Why is Punk's Dan SO GOOD??? (Balrog vs. Dan Season 5)

I play some sets with the best Dan, Punk. This character is REAL.
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[@Brian_F]

Disclaimer: Punk smoked me in NLBC with Dan after this lol

[@idk72.]

should've negative four'd him

[@danaltamirano2546]

That wasnt Punk, it was PG Pink the god

[@johndewberryiii9925]

His Dan is nasty

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

Instead of losing, you should've beat him

[@js-ny2ru]

So it's true. Pay to win.

[@JOSHINBETWEENER]

Dan is the strongest character in the game, he is the only character who can karate chop ur skull with the power of a god

[@Sure_Bestie]

He can also canonically use the raging demon

[@kyeblade06]

@@Sure_Bestie but he tripped on a bag before he executed it right

[@Sure_Bestie]

@@kyeblade06 I know, it’s a pretty cool scene and fits dan really well. Also it’s present in most mvc games

[@blescax]

And anime

[@matthewconnolly3896]

Finally something to watch instead of being productive today

[@pizzaguy4669]

Couldn’t agree more

[@themosthighvaluemaninthega9048]

I'll drink to that bro

[@lilacrain3283]

12:12 I really appreciate that response. Dude has put in thousands of hours of work at this game and it’s disrespectful to act like he’s just magically able to play the way he does, totally ignoring all the grinding

[@kyeblade06]

People are never gonna be good at a game if they think like that

[@I9ndigo]

Bro this is disrespectful to Pink by promoting Punk like this when he didn't even play smh.

[@poopinwinter2795]

Mad disrespectful

[@Zaferino1]

A new Brian_F video? It's about DAN Time

[@mechad00dle]

Love u Zaf

[@VulcanBaum687]

I want to see punks fingers as he's doing those taunt cancels. That shit feels like doing finger gymnastics for me personally.

[@jooper2861]

me press hard kick. me press v skill. me wait microsecond. me press other button.

[@cashwad5713]

@@jooper2861 well it’s easy for us because those Johnny coin cancels turn boys to men

[@intergalacticdegengypsy6135]

He probs has vskill macro'd makes it a hell of alot easier to do if U macro vskill

[@deathbringer9893]

@@cashwad5713 is johnny actually hard to play?

[@cashwad5713]

Kinda. He has no run which is a huge limitation within itself. Johnny is quite braindead in XRD, but I’m referring to accent core. He’s not too bad to play, but like I said no dash, and he has a lot of complex inputs if you want to get his max damage

[@jacobstalls1159]

Dan is still a joke character. The joke is that he is good now.

[@ichirocharles1]

So true

[@XellosNi]

I read that as "The joke is that he is *god* now.

[@Shiratto]

@@XellosNi That should have been the post.

[@jevonsims900]

Jokes on you, Dan was always good🖖😊

[@DeisFortuna]

Honestly, they could literally explain away all of Dan's buffs as him just, like, slowly getting better at martial arts over time. Like, even if he isn't learning new techniques, he's still practicing his existing ones. Also, I would fully support the concept of Capcom releasing an "Evil Dan" similar to Evil Ryu. And making said character literally just be Dan but with the Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon. Except with a really short range and if he whiffs it, he trips and falls face first into the dirt. EDIT: Make Evil Dan's Shun Goku Satsu still have active frames as he's tripping and falling onto his face. This has the added benefits of additional mind games, a slight reach extension from what would be obvious (possibly even more than the normal Raging Demon if the glide distance before the trip is less than one Dan shorter than normal) and the opportunity for an alternate animation if he lands the move during the trip. I don't know if that alternate animation should be Dan bumbling his way into accidentally doing the whole thing or if it should be the Satsui no Hado enabling him to do a drunken fist-esque version of the Shun Goku Satsu. Mostly because I'm not sure which would be funnier.

[@CactusD-Rose]

Its simple really, Dan embodies Punk's Personality. It is literally a match made in heaven.

[@DerEineDa96]

Except Punk is actually as good as he claims

[@XellosNi]

*Sagat let him win.* "That's not how I remember it." - Punk

[@theonlytruth9453]

its because there is no competition in NA

[@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821]

@@theonlytruth9453 which is why he beat numerous Japanese players.

[@nawfanial]

First it was just jokes. Then, the Danfinite came into play. Now, Dan rules above all. What's up, what's up. Saikyo.

[@rammu5260]

15:11 I like how this interaction synced up with the music

[@realchezboi]

so good

[@Zachary_Sweis]

Punk is just straight-up ridiculous at this game, regardless of what anyone thinks about him. Good lort.

[@labcoatgorilla6784]

16:28 he’s just standing there... MENACINGLY

[@kingu4369]

The music sync in 8:31 tho

[@kyeblade06]

Ha

[@jnastywot2298]

That was the smoothest V-Shift ever, My G!

[@bogartskim]

Brian upload?? Pog

[@bahaalfararjeh626]

i didn’t see you a couple videos ago, you had me worried

[@bogartskim]

@@bahaalfararjeh626 sometimes people comment some really funny shit on these videos I fall into the comment depths a bit it's all good I'll always be here

[@russlemiller6574]

Haha poggers XD

[@bogartskim]

@@russlemiller6574 exactly

[@Sphinx_]

Every single time

[@StrangelyIronic]

I see a lot of people crying Dan does bad damage, but I'm also seeing him confirm into near 30% or more combos off pressure strings. He also builds mad gray life damage on the heavy cancel strings. Maybe I just play bad characters that don't get free 370 damage on every confirm.

[@Demon09-_-]

vesper arcade is def promoting that feeling in people. its like he wanted him to do ryu dmg but have dan things lol

[@LeoVenom47]

All: You're a joke, Dan... Dan: Hold my Punk.

[@danilosuguimoto7874]

on 8:31 punk's light punches matches with the song rythm, it's kinda funny

[@XellosNi]

"He punches things" - Balrog in a Nutshell 1:04 "Am I doing this Balrog thing right?" - Punk

[@sithounproduction5113]

Dan pressure is relentless, I have trouble stopping his momentum. Tricky timing with the taunt cancel and keeps pushing you to the corner.

[@Ganmorg]

I have no idea how I feel about Dan being good in this game lmao. For one it’s cool and funny, but then again getting pounded by the clown is not funny

[@johndewberryiii9925]

@@Ganmorg first time I lost to a Dan online in any SF. He’s really interesting

[@mathewmadcap]

I think I'm at like a 25% win rate against Dan right now. But I've also been lazy about labbing against/ with him. He is kinda fucking annoying but it strikes the right balance of being fun and challenging still.

[@Ganmorg]

@@mathewmadcap Problem is this is the first time since buying CE that I've had to worry about paying to lab a character lmao. Why did they have to nerf FM?

[@GamerTowerDX]

@@Ganmorg "getting punded by the clown" seems like part of the joke itself,and I love every second of it

[@VideoGameManiac8]

Dan might not be top but hes one of the most fun characters to play as

[@purpxreignz]

The sync at 8:30

[@BearInThaWoods]

The normal canceled into normal stuff Punk was doing looked insanely good. The fierce into fierce and medium kick to medium kick pressure was ridiculous.

[@kiingiicon412]

That corner pressure that Dan has is crazy. I know exactly how you feel brian. What the he'll do I do!!!😰

[@unmellowthegamer8946]

16:00 holy smokes everything that happened here is just scary

[@Exorion]

Waluigi's Pinball is such a good track for highlight FG videos, kudos to your editor for goot taste.

[@SoMuchNoise1]

I appreciate that our first Dan video has SNK music

[@shrikelet]

Weird Pressire, But OK: The Dan Hibiki Story.

[@homemaderamen]

The fact that Dan is a legitimate threat in this game is the best joke CAPCOM ever played.

[@kgibbs5334]

Because the game is a joke

[@kgibbs5334]

He was decent in 4 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@CGImpala]

SF4 heads still on the SFV is trash hype train. It's hilarious because the statistics and data display otherwise. But ok nigga.

[@HystericalHuntress]

@@CGImpala Don't call them SF4 heads, these same idiots were the ones calling SF4 'wakeup fighter 4' and 'jab fighter 4'. They just suck.

[@CGImpala]

@@HystericalHuntress OK, I apologize. Maybe I put them in the wrong category. Allow me to correct that. *clears throat*... "they're casuals".

[@valueduser2746]

Imagine Punk saying “I can’t believe brian_f said ‘no, thank you’ to my CA.”

[@minganmorissette]

5:26 Nice timing on the music

[@nathan-lf7yc]

Punk is a walking saikyo advertisement

[@just4real72]

Dan being top tier would be the best timeline

[@saintchad9721]

I was waiting for Pink to pull out the infinite

[@BigBossHayabusa]

New Brian_F upload? Pog

[@grandpanoogie2665]

11:09 "Pardon me, it's John Coltrane's theme from Melty Blood. what am I saying." I am so confused by that statement.

[@DaKrimch]

His music bot in chat is broken, so it said John Coltrane was playing while a song from melty blood was playing

[@grandpanoogie2665]

@@DaKrimch I was thinking, "Damn. French Bread really resurrected this man for their soundtrack and then put him back down."

[@DaKrimch]

@@grandpanoogie2665 the only ethical thing to do to reanimated Coltrane would be to put him down

[@grandpanoogie2665]

@@DaKrimch Fair.

[@AlphaTheMan]

I know I probably shouldn't be paying so much attention to the twitch chat but they were talking about ENG/JP voices and I didn't see a single mention of Cody (which is probably just because none of the people talking care about him)

[@plaguedfrost1753]

What were they saying about Eng/Jp, chats too small for me to see...

[@AlphaTheMan]

Plagued Frost just talking about who they all think is more suited to either voice.

[@courtlaw1]

I would like to see a tournament for each individual characters....Call it the Mirror of Champions. Every weekend there could be a small tournament for each character. I would like to see who is the best in competition of each character. The winners could officially be crowed the Lineal best of their character regardless of SFV rank. Since I am a Balrog Fan Smug Vs Brian F would be the highlight of that tournament. Then again we might see some play styles we are not accustomed to seeing on a daily basis.

[@DryAgedMignon]

I love how his ex machine gun punch is just a hnk ref

[@Celsius_Reloaded]

Well it's actually the Zan Retsu Ken from Ryo Sakazaki from Art of Fighting and KoF. Dan its a satire of both Ryo and Robert from AoF. He even shares the same moves in a mocking way like Yuri from AoF

[@DryAgedMignon]

@@Celsius_Reloaded shoulda clarified that im talking about the cry he does.

[@Celsius_Reloaded]

@@DryAgedMignon ohhh the "Atatatatatata" xD yeah now i see it

[@DryAgedMignon]

@@Celsius_Reloaded yee. One of his signature moves is a machine gun punch with an uppercut at the end

[@chocotastic1]

SF V Dan has achieved the Satsui No Hado without going Evil.

[@JinsainYT]

I feel like I have to get really good at games in order to just chill while playing. I learn a lot from watching you, not just with how to play SfV either.

[@mc_zittrer8793]

The way to the zen is through the Training Mode Purgatory. Thousands of hours of practicing with one or two characters means playing like that. I'm still a stinking casual just getting discouraged after a few hundred hours, so I still got a long way to go, haha.

[@plutoburn]

Is it have something to do with his v-skill being quite unique, allowing him hyper aggressive play while Dan being new you are not familiar with defense options against him?

[@stealthstar4]

Dan is turning everyone into a joke. Lol. Its his time to shine now. (Dan 2021)

[@acheronnchase6220]

How do you like the zoom ins on most of the characters EX moves now? Is it really necessary? Just seems weird when Ryu does it now etc

[@JPVersus_]

can't believe they had donovan's costume before Dan. he would've been perfect with it

[@MakoShiruba]

He can get Apollo Justice costume instead.

[@faisalalmutairii]

8:15 how do you connect st.mk after kkb overhead?

[@Brian_F]

It hit meaty on this setup, after ex dash straight knockdown if I know they will back roll I can do hp. Dash straight xx kkb overhead and it will hit meaty and let me combo to st. Mk

[@faisalalmutairii]

@@Brian_F Thank you Brian I will try it out 👌🏻✌🏻

[@Brian_F]

@@faisalalmutairii kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3y5fIJsrbStf8U here's the video where I cover everything

[@faisalalmutairii]

@@Brian_F Thank you 👍🏻

[@wubranch1]

The latest episode of Sarcastic Fighter with Brian F.

[@RicardoPetinga]

Rog: My turn! Dan: No.

[@B_bang22]

Me and my friend were playing around last night cause I just got the game and he realized how good Dan was and just did so many mix ups and damage

[@mathewmadcap]

Damn Pink got skills

[@airsoftluke17]

I love that Kurkington remix!!!

[@JDM98Ferio]

Good video. Wish you would have shown when Dan won. We could only see the win count in the corners. Good stuff btw

[@keithsimpson2685]

Wow Dan plays like a Garou character feint cancelling. Neat.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Punkd by Dan or Dan'd by Punk?

[@intergalacticdegengypsy6135]

Dan's normal LP fireball can be +7 meaty, U can frame trap into cr.hp off it, meaty vskill1 also can get +5

[@geneticbullets4191]

Can you make a vid talking about the difference in damage when punishing with crush counter combo rather than a normal combo? And how do I know which one to use?

[@griffvideoman]

I think the main reason why he says not to do a crush counter there is because combos that start with an aerial usually do more damage. Also, it is really easy to punish an DP with an aerial because there are so many recovery frames. If you time your normal jump, you can pretty much on any character get a heavy aerial kick or punch. I'm not sure if i'm entirely correct but I think that is the main gist of it.

[@mc_zittrer8793]

It's situational. If you want to optimize your following combo, a jump punish is the way to go. Crush counter combos are definitely easier though. They give you a swift and violent counter-attack(though with some annoying damage scaling that I don't think should be there, but you also get extra stun so I guess it's a worthy trade), and it also allows you to build v-meter. If your V-gauge gets maxed, that's an easy activation cancel into your favorite CA combo via Trigger.

[@kaptenkladdkaka8769]

Why is this music SO GOOD???

[@shishimailion]

That fierce kick is +3

[@derbezacesanchez3779]

Balrog has a lot of foward moving stuff too.

[@WiggletonGoobernoodleV]

Does anyone know the song in 7:41, cause thats a banger

[@BDtetra]

Rhythmical Bustle from Melty Blood if you are still wondering

[@Reaper0527]

Punk isn’t even doing the optimals. There are optimal combos that utilize taunt and they do more damage

[@Monstahpanda]

Wrong he is playing v2

[@Brian_F]

I think you're referring to vs1 combos, he uses vs2 for the additional pressure

[@laffy7204]

I wish I have PinkDaGod's Sharingan

[@holden3099]

Does anyone know the song played at the beginning of this video??

[@plaguedfrost1753]

First song is from Mario Sunshine, Pretty sure it’s Mario Sunshine- Delfino Plaza Second, shortly after is from Mario Kart (Mario Kart music all over this video), Pretty sure it’s, Mario Kart 8- Start Screen

[@tetermc]

@@plaguedfrost1753 akchualllyyy, it's the Gelato Beach song

[@rororoFGC]

Your videos are gold!

[@MrGoodboyjoy]

Isn't pink a different player than punk???

[@helioparente9745]

vskill cancel is the weapon of the gods

[@NoOne-NoOne]

I think you mean *Why is Punk SO Dan GOOD???

[@JayCross454]

Wow, Dan...is the man?

[@johndewberryiii9925]

I fought Dan twice online two different players I only took a match against one of them. Dan has a lot of annoying tools ways to counter and cancel good recovery on his normals even on block or whiff. If someone gets in their flow they can be hard to deal with. This is definitely Dan’s best iteration. I’m not buying him not yet I’m having fun playing Gill but he’s a great character

[@mangekoo3682]

Is it just me or I hear a mario kart theme song in this?

[@paulp6504]

Dan is Dan tier

[@mathewmadcap]

I really hope Punk takes Dan in tourneys.

[@ean-tz8el]

pog upload??? brian.

[@MegaStunfiskandHat]

The noise Dan makes when he gets hit sounds like when you slip in goo in mario sunshine

[@276TheTruth276]

Kage in Japanese taking hits kinda sounds like Snake taking bullets in MGS4 to me 🤣

[@tetermc]

That's the subscriber notification sound effect. Notice every time it happens theres a new notification on the bottom middle of the screen. 1:46 for example.

[@pwinterhalter]

Whats up whats up?

[@puellapurin]

The Fatal Furry ost in the BGM hits different

[@rasui80]

What's the song @ 4:00

[@evolutiondl1492]

I dont know but it sounds like a remix of Terry Bogard theme song in Real Bout Fatal Fury Special or The Fatal Fury team theme song in KOF 97

[@rasui80]

@@evolutiondl1492 Thank you! It was so familiar but I couldn't remember lol

[@Sakaki98]

If Dan’s a joke character, why the hell is his super so legit

[@kgibbs5334]

He definitely top tier

[@MikeLiteraus]

Yeah I feel I had minus 2 on block for almost all his moves. Could barely get a 3 frame in.

[@CrystalMang0]

@@kgibbs5334 Dan not even close to top tier

[@CrystalMang0]

Dan isn't a joke character in this game

[@themosthighvaluemaninthega9048]

Y'all mfs acting like a joke character has to be unplayable trash. Dan is a decent character AND he's a joke character at the same time. Simple as that, vro.

[@bloodyidit4506]

The biggest weapon a Dan player has is the idea that Dan is still a joke. After that it's his entire moveset.

[@sithounproduction5113]

Dam , minute one!

[@KamiTsudo1]

the joke characters is clean MonkaS

[@alban402]

nice music sync at 15:13 if it wasn't intentional im disappointed also post ur fking music playlist

[@jacobt8871]

it aint the character its the player, whatever character sf gives punk, he makes a strat for it

[@PeaceTrainUSA-1000]

Sweet bokeh on that camera.

[@damoni6197]

OST?

[@BDtetra]

Rhythmical Bustle from Melty Blood

[@matthewsmith1779]

Toe into toe.

[@unknownwhale1534]

Yo why do his graphics look so good?

[@blantherboy]

playing on PC!

[@unknownwhale1534]

@@blantherboy I do too but my game is blurry as hell on the highest settings 😫

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

@@unknownwhale1534 what resolution and screen size do you have and whats your gpu?

[@hedduyou]

BRIAN_F!!!!!!!! Do a vid on the DAN infinite before it gets patched!!!! Cmon fam!

[@Panthro-lo2lh]

I feel like Dan has some nerfs coming. He's insane right now.

[@juliusdv6657]

lol.. no he's not.

[@jeremiahs2336]

@@juliusdv6657 you don’t play the game do you

[@juliusdv6657]

@@jeremiahs2336 Nice rebuttal. Is this what people do in the FGC to tell someone they're wrong? lol You can start by saying why you think he needs nerfs like a logical person

[@HystericalHuntress]

@@juliusdv6657 You literally just responded to the dude saying 'Lolno' like a child, don't try to stand on a soapbox after a 50IQ play like that chief. DK Effect in vivid action.

[@G4Dropped]

Dan is definitely not op rn

[@LordHollow]

Dan is only for the elite players. As he should be.

[@404Yaiba]

I kinda hate that V-shift only does white damage. I think V Reversals should do white damage while V Shift does red damage.

[@magillagorilla57]

FAAATHERRRR! BibleThump

[@theonlytruth9453]

because the competition is weak

[@microblast3700]

Punk had the best day 1 Dan

[@real100thfloor]

ggs gamers

[@squiddilypix5278]

dan

[@srseki]

right now VS2 Dan is broken, he can do infinite combo and pressure

[@CircleofHorns]

Dan is gonna be problematic

[@last7509]

not for the japanese

[@scenemore]

i can tell u why but ur not goin to like the answer...