I saw maybe one or two episodes of the American Street Fighter II cartoon... but I love the idea of Edmond Honda being a sumo wrestler and a computer guy. Heh, maybe the 100 Hand Slap translates to mad typing speed? XD
In the live action movie, E. Honda was designed to reference a Sumo wrestler named Aki Bono who was Hawaiian and the first non-Japanese to ever be given the rank of Yokozuna, the highest rank possible in Sumo wrestling. In the games though, the character is full Japanese and is ranked Ozeki, which would be the second highest rank.
@@beefedcorn Sumo wrestling actually has very strong cultural roots in Japan, with its origins tying back to things like religious practices used to worship the gods. Being Yokozuna isn't just about being the #1 ranked wrestler, but also about embodying a very particular kind of Japanese cultural spirit. Think of it not just as being "champion" in a sport, but also like the Japanese equivalent of being Knighted and given an official title by the Queen of England. That said, Honda may have the skill in Sumo but he spends all his time on trying to popularize and spread the sport ending up more as a showman and businessman trying to appeal to other countries rather than embodying Sumo at its roots, going so far in those pursuits as to deliberately abandon/ignore some of the traditions of Sumo in some cases (like with the kabuki makeup) which could potentially be seen as genuinely sacrilegious. Most likely Honda hasn't achieved Yokozuna status because of the amount of "counter culture" tradition-breaking he does disqualifying him from the cultural side of the title rather than his actual strength as a wrestler being found lacking.
As a Honda main. I must offer a slight correction - E. Honda was a playable character on the arcade version of vanilla sf4. He and Dhalsim did not get a theme song until super street fighter 4.
Honda was my best character on the original SFII. I first adopted him because he wasn’t popular at the arcades where I played and I wanted to be different from the legions of Ryu/Ken/Guile players, but he turned out to be a great fit for how I liked to play anyway. Once at an amusement park arcade I won something like ten straight PvP matches as Honda. I don’t remember exactly how many it was, but I know my opponents tried every other playable character against me at least once and I was on long enough to have most of the people in line rooting against me by the time someone finally took me down. Great memories!
I always believed Honda was based on Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, a real life sumo who would later become Yokozuna. Aside from the face paint, they looked very similar to me
E. Honda seems to be the least popular of the original 8 warriors. Not only was he cut from the GBA version of SF2, he is also the only one of the original 8 warriors that never appeared in any of the SFEX games nor SF x Tekken. Fun fact: E. Honda actually shows up in Sodom’s ending in SFA2.
@@corneliusrawness I'm hoping that the numbers will pick up, I am idiotically competing with Halloween on a channel with a mostly American audience lol.
Honda was the very first character I played with when Street Fighter 2 came out. I almost ended the game with him, despite not even knowing how to do his super headbutt. >_
In an episode of family guy, the main character figts an asian man to settle a dispute amd the asian man gdts to pick the arena. He picks e hihdas sf2 stage lol he has more influence in the west than you think.
Don't underestimate Honda. I can beat sf2 on hardest mode with honda selected. And choosing him for that task makes it the easiest for me... Just headbut grab headbut grab high punch and jump repeat
i was the only one who used to play DF2 with E Honda in my area in BD ....loved his 100 slaps...but he was slow compared to other fighters....still love him
A rhythm game? It would be awesome if some Street Fighters were added to Crypt of the Necrodancer and especially Muse Dash since that would technically be the first game to have an actual crossover of Touhou (since Reimu was added as a character with some songs including the vocal arrangement of Bad Apple) and Street Fighter that is not MUGEN.
i'd argue earthquake aka john tenta is more famous but not for sumo wrestling though he did do that too also i'd love a video on that weird rythem game
ohh yess Please! I never (nor would I ever for that matter) heard about a horse racing game featuring the Legendary WWE HOF The Late Great Yokozuna and E. Honda, I would love to learn about the history n most importantly who the hell thought up this wtf game idea n who "Green light" it
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Top Hat Gaming Man, how about you do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Ken?
Can you do one on Ryu please? :)
I learned about sumo wrestling because of E. HONDA. So mission accomplished of spreading the word of his sport.
I saw maybe one or two episodes of the American Street Fighter II cartoon... but I love the idea of Edmond Honda being a sumo wrestler and a computer guy. Heh, maybe the 100 Hand Slap translates to mad typing speed? XD
In the live action movie, E. Honda was designed to reference a Sumo wrestler named Aki Bono who was Hawaiian and the first non-Japanese to ever be given the rank of Yokozuna, the highest rank possible in Sumo wrestling. In the games though, the character is full Japanese and is ranked Ozeki, which would be the second highest rank.
Honda ain’t even the strongest sumo wrestler?
@@beefedcorn Sumo wrestling actually has very strong cultural roots in Japan, with its origins tying back to things like religious practices used to worship the gods. Being Yokozuna isn't just about being the #1 ranked wrestler, but also about embodying a very particular kind of Japanese cultural spirit. Think of it not just as being "champion" in a sport, but also like the Japanese equivalent of being Knighted and given an official title by the Queen of England.
That said, Honda may have the skill in Sumo but he spends all his time on trying to popularize and spread the sport ending up more as a showman and businessman trying to appeal to other countries rather than embodying Sumo at its roots, going so far in those pursuits as to deliberately abandon/ignore some of the traditions of Sumo in some cases (like with the kabuki makeup) which could potentially be seen as genuinely sacrilegious. Most likely Honda hasn't achieved Yokozuna status because of the amount of "counter culture" tradition-breaking he does disqualifying him from the cultural side of the title rather than his actual strength as a wrestler being found lacking.
Man I feel old; I remember seeing the original Street Fighter in the arcades.
I'm old enough to have seen it but never actually saw it (or at least have no memory of it).
I used to get baked and go into the arcade and play this game back in the early 90s
As a Honda main. I must offer a slight correction - E. Honda was a playable character on the arcade version of vanilla sf4. He and Dhalsim did not get a theme song until super street fighter 4.
Loved E.Honda since the SNES days, one correction though, he was a playable character in the original SF IV.
Thank you Robot Chicken. I will never be able to think of E Honda without thinking at the same time of A Honda.
I always saw WWF's Yokozuna as a real life E Honda
I had a rough week, thank you for making this
Same.
Honda was my best character on the original SFII. I first adopted him because he wasn’t popular at the arcades where I played and I wanted to be different from the legions of Ryu/Ken/Guile players, but he turned out to be a great fit for how I liked to play anyway. Once at an amusement park arcade I won something like ten straight PvP matches as Honda. I don’t remember exactly how many it was, but I know my opponents tried every other playable character against me at least once and I was on long enough to have most of the people in line rooting against me by the time someone finally took me down. Great memories!
That rhythm game.... Very intriguing for sure. Certainly interested in more.
Wonderful job as always, thank you!
Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. You should definitely do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Sakura Kasugano. Happy Halloween!
I agree.
@@elgatofelix8917 She's not based off either of those characters, Her creator Akiman never mentioned them, he only mentions Sailor Moon.
Oh sweet! I was really looking forward to this one, thanks top hat gaming man and friends!
Came from the sakura vid to give this vid some views. You deserve it. 👍
10:42 - wait so he has a hand clap and a corner smash move?? He's Hugo now lol 😀
Honda was my main for years In World Warrior and Champion Ed he was decent, but when Hyperfight came out he was a killer.
yeah..E.Handa was my go to back in the day.
6:08 probably closer to the Sumo tradition of getting paid for the win.
Not only headbutts are allowed in sumo, they are encouraged.
I always believed Honda was based on Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, a real life sumo who would later become Yokozuna. Aside from the face paint, they looked very similar to me
Awesome video mr top hat
E Honda is a decent character used him in sf2 a lot, thanks top hat
Remember when the Street Fighter american cartoon series made him a computer hacker? At least he was still a sumo figther.
One of my more favorite Street Fighter characters after Chun Li and Blanka.
They need E. Honda back, I loved that man
Child he very superior streetfighter 6
All these characters have a very special place in my heart
Yokozuna would be proud.
Always interesting and informative x keep up the good work fella and stay safe.
E. Honda seems to be the least popular of the original 8 warriors. Not only was he cut from the GBA version of SF2, he is also the only one of the original 8 warriors that never appeared in any of the SFEX games nor SF x Tekken.
Fun fact: E. Honda actually shows up in Sodom’s ending in SFA2.
So far the lack of views are backing up this point haha.
@@TopHatGamingManChannel I still respect you for this. I’m an E.Honda main and we
Get no love especially in SFV (they HATE US) lmfao
@@corneliusrawness I'm hoping that the numbers will pick up, I am idiotically competing with Halloween on a channel with a mostly American audience lol.
As a fat guy, I didn't want to like E. Honda but... yeah, he became my go to fighter. :)
Honda was the very first character I played with when Street Fighter 2 came out. I almost ended the game with him, despite not even knowing how to do his super headbutt. >_
the headbutt is a sonic boom motion charge back forward and punch
In an episode of family guy, the main character figts an asian man to settle a dispute amd the asian man gdts to pick the arena. He picks e hihdas sf2 stage lol he has more influence in the west than you think.
Can you do all the wrestler in Street Fighters in this Format I enjoyed it!
I already have Zangief and Mike Haggar videos up for you to peruse!
@@TopHatGamingManChannel There is also Rainbow Mika. How about you do a Street Fighter character documentary video on her?
Ryu and Ken
The 1st SF character I learned to played with! & I still playing him today!
I want a capcom vs snk where both hinako amd honda are playable for a sumo battle
Please do a video on Sakura
Wish Granted
11: 22- 11:26 "Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!"
E. Honda weighs over 350 lbs and STILL has better and than me.😟
Another amazing video caballero, I tip my hat 🎩 off to you.
Don't underestimate Honda. I can beat sf2 on hardest mode with honda selected. And choosing him for that task makes it the easiest for me... Just headbut grab headbut grab high punch and jump repeat
Hit me w/ some Rhythm crossovers
The weld of street fighter
"Tag Team Match! Holla, holla, holla!" LMAO Nice Teddy Long reference! I wonder who else got that?
I dig the Teddy Long reference 👌 lol
i was the only one who used to play DF2 with E Honda in my area in BD ....loved his 100 slaps...but he was slow compared to other fighters....still love him
A rhythm game? It would be awesome if some Street Fighters were added to Crypt of the Necrodancer and especially Muse Dash since that would technically be the first game to have an actual crossover of Touhou (since Reimu was added as a character with some songs including the vocal arrangement of Bad Apple) and Street Fighter that is not MUGEN.
Why is his name Edmond?
i'd argue earthquake aka john tenta is more famous but not for sumo wrestling though he did do that too also i'd love a video on that weird rythem game
Brings back memories of my SN and street fighter 2… chun li is still my favorite but I have a soft spot for E Honda!
Thicc sumo Boi
He was my go to back in the day. I was quite good with him
ohh yess Please! I never (nor would I ever for that matter) heard about a horse racing game featuring the Legendary WWE HOF The Late Great Yokozuna and E. Honda, I would love to learn about the history n most importantly who the hell thought up this wtf game idea n who "Green light" it
You mean my loincloth, right? LOL
E. Honda is one heavy fighter. 😀👍🇯🇵🎮
I appreciate the Teddy Long shoutout, playa. Holla holla holla.
All of his moves would be permitted in ancient sumo, but not modern.
Oh?
Thank you
My favorite Street Fighter -character
based rai-yu enjoyer
Would you to do some Tekken vids or more SNK fighting game stories The last blade would be nice
Happy Halloween, get very drunk tonight!
I kind of like the character blend from the movie, I think the pain tolerance comes from the Polynesian warrior ancestry
Why exactly is his face make up controversial among the japanese?
You forgot Jacky Chan's take on E. Honda in City Hunter... also Chun Li!
yes pleeeeeease bless us with the horse races, people has to know about this
Do Sodom next
Its a videogame japan, no human can shoot ki out of their hands or rise in the air to do an upper cut or spin around in the air several times kicking
11:17 this is the epitome of horse abuse 😂
Why you don't have Ryu or Ken yet?
9:10 - it's "El Fuerte", you say it like "FWhere-tay". It's a Spanish word
Q when?
E. Honda vs Will Smith in SF6 XD
If I ever meet u in person I’m buying you a drink (unless you don’t drink )
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Please she othe horse racing
Fucking Rolento
Edmond???? Lol
who the f is Raju?