Alex was my favorite SF3 character, then again he is a fellow New Yorker. I was one of the few people back in the day that was hyped about Alex, Sean and Yun when SF3 came out in '97 and played Alex more then the other SF3 newbies. He was also the first grappler character that I played in fighting games. For the typical grappler he was easier to maneuver and had a lot of range in his attacks. Thanks for this one.
Never really cared much for this character upon release... But after your video I definitely see the motivation and effort put into him. Much like how my Understanding for liking Urien was deepened even more, you're making amazing videos man.
DiGi Valentine Appreciation is the least I can do in return for you making these excellent videos Digi. And I can't help but to enjoy them man 😁, your personality and passion for each of these character shine through, much respect and keep up the great work🖒.
Yeah I agree. Capcom needs to stop the bullshit. Have Ryu and Ken and Chun-li as legacy characters, while further developing and push Alex, Sean , Laura and Ibuki.
There are character designs I love like Sean or Necro, but Alex... my goodness, the only other character I have such strong hots for is Q. What a godlike character design, thanks for showing him some love!
Apparently, Alex's "war paint" on his shoulders are actually red skinburn marks from him wearing his overalls without his shirt so much in the pre-SF3 days (SFV). Despite this, I really hope his premium costume in SFV is his classic SF3 look with it being like warpaint, because it's such a good design.
+Goodbye18000 - ....you know, during all my research i never came across that red skin-burn mark info anywhere. And i did research it a number of times because i wasn't entirely sure what the marks were meant to be and i didn't want to get it wrong. Now that this episode is out i've had a number of people telling me that the markings on him are skin-burn marks. Where on earth is this information coming from? D: I can't believe i overlooked it. As for his SFV design, i'm personally loving his younger look a lot. Words can't describe how much i dig the shirt tied around the waist. That's just old skool me! XD
+DiGi Valentine it was from a Japanese SFV presentation where they revealed him. Apparently it was said, but since it wasn't filmed no one can truly verify it other than what they say. So because of that, some people think of it as possibly a developer headcanon, kinda. And to be fair I think it makes perfect sense.
Not only Alex is underrated as a character in Street Fighter. To me all SFIII characters are underrated. In my opinion SFV is the real SFIV because SFIV is just basically a 2.5d version of the second game, just that they put Alpha and III characters in there along with new faces. I say this because of the story. They always go back to SFII and really getting redundant at this point. It wouldnt surprise me if they made SFVI and decide the story to take place yet again, in SFII. Either way SFVI is gonna be another rehash anyway since we all saw Gill in the end of SFV. And after i can also see SFVII being a rehash of 3rd Strike unless both New Generation (Or 2nd Impact since both games have the same story) and 3rd Strike will be in SFVI. And if not I just hope Capcom and the SF fanbase will move on from the SFII rehashing and Continue its story in SFVII.
AND sf3 had the most unique touch to it, it combined the style of alpha and the mainline games, you can see that by only starting the game, the SOUNDTRACK IN ALL 3 GAMES WERE UNBELIVABLE, eveything about the 3 sf3 games was a masterpiece, and i do agree some of the hate was deserved on when sf3 came out, the gaem was pretty unbalanced (for the weak parts) but thks to that we got the greatest FG of all time, 3RD strike is just godly
I actually agree with you wholeheartedly about Alex! I thought he was a really cool character when he was introduced, and so I didn't mind that Ryu wasn't the main character! I'm also really sad that Capcom seems to have left him by the wayside! Out of a cast full of martial artists and trained military and police fighters, he's one of the only actual street fighters in the cast. And if I'm being totally honest, I pretty much liked Alex's character design more than Ryu's, at least as far as their facial features. Alex's stoic nature is reflected in his eyes and expressions, which are a contrast to his bright blonde hair, and his red bandana and facial markings. I think it makes him look cooler than the constipated look Ryu is constantly sporting, with his Oscar the Grouch eyebrows and frowny-face! That doesn't mean that I don't love Ryu, just that I also really like Alex for different reasons! Bring Alex back Capcom!
Although it appears that he's confirmed for SFV, which I somehow missed! That's so exciting! And I'm also really happy Street Fighter 3 is finally getting the attention it deserves! P.S. Tom really does look just like Jean Reno! XD
I SO wish he’d been better received. I love his design, his clothes, fighting style, stance, demeanor… everything! It sucks that things went the way they did cause Alex to me is unironically the coolest character street fighter has ever made
Somehow, someway, someday, I am sampling the shit out of that "IT WAS THE ILLUMINATI" sketch in a tune. It was a risky move swapping Ryu out for Alex, I agree, but I'm glad Capcom took the chance; arguably a fighter more connected to both the streets and THA STREETS™ was a slightly better fit for the title of protagonist in a game literally called Street Fighter, for one thing. For another, I feel that the fact Alex both had far more going on in his story, yet the fact he didn't cross paths with practically every fighter in the mother of all coincidences (plot wise, anyway) ultimately made for a better lead character over all; a more well rounded and fully realised one with some flaws and a definitive "arc", if you will. But then, by self admission, I'm biased here; I've always felt Ryu was as interesting as a rotten plank, so the New Yorkian lovechild of Hulk Hogan and Axl Rose that takes on the Illumaniti for the fam is immediately a winner in my book. (you never quite realise how silly the story of Street Fighter is until you type out sentences like "the New Yorkian lovechild of Hulk Hogan and Axl Rose takes on the Illuminati for the fam".)
+DeconTheed92 - Yeah, sample it. Sample it like Oxide and Neutrino sampled Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels for their song 'Bound 4 Da Reload'. I'll take my royalty cut from your sales! XD Also, yeah. The story is fucking bizarre at times ...but it's a beautiful bizarre. You don't question it too much when you're playing it but take a step back and look at just what is happening and it's like ...wow. So much random escalating shit. Imagine if it really happened to you in real life. One minute you're in a harmless fighting tournament, next minute the biggest secret organisation in the world is watching your ass. Brilliant stuff. I'd expect nothing less from Capcom.
DiGi Valentine Excellent; glad you're as eager for the day 'Nati Dub Ting drops as I am~ Yeah, when Capcom is on their A game, they come up with some really interesting- if a bit out there- concepts. I still think their greatest stroke of genuis in that regard is Skullomania, but again I admit I'm biased; It's hard not to love a character who's entire arc is "business man who gets roped into wearing a costume for promotional purposes, decides to become actual skeleton-based superhero because fuck it, nowt on the telly but Jezza anyway." You can say what you want about Capcom as a company, but you can't say they ain't creative when and where it counts.
Man, I just sat through a bunch of garbage ass "lore" videos of street fighter, you're doing some good work here man. Couldn't agree more about Alex, I picked him up in SFV and I'm more than willing to see him take the reigns once more.
Wow. Capcom pictures I hadn't seen before featuring Alex. I enjoyed your coverage behind the development of his personality based on his win quotes. Bravo.
Alex is supposed to be the first DLC character to come out for Street Fighter 5. I can't wait to see if they actually give him another story arc. Its been a REALLY long time since I've picked up a grappler in any fighting game.
this shit is so well done. perfect for people new to Street Fighter with SFV's release and are learning the lore of the fighters. keep it up man. subbed
Alex is easily one of my favorite street fighter characters of all time. It's a long shot if I'll see him again in SF6 tho now that Luke is center stage.
I've played every single mainline Street Fighter game ever, but every character I try doesn't feel right. The only character that feels right to me is Alex. He just feels right to me
3:40 the next 30 seconds of dialogue are just beautiful language. Where can I get more of this? 3:56 we gonna run up on them tonight, rude way. Rude way? That's so amazing.
JACMIC23 Oh I know. It was the episode that got me to subscribe to DiGi and be a part of the RUclips Fam he's working on. I'm saying 'Where's Sean?' as him being playable in SFV. He has a cameo, yes, but I would have preferred to play as him. Then I would have reason to play a different character other than Ken/Rufus.
+Michael Rivers Honestly, with that crappy Sean cameo, I'd prefer if Capcom doesn't touch him anymore. They couldn't even get his voice right, both in English and Japanese. They should've brought Mitsuo Iwata (3S) or AT LEAST Isshin Chiba (NG/2I). But no no, he just HAD to be white washed in English and in Japanese, it doesn't even sound anything like Sean!! Not picking SF5 up if they can't fix this simple issue.
+JACMIC23 Well, I still have issues with Ken/Rufus. YES, I know Rufus isn't in the game, thankfully, but LOOKING like Rufus, and roughly fighting just like Rufus...and COMPLETELY ruining the moveset of Ken and slowly incorporating Rufus's moveset (EX Air Tatsu is essentially Rufus' standard Air Dive Kick). But anyways, back to Sean. Unless I fail to realize something of his other hobbies, shouldn't he be focusing on Basketball at some point and THEN sees Ken and goes, "I'll do that!" too?
Great episode! I'm very curious to see where Alex's story goes when he releases in SFV next month. And hey, you should totally do all the upcoming DLC characters a month before they release ;) Hah
+I Hate Video Games - Lol, i had actually planned on doing an Alex episode as far back as the Sean and Q episodes but many other projects got in the way. When Alex was hinted as being DLC (before he was officially announced) i figured i should get the episode out asap just to be on the safe side. I scheduled the episode for end of February and then Capcom announced Alex DLC for early March. I swear, the dates just keep lining up! The same thing happened with the Bayonetta episode, as well as Vega. XD
I cared about Alex more after this video. (I also share my name with his so...YAY. lol) His theme song in the Street Fighter III series and Street Fighter V is really infectious. I don't even live in New York City and I can get a feel of it with his theme. Love watching the "Who Dat" series. I started watching these with Ibuki's Who Dat and went on to watch the other SF characters. I'd like to see one on Sakura in the future, especially since she's returning in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition! :D
Glad to see one of my favorite channels talking about my favorite Street Fighter character! So hyped to see MY BOY, ALEX coming back for SFV. March can't get here quick enough!
This made me realize if maybe his parents were part of the Illuminati, hence Gill seeing something important in him. Maybe his parents were deserters of the organization, hence why they were killed/are dead when he is little. I am intrigued as to how will they introduce him since V takes place before all events in III, maybe all III characters show up much later towards the end of the story
I remember only choosing to play Alex in Street Fighter 3rd Strike in the arcade. I always sucked at street fighter games so I hated them, but I loved Tekken. I always chose the wrestler so I always remembered Alex because he looked cool, but I forgot his name and never spent enough time with the SF series to care about the lore. Looking back now I can understand why Capcom decided to try a new Poster Child for the series. WWF was becoming the biggest thing in sports entertainment at the time and thats why for EVERY fighting game (from Tekken 3, to Virtual FIghter 2, etc) I ALWAYS chose the wrestling character. King, Wolf, etc. To me personally I understand their thought process in the context of when this happened and support their ballsy move to try and create a new poster child and character!
+DiGi Valentine you are a professional lol pretty funny guy and providing alot of good content, credit where credit is due bruv! should the opportunity come to collaborate together in the future be it Street fighter or something else consider it done!
+CloudXStrife136 they really arent. i main cammy and i cant play decapre for shit. decapre's a charge character with teleports and her specials, supers and ultras are completely different. like i play ryu and i even though i rarely touch ken or akuma i can still pretty easily transition to them even though they're pretty different and have some slightly dif normals for each. i really cant transition at all to decapre from cammy. all i can do is play footsies with the normals and try to combo into Hands. if you mean theyre the same as they are literally clones then yeah sure i guess as the same as solid snake and liquid
+CloudXStrife136 Gonna have to side with Angel7black, here. He's already outlined their differences in terms of gameplay but they differ in terms of character as well. True, they both share origins as a doll of Bison but Cammy has broken free of his influence and now fight's against him to free her "sisters". She has on numerous occasions, shown compassion both for the other victims who've had to endure Bison's brainwashing and for cats, which she adores free of charge...distinct character traits lacking in Decapre. Her tale is more tragic. At this point, she's more or less a one-dimensional engine of malice who's mind has been warped and infused with hate to such an extent that she has no personality, no reason to exist beyond the single-minded, irrefutable need to kill Cammy. So...how are their characters the same again?
Have to feel sorry for your purple-clad breddren. Oh, well, I'm sure he'll get better and murk dem Illuminati bell ends. I like that the hands pulling the strings are coloured to be Gill's. I'm curious how they're going to work Alex into SFV's plot whne it's pre-III. Also, I'd love to see Who Dat do more game characters away from Street Fighter and Sega. Those ones are good, but there's plenty other characters to choose from.
So weird just before this I was wondering" Who's the next character on DiGi's show gonna be?"and then WHAM! Here you are, man my psychic powers are finally comin in. Anyway this was a good video DiGi, I don't have much to say this time but hey sometimes good is good no need to explain. Until next time, keep doing great DiGi
ah it always nice to see a video from you even if its not from a series that I play so much only once play a demo at Asda once and that was it really I always feel like I escape from drama when I watch your videos I feel safe around you also its kinda like a early birthday present as its my birthday tomorrow I shall be 15 so yeah ^^'
This came in my recommend box today...spent all day watching the vids...no regret and subscribed. Hoping to see a Who Dat on 2 of my favorite Street Fighter Characters: Cody and Oro
+GutsRage Yes, V is canonically before III, but it's possible for Capcom to release more story expansions revealing more about what happens during and possibly after Third Strike.
DiGi!! You never disappoint with your episodes. Can't wait to see what's next! Personally I'd love for you to touch on some KOF characters since Shinkiro really did do something amazing with the character designs. But I wouldn't mind another SF episode.
+JACMIC23 - I'll admit, KOF is a series i'm really not too familiar with and if i did cover one or two characters from it i would need to spend a bit of time learning about the series and those characters. One day when Who Dat has reached a very successful level and i can get someone to work on the show with me then i'll start investing time in to characters i know little about. Right now, the reason i focus mostly on characters and series that i know is because i do all the script-writing and video editing myself. It all takes up a lot of time and i try to have a new video out every two weeks ...so i choose to go for the characters i know to keep my workload as easy as possible. I would definitely like to review some KOF characters one day, trust me. But Who Dat has to grow a little more first before i'm able to invest time in to other things. It will happen one day though, especially if the show continues growing as it's doing right now. One day, man. One day ~
11:05 I like the touch of making the hands match Gills (I know you probably won't see this because the video is older, but I want to point it out anyway)
Digi I don't know if you will read this but... My friend showed me your channel and I must say this series is incredible and I will stay a fan for as long as you keep creating content! Keep up the good work bruv! #LondonInit
+James Darby - ...James Darby? Wait, Jarby?!? From SEGA Europe? Is that you, man? :D (if it isn't then my bad, i just knew a James Darby once back when i worked at SEGA Europe)
+James Darby - Lol, ah ok fair enough. Sorry for mistaking you for him. I've just literally never met another James Darby until this moment, haha! My bad. Regardless, glad you're enjoying the show! It's appreciated! :)
I actually only got to know Alex throught the wierd game Capcom vs Tatsunoko game I loved being able to grapple a giant golden robot. I never got my hands on the Street Fighter games. Only Capcom vs Marvel in Arcades and that when I was on vaccation. Let´s say your videos got me very intrested in SF Third Strike. The story and characters sounds intresting.
Actually, those red stripes are scars. He used to wear his spandex too much which is why they are haging down in SF3 while will be wearing them in SFV.
Just subscribed and wanted to say that your videos are so awesome! you need to upload more, I'm so exited for the next (Who Dat?) video :D Thanks for being on youtube..
EDIT: Posted the comment before I was done. :/ Quite a timely episode, with Alex being the first DLC character and all, coming out next month. I have quite fond of Alex, I find his design to be really well put together, and he fits into the SF3 series like a suplexing cake fits into my stomach. When you brought up Sean on Who Dat?, I talked about the Shotos and how they compared to him. It's probably fitting if I do the same, but with Grapplers this time around. Specifically, Half-Grapplers. Now, lets start this off with Abel. Abel is the kind of guy that if you're paired up against him in a match, you KNOW he ain't got time for your ass. He'll throw you around, and be done with it. A simple white blue color pallet with small red hints and short hair portrays this guy as a calm, but extremely serious person. It shows with his techniques and playstyle as well, with clean and very to the point attacks, and playstyle is more about footsies with the occasional mixup when he gets the upper hand. Compared to Alex more headstrong rushdown and who's more street-esqe in his moves, Abel is the opposite. Alex and Abel share a couple of similarities, with both sharing the same archetype, and similar military background. However, it really shows that while Alex was taught in military fightstyle, Abel LIVED with that training and lifestyle. Both of them contrast off each other so hard. With opposing clothes and color scheme, opposite personalities(even if Abel have the personality of vanilla ice cream), and playstyle that are really not alike at all. They both share the same design idea, but done so differently. (also look at this guy www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/sf4x-abel.jpg he's like a train and you just happened to stand on the tracks. jikes) R. Mika She's far, far, far, FAAAAAAAAR more upbeat and active than these two. While Abel would just throw you down, and Alex throw you down and give you a couple of kicks to boot, Mika embodies Pro Wrestling to the fullest. Taunting, visually impressive throws with flips and stuff, and the outfit to match, she is filled with energy and takes life more lighthearted than the others. Won't go into too much with her as I already talked about her before, so lets get going. Birdie(referring to his playstyle in SF5) Talk about a street punk. Using chains, dirty tricks, and being far more reliant on power over technique. He wears a regular denim pants and vest, but a bit more stylised with bigger and sharper collar. Untop of wearing fairly unique bling and chains, he also sports a rather unique facial hair and hairstyle, giving him a feel of a guy who cares about his looks(altho he did let himself go in SF5...). For Birdie, grappling is less about a martial arts he learned, and more about what he found useful in brawling. It's unrefined, and more about being as brutal as possible such as his headbutts and using his enormous strength to throw people around. He stands out from the rest with his thug attitude and headstrong nature. Birdie isn't that dumb as people might think, but he definitely can't be bothered to think when just chaining people is the more simpler answer. (i am not going to talk about El Fuerte, because it would take a million paragraphs and most of it would be complaining) Capcom over the years have created a lot of interesting characters, but grapplers and half-grapplers have always been more simple and to the point than most. If a character looks like he's about to give you the boot, then he's most likely going to do that. If he looks like he'll throw a banana at you, he's going to do that. This is not a bad thing however, as it really ties their design with their playstyle. Simple designs like this are the reason why I like playing grapplers. I want to feel and look like how I play. I probably should go over more examples, but this will do for now. I'll go over more of the pure-grapplers later on, when we get to that type of character. But for now, this is all I have to say. See ya!
Nice video man. Alex is my favorite street fighter character, so it makes me happy to see this video. If your not busy though, would it be okay and possible for a future Who dat on Sagat? A lot of people (myself included) are really bummed that he isn't in SFV, so it would be nice if he got some recognition, because in truth, he had a large hand in the series almost as much as Ryu.
+TheOnixGamer - Sagat was definitely a more prominent character in the older series, not so much in recent years. I would probably cover Sagat at some point in the distant future though. Right now i want any Street Fighter character i'm reviewing to focus from SFV since a lot of story is developing and changing. If Sagat ends up becoming DLC at some point then that would definitely give me more reason to cover him. We'll see how things go though. I'm not saying "i won't", i'm just saying "not yet."
So... What do you think of Alex visual design in SFV? While I very much like it... I'd definally change somethings. Mainly the shadow on his eyes and the length of his side-bangs a little.
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Alex was my favorite SF3 character, then again he is a fellow New Yorker. I was one of the few people back in the day that was hyped about Alex, Sean and Yun when SF3 came out in '97 and played Alex more then the other SF3 newbies. He was also the first grappler character that I played in fighting games. For the typical grappler he was easier to maneuver and had a lot of range in his attacks. Thanks for this one.
Mine too
Alex nation hell yeah
Never really cared much for this character upon release... But after your video I definitely see the motivation and effort put into him. Much like how my Understanding for liking Urien was deepened even more, you're making amazing videos man.
Thanks, man! Glad you're enjoying the show. :)
DiGi Valentine Appreciation is the least I can do in return for you making these excellent videos Digi. And I can't help but to enjoy them man 😁, your personality and passion for each of these character shine through, much respect and keep up the great work🖒.
DiGi Valentine where exactly are you from? I hear a Jamaican in your voice
You gotta wonder if Gill's junk is purple.
Oh god, i can see it now.
Don't mess with my head like that maaaan 😭
is this canon?
Your profile pic doesn't make this comment any better
No. I don't _have_ to wonder that. But now I am and it is all your fault.
Street Fighter 6 should take place after 3rd Strike.
but it is, i believe, the story of Ryu as the MC ended in 5
Unless Capcom prefers to make money with new editions of the older games.
I would even expect them to make SF5 part 2 before
@@ikagura well. sfv champion edition... Woooh.
@@rocoX1234 SFV CE is basically the game + all DLCs...
But yeah it's basically Super/Ultra SFIV all over again disguised as an expansion pack
Yeah I agree. Capcom needs to stop the bullshit. Have Ryu and Ken and Chun-li as legacy characters, while further developing and push Alex, Sean , Laura and Ibuki.
There are character designs I love like Sean or Necro, but Alex... my goodness, the only other character I have such strong hots for is Q. What a godlike character design, thanks for showing him some love!
Yeah, I fuckin love q
Apparently, Alex's "war paint" on his shoulders are actually red skinburn marks from him wearing his overalls without his shirt so much in the pre-SF3 days (SFV). Despite this, I really hope his premium costume in SFV is his classic SF3 look with it being like warpaint, because it's such a good design.
+Goodbye18000 - ....you know, during all my research i never came across that red skin-burn mark info anywhere. And i did research it a number of times because i wasn't entirely sure what the marks were meant to be and i didn't want to get it wrong. Now that this episode is out i've had a number of people telling me that the markings on him are skin-burn marks. Where on earth is this information coming from? D: I can't believe i overlooked it.
As for his SFV design, i'm personally loving his younger look a lot. Words can't describe how much i dig the shirt tied around the waist. That's just old skool me! XD
+DiGi Valentine it was from a Japanese SFV presentation where they revealed him. Apparently it was said, but since it wasn't filmed no one can truly verify it other than what they say. So because of that, some people think of it as possibly a developer headcanon, kinda.
And to be fair I think it makes perfect sense.
What about under his eyes?
+mattwo7 He wore a special "face overall" without a protective mask on, which left him with burn scars under his eyes. Allegedly.
+Goodbye18000 I hope you are serious , because I am going to tell people this every time the character comes into a conversation.
Not only Alex is underrated as a character in Street Fighter. To me all SFIII characters are underrated. In my opinion SFV is the real SFIV because SFIV is just basically a 2.5d version of the second game, just that they put Alpha and III characters in there along with new faces. I say this because of the story. They always go back to SFII and really getting redundant at this point. It wouldnt surprise me if they made SFVI and decide the story to take place yet again, in SFII. Either way SFVI is gonna be another rehash anyway since we all saw Gill in the end of SFV. And after i can also see SFVII being a rehash of 3rd Strike unless both New Generation (Or 2nd Impact since both games have the same story) and 3rd Strike will be in SFVI. And if not I just hope Capcom and the SF fanbase will move on from the SFII rehashing and Continue its story in SFVII.
AND sf3 had the most unique touch to it, it combined the style of alpha and the mainline games, you can see that by only starting the game, the SOUNDTRACK IN ALL 3 GAMES WERE UNBELIVABLE, eveything about the 3 sf3 games was a masterpiece, and i do agree some of the hate was deserved on when sf3 came out, the gaem was pretty unbalanced (for the weak parts) but thks to that we got the greatest FG of all time, 3RD strike is just godly
Do you think it was a masterpiece, or do you think some of the hate was well deserved.
Good thing that Street Fighter 6 finnaly let the franchise move on, may Bison stay on the grave until the Sun explode
I actually agree with you wholeheartedly about Alex! I thought he was a really cool character when he was introduced, and so I didn't mind that Ryu wasn't the main character! I'm also really sad that Capcom seems to have left him by the wayside! Out of a cast full of martial artists and trained military and police fighters, he's one of the only actual street fighters in the cast. And if I'm being totally honest, I pretty much liked Alex's character design more than Ryu's, at least as far as their facial features. Alex's stoic nature is reflected in his eyes and expressions, which are a contrast to his bright blonde hair, and his red bandana and facial markings. I think it makes him look cooler than the constipated look Ryu is constantly sporting, with his Oscar the Grouch eyebrows and frowny-face! That doesn't mean that I don't love Ryu, just that I also really like Alex for different reasons! Bring Alex back Capcom!
Although it appears that he's confirmed for SFV, which I somehow missed! That's so exciting! And I'm also really happy Street Fighter 3 is finally getting the attention it deserves!
P.S. Tom really does look just like Jean Reno! XD
@@cloudstrife4534 he is one of the funnest people to play in sfv
I'm, so hype for Alex in Street Fighter 5.
Same!!
Yes!
+Andres Pola hes coming?! :D
+ipdddd Yeah they showed us that he was coming long ago XD
+ipdddd Already confirm to be the first of the dlc characters to arrive to SF V and will be on march (next month)
"It was the Illuminati!" XD I'm dyin'!
"We're gonna be waiting a long time, you know?"
~Is watching this two days before Alex is released~
He meant that we're gonna wait a long time before a continuation of 3rd Strike releases. But yeah, Alex is here now
Alex is my waifu power bombs for life
Cursed u
What's waifu
@@LiveLife91 he just say Alex was his waifu
Idk what "Waifu" is 😞
@@LiveLife91 waifu is like ummm.... girl that so beautiful and anything else
Dude, it took me like one second to say "That's Jean Reno"
I SO wish he’d been better received. I love his design, his clothes, fighting style, stance, demeanor… everything! It sucks that things went the way they did cause Alex to me is unironically the coolest character street fighter has ever made
Still can't believe there was a time when Capcom had the balls to reboot there flagship series with a fucking grappler as the main character
Somehow, someway, someday, I am sampling the shit out of that "IT WAS THE ILLUMINATI" sketch in a tune.
It was a risky move swapping Ryu out for Alex, I agree, but I'm glad Capcom took the chance; arguably a fighter more connected to both the streets and THA STREETS™ was a slightly better fit for the title of protagonist in a game literally called Street Fighter, for one thing. For another, I feel that the fact Alex both had far more going on in his story, yet the fact he didn't cross paths with practically every fighter in the mother of all coincidences (plot wise, anyway) ultimately made for a better lead character over all; a more well rounded and fully realised one with some flaws and a definitive "arc", if you will. But then, by self admission, I'm biased here; I've always felt Ryu was as interesting as a rotten plank, so the New Yorkian lovechild of Hulk Hogan and Axl Rose that takes on the Illumaniti for the fam is immediately a winner in my book.
(you never quite realise how silly the story of Street Fighter is until you type out sentences like "the New Yorkian lovechild of Hulk Hogan and Axl Rose takes on the Illuminati for the fam".)
+DeconTheed92 - Yeah, sample it. Sample it like Oxide and Neutrino sampled Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels for their song 'Bound 4 Da Reload'. I'll take my royalty cut from your sales! XD
Also, yeah. The story is fucking bizarre at times ...but it's a beautiful bizarre. You don't question it too much when you're playing it but take a step back and look at just what is happening and it's like ...wow. So much random escalating shit. Imagine if it really happened to you in real life. One minute you're in a harmless fighting tournament, next minute the biggest secret organisation in the world is watching your ass. Brilliant stuff. I'd expect nothing less from Capcom.
DiGi Valentine Excellent; glad you're as eager for the day 'Nati Dub Ting drops as I am~
Yeah, when Capcom is on their A game, they come up with some really interesting- if a bit out there- concepts. I still think their greatest stroke of genuis in that regard is Skullomania, but again I admit I'm biased; It's hard not to love a character who's entire arc is "business man who gets roped into wearing a costume for promotional purposes, decides to become actual skeleton-based superhero because fuck it, nowt on the telly but Jezza anyway." You can say what you want about Capcom as a company, but you can't say they ain't creative when and where it counts.
Alex didn't have much going on into terms of plot. It was pretty bare bones.
Man, I just sat through a bunch of garbage ass "lore" videos of street fighter, you're doing some good work here man.
Couldn't agree more about Alex, I picked him up in SFV and I'm more than willing to see him take the reigns once more.
The red marks on his shoulders are actually scars he got from wearing his overalls too much. That is surprisingly canon.
DUUUUUUUUDE, thank you so much, Alex is one of my favorite characters in Street Fighter, I'm so glad he's back
You spoil us, DiGi! I love this series to death.
+SettingItToWumbo - Thank you for loving it to death! :D
DiGi Valentine
Well it deserves to be loved to death of course!
Wow. Capcom pictures I hadn't seen before featuring Alex. I enjoyed your coverage behind the development of his personality based on his win quotes. Bravo.
Damn. Had no idea alex was that important...
Alex is supposed to be the first DLC character to come out for Street Fighter 5. I can't wait to see if they actually give him another story arc. Its been a REALLY long time since I've picked up a grappler in any fighting game.
this shit is so well done. perfect for people new to Street Fighter with SFV's release and are learning the lore of the fighters. keep it up man. subbed
+CATFACE Patane - Thank you very much. I'm glad the show is able to bring newcomers up to speed! Cheers :)
Alex is easily one of my favorite street fighter characters of all time. It's a long shot if I'll see him again in SF6 tho now that Luke is center stage.
"Emotional with a machete" hahaha lol
I’ve watched the phone call bit at least 100 times and it’s still the funniest thing DiGi ever made. Cracks me up everytime.
Oh nice choice!! Only had gameplay reasons (his moves and specials) to like this guy. Thanks for the show as always.
Wow. That mature Ryu pose after he beats Alex is so nasty. I love it.
I've played every single mainline Street Fighter game ever, but every character I try doesn't feel right. The only character that feels right to me is Alex. He just feels right to me
Cant wait to use him in SFV, Great personality on the videos. Subbed
+King Jae - Cheers, man! :)
I gotta say alex is one of my favorite next gen charaters
Have you ever thought of putting all the music you use in a playlist? It's all amazing, love your content man.
3:40 the next 30 seconds of dialogue are just beautiful language. Where can I get more of this?
3:56 we gonna run up on them tonight, rude way.
Rude way? That's so amazing.
YES! He's Back! ....Digi, not Alex. But yeah, go Alex. WHERE'S SEAN!?
He did a Sean episode already if that's what your asking :)
+Michael Rivers sean is in sfv and he is a white ginger....
JACMIC23 Oh I know. It was the episode that got me to subscribe to DiGi and be a part of the RUclips Fam he's working on. I'm saying 'Where's Sean?' as him being playable in SFV. He has a cameo, yes, but I would have preferred to play as him. Then I would have reason to play a different character other than Ken/Rufus.
+Michael Rivers Honestly, with that crappy Sean cameo, I'd prefer if Capcom doesn't touch him anymore. They couldn't even get his voice right, both in English and Japanese. They should've brought Mitsuo Iwata (3S) or AT LEAST Isshin Chiba (NG/2I). But no no, he just HAD to be white washed in English and in Japanese, it doesn't even sound anything like Sean!! Not picking SF5 up if they can't fix this simple issue.
+JACMIC23 Well, I still have issues with Ken/Rufus. YES, I know Rufus isn't in the game, thankfully, but LOOKING like Rufus, and roughly fighting just like Rufus...and COMPLETELY ruining the moveset of Ken and slowly incorporating Rufus's moveset (EX Air Tatsu is essentially Rufus' standard Air Dive Kick). But anyways, back to Sean. Unless I fail to realize something of his other hobbies, shouldn't he be focusing on Basketball at some point and THEN sees Ken and goes, "I'll do that!" too?
Great episode!
I'm very curious to see where Alex's story goes when he releases in SFV next month.
And hey, you should totally do all the upcoming DLC characters a month before they release ;) Hah
+I Hate Video Games - Lol, i had actually planned on doing an Alex episode as far back as the Sean and Q episodes but many other projects got in the way. When Alex was hinted as being DLC (before he was officially announced) i figured i should get the episode out asap just to be on the safe side. I scheduled the episode for end of February and then Capcom announced Alex DLC for early March. I swear, the dates just keep lining up! The same thing happened with the Bayonetta episode, as well as Vega. XD
DiGi Valentine Crazy, man. These game devs gotta stop copying you! ;)
Hey dude you're vids are truly amazing man and such good quality keep up the good work
MATE YOU FINALLY DID IT. I LOVE YOU DIGI VALENTINE
+DiGi Valentine actually my favorite channel now.
+Nicolas Everaert - Told you he was 'around' :P Glad you enjoyed it ~
you're the best
I cared about Alex more after this video. (I also share my name with his so...YAY. lol) His theme song in the Street Fighter III series and Street Fighter V is really infectious. I don't even live in New York City and I can get a feel of it with his theme.
Love watching the "Who Dat" series. I started watching these with Ibuki's Who Dat and went on to watch the other SF characters. I'd like to see one on Sakura in the future, especially since she's returning in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition! :D
Does anyone else think that Alex's overalls look like they're always about to fall down?
Glad to see one of my favorite channels talking about my favorite Street Fighter character! So hyped to see MY BOY, ALEX coming back for SFV. March can't get here quick enough!
This made me realize if maybe his parents were part of the Illuminati, hence Gill seeing something important in him.
Maybe his parents were deserters of the organization, hence why they were killed/are dead when he is little.
I am intrigued as to how will they introduce him since V takes place before all events in III, maybe all III characters show up much later towards the end of the story
I remember only choosing to play Alex in Street Fighter 3rd Strike in the arcade. I always sucked at street fighter games so I hated them, but I loved Tekken. I always chose the wrestler so I always remembered Alex because he looked cool, but I forgot his name and never spent enough time with the SF series to care about the lore. Looking back now I can understand why Capcom decided to try a new Poster Child for the series. WWF was becoming the biggest thing in sports entertainment at the time and thats why for EVERY fighting game (from Tekken 3, to Virtual FIghter 2, etc) I ALWAYS chose the wrestling character. King, Wolf, etc. To me personally I understand their thought process in the context of when this happened and support their ballsy move to try and create a new poster child and character!
I wish Sir J was still around, I miss having that Alex theme to vibe and work out to💯
Great vid man. I know you might be tired of doing this with Third Strike characters, but I'd love a Who Dat on Urien or even Oro!
Why isn't this guy famous yet!
Here I am trying to research Alex, and you've done it for me. good stuff Digi, I'll see you in Street Fighter V
Great commentary boi, even did em research and tings. Respect
These Who Dat videos are so fucking well made.
+Spuzzwick - Many thanks, man! :)
well made sir! nice to see someone doing their research and with good British humour too. great stuff!
+CHIKARA Gaming! 力 ゲーミング! - Thank you very much! :) Glad you enjoyed the episode.
+DiGi Valentine you are a professional lol pretty funny guy and providing alot of good content, credit where credit is due bruv! should the opportunity come to collaborate together in the future be it Street fighter or something else consider it done!
Great vudeo as always mate. Would love to see a video on Decapree and Cammy someday since they're basically the same character.
*Video
Agreed!
+CloudXStrife136 they really arent. i main cammy and i cant play decapre for shit. decapre's a charge character with teleports and her specials, supers and ultras are completely different. like i play ryu and i even though i rarely touch ken or akuma i can still pretty easily transition to them even though they're pretty different and have some slightly dif normals for each. i really cant transition at all to decapre from cammy. all i can do is play footsies with the normals and try to combo into Hands.
if you mean theyre the same as they are literally clones then yeah sure i guess as the same as solid snake and liquid
Angel7black In terms of CHARACTER they are the same
+CloudXStrife136 Gonna have to side with Angel7black, here. He's already outlined their differences in terms of gameplay but they differ in terms of character as well. True, they both share origins as a doll of Bison but Cammy has broken free of his influence and now fight's against him to free her "sisters". She has on numerous occasions, shown compassion both for the other victims who've had to endure Bison's brainwashing and for cats, which she adores free of charge...distinct character traits lacking in Decapre. Her tale is more tragic. At this point, she's more or less a one-dimensional engine of malice who's mind has been warped and infused with hate to such an extent that she has no personality, no reason to exist beyond the single-minded, irrefutable need to kill Cammy.
So...how are their characters the same again?
Have to feel sorry for your purple-clad breddren. Oh, well, I'm sure he'll get better and murk dem Illuminati bell ends.
I like that the hands pulling the strings are coloured to be Gill's.
I'm curious how they're going to work Alex into SFV's plot whne it's pre-III.
Also, I'd love to see Who Dat do more game characters away from Street Fighter and Sega. Those ones are good, but there's plenty other characters to choose from.
Can't wait for Alex (albeit a younger version of him) to join Street Fighter V in March.
+Neoxon so V takes place before III?
+N30N10 Yes, the order is 1-Alpha-2-4-5-3.
+Neoxon So that explains why half of my people aren't on Street Fighter five. Dudley, Remy, Elena, Oro, Makoto, Hugo, Urien :-(
Damar Jenkins Urien's coming in Wave 1.
Neoxon I was hoping for Dudley more than anybody lol where are the boxers in this game ? I mean at least give us Sagat what is Capcom doing.
So weird just before this I was wondering" Who's the next character on DiGi's show gonna be?"and then WHAM! Here you are, man my psychic powers are finally comin in. Anyway this was a good video DiGi, I don't have much to say this time but hey sometimes good is good no need to explain.
Until next time, keep doing great DiGi
This is a cool series. Subscribed. Also. You made me like Alex way more than I did before
If you're looking for a true Hulk Hogan style character you look at Bass from Dead Or Alive.
ah it always nice to see a video from you even if its not from a series that I play so much only once play a demo at Asda once and that was it really I always feel like I escape from drama when I watch your videos I feel safe around you also its kinda like a early birthday present as its my birthday tomorrow I shall be 15 so yeah ^^'
"AY. I' m WAAAALKIN', HERE!"
An episode on my favorite Street Fighter character?
Ayy!
Good episode as always though fam.
Quality video as always Digi. Looking forward to watching your channel grow!
Dude you deserve much more subs :P
This came in my recommend box today...spent all day watching the vids...no regret and subscribed. Hoping to see a Who Dat on 2 of my favorite Street Fighter Characters: Cody and Oro
Mate I love your sf Who Dats! Keep them coming!!
SF III never got the attention it should’ve. Alex deserved more.
I always thought Alex was apart of the Nash and Guile line.
He's in Street Fighter 5, so we'll probably get more on his backstory at least.
+Musomania27 we should tho it wont be a continuation from 3rd strike...
+GutsRage Urien is coming back too, so we might get some story from 3rd strike
Smokey™
Keep in mind SFV is BEFORE 3rd strike.
+GutsRage Yes, V is canonically before III, but it's possible for Capcom to release more story expansions revealing more about what happens during and possibly after Third Strike.
On the list of things that don't make sense
Bro Alex is fucking dope
yet again you've managed to shed light on my ignorance
DiGi!! You never disappoint with your episodes. Can't wait to see what's next! Personally I'd love for you to touch on some KOF characters since Shinkiro really did do something amazing with the character designs. But I wouldn't mind another SF episode.
+JACMIC23 - I'll admit, KOF is a series i'm really not too familiar with and if i did cover one or two characters from it i would need to spend a bit of time learning about the series and those characters. One day when Who Dat has reached a very successful level and i can get someone to work on the show with me then i'll start investing time in to characters i know little about. Right now, the reason i focus mostly on characters and series that i know is because i do all the script-writing and video editing myself. It all takes up a lot of time and i try to have a new video out every two weeks ...so i choose to go for the characters i know to keep my workload as easy as possible. I would definitely like to review some KOF characters one day, trust me. But Who Dat has to grow a little more first before i'm able to invest time in to other things.
It will happen one day though, especially if the show continues growing as it's doing right now.
One day, man. One day ~
11:05 I like the touch of making the hands match Gills (I know you probably won't see this because the video is older, but I want to point it out anyway)
The only problem with this vid is that Alex is actually wearing timbs, not combat boots
Digi I don't know if you will read this but...
My friend showed me your channel and I must say this series is incredible and I will stay a fan for as long as you keep creating content! Keep up the good work bruv! #LondonInit
+James Darby - ...James Darby? Wait, Jarby?!? From SEGA Europe? Is that you, man? :D (if it isn't then my bad, i just knew a James Darby once back when i worked at SEGA Europe)
+DiGi Valentine sorry to disappoint but I'm not him LOL i'm just some lad from london :( big fan tho
+James Darby - Lol, ah ok fair enough. Sorry for mistaking you for him. I've just literally never met another James Darby until this moment, haha! My bad. Regardless, glad you're enjoying the show! It's appreciated! :)
+DiGi Valentine no probs man! i'm looking forward to alex on SF5 so this episode cleared things up about him for me :D
bro your awsome cant believe how many people only sub to u u need way more you do awsome videos
The illuminati part made me lost it, that was legit lol
Looks like a good character. I hope he comes to street fighter v one day.
Is Alex also inspired by Rambo and Rocky-??
Rambo's Military gear and red headband
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Rocky's background and discipline
AverageJoe5050 hulk hogan
I actually only got to know Alex throught the wierd game Capcom vs Tatsunoko game I loved being able to grapple a giant golden robot. I never got my hands on the Street Fighter games. Only Capcom vs Marvel in Arcades and that when I was on vaccation. Let´s say your videos got me very intrested in SF Third Strike. The story and characters sounds intresting.
Alex is still my goat to this day
Alex = the best MC, also the best character, the end
SF3 is the most unique of all the SF games, also the roster, ALSO the god damn SOUNDTRACK
Not really a competion when there's only been two.mcs.
I'm just finding your videos dude and your awesome wow👌👍.
Actually, those red stripes are scars. He used to wear his spandex too much which is why they are haging down in SF3 while will be wearing them in SFV.
Lol, good to see ya back starting with none other than Alex :)
wow this video was really well made. good job
happy birthday alex!!! :3
Another great video man
+unrooolie - Many thanks for watching, man! I appreciate it! :)
Bro what’s that background music towards the end of the video? It’s really good. At 13:43
Just subscribed and wanted to say that your videos are so awesome!
you need to upload more, I'm so exited for the next (Who Dat?) video :D
Thanks for being on youtube..
EDIT: Posted the comment before I was done. :/
Quite a timely episode, with Alex being the first DLC character and all, coming out next month. I have quite fond of Alex, I find his design to be really well put together, and he fits into the SF3 series like a suplexing cake fits into my stomach.
When you brought up Sean on Who Dat?, I talked about the Shotos and how they compared to him. It's probably fitting if I do the same, but with Grapplers this time around. Specifically, Half-Grapplers.
Now, lets start this off with Abel.
Abel is the kind of guy that if you're paired up against him in a match, you KNOW he ain't got time for your ass. He'll throw you around, and be done with it. A simple white blue color pallet with small red hints and short hair portrays this guy as a calm, but extremely serious person. It shows with his techniques and playstyle as well, with clean and very to the point attacks, and playstyle is more about footsies with the occasional mixup when he gets the upper hand. Compared to Alex more headstrong rushdown and who's more street-esqe in his moves, Abel is the opposite.
Alex and Abel share a couple of similarities, with both sharing the same archetype, and similar military background. However, it really shows that while Alex was taught in military fightstyle, Abel LIVED with that training and lifestyle.
Both of them contrast off each other so hard. With opposing clothes and color scheme, opposite personalities(even if Abel have the personality of vanilla ice cream), and playstyle that are really not alike at all. They both share the same design idea, but done so differently.
(also look at this guy www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/sf4x-abel.jpg he's like a train and you just happened to stand on the tracks. jikes)
R. Mika
She's far, far, far, FAAAAAAAAR more upbeat and active than these two. While Abel would just throw you down, and Alex throw you down and give you a couple of kicks to boot, Mika embodies Pro Wrestling to the fullest. Taunting, visually impressive throws with flips and stuff, and the outfit to match, she is filled with energy and takes life more lighthearted than the others. Won't go into too much with her as I already talked about her before, so lets get going.
Birdie(referring to his playstyle in SF5)
Talk about a street punk. Using chains, dirty tricks, and being far more reliant on power over technique. He wears a regular denim pants and vest, but a bit more stylised with bigger and sharper collar. Untop of wearing fairly unique bling and chains, he also sports a rather unique facial hair and hairstyle, giving him a feel of a guy who cares about his looks(altho he did let himself go in SF5...). For Birdie, grappling is less about a martial arts he learned, and more about what he found useful in brawling. It's unrefined, and more about being as brutal as possible such as his headbutts and using his enormous strength to throw people around. He stands out from the rest with his thug attitude and headstrong nature. Birdie isn't that dumb as people might think, but he definitely can't be bothered to think when just chaining people is the more simpler answer.
(i am not going to talk about El Fuerte, because it would take a million paragraphs and most of it would be complaining)
Capcom over the years have created a lot of interesting characters, but grapplers and half-grapplers have always been more simple and to the point than most. If a character looks like he's about to give you the boot, then he's most likely going to do that. If he looks like he'll throw a banana at you, he's going to do that. This is not a bad thing however, as it really ties their design with their playstyle. Simple designs like this are the reason why I like playing grapplers. I want to feel and look like how I play.
I probably should go over more examples, but this will do for now. I'll go over more of the pure-grapplers later on, when we get to that type of character. But for now, this is all I have to say. See ya!
Nice video man. Alex is my favorite street fighter character, so it makes me happy to see this video. If your not busy though, would it be okay and possible for a future Who dat on Sagat? A lot of people (myself included) are really bummed that he isn't in SFV, so it would be nice if he got some recognition, because in truth, he had a large hand in the series almost as much as Ryu.
+TheOnixGamer - Sagat was definitely a more prominent character in the older series, not so much in recent years. I would probably cover Sagat at some point in the distant future though. Right now i want any Street Fighter character i'm reviewing to focus from SFV since a lot of story is developing and changing. If Sagat ends up becoming DLC at some point then that would definitely give me more reason to cover him. We'll see how things go though. I'm not saying "i won't", i'm just saying "not yet."
So... What do you think of Alex visual design in SFV? While I very much like it... I'd definally change somethings. Mainly the shadow on his eyes and the length of his side-bangs a little.
Just to let you know Digi, Alex was recently confirmed to be the first dlc character for street fighter 5
You put alot of effort in your vids. Salute. Subbed.
he is finally coming back I can't wait to play him in SF5
I'd actually be happy to see Alex again. :)
great channel! subbed!
+TheBd62 - Thank you very much! :)
i really like the music in this video.
Ah yes!
Just what I needed to start my day!
p.s forgot to sub, love this series so far keep it up :)
8:54 Alex discovers a new muscle between the bicept and shoulder.