Zato-1 - Guilty Gear's Master of Puppet Pressure

[@Flavourius]

Zato-1, one of the few characters that has the privilege of saying: "GGs, shake _our_ hands."

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Or claws

[@slowbisbalito6476]

one thing to note is that if you want to use Eddie without having Zato use a move you can faultless defense while you press and release the move so Zato's doesn't come out but Eddie's does

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Very true. A bit more advanced but very useful

[@Ramsey276one]

Eddie:: I got this, fam. Z: [laughs in Faultless Defense]

[@slowbisbalito6476]

notation for this would be 4[P+S] > ]S[

[@svartfrasr9755]

"Eddie what the hell!?" Ah yes .The true battle cry of the Zato player.

[@Cheesedragon117]

Eddie: 🤪

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It's never my fault. Perfect option select

[@Ramsey276one]

2:52 O M G XD

[@coutiya2007]

Never played xrd before, only strive. How many Eddie specials did you get off from full meter?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Depends on which move you do. D is all of the meter, p you can do probly 5 or 6 hits maybe? Buzzsaw off k you can only do 3, and the shark maybe like 4? If you mix them all together it's all different but you get the idea. Id check the dustloop to be sure

[@Cheesedragon117]

Zato is insane, no other Arksys puppet character comes close. Perfect pressure, perfect mixup, perfect specials, perfect balance of strengths and weaknesses.

[@Aisoreta]

Great balance *zato is always low tier in the final version of the game besides GGML* insanely well balanced

[@Thanaroa]

It makes me cry, so bad in xrd. Down played to hell in +r though

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Yeah plus r he's real good

[@all-starsilver1835]

@@Aisoreta With how hard he is to play against, it's kinda hard to believe he's low tier sometimes Yeah sometimes he gets hit by an interaction that makes no heckin sense and dies in the combo that follows because he has no HP, but with how good his neutral is, how good his pressure is and how good his mix is, it's pretty hard to get him to mess up

[@nelomalkevain4129]

When the Invite is Hell.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Got a good chuckle out of me

[@Leocm3]

Oh hey i made it into the video! Yeah i was so caught off guard by amorphous outright LOSING in that interaction at 9:45 that i wasnt ready to actually convert off of 5d lol. Im still baffled about that entire situation. Great vid btw

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Many thanks. I remember you were like "i feel bad" in the lobby after lmao

[@partybreakertf2]

a 12 minute vid on zato? its a good day fr

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I try my best. Enjoy

[@Ramsey276one]

5:19 BRILLIANT WORDSMITH

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I try my hardest

[@lobsterdeliveryspecial]

man, zato is my antithesis, being someone who hates playing patiently and blocking, but god does it feel good to enforce that pressure on someone else

[@lobsterdeliveryspecial]

the same, however, cannot be said about arakune in BBCF not only is he hard but he makes me need therapy

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Yeah if i gave arakune another try i could possibly do it. But zato makes more sense. I suggest Relius instead

[@all-starsilver1835]

Yoooo, nice video as always! These kinds of videos always make me want to learn more characters, this game just has so many interesting picks, I can't seem to choose just one!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

No reason to hold yourself down play everyone!

[@Ramsey276one]

10:13 "It's SHARK WEEK"

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It do be

[@Ramsey276one]

9:27 JP learned from Master Assassins

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Oop

[@WizardZorrander]

I was looking for a zato guide thank you so much for this!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Hope it's sufficient and realistic!

[@strotch7753]

arcsys puppet characters hit different.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It do

[@pizzagumby7049]

i'm glad you talked about flight and shadow gallery shenanigans movement fraud is the real reason i play zato the puppet shit is pretty cool too though

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Gotta use every tool in the tool box

[@ragnorak6452]

As a Ramlethal player I feel you on the weirdly specific combo trials. Also losing your overdrives in trades.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Combo trials are weird. Meh

[@arghscuffelbut3226]

11:00 Dead Silence! Haven't heard that in a while, good choice!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Just feels like a good song to end the video on

[@KuroNoTenno]

For me Zato (And Eddie in XX) was that character where I just pressed buttons, never really understood what I was doing, but it somehow worked.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It was hard to get over that phase

[@KuroNoTenno]

@@LucidButtonMasher As long as it's fun **shrug**

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Facts

[@ZachStarAttack]

I mean to this man since day one of strive and is my first fg, and I have had so much fun with him. His recent nerfs make me want to play Slayer or Jam but still, thank you for this extremely long video

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Big welcome. Enjoy

[@bigmetalhead1210]

This format is such a great way of demonstrating the character. I didn't know Zato was this hilarious and wild (in the rare occasions he works lmao). Seems like a ton of work to just learn the character and play it at a good level to show it off properly, but keep up the great work!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It's a fun challenge ngl

[@Zermall]

You still alive old man...... Nice to see you again

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I be here

[@mrspartacust]

Finally I was starving for good content.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

The month long wait is over

[@T_Jester]

Eddie silly teehee

[@LucidButtonMasher]

He's a silly little boy

[@davetorres3906]

I'm glad you saw the magic in Zato aswell, he has been my second main for some time now, i'm still a Slayer main but i switch to Edward from time to time, he's just so fun

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Either punch or summon. I love it

[@niblanopepper7]

As a slayer main: Zato makes 0 sense lmao

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Same but i did it

[@niblanopepper7]

@@LucidButtonMasher slayer mains are starting to evolve past apes

[@ttt22tt33]

damn...first clip was fucking cool

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Took me a week to land in a real match. Worth

[@Ramsey276one]

1:54 DAIGO DIMENSION!!!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Daisuke*

[@TheDeviousDooDooDevourer]

he did it he made the vidya i can finally eat food again for i have a lucid vid to watch

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I relate to that too much

[@finisherm0ve]

Didn't know GUREITO WHAITO can be used that way,nicee The pingpong clip is awesome as Hell!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Thank the combo trial that taught me

[@finisherm0ve]

@@LucidButtonMasher Kid named Broken Fingers:

[@LucidButtonMasher]

That one was easy by comparison to actual eddie control

[@jacebase]

7:54 grabbing a command grab, dont get more guilty gear than that😂

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It do be like that

[@Ramsey276one]

0:26 Fly, Eddie, FLY! XD

[@LucidButtonMasher]

He's doing his best

[@zhaoyun255]

This is Rev 2 Zato btw aka who got nerfed to low tier just like his AC+R incarnation.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Plus r still really good tbh

[@zhaoyun255]

@@LucidButtonMasher Man, Rev 1 Zato and AC+ Eddie still haunted me though. AC+ Eddie with those unblockables + command grab that works both standing and crouching opponents made me MOIST!!!

[@Thanaroa]

I love the shark super, it sucks that it gets you so little reward though. Zato players straight up dont use it. You know, all 2 of them

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Well 50% thinks it's cool so I'll keep it up

[@Thanaroa]

@LucidButtonMasher hell yeah man, fun for fun's sake

[@dj_koen1265]

Had a great time watching this video And i just noticed how Xrd zato looks so much like +r zato It looks like i am watching hd +r footage almost at times I won against a +r zato earlier today hehe so the animations are still fresh in my mind

[@LucidButtonMasher]

They're pretty faithful to each other luckily

[@BambinoMula]

Big thx for the 10+ min vid 💜

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Enjoy

[@maley335]

I wish the next can be Leo, it's true that maybe it's not the most interesting one but want to see if I can learn more about my main.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

If the people vote it next!

[@marcuzzer2018]

It’s so awesome how you’re great at playing so many of the characters in this game, even someone like Zato! Really like the content you do, especially since I’m thinking of maining Slayer myself. By the way, you think you’ll do another “FGC VAs that Went HARD in the Recording Booth” video sometime?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I dunno, its been awhile since I've heard any good quotes, the 3 videos were all i could think of at the time

[@marcuzzer2018]

@@LucidButtonMasherI guess I can understand. Though if you’re open to suggestions, I could probably mention some noteworthy ones to you. If not, that’ll be fine. P.S. Really love how his only specific voice line (at least in English) is his 2H where he just says “SHARK”. Found it during completing combo trials and thought it was pretty funny.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I use his plus r version of the shark line for some of the censor sounds on this video lol. It's more "ssshaaaaark"

[@marcuzzer2018]

@@LucidButtonMasher Oh, just heard it. Though I kinda prefer his more monotone delivery in Xrd.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It's more fitting for the character in this game for sure

[@GameConnoisseur69]

Your vids got me into Gear and I gotta thank you for it. Time for the Lucid Carl Arc?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I briefly had his arc in my last streams of bbcf back like 2 years ago

[@haku_68]

Good shit, subbed

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Many thanks stranger

[@HaggyWaggy1234]

Where are you finding these matches brother? I’ve only gotten 1 in the past 3 weeks

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Pc. Go to the player lobbies. World lobbies are dead. Or better yet, host a lobby and add to the list. Do recommend

[@HaggyWaggy1234]

@@LucidButtonMasher thanks brother, now I shall become a button masher

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Enjoy. It's fun out there

[@mhstylesmugen]

Ah, puppet characters, hard to learn and even hard to master but they're super fun somehow. Since I'm not so good at using Eddie, Zato's normals and anything that doesn't involve puppet mechanics are my main weapons, doesn't mean that I won't try using Eddie when needed.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Yep that's how it starts. You'll get there

[@pinkjolyne5432]

Local gorilla learns the beauty of big brain puppet characters, majestic. Also, i feel you on those trials, i did every single character's trials and Zato was the last one lol

[@LucidButtonMasher]

He's tough as nails but fun

[@supawithdacream5626]

Zato is a sophisticated gorilla 🦍 🍷

[@ryanrcosta]

ed, edd n zato

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Breaking jaws as usual

[@sysouls1599]

Ram/Bed guide when? (Im looking for that last push to buy the game and these two seem really interesting to me)

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Haven't touched ram, but i played a good amount of bedman and made like 2 or 3 videos on him then. Id check them out!

[@sysouls1599]

@@LucidButtonMasher I’ll report back when I hopefully master the character to show u how useful the vids are (This may take decades)

[@sysouls1599]

Also touch Ram it’s probably better than grass

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I'll put her in the next poll if the people want it

[@sysouls1599]

@@LucidButtonMasher Update: im currently in a room being coached by a Venom player on how to properly do the funny blue attack for defense, life couldnt be better

[@randomvitor340]

hey I was the yellow slayer 'labanana', using my cousin's steam account 😂😂😂 I didn't know it was you! The connection was not bad for Brazil-USA XD Late ggs my friend

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Ggs bud. Rollback is a dream come true

[@Maximus-Prime]

Does anybody know the name of the song used near the end of the video, it's not in the 3 songs listed in the description

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Whoops i forgot to put it for some reason. Didn't think i did 4 whole songs. Dead silence (mirror match theme korean +R)

[@fivussywave]

honestly lucid, i liked the part of the vid where it was you getting beaten the fuck up and how your character loses to alot of stuff in this game. you should do that more. i will give you a banana if you will...

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Lol so complaining?

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

Don't talk to me or my evil demon ever again.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Body parasite? Something like that

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

@@LucidButtonMasher Shadow Demon, Body parasite? Same thing.

[@fakeies]

ok thats cool, now show it vs. slayer 6p

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Hopefully Eddie takes the hit

[@kitkatiecat]

Man if there was a character archetype I wish I was good at, it'd be Puppet characters lol Zato, Carl Clover and to an extent Ms Fortune are all so damn cool but my brain is small and my fingers are weak

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Little by Little you'll get there

[@РевольверВалентайн]

I'm just glad he's inevitably becomes low tier in every game he's in, lol.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Not plus r luckily

[@dj_koen1265]

Isn’t he considered low tier just above bridiget and robo?

[@TarosTheVoid]

Question, is that the Hard Corps Uprising music I hear at the beginning

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Not sure what that is, music is in description though if you're curious

[@TarosTheVoid]

​@@LucidButtonMasheroh it isn't Hm it sounded like Hard Corps Uprising OST (which is done by Daisuke, but I guess I'm not paying attention, I think the common Boss theme 1 in Hard Corps sounds similar but regardless you can never go wrong with the Korean GG oat which I did recognize)

[@chara5917]

Can you do a Eddie video of ggxxac+r pls? 👉🏻👈🏻

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Maybe one day. Down to go through plus r characters like this

[@beanboy12.1]

wait were you playing zato in a public lobby like a few days ago against a ram i SWEAR that was you

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Could be. If it was "Lucid" haven't played xrd in awhile though

[@RealPerson-z7i]

funny dio voice man

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Agreed

[@NecroNekoMancer]

I'm so fucking embarrassed. I played Eddie/Zato my whole life and he's already better then me

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Probably not. I cut these into highlights for a reason lol

[@NecroNekoMancer]

​@@LucidButtonMasher Trust me, you are

[@shatterthineekey]

zato's normals do overall feel like worse nrvnqsr normals although to be fair eddie is around more than summons

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Now that i think about it yes

[@Gramercy666]

Make jump D a knockdown 😏

[@LucidButtonMasher]

That would be wild

[@supawithdacream5626]

Only off the wall at a certain angle hard knock in neutral with jD is S+ tier shit aha

[@damaskoslocker2865]

when are you going to main Carl?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

I tried him for a bit in my last blaz blue streams way back when

[@damaskoslocker2865]

@@LucidButtonMasher you don't play the game anymore?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It's been awhile. Focusing on gear mostly but i do want to play bbcf again. Wanted to look at funny wolf man

[@G_Travel99]

Ed Boi!

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Life has many drill doors ed boy

[@tempmail82]

no he grabbed my chipps teleport :l lol that combo trail part is the reason i gave up on playing him when i started lol 7 and 10 is just wtf is this lol

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Honestly they're too specific and don't need to be done like that. Just start playing him and ignore those

[@tempmail82]

@@LucidButtonMasher alright i guess i might play him a bit but my love for baiken now is to strong

[@LucidButtonMasher]

It'll take a bit but just toy with him if you're fighting someone too easy for your baiken

[@treese_]

Zato looks and animates so weirdly in this game compared to Strive.

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Definitely a different game

[@dj_koen1265]

I personally like zato in strive more visually speaking although I can’t say that for every character For example i much prefer elphelt design in xrd

[@Blkintrovert88]

Sees 6p and no Slayer. *sad Dandy Steps* but seriously Eddie and his stand seems all Jojo like. MONKE character?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Pretty much. Dio voice actor so very jojo

[@marcuzzer2018]

@@LucidButtonMasherJotaro voice actor also, so EVEN MORE JoJo.

[@ackmedzambosama5327]

Pad zato?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Indeed

[@ackmedzambosama5327]

Big props, what are your button binds?

[@LucidButtonMasher]

Everything's default expect blitz on right trigger