Vikala is a straight up Looney Tunes Character - Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @rooflemonger
    @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +66

    So hey, Granblue! Been a hot minute. Admittedly with so much going on in the FGC in the last few months I sorta fell off the Granblue train, but quite a few people told me I should take a look at Vikala, our latest Granblue DLC character and well here we are! This character is straight up Looney Tunes (in the best way) and really silly. Also out of nowhere poor Justin Wong gets jabbed at, such is Vikala's cruelty!

    • @pikachuattack542
      @pikachuattack542 Месяц назад +4

      Thanks so much for making a Granblue video! I know you've been busy so I felt bad asking but I thought you'd at least like the game's new characters each time they come out. Personally while I love her I'm waiting for 2.0 to give my girl Yuel some buffs, but Vicky is fun and it brought some people back to the game.
      Again, thanks so much for making this!

    • @JalauroUrsa
      @JalauroUrsa Месяц назад +1

      @@rooflemonger Another great video. Vikala is definitely an interesting character!

  • @rooflemonger
    @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +118

    Im scared when I made a donkey kong country reference in this video that younger people might not understand. We need more shooting out of barrels its been too long Nintendo, give us a new Donkey Kong!

    • @StreetFighterWWE
      @StreetFighterWWE Месяц назад +7

      As someone who literally started his Video Game Career with Donkey Kong Country for the SNES, this reality makes me sad and feel old!

    • @mfgouki4402
      @mfgouki4402 Месяц назад +4

      I’ll be honest first thing I thought of when I saw those canons was Kirby cause it has the same thing

    • @PotofGlue
      @PotofGlue Месяц назад +5

      DK for SF6, perhaps?

    • @StreetFighterWWE
      @StreetFighterWWE Месяц назад

      @@PotofGlue I’d prefer Diddy and/or Dixie Kong, myself!

    • @BHS289
      @BHS289 Месяц назад +1

      DKC Returns remaster got announced recently, you’re safe (or will be)

  • @moistwindow6094
    @moistwindow6094 Месяц назад +81

    Random item throw character? NOW its a real anime fighter

    • @JalauroUrsa
      @JalauroUrsa Месяц назад +2

      @@moistwindow6094 Notice how she has a Super Mario reference in her thrown items?

    • @Jurgir09
      @Jurgir09 Месяц назад

      Still better than MK

  • @bw4708
    @bw4708 Месяц назад +45

    I audibly chuckle EVERY time I’m playing against a Vikala and she pulls out the tiny little trumpet 😂 the animation is too perfect

  • @LightAmv
    @LightAmv Месяц назад +52

    The Jwong Easter Egg is goated , i do wish someone made a heart back though

    • @rooflemonger
      @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +23

      we live in a world where we must conform and make the meme. We live in a world where if we do not conform to the power of the meme we are punished for it. We live in a Society.

    • @gillgillgillgillgill
      @gillgillgillgillgill Месяц назад +11

      ​@@rooflemonger sounds like SOMEONE is ready to blame the beast

    • @Amia_the_Smol
      @Amia_the_Smol Месяц назад +9

      Nier tries to complete the heart, for what it's worth. Dorrie even acknowledges it, but the poor girl still gets blasted.

    • @mr.sol6666
      @mr.sol6666 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@gillgillgillgillgill heaven or hell let's rock!

    • @ardidsonriente2223
      @ardidsonriente2223 Месяц назад +2

      Maybe the throw tech should look like the opponent actually completing the heart. That would be awesome.

  • @Mene0
    @Mene0 Месяц назад +3

    3:00 cuteness overload
    Also the Justin Wong meme, holy shit that's cool

  • @MetaSynForYourSoul
    @MetaSynForYourSoul Месяц назад +2

    0:58 Cuz it's an anime fighter, when he said, "trap zoner", for a second I thought, uh...something different...😅

  • @Windsofambience
    @Windsofambience Месяц назад +2

    Love to see the granblue support. Im excited to really get back into it over the winter

  • @_acid_cookies_6974
    @_acid_cookies_6974 Месяц назад +17

    I'm sure others have mentioned but she's a zodiac character just like Anila and like all the zodiac characters she's a reference to SNK character specifically she's a reference to Athena

    • @ardidsonriente2223
      @ardidsonriente2223 Месяц назад +1

      Athena+Disney+Idols+Chinese zodiac mouses.

    • @rooflemonger
      @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +3

      see I did not know that, but I also did not know that for Anila. For Anila on my own I worked out she was Terry Bogard. I do not feel any athena vibes from this girl to be honest

    • @_acid_cookies_6974
      @_acid_cookies_6974 Месяц назад

      @@rooflemonger that's fair it's usually just their supers that reference SNK characters but from what I remember Athena is also kinda an idol and a zoner too?

    • @PissedGrunty
      @PissedGrunty Месяц назад

      Is that reference a base Granblue thing, or something specific to Versus?

  • @414pseudo8
    @414pseudo8 Месяц назад +2

    Didn't have high expectations for this character but after seeing the DK cannons and after you explained the throw shes definitely moved up the ranks. Great video!

  • @SaiyanHeretic
    @SaiyanHeretic Месяц назад +8

    Oh, so she's Moon Knight: "Random bullshit GO!!!!"

  • @JalauroUrsa
    @JalauroUrsa Месяц назад +14

    Vikala plays amazing. I'm definitely hooked! Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising tends to be the lighthearted ray of sunshine among the current Fighting Games, dominating the market.

  • @DemoNova
    @DemoNova Месяц назад +5

    It's nice to see you cover Granblue again, and great video by the way 👍 Anyway, I was a bit worried when they first showed Vikala's gameplay, since trappers/zoners are rarely for me, but I gave her a try and she's actually really fun. One of my first opponents also happened to be someone with over 14,000 played matches, and I was pretty happy when I actually managed to win a round against them. So yeah, I'll keep playing Vikala for a while, but I'll probably also play my usual characters: Zeta, Grimnir, and Lucilius.

  • @Carlitonsp1
    @Carlitonsp1 Месяц назад +18

    Man, I did not realize how huge this roster is already.

    • @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv
      @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv Месяц назад +1

      Well, if you didn’t abandon the game, you would obviously know that Granblue Fantasy Versus has a huge roster. I mean, how do you expect people to reply to this comment? Yeah, you missed out, man. It’s not too late; our player base could really use a boost. So instead of playing some other stupid Street Fighter, Tekken, or KOF, just come back to Granblue. We’re not a toxic community, and we’d love to have you. Just don’t play some other bullshit FGC game, alright? Seriously.

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 Месяц назад +11

      ​@@NeedlerNoob-yl7lv bro wtf????? this would put me off playing gb

    • @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv
      @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv Месяц назад +1

      @@mcbill7352 You just don’t understand. Literally, Street Fighter, Tekken, and KOF are stealing our players. If you’re not upset about it, then I’m not sure you completely understand the situation.

    • @PurePancakes113
      @PurePancakes113 Месяц назад

      Dude, there's always going to be big high budget fighting games that are the most popular.
      That doesn't mean those games are directly stealing your players. Especially since many fighting game players like playing multiple games at once.
      And you wouldn't like it if somebody started making the same argument against your game
      "Granblue is stealing all of our player base away from Undernight" or something like that
      .@@NeedlerNoob-yl7lv

    • @TreyGarlic-mr7ut
      @TreyGarlic-mr7ut Месяц назад +5

      ​@@NeedlerNoob-yl7lvlmao you literally being toxic. Let people enjoy what they enjoy

  • @AnnCatsanndra
    @AnnCatsanndra Месяц назад +7

    I have completely switched from Yuel to Vikala for the sole reason the Vikala's Raging Strike involves popping balloons. Specifically blowing them up too big and damaging her opponent, seeming startled by this too, yet still recovering fast enough to keep combing. Lmao

  • @thundermite1241
    @thundermite1241 Месяц назад +23

    Vikala's assistant dormouse happens to be voiced by a vtuber named ironmouse

  • @Hailstormful
    @Hailstormful Месяц назад +6

    If I remember correctly, Vykala has some inspiration from Athena of the KoF games, got that PSYCHOBAAALL locked in...

  • @justinrodriguez5957
    @justinrodriguez5957 Месяц назад +12

    They had our boy gambling for bad cheese. 🤣
    Also, what the Donkey Barrel Blasting was that?

    • @rooflemonger
      @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +2

      original donkey kong country has hella barrels you shoot out of!

  • @bezoznaught5261
    @bezoznaught5261 Месяц назад +3

    Theyre dying of cuteness, not heartbreak lol

  • @phdbot4483
    @phdbot4483 Месяц назад +4

    When it comes to zoners, while I like simple, big-button zoners like Guile and Heidern, I also REALLY like the obnoxious, cartoony zoners like Peacock, Faust, and possibly Vikala as we see here.
    And yes, I'm saying all this as someone who loves big boy grapplers too, I'm sorry. ^^'

  • @Sadeyo1
    @Sadeyo1 Месяц назад +6

    Animated out the butt, so much love and attention.

  • @flamemdq
    @flamemdq Месяц назад +4

    A mouse vtuber to play the mouse trap, what a day

  • @preposteroussvideos
    @preposteroussvideos Месяц назад +1

    Automatic favorite character 😂

  • @Actual_Uakari
    @Actual_Uakari Месяц назад +6

    I have never played this game but I might now because she seems super cool

  • @mus0u
    @mus0u Месяц назад +4

    granblue is my favorite game and i'm very happy with how the game has developed. far more enjoyable than SF6 or Strive to me. i love playing midrange with katalina and zoning with eustace. will definitely be giving vikala a shot too. i'm sad they nerfed yuel but there's so many other great charas to play and everything is a lot more balanced now

    • @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv
      @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv Месяц назад

      Yeah, man. Preach, brother. Holy shit, other games are just way inferior to Granblue. It’s just kind of sad that a lot of people in our community just don’t understand the impact and innovation that this game is having right now. It’s trailblazing, and it’s fucking amazing. Honestly, you know, Street Fighter, Tekken, and even KOF a little bit are just, you know-they’re stealing our player base, effectively. And it’s really stupid. It’s toxic for the FGC overall, right? Like, sharing is caring, you know what I mean?

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 Месяц назад +4

      ​@@NeedlerNoob-yl7lvhere you are AGAIN

  • @chaeyeongLFG
    @chaeyeongLFG Месяц назад +2

    *cries in versusia* but for real what a unique character! lots of love put into those animations.

  • @ArtFr0g0
    @ArtFr0g0 Месяц назад +4

    She looks like a blast to play :D

  • @ethanhinton4549
    @ethanhinton4549 Месяц назад +2

    I just realized the horn she uses for the 22X is the same sound as the Koopaling's horn sound in Mario Kart 8

  • @oklimbo
    @oklimbo Месяц назад

    Glad this game still getting love as perhaps *the* premier free to play option for fighting games rn

  • @ardidsonriente2223
    @ardidsonriente2223 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks Roofle for drawing some attention to Granblue Rising. it is a really good game and deserves more attention.
    There have been a lot of developments with the patch 1.5 changing a lot of stuff, adding Versusia and flattening the tier lists a lot: most characters were buffed and most OP ones were reined down, so it is more balanced than ever.
    Vikala is a super fun homage to Disney theme park and animation stuff with idol mouse trappings, and even has the participation of the well known Vtuber Ironmouse, who gives the english voice to the Dormouse that helps Vikala in her fights.
    But she's not the only great character: there are many, from my main the immortal Alchemist sage turned cute girl, Cagliostro, to the LGBT wrestling icon Ladiva, or the most good natured Dark Knight, Vaseraga, among many others. Special mention to the 4th wall breaking Lowain, who delivers some of my favorite jokes in all the FGC. His humor is, at the same time, very well done, truly smart, and really funny, and also super extensive, because he has a different dialog for every opponent, both at the start of the match and in the end.
    There is really a lot to explore, in the lore, story, minigames, and of course in the razor sharp combat mechanics. It is my favorite FG at the moment, even surpassing my well loved Tekken, which I've been playing for more than 25 years, and the colossal SF6, the current gold standard for the genre.
    Seriously people, don't miss the discount offer for Granblue Rising, is is a really, really good game.

  • @quixodeath8879
    @quixodeath8879 Месяц назад +4

    omg i love this character

  • @fennicfox4600
    @fennicfox4600 Месяц назад +4

    I picked it for sale yesterday! I was excited to play fox lady with a, questionable, southern accent but maybe not so much if I'm gonna get trap zoned lol

  • @ADreamingTraveler
    @ADreamingTraveler Месяц назад +2

    I need to play her. She looks amazing

  • @chakradarrat8832
    @chakradarrat8832 Месяц назад +1

    platinum vibe

  • @MARK-r6c3k
    @MARK-r6c3k Месяц назад +7

    She is pretty Crazy.

  • @Dorda098
    @Dorda098 Месяц назад

    On one hand I love this character and can't wait until i feel better to try her out! On the other hand, I don't entirely like random items but looks like that may not be a complete necessity casually to play her. I'm so cheesed to play her!

  • @MaximumCarnage-
    @MaximumCarnage- Месяц назад +4

    She's one of the 12 Zodiac divine generals like Anila so animal themed. I'll have to hop on and check her out. I saw a post of all the pictures and some are freakin hilarious.
    Donkey Kong Country isn't THAT old lol. Now if you started calling Mario jumpman I'd be worried lol.

  • @Mojomoud
    @Mojomoud Месяц назад

    6:45 All that's missing from Vikala's cannons is letting her fire herself out of them. Just to really hammer home the Donkey Kong Country lookin' ass nonsense.

  • @esmeewilson2909
    @esmeewilson2909 Месяц назад

    This is the definition of MADNESS😂

  • @YuuTheShikigami
    @YuuTheShikigami Месяц назад

    Vikala, in lore, is the Zodiac Guardian of the North, as her title when you get her states. She is so far the only human, and being the Rat Zodiac, uses the hairband accessory to simulate them. As you can see on her intro, she is actually very shy and awkward socially, and developed the other persona for the stage based on her idealized self, which she can bring out with the headband for reasons unknown besides her own psyche doing so. The mousetrap is a sentient thing that serves the Rat Zodiac each generation, and it's called Dormouse. Any more questions about her, and I can try to help out sharing information.

  • @hjt091
    @hjt091 Месяц назад +1

    Calling Belial an edgelord like he isn't also a walking meme factory

  • @benadrylthundercrotch7144
    @benadrylthundercrotch7144 Месяц назад +1

    Jwong's suffering will never end.

  • @SpitFire301
    @SpitFire301 Месяц назад +1

    Personally i think belial and beelz are the funniest characters in the game. Them dudes are just too corny for this world and i love em

  • @Yukari_MAiG
    @Yukari_MAiG Месяц назад

    I can't believe Cygames put Justin easter egg in. 11/10 they have researched the FGC well.
    Her series of characters is a direct reference to Chinese Zodiac. Hence why she has a lot of rat related stuff and Anila is sheep/goat.
    Also despite being a comedy character, in Granblue lore she can actually ram through/destroy a building with her bare hands. She's really strong in the lore.

  • @AdamFunke94
    @AdamFunke94 Месяц назад +1

    That looks fun :D

  • @thyknee01draws
    @thyknee01draws Месяц назад +1

    7:50 oh I never thought of that, I thought her is a reference to tekken tag 2 throw (I forgot her name)

  • @reryaa
    @reryaa Месяц назад +1

    I love this game!! Got this game on sale right now half priced.

  • @sheefo
    @sheefo Месяц назад +2

    Is it too late to get into this game? Coming from mainly a Street Fighter background. This character looks mad fun!

    • @kotaro1495
      @kotaro1495 Месяц назад

      I also came from SF and got hooked 😀eu got about 100 people in the lobbies every day! For a niche FG it's very good! Never too late if the community plays the game ! Btw there are plenty of players who are on a low to mid level in terms of skills, which is good for beginners

    • @rooflemonger
      @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +2

      never too late to get into any fighting game really, but this version of Granblue isn't even a year old, and still gets new players all the time thank to the f2p version

    • @ardidsonriente2223
      @ardidsonriente2223 Месяц назад

      Granblue Rising is also one of the easiest to get in fighting games ever. Few, super clear mechanics, razor sharp resource management, a few deep knowledge checks being reined down already, no need for complex inputs but you still can use them if you prefer. The only difficult stuff is the large roster, but even then is very simple and fast to learn the relevant differences, and is never easy to master, so the challenge never fades.

    • @someclevername8167
      @someclevername8167 Месяц назад +1

      Nah it’s hardly too late. It’s got crossplay too, so finding a game won’t be hard at all

  • @MARK-r6c3k
    @MARK-r6c3k Месяц назад +7

    Thanks, i didn't realize the Cannons could shoot into each other. My 13 year Old Granddaughter is going to love this. I had fun with her too.

  • @MUGENanaya
    @MUGENanaya Месяц назад +2

    RANDOM BULLSHIT GO!

  • @marcbraun5342
    @marcbraun5342 Месяц назад +5

    As if Faust had a daughter, who has become a pop idol and is friends with Jack-O and Taokaka,...this is soooo not a character for me... ^^

  • @snek2704
    @snek2704 Месяц назад +2

    Both Vikala and Doormouse are voiced by VTubers! Vikala is Sylla Aria and Doormouse is IronMouse!

  • @surrendering2within
    @surrendering2within Месяц назад

    Lil Mama is WEARING CHEESE🧀😆
    since Grimnir's Answer's-Scroll-Mechanic-havin twinkie ass didn't hold my attention, I didn't think anything could 🤷🏾‍♀️ but yep, 🐭Minnie Paula Paula's gon have me reinstall this game‼️ thanks for making this delightful overview vid💖

  • @r.c.3813
    @r.c.3813 Месяц назад

    She looks so fun and as a rachel main in blazblue time to main the mouse in granblue.... when i eventually buy the game because i'm saving up for a gaming pc

  • @adamthrasher3575
    @adamthrasher3575 Месяц назад

    She reminds me of platinum

  • @SonicBoyster
    @SonicBoyster Месяц назад +2

    I believe the traps have a hurtbox so you can walk up and just jab them away. I'm sure there are setups where they work well but they aren't quite as crazy as they look.

    • @rooflemonger
      @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +1

      well yeah I show that right away, but the idea of any proper trap zoner is if you try to deal with the trap, then you get punished for interacting with that and not your character

  • @richardjohnson8991
    @richardjohnson8991 Месяц назад

    I almost bought this game on launch but I actually got discouraged from the constant complaining about Nier (she was the character I would have played). I ended up not getting it but I've still kept up watching the game.
    Vikala might just get me to buy this game. This is like Faust levels of absolute silly nonsense and these are the kinds of characters that I can't help but laugh and have fun with.

  • @Finicky9
    @Finicky9 Месяц назад +1

    Jwong the character

  • @DonteWilsonChrisDorner
    @DonteWilsonChrisDorner Месяц назад +1

    I really don't like how short they made a 14 year old's skirt.

  • @gcavrubio
    @gcavrubio Месяц назад

    This game really has the Arc Sys DNA

  • @jessepeterson6694
    @jessepeterson6694 Месяц назад +1

    Fun little fact i found out recently: Vikala and Doormouse's English va's respectfully are two Vtubers named Sylla Aria and Ironmouse. And if you have to ask what a vtuber is Mr. Monger then let me be to say WELCOME TO THE REST OF YOUR IN THE VTUBER RABBIT HOLE!! You will never leave and never escape.

    • @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv
      @NeedlerNoob-yl7lv Месяц назад

      This is fake news. Don't listen to this comment, okay? This person is lying. Do not trust them.

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 Месяц назад +1

      ​@NeedlerNoob-yl7lv bro what are you doing you are everywhere in these comments. It's not funny

  • @nicorobin7762
    @nicorobin7762 Месяц назад +7

    vtuber character design

    • @rooflemonger
      @rooflemonger  Месяц назад +2

      its the cruel world we live in today. Although granblue being the franchise that it is, im sure this character pre-dates any vtuber nonsense

    • @ardidsonriente2223
      @ardidsonriente2223 Месяц назад +4

      @@rooflemonger Vtubers are just cute-themed wrestler drama. Most are just commercial noise, but some of them have pretty interesting stories, like the crazy surreal phenomena that is the AI Neuro-sama, or the chronically ill opera singer Ironmouse and her amazing work with the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) charity initiative.
      IMO the real shocker is that Granblue comes from a Gacha game... that is what I think is really terrible.

    • @felinaotsu3161
      @felinaotsu3161 Месяц назад

      ​@@rooflemonger you are kinda correct. Vikala was released in the base Granblue Fantasy game on New Years of 2020, as she belongs to a group of characters representing the chinese zodiac, and 2020 was the Year of the Rat. Alot of her character elements take inspiration more from Mickey Mouse and Disneyland. Notably she came out before vtubers in general really took off outside of Japan.

    • @ADreamingTraveler
      @ADreamingTraveler Месяц назад

      @@felinaotsu3161 Vtubers were pretty popular outside of japan starting around 2017 onwards specifically in the furry community before it really exploded in the anime scenes in japan and outside of it a couple of years later. Most people didn't really notice though because furries are such a niche group but they did inspire a lot of anime vtubers that are around now

    • @felinaotsu3161
      @felinaotsu3161 Месяц назад

      @@ADreamingTraveler still to point, while today it could be assumed Vikala's thematics are inspired by vtubers, she is more a mix of a idol and a theme park performer, since her main job is to entertain visitors to her Utopia.

  • @Renoistic
    @Renoistic Месяц назад

    The animators really worked overtime elevating such a boring and derivative character design. This is a good game where almost every character looks like they were created with a spreadsheet. I just don't vibe with that.

  • @derrickgarner8253
    @derrickgarner8253 Месяц назад

    People still play this game? Lol it's been too many other better games to come out I forgot all about this

    • @MiracleMadao
      @MiracleMadao Месяц назад +10

      People have their preferences. Enjoy what you want and let others enjoy theirs.

    • @standheaykic66
      @standheaykic66 Месяц назад +11

      I am always amused by the logic of these people who think "the game I didn't play so it must be a dead game" kind a thing.

    • @ardidsonriente2223
      @ardidsonriente2223 Месяц назад +4

      Top 4 participation of the main line games in the most packed EVO ever (July 2024), with top visual design by ArcSys and arguably a more robust combat design than MK1, GG Strive and even T8. It is an amazing game.

    • @razzildarkbrew1952
      @razzildarkbrew1952 Месяц назад +1

      Doomers are so dumb

    • @strepsilsaregood4u
      @strepsilsaregood4u Месяц назад

      @@razzildarkbrew1952for real, you genuinely must be living under a rock if you think Rising is dead.