UMVC3 Grand Finals FRB Kusoru Ageojoe vs PR Balrog - FR XV - Road to Evo 2012

[@zchadm]

He did shake his hand, and gave him a quick bro hug, not only that, but he's a very good sport in almost any game you watch him play, and in some, I've even seen him pat the guy he's playing on the back and say a few words to them. He shows a lot more sportsmanship than a most players in general.

[@Addledz]

5 years later and here I am checking this video out like it's still fresh off the press :)

[@WatchoutNSG]

ikr xD

[@arima4391]

damn dude same here but 6 years later

[@zlistcelebrityYT]

Same but 7 years later (;

[@Larez121]

2020 man haha

[@aaaahuevos1526]

2021... and they need to bring these good games back

[@robertdellamotta304]

Ageojoe is bad sport? What? This guy is the man, I wish everyone was such a good sport like him. So much rage he just endured.

[@hiimemily]

Rocket Raccoon *and* Viewtiful Joe? And he won the whole tournament with them?! Give that man a fucking medal!

[@ThatPeenoAlvin]

Props to Balrog for having good sportsmanship. He lost but laughed it out and wanted to give the guy a handshake.

[@GatiKa23]

Que divertido de ver despues de tanto tiempo. A pesar que marvel 3 murio, me parece que la comunidad que habia de este juego era muy genial. mucha rivalidad y diversion

[@Mugen123456789]

If you think about it Joe's team is excellently chosen. Small characters with awkward hitboxes, so that they are hard to catch and even if they are caught in a combo, they're easily dropped. Then you have the underrated but (seemingly) overpowered log trap assist. It covers a MASSIVE portion of the screen and is very quick. Then you have V.Joe's extremely good mobility with his super jumps, Franks leveling up, and RR's traps and tools. This team is fucking perfect.

[@jalenec]

This team is utterly genius and hilarious. Almost NO ONE accounts for playing against small players like RR, VJ, and Ammy. The Team is totally slept on and was a surprising match to watch.

[@bagl7833]

Frank also puts in work he just needs time. Loving him with taskmaster tho

[@TheFlameHaze1]

“If I travel abroad again, I know that everyone will look at me with murderous intent. All I want is to have fun playing the game.” The aforementioned events soon led to him, announcing that he would not return to the U.S." -AgeoJoe

[@TrollANIMU]

what a nerd

[@RichieofallTrades]

@@TrollANIMU he made them hold that L

[@Khann_2102]

I wanted to see him more, it's sad to hear this 😢

[@FugalDangerman]

I liked this match when I first saw it. At the time, no one used Viewtiful Joe or Rocket Raccoon, and Frank was only used for his Assist. This guy turns up with all three and just throws people for a loop because they have no idea what to do. As for comments about the spamming; how is it worse than ChrisG's Morrigan mirror spam, MarlinPie's Doctor Doom aerial styling or anyone making use of any infinite combos (Zero's, Magneto's and Felicia's come to mind)? Hell, the infinites are worse from some standpoints because once you're caught, you're doomed.

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

Lookin' at you Zero

[@Larez121]

FugalDangerman Well said.

[@chrisbullock6477]

That's the issue with the majority of the US players, they all play the same handful of characters!!!! When you watch matches outside the US its way more exciting and a variety of characters are used, They use the whole roster Canada, South America, Carribean, Europe, basically everybody else.

[@Khann_2102]

​@@chrisbullock6477Those US Guys only care about winning, ESPECIALLY EVO 2023

[@s50201]

PR Balrog's reaction to Ageojoe getting mobbed was hilarious.

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

I gotta admit, it's nice to see fresh characters like Rocket Raccoon and Felicia in Grand Finals.

[@BaGurpaGurpa]

Gotta admit, AgeoJoe does an amazing job of both pumping the crowd up and coming off as humble at the same time. Seems like a nice guy. Lots of respect for Rog as well.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

“Welcome to the salty spittoon, how tough are ya?” “I won a marvel vs. capcom tournament.” “So what?” “I only used rocket raccoon and viewtiful joe.” “T-the v.i.p. Section is that way s-sir.”

[@jackalhunt1]

That log assist is insane, huge range and gets you a free wall bounce if it lands, setting up easy combos.

[@BlazinBlack109]

God I love how Ageo and his crew starts cheering for USA with the crowd.

[@Chosington]

I can"t help but notice how serious PR rog has to keep his face while Kusoru's getting all funky with his expressions and enjoying himself

[@bagl7833]

Ageojoe was an alien I swear, weird ass team but won almost every game and only showed up for 1 tournament. Mystery man

[@CapsulaGames1]

Depois de anos e ainda é Bonito de vê as partidas do japonês ❤

[@nicolascristaldo5693]

Algo que tengo que decir de Balrog, aparte de ser un jugador espectacular, estaba esperando a saludar a Joe y felicitarlo, muy humilde de su parte.

[@AzrielArcade]

Viewtiful Joe needs more love, in this game and by Capcom. Also AWESOME MATCH, though Kusoru won't head over to the states next time it was really nice to see other players from other countries play and win this, I hope we get to see more things like this all over the world! :)

[@Formdesolver]

There will always be more EVOs and bigger and better games. No room for negativity. It's about fun, and the excitement, the hype, and, for the love of the game.

[@maizakame689]

People hate on Asians because they're good at a game? That's hypocritical stuff

[@ColdNorth0628]

_Orange Quilava805_ it has become obvious to know that "you are fucked" if it is a asian player.

[@Zinc876]

Hope to see Ageojoe again,one of my new favorite players.:D

[@BlueCatzi]

That was an amazing thing! You did very well and inspired my team as well. I use Frank and Rocket Racoon as well. You've been a great inspiration to keep using them. Hope to see you in another American tourny soon!. You did great :d

[@Kirbeh1]

You haven't seen Chris G's Morrigan team, have you?

[@Formdesolver]

Im AMERICAN, and, I say that was FLIPPIN AWESOME! Regardless of who wins and what moves are used, as long as they and everyone else had fun, is all that matters

[@EchoesOfMana]

He won. All the biggest names were at FRXV, and he won it all, without ever losing a set. The log helped, but it can only take you so far agains these guys. As for your last point, Justin during Kusoru and Combofiend's match: "Viewtiful Joe does all the work.That's his best character." and when Peter snapped in Raccoon, Justin disagreed with that decision. Keep in mind Justin had already played Kusoru in a FT10 and lost, so I'm pretty sure Justin knows who the real threat is in Kusoru's team.

[@Elephantgunner]

a lot of respect to balrog for looking like having as much fun with a loss as he did

[@Jawn562]

Still one the most hype fast paced fighting games of our time. Its sad how mvc infinite sucked so bad :(

[@VideoGameOmatic]

a year later and i still watch this video

[@xXxSeTTriPxXx]

american players are mad because they didn't think of this brilliant strategy.mvc is all about senergy and a well thoughtout team.he simply came up with a better game plan executed that plan and won.no cheap shit or being a coward, it had nothing to do with his dominance over, what suppose to be the best players in the world.

[@Sayanos1]

The guy learned a near perfect set up. Ageojoe is a hero xD. I don't care what other's might think with "spamming". As long as you win in tournies, anything is valid.

[@TetsuyaBrazil]

As the log came out from the horizon I knew he was a hero, more than a man, a Racoon. To defend our honor, KUCHIBIRUUUU!

[@windscar18]

If you look more closely, the first time PR Balrog offers his hand, Kosoru's eyes are closed so he doesn't notice. Then he offers the handshake again and you can barely see that it shakes it (it's a little off screen) before the Japanese start fist pumping again.

[@nickpeetersable]

Kusoru's facial expressions are golden

[@HakenRPG]

This was pretty free, even with the happy bday and the felicia infinite imo, hope to se more of joe

[@fenrirbr]

those are the funniest guys in umvc2 right now. rogs face just looks hilarious all the time and kurosus reactions are so epic

[@槐-j9z]

8:48 kusoru respond to the cheers of the crowd

[@DemitriusChilds]

This finals was in ATL I believe. The rides home must be mute.😊

[@DahakaGamer]

That need been twitch's emote of Ageojoe, 6:50

[@EQuickster10]

About time I finally saw Rocket Raccoon. That guys team is underrated yet highly effective. I like that team lol. No high tiers that everyone picks is in it.

[@ondb]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES THE BEAST IS UNLEASHED

[@OskeeSauce]

Seriously? He won the grand finals match. He flew from Tokyo for this tournament and you are going to give him shit for not shaking PR Balrog's hand? Did you not see that he was swarmed by his teammates right after he won? Ageojoe was relieved that he won. Look at other videos of Grand Finals, most of the time the winner jumps up in excitement and then they shake the hand of their opponent. But of course you would find one thing to critique about a person from another country winning. Just stop.

[@LovefromH]

*Correction it was Mihe's team not Yipes :D My bad

[@screwtokaiba]

It is, because Log Trap's appearance is so surprising. He bodied players who have learned how to manage the strategy, which says how Kusoru is a good player

[@jalenec]

Ageojoe is the Imakuni? of the FGC.

[@EagleEye33]

You gotta love the crowds at these events. :)

[@DarkSaber22]

damn when Rog started to adapt I almost spilled my ice cream

[@TailsFiraga]

I love fighting games, even if I'm absolute shit at them, so I always take interest in seeing skilled players go at it like this. Man, I'd love to fight one of these guys in a game, even if I know that I'd lose, just to say that I at least lost to the gods.

[@GodsSpartan611]

@xXxSeTTriPxXx yeah, I was of the mindset that something like this was not possible. everyone in the states is all about combos and rushdowns. this has opened me up to a few ideas as well as how I look at the game.

[@cycrone]

did jwong and combofiend play in this? if not I cant really say they won against the best.

[@bibi24]

did he play again in USA after this?

[@VoltCrasher]

I just love it how PR Balrog wanted to shake Agejoe's hand but got blocked by the crowd XD

[@ilecho1985]

balrog got the handshake at last?

[@xXxZelkovaxXx]

what does he do to get the infinte loop

[@RecDaFreak]

love kusoru because it was entertaining to see him beat some the top players.....and that team is so UNORTHODOX

[@lordsangone]

I cant believe its been 22 yrs later and now Marvel is back at EVO! The hype is back in 2023!

[@Acidozinn]

you probably could say ageojoe isnt the skilled player there, but u have to agree that he came with this strategy by his own. And strategy is as important as skill. when he fought fillipino champ with that anti phoenix strategy, that was trully godlike.

[@Pikachu728]

Maybe if you guys would watch to the end, you'd notice that Kusoru actually does shake with Rog...It's just that right after the match Kusoru got tackled by his friends lol.

[@OskeeSauce]

He flew from Tokyo, what time do you think it was for him when he was playing in the tournament? He probably had jet lag and was probably tired that would make sense to me considering the plane ride is almost 14 hours. Right when the KO goes off, he slouches back into his chair and closes his eyes, then his entire team bombardes him. PR ROG waited to shake Ageojoe's hand, that's character no doubt. They both had sportsmanship I think, different cultural and situational sportsmanship.

[@browneyedDreamer]

THAT. Was beautiful. Actually, it was Viewtiful.

[@DoctorChuck]

Props to Kusoru for winning, but I honestly don't think he should've. He dropped soooooo many TACs and Frank combos.

[@KingdomHeartsFire]

Inspired me to pick up Felicia. She is a godly character! Can't tell you how many times she's saved me

[@kenshiro7960]

The day Japan made America respect them in MVC games

[@blazinboi031]

No i just recently became a street fighter fan, but what you said has a lot of validity to it. Im glad to see someone make a great team with these obscure characters. i personally think this whole game is cheap, ive just had bad expiriences with it and i complain alot but the bottom line is it takes a great player to use those charaters and beat a spncer and wolvie

[@DXcellence718Returns]

@DXcellence718Returns meant to say country* not countries LMAO

[@blackdude377]

when does he call the log?

[@DemonRolo]

PR blarog at the end, that face is priceless!

[@Aurkus23]

Wanna see Ageojoe vs Chris G

[@The213Life]

@iTzLUiGiLoL Puerto Rico is a part of the U.S. I think.

[@CheesySanchez]

What adaptation? He used a lv 3 infinite...

[@Noxxa]

2:37 Swing!

[@Gunger290]

Man i love watching brawl!

[@BuddhaKING86]

It’s been 12 years since Ageo Joe showed up😅😮

[@TVindustries5000]

I'm very hyped watching this. I dont even know how to play MVC3.. VERY HYPED

[@Monty2289]

Ageojoe can be a D-bag if he wants to. When the man comes to America and battle with the popular community of the game and doesn't use BTs or CCs AND WIN! Then he's a boss. Mind you that Balrog gave him a fight and he still pushed out a win. He's a true player of the game. More than anything any of you troll/hipster/haters know anything about.

[@GinkgoPete]

Honour or honor (see spelling differences; from the Latin word honos, honoris) is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or corporate body such as a family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or corporate bodies) are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the moral code of the society at large.

[@TheAztecWarrior100]

did u see what PR did to Mihe

[@3EBstudio]

i remember seeing this live OMg moments that team ... no one was prepared for the log trap

[@bizcut]

did you see his match with filipino champ? it was epic

[@AriesWarlock]

Ageojoe must return to the USA. I want to see how he has improved.

[@maverickskywalker]

kusoru plays on the defensive Balrog offensive "You can have a good offense, but better defenza good in this game"

[@GXTailsXG]

2:40 One of the many reasons why i like Kusoru

[@BTandC61794]

PR Balrog wipes his face when he wins... and I enjoyed when the announcers were going "EY! EY! EY! EY! EY!" as he used the same move with Felicia over and over

[@ItzClobert]

Props to Rog for being sportmans like at the end and not saltly.

[@TrueNovemberXXXVI]

8:20 Amazing Felicia

[@MegaAppleProductionz]

Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ayyyy! I love that part lol it's hilarious!

[@Bassey13455]

Good match and deserved victory.

[@9rysk9]

ファンタスティックなビューティフルジョー！ Kusoruは対戦を楽しんでたね。 自慢していいと思うよこの勝利は。 It's fantastic viewtiful joe. Kusoru was enjoying the fight. I think he should take pride in this winning.

[@Whhhhaat]

The best part of this whole set is bionic arm getting stuffed so much by Joe.

[@iTzLUiGiLoL]

why are they saying USA if BALROG is from PR O_O

[@ObadiahtheSlim]

I would love to see that Morrigan filling the screen from full screen against that Joe + RR zoning game.

[@bibi24]

may I know your a/s/l please?

[@TheRealKiller01]

Do you believe that is Kusoru?

[@HumorousLOL]

Companies that came after him?

[@TetsuyaBrazil]

I don't understand, the companies wanted to hire him?

[@anandsomir5565]

This was such a crazy set

[@shinfitz]

Wow, good color commentating for a video game tournament?! At last! Great job, guys. Though this game isn't my cup of tea, watching this match was very entertaining. These guys need to commentate for evo 2012 for like... every game. Best I've heard so far. =p

[@ZevianAlter]

Now welcome the final era MvC2 edition.