Design Shop: MENAT - Walk Like An Egyptian
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Menat struts into the spotlight for today's Design Shop!
BGM1: Menat's Theme (Street Fighter 5)
BGM2: Bath of Tefnut (Skullgirls)
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Her walk cycle is everything, "I have a man, thank you."
DWCDR I’ll see you after the function
Yess queen take a sit take a load off
SmileyChips74
Man, I wanted to say it... 😭
YES, YES CUT IT, LOOK AT THE HIPS
Fuck yo DP
Her magic ball is like a ball of yarn adding more to the cat theme
Oh my god, I hadn't realized that until I saw your comment!
Not a Can wow I never considered that well done
It makes perfect sense since Egyptian people worshipped cats :3
@@LightningSweetharta they didn't worship cats.
@@djantouahmed7319uhm,yes they did. They were sacred for them.
Look at those hips
THOSE HIPS
but you gotta look at those legs though
And we mustn't forget she is one of the few in the cast with a relatively nice backside. Total package, she is.
Shakira's hips don't lie, but Menat's see the future.
and to top it all off, she's adorable and delightful
Hips and Thighs😅😬
One of the more refreshing designs in SFV IMO. Mostly in how she plays.
Menat is on paper Amakusa from Samurai Spirits, played more or less like a faster Dhalsim with a dash of Rose, and Venom's (from Guilty Gear) ability to setup a single dormant projectile. I wouldn't say she's completely unique in her playing style, but she's definitely my favourite Season 2 character.
tcchip, the fact that you had to list that many references just proves the point of Menat's originality further. When it comes to art and design, there is no such thing as being completely original. As human beings, we have to base everything we do or make on things that we've seen and done.
Shahar, the first time I played Menat, the reference to Amakusa was very clear, as is the throwback to Rose. But although Menat in principle plays like Amakusa (who in turn is similar to Dhalsim), she is much faster compared to Dhalsim or Amakusa.
@@tcchip she is also a much more fun to play version of Viola
I feel like Menat should've been in the series since sf alpha, she's just got such a great and surprisingly straightforward design. She's right up there with Dudley, Poison, Elena and Sakura as one of my all-time favorites.
She's the sexiest since Cammy
That walking animation is just perfection in a nutshell.
I’m surprised that Street Fighter didn’t tackle an Egyptian fighter until now, & I’m glad that they nailed it with Menat.
*Fun Fact* : Menat was supposed to have cat ears on her default headdress, but I’m glad that they were removed.
Well, there is also Anakaris
nik700 I meant Street Fighter, & I edited the comment accordingly. But you aren’t wrong.
Even though he's a Capcom fighter, he's from Darkstalkers (Vampire Savior in Japan), Street Fighter's sister series. Menat is really this franchise's first egyptian character, let alone fighter.
Neoxon Thank Bastet they did! I mean thank goodness they put it on an alternate costume instead.
I’d be set with a Bastet Menat if she already doesn’t have one.
That walk cycle. It's like... she is in a CATwalk!!!
Cats everywhere!!
Damn that girl has the moves.
In Ancient Egypt, cats were holy creatures.
It’s not strange she is acting- or that she moves like a cat at some stages in time.
@@beans3553
Actual knowing the context...it's still pretty damn weird
True
Menat was the reason I got back into SFV for a while. She's adorable, has an appealing design that compliments her region, has some of the best animations in the game. I fell in love with her fighting style after two days of training with her and even did pretty well in online matches, she's a lot of fun! :)
Everything about Menat's overall design is beautiful. Just watching her walk cycle is mesmerizing.
5:00 The hardest read I've ever seen in my life...
Too hard of a read.....
THIS MUST BE THE WORK OF AN ENEMY STA-
Oh sorry... Wrong Egyptian
@Yeetus Delete This MOHAMAD AVDOL!
@@yeetusdeletethis9697 underrated comment
MAGICIAN'S REDDDO
Walk like an Egyptian~
For real though. Her walk cycle is absolutely adorable! 😍
Menat is (in my opinion) the best thing about SFV altogether. Really hope she gets put in more games in the future. Would like to see her given a chance to shine in a game where everybody else is also allowed to shine.
"Menat" more like "Me NUT"
As in, every time she says her name she proclaims herself a sky goddess?
Jascha Bull
As in I jizz in my pants. NUT
At least you didn't jizz in someone's salad...
Nut = eqyptian sky goddess for anyone who missed the clever pun on a hilarious comment
And they say Cuphead is getting sexualized by fans...
"Next time, we are striding across universes"... Well played ABI... well played.
Menat’s a prime example of what happens when you get people who not only know how to make a character play fun, but also look fin
Great character design. As an Egyptian myself, i love Menat.
Amr Raed مناة هي من الآلهة العربية القديمة في عصر الجاهلية
ولا علاقة لها بمصر
و كذلك لها وجود في الآلهة الوثنية البابلية
She is an Ancient Arabian goddess
Also present in Babylonian pantheon
She has nothing to do with Egypt .. but part of Semites heritage
Same!!
someone ruclips.net/video/03sIHObb2cQ/видео.html
@@TheEgyptianGamerGeek it is the truth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manat_(goddess)
she has nothing to do with Egypt
If you look at her forward most hand, she does that famous Egyptian snake like motion as she walks.
I love this character's design so much, I bet the people who worked on her had fun while doing it.
They nailed Menat. The people who worked on her deserve a raise. I love everything about her. "That was a close one!" :D
I don't know if anybody else has mentioned this in the comments already, but Capcom has already revealed that in the very early design stages of Menat they were thinking about including a cat goddess-like character (based on an Egyptian goddess no less). That original idea was scrapped, but her cat-like demeanor comes from that stage (That Christmas outfit you've shown as well).
Menat is a very fun character to look at, play with and a NIGHTMARE to play against. One of the best character designs in SF.
You didn't mention that she's the only character that has a special animation when she gets a Perfect in SFV.
Menat means so much to me, as an Egyptian who has been playing street fighter all my life seeing representation made me so happy, even tho she's very stereotpyical, shes really fun to play and personality is sweet, I was skeptical of SFV ever since release but as soon as she dropped I knew I had to get the arcade edtion.
Eslam ElAttar مناة هي من الآلهة العربية في العصر الجاهلي
وهي اخت اللات و العزى .. ولها وجود عند آلهة البابليين
ولا لها علاقة بمصر القديمة
She is an Ancient Arabian goddess
Also present in Babylonian pantheon
She has nothing to do with Egypt .. but part of Semites heritage
Eslam ElAttar I don’t care if she’s stereotypical. Lol
@@TheEgyptianGamerGeek it's like when Brazillian people love Blanka. We love that green boy, and there is nothing to do about it
me too bro she is maybe the first egyptian character that has been done well
but Eliza from skullgirls also is pretty amazing
btw would you like to play some games later
I’LL SEE YOU AFTER THE FUNCTION
YES YES MAKE A SCENE
@samminos YES FUCK YOUR G-P
@@UmaZooma
LOOK AT THE HIPS, LOOK AT THE HIPS
When Menat dropped, I feel in love with the character design. I’m terrible playing as her, but that doesn’t stop me from having fun with such a great character.
I absolutely love her walk
Despite having a moveset with many elements taken from other characters, Menat stands out as one of the most refreshing new fighting game characters in recent memory and I for one hope her new archetype becomes just as ubiquitous with the genre as the Original Eight.
Menat is one of the greatest design successes in fighting game history. That's gameplay, sure(she technical AF, but every game's got technical, so that's not really a con), but it's also visual design. It's animation and voice. She's a really amazing design.
I love this character. Also, yea, her walking. So freakin cute!!!
One of the best animated characters in SFV, can't wait to see what he has to say about zeku
I don't really like SF's designs, but this character is so fun to watch. She feels more like an ArcSys or Skullgirls character.
Edit: and now you just proceeded to show footage of exactly those games when talking about characters that show personality visually.
Grim1952 she shows not enough skin to be a skullgirl character, but i agree With your arcsys opinion
Raped Cryocynical
Sure, she isn't Eliza. But she shows about the same amount of skin as Squiggly.
Raped Cryocynical "she shows not enough skin to be a skullgirl character" Menat's Battle Outfit alt would beg to differ. nothin' but bandages on her torso
Iffem Yeah i Checked it out and damnnnn
Whats funny is that she looks like Eliza.. then plays like Bridget
both are my mains too LMAO
I love how she plays. I love her animation and her design. Pretty fun character, and she's actually REALLY fun.
illuMENATi confirmed
DABLORD DANK But there is already an illuminati in this game.
didn't "like" because the capitalization on MENAT disrespected my intelligence. Now I'm not special for getting the joke.
So.......out of curiosity.
Could we possibly get a Design shop for the Blazblue Series?
Oh ho, that would be very interesting to see his take on those designs.
along with GG
Field trip on Ragna. calling it
I agree
lets start with Ragna
Randomly found this video and WOW. Instantly subscribed to you! What a great and deep analysis. Capcom designers did a wonderful job, nuanced and delicious.
That is by far, the best walking animation i have ever seen.
I don't have SF5 but goddamn i love Menat, her walk cycle is mesmerizing, it's almost like she is walking with a beat of a song in mind.
I SAW THAT CHEEKY SHANTAE REFERENCE!
That "Bath of Tefnut" ost from Skullgirls love it ❤❤
Something that you missed covering is that Menat's design does take some influence from rhythmic gymnastics. One of the initial sketchups for her character by Bengus has her wearing a fitness top and shorts to compliment all the twirling around she does with the crystal ball.ball.
omgcandy16Kimicari0 dude he says that @4:30 in
I love this character! So cute and fun!
Great analysis! I've been looking forward to this and the upcoming Zeku video. Heaps of praise for Capcom on both of those characters, for sure.
I loved her motions from the start cant her play well enough though :/ Great video! Discovered this Channel some Weeks ago and subscribed right away, also recomended this channel. Keep the awesome work an greetings from Germany!
"Just look at this walk cycle. Seriously I could watch this all day"
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well
I seriously love this series. I play fighting games casually but find this series so intresting
Menat was a Massive Win for Street Fighter, a cute and fun addition to the roster
I think it just clicked why I love watching these kinds of videos so much. You talk about telling a story with body movements, about having to convey character through animations. I'm a pro wrestling trainee, and we basically do the same thing, just in a different situation. We too have to appear in front of people who've never seen us before, and convince them of our motivations and characteristics simply by how we look and move around. Cool bit of crossover. :)
Top Waifu for laifu
It's amazing how much care Capcom usually designs it's female roster
Can we say that they know their market
Most Street Fighter's female characters have STRONK THICC THIGHS, many of them became iconic. So yeah, women fighters are on Capcom's high priorities list.
Just look at best waifu dragon Kulve Taroth.
AT Production laura
kurozuna kabuto Laura is waifu material though😬💀
At least in that respect, yeah.
Yes, Menat and Zeku are easily my favorite new characters from SFV.
Just found this channel, I am super excited to find out a channel that does animation breakdowns of characters like this even exists. Thanks for making these videos
that walk cycle
I’ll see you after the function
Most of SFV character design; fighting stance,walk and other movements were so very well done. Movements were delicate and so lifelike. They did way better job than Nether Realm studios.
I don’t play street fighter or know really anything abt it but I am indeed obsessed with Menat😌
And here I was thinking that she was so well designed compared to some other characters, with all her details and whatnot. Good job there for making this appreciation video :)
PS. Some times I used to play her just to see her cat walking :p
I just love Menat.
You rotated her belly button symbol the wrong way, it's an Eye of Horus, Ancient Egyptian symbol of protection
Menat is one of my new favorite characters. She feels great to use.
"Ethnic flair"
Every time someone pronounces "Thoth" as "Thawth" I die a little inside
She is amazing. Great video
I never knew she balanced the crystal ball on her head when she kicked! This is some amazing stuff! liked and subbed.
Oh boy! A new RUclipsr! A new series I've never seen before! *AND* it's about art-this is so exciting!
Tell you what sucks though, I'm gonna have to watch this later cause gonna have to go soon. At least I'll something to watch when I get back
"Fortune teller from Egypt"
Avdol is that you?
the sad part is she isn't coming back in street fighter 6, not because she's not popular but because they need to improve the design to bring her back and you can't upgrade perfection
I just ran into these videos of yours a couple nights ago. Keep them up man they are so awesome!
Seems she has the exxagerated swagger of a black teen. Gives me goosebumbs.
I'm a casual gamer and I love your channel.
Fantastic breakdown and criticism. Opened my eyes to lots of details
I'd also like to add that one other success of Menat's design is she's very intuitive in the way you're supposed to use her. Within 20 minutes of unlocking her and seeing her moves set, I already got a very good grasp of how you're supposed to play her, and already figured out that despite her bare-bones moves set, shes' also one of the hardest characters to play right. Simple in theory, but extremely hard to master.
Falke on the other hand, has commands that just don't gel with her moves, and for a character with such simple commands, she's needlessly complicated to learn.
Now that's a spicy walk cycle.
For Zeku's ABItorial, I hope you mention the post-recovery animations and how much they add to his character. Cody has them for pretty much every single move and I'm so spoilt. The older characters look so bland by comparison.
I like the little flourishes but with Cody I think they almost went overboard giving him so many. There's even a few certain moves that if you finish a round with you don't even get to see the animation finish before he does his normal round-winning animation. It's pretty good overall though, I really like the one where he wails on you with a pipe, shrugs directly at the camera and says "GAME OVER"
dude cmon the older characters arent bland, they're really creative and unique. Youre just making up some stupid bull crap
@@whereismyspaghetti6740
"By comparison". No need to get hot with me.
@@BronzeAgePepper
That's because those are post-recovery animations. Even though they're playing, they can be cancelled at any time.
Menat representin' AFRICA
I absolutely #LOVE this!!!! I so appreciate your artistic and technical viewpoints!!!!😁😍😍❤💖💓💗
Great analysis really love your content keep up the great work earned a sub.
That damned hip shake man, not to mention her walk animation.. what a delicious chocolate
The twin walk in the final tho
You made me like Menat, congrats👍
Great video man! I hope they expand the story with rose!
Was waiting for this video for a long time, and it did not disappoint. :) Menat is my favorite design in SF5 just by how excellent her animations were. Considering how cartoonish her story artwork was, I was floored by the in-game model. Also, I have yet to see a Menat costume from Capcom I didn't like. ;)
As for the next vid, I can't wait to see you... uh... 'stride' across the universe.
I like that skullgirls backgrounx music, very fitting
Man, that was a love letter to Menat (in a nice way) - very good video
I love when you get excited about good design
Menat's the cutest Street Fighter character thus far, just ahead of Alpha Ryu/Ken.
How to design female characters:
1. Make her hot
2. Make her hot
3. MAKE HER HOT
Definitely one of the best animations on a character out of the whole SFV cast. You will weep for the season 3 characters in comparison. (and not out of joy)
Best new character in SFV without a doubt. That saunter she does just adds so much to her personality.
2:22 i think it's supposed to reference the iconic Eye of Horus.
Actually, Urien was the first Egyptian street fighter, until Capcom decided he was actually from Mexico, then wherever he's from now.
Her animation it's gorgeous, plain and simple
I swear their is more Red Bull in each video.
I really love Menat, for how her personality is presented in game, to the design, to the little story behind her, she was an awesome addition to the roster (ALSO THAT STORY & BATTLE OUTFIT DOE...sadly I didn't have SFV when her christmas costume came out, I just got it when AE was released :c)
Menat is literally the reason I haven't completely quit SFV yet.
Menat was a great inclusion. Love her design and movements to go with it.
Menat alone makes me consider buying SFV.
I have such a weakness to the Cleopatra look
She knows the outcome of every one of her battles, why wouldn’t she just be having fun with it?
Someone put beyonce’s crazy in Love audio as background as she walks plsss
Thoth is pronounced Tote as in a tote bag.
Both pronunciations are acceptable, as far as I've researched.
Indeed the walk animation next to Juri and Kolin XD, I love Menat, I can't play her even if my life depends on it (Cammy for life), but Jesus did I love watch Menat play, easily the best animated character in SFV.
The drawn segments of her really, really reminds of Phos from Land of the Lustrous, at least the first chapters/first half of the anime.
Frescopino
aka waifu Phos
Sylas Grayson Traumatized waifu best waifu
Menat has a great play style.