Top Ten Grapplers in Fighting Games
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- It’s a fan favorite type of fighter in fighting games: the grappler! With a close-ranger fighter who loves throws and falls in about every fighting game, there was a hefty pool of characters to choose from among the grapplers in the history of fighting games. So, who slams and jams the best? Let’s find out!
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Oh Grapplers, bane of my existence but you can't imagine fighting game without them. It probably got part 2 because there are lots of em.
I'd be completely fine with no Laura, Alex or Gief in SFV
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@@QuinnIsIn Speak for yourself. Grapplers may be annoying, but they've never been the strongest in SFV (or in most fighting games), and they're fun to play.
@@HamsterPants522 I just don't like the mix they have and having to run away. I usually play rush down characters.
@@QuinnIsIn I play every kind of character. Rushdowns are bound to be frustrated by grapplers in the same way that grapplers are bound to be frustrated by zoners, although the gap between all 3 archetypes has been greatly decreased since the days of Street Fighter 2.
One of my personal favourite grapplers has to be Tina Armstrong from DOA, mostly because of how versatile she is with her throws. She can follow up combos with a command grab, a mid air throw or a ground throw depending on the situation. She even has easy to use chain grapples. I don't normally play grapplers in fighting games, but as far as grapplers go, Tina has a bit of everything and that's why she's my favourite fighter in DOA.
YAS!!! I love destroying players with Tina.
I agree, but I like lisa Hamilton better
@@zacharyrodriguez4348 Yeah, Lisa's fun to use too.
@@zacharyrodriguez4348 I actually trash La Mariposa players with Tina. Once you get her pattern down, countering her little 'dance' kicks are cake. And the wake up throw is easily trashed with a low throw.
@@picallo1 I know, played both Tina and la mariposa in equal measure
Fun fact about Wolf Hawkfield: his character was used as a gimmick for IRL wrestler Jim Steele for a few years at All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), to which I assume was a long stint of cross promotion but it was popular so they decided to keep up with it than just the first year. This does certainly reflect on how moves from other wrestlers associated with the promotion and the branched off Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion as some wrestlers from AJPW left to create that has had some notable moves used for Wolf in later Virtua Fighters
Even he do F-5.
Grapplers are usually my favorite. Though Zangief has to be the favorite among them. Storyline and outside media always make him a literal wise man who just enjoys his plex game.
You are bad guy, but you are not *bad guy*
I hate that line because he is not a bad guy
@@franciscoarzapalozapata4610 The phrase is meant to invoke two things. One, bad guys have origins. They don't start bad and sometimes that means they don't end bad. It's also meant to be a bit of a play on words. Ralph is the villain of a video game and yet he's a good guy inside.
On top of that, Zangief is viewed like that because of the Street Fighter lore. He's like Drago during the Rocky movies. Most fighters are American and that means to them he's a "bad guy" because a lot of the games are during the Cold War era
“Hsu Hao wins”
Man, that’s something I never thought I’d see again
Thanks for mentioning Waldstein and Kira. And for more lists that relate to fighting game character archetypes and such, here are my suggestions since puppeteers and grapplers have already been covered:
Archetypes
Shotoclones
Charge Characters
Rushdowners
Zoners
Fighting Styles
Kendo/Iaijutsu
Fencing/Jousting
Would love a fencing one. Raphael has always been one of mine
@@D_0_S and among my favs are the likes of Charlotte (Samurai Shodown), Asuna (Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, originally from Sword Art Online), Orie (Under Night In Birth) and Foxy (King of Fighters).
I'm still Hoping for a Video of "Jeet Kune Do" Users in Fighting Games due to the Fact that *Fei Long* will not make a Return in the Upcoming "Street Fighter 6" because of the Lee Family forbidding Capcom to use Bruce's Likeness.
I'm so glad you mention Victor's imfamous Electric Booty Boogallo grab!
Easily on of my fave electric characters grabs( til Capcom gave Blanka a grab in SF5!)
Smash might not be considered a fighting game by a large group of gamers, but I enjoyed Incineroar's inclusion in Smash Ultimate. There were no grappler based characters in the previous games, and while some of them had strong throws, Incineroar finally gave us a character based around those throws and various other wrestling moves, even taking some inspiration from Zangief's spin attack.
Bowser counts as one too, I think. His normal grab is pretty good and he gets good reward off of it, but also, his side-B is like Incineroar's in that it's probably a top 5 command grab that can seal a stock pretty easily.
The lariat that incineroar does is just his special move from the games dark lariat it’s not a zangief reference
@@JtheBOSS The animation still could be, Pokémon special move animations tend to be pretty barebones
@@SP_Sour he literally does it in the games
@@JtheBOSS And it looks the same as in Smash? You see him spin around like that?
Can we get an honorable mention to my boy Stun the insect( Bloody Roar 2 onward)? Not only was he a grappler with some heavy attacks( he'd ram you with his horn/ even face palm you to a wall) but his design& beast form was fantastic !!! Straight up modeled after Zx-Tole from Guyver!
I was really upset my bug boy wasn't mentioned at all.
I wish Guyver would get remade or something, I really miss that franchise.
@@brandonprater4613 I completely agree. His last series was back in 2005. We need our armored hero back!!!
It's been 9 months but +1 to this
Goro Daimon is my favorite KOF grappler. His Cloud Tosser was the best anti-air throw in the series until recent games nerfed the hell out of it.
No honorable mention for Muscle Power, the original Hulk Hogan of fighting games?!
For shame! 🤦♂️
Goro in 98 is such a beast. He's so well equipped with good anti-air attacks (air grab move, his standing hard kick) and that ground grab you can do after a sweep kick. My personal favourite was Vice but Goro is close
I love goro but i still think shermie is the top-tier grappler in kof
Content:
0:50 - Cerebella (Skullgirls)
2:55 - Viktor (Darkstalkers)
5:21 - Wolf Hawkfield (Virtua Fighter)
7:07 - Iron Tiger (Blaze Blue)
9:34 - Jax (MK)
12:26 - Clark (KoF)
14:58 - Potemkin (Guilty Gear)
16:48 - Asteroth (Soul Caliber)
20:03 - King (Tekken)
22:56 - Honourable Mentions (Haggar is here, if you wondered where he was, as I did)
24:45 - Zangief (SF)
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Goro Daiimon (KOF) is one of the icon of grappling fight in game, how could he not even be honorable mentioned in this video?
Thanks! My fav is Clark, and glad his ranking 5 in the world.😎💪🏻
24:10 Haggar was also on "Ring Of Destruction Slam Masters 2" which is his first fighting game debut, way befor Final Fight Revenge and MVC3
King will always be the coolest in my heart.
One of my favourite grapplers is Ashlotte from Soul Calibur 4, because she is a very unexpected grappler,and unlike Kira from Arcana Hearts, (who also doesn’t look like she’d be a grappler) Ashlotte does all the fighting herself.
She had an interesting design but to me didn't have enough to draw me in due to just being a clone character.
Zangief Is the Character that made me love fighting games so he Will Always have a special place in my heart. My favourite grappler at the moment Is Kouma Kishima from melty Blood,even though unlike most grapplers,he s normal sized and pretty fast
U play Zangief a bit - in Marvel vs Capcom?
@@almanegra2k i don t have a computer so i can t play Marvel vs capcom sadly
back in 1991 when street fighter 2 world warriors arcade came out. my very first choice was zangief. thought he would armor it all, only to get my ass kicked by cpu dhaslim. I knew right then it’s more to it then looks. I promised that I will learn the game and never waste my quarters easily ever again. my main then on was guile and ryu in SF2 WW but gief will always have a place in my heart.
Tina Armstrong is such a Beautiful Tomboy🥰
She is? I see her as more girly than anything, she has tomboy qualities, don’t get me wrong. But I don’t see her as a full on tomboy.
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I could be wrong. I mean I often see Tina fighting/wrestling while she wears her skimpy outfits. Tomboys supposedly have characteristics of guys, and Tina is more like a super model. What do you think?
@@BlazerK1914 I mean like I said, she has some qualities of a tomboy (tough, more of a power fighter than a lot of the other women, stereotypical manly fighting style of pro wrestling, she was a rock star in a ending) she even manhandles Zack once in 5’s story mode. But she also definitely owns her feminity, she puts her sex appeal to work, has no problem with wearing girly clothes. She’s just Tina.
Also, another point on her femininity, she was a model.
Fun fact about King. His motion capture was done by Japanese pro wrestler and MMA fighter Minoru Suzuki.
My favorite grapple type characters in arcade-style fighting games are King I and King II from Tekken and Wolf Hawkfield from Virtua Fighter.
Wolf is the only grappler i've EVER mained in a fighting game, i usually don't like the archetype but something about Wolf has always been so fun to me, his moveset is great. He has such a vast array of throws it's crazy. Great list!
King is a monster. He and Jin are my mains in Tekken.
what game?
I always played grapplers in Street Fighter. Zangief, T. Hawk, and Hugo.
Two words. Tina Armstrong. Dead or Alive. Her grappling moves are insane. I love wasting meta Ninja players with Tina while piledriving them through the arena. Never gets old.
I personally like Beowulf in Skullgirls a lot more than Cerabella. He just has a more fun personality and him just being a wrestling head is just so damn cool!
There is an arc systems woerks game with a grappler called grappler and a zoner called "Launcher"
DNF Duel
I love it when you put skullgirls characters on your lists 🥰
The 3 in the thumbnail were my mains in their respective games so I love this video already.
So you like to use the grappler type characters it seems.
@@revolvingworld2676 I just wanna give people hugs
What if Tom Cruise was a fighting game? Those Mission Impossible and Top Gun stunts! take you to the Danger Zone!
KOF series has the most prominent grapplers in fighting games. There's Clark, Daimon, Shermie, Dolores, Tizoc/Dinosaur/Hinako
specially Clark in KOF 2002, his sm/dm/sdm/hsdm are all Grappling and all other moves are normals/counters(CD) that should be in top 1
Alex from Street Fighter franchise is my favorite grappler. Alex "at ease loser!!!"
Obvious number 1 is actually not so obvious. I was actually debating between King and Geif as one and two.
My favorite is Shermie from KoF. Grapplers are usually known for being big hulking tanks that do tons of damage, but Shermie is relatively fast and light, so she feels fun to play.
Nice comment. When I think of it, I can imagine a trio of female grapplers could be a great custom KOF team. Shermie, Angel, and Blue Mary. Would you agree?
@@Smoothie_The_Gamecat Cool team idea for sure, but I'm not sure whether or not Blue Mary and Ángel count as grapplers. I know they have command grabs, but Idk enough about their playstyles to be certain that they're really grab-_centric_
@@SP_Sour Angel does a couple of moves, inspired by The Rock
Great list but king should have been #1 because he took grappling to the next level pulling off the rolling death cradle in a match is a God like feat that's unmatched
If you think that is god like.. watch a few MvC2 matches with magneto being used to rush down
Yeah I'm aware of the skill in that combo but for me it's still the death cradle it's just disrespectful to the opponent when you pull it off lol 😆
A Grappler Character is not Easy to play as in Fighting Games, but with a little Trial and Error if given the Right Practice to fully Mastered it, they can be one of the most Dangerous OP Fighters in the Ring.
You good?
@@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011 Only a few Grapplers I'm Good at are *Jax* (Mortal Kombat), *Bane* (Injustice), *King* (Tekken 3, 4 and 5) and little bit with *Astaroth* (Soul Calibur),
But I'm still a Casual towards other Grapplers like from other Series like Zangief and R. Mika in "Street Fighter" and every Grappler in the "King of Fighters" series.
Why are you Talking Like this Bro
@@exod4 And why are you starting to Spam Questions?
If you like wrestling, Wolf from Virtua Fighter arguably the best there is. Criminally underated authentic animations. I was in shock when I first saw this guy in VF6....which needs a follow up game by the way!
Still no vf6. 😢
All great picks! As an avid lover of the grapplers, this was an exciting list for me.
The only one I would switch, is Bane being my top pick in the Injustice games over Grundy. I enjoy his moveset and character more.
Great list, MrTopTenList! Believe it or not, I didn’t even know Astaroth from Soul Calibur was a grappler! Like you said, its probably because he’s in a weapon themed fighting game, so you never would have guessed that it has one. XD
An outstanding list for my favorite fighting game archetype. #1 was a no brainer. Хорошо!
U play Gief a bit in Marvel vs Capcom?
Oh, yeah. He’s always a mainstay on my MvC teams.
@@banishingflat84 Cool. Sometimes I play that game in the FightCade platform. I'm not good but I try it for fun :D We could play some games someday. My team is Hulk, sometimes Zangief and others :D
If they ever remake darkstalkers or continue the series and adult Emily will be so cool like a faster Victor similar moveset with electric abilities
Grapplers are not as cheap as most people think, lot of good reads and general game knowledge are necessary to be a good one.
Top 10(?) Shotos
The top 3 are obvious being Ryu,Ken,Akuma but would be kinda cool to see what other franchises shotos look like
Heart from Arcana Heart, Ryo, Robert, Yuri and Takuma from Art of Fighting/King of Fighters, etc.
Well at least Mr. Top Ten avenged Nina during his segment on King (22:45)
I sincerely thought a Skullgirls entry would rank higher.
Clark is also a cool grappler. Snk grapplers are always cool.
Someone from Capcom in a similar caliber with Haggar (usually in a beat'em up series, but had a fighting game spin-off once) worth mentioning would be Toyotomi Hideyoshi from the Sengoku Basara series. Kind of a standard grappler in the fighting game spin-off, but his grappling style is 'grapple some hapless enemy and then use them as a bludgeon'. Pretty innovative, even including some traditional grappling throws, including even a spinning piledriver like Zangief.
Does Kano count as a grappler? He does grabs and stuff. I just like him because he says funny things
Over 50 and still a rippah!
@@MrTopTenList nice one lol also I’m waiting for the top 10 anti-heroes in fighting games…
@@MrTopTenList hahaha kano loves himself so much, I love that scumbag
Some really cool grapplers in other games I like are Machamp from Pokkén Tournament and Rook from Fantasy Strike.
Both are very clearly inspired by Zangief, though Machamp also learned a ton from King (Pokkén being developed by Bandai Namco like Tekken, there's a ton of similar moves).
Shy also suggested Pikachu Libre when I was working on the video and I was like "that's so good!" Pokken's got some good grapplers.
Grapplers in game : I see you use my move, that's super cool. I'll try to mimic yours myself as an homage
Pro wrestlers irl : you better stop using my finisher you ****
Really disliked King... One too many times being killed from 100 to 0 in one constant grab chain.
My 2 favorite grapplers are Venessa from Virtua Fighter and Raiden from SNK games.
i have to say, for the sf series, i would have picked hugo, i feel like he brought just more on the table in terms of what we are now used from a fleshed out grappler , and in addition he is based on André the Giant wich is dope af. personally Alex is my favorite sf character overall, but hugo is more of a classic grappler while Alex is kinda similar to blue Mary a mobility/rushdown grappler imo
Interesting picks here, most of them not what I expected... Mike Haggar probably should have been a numbered inclusion though, as he's more of grappler than like half of these characters, and was playable Final Fight games AND Slam Masters long before he appeared in MvC3.
Even though there have been two Kings, the second King is larger. King Classic was 6'3" while King II is either 6'6" or 6'7". Either way, they're a couple of big Luchadores.
Beowulf from skullgirls is way more hype than cerebella.
Goro Daimon from Kof is my favorite T0T great vid!
top ten sport player in fighting game
(1)Bobby Nelson-Aggressors of dark knight
(2)Lucky Glauber-King Of Fighter 94
(3)Heavy-D-King Of Fighter 94
(4)Brain Battler-King Of Fighter 94
(5)sean-street fighter
(6)junpei Iori-persona 4 arena ultimax
I was gonna be upset if Potemkin didn’t make the video. You have my thumbs up sir
Thank you!
Top 10 MMA characters in fighting games please (Luke from Street Fighter would be a nice addition to this suggested list).
Stupid Astaroth! He replaced my favorite character, Rock! When Astaroth was wearing diapers, Rock was discus tossing fools with his giant ax and looking cool doing it.
Rock is still my favorite in 3/4, though I doubt he's ever coming back in a real way. :/
The Nº1: The Red Cyclone, ZANGIEF!!! 🌟
I would have put King as #1. King's chain grappling put him on top.
19:33 like Ridge Racer R4 reiko there is another one she's also a Grappler
idea:top 10 dinosaurs in fighting games
No beowoulf ? His chain grabs and luchador motiff are just amazing
i know right? beowulf is literally THE grappler of skullgirls
I know its like a laughing stock of fighting games but Bane from Injustice 1 and 2 is a pretty solid grappler.
What makes these the best? Do you mean the most recognizeable from each franchise? Or just your personal favorites?
For some reason i loved Abel in Street Fighter 4. Like Blue Mary he was more of a combo rushdown grappler but his throws, cyclone neckbreakers and strong grappling moves made him a favourite for me to play.
Honestly, I won't mind being command grabbed by Shermie from the KoF series hahaha
25:49 Guile: No means No!!!
People I'd like to nominate next time you do a video similar to this masterpiece
Bane(injustice)
Shermie(Kof)
Daimon(Kof) *kinda disappointed he ain't on here*
Fail! You didn't mention Hakan from Street fighter 4.. the most prolific grapler in the genre
Grapplers always inflict heavy damage if manage to get too close to the opponent
Wolf is one of my favorites. He is bulky and mobile. In many ways he is the first cool grappler, him and Jeffrey. He proceeded Alex from street fighter.
Very slept on. You know what u doing with a grappler 75-80% of a joker power will be gone from one combo tossing u around. Takes practice
I'm surprised you named Tina as the honorable mention for DOA when there are Bass and Leon that fit the archetype better same with mah boi Bayman but he's more of a counter.
Bayman's grabs are brutal. He's actually a refreshing change from grapplers putting on a show, given how his fighting style is based on Sambo, practiced by Russian commandos. He definitely should have been an honorable mention if not featured on the list!
@@RoadKamelot2nd Bayman is good but as stated he's more of a counter player. Go aggressive with Tina's throws and she'll wax Bayman all day. Fake a combo with 2 hits wait for the counter and throw. Toast or wait for his bait combo and when he throws, counter with a faster throw. His mix-up game is intense and his vortex is deadly but Tina can throw out fast counter throws that turn the tide, same with Bass, Tina has fast counter throws and good combo mix-ups to break rhythm and get control back on your side. Tina is REALLY strong.
"Running Three!!"
- Clark
You did Goh dirty by putting Wolf on this list.
iirc the director was butthurt constantly losing zangief as a kid and his appearance in Wreck-it Ralph is the culmination of that
My Top Ten Grapplers in Fighting Games
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1º - Zangief
2º - King
3º - Clark Steel
4º - Jax Briggs
5º - Potemkin
6º - Blue Mary
7º - Iron Tager
8º - Hugo Andore
9º - Tina Armstrong
10º - Mike Haggar
// Does Rainbow Mika count as a Grappler too?
Mika is like the definition of a grappler haha
No Bayman from DOA? I’m shocked. He’s my go to
Really want a revised Saturday night slam masters so, I can see Alex(SF3) get his props.
27:11 Chun-li Easter egg in the background enjoying some food casually.
The DNF Duel Grappler became one of my favorite grapplers, he's just so stupid with is strong ass super armor moves.
What if Steven universe was in fighting game
Steven can be all-rounder
Garnet can be a grappler/rushdown
Pearl can use spear and use graseful attack
Amethyst can use a whip and change from for each attack
lol @ 26:09, look at those bears flexing!!
I appreciate that you gave Mayor Haggar a promo package. Now if you just had his theme played it would be a ten now only a 9.999999999 ect.
The big Android on DragonBall FighterZ .... dude used to kick my ass so much I learned how to play with him.
Oh! You’re doing archetypes now?! Please do Rushdown next!!
And also these: Shoto, Charge, Zoning, etc.
5:58 the cleanest F5 I've ever seen.
The funniest thing about grapplers? They're usually some of the most chill characters in their games. Potemkin always gets his job done with no response, Alex just wants to live normally, and the only reason DBS Broly is crazy is because he's in a berserk transformation. In base form, he's the nicest guy out there.
Good trope. I like it!
Mike haggar actually was in a fighting/wrestling game called muscle bomber/Saturday night slam masters
General RAAM in KI is hella underrated, but I get it not enough eyes on KI atm.
Top ten Jeet Kun Do fighters in fighting games would be pretty cool
"HEAVENLY..................POTEMKIN.................... BUSTEEEEEEER!"
Nuff said.
From the KOF franchise Clark isn't considered as strictly a grappler but Goro is
Yep Zangief was a villain in Street Fighter II V.
Potemkin and Tager were the characters that got me into maining grapplers lmao
do top 10 Annoying Characters players disliked in Fighting Games
You should do a top 10 big guys in fighting games
I'm also a little surprised that Mitsuko from Bloody Roar and Juggernaut from Marvel Super Heroes didn't make the honorable mentions list.
My head-canon for Wreck-it-Ralph is that Zangief is such a difficult character to fight in higher difficulties levels that in that arcade in specific, that Street Fighter is considerd one of the games that eat quarters because people keep struggling to beat him.
I don’t know if King should be 2.
With all those grapple combinations while Zangief only had some grapples. =/