Alright so yesterday we had the big MK1 patch(and vid for that in the vid description if you missed it) and lots of big things went down, but of course we also have an all-new character in Ermac! So lets talk about him why not, and also his frankly kinda crazy dash cancel pressure and easy to set up inescapable 50/50? You think someone who looks like he's basically the master of the undead would be more of a zoner or keep away character but no, Ermac is coming to run you over lol. Give the vid a watch, like if ya could, and enjoy!
Maybe ermac starter guide on the weekend if I can overcome my insomnia issues. Getting better a bit I actually slept a few hours today. Although honestly even a bit wary on big guides for a bit after the Eddy guide kinda crashed and burned, algorithm didn't favour me there :( The stress of that video massively underperforming after so much time put into it didn't exactly help the lack of sleep issues but thats life I guess lol. AKUMA TRAILER WHEN
I can't imagine the time you must spend in the lab. Thanks for that! Your strategies are impressive especially considering how new Ermac is. I'd bet you're ready for a day off.
Enchantress from Injustice 2 had the exact move Ermac does that depletes meter when taking damage. Not a new concept by NRS but I'm happy we're getting not 1 but 2 mechanics from Injustice 1 and 2 back. I'm hoping for Injustice 3 in the future... 🤞
it’s crazy cool how Ermac’s moves have the same hit reactions as a lot of his MKX moves, except that we see the conjured spirit actually doing the move. for example, the lift that holds people upside down, we actually see the spectral witch thing holding them up. shits wild yo!
I just wish all characters were designed this way, Johnny and Kenshi in the early MK1 showings really gave me the vibe we were getting crazy fun characters but damn was I wrong
Not going to lie while Ermac is flashy with the combos and pressure cancel shenanigans I miss him being a zoner and space check character. If Noob returns hopefully he'll be zoney. He's definitely the highest execution in this game he's ever been out of any MK game. I hope Ermac gets at least a fireball.
Out of curiosity, where's your outro music from? I've heard it in some fighting game video essays recently and was like "they stole Rooflemonger's music!" then realised it's probably from a game I haven't seen much of.
Im lost on the frame data of the 50/50. When i was getting slow-mo footage of the 50/50 for my own Ermac video, i was going to sync up clips of the low and OH to show them hitting at the same time but I cant seem to get the J1 to hit any sooner than 20 frames after the F4 and I have no clue why, since the frame data suggests they should both hit on frame 18 after the F4. Is there some cancel buffer that accounts for the 3 extra frames or something?? What am I missing lmao
Stand 3 dash cancel is supposedly plus! I couldn't quite make it work in practice but that's amazing if you can get stagger plus frames from it naturally. I know on ex it's basically always plus. It's very fun, even if I don't end up playing him, to have these little mechanical challenges. I love seeing if I can execute things like this.
The character is sick ,, if you backdash to punish a counterpoke it wont work ,, but it will work if you input his cancel first , really advanced shenanigans
Ermac is an MKX character. His pressure, cancels, combo routes are ridiculous. I’m still trying to find the right Kameo for him. Currently running frost and using her ice orb setup but I think there’s something better, just don’t know what yet.
i just wish that the main cast would've been that engaging. Seeing all those crazy and gameplay wise fun DLC characters really makes me wonder why the base roster even exists. Much less many MANY of the Kameos... Looking at you Motaro.
You can get pretty good damage with optimum routing, considering the pressure ermac puts on opponents. There are plenty of combo videos on YT already and I'm already hitting more than 40% for one bar with scorpion/Janet cage. The only issue is that you've got to be really on point with your cancels and hit confirms.
well its all there in the patch notes, but im sure there's a compilation up on twitter or something. To be frank for the purposes of the channel it wouldnt do well for me to make an all shujinko new moves vid. looking back though in the patch preview I shoulda just took some more time and did it there, my bad
@@rooflemonger oooh, I was looking for an air string that ends with a grab, the move gave me omni man air stomp vibes :o Thanks for actually responding yourself, das crazy :D
I’m a Marisa player in sf6 and the negative pressure thing feels very similar to what she can do with her target combos and gladius. So if you have dealt with button-button-gladius it’s similar to that where it’s all negative and there are gaps, but the gaps are frame traps, and I can either let the gladius go immediately, react to armoring a move with it, do a random delay, or full charge. The full charge doesn’t crumple but honestly it might as well with how much damage it does lol, and all versions give oki and big corner carry. If you block the uncharged version it is minus, but the full charge version is plus. If you know I’m going for the full charge you can easily time a counter hit once the armor goes away, go for a fast low, or jump out. However if I went for a partial charge or uncharged you might get counter hit out of that or armored if it wasn’t a low or I did Ex and then get hit by full charge.
The 50 / 50 is strong but its a high starter and both options r very unsafe the overhead is less unsafe but if upblock exists ... i don't think he should be a 50/50 u really need to use him at mid range and use his back forward 1 cancel
I don't play MK1, so the impression I have is totally out of the context of the game. But out of that context he seems insane. How do MK players anticipate that ghostly stuff coming from about everywhere? Cancelable ghostly stuff from everywhere!? ^^
Also full of highs. Soooo many places where you can just low poke to beat everything he's doing. Also very susceptible to zoning because of his poor full screen options.
I hope Ermac makes them rethink their whole idea about the game and we will see significant changes to the base roster. Ermac feels great but one fun character is not good enough when everyone could be like this
Alright so yesterday we had the big MK1 patch(and vid for that in the vid description if you missed it) and lots of big things went down, but of course we also have an all-new character in Ermac! So lets talk about him why not, and also his frankly kinda crazy dash cancel pressure and easy to set up inescapable 50/50? You think someone who looks like he's basically the master of the undead would be more of a zoner or keep away character but no, Ermac is coming to run you over lol. Give the vid a watch, like if ya could, and enjoy!
I like when he says hello and welcome my friends…
Maybe ermac starter guide on the weekend if I can overcome my insomnia issues. Getting better a bit I actually slept a few hours today. Although honestly even a bit wary on big guides for a bit after the Eddy guide kinda crashed and burned, algorithm didn't favour me there :( The stress of that video massively underperforming after so much time put into it didn't exactly help the lack of sleep issues but thats life I guess lol. AKUMA TRAILER WHEN
Take care of yourself man. We’ll still all be here!
Don’t blame the algorithm, blame the hate for eddy lol
we love u man put ur health first bro!
Your videos and guides are the best in RUclips for me. Keep up the good work as long as it makes you happy man ❤
Everyone would give me advice my whole life about not sleeping and nothing worked. Then I found zzzquil. Changed my life.
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castings spell, raising hell!
Necromancy >
You will serve me in the nether realm!
WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS !!!!!
it’s ya boy, the Mad Goose Wizard
NRS is killing it with these warlocks.
they know how to make a fine wizard character thats for sure
THATS WHY HES THE GOOOOAT. THE GOAAT
Ermac's move animations are the very best in a game that already across the board had pretty amazing move animations.
Tried Ermac today. I liked it. It looks great. Love characters with darker tones.
Looking forward to see your full guide.
It's alright Mr. Roofl E. Monger, it's ok to say he's official shadow wizard money gang
I can't imagine the time you must spend in the lab. Thanks for that! Your strategies are impressive especially considering how new Ermac is. I'd bet you're ready for a day off.
well its basically my job lol, what I know right now is pretty barebones compared to what will be known a week from now
Enchantress from Injustice 2 had the exact move Ermac does that depletes meter when taking damage. Not a new concept by NRS but I'm happy we're getting not 1 but 2 mechanics from Injustice 1 and 2 back. I'm hoping for Injustice 3 in the future... 🤞
Can't wait to get home and do some more labbing with Ermac. Thanks for the great first impressions video. 🔥
This guy is wizard when comes to pass some knowledge about anything he’s going to talk about
This character giving me big carpal tunnel
The glow in his eyes is a nice touch.
it’s crazy cool how Ermac’s moves have the same hit reactions as a lot of his MKX moves, except that we see the conjured spirit actually doing the move. for example, the lift that holds people upside down, we actually see the spectral witch thing holding them up. shits wild yo!
nooooooooo now I have to get the game to play the floaty boi
I just wish all characters were designed this way, Johnny and Kenshi in the early MK1 showings really gave me the vibe we were getting crazy fun characters but damn was I wrong
Ermac looks dope I like his force charge cuz of the dash kenshi one just takes up the screen
Thanks bro 🤙🏾
You are fucking insane at fighting game analysis man.
🙏
Ermac really puts some perspective on how unseasoned some characters are... like Liu Kang 😭
Not going to lie while Ermac is flashy with the combos and pressure cancel shenanigans I miss him being a zoner and space check character. If Noob returns hopefully he'll be zoney. He's definitely the highest execution in this game he's ever been out of any MK game. I hope Ermac gets at least a fireball.
It’s so funny going from force field! to this.
I like the way you move!!
The dash cancel pressure really reminds me of MKX but no stamina required.
Out of curiosity, where's your outro music from? I've heard it in some fighting game video essays recently and was like "they stole Rooflemonger's music!" then realised it's probably from a game I haven't seen much of.
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Im lost on the frame data of the 50/50. When i was getting slow-mo footage of the 50/50 for my own Ermac video, i was going to sync up clips of the low and OH to show them hitting at the same time but I cant seem to get the J1 to hit any sooner than 20 frames after the F4 and I have no clue why, since the frame data suggests they should both hit on frame 18 after the F4. Is there some cancel buffer that accounts for the 3 extra frames or something?? What am I missing lmao
Stand 3 dash cancel is supposedly plus! I couldn't quite make it work in practice but that's amazing if you can get stagger plus frames from it naturally. I know on ex it's basically always plus.
It's very fun, even if I don't end up playing him, to have these little mechanical challenges. I love seeing if I can execute things like this.
i feel bad for the sendel mains.
The character is sick ,, if you backdash to punish a counterpoke it wont work ,, but it will work if you input his cancel first , really advanced shenanigans
Ermac is an MKX character. His pressure, cancels, combo routes are ridiculous. I’m still trying to find the right Kameo for him. Currently running frost and using her ice orb setup but I think there’s something better, just don’t know what yet.
Janet cage and scorpion can be used to extend his combos
Ermac atually appeared in either MK2 or MK3
@@Bunger62 oh
Cyrax is super fun with him. Janet is probly the best, and Khameleon is also really good.
Once I saw the cancels, I was like holy shit…. He’s going to be tough to deal with maxed out
I love ERMAC and VIEGO ❤❤❤
i just wish that the main cast would've been that engaging. Seeing all those crazy and gameplay wise fun DLC characters really makes me wonder why the base roster even exists. Much less many MANY of the Kameos... Looking at you Motaro.
2:08 - 2:19 Goddayum Roofle
it looks cool but im sure people will find better
I don't own mk but I still really enjoyed the video
🙏
You can do multiple dash cancels in a combo if you spend bar
MY GOAAAT
Damage? No. PRESSURE?! Indeed
ehh his damage isn't bad, 35% solo, hitting 40~ with a kameo
You can get pretty good damage with optimum routing, considering the pressure ermac puts on opponents. There are plenty of combo videos on YT already and I'm already hitting more than 40% for one bar with scorpion/Janet cage. The only issue is that you've got to be really on point with your cancels and hit confirms.
MK1 is back with a vengeance!!!! haters keep on hating on tho..im loving this new patch and new moves wooOoOo
Can you do a vid for the new shujinko stuff maybe? I'm really curious of it but can't find a vid.
well its all there in the patch notes, but im sure there's a compilation up on twitter or something. To be frank for the purposes of the channel it wouldnt do well for me to make an all shujinko new moves vid. looking back though in the patch preview I shoulda just took some more time and did it there, my bad
can you make a guide on ermac and how to do air float cancel into strings?
They dont stand a ghost of a chance
i will be maining ermac even after he gets nerfed
I CANT FORWARD 4 (knee) into levitate cancel!!!😔 He just teleports after the forward 4
I suggest checking your settings for release check or whatever they call negative edge and turn that off. Its giving you the wrong move
@@rooflemongerthank you, i had same prob
What's the background music here. Is it just ermac theme?
just the johnny stage night theme
Quality content
How did you recover so quick to jump into the air at 2:09 that combo is not that straightforward to pull off man
just dash and jump 1, it will take a minute to get the timing down but it really isnt that bad
-Ermac- *_Jerrod_*
he isn't jerrod anymore, hes back to plain ol ermac
Did Ermac come from the Warrior Shrine? Wtf is the Warrior Shrine?!
Great vid btw
I think 2xko is the warrior shrine
@@rooflemonger 😂
ill mop ur ermac!!!! 💯😎
😍
The DLC characters are noticeably much higher quality than the launch roster. More time and care was put into making them unique. Really sad.
Which move is the one where he shoots the sky beam, didn‘t find it.
in the combo? its just jump 122 i think
@@rooflemonger oooh, I was looking for an air string that ends with a grab, the move gave me omni man air stomp vibes :o
Thanks for actually responding yourself, das crazy :D
I’m a Marisa player in sf6 and the negative pressure thing feels very similar to what she can do with her target combos and gladius. So if you have dealt with button-button-gladius it’s similar to that where it’s all negative and there are gaps, but the gaps are frame traps, and I can either let the gladius go immediately, react to armoring a move with it, do a random delay, or full charge. The full charge doesn’t crumple but honestly it might as well with how much damage it does lol, and all versions give oki and big corner carry.
If you block the uncharged version it is minus, but the full charge version is plus. If you know I’m going for the full charge you can easily time a counter hit once the armor goes away, go for a fast low, or jump out. However if I went for a partial charge or uncharged you might get counter hit out of that or armored if it wasn’t a low or I did Ex and then get hit by full charge.
The 50 / 50 is strong but its a high starter and both options r very unsafe the overhead is less unsafe but if upblock exists ... i don't think he should be a 50/50 u really need to use him at mid range and use his back forward 1 cancel
MK is anime fighter now
it always was
No kombo on Ermac
Still wondering who the closest to ermac’s playstyle in mk1 is in tekken 8…preciate any response
well its hard to compare directly cause 2d and 3d fighters are very different but uh in essence I guess... eddy? easy mix and pressure
Ermac is HIGH key ridiculous and i feel like we’re all going to want to main him now. Lol
I don't play MK1, so the impression I have is totally out of the context of the game. But out of that context he seems insane.
How do MK players anticipate that ghostly stuff coming from about everywhere? Cancelable ghostly stuff from everywhere!? ^^
Let's be honest. This character is pure gimmicks. Just block high and he can't touch you unless they spend all their bars
Also full of highs. Soooo many places where you can just low poke to beat everything he's doing. Also very susceptible to zoning because of his poor full screen options.
@@lilgamerguy for sure. The forward 4 knee gets poked every time
Until you get so used to blocking high and get hit by his db3 into a kombo. After that when you are more uneasy, those highs will be more scary
So, what you are trying to say is they messed up again, lol ?
naw he's not broken, just fun in a silly way
But Rooflemonger what if I F U Z Z Y B L O C K it???
yeah i shoulda insulted the fuzzy block crowd again, missed opportunity
My guy is pale hooded mk11 jacqui
Wait, not Ermac you mean Jared because this is not Ermac it’s Jared
Watch the arcade ending for him
Not Jerrod
jerrod long gone bud
It's crazy that nrs gives us the first actual mk1, showing us they can make a good game but simply doesn't 🚮
As lowkey as lowkey can get tbh his wake up sucks ass. Just mash underneath or micro duck and you avoid it completely
I hope Ermac makes them rethink their whole idea about the game and we will see significant changes to the base roster. Ermac feels great but one fun character is not good enough when everyone could be like this
Meh..give it a few weeks & he'll get nerfed for sure
his S2 reminds me so much of fujins b2 in mk11
Still prefer ninja ermac