Tekken: Rangchu, the Panda Champion

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BGM in order:
Tekken 3 - Kuma/Panda Theme
Tekken 3 - Xiaoyu Theme
Tekken 4 - Authentic Sky
Tekken 7 - Infinite Azure 2nd

[@kwolf130]

“Panda... Really?!”

[@user-jp7de3kc6p]

Yes lol

[@Edge9404]

Rearry*

[@Blueshirt38]

Pundah... Reery?

[@kabukitheater9046]

@mission report hahah

[@david2618]

Yes

[@CreepsMcPasta]

Panda = Low Tier Rangchu = God Tier

[@versaleyang]

Rangchu is the real Low Tier God :)

[@aigisanama3292]

The fucc you doing here

[@starkiller62210]

Oh shoot Creeps you play Tekken?

[@smokey3504]

Lmao always knew Creeps was a fighting gamer

[@carlatduty6776]

Now this is a surprise

[@MrCocktaiI]

'Don't give up on your main.' 🙏

[@david2618]

I won't give up on my low tier Miyako

[@Mattimaro]

Gigas forever 😭

[@gweatgawivarietydunk]

Blugeta anyone?

[@RockstarEddie-rk1rm]

*cough* hax *cough*

[@reppinseattle7974]

IKR !!?!

[@HTSN]

His win proves two points. 1) Tier lists are subjective and by no means definitive. 2) Tekken is a beautifully balanced game.

[@GohersWay]

セイント Adrian your first point only matter if game is well balanced so for tekken yeah you may be right but for anyother game not so.

[@jantran5349]

I can call tekkien 1)Most broken game 2)most balanced game, I mean Chloe drop kick can melt your hp to 30% left, a little girl kick!No logic ;)

[@Otashigami]

He made really good points about tier lists and character popularity in his interview. Just goes to show there's more to Tekken than theoretical tier lists based on how easy or how good a character's toolsets are.

[@Bottles7]

セイント Adrian I feel like the discussion around the inadequacies of tier lists sort of down plays how well Rangchu played. I’m so happy that the game is balanced enough for even the Panda player to be rewarded with a win for their incredible performance 🐼

[@M4TTYN]

Hmm well can't agree with point 1 but the 2nd is a no Mainly since characters get changed not so often but original *insert x* character was good *update hits* then you see *insert x character* less often But it's mainly how you use said character and you're execution with then I say

[@vanakis]

4:27 perfect editing "...he already snatched his trophy - gimme that sh..."

[@david2618]

Sh

[@123bluesssman]

Vanakis AtpSh

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Better than a beep.

[@chekhovsraygun]

AvoidingTheShit

[@RaishinX]

Vanakis 🤣

[@MrOzzification]

This dude made Tekken history!! 1st time ever a bear has won Finals. Many people were expecting a Qudans v Knee grand final but honestly this was way more exciting. To see the absolute under-dog stick with his commonly assumed low-tier main & take out the 2 best players back-to-back

[@Linkl0nk]

jay kj - Still only won like $7,500 though, right? Pretty unfortunate for what he accomplished.

[@Golden2Talon]

Knee vs Qudans were Devil Jin vs Devil Jin. So bad. Im glad it didnt happen.

[@dxmakina]

y'all are quoting "dont give up on your main" as a takeaway but what you should really be thinking about is "matchups are more important than tiers"

[@BknMoonStudios]

_Case in point:_ That legendary Balrog vs Hakan moment with Infiltration. I think a better lesson would be *"Find a character that fits your playstyle and stick with it, even if it's not a popular one."*

[@xx-xxthetruekingxx-xx1570]

Aren't tiers based off matchups

[@dxmakina]

@@xx-xxthetruekingxx-xx1570 in ssf2t dhalsim is top tier. cammy is shit tier. cammy vs dhalsim is a huge advantage for cammy. you pick cammy. your opponent picks dhalsim. cammy is shit tier. dhalsim is top tier. who has the advantage? cammy. do you understand? "matchups are more important than tiers"

[@-inputoutput]

the real takeaway is "lets just mash it out and get that win" bc thats what tekken is

[@GIR177]

@@-inputoutput Say hi to scrubquotes

[@camsmk4232]

I'm not sure why the Tekken bass drop with the Panda just casually eating at the end got me so hype but... It did! 🐼

[@albuttt]

Panda digestion is intense

[@aryanburnwal2371]

It's the intense ass music with the intense ass chewing🐼

[@MattEnters]

I thought I was watching a TierZoo video at the start

[@shinyduke1791]

Tierzoo may need to change his opinion on pandas because of this.

[@ChuckBrowning]

@@shinyduke1791 Or at least put Tekken's Panda in the Outside Hall of Fame.

[@kratostv9366]

I also thought the Same😂

[@galvvv2746]

im laughing so hard rn nice one dude

[@Felipera_]

For a solid minute there I was so into panda biology that I forgot this was a Tekken video. This shows how good are your presentations skills :)

[@daemonace5910]

Same 😂

[@IAMOP]

Aris made a great analogy between Knee and Rangchuu - Knee found success by diversifying so much that we barely see his Bryan anymore. Rangchuu tried the same but he lost to Knee in winners but ended up victorious after going back to his main Panda in losers.

[@B-FIFTYTWO]

I see that you are everywhere.

[@tor13128]

his main is known to do poorly against more than 1 character of knee's. you can also see advantage was for knee even though score was 2-1 and ranghu's panda pressure didn't work on knee which is normal (because it was going 2-2 to final round advantage knee). 1 round from ranchu was also helped by open stage. you are correct in that rangchu sticking with panda was the better decision. however in terms of diversity, knee has already shown that he can beat rangchu with more than 1 character, so it does not discredit diversity. the analogy that we barely see knee's bryan anymore is an ambiguous one, because it doesn't dare to go out and say "diversifying is less effective". So in the end, the meaning is hinted but nothing was said. If we go with the hint, knee already proved it is not true. what is true is that diversifying can be a double edged sword (possibly an input error or muscle memory), not that it is worse. And again, that analogy never actually said it was worse, because it just said we don't see bryan as much, which says nothing much. so in conclusion, the analogy didn't say anything (but *hinted* that diversifying was worse). however, we already know that knee can beat rangchu with more than 1 character and was neutralizing rangchu's panda pressure.

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Not what the word analogy means fyi

[@eternalkick]

The real Low Tier God

[@ShuusakuSama]

ya, the one that actually wins

[@rentalsnake6542]

Get that ass banned

[@Dracobyte]

One that makes the FGC proud and is kind.

[@ZavenOchoa]

I love how even Harada was surprised

[@AbdullahDakhaikh]

"Don't give up on your main"..

[@FromanEngineer]

Tekken is seriously one of the most balanced games I’ve ever played

[@TheMixedPlateFrequency]

That it truly is.

[@Channel1Mind]

Aris "dont give up on your main". I'm like they got to put him in the game 1st.

[@Channel1Mind]

@@TheLurkerAtTheThreshold Bruce Irving and No Josie is not the same hopefully we get Bruce in Season 3 I hope.

[@florencep2209]

Channel1Mind How similar are they exactly? Just somewhat similar like Marduk/Gigas, King/AK or pretty much clones like Hwo/Baek?

[@m-seb]

@@florencep2209 Neither of those couples you mentioned are actual clones, Josie and Bruce have similar tools, but they're in no way the same character

[@florencep2209]

@@m-seb Aren't (current) Hwoarang and Baek so close that it wouldn't make sense to bring Baek back without changing him entirely? Other examples would prolly be Asuka and Jun, they are pretty much the same, aren't they?

[@1Diddums]

@@florencep2209 They gave Hwo most, if not all of Baek's tools that made him stand out before. But they by no means play the same, regardless. It isn't uncommon for characters to receive new tools every iteration. I'd still take a Bruce first - but Baek would be the "Anyone is possible" reveal.

[@ernest_asa_iii]

So proud of you.... PANDA!!! (^_^) - Ling Xiaoyu

[@c.t.a.5983]

@@MadmanGoneMad2012 Kinda strange to me that there isn't that many top players who play S characters like Xiaoyu or Leo. I know there is Tanukana and P. Ling but they don't go very far sadly.

[@jeremyfuller7730]

@@c.t.a.5983 WayGamble is the only Leo player I know

[@c.t.a.5983]

@@jeremyfuller7730 There's also PepperBeef2Spicy who beat Lil Majin, but I don't see them going very far in major tournaments.

[@jeremyfuller7730]

@@c.t.a.5983 oh yeah. I hated seeing that. Fucking super cringe pop-off

[@ansonchan8486]

"Bamboo is a low-tier food for them." >wishes desperately for TierZoo crossover

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

amen!

[@koalawithchaingun53]

I think bears are still low-tier, this win doesn’t disprove it. What it does prove is just how balanced Tekken is, and how good Rangchu is.

[@victorfranca17]

snair depends on the match up. And ranchu said it. Having your character seen all the time, being played by the best, will give opponents more info on strategies. It's a game where you should have multiple characters at a high level like knee. Tourneys could be more exciting by forcing pro players to pick multiple characters. Especially in losers bracket

[@BoONeo]

Stop caring about tiers so much, they have been prooven countless times to be pointless

[@jeremyfuller7730]

@@BoONeo They're not pointless. They're just not the end all be all. It's more of a consideration for best characters. Matches are 70% skill, 25% matchup knowledge, and 5% tier imo. There's a reason the top tier characters are still seen as the most common tournament winners

[@arbiteras]

Exactly, it was just a good\talented player that won, not the fucking bear. Only that Harada fucking advertizes this because he keeps bringing back the Bears that he likes so much.

[@gh0rochi363]

@@arbiteras i like the bears.

[@kingdomkey93]

Core A Gaming got me into fighting games like nothing else. Started watching his analysis videos for a year now, and now I'm saving up money to build a pc that can run these fighting games so I can try them.

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Might be better to just get a ps4 so you can have a decent player pool to play against online

[@kingdomkey93]

@@Phoenix-pb4sm What do you mean?

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

@@kingdomkey93 Google analogy You didn't use the word correctly

[@kingdomkey93]

@@Phoenix-pb4sm uh... I didn't use the word?

[@SkyreeXScalabar]

don't worry these games do not rely on strong pc, and prices have been down due to AMD launching new gpu and cpu,a budget of $600-$800 should be more than good enough

[@UNKNWN96]

I played Tekken 3 with my dad as a kid and he chose Panda, maybe he was on to something...

[@david2618]

He has on to become a champion

[@mikhailjordan3274]

Play the X File theme after reading the comment, so mush better

[@kosuzu_]

Immanuel Monroe was he korean

[@drewgunner14]

Thanks for this! They didn’t give him a proper interview after he won.

[@jogginforcancer2005]

they had to shut the stream down because it ran late but they got to talk and take pictures after.

[@SkribbleNL]

He did get a chance to speak but was to shocked to say anything. He literally said he was overwhelmed and doesn't know what to say. So I think having a interview later on worked out better :D

[@drewgunner14]

I want to see ranchu vs arsalan

[@hardcoregamefreak169]

I wish to see an extended interview with you and Rangchu. Other than that, this channel always produces the best FGC content. You’re always appreciated!

[@versaleyang]

"Don't give up on your main", it's so true. Just look at Lowhigh, because of the slight nerfs to Shaheen in season 2, he doesn't think that he's tournament viable anymore, switches to Law, didn't even master his combos, misses 80% of the DSS enders, gets his ass beaten. He prolly would have done much better if he just stuck with Shaheen.

[@mshklh2099]

He gave up on Lars in the past and got rekt as hell and then at the final chance to switch he switched to Lars and won the whole thing with a great comeback 🔥

[@david2618]

I'll keep with Miyako

[@danteslasher]

You may have a point, but Low High's real main is arguably Law. If anything he went back to his roots. Though I DO agree that he would've done much better if he stuck with Shaheen.

[@nissanbling]

@@mshklh2099 Would you mind referencing which match this is? Would like to watch it

[@joelhenry5489]

Same think happened with Punk with Karin in SFV. What the hell was he thinking?

[@Pavidota]

In case anyone wants more Panda in tekken 8 rangchu is streaming to a way smaller audience than he deserves, twitch shut down in Korea but he lives in Japan so he's still on there grinding away daily

[@lamarswain255]

A great video, I was always interested in his mindset going into those matches. He played out of his mind!

[@oksshadowking]

Very true most uncommon characters are unnoticeable so therefore it’s unpredictable for for their move set which makes it harder for opponent to read their move

[@BigVEE]

Even more true with bears for being so different in their build (hit box and hurt box realities are very different even before considering their unique abilities). Nobody expected them, so I have to imagine precious little lab work was really done (much less chance encounters to learn from). I don't think such a luxury will be afforded again (while the vets know someone mains an oddity) anytime soon.

[@Patolini007]

I just love your videos, keep up the excellent work

[@fruitspunchsamuraig4546]

Damn, thought I was watching a TierZoo video at first, animal fact mix-ups. Love the vid though, glad to see Rangchu talk in an interview after seeing his name more and more top 8's this year, and especially after his TWT win, and congrats to Rangchu on winning TWT.

[@DavidLM69]

Your videos are so clean and neat. Nourishing to watch

[@jinkazama7587]

Finally an interview with not only a proficient Bear user but the TWT Bear champion! I've always said that the bears are NOT low tier characters. There's a reason why they're always part of the roster like the Jacks. Tekken has always been "improving" each character per update. The lowest number of moves a character can have is about 60-70,

[@1Diddums]

Trust. None of those initial assumed bottom tiers, were ever bottom tier. There's an S, an A & a B. No less.

[@HarbingerOfDeath0]

bears are hard to fight. My brother started using Kuma, it has not been fun for me, but, I am getting better and more patient from the ass whoopings. lol

[@QuinnClips247]

HarbingerOfDeath0 hahaha

[@Ali-fs7ze]

Thank you so much for these Interviews, dude. Truly S+ Tier.

[@whatshendrix]

This was the most epic win. Congrats to Rangchu!

[@hermanjohnson9180]

..His love for 'pandas' is beautiful. 🐼

[@blitz-frenchman663]

Passion and dedication. Every single time.

[@comettitun8087]

Hope to see to upload more Core A gaming!

[@Jun-bm8ly]

"Dont give up on your main" **and then the dev proceeds to nerf said main**

[@MortalSyn]

Great video as always!

[@fabivs]

stellar video as always

[@appleaccount7608]

we need more tekken videos from this awesome channel

[@n8iv346]

Always with the quality content ❤️

[@travistran8801]

2:13 Wow, panda and now geese? He really loves animals

[@cosmic5368]

Tekken 7 is the most Balanced fighting game

[@jmafia48867]

LAW

[@blindtreeman8052]

@@jmafia48867 i dont see a law winner, i see a panda player holding that trophy

[@dyldragon1]

Bruh just block the snake edge

[@longshotsonly9855]

Minecraft is the most balance fighter. Change my mind

[@cosmic5368]

@@longshotsonly9855 what's a minecraft?

[@skratchforce9785]

Im loving these interview things

[@Sampson-]

Came as soon as I saw the notification! Your team's videos are art!

[@derprofessor5100]

Tnx for this quality video!

[@SimonKafei]

absolute legend

[@jrgmen]

First time I've seen an ad on this channel. Got me by surprise

[@redram7252]

👍😁 Really loved that win with Panda, inspirational as hell.

[@rando7096]

I’m glad this was more of an interview than an essay

[@may007ank]

That was a pretty elaborate intro. Much appreciated.

[@ninjin329]

Rangchu really made a message for everyone. To me, he kinda came out of nowhere with his Panda and is been doing a great job ever since. Great job from Fursan as well!!

[@jinpei05]

Great job, Gerald!

[@psnltkdroyalz7519]

Still can’t believe this. What a lad

[@Blueshirt38]

God your videos are great. You always remind me why I love the FGC.

[@Mari-td7ny]

I never knew about this guy until I saw this video Now he's one of my favorite Tekken players

[@Xzyjj]

top tier videos as usual

[@TheGetout04]

He didn't win any games with Qudans and Knee before the TWT that's crazy

[@MrOzzification]

He tweeted that he got lots of practice with his team-mate LowHigh for the Devil Jin matchup which really helped him adapt his Panda's playstyle. He was also sparring & preparing for TWT Finals for two months. Goes to show that hard-work really does pay off when you want to compete at the highest level. Not just picking a top tier.

[@callummullac1]

He got close vs knee going 2 1 in same march up

[@versaleyang]

@@MrOzzification You could see that Qudans really prepared for Knee's Lili matchup, this time he completely outplayed him and never allowed him to sidestep him by using a lot of d4s to stop him sidestepping. However, neither Knee nor Qudans were prepared for Rangchu, like Harada said "Panda.... Really?!" No one believed that a panda player would make it into the top 3 let alone become the champ.

[@MrOzzification]

@@versaleyang I disagree. Everyone knew Rangchu was going to be there, so it would be otherwise dumb to not prepare for the bear matchup. I can assure you, pro-players at the highest level will prepare for each matchup of the players they know are attending. They were all given 1 month in advance to prepare. Also like Rangchu said, he fought both Knee & Qudans 4 times this year. So its not like they had no experience whatsoever fighting against Rangchu's panda. To say Knee & Qudans were just caught off guard by the bear matchup & just weren't prepared for it is kinda disrespectful to Ranghcu's achievement.

[@invertbrid]

@@MrOzzification well yea knee and qudans beat him 4 times each this year, but i guess his practice againts devil jin paids off as knee and qudans both use DvJ againts him. So he did his homework this time, and top 2 devil jin players couldnt figure out way to counter it. So yea congrats to him

[@redzuanred7273]

Rangchu is now my fav player tournament now

[@key495]

This was so hype to see low tier actually proving to be good enough to be a champion.

[@fabiozwei]

When Qudans and Knee got into Winners Finals, i was sure that either of them will get the title. I was wrong. Rangchu beat the hell those Devil Jins. This guy is amazing, dont give up your main 🙏🏻

[@tougedriver8358]

"that doesn't work on bears, short legs"

[@balleet210]

Rangchu won because he is good, congrats bro

[@brianbread7698]

Pandas are no longer endangered due too his victory.

[@crossfirehunter3652]

Sad he doesn’t get more recognition

[@sh3mcode747]

Thank you

[@Fubzo]

LOVE YOU RANGCHUU

[@h2hydro]

NEW VIDEO LETS GO

[@fanboy7718]

Wow i love this video thx

[@larrellhill1386]

I like the ppl who play with low tier characters it brings more excitement to the tournament. With a lot of different & unique elements no one seen or given a chance too bc they’re so busy trying to learn & perfect OP character/common characters

[@MrPomegranX]

Ah Pandas, my favorite animal. 🐼🐼🐼

[@garrettchandler1948]

In tag team my mains were Kuma and Bob. I had Kuma in a leather jacket and sunglasses too. It was pretty cool

[@guedxander]

Respect 🐼

[@FromanEngineer]

Man I love the fighting game community

[@Kiyosuki]

This is really interesting because I think there's multiple things to both learn from and consider at all times at play here. One is that while tiers DO exist (and always will, sorry), it's important to consider that bias is very much a potential factor in them. Ideally, a good tier list should strive to weed out bias but no matter what it's always going to be a possibility. IE: characters who "aren't cool" or aren't "popular" (in the typical fashion, I have to add.) can often be misjudged by even the best players because they're just not driven to play that character often. And in some people's rush to be as ready and powerful for big events as possible, that powerlust even, sometimes a LOT can be overlooked too. I definitely agree that matchups are the most important thing, and very important matchup data can go unnoticed when people focus too much on the most immediately apparent top tier. Another thing is that Rangchu was infinitely more successful when he felt he was playing to his strengths, rather than trying to play to the "expected" strengths of a games' meta, which while not ALWAYS a deciding factor (depends on the game) is a big thing to always consider too. Finally, while all of the above is universal to all fighters, this is a great example of what makes Tekken in particular so great because while there really are definitive tiers (with, at times, some characters being a bit more stupid than they should be.) like any other fighter I've always thought Tekken's whole playstyle helped make the gap between tiers not as definitive or wide as it may be in some other games. While some characters have definite gimmicks and strengths that can't be denied, Tekken's very style offers a good margin of outplay potential that maybe some other fighters might not have as much of (relatively speaking!). It's why I always love seeing Tekken upsets, they're always so colorful and at times left field than expected. All and all, bottom line is this is a great reminder that while Tier-lists exist, they're NOT definitive and shouldn't be treated in as dogmatic a fashion as some people have a bad habit of maybe doing, especially In a game like Tekken.

[@ZenkieTV]

Never give up on your main (even if it's Gigas) and know the match-up.

[@andresgv10]

Legendary Rangchu is legendary!

[@RichardBlaziken]

Rangchu is an inspiration

[@ALLmasked]

the god of the forward dash

[@shiawasagi]

I don't know about in fighting game, but in a card game I played for a while, tier list referred how often a deck was played, not how good it was, and I think fighting game should too, unless it already is and people just understood it wrong. In that sense, Panda is indeed a low tier character, but that doesn't mean she is a bad character (in both quality and function). In the video, Rangchu says "Panda is not really a low tier character", which makes me think at least his understanding of tier is how good a character is. I like the idea of tier being frequency because then the list becomes fact. There's no subjective matter in how much a character is picked, and there's no shame if your character is called low tier. I think there's a certain feel to the word "low" and makes people feel it's a bad thing. In competitive fighting game, more picks probably means that character is "good", but that doesn't mean not getting picked is a bad thing. Maybe players just haven't found a trick with that character. And not getting picked a lot means less research on the character compared to highly picked characters, which can be a big advantage. So I like to see tier being frequency, not how good they are

[@user-nu8vw1ow4n]

Everything can be Apply even Card game and Tekken had Mobile card game version too XD

[@ghin1905]

stan Rangchu stan legend

[@bubbastevegarcia2459]

The dubstep panda outro was GODLIKE

[@G_Gr00v3]

I bumped into Rangchu at Combo Breaker earlier this year and told him I want to play Panda because of him, he smiled back

[@badrobotNG]

Panda, panda, panda....!!!

[@lilwaynejr7879]

Tekken is the GOAT of games

[@niespeludo]

Man this makes me want to go back to Tekken or get good at any fighting game whatsoever. I'm barely decent at SF, pretty good at Smash and I would love to get good at either Tekken or Soul Calibur.

[@adambombdiggidy]

Hey Core-A, I'd love to see y'all do an analysis of ultimate attacks and comeback mechanics in fighting games. I've been thinking about it a lot since Smash Ultimate came out and how the community basically unanimously agreed to turn off smash meter even though I think having final smashes in competitive smash would make matches and the meta much more interesting.

[@RandomGuyCDN]

"Panda really? " - Harada. Every FGC players " No rollback netcode, really?"

[@Razzrazz90]

As a long time King/Bruce/Josie Rizal user, this gives me hope

[@kanpolero760]

"Don't give up on your main"

[@Brian-rp7dj]

This man has broads in Atlanta

[@Professor_Utonium_]

I forgot about that song until now haha

[@odstagent1070]

Credit cards and scammers

[@jaiminnimavat8493]

@@odstagent1070 Does anyone know the song lyrics after this lol?

[@odstagent1070]

Sure

[@anusmaster3107]

twisting dope, lean and the fanta

[@SShaBazzz]

LowHigh and Rangchu. 2 new legends. LowHigh better not give up on Shaheen. Rangchu taught you a lesson.

[@karlm7592]

"....that does not work on bears; short legs." I died

[@werami9126]

tekken is a balanced game and theres a character for everyone, lovely

[@HoodNerd1]

When you really really love a character, you can make them do anything. Even if they are supposedly low tier. I play as Brad Wong in DOA by the way.

[@OMearify]

Good content

[@protonjones54]

I wise man once said.... "life finds a way."

[@Dusty-Lynx]

Sometimes you dont find the panda, the panda finds you

[@grasshopper801]

I clicked "like" before even watching the video. I was not disappointed