Potemkin's Various Anime References

Ever wondered about that heart in his hand? Ever wondered why Pot has a really long voice line during Pot Buster? Wonder no longer!
Music: Kirby Planet Robobot-Pink Ball Activate! (Robobot Armor)
(I would have used the Shining Finger theme if copyright wasn't a bitch)
#guiltygear
#potemkin

[@yurisbest2892]

out of all things, i did not expect heat knuckle to be a reference to god damn ERUPTING BURNING FINGER

[@willo90li]

as if I couldn't fucking love potemkin/Daisuke any more?!?!

[@MUGENanaya]

IM POSITIVE THIS GUY HAS THE ABILITIES OF NINJUTSU WITH THE HELP OF CHIPP ZANUFFF

[@chiefbawor_thegr8966]

It is pretty obvious though

[@Crunkman2k]

​@@chiefbawor_thegr8966you think that, but it took me an embarassingly long time to realize it. Like, years of being a Pot player who loves G Gundam and never putting it together.

[@hakageryu-hz7jz]

"Look, the East is burning red!" "No, wait, that's just the explosion from someone getting hit with a Heavenly Potemkin Buster."

[@Frankentank]

THIS GRAB OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWEEEEER

[@Sorichuudo]

Gotta love the fact that most fighting game devs are huge manga/anime fans

[@adams0123]

Really cool how despite Guilty Gear characters are filled with references to popular media, they still feel cool and unique.

[@Frankentank]

To be honest, most fighting games are filled to the brim with references. For example, someone on the KoF team really REALLY likes Robin Mask from Kinnikuman

[@Neogears1312]

“Popular media”

[@doctorduck5741]

Potemkin being a secret love letter to mecha anime makes me all that much more invested in him.

[@HoudiniJr]

I APPROVE OF THE DOMON VOICE CLIP AT THE END

[@Frankentank]

The most HOT BLOODED English voice actor

[@friskydrinklunkybank1108]

References are always cool no matter how big or small. Callbacks are also great. Like how a lot of the supers in granblue are diurect references to their attacks in the gacha

[@Gilbot9000]

Big man is full of mecha references, no wonder he's my favorite

[@PP-STORM]

I feel vindicated for yelling "Hiito Endo" on the followup for Heat Knuckle when I was 13 now.

[@Lazy_Naxor]

Ah Kinnikuman, the anime/manga for grapplers. Super heroes, friendship and wrestling.

[@Pefonmo]

I remember when I first read Kinnikuman and saw the Muscle Spark and went "THAT'S CLARK'S MOVE"

[@KosmFanaticShrooms2039]

Every time I have a rough day at work, I get home and see you upload quality content. Gods bless

[@Frankentank]

I aim to please

[@CrispiestK]

Kinnikuman: Inspiring grapplers ever since 1978

[@walkingglasses6264]

Holy shit that was a G Gundam reference the whole time, I never noticed and I love G Gundam lol.

[@RaymonZX200]

The G Gundam references always warms my heart! Even Heat Knuckle name wise is a reference

[@PwnerGeist]

I still get chills from ITS LOUD ROAR TELLS ME TO GRASP VICTORY

[@skippymcyay4012]

IIRC Heavenly Potemkin Buster is another reference to Kinnikuman where a dude jumps off the ceiling while holding their opponent in a similar pose

[@Frankentank]

You know, it probably is, I just don't know who specifically.

[@skippymcyay4012]

@@Frankentank I found it, it's the Neo Kinniku Buster. For the record I know nearly nothing about the series, I just stumbled into this a couple months ago on twitter and thought it was cool GG trivia

[@pootsiii8178]

On the subject of references, Hi-Fi Rush includes an homage to XRDs Heavenly Potemkin Buster in the Rekka boss fight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKjNe2ypptB2gqM

[@KaptainKommissar]

i shouldnt have beat her quick wtf

[@classiccat7783]

I thought the heart was just a red flash to represent a sticky bomb, very cool!

[@Jadriam]

the robobot armor theme fits weirdly well on Potemkin activity somehow

[@deaddreamdance]

Not enough love for GaoGaiGar in this comment section :(

[@Demonstormlord]

Never noticed that heat knuckle has Pot hold the opponent while repeatedly hitting them with a pile bunker. So cool!

[@blacknerdtalks7921]

Wow, I only knew about the kinnikubuster. Nice find, thanks for sharing Frank🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@MadnessJackey]

i knew all of the except for the shining finger

[@royvincenttrani]

I've been a huge fan of G Gundam, and I never caught that Heat Knuckle reference! I love it! More reason to keep playing Pot.

[@MinecraftBlackWolf]

Fucking.. God Gundam reference. That's so peak.

[@srseki]

Potemkin looks like Robin Mask in kinnikiman, and pb move is almost the same as his special ' tower bridge '.

[@anzol4523]

figured (and pointed out to some friends) the God Finger reference some 2 months ago. that shit is fire

[@G-raverobber]

i have literally never seen the heart thing on heat knuckle

[@chozo914]

Who put anime in my anime!? But fr the Domon reference is SO COOL!!!

[@androgynousaardvark7415]

As one of 12 G Gundam fans, it's only fitting that I should have gone on to be a Potemkin main (It looks like G Gundam did quite well. It just happens to be the Gundam I heard everyone complain about.)

[@shatterthineekey]

why did they put the mecha references on him instead of justice lol man's so big he is the mecha

[@deltad3592]

I knew Gigantic Bullet was Hell and Heaven, but somehow Heat Extend never registered to me as Heat End. Very observant!

[@JoonCrest-sk4on]

In glue chugging we trust 🙏

[@moogle1019]

i thought that the second move was a reference to pops ultimate move from dragon quest dai, probably both inspired by the same thing

[@luqmannurhakim7961]

While the older XX and Xrd Heat Knuckle is a God Finger reference, the Strive version is 2 reference actually. The first sequence is like Super Robot War's Alteisen Riese, when using Revolving Stake, with the attack animation being using all the stake reserve on one enemy. The last part is still God Gundam's Heat End tho.

[@Frankentank]

@@luqmannurhakim7961 someone has told me that before, but... To be honest, looking at the two? I don't see it. I guess they both have pile bunkers on their wrists?

[@PatriarchPanda]

ahh I wanted to do something like this. Great presentation brother!

[@Frankentank]

In the words of Xavier, "You snoze, you loze."

[@PatriarchPanda]

@@Frankentank you napa, you get slapa

[@Omnicrom]

Guilty Gear has good taste in mecha anime.

[@wrydfell3932]

A reference? In guilty gear? I'm shocked, shocked i tell you. But fr, that's really cool and i missed all of those references

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

Well now I want to play Potemkin.

[@Frankentank]

@@P0rk_Sinigang yeeeeees

[@Francis-md7kq]

Now and forever a glue eater!!!

[@theClassicMatt21]

I have always wondered what that was about

[@fluury]

finger

[@sakarain]

That’s sooooo sick

[@StoneEagle194]

AND NOW HEAT END

[@nickk4459]

Still trying to decipher what his English va says during pot buster.

[@TheMegaMarv]

"48th secret art"

[@TerranceDavis-lu3yr]

The more you know 🌈✨⭐