Why I Love: Answer (Guilty Gear Xrd - Rev 2)

[@indecision6326]

Answer's whole "using the phone while fighting" shtick singlehandedly sold me on the prospect of him getting into Strive. I hope he gets an install there where, instead of any fancy magic, he just puts the call on hold.

[@borger8045]

"hang on i gotta kick someone's ass" proceeds with 10% of power

[@Flubbadon]

dude that’d be so cold

[@hunterkinsella5303]

@@borger8045 nah answer is canonically pretty weak, it’s stated that his ass gets kicked by Chipp, who is also generally pretty weak

[@redacted7931]

Part of why I love Xrd so much is that as I'm blocking you just get to watch the characters do such cool stuff. I fought an Answer recently (I play Venom and am not very good; he was very good) and as I was blocking I just kept mentally raving about how cool Answer was!

[@fanofsimonpegg]

Honestly why I love fighting games as a whole and why I don't care as much about losing online - even as I'm getting whooped I get to see my opponent put on a spectacle. I was so awe struck going online when Johnny came to Strive. I did not give a hoot when a single Johnny sent me down 3-4 floors in ranked, he's so cool!

[@TerminaBroTheFirst]

I love XRD because of that too. I'm a Slayer player and I even get impressed by how fellow Slayer mirror fuck me up good. There was one game where a Slayer I fought had better fundamentals than me so instead of the usual 214P oki setup, I crouch in front of him and then proceeded to use 6P and 2D on wakeup AND I GOT AWAY WITH IT. Slayer players don't know when to block and keep getting him "countered". I felt so cool for adapting and using my brain.

[@Vernafveik]

“Answer has two of the worst supers in the game” Bedman: 🐑

[@HellecticMojo]

Find me supers that are worth it in general for this game. Meter is too useful for everything but super.

[@arcfieri5965]

​@@HellecticMojo Venom dark angel is one of the best chip kill supers in the game and a legit win con for him in a lot of matches, ram's spinning sword super is incredibly good at closing out rounds with guys crush on top of allowing for decent mix on block, both of chipp's supers are great for crushing guts, may's while super is an incredibly potent combo tool that deals way too much stun, most reversal supers can be prc or even yrc on whiff which gives them a niche over standard DP, I-no air super enables extremely fucked up left right mix, jam Bao has disgusting minimum damage on a clean hit and is a really common round closer, Ky sacred edge is an absolute nuke on low scaling (easily will do 20%+ damage by itself on top of letting Ky combo after in the corner) , sin voltaic design gives him an unreactable high low as well as ways to keep up offence safer at power calorie levels, there are also plenty of other supers that can lead to pseudo unblockables when combined with other projectiles. Like yeah, supers are often slightly outclassed but I wouldn't call them a bad use of meter on principle. A lot of the time they are the best thing possible to spend meter on

[@whoopsthatsasinisntit]

​@@HellecticMojo Ride the Lightning and Sacred Edge are both really useful, RTL for air KD, reversal and damage, while sacred edge is useful for extending combos, damage and anti zoning. Ky's supers are all useful.

[@crazydiamondshiningon5216]

​@@HellecticMojo DI Tyrant Rave when the opponent blocks but doesn't FD, the hilarity is worth the entire meter

[@wisteria8679]

@@HellecticMojoLeo backturn super, voltic deign, dark angel, treasure hunt, both of haehyun's supers, and a number of reversals for characters that don't have meterless ones

[@ZeUbermeinsch]

One thing that's wholly unique to Answer is that his scarf is one of the few things in the game that is not manually animated it instead follows your path and trajectory. The only times it's animated like the rest of the game is when Answer is doing a move or is standing still. It's actually a huge animation flex when you realize how smooth the transition is between the two states.

[@eddventure6214]

It took me like 4 months of maining him to have even noticed that awhile back, Answer IMO is one of the most impressively animated characters Arcsys has done

[@nowaylater80]

The scarf is SSS tier.

[@the_big_bad_reaper]

Bro activated his third eye but not even it was spared from the truly dreaded curse of having poor physical eyesight

[@Sappysappster]

Answer is a character who oozes swag I love him alot

[@massivebees]

8:51 not to be confused with Answer's actual laser, which is has over 2 seconds of startup, deals 1 damage, can be crouched and cannot kill

[@kevingriffith6011]

Ninja *Beeeeeeaaaammmm*

[@Ramsey276one]

4:34 "Mr. president? [2 Beat] In person? [3 Beat] I can be there in 5 MINUTES! [16Beat] Yes, Mr President!"

[@BiggestGal]

My favorite part about Answer's phone call is that you can *hear him while he's on the phone*. I have not found a translation of what he's saying, but according to a vague Reddit comment he's just saying "Yes, hello, this is Answer." and a bunch of vague, businessy responses but I'd love to know exactly what he's saying.

[@Cassapphic]

answer is so cool even if I doubt he'll return to strive, him and kum are two iche xrd characters I hope we see again... someday

[@isakhelil3415]

YES, A FELLOW ANSWER ENJOYER. IVE SEARCHED FOR MILLENNIA.

[@Hinoga]

Even though I'm not a Answer player, I can easily say that his theme is not only my favorite Xrd song, but my favorite GG song overall this song is just perfect.

[@Derflabals]

i finally know the funny paper man's tricks

[@smithbabies7886]

I find it funny despite being visibly more capable than Chipp, he still gets his ass handed to him.

[@procrastinationstation9229]

MINUTES WHILE I’M RESEARCHING WHY ANSWER SHOULD JOIN GG:ST

[@SmoothieGamesLambda]

Answer is the reason I got into fighting games, without a doubt. 100 hours later he’s stIll my favorite character :3

[@Beans-do6wc]

Every time I try and play answer, the chipp brainrot in me comes out, and I screw up thinking I can teleport whenever I want. Regardless, he is really fun. I hadn't played the game in years, but i realized it had rollback, so i figured i should get back into it.

[@Mr.Faust3]

Fighting games could always use another ninja let’s get answer in strive

[@matheusvasiliauskassoares4361]

I bought GGXRD back in 2019, just a week before Strive was announced (fml), and I went in completely blind, after messing around with a couple characters's combo trials, I was somewhat expecting to end up maining a simple straight foward character simce I thought the game was just way too complex for me. That's when I tried Answer's trials.... some of the most confusing, overly complicated and unnintuitive stuff I've ever seen in any fighting game... _And I loved it_ . Answer is the only character other than Sol which I completed the trials and remember saying to myself out loud "oh damn, this character is so cool!"

[@freshboy3968]

3:15 9-way? I think u mean 8-way 8:20 "It's not up to me! It's Universal Will's fault!"

[@drmoonshineisdead]

actually insane how good answer can be and i didn’t even know because i don’t see enough answer players, ty for preaching the pretty boy ninja gospel 🙏

[@Andrew-si1hz]

I want him in Strive too. No one i know plays xrd and its tragic because I love characters like Answer.

[@MusicoftheDamned]

Heh. Weird timing since I was just thinking about Answer's cool visual aesthetic and musical theme a couple of days ago after realizing I no longer had the latter on my phone. I am hoping he gets another shot some day, especially as someone who missed all of _Xrd_ and who feels rather bad for him being stuck in the same game as Elphelt Prime, She Who Oppresses.

[@halbarroyzanty2931]

It's kinda funny that may carries around a literal anchor at all times and is somehow not heavier than raven the spindly noodle man

[@sleepfgc]

Amazing video! As a Striver I couldn't wrap my head around what he even does, my interest in him has dramatically increased thanks to you. I love your content and seeing you in tournaments, keep it up!

[@quantumpotato]

Thanks for posting this! Answer wasn't out when I played Xrd and his character design looked so interesting

[@BigYellowSilly]

This was amazing I love Answer so much, I also genuinely didn't know about JI card yrc so I'm excited to try get that down

[@RealBigMitch]

Thanks ed

[@fanofsimonpegg]

I know GBVS is meant to work as an ultra beginner friendly fighting game, but god imagine if Grimnir had this kind of sauce with his vortexes like Answer's scrolls.

[@ayzar_0]

I'm complete ass with him, but recently I've been slowly getting a little bit better with him and it's the most satisfying shit ever, he's so underrated

[@Jairjax]

i wish more people played xrd online

[@KenjiTheSnek]

ANSWER FOR STRIVE!!!

[@meh4294]

I once watched the xrd animations ,and the ones i loved the most were his animations, they're so well made ,if he to ever be in strive i wish they keep the same swag

[@ZachStarAttack]

yoooooo love these breakowns!!

[@minecraftveteranyoda4476]

Answer in strive would be so sick, especially because it would give me another ninja to bully my friend with

[@mootnoos8415]

ANSWER FOR STRIVE IDK IF HIS KIT IS WATERED DOWN GIVE ME THE NINJA MAN

[@olive977]

this is the video we all needed massive answer w

[@DarkKnight179]

I do really hope we get Answer in Strive, though I worry they would take away his uniqueness if they did.

[@SmoothieGamesLambda]

The main reason why I love xrd so much is this goober right here

[@lintangtaraqi]

ANSWER MENTIONED RAAAAAAGH

[@Jr-Reed]

Answer almost made me buy rev 2. I messed around with him solo at someone's setup and thought he SO FUCKING COOL, but I couldn't understand how to use him for the life of me. I assumed the whole game was just as difficult to learn so I left it alone.

[@adamkampen]

I've been waiting for Answer in Strive so I can play him (Xrd Rev 2 is fun but hard to be good at) but I might just dig in my heels and learn him at this point

[@ttt22tt33]

you actually convinced me bruh answer is cool

[@ImR3DACT3D]

Answer better drop in season 4

[@MeatbagSlayer]

Answer bros aren't eating till Late 2025 at the latest.

[@electricmouse8860]

It would be interesting to see Answer in Strive. His voice would be interesting too as I believe he shares the same english voice actor as Asuka, but I could be wrong.

[@xthumbtack]

nice, cool video on a cool character

[@mateowan9820]

nice vid man, as an Answer main its nice to have a role model such as superserious. But while i love the char, is hard to see it climb in the tier list, if not bottom 5, at least belongs on the lower half of the cast. Sometimes it feels as a half baked char that barely got the balance he needs (also the last patch nerfed him lol)

[@codepop]

arcsys give him a second chance 🙏

[@Ramsey276one]

9:38 Considering I have no Roman Cancel skills, I will HAVE TO use those Supers. XD

[@mads9aar]

YEEEEES MY BOIIIII

[@pairofrooks]

If he's added to Strive he'll lose the cards since that's Johnny's thing now

[@chasestanek430]

Ehh. That’s his whole gimmick as a character tho. His ninja stars are csrds

[@Zackhit]

Johnny doesn't dash or teleport using cards lol. He just slice them

[@sinkaitheking]

Why i love your vedios ?

[@back_dash]

Answer is cool

[@catac1ysm13]

Technically him having a phine would make the animations easier since less to animate

[@estesh8049]

Awa awa

[@genaromelchior5512]

Hey man, i love your videos. Could you do one about all the fighting game terminology?

[@Z-Man1126]

Been playing strive for a while now and I wanted to go back and try rev 2. Is the game playable right now? Would I be able to find matches if I were to buy it?

[@jakebeansboy3755]

It recently got rollback on steam, you specifically have to buy the rev2 version, NOT rev and the rev2 upgrade kit. If you go to the rev2 store page, it'll have the one you want Strive moves in slow motion compared to xrd, but if you can vibe with that, it's a fantastic game

[@arcfieri5965]

You won't be able to find any matches through ranked mode or the generic online lobbies, but in most regions player hosted lobbies are pretty active so you can usually find games through there. There's also plenty of discords if you are fine with using those

[@theDOVAHKIN1998]

Not really. Official servers are dead, so unless you want to play with a very small pool of very good players... I'd say just play strive. If discord fighter are your jam, you'll feel at home

[@23fruitflies]

ANSWER 4 STRIVE !!!

[@picklesandnori]

HOLY SHIT ITS BANG 2

[@Anklegator]

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[@richardvlasek2445]

i find it extremely funny that elphelt, someone with like 57 guns on them and wearing thick solid metal is lighter than chipp, a dude with a wrist knife and the worst fit known to man

[@oyoyoyo7624]

love this muah 💋

[@unrealingot]

Obligatory comment to support the boy

[@urien3315]

You should do why I love hugo😅

[@The-Kiss-Of-Deeaaath]

come on arcsys… where is he…..

[@medicfdumbo]

I played against you a long time ago back when I think u were still picking him up and I still got whooped lmfao I had no idea what he was doing

[@Pearched]

You never talked about the tp 😢

[@abfloorr]

This is the reason to play xrd (game smells)😊

[@PW060284]

so... they tried to recreate bang in gg?

[@Palavrass]

Show us some match with elphelts and comment about... Win and lose ❤

[@Valentinent]

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[@QuestionMarks420]

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