ZATO DESTROYS Guilty Gear Strive Tournament UNTIL...

[@RathFGC]

Thanks for watching! If you're brand new to strive and want to learn the game quickly, I highly recommend checking out my beginner's guide here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6LZm6ihjMiUhKc Also, I should have a zato guide out sometime next week, so if he interests you, be sure to subscribe so you can see it when it comes out!

[@tolak_broke]

Rath: "I think i did pretty good" *wins the tournament*

[@gamerkron2219]

Spoiler :(

[@Cheet0Dusted]

Bruh hearing the commentators talk about how your voice is perfect for asmr made me laugh

[@Bid00fus]

GGs Rath. I had so much fun at the tournament and watching this vod I can already see a lot of ways I can improve. Always fun to see you and NICE go at it as well!

[@RathFGC]

GGs! I feel like you've gotten so solid at fighting games since the last time we played. I love to see that improvement :)

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

I'm happy Rath plays Zato I play Chipp but Zato is my second fav and who I planned on maining originally so I'm hyped to see content for him

[@eduardoserpa1682]

Damn, I really like your Zato. The way you use Eddie in midrange looks safer and more aggressive than KnowKami's in a way. Your air mobility also looks completely different. I'll have to steal a little bit of both.

[@PsychicJaguar19]

Oooh I'm looking forward to that Zato guide, your piccolo guide really helped me out.

[@RathFGC]

I'm happy to hear it could help!

[@Capta1nTD]

Same here, love Zato and getting tips from Rath would be super helpful.

[@lautarocazeres4053]

This video is amazing and really well played and made. Thank you as always and congratz about the tourney. As a side note (regarding around 48:00), I believe one of the dojo tutorial missions is actually throwing Leo while he tries to cross you up (I'm surprised about the great effort arc sys put on tutorials. This is my first gg and missions are really nice to begin understanding the mechanics and game overall)

[@whitehairedbadass3475]

53:28 lol I'm glad I'm not the only one who still thinks in dragon ball while playing this game.

[@Brellos_TK]

I'm looking forward to your Zato guide. Keep up the good work, man!

[@zukomaki]

Damn, I really like these GG video's. I only started to get more into FGC due to FighterZ (played Smash, SF, Tekken casually before) but seeing this makes me want to expand horizon and hopefully in the near corona free future one day travel to evens and meet all these amazing players and just have a blast. Thanks for providing us with this offline feeling of games man! ~

[@43ermitMilch]

11:33 legendary "there is no mixup" mixup

[@luigiwiiUU]

i mean grabs are a mixup in Strive, I think Strive has the strongest grabs since MK11

[@rachetmarvel931]

@@luigiwiiUU You haven't played past Guilty Gears, have you?

[@luigiwiiUU]

@@rachetmarvel931 nope, if grabs were better back then then damn, GG series has some busted grabs

[@voltscreamratty]

As a wise man once said: “Do it again.”

[@servebotfrank4082]

@@luigiwiiUU Grabs in previous Guilty Gears were frame 1 and had no whiff animation. If you missed you just did a heavy attack.

[@mimikryyy7176]

"Whatever the result is afterwards is the frame data" GOD I love figuring out new fighting games

[@gogetaluv]

A zato guide video would awesome rath 🔥

[@Fishe0ne]

SICK comeback in Grand finals! These commentators had me cracking up. Great stuff

[@sacspider1105]

beautiful zato dude, there are many vids of mix and setups but see a actual zato in neutral and putting together thas mixs is fantastic.

[@Irodnak]

I’m high right now, watch a lot of FGC streamers and I’ve never heard of you till today. Idk why you popped up but it’s cool that you did.. that chill song that was playing while you were explaining things made me see the moon. You give off a squishy muffins vibe (Rocket league streamer) subscribed.

[@shortmasters1]

I am such a fan now. Thank you for the uplifting words as well as the in depth look into Zato . Sincerely, a fellow Zato main

[@justevan2069]

Great video, loved seeing the different approach you take to neutral against the various characters in the tournament. Really helped me visualize what sorts of things I should *strive* for when I try and play Zato

[@JustJester2113]

Had me glued beginning to end! Your guilds allowed me to grasph anime fighting games, and now with Strive I'm sure I'm going to be along for the ride. You flipped the script on what I thought Zato could do and now I HAVE to put time in on the character. You're making amazing content and your skills reflect it exceptionally! I'm always waiting for more! Thanks again for all your hard work!! 💯

[@bwl2bwl260]

Very excited for your Zato guide. Been eyeing him with interest!

[@noecazares2105]

awesome video, awesome matches. i dont even play gulty gear but i watch every video

[@hrmkone235]

Nice stuff, really looking forward to your zato guide, this guy is too much for my brain to handle

[@karue7581]

So cool to see you competing in Strive!

[@ScorpMatoro]

I love the commentary its hilarious

[@storablespore0823]

Rath With counter you can return leos projectile (Even the big one)if you use it they will not do it as much

[@RathFGC]

Unfortunately, since leo's projectile travels a set distance and then disappears, usually it only travels like 2 feet after I reflect it, then my recovery gets punished ;_; I think if I ran closer to leo when he did it, that problem would be gone though!

[@storablespore0823]

@@RathFGC yes that happened to me too But the Slow gig one at least is pointless against zato

[@abeescape8351]

Haven't really seen much Zato so this was really cool keep it up man

[@weezer-superfan9971]

The YRC->BRC against Gio expanded my brain

[@noecazares2105]

never realized until the commentators mentioned it but Rath's channel do be giving me ASMR

[@robloxvempor]

I be trying to learn the game but it be putting me to sleep also😭😭😭...

[@norainu2878]

Great matches man, looking forward to your Zato video he's been a blast to play so far

[@skinnyfinny3527]

Can't wait for the Zato guide! I really want to learn this character

[@Kurisu9568]

I love Sol and Gio but you, you dude were the best Zato I've seen yet!!!!!

[@CjNelson16]

@24:10 It looked like you just wanted to keep corner pressure instead of reset with wall break. Kinda weird how that possibility didn’t pop up in commentary. But great gameplay!

[@MIbra96]

Awesome stuff man. You have the best vids on fighting games. Looking forward to more Strive content!

[@marcelojavierzayassisa7389]

Bro youre zato scares me so much. Great games thought

[@cc9035]

Celestial/10 commentary and commentators

[@Zinksk8er]

Came from DBFZ, Zato seems wildly difficult to play but if you make the guide I'll try it. Ino, Zato, and Chipp are the characters that peak my interest.

[@DomFoolery175]

I liked your Zato tourney video and this one so much. Can you make a Zato guide that is beginner friendly for people like me, but also have more advanced Zato things that I can grow into? Thanks man. I come from Melee and this is like the first 2D fighter that Im obsessed over

[@kimor6903]

What a nice surprise to see you're a fellow Zato enjoyer.

[@greatheightsu]

Way to go! Making Zato looking gooood.

[@Strickzito]

This whole ggs thing is so nice,im new on fg but everything i have seen from the community towards the game is beautiful. I wonder if dbfz would have been like this without the covid.

[@u_da_mann]

Thanks for the content on Zato

[@MagnaTurban]

The grabbing Leo’s run-through tactic actually appears in the missions.

[@fantasma0017able]

this is my first GG game plz make a zato1 guide I wanna main him

[@dategenji]

will you make a Zato guide ? because I like your video guide from DBFZ, it's very helpful

[@RathFGC]

I definitely will!

[@ShippoPc]

when did tgz open for tournaments again and when is the next one?

[@whitedrake6933]

i love this type of content!

[@Takenbyspiders]

These commentators are great! Very funny guys!

[@OsmosisJxnes]

I noticed you go for normal throw a lot opposed to other Zato gameplay I see where they work in the 623S shark command grab instead. Do you prefer one over the other?

[@yohachi0154]

37:17 Really good movements from the Giovana here

[@kylekirk5045]

learned a couple of things thanks for the lvl up

[@madhatterarts1506]

i think u kicked me out of heaven, good shit. Cant wait to try and get you back soon. zato gang

[@rishijagtap8593]

As a Giovanna main, I have the most trouble fighting Zato. I don't know if the matchup is bad for me or I just suck at the game. Prolly the latter. Also you think you make a mix up tutorial for this game, cause I have no idea what to do or is that something that is more character focused and there aren't many universal options except dust and throw?

[@GiornoKujo]

I was thinking the same thing. Most of my matches are good fights, except for Zato. I get smoked by him 😂

[@quinnomygodabear1874]

Is there an FGC here in AZ? I'm in Tucson and no amount of googling has ever turned up anything active.

[@HealthyFather]

ZATO!

[@ligma334]

Thank you for not playing sol or ram I can actually watch your vids for strive

[@nel2556]

Hey Rath excited for more Strive content from you. Any chance on a Chipp guide?

[@RathFGC]

I'd like to have simple guides for every character eventually, but I'll be focusing on system mechanics mostly at the start because those are useful for all players

[@PraiseBabyDel]

How execution heavy is Zato with the negative edging? I do not have the fastest fingers, so that's why I am a bit hesitant. However, your matches were super fun to watch, and I'd like to give him a try. I'd be really curious to see a hand cam.

[@RathFGC]

Zato can be challenging to learn because of how his inputs work. Basically, he needs to be comfortable with holding buttons down, while he presses other buttons, and then choosing which button he lets go of first. It's sort of a "rub your belly and pat your head simultaneously" kind of coordination thing. Just takes practice, but it can be unintuitive and awkward for quite a while. (very fun once you learn it though!)

[@PraiseBabyDel]

@@RathFGC It's more awkward than it's execution heavy then. After watching your video, most characters just look okay. You made him look super stylish and fun to play with cool combos and set ups.

[@chenwang6410]

How hard would you consider learning Zato, especially with negative edge? I am now floor 7 with Ky, and Zato looks to be a really unique and interesting character. I don't know whether i should wait until i am more familiar with the game's movement and mechanism before picking him up though.

[@TheMehkey]

RATH, RATH, RATH! RATH, RATH, RATH!

[@Notsuba]

48:07 Since you can throw him after his cross up, do you think you can do the command grab instead ? If it's possible, man I would be scared in this match up if I was a Leo player ^^ Very cool video and congratulations of course \o/

[@RathFGC]

I think reacting in time AND making my hands do a special input that quickly would be difficult or impractical, but that doesn't mean it's impossible! I'm interested now too

[@Zvahl27]

Are you playing on a fight stick? if so can you can post your button mapping please? if on controller, perhaps what you would recommend... i know you should play what's comfy, but i just want to make sure i'm not having to cross my fingers when controlling eddy. thanks again for the content! insta sub

[@RathFGC]

That's a great question because as you mentioned, controlling Eddie can be difficult if you don't have a layout that let's you keep a finger on every major button, without needing to use the same finger for two different buttons. I use: P. K. S. D. HS. Dash. I hope you can find something that works for you!

[@Zvahl27]

@@RathFGC Thank you again for commenting! I can't wait to see what you do in the future. I've been using: P - Slash - HS K - Dash - Bust Heading to the lab to see what works best.

[@Zvahl27]

@@RathFGC Dust *** UwU

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

When Zato blocks a hit Eddie disappears right? 8:26

[@Achallon]

even though the netcode in this game is fantastic, was it still distinguishable offline? I wouldn't know I only played dbfz so the difference was always there lol

[@profjeff9]

Character guides next?

[@plank8252]

Could you do a zato guide explaining how to utilize negative edge I hope this game grows like dbfz

[@rattocaster_fgc3186]

Oh my god now I wanna see rath make an asmr channel

[@zakhilt0n]

Any chance of a zato guide? :)

[@southofheck]

If you think about it, Gio V Zato is just a Stand User Fight.

[@boros9685]

Zato is a grappler at this Point lmfao, what do you think of the 6k overhead?

[@AzpecTProductionz]

6K is way too slow. Just use 5D instead

[@imthatguybrandon]

I'm a Leo player but you got me here wanting to pick up Zato

[@gogetaluv]

Amazing zato bro

[@TJ24295]

How long have you been gg and how long did play with zato

[@RathFGC]

I played zato for a few months early in xrd's life, but not too much honestly. I played Ky for about a year after rev came out though. I've always enjoyed watching gg

[@not_cruz3306]

Are you going to make this character 101s like dbfz for this game

[@joncliffmckinley5868]

Yo snakes > dolphins? What animal beats snakes?? Let's get this RPS babyyy

[@baines803]

Using shark super on may is best form of karma

[@glass12]

Sadly there are no events like this in my country T_T

[@wowitsportal5225]

As a anji player I want to hear what a zato players opinion on the match up because I think it’s really in favor of zato

[@removelimitbreak7524]

I honestly think, if you have the dedication, Zato is the best character in the game

[@azzo3449]

Rath vs Diaphone when?????

[@staboss200]

Zato very good

[@animeaddict246]

Good vid

[@swirfty3252]

Too much information for my brain to handle

[@darkmatter7713]

i need to play this game offline!

[@theunstoppabletryhard751]

Question in the zato guide can you go over your button setup cause its very unique but smart i see y u did it

[@mckibb_n2868]

Zato Gawddddd

[@mickeybat5816]

A piece of me is sad asf I didn't get strive lmao imma get it soon tho

[@bradjenkins2861]

Wasn't a "real" tournament if Sol wasn't banned.

[@youngboy2140]

Fights dolphin girl... tokitoki!!! All match... eat this shadow though...😏😏

[@gurmanghotra8107]

I'm getting guilty gear strive soon and I want to main zato, and edi reminds me of gangar from pokken tournement.

[@YukoCute]

Why did u say looks like a loss at 5:30? Literally doing a commentators curse...

[@buck5200]

Hey youtube!! look how much I'm engaging, I'm so engaged.

[@elaeyne]

first!!!! (great games xd)

[@doubleu2025]

Ima say it, Rath is a better ZATO than Knowkami

[@RathFGC]

:( I don't care about who's better. We're all just enjoying learning and playing a character we love! I'll always root for kami and the rest of the Zato gang :)

[@tahjhightower125]

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