How A Player Exploited the Meta to Win Championships

[@GinkgoPete]

The matter of fact delivery of "I have to take it seriously. Its my job!" Is just so so so good

[@sigurdtheblue]

It makes me feel sad. Maybe I am lacking context, but it sounds like people are exaggerating things in a way he does not like.

[@SoggyHotDoggy]

I loved it. Like “Tf do y’all expect me to do?”

[@coke-cone-shaped]

@@sigurdtheblue Is this a general statement or to ginkgo. Its a good comment on his way of thinking, one could think that since it's his job, you wouldn't blame him for his methods.

[@Damaged7]

Its a hobby you get paid for.

[@TaffieTheCapy]

Every time Akuma drops, I immediately think of Tokido and the hell he's about to unleash.

[@Meatwad787]

Now I just wait for him to drop Akuma 😂. I give him 2 years.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

@@Meatwad787 boy that didn't last long....he already have drop it.

[@DanmakuMaster]

I don't follow SF much, but I don't think he's a super character loyalist. That being said, I hope he uses Akuma in SF6 and shows us why his fists know no equal.

[@dddaaa6965]

@@Kusanagikaiser999 LOL...all the ken mains that were in that phenom video saying ken isn't THAT good and he's unstable, huh...they seem to all stayed with ken! How strange...

[@omgvanta514]

He should've hopped on tekken 7 back then.

[@Teiga93]

Fun joke is that Tokidos name is a reference to his cheapness in KOF with Iori lol

[@sEaNoYeAh]

What does it mean?

[@galatse1]

​@@sEaNoYeAh It comes from the last word of iori's 3 very effective move ,in fact not only Tokido ,but Daigo too back in the day had bad frame for they always using the top tier character

[@inscythe]

​@@sEaNoYeAh Tokido name comes from the first syllables of "tonde" (jump), "kikku" (kick), "doushita" (flame), Iori's most reliable setup at KOF '94 iirc.

[@Discotechque]

​@@inscythedoushita words you can hear.

[@real765rp8]

​@@inscytheno iori in 94 tho

[@Wreck1990]

He's biggest achievement was defeating dsp and putting him in the legendary 4th place.

[@peterpansie5]

I never knew it was tokido who beat him lmaoooo

[@eisenhorn5494]

Nothing he could do dood

[@rickruss23]

he did everything right and still lost

[@impulse_xs]

What makes it even better is that DSP made it that far by cheesing Vega only to get stomped out by the same strategy executed by a better player lol.

[@TheNyion912]

@@impulse_xsno Vega is hard to play

[@nolanstrife7350]

0:37 papa: He's been using Vega SF2 footage: Balrog Ah, this naming mess never gets old

[@KingSigmaVibes]

The Japanese version Vega is named and M. Bison is named Vega

[@nolanstrife7350]

@@KingSigmaVibes yeah, yeah, M. Bison is Vega, Vega is Balgor, and Balrog is M. Bison. Balgor is an obvious nod to Mike Tyson, but something happened IRL, and Capcom decided to make this whole name shuffle for the worldwide release I know it. The story is old as time, I was just poking fun, lol

[@saltysalmoling8055]

It's 2am I should probably go to bed

[@PapaLobster]

Real demon hours to watch a vid on the demon king. I respect it

[@damingonwax]

It’s 1:55am and I’m seeing this comment

[@Real_temmie_undertalo]

2:46am. Never felt this called out lol

[@user-wx6ms9rv2m]

Everyone under this comment doxxing their time zone 👍

[@mikeshark8869]

8 am

[@TSkillzX]

I think my favorite tokido story is tokido vs daigo post evo 2017. and their eventual rematch where tokido got his payback.

[@rnegoro1]

Akuma had a lot of mix ups and crazy moves in sf4. The opponent had to guess a lot.

[@matthewirizarry8467]

Sometimes it was worse than just guessing. A few characters (ibuki, akuma, and yun for example) had setups that were functionally unblockable. They could hit you at the very top center of your hurtbox, and because your hurtbox would change slightly depending on which side you were blocking, it didnt matter which side you chose, they would always hit the other side.

[@rickpeters8204]

​@@matthewirizarry8467it was absolute nightmare fuel

[@pkmnsf]

@@matthewirizarry8467was this a game design choice at all? I didn’t play sf4 at its peak and I imagine a lot of complaints from players would have led them to patch / nerf that??

[@VelvetSweatsuit]

@@pkmnsfthey were patched out

[@buttcrack_esports]

where u been papa

[@PapaLobster]

Real life got me. Expect way more content now tho!

[@buttcrack_esports]

@@PapaLobster No pressure on making content, man. Do what u gotta do. Love ya!

[@TheMrdemitri14]

​@@PapaLobster Oh cool glad more content is coming. Truly the best

[@Yawdan]

Don't worry- he comes back after he goes to the store

[@marioramirez6741]

​@@PapaLobsterno excuses, get back in the office!

[@brekthru]

how is it considered as exploiting meta if there are only 3 Akuma in Top 16 and he's the only Akuma in Top 8

[@jamesnightblade3770]

just because the cursor is blinking doesn’t mean you need to comment. hope this helps

[@jcbk003]

So we are suppose to support bait click and content farm?

[@viewerguy10]

That’s amazing you’re all wrong in different ways

[@TomTom-cd5py]

Because USA didnt win that's why. Hahahaha

[@dimex3362]

@@jamesnightblade3770someone who should take their own advice 🤔

[@itsmesteve1081]

This guy didn't lose a single set in round robin? No wonder Justin Wong put him as his number 1 fighting game player of all time. Not just street fighter, but fighting game player of all time

[@Holyspecter]

I wouldn't say best fighting game player, more like best street fighter player. Across the most amount of fighting games, it's probably Justin Wong himself and he gaps everyone. He was just being humble.

[@HumbleHurricane]

He lost rounds. He didn't lose sets. Which is still awesome, but not special in a round Robin format in comparison to an evo winner who goes through in winners bracket the entire way.

[@snakebebop]

​@@Holyspecter dude you guys are so wrong, Sonicfox is way better with more 1st place wins than jwong and tokido

[@noble0155]

​@@snakebebop tf, he plays nrs games 😂. mortal kombat doesn't even have japanese competitors

[@snakebebop]

@@noble0155 because he scares them away, they know they can't compete against him

[@Riyoe]

tokido is and has always been one of the best sf players to ever touch the game, his best year in sf5 was 2017 where he was beating literally everyone, and hopefully he can have another year like that in sf6

[@AirLancer]

Tokido's just one of the best fighting game players ever. He's been a beast in tons of games, he's won majors and gotten Evo top 8s in practically every major game series.

[@Riyoe]

@@AirLancer in terms of all roundedness I'd say jwong still beats him but he's specifically a beast at particular games

[@massi4h]

​@@AirLanceryup I remember seeing him in evo top 8 for Tekken 6, Soul Calibur 5 and even Blazblue. He had some good marvel runs too

[@hands-ongaming7180]

Unfortunately street fighter 5 sucked. Sf4 was a real fgc game

[@Riyoe]

@@hands-ongaming7180 extremely unsubstantiated claim but I agree to an extent considering they threw all balancing out of the window to make money with Luke which i hate

[@helxis]

It was noteworthy and tragic that Punk cried at that Evo podium, after feeling like he let himself and everyone in the US down. And, later, Daigo crushed Tokido in a best of 10 and made him cry as well. Huge, emotional moments in Street Fighter.

[@Ajunk0]

AND THEN PUNK WON (and cried at the Evo podium still because he's a softie

[@silentazn89]

That's what he gets for waking up a demon sending him to to loser to get clapped and sent to the loser

[@vitriumGTS]

2017 Evo Finals was hype in person

[@dancingfool3253]

“Fighting games are something so great”

[@jerriemaese4771]

On gawd it was

[@level3xfactor]

I just always think of Metalocalypse when I hear “Murderface” lol Met him irl several times tho, he’s a great guy

[@mc_zittrer8793]

I was thinking that, too. XD Like how dare they, Tokido's way too handsome for that nickname!

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

"It's my job." There's something so funny yet chilling about that. Yeah, he enjoys this, but at the end of the day, he'll be damned if he lets anyone take food off of his table for free.

[@mc_zittrer8793]

Naturally. I think a big reason why he performs so well is cause he has exactly the kind of mindset one needs to excel in competitions like these. Playing for fun is great - when you're just streaming and goofing around online. If you come to EVO, you better come to freaking win.

[@islandboy9381]

He could say that and still enjoy winning

[@oceanbluboi]

I like how that’s considered cheap lol. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. I wonder what is ChrisG’s MorriDoomVergil Team in UMVC3 considered then? Just simple high execution?

[@RainRoseville]

I watched through the whole video and i am left with just one burning question in my mind... How exactly did he exploit the Meta again?

[@level3xfactor]

By using what’s meta?

[@Rain1]

Clickbait to make people watch the video

[@seddryx6477]

you take a move that doesnt have counters and just use that, Like Vegas case. You-re basically a high level spammer

[@level3xfactor]

@@seddryx6477 what move doesn't have counters?

[@cryptocitadel4377]

​@@level3xfactordid you watch the video

[@Bedardo12]

You forgot the give us his iconic line about Fighting Games ;'(

[@michaelguse2237]

Fighting games are so great!

[@hands-ongaming7180]

@@michaelguse2237fighting games(pauses) are sō great 😊

[@binho2224]

​@@michaelguse2237nitpicking but it was :"Fighting games is something so great!"

[@michaelguse2237]

@binho2224 and they are been playing for over 30 years thanks for correcting me lol.

[@binho2224]

@@michaelguse2237 all good. Just a small detail. He had a funny broken English. 🤣 Damn, 30 years. Where did the time go!

[@SHAP00PIE]

awesome video! Tokido def one of my favorite players.

[@itsjustbradttv2382]

Tokido is insane. One of the only fgc players to have real-life intimidation factor And I LOVE his playstyle, and also base my style on finding strategies and mechanics that win against most options, then use that option. I was a character loyalist for years, maining Sub-Zero. Never again...

[@yoyoprofessorxavier]

Beautiful editing and ease of viewing. Thanks for this video :)

[@fidelluz2942]

the taunt combo is so poetic. Punk had t-bag and taunted opponents many times, tokido knew how to crack him

[@prachetasnayse9709]

I don’t think he exploited the meta more than he defined it but i guess that’s a matter of perspective 💀

[@TZSAZABI]

great video keep up the good work ....Tokido makes games so hype

[@StanNotSoSaint]

"When I'm praying I make a silly ass face" © Tokido

[@3halogamer]

I love these types of videos. I either learn so much about the fighting game players or about some of the greatest moments in fighting game history. Thank you for all the work you do Papalobster 🔥👍🏼

[@jrkradik]

That is actually how you play KOF. He has a KOF strategy.

[@obstinatejack]

I watched that tokido punk fight on live stream in China, it was awesome

[@Foxwarrior88]

Man, I know this video's all about Tokido, but bringing up EVO 2017 makes me happy that Punk finally got that SF EVO gold this year.

[@Feartheviper]

“How A Player Exploited the Meta to Win Championships” Literally every esports champion ever

[@Viewer13128]

12:11 he was almost defeated immediately after his victory.

[@PattheMan876-qf8ro]

Tokido was also the only other Japanese player to win a major MvC3 tournament due to understanding the meta early and made top 8 in KOF XIII EVO with DLC characters.

[@CallsignJoNay]

"Fighting games are something soo great."

[@atomicsamurai8967]

Murderface is known to play bass in a metal band from time to time

[@SStrikeFury]

5:14 really nobody gonna talk about how my guy literally pulls ouit a tape measure to measure his sitting distance? shit had me dieing lmaooo

[@AndrewARitz]

its called "a gimmick"

[@Bloodstar6078]

Is it really a gimmick though? Even small differences could throw you off your game when you need 100% concentration. He just wants the same conditions every time he plays. Does it look a little crazy? Yeah. But if that's how he sets himself up, whatever lol. At least I'm assuming it's not just a joke.

[@AndrewARitz]

@@Bloodstar6078 yes, it is really a gimmick. you can assume that it isn't but a measuring tape won't give you the same conditions, not matter what.

[@MrThommyL]

Dad finally come back from buying milk

[@wanderer0013]

Man has mastered the satsu no hado in real life.

[@doompigg7403]

'Exploiting the meta" is a sus way to say "playing the game correctly "

[@rubenpena246]

It's more impressive to win honestly than to exploit top tier BS. Tokido is toxic

[@outerspaceman7534]

Nah it’s a cheap bich way to play.

[@SuntanXxSuperman]

​@@rubenpena246THANK YOU. Akuma players are the cheapest most bullshit laden people I have ever known I swear to God bruh. They all spam trips,fireballs,and constant bullshit. It's even worse on tekken 7. If I see akuma at all for any reason on tekken 7 I IMMEDIATELY plug. Idc anymore. I'm sick of that shit

[@diogostratega6002]

So everyone playing with another strategies are playing wrong?

[@MichaelHarto]

People need to be reminded, everything available within the game that isn't illegal or abusing a bug is FAIR GAME. Spamming a move is fair game, running away is fair game, turtling is fair game, teabagging is fair game. You're losing because of it? Looks like a "you" problem. Git gud bro.

[@interceptingfist5682]

The "get gud" line exposed your age. Haven't heard that in a while

[@MichaelHarto]

@@interceptingfist5682 i'm 40

[@MichaelHarto]

​@@interceptingfist5682I'm 40 YO

[@Windraesa]

​@@interceptingfist5682 "exposed your age". what's wrong with being any age whatsoever 😅

[@hadokid2655]

Bc it's childish ​@@Windraesa

[@omargramo]

Was thinking about you and your content the other day. Always eager for your latest upload!!

[@burgercheezes]

Legend has is the guy in the Evo shirt is still shouting “RESET.”

[@CharlesPlaine]

I just seen a post on Twitter like a week ago for this video BECAUSE y'all changed the thumbnail and title to get a better reach. I guess it worked because it ended up on my feed. Interesting

[@usernameluis305]

So basically tokido is that kid that people hate playing from the cheapness

[@overdose0074]

Always look forward to your vids! Amazing work again

[@raggaeldestro8609]

He was actually really good at KOF XIII as well. His Chin was oppressive.

[@aiduff8607]

Good on you Punk for finally getting one yourself bro 🎉

[@theovincoletoonishi744]

How is he exploiting anything if anyone can use the same character tokido uses?

[@biglex42]

Tell us you didn’t watch the full video without telling us you didn’t watch the full video…

[@cheesykebs708]

My first reaction to seeing the thumbnail was “yeah of course they would”

[@AirLancer]

Real shame is that these days a lot of people only think of Tokido as a SF player.

[@locoghoul]

Tokido used to carry a frame data book for CvS2 at EVO lol

[@VirtuaNinja1]

​@@locoghoulEvery Fighting Game should release a frame data book 📖

[@jmaikeru]

Tokido vs Infiltration on grandfinal CEO SFV was sooo worth to watch.

[@tinfoilhat1619]

people called it dirty and would get mad back then. now they call it the 50/50 mixup. main reason i stopped playing street fighter. just became a rock paper scissor game.

[@atcera8714]

0:17 He IS cheap. So is Justin Wong. Just because you're a champ doesn't mean you ain't cheap, and just because you're cheap doesn't mean you can't be a champ

[@soyanchd5439]

8:57 wtf is that man on 😂

[@blaz3ofglory]

burning unfiltered hype

[@wxlshberry]

Tokido is a competitive fighter I was shocked he took a jab at echofox. I think he has the potential to remain in the Top 8. I don't see him falling below some of the newer players. He's likely a mainstay on the tournament scene but I think it's a stretch to pit him against omnial players.

[@avitallassow3449]

Tokiiiiiii DOOOOOOOO - great work papi

[@Inphiltration8]

Ultra sf4 tokido akuma was a lot of footsies, Fuudo vs Tokido at canada cup 2015 was such a legendary set.

[@trza49er]

It's amazing what good sportsmanship does for one's reputation. Personally, I don't really find any tactic to be cheap, since all players have access to the same exploits. You still have to go out there and execute flawlessly to beat the best players in the world, and Tokido has done that consistently. He's an all timer, plain and simple.

[@Rocketcow-dx1jd]

Making my opponent guess is also a huge part of my playstyle as well and my favorite characters to do it with are Sagat, Lei Wulong, and Shang Tsung.

[@deadchannel758]

Good video, I suggest a little more audio balancing between clips and voiceover though, I had to turn audio up and down s few times heh

[@weilingchan]

Nice summary on tokidoki’s latest career era

[@alial-haleimi1819]

Tokido please bring back Evo moments again with Akuma

[@Noneya1126]

its like this in every game bruh

[@messitup]

Good stuff brother, keep making videos! very good, very knowledgeable.

[@willianlopez2843]

thank you for including the good and the bad in tokidos video ❤❤

[@MarioGoatse]

Why does “Papa Lobster” have a prawn (shrimp in USA) logo?

[@MarcusDobson916]

"4:52 some players call me........muddah fuckah.!!."

[@kendrel2099]

Great video Papa

[@Hatory-o6n]

We need someone like Tokido in the FGC. When Tokido decides to main a character, you know it's the most broken one of the roster xD

[@prestige_123]

Very interesting take! 🤔 Do this analysis on the Tekken scene please! Specially a player name Arslan Ash and his character of choice Kunimitsu

[@airthrowDBT]

Claw Walldive in ST is way way more complicated than a 50/50 guess, its in fact way worse than 50/50 for the defender depending on character.

[@WeskerXM96E1]

We all know Tokido big moments. But a couple of years ago I seen ISDD first to 10, Tokido was Urien att and his fundamentals were what impressed me. There was a lot of 2-2 rounds but he'd always take last round and game and it was 10-1 Tokido but it looked like a 10-7, Guile Vs Urien it was a great set dispite the score. But also I've just started playing SF6 because I needed a Brook Adapter for my stick and it's a different Street fighter and I'm not sure I like it, I don't like you can't jump over your opponent in the corner, surely that has to be a first in SF. Anyway it's different for sure and I'm just trying to time these drive rush cancels or whatever, yknow the green glow dash, I don't really like that either. I think they should have put as much attention into a proper SF rather than change the game mechanics so much that I can't see the continuation from 3,4,5 to 6. Maybe it'll grow on me I'm not sure.

[@Jaedon1981]

People have to stop calling techniques dirty. If you got your ass folded up, you learn the rotation and punish. Sometimes, all it takes is a good eye and the ability to punish quickly then reset.

[@Spawn3582]

On the flip side, you have to accept that some things are genuinely cheap/dirty In Dbfz, for example, you used to be able to do dp into assist. A character had an unreactable/invincible command grab that recovered faster than you could punish in most cases. So yea. Having certain mix can also be seen as cheap depending on the game. Having a good eye doesnt matter if its a true 50/50 or 4-way mix. You literally have to guess and most times, being right doesnt get you out of that situation

[@Jaedon1981]

@@Spawn3582 It doesn't get you out, but it gives you something to look out for, for future matches or matchups. You can't win em all. Cheap or not, you still have to find a way around it. As frustrating as it may be.

[@nuraby_9228]

@@Jaedon1981 It can be both. Sometimes due to developer screw ups or oversight, there are things left in games that are blatantly overpowered or it's some sort of glitch, But at the same time you can't blame players in a tournament for using the strongest moves/characters/tactics since they're playing for real money, that's on the developers.

[@level3xfactor]

Seeing Tokido play Ryu is so wild

[@Lazergician]

Fridays are good. Fridays with PapaLobster dropping the lore are better.

[@mahditeymuri5650]

you must fear opponents who was practice to perfection one move and executes rapidly.

[@GreenArtsOrphan]

RD is the stand for (República Dominicana) for the Domi player.

[@workoutfanatic7873]

I wanna see Mago, Fuudo and especially Kazunoko come out more to US tourneys.

[@Doofster]

Tokido will always play akuma unless he becomes too hard to win with, in a game like sfv the balance was so over the place that you kind of had to go top tier as a pro. Hiom picking Luke is not something I enjoyed....but then again every pro player switcxhed to luke, he was just too strong

[@haalfnhaalf]

My man really did say "pick a top tier" huh?

[@vpzael1834]

That Johannes Bornlof though. Rise of the Phoenix raw.

[@hacker12224]

another banger papa

[@Happyaslarry502]

It’s nothing but love from his opponents you’ll never see this in American tournaments screeching and flaming the whole time

[@EugeneJOooOo]

The stare between him and mena is hard af

[@ongoliver8924]

for immersive gameplay, in fighting tournaments, each time your character get hit, somebody from behind hit you IRL. 😀

[@robertojunior7716]

Just out of curiosity how do people see punk nowadays? I remember he was America's sweetheart back on this Evo he got second place in but then it seems to me people started having a more negative opinion of him or something. Legit asking, haven't followed the FGC in a minute

[@Bladieblah]

You might be misremembering because Punk was really controversial back then, some people loved him some people hated him. He goofs around, had the funny hats and stuff, people didn't like that. To me it seemed people just didn't like the fact he out of nowhere started beating the greats they held on such a pedastal, and trash talking them. I haven't followed him to closely over the last couple of years, but I don't believe he's done anything to outrageous or has a really negative rep per se

[@menosay1912]

He has a lot of ego, and while his skill makes it not unjustified, a lot of people contrast that with how he ALWAYS chokes at the finish line. He is good, but his mouth and his chronic inability to clinch wins kinda drags him down.,

[@masufame]

Nothing has changed honestly. Extremely talented but a sore loser. He loses an important match and says that he is going to quit the game but returns like after 2 weeks.

[@pikachuattack542]

I wish I could be a fgc legend, but i was born in 2000. ^^;

[@troysingh7674]

I met Takido in South Africa Kumite 🔥🇿🇦

[@gvetech]

Tokido the legendddddddd

[@Chaogod1233]

Out of curiosity. What the deal with Tower of Terror just chilling in the back?

[@beam5655]

Great video about the GOAT

[@zatup1chse]

"Exploiting the meta". Guys, don't show him the Esports, he will explode

[@The_Devil_Breaker_]

Going up against punk twice, fchamp, and kazunoko is wild

[@toramaru2490]

Tokaido vs punk will always be a classic

[@raccoonhatcity7627]

How do you beat vega? YOU DON'T.

[@YuriMaddison]

That evo win against punk was insane

[@doppelnaut]

The comeback wins 🤌🏼

[@dano1307]

I had to seriously look and look at the comments to check if you were Chumley. I still don't know.

[@andrescrespo2514]

I love when someone takes a “if the rules allow it” approach to competition. Coming from combat sport, people hate foot stomping but it is legal and until it is made illegal then it is permissible even if dickish. In juijitsu leg locking was frowned on and is now the biggest part of juijitsu competition. If the rules allow it then do not get mad at the competitors, change the rules.

[@namenotfound8747]

It's nice to see Chumlee looking healthy, lost a lot of weight and started a utube channel. He even sounds different.