The most dangerous super in Street Fighter.

[@ValeFline]

JMCrofts: I have to win and force the opponent to switch to a good super. SA3 Makoto: *This is a good super.*

[@AGuyWithEyeliner]

I don't think makot has any bad supers, just some are better

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

@@AGuyWithEyelinerChun Li SA3

[@benjihuynh2970]

5:33 a very important part of this super is the fact that the startup has a disgusting amount of invincibility AND you can cancel the startup. So if you activate super you can use the screen freeze to see what your opponent is doing and if you recognize a button, you can immediately cancel the startup and input a guaranteed parry into punish. If you don't see them doing anything, you can just let the invincibility rock

[@benjihuynh2970]

19:30 is an even better example of the invincibility

[@chaselewis5372]

Another thing to keep in mind is he let the invincibility rock so that the unparryable move wouldn't hit. Raida is unparryable in this game so if you meaty it vs Makoto in Tanden Renki she can literally do nothing. In this situation though delaying past the active frames gives a guaranteed punish.

[@MrCactuar13]

yup I've been seeing this super being used as a reversal option in the a-cho channel recently and I'm starting to believe in Tanden Renki supremacy

[@benjihuynh2970]

@@chaselewis5372 an excellent addition. 3rd strike is so deep

[@MannuhFestIt]

Glad you explained because that was a nasty ass parry regardless!!

[@T.xvii.17]

i love how ibuki and makoto are "rivals" in this game. they're both offense characters that use different methods. ibuki with high hit counts and makoto with just beefy hits.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Yeah, the whole game was great.

[@HeirofDacia]

They are also rivals in the game's lore.

[@noelbustos764]

Marisa and Manon are the spiritual successors to this in 6. Here's hoping Makoto and ibuki show up in it also

[@TheRealOtatop]

Fingers crossed, we eventually see Makoto in SF6. I love her design, and she looks so fun to play

[@makoto7029]

she is super fun !

[@Ganmorg]

I feel like a high damage grappler like Makoto could be a total menace in SF6, which is good or bad depending on how you slice it

[@Benxall]

Imgine pressing the parry button by accident and makoto dashing at you from the other side of the screen to punish you for all your health

[@Reywolf2405]

I love my fighting game characters to be irrationally mad furious

[@joshlemagne]

At this point I'm convinced she must have been the demon of someone high up on the street fighter team. It's the only reason I can think that such a popular character got left out for so long.

[@stillpaints]

Parrying during Tanden Renki should charge the meter and extend the super a small amount.

[@Link_IV]

I love how you always keep the videos informative for people who don't know the game very well. I love your content, one of the best and most chill fgc creators.

[@turlocs4812]

Banger comment

[@reunionxsos7545]

It's crazy how well explained his vids are. There's times where I'll watch and a question pops up in my head and it'll get answered it within the next minute. "Lemme tell you why this isn't viable..."

[@presenceof]

He's revamped his format and I like it.

[@cedricgiraud2679]

Agreed, I don't play any vsfighting game, but I still does understand and enjoy jmcrofts videos.

[@sandwidge2655]

Epic comment

[@randomweeaboo]

19:28 you got hit there because the startup of tanden renki has invulnerable frames on startup. I used it there because you were doing a lot of meaties

[@SAWmacaco]

The guy

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@SAWmacaco The guy indeed

[@mrosskne]

ABSOLUTE LAD

[@abelsanchez4696]

I thought that it had the property that Genei Jin has, where every button has "super" priority against the opponents.

[@randomweeaboo]

@@abelsanchez4696 no it does not. Only genei Jin has that property, no other install super in 3s has that property. It does make it so that you can only be at worst +2 on block, but that doesn't come up often

[@protodevilin]

MAKOTO: Installs. JMCROFTS: Uninstalls.

[@2Eliishere]

I think there actually is a really good Japanese player who uses this super, I distinctly remember him winning a tournament out of no where with its crazy damage.

[@PabloAvilaEstevez]

It's a player named Otouto! Including the exclamation point

[@bon.9296]

A lot of players use it casually. You might have seen KO use it.

[@Moiez101]

@@PabloAvilaEstevez haha, his name literally means "younger brother" in Japanese.

[@draga_]

​@@Moiez101what's funny about it dawg

[@nooostop4664]

2 decades old bro, two fricking decades later and it still holds up so good I love this game.

[@UnpleasantLovepony]

Great video, you got me interested in Ibuki, man. She looks fun. I love how they were just pitching ideas for supers and came up with "Makoto, but angry"

[@TheRealBDouble]

Makoto is my favorite SFIII character. Her moveset is so brutal and hard hitting. It's awesome. And 13:42 was SICK. You countered the TR perfectly. Noice

[@JPVersus_]

See, that's great FGC content. The intro was short and packed with information that was useful for understanding and thoroughly enjoying the part with matches. Really really sick

[@MannuhFestIt]

This game is why I love seeing Makoto players. The really skilled ones display some of the most technical matches you’d ever see with a nice balance of offense and defense; especially defense because their parrying skills are so phenomenal!

[@bageltime8983]

Don't worry about the upload schedule,it's always a good day when you're able to get out a new vid or stream. Creating content is time consuming and difficult at times,but eventually people pull through. No matter how long it takes. Everyone still has their own lives going on. We'll be here for you every step of the way.

[@GlasgowZeus]

Makoto players never blocked in the first place, SA3 is nothing but a buff

[@GlitchanBlack]

Makoto: "Kaioken!" **enters Tanden Renki** JM: **internal screaming**

[@anzol4523]

"Tanden-what?" - every frieza main in DBFZ seeing this

[@lanceocana9059]

@@anzol4523 *proceeds to get their asses caved in*

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

"You aren't dealing with the average Shotokan anymore..."

[@bragior]

Kaio-what?

[@RoundShades]

Every one of these are fire

[@TinariKao]

I'm not subscribed, but when you show up in my feed I watch it. Your videos explain things on a low enough level that I appreciate it. I played a little bit of Marvel vs Capcom, and went to college with a guy who lived close to General AKA and I went over one day. My god. Playing against a tournament level person humbled me, but the guy taught me a bit too. Showed me how to counter and parry and I got a tiny bit better. Watching you feels like him teaching me again.

[@T2Designgaming]

This format is interesting and different. The "intro" really set up the matches really well, and gave you something to look out for while watching. Good stuff.

[@Luffy2008]

Really apreciate you giving all that context about the matchup before the video, makes me enjoy the fights even more!

[@SVVEETMEAT]

20:18 the single greatest moment in jmcrofts session. Well worth the watch. Great video, J.

[@bageltime8983]

The more and more I study Q,the more I think that in the end,he could've had 3 really strong supers.But instead he got a shittier version of Makoto SA3. I desperately want Q back,the OG Q. G is cool,but I never fell in love as much with a character as I did with Q.

[@wildwest1832]

want em back? just play sf 3 hes still there

[@bageltime8983]

@@wildwest1832 Big surprise there.

[@user-tzzglsstle585e38]

@@wildwest1832 I want Q against a multitude of characters

[@BaldianOfIbelin]

i mean If the theory that Q is G but with a deteriorated mind remains afloat as correct Q and not G should be the one to return to SF6 since it is SF6 is the first game that chronologically in the lore happens after SF3

[@ByrneBaby]

To answer the question at the very very end: Yes. The people always want to see the urban legend SAs. They're like actual myths, they're not real until you see them in action.

[@cockanimal4878]

Do not abbreviate super arts

[@genejas]

SA3: the preferred super of the unhinged

[@Tletna]

I'm glad you put that on KZbin. I like seeing Makoto and I like seeing people losing to underestimated characters or moves.

[@RmnGnzlz]

3:39 *Usain Bolt:* jmcrofts can you help me get better a running? *jmcrofts:* Have you tried going faster?

[@alistermatthew9407]

Recently subbed and love your vids. I like how you upload the games where you lose against low tier and lesser played stuff, and not just highlights of you stomping. PS: Makoto's punch at the end was mad active

[@Shermansart]

I like to call this move “Roided Makoto”

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Bwahahaha

[@misfit1347]

I’ve always used that super. It’s the round stealer. You either “live by the sword or die by the sword”

[@RealGhostface-y9b]

Live by the "ooOOOOH!" or die by the "ooOOOOH!"

[@CorbinsChickenCafe]

I love interesting mechanics like this in fighting games! Thanks for showing this and also really enjoyed the matches showing it off!

[@Zenondikar]

Besides Genei-Jin 3s has some really awesome installs. My fave is cancelling her DP that does mad stun into this super and put em in the blender. Love your 3rd strike stuff JM, hope to see you play some CVS2 soon!

[@OneDigitalSoul]

I've seen a few of this guys vids in my algorithm recommends. He loves this game and his enthusiasm for it is infectious and pure. I love this game too and only recently started playing it for the first time on my MBP via RetroArch. Subscribed ♥

[@LucDaMan4]

20:18 awesome moment this is what we as fighting game players live for

[@fidelj3025]

just imagine Makoto is in SF6 having this as a level 2 super and with all the tech that SF6 has, she would be OP'd!

[@squishgod9094]

"Have I been figured out by Tanden Renki Makoto?" *proceeds to be fed the entire jar of sauce* I believe you have

[@INikeAir]

Yoooooooo I made the same you did after that first round! I cannot stress enough how much I love that you show videos not just of you winning. Your content really is on a thousand. Don’t get me wrong, I do love seeing you win as well. It’s just been so interesting I was too hyped watching this video. And that ending. Shheeeeeeeeresh

[@VBrancoPT]

Makoto, in the right hands, is a lethal weapon (most dangerous). p.s. jmcrofts, I'm VBrancoPT (MultiVersus). Gizmo/Taz team, I was the Taz player :) It was a honor for me to team up with someone as awesome as you. Keep up the good work :D

[@figureitout2973]

I have never played third strike but this game looks years ahead of its time

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Hell yeah

[@fortidogi8620]

Play! On fightcade or in your local scene!

[@SpaceTiger9]

Love the 3S content. I've started dabbling with another buddy who has no experience and we're having a ton of fun just doing simple timing mixups and such. The game holds up really insanely well.

[@michaelpowell3204]

At 10:33 it looks like Makoto's hit recovery is improved, she can almost punish on hit...

[@juanbaez03]

20:49 makoto: smashh!!

[@GrandSyzygy]

As a Makoto main, this made me so happy; that Makoto was saucy. I normally run S1 but I might need to see what's up with S3

[@GamersOff]

I appreciate the higher quality and interesting topics a lot! thanks for the content

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

I was expecting you to get slaughtered, but you adapted after just 2 matches. I love these deep dives coupled with match footage.

[@elcheshireilustracion9396]

Don´t sweat JM, quality is always better than quantity.

[@KaibaBlanco]

From my experience using Makoto and SA3 1- take the game to a moment where the damage to the opponent has dropped to half a bar or a little less so that SA3 ends up eliminating the entire bar since it is an SA for victory 2- Think of the optimal combo to win in that little moment that Makoto turns into a unstoppable train... If you are good with the parry to respond to the possible counterattacks 3- Taunt as many times as possible that small damage buff can be added to the increased damage of the SA3

[@SoapyBowl]

I freakin' love Makoto. She's not in SF6 tho... 😢

[@helpkirbyhasagun_2047]

not in SF6 yet* DLC is a possibility

[@bageltime8983]

@@helpkirbyhasagun_2047 Omg imagine a DLC season dedicated to 3s,Makoto,Dudley and Q come out and the world is back in balance.(Necro would be nice as well)

[@thankfulgamer2405]

Its capcom... 300 dollar dlc incoming

[@helpkirbyhasagun_2047]

@@bageltime8983 And then they add Thirteen Twelve but with actual combos and pressure and doesn’t have to be a hit and run parry god in order to win

[@bageltime8983]

@@helpkirbyhasagun_2047 That sounds hype as shit. I'd main him even if he was bad again.

[@ArlenPierce]

I genuinely enjoy this type of content from you more

[@funnybonez1642]

Makoto is my main when I play 3rd strike but I’m not even near at the level you have yours, dope keep up the good content

[@VGZoodle]

Thanks for consistently putting out friendly, informative and engaging content, man!

[@cooperelt1299]

6:47 me when playing dbfz online 😂

[@blvk3]

@19:28 after the activation. Makoto has about 52?(Something along that line, i forgot the exact number) frames of invincibility, and which everything will go through her but she could parry that if she wanted to.

[@RandoBox]

19:29 - I frames. Tanden has all of them.

[@CyphersBasement]

If you hit them more than they hit you, you don't need to block.

[@visionaeon]

Big 🧠 game

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@visionaeon true

[@HeirofDacia]

Unless they hit you once... With a TOD.

[@presenceof]

I love your format bro. It's kinda unique

[@JJMR3000]

Thank you so much for the insight of this ultra. I never did really know how it works but now I can tell that red "mode" Makoto can be a big threat if u know how to use it properly. Damn, man she scary af.

[@rc9145]

I was gonna say Makoto’s voice reminds me of Luffy and funnily enough her actual voice actress is also named Makoto

[@loganford3921]

She's a rock solid tank of a character.

[@DoodCT]

gotta love a video that answers the question in the title within the very first second

[@trevordavidjones]

I used her second super when I first started playing Makoto, but eventually moved on to using Tanden Renki, pretty much exclusively. Once it comes out, it's pretty much a game ending move 😂😂😂

[@baitbait65]

Love this style of videos

[@RedLineOneGC]

I know its not necessarily your choice of who you fight, but i like the fact that ur highlighting unusual match ups or high level play of unusual charcaters like Twelve...it makes the videos a but more interesting then jus a "meta" match up

[@SDhotline]

In 3soe if you turn on the multiple supers and super into super cancel dip switches you can cancel SA1 into SA3 and get a juggle

[@AtHomeWithAGeek]

I like Makoto in SF4, haven't played her in SF3. But I will now.

[@Sergio0hf]

Since the time I've subscribed, I would say I have watched more videos NOW than before, So I do think is better to have less videos per week but better quality and more interesting 😁

[@nathanielbeckford8899]

This takes pure skill, a player who doesn’t take the easy way out but hones his skills as a double edged blade, bravo

[@ReikuYin]

Glad for the high-quality stuff. I always prefer effort over just numbers. Also to answer the question of why is the bar long. Could you IMAGINE the terror she would cause if she had short bar like Yun or Yang? She can kill in two confirms.

[@andrewgotlost]

3rd Strike is my all time favorite vibe and animations of any SF game.

[@Yuffie777]

Kneel before your master

[@sultanalshamsi6]

Always loved Makoto , she remind me of Luffy with her second gear and jet punch😂

[@downtownraw2676]

I always think of Kaioken when making that comparison

[@anonamos225]

Honestly love how you showcase these madlads lol

[@Cellticlink]

Fantastic match! The double knock out but you got up and the the last hit of the video, beautiful. That is my kind of super. Look I am not gonna be the best anyway so I may as well have fun! Nice

[@Slappynipsy1]

i'll say the same thing i did 20 years ago when i saw this super for the first time - if parrying in this super after the install regen'd the timer a bit it would be the best super in the game.

[@muffinmonkeys]

Casual Street Fighter fan, here. I'd say Sakura, and yeah to your point Juri, are higher up on the "the casuals know them" tier list than Makoto. IMO that is mostly because those two have been in more recent games. And yes, put Makoto in SF:VI

[@Limit5482]

Vtrigger before vtrigger

[@TDRR_Gamez]

How do you do that link in 6:42? I know in USF4 you just have to press HK again after hitting the first HK but I can't find how to do this one in SF3. Thought it wasn't even in the game.

[@allanturmaine5496]

This match had it all. Drama, action, character growth. 11/10

[@Aflay1]

20:19 That was an amazing interaction. That's a reason to install the game. 20:50 WHAT IS THAT FIST MADE OF FIRE OR SOMETHING?? MEATIEST HITBOX IN HISTORY.

[@footlonghawk3960]

Man this fight had some great moments I'm so happy I got to watch this

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

5:54 mans got the music install

[@jk844100]

One of the big issues is that there’s a bunch of hit grabs that can normally be blocked but can’t be parried. So Oro for example can just hit-grab into hit-grab over and over again and there’s nothing Makoto can do because she can’t block it and she can’t parry it.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Can't you use her Fukiage (dp) for those kikd of scenarios? I'm legit asking, i haven't tried it. Anyways, that would just be a skill issue hahahaha, you should not let your opponent put you in that kind of situation

[@jk844100]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 no because her DP isn’t invincible (most DPs aren’t in 3s). Secondly, the skill issue is picking SA3 to begin with, it’s the second worst super in the game and if you pick it you’re asking to lose.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@jk844100 hahahaha i see

[@monsterfanatic5344]

I love the animation for it more than anything tbh. She pulls a DBZ "scream at the top of your lungs to power up" moment and goes sicko mode. Its super simple but the way its animated and executed is great. You can really FEEL her getting fired up.

[@bobn9414]

I love that you look at the underdogs and overlooked styles and characters of fighting games, keep it up!

[@JaySityEnt]

I started playing 3rd strike again recently and I’m using makoto for the first time. New fav character

[@RealGhostface-y9b]

The most dangerous super is actually remy's counter

[@SteelRims]

This, along with the Shin Shoryuken are my favorite Super Arts. They look really really PAINFUL when they hit. And they HIT HARD.

[@muddlewait8844]

The title of this vid is fantastic

[@Dookie5495]

Man, I am hoping when they put Makoto in SF6. Also, weird that no SF3 character returned for the Base Roster.

[@writofassistance]

Never played street figher. Never had an interest in playing street fighter. Don't know any of the characters of street fighter outside of the ones in MvC. But I love watching the street fighter content that you and Justin Wong put out. Almost makes me want to pick it up on fightcade (which I downloaded because of this channel lol)

[@_Jay_Maker_]

I think this has decided it for me. I love Makoto and always wanted to get good with her, but the best-in-choice SA2 really put me off, mostly because the combos off of it were just so damn rad and did so much damage that they seemed basically necessary. SA3 seems way more in my wheelhouse.

[@ctye85]

SA3 is an absolutely terrible super and will lose you many matches. It's fun but there's a reason you basically never see it.

[@peste4592]

just use makoto super 1 if you have trouble with super 2, just gotta learn how to link it with her hayates

[@LieseFury]

I use Seichusen Godanzuki, purely because I like the animation.

[@jamescollins5870]

this video was excellent, this is kinda style is something i love although id never be good enough to pull it off

[@krossdreemurr42]

Tanden Renki is basically Makoto going Kaio-Ken

[@BronzeLincolns81]

not being able to block seems like a good reason I never knew this super existed until today.

[@wcjerky]

Always love that Makoto v Ryu pre-fight interaction.

[@briancherillcastillocruz7965]

I have a version of Makoto in my mugen that can do that super and the others after being activated and does massive damage

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

Makoto normally: *one-touch kill* Makoto enjoyers who use Tanden Renki: "I am strike invincible."

[@gatsuberserk4227]

Man 3rd Strike is just so beatiful to watch. It will never get old.

[@Aflay1]

5:54 It was at this moment that he knew *He fucked up.*

[@TomFooleryPlusR]

I dunno about Makoto, but for Ibuki I am a huge fan of SA2. Comically huge damage and 1 frame startup makes for a great, terrifying mixup tool as well as a quick but flashy super.

[@rasui80]

Great vid, and yeah man the content has been great!