I don’t remember exactly how it went, but on the old video there was a comment someone made about them fighting a Nago player who dropped his combo to that would have won him the round/game to throw out raw super to sync it with this song. That’s still one of my favorite comments I’ve ever read. RIP to that original comment
Nagoriyuki is a creature out of time. The first verse is about how you can filter anything through oneself to find meaning and better yourself, "one with self and time" alludes to being in tune with the era and also nature ("the snow falling in spring/moon hangs during the day"). Being a samurai, he probably had a master and thus, purpouse, a reason to fight. The second verse is about the present, an era in which technology is seen as the way to effortlessly improve ones life, there is no struggle or reflection, no enlightenment to be gained. You can hear the first verse being chanted in the background to serve as contrast. This is not the world Nago knew and he doesn't agree with it as his vampiric side urges him to lash out ("Let go, can't resist forever") The world also doesn't agree with Nago ("The world is starting to reject you"), hes seen as a villain for he was woken up to serve as muscle for Chaos, not the master he knew. Yet he refuses to lash out against the world ("You're denying your thirst"). That's what he calls his "doom". To succumb to his urges and become a monster. To him that's worse than death because it would be the same as losing his honor and succumbing to a meaningless world, and so he fights to remain himself no matter what until the day he dies.
Dang this needs more likes. I started playing Guilty Gear Strive 2 days ago and I am very new to fighting games in general. Being an artist, I was immediately drawn to the style of this game, and fell in love with Nagoriyuki. (Prolly because I also have a vampire character I’m writing) There seems to be so much lore I’m missing, but thanks for the insight. Sorry for the rant
We can also say that for most of the characters in the Guilty Gear series. How they don't feel like they don't belong in a world that denies them their place and purpose while struggling to find it and be truly content. Sol Badguy for example believes do what you feel is right and walk your own path but the world will judge and condemn you for it because you didn't follow the status quo. And being a Gear makes it even worse for him. Despite how cool the world of Guilty Gear looks its honestly bleak and dystopian.
@@rpmstudios Oh,trust me,Guilty gear has so much lore it’s insane. And Strive is just a conclusion to a big chapter in the Guilty Gear world. Pretty sure there gonna be big changes in the future for this series. And Nago is a brand new character in this long running franchise. A bunch of them have been around for multiple decades.
@@rpmstudios if you want to catch up on the lore there's a series made by a youtuber called woolie versus that explains it. It is about as batshit insane as you would expect from a fighting game where a vampire samurai fights against super humans in a future where magic has replaced all technology expect for in a floating city ship where they use ballistic missiles to send in their own super soldiers.
Nago is one of the best new additions I've seen in a fighting game series. He fits in so seamlessly with the game's world and their lore and adds a perfect amount where it doesn't overshadow everyone else and stays as its own fantastic addition. Also vampire samurai is one of the coolest combinations I've ever fucking seen
@@retrodarktrooper6372 it's even more fun to know that he is possibly an actual historical figure. He is an african samurai serving for Oda Nobunaga, same with Yasuke
His character design is just so genius to me. The fact that he isn't wearing any Japanese clothes but his attire is composed to resemble one is so smart because he isn't Japanese. Yet it shows his love and respect towards it.
0:49 From now on, I think it's an internal monologue with him asking himself "what do you fight for, Nago? I don't know, but I'll keep fighting like cold steel cutting through the vastness of the unknown!"
This song is so cool, I love how it captures Nagoriyuki's character. He's a warrior who has lived longer than he was ever intended to, and so now he's out of place. He doesn't belong in this time which does not value his values nor does it have anywhere for him to call home. He is lost without the people and time he once knew, and even worse he is villainized for actions he himself did not wish to commit. His own body betrays him, urging him to lash out and seek vengeance on this world which has alienated him. And then through sheer willpower alone Nagoriyuki refuses, both to lash out as well as to leave his old self behind. He can still learn and grow, but he refuses to leave behind his own values and beliefs as those are a part of what makes him himself. Also as a side note, I love how in the game so many of the arcade modes are just different people going to Nagoriyuki and making him aware that he does have a place in this world. Whether its Giovana or Goldlewis trying to recruit him into the U.S military, or Ramlethal trying to aid him, or Anji and Chipp trying to befriend him despite his vampiric status, or Baiken facing off against him to try to help him overcome his own insecurities, nearly everyone is just trying to make him feel welcome. It's really sweet
Does Guilty Gear really have any zoners? There are characters with range on their moves but none have any projectiles that can really be spammed (thank god) *Edit* Oh yeah Zato-1
The bit from 1:35 ~ 2:00 is something I adore because at first it may seem to just be some random news report inserted into the song...and that's because it is exactly that but if you listen closely the first verse of the song is playing in the back. And the reason I love it is because this is most likely a representation of how Nagoriyuki sees himself in relation to the world, time passes, things change, technology advances...and yet he remains the same, gaining new experiences but at the core being the same man he always was, existing in the background of a world that shifts constantly around him. Also I'd like to point out the focus on the news, instead of being some war or disaster the report is about how technology has advanced and reshaped the lives of people for the better, even if he wasn't part of it he's always kept and eye and ear out for the amazing things humanity managed to achieve even through all the strife they've been through.
I think its kind of the opposite, his words are about how the world has meaning and nothing is wasted, which probably represents his beliefs. But then the commercial starts. It is about a random thing, that probably doesn't matter, but is sayed to solve and reshape lives. His words become the background as the commercial playes, and you can barely hear his words. This represents how meaningless the world has become, how humans relay on technology and other things to help them, without fighting for themselves. As you can hear after the commercial, he feels rejected, betrayed by the new world in which no one has control of their lives, and it makes him want to lose control, go on a rampage against the meaningless world. In other words, the song is about him managing to stay calm and find meaning in things and not falling into nihilism. This could also explain why he hates happy chaos and ino, as ino cannot believe in anything and feels hopeless, and happy chaos fully embraces nihilism, believing in nothing and fighting without a goal other than for the drama and fun of it.
@@maorivirs8752 I've been thinking about this interpretation, and I think both can fit into his character. I think he respects technology and inventiveness (using a modern helmet with a callback to his roots rather than a strictly traditional headpiece), and I also think he could resent the depreciation of self-sufficiency in society, or his traditional combat skills being dwarfed by the likes of guns, bombs and other artillery.
Every time I listen to this theme, see high level Nago gameplay, or watch any part of his story I cant help but remember Nago is the coolest fucking character ever
“I love the line, Well done, how dare you perfectly sums up fighting game. Like that was sick, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU HIT ME WITH THAT!” - Some guy in the old comment section
The feeling of being both in awe of a combo and pissed bc you could stop it if you were better is one of the most fun yet irritating feeling in fighting games and I love it
I see it as something more akin to his opponent losing half a life bar at round start because they dared to do anything but block lol. Well done as in well-deserved lol
I picked up strive not even a week ago, and I immediately was drawn to nago. He reminded me of a dnd character I played in the past, so I'm absolutely sticking with him as my main
@@georgestoebig105 The character was a goliath paladin that wielded a greatsword, whose backstory was that he once was the champion of an evil god before breaking free and changing his oath- which I felt was not dissimilar to Nago's story
Nagoriyuki is one boss character that felt like a true legitimate boss from the 90's when I first fought him. His speed was incredible, his range was insane, and this theme was fucking incredible as I went at him with everything I had. It didn't help though that I was an inexperienced Chaos main so I got heavily beaten by around the 3 minute mark. It was still a thrilling experience though, and is something that I hope future fighting games have in the future!
If he goes berserk his hp drops not because it's hurting him, but because he failed to contain it and thus looses. It's like "I failed to maintain my composure, sincere apologies, this one is yours."
I dont think people talk enough about how hard the first three lines of the song go. "Everything in this world leads to soul enlightenment, there is nothing wasted about our lives" Just these first three lines make this the best Strive song in my opinion. Other songs may have better instrumental, or deeper meanings or more extense lore reasons or implications, but the sheer sincerity and positivity behind these words make me wake up every morning ready to face whatever I have to, and that is what a good song does, it motivates.
@@thegodofallakira6349 Okay, so from what I understand, since Nagoriyuki is basically immortal, he lived through the events of the gears. Since they were originally made to help combat diseases apparently. That part is kind of like a flashback to the past. Maybe it’s supposed to be another reason why he’s doubting himself.
@@thegodofallakira6349 Dude don’t even get me started. Guilty Gear lore is on a whole different level. FLCL and Monogatari don’t have anything on Guilty Gear.
I also loved when Afro from the hit anime Afro Samurai started talking about how meaningless the world has become with how things like advertisements treats otherwise mundane objects like they’re a Internet 2, and how he both fights his vampiric & nihilistic urges to try and find a meaning through it all. (Also screw you Megamind-Adachi and Rockstar/Time-God Bayonetta in particular)
Fun fact: Nagori yuki, which literally translates to “remnant snow” is used in Japan to describe springtime snowfalls, and it’s also the name of a folk song
This song is on the short list of tunes that helped me keep going through the physiotherapy I had to do after my cancer surgery. It resonates with me on so many levels that it reminded me to keep going.
A black samurai who is also a vampire? Geez, talk about minority of the minority. It’s a joke, guys- Nagoriyuki is probably my favorite character design wise. He looks so cool and also being a walking contradiction as being a noble samurai while being a vampire, which usually aren’t noble at all. So cool to see. His theme is definitely my favorite just because you can jam to it so well and it’s just full of hype for me. Certified bop.
me and a friend had a sit down conversation and discussed what every strive character smelled like we decided nagoriyuki smells like a cherry blossom forest with a hint of blood
So, is like 80% of the comments about the comments from the previous upload? Lol Edit: thanks to all who remembered my “when someone overcooks my steak 1:12”
I really love how it actually symbolizes nago a lot like he is calm and he has self-control and aware and he is very very cool that he is the reason that probably the reason many people got in the game
I have yet to even play this game, but I already know what my main is going to be now, no questions asked. I mean come on a ripped Samurai Vampire How fuckin cool can you get?
What about an immortal vampire who's the head of an assassins guild who's actual name is 'Slayer'? Or a dude who gave up their eyes for ungodly power over a shadow demon called Eddie who died and got revived by the shadowy organisation of the original magic users. Or a dude who has a paper bag over their head?
Fun fact: The only other character that can take off their mask in game is Jack-O. Faust _technically,_ but it doesn't reveal his face, and we saw Potemkin before he had a helmet but he doesn't remove it here....or in Xrd....
It took me years to realize that "well done! how dare you!" can be a Musashi reference. If y'all look into the "Water" chapter on Gorin no Sho, you may find a section in which Musashi teaches to shout "Katsu!" and "Totsu!" at the opponent in order to unbalance its mental state and make him move as your wish. On my version of the book, the translator indicates that both words were used in Budhist monasteries in order to censure the ill behaviors and thoughts of monks. Can someone attest or correct me, please?
![Seungmin "그렇게, 천천히, 우리(As we are)" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kAzmhLHePqU/mqdefault.jpg)
"I'm not a big fan of the government" - Nago, 4/1/24
You too come from epowga lol
I’m not a big fan of the government
@@YourfavdumdumW pfp 🫱🏽🫲🏻
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this guy sure looks like he doesn't like the government
2:24 when you asked the waiter for a rare stake but they bring in well done
I hate how much this makes me laugh
strikes them with the steak knife in a similar style before going to the back
I have no words
@@no-fx9fx *DIVE IN DEEP LIKE COLD STEEL*
I'd say *steak but... for Nago stake fits
I don’t remember exactly how it went, but on the old video there was a comment someone made about them fighting a Nago player who dropped his combo to that would have won him the round/game to throw out raw super to sync it with this song. That’s still one of my favorite comments I’ve ever read. RIP to that original comment
I remember that. Such a great comment lmao.
Tis a shame EVO got cancelled during Strive’s release because can you imagine the crowd going wild at that?
Wait.... I think that might've actually been my comment, holy shit.
Anji vs. Nago, one round lead, he dropped it on the wallsplat.
@@GumshoeClassic HE RETURNS?!
@@GumshoeClassic do you have that replay still?!
2:51 that Sync is so godlike
That is by far the best thing about this edit! I loved it so much when I realized it the first time
Holy shit
Gio😭
bro 3:20 is also beautiful
2:09 as well
Nagoriyuki is a creature out of time.
The first verse is about how you can filter anything through oneself to find meaning and better yourself, "one with self and time" alludes to being in tune with the era and also nature ("the snow falling in spring/moon hangs during the day"). Being a samurai, he probably had a master and thus, purpouse, a reason to fight.
The second verse is about the present, an era in which technology is seen as the way to effortlessly improve ones life, there is no struggle or reflection, no enlightenment to be gained.
You can hear the first verse being chanted in the background to serve as contrast. This is not the world Nago knew and he doesn't agree with it as his vampiric side urges him to lash out ("Let go, can't resist forever")
The world also doesn't agree with Nago ("The world is starting to reject you"), hes seen as a villain for he was woken up to serve as muscle for Chaos, not the master he knew.
Yet he refuses to lash out against the world ("You're denying your thirst"). That's what he calls his "doom". To succumb to his urges and become a monster.
To him that's worse than death because it would be the same as losing his honor and succumbing to a meaningless world, and so he fights to remain himself no matter what until the day he dies.
Dang this needs more likes. I started playing Guilty Gear Strive 2 days ago and I am very new to fighting games in general. Being an artist, I was immediately drawn to the style of this game, and fell in love with Nagoriyuki. (Prolly because I also have a vampire character I’m writing) There seems to be so much lore I’m missing, but thanks for the insight.
Sorry for the rant
We can also say that for most of the characters in the Guilty Gear series. How they don't feel like they don't belong in a world that denies them their place and purpose while struggling to find it and be truly content.
Sol Badguy for example believes do what you feel is right and walk your own path but the world will judge and condemn you for it because you didn't follow the status quo. And being a Gear makes it even worse for him.
Despite how cool the world of Guilty Gear looks its honestly bleak and dystopian.
I think the 'You're denying your thirst' is more litteral, as he's a vampire who has to get blood by killing.
@@rpmstudios Oh,trust me,Guilty gear has so much lore it’s insane. And Strive is just a conclusion to a big chapter in the Guilty Gear world. Pretty sure there gonna be big changes in the future for this series. And Nago is a brand new character in this long running franchise. A bunch of them have been around for multiple decades.
@@rpmstudios if you want to catch up on the lore there's a series made by a youtuber called woolie versus that explains it. It is about as batshit insane as you would expect from a fighting game where a vampire samurai fights against super humans in a future where magic has replaced all technology expect for in a floating city ship where they use ballistic missiles to send in their own super soldiers.
the exaggerated badassery of a black samurai vampire
Blade
tbf nago is weeb blade, nago being the weeb in this scenario, not the game designers
For a weeb blade, he's amazing
i think you mean DANDYISM sir
Swagger Requim
Nagoriyuki feels like he’d be great to just sit down and talk about philosophy with.
Yeah given that's he's lived for centuries I feel like I'd learn a lot more from him
tell me about the rice balls, nagoriyuki
@@Pholadis POV: You are Chipp trying to talk to Nagoriyuki
@@Pholadis I read that as Nice Balls
I’m not big on stoicism, but I’d be down to hear about his version. Nago has a whole warrior poet thing going on.
Nago is one of the best new additions I've seen in a fighting game series. He fits in so seamlessly with the game's world and their lore and adds a perfect amount where it doesn't overshadow everyone else and stays as its own fantastic addition.
Also vampire samurai is one of the coolest combinations I've ever fucking seen
Hey, hey,
He's an AFRICAN vampire samurai (specifically Nigerian, fun fact)
kinda hard to overshadow literally anything's lore when all you have is like 5 lines of lore. His lore more than triples during the story mode xD
@@retrodarktrooper6372 You right my bad
@@retrodarktrooper6372 it's even more fun to know that he is possibly an actual historical figure.
He is an african samurai serving for Oda Nobunaga, same with Yasuke
His character design is just so genius to me. The fact that he isn't wearing any Japanese clothes but his attire is composed to resemble one is so smart because he isn't Japanese. Yet it shows his love and respect towards it.
0:49 From now on, I think it's an internal monologue with him asking himself "what do you fight for, Nago? I don't know, but I'll keep fighting like cold steel cutting through the vastness of the unknown!"
He's the guy who just says
"Damn that was nice."
Everytime you hit him.
Literraly, he is happy when you defeat him.
@@stanislas_biliby5182 yeah when i play him and lose i heard he laughed
@@stanislas_biliby5182 even if you hit him with dust he starts laughing
@@LightLemon. he even (basically) laughs when you use Heavenly Potemkin Buster on him.
Nah man that’s Raven
I love how Happy Chaos shows up during the "I know the time of darkness will come someday" line
“Hey, dark times come with a black sea”
This song is so cool, I love how it captures Nagoriyuki's character. He's a warrior who has lived longer than he was ever intended to, and so now he's out of place. He doesn't belong in this time which does not value his values nor does it have anywhere for him to call home. He is lost without the people and time he once knew, and even worse he is villainized for actions he himself did not wish to commit. His own body betrays him, urging him to lash out and seek vengeance on this world which has alienated him. And then through sheer willpower alone Nagoriyuki refuses, both to lash out as well as to leave his old self behind. He can still learn and grow, but he refuses to leave behind his own values and beliefs as those are a part of what makes him himself. Also as a side note, I love how in the game so many of the arcade modes are just different people going to Nagoriyuki and making him aware that he does have a place in this world. Whether its Giovana or Goldlewis trying to recruit him into the U.S military, or Ramlethal trying to aid him, or Anji and Chipp trying to befriend him despite his vampiric status, or Baiken facing off against him to try to help him overcome his own insecurities, nearly everyone is just trying to make him feel welcome. It's really sweet
He is Samurai Jack
@@justahuman1052nagoriyuki is a FOOLISH samurai warrior wielding a magic sword…
yap
"Well done how dare you"
-every zone player ever
Also everyone who plays against zoners without getting pissed
Does Guilty Gear really have any zoners? There are characters with range on their moves but none have any projectiles that can really be spammed (thank god)
*Edit* Oh yeah Zato-1
@@TheManWhoErasedHisNane Axl can spam sickle flash.
@@Iskolya. Yeah I wasn’t sure if he was one or not but yeah he is, if they have the ability to effectively damage you at range then they’re a zoner.
@@TheManWhoErasedHisNane bedman? Can definitely spam from afar
The bit from 1:35 ~ 2:00 is something I adore because at first it may seem to just be some random news report inserted into the song...and that's because it is exactly that but if you listen closely the first verse of the song is playing in the back. And the reason I love it is because this is most likely a representation of how Nagoriyuki sees himself in relation to the world, time passes, things change, technology advances...and yet he remains the same, gaining new experiences but at the core being the same man he always was, existing in the background of a world that shifts constantly around him.
Also I'd like to point out the focus on the news, instead of being some war or disaster the report is about how technology has advanced and reshaped the lives of people for the better, even if he wasn't part of it he's always kept and eye and ear out for the amazing things humanity managed to achieve even through all the strife they've been through.
I think its kind of the opposite, his words are about how the world has meaning and nothing is wasted, which probably represents his beliefs. But then the commercial starts. It is about a random thing, that probably doesn't matter, but is sayed to solve and reshape lives. His words become the background as the commercial playes, and you can barely hear his words. This represents how meaningless the world has become, how humans relay on technology and other things to help them, without fighting for themselves. As you can hear after the commercial, he feels rejected, betrayed by the new world in which no one has control of their lives, and it makes him want to lose control, go on a rampage against the meaningless world. In other words, the song is about him managing to stay calm and find meaning in things and not falling into nihilism. This could also explain why he hates happy chaos and ino, as ino cannot believe in anything and feels hopeless, and happy chaos fully embraces nihilism, believing in nothing and fighting without a goal other than for the drama and fun of it.
@@maorivirs8752 Holy... This reshaped how I view this song. That's an interesting point of view.
@@maorivirs8752 I've been thinking about this interpretation, and I think both can fit into his character.
I think he respects technology and inventiveness (using a modern helmet with a callback to his roots rather than a strictly traditional headpiece), and I also think he could resent the depreciation of self-sufficiency in society, or his traditional combat skills being dwarfed by the likes of guns, bombs and other artillery.
@@thisistherun4015 I've always wondered how did nago get that helmet
@@maorivirs8752 holy shit, this is amazing
"We trained him wrong on purpose. As a joke"
Can you imagine if he was well trained?
Wait what plz explain
It's a quote by Slayer
That's hilarious.
@@dujeanhickling61 its from the movie kung pao, tho idk why they are saying it here
@@chardrive blood rage
He is that neighbour next your grandpa house who nobody really knows in a personal level.
Thats the vibe he gives me at least.
and yet somehow you need help movin a couch hes first one offerin a hand.
@@en-voguepugh3472 Either your best neighbor or a psychopath
Every time I listen to this theme, see high level Nago gameplay, or watch any part of his story I cant help but remember
Nago is the coolest fucking character ever
I wouldn't say he's the coolest, but he's definitely up there
“I love the line, Well done, how dare you perfectly sums up fighting game. Like that was sick, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU HIT ME WITH THAT!”
- Some guy in the old comment section
He was told a steak place only does Well Done
The like nunber
The feeling of being both in awe of a combo and pissed bc you could stop it if you were better is one of the most fun yet irritating feeling in fighting games and I love it
That actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the repost
I see it as something more akin to his opponent losing half a life bar at round start because they dared to do anything but block lol. Well done as in well-deserved lol
I would feel like he's the kind of guy who dads would hang out with on a Thursday night.
I kinda want him to be the next guilty gear protag since sol's no longer a gear.
@@Roxas2099ZX Damn you I haven't watched Strives story ending yet
@@arkthecat9212 Don't worry he's still a gear(kinda) just no longer the flame of corruption. It was more of a hard nerf.
He's their dad.
@@8bitdragoninstall I feel like sex (and by extension fatherhood) is like, the 3rd-from-last thing Nago thinks about.
I picked up strive not even a week ago, and I immediately was drawn to nago. He reminded me of a dnd character I played in the past, so I'm absolutely sticking with him as my main
Tell me about that dnd character lol
@@georgestoebig105 The character was a goliath paladin that wielded a greatsword, whose backstory was that he once was the champion of an evil god before breaking free and changing his oath- which I felt was not dissimilar to Nago's story
@@eldon8712 Yo thats awesome haha, cool character. What was his name?
@@RjGoombes Jimmy
@@RjGoombes hi name jef
1:00
Ah yes, the vampire samurai sigma grindset.
The only grinding I do is grinding meaning out of this meaningless world 😭
the "grinding" is relentlessly grinding your opponent down into their base components
I like to imagine "well done, how dare you" is a joke about him liking bloody steak
Hahahaha I mean he is a vampire, doesnt really need any food or liquids other than blood to sustain him
@@marcodragneel8035 that may not be true, one of his taunts goes on about the nutritional value of onigiri.
Nagoriyuki is one boss character that felt like a true legitimate boss from the 90's when I first fought him. His speed was incredible, his range was insane, and this theme was fucking incredible as I went at him with everything I had. It didn't help though that I was an inexperienced Chaos main so I got heavily beaten by around the 3 minute mark. It was still a thrilling experience though, and is something that I hope future fighting games have in the future!
Not enough people talking about how nago when you defeat him is just layng there he isn't knocked out or anything he is just chilling there
def reminds me of slayer, which i guess makes sense
@@lotuslandpw they are both immortal vampires
When mans hits *that* pose got me like MMMMM full homo
they also did that for slayer, vampires in guilty gear are basically unkillable, so that's how they reflect it in game
I desire him carnally.
Same
If he goes berserk his hp drops not because it's hurting him, but because he failed to contain it and thus looses. It's like "I failed to maintain my composure, sincere apologies, this one is yours."
That... makes soo much sense
I dont think people talk enough about how hard the first three lines of the song go.
"Everything in this world leads to soul enlightenment, there is nothing wasted about our lives"
Just these first three lines make this the best Strive song in my opinion. Other songs may have better instrumental, or deeper meanings or more extense lore reasons or implications, but the sheer sincerity and positivity behind these words make me wake up every morning ready to face whatever I have to, and that is what a good song does, it motivates.
YES!! That's pretty much my favourite part and _also_ why I love the song as a whole.
The song Big blast sonic as well M8 the full song feels like that to me
Yeah, me too. I listen to this song every morning and every day I like it more and more.
yap
Until you said that, I didn't even think about it. Thanks a lot
GOVERNMENT, HOW DARE YOU
The immense drip on this man is just... Perfect.
This man doesn't just have drip, he has an entire waterfall.
They said “drip or drown” and this man brought an inflatable tube
Me after listening to this for the 500th time:
*_*Aggressively rapping about economic assets and the stock market_**
I still don’t understand that part
@@thegodofallakira6349 Okay, so from what I understand, since Nagoriyuki is basically immortal, he lived through the events of the gears. Since they were originally made to help combat diseases apparently. That part is kind of like a flashback to the past. Maybe it’s supposed to be another reason why he’s doubting himself.
@@yunarukami6212 oh interesting, I never really got that. Thanks! guilty gear lore is hard
@@thegodofallakira6349 Dude don’t even get me started. Guilty Gear lore is on a whole different level. FLCL and Monogatari don’t have anything on Guilty Gear.
@@yunarukami6212 "THIS LORE HAS HANDS"- my favorite quote referencing guilty gear of all time
ripped black vampire samurai is peak character design
man, i loved it when samurai jack started speaking about economy mid-song.
I also loved when Afro from the hit anime Afro Samurai started talking about how meaningless the world has become with how things like advertisements treats otherwise mundane objects like they’re a Internet 2, and how he both fights his vampiric & nihilistic urges to try and find a meaning through it all. (Also screw you Megamind-Adachi and Rockstar/Time-God Bayonetta in particular)
Characters like Nago make me question if I'm gay sometimes, because I think about them more than about women
you ain’t gay nago just sick as fuck
I'm that with anji mito
Bi poeple keep winning
@@gustavoh.70 This game is a bisexual heaven
I diagnose you with gay, no need for a cure because it isn’t really bad
I always hear the beginning of "Come Together" at the start of he's theme:
"Here come old flat top he come
Grooving up slowly he got"
I KNEW I WASNT THE ONLY ONE
_I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THAT OPENING FROM SOMEWHERE!_
Came to the comments looking for exactly this.
This has driven me crazy for the past hour trying to figure it out, I knew I recognized the beat from somewhere.
thank god my scrolling through the comments was worth it to know some other people caught that pacing of the lyrics.
The waterfall level drip this man has is out of this world
The motherfucking "KEEP OUT" tape
9/10, big fan of his mask, just think he could use less belts
Nagoriyuki has been known as a very efficient achievement hunter as he had nothing against grinding.
He is the grind
BREAK IT OUT!
0:27 i wanna learn this combo
Making a news broadcast into a calm talking rap is literally the best thing I've ever heard
With the line "Snow falling in Spring", Nago has clearly never been to Britain
Fun fact: Nagori yuki, which literally translates to “remnant snow” is used in Japan to describe springtime snowfalls, and it’s also the name of a folk song
@@doomcardten1799one of many more eggcelent references in ggst
Such a badass song for such a badass character. Nagoriyuki will always be one of my favs, even if I don't use him online.
You should use him
I still can’t get over the humor in having D.I.O. Mentioned in the theme for the Vampire character
He looks like someone who'd be willing to discuss the daily goings on over tea, but destroys his enemies with zero mercy.
He's really cool.
Always forget how absolutely GOATed this song is until it comes on again.
2:09 that super is perfectly timed to the music and I love it.
This is the literal feeling of fighting a Black Samurai Vampire on the corner
nago a real one fr, his theme tells you to keep grinding.
God what happened to you? I've been Finding this all the time on this video because of the Sync and Music thats so smooth
His channel got taken down via copyright because he posted a Nintendo OST.
@@jaketheva classic Nintendo.
@@BobbinRobbin777 Indeed. Fuck Nintendo, in that regard.
LET ME SPEAK **POTEMKIN**
LET ME SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE
no one's stopping you
IM NOT A BIG FAN OF THE GOVERNMENT
3:43 my favourite part
0:58 me at 3 am eating the entire fridge
Fuck yeah...I'll reshape what my daily life is.
2:51
What came first, the super or the solo?
The damage
@@m4y013 😩👌
The hype.
The hype came first, the hype is the reason the super and the solo exist.
I don't play the game but I now regularly listen to ggst themes while working out and they help a lot.
damn. bro really hates his steak well done huh?
Well done, how dare you
The mind of an gamer who got ToD by an enemy with 1 hp left
This song is on the short list of tunes that helped me keep going through the physiotherapy I had to do after my cancer surgery. It resonates with me on so many levels that it reminded me to keep going.
His theme is the last thing keeping me from ending it all
Well keep going and maybe an assassin will teach you to be a ninja and you’ll start your own country
just keep grinding bro
Keep going 💪
Rooting for you, King!
Keep going!
Fighting as Nago sometimes the match ends even before the first verse
"ya'll just hate yasuke because he's black" meanwhile the coolest fcking black samurai done right
A black samurai who is also a vampire? Geez, talk about minority of the minority.
It’s a joke, guys-
Nagoriyuki is probably my favorite character design wise. He looks so cool and also being a walking contradiction as being a noble samurai while being a vampire, which usually aren’t noble at all. So cool to see. His theme is definitely my favorite just because you can jam to it so well and it’s just full of hype for me. Certified bop.
he has something similar to Blade in Marrvel
Blade is black, a vampire, a swordsman, a fucking badass.
Fits.
@@Ohmargod Badass, indeed. I’d love to cosplay as him.
Slayer is a pretty cool dude though. And he's THE GG vampire
@@firepuppies4086 Slayer is a great character. I hope he will come into Strive, which I’m sure he will.
Remember everyone, bisexuality is absolutely valid, especially when vampires are involved
me and a friend had a sit down conversation and discussed what every strive character smelled like
we decided nagoriyuki smells like a cherry blossom forest with a hint of blood
Odd but fair enough.
I'd like to hear more about this conversation
If i had to say something sol would smell like oil and metal
@@werlegee4187 With a hint of Jack O essence
@@dragonmastertheedgeking1595 which would just be candy
They did a great job with this character, he fits right in with the Guilty Gear cast.
Bro got a whole advertisement in his theme 💀
Let me speak to the people POTEMKIN, LET ME SPEAK
No one is stopping you
THEY NEED TO HEAR THIS!
@@cryowave5031 30
@@luisquinonez9618 THEY NEED TO HEAR THIS
IM NOT A BIG FAN OF THE GOVERNMENT
1:00 Me when my friends ask me how to get better at fighting games
Glad this edit’s back up.
The chorus is so peak that Nago starts to levitate along with the enemy
He says "well done, how dare you?!" cause the song is so fucking raw
EVERYYYYYYYTHING I THIS WORLD LEADS TO SOUL ENLIGHTENMENT
THERE IS NOTHING WASTED ABOUT OUR LIVES
THE SNOW FALLING IN SPRING
@@spectoestis3106MOON HANGS DURING THE DAY
ONE WITH SELF AND TIME
SO WHAT LETS GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM LINE
My favorite part 3:44 gets me pumped!
Nagoriyuki reminds me of what Yasuke could've been like and it's awesome
2:50 エレキギターを津軽三味線みたいにかき鳴らしてるのがあまりにも格好いい。天才か？
So, is like 80% of the comments about the comments from the previous upload? Lol
Edit: thanks to all who remembered my “when someone overcooks my steak 1:12”
That bass at the very beginning never fails to get me hyped
2:09 I wouldn't say is perfectly timed but it's close
I think it is but I am using Bluetooth headphones so the visuals and the audio are slightly off timing
I really love how it actually symbolizes nago a lot like he is calm and he has self-control and aware and he is very very cool that he is the reason that probably the reason many people got in the game
"well done, how dare you" i love raw meat too mah dude
2:01
"The goat challenge is forever"
-Naoki
2:51 that guitar solo really burns the world 🔥🔥🔥
I have yet to even play this game, but I already know what my main is going to be now, no questions asked.
I mean come on a ripped Samurai Vampire
How fuckin cool can you get?
What about an immortal vampire who's the head of an assassins guild who's actual name is 'Slayer'? Or a dude who gave up their eyes for ungodly power over a shadow demon called Eddie who died and got revived by the shadowy organisation of the original magic users. Or a dude who has a paper bag over their head?
0:01 - 4:18 goes hard
nah 0:00 best part
Welcome back, champ
I forget the exact comment, but it went like
When you get your steak and they cooked it wrong: 1:12
lol that was me
Nago is basically Yasuke + Blade + Kokushibo and is amazing
0:55
the homies in December 1st
this song sounds like an epic training montage
0:24 I can’t be the only one who hears “Come Together” at this part right?
yoooo I listened that song on the radio and i start singing this one xdxdxD
LET ME SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE POTEMKIN.
NO ONE IS STOPPING YOU.
@@MinePlanet84 THEY NEED TO HEAR THIS.
@@gooningandcantstop 30
Never understood why the radio is talking about, but now i get it: Its talking about the introduction of magic during the Y2K disaster
0:24
I was NOT expecting a Beatles reference in this guy
0:56 its really describe Jetstream Vs Raiden Jack
OH MY GOD. HE IS SO GOD DAMN COOL- Vegeta (dbza)
Elphelt: "I can fix him"
0:58 busts out the glue
Fun fact: The only other character that can take off their mask in game is Jack-O.
Faust _technically,_ but it doesn't reveal his face, and we saw Potemkin before he had a helmet but he doesn't remove it here....or in Xrd....
It took me years to realize that "well done! how dare you!" can be a Musashi reference. If y'all look into the "Water" chapter on Gorin no Sho, you may find a section in which Musashi teaches to shout "Katsu!" and "Totsu!" at the opponent in order to unbalance its mental state and make him move as your wish.
On my version of the book, the translator indicates that both words were used in Budhist monasteries in order to censure the ill behaviors and thoughts of monks. Can someone attest or correct me, please?
1:11 When you serve Hank Hill overcooked meat
AAAAA REFERENCIAAAAAAAAAAAA
Suddenly, Nagoriyuki boosted my motivation