Design Shop: F.A.N.G. - Big Fang Theory
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- Опубликовано: 5 дек 2017
- A.B.I. closes out the first set of Street Fighter V Design Shop with F.A.N.G., the henchman who mattered.
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I don't know if anyone pointed it out, but even his laughter has the number two in it. "Nihahaha!"
"Ni" is the japanese word for two.
And when ge beats himself he will say the imposter was 2 millimeters too short. And calls Alex Shadaloo Test Body 222222.
So let me get this straight;
F.A.N.G. is practically a poison-wielding, loyal, human Starscream?
I already love him.
without yhe betrayal
@@meandtheboys8486 that is what loyal means yes
Basically TFP Season 3 human Starscream
And meanwhile, the other group of the fighting game community still bitches about F.A.N.G - and their ideal fantasies.
@@meandtheboys8486 Prior to the events of 'A Shadow Falls', F.A.N.G. (and his fellow Nguuhao assassins) did attempt to usurp M. Bison. After F.A.N.G. realized that none of his attacks have any effect on Bison, F.A.N.G. promptly surrendered and pledged eternal loyalty to Bison.
Im surprised you didn’t bring up Jiang Shi vampires from Chinese folklore. His design and movements are reminiscent of them: purple robe, poisoned nails, long sleeves, hat, odd movements. All they were missing was a talisman and we would have Hsien Ko’s wierd uncle.
Something you missed: purple is also the codified color for poison in Japan, like green in the west.
Purple is also associated with evil in Japan.
He was born in china
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Waluigi
@@XVINutkabob SFV was made in Japan
I love this dude. He's like a One Piece villain.
Both personality-wise AND ESPICIALLY design-wise.
He reminds of Kuro
His Japanese VA is the same as Buggy
Glad I'm not the only one who sees it. If One Piece teaches anything it's that you don't underestimate goofy as fuck looking characters.
KIIIISHISHISHISHI!!
In japan the color purple actually means murder, assassination, poison and sometimes evil.
Gen from alpha series, shin akuma, Iori yagami, sf iv evil ryu, sf iv akuma go hado... Also worth noticing most japanese games use purple as the color of poison status.
Great video, thanks for sharing. but I'd like to point out a couple things, FANG is not only extremely well designed, but from his outfit, looks, to his movements, everything looks highly FAMILIAR to anyone with a deep chinese background (not limited to China) -- everything about FANG was based on real references. I'll try to explain more below. Whoever designed this character certainly did quite some research.
First, his appearances -- outfit, facial hair, and sunglasses, is a perfect representation of a eunuch from the late Qing dynasty where there was already influences from the West. Most of us were quickly reminded of the assassin duo in the kungfu hustle. these looks were commonly seen back then, and are depicted in lots tv shows which set the era around the same period. The sunglass fashion only appeared in the late qing dynasty era from the influence of the western culture.
Sleeves. One of the first things you notice about him might be his awkward sleeves, AND the way he flaps them. Not only was this outfit based on the eunuchs back then, but in the Qing dynasty (even though these weren't only existing in this very era), when a eunuch went to meet the emperor, he'd have to swipe and slap his sleeves before kneeling (The way they slapped the sleeves was also pretty unique. I'd need to find some clips to better describe it.) This is to show 3 things: 1. respect to the emperor, 2. that they weren't hiding weapons underneath, and 3. no money hidden in them as a symbolic gesture to show that they weren't "corrupt" -- as many of them in high positions were. Also, many traditional dance moves involved such sleeves too.
Moves. Again, I absolutely marveled at FANG's body movements when I first saw the character -- his s.HK, in particular, where he does this almost exaggerated dance-like double knee attack, was most certainly NOT created out of pure imagination. You could see similar movements in many traditional dances, tv shows, deity parades, lion dances...etc.
Poison. This is a common element in the drama plots -- almost a cliche sometimes. Occasionally there would be a mysterious figure like FANG who possessed such abilities, either assassin techniques or supernatural powers, that involved poisonous effects, and only the assassin or certain herbs would be able to heal the victim. This stereotype has been used in multiple japanese games, with one of the most notable example being Lin (麟) in KOF 2000 and on, who was also one of my favorite villain characters in the fighting game history, though sadly the story line got completely obliterated after the (2nd?) downfall of SNK and the 4 assassins quickly turned to shit. but that's a different topic so I'm not gonna elaborate here.
Voice. As mentioned, FANG's design was largely based on eunuchs back then. And to become a eunuch, one'd have to chop "it" off, you know, the eggs and sausage breakfast. Eunuchs had to live in emperor's palace where there were lots female servants -- the ones who were literally hand-picked as they were required to be pretty. And we all know what happens when a ton of beautiful single girls happen to live in your area and want to meet you around a lonely man. Things would get messy with that kind of orgies going around on a daily basis. So they just had to chop it clean off before they could become a eunuch. And you know the consequence of losing your manhood and all that sweet sweet testosterone -- your voice starts to sound like FANG. This is another proof that FANG has a eunuch reference and the designer did research on it. Also, in many ancient chinese dramas, eunuchs were often depicted to be cunning and sly, always plotting to stab someone in the back. Some of them even possess kungfu and assassin skills too..
Bravo!!
About the sleeves, did you see his V-trigger 2? is that the way they swipe them that you mention?
eggimage nice, well researched
props to you man
A great modern example of the cunning Eunich with the sleeves you speak of is Lord Varys from Game of Thrones
This is good stuff. I believe FANG's supposed to be Korean though. What do you think that's about.
"That weird side of Street Fighter..."
You mean the best side?
@Fwuffycodbunny Yeah, so was Necro and Twelve.
@@deadbeatnetwork9792 O O F
@@sullyboi_9867 What do you mean by oof?
@@deadbeatnetwork9792 The one guy said rufus was great (I assume he was being sarcastic) and then the other guy (who I assume was also being sarcastic) said so were necro and twelve, and no one cares about any of those characters
So I’m not the only one who actually likes F.A.N.G. Nice.
Hopefully you'll be able to do the Season 2 newcomers in the near future.
you know you're not neoxon. We got a crazy fang lover in the discord
Sometimes I think LooseBruce actually _likes_ F.A.N.G....
True, though luce has been on the Kolin hype train as of late (but I think he still has a soft spot for F.A.N.G).
Neoxon I like F.A.N.G, but I main Birdie
I like F.A.N.G too!
When I first saw F.A.N.G I loved it. And understood the design right away. I think most people that hate FANG takes the design of the character of street fighter too seriously like they are real people. They supposed to have a cartoonish look. FANG is awesome in his own personal way.
I think that’s what how most of the fighting game community felt like, they treated these characters as if their real to them and are invested on their character. And then, get butthurt when their expectations didn’t match their ideals about them.
Good example here is Paul Phoenix, I still love him despite how he was portrayed goofy in the later installments I mean I can see he’s powerful at his own merit, then there those guys who tried to defend him that they rather have a serious Paul Phoenix when he was per-say legit.
Sometimes you can’t win all the battles, when you’re creating a fighting game character.
F.A.N.G. was oddly one of the only new comers I actually loved. Yes he's weird, but he actually has an interesting character to him. And like you said, he actually contributes to the story.
Silverware Warrior I think something is wrong when the villain contributes more than the actual heroes
What about menat?
@@carlbloke8797 To quote TV Tropes; 'Villains Act, Heroes React'.
A.B.I. Catchphrase from now on.
"Their is No Excuse to No Key Frame those Damm Things!"
FANG is the closest thing to a perfect character design we've received in SFV
Idk man I think Ibuki has a cool redesign
G is nearly perfect to me. I can't think of any but the most minor gripes with him -- namely his lore, or lack thereof.
Another interesting thing is that FANG has a lot of oppressive, advantageous on block moves but low overrall damage, which reinforces the "irritating" aspect of his character...
The problem with this decision is that his ability to steal wins is very low, which makes him bad in a competitive setting (and the fact that his V-Triggers are A.S.S.)
he reminds me of waluigi.
purple. Nonsensical moves. long and lanky physique.
At least he’s not spinoff fodder.
This series is wonderful, dude. And thank you for illuminating why F.A.N.G. is a great villain and does exactly what he is designed to.
(acronym, not anagram)
Keep up the good work!!
Agreed. I thought FANG was a massive ball drop and a clone of the Thin Men from XCOM on reveal but it really grew on me over time. The venomous reptile and insect references (snake, toad, scorpion and wasp), everything just screamed poison villain type. I actually like the over sized costume sleeves as they're just obvious toxin sacs, like a wasps abdomen or scorpion stinger.
I started to admire this character when I haven't even played the game before! I guess that shows just about how awesome of a character he is.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves F.A.N.G. Despite the fact that his back story is disturbing in multiple ways, he far and away has one of the coolest, and beautiful designs out of all of Street Fighter.
I’m a freelance writer and I am a huge fan of your narrative style. You are a very talented narrator and writer. I look forward to your future videos.
When the game was coming out, I knew I was going to play FANG just based on his design. And I did, I love the character. Helps that his japanese voice is no other than Shigeru Chiba (voice of Buggy in One Piece and many others)
1:31--or replacing Thor with a D-lister like Triathalon, which they wound up doing years ago!
That was some great analysis! I never pieced together the whole "2" thing with him, that's super interesting.
Also, I'm glad to hear a defense for Fang, I always love weirdo characters (Abigail is my spirit animal, and I love him), so the extremely loud outburst of people asking for "cool" characters every time Capcom gives us a new weirdo really bums me out.
My only complaint with Fang is his name, I can't NOT say it as Fang instead of Fung, or Fong, or however it's apparently ACTUALLY supposed to be pronounced. But more than that, why is his name an anagram? Does it ever explain why he's F.A.N.G instead of just Fang?
Friendly
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@@Kat-nd5fq we did it we solved the mystery
*super* late to the party, but I will say that all his moves being two-hit has another more gameplay-oriented reason. Two hits means twice the hitstun or blockstun, and Fang wants to waste as much of his opponent's time as possible to maximize his poison.
“It’s like making an Avengers but swap Thor out for Dazzler” ngl I’d watch that movie
Seems to follow the same gameplay inspirations for Singed from League of Legends, a character purposely built to annoy the enemy and encourages the player to see just how far can you troll the enemy before you die.
I wasn't aware that people disliked F.A.N.G.
The moment I saw him when SFV was just coming out, I instantly fell in love with him and knew I had to main him.
You have a great of laying things out. Honestly, you sold me on Fang the second you compared him to the blind assassins XD
I came to SF5 for FANG, he sold me as a character mostly with his design, but also wish his personality and role in the Story Mode when it came out. I LOVED him, I even learnt how to cross-up with him! Unfortunately, I just didn't perform well with him, at all. Then I learnt he was low-tier and that was, as much as I don't want to say it, a last nail in the coffin for me.
I dropped FANG for Vega and Zeku, but you made me appreciate him again. Thank you so much for this video!
Well, with the season 4 patch, they made him officially dangerous. He even has new flight moves to troll people further.
Lol, dropped for Vega? Hes been in the dumpster too
again great analysis. @3:24 also to add, his cloth has the traditional chinese character for "2" on the front.
3:09
well ive always liked cartoony characters in fighting games for example:peacock from skullgirls,mr game & watch from smash,and F.A.N.G
I literally got into SF JUST so I could play F.A.N.G. He's the only character I've ever loved quite so much in design, moveset, music, story, everything. Pleasure to see you do him justice in this video.
After stumbling across this video, I'm considering picking it up, too.
I wish you'd talk more about the animations of these characters since that is your specialty
With Geese being Leese in Tekken 7, ought to do an episode on him or other Fatal Fury/KOF/SNK characters (Terry?)
That's my main character. I Love making Ryu players rage quit.
You are a man of taste, I see.
The second I saw F.a.n.g I knew I would love him! Hes so much fun to use and his character is really fun....now if only Capcom would care more about him and give us fans some merch and more cool costumes :)
I love using fang he's easy to use, his theme is dope and so is design, and his personality and story are great
With those legs who wouldn't be asking for a crush counter combo
Damn dude, wish there was more folks like you studying characters like this, especially in the fighting game genre. Wish I had the smarts to dissect these designs so well. Keep up the good work!
Yo, as the first video of yours I’ve watched, this is AMAZING. This has given me a LOT to think about in character animation and storytelling in various existing franchises and my own projects I hope to make.
WHAT THE HELL!! I never thought anyone could convince me that F.A.N.G. is a good design but you just did!
The guy from Fighters Generation should watch this video.
I don't even play Street Fighter and I love FANG thanks to you
I haven't played street fighter since I was a kid(I'm binging this channel because I love art and design), but I love this character!! My favorite brand of villain is the pitiful goofy sleaze type!
F.A.N.G = Friggin Awesome Ninja Guy
I know he's not really a ninja but I mean it fits :P Great video like always
Friggin Awesome Nuerotoxin guy
Friggin Annoying Nitpicking Guy ?
Friggin Awesome Neurotic Guy?
The teachings of ninjitsu originated from China so you are technically right
Friendly And Nice Guy
For those wondering what fighting style F.A.N.G uses it's Chinese Kenpo.
FANG is a fanatical priest and Bison is/has become his God. That's the best way to sum him up in my view. He found FAITH after seeing Bison shrug off everything.
Love it! This is hyping me even more for s3
He’s like the agent of chaos of the community.
I recommend you guys read the official story which tells what happened to F.A.N.G after "A Shadow Falls":
Part 1: game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132247
Part 2: game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132253
Part 3: game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132255
Oh yeah I read that.
Great analysis once again. I think F.A.N.G is a success in making a character you love to hate, and I respect that. I can't play him to save my life, but I appreciate how his moves fit his nature, and even fighting him, you just get the feeling he's annoying as heck, so something's definitely working. I can't say I'll ever like F.A.N.G, but I sure can appreciate what he brings to the table.
🤣"bison just sits in his chair until somebody kicks his ass" lmao best streetfighter burn ever.
Every time i see F.A.N.G. I thing of Raoul Duke from fear and loathing
Man, I love your SFV Design Shops, I'd love to see more of them like the DLC characters
FANG is great especially after the cinematic story
In 1 video you convinced me. I had no knowledge of him and I love scumbag characters in any media so this guy is awesome
1:34 is even funnier because (at the time of me typing this) dazzler became a new addition to marvel future fight.
You've convinced me
I love him. He's a God damn 3D cartoon character.
*_Is this Waluigi's Lost Relative?_*
“Shadaloo is a shitty criminal organization.”
JP can attest to this. He was the accountant after all.
I love the part with the Bravely Default OST. You've completed my day. I love you.
I knew you had great taste, I love FANG as well!
What's the music you used when you started talking about "FANG's core character trait"? I've tried looking for awhile but I haven't been able to find it
I looove FANG, at this point its possibly the only thing i like about sf5. Very sad to ponder, due to FANGs apparent reception he may never get another birth in a SF again.
I LOVE this character, because it is very pleasurable to HATE him. He basically created for this purpose, as you said. Also he have some... weird aesthetic...
Great analysis. I would love to see one of these for A.K.I.
"...a sort of inner troll that encourages you to see what bullshit you can get away with."
So long story short, F.A.N.G is Street Fighters' answer to Hazama.
Yes, someone who appreciates the goofiness of FANG and realizes how well he plays his role. Can't wait for the Abigail Design Shop analysis.
You made me appreciate this character, thanks man.
The usage of Bravely Default OST was perfect
it was killing me where I knew it from
Buster and it's even the "scumbag" theme ;D
Indeed
Second favorite Street Fighter character! Hehe.
He's funny! Weird but funny but all that hides a dangerous assassin. Reminds me of Lemongrab from Adventure time because of his obsession to keep things perfect and gets upset when things didn't go according to plan.
My only issue with FANG is the way AKI describes him in SF6, he seems like he'd be a calm, stoic, serious, terrifying snd imposing presence. A man of few words who will end anyone who gets in his way. She talks about him like he's Kazuya or Akuma, but then you look at him in the gameplay and story and he's this
I've kinda always wondered about his name too.
Ever since his 1st introduction trailer and subsequent release,
all the other characters and narrator all seem to pronounce his name as "FONG" not "FANG".
As for the acronym.....the only "F.A.N.G." that I ever knew of was from GI*Joe ARAH.
The old Cobra "F.A.N.G." (Fully Armored Negator Gyrocopter) toy.
Weird SF names seem to always be a present staple of the series.
Like Urien in SF3....I still often ponder about if his name was actually supposed to be "Orion".
In chinese and most asian languages, the A is a cardinal vowel. It sounds like the "u" in "up" instead of the "a" in "apple".
When a doctor asks you to open your mouth and say "ah", that's what it is. It sounds like "fong", but mostly because english rarely uses this A sound.
Also, fun fact. Urien was Julien and Rolento was Lawrence.
Now I'm interested on your reaction to A.K.I
Now that you've shown me what he is? This guy's great!
Looking forward to that someday when the season 2 characters reviews arrive.
I would of loved to see him against Sagat.
So, I'm much further into the Nintendo fandom than any other, and barely know anything about Street Fighter. Watching this as an outsider, it seems like a bit of a wonder this guy is unpopular. His whole purple-clad, slender comical heel persona reminds me a whole lot of Waluigi, who's got quite the following among Nintendo fans. Heck, his whole schtick with the number 2 matches Waluigi's heroic counterpart, Luigi who has a similar thematic connection to the number due to his being Player 2.
Guess Street Fighter fans and Nintendo fans have different tastes.
When it comes to fighting games, it's not just the aesthetics or the look of the character that matters, it's how they play and feel in relation to the rest of the cast. First impressions always carry a degree of weight to people's opinion, and for F.A.N.G his initial reveal didn't help him. His tall lanky form, weird proportions, moveset, his Critical Art(Alot of people didn't like his Critical Art first time they saw it, me included.) The last problem with F.A.N.G was how difficult it is to get somewhat good at him, he's a charge character who's main gimmick is to frustrate you and not get hit(As what A.B.I mentioned already) but it takes alot of effort and with the state of modern gamers and fighting games it becomes less about hitting the lab with a hard character and getting better, but more about picking a character that has easier execution and gameplan. F.A.N.G on release SFV got bullied to hell and back by other newcomers and returning character and when you throw repeated nerfs to him and the likes of Guile who can do more with less stress the question becomes "Why should I bother with this character when a better one exists."
A bit long winded but hope you got what I was saying.
@@cholt9726 yeah it's kinda like jiggly puff in melee from an outsider perspective people think that she is cute and adorable and can do nothing wrong but people in the community know her as the balloon who timed them out
You deserve many more subscriber! New subscriber here keep up a good work
According to the Wiki, F.A.N.G. stands for "Fantastic Asian Notorious Gang"
I swear to god I've subbed to you 5 times now
1:03 I'm a simple man, I see Necro, I scream "SoRrY iM lAtE"
He's Dale Gribble and Kahn Souphanousinphone in one character lol
Jephrocs Shishaw, AUGGHHHHHHHH!
Agreeedd
Especially the Dale Gribble part
That part is pretty evident XD
All he needs now is the Conspiracy theories
I never would of thought of that and yet it totally makes sense
Jephrocs “pocket sand”
F.a.n.g is the humanized normal version of Hsien-No & Xaio Lon.
You make alot of great points. It's also to be noted especially in alot of anime, the japanese love to present the trope of a character that appears very deceptively weak but is very dangerous.
When I did play that game, I loved Fang. I love his snake style. That's it.
Could F.A.N.G's design have been better received if they had managed to make his sleeves work "normally" as in the concept art ? Having these huge, rigid cones at the end of his arms feels like the only real weak point of his costume.
Honestly love this video
That Dazzler shade was uncalled for. She's better than Hawkeye. *Sips tea*
¿Im the only one want shout "Medic!“ when i see this guy?
Not to mention his theme is fire AF
Patiently waiting for the Zeku video
WTF I LOVE F.A.N.G. NOW!!!
I liked FANG the second I saw him. I guess I'm a terrible person, but now I understand why.
F.A.N.G vs Faust
Y E S .
F.A.N.G is adorable
F.A.N.G. is a cool villain too. I also love Necalli's alternate that makes him look green and rock-like. It gives him/it a mystical look but not to the level found in _Darkstalkers._
you don't have to like fang. but man that fucking theme song.