Official Evo Moment #37, Daigo vs Justin Evo 2004 in HD

This is the official Daigo vs Justin Parry Moment.
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[@sir_stride]

Welcome back. This wont be your last time watching this.

[@naejimba]

You got me. =)

[@Dark.Shingo]

Welcome back again. This won't be your last time watching this.

[@BURRITOBOY]

Nice!

[@Stryfe52]

It is, but that was fucking sick

[@lucitinhellfire8026]

So true.

[@pricefieldx]

The most anime shit you'll ever see in real life

[@fluffyssj2693]

For real

[@RhythmEchoXD]

Fr

[@PeterDB90]

I'm not even into anime, but know exactly what you mean and 1000% agree

[@mardini]

@KruzSTUDIO thats a pretty sped up version. more accurate one would be justin screems out the name of chun li ultra (about a 1min) then diago will have a flashback, probably take 1-2 episodes, then diago comes back to the present, then parry every single kicks in slow motion while talking in his mind about half an episode, with extremely loud jet engine noise in the back ground, then he will have to screem out every single attacks name in the counter lead up to his ultra with even louder jet engine noise, id say probably half a season worth of material right here.

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Yep right along with Sonic Fox taking off his hat against Tekken Master.

[@tylerb4039]

those who don’t know, to parry he had to counter each hit in 1/10 of second. chun lis super spits out 17 consecutive hits. so he had to time 17 parries each within a 1/10 of a second window. WOW

[@daman8613]

Bro unlocked the "GODSPEED" achievement

[@brendanlist4811]

Assuming you hit 1/10th of a second too quick right on or too slow he had a 1 in 6.5 billion chance to hit that perfect, literally given the chance one person in the entire human population could hit that

[@Truth_Hurts_Bad]

@@brendanlist4811 Uh, you just have to tap forward within 6 active frames of the attack's first active frame, hence 1/10th of a second @ 60fps. It's not up to chance, but practice. The gap between the flurries is what's off-putting.

[@baltharaaz9847]

​@brendanlist4811 It's at a cadence, so it's something that can be reliably trained. What _can't be,_ however, was the read. Chun Li's (Justin Wong) attack here is a super move that is "0 frames startup post flash." What this means is that after the super flash (the screen freeze) starts, Ken (Daigo) cannot take any action. So, in order to parry the first hit, he needed to predict Justin's super and input forward *before* the super.

[@Truth_Hurts_Bad]

​@@baltharaaz9847 Wrong. You can parry after the flash, as she moves forward. It probably has some invincibility frames, but definitely not 0 startup. Have you people even played 3rd Strike in your lives? What the hell are you even saying? Here, I even just checked frame data for the move. Hyakuretsu Kyaku (EX) 3・5・7・9

[@theendofmyropemydude]

"the greatest moment in eSports history, guile!"

[@buddylake1824]

I'm going to COOM.

[@dr.hemmington7981]

I coom here because of that quote.

[@RedwolfDogrocket]

Im here today 10th Feb 10:33am 2024 because of that video 😂

[@mpmcd8432]

Here bc of that vid too

[@djspit8929]

"Alright, we need you to talk to a real woman. Hey CHUN-LI!"

[@cpt.velvetthunder9283]

Justin: "Parry this you casual!" Daigo: "Yes."

[@HomicidalTh0r]

"You've made a big mistake. I am no casual"

[@gvnady8380]

Casuls lmao

[@hardwirecars]

you weren't supposed to do that

[@NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy]

This made me laugh

[@TheBlackestWhiteGuy]

Ok I parried it! Now parry this...

[@mathrockmaniac7643]

Condolences to the person who went to use the restroom at this legendary moment.

[@joltsy4935]

@@TheSecondVersion F

[@Joesire]

hahah

[@Durinson1]

Hahahahah " did I miss something guys??" Hahaha

[@captainshiner42]

Facts.

[@darknessbroadcast4139]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cheesoid6628]

It's not just the fact he perfectly blocked every kick. It's the fact he jumped, knowing if he missed the air block he'd die, in order to get the counter-combo and win. Not only the skill, but the absolute balls of it must be appreciated

[@Madheim777]

Tbh, i didn't know you could parry in mid air,lol

[@TheMastur]

I'm so moist

[@spiritualak5147]

That was sick asf

[@R_Karri]

Yea that jump parry was the cherry on the wedding cake

[@bichinhoinflavio]

He didn't even need to jump he just did it out of pure reflex

[@AlanBarbosa-90s]

19 years! and this is still the most epic moment in games!

[@kryhcho]

Coldzera awp and "this IS Rocket league" are UP there together. But this 1 IS the OG

[@ATSaale]

Fakers Zed 1v1 in worlds has to be up there.

[@dudukremer]

Finals: FalleN clutch vs Cloud9 @ Dust2 tambem está na fila

[@mk-nw4si]

​@@ATSaalefakers zed v zed 1v1 is overrated. he def has many better plays

[@zodiac909]

Yep.

[@renzomarin3752]

This isn’t just a pro gamer move. This is *THE* pro gamer move

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

The greatest pro gamer move

[@brezilianpope]

Undisputed best moment in gaming history

[@herofox12]

The very first

[@SansTheShark]

@@brezilianpope along with wombo combo

[@brezilianpope]

@@SansTheShark yea wombo combo is great but not as great as Evo moment 37

[@BiriBiri925]

"Let's go Justin!" Famous last words.

[@Subzero2281]

😂😂😂

[@Rio..o7..]

commentators curse

[@tchogon4692]

He acttually says "There you go Justin!"

[@NellielsHusband]

​@@tchogon4692its lets go justin...

[@UltimateShadow10]

This still gives Justin PTSD even now.

[@lonestar6709]

_"Best moment of your life, for most gamers.... for Daigo, it was Sunday."_

[@godfist314]

For Daigo it was just game 1 of the Semi-Finals. He had lots of challenges left in the tournament!

[@M3lw4r3]

I read somewhere that it was tough for Daigo too, but not the parrying itself but doing it with all the noise behind

[@zes7215]

wrrrr

[@seythis]

the “lets go justin” is the perfect queue to start parrying, truly amazing

[@dinoflask]

absolutely iconic.

[@1MCElias]

💯 like.

[@pom7535]

So true

[@GawainW]

Wrestle with Die-go Prepare for Death-go

[@GawainW]

Alternatively: Wrestle with Daigo Prepare to Die-go

[@Rosfuture]

Came instantly here after the boom mick xD

[@goodzillo]

The best part is the crowd getting steadily more hype. From "oh shit he's parrying it" to "oh shit he parried the whole thing flawlessly" to "oh shit he just knocked him out"

[@carlosfer2201]

also 'oh shit he parried in the air!!'

[@ohaimark6671]

Very Much Agreed

[@paytonioPepper]

*adults yelling* *10yo screaming* *EVERYONE SCREAMING*

[@resltessmindtwr]

WITH A SUPER

[@DaddeGamer]

It's more like... "Oh shit, he's going for it" to "Oh shit, he's ACTUALLY doing it" to "HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT! HE ACTUALLY DID IT"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

It's the jump right after the parry that always gets me. Who the HELL has the patience to jump after that?! It was exactly the right move to block and set up his final combo. I just can't wrap my head around the concentration that requires. That kind of mastery always reminds me these guys are playing a different game. Sure it looks and sounds like the same game we play, but what they're doing is on a completely different level.

[@kingfargo9578]

Well if you play the game and not just the story mode y’all find out this is basic knowledge. Hard to do, but everybody who plays this game knew about the most optimal punish

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

@@kingfargo9578 Ever wonder if you'd be just as douchey if you'd gotten really into Animal Crossing or something? Or would you just be replying with condescending messages about....like farming techniques? I guess I don't really know what people do in Animal Crossing but you get my point.

[@NousagiCaptain]

@@OzymandiasWasRightLMAOOOOO

[@NousagiCaptain]

@@kingfargo9578When itncomes to pro game play nothing about it is “basics” its all mind games, thats why its impressive, its also why he is there and you are here in the comment section lmao

[@kingfargo9578]

@@NousagiCaptain “basic Knowledge” isnt the same as basic thing to do.. is you stupid or dumb? Can you comprehend? Basic knowledge is just something EVERYBODY know. Literally everybody knows about parrying in this game. Did you not read the part when I said it’s “hard” to do? Did I say Daigo was trash? Again can you read? Probably not. There’s no mind game at all. Daigo reacted with a parry to Justin ultra move..

[@eluberimabib4070]

Almost 20 years on and this still gives me chills.

[@markitos86]

Same feelings bro 🥹

[@MBR2495]

How can this give you chills lol

[@eluberimabib4070]

@@MBR2495 go play fifa, dickface.

[@scslre]

@@MBR2495 you're right. it doesn't offer the thrill-a-minute experience that is something like, let's say... golf.

[@axelrod45-yugiohandmore38]

The guy screaming "LETS GO JUSTIN!" is probably one of the earliest instances of "the Commentators Curse".

[@thatboyakira4202]

As the Ancestor of Darkest Dumgein says VERY OFTEN: "Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer."

[@joliecide]

Like the guy from Karate Kid who yells "put him in a body bag, yeah!"

[@fuzi5303]

@@joliecide fun fact that guy had a terminal illness during the filming of cobra kai and his character died in the episode he appeared in and the last ever shot of him was the body bag being zipped up now that i think about it that fact isnt all that fun

[@djs909]

WAY TO GO JUSTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN oops

[@uhoh7545]

@@fuzi5303 buddy...

[@apollstar1]

The day hype was invented.

[@BusyCasual]

+apollstar1 If you haven't yet, you should watch Tokido vs Justin from Evo 2002

[@Kabodanki]

look at the tulip crisis in the netherlands

[@jeffzzzz1955]

@teknomogul Relax buddy my god Got some anger issues?

[@ledzeppelinfan1001]

@teknomogul Nah, this was when hype was invented.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

@@ledzeppelinfan1001 nope. Many other competences bring in the hype way before this.

[@disappointedfather5114]

It's so ridiculously difficult merely to reproduce, and he did it on the spot. Truly one of the most glorious, historic moments of gaming.

[@zenologic7786]

I can see why Akuma added this video to his spiritual journey

[@FrustratedMillennial]

Im here after watching that too

[@B1G_Dave]

"LET'S GO JUSTIN!!" *Justin goes* Daigo: So you have chosen death

[@shaynehughes6645]

RIP that guy

[@lonegamer1685]

Who ever that guy was must be embarrassed

[@alessandroegberto9917]

@@lonegamer1685 I wouldn't say embarrassed, I mean, who would imagine this comeback from SS.

[@robstockton]

Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru

[@RICHY6300]

@@lonegamer1685 Nobody would feel embarrassed loosing that way

[@nolenoribello7318]

You can actually hear the “OHHHHH”s in the crowd grow 3 different levels as people figure out in real time each impossible stage of the parry culminating into the final KO.

[@vinjiluckstorm7308]

Its like "ohh he parried it" "Oooohhhhhh he parried it all!" "OOOHHHHHHH he won!!"

[@nabkill0134]

@@vinjiluckstorm7308 the last one is more of hype at the fact he chose to used super too.

[@monchete9934]

@@nabkill0134 And the fact that combo is the hardest and probably the ONLY route that could kill.

[@brianchu8147]

The final jump parry is legit disgusting and then followed by combo into super just no words

[@eriquano9474]

@@monchete9934 he fr cancelled shoryu into a super

[@devlinthornicroft9975]

Not a gamer myself but every so often I revisit this to get the “feels”. Makes my hair stand up and I get a strange feeling run through my body. This is the power of this video clip. Amazing.

[@twelvevoltage]

It's something I've only found in fighting game tournament clips. That genre just has such energy

[@OmegaCrimson]

the roar of the crowd gives me goosebumps and it gets louder after every parry

[@john_paul]

I just love how everybody in the audience starts clapping harder even than the NASA scientists did when their Rover landed on Mars

[@blazarre7251]

Because something actually AWSEOME happened

[@bloodyshrapnel2119]

Yea, this cgi was actually real

[@0ratrat505]

Lmao yeah-

[@LtheDetective]

...or in a desert in Arizona with a red camera filter and effects, but eh.... what do I know 🙄

[@nateypotatey2106]

damn all these comments replying to you being condescending because of their small brains not being able to comprehend something like that actually did happen. what a sad life it must be to not be able to revel in breakthrough accomplishments of the human race. this clip included.

[@Alex11554]

This was so unbelievable that most people don't even remember that Daigo didn't even win the tournament! He lost in the Grand Final, but no one even cares because this was so incredible!

[@Gamer-qw3ll]

He won Spiritually

[@yungblade7]

@@Gamer-qw3ll Yes.

[@sadchild9478]

In most sports, including esports, winning it all isn’t the only amazing thing to witness and remember, sometimes moments like this, while in big picture seem minuscule, are HUGE because of skill and how memorable it is. You don’t need to win it all to be legendary.

[@mrsheabutter]

Daigo was the real winner that day. I don't even know who won the championship, but Daigo's name and parry proof has made him a Legend!

[@NaoyaYami]

To be fair, performing such a near impossible feat under such pressure would drain anyone. Daigo most likely also gave his 100% in that moment, which left him in worse condition for his next match (of course I have no proof and that's just educated but still a guess on my part).

[@Jacev_]

I was around 12-13 when I first saw this online. I'm turning 32 this year and this moment still has a special place in my heart. It was the first time I had ever seen a display of skill like that in a fighting game. I couldn't fathom that something like this was possible yet as a kid, I was watching it unfold in front of my very eyes. Just such a transcendent play that has gone beyond the gaming world. I've heard non-gamers talk about this moment. That's how phenomenal the play was and still is. These days, I like to think of EVO Moment 37 as a celebration of gaming. The skill needed to even pull it off in the first place, the mastery to be able to pull it out of his arsenal when he needed it, the focus to be able to execute even with all the background noise and Justin trying to throw his timing off and lastly, the clutch gene - to be able to pull it off when the pressure was at it's highest.

[@maetjs]

- What's Daigo doing? - He's beginning to believe.

[@kilink9599]

Daigo being able to perfectly do the parry while the crowd is going nuts is insane to me

[@aledmb]

@x5j94 thanks for taking the time to spill out so much detail about it!

[@AndPandaGG]

Also, justin wong is mashing like crazy to further distract daigo.

[@sldarwin5615]

bro was probably so deep in the flow state he aint even hear the crowd i reckon

[@alcohollica2586]

he unlocked ultra instinct so in that moment the crowd and noise faded away and all that was left was his opponent and the clear path to victory.

[@MrJonezy541]

I think players usually get noise cancelling headphones for these kinds of tournaments, don't know if that was the case back in the day though.

[@leomariano2735]

I don't understand how 15 years latter* it still bring tears to my eyes every single time, such a legendary moment *This is a little older, but I first watched it in 2008 when I was getting more into third strike

[@nemesis2345]

"The greatest moment in Esports history Guile"

[@Aeviu]

This guy's had Ultra Instinct before it even existed

[@TheAncientmachine]

Actually, it have existed since long time ago it is known as *"state of mushin"* The mushin inspired Akira toriyama in the creation of Ultra Instinct

[@ThePedrooo23]

@@TheAncientmachine hur dur

[@fanboyyourguy]

@@TheAncientmachine hur dur

[@Borahkreth]

@@TheAncientmachine y'all are mocking him but I learned something. Thank you dude (you have a shitty nickname tho)

[@qingyunjian7]

@@TheAncientmachine Mushin the divine fist? lol

[@Crovax]

“Let’s go Justin” Daigo: And i took that personally

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

"That's all I needed."

[@ayo.2022]

That was his Joker moment

[@UnkemptMinecraft]

"So anyway, I just start parrying"

[@GamerVibeTV]

If you are here in 2024, you’re just in time for Evo Moment 37’s 20th ANNIVERSARY. 20 years… since this legendary moment etched itself in gaming history. And if you were there… what a blessing!

[@yazamuto]

It’s crazy that the explosion of the crowd didn’t even throw Daigo off one bit. Kept perfectly timing that parry, then the flow into the Super. Truly the GOAT of Street Fighter.

[@gevoian]

i love how justins reaction was, like once he realized he may actually parry the whole thing, he started to mash like crazy lol

[@SolBadguy314]

The fact that Ken's reveal trailer for Smash Ultimate references this moment is a testament to its legacy.

[@smashikeryu1881]

i loved that reference during ken's reveal smash ultimate

[@sheershchaturvedi4534]

where???

[@SolBadguy314]

@@sheershchaturvedi4534 Right after Ken gets the Final Smash glow, he perfect shields an attack from Little Mac and goes straight into his Final Smash.

[@sheershchaturvedi4534]

SolBadguy314 thanks captain

[@carlbloke8797]

SolBadguy314 ikr it was awesome

[@Postposterous]

The swell of the crowd's roar as it turns from "nice parry" to "whoa he parry'd the whole thing?!" to "he won?!" to "best thing I've ever seen in my life!" SO awesome. Everyone wants this moment in their life. Out of a movie.

[@titan133760]

That was the exclamation point of the whole match

[@13Percent52PercentYikes]

What

[@daarionaharis3675]

The best part was how knowledgeable the people in the crowd are. They started standing up and clapping as soon as Daigo launched his punish. They already knew Justin is finished with that punish.

[@Take_this_please]

The iconic "Let's Go Justin!!" is the cherry on top before everything even happens. It's obvious that Justin gets the KO, just from the health bars + the old worldwide gaming rumor that you couldn't parry Chun's 2nd super. These 2 birthed arguably the original gaming moment, and it's just insanity. This moment is why I will always love the Street Fighter series

[@RealGateGuardian]

Remember, he PERFECT BLOCKED 17 hits

[@illiardbilliard2355]

Idk shit about Street Fighter but I keep coming back to this video cuz I can't get over this insane underdog comeback.

[@morangoKIRA]

20 years and this moment is still legendary!

[@arklaw8306]

Still will be in 30.

[@Popinazo]

He didn't won the tournament but he won something bigger: To become part of the videogame history.

[@julinho218]

well it has a Wikipedia entry, also

[@six_buck_dlc]

@@julinho218 imagine being so famous you’re in a dictionary

[@julinho218]

@@six_buck_dlc exactly my point.

[@tbyrd9827]

This is deep and so true. Wow

[@umpalumparcool]

​@@six_buck_dlc is it? Under what?

[@Azure_fae]

"Parry this you filthy casual... Wait, he actually did?"

[@wlemart3779]

It's this a dark souls reference?

[@B_bang22]

No this isn’t how your supposed to play the game

[@Vargas3499]

"You can't just parry Chun's Super 2" "Lol ok"

[@megamaster1610]

And it was at this moment be realized He’d fucked up

[@ieatpeen500]

"Parry this L" Daigo

[@cormoran2303]

"And that is when I yanked out my prayer beads like I was rip starting a lawn mower."

[@glaivx3821]

Daigo sitting there parrying at 1 pixel hp like he's playing in his living room. Cold execution.

[@solid3180]

No hes sitting in his ribbididoom

[@gabrielmoreno7112]

@@solid3180 Daigo is just like "I have a pixel of health left and im parrying his super, eh nothing special"

[@Reviresco]

Aris sub comin' through ♿️

[@lukemchugh719]

And now in SF 5 anyone can do It because of The Extreme lowering in skill Gap.

[@lolwhatidk]

@@solid3180 kage!

[@imlookingforbooty431]

For those of you who don't know... When you parry in this game, you need to time your button presses EXACTLY to the framerate of the moves, so seeing Daigo do this with literally a sliver of health is super impressive and legendary.

[@bigcaka7725]

@@cameronbigley7483 i think chunlis super hits 14 times on shotos. The timing for the first parry is before its even activated. The subsequent parries should be 1/6th of a second. Plus all the visual/audio queue you get for landing a parry in the first place.

[@adrianpena2748]

@@bigcaka7725 and time the first hit before the screen flashes for the super. I think someone else had mentioned (one of the top comments in this video) daigo had baited justin to do it. the more you think about it, the more mind blowing it is

[@bobjohnson6131]

@@bigcaka7725 whats impressive is h es' doing it with the crowd being so loud

[@arstulex]

@@adrianpena2748 And you can see Justin actually faked the input before doing the real input in an attempt to throw Daigo off. So it's not like he was just looking at Justin's hands to see when he was going to do it either. The dude mindgamed Justin hard. Not only baiting him into using the super to begin with, but also knowing he would try to trick him with a fake input first and then follow up with a real one.

[@adrianpena2748]

@@arstulex the more i learn about this, the more my mind is blown. this is the FGC equivalent of the "called shot."

[@agpjustordinaryviewer]

Regardless your favorite gaming genre, regardless you were already born or not when this moment happened, or even regardless you're a gamer or not, this moment is indeed one the of greatest moments ever appeared in a real competition. This is the real definition of impossible mission has been done successfully.

[@Zylothical]

I love this moment in a special way. Everybody thought Daigo was finished. Everyone doubted him, hell he doubted himself. But he never gave up and gave his absolute best, doing what was almost impossible to ultimately win the fight. From the brink of defeat to the most unexpected, unlikely victory ever. Truly inspiring.

[@Zychotik]

in 2020, this is still one of the greatest gaming moments in history

[@justinslogar5770]

In 2200 it still will be

[@goos1883]

This will be the greatest moment in gaming history until people dont remember it anymore

[@juanmajmt]

It is THE greatest gaming moment in history

[@juanmajmt]

@Bruh Moment That's sad, actually

[@bigmilkers6954]

What even happened I’ve never played street fighter

[@EnzoZambrotti]

“And then everybody clapped” but everybody did clap for real.

[@jvukovic4]

when the legacy story was as cool as it was told

[@jerttg9268]

Paraphrasing Doc Hudson: It's just an empty trophy. What really matters its making momments like this one.

[@kylano525]

This is definitely one of those moments that, if there was no recording and it was just a reddit story, everyone would think it was just bragging

[@FuhkuckingGangleboosh]

I've watched this clip a dozen times and it never stops being impressive

[@Spacecowboyy69]

i come back to this video every few months just to witness the sheer insanity of it, i honestly don't think this will ever be topped

[@CinosMatoi]

"Let's go justin!" Those words haunt Justin until today

[@Richard-Espanol]

I found his KZbin channel not too long ago and one of his videos is him doing the daigo parry. When he finally got it he put that sound bite in right at the same moment lol.

[@shleepydragyn8940]

Absolutely they do

[@fluffything7134]

It might seem short, but to Daigo? He had his own anime flashback then proceeded to win the match with style.

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

And to Bison, it was Tuesday

[@unnamed7485]

Daigo asked the world to give him their strength and believe in him and it activated at that exact moment

[@jendoi]

In the end, its to protecc his friends.. Wait..... he doesnt have friends

[@leper763]

played sekiro once

[@alphalax7747]

@@leper763 jerma moment

[@MaSTeRY0SHi_882]

20 years later and is still the most hype moment in gaming history!

[@vindigga6]

Wow this was 20 years ago?! Christ time flies.

[@khanmoin5926]

19 years old... And I'm 19 too..how iconic this clip was..

[@PaddyRoon7]

I've watched this literally hundreds of times in my life, but something just occurred to me. Was Daigo trying to create this exact situation by throwing those two fireballs, hoping Justin would parry to gain the meter to super? As soon as Justin had enough meter, Daigo threw no more fireballs, he was just dancing in time with Chun-Li, likely because he anticipated the super and you need to be inputting forward before the super comes out in order to successfully parry the first hit. If so, then I am even more completely mindblown than ever, which I thought was impossible.

[@mithril5155]

Daigo indeed practiced to parry that attack, and yes, he probably was baiting Justin into doing the Special, considering as soon as he tried another attack, it'd come out and be his end.

[@KRizmaTV]

THIS COMMENT SHOULD BE FAAAAR HIGHER!!! MANY DON'T REALISE THIS. DAIGO IS COMPLETELY INSANE.

[@Restlessz]

Dude Daigo is so fucking sick, now I value this incredible play more

[@nono-nf1vg]

**send last fireball** Daigo: "i'll make him an offer he can't refuse"

[@GraveRobbertt]

Please don't do this to me, just thinking about it gives me chills. That's anime type shit right there.

[@tianwang1200]

0:30 you can see that Justin starts to randomly smash his controller to try to throw off Daigo's parry rhythm, but there was no use.

[@patrickstar258]

It could have worked but not against daigo

[@HURT108]

A few seconds before that you can hear a wise man screaming to time Daigo out, but he didn't listen

[@Angelo-ki7wr]

@@HURT108 Karma hit him fast lol

[@user-ec7fh9sp3h]

@@HURT108 That was Alex Valle one of the greatest street fighter player in the west. He knew that Daigo was practicing it when he showed it to Alex and he was stumped. Chun Li has like 0 frame startup so you need to parry at the same time Chun Li starts her super. Alex kept telling Justin to time it out when the organizers told them to shut up. When Justin did the super. Alex said it's over. He lost. Yet that move became one of the greatest fighting comeback in the history of fighting games where back then, there weren't comeback mechanics.

[@TheSilvershadow200]

@@user-ec7fh9sp3h To be fair, parrying IS a comeback mechanic, regardless of how hard the execution may be. Turn the momentum of your opponent against them.

[@Commander_Appo]

I come here like every few months just to re experience the moment and read comments. Love it here

[@bielpf1014]

20 years passed and still there's no better esports moment

[@SithLordC3P0]

Daigo went ultra instinct before it was cool. Look at his hands while he does it, no panicking, and and it looks so natural it seems involuntary. Any mistakes and the chip damage would do him in. Truly the ultra instinct pioneer

[@Marckillius]

He was literally in the zone during that match, the crowd faded away, it was just him, and his control pad.

[@Bigcrusha16]

Chun li: *Activates super* .... Ken: 'DUN...DUN... DUN...

[@pooptabIe]

what’s even funnier is the other guy spamming his buttons when he realizes daigo was gonna block all of it 😭

[@wichitawwojak3786]

@@pooptabIe He was doing it to try and throw Daigo off his timings by making a huge racket slapping the shit out of his stick.

[@RealCFZ]

Bruh, this dude did Ultra Instinct before Ultra Instinct is a thing.

[@Micha-Hil]

0:30 look at the camera look at how dead still daigo is while doing the parry compared to justin trying to mash buttons to throw off his timing that alone is incredible

[@JuriSins]

Daigo's hands are literally syncing the kicks as well. It's fucking incredible.

[@pindo8856]

The whole crowd could've thrown his timing too. Man was literally in a different world

[@ManageableRapTactics]

0:48 Everyone is going wild, Daigo is sitting chill like, lets load another match

[@the66books]

justin admitted that the reason he's going crazy is to try and audibly throw of daigo's timing

[@AzureRoxe]

@@pindo8856 If i remember correctly, the crowd DID nearly throw off his timing since he learned to parry the move using a combination of things, one of them being the sound queues from each hit. This means that the sudden and loud cheers almost made him fail had he not have the muscle memory of each hit.

[@mariowold1]

You'll never imagine what brought us here..

[@07Murasame]

19 years later and still chills. Literal chills

[@brezilianpope]

This will never be not impressive. Even after watching a thousand times. The skills it takes to just perform this is insanely high, and he did it under pressure with no room for error. Must be the most mind blowing display of skills ever

[@senorpsycho9016]

I was even more impressed when I read this so you should read it too. I once saw someone that describe the seconds leading up to the moment, so I’m just gonna paraphrase it here: Effectively, Daigo was playing risky, but he knew he could parry the super since he had done it earlier in the day in practice. There’s someone in the crowd yelling “don’t do it” because he had seen it before and knew how inconsistent it was. Chun li actually didn’t have enough meter to do her super, so daigo threw out a couple fireballs that were easy to parry so Justin could get the meter needed to super. That’s not playing a game. That’s playing the player

[@xColinMalarkeyx]

I’ve been in some CoD tournaments in the past and the pressure is real. As someone who deals with anxiety etc it really sucks sometimes. So, I don’t know Daigo’s personality etc but if that were me in his position the endorphin rush would’ve sent me thru the stratosphere. Hearing the crowd roaring like that. Damn

[@nadiamoreno4505]

I believe this is probably one of the things he was best at. But they hardly have the chance to display such thing because the fighting style on these tournaments is tricky and people tend to do repetitive things in order to corner the rival. I bet he was used to parry these moves. Not taking any credit from the moment because it was THE moment to do it. And playing under pressure (as you said) is brutal. But I don´t think that was his first time doing this or something too "uncommon" for him. Yes in public maybe. But not his first or one of his firsts times doing it.

[@jo54763]

@@nadiamoreno4505 But that's the point. Daigo was just that good and that ready to do this difficult task when he needed to the most, and he did it flawlessly... mostly because he grinded his ass off becoming one of the best. He practiced it plenty for damn sure, but this is the culmination of his parry training for this specific fight, and it pays off. Legendary.

[@joliecide]

Even extraterrestrial life forms will study this feat of humanity.

[@johnnykiehn1872]

Imagine being that one guy who shouted “there you go Justin!” right before the counter of the century. You will always be THAT guy.

[@thegk-verse4216]

He faded in the wind of the audience's hype screams

[@alitabaker99]

What does this even mean

[@deviluv85]

Firstly.its let go justin. Second he meant that guy believe daigo is dead when Justin use that special. Back then who doesn't.

[@hung2583]

"there you go justin" lol

[@sharonstanton1982]

So true

[@Killakwabo]

20 years later still one of the greatest gaming moments of all time

[@germanpenn]

It's a tradition to come back to this video once in a while

[@sp00kdagul]

0:10 "a rare footage of Daigo actually angry..." Daigo: : |

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

"Daigo's getting killed!" "Oh no, no, no, he's not getting killed, he's getting mad!"

[@U2befantom]

The only emotion Daigo ever shows is Winning

[@albetrax3964]

0:26 "LET TIME RUN OUT!!!!" man if only he listened

[@hirotoub]

Albetrax facts

[@amakusashooter]

That dude knew justin would get bodied

[@SeithrEsm]

If he woulda listened then we wouldn't have been graced with this epicness.

[@riccardocarlini1746]

seems like he read your comment right before capcom cup

[@rodrigoaymore1258]

It was a Time traveler SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS to help salving james legacy....it wasnt enough

[@ProfessorLX]

Watched this video literally hundreds of times and still gives me goosebumps every damn time. Best video game highlight of all time!

[@mr_noice_guy]

came back here from the repeat of daigo beating justin in 2023 LOL

[@luciddre4m]

I still get the tingles every time I watch this. Absolutely amazing display of skill and staying cool under pressure.

[@flaviofaraujo]

Same bro

[@nctrn07]

Pressure was under him

[@Yvaelle]

I haven't even played Street Fighter since like the 90's and even I get chills watching this frame perfect counter chain.

[@TENRAN432]

i know right?

[@McAirth]

I had tingles as i read you comment

[@MarakamiSG]

The video is so HD, you can see JWong panicking

[@FireStormBaller]

If I was Justin, I would've just pushed Diago's hand off.

[@MarakamiSG]

FireStormBaller That isn't sportsmanship

[@Kuti210]

I'm sure thats what HE said lmao people always so insecure to admit they are desperate.

[@eduardite]

I had to rewatch it, I hadn't noticed that, it was very funny. And it just makes this moment the greatest, I guess Justin was saying this is not happening, it's impossible.

[@babatune5751]

Edulin 0:30 he was laid back, then he was like oh shittt

[@crimcrusader8459]

No matter how many times I see THAT moment, it will always leave one hell of an impression that will forever be immortalized in the annals of gaming history.

[@Randomblindgirl]

Bro had anime flashback before he performed that legendary comeback

[@Luminarise]

Justin: Oh yeah? Parry this! *Supers* Daigo: K.

[@colonelkernelcob8487]

Daigo: *parries it* Justin: Oh... *F U C K*

[@chocolateex1907]

Daigo: Hold my beer

[@spacejunkgalaxy]

k

[@ChiliD0gz]

That's because Daigo is secretly trainer red.......Just tell me where the door is.

[@kabuto0789]

en

[@servHis221]

This. Will. Never. Get. Old. Congrats to the G.O.A.T. on his 2021 Capcom Japan victory.

[@boxxylegoplaymobil8906]

days into 2022, jwong got parried by a ken with no health again

[@servHis221]

@@boxxylegoplaymobil8906 😄 just searched and saw it 😄

[@scintillam_dei]

Goat is a bad term. The goatman is bad.

[@qty1315]

@@servHis221 The best part was that he tempted fate before it happened. "You're not going to parry this like Daigo did."

[@heehoo3685]

@@qty1315 YOURE NOT DAIGO .... OH GOD HE'S DAIGO

[@Vesperitis]

This. This is the greatest moment in professional gaming history. I'm sure there were moments in other games with bigger struggles, more desperate comebacks, more impossible moves. But this? This is perfect for any gamer, any non-gamer to understand.

[@myztikreaper5755]

I love how even though he didnt win the tournament, Daigo still is remembered to this day because of this moment.

[@janm5854]

That cheer when Daigo did his finishing sends chills down my spine... everytime.

[@janm5854]

Also, normal blocking will chip away your hp and lose that fight. Those parries, man!, and that combo to ensure his finishing won't get parried. Brutal!

[@albetrax3964]

Actually Jan M is correct, he could have stayed on the ground to parry the final high kick in chun-li's super but he chose to jump parry so he could execute his super from a jump kick which gives justin no time to parry or even just soak the chip damage from a guard

[@Cleesp]

Who cares?

[@TheMoonman4]

almost makes me feel bad that FGC-PEA K could only gush his hypothetical 3S epeen on the YT comments section, cause he certainly doesn't have friends with that attitude

[@TheFellHeart]

@FGC-PEA K clearly you have too much time on your hands lmfao.

[@alber.a1232]

1.- Daigo prepares the play fueling Justin’s power bar with a pair of Hadokens 2.- Daigo synchronizes movements with Chunli’s to get the correct direction when Justin’s starts his predictable super 3.- Daigo parries correctly the 17 hits, concentrating despite the crowd shouting and Justin mashing 4.- Daigo counter attacks with a winner combo Everything in this play is SUBLIME👌🏻

[@gellister]

You forgot: Daigo does a perfect air parry right at the end of Justin's combo while leading into the inputs for his own counter attack combo... Insane

[@HomicidalTh0r]

Talk about cold blooded. Daigo pulling out the power of anime and friendship just to settle the score for the match doing shit no one thought was possible. lol

[@kingjoe3rd]

Dad, please stop commenting on KZbin videos all day. Mom says you can come home if you just put the phone away while you are around everyone.

[@robertomeier8952]

Maybe was everything a joke

[@demitrio1339]

*parries correctly 15 hits

[@Donkas]

Flashgits sent me here Akuma sends his regards

[@supersmallchibiwolf872]

Same. ^_^

[@badprogrammerbp7758]

I’m going to Koom

[@supersmallchibiwolf872]

@Bad Programmer / BP Then you will reach Nirvana. ^_^

[@KajiinSkyrim]

almost 10 years ago and it still hypes you up like the first time you saw this video.

[@ravenfeather09]

Wdym almost 10 years, it's been 19 years lmao

[@youngmerc7717]

@@ravenfeather09dude thinks that the clip was uploaded the day it happened 😂

[@jcplays5831]

This truly is one of the greatest moments in all of gaming

[@justdev8965]

For sure!

[@beercoyote]

@@justdev8965 that is the moment

[@bandalodyugitube]

Incorrect, it's THE greatest moment in all of gaming

[@wortis683]

Just like leroy jenkings

[@draztikzyt8992]

@@wortis683 you do know that was fake right? lol. When i found out that it was staged i broke a little inside

[@anthonylima4452]

0:30 Chun-Li: Draw your last pathetic card so I can end you. Ken: My deck has no pathetic cards Kaiba

[@Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

*The* *Forbidden* *Parry* *Obliterate*

[@KonoschABC]

no matter what else would have happened at that moment it was daigos moment

[@Alan8tor]

NPAASH *Forbidden Parry?! That’s not possible! No one’s ever been able to summon him!!*

[@crypticbeast1013]

SoulBro1990 *PARRY! OBLITERATE!*

[@Oreca2005]

@@crypticbeast1013 (screaming)

[@Ben_Arevalo]

Si pierdo asi en un juego lloraria pero de la felicidad de tremenda pelea epica

[@luffymacaco1862]

Remaining static and focused while you're losing and needing to hit your parries perfectly and a crowd is pressing you in, I just can't believe it. What a fantastic and unique move

[@Sirichai22]

How many Hits can you parry? Daigo : Yes

[@SlavicWhiteWolf]

All of them :)

[@sageoffire3964]

Crowd: But that was only 15. Diago: "Wanna test my limits?" Crowd: *backs away*

[@kuma6572]

Daigo:15

[@ayrmont]

@@kuma6572 don't you get the meme?

[@maad1670]

A lot

[@ezg8448]

Imagine if someone did this to you during a tournament, I would have PTSD for the rest of my life.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

Justin STILL has PTSD over it. He's at least a good sport about it.

[@ezg8448]

@@mostverticalproductions4808- I meant the roll into the fetal position and sucking my thumb kind of PTSD. But the fun kind is still cool.

[@reitravian]

Justin had to sit down and play another full set against Daigo after this game, absolutely insane

[@gormaithao465]

😂

[@lanni5]

I would be proud to be the last boss of a anime protagonist before he's dramatic win

[@Jungoguy]

So this is what Daitomodachi was referring to.

[@TheMrMacAttac]

Had to come here from Flashgitz's Akuma video to get the reference.

[@wreckingball5596]

"You had to be there". Bruh im watching this on a tiny ass phone screen and im still fucking hyped

[@GioGiotaro]

And today, this epic comeback is completing 18 years old

[@T1mpossible]

Older than 95% Tiktok users😢

[@swift7842]

@@T1mpossible probably more than that

[@No-onesgayformoleman]

Which means I can finally masturbate to it without going to jail.

[@FuriousKai]

@@T1mpossibleyour account Is only 7 years old

[@T1mpossible]

@@FuriousKai you realy think that its my first account ?

[@Aurawrart]

RUN IT BACK IN 2024.

[@guerchr1993]

KOOOOOOOOOM

[@riverkenaierickson]

Words cannot describe the inexplicable feeling I get watching this clip. This clip of a tournament I never went to, of a game I never played. For some reason, every time I watch this clip, without fail, I get a shiver down my spine, and a rush of excitement. Even though it’s just a game, I can feel the skill, TASTE the energy. The odds against him, the triumph. Truly one of the greatest moment in gaming history.

[@billyjoe8185]

Just the crowd’s energy was enough

[@Jason-ib1yx]

literally idk it’s absolutely one of my greatest clips on the internet (edit for clarity: my as in my favourite not my clip)

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

Pretty much, yeah!

[@chrisgideonrosario]

Its the same as Sports fans get from watching sports, when our brains SEE something amazing, we can literally get the feelings of doing it ourselves, that plus the energy of the crowd hype going stronger and louder... He could have parried everything and LOST and still have been a Legend, but the fact that he jumped up to parry the last hit was so stylish and effective to combo into the win... This was like being Link in Matrix Reloaded watching Neo bend time/space and fly so fast to catch Trinity before she hits the ground! I felt like that day Daigo was Neo LOL 💖

[@Doktor_Jones]

You're a primary target for cult recruitment.

[@SHORYU616]

I've been watching this video for over 10 years and I still get goosebumps each time.

[@aarontwisted951]

Same here man

[@namelessxdread]

My arm hair stands up and I get a little watery eyed.

[@JDLupus]

Same here. I'm man enough to admit that this moment has literally made me cry before.

[@quhp]

Haha I cry every time, that may be a ME thing though…

[@scintillam_dei]

@@JDLupus Cry because you'll never be as great?

[@marcelo7217]

And this is like how a legend of the fighting games born

[@MemeBeans5]

The greatest moment in esports history guile

[@ExtremeMan10]

the ultimate koom

[@FightStreeting]

LET'S GO JUSTI- oh

[@sergioloko1985]

+Gordon Reynolds if you watch when Justin enters jumping and clowning it get ever more funny

[@thechaosstudios478]

0:29 its There

[@ToadRoasted]

He says "End it all Justin"

[@nondext4666]

@@ToadRoasted nope

[@ToadRoasted]

@@nondext4666 yep

[@Tony_100x]

This still gives me goosebumps especially when the crowd roars intensifies knowing they are witnessing a historical moment.

[@casbyness]

The jump and high block is what sets them off. The parry was already ridiculous, but for Daigo to also jump on the final hit in order to set up his own super and win was beyond legendary. He HAD to make that jump/block or else Justin still had the initiative and would have won, the miraculous parry combo wasn't enough on its own.

[@kelmoment]

its literally just a video game fym historical

[@flashdr1ve]

@@kelmoment”🤓☝️”

[@kelmoment]

@@flashdr1veur embarrassing urself ❤️

[@EpicMinecraftFail]

​@@kelmomentspeak for yourself