Welcome to what sorta counts as the Halloween video! I know very well that very few things scare a member of the FGC more than a Sumo character, so therefore this video is positively terrifying! All the complaining about Honda at the start of SF6 always struck a sore spot with me, so basically in this video let me show you what an ACTUALLY GOOD sumo character is, cause it can get really, really messed up lol. If ya learned something in this video, leave a like why not!?
Hinako having a full corner carry invincible reversal sounds insane Its a very different take on the traditional "shoryuken" also, not all sumo rikishis are super duper mega heavy (all are super strong though) most spectators love seeing the smaller wrestlers taking down the giants through "superior sumo"
I still remember the first time I tried KoF 2002 UM online and my opponent pick Hinako and just utterly destroyed me before I could even think. Havn't touched that games online since.
Like if you don't know most kof chars its always gonna be a bad knowledge check, but Hinako moreso than most lol. I didn't even get into more wild stuff like backturn combos. Full invincible command grab is enough to break most people
I appreciate that when Hinako is being shown in 2002 UM, the other side is Vice, another absolutely terrifying grappler. Getting bodied by Shermie was what brought me to actually get interested in grapplers, but truly it was THIS Vice that sealed my love for the archetype. She was also probably the reason why I never got into 13 since the changes they did to her just didn't click
Sumo wrestlers in fighting games are a joy to see! You can really FEEL the power of Taka Arashi as you try to hit him. But I liked hearing about Hinako from KoF. Looking forward to seeing how she'll play in KOF15! ^^
Taka is the equivalent of Smash Bros.' Establishments of Super Heavyweight Characters; The heavier they are the stronger their hits and the harder they are to launch. Smash Bros. Brawl in particular specified Mario having a struggle while hurling Bowser like he did in Super Mario 64.
I've only played 2 & 4 vanilla, so this was my first time seeing T.Arashi in action and *good lord* , this lad is an ABOSLUTE UNIT in 3D fighters. Apparently he was temporarily dropped from the roster from 4 and initial versions of 5 since they can't get him to work properly (which lore-wise is explained away as getting thrashed so hard by everyone else he lost his drive to fight for a while). Also worth mentioning: his VA was Kiyoyuki Yanada (RIP), who voiced Jotaro in JoJo's Venture (10+ years before the 2013 anime!).
Great video, such a fun archetype. Let’s go Taka, VF really is so amazing and crazy deep. I’m so stoked for Hinako too. Her and Ramon have been staples on my team since 2000. Any thoughts on exploring Lucha characters?
@@Rooflemonger that would be awesome let’s go Lucha Libre! Appreciate all the great content. All that VF talk makes me want to go back and rewatch your beginners guide lol
This is great information, loved the heart you put into this one. Very fun to learn some VF, Sumo stuff, and basic fighting game tactics all in one go. Thank you!
Super awesome video, Rooflemonger. Sumo representation in fighting games is always fun and speaking of sumo, you are in for a treat. The Tekken World Tour Finals is on January 13-14, 2024 and for the first time in Tekken World Tour history, a Ganryu player, placed 16th in the Tekekn World Tour leaderboard, qualified for the Tekken World Tour Finals. The Ganryu player is Tibetano from Spain and not only he qualified for the Tekken World Tour Finals, he also won the Tekken 7 tournament at First Attack 2023 (TWT Challenger event), with Ganryu. Keep up the awesome content 😎👍🏼
Thanks for shedding light on Taka. Lol he plays such a different game everyone has to study him to know what works against him. There are certain launchers that doesn't knock him down but knocks everyone else down. He can't crouch dash fuzzy at -5. Every character has a punish that specifically works only against Taka. You can dribble him with attack when he gets knocked down that you cant hit on anyone else. Taka is truely a unique beast.
Even though T7 Ganryu was never the best, I know a lot of people that get traumatic flashbacks whenever I mention his T5/T5DR iteration. That character was an absolute menace, and easily one of the most terrifying characters to ever bring the dosukoi to a video game.
This brings back memories! I remember when Dad and I used to play Tekken. He was Ganryu, and he had me trapped between the wall and his Kabuki Palm. Once I got hit, it was over! We both had a good laugh at that moment! XD
I have no complains of having different character variety & representation in fighting games and sumo is no exception. I actually genuinely like E. Honda and what he represents in sport, when thinking of fighters they often associated with strong type bodybuilders that often look rather fit but not sumo where characters like Taka Arashi & Ganryu are rotund & fat.
Cool that Taka has Henka, it's one of the most fascinating moves of Sumo that explains why Sumo has no weight classes. Hinako and Taka can be in an official fight and it's all fair. This is because Sumo is really a heavily technique based sport, the smallest person can ring out the biggest person with the right move, such as using Henka to let the opponent fly out of the ring themselves.
I just KNEW this video was gonna mostly be about the walking knowledge check that is Taka Arashi! But I appreciated the spotlight on Hinako. You know, every girl I've ever introduced to KOF has fallen in LOVE with Hinako. Just gonna throw that out there. Also, this clip of Jiyuna getting bodied by her ( ruclips.net/video/TsEIoiDm_Ws/видео.htmlsi=uDjkt0trZtOeby7o ).
honestly at this rate probably not, this video is the worst performing video in a long time. People vote with their clicks, interest is not there. Sucks but thems the breaks
Should be a busy week! Almost certainly an Omni Man trailer dropping at some point, and Paris Games Week is happening as well, of which Tekken 8 is also almost certainly gonna be dropping a trailer!
I always figured Sumo wrestlers should be somewhere between a grappler and a rushdown character. I was wrong, they should be Taka. Also Henka is controversial but not dishonorable. It's a vital tool for smaller wrestlers as there are no weight classes in Sumo. The Henka's only dishonorable when someone like Taka uses it against equals or smaller opponents.
ive seen the articles about Hakuho sho when he pulled a henka and some are basically veiled death threats lol, people do not like it. Here is an exact quote "Go now and you go in true Japanese fashion, falling on your sword for that Day 15 performance so unworthy of your name."
@@Rooflemonger I gotcha, and the anger over it is understandable, Hakuho normally wouldn't need a henka to win. He's an all time great so he's expected to put on a good match. A Henka at the start usually denies a good match, and can be dangerous as an opponent expects you to match their full force charge and instead charges out of the ring, off balance. It comes down to how and when it's used, and it can be all some guys have. Your comparison between the henka and zoning was spot on, though, too much of it makes the audience salty, lol.
Some indie fighting game sumos I'd recommend are Mono from Schwarzerblitz who's a ninja sumo cat girl fashionista who is a fast sumo Goliath from Battle Craze who's a mutant beetle who uses electricity and sumo to fight
Different animations for throws against Taka? I wanted something like that for Abigail in SFV! I always thought it would've been cool to see characters have a completely different throw or technique to take down the big bodys (not necessarily a struggle to throw him like VF's Taka, though that is pretty friggin' rad). Imagine a smaller character like Cammy or Ibuki climbing up Abigail's massive frame & twisting his head or something for leverage to bring him down instead of him kneeling or whatever he did to fit the regular throws in the game.
Fun fact! Samurai Shodown has Earthquake, who is said to be impossible to throw in the character lineup (in an original arcade cabinet) Well ... They didn't manage to code that, so you can throw him like anyone else... IN THE FIRST GAME. They did code it in the sequel... And then he stopped appearing until the special entries.
@@Ramsey276one Well, we aren't talking about just a bit of lore here. Why don't you search for "*rooflemonger greatest story*" as the story at hand puts even Final Fantasy and Persona 4 franchises to shame.
There is no way the little girl that's also sumo isn't the scariest. Think that MIB training at the beginning, where Will Smith shoots the little girl instead of the creepy aliens
Sumo representation station 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Btw, I just saw the guy in Hinako portion with the exact same outfit as Luke in SF5 😳 Perhaps some Capcom Theivery afoot lol
@rooflemonger im not used to this bro normally when a fighting game comes out like the time DBFZ came you was posting almost everyday about it, guides & combos. We need u bruv
I admit that I hate fighting Honda (as a Kimberly player. Which makes sense since Honda was one of Guy's worst matchups in SF4), but not to the extent of the general populace. As for the video iteself, I honestly would like to see more of these. Along with more history videos. You finally made KOF make sense for me.
I really like Hinako because she doesn't look like every other sumo character. It's always bugged me that sumo characters tend to be copy-pastes of one another from a visual design standpoint and that visual design isn't that interesting. I'll give Taka points for thighs that are as big as entire other characters.
not very well, I couldn't be bothered to find some rival schools footage to include him in the video lol. Realistically its Honda/Hinako/Ganryu/Taka for FG sumos, and everyone else who can claim any title are so far down the totem pole.
Honda is not a bad charactern he is just hurt more than others by the parry mechanic, even if to punish him it have to be a perfect one most of the time and the timing is variable.
naw, honda is kinda actually bad, he's one of the lesser characters in the game there is no real arguing around it. That said, that means the buffs will flow when the time comes
@@Rooflemonger He isn't bad, yes he is harder to play because its harder for him to put pressure, but it doesn't mean he is bad. I don't know what you mean by a "lesser character" though. For the buffs i don't see him needing that many buffs, some adjustements to help him and maybe 1 tool for really putting pressure on the opponent. But he always been a defensive character, a turtle, so its normal that he isn't enjoying an offense oriented system all that much. His problem is simply that, an immovable object isn't the fastest and most agile threat.
@@Rooflemonger So thats what you mean by lesser, ok. I agree with you on this, doesn't make him a bad character though, just one who don't fit in this system very well. A bad one for me is Aki or Lily, characters who only have a good design. They both have cool attacks but with bad properties, nothing really safe on wake up for Aki (Lily i don't know). Lily is nothing without her wind, almost no gameplay variation possible, bad framedata for a character who should be faster, ... Honda on the other hand is a turtle like always, he as reasons to be slow, have a tool for safe wake up, isn't deathly afraid of being in the corner, ... He just lack offensive pressence and don't fit in the drive/parry system well.
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Welcome to what sorta counts as the Halloween video! I know very well that very few things scare a member of the FGC more than a Sumo character, so therefore this video is positively terrifying! All the complaining about Honda at the start of SF6 always struck a sore spot with me, so basically in this video let me show you what an ACTUALLY GOOD sumo character is, cause it can get really, really messed up lol. If ya learned something in this video, leave a like why not!?
Taka Arashi is literally the definition of "built different" in both literal and physical manner.
I've never played KOF but an invincible command grab with instant start up that pushes to the corner has to be incredibly infuriating to play against
Hinako having a full corner carry invincible reversal sounds insane
Its a very different take on the traditional "shoryuken"
also, not all sumo rikishis are super duper mega heavy (all are super strong though)
most spectators love seeing the smaller wrestlers taking down the giants through "superior sumo"
I still remember the first time I tried KoF 2002 UM online and my opponent pick Hinako and just utterly destroyed me before I could even think. Havn't touched that games online since.
Like if you don't know most kof chars its always gonna be a bad knowledge check, but Hinako moreso than most lol. I didn't even get into more wild stuff like backturn combos. Full invincible command grab is enough to break most people
Hinako adds a lot to the fighting game sumo family tree. I'm excited to slap folks around with her again!
I had never heard of Taka and honestly he's such a cool concept. A dude so huge you need to think differently about fighting him, I like that
Was only in one Virtua Fighter game, right?
He was introduced in VF3. And brought back in VF 5 R and VF5 Final Showdown.
The hardest working man in FGC commentary. Always love the content
The moment Dead or Alive rises from the grave and gets a sumo character it's over, I won't play anyone else.
Yeah but they can't sell swimsuit DLC for a sumo character.
@@seb24789 Make Kanna the sumo character.
I appreciate that when Hinako is being shown in 2002 UM, the other side is Vice, another absolutely terrifying grappler.
Getting bodied by Shermie was what brought me to actually get interested in grapplers, but truly it was THIS Vice that sealed my love for the archetype. She was also probably the reason why I never got into 13 since the changes they did to her just didn't click
Sumo wrestlers in fighting games are a joy to see! You can really FEEL the power of Taka Arashi as you try to hit him. But I liked hearing about Hinako from KoF. Looking forward to seeing how she'll play in KOF15! ^^
Hinako is like a Reverse Bob, a Tiny Girl with Powerhouse moves.
Taka is the equivalent of Smash Bros.' Establishments of Super Heavyweight Characters; The heavier they are the stronger their hits and the harder they are to launch. Smash Bros. Brawl in particular specified Mario having a struggle while hurling Bowser like he did in Super Mario 64.
Taka is absolutely terrifying to fight against. But not as scary as Sega not releasing VF6
You’ve convinced me to learn Taka. I hope you’re happy
tricking people into learning is what im here for
World Tour Honda is such a treat.
Legitimately he is, his little insane sumo stories and pep talk are actually way better than what the rest of the cast has to offer
@@Rooflemonger on a side note; I unintentionally maxed out his style from all the sumo guys showing up when I farmed the trains for style exp lol
First time I saw Hinako's Lv3 I was SHOCKED
O_0
Why did you show me this? How am i suppose to sleep knowing this demon is coming to KOF15? I'm not ready!😢😢😢
7:59
Taka: That’s not gonna work on my Brother!
Lau: Okay be- AH DAGNABBIT!
I would be terrified of a tiny lady sumo.
I *KNEW* this was going to be about Taka as soon as I saw the title.
I've waited a long time just to talk about Taka lol. Tekken 8 beta got the 3d juices flowing again and its finally time.
Honda and Ganryu being honest and balanced and not scary at all, love that for my boys 😊
I've only played 2 & 4 vanilla, so this was my first time seeing T.Arashi in action and *good lord* , this lad is an ABOSLUTE UNIT in 3D fighters.
Apparently he was temporarily dropped from the roster from 4 and initial versions of 5 since they can't get him to work properly (which lore-wise is explained away as getting thrashed so hard by everyone else he lost his drive to fight for a while).
Also worth mentioning: his VA was Kiyoyuki Yanada (RIP), who voiced Jotaro in JoJo's Venture (10+ years before the 2013 anime!).
I'm looking forward to see Hinako in XV, but maybe that's because I haven't faced her yet ^^'
What a way for me to learn she is coming!
Great video Rooflemonger. Hinako is an inspiration. We Street Fighters should take after her and make Karakusa invincible in SF6.
Great video, such a fun archetype. Let’s go Taka, VF really is so amazing and crazy deep. I’m so stoked for Hinako too. Her and Ramon have been staples on my team since 2000. Any thoughts on exploring Lucha characters?
Maybe, could take a concept like this and just expand it to all the various FG martial arts I suppose
@@Rooflemonger that would be awesome let’s go Lucha Libre! Appreciate all the great content. All that VF talk makes me want to go back and rewatch your beginners guide lol
Roof just cover wrestling styles in fighting games. I would eat that shit for extra protein at dinner.
This is great information, loved the heart you put into this one. Very fun to learn some VF, Sumo stuff, and basic fighting game tactics all in one go. Thank you!
Super awesome video, Rooflemonger. Sumo representation in fighting games is always fun and speaking of sumo, you are in for a treat. The Tekken World Tour Finals is on January 13-14, 2024 and for the first time in Tekken World Tour history, a Ganryu player, placed 16th in the Tekekn World Tour leaderboard, qualified for the Tekken World Tour Finals. The Ganryu player is Tibetano from Spain and not only he qualified for the Tekken World Tour Finals, he also won the Tekken 7 tournament at First Attack 2023 (TWT Challenger event), with Ganryu. Keep up the awesome content 😎👍🏼
Gotta be honest here 17:52. Seeing Sumo´s fat ass falling all over the floor completely out of control made me laugh more than it should
Thanks for shedding light on Taka. Lol he plays such a different game everyone has to study him to know what works against him. There are certain launchers that doesn't knock him down but knocks everyone else down. He can't crouch dash fuzzy at -5. Every character has a punish that specifically works only against Taka. You can dribble him with attack when he gets knocked down that you cant hit on anyone else. Taka is truely a unique beast.
I always find sumo characters fun to use and watch, so its nice to see them when they show up.
Even though T7 Ganryu was never the best, I know a lot of people that get traumatic flashbacks whenever I mention his T5/T5DR iteration. That character was an absolute menace, and easily one of the most terrifying characters to ever bring the dosukoi to a video game.
This brings back memories! I remember when Dad and I used to play Tekken. He was Ganryu, and he had me trapped between the wall and his Kabuki Palm. Once I got hit, it was over! We both had a good laugh at that moment! XD
The best video that’s ever been made. Speak the truth. Sumo is forever. Dosukoi BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!
I have no complains of having different character variety & representation in fighting games and sumo is no exception. I actually genuinely like E. Honda and what he represents in sport, when thinking of fighters they often associated with strong type bodybuilders that often look rather fit but not sumo where characters like Taka Arashi & Ganryu are rotund & fat.
Cool that Taka has Henka, it's one of the most fascinating moves of Sumo that explains why Sumo has no weight classes. Hinako and Taka can be in an official fight and it's all fair.
This is because Sumo is really a heavily technique based sport, the smallest person can ring out the biggest person with the right move, such as using Henka to let the opponent fly out of the ring themselves.
Technically there are 2 characters in VF5 FS that has Taka's weight class, the other character being
Dural when she enters dreadnought stance,
I just KNEW this video was gonna mostly be about the walking knowledge check that is Taka Arashi! But I appreciated the spotlight on Hinako. You know, every girl I've ever introduced to KOF has fallen in LOVE with Hinako. Just gonna throw that out there. Also, this clip of Jiyuna getting bodied by her ( ruclips.net/video/TsEIoiDm_Ws/видео.htmlsi=uDjkt0trZtOeby7o ).
i really didnt think a lot of eddmond but in wt he is delightful
Hey, love your videos. Are you doing "the scariest wrestler in fighting games", in the future?
honestly at this rate probably not, this video is the worst performing video in a long time. People vote with their clicks, interest is not there. Sucks but thems the breaks
@@Rooflemonger it's a shame because I love these type of videos. Keep up the good work
This video gets a hearty dosukoi from me!
Should be a busy week! Almost certainly an Omni Man trailer dropping at some point, and Paris Games Week is happening as well, of which Tekken 8 is also almost certainly gonna be dropping a trailer!
Calls Hinako "not tippity top tier," shows Hinako in the game where she's among the top tier. I see you...
Yep, figured Taka would be the scary sumo you were going to talk about. Lol. He’s a menace for sure.
I always figured Sumo wrestlers should be somewhere between a grappler and a rushdown character. I was wrong, they should be Taka.
Also Henka is controversial but not dishonorable. It's a vital tool for smaller wrestlers as there are no weight classes in Sumo. The Henka's only dishonorable when someone like Taka uses it against equals or smaller opponents.
ive seen the articles about Hakuho sho when he pulled a henka and some are basically veiled death threats lol, people do not like it. Here is an exact quote "Go now and you go in true Japanese fashion, falling on your sword for that Day 15 performance so unworthy of your name."
@@Rooflemonger I gotcha, and the anger over it is understandable, Hakuho normally wouldn't need a henka to win. He's an all time great so he's expected to put on a good match. A Henka at the start usually denies a good match, and can be dangerous as an opponent expects you to match their full force charge and instead charges out of the ring, off balance.
It comes down to how and when it's used, and it can be all some guys have. Your comparison between the henka and zoning was spot on, though, too much of it makes the audience salty, lol.
Mansatory D O S K O I. Great videah 😊
Your just selling me on Hinako here. Too bad I'm too scruby to use her and not get destroyed in KoF 15 now a days....
Some indie fighting game sumos I'd recommend are
Mono from Schwarzerblitz who's a ninja sumo cat girl fashionista who is a fast sumo
Goliath from Battle Craze who's a mutant beetle who uses electricity and sumo to fight
Thanks for the info!
Different animations for throws against Taka? I wanted something like that for Abigail in SFV!
I always thought it would've been cool to see characters have a completely different throw or technique to take down the big bodys (not necessarily a struggle to throw him like VF's Taka, though that is pretty friggin' rad). Imagine a smaller character like Cammy or Ibuki climbing up Abigail's massive frame & twisting his head or something for leverage to bring him down instead of him kneeling or whatever he did to fit the regular throws in the game.
Fun fact!
Samurai Shodown has Earthquake, who is said to be impossible to throw in the character lineup (in an original arcade cabinet)
Well ... They didn't manage to code that, so you can throw him like anyone else...
IN THE FIRST GAME.
They did code it in the sequel... And then he stopped appearing until the special entries.
17:37 "Not that Virtua Fighter has much lore..."
Ahem,... Roof, have you ever heard about Jeffry McWild vs Satan Shark? 😂😂
I literally made the definitive video on that exact subject, yes. I am basically the VF loremaster on the internet
@@Rooflemonger Indeed! Even though you make top notch videos regularly, to me that video is the crown jewel among your other superb vids! 💪
He didn't say it has *NO lore...*
XD
@@Ramsey276one Well, we aren't talking about just a bit of lore here. Why don't you search for "*rooflemonger greatest story*" as the story at hand puts even Final Fantasy and Persona 4 franchises to shame.
There is no way the little girl that's also sumo isn't the scariest. Think that MIB training at the beginning, where Will Smith shoots the little girl instead of the creepy aliens
The perfect content for my smoke breaks
Sumo representation station 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Btw, I just saw the guy in Hinako portion with the exact same outfit as Luke in SF5 😳 Perhaps some Capcom Theivery afoot lol
@rooflemonger im not used to this bro normally when a fighting game comes out like the time DBFZ came you was posting almost everyday about it, guides & combos. We need u bruv
Hinako is so cute. Slap boxes you to death.
It had to be the Virtua Fighter sumo! The whole weight system in VF makes him seem so strong.
My favorite Sumo character in a fighting game right now has to be Goliath from Battle Craze, the guy is mutant bettle with electric powers,
Dosukoi!
Taka-Arashi, the gold lightan of 3d fighters
I remember that one!
I admit that I hate fighting Honda (as a Kimberly player. Which makes sense since Honda was one of Guy's worst matchups in SF4), but not to the extent of the general populace. As for the video iteself, I honestly would like to see more of these. Along with more history videos. You finally made KOF make sense for me.
I really like Hinako because she doesn't look like every other sumo character. It's always bugged me that sumo characters tend to be copy-pastes of one another from a visual design standpoint and that visual design isn't that interesting. I'll give Taka points for thighs that are as big as entire other characters.
What the thing is real life sumo is heavily regulated and so everyone literally has to look the same in order to participate
It's also immediately clear through never once touching the character that they fight with sumo style if they keep traditional sumo garb
Sumo doesn't have much visual variety, to be honest...
18:10 that move would be great against Honda's signature move!
I would love a video about fast grapplers
I would love to try VF5 but its not on PC sadge...
don't worry VF6 will be on everything ✊ we just need to will it into existence
Hmm..... where would you rank Gan from Rival Schools? 🤔
not very well, I couldn't be bothered to find some rival schools footage to include him in the video lol. Realistically its Honda/Hinako/Ganryu/Taka for FG sumos, and everyone else who can claim any title are so far down the totem pole.
they should put Hakuho in a video game 💪
2:09 that's how she DESTROYS YOU...
Why do your KOF 2002 UM looks so good??
Playing on the version they used for PS4 is all I can say.
@@Rooflemonger I see. I play the Steam version, and was hoping the graphics could be enhanced somehow.
Thanks for replying!
Mk Sumo when 😔
Taka practically breaks VF
Hinako is a tiny woman, but she have a big boy soul
Sumo blessed
just fyi, in Japanese the i is pronounced the same as a long e sound. So Hinako is pronounced like Hee-na-ko.
Honda is not a bad charactern he is just hurt more than others by the parry mechanic, even if to punish him it have to be a perfect one most of the time and the timing is variable.
naw, honda is kinda actually bad, he's one of the lesser characters in the game there is no real arguing around it. That said, that means the buffs will flow when the time comes
@@Rooflemonger He isn't bad, yes he is harder to play because its harder for him to put pressure, but it doesn't mean he is bad. I don't know what you mean by a "lesser character" though. For the buffs i don't see him needing that many buffs, some adjustements to help him and maybe 1 tool for really putting pressure on the opponent. But he always been a defensive character, a turtle, so its normal that he isn't enjoying an offense oriented system all that much. His problem is simply that, an immovable object isn't the fastest and most agile threat.
@@Sorcerer_Lynx he's bottom 5 bro, I think that qualifies as lesser character
@@Rooflemonger So thats what you mean by lesser, ok. I agree with you on this, doesn't make him a bad character though, just one who don't fit in this system very well. A bad one for me is Aki or Lily, characters who only have a good design. They both have cool attacks but with bad properties, nothing really safe on wake up for Aki (Lily i don't know). Lily is nothing without her wind, almost no gameplay variation possible, bad framedata for a character who should be faster, ... Honda on the other hand is a turtle like always, he as reasons to be slow, have a tool for safe wake up, isn't deathly afraid of being in the corner, ... He just lack offensive pressence and don't fit in the drive/parry system well.
I kinda hope Honda gets redesigned at some point in sf6. I'd like him to be stronger but less one-note.
No sumo could ever take on tizoc. Best wrestler ever!!
Honda is the best Sumo character all time
Sumo and obesity should not be promoted in games! These characters shouldn’t have never been made
Say it to Japan
Or better yet, CHALLENGE A RIKISHI
*On camera, for true social justice!*