+MegaSparkster Thanks! It was a bit of a challenge but i had fun research deeper in to all these theories on him. It made the episode feel very different from the others in this series! Thanks for watching and i'm glad to you liked it! :)
Q's win animations should have been dependant on who he is fighting. Evil characters got a face stomp, innocent or heroic characters got a sigh of remorse.
There is another angle that can be looked at when it comes to Q. His quotes are generally garbled grunts, but one of the quotes could be translated as "I am...abomination." This could hint that whatever Q is, he did not become it willingly, which would add the whole "Tragic Monster" aspect to his character. It's possible that he is looking for the ones who made him what he was, and he's involved in the World Warrior tournament because he's hoping to find leads there.
Capcom creates such cool characters but just lacks in the writing skills.. They screwed up and ruined the potential for Necalli and Nash's role in story mode and I wouldn't be surprised if they never touched on Q again..
I really hope Q will come back. There's a really creepy atmosphere about him, something I'd love to feel in another Street Fighter game. And maybe they'll give him a voice rather than just grunts...?
Q's design is straight out of the old-school manga style of creators like Osamu Tezuka, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and Shotaro Ishinomori. Additionally, those creators often used robot or cyborg characters in their manga. It was fairly typical of those creators to introduce a robot or cyborg character into a story whose true origin, motivation, and goal remained a mystery for some time before being eventually revealed. I think someone at Capcom is paying homage to those creators with the inclusion of Q in the Street Fighter universe. If the mystery behind Q is ever revealed, it's a good bet that he'll turn out to be a cyborg, based on all of the small clues you noticed.
+QuikBluFox what i was hoping. maybe he's on there now just have to do a bunch of crazy mumbo jumbo to fight him. I know disc content was leaked but never know, maybe its a hidden file
I also feel like the bolts and lines along his mask/face share visual similarities to tears, further supporting him being remorseful about his actions. Great video! Love the series so far
Q is an unknown element and that's why I like him. Well that and I like his rigid movement, seeing as I am pretty static when it comes to fighters. (Otherwords, I suck)
+Tentacle Touchy You suck? Thank god. So do i. I suck so much that i suck with Q too .. . .man that's a lot of suck in one comment. I need to go lie down.
Gotta agree with a lot of the comments here! You just keep getting better and better G! I can't wait for the next one! And don't ever stop the cowboy bebop style endings please!
+Otaku-Vs Thank you, fam! XD And trust me, those Bebop style endings are going to stay for a looong time. They're actually the one part i look forward to including the most in these episodes as it allows me to make each sign-off individual and unique. Plus, it's Bebop homage, lol! Thanks for watching again, bro! ~
Q has and always will be my favorite character to play as in Street Fighter. I'm not kidding, this photo for my profile has been my ID for everything since I was 13. I'm 21 now but back when I was growing up. My cousin didn't play games anymore and gave me his old console with SF3 3rd Strike as a the main fighter for me. I never really feel in sync with none of the characters... not until I tried Q. I was a pretty whimpy kid but man... seeing a character with NO formal fighting style. It just clicked with me. I played as Q at least once ever time I loaded the game up. Even in my local arcade, the employees remember me as "Q" than my real name. Q has been the character I've been asking for years... I still wait for its return...
+wh3nderson95 What an interesting story. I am 19 and got 3rd Strike only recently after a long time of SFII Turbo and immediately had to look up more about him. I am not really familiar with the lore of SF yet but after getting all the endings possible in the game, Q and his ending were stuck in my mind so I had to look this video up. I really care for Q as he is such a unique character and while I do not mainly play as him (nor am I even good at playing him) I seriously hope he returns, if not for me than I hope he does for you.
According to TV Tropes, there is an UDON comic that hints that Q may have been Chun-Li's father, after being experimented on by Shadoloo after M. Bison killed him.
I support the Chun Li's Father theory the most, and it would give Q a lot of importance in the universe. I personally think Q was a fan favorite of 3rd Strike and he should be in SFV, regardless. I love Q so much...
I mean, G kinda throws even more smoke up. The two are clearly connected in some way. That much is clear from a hell of a lot of their normals having similar animations, with G being smoother and more refined. Is Q a depowered G? Is Q a robot duplicate of G created for unknown means? Is G a robot? Was Q a prototype for G? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE‽
@@DeisFortuna Q is future G after the Illuminati removes him from his spot as the president. He takes his revenge on them by stomping their faces in. He also is dying of the power he used for so long to fight with, which is why he wears the mask. It keeps him alive and anonymous
@@zenith1040 yeah, so fun fact: unless you explicitly destroy all your prototypes, it's still possible for them to leak/get out into the world after you make the finished product. Q could literally have been a predecessor to G, but nobody knew he(?) existed until 3S happened.
Based on the timeline and his shock animation, it could be that Q (whether being one being or a unit) is either a prototype or a malfunctioning S.I.N. Android like Abel and Seth. The height is consistent, it would explain the robotic movements despite breathing, and this wouldn't be the first time those Androids had gained autonomy that they weren't meant to have.
@Jaune Brando1776 There's a really good comparison of their movesets where you can see that G and Q have basically the same moves yet Q's are more clumsy. The theory is that Q is some kind brainwashed G or maybe a robot trying to copy his techniques.
@@Carlos-ln8fd If only there was some sort of ultra-secret organization that had zero qualms about gene-alteration and mind-control in the Street Fighter Universe that are canonically still around by the end of the fifth game....if only
+David Alejandro I still like to think it's him just for shits n giggles. I like to think he's gathering data on some of the world's strongest fighters.
I imagine Q is a lettered hitman or overseer. With G now released and the fact that he fights exactly like Q, I imagine Q is one of many recreations of G. Either G made/leads them or G is the fully functional form of the design. Maybe there is an L, H, Z etc. Just a letter in place of a model number like Hitman agent 47.
So like your ending suggested, SFV is indeed an opportunity to expand upon the character and just a few days ago now the character G was revealed who shares 3 things with Q: a single letter name, one of his alternate costumes is 100% Q's costume, and if you compare their frame data (another youtube video does this) they share a plethora of near identical animations. G is almost as much a mystery as Q in that there is no real story given for his background but there is a face and personality this time. G is revealed to be represented by the tarot card Fool which is sort of the wildcard, unpredictable and of infinite potentials. Given that SFV canonically takes place BEFORE third strike, i would like to put forward some theory crafting. G MUST be in some way/shape/form related to Q if not actually being Q outright as an earlier incarnation. I have always preferred the theory of Q being a cyborg as human makes zero sense, and robot has too many unresolved questions that cyborg neatly solves. G invokes the elements of earth and fire in his attacks, and the latter element of fire is shared with Gill who also possesses ice powers akin to Kolin (his secretary you see in the intro to the Gill final boss fight). This i believe is no mere coincidence. Gill, i believe, achieves his ice and fire powers by taking them from Kolin and G and in the process of doing this we get Q. G for whatever unexplained reason, was made into Q as a result of surrendering his powers to Gill. This could explain Q's guilt (his sighs and victory poses), his sloppy and more animatronic (when compared to G) animations that are more like a robotic amalgamation of the G original animations, the Q costume being a means to disguise his true identity as G from the world post-change, and his muttering "abomination" sometimes after wining a round. The mystery of bring around the world at nearly the same time will likely be ignored or could be sci-fi explained by a variety of reasons, the simplest of which is teleportation which is a typical trope of robots/cyborgs. As for seeking out the world's best fighters, that could either be a mission that Q lacks the agency to control or it could be explained as G (having become Q) seeking to end his existence by engaging with powerful fighters and being disappointed that his combat AI keeps winning (sort of like a mind trapped in an artificial body you can't actually control with your thoughts).
I always felt he fought people who he felt were monsters and stomped upon their head when they were defeated but sighed in remorse for those he felt were misguided in the attempt to stop him. In other words, he hates being a monster, but doesnt want their to be a monster worse than him to exist in the world. Consider it an oddly interperted for of justice
The word 'question' is frequently abbreviated as just the letter Q. You've probably seen it before. Whether that was intentional or not, I think that makes the letter a very fitting name for this character. It's essentially the more pronouncable alternative to being named a question mark.
Q reminds me of the cyborg from the Street Fighter II original anime. The similarities and motives are the same. Both robots scouting fighters and being seen in the background. He could/should be one of M. Bisons creations because he had multiple cyborgs in the movie. They move autonomously through the world and could still be following programming after Shadowlaw's fall in SFIII canon.
I 2nd and 3rd Strike this theory. (see what I did there). I always thought the same thing although Chun-Li 1 shot him in that same movie also which was the only reason why I was hesitant about it.
Rumor has it q is a character named g who was just released in sfv. They even gave him a q skin. We think he was killed or stripped of his powers by urien or gill. Even their attacks are similar. Should check it out
While I was playing Street Fighter 2, I noticed something. In the background of the stage with the boat in the background, a man who looks incredibly similar to Q can be seen.
You're incredibly talented at what you do. The length you go into editing, music score, and traveling for shots just for a character with literally no background is truly amazing. I hope to see more of these in the future with more fighting game characters.
this was well made indeed, the only thing I can think of that you missed is one of his win animations he sheds a tear, additionally one of his voice quotes says if you listen carefully "i am an abomination" once again amazing work and a job/case well done. kiosketeyo!
See, my personal theory is that Bison, without any Dolls/Seth's left to try and transfer his body to at the end of Street Fighter V, instead uses shady underground robotics to keep himself alive, but sadly removing his humanity (mostly) and all he knows is fighting. The mecha-Bison in SF4 costume DLC is pretty much my only evidence with it. Otherwise, great video! It's amazing how much you can extrapolate from one game.
+Goodbye18000 That was another theory i've seen mentioned a few times over the years, and one i did believe in back in the day. I'm not entirely sure if i could go with it now though. I think earlier on in the series before there was any Street Fighter 4 maybe that theory held up a lot more because Street Fighter 3 was it's own spot in time, it did a lot of things fighting games never do these days (i.e change 90% of the cast). With the way fighting games are now these days i wouldn't expect Capcom to ever write such a popular character like Bison in to a position where he's no longer playing as the Dictator with a Dictator move-set (too many people main him and i think Capcom would fear a backlash if they ever did something drastic like that with Bison). That being said though, since uploading this video i'm starting to feel Q might belong to Seth and the S.I.N organisation. Maybe. Guess we'll have to wait and see on it though. Thanks for watching, dude! :)
+ecaepevolhturt Haha, thanks man! XD Yeah, South Bank at night time is gorgeous. A lot of Central London during the night time hours are beautiful places to walk around... as long as you don't end up in a council estate round the back off Oxford Street then you'll be fine! XD
+DiGi Valentine I used to walk from Mile End to Canary Wharf at night time. It's a nice/quiet walk but you've definitely got to be careful (stories of cyclists getting mugged). Oxford Street always seems so busy to me. Do you frequent the bars around there? One of my writing groups meet up in Great Marlborough street once a week; I like the atmosphere. Can you believe that they down sized the arcades at the "Trocadero"? I used to love playing the "drum" arcade there (so many memories).
+ecaepevolhturt I'm not usually near Oxford Street much these days ( i used to be down there nearly every weekend), i can be found around the Leicester Square area, Trafalgar Square then off down to Westminster. Those are the places i usually walk around when i'm in Central London. I used to frequent the Trocadero too. They shut the whole thing down now. No arcade at all any more, they're turning it in to a hotel last i heard. Fucking shame, really. I enjoyed that place so much :(
Q is one of the few rare characters with a design quite like his, but others do exist: The Question from DC Comics(who is probably more enigmatic in the JLU cartoon), Rorschach from Watchmen, and Onomatopoeia, an obscure Green Arrow villain who was sadly replaced with Mr. Blank in Arrow. Robot Detective K doesn't rock a trenchcoat or fedora(Onomatopoeia is technically hatless I admit, but he has no backstory just like Q and JLU cartoon version of The Question).
Now that G is out in SFV, watching this video again brings things into a little more perspective. Q and G share A LOT of animations, and similar techniques. The plot thickens....
The Programmer of video games What do you mean... this is not the first time Capcom are doing that. In SFIV, Viper had Captain Commando's moves, meaning CC and SF share the same universe. In SFV, Zeku has Strider Hiryu's moves. And now G has Q's moves. Capcom are trying to show that there's a connection. They might not be the same character, though, but G could become one of Q's eventually, which is probably why SFIII has Q instead.
Canonically, SF3 happened after SF5 but before SF6 so we may see Q make an appearance in SF6. It would be cool if G and Q appear in SF6 to confuse things even more seeing as everyone thinks Q is President G.
Now that G was released in SF 5 and the fact that their move animations are so similar - you have more info. The rumor is already out that Q is a brainwashed G when SF3S occurs. Brainwashed by whom or whether thats true is interesting
I just assume Q is Chun-Li's father. I mean even if it isn't cannon, it's the most logical explanation I can come up with. The detective design screams it, and I believe he was experimented on by Shadaloo, and either he was sent out to gather info on other fighters, or he broke out of whatever facility he was being held in and escaped. Either way, by SF3 time, Shadaloo is defunct, so he just wanders around, unaware of who he really is. Far as his motives go, that still remains a mystery.
That's the hypest friggin' explanation anyone could ever come up with. I want THAT to be canon, OFFICIALLY. I love Q already, and I definitely want to see more of him.
sounds like to me is he trying to piece his past back together. Appearing at different murder crimes at roughly the same time. (Possibly a new found power perhaps). Which is the reason why he's able to get into fights with various fighters around the globe. Plus it's gonna be hard for someone like C. Viper to track him since he really doesn't stay at one place for long. Kinda like Ryu but his presence is a lot shorter than Ryu's. Boom...
Chun-li father was not a detective he was only martial artist, Bison kill him so Chun-li become cop to hunt Bison. The detective background was invented for the tv show.
You're absolutely right with the Robot Detective K comparison. The story of RDK is that he is a robot who dresses in human-like clothes and solves mysteries. It's pretty much implied to be the exact case with Q. In the very last frame of this video it shows the following headline on the newspaper on the wall: "ROBODEKK-Q" That is pretty much telling us that we are dealing with a robot detective.
Wow, that was a fantastic episode! Too damn good. I never really thought much of Q other than I knew that my sister could destroy me with him when we played. Needless to say, this episode really opened my eyes. Really hoping for his inclusion in SFV.
+I Hate Video Games Anyone who can play well with Q wins my respect. I'm terrible playing as him, lol XD; What characters were you good with on Third Strike? I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this episode. Thanks for your time again! I appreciate it! :)
DiGi Valentine My pleasure. I love your vids! I personally was pretty good with Ibuki and Elena! Nowadays that'd probably change tho. I haven't played in years!
Welp, with the release of G and the clear connection they're hinting at between him and Q, from the Story costume, and the exact similarities between their move sets, I think Q(s) are some sort of cyborg replicas based off of G, who got captured by some shady organization (maybe the Illuminati?) because his influence of spreading the message of unity and peace was growing larger and larger, which is always a threat to those in power. G is based off of Abraham Lincoln, and we all know how he met his end, so G probably meets a similar if not worse fate, where his legacy is that of bastardized, monstrous versions of himself going around doing the bidding of some shady organization instead of unifying the world for all the people as he once hoped. Maybe some of the humane side of Q we see are what's left of the old G's personality, mission, and hope.
StartersofRage I think Q is G after he was experimented on by the Illuminati. Maybe he was a first attempt at their human experiments or a resurrection and hates what he's become. That's y he hunts down monsters related to the Illuminati experiments like himself and kills them. Maybe the 10 murders he's wanted for are 10 failed shapeshifters like 11 and 12.
My theory is that Q is part of a series of cyborgs created from corpses by Shadaloo, and that since Shadaloo is gone, he and the others are acting on their own. This would explain why the name "Q", and the whole enigma of him being in several places simultaneously.
The only problem I see with the theory I have is this... what makes Q special amongst all of the other cyborgs? Maybe Capcom thought that of all the letters of the alphabet, that Q sounded more mysterious. Maybe he's the only cyborg that has regained self-awareness after the fall of Shadaloo? Maybe I'm not even close with my theory?
your theory is great. whomever is "Q" has some kind of connection to the existing characters. Maybe the conscious bank had glitch in which case made one of the corpse to regain some consciousness of his actions. As for the other "Qs" theory is that they're the MIA fighters around the globe that went before the events of Street Fighter 4. Whether it's of the Shadoloo, S.I.N. Corp, the Illuminati, or whole different group...or maybe they're just acting as a collective...like a hive.
The black moons, and he is least likely in one of those things since Q has no connections to Shadaloo. Or any organization for that matter except maybe the illuminati. So, for those who don't know, in SFV, whatever's left of Shadaloo, AKA Vega, Balrog, and a newcomer called F. A. N. G. start to deploy these gigantic dark-purple orbs we call black moons, which basically behave the same way as nukes, but capable of damaging entire countries. And the only way to activate them is by finding five pieces (which look similar to chess pieces) which were possibly created by hackers who were kidnapped by Shadaloo. And the reason why Shadaloo launches them down is to give M. Bison his psycho power back, and as you might guess, psycho power is made of all negative emotions, like fear, hatred, anger, sadness, etc. and apparently Shadaloo somehow found out how to control people using psycho power. since I'm just trying to describe the plot, you guys can play the game on your own to find out the rest
How about this Q is an enigma even he doesn’t know who he is and that’s his purpose in life,to find out who is behind the mask and he’s not exactly alive either being brought back by someone kind like Charlie and he only knows one thing...he is a detective,someone who figures out mystery’s so he does what he does best...he looks for the answers to who Q is
15 minutes and still no closer to any true answers on Q. Yeah, proof positive you're a king of these videos when you can do so much with so little. On the flip side I'd have to wonder what you'd do with a character who, arguably, has too much characterization... Like Sasuke from Naruto. Too long a series, too much focus from the author, and too many contradicting motivations. Still. Love all these videos you've done thus far especially with the focus on characters that not everyone may be loving as much as they should. Lookin' at you, Sean.
+JacksonJin Haha, thanks for continuing to watch the show! XD In regards to characters with too much characterization, ya know it will probably happen at some point. One of the reasons i'm kinda sitting around these series of characters is because for this show being in it's early stages it's easier for me to cover characters with not too much over-depth to them, so i can keep video uploads consistent. If this show grows or reaches a point where i'm able to spend time really looking in to characters with loads more depth and/or over-characterization then i'll definitely do that. I mean, the characters from One Piece are something i would love to talk about ...but holy shit that show is still going and the characters are still being developed even after 700+ episodes, ya know? XD In short, yes i would love to tackle some of those kinds of characters, and if this show continues to grow then eventually there'll come a point when i will finally be able to give characters like that the time they need :)
Q reminds me a lot of Miguel from Tekken, if only for their fighting styles: 1) They're both massive guys, and 2) They both have no formal fighting discipline, but rely on their immense strength and tenacity to win. (They even have similar-looking attacks).
I feel like with the release of "G" in sfv Q might be the same "species" as G. In Q's case in 3rd strike he may have lost his memory not truly understanding who or what he is other than "an abomination"(the only spoken words Q says after a win) But hey who knows, the only real fact we have is that both Q and G are great characters in the SF world.
Man, this shit's sooooo nostalgic to me now. Don't know where you are dude, but I hope you've been having a Smooth Ride out there. Keep on Groovin', Digital Pimp
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Pretty impressed that you manged to do a whole episode on a character we know nearly nothing about.
+MegaSparkster Thanks! It was a bit of a challenge but i had fun research deeper in to all these theories on him. It made the episode feel very different from the others in this series! Thanks for watching and i'm glad to you liked it! :)
Rorschach
@@DiGiValentine trying to figure out Q is like finding a needle in a haystack. But nobody put a needle there.
"................"
(no!)
Update youre profil picture, nerd. It is now G time
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@liltayfan 666 whoosh
Q, are part of a group lead by illumanati. Called the the 4 horseman. H,Q,G, and 1 is missing? Famine, Conquest, war, and death.
@Mustard man woah, don't attack the anime pfp
Q's win animations should have been dependant on who he is fighting. Evil characters got a face stomp, innocent or heroic characters got a sigh of remorse.
Q player, it is random, He even stomps on Ryu or Chun Li
That madre me think.
Maybe G it's just Q all along, and fell remorse because he is hurting the people of his so beloved Earth
Sean is evil?
Well maybe but Nerco isn't evil
But his mission would be known, Q wants to stay hidden to make sure that he stays a giant question mark
There is another angle that can be looked at when it comes to Q. His quotes are generally garbled grunts, but one of the quotes could be translated as "I am...abomination." This could hint that whatever Q is, he did not become it willingly, which would add the whole "Tragic Monster" aspect to his character. It's possible that he is looking for the ones who made him what he was, and he's involved in the World Warrior tournament because he's hoping to find leads there.
You where (probably) right
Capcom creates such cool characters but just lacks in the writing skills.. They screwed up and ruined the potential for Necalli and Nash's role in story mode and I wouldn't be surprised if they never touched on Q again..
RikXtreme4 Same with Sean Matsuda, Kairi, and Remy
don't forget 12.
Hire me, Capcom.
I will rock you like you never imagined.
Welcome to the future of g
@@fidacuca huh "Rock"
i see what you did there.
I really hope Q will come back. There's a really creepy atmosphere about him, something I'd love to feel in another Street Fighter game. And maybe they'll give him a voice rather than just grunts...?
And your wish was granted... Maybe....
He does say I aboma......
@@thefvguy5648 ahhh yes G...
@@mrmarben8704 PRESIDENTO POWER
I just saw him q as a cute mysterious handsome chraracter
Q's design is straight out of the old-school manga style of creators like Osamu Tezuka, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and Shotaro Ishinomori. Additionally, those creators often used robot or cyborg characters in their manga. It was fairly typical of those creators to introduce a robot or cyborg character into a story whose true origin, motivation, and goal remained a mystery for some time before being eventually revealed. I think someone at Capcom is paying homage to those creators with the inclusion of Q in the Street Fighter universe. If the mystery behind Q is ever revealed, it's a good bet that he'll turn out to be a cyborg, based on all of the small clues you noticed.
His entire face is metal
Many of his death animations resemble a robot malfunctioning
If he's in SFV I hope they don't announce him at all. He just randomly pops up. :D You beat him, you play as him.
+QuikBluFox what i was hoping. maybe he's on there now just have to do a bunch of crazy mumbo jumbo to fight him. I know disc content was leaked but never know, maybe its a hidden file
That'd be so badass
Well you were halfway right
Oh, GUES WHAT HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I mean, there is G...
Is it weird that Q only stomps on the characters related to the Illuminati?
Is that confirmed?
the new character g maybe q
ItsGabriel I think it's random what he does during his win pose. I've seen him stomp Sean and Alex. I've also seen him walk away from Twelve.
QAnon
Never paid attention to that. I play Ken and he's stomped me a few times.
I also feel like the bolts and lines along his mask/face share visual similarities to tears, further supporting him being remorseful about his actions. Great video! Love the series so far
nice touch. never crossed my mind.
Q is an unknown element and that's why I like him. Well that and I like his rigid movement, seeing as I am pretty static when it comes to fighters. (Otherwords, I suck)
+Tentacle Touchy You suck? Thank god. So do i. I suck so much that i suck with Q too .. . .man that's a lot of suck in one comment. I need to go lie down.
Gotta agree with a lot of the comments here! You just keep getting better and better G! I can't wait for the next one! And don't ever stop the cowboy bebop style endings please!
+Otaku-Vs Thank you, fam! XD And trust me, those Bebop style endings are going to stay for a looong time. They're actually the one part i look forward to including the most in these episodes as it allows me to make each sign-off individual and unique. Plus, it's Bebop homage, lol!
Thanks for watching again, bro! ~
G? Did you know about G before he was even announced for SFV?? He's definitely linked to Q somehow, and you called it
Shade i was thinking the same. wtf
Otaku-Vs Keyword..." *G* "
GGGGGGGGGGGG ;)
Q has and always will be my favorite character to play as in Street Fighter. I'm not kidding, this photo for my profile has been my ID for everything since I was 13.
I'm 21 now but back when I was growing up. My cousin didn't play games anymore and gave me his old console with SF3 3rd Strike as a the main fighter for me. I never really feel in sync with none of the characters... not until I tried Q. I was a pretty whimpy kid but man... seeing a character with NO formal fighting style. It just clicked with me. I played as Q at least once ever time I loaded the game up. Even in my local arcade, the employees remember me as "Q" than my real name.
Q has been the character I've been asking for years... I still wait for its return...
...!!??
Aust .............?......??.....?...?........
wh3nderson95 wat
Jdoggad ..!!?? Its actually one of quote of Q in SF3
+wh3nderson95
What an interesting story.
I am 19 and got 3rd Strike only recently after a long time of SFII Turbo and immediately had to look up more about him. I am not really familiar with the lore of SF yet but after getting all the endings possible in the game, Q and his ending were stuck in my mind so I had to look this video up.
I really care for Q as he is such a unique character and while I do not mainly play as him (nor am I even good at playing him) I seriously hope he returns, if not for me than I hope he does for you.
Top 3 questions in the world...
1# Who is Q?
2# Do aliens exist?
3# Do Ghosts exist?
+Randy Gutierrez If Q turns out to be an alien ghost then that pretty much answers all three! :D Lol, thanks for watching again, dude! ~
DiGi Valentine hahaha no prob man. enjoying your "WHO DAT" Series very much. can't wait for the next character :)
+Randy Gutierrez A walking dead alien android casket? *shudder*
DiGi Valentine I know this is late af but can you do Sodom?
if Q Appear in SF5, Everyone in the SF who played 3rd strike will flip their asses
mobiuszero greetings from the future,G was added and has more or less the same move set
Hi past, what's poppin"
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF G MAN
feeling old now?
According to TV Tropes, there is an UDON comic that hints that Q may have been Chun-Li's father, after being experimented on by Shadoloo after M. Bison killed him.
I support the Chun Li's Father theory the most, and it would give Q a lot of importance in the universe. I personally think Q was a fan favorite of 3rd Strike and he should be in SFV, regardless. I love Q so much...
I do not support the theory that Q is Chun Li's father at all.
That theory is not canon
Q is ryus brother
@@omiorahman6283 how?
Maybe he's a prototype synth like Nick Valentine.
But this ain't Fallout bruh
2Doges1Bon g Does it have to be?
If were getting Alex and Urien in SF5, then we gotta get Q in season 2.
Or Rufus.
sherrie harden no Rufus is garbage
Kaiden Krueger Nope. he's Pro. You're Garbage. :)
Kaiden Krueger Q is Garbage, Yun and Yang are Garbage, Makoto is Garbage, and Remy is Garbage. :)
sherrie harden Yun and Remy are garbage,thanks for agreeing with me
Can we expect a followup to this now that G is out in SFV?
I mean, G kinda throws even more smoke up. The two are clearly connected in some way. That much is clear from a hell of a lot of their normals having similar animations, with G being smoother and more refined.
Is Q a depowered G? Is Q a robot duplicate of G created for unknown means? Is G a robot? Was Q a prototype for G? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE‽
@@DeisFortuna Q is future G after the Illuminati removes him from his spot as the president. He takes his revenge on them by stomping their faces in. He also is dying of the power he used for so long to fight with, which is why he wears the mask. It keeps him alive and anonymous
@@DeisFortuna perhaps Gill creates politician/assassins to plant all over the world and become government leaders
@@DeisFortuna Q cant be a G prototype, 3s is after sfv
@@zenith1040 yeah, so fun fact: unless you explicitly destroy all your prototypes, it's still possible for them to leak/get out into the world after you make the finished product. Q could literally have been a predecessor to G, but nobody knew he(?) existed until 3S happened.
Based on the timeline and his shock animation, it could be that Q (whether being one being or a unit) is either a prototype or a malfunctioning S.I.N. Android like Abel and Seth. The height is consistent, it would explain the robotic movements despite breathing, and this wouldn't be the first time those Androids had gained autonomy that they weren't meant to have.
You're damn right Eternal Champions needs a reboot.
I really hope he's G
Carlos he kinda is
@Jaune Brando1776 There's a really good comparison of their movesets where you can see that G and Q have basically the same moves yet Q's are more clumsy. The theory is that Q is some kind brainwashed G or maybe a robot trying to copy his techniques.
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@@Carlos-ln8fd If only there was some sort of ultra-secret organization that had zero qualms about gene-alteration and mind-control in the Street Fighter Universe that are canonically still around by the end of the fifth game....if only
Nah, keep him mysterious...
Q was in street fighter 2 in ken's stage did you know that
+Kunio Riki - Yeah, I know about that. It wasn't actually Q though hence why i didn't mention it in the episode.
Anyone know if there is a petition or something to bring Q back in Street Fighter V as DLC?
+Kunio Riki Damn..... Seriously? nice observation.... geez... Q remains mystery!
This actually was desconfirmed by someone in Capcom, it wasn't him, just a random guy, but maybe they use the same concept in his looking
+David Alejandro I still like to think it's him just for shits n giggles.
I like to think he's gathering data on some of the world's strongest fighters.
Keep it classy.
I imagine Q is a lettered hitman or overseer. With G now released and the fact that he fights exactly like Q, I imagine Q is one of many recreations of G. Either G made/leads them or G is the fully functional form of the design. Maybe there is an L, H, Z etc. Just a letter in place of a model number like Hitman agent 47.
So like your ending suggested, SFV is indeed an opportunity to expand upon the character and just a few days ago now the character G was revealed who shares 3 things with Q: a single letter name, one of his alternate costumes is 100% Q's costume, and if you compare their frame data (another youtube video does this) they share a plethora of near identical animations. G is almost as much a mystery as Q in that there is no real story given for his background but there is a face and personality this time. G is revealed to be represented by the tarot card Fool which is sort of the wildcard, unpredictable and of infinite potentials.
Given that SFV canonically takes place BEFORE third strike, i would like to put forward some theory crafting. G MUST be in some way/shape/form related to Q if not actually being Q outright as an earlier incarnation. I have always preferred the theory of Q being a cyborg as human makes zero sense, and robot has too many unresolved questions that cyborg neatly solves. G invokes the elements of earth and fire in his attacks, and the latter element of fire is shared with Gill who also possesses ice powers akin to Kolin (his secretary you see in the intro to the Gill final boss fight). This i believe is no mere coincidence. Gill, i believe, achieves his ice and fire powers by taking them from Kolin and G and in the process of doing this we get Q. G for whatever unexplained reason, was made into Q as a result of surrendering his powers to Gill. This could explain Q's guilt (his sighs and victory poses), his sloppy and more animatronic (when compared to G) animations that are more like a robotic amalgamation of the G original animations, the Q costume being a means to disguise his true identity as G from the world post-change, and his muttering "abomination" sometimes after wining a round. The mystery of bring around the world at nearly the same time will likely be ignored or could be sci-fi explained by a variety of reasons, the simplest of which is teleportation which is a typical trope of robots/cyborgs. As for seeking out the world's best fighters, that could either be a mission that Q lacks the agency to control or it could be explained as G (having become Q) seeking to end his existence by engaging with powerful fighters and being disappointed that his combat AI keeps winning (sort of like a mind trapped in an artificial body you can't actually control with your thoughts).
@Victor Why do you think that?
I always felt he fought people who he felt were monsters and stomped upon their head when they were defeated but sighed in remorse for those he felt were misguided in the attempt to stop him. In other words, he hates being a monster, but doesnt want their to be a monster worse than him to exist in the world. Consider it an oddly interperted for of justice
The word 'question' is frequently abbreviated as just the letter Q. You've probably seen it before.
Whether that was intentional or not, I think that makes the letter a very fitting name for this character. It's essentially the more pronouncable alternative to being named a question mark.
Now all you need is a saxophone background music for that hardboiled noir feel.
Big Band theme from Skullgirls should do the trick
*One Night in Neo Kobe City*
A little black and white never hurt either
Q reminds me of the cyborg from the Street Fighter II original anime. The similarities and motives are the same. Both robots scouting fighters and being seen in the background. He could/should be one of M. Bisons creations because he had multiple cyborgs in the movie. They move autonomously through the world and could still be following programming after Shadowlaw's fall in SFIII canon.
+Dev Copper I support this theory
I 2nd and 3rd Strike this theory. (see what I did there). I always thought the same thing although Chun-Li 1 shot him in that same movie also which was the only reason why I was hesitant about it.
I like that I just figured it out myself, only to find this comment from a year back saying the same thing.
Though, I went more in depth with it :P
@@Slappa- how she beat him? Some say he's chun li's father experimented on.
Wanted to comment here before everyone goes crazy later today when they show off "G" in Street Fighter V.
DAT Q REMIX, UNF
I'm trying to find it but can't.
Its in the descripton
Rumor has it q is a character named g who was just released in sfv. They even gave him a q skin. We think he was killed or stripped of his powers by urien or gill. Even their attacks are similar. Should check it out
I think that Q's mission is to get rid if all mutants, when he defeats Twelve or Necro, he stomps the head on the head of them.
Remember in the end of alex run through and it shows alexs dad who trained him and he has the brace on his legs look at qs leg movements its his dad
sfv, one word, actually, one letter: G. nothing else.
While I was playing Street Fighter 2, I noticed something. In the background of the stage with the boat in the background, a man who looks incredibly similar to Q can be seen.
Turns out he's just Abraham Lincoln trying to be a RUclipsr.
Plot Twist: Q is Dan's father.
Elf Monster ....
Umm...
@elf master......no way?!?!
this intro was great!
You're incredibly talented at what you do. The length you go into editing, music score, and traveling for shots just for a character with literally no background is truly amazing. I hope to see more of these in the future with more fighting game characters.
this was well made indeed, the only thing I can think of that you missed is one of his win animations he sheds a tear, additionally one of his voice quotes says if you listen carefully "i am an abomination" once again amazing work and a job/case well done. kiosketeyo!
Just realized this was made 7Years ago... Q just randomly stood out to me becoming my favorite character, just naturally drawn to the mystery
Q sounds like the homeless guy who always asks me for alcohol
4 years later, is he still homeless?
See, my personal theory is that Bison, without any Dolls/Seth's left to try and transfer his body to at the end of Street Fighter V, instead uses shady underground robotics to keep himself alive, but sadly removing his humanity (mostly) and all he knows is fighting. The mecha-Bison in SF4 costume DLC is pretty much my only evidence with it.
Otherwise, great video! It's amazing how much you can extrapolate from one game.
+Goodbye18000 That was another theory i've seen mentioned a few times over the years, and one i did believe in back in the day. I'm not entirely sure if i could go with it now though. I think earlier on in the series before there was any Street Fighter 4 maybe that theory held up a lot more because Street Fighter 3 was it's own spot in time, it did a lot of things fighting games never do these days (i.e change 90% of the cast). With the way fighting games are now these days i wouldn't expect Capcom to ever write such a popular character like Bison in to a position where he's no longer playing as the Dictator with a Dictator move-set (too many people main him and i think Capcom would fear a backlash if they ever did something drastic like that with Bison).
That being said though, since uploading this video i'm starting to feel Q might belong to Seth and the S.I.N organisation. Maybe.
Guess we'll have to wait and see on it though.
Thanks for watching, dude! :)
Q is so mysterious that it leaves us with a lot of questions hence the name.
Digi is the master speculator! The audio and video quality of this video is incredible. I love South Bank at night time.
+ecaepevolhturt Haha, thanks man! XD Yeah, South Bank at night time is gorgeous. A lot of Central London during the night time hours are beautiful places to walk around... as long as you don't end up in a council estate round the back off Oxford Street then you'll be fine! XD
+DiGi Valentine I used to walk from Mile End to Canary Wharf at night time. It's a nice/quiet walk but you've definitely got to be careful (stories of cyclists getting mugged). Oxford Street always seems so busy to me. Do you frequent the bars around there? One of my writing groups meet up in Great Marlborough street once a week; I like the atmosphere. Can you believe that they down sized the arcades at the "Trocadero"? I used to love playing the "drum" arcade there (so many memories).
+ecaepevolhturt I'm not usually near Oxford Street much these days ( i used to be down there nearly every weekend), i can be found around the Leicester Square area, Trafalgar Square then off down to Westminster. Those are the places i usually walk around when i'm in Central London. I used to frequent the Trocadero too. They shut the whole thing down now. No arcade at all any more, they're turning it in to a hotel last i heard. Fucking shame, really. I enjoyed that place so much :(
Q is literally my favorite character in the series.
I literally bursted out laughing with the whole GF desk skit. I subbed immediately.
Who's watching this after G's release?
andria234 me.
Everyone.
This guy always kinda interested me from a design standpoint
Q is one of the few rare characters with a design quite like his, but others do exist: The Question from DC Comics(who is probably more enigmatic in the JLU cartoon), Rorschach from Watchmen, and Onomatopoeia, an obscure Green Arrow villain who was sadly replaced with Mr. Blank in Arrow. Robot Detective K doesn't rock a trenchcoat or fedora(Onomatopoeia is technically hatless I admit, but he has no backstory just like Q and JLU cartoon version of The Question).
Now we have G. A perfect foil for Q in every way.
Now that G is out in SFV, watching this video again brings things into a little more perspective. Q and G share A LOT of animations, and similar techniques. The plot thickens....
Ignacious Thunderbach doesn't mean they are the same character just stop with the bullshit
The Programmer of video games
What do you mean... this is not the first time Capcom are doing that. In SFIV, Viper had Captain Commando's moves, meaning CC and SF share the same universe. In SFV, Zeku has Strider Hiryu's moves. And now G has Q's moves. Capcom are trying to show that there's a connection. They might not be the same character, though, but G could become one of Q's eventually, which is probably why SFIII has Q instead.
Canonically, SF3 happened after SF5 but before SF6 so we may see Q make an appearance in SF6. It would be cool if G and Q appear in SF6 to confuse things even more seeing as everyone thinks Q is President G.
I got a street fighter commercial before the video
President of the world "G"
Now that G was released in SF 5 and the fact that their move animations are so similar - you have more info. The rumor is already out that Q is a brainwashed G when SF3S occurs. Brainwashed by whom or whether thats true is interesting
I just assume Q is Chun-Li's father. I mean even if it isn't cannon, it's the most logical explanation I can come up with. The detective design screams it, and I believe he was experimented on by Shadaloo, and either he was sent out to gather info on other fighters, or he broke out of whatever facility he was being held in and escaped. Either way, by SF3 time, Shadaloo is defunct, so he just wanders around, unaware of who he really is. Far as his motives go, that still remains a mystery.
That's the hypest friggin' explanation anyone could ever come up with. I want THAT to be canon, OFFICIALLY. I love Q already, and I definitely want to see more of him.
sounds like to me is he trying to piece his past back together. Appearing at different murder crimes at roughly the same time. (Possibly a new found power perhaps). Which is the reason why he's able to get into fights with various fighters around the globe. Plus it's gonna be hard for someone like C. Viper to track him since he really doesn't stay at one place for long. Kinda like Ryu but his presence is a lot shorter than Ryu's. Boom...
Chun-li father was not a detective he was only martial artist, Bison kill him so Chun-li become cop to hunt Bison.
The detective background was invented for the tv show.
MetalGaiden96 chun li's father was killed dumbass
Chun like one shot a robot like him in the movie. Did it let her?
welp nope not for sf5 but maybe sf6? Man the mystery behind this character is so good.
Not only that but he's really fun to play in 3rd strike.
Yeah man I wish to see him return in street fighter 6 cause we're all struggling to find the answer behind this Thing=Q
I would love to see a "who dat?" On G
@Victor Why are you getting so aggressive?
You're absolutely right with the Robot Detective K comparison. The story of RDK is that he is a robot who dresses in human-like clothes and solves mysteries. It's pretty much implied to be the exact case with Q.
In the very last frame of this video it shows the following headline on the newspaper on the wall: "ROBODEKK-Q"
That is pretty much telling us that we are dealing with a robot detective.
We got info that Crimson Viper is supposed to be heading the case on tracking Q.
And with G now a thing. Guess we can assume it IS an organization
Q started Q&A
Q= question
Q&A= question and answers
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Given G is somehow connected to Q we will probably get some backstory in SFV.
Wow, that was a fantastic episode! Too damn good.
I never really thought much of Q other than I knew that my sister could destroy me with him when we played. Needless to say, this episode really opened my eyes. Really hoping for his inclusion in SFV.
+I Hate Video Games Anyone who can play well with Q wins my respect. I'm terrible playing as him, lol XD; What characters were you good with on Third Strike?
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this episode. Thanks for your time again! I appreciate it! :)
DiGi Valentine My pleasure. I love your vids!
I personally was pretty good with Ibuki and Elena! Nowadays that'd probably change tho. I haven't played in years!
+I Hate Video Games ah, Ibuki and Elena. Two of my favourites from the SF3 series. Very good choices! :)
DiGi Valentine Hah, agreed. Thanks! Hoping they come back in SFV but...who honestly knows lol
Welp, with the release of G and the clear connection they're hinting at between him and Q, from the Story costume, and the exact similarities between their move sets, I think Q(s) are some sort of cyborg replicas based off of G, who got captured by some shady organization (maybe the Illuminati?) because his influence of spreading the message of unity and peace was growing larger and larger, which is always a threat to those in power. G is based off of Abraham Lincoln, and we all know how he met his end, so G probably meets a similar if not worse fate, where his legacy is that of bastardized, monstrous versions of himself going around doing the bidding of some shady organization instead of unifying the world for all the people as he once hoped.
Maybe some of the humane side of Q we see are what's left of the old G's personality, mission, and hope.
Cool character. Loved 3s art style and edgy character design. Maybe hes the same Q from Star Trek lol
I subscribed to this channel once I noticed the episode began with a jazz rendition of Q's theme
Yo thats crazy Bc now “G” is on sfv and he is basically q lol
Wasn't expecting one like this, nice one digi
+lolfactorO2 Yeah, i wanted to try something a little different this time. Thanks for watching still! :)
Q who dat? G!
Q looks like Seth when shocked
You...may want to do a part 2 seeing as how G was just released in SFV. *peep the story costume*
StartersofRage I think Q is G after he was experimented on by the Illuminati. Maybe he was a first attempt at their human experiments or a resurrection and hates what he's become. That's y he hunts down monsters related to the Illuminati experiments like himself and kills them. Maybe the 10 murders he's wanted for are 10 failed shapeshifters like 11 and 12.
Damn it's already been 4 years since this came out..
My theory is that Q is part of a series of cyborgs created from corpses by Shadaloo, and that since Shadaloo is gone, he and the others are acting on their own. This would explain why the name "Q", and the whole enigma of him being in several places simultaneously.
The only problem I see with the theory I have is this... what makes Q special amongst all of the other cyborgs? Maybe Capcom thought that of all the letters of the alphabet, that Q sounded more mysterious. Maybe he's the only cyborg that has regained self-awareness after the fall of Shadaloo? Maybe I'm not even close with my theory?
yo I thought the same thing
your theory is great. whomever is "Q" has some kind of connection to the existing characters. Maybe the conscious bank had glitch in which case made one of the corpse to regain some consciousness of his actions. As for the other "Qs" theory is that they're the MIA fighters around the globe that went before the events of Street Fighter 4. Whether it's of the Shadoloo, S.I.N. Corp, the Illuminati, or whole different group...or maybe they're just acting as a collective...like a hive.
Had to come back and watch this after G came out
Q might be in that big purple ball in SFV
Maybe...
What?
more like Urien.... that's my guess tho... lol
Thats what i think based on his build and arms.
The black moons, and he is least likely in one of those things since Q has no connections to Shadaloo. Or any organization for that matter except maybe the illuminati. So, for those who don't know, in SFV, whatever's left of Shadaloo, AKA Vega, Balrog, and a newcomer called F. A. N. G. start to deploy these gigantic dark-purple orbs we call black moons, which basically behave the same way as nukes, but capable of damaging entire countries. And the only way to activate them is by finding five pieces (which look similar to chess pieces) which were possibly created by hackers who were kidnapped by Shadaloo. And the reason why Shadaloo launches them down is to give M. Bison his psycho power back, and as you might guess, psycho power is made of all negative emotions, like fear, hatred, anger, sadness, etc. and apparently Shadaloo somehow found out how to control people using psycho power. since I'm just trying to describe the plot, you guys can play the game on your own to find out the rest
The worst part is he could be anyone, he could be you! He could be me! He could even be-
Maybe... he's the president of the world
How about this
Q is an enigma even he doesn’t know who he is and that’s his purpose in life,to find out who is behind the mask and he’s not exactly alive either being brought back by someone kind like Charlie and he only knows one thing...he is a detective,someone who figures out mystery’s so he does what he does best...he looks for the answers to who Q is
15 minutes and still no closer to any true answers on Q. Yeah, proof positive you're a king of these videos when you can do so much with so little. On the flip side I'd have to wonder what you'd do with a character who, arguably, has too much characterization... Like Sasuke from Naruto. Too long a series, too much focus from the author, and too many contradicting motivations. Still. Love all these videos you've done thus far especially with the focus on characters that not everyone may be loving as much as they should. Lookin' at you, Sean.
+JacksonJin Haha, thanks for continuing to watch the show! XD
In regards to characters with too much characterization, ya know it will probably happen at some point. One of the reasons i'm kinda sitting around these series of characters is because for this show being in it's early stages it's easier for me to cover characters with not too much over-depth to them, so i can keep video uploads consistent. If this show grows or reaches a point where i'm able to spend time really looking in to characters with loads more depth and/or over-characterization then i'll definitely do that.
I mean, the characters from One Piece are something i would love to talk about ...but holy shit that show is still going and the characters are still being developed even after 700+ episodes, ya know? XD
In short, yes i would love to tackle some of those kinds of characters, and if this show continues to grow then eventually there'll come a point when i will finally be able to give characters like that the time they need :)
Q is a Q
This video takes on a new take with G in street fighter 5
Q reminds me a lot of Miguel from Tekken, if only for their fighting styles: 1) They're both massive guys, and 2) They both have no formal fighting discipline, but rely on their immense strength and tenacity to win. (They even have similar-looking attacks).
6 years ago…. Man time flies. Love you Gigi
Definitely not G. In my opinion there are several cyborg Q. Maybe G was used to create Q #mindfuck
Q has popped up in many works of entertainment in the past, it's kind of crazy
Everyone's always asking *who* is Q?
But no one ever asks *how* is Q?
WHY is Q?
Well. He has speach and movement problems. I think he is fine.
that luffy cameo i give u an instant like for that
I’ve heard q is g from the future
Different fighting styles plus the only clue we have is a costume
I thoroughly enjoyed all the B roll in this one. :) Mysterious mood setting!
... and then there is Lynne's desk... XD
I feel like with the release of "G" in sfv Q might be the same "species" as G. In Q's case in 3rd strike he may have lost his memory not truly understanding who or what he is other than "an abomination"(the only spoken words Q says after a win)
But hey who knows, the only real fact we have is that both Q and G are great characters in the SF world.
The first third strike character I ever played. Q, truly the oddest of the bods.
Now put him in street fighter 5, I command it!
Well, we didn't get Q, but we did get G, so... Getting closer.
@Vi Soares So do I, he's cool. Like Frankenstein's monster meets Inspector gadget.
Can't wait for the G Who dat
Re watching after the G reveal!!!! Cheers!!!!
Maybe he's Sheng Long?
+Flag Bag Maybe you're right :O
Flag Bag sheng long doesnt exist it was a mistranslation
Karkat Vantas Its a joke
Man, this shit's sooooo nostalgic to me now. Don't know where you are dude, but I hope you've been having a Smooth Ride out there. Keep on Groovin', Digital Pimp
Q is Michael Jackson.
Seems like it's ALMOST time for a Who Dat Again?, if you feel me, G...