I like how several characters from the first street fighter game are more connected than you would think. Geki was Vega's mentor, Lee was Yun and Yang's uncle, Eagle is Charlie and Guile's comrade, etc.
@@lxxdccvii3740 I remember reading it in a Hongkong comic series in late 90's. It was during the times of SF Zero (Alpha) when Gen 1st became playable. Obviously it was written before SF3 and Gouken.
Man, SF characters have a lot more depth and are more interesting when you hear their backstories. I thought Gen was just a very old and boring akuma but he is quite cool, caring and the fact that he is struggling with health conditions but doesn't want to give up yet is inspiring.
As seen in the vanilla SFIV he's knocked down in the rain smiling and saying Death will conquer us all, but seems in the end of SFIV when he saw Gouken fighting which should have been dead he is now motivated to live and fight death itself
I think Gen has to come back in SF5 to reveal the truth about Chun Li's father. The reason why is because in Street Fighter 3rd strike Chun Li's story implies that she isn't focused on the circumstances of her father's kidnapping/Murder. Either she must of let go of the mystery or she did get closure.
kinda remind me of Kenshin and Hiko Seijuro interaction. so on that note, I really wish to see Chun Li deciding to complete her training/techniques from Gen and become ultimate badass to finish Shadowloo (at costs of many things of course)
I think Gen won't be killed of until he fully trains Yang and Yung his nephews. I predict one of them will acquire a secondary fighting style just like his.
I want him to come back and die A badass death either in battle or on the porch with Chin-li kissing his for head or maybe not dieing at all and fighting his illnesses away .
I always liked Gen because he reminds me of old kung fu movies where sometimes there'd be an old character with a long white beard that could still kick anybody's ass. Like the guy from Kill Bill, who I think was a tribute to those old movie characters.
Gen is by far my favorite character in the Street Fighter series (though I don't like how they changed his personality from serious and stoic from back in the Zero sub-series to the more wily and somewhat obnoxious in SF4). He fights purely through skills rather than artificial or supernatural powers like Vega (dictator) and Gouki respectively. Only Gouken can match this!
He's not calm and stoic like he was in SFZ2~3. He yells too much in SF4. His out-of-style hair bun (which doesn't even makes sense even considering his age) doesn't help either.
Legend has it if you are early History Behind The Warrior will reply to you and grant you 1 wish. my wish is can you do history behind Lei Wulong or Feng Wei?
Rather unsporting of Akuma to deny Gen his battle after he survived the Shun Goku Satsu as well as being able to deliver his own devastating blow despite age and illness. The fight may not have been fair, but Gen earned a proper death. Didn't Akuma kill Gen in the comics? I could swear they had a rematch and Gen was mortally wounded. They talked a bit, Akuma left and Gen died in the middle of watering his garden, I think...
Gen is also a master of Chinese Anshaquanfa (暗杀拳法 Chn. Ansatsu kenpo Assassination focused martial arts). In Chinese his style would be called 忌流 (Ji-liu; Abhorant ) and 喪流 Sang-Liu (Mourning). He actually uses Tanglong quan (螳螂拳Praying Mantis) and Baihequan (白鹤拳White Crane Boxing)
Se capite quando sia forte chun li allora capirete quando sia forte il maestro di chun li, il leggendario Gen uno dei più forti dello street fighter, Gen l' immortale.
lol every one of these history videos seem to end with you saying something like "You know I never really liked this character, but after making this video and seeing their backstory they're actually alright..."
Gen was in the first Street fighter but when Street fighter 4 came he wasn't a playable character again beacause in the first Street fighter the CPU was controlling him in Street fighter 5 he got defeated even if he we're defeated he was still a hero still to China and best fighter in the world 😀😄 good video man
id like him to train someone other than chun li as a way to pass on knowledge. i like gen the times that he appeared in street fighter. how about fei long or relento as another video?? lee from tekken or rock from fatal fury?? just some suggestions.
You gotta be a Badass to go and match Akuma in a fight regarding the cancer and his age. Respect.
Leukemia, not cancer.
3.14 Dragon well someone doesn't know what leukemia is....
Your right.
That was dumb of me.
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood. Gen said it best: “we will all die. The question is when, why, and how painful”.
Imagine gen in his prime.
Gen one of the few people Akuma legitimately respects.
Who else? Oro?
I he respects at least evil Ryu.
And Gouken.
Gouken, Oro, and Gen are the people Akuma respects
Also Cody
Gen and Fei Long are pretty much the embodiment of every Kung Fu movie from the 70's and 80's in Street Fighter.
Gen looks like Jackie Chan and Fei Long looks like Bruce Lee
@@robinwilliams6586 I think Gen is referenced from Bai Mei(Bak Mei)
@@skychaos87 you're talking about the character Tarantino portrayed in Kill Bill?
@@jilly9437 Yes, that character in Kill Bill is also referenced, or rather is based on the original Bai Mei.
Fei Long is literally a character made entirely based upon and in honor of Bruce Lee, Fei Long is Bruce Lee.
I like how several characters from the first street fighter game are more connected than you would think. Geki was Vega's mentor, Lee was Yun and Yang's uncle, Eagle is Charlie and Guile's comrade, etc.
Jack The Ripper awesome
Eagle?!!!
I read somewhere that canonically Gen was the only one surviving Gouki's 瞬獄殺 and that instance I read it he became such badass to me
What about gouken and gill
@@lxxdccvii3740 I remember reading it in a Hongkong comic series in late 90's. It was during the times of SF Zero (Alpha) when Gen 1st became playable. Obviously it was written before SF3 and Gouken.
Man, SF characters have a lot more depth and are more interesting when you hear their backstories. I thought Gen was just a very old and boring akuma but he is quite cool, caring and the fact that he is struggling with health conditions but doesn't want to give up yet is inspiring.
There's some sort of connection of between Gouken and Gen which does make sense for the trinity ( Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li) to be forged.
As seen in the vanilla SFIV he's knocked down in the rain smiling and saying Death will conquer us all, but seems in the end of SFIV when he saw Gouken fighting which should have been dead he is now motivated to live and fight death itself
you forgot to mention he was in the first Street fighter.
lgbt bathroom I was waiting for someone to say this.
I think Gen has to come back in SF5 to reveal the truth about Chun Li's father. The reason why is because in Street Fighter 3rd strike Chun Li's story implies that she isn't focused on the circumstances of her father's kidnapping/Murder. Either she must of let go of the mystery or she did get closure.
kinda remind me of Kenshin and Hiko Seijuro interaction. so on that note, I really wish to see Chun Li deciding to complete her training/techniques from Gen and become ultimate badass to finish Shadowloo (at costs of many things of course)
This is my favorite character he reminds me of the older guy from King of Fighters does the Drunken fist but I never knew his backstory so thank you
Gen should definitely come back.
In regards to Gen I like him and would hope he'd return in a future Street Fighter game assuming he doesn't come back in SFV
I think Gen won't be killed of until he fully trains Yang and Yung his nephews. I predict one of them will acquire a secondary fighting style just like his.
Oh they are family? You
Gen is by far the best character not only in Street Fighter history, but in the history of fighting games.
I always have love Gen's playstyle but never really like him as a character until this video. Now I, like you. know how great he is
I hope gen returns for more than just 1 more street fighter
Gen is Chinese!! He uses Kung Fu & Wing Chun.
Storyline wise he knows all Kung fu but because of gameplay limitations he uses only a mantis and crane based combination.
@@ThePsychoguy Is it official?
Mantis actually
Crane and Mantis not Kung Fu And Wing Chun
History of Cody and Guy
For me, Gen has always been super awesome and so much fun to play. Ever since SF@2.
I never mastered Gen but I play on max difficulty and Gen is real challenge lol 😆😆
Chun-li is going to be pissed once she finds out that Akuma killed gen
I love his fights. and Combos
GEN seems pretty cool i hope they introduce him more in the series and maybe some interactions with ryu
gen he's my favourite on the street fighter alpha's
it'd be interested to see a history video on Eagle and Birdie
Felt the same as you did about Gen, now I like him a lot after this vid
I want him to come back and die A badass death either in battle or on the porch with Chin-li kissing his for head or maybe not dieing at all and fighting his illnesses away .
I love these videos. But I think Gen was big in the Chinese underground, not Japanese. Could be wrong lol
Dang. I thought he was a resurrected old guy.
I always liked Gen because he reminds me of old kung fu movies where sometimes there'd be an old character with a long white beard that could still kick anybody's ass. Like the guy from Kill Bill, who I think was a tribute to those old movie characters.
Gotta have respect for this Guy
I can accept Gen not being in games if the twins could change fighting styles as a super to Gen's or even as a command in later games or DLC.
History of Ibuki would be nice too!
GoSpeedGamer yes
GoSpeedGamer he did a video on her already i think
jjay8319 no he didn't
jjay8319 naw he hasn't. I've watched them all & I've never seen it
She debuted in Street Fighter Alpha 3 right
Please do the history of Lili. I know I've requested you to cover her history but she's my favorite female Tekken character.
No. Gen must live his life to the fullest
Just watch Xian play Gen and let me know whether he is a solid character or not. The character is pure bad ass.
wow didn't know much about Gen until now awesome vid thanx
Legit thought it was Roger on the thumnail for a quick second.
Gen Is One Of My Favorite Characters In El Game I'd Like To See Him Come Back Again I Won't Him Back.
Id like to see a Gen origin comic that explores his younger days
I really enjoy what you do, yet can you do the Killer Instinct Universe???
Thanks, i thought Gen was the devil.
Gen looks like Shujinko
Gen is by far my favorite character in the Street Fighter series (though I don't like how they changed his personality from serious and stoic from back in the Zero sub-series to the more wily and somewhat obnoxious in SF4). He fights purely through skills rather than artificial or supernatural powers like Vega (dictator) and Gouki respectively. Only Gouken can match this!
Roger what are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with how he acts wiley in SF4
He's not calm and stoic like he was in SFZ2~3. He yells too much in SF4. His out-of-style hair bun (which doesn't even makes sense even considering his age) doesn't help either.
Roger still nothing wrong with it. It's to show he's old
fighting against death. That's deep.
Gen's Chinese!!!
yeah, Gen has always been one of my fav of SF, they should have him learn Tai chi/taoism/daoism and find immortality.
He sounds really badass since you know.... fighting against Akuma and loving
Living**
How about some Darkstalkers characters like Jedah or demitri
wish they'll bring him into SFV. My main character in 4. so diverse and fun to use
how about the Street Fighter EX Characters?
Legend has it if you are early History Behind The Warrior will reply to you and grant you 1 wish. my wish is can you do history behind Lei Wulong or Feng Wei?
No way :O he grants wishes!
It worked!
Gen in the Alpha series can be difficult to fight, and not very easy to use.
I'd love for Gen to have one last hurrah before leaving this world. ^^
Rather unsporting of Akuma to deny Gen his battle after he survived the Shun Goku Satsu as well as being able to deliver his own devastating blow despite age and illness. The fight may not have been fair, but Gen earned a proper death.
Didn't Akuma kill Gen in the comics? I could swear they had a rematch and Gen was mortally wounded. They talked a bit, Akuma left and Gen died in the middle of watering his garden, I think...
The comics aren't canon, but yes, Gen did die fighting Akuma in one of them.
Gen is also a master of Chinese Anshaquanfa (暗杀拳法 Chn. Ansatsu kenpo Assassination focused martial arts). In Chinese his style would be called 忌流 (Ji-liu; Abhorant ) and 喪流 Sang-Liu (Mourning). He actually uses Tanglong quan (螳螂拳Praying Mantis) and Baihequan (白鹤拳White Crane Boxing)
Ryutobi interesting
Se capite quando sia forte chun li allora capirete quando sia forte il maestro di chun li, il leggendario Gen uno dei più forti dello street fighter, Gen l' immortale.
I wanna see more Tekken characters done PLEASE!! Theirs so many badass characters like Marshall Law, Yoshimitsu, Steve Fox, Eddy Gordo, Gon & Ect
waiting for the illuminati to revive him.
Lol
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The (Real) Illumanti is made up of 13 families that rule the world
@@SunGodNika-bi2jr yep
hey man good job, by any chance can you tell me what song is that on the background?
lol every one of these history videos seem to end with you saying something like "You know I never really liked this character, but after making this video and seeing their backstory they're actually alright..."
I remember being so surprised when I looked him up. Awesome video.
great video I always wanted to know his story I used to play as him in other SF games I really hopes he comes to SF5
Wish his pupil had made the cut in SFV
Great video man! Get well soon!
One Mo Gen!
is it a fact that old people who still fight are really good at it?
Who would win? Shang Tsung or Gen?
He's dead according to Akuma Street Fighter V story.
Gen a high tier character in lore only one to survive the Raging Demon and fought Akuma while dying with a illness.
Gen return now
I Agree!
Yung and Yang from SF III were also students of Gen as well.
history of Rick Fatal fury
Gen would rather die in battle than to die from disease. Much respect.
Gen was in the first Street fighter but when Street fighter 4 came he wasn't a playable character again beacause in the first Street fighter the CPU was controlling him in Street fighter 5 he got defeated even if he we're defeated he was still a hero still to China and best fighter in the world 😀😄 good video man
He was only defeated by Akuma because he was extremely ill.
GEN IL GUERRIERO DELLO STREET FIGHTER PIU FORTE
I did not mentions any about him in the first street fight
One of my Favorite characters from Old School Alpha
Yes do Darkstalkers especially Jedah, Rikuo & Pyron!
Can you cover Ibuki?
Gen was on SF1. Is this implied in the story? Did I miss something?
I there is more to the story....I think it all has to do with RYUs parents.
Keep up the old people histories with Ingrid :^)
I think they should make street fighter 6 with everyone ever created and then 1 with every tournament fighting game character ever
Hows progress on the mk book
id like him to train someone other than chun li as a way to pass on knowledge. i like gen the times that he appeared in street fighter. how about fei long or relento as another video?? lee from tekken or rock from fatal fury?? just some suggestions.
I used to love this guy he was like an old Neji 😂 with his pokey fingers techinque 😂😂
ONLY SOME YOU CAN CALL TRUE MASTERS
Been my favorite character since dec of 1996 when I brought alpha 2.for the saturn
I would like to see Gen return
Gotta love Gen!
Happy birthday Gen.🎉🎂🎁
I want gen to have some sort of closure
gen reminds me of shang tsung
didnt he also train Yun and Yang?
So, gen is the one who makes Chun Li doesnt skip the leg day
I would def like Gen to return
For some reason I thought he was a bad guy?
Aye what's good
Can you make one on K' in your king of fighter series ?
also nice work man thx