The History of BALROG - A Street Fighter Character Documentary (1991 - 2021)

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  • @TopHatGamingManChannel
    @TopHatGamingManChannel  3 года назад +15

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    • @devingiles6597
      @devingiles6597 3 года назад +1

      Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. Can you please do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Dhalsim?

    • @Iqzzy-KO
      @Iqzzy-KO 3 года назад +1

      Can you do a vid on Fei Long? :)

    • @graffProdigy
      @graffProdigy 3 года назад

      Do one about the canceled SF anime series on the Sci Fi channel.

    • @shirothegamer7574
      @shirothegamer7574 2 года назад

      Bruh, Balrog is 5.10 feet tall, 1.79 meters, who do you make him sound like Andre the giant? The characters were scaled as if they were Japanese. Otherwise guile would be much taller than ryu.

  • @jayb8934
    @jayb8934 3 года назад +102

    Balrog's relationship with Ed actually provided some pleasantly surprising character development for him. I hope that the two of them reconcile in future games.

  • @tinyt.w.i.m7291
    @tinyt.w.i.m7291 3 года назад +26

    Balrog after getting beat by Ed: “an unfamiliar feeling; pride in someone else…”
    The best thing to happen to Balrog character wise. It allows us too see more of him than just his care for money

    • @Nate64Alt
      @Nate64Alt Год назад +3

      Unfortunately, it's overshadowed by all of this UNYIELDING RAGE!!!

  • @GamingDreamer
    @GamingDreamer 3 года назад +41

    8:11 he can type with boxing glove, That a super power

  • @thecunninlynguist
    @thecunninlynguist 3 года назад +39

    I've underrated Balrog over the years, since I hardly use him. He's pretty solid and a good balrog player can kick ass.

  • @javierortiz82
    @javierortiz82 3 года назад +12

    I love how he's able to code his SQL statements while using 16 oz gloves.

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 года назад +24

    College Humor's street fighter the later years
    Balrog: i punch really hard
    Dhalsim: do u...kick?
    Balrog: wats a kick?

  • @mr.checkyourself4672
    @mr.checkyourself4672 3 года назад +51

    I don't like how they portray Balrog currently like he killed a Elephant with a single punch that's his biggest feat and now he losing fights to R. Mika? Like Bison bodyguards suppose to be strong.

    • @bigbuddydaddy
      @bigbuddydaddy 3 года назад +8

      FACTS

    • @ryanm.8720
      @ryanm.8720 3 года назад +8

      While losing to R. Mika isn't so bad (despite Balrog being more experienced), failing to knock her out after punching her in the face at full force is.

    • @fightingmedialounge519
      @fightingmedialounge519 3 года назад +4

      He didn't really loose to her.

    • @fightingmedialounge519
      @fightingmedialounge519 3 года назад +4

      Wasn't really full force Ryan. He pretty says so right after that.

  • @BowBeforeJOW
    @BowBeforeJOW 3 года назад +38

    mike tyson was so strong, he even beat the world of videogames.

    • @Blit-X-TVLive
      @Blit-X-TVLive 3 года назад +6

      Well there was Mike Tyson's Punch-out as well.

    • @Mello_Gelo
      @Mello_Gelo Год назад +1

      Couldn't beat little mac

  • @HarryToeface
    @HarryToeface 3 года назад +9

    Balrog used to be a little underrated but man he does so much freaking damage and dizzys so fast it's outrageous. You can play keep away just better be pretty good at it.

  • @TheGamer19856
    @TheGamer19856 3 года назад +78

    To anyone who hasn't seen Balrog: Behind the Glory I cannot recommend it enough.
    It's equal parts hilarious and heartfelt.

    • @GerardoSantana
      @GerardoSantana 3 года назад +9

      The best part about it is how it explains the name switch and how Bison was cool with it

    • @JohnJones-yk5qk
      @JohnJones-yk5qk 3 года назад +3

      Just watched it, thank you that was awesome

  • @KakouAmon2
    @KakouAmon2 2 года назад +3

    This was so well presented! SF will forever be my favourite lore when it comes to video games. I had no idea the boy he saved in SFIV turned out to be Ed and they had such a strong relationship, really makes me appreciate him a lot more. Now it makes me wonder about Falke, I think she’d be an interesting character to have a documentary on.

  • @UsoTeaMor
    @UsoTeaMor 3 года назад +1

    I'm glad you included the moment in Ed's story where he gets emotional over Ed leaving him. That's his best moment because it adds a layer to a character that came off as pretty shallow even if he has a charm to his character. Great video!

  • @kadosho02
    @kadosho02 3 года назад +11

    The legend, the mad buffalo, and wild card. It's amazing how he has been part of the legacy since the beginning. Plus still going, teaching the next generation.
    After all, not such a bad guy 😎

  • @gradyevans1982
    @gradyevans1982 3 года назад +4

    I'm almost 40 and I was ecstatic when I saw Balrog and had the best combos lol

  • @GreenTygur
    @GreenTygur 3 года назад +10

    Would love to hear the mad story of Hugo Andore next!!!!

  • @AcornElectron
    @AcornElectron 3 года назад +2

    Early access Top Hat
    Yes please!
    Keep up the good work fella and stay safe.

  • @snapclub8751
    @snapclub8751 3 года назад +6

    I would love to see more interactions between Balrog and Ed in a future SF game. Same with him and Dudley (the British boxer introduced in SF3).

  • @Rob_Thorsman
    @Rob_Thorsman 3 года назад +9

    There is a boxer in Street Fighter 1 named Mike that it widely considered to be Balrog.

    • @BehemothNitro
      @BehemothNitro Год назад

      It was balrog. They were gonna name him m.bison which would be Mike bison but they got copyrighted so balrog was called balrog

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 3 года назад +1

    Love these in-depth analysis vids on characters!

  • @JamietheEmperor
    @JamietheEmperor 10 месяцев назад

    I'm glad you classified balrogs style as a heavyweight-boxers style and not a general boxing style. Gives more respect to the sport

  • @LorenzoVargas1981
    @LorenzoVargas1981 Год назад +1

    The cartoon having Balrog as a tech/scientist wasn’t weird enough,he would still be wearing his boxing gloves while typing lol

  • @sukmykrok3388
    @sukmykrok3388 3 года назад +7

    I still own my copy of Super Street Fighter 2 : The New Challengers. That game always cracked me up because the announcer always butchered Balrog's name calling him Barlog, lol!

  • @Trinimist86
    @Trinimist86 3 года назад +6

    Good job Big Daddy Top Hat, love the street fighter bios. I was wondering if you can T Hawk, or Dee Jay. It's up to you but I'm leaning on T. Hawk.

    • @snapclub8751
      @snapclub8751 3 года назад +2

      Both deserve a video. It’s a shame that they don’t show up very often in Street Fighter games.

  • @user-te1le7ck6b
    @user-te1le7ck6b 3 года назад

    My favourite theme song to this day , great job fella

  • @jaggedj2510
    @jaggedj2510 3 года назад

    Your best street fighter video yet!

  • @TronBonneVonne
    @TronBonneVonne 3 года назад

    My man top hat delivering a 1, 2 punch with the great content!

  • @marplatense31
    @marplatense31 3 года назад +4

    Now that I've caught up to Top Hat videos, I want to ask: Could you do character documentary videos on characters from other fighting game franchises? Like Tekken or the SNK games.

  • @patrickmcloughlin2954
    @patrickmcloughlin2954 3 года назад +2

    you should do videos on the Rushing Beat series. Rival Turf, Brawl Brothers, and The Peacekeepers

    • @Invidente7
      @Invidente7 3 года назад

      Brawl brothers and The Peacekeepers both got flawed ports. In BB they had the genius idea of adding a maze to a later level and the Peacekeepers didn't even had proper music!

  • @joncollins7730
    @joncollins7730 3 года назад +1

    Great vid, had no idea about Ed 👍

  • @DrownedInExile
    @DrownedInExile 2 года назад +1

    "This foe is beyond any of you." - Gandalf

  • @sajmeister
    @sajmeister 3 года назад

    Probably the best video game boxer ❤ thanks for this video Top Hat Gaming Man

  • @IceFoxTrainSpotting
    @IceFoxTrainSpotting 11 месяцев назад +1

    *I never knew ballrog had a adopted son but his son Ed rarely appeared maybe he will be a playable character in the future Street Fighter franchise*

  • @Pupppeteer
    @Pupppeteer 3 года назад +1

    I should be surprised Mario bros 2 and doki doki panic got mentioned but it's the most famous game fact at this point lol

  • @sukmykrok3388
    @sukmykrok3388 3 года назад +9

    Balrog's real name is Mike Bison, lol! All the way back from his 87 appearance in Street Fighter as Mike!

    • @printezstroman
      @printezstroman 3 года назад +1

      I thought they were different characters.

    • @ESC70737
      @ESC70737 3 года назад +2

      The change it 9n SF5 he was billed as Mike Balrog. When you play the Street Fighter 1 story mode

    • @ESC70737
      @ESC70737 3 года назад +1

      @Lee John ok I know the history but glad you cleared it up

  • @JasonMontell2501
    @JasonMontell2501 3 года назад

    Thank you for this. Your work is very much appreciated.
    ☺️

  • @unstoppableExodia
    @unstoppableExodia 2 года назад +3

    There’s a boxer character in the original 1987 street fighter game called Mike who looks a lot like a younger version of M. Bison (Balrog). Legend has it that when asked if they’re the same character capcom representatives said they are without saying it outright for obvious reasons. And it makes sense that the M in M. Bison could and in my opinion does stand for mike. At least that’s what I believe the original intention was before capcom started to worry about getting sued by mike Tyson when they wanted to release street fighter II outside Japan

  • @moonbot7613
    @moonbot7613 3 года назад +2

    I bought like 6 of his GI Joe because my little brother kept chewing the gloves up

  • @JerickPetil-i1w
    @JerickPetil-i1w Год назад +1

    im not boxer but balrog is my favorite character in street fighter

  • @eddylex4921
    @eddylex4921 3 года назад +4

    Both Nishitani & Yasuda have stated that they consider Mike from the first Street Fighter and Mike Bison to be the same character. However Capcom says otherwise. So it's the creators of the game versus the company that decides what's official. You decide people I go with the creators.
    PS: You should do a video on the "Fire Kick" Ryu's lost move in the first Street Fighter game. The move is very hard to pull off but is still in the prototype of the game.

  • @KEYBEATZ
    @KEYBEATZ 3 года назад +2

    The only thing about Vega(M. Bison) is that when he gives the slashes his throat sign in his game-winning pose the front part of his chest area looks like a bison face

  • @dynamicentry6808
    @dynamicentry6808 3 года назад +2

    Balrog is a very cool Dad

  • @d18p
    @d18p 3 года назад

    11:49 OMG can someone please tell me the title of that uber cool background music, please.

  • @victorvvc1925
    @victorvvc1925 Год назад

    8:10 I think, from all his abilities and strengths, the most impressive is his ability to type on a keyboard wearing his boxing gloves 💯👌🏼

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 года назад

    In SF4 if u choose the small airfield stage,u see balrog in the aiplane,if u play as Balrog its Vega,if the match is Balrog vs Vega u see Bison

  • @rpgs6218
    @rpgs6218 3 года назад

    Great vid as usual Papi Sombrero de Copa.

  • @MM-cu9kd
    @MM-cu9kd 3 года назад

    I never comment but I love your work on the street Carritor

    • @MM-cu9kd
      @MM-cu9kd 3 года назад

      Sorry my baby hit the send by mistake I just love your work on your channel keep it up 👍

  • @thatonedestroyer7255
    @thatonedestroyer7255 3 года назад +2

    Balrog in sfv fights in the peekaboo stance which is Mike Tyson's style

  • @lukelaser5397
    @lukelaser5397 3 года назад +7

    Should have kept his name. They didn't want to pay iron mike tho.

    • @daegucityboy
      @daegucityboy 3 года назад

      Probably would have worked out well in the end. Imagine Iron Mike playing Balrog in the movie alongside Van Damme and Kylie Minogue!

  • @cashordeals3672
    @cashordeals3672 3 года назад +17

    Dudley: gutter trash
    Man i still remember as a kid when i got street fighter 4 arcade edition and i played Dudley arcade mode his rival scene with balrog is still great 🤣

    • @lukelaser5397
      @lukelaser5397 3 года назад +4

      Dudley the gentleman boxer. Balrog give me my money or I'll bash your face in lol. Both great characters but I like dudley better. What say you?

    • @ace1141
      @ace1141 3 года назад +3

      @@lukelaser5397 Dudley is definitely the best out of the two.

  • @zoricgames
    @zoricgames 3 года назад +2

    But how does Balrog type with boxing gloves on??

  • @Gptc9
    @Gptc9 3 года назад +1

    E. honda would be a great next video

  • @modernretro5383
    @modernretro5383 3 года назад

    Getting close to 100k, RUclips is getting the silver plaque ready as we speak.

  • @heartbreakkid2
    @heartbreakkid2 3 года назад

    Love these documentaries

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 3 года назад +1

    Balrog, the REAL M. Bison (Mike Bison).

    • @sergiosantos6285
      @sergiosantos6285 3 года назад

      While that's true, I find it funny that this changes for the western region actually make sense: Vega is a spanish name, Balrog is name of a mithological beast and fits the huge boxer, and Bison is a kinda more fitting name for a last boss, plus the M. that we don't actually know what stands for is fitting with the misterious nature of the Shadaloo leader.

    • @kenterminateddq5311
      @kenterminateddq5311 3 года назад

      @@sergiosantos6285 M. Bison is a mexican?
      I mean he was played by Raul Julia for the movie.

    • @sacredsapphire
      @sacredsapphire 3 года назад

      @@kenterminateddq5311
      Raul Julia is not Mexican, he's Puerto Rican.

  • @douglasmijangos3327
    @douglasmijangos3327 2 года назад

    I love Ken .. and other characters from Street Fighter but Balrog is ma boi .. 🙌🏻🔥

  • @shaman3145
    @shaman3145 3 года назад +1

    How do you get alpha 2 to look so smooth like that? Is that fc2 or anniv?

    • @clutchfrench96
      @clutchfrench96 3 года назад

      Its possibly Alpha Anthologies on the PS2 . I really loved the Alpha's on there as well as hidden Dramatic Survival mode where you and a friend would be tasked with beating all the characters on the game in 1 play through ending with M.Bison, E.Ryu and then S.Akuma on the Alpha 3 on that game. Dram modes on Alpha 2 and Alpha 1 that were never playable before or after were included also as well as the most fluid Alpha experience I personally in 33 years ever played as well as tough AI.

  • @weredevil616
    @weredevil616 3 года назад

    Might be a very short video. But I think it’ll be awesome to see a video about gouken and goutestu

  • @saiken811
    @saiken811 6 месяцев назад

    8:10 notice how all the buttons on the comp are (have to be) massive? This is because this guy types with his gloves on! Just like how the other boxer guy in SF3 drives and does all his chores with his gloves on as well...
    Also, at 9:58 is that freaking Axl-Low from Guilty Gear? lol

  • @MatthewCLewis
    @MatthewCLewis 3 года назад +1

    Do Rufus next!

  • @magicvampirelver1321
    @magicvampirelver1321 3 года назад

    Nice vid! He was a pretty good character.

  • @GVIL1977
    @GVIL1977 3 года назад

    E. Honda next please and why his picture could not appear on some adverts in Japan

  • @graffProdigy
    @graffProdigy 3 года назад

    Tyson: The baddest man in boxing
    Balrog: The baddest man in video games

  • @24KGoldbackGorilla
    @24KGoldbackGorilla 2 года назад

    I remember reading a gaming magazine in the 90s about Street Fighter to learn Balrogs moves, and there was a typo I found. For his head-butt, they made a mistake and it said butt-head.

  • @gregortonn
    @gregortonn 3 года назад

    Might you consider a video on Guy?

  • @devingiles6597
    @devingiles6597 3 года назад +1

    Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. How about you do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Chun-Li, the first female fighter in the franchise?

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 года назад +1

    Balrog & Dudley hav rival cutscenes in super street fighter 4 where Balrog calls him out by sayin "Ur supposed to be the british champ?!"

    • @thetachi5
      @thetachi5 3 года назад +1

      I love this rivalry. They should expand on it!

  • @peterblain6631
    @peterblain6631 3 года назад

    Fei-Long Fei-Long! Do his bio next!

  • @rapperhostile
    @rapperhostile 3 года назад

    Keep going bro

  • @silentfox139
    @silentfox139 3 года назад +3

    5’10” is short?

    • @stupendous1068
      @stupendous1068 3 года назад +2

      That's how tall Tyson was.

    • @stupendous1068
      @stupendous1068 3 года назад +1

      @@elgatofelix8917 Yes.

    • @thobiasd3693
      @thobiasd3693 3 года назад +1

      in comparison to the heavyweight boxers tyson was competing against like Lennox Lewis (6'5''), Frank Bruno (6'3'') and Holyfield (6' 2''). Even Ali was 6' 3''

  • @chrisrobinson8339
    @chrisrobinson8339 3 года назад +1

    Man that's Mike Tyson.

  • @Fern672
    @Fern672 3 года назад +1

    Whoooobig daddy top hat!

  • @tempanon8672
    @tempanon8672 3 года назад

    How long is that portrait of Billy Mitchell going to be there?

  • @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf
    @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf 3 года назад

    I know that he's only been in one game, but I would love as in-depth of a look that you could make for G from Street Fighter V.

    • @MoojinBoi
      @MoojinBoi 3 года назад

      depends if you believe he is also Q in Third Strike

  • @shikarbabulall3897
    @shikarbabulall3897 3 года назад +1

    I've been playing Street fighter 2 since Champion edition that's when I 1st saw Balrog a lil while after I came across Street Fighter 1 now I always thought Balrog was the 1st boxer of the franchise but then I saw Mike.So the question is are they the same character?

  • @bobjones4469
    @bobjones4469 2 года назад

    Ah, good ole Mike Bison.

  • @ctownsoldier
    @ctownsoldier 3 года назад

    Lmao, that's crazy, look at the views these get in comparison to the metal sonic one... at first glance at least. I freckin loved the metal sonic deep dive, I thought it was a nice a changeup that I would like to see more of.

  • @KamisamanoOtaku
    @KamisamanoOtaku 3 года назад

    Saw the Metal Sonic video. S'good. :)
    As for Street Foghters to cover next... uh... have you done Cracker Jack yet? Does Street Fighter EX even count?

  • @Upinsmoke510
    @Upinsmoke510 Год назад

    Imagine balrog power with the gloves

  • @ghostman-ng1px
    @ghostman-ng1px 3 года назад

    Hi there top hat 🎩

  • @thetexasgerman190
    @thetexasgerman190 3 года назад

    Can you do a video about juri and fang I don’t know a lot about those 2

  • @ratt8745
    @ratt8745 3 года назад

    I always thought it was weird how much Michael Max from Fatal Fury looks almost exactly like Balrog

  • @coolasbreeze2682
    @coolasbreeze2682 3 года назад +2

    Hugo plz.

  • @tracyndiyob162
    @tracyndiyob162 3 года назад +1

    still find it badass zangief/r. mika tanked the guys punches and along with dudley(who i like way more.:3) & alex have kicked the ass of a boxer who killed an elephant with a single punch,like his alpha 3 appearance referencing him appearing with m. bison in the animated movies final battle(and even birdie calling him an idiot in his ending.lol) and how despite probably being one of the dumber characters in street fighter considering shadaloo nearly fell under him, he was rather intelligent in 2v(even if we never saw him box outside the intro.) and showed he has care towards ed in 5.

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 года назад

    I wanna see Balrog,Alex from tekken,& Hitmonchan from pokemon as guest opponents in a new punch out

  • @zarathos3082
    @zarathos3082 3 года назад

    Let’s see Guile!

  • @tongzhao7578
    @tongzhao7578 3 года назад +2

    Don’t you mean Mike Bison.

  • @MrBluSpyda
    @MrBluSpyda 3 года назад +1

    Guile, Ken, or Fei Long

  • @subzippo
    @subzippo 3 года назад

    I wonder if they got permission to feature The Golden Nugget.

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 года назад

    Please do videos on alex,cody,& urien

  • @ragingningen6318
    @ragingningen6318 3 года назад

    Will you do Seth next?

  • @80sOGRE
    @80sOGRE 3 года назад

    Let's not forget to mention Street fighter 1 had a black boxer named Mike.

  • @MSGSlayer1
    @MSGSlayer1 3 года назад

    Vid's done, time to get paid!

  • @stanleyteriaca2184
    @stanleyteriaca2184 3 года назад +1

    Ok. Can we have a peek at Poison, Mike (the Street Fighter 1 boxer), Sodam, Karin Kanzuki, Geki, and maybe someone else.

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 года назад

    Anyone know y Balrog's eyes are messed up in the street fighter 2 anime movie?

  • @henriquedearruda8902
    @henriquedearruda8902 Год назад

    Can you do Geese Howard from Fatal Fury next?

  • @shikarbabulall3897
    @shikarbabulall3897 3 года назад

    How cool would it be if they gave Mike Tyson a chance to play Balrog in the Street Fighter Chun li movie !😄

  • @NxTLvLDrodeci
    @NxTLvLDrodeci 3 года назад

    Wasn’t Balrog in the first Street Fighter arcade game as Mike???

  • @itsbiju
    @itsbiju 3 года назад

    Why does SF Alpha look so crisp and remade here?

  • @ismaelrosario3137
    @ismaelrosario3137 2 года назад

    I wanna see one of T Hawk i find these very interesting