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  • @novriltataki
    @novriltataki 6 років тому +560

    I'm surprised that you haven't mentioned his annoying high pitched voice that doesn't fit his buff physique.

    • @airstreamerthecourier3414
      @airstreamerthecourier3414 6 років тому +118

      Well, I don't think he mentioned that because if he WAS a skinny teenager, the voice would fit perfectly. Its just another point against Ed being a beefy boy

    • @SugarPunch
      @SugarPunch  6 років тому +204

      Oh man, I actually have to leave him in English. I can't believe how annoying his Japanese voice is.

    • @Sperium3000
      @Sperium3000 6 років тому +35

      You go tell that to Mike Tyson then.

    • @Sperium3000
      @Sperium3000 6 років тому +2

      Also his voice is not annoying how dare you talk about my son that way (I'm joking btw)

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +29

      That's just bias. His voice pitch speaks to his youthful nature. He's literally a kid in a grown up's body.

  • @Arassar
    @Arassar 6 років тому +325

    LOL OMG that Rock head on Terry's body slayed me

    • @Freefork
      @Freefork 6 років тому +31

      I'm just imagining Rock being emo with Terry's body.

  • @Kriss_ch.
    @Kriss_ch. 6 років тому +367

    I think Ed's redeeming quality is his relationship with Balrog. It's heartwarming how Balrog took the kid under his wing, although it was motivated by greed. Having Ed following Balrog all the way through the game's cinematic story and Balrog's story only for them to fight and split up during Ed's story is sad, especially when coupled with how happy they are during Ed's arcade mode ending.
    Anyway, looking forward to the next ABItorial after this EDitorial

    • @chipslight738
      @chipslight738 6 років тому +63

      Yeah, that was really enjoyable, it added depth to Balrog, something he's been thoroughly missing for years in my point. So it's nice to know that Balroh isn't just "big bad guy that wants money" but a greedy guy that managed to have relationship with people but probably destroyed due to his own greed.

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +27

      Ed, in a way, opens up Balrog's character as much as his own, Falke's and the whole new Shadaloo (which I imagine is full of test subjects). How Rock is the perfect future protagonist, Ed is the perfect future catalyst (basically Necalli story wise).

    • @SpeedDemonPowerage98
      @SpeedDemonPowerage98 6 років тому +2

      Redministeren yo Ed’s Theme Song is dope tho.

  • @LuigiLonLon
    @LuigiLonLon 6 років тому +231

    How come his alt is so much better than the primary clothes... geez, that looks horrible
    On a contrast, you're right i love his animations

    • @monchete9934
      @monchete9934 6 років тому +23

      LuigiLonLon Shun'ei 's student outfit solves most of his overbloated default costume

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +27

      Because the simplicity of hoodie calls back to his old costume, shows his relation to balrog, and is clean in design. The military design I feel is supposed to mirror his hair, but it's way to outdated in design for these basically new age villains.

    • @wolfhurricane897
      @wolfhurricane897 4 роки тому +2

      I always preferred his Battle Outfit. With the jacket cape, tight pants and long boots.

    • @sv32099
      @sv32099 2 роки тому

      @@wolfhurricane897 the dmc one with the spirit that follows you

    • @wolfhurricane897
      @wolfhurricane897 2 роки тому

      @@sv32099 no I was talking about the one that made him look like M. Bison.

  • @RiotEXE
    @RiotEXE 6 років тому +538

    You missed the hidden BEST part of his design: He's Both M.Bisons. His outfit and psycho power is indicative of Dictator, and his fighting style is indicative of Boxer. That's why he looks the way he does. I mean, your criticisms aren't wrong, but I'm pretty sure THIS is why the whole thing went down the way it did.

    • @Darwingreen5
      @Darwingreen5 5 років тому +115

      That's... Not hidden. Just done really, really akwardly.

    • @aidenschneider7342
      @aidenschneider7342 4 роки тому +24

      it still sucks

    • @davetorres3906
      @davetorres3906 3 роки тому +30

      The mix of the two concepts at the end is just unappealing

    • @theodorotargino5444
      @theodorotargino5444 3 роки тому +14

      But it's UGLYYY

    • @chimericalical
      @chimericalical 2 роки тому +2

      That’s my favorite part about his design: that’s he’s M. Bison squared.
      Be interesting to see a character who’s Vega squared. A Dictator clone with psycho power, like Ed, who’s raised and trained by Claw. Instead of claws hold down press up and punch being a horizontal claw attack it could be a psycho crusher. The roll could be replaced with scissor kick and a few other tweaks.
      But Balrog squared just doesn’t seem that interesting to me personally…

  • @YowLife
    @YowLife 5 років тому +108

    Ed also collects sponges.

  • @Arkhavist_S
    @Arkhavist_S 6 років тому +390

    That Capcom timeline graphic. It all makes sense now.

    • @mythosinfinite6736
      @mythosinfinite6736 6 років тому +6

      Yeah but... MvCI directly references MvC3 (and maybe 2, retroactively?) as a past event. So it can't be its own timeline, it just follows after MvC3.

    • @iquestioneverything3426
      @iquestioneverything3426 5 років тому +3

      @@mythosinfinite6736
      what line mentions mvc3 ?

  • @CB0Otz
    @CB0Otz 4 роки тому +109

    I def agree with all your points, except the hoodie. It invokes the theme that he's still in training under Balrog (think Rocky's hoodie and sweatpants), but the bright red shoes invoke the idea that he has money - meaning that Balrog must've cared enough to buy him new shoes.
    He's definitely wasted potential the way he is now. I would've wanted to see him tie into Abel's storyline - since they're both Bison Babies, they're effectively brothers. I could see Abel having a similar story to Ryu's, where a metaphoric tug-of-war happens between Guile, who wants to pull Abel towards duty and justice, and Ed, who wants to pull him towards self-indulgence and power.

  • @ddranimestyle
    @ddranimestyle 6 років тому +255

    Yeah, even Yun and Yang are super buff... Their SF3 sprites and SF4 portraits are freaking ripped. At least that makes sense though since they're kung fu dudes. If you've ever seen Asian gymnasts or martial artists who practiced since they were young, they usually won't be beefy like Ryu, just toned like the twins, and look completely normally-built under regular clothes.

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +18

      I miss those two...

    • @jaydonw2972
      @jaydonw2972 6 років тому +1

      Blackman Whitesuit they will probably be back next game

    • @MaestroAlvis
      @MaestroAlvis 6 років тому +15

      can we talk about how Yun and yang get sown into their shirts every morning because there is no way they can just put those on.

    • @KaitouKaiju
      @KaitouKaiju 5 років тому +18

      The problem is, after SFIV literally everybody is a mountain of meat whether it makes sense for the character or not.
      Which leads to monstrosities like Abigail.
      Hell, Ryu in SFIV is beefier than Zangief in SFII!

    • @carlbloke8797
      @carlbloke8797 5 років тому

      ddranimestyle that’s true

  • @YowLife
    @YowLife 6 років тому +90

    Ed loves chickens

  • @-Fraud
    @-Fraud 6 років тому +512

    7:36 Mr.Balrog, I don't feel so good...

    • @nixuniverse5240
      @nixuniverse5240 6 років тому +11

      WHYYYYYY ?! lmfaoooooo

    • @rockmenx8xx411
      @rockmenx8xx411 6 років тому +3

      Good! He needs to be erased along with the entirety of Street Fighter 5.

    • @Neoxon619
      @Neoxon619 6 років тому +17

      rockmenx8xx And erase Rashid & Menat, hell no. There’s also Karin & Sakura’s character development that should be kept.

    • @halcyonin4379
      @halcyonin4379 6 років тому

      You beat me to it

    • @mikestrong3512
      @mikestrong3512 6 років тому

      Krissen The Fraud we all saw that one coming

  • @Dark0niro
    @Dark0niro 6 років тому +97

    He got the same steroids diet that Clark & Ralf got in the past

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +17

      I always love a good KOF reference. It's good they reduced their mass in 14, but dang did they repurpose that mass to make the jiggle for Leona?

    • @ryukenxx2
      @ryukenxx2 6 років тому +18

      Blackman Whitesuit An even exchange.

  • @Epic_Amir_Hamza
    @Epic_Amir_Hamza 7 місяців тому +9

    Imagine what SugarPunch vids on SF6 Ed would be

  • @Gabriel_PL
    @Gabriel_PL 6 років тому +60

    You know what pains me, that you didnt mention?
    7:46
    That super's coreography is so sick, yet you can't see SHIT, between effect saturation, the problematic cloth phisics getting so much in the way, being a little too acelarated and too close at certain points. Such a waste.

    • @SugarPunch
      @SugarPunch  6 років тому +38

      I agree, the effects are REALLY overblown on this CA. Had to go through it frame by frame to even see what was happening, and there's some excellent punching going on. What a shame.

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому

      His super is almost like a Raging Demon. I wonder if that is alluding to anything in the future...

    • @rotaku4491
      @rotaku4491 6 років тому +6

      It's kind of the opposite of Ruby's astral finish in bb cross tag. Ruby didn't have enough, while Ed has too much.

  • @markmorales7958
    @markmorales7958 7 місяців тому +5

    Thankfully SF6 has overhauled Eds design to what you wanted him to be.

    • @Perdix64
      @Perdix64 5 місяців тому +1

      And also explained why Neo Shadowloo wasn’t in 3 with the entire gang splitting up and finding more Psycho Power Babies.

  • @LordRobbyshin
    @LordRobbyshin 5 років тому +37

    4:29 Shout out to Makoto, Vanessa and Dudley. Appreciate your taste in characters.
    Also appreciate the design insight, very interesting.

  • @monchete9934
    @monchete9934 6 років тому +47

    I think they wanted to make a Rock Howard with Abel's body

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +12

      It's like they tried to compile a bunch of ideas, hopes and dreams into one character. A culmination of years of unrealized ideas with Cammy, Bison, Balrog, Shadaloo, Abel, etc.

  • @Shad809
    @Shad809 2 роки тому +11

    I just got an idea: have him stay skinny, but the psycho power manifests as beefer limbs around his own whenever he does more powerful attacks and special moves, and have him struggling against it because he's afraid of using more power than he should and causing too much damage

  • @imafgc
    @imafgc 6 років тому +55

    the prevailing attitude is that SF3 is going to get retconned heavily with either the second SFV story mode retelling SF3 or SF6 retelling SF3

    • @LegionAdell
      @LegionAdell 6 років тому +16

      Well that's depressing...

    • @rockmenx8xx411
      @rockmenx8xx411 6 років тому +8

      Sadly, that's most likely going to be the case. And you know that Ono is going to definitely shit on Ken even harder than he did with the 1st shitty ass SF5 story, and he's most likely going to make sure that Sean never becomes a fighter.

    • @batsutetwitch2739
      @batsutetwitch2739 6 років тому

      That's what it seems like, the same way the Alpha series was a reboot of SF2 . SFV 2nd story mode will be a retelling of SF3, so there's a good shot we'll be seeing all of the SF3 cast.

    • @soarel325
      @soarel325 6 років тому

      shame

    • @NinjaWorldWarrior16
      @NinjaWorldWarrior16 6 років тому

      Batsute Twitch
      I think either the 3rd story mode (if it's ever coming) will be a retelling of SFIII or SFVI will. There are too many sub-plots to focus on the Illuminati and SFIII characters right now, like Cody becoming a Mayor of Metro City, Ed founding Neo Shadaloo, FANG trying to revive Bison and Shadaloo, and Necalli is still alive.

  • @alexsere3061
    @alexsere3061 4 роки тому +23

    7:32 "Akuma gets the time stone", welp that's something I never could have made up, and I love it

  • @bainbonic
    @bainbonic 6 років тому +22

    Personally I really love Ed, and I think that there's one thing that's preventing him from hitting his full potential in-game. I know you know what it is, so let's say it together, _key frames._ I adore Ed's outfit because it creates a direct contrast with Bison's outfit, while Bison is red, direct, and practical, Ed's is blue, elaborated, and impractical. The more elaborated aspects like the lack of sleeves or the way his cap is designed to match his asymmetrical hairstyle is pretty weird but I think it fits because it feels like what a younger lad like Ed would do if given the means to design themselves an outfit like this, not really paying attention to the fact that it stops working the second he gets a haircut or what have you, or working under flawed logic of just liking no sleeves because that's how he always fought due to Balrog being his dad and teacher. Combined with the impractical aspects of his outfit like his hat which would not fit somebody as fast and mobile as him, or his cape, and it all screams to me of the kind of young person who is effectively trying to create an image for themselves as the face of this Neo-Shadaloo while highlighting the fact that he has the experience of an uncooked broccoli, especially when combined with his excellent animations which, as you said, came off as feeling like an inexperienced kid with too much power for his own good with his Psycho Power really carrying his ability to fight on account of his wilder attacks. But without Key Frames on that cape, it just looks weird. I'd much rather them have key framed it so that it highlights how Ed is fighting in spite of the impracticality of his outfit rather than against it as he seems to be with the current physics engine, which would be highlighting how he's carrying himself with his innate power more than anything.

  • @chrismaystar3014
    @chrismaystar3014 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank God SF6 dropped the hat. The emo bangs work a lot better when you ain't got an M. Bison in your ear telling you to put the cap on.

  • @carbodude5414
    @carbodude5414 3 роки тому +11

    I can only imagine what Capcom was thinking having Ed and Falke dress themselves in a near-identical fashion to the evil organization that abused them
    Why would they dress like henchmen when they could have gone for designs that make them look more distinct as individuals?

  • @recipeseeker
    @recipeseeker 6 років тому +168

    It's extremely easy to understand Ed's story, no idea why some people find it hard.
    1. Ed is Bison's clone
    2. Bison is trying to take over Ed's body
    3. Menat told Ed he would no longer be himself when he finishes growing, which is why he's skinny in his character story, he didn't finish growing yet and the Ed in gameplay is the fully/almost fully-grown Ed
    4. Menat told Ed both of them will have difficult times ahead, she's referring to Ed and Falke
    5. Ed's now trying to free other Shadaloo experiments
    6. Bison's still trying to take over Ed's body as well as Falke's body which may lead them to try and make Bison take over Ryu's body because Bison also wanted to take over his body in the past

    • @Mathlink2695
      @Mathlink2695 6 років тому +116

      It's not difficult to understand his story, it's difficult to understand why it exists since it won't be relevant later in the series. Instead of connecting plot points for the entire time line, they make new ones that won't develop at all.

    • @Luca-sl7tb
      @Luca-sl7tb 6 років тому +16

      Who said it won't be relevant? The fact that Neo-Shadaloo doesn't show up in III doesn't mean it doesn't exist or that's irrelevant.

    • @recipeseeker
      @recipeseeker 6 років тому +26

      That argument doesn't make sense. Ed came from SF4 (in both of Balrog's endings), became playable in SF5 and is even getting new allies becoming playable (Falke), the SFV director even outright said they have a name for the gorilla in his character story, which means we may either learn about that name during a new General Story or if that gorilla becomes playable. Everything there's already development for that plot point.
      Besides, let's not pretend Street Fighter hasn't done retcons before.

    • @thejesman
      @thejesman 6 років тому +48

      I don't think anyone has any trouble figuring out Ed's story. The part that's hard to figure out is why any of it matters. The rapid growth thing kinda feels like a bullshit excuse to shoehorn him into the game. And again, why is he using Shadaloo's name if he's against Shadaloo? Or is he against Shadaloo? Is he supposed to be a good guy or a bad guy? There's just a lot of conflicting elements here.

    • @recipeseeker
      @recipeseeker 6 років тому +13

      You are aware there are these things called anti-heroes and anti-villains right? He's obviously in the anti-hero category if his and Falke's arcade endings are considered. Also, using Shadaloo's name is easily justified by how the world treats them and how they can't easily escape their past or it could even be because Bison's already influencing him. Hence, they're Neo-Shadaloo, because they came from Shadaloo and acknowledge that. It matters because they're developing it but people are trying too hard to pretend it doesn't make sense.

  • @gentlechaos8564
    @gentlechaos8564 6 років тому +21

    Have you tried Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late cuz it would be really cool if you covered a character from there!

  • @Tediez_the_honored_one
    @Tediez_the_honored_one Рік тому +3

    I hope they will fixed Ed seeing how he in street fighter 6.

  • @onimateria
    @onimateria 6 років тому +56

    There was a skinny Ed mod (that used his story mode model) and ho boy... It was at that moment I understood why Ed was buff. Because skinny Ed doing those moves took out any believable impact from his hits.

    • @Darwingreen5
      @Darwingreen5 5 років тому +47

      eh, that's what psycho power is for. Just give ed some recoil from everytime he punches, kind of like fighters with gun-gauntlets or whatever Maxima has going on.

    • @boar6615
      @boar6615 4 роки тому +30

      That's just because they're the same animations on a smaller rig
      If the animations were made for a slim fit in the first place they would look much better

    • @TheHonorableRyu
      @TheHonorableRyu 3 роки тому +2

      He didn't have to be a boxer with boxing animations just because Balrog raised him. Back when he was only in story mode I thought his fighting style would rely more on his psycho power for telekinesis-style attacks. Grabbing an object via telekinesis is most notable thing we see him do in the story mode, after all. Suddenly becoming a buff shoot boxer in military garb feels like an afterthought. As mentioned in the video, there are multiple signs that the devs didn't know what direction they wanted to take this character.

  • @TheInfiniteAmo
    @TheInfiniteAmo 3 роки тому +4

    This design should have been so easy. Navy hoodie with the sleeves torn off to reference Balrog's cape, peaked hood to get the M. Bison cap look going, block the eye with a swoop of hair instead of a stupid sideways cap, crimson collar visible through the hood.

  • @Neoxon619
    @Neoxon619 6 років тому +7

    I feel like draping the costume over his back while being shirtless like the Battle Outfit would help. And since Ed's probably gonna return in future Street Fighter games (Capcom's been setting him up for too long to ditch him), I'd like to see his design refined in future games.
    As for Neo-Shadaloo's relevance, I could see Capcom re-writing SFIII's story to have Neo-Shadaloo take a more prominent role.

  • @murlokabram8380
    @murlokabram8380 6 років тому +42

    I actually really like Eds story, I know his group wont matter in the future but I don't think it needs to.
    Ed is trying to save all the other kids fucked over by Bison- that's it.
    He isn't looking to effect the world as a whole and I really really like that about Ed.
    I like that he isnt a hero or a villain he is just Ed being Ed and while not complex Ed is doing on a small scale that he has a chance to fail. Its nice for a change.

  • @wdcain1
    @wdcain1 5 років тому +5

    Tough but fair. Ed needs a redesign when SF6 comes out.

    • @NinjaWorldWarrior16
      @NinjaWorldWarrior16 4 роки тому

      Well... there's no Neo Shadaloo in SF6.
      I was surprised to hear this myself but seems like it's the case.

  • @swagtasticpanda
    @swagtasticpanda 6 років тому +8

    It's weird that his battle costume isn't his primary tbh. The trim cut vale tudo shorts and overly blinged out bison hat looks great on him and his military coat actually animates alot like Rock howards coat in 14, showing expressive motion and power for each of Ed's punches and kicks and moving with the Ed instead of against him.

  • @wolfhurricane897
    @wolfhurricane897 4 роки тому +5

    Hang on. What's your opinion on the battle costume? It tightens the pants, replaced that big coat with a jacket cape, a better hat and replaces the turquoise with bright red.

  • @boop0122
    @boop0122 7 місяців тому +2

    Guys, they fixed him.

  • @AldousShitbird
    @AldousShitbird 6 років тому +21

    I mean... You don't see anyone with psychopower in third strike...

    • @recipeseeker
      @recipeseeker 6 років тому +14

      Even if there wasn't any psycho power user in SF3, it won't be hard to retcon that away since Shadaloo (could actually now be Neo-Shadaloo) was mentioned to still be around during SF3 in some old materials anyway.

    • @AldousShitbird
      @AldousShitbird 6 років тому +2

      recipeseeker I get that.

    • @LegionAdell
      @LegionAdell 6 років тому +6

      Pretty goofy retcon though.

    • @CaptainRegular
      @CaptainRegular 6 років тому +1

      By Street Fighter standards? Not even a little.

  • @ZettaSlow
    @ZettaSlow 6 років тому +12

    7:28 why have I never seen this timeline and why is it so plausible?

  • @UrFavoriteZombie
    @UrFavoriteZombie 6 років тому +15

    Well, at least his music is pretty freaking good. Better than anyone's rn
    Till Cody or Sagat come out and hopefully they got some good themes and animations

    • @Hailstormful
      @Hailstormful 6 років тому +1

      Wait, really? No Guile, Ken, Rashid or Sakura stage?
      Even within his own "season", he still gets overshadowed by Menat, Zeku, Akuma and Abigail's theme songs

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +6

      Personally, I really like Karins theme, but it's all really subjective. At least the music quality of SFV is still top tier.

    • @WormyJester8
      @WormyJester8 6 років тому

      You really think so after seeing Falke?

  • @HadesHatredEdge
    @HadesHatredEdge 6 років тому +2

    Street Fighter has always been hyper masculine since SF2. Look at the males back then and they are jacked. Just not ripped.

  • @cupocoffee9369
    @cupocoffee9369 5 років тому +3

    ill let you know the relevance of neo-shadaloo and where it places in with sf lore: Capcom doesn't care about their lore anymore

  • @Kriss_ch.
    @Kriss_ch. 6 років тому +12

    Poor Ed. I'm a bigger fan of both his mundane hoodie costume and his stripperlooking boxing outfit, so it's a pity his regular one is such a mess.
    I definitely agree with you storywise, too - I dunno where they're going with this. Maybe they're remaking SF3? Maybe it's a setup for another in-between game where Ed's pals play an important role? Maybe they're here for a second cinematic story mode? It's hard to tell both what they're for and what their intentions are. They all look like villains and are set up as a boss squad the way the four kings were, but they all seem nice and are way too unimposing and young, so is it just gonna be a bad story where the heroes misunderstand them and come into conflict that way? Will Bison take over Ed and make him and his cohorts do villainous stuff? It's so hard to tell at this point. Unless G is an iluminati character and not just some random comedy magician this season won't have any progress on fleshing out the Illuminati either.
    I think I made a mistake by caring about the SF story lol

    • @BronzeAgePepper
      @BronzeAgePepper 6 років тому +7

      yeah the SF story has always sucked big nuts but somehow the lore is always so exciting to dissect and speculate on. I'm worried about G's whole role in the story because if he has some relation to Q, then that just means Capcom is going to go in even more confusing nonsensical directions with the Illuminati's presence and goals in the mess that is SFV's canon.

    • @NinjaWorldWarrior16
      @NinjaWorldWarrior16 6 років тому +1

      Neo Shadaloo are anti-heroes. And until the 2nd story mode comes out, you can't say that SFV's story is a mess because of Ed and G (who hasn't even been released yet).

    • @LegionAdell
      @LegionAdell 6 років тому +1

      +Redministeren I'm hearing fans think they'll just retcon SFIII out of existence in favor of their new story. That would absolutely suck as I love all of SFIII but at the same time it might be the only thing that would keep the cringe to a minimal.

    • @NinjaWorldWarrior16
      @NinjaWorldWarrior16 6 років тому +1

      LegionAdell
      If SFIII does get retconned, they'll still be able to bring back its spirit through SFVI (SFIV = SFII and SFV = SF Alpha, so it makes sense SFVI will have SFIII characters and events + more new stuff).

    • @LegionAdell
      @LegionAdell 6 років тому

      NinjaWorldWarrior16 Considering how meh I think SFV is... I'm just going to wait to see how this plays out...

  • @gato6373
    @gato6373 6 років тому +2

    So after watching this video a couple of time my opinion regarding your points is this:
    Ed's Build: I agree that SF has way too many muscular fighters and someone who had muscles but didn't look like a bodybuilder would be nice, with that said I understand why they went with the muscular design for Ed considering his backstory and unnatural nature. I fell that making him muscular but lean would have been a good compromise.
    Color Pallete: I actually like his color pallete it fits with his military theme and the fact that he is trying to be the opposite of Bison besides that one thing that I noticed is that the reason behind the Turquoise might be because of Balrog, since uncle Balrog uses a lot of blue in basically all of his pallets new and old and Turquoise is derived from Blue so that might be one of the reasons. However one thing that I agree with you is that it all blends together way too much I think that adjusting the saturation and shades of the Turquoise and ESPECIALLY THE GOLD would make more interesting and visually pleasing. Also that black in the lapel has litteraly no reason to exist, why not something more eyecatching like a shade of violet.
    Hat,Cape and Gloves: First that Hat pisses me off it looks ridiculous when it's pointing like that I think just a regular cap would have been better. Now for the Cape this one I'm half and half, I agree that it wasn't well designed but I don't think we have to get rid of it completely. My suggestion in regards to it is to make the Cape more akin to Ezio's cape from AC, by that I mean make so that when Ed's attacking or moving that cape stays in his back and moves according to his movements (WITH KEY FRAMES PLEASE) and when he stays Idle for a long time or Taunts he would drape it over his shoulder and arm like Ezio actually does in both his own game and Soul Calibur V. Finally the gloves I think they are tad over designed, just simple fingerless gloves like the ones used in MMA would fit better with the design and that white stripe in the middle is just distracting.
    And that's my full analysis and suggestions to his design based from what I've seen and your arguments I Hope if nothing else it was at least amusing to read.

  • @sonofaglitch7549
    @sonofaglitch7549 Рік тому +3

    I agree that it's a shitty character in this game
    But can you do a video about ed in sf6?
    I think this character and his plot have a lot of potential if made in a better game, which sf6 is

  • @chipslight738
    @chipslight738 6 років тому +5

    "People think Ed is comparable to Rock Howard"
    How dare insult my lovely boy Rock Howard like this, you vile creatures !

  • @migueeeelet
    @migueeeelet 6 років тому +4

    His costume in concept art looks good... But in-game, all the problems become apparent. Where the heck am I even supposed to look?!

  • @shg45
    @shg45 5 років тому +2

    And because of this, Capcom might have given the "Rock Howard treatment" on Falke by accident, making her the Scarlet Witch to Bison's Magneto!

  • @phosphorescenceking6114
    @phosphorescenceking6114 6 років тому +30

    I'm not sure that it's fair to say that just because we know that the story is going towards what we see in SF3 that that means any story arc they could be creating or preparing is pointless. You could just as easily say that SF4 and SFV's stories are pointless because it's just going to go to Gill and the Illuminati eventually. There could easily be another plot involving Neo-Shadaloo in between the current point in time in SFV and Third Strike. Complaining that Ed isn't in SF3 and that makes him pointless and anything he's doing from here on out pointless is just an illogical complaint. Especially since, due to the nature of Bison bodies, he probably doesn't have a lot of time left in the story before he completely turns into the new M. Bison, which will probably happen before the Illuminati show up to start SF3. This will likely result in a plotline in which Ed is both the hero and the villain, because he'll eventually turn evil and need to be defeated.
    Also, it's not really fair to complain that Ed is muscular, because, as you pointed out, almost all the male characters in SFV are extremely muscular, and that doesn't mean that their designs are automatically bad or flawed. It may be tiring, but, similar to early JoJo characters, that's simply the style of character design in this game. It's fine to get tired of it, but just because Ed used to be skinny doesn't mean that he's somehow the only character who's design is crap because of his muscles. That's a complaint that's more suited to an overall problem with SFV's art design, not something specific to an analysis of Ed's design.
    As for Ed's design, the cape physics are certainly a problem, and there's something to be said for his color pallet, but not once did you mention why any of this would actually be included in his costume in the first place. You only complained that it didn't fit into your idea of what the character Ed would logically wear based on his upbringing and fighting style. Ed is a mostly new character who was known to exist since Balrog's SF4 ending and was further teased in the SFV story mode and character stories. In order to present a new character in a way that will allow people to latch onto what he has to do with the Street Fighter universe, it's only natural that his costume would reflect that he's a combination of Balrog and Bison, as well as Ed's ties to Shadaloo and Shadaloo's established costume design. Ed's costume reflects boxing, regal dictatorship, and it's a uniform, which reflects Ed's position as a Lieutenant in Shadaloo and as an underling of Balrog. Bison's costume also isn't something that's particularly suitable for fighting in, but it doesn't matter, because he fights with overwhelming psycho power.
    You can still complain about everything you mentioned in this video, but it's a little ridiculous to be going "why the hell is this his costume?" when the answer is pretty obvious. You could at least weigh what they were going for against unintended problems the costume design causes.

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому

      I think they may start retconning things with SC6, so don't get to stuck on where SFV and SFIV sit on the timelines (we all know timelines can get messy). I agree that there is way to much emphasis on muscle this time around and sexuality on the girls side, but that's an issue too big to simply get into to. For his design, I think something that is omitted is although Ed's style is shoot boxing, he wears mama gloves, and his boxing stance is that of a defensive guard. While Balrog has more of a mike Tyson power brawler stance and Dudley has more of a classical boxing stance, Ed's stance is more akin to Floyd Mayweather jr in it being defensive and counter attack driven. On top of that the gloves are supposed to add that new age flair. I think the military outfit speaks volumes about what Ed deems as cool military gear is very childish and that fits in with his Goku like innocence mixed with his revolutionary tone.

    • @thebwarrior7410
      @thebwarrior7410 6 років тому +5

      Phosphorescence King the problem with Ed being muscular isn’t that he’s muscular in a game with predominantly muscular men, the problem with him being that buff is that he was not that buff when you see him in story mode. To suddenly go from lean teenager to beef cake creates a disconnect. I know they explain why he’s that buff but that explanation just feels like an excuse to make him buff.
      As for Ed’s design I like it, but it doesn’t fit his character. Yes i get that they designed it so that the players understood his lineage, but we’ve already seen that you could establish a character’s lineage and still have them wear something that fits them as a character in Rock Howard. Rock has a style separate from terry’s and geese’s while connecting to the two through his powers. His outfit doesn’t say as much about him as a character as it does about who raised him.

    • @phosphorescenceking6114
      @phosphorescenceking6114 6 років тому

      The La-Rode show Are you saying Ed's outfit doesn't fit him as a character? How? I understand the problems with the color scheme, and the cape just gets in the way of the animations, but at what point was a logical argument made as for why Ed's costume might go against his character? That wasn't part of the video. I was only pointing out pros to the costume and arguing against the idea that his costume must be designed completely around his style of boxing or that having a shoulder cape doesn't make sense for a character who fights with both practical fisticuffs and cheating psycho power. He is a high ranking shadaloo officer with a unique uniform design that shares elements of Balrog and Bison, as well as being unique enough to establish this as Ed's own design, which is how Falke can borrow elements from both Cammy's design as a doll and Ed's design as a shadaloo soldier.
      Also, I'm aware that people were disappointed that he became buff in gameplay because he wasn't buff before, but disappointment is not a valid criticism of design. You can only judge it for what it is, not what you wanted or expected it to be. Disappointment is a valid complaint if you're saying Capcom was leading people on to think Ed was gonna be something that the wasn't, but it's not a valid complaint for saying Ed's eventual design is bad or good. Also, his rapid aging was already established before he became buff. It's not like Quiet from MGSV who was made to wear a bikini as her design priority and then given an excuse in the story that she breathes through her skin. Not to blame Quiet's design or anything, I really like Quiet's design. A lot more than Ed, which I don't like that much, but fair is still fair, and pros need to be addressed if cons are going to be addressed.

    • @phosphorescenceking6114
      @phosphorescenceking6114 6 років тому

      I have to agree with that actually. I think that the best thing for Ed's design is a reflection of how his body is already an adult's but his mind is still young. I think he actually should've had a full blown superhero cape instead of just the glitchy shoulder cape to show that childishness.

    • @thebwarrior7410
      @thebwarrior7410 6 років тому

      Phosphorescence King oh no i’m no not really defending the video, i just want to put my two cents out there

  • @Mlai00
    @Mlai00 6 років тому +2

    This is what happens when Capcom tries to steal from the best of SNK. Can't even do it right.

  • @bloodydragon
    @bloodydragon 6 років тому +3

    Im just here
    waitin for that Abigail roast video

  • @stevebamba2950
    @stevebamba2950 6 років тому +6

    Ed is my favorite character in SFV

  • @wolfhurricane897
    @wolfhurricane897 4 роки тому +3

    If i was improving Ed's design and costume i would:
    1. Remove the cape and the hat
    2. Tone down the muscle mass
    3. Turn the turquoise into an ocean blue
    4. Brighten the red and the gold.
    And 5. Tighten the baggy pants.
    What do you think?

    • @ratedr7845
      @ratedr7845 3 роки тому

      Besides the need to make him less buff, it's a good list

    • @wolfhurricane897
      @wolfhurricane897 3 роки тому +1

      @@ratedr7845 well to be fair we need more skinny characters in the game. I mean all the males in the game are full of muscles it kinda gets repetitive.

    • @ratedr7845
      @ratedr7845 3 роки тому

      @@wolfhurricane897 we don't "NEED" it, we're doing good without it

    • @wolfhurricane897
      @wolfhurricane897 2 роки тому +1

      @@ratedr7845 yeah but it gets a bit tiring don't you think?

    • @ratedr7845
      @ratedr7845 2 роки тому

      @@wolfhurricane897 sometimes, but I get your pain, everyone says that Luke is what Ed should have been, I kinda agree, though they should reworked his uniform, not remove it, same with the hat

  • @MrTheil
    @MrTheil 6 років тому +6

    You know, if they changed his default costume then I’d love him even more

  • @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668
    @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 6 років тому +2

    He has Jotaroism. He was skinny in his first year of highschool.

  • @MesaAufenhand
    @MesaAufenhand Рік тому +3

    Ed is going to ditch the military regalia for SF6 it seems

  • @eryvac0074
    @eryvac0074 4 роки тому +2

    I think Ed's design should have been closer to this. Make him skinnier (obviously). Keep the hoodie, but make it that the sleeves are torn like balrog's hood. Have it unzipped, as well, but have a shirt on underneath it. Change his boxing gloves to a colour like blue (showing his connection to Balrog and his story progression of branching out from him). He is Balrog's pupil, so him sort of immigrating him works, but he's still an anxiety driven teenager, so he wouldn't to stand out with Balrog's exposed chest and vibrant blues, reds and golds.

  • @monsoon.r
    @monsoon.r 5 років тому +2

    It's an unappealing design, and overcluttered

  • @MrWolf120
    @MrWolf120 6 років тому +3

    Ed player here.
    I just use Palette Swap 2, problem solved. ;)

  • @JCOdrjones
    @JCOdrjones 6 років тому +4

    Okay, I can't be the only one having buffering issues with this video. It doesn't seem to load fast enough, even when I lower the quality. And I've watched many videos where I am before, and only the really intense videos that are 1080p60fps give me trouble at times. At times. This is not one of those times.

  • @cowlord120
    @cowlord120 6 років тому +7

    DO AN EPISODE ON DUDLEY

  • @themajesticspaceduck6798
    @themajesticspaceduck6798 4 роки тому +2

    What's up with Bison having tons of blonde teen body replacements?

  • @Manobaru
    @Manobaru 6 років тому +12

    Ed's body is aging much faster than a regular human, and since he was artificially enhanced to become the next host for Bison, he's biology was designed to also gain muscle in a quicker manner. I'm quite sure I read this on Capcom Unity post, or on the Capcom character's database website (which address I always forget for some reason xD). He was supposed to grow to a posture that would resemble Bison, Abel and Seth. I know that not all people got that, but Ed's "character story" is taking place waaaay after "A Shadow Falls" story line. He just grown a bit during that time.

  • @poohhardy11
    @poohhardy11 6 років тому +2

    The moment you put rocks head on terry's body, i instantly thought of jin kazama

  • @cheshirebryant2592
    @cheshirebryant2592 5 років тому +1

    Looks like someone missed the lesson on "no capes" from Edna. XD But on a serious note, ED is just an oddly designed character. Bleh.

  • @DonatelloKavehrsace
    @DonatelloKavehrsace Рік тому +1

    Came back to the video after observing some of the street fighter 6 dlc costumes. And I think you got your wish! Ed is now sporting a hoodie like jacket with more pleasing color palette:)

  • @MarioUcomics
    @MarioUcomics 6 років тому +2

    I prefer his story mode look with the hoodie since it fits his punk kid attitude. As for neo Shadowloo, I feel like they will be come more central as the story progresses.

  • @johngr1747
    @johngr1747 2 роки тому +4

    The cut to Balrog and his signature quote is fantastic!!!!

  • @coldDrive
    @coldDrive 6 років тому +2

    Nobunaga and F/UC Bazett.
    I see you, nasu weeb. I see you.

  • @lambda494
    @lambda494 6 років тому +1

    1:50 Wow, I kinda wish Ed looked like that. I like the gameplay with him, but he would stand out way more.

  • @thomasthecoolkid7228
    @thomasthecoolkid7228 Місяць тому +1

    Honestly, I wouldn't mind it if you talked about the SF6 redesigns of characters whose designs you didn't like in SF5 to see if they've improved in your opinion

  • @smurfyeah3744
    @smurfyeah3744 6 років тому +1

    Both Ed's and Falke's story, design, personalities, and gameplay all conflict one another. It's almost like Capcom had for different teams work on each aspect of the character and NO ONE shared notes.
    I don't really see the point of either characters when Capcom have access to Eagle. He has tie-ins with Ryu, Chun-li, Guile, Nash, Sagat, and Shadoloo. Telling his story wouldn't conflict with the events of SF3. Plus Capcom would've added an original SF1 Character to the current roster.
    Hell, if Capcom just had to have both Ed and Falke, Eagle could've been the one that got them both out of Shadoloo. Eagle's fighting style is almost a combined version of both Ed's and Falke's, so they could've said he trained them both. Plus, they could've all dressed like bouncers aka Gentlemen and take off those awful hats! Also, the Gorilla dude would be wearing a tie so we would be getting Donkey Kong in a Capcom game!

  • @cutcc
    @cutcc 6 років тому +1

    My first impression when I saw Ed's reveal was that he looked like Rolf Gruber in "The Sound of Music"--The resemblance is uncanny.

  • @jasonalen7459
    @jasonalen7459 6 років тому +1

    0:02 Aw, you should've kept it as EDitorial
    3:39 And his white skin, too

  • @ryancoombes1350
    @ryancoombes1350 6 років тому +2

    It's worth mentioning that Neo Shadaloo is important, just not in regards to the events of 3rd strike, there's no saying that the organization can't exist and be a major/minor player at any point after the events of 3rd strike.

  • @konojereda1993
    @konojereda1993 6 років тому +2

    Honestly, you said everything that came to my mind when I first saw Ed. I love boxers too and Ed being a psycho-powered Bison clone thug seeking his own identity seems like a cool story but his costume and soldier aesthetic will always leave a bad taste in my mouth. I would have preferred his organisation to have a more modern gangster feel, like having simple jackets/coats with their new logo on it or something

  • @Sir_Grimmothy
    @Sir_Grimmothy 17 днів тому +1

    So glad to go back to this video post SF6 and say I really like Ed now. He got done so well in SF6

  • @dinoboy9362
    @dinoboy9362 6 років тому +1

    I like playing him, I just don't like his design. Just hope an Ed main like Lilevil or diablo doc (if he decides to go to offline tournaments) win Capcom Cup and design a better costume for him. I'd like it to be something that reflects him being a teen but not boring like his hoodie.

  • @madisonlecong6083
    @madisonlecong6083 6 років тому +1

    Why are you not working at Capcom?! Street Fighter would have been GLORIOUS!

  • @TV0R11
    @TV0R11 6 років тому +1

    I wish more things adopted the SNK style of costume design where lots of the characters outfits are maybe slightly flashier than normal street clothes. SF outfits for the most part like to be super in your face about emphasizing what the gimmick or archetype of the character is. i get that they want someone to at a glance be able to discern what a character is but sometimes they can be a bit much. Meanwhile Tekken takes the peacock approach of making decent looking but overly flashy and elaborate outfits for the default costumes. (think Heihachi's orange pimp vest in Tekken 7) I've always been a fan of how a good chunk of SNK characters costumes could easily be things they wear every day or that they could just as easily be going out clubbing rather than entering a martial arts tournament, and i think that gives nice personality to the characters because it feels like an everyday wardrobe that the character consciously chose because of their personal tastes rather than a flashy costume not unlike what you would see on Monday Night Raw made to sell a gimmick or angle to a crowd.

  • @kenmdrt
    @kenmdrt 6 років тому +1

    I don't know why they keep doing the Shadaloo clone thing. They already have Cammy, who was always kind of a weak concept to me, and Abel, who is a male version of Cammy. Ed might be the worst of them so far.

  • @666ZX
    @666ZX 4 роки тому +3

    Despite everything he's a welcomed addition for his theme song alone!

  • @Torthrodhel
    @Torthrodhel 5 років тому +1

    Ed: "Screw this brooding teen vibe, story mode. I'm gonna go look as stupid as your plot makes sense."

  • @davetorres3906
    @davetorres3906 3 роки тому +1

    I can admit his fighting style is kinda cool, but his visuals are just messy and all over the place, surprisingly his story costume while bland and simple, suits him better

  • @dylanmcnab2980
    @dylanmcnab2980 Рік тому +1

    I don’t think the accelerated ageing thing is BS like you said. Just take a quick listen to his theme and you can see that Ed is coming to terms with his mortality and that he doesn’t have a long time to make his mark on the world.

  • @Mclucasrv
    @Mclucasrv 6 років тому +6

    I hate this new design of ED SO MUCH....Capcom I'm just sad with you design choices

  • @ThusSpokeFlexo
    @ThusSpokeFlexo 6 років тому +1

    Ed mentions his rapid growth stopped or at least slowed down so he wouldnt have to be a grown up early but did skip Balrog having to help him develop through childhood. But then he was released looking a grown man.

  • @rosegoldboi8103
    @rosegoldboi8103 5 років тому +1

    As a skinny dude, I wish there were more skinny male characters out there lol

  • @RetconCrisis
    @RetconCrisis 6 років тому +1

    I mean, SFIII takes place not too long after SFV's general story ends, so maybe Neo Shadaloo was being established while the whole Illuminati stuff was going on. And it has no real direct relation to the characters in III since they're just saving other former Shadaloo experiments from captivity, so it could have gone on in the background as a subplot.
    I do agree with the gripes on his costume. His story costume with the sleeveless hoodie fit him better, and I think it would have been better to work onto that design for a more casual and less militaristic look, since "casual" and "laid back" fit his personality more than a uniform, considering he never even wore a uniform while he still worked under Balrog.

  • @frostaegis8653
    @frostaegis8653 6 років тому +1

    I have a feeling someone actually said "he doesn't look like a street fighter character" in a boardroom somewhere and the artist threw a shit fit.

  • @MHSchonberg
    @MHSchonberg 3 роки тому +1

    3:08
    “I’ve always been a fan of pseudo-military style uniforms with a touch of regalia”
    *shows Nobunaga*
    Now that’s some great taste.

  • @kageyame
    @kageyame 7 місяців тому +1

    I would be nice to revisit this one now that ed is about to launch for Street fighter 6.

  • @Jetanium
    @Jetanium 5 років тому +1

    Wait wait wait wait wait..., Bengus is still drawing for Capcom???

  • @martkon744
    @martkon744 2 роки тому +1

    Ed is a boring character and Dudley should have been in SF5

  • @djcordova24
    @djcordova24 6 років тому +2

    Could you do the new characters of Tekken 7?

  • @BinaryDood
    @BinaryDood 4 роки тому +1

    agh... that Blazblue char design is so terrible

  • @TheLazyOne29
    @TheLazyOne29 6 років тому +1

    i wish ed was a teenager capcom miss a huge opportunity on this one i also wish they cut down the muscle fetish

  • @jeangentry6656
    @jeangentry6656 6 років тому +2

    I think Ed would make more sense as a character, both in story and design, if he were Cody's kid, either biologically or by adoption (official or unofficial) then it could be a story of a former hero and reformed street brawler trying to keep his son from walking down the same dangerous path he did.

  • @johnryanscorner4652
    @johnryanscorner4652 6 років тому +1

    Love Ed. Very under rated character in the game. He does definitely need better costumes.

  • @kenshirolucario2836
    @kenshirolucario2836 5 років тому +1

    Wouldn't Ed be classified as a swarmer in boxing?

  • @yaint5669
    @yaint5669 6 років тому +1

    YA Know who's next Right? *ABI-**_GAIL_*

  • @themerchant5628
    @themerchant5628 6 років тому +1

    Capcom has taken the muscles of street fighter characters so far that they make Chris Redfield look skinny, HOW DO YOU DO THAT

  • @blindbeholder9713
    @blindbeholder9713 5 років тому +1

    Sudden flash of inspiration for future Street Fighter story:
    Shadaloo and SIN's clone projects are all built with an innate weakness that FANG activates, allowing M. Bison to possess any of them. Thus many fights can become a process of beating the Dictator out of people, and his title can make a bit more sense.