crowd yelling so loudly that the mic distorts might be a clue

[@AshuraH]

The Daigo Parry - so legendary it was put in Ken's reveal in Smash Ultimate

[@nojinmyung4340]

What the video doesnt mention is..."On top of that", Diago neutral jumped, effectively putting himself at risk, to air parry the last hit so that he could maximize his combo damage with a jumping attack. He knew exactly what he had to do to finish the match right at that moment. Epic.

[@saigonrider]

or maybe hes chaining the air block into air attack so chunli cant block it

[@chitototoy176]

As a gamer and a fan-boy, i adore your videos. The hype moments are handled with class, the players' bios are treated with respect, and the passion for competitive gaming always shines through in the end. Great channel. Keep the fires burning!

[@theScoreesports]

Christopher Esguerra Thank you very much, reading comments like yours keeps the fires burning! - Miles

[@Wladislav]

The most legendary moment in esports from one of the oldest/original esports game types. To infinity and beyond, FGC.

[@CallMeOpia]

I shed a tear

[@julianreed7]

Alex Duque I cry every time I watch it, literally. That moment is the amalgam of what competitive gaming/competition in general is. So sublime.

[@daraxiong19]

talk about iconic! that shit was epic!

[@downgrade101]

I remember showing this to my mom way back when. She knew nothing about street fighter, but after briefly explaining the machanics, even she had to stand there, mouth agape in shock and awe.

[@Dskylance]

Son: Hey dad, why is my sister name Rose? Dad: That’s simple because your mom love roses. Son: Thanks dad Dad: You are welcome, Daigo Umehara vs Justin Wong Evo moment 37

[@collinsa8909]

Dumb comment

[@RandoPassingBy]

@@collinsa8909 Cleverer than you at least

[@billyjoe8185]

Absolutely legendary name

[@spl24]

Name him Daigo Parry

[@Zetsuei1]

Man this video with the narrator going on and on, almost made me cry. Fucking good!

[@theScoreesports]

thank you for watching! I'm really happy the story and how we told it resonated with you that much :) -Miles

[@tochiuquinakandakare5589]

evo moment 37? I know it as "LET'S GO JUSTIN!"

[@chaosmos24]

I like to think that got jinxed Wong.

[@YVBSV]

Caique Koichi it's "finish him, Justin"

[@FireStormBaller]

@cuainas: No, it's Let's go Justin.

[@dantespice]

really? i thought it was rare footage of daigo actually angry

[@farhanasharmin8997]

It was actually "End it all Justin"

[@crumbs7826]

DAIGO is the man. Legend.

[@kayosensei]

He really is! You know... because his the Ken and not the Chun Li..

[@KhurramShahzad-id7qy]

If EVO Moment 37 is just a single video on youtube, it would've gone over billions. It was and still is the best EVO moment ever. The tenacity and skill level here is yet to be reached by any other player, but Diago became a legend of his pure skill display at that moment.

[@NoStress90s]

I played against daigo once, he perfected me just by blocking

[@edmund8954]

Lol

[@musashi2k8]

Damn! That's crazy! 😂

[@Kakuren]

These are the type the videos that made me subscribe. An amazing retelling of a story not just hardcore fans should know but everyone who enjoys games. Keep it up and you will break 100k easy.

[@Skycrowliu]

and everyone who never play the game (like myself). the story telling is amazing

[@theintern7054]

what the fuck why am i crying

[@ericalfon1620]

this moment is sooo special to me, i was a maniac fighting game since i was a kid back in 1996. but as the life goes on, depression and family pressure comes to me like never before, finally i lost my spirit in fighting game. but seeing this very moment, revives me inside and made me started to play again.

[@Roadrunner_KZSK]

the moments rundown: dota - biggest venue csgo - biggest luck lol - biggest fail daigo parry - biggest skill

[@armageddonrice7822]

Explain the LoL one I get the others except for that

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

Not quite fail, maybe outplay?

[@parikshitrao4208]

How the hell did you reach that conclusion

[@Inaluogh]

Anyone who even thinks CSGO jumping noscopes were not luck, are out of their minds or has no idea how game mechanics work by the way. Even if you move slightly, your accuracy drops a lot with the AWP in CSGO. And on top of that, add even more randomness form being midair, those no scopes were nothing but luck. But what makes it memorable is the audacity coldzera had to even attempt it.

[@firehunterz2311]

Lol is biggest outplay, not biggest fail. The Kassadin managed to outplay two of opponents champions, striking the Nexus and evading their attacks until he won the game.

[@Goochbag8]

This will always bring a tear to my eye. I remember when a friend showed me this clip for the first time. From there on out I was a fighting game fan.

[@NegoClau]

This moment singlehandedly RESSURRECTED the entire STREET FIGHTER franchise... 2 years later, Capcom released Street Fighter IV

[@stilliving]

This moment is still absolutely beautiful and the storytelling of this piece frames it beautifully. I may never have been a bona fide gamer, and I may be in the deep end of being a responsible adult, but this moment - now and always - will ever hold a place in my heart.

[@dustydust4677]

That parry is the reason evo is now held in a stadium rather than a room with a crt, projector and office chairs

[@WesllyOni]

Can't stop rewatching this, oh my goodness. 15 parrys, perfectly timed and turning the tables on Justin, amazing.

[@johnkuan2011]

For some reasons, Its incredibly touching and moving. I believed it ignited every man’s soul who hold on and fight til the end in impossible situations. This gives people hope.

[@dorkasaurus_rex]

You got it my guy

[@HawkofLight007]

One thing that I don't see a lot of people mention about why this was so incredible about parrying chun li's super is that you can't react to it, you literally have to read that your opponent will have to do it for you to be able to parry it. If you actually pay attention you can see daigo slightly walking back and forth before Justin did his super. Look at daigo walk forward right before the super that is the only way to parry that move, and just to add even more ridiculousness to this play, daigo also had to know the fist move was going to be parried because again, you can't react to it, the window between parries is too small to react to the first hit.

[@Intothevoid-NIB]

Correct. The window is 10 frames for each parry, every hit of Hoyou-Sen has no frames of start up, and parrying only leaves you a few frames to see that you parried it (I don't know the exact amount, but it isn't enough to where you can react to it)

[@mominidrees2805]

It is calculated that the input should be exactly at four frames out of every 30. Which is equal to about seven one hundredths of a second.

[@makatogonzo]

I think the "let's go Justin!!!" gave it away, not that it would have helped a mortal like me of course.

[@DeadGlassEyes]

This will never get old. I mean even after all these years it's still so incredibly badass.

[@blaster5800]

Goosebumps. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[@k1ngtobi]

2:47 *He was wrong.* This still gives me goosebumps 😭

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

The thing about moment 37 is that you could literally show it to your grandma with 10 seconds explanation and she’d be impressed. Meanwhile I had no idea what the hell was going on in that Dota clip. Hype incarnate, you don’t even need to be a fan to appreciate it.

[@ronrich3k546]

I get chills every time I watch this. The crowd reaction. Amazing

[@stephenperry5021]

same here!

[@servHis221]

Damn...I thought I was the only one that cried...and I'm not even a huge gamer...and this is not the first time I've watched Moment 37...

[@goobyaluob]

Kevin servHis this had me on the verge of tears and I have literally seen this around 100 times

[@clFer777]

It's something beautiful

[@musashi2k8]

To us gamers, it's worth the tear.

[@sr_echo]

Thanks for putting the rest of the rounds first, bc I didn’t realize how fast chunli’s super was and how hard that parry was to pull off Also that’s super cool how Daigo and Justin were great sportsmen after the whole thing! Watching them recreate was kinda wholesome lol

[@tximinoman]

I remember watching this for the first time. It was years ago (maybe 10) and KZbin just recommended me the video. It fucking blew me away and gave me mad respect for competitive gaming.

[@aljonaltiche1926]

im a dota 2 player and i dont play fighting games but damn, this is still the most epic esport highlight ever. even better that 6m echo slam, topson pugna 1 combo ame drow, og's bb fountain dive, empire counter black hole against secret. etc...

[@TeflonBTM]

Am I the only one who always thinks wtf are moments 1-36??

[@DwarfLivingInTheMines]

LOL that's a good point

[@dumbid51]

teflon btm inside joke of old fgc is that there were too many moments over time so this is just the 37th

[@mominidrees2805]

If you read the whole documentary it is revealed that 37 was a random number chosen by the guy who recorded the actual video.

[@maximumkillmtg]

It was a trick to make people think there were many more.

[@stefssj1291]

Evo moment 37 is truly LEGENDARY

[@ibraahemnabeel]

I am sure moment 37 inspired a lot of people to start playing fighting games in general , Truly a Milestone in EVO history !

[@MichaelHarto]

Evo moment 37 is a fighting gamers mecca. Every fighting gamers will always remember this moment and pass it on to later generation.

[@lYakuzal]

It's so popular and classic that current and past pros from other games know it. Heck, even several animes have recreated this moment.

[@25k]

Which ones?

[@lYakuzal]

Akiba's trip and Acchi Kocchi

[@maxstor6422]

why does this event makes me goosebumping and watery eyed every fucking single time whenever I watch it.

[@SupaL33tKillar]

I remember watching this when I was just 11. it was truly the moment where I really got into the professional scenes of video games. played a couple of amateur tournaments. won some lose some and eventually stopped because life. still watch them though but man that moment. you had to be watching it at that time to really understand and feel the awesomeness of it all. I can't imagine how it was for everyone who was there physically. truly a historical moment for competitive esport long before "Esport" became a thing.

[@feitanhxh2725]

Its been 3yrs and im still here if im looking for some goosebumps. Never fails

[@kirinni2021]

This is THE definitive Esports moment. You don't even need to understand how a game works to know this was crazy. It's so ridiculous nobody even cares that Daigo didn't win the tourney, or even remembers the champion. This is peak skill.

[@puppets5211]

Thumbs up if you think Daigo is the greatest player of all time.

[@adhi1150203]

puppets5211 he's not the greatest. He's a Living Legend

[@kimaarasgamebox8409]

A "legend" coz there's to many "great" player out there. :)

[@OnyxWolf47]

Yeah hes a legend. I hate when people don't give him respect since hes not in his prime anymore, the man has done so much for the community we need to cherish him

[@whateverninja7459]

I don't believe in prime. its all luck. now I know he have skills but when your luck run out.....no amount of skill can save him. time to loose daigo boy. prime HAHAHAHAH what the fuck is that shit. that word sound shitty using it on a fighting game player

[@OnyxWolf47]

Lol you can't even speak english kid how am I supposed to take your argument seriously. You make no sense. "yes I'm a retarded" LOL it makes me laugh so hard reading what you have to say. You really are an interesting character aren't you lmao

[@mattkeller5913]

This is one of the most clutch things I've ever witnessed in any sport/esport. Absolutely nuts and will never get old

[@ryublueblanka]

This is beautiful. I seriously have tears in my eyes.

[@andersonlopez9790]

If the world ends leave this tape in a vault so them mfn aliens can admire a true LEGEND

[@Cabulosomaia]

what impresses me the most is that Daigo was already a legend before this and still is to this day

[@rathk1270]

Bruno Maia that he is. his technical mastery of SF is just unparalled. Newer pros should thank Capcom for making button input more lenient in the newer SF games ( especially 5) to allow others to be on the same level as Daigo in tournaments.

[@crimsonshiroe4744]

It's so surprising that this video only has 200k+ views. I now play League and DoTA 2 but as the narrator said, this has sparked my interest in gaming when I first saw it. This video deserves a million views, GJ theScore esports.

[@dualemi2158]

2:35 You can see Daigo poking Justin with his blue shooting balls, (sorry I don't play street fighter) he was pushing Justin away from him, and taking his health low enough, so he could finish him after he parry's the super attack. He was already preparing for this "Daigo Parry" moment, he was moving 1 step forward (you need to do that to Daigo Parry) he was ready to bait the super and parry it all and finish Justin. What a legend.

[@leoalcaraz6153]

You can just hear; the crowd starting to cheer when he starts partying it and then it just gets louder and louder as he continues to parry and then counters. Just amazing after all these years still amazing to watch

[@dazzawesome]

Evo moment 37 Justin vs Daigo is absolutely the most amazing and interesting video game moment I've ever seen. I love Street Fighter, but this was still very extrodinary to watch. 👊

[@allikitos]

The editing of this video makes it justice. Epic editing for an epic moment.

[@markusdcsd5309]

WE ESPORTS NOW? PogChamp

[@AnggaNegara]

mark my word this gonna go down as the play of millennium. yes you heard it right, not decade, not century, but millennium. it's that awesome

[@reezy323]

4:24 can't even lie, that brought a tear to my eye

[@davidcole2913]

I get serious goosebumps every time I see it. The more you actually know about the game and what was actually going on, the more amazing it really is.

[@CamC159]

The daigo parry is the story of a comeback. One hit could've ended it all, even a light punch, even the wind could've made him fall, we all thought it was over. But daigo proved to us that every great story ends with a comeback. He made the impossible seem possible. He is a legend

[@chidori7234]

CamC159 :T Yes. Determination can create miracles

[@kg6qzx]

I really think this sums it up best....people are amazed by gigantic comebacks and overcoming huge obstacles on their way to greatness...a human endeavor no matter what medium. This was fun to see happen in the gaming world which is another exploding phenomenon.

[@stevphiericardo2790]

i would ride a time machine in the future.. just to get back and watch this moment LIVE in the past and smack that dude shouted "Lets Go Justin" in the nuts

[@DarkTenka]

Did you just.. change history ?? *watches video again* "LETS GO JUST- AGGGGHH FUCK!!"

[@chidori7234]

LOL!! xD!!

[@xdalic]

Stevphie Ricardo I would love to also but I fear that I would screw up the time line and actually prevent this from happening.

[@xthe_nojx5820]

That's one of those things that was impossible until it was accomplished.

[@ArcherMVMaster]

RESPECT THE DAIGO PARRY

[@chidori7234]

Blaz MV YES. MOBA players (LoL, DOTA, Vainglory), FPS players (CSGO, Call of Duty), seriously, ALL players of ALL KIND. RESPECT this LEGENDARY MOMENT!! RESPECT!

[@dollayx8]

even this moment still had a louder crowd than portal opening in endgame

[@theguru2550]

i find it hard to believe that i dont really care about fighting games and they do not appeal to my taste, yet i am watching this and tears start flowing from my eyes, because this moment is both perfection and greatness, its excellence and brilliance, it has such a strong impact and most people dont even get to experience such moment not even once in their lives i wish i achieve something so great even for a second

[@dekudakhan]

Another fun fact..... Before this match, Daigo was practicing this parry and failed most of the time. People were teasing him for the same. He pulled it off perfectly at the last moment!!! Daigo is the least talented person in the FGC and yet he, to this day, stands toe to toe with today's pros (at the age of nearly 40!!). His nickname, The Beast, is surly a deserved one!!!! I admire him for his conviction!!!

[@nathan.dunahoo]

I'm getting chills this entire video!

[@stantheman143]

Never let this video die, never let this moment be forgotten. This is how legends are made, and to us is to keep those legends alive.

[@elijahgonzalez3874]

i still get goosebumps man

[@Kwizt_36]

I just love how you put the retaliation part -"..sealing one of the flashiest and most unbelievable comebacks of all time."

[@edsonsengo2684]

Bruh I was always wondering how hard it is to parry. Downloaded SF3 recently and im practicing blocking with just a simple dummy recording kick...Bruh IT'S HARD. If just trying to parry a simple kick is THAT hard imagine what Daigo went through in That one moment. Man's a beast you gotta respect.

[@dorkasaurus_rex]

that's why it's so amazing, to ACTUALLY do that shit, in a tournament, with mad stuff on the line, the entire crowd against you...It's near impossible. It's genuinely difficult, but you add the factor of the pressure....Almost nobody would've done that in that moment but Daigo

[@edsonsengo2684]

@@dorkasaurus_rex I would be scared shitless even thinking about doing it. Like damn this shit is a whole other level

[@IDONTWANTACHANNELFCK]

There is no content on internet that generates more ASMR than that moment. Unbelievable.

[@racionais2006]

Thanks Daigo. Great video

[@ВистанФраука-д1и]

This video, in my opinion, should become no less legendary than the original, because it is THIS video that needs to be shown to people so that they fully understand the situation and all the madness of what is happening. This video is masterpiece! Music is perfect! The moment with "but he was wrong" is even more perfect! I will continue to come here from time to time for the rest of my life, just to see this madness again 😎

[@antrolos8542]

Just love that narration *music stops* *HE WAS WRONG.*

[@chidori7234]

Antrolos And then what happens next? PURE, UTTER HISTORY that SHOCKED the world.

[@mrjonathannoble]

I want more of this. I mean, I like CS:GO, League, and DOTA, but I kinda wanna see other esports come in from FGCs and other games like Starcraft and the like. I hella like this channel now.

[@KuyaArbee]

To pull that off in a tournament regardless of video games is just amazing!

[@chadbradthadanddad]

This Clip gives me goosebumps. It’s just something you can’t really make up it just happens like it’s supposed to

[@STRATOS13PAO]

i dont watch nor play fighting games but this play and video was awesome

[@xcalibro6483]

this clip is what got me into fighting games. i saw the clip but didnt know how impressive it was so i tried sf3 third strike to see how hard it actually was. i completely failed but kept playing until i was able to. a few months later i landed the daigo parry online and by that point i was hooked

[@WindiaNata]

holy xit! that parry gives me goosebump

[@TherealCCChasarrived]

I watch always from the shadows since the beginning. It is rare I am truly impressed, this was such an isolated moment of sheer perfection with the tools provided at the critical moment. Truly exceptional with all others watching in awe and envy but do not mistaken my compliment for weakness.

[@albertdadzie4567]

Tears!!!! But let's thumbs up for the developers who made SF. U guys are legendary.

[@spicydennis]

"he was wrong" is one of the hardest things ive ever heard. no one can convince me otherwise.