Shulk Combo Video - Mastering the Monado | by Sodrek - Smash 4 Wii U

[@BeefySmashDoods]

Sodrek is not a member of BSD but one of Germany's (and Europe's) best players and a good friend of ours! Enjoy the video and check out his channel :) kzbin.info

[@BeefySmashDoods]

+[GD] - Lorkemenes Slice did most of it :)

[@gjisahappytoad9408]

That was so cool

[@redandpikachu1149]

this deserves millions of views

[@oldschooldeathmetal8417]

sodrek's combos with shulk are sick, kudos to him

[@Starmar]

Brue...

[@xD1x]

Fantastically well done my man. This work was truly a supreme art.

[@Wizzkidwas]

This is the best smash combo video I have ever watched The references, gameplay, music choice (all from Xenoblade) Especially the vision part Tragic decision is one of my favourite xenoblade tracks too

[@redandpikachu1149]

it was 100/10

[@jamiehyland548]

I couldn't agree more, best montage of all time

[@UmbraStarWolf]

Best one I ever saw

[@Trashcairne]

+MonsterBoyAP ~ MBAP I agree, so much better!

[@matthewmorrison3745]

4:22 the music goes exactly with how many hits the guy takes.

[@SodrekR]

Thx to the Beefy Smash Doods

[@rapid9267]

+SodrekR Amazing Shulk dude!

[@bandie8224]

Holy fuck you're good

[@jayroach2]

+SodrekR That was honestly amazing!

[@justinking1669]

Ok am I seeing things or did u wavebounce the monado art

[@SodrekR]

+ballr king yeah i did wavebounced/double reversed the Monado Art

[@FazzSatoshi]

Wow, I'd just finished playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3D for today and this pops up in my sub box...now I'm really feeling it!

[@mayassililo]

me too :'D

[@josewolf9884]

+Fazz Satoshi “FreeSpirit” don't forget the post level 100 bosses

[@espurr4043]

One of the best rpgs ever.

[@FazzSatoshi]

+José Wolf Wait, what? There's superbosses?

[@mayassililo]

+Fazz “FreeSpirit” Satoshi yup and they are hard

[@Wheels2056]

OH. MY. GOD. So many easter eggs! With me owning Xenoblade Chronicles on it's original system, the Wii, I have to say this video was absolutely amazing! That audio clip with Alvis, the screen when Shulk has a vision, and my favorite, the Title Screen! I'M IN LOVE

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

its amazing indeed

[@marus8368]

I have to say, the vision of Roy's back air caught me off guard. It's my favorite moment of this montage!

[@allotheabove123]

Lore wise, Shulk is the most powerful character in Smash Bros.

[@Akant0r9]

+allotheabove123 I thought that too, but now Cloud has also beaten a god-like being. Still Shulk probably still wins.

[@yuukiterumi2061]

I think Bayonetta is the strongest now given she summons demons kills angels AND (ironically) demons and has killed two gods

[@alvinchimp1392]

+Yuuki Terumi SPOILERS! Didn't Shulk literally destroy the universe xD

[@yuukiterumi2061]

Well honestly idk but I just realized bayonetta's witch time versus shulk's vision! Which would win

[@alvinchimp1392]

Yuuki Terumi lol, mind blown

[@melanieolivarez4533]

I've never been so determined to keep playing my main before until this video. This video inspires me

[@kaikaurinki294]

This is THE BEST Smash 4 combo video I have ever seen....... Great job!

[@ulquiorra964schiffer]

+Kai Kaurinki i agree

[@UmbraStarWolf]

Best ssb4 combo video by far I love Shulk as a character and I love Xenoblade Everything was perfect the references

[@UmbraStarWolf]

If I could like this over 9000 times I would

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

+MasterMewtwo Well you got 9 likes. You just need a thousand multiplier now (¯∀¯)

[@Faltrazz]

At 4:06, I don't know how many people caught this, but he wavebounced the Art Activation. I didn't know any Shulks actually used that. EDIT: I didn't notice it at first but he did it again at 4:12!

[@vyq6014]

+Faltrazz yea it's sick.. These are my favourite clips of the video!!

[@cat8752]

+Faltrazz Yeah I noticed it.

[@getshulked7057]

+Faltrazz It's actually really good. I use it all the time to make my landings safer and to mix-up aproaches! He's one of the very few Shulks I've seen that uses it.

[@nextlevelgamer3]

wavebouncing?

[@cat8752]

NextLevelGamer First a reverse b: inputting the opposite direction of the way you are facing, and then using a special move move. Followed by a b-reverse inputting the opposite direction you are facing, (now changed by the reverse b,) after using a special. Example: ZSS is facing and falling towards the right she inputs left, neutral b, right. This series of inputs causes her to shift her momentum to the left, but still face right. A reverse b would make her turn around, while a b-reverse would shift her momentum but make her face the opposite direction. Wavebouncing is even more complicated with the Monado Arts because Shulk is able to change his direction/momentum when the Art activates rather than when he first presses b. This theory of being based on timing rather than speed seems to applicable to many Shulk techs, which is what makes him so hard to play at a high level.

[@Franknbean]

As a massive Xenoblade fan and dedicated Shulk main, this was absolutely amazing! Alvis speech into Unfinished Battle music literally gave me chills. Good stuff to this player too, very impressed!

[@TehVilly]

Oh my god. Best Shulk combo vid ever. 3:16 was the best part.

[@godsknee996]

I am pressing buttons and nothing's happening!

[@JagGentlemann]

+Josney 26 The buttons in the screen.

[@godsknee996]

+Jag Gentlemann go to the end of the video and look at the bottom left

[@godsknee996]

+Josney 26 *bottom right*

[@JagGentlemann]

I know, that's what I'm saying, the annotations are buttons.

[@ZeroWolf51]

+Jag Gentlemann He's making a joke because at the end of the video, it shows (at least what appears to be) the start screen of Shulk's game.

[@heir2themonado422]

3 years later and this is still my favorite smash video, thank you so much for making a Xenoblade fanboy happy. Definitely gonna main Shulk when SMBU releases.

[@miguelj4555]

Whoa... This was amazing! Great video guys.

[@icypengy]

The editing on this in INCREDIBLE. I am always drawn to watch and not a second of it felt drawn out. I love this so much!

[@Minwu325]

Shulk has so much startup lag, you have to predict the future in order to land a hit.

[@1thatsinsane]

This combo video is such a great edit. Not only does it cleanly present the great outplays of the Sodrek but also brings Shulk's character to life with the well mixed Xenoblade battle themes and the character relevant edits. It's not just "let's edit all my sick spikes to this fire track!", taking time to edit in the shield monado vision brings a real sense of intimacy with Shulk's character. Well done lads, definitely one I can watch over and over again.

[@TheGhostgodzilla]

Is this guy going to BEAST? pls tell me he is going to BEAST.

[@Theguguman2]

+TheGhostgodzilla yes he is

[@BeefySmashDoods]

+TheGhostgodzilla he also plays alot of fox in tournament tho :p but ye, he's gonna be there!

[@TheGhostgodzilla]

+Beefy Smash Doods Awsome!

[@bandie8224]

+Beefy Smash Doods I love you guys

[@tannertravers5274]

+TheGhostgodzilla He'll be there, but theres a 99% chance he'll be playing fox.

[@Spiralviper]

This is the best Shulk montage I've ever seen. Sorry Distant Kingdom. Probably the best combo video PERIOD. Editing, music, and combos were all on point! Excellent. Vision part was absolutely genius, and executed perfectly.

[@TSFC-Riki]

I bet half of the people watching this didn't even know who was talking about the true monado

[@TheScar3cro]

It was Morgan Freeman!

[@lankthedank6931]

TSFC - Riki It’s Alvis, from Xenoblade Chronicles 1.

[@mohamedfr6456]

It's our boy alvis

[@mattmathias2032]

I LOVED the way this video was made. The way you guys added the dialogue from Alvis and changed the music accordingly... SO GREAT! Great job coming from a big xenoblade fan! Keep it up!!

[@noben97]

Thanks for reminding the world, that Shulk is actually a pretty good character. I feel like most competitive players just ignore him. :/

[@jenniferlott9656]

Not that good tbh ;-;

[@rapid9267]

+J Lo You don't know what the fuck your talkin about, sit down and let the Shulk mains show you how it's done

[@RialSRLS]

+Rapid Well said, you are a Shulk main?

[@rapid9267]

SoRa Nope, but I know a Shulk Master when I see one

[@sic555]

shulk's a pretty good character, but one of his greatest flaws is his considerable startup and end lag (affecting a good number of his moves) lets him get comboed easily, where his aerials can't beat out a lot of combating aerials,  and with his aerial speed being pretty slow, not fast enough(unless you equip monado speed) to DI out of combos. nonetheless, his range gives him that advantage over a lot of the cast, his damage and knockback are also good. his combos are a little loose but they can easily frametrap with their lasting hitboxes. monado arts also lets shulk players develop a different playstyle, making it difficult for opponents to adapt.

[@idkrobin9119]

Daaang I cant believe I'm so late on this. TRULY a masterpiece! Incredible plays by Sodrek and, as a Xenoblade fan, I got all kinds of chills from this. Best highlight video 10/10 ♥

[@shuk4540]

Best Shulk in the world. Couldn't get any more beautiful.

[@BlueDude87]

I couldn't agree more, man! Sodrek's Shulk is amazing to watch!

[@prettiestpuppet]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZCmq36hds-Flck

[@ezrahuntings]

The combo videos are always beautifully made. Also kudos to Sodrek. I don't know if he mains Shulk, but kudos to him for playing him.

[@logmouth]

seeing the Monado ability names in a different language feels weird

[@MelissaMeantIt]

Wish there were more monado arts TBH. Fuckin auto attacks and normal arts instead damn

[@jamiehyland548]

+Kaisogen monado cyclone would be overpowered

[@Ash_Wen-li]

+Jamie Hyland Cyclone could have easily been a final smash.

[@NicoTetrox]

+Ash Imagine in smash 5 ( if they make one) you can choose your own moves in a chain attack. There's a tier for each combo of characters used and you can topple, daze, etc.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Tetrox That would be awesome but very complicated.

[@flyonthewall4123]

I love the nods to Xenoblade in this video. Espicially the vision part with Roy. One of the best combo videos too. All around a great video.

[@asdasddas100]

THIS IS THE MONADO'S POWA

[@rapid9267]

+da dave dude *Monando's

[@Kuebel350]

+Rapid *Monapon's

[@ducky1870]

+JoycapJoshST What's Monando?

[@Kuebel350]

Ducky A professional Smash player called Mew2King used to refer to Shulk's Monado as the "Monando".

[@evlin97]

Nandos* WUT

[@KyuseiFFXIV]

I love the inclusion of the Xenoblade quotes in there. It brought back memories. Great video BSD and kudos to Sodrek for some of the best hulk moves i've ever seen

[@MrGuypi]

as a shulk main, this is what i aspire to

[@firstbones]

I LOVED THIS OMGGGGGGGGGGGG the references, THAT VISION PART OML, the plays and everythinggggg AMAZING

[@jamiehyland548]

dislike all you want.....BECAUSE THOSE CLICKS WILL BE YOUR LAAAST!!!

[@jamiehyland548]

Btw can you guys do more of these montages in the future? That mario montage was amazing and this one? Best montage of all time

[@kocacan8244]

hahahaha that was fantastictly said bro! ^^

[@jamiehyland548]

+Koca Can god bless

[@daleguenthner1193]

+Jamie Hyland All who dislike will pay for their insolence

[@gameguy0101]

I see what you did there :))))) shulk to metal face reference

[@ark5269]

absolutely incredible video, the vision part with roy was insanely clever.

[@darymetal]

FUUUUCK!! I was about to going to sleep, but after i saw this video i'm so pumped there's no way i will ever sleep!! thx.....i guess :p

[@darymetal]

PK Sykes because i always watch a smash vid before sleeping :P

[@gabiedavis5835]

Wow amazing Shulk gameplay! Loved the songs you chose and the dialogue between Alvis and Shulk you put in there. That vision part was really awesome too

[@thetorchicwarrior8115]

wait a minute, at 4:09 how did you change shulk's momentum in the air?

[@BeefySmashDoods]

+TheTorchicWarrior its like a normal b-reversal and you can do it right when the monados activate :) pretty hard though!

[@silversabre2537]

+Beefy Smash Doods +TheTorchicWarrior Look up MALLC by Distant Kingdom

[@zcbsajsbxnsdjzcnaskxn8883]

It's done like a regular b-reverse. If you don't know what that is, it's pressing a special move then right after, pressing the opposite direction which makes your momentum reverse on the ground or in the air. The timing for shulks is weird since the Monado doesn't activate right away so u have to delay it a bit. Basically, choose a Monado art, hold a direction in the air, after the art actually activates slide your finger to the other direction.

[@Kpsla]

+TheTorchicWarrior Something interesting I learned, Activating the monado arts in mid air can be B-reversed. Something else interesting is that if your timing is off Shulk will change direction without changing momentum, although this particular trick isn't too useful except for using Bair instead of Fair.

[@eastonrinfrette4813]

The b-reverse is also possible with back slash, hopefully it can save you a few accidental back slashes off the edge.

[@ikari570]

The Part with the Roy-Vision was downright gorgeous and the ending screen incredible. Easily one of your best if not the best video.

[@Alain7896]

How the hell did you edit the vision part?

[@ZeldaDomination]

Probably actually died in a real match, then recorded the same circumstance but countered instead

[@Alain7896]

The Green Hylian actually in the top left corner I just noticed something is flying and then in the vision part there isn't.

[@TheBlackPheonix14]

+The Green Hylian No the counter was the real match lol. They just added him dying for a better effect.

[@ZeldaDomination]

+ThePurplePheonix14 Really? Because jumping off ledge and countering isn't the best idea and the player is a professional... Are you just making an assumption or?

[@ZeldaDomination]

+Alain7896 Well yeah, because they're different recordings. One was just recorded with a different outcome

[@spaceninja92]

Amazing video as always! Also can we just take a moment to appreciate how amazing the Xenoblade OST is, so good!

[@hewhosays7979]

Who made the editing? Because it was marvelous.

[@Dynablade7]

Masterful production in this video. Best combo video I've ever seen. Damn it, now I need to play Xenoblade, the music and the quotes really got me pumped.

[@seancafferty782]

guys i just realized something amazing... Shulk has 5 monado arts... Smash is the 5th monado... Smash-->5..... Smash 5! SMASH 5 CONFIRMED!!!!!1!!

[@Yayaytree]

Sheen wow

[@rokuven2735]

u foresaw da future

[@ericcolaciello]

This montage was one of the best I've seen ever, if you guys can keep this up, this channel will explode and could become one of the biggest smash channels out there!

[@interista10100]

There's 3 stocks #Topical

[@BeefySmashDoods]

+Juan Manuel Maldonado Peña #Support

[@BeefySmashDoods]

MonsterBoyAP ~ MBAP #Sorry

[@jamiehyland548]

#NoMorehashtags

[@guardianaudrithix2061]

#

[@etoile7174]

+MonsterBoyAP ~ MBAP #3StocksAreForNessMainsWhoDontLikeButts

[@metaknightmare1234]

Niiicee!!! I love both the actual play and the editing for this. great choice of music with unfinished battle, and the editing with stuff like the vision with Roy is amazing! great video :D

[@scottroth26]

2:31 rip jv3

[@chaosmark101]

Damn! outstanding gameplay by Sodrek definitely one of the top Shulk's out there. Also liked & faved this video for the "Vision" tag of Shulk changing the future of getting Back Aired.. 10/10 work guys!

[@FallingStarDX]

Monando*

[@jsap9509]

*Manando

[@phxrebirth]

It is spelled the Monado actually. If you've ever played the game, you'd know this.

[@ryukenxx2]

+phxrebirth Its a joke from a really old Zero vid.

[@FallingStarDX]

+phxrebirth monando is something m2k said a long time ago lol

[@YoshiKirishima]

Love the dialogue and the way you used those 3 songs in one video! AMAZING combo video thank you for making!

[@Liquifiedpizzas]

You misspelled "Monando".

[@prospectrose]

That was VERY impressive editing at the vision part with roy. Keep up the fantastic quality of videos :3

[@ktvx.94]

The part with Alvis but ESPECIALLY that vision with Roy was EPIC. Perfectly done, every single detail. Suscribed just because of that. Go ahead, you deserve the money from YT.

[@tenorsaxophone2012]

This must be the best combo production yet. Please keep it up!

[@rapidrobby]

This is a rare internet specimen known as a "Quality KZbin Video". Seriously tho, this is some amazing editing with some amazing gameplay too! :)

[@StickmanHatena]

Someone finally gives Unfinished Battle the love it deserves. It's so epic

[@Flaminginferno1]

Thank you for showing more of Shulk I would love to see more of that character!

[@GumiBaer]

This... I want to learn to play like this. This looks legendary, feels legendary, everything about it was truly amazing. Thank you for showing this, it's really inspiring as a shulk main, to strive to reach that level of play.

[@alvarothomaz4509]

Man that was awesome. You guys showed me some cool stuff from my main and made me nostalgic about the game. Thanks and props on the video.

[@madebymahz]

This is pure beauty. The references, gameplay, editing, music, the tech he used. It's perfect

[@kakpu6170]

Another amazing video from BSD and awesome play from Sodrek, keep up the great work guys!

[@ScreamoPichu]

That was so awesome! The nods to Xenoblade were an amazing addition!

[@ShinSennju]

Best Smash combo video ever! Fantastic editing and choice of references. 11/10 would combo again

[@Snoozie]

You guys did a really good job on this, honestly that vision part was awesome

[@powderpuffman121]

By far the best Shulk montage I've seen. My favorite part was the vision, so awesome

[@TecnoYoshi64]

Lovely editing! And very nice clips, nice to see more monado action. And of course the music choice is awesome, I loved it! Xenoblade is my favourite RPG, and the songs bring back great memories, as well as the Alvis clip. Amazing job overall, and long life to Shulk!

[@Alex-ho7ys]

Jesus Christ, I'm more impressed by the editing of this video. Great job!

[@temrafamon7467]

Probably one of the best SSB4 Montage/Combo Video on KZbin! Good Job! °^°

[@themegablokian2967]

This is amazing... As a shulk main I am mesmerized by this beauty...

[@riceroni2558]

Damn that was beautiful! Good job on the video Beefy. And let Sodrek know he's got some sick skills!

[@Hiro_Shizue]

Absolutely beautiful, thanks for creating such art!

[@PhantomHeit]

i love this so much oh my god bless unfinished battle mechanical rhythm and all the references and combos just this is amazing

[@AudioDriver]

I'm really feeling the production quality of this video! You guys never disappoint, keep it up :D

[@DMGAlliance]

This was really good! Good job dudes.

[@aerongear]

I don't comment any videos on KZbin, but this one, especially, need a commentary. All is good, references, musics and the combos. I'm really feeling it.

[@sasacupic8543]

The way they edited the future part was so on point, it sent shivers down my spine!

[@badkidp9673]

The editing was... so...good. One of the best Combo videos of all time

[@blankclanmk8]

Absolutely amazing work.

[@seovania9601]

MAGNIFICENT. I'm a huge Xenoblade Chronicles fan, and I must really thank you for this amazing video ! You do take profit of Shulk's different attacks very well ! The only thing I would say is that it would have been cool to see the use of the backslash ! That's really a good move for mindgame in my opinion. Also, thanks for the Xenoblade references through the vision of the Back Air (I feel like this happens everytime in my head when I counter someone's move by baiting him, like all of this vision sequence plays in my head. ) And also, using Unfinished Battle was superb ! Thanks again man !

[@gabe4255]

This is one of the best montages i've ever seen, keep up the good work!

[@barrazellbub2534]

that was an awesome touch with Alvis telling shulk about the true Monado. the vision part was even better.

[@LEDmatrix]

OMG those combos! And the editing is awesome! 2:00 best music of Xenoblade

[@Nodizzle97]

Wow guys you did a great job on the production of this video, keep up the good work!

[@sodapower44]

as an original Xenoblade fan, I can really apprecaite the effort put into this skit/demonstration of Shulk’s Smash potential

[@AtelierZraco]

I like this CV! This is one of the best 2015 CVs! The music choices, Shulks Dream at 1:20, the Vision like the original game and the Main Theme... so epic ^o^ But Back Slash :0! Now I wanna Back Slash someone. I CAN FEEL THE POWAA! xD

[@estoysplootin]

Xenoblade has my favorite title screen of all time.

[@Buki9212]

Gotta admit, that editing was super dope. As someone who loves Xenoblade Chronicles and Smash, I've been very pleased by this video. Still hoping for buffs for Shulk at the right spots where he needs them...

[@Rakuraiji]

I really love how you did the vision / counter part against roy xD Awesome video!

[@aydangooneratne5766]

Sodrek did a really good job of stealing his opponents double jump with uptilt, and then capitalizing off of their handicap with clean combos into their death. He's definitely the first Shulk I've seen really using uptilt like that and I have to say, it looks really effective.

[@itsBrunden]

I love Shulk combo videos. It's how I learn to use Shulk every since I first played him in Smash 4 (3DS)

[@ohmanright6331]

To The Last Battle is definitely my favorite music piece in all of Xenoblade Chronicles. So bad ass. I'm proud to both have this game as my favorite, and to have 100% it twice.

[@SRUFUS3D]

The fatal vision with Roy was an amazing reference done correctly. Thank you!

[@innuxia]

that was so beautiful, i'm legitimately crying rn. :')

[@ZiiCxRoy]

Amazing editing and great references to the game! Bravo!

[@julianpineda2017]

you know when your full xenoblade fan when you can name all the songs in the video by heart

[@L1N3R1D3R]

This video is amazing, and you guys and Sodrek should feel amazing. :D

[@Skitt64Gaming]

By far the best combo vid I've ever watched.

[@daddyyankeevlogs5914]

This is the best combo video I watched I might even pick shulk back up again this video was very well made and I could tell u put a lot of effort into it