Ranking the horrors & hotties of the DARKSTALKERS games!

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  • @ryanmason2502
    @ryanmason2502 18 днів тому +183

    Morrigan has transcended to become THE succubus of all fiction, kind of like Dracula.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 18 днів тому +35

      She really has. She introduced the concept to Japan and the entire country hasn't looked back since.

    • @Velacroix
      @Velacroix 17 днів тому +14

      Even if Japan's never been faithful to how the succubus has been portrayed in both myth and religion, Morrigan has such an iconic design that it can't be dismissed at this point.

    • @agrippa2012
      @agrippa2012 17 днів тому +4

      ​@@LupineShadowOmega im too lazy to look it up but i very much doubt morrigan was the first ever succubus character in a Japanese franchise, but i'd be happy to be proven wrong

    • @Nocklee99
      @Nocklee99 17 днів тому +3

      She's certainly the first succubus I've heard of. Although, I thought she was a vampire till after I saw the South Park episode.

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 17 днів тому +7

      Capcom doesn’t deserve a character as cool and sexy as Morrigan, unless they take advantage of it and just put her in Street Fighter 6
      But as a 2D Sprite

  • @bulb9970
    @bulb9970 17 днів тому +41

    BB Hood must be one of the best ideas for a fictional character. My previous job had an emulator downloaded on the TV and I’d play during lunch break. My coworkers didn’t know Darkstalkers at all and BB Hood INSTANTLY grabbed their attention when she started fighting with guns and missiles. Darkstalkers’ designs are works of art, but BB Hood has a special factor for subverting the Red Riding Hood character.

  • @geardog24
    @geardog24 18 днів тому +90

    Thank you for giving Talbain the respect he deserves.

  • @muthesquirrel
    @muthesquirrel 17 днів тому +48

    The design thing I like most about Q Bee are the eyes. I never noticed as a kid that she holds her head down because her 'human' eyes are fake, and she sees out the large eyes on her head. I think that's a nice touch that makes her a little more monsterous once you realise just how fake her human look is. :p

    • @BrassMountainLion
      @BrassMountainLion 14 днів тому +1

      Q. Bee's animations add so much to her character concept! She needs to get into a crossover game...

  • @GogglesVonAwesome
    @GogglesVonAwesome 17 днів тому +33

    "You should always be thinking about a Darkstalkers character or multiple characters at all times"
    B.B. Hood and Jon Talbain live in my mind rent free

  • @TheGundamDude8045
    @TheGundamDude8045 17 днів тому +24

    There was Shadow and Marionette. Two characters that can be accessed with some input codes.
    Marionette became whatever fighter it faced to be a double. While Shadow took over the defeated fighter, whilst the previous host became a discolored husk.

    • @lordvlygar2963
      @lordvlygar2963 17 днів тому +2

      Thank you, I came here to say this when he mentioned there are no more Darkstalkers characters.

    • @Sasuke416
      @Sasuke416 17 днів тому +2

      I came here to say the same thing, glad I'm not the only one who remembers Marionette and Shadow.

  • @marche800
    @marche800 17 днів тому +43

    Felicia is a Nekomata which has much more resonance as an element of horror in Japanese culture than it does elsewhere. I think her inability to be globally recognized in that way is a weakness of her design specificity, but that same specificity also adds nice variety. I do agree with placing her where you did for those reason.

    • @energydrinklock
      @energydrinklock 17 днів тому +12

      Felicia could also be a reference to the 1942 movie "Cat People" , since old horror movies influenced many Darkstalkers designs.

    • @emperormegaman3856
      @emperormegaman3856 17 днів тому +2

      Doesn't help that she is very far from the regular concept of the nekomata, even by the serie's standard .

    • @deharca88
      @deharca88 16 днів тому

      @@emperormegaman3856 true, nekomata are more cat with two tail with the power of pyromacy and necromancy. idk if some version have magic transformation, wich would make felicia more a what we call a neko-mimi,hime? wich is a cat that transforme into a woman.

  • @JonnyWalker9888
    @JonnyWalker9888 17 днів тому +65

    I like that B.B.Hood represents the scariest monster of all: human beings.

    • @DIEGOLOKO82
      @DIEGOLOKO82 17 днів тому

      greedy human beings

    • @faceurhell
      @faceurhell 14 днів тому +2

      Even scarier: White Women.

  • @studi0651
    @studi0651 18 днів тому +39

    I know everyone and their mom is aching for CvS3 or Marvel 4, including capcom, but I’d much rather get a new Darkstalkers instead.
    I don’t want to wait another decade going through a bunch of crossover and street fighter games just to see if capcom is finally willing to make a new Darkstalkers.
    Crossover games are easy money that you can make no matter what. At least give Darkstalkers a chance to prove itself.

    • @dnmstarsi
      @dnmstarsi 17 днів тому +6

      Also maybe throw in other Capcom characters that could work for Darkstalkers including scrapped ones like Ruby Heart.

    • @Volvagia1927
      @Volvagia1927 17 днів тому +3

      Imagine how GOOD a Darkstalkers game that mixed the right Devil May Cry and Street Fighter talent could be.
      Director: Street Fighter 6
      Designer: Street Fighter 6
      Artist: Devil May Cry 5
      Composers: Devil May Cry 5
      Imagine that as a Darkstalkers game.

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 17 днів тому +2

      I mean SNK is doing City of the Wolves, if that can happen, I don’t see why Capcom can’t do something with Darkstalkers, that also has got me thinking
      >Mai was reinvigorated by new SNK games
      >Tifa was reinvigorated by the FF7 Remake
      When will it be Morrigan's turn to revive? She’s one of the old pillars of 90s sexy girls. It’ll probably likely be MVC4 that reinvigorates her into the mainstream.

  • @MagmaMKII
    @MagmaMKII 18 днів тому +75

    It really sucks that Capcom just killed off this series, because there's so much you can do with horror tropes. Imagine we got stuff like an warlock, slime/blob monster, lich/necromancer, man-eating plant, a freaking pirate ghost, etc.

    • @dunes8817
      @dunes8817 18 днів тому +14

      Or making Anita fully playable

    • @EmperorSeth
      @EmperorSeth 18 днів тому +7

      I remember creating a bunch of characters for the game as a kid. I always though it made sense to make Firebrand part of the Darkstalkers universe, too.

    • @oscarangel2989
      @oscarangel2989 17 днів тому +2

      ​@@EmperorSethon some crossovers, Demitri and Morrigan always knew Red arremer and Lord Astaroth.

    • @MagmaMKII
      @MagmaMKII 17 днів тому +1

      @@EmperorSeth If they wanted they could also include Blanka and Twelve.

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 17 днів тому +3

      Heck Spider-Man himself could probably fit in Darkstalkers, people do ship him with Morrigan even Venom, Carnage, Doppelgänger, could probably fit too.

  • @vince2504
    @vince2504 17 днів тому +24

    In terms of a magic user, I was always surprised they never had a traditional, pointy-hat style witch in the game. If they just somehow ported Tessa from Red Earth into Darkstalkers she'd actually fit in great and checks off both the magic user and witch boxes.

    • @deharca88
      @deharca88 16 днів тому

      well morrigan was supose to be a vampire but was change for diversity, and with red hood we have the human character. unless they make witch their own specie, they will be looking for a magical creature like a medieval pixie or german folklore elf. wait unless anita is the witch character?

    • @Jamesotronart
      @Jamesotronart День тому

      Any time I see Tessa my brain automatically thinks she's a Darkstalkers character

  • @SomeKillerTofu
    @SomeKillerTofu 18 днів тому +28

    Victor is probably my favorite just because any character with a literal throw it back special can make me laugh consistently which is pretty huge. 😂

  • @Confuzed54
    @Confuzed54 17 днів тому +24

    While his ending is non-canon, Dee himself isn’t an alternate universe what-if character. At the end of Night Warriors, Donovan canonically succumbs to his vampire bloodlust and goes crazy. That’s why he’s not in Darkstalkers 3.

  • @SingerOfW
    @SingerOfW 18 днів тому +24

    I vividly remember seeing the Darkstalkers ad in a videogame magazine. It was literally nothing but character designs on a white background, and yet that was more than enough to fundamentally alter my brain chemistry. It's not an overstatement to call that single page the main reason I even got into fighting games, and a lot of my tastes in media has been guided by them to this day. Unsurprisingly, I'm not the only one - just look at the sheer number of characters using Talbain's Beast Cannon across the genre. Some of them are even werewolves, as well! Even if we never get a single new Darkstalkers game till the end of times, they are certainly alive and well, hiding in the shadows of the industry itself.

  • @TidalVex
    @TidalVex 18 днів тому +52

    Talbain isn't just a kung-fu werewolf, he's also British, so you know he's got a freaking cool voice as well.

    • @Endocrom
      @Endocrom 17 днів тому +1

      I've heard a husky with an Italian accent, now I want to hear a wolf with a British accent.

    • @jordanetherington1922
      @jordanetherington1922 17 днів тому

      Blaidd is Welsh, if that works​@@Endocrom

    • @garuelx8627
      @garuelx8627 17 днів тому

      I'm still reminded of his Jason Stathan-esque performance in the US cartoon, lol.

    • @Sasuke416
      @Sasuke416 17 днів тому +1

      His voice in the OVA wasn't very overtly British, but he sounded really cool and had some great lines, so yeah, he sounds awesome in my mind.

  • @theshampion
    @theshampion 15 днів тому +4

    For a magic user in Darkstalkers, they should just transplant Tess into the series from Red Earth.

    • @Len-rx78
      @Len-rx78 10 днів тому

      That would be so sick now that I think about it I think a few red Earth characters would really fit the vibe of darkstalkers

  • @Waifu4Life
    @Waifu4Life 17 днів тому +8

    While Morrigan's spot is well deserved, Lilith should have been in the middle if only for her crazy attack animations.

    • @Len-rx78
      @Len-rx78 10 днів тому

      Honestly I prefer Lilith at least in gameplay over Morgan but design wise I like Morgan more she is hotter

  • @Mono2121
    @Mono2121 18 днів тому +15

    October is always my favorite month of the year, purley for all the Darkstalkers videos we get in the month😂💜💜💜💜

  • @Tertiary
    @Tertiary 17 днів тому +2

    Here for the references to the Darkstalkers cartoon.
    There are so many fun and easy ways to bring back this IP. Souls like? Dynasty Warriors like? Dating game? Cmon Capcom!

    • @Len-rx78
      @Len-rx78 10 днів тому

      I wish Capcom would do something like that

  • @emperormegaman3856
    @emperormegaman3856 18 днів тому +12

    This thumbnail Somehow managed to outdo the blue skeleton Mai of the Fatal Fury video's thumbnail. 😂

  • @MagmaMKII
    @MagmaMKII 18 днів тому +22

    Actually most characters are good or neutral good. Only a few characters (Demitri, Raptor, Bishamon (armor), Pyron, BB Hood, Q-Bee and Jedah) are evil.

    • @TevorTheThird
      @TevorTheThird 18 днів тому +17

      Q-Bee isn't evil. She's just animalistic. They're like a swarm of locusts, destructive but not evil.

    • @MaikoTen
      @MaikoTen 18 днів тому +3

      If I heard, B.B hood is not too bad.

    • @MagmaMKII
      @MagmaMKII 17 днів тому +6

      @@MaikoTen She's neutral evil. She is a demon hunter but she's is in it just for money, she kills Darkstalkers indiscriminately.

    • @antonhanna2423
      @antonhanna2423 17 днів тому +4

      @@MagmaMKII Yeah, she's basically a supernatural Kraven The Hunter. Either that or she's just an evil, greedy version of Elsa Bloodstone for all my fellow Marvel nerds.

    • @dullroar2673
      @dullroar2673 17 днів тому +2

      ​@MaikoTen I mean, her ending in Darkstalkers 3 implies she kills even peaceful creatures, including children

  • @maugos
    @maugos 17 днів тому +3

    It truly is sad how Darkstalkers simply stopped. It has some of the most creativity I've ever seen in a fighting game.

  • @TheDanielCityHeroes
    @TheDanielCityHeroes 17 днів тому +6

    Jon Talbain, Lord Raptor, Morrigan, and Pyron at the top? I think we've found the best Darkstalkers characters for a crossover game.

  • @TheBabylonBurning
    @TheBabylonBurning 17 днів тому +4

    Talbain is basically Steve Blackman if he was a werewolf, and I'm fucking here for it.

  • @MichaelHill-sg8ks
    @MichaelHill-sg8ks 18 днів тому +7

    Gonna be honest, this is a very solid ranking. There's not really anything here I have any disagreements with.

  • @clansullivan6059
    @clansullivan6059 15 днів тому +3

    Im excited for that castlevania and silent hill tier list.

  • @deezee2965
    @deezee2965 17 днів тому +3

    Lilith should come back with Angel motives like her initial concept art was aiming her to be. That would differentiate her from Morrigan enough.

  • @dealt
    @dealt 18 днів тому +23

    12:12
    Origin - Australia
    Matt: "He's a British rocker"
    😅 love ya Matt

    • @justinc.5591
      @justinc.5591 17 днів тому +3

      Tbh I thought he was British until now, he has the Union Jack on his leg.

    • @Noperare
      @Noperare 17 днів тому +3

      @@justinc.5591 I too was surpised he is from Australia. I guess the Union Jack flag on one thigh of his blue jeans is meant to represent the Australia flag that still has the UK water mark on their blue flag

    • @MayorOfEarth79
      @MayorOfEarth79 17 днів тому

      Maybe he was thinking of the cartoon.

    • @Titleknown
      @Titleknown 17 днів тому +3

      I mean, to be fair he is based heavily on the mascot of a British metal band, ie Eddie from Iron Maiden...

    • @sukugaru5167
      @sukugaru5167 16 днів тому +2

      While he’s from Australia, 1800s Australia wasn’t a separate country like it is now, so he’d think of himself as British.

  • @Noperare
    @Noperare 17 днів тому +10

    11:09 "I think Guilhermo Del Toro is supposed to make one at some point" bruh, "The shape of water" came out in 2017

  • @Dontkare0283
    @Dontkare0283 17 днів тому +2

    Lilith gave some good reasons to be higher in the list, but Morrigan gave some bigger ones.

  • @DandyKaiju
    @DandyKaiju 15 днів тому +2

    darkstalkers would never do a wizard because they know they’d never be able to top Tessa

  • @alvernonbrownjr8654
    @alvernonbrownjr8654 15 днів тому +1

    As minor characters, you could easily list Blial Aensland & Ozom. They should make graet additions. As well as the Create A Darkstalker challenge from 10 years ago: Relic.

  • @captainfirefeet
    @captainfirefeet 15 днів тому +2

    I like that Pyron placement. That pleases me greatly.

  • @otakon17
    @otakon17 18 днів тому +7

    Felicia better be in the top five *or we riot*!

  • @kill_repeat8491
    @kill_repeat8491 17 днів тому +2

    Dude, I'm so stoked for the Castlevania and Silent Hill lists.

  • @danyelperao
    @danyelperao 18 днів тому +25

    Tessa/Tabasa should be a Darkstalkers character.
    And CAPCOM should stop with the different names for each country, that's so stupid.

    • @TinchoX
      @TinchoX 18 днів тому +3

      Agreed on both your points

    • @dnmstarsi
      @dnmstarsi 17 днів тому

      Yeah but then again, Capcom of Japan maybe should come up with better names than "Tabasa" or "Gouki" or just combine the names like they did with Charlie Nash.

    • @emperormegaman3856
      @emperormegaman3856 17 днів тому +3

      They have stopped with the different names thing.
      In this day and ages, when people can check things on the internet and there is coverage of video game news, it just wouldn't make sense. There is also easier and tighter communication between the different branches of a company.

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 17 днів тому +2

      Remember when Megaman Games had different Boxarts for different regions, that all stopped with Megaman 11 having the same boxart for all regions.

  • @rampant1apart
    @rampant1apart 18 днів тому +8

    Ah I would have placed Jedah higher. I personally think he oozes style, slickness and personality, imho. Finding out he was lot tier is one my eternal fighting game disappointments, haha.

    • @MagmaMKII
      @MagmaMKII 17 днів тому +4

      Jedah clicks once you begin to pay attention to his animations, how he basically mutilates himself on all of his special moves.

    • @MayorOfEarth79
      @MayorOfEarth79 17 днів тому +1

      Jedah is so cool. He feels like the demon who'd be in a busy suit. Love the blades, love the scythes and how those are connected to his decide. Love the long cutting nails he uses for throws and clawing his eyes and head off.

  • @AngryDragon0
    @AngryDragon0 16 днів тому +2

    You forgot about Shadow, Marinette and the characters from the Darkstalkers comics

  • @jwalton117
    @jwalton117 18 днів тому +4

    I can’t believe how personally attacked I felt when Matt put Sasquatch in goblin tier.

  • @BrassMountainLion
    @BrassMountainLion 14 днів тому +1

    My feelings change frequently, but if I had to rank them today:
    Q. Bee, Victor, Huitzil
    Hsien-Ko, Sasquatch, Rikuo
    Pyron, L. Raptor, B. B. Hood
    Lilith, Felicia, J. Talbain
    Anakaris, Morrigan, Jedah
    Donovan, Bishamon, Dimitri
    Secret and side characters excluded

  • @calzonecave
    @calzonecave 17 днів тому +2

    You said something along the lines of "it's a given that every character is worse in the American cartoon" and while that's true for pretty much everyone I think it's a crime to not mention how funny Lord Raptor is in the cartoon. Giving him a thick Australian accent and having him yell classic rock references at people was an inspired choice.

  • @HyperSonicX99
    @HyperSonicX99 17 днів тому +2

    “Morrigan Mcmuscles does not exist”
    Morrigan Mcmuscles:

  • @dunes8817
    @dunes8817 17 днів тому +8

    Honestly if Darkstalkers ever comes back during this era of "fighting games with guest characters" era they should add Elvira to the roster.

    • @Sasuke416
      @Sasuke416 17 днів тому +1

      Hell yes, I love the idea of Elvira's win quotes being fully of cheesy horror puns and complimenting Morrigan's fashion sense. Her ending could be a joke ending with her throwing a Monster Mash party with everyone invited, then Demitri lamenting "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"

  • @Xeranad
    @Xeranad 15 днів тому +1

    Overall a very solid tier list. My one change would be swapping Pyron and Jedah's places.
    I think Pyron conceptually is a neat character but I just do not like half of his animations and especially dislike his idle... It makes him look weirdly small and it kinda undercuts his aura a bit.
    Jedah's animations and idle though... That's more like it... Going from relaxed and uncaring to ripping himself apart to try and defeat you... Perfect to me.
    But still, great tier list. Wouldn't mind seeing more of these in the future.

  • @hwhatup4086
    @hwhatup4086 17 днів тому +1

    Can't wait for the video with you and uncle derrick!

  • @sukugaru5167
    @sukugaru5167 16 днів тому +2

    Just an “acksherly,” or perhaps not. Lord Raptor/Zabel is from 1800s Australia. He has the Union Jack on his pants because at that point in time, Australia wasn’t a separate country. So now the Acksherly reflects back on me because he’d think of himself as British.
    Anyway. It’s just something I thought was pretty cool, because there are very few Aussies in fighting games. The only other ones I can immediately think of are Marduk and Roger from Tekken.

  • @paulinetrivago.7540
    @paulinetrivago.7540 15 днів тому +1

    If there's ever a darkstalkers 4, there are 4 characters that I want to become playable. Anita is the first obvious one, I feel like she could easily fill that Witch role if she doesn't get a Carrie like treatment. Another 2 are Marionette and Shadow, the 2 random select characters from I think the same release as Dee, and the final one is Emily from Victor's story, she could become a Bride of Frankenstein &/or a dark temptress type like Morticia, Vampira, or Elvira. I would also like Hsien-Ko's sister to become her own fighter...but I don't feel as strongly about it. Other than that, other horror tropes I'd like to see is Witch, a ghost or banshee, la llorona, a krampus type, some sort of fae or fairy, and a siren

  • @apetrini81
    @apetrini81 18 днів тому +12

    What’s holding Donovan back is that he looks too close to Dan. So it undermines his coolness

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 17 днів тому +3

      Funny thing about Lilith is she has the short Gadouken-like projectile that Dan has and she has pink hair like Dan’s Karate Gi

  • @neogotham2k39
    @neogotham2k39 18 днів тому +16

    Morrigan Aensland is my favorite because she's iconic!

    • @keness4768
      @keness4768 18 днів тому +12

      Morrigan is everyone's favorite cuz she's stacked.

    • @phillipbrwn7083
      @phillipbrwn7083 18 днів тому

      She a succubus and hot one.

    • @Len-rx78
      @Len-rx78 10 днів тому

      ​@@keness4768 true very true

  • @HazzardousEco
    @HazzardousEco 17 днів тому +2

    Looking forward to that tier list with you and Autumn Ivy, the Muscle Goddess herself =D

  • @blizz44
    @blizz44 18 днів тому +1

    Hsien-Ko is my favorite Darkstalkers character. I love her design and she's a fun character

  • @wolfskinchanger
    @wolfskinchanger 17 днів тому

    I think the traumatized telekinetic could grow up to be a magic-user fighter; after years of following Donovan, seeing what he sees, learning what he does, I think she could apply his techniques to her powers and genuinely kick six hundred kinds of demon butt.
    For a really twisted tale, her story mode could involve tracking him down after he gave in to his dark side.

  • @ConLinArts
    @ConLinArts 18 днів тому +1

    Hsien-Ko/Lei-Lei has one of my favorite designs of all time, She is my Ultimate Savior!

  • @TheBadGuy235
    @TheBadGuy235 17 днів тому

    I think Huitzil was in the American toon. I remember he drained Pyron and was going to sacrifice him. If Pyron wasn't back on his ship in x amount of time, it would blow up and take earth with it. So the heroes and villains had to join forces to save him.
    I remember they had a lot of trouble with Huitzil by the end everything was fixed, but the last shot of the episode was the robot's hand like crawling back up to the top of the pyramid they fought him on.

  • @lucasteles42
    @lucasteles42 18 днів тому +6

    I would love if in a new Darkstalkers iterations they just put "Read Earth" characters in it,
    so would have at least one true magic user

  • @SAPProd
    @SAPProd 17 днів тому

    24:57 Huitzil did appearance once in the American cartoon. It was the episode “Aliens Keep Out” but given that it was not only out of character but GROSSLY off-color, it’s not surprising you forget it wasn’t in the show.
    Huitzil had more character in Vampire Savior (well, the “sequels”) being a reprogrammed unit that looks after Cecil (playing on the “A Boy & His Bot” trope), but in a post-Wall*E world the “last functioning unit” could also work.
    I also like that its creation alongside X-Men: Children of the Atom lead to some subtle connections between Huitzil and Sentinel, primarily in its stage where a large “Master Mold” unit looms in the background and is destroyed at the end of the match (tho in the case of Sentinel, the Master Mold survives and flies off if Sentinel wins).

  • @n0isyturtle
    @n0isyturtle 6 днів тому +1

    Zombie: C Tier
    Punk Rock Morphing Zombie: S Tier

  • @llamax1138
    @llamax1138 14 днів тому +2

    Matt says "Fish men need more love in the genre" then almost immediately name drops Del Toro... Who's gonna tell him?

    • @Samwyze
      @Samwyze 11 днів тому

      Tell him what? That the movie came out and won Oscar's? Do they get movies in Canada?

  • @samuelwilliams663
    @samuelwilliams663 17 днів тому +1

    I think Jedah should be higher by virtue of being the ONLY interesting newcomer in Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite's base roster. He alone sold me on the game...regrettably.

  • @stellaroj
    @stellaroj 17 днів тому

    The SF6 battlepass made me go back and really dig into these games, when the collection came out i played through all of them once. It's been a week. I am now watching old top 8s, I won't stop bombarding my friends with praise for the series, and I now firmly believe that Vampire Savior is the greatest fighting game of all time.
    I am an extreme X-Men fan, I own thousands of comics, and Darkstalkers made me stop playing the collection that literally lets me be Scott Summers.
    So please make more videos about it.

  • @brandonwilliams6119
    @brandonwilliams6119 17 днів тому

    I think that Wizard/Warlock character was Matt was searching for was Tessa from Red Earth, she’d fit right in alongside the other Darkstalkers and even Leo too, Leo and Jon Talbain would have a great dynamic and cool interactions.

  • @kagato0987
    @kagato0987 17 днів тому

    I agree with everything in the list but Donovan should have been in "True Lord of the Night" tier and Jedah should be in "Ultimate Savior" tier. He is a Netherworld Noble like Morrigan and his design is so fitting. His moves with the blood, his crazy JP voice acting in the game, all combine to create such a great character.

  • @kamenrangerzeo8251
    @kamenrangerzeo8251 18 днів тому +1

    Morrigan Aensland is my number 1, followed by Felicia as a strong 2nd.
    Dimitri is the vampire Ryu of darkstalkers who is awesome to play as and right behind him is Jon Talbain the werewolf Ken of the series. The udon comics of darkstalkers share the same time frame/Universe of Street Fighter they even had a crossover story one time.
    Fun fact Matt: originally Felicia was going to be another Vampire and the same was with Morrigan before the creators decided to change their minds and gave them the two hot ladies their final design.

  • @DRCEQ
    @DRCEQ 18 днів тому +6

    Felicia is still my favorite Catgirl after all these years. Nobody else has captured the cute Jiangshi girl like Hsien-Ko either. I know the Chinese Zombie is supposed to be terrifying, but follow-up attempts at making them cute or sexy just... doesn't quite hit the mark with how they designed Hsien-Ko. Also, Felicia and Hsien-Ko made up two permanent slots on my MVC3 team. Both were always underestimated for what they both bring.
    Also, we can all agree that B.B.Hood is the single greatest villain in the franchise. She's a human. A greedy psychopathic human who forces us to see what we are.

  • @AlphonsoOrozco
    @AlphonsoOrozco 17 днів тому

    Thank you for doing this Matt! I actually dug your list!

  • @EmperorSeth
    @EmperorSeth 18 днів тому +1

    Huitzil actually WAS in the US cartoon, but just a single episode. Looking at the Wiki, it was episode 9, Alien's Keep Out (probably a typo there.)

    • @dnmstarsi
      @dnmstarsi 17 днів тому

      I guess he forgot but then again, Huitzil was blue and sounded like a Mexican Mega Man from the 90s classic.

  • @dunes8817
    @dunes8817 18 днів тому +2

    I hope that one day they can add a fully complete moveset version of Anita to the roster. Preferably the older version from the concept art.

  • @LamunesADV
    @LamunesADV 17 днів тому +1

    Raptor is my favorite Savior, followed by Jon. So your tier is perfect.
    Oh, and I think there are multiple Phobos, but they are all bad guys (?). Only 1 fighting for a human and he self destructs at the end (this might be wrong, I don't play Darkstalkers in years)

  • @diekstiekem8455
    @diekstiekem8455 18 днів тому +2

    I love Pyron, I welcome our new alien overlord.

  • @Tripas350
    @Tripas350 17 днів тому

    "I think Guillermo del Toro is supposed to make [a creature of the Black Lagoon movie] at some point?"
    I think he already did, and it was called "The Shape of Water". Yes, the one which also has its own strangely attractive fishman.

  • @n0isyturtle
    @n0isyturtle 6 днів тому +1

    Morrigan is the Rouge The Bat of fighting games

  • @destructodude
    @destructodude 17 днів тому +5

    would midnight bliss sprites be enough for their own list?

    • @flophouseplays
      @flophouseplays  17 днів тому +4

      Ouuuu

    • @Len-rx78
      @Len-rx78 10 днів тому

      ​​@@flophouseplays Or maybe transformation sprites list

  • @SamtheBravesFan
    @SamtheBravesFan 18 днів тому +1

    1:31 It took me a while, but I got around to it and I'm glad I did.

  • @cmgvillager
    @cmgvillager 17 днів тому

    Honestly characters like Felicia, Sasquatch, and Victor do fit, since darkstalkers also takes a lot of inspiration from older Disney why the animations have so much life and cartoony.

  • @Ryhan_Beard
    @Ryhan_Beard 17 днів тому

    Sir Matthew, you did forget Marionette and Shadow.......technically they're characters. So glad you did this video though! One of my favorite franchises of all time. Hopefully we'll see a proper return sometime before a meteor hits the earth.

  • @vicentemorua4517
    @vicentemorua4517 14 днів тому

    The Ultimate Savior tier is so correct. All hail our Saviors - Talbain, Raptor, Morrigan (mommy), and Pyron (daddy)

  • @Bowen_Landry
    @Bowen_Landry 17 днів тому

    I think they called him D ,as reference to the title character of the long running Japanese horror series Vampire Hunter D. Who is a literal dhampir(half vampire) vampire hunter.

  • @ZyxWhitewind
    @ZyxWhitewind 16 днів тому

    I believe in Dee's ending he does end up fighting an aged up Anita that became a kind of spellcaster from the looks of her like you mentioned.

  • @mattpenn9079
    @mattpenn9079 17 днів тому +1

    Donovan drug down the OVA for me. There's so much around him that's like Matt said dry and is not more wild fights between Felicia or Raptor.

  • @JonathanScratch
    @JonathanScratch 16 днів тому

    Conceptually, Donovan is super fucking cool.a Belmont-esque guy with Stand/Persona-like powers and a magic sword sounds like chocolate and peanut butter. Goes to show a bitchin concept can be drained by lack of personality. Adult Anita who's become a monster hunter to follow in Donovan's footsteps would be great

  • @jamesadams1698
    @jamesadams1698 17 днів тому +1

    I would love if Capcom did some AA fighting games going forward, like a new Darkstalkers, Red Earth (or a Red Earth RPG with fg-lite combat system) or even Puzzle Fighter. Heck, a Rival Schools VN would be tight!

  • @CJMoody
    @CJMoody 17 днів тому

    At least we now have Monstroscopy to fill that horror fighter void which Capcom refuses to fill with a new Darkstalkers game.

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick
    @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick 18 днів тому

    11:10 I mean, I know Del Toro made The Shape of Water, which was obviously inspired by The Creature From the Black Lagoon.

  • @christalerico6953
    @christalerico6953 17 днів тому

    I knew what Felicia and Morrigan looked like before I knew what Darkstalkers was.

  • @Signas7
    @Signas7 17 днів тому

    I love that your ultimate savior list is the same as mine minus Pyron. Morrigan, John Talbain, and Lord Raptor are all my mains.

  • @mewthree6586
    @mewthree6586 16 днів тому

    That thumbnail art has awakened something in me...

  • @thisfeaturewontlastlong
    @thisfeaturewontlastlong 11 днів тому

    Make Tessa from Red Earth a canon immigrant to the Darkstalkers series, Capcom! There's your wizard.

  • @bananabike279
    @bananabike279 7 днів тому

    Pretty accurate list!! Might've been a cut too deep, but where would you rank Marionette?

  • @FinalGamerJames
    @FinalGamerJames 17 днів тому

    Finally, a ranking list for me, thank you for your thoughts on the coolest spooky gang!

  • @redcoffeemug7537
    @redcoffeemug7537 17 днів тому

    Technically you could also have done Oboro Bishamon, Dark Talbain & Marionette. But they are pretty much just clone characters.

  • @PyroKitsuna11
    @PyroKitsuna11 17 днів тому

    Q bee's actual eyes are those 2 orbs on her head, literally a perfect mimic

  • @xyanide1986
    @xyanide1986 17 днів тому +1

    Lilith is a what goblin now? Gonna hard disagree on Pyron tbh.

  • @davanime877
    @davanime877 14 днів тому +1

    I feel like Harry is not canon to the Darkstalkers Lore

  • @brandonthompson5796
    @brandonthompson5796 18 днів тому +5

    Woo Darkstalkers babay!!

  • @akirahellfire
    @akirahellfire 16 днів тому

    If there's a new sequel, I would imagine's Anita's archetype could be Final Girl

  • @TiroDvD
    @TiroDvD 16 днів тому

    Huitzil/Phobos is more of "ancient aliens" robot. Nazca lines. Dogu (clay statue) hypothetically being a space suit.

  • @Reslain
    @Reslain 9 днів тому

    Something like Tessa from Red Earth / War-zard would fit nicely in as a magic user character.

  • @WolfMoon351
    @WolfMoon351 17 днів тому

    I am surprised you didn’t mention SF6 recent Darkstalkers event that has a Jon Talbain gear outfit along with some Jon Talbain emotes.

  • @garuelx8627
    @garuelx8627 17 днів тому

    You honor the Kreutz clan even if Capcom doesn't, Matt.

  • @kammhia397gaming9
    @kammhia397gaming9 17 днів тому

    Still crazy to me that we never got a Witch character in the game but only in the UDON Comics, Tessa from Red Earth would've been a perfect fit.