Thats honestly insanely good brand design. You know you have the perfect character when you can change everything about how the character looks and people still instantly recognize the character. Insanely good character design.
His quotes in soulcalibur 2 of "I shall assist your suicide!" And "May there be mercy in your next life!" are some of the hardest pieces of dialogue in the series
@@a.g.r.v.3144 Specially when spoken to Talim, Since she is only 15 xD In SC4, Yoshimitsu basically cut Talim's head off with his Critical Finish as she lay down dead on the ground, Its not as gory as in Mortal Kombat, but Critical Finish in SC4 and Critical Edge in SC6 DOES kill the characters. In SC6 he pretty much cut Talim's soul killing her and the most gory is Haohmaru with his rage explosion CE, he cuts Talim open and her blood spout everywhere then fall down dead as the camera linger on her dead body.
10:25 What an amazing cutscene. >gives cryptic speech and spares bad guy’s life >refuses to elaborate >hops and flies away on his sword Best character.
To be clear Yoshimitsu doesn’t do anything inappropriate, he notices Leo isn’t breathing so he proceeds to use cpr with no mouth to mouth to bring him back to consciousness and upon doing so Leo knees him in the balls knocking out Yoshimitsu and runs away
His appearance changes in each game, but one look at him and you know it's Yoshimitsu. The character's look is appealing and just so distinuishable. We all have Taekwondo type fighter, Kung Fu fighter, Karate dressed fighter, but one can never deny Yoshimitsu and his unique looks and moves will always have its own place.
i love how yoshimitsu is inexplicably in both soul calibur and tekken in the modern day. its the equivalent of johnny cage being in mortal kombat but also street fighter for some reason.
Dead or alive has Virtua fighters in it. And the Audio for those characters hasn't been updated since the 90s Look up Sarah Bryant. The just put like 5 VF characters in DoA and I could understand why half the roster sounded like shit
"Why do all the cool ninjas have a prothstetic arm?" It's an essential psychological coping tool for super succesful ninjas. This way the ninja can blame their arm for all of the killing, and suffer none of the guilt.
Bro really said the most profound thing I've ever heard then peaced out by using his sword as a pogo stick then using that same sword to helicopter away. What a hero.
“If none can know what lies ahead, then losing one’s way is just human nature.” That hit me. Edit: Because it was asked, my interpretation is this: This quote means humans are flawed by nature, so for them to make mistakes is expected and excusable within reason. That’s why our focus should be on forgiveness rather than condemnation. Thus, Yoshimitsu spared the villain’s life.
@@KronStaro it means humans are flawed by nature, so for them to make mistakes is expected and excusable within reason. That’s why our focus should be on forgiveness rather than condemnation. Thus, Yoshimitsu spared the villains life.
@@AegisAuras what does "if no one knows what lies ahead" have to do with "being flawed by nature"? doesn't sound like you thought this through and just pretended that there's an actual deep message within that sentence.
I remember my mom driving my home from picking up Tekken 1 way back in like 3rd grade, reading the manual, reading "robot ninja from space", and being like "fucking SOLD". My go to in Tekken to this day. Of course, I haven't played since Tekken Tag, but still. Never could figure him out in Soul Calibur though.
I dunno. He had a clockwork arm and when you charged up, his flag spun around. Also, he used his sword as a pogo stick…*a fucking pogo stick and hopped around!*
The blood-type is mentioned in Soul Calibur because of a widespread folk belief in Japan that your blood group somehow indicates your character. Several JRPGs mention the characters blood types.
He also voiced Viral from Gurren Lagaan, Galdino from One Piece, motherfucking Heie from Yuyu Hakusho, and the GODAMN GUY from Gao Gai Gar. Dude's done alot of work.
I would love if you turned this into a full series highlighting weird characters in fighting games, or just across media in general with the exact same form of flat sarcasm and offbeat humor.
Yoshimitsu stealing from Ganryu and his "Dirty Sumo Money" actually makes sense considering the sport of Sumo is rife with corruption. The SUPERB book "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner covers this amongst many other facets of worldly or community based economics. A fascinating read and great research. Highly recommend it!
Exactly, him being some weird, cyborg alien dude from space who's just there to be an humanitarian and give money to the poor is very Sentai and Japanese humor. Funny shit
Yoshimitsu taught me so many lessons as a kid. Patience, timing, dedication. Because he telegraphs his moves from across the map, the skill that goes into making him effective isn't easy to master.
I always thought that Yoshimitsu was really the name of the sword, and the wielders just took on the name of the sword as it's passed down. That would explain why he's in all different time periods.
Voldo was more terrifying from my perspective, that sh!t looks straight up from silent hill and it used to make the same sound of regenerators from resident evil 4
Thanks for doing my favorite fighting game character ever. I come from a prefecture in Japan that has deep roots with kabuki theater. My love for unconventional ideas made me love this character instantly
The sword isn’t named after Yoshimitsu. Yoshimitsu is named after the sword. I think the leader of the Manji clan is always called Yoshimitsu. Which explains there being a Yoshimitsu in Soul Calibur. Oh and Leo is a girl.
As someone who always gravitated towards the weird and wacky characters in fighting games, Yoshimitsu being a cool Robin Hood-type who might not be a main player but always tries to have at least SOMETHING going on, unlike poor Dhalsim, is very good and enjoyable for me. Steals from the rich, frees and befriends a wacky scientist, gets a laser sword, makes an enemy just because he's such a generous dude, starts a rivalry with a Blade-rip off because the Blade dude is a weeb who thinks he's doing ninja-stuff WRONG... it's really just in T7 where I feel he's got nothing but filler. Considering how hot the war between Mishima and G-Corp has gotten you'd think Yoshi would be super-busy behind the scenes, but nope... gotta get into "wacky" molestation shenanigans with Leo. That's his thing this time around...
My buddy and I thought Yoshimitsu was about the coolest thing ever when we saw him on the old Tekken arcade game at the bowling alley. First game I ever bought when I got my first PlayStation was Tekken 2… I fondly recall the two of us trying to deliver the ultimate insult of a Flea Stance KO. 😂
I always got that creepy-goofy aura Yoshimitsu has but now knowing the lore it became absolutely hilarious to say the least. Great character design tho.
Hell yes I love seeing my favourite boy get a whole video! Honestly I'd love to see you do videos for all the weird bit characters on the Tekken games, completely ignoring the big serious main characters.
I kind of love the idea that Yoshimitsu is an alien, but is totally cool with hanging out with humans and (usually) looks human enough that with all the insanity and magic that goes down nobody's really pressed him on the point.
Can you do more videos about other absurd characters? I'd love a dead-pan break down of someone else like Sweet Tooth from the Twisted Metal series. but you could just do anything and I'll watch too.
2:37 dude I love the throwback reference to the 90s with the aliens. I literally use to be addicted to 90s alien head stickers and patches for my school backpack lol
I saw him in Tekken 1. In the arcades. I'm old, but I was there 30 years ago, when there was only Streetfighter II and Mortal Kombat. Then there was Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, and then there was TEKKEN! Yoshimitsu was the weirdest character design since Blanka and I was into it. As weird as he looked, he felt weird to play as too because his move set was way different to the other characters. I think he had long sequences of inputs but he could do things like teleport, helicopter, levitate, heal, and pogo stick. I remember in Tekken 3 (my first at-home Tekken) after a victory he would say his name very slowly "Yo-Shi-Mi-Tsu", or sometimes just growl.
More stuff like this, or anything really. You a funny man but also seem to know how to structure your videos well to work with your dead panned delivery or make an informative video like you did with "how jedi killed star wars galaxies". So keep it up, love you.
Yoshimitsu was my very 1st ever tekken character, i just pressed random and picked him, tried him, and fell inlove, loved using him especially in tekken 6 on psp and ppsspp, but i still havent had the chance to play tekken 7 (im poor AF)
I am a fan of tekken and I have never known this stuff about my favorite character (mostly because I never put in the time to lol) But I thank you for this insight and I wish to see more fun videos about video game characters in the future my guy.
I like how you kinda have no idea *_what the heck is a Yoshimitsu_* so your documentary to him is funny af Also this video alone is now one of my favorite videos cause I love Yoshi and subscribed
just a correction, Japanese names with the same pronunciation can have different meanings depending on the Chinese characters (kanji) used for the name. The kanji used for him in Soulcalibur is 吉光, which would probably mean something like light of good fortune. The meaning he mentioned in the video (light of goodness) would probably be these kanji instead: 良光
I remember first seeing Yoshimitsu (and the franchise as a whole) at a local roller skating rink that had a bunch of arcade game including Tekken 3. Child me never realized he wore a mask or was a ninja. Just thought he was a mutant man. Also thought the same thing for King.
I know I'm a bit late but as a former Yoshimitsu player, I really enjoyed this vid! One small note, but I think that instead of Independence Day aliens, his appearance was influenced by an older Namco game (+ movie) called Mirai Ninja, in which the protagonist, Shiranui, looks like a combination of Tekken 2 and 3 Yoshimitsu but with a visor. The game is pretty much completely forgotten but the movie's fun if you can find it and don't mind the low budget. They both have great soundtracks too.
Wow, that's extremely fascinating stuff! I knew some of Yoshimitsu's designs were based on one of Namco's older games, Genpei Toma Den (Tekken 1 P1, Tekken 4 P2, Tekken 6 customization "Kagekiyo" outfit), but I never knew this. I see Shiranui's helmet is even the same exact shape as Yoshimitsu's Tekken 3 helmet. Thanks for sharing.
@@Eli-C- Glad it was of interest. Yeah, a few years ago, I really got into that director's work. Despite being one of his oldest, cheaper films, it's quite a spectacle. The fact that the main guy was like my favorite Tekken character was an added bonus. Another funny thing is that if you played Tekken Bowling in the bonus features for Tekken Tag, Yoshimitsu and Shiranui have similar (if not the same) Heads Up Displays. The info on Genpei Toma Den was interesting for me as well, so thank you too!
Even after being an Eddy main and understanding how to use his confusing ass moves, I still have no idea how to use Yoshi. That man is all over the place.
Love yoshimitsu in all the souls I can use every character really well except that damn maxi them nunchucks fuck me up can't get his moves down too much spam moves
Funfact: director actually later redacted this statement saying that Leo was a female character named Eleonora Kliesen in the initial concept, but later the gender was changed to neutral. So yeah, another non-binary character in fighting games. Yoshimitsu just wanted some of these they/them pu$$y.
@@siskohwat473 yeah i also heard about it but to be honest i am just gonna stay with the old statement for the joke of things but then again in yoshi's ending it pretty much showed one of the funniest scenes in tekken history which was like an anime adaptation of a guy accidentally tripping over a guy who is secretly crossdressing as a girl
The right handed yoshimitsu was born around the feudal era and the left handed yoshimitsu is from the modern era. SC and tekken are connected in the same timeline
You do know Leo is a chick right? Its Dr. Dr Von Kleisen's daughter (the doctor from the steve Fox experiment ). She goes by Leoand dresses like a boy cause the Mishima Zaibatsu is hunting for a girl(her) to tie up loose ends ... check out the character cutomizations in tekken 7 and youll see it
In 7 yes, in 6? He's a she. Harada wanted to make a ambiguous character that could work on both ends of the gender spectrum. that character was Leo. There's a UA-cam video(other than this one) on it
I always loved Yoshimitsu and found his very long storied lore super interesting. Wait... His village was attacked by Lord Oda Nobunaga? In real life he attacked the Iga Ninja Village... Oh my god! Yoshimitsu was an Iga Ninja! Hell yeah! Always my favourite character. I always thought a solo stealth/hack n slash Yoshimitsu game would be amazing!
You should do a series about strange characters in classic games, or at least the lore behind voldo. Or a huge series for why Jedi Knight has had the best original star wars characters in the last two decades
I remember when I was 14 I told my girlfriend while we were on the phone that I am no longer Josh I am now... Yoshimitsu. Then refused to respond to my real name unless she called me Yoshimitzu. She was so done with me. lmao
I guess Yoshimitsu can be considered a pseudo gag character. Take him seriously but not too seriously is the best approach in both writing the character and enjoying the character.
I liked Bryan. I killed everyone with him. We played Tekken 2 for years, with no Bryan so Yoshi was good, along with Paul and obv Law with his spin backflippo kicks. Eddie was fun but no one ever knew what they were doing. Unfortunately this was early PS1 days and most Saturday mornings me n my brother would unlock almost every character and then beg my Dad to go buy us a memory card, which he never did and made us turn it off before we went out. 🤦♂️😾
I need some weapons grade copium after reading that last sentence. Maybe he thought he was instilling a sense of acheivement EA style or creating "replay value". Maybe he was technically unsavvy or perhaps...he was just an evil monster 😭
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I loved yoshimitsu for being the only logical character to bring a sword to a punching fight.
And then use it mostly as a pogo stick
*fist fight*
oh cmon bruh, we all know that firearms in TEKKEN universe do little to none dmg to main characters.
I was going to like this comment but I saw some numbers I don't agree with. Sorry Triple Six
Well Nina Williams brought a gun !
i like how yoshimitsu looks completely different in every game he's in but when you see him you automatically know its him.
This ! I love how he has so many variations
Thats honestly insanely good brand design. You know you have the perfect character when you can change everything about how the character looks and people still instantly recognize the character. Insanely good character design.
@@smh9902 ikr
Lmao this is a fact 😂😂🔥🔥
Facts 😂
His quotes in soulcalibur 2 of "I shall assist your suicide!" And "May there be mercy in your next life!" are some of the hardest pieces of dialogue in the series
The first one might simply be a reference to harakiri, but it works as a badass line all the same.
@@a.g.r.v.3144
Specially when spoken to Talim, Since she is only 15 xD
In SC4, Yoshimitsu basically cut Talim's head off with his Critical Finish as she lay down dead on the ground, Its not as gory as in Mortal Kombat, but Critical Finish in SC4 and Critical Edge in SC6 DOES kill the characters. In SC6 he pretty much cut Talim's soul killing her and the most gory is Haohmaru with his rage explosion CE, he cuts Talim open and her blood spout everywhere then fall down dead as the camera linger on her dead body.
Lest not forget "Namu Namu Namu Namu!"
Don't forget "it is I Yoshimitsu
How does Yoshi like his steak?
"Well Done!"
10:25 What an amazing cutscene.
>gives cryptic speech and spares bad guy’s life
>refuses to elaborate
>hops and flies away on his sword
Best character.
Lol what was cryptic? He basically just says "I get it, that sword is evil. You meant well, and we as people can't predict the future. Seeya nerd!"
To be clear Yoshimitsu doesn’t do anything inappropriate, he notices Leo isn’t breathing so he proceeds to use cpr with no mouth to mouth to bring him back to consciousness and upon doing so Leo knees him in the balls knocking out Yoshimitsu and runs away
To be fair he cant do mouth to mouth in the first place, not with that goofy xenomorph looking getup he's wearing(?)
Man just does chest compressions
Japan ist so verrückt!
He does the only appropriate thing when you stumble upon a lost German twink:
...save his life, the poor beautiful creature. 😭
This man trying to hide he hase terabytes of yoshi and leo fuckboy hentai. Don't front in the comments
His appearance changes in each game, but one look at him and you know it's Yoshimitsu. The character's look is appealing and just so distinuishable. We all have Taekwondo type fighter, Kung Fu fighter, Karate dressed fighter, but one can never deny Yoshimitsu and his unique looks and moves will always have its own place.
He drips the hardest out of the male characters. The second is Raven(Who was unceremoniously cut from newer games bring back Ninja Wesley Snipes)
He just wants to keep it fresh
i love how yoshimitsu is inexplicably in both soul calibur and tekken in the modern day. its the equivalent of johnny cage being in mortal kombat but also street fighter for some reason.
I assumed the Soul Caliber Yoshi is the OG and ancestor of Tekken Yoshi.
@@retrokidbk83 you're right, that was explained in Soul Calibur that in those games u play as the ancestor.
Dead or alive has Virtua fighters in it.
And the Audio for those characters hasn't been updated since the 90s
Look up Sarah Bryant.
The just put like 5 VF characters in DoA and I could understand why half the roster sounded like shit
Yoshimitsu is the name of each Manji clan leader since they started. Thats why in Soul Caliber V he calls himself Yoshimitsu the second.
@@retrokidbk83 I mean that's literaly the lore. It's why OG Yoshi uses clockwork arm and new Yoshi is cybernetic and uses gene therapy.
"Why do all the cool ninjas have a prothstetic arm?" It's an essential psychological coping tool for super succesful ninjas. This way the ninja can blame their arm for all of the killing, and suffer none of the guilt.
It's also a good way to justify the fact that a ninja or samurai can do anything in the modern world with guns and shit.
Also it let's you do helicopter sword flying because physics
It's also popular with the ladies.
art of war?
Officer, the gun killed him, not me
Bro really said the most profound thing I've ever heard then peaced out by using his sword as a pogo stick then using that same sword to helicopter away.
What a hero.
I love this fucking character. Never knew shit about him and now he’s just even more wild than I could’ve imagined.
People that are good with him get serious props.
I like how he goes from pogo swording to helicoptering with no in-between.
Stance change is crazy
I first saw Yoshimitsu in Teken3, I was probably like 6 years old and he was my favorite. Probably for being a bit creepy looking and his style.
Tekken Tag was where I first saw him and I loved him immediately. I knew nothing about the story or who he was but he was weird and cool
same
Saw him in Tekken 4.
I fell in love with Steve Fox
But I quickly switched to Yoshimitsu, because his sword jank is lit.
I was told The Yoshimitsu Is a tital passed down through Generations
i had so much memories playing yoshimitsu
mostly using the jumping sword move cause its funny
“If none can know what lies ahead, then losing one’s way is just human nature.”
That hit me.
Edit: Because it was asked, my interpretation is this:
This quote means humans are flawed by nature, so for them to make mistakes is expected and excusable within reason. That’s why our focus should be on forgiveness rather than condemnation. Thus, Yoshimitsu spared the villain’s life.
Dropping dimes as a youth that doesn’t resonate until we become adults 💯
what does this even mean?
explain?
@@KronStaro it means humans are flawed by nature, so for them to make mistakes is expected and excusable within reason. That’s why our focus should be on forgiveness rather than condemnation. Thus, Yoshimitsu spared the villains life.
@@AegisAuras what does "if no one knows what lies ahead" have to do with "being flawed by nature"?
doesn't sound like you thought this through and just pretended that there's an actual deep message within that sentence.
I love how 10:53 is the most replayed part in this video, because it was about Yoshimitsu, of course.
I remember my mom driving my home from picking up Tekken 1 way back in like 3rd grade, reading the manual, reading "robot ninja from space", and being like "fucking SOLD".
My go to in Tekken to this day. Of course, I haven't played since Tekken Tag, but still. Never could figure him out in Soul Calibur though.
I dunno. He had a clockwork arm and when you charged up, his flag spun around. Also, he used his sword as a pogo stick…*a fucking pogo stick and hopped around!*
is he still your go to in tekken 8?
The blood-type is mentioned in Soul Calibur because of a widespread folk belief in Japan that your blood group somehow indicates your character. Several JRPGs mention the characters blood types.
Perhaps it does. Such as the alignment of the stars affect people's personality.
@@NinjaSushi2 Hahahahaha.
No, it doesn't.
@@David-zh7rj he's not saying it does, he's saying it's a popular belief in Japan. It's sorta like their version of star sign/zodiac
I always wondered why that would come up in some Japanese games, thanks!!
Fun fact: In the first 3 SoulCalibur games, Yoshi is voiced by Ocarina of Time Link's voice actor (who also voices Siegfried).
Whose name is.......?
@@bigguy7353 could be anything but not siegfried
Man... The holy number...
No one likes this comment again! It's perfect the way it is.
@@bigguy7353 Nobuyuki Hiyama. I saved you seconds of googling.
He also voiced Viral from Gurren Lagaan, Galdino from One Piece, motherfucking Heie from Yuyu Hakusho, and the GODAMN GUY from Gao Gai Gar. Dude's done alot of work.
I don't understand how someone narrating so casually as if he's bored can be so engaging. This is some good stuff.
Narration used to frequently be downtempo like this, until this hyperactive UA-cam / twitch generation.
@@wintermute8315 it does feel familiar
The visuals make it interesting as well as the editing. Try watching this with your eyes closed and it will hit different.
@@wintermute8315 just turn it up to 1.5
@@wintermute8315 you probably like “classic game room “ the yt channel
I would love if you turned this into a full series highlighting weird characters in fighting games, or just across media in general with the exact same form of flat sarcasm and offbeat humor.
Omg, YES!
Yoshimitsu stealing from Ganryu and his "Dirty Sumo Money" actually makes sense considering the sport of Sumo is rife with corruption.
The SUPERB book "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner covers this amongst many other facets of worldly or community based economics.
A fascinating read and great research. Highly recommend it!
This was hilarious. The dry, drunk unenthusiastic sarcastic style is perfect. Please make this a “Wtf is a…” a series.
I love it when the protagonist solves the riddle.
I completely agree! I'd love to see him do a series!
Yes!
@POD AWFUL - DARK FUTURE™ comment your negativity under someone else’s comment
I was today years old when I realized Yoshimitsu is able to fly with his sword because he uses his mechanical arm as a helicopter rotor. Holy fuck.
I just thought he spun the sword super fast, not rotated his prosthetic wrist really quickly lmfao
I was todays years old when i found out he is gay not that im bothered i just didnt know
@@pentexsucks43 same! Though it does make more sense this way.
Yoshimitsu is basically a blend of a “modern day” kabuki warrior mixed with Japanese “sentai/super hero” pop culture
Exactly, him being some weird, cyborg alien dude from space who's just there to be an humanitarian and give money to the poor is very Sentai and Japanese humor. Funny shit
Yoshimitsu is the type of gut to bring a sword in a fist fight and only use it as a pogo stick or helicopter
“He wields a katana that he names after himself”
Pretty sure _he’s_ the one who adopted the name of the katana, not the other way around.
Yoshimitsu taught me so many lessons as a kid. Patience, timing, dedication. Because he telegraphs his moves from across the map, the skill that goes into making him effective isn't easy to master.
The ninja from space thing is a mis translation for the VOID ninja, something to do with teleportation arts.
space dimensional bending with ninja smoke
I like you unenthusiastic style. It's funny. Keep it going
He’s inspired by the kabuki style
Sounds like he's trying to be NakeyJakey
@@Mollohandro 😂
low voice = unenthusiastic?
@@NeverZitrone He wasn't talking about his low voice, smartass. He's talking about his "whatever" attitude.
Yoshimitsu roughly translates to Yoshimitsu had me lolling
I always thought that Yoshimitsu was really the name of the sword, and the wielders just took on the name of the sword as it's passed down. That would explain why he's in all different time periods.
Yoshimitsu creeped me out as a kid. Now I understand he's the true protagonist of Tekken. Well, that's my headcanon anyway.
*She
Voldo was more terrifying from my perspective, that sh!t looks straight up from silent hill and it used to make the same sound of regenerators from resident evil 4
@@alexgg-5079 Voldo was nightmare fuel
Tekken3 Yoshi was for sure nightmare fuel as a kid.
Thanks for doing my favorite fighting game character ever. I come from a prefecture in Japan that has deep roots with kabuki theater. My love for unconventional ideas made me love this character instantly
You were born in Arkansas and just made this all up lmao
@@ShinzoX90 nah dude I grew up in the Miyazaki prefecture in a town called Kadogawa. Also Arkansas sucks lol.
I say this about my chronic masturbqtion after the car accident
@@KamenRaiden Top tier English for a Japanese.
Hence why people may doubt your nationality.
@@visionaeon that's just prejudice at that point
The sword isn’t named after Yoshimitsu. Yoshimitsu is named after the sword. I think the leader of the Manji clan is always called Yoshimitsu. Which explains there being a Yoshimitsu in Soul Calibur.
Oh and Leo is a girl.
That makes that scene even more weird
HE IS ???????? (wait, she, my bad?)
@@backtobasics9382 well we don’t know what she identifies as but Harada has said she’s biological female and there is a bikini costume in Tag 2.
@@sturyuken8256 He racanted that and sticks with gender neutral. Leo's gender is all over the place so it's more gender fluid than gender neutral.
@@Reverendshot777 they can be whoever they are to me. I still love them ❤️
Regarding stealing an entire VAULT around 05:10- sounds like a conundrum designed for the Fast&Furious films to solve...
by far the best (and my personal favorite) character in every fighting game. you gained a sub sir.
As someone who always gravitated towards the weird and wacky characters in fighting games, Yoshimitsu being a cool Robin Hood-type who might not be a main player but always tries to have at least SOMETHING going on, unlike poor Dhalsim, is very good and enjoyable for me. Steals from the rich, frees and befriends a wacky scientist, gets a laser sword, makes an enemy just because he's such a generous dude, starts a rivalry with a Blade-rip off because the Blade dude is a weeb who thinks he's doing ninja-stuff WRONG... it's really just in T7 where I feel he's got nothing but filler. Considering how hot the war between Mishima and G-Corp has gotten you'd think Yoshi would be super-busy behind the scenes, but nope... gotta get into "wacky" molestation shenanigans with Leo. That's his thing this time around...
He wasnt a mole he was a octopus.
It was CPR
I thought Yoshimitsu is a villain. But he really is a loveable character like Hellboy. Monster looking but kind.
The sword isn't named after him, he's named after the sword
My buddy and I thought Yoshimitsu was about the coolest thing ever when we saw him on the old Tekken arcade game at the bowling alley. First game I ever bought when I got my first PlayStation was Tekken 2… I fondly recall the two of us trying to deliver the ultimate insult of a Flea Stance KO. 😂
I always got that creepy-goofy aura Yoshimitsu has but now knowing the lore it became absolutely hilarious to say the least. Great character design tho.
Imortant question: Does Yoshimitsu do some smuggling on the side?
Well, he does smuggle money from the rich and give it to the poor.
Only snuggling
@@MasterJunior93 exactly, a Robin Hood of sorts.
Hell yes I love seeing my favourite boy get a whole video!
Honestly I'd love to see you do videos for all the weird bit characters on the Tekken games, completely ignoring the big serious main characters.
He's a legend, that's what he is. I haven't watched the video, I'm that confident.
Fun fact, bloodtype in Japan is what starsigns are in the west, that's why they're in mentioned in character bios quite often.
I was always wondering that
This is the sort of lore video I need, a drunken wrap up because if I watch a full in depth video that's all I tend to take away anyway. Thankyou
I imagine Yoshimitsu and Goro Majima would be an unstoppable duo of over-the-top lunacy.
yoshi-chan!!!
This video is pure gold lol.
Yoshimitsu's arcade and original themes from Tekken 2 are the best out of all themes.
I kind of love the idea that Yoshimitsu is an alien, but is totally cool with hanging out with humans and (usually) looks human enough that with all the insanity and magic that goes down nobody's really pressed him on the point.
The endless sushi part made me instantly sub. This was really funny.
Everybody saying that t7 yoshimitsu look like an octopus, but personally i see him as a freaking xenomorth
Can you do more videos about other absurd characters? I'd love a dead-pan break down of someone else like Sweet Tooth from the Twisted Metal series.
but you could just do anything and I'll watch too.
Sweet Tooth would be Amazing!!
2:37 dude I love the throwback reference to the 90s with the aliens. I literally use to be addicted to 90s alien head stickers and patches for my school backpack lol
Yep, sci-fi shit was huge in the 90's, it was dope.
You skipped the 2 OVAs based on Tekken 2. He stood around a bit, the end.
"Why do all the cool ninjas have prosthetic arms!"
Shadow from Cyber Shadow: ...
I always loved Yoshimitsu for just being there, but now I'm obsessed with him! :D
I saw him in Tekken 1. In the arcades. I'm old, but I was there 30 years ago, when there was only Streetfighter II and Mortal Kombat. Then there was Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, and then there was TEKKEN!
Yoshimitsu was the weirdest character design since Blanka and I was into it. As weird as he looked, he felt weird to play as too because his move set was way different to the other characters. I think he had long sequences of inputs but he could do things like teleport, helicopter, levitate, heal, and pogo stick. I remember in Tekken 3 (my first at-home Tekken) after a victory he would say his name very slowly "Yo-Shi-Mi-Tsu", or sometimes just growl.
You’d think there’d be way more lore for a character like that, he looks and acts way different from the other fighters.
More stuff like this, or anything really. You a funny man but also seem to know how to structure your videos well to work with your dead panned delivery or make an informative video like you did with "how jedi killed star wars galaxies". So keep it up, love you.
Just began watching the video but isnt the sword named Yoshimitsu and those who wield it are named after it and not the other way around?
Yoshimitsu in Soul Calibur is the ancestor of the Tekken character.
I was kind of surprised you didn’t mention that
Yoshimitsu was my very 1st ever tekken character, i just pressed random and picked him, tried him, and fell inlove, loved using him especially in tekken 6 on psp and ppsspp, but i still havent had the chance to play tekken 7 (im poor AF)
You didn't need to mention that you hack
Tekken 7 is awesome, wish the Arcade mode wasn't only five fights but the story is awesome
Yoshimitsu never looks the same in any game I've seen him star in and I love him.
I am a fan of tekken and I have never known this stuff about my favorite character (mostly because I never put in the time to lol) But I thank you for this insight and I wish to see more fun videos about video game characters in the future my guy.
This video was fun, if you look for deeper lore and beyond (theories and such), I advise you check out AwpWilliams.
12:30 i have been rewinding this part so many times and its still funny "you've got it all wrong" *gets kneed in the hip*
I like how you kinda have no idea *_what the heck is a Yoshimitsu_* so your documentary to him is funny af
Also this video alone is now one of my favorite videos cause I love Yoshi and subscribed
My favorite soul calibur and tekken character because of his silliness.
just a correction, Japanese names with the same pronunciation can have different meanings depending on the Chinese characters (kanji) used for the name. The kanji used for him in Soulcalibur is 吉光, which would probably mean something like light of good fortune. The meaning he mentioned in the video (light of goodness) would probably be these kanji instead: 良光
Yoshimitsu has a rich interior life.
Dude is my jam. Love the flash and pizzazz. His winning animation shoulda been jazz hands. Love him
Yoshi is a type of guy who's wise and silly at the same time.
I remember first seeing Yoshimitsu (and the franchise as a whole) at a local roller skating rink that had a bunch of arcade game including Tekken 3. Child me never realized he wore a mask or was a ninja. Just thought he was a mutant man. Also thought the same thing for King.
I know I'm a bit late but as a former Yoshimitsu player, I really enjoyed this vid!
One small note, but I think that instead of Independence Day aliens, his appearance was influenced by an older Namco game (+ movie) called Mirai Ninja, in which the protagonist, Shiranui, looks like a combination of Tekken 2 and 3 Yoshimitsu but with a visor. The game is pretty much completely forgotten but the movie's fun if you can find it and don't mind the low budget. They both have great soundtracks too.
Wow, that's extremely fascinating stuff! I knew some of Yoshimitsu's designs were based on one of Namco's older games, Genpei Toma Den (Tekken 1 P1, Tekken 4 P2, Tekken 6 customization "Kagekiyo" outfit), but I never knew this. I see Shiranui's helmet is even the same exact shape as Yoshimitsu's Tekken 3 helmet. Thanks for sharing.
@@Eli-C- Glad it was of interest.
Yeah, a few years ago, I really got into that director's work. Despite being one of his oldest, cheaper films, it's quite a spectacle. The fact that the main guy was like my favorite Tekken character was an added bonus.
Another funny thing is that if you played Tekken Bowling in the bonus features for Tekken Tag, Yoshimitsu and Shiranui have similar (if not the same) Heads Up Displays.
The info on Genpei Toma Den was interesting for me as well, so thank you too!
Even after being an Eddy main and understanding how to use his confusing ass moves, I still have no idea how to use Yoshi. That man is all over the place.
Love yoshimitsu in all the souls I can use every character really well except that damn maxi them nunchucks fuck me up can't get his moves down too much spam moves
Yoshi is sooooo fun to play with, just learn his main pokes and from there go have fun, he's a party character.
Oh my that "universal giver" quip was perfect. You deserve a Nobel prize, like, yesterday
Explaining Kabuki quite literally just made all anime make sense to me lol
1:35 Hey look, it’s *GOGANDANTESS*, GREATEST SWORDSMAN OF ALL THE DEMONS.
Funfact leo is actually a female character it was stated by the director himself
He needs to stop calling him gey
Funfact: director actually later redacted this statement saying that Leo was a female character named Eleonora Kliesen in the initial concept, but later the gender was changed to neutral. So yeah, another non-binary character in fighting games. Yoshimitsu just wanted some of these they/them pu$$y.
@@siskohwat473 yeah i also heard about it but to be honest i am just gonna stay with the old statement for the joke of things but then again in yoshi's ending it pretty much showed one of the funniest scenes in tekken history which was like an anime adaptation of a guy accidentally tripping over a guy who is secretly crossdressing as a girl
The right handed yoshimitsu was born around the feudal era and the left handed yoshimitsu is from the modern era. SC and tekken are connected in the same timeline
5:45 I don’t know what it is but that delayed scream before the explosion kills me.
This was nice and informative, without all the lame filler that most folks add. Thanks for sharing this!
Dude, this video style rocks!! Hope you continue to make more :D What about a video on Heihachi, or some other absurd fighting game characters?
You missed the part that Mario rode him around Mushroom Kingdom.
You do know Leo is a chick right? Its Dr. Dr Von Kleisen's daughter (the doctor from the steve Fox experiment ). She goes by Leoand dresses like a boy cause the Mishima Zaibatsu is hunting for a girl(her) to tie up loose ends ... check out the character cutomizations in tekken 7 and youll see it
Wow I never knew... I was wondering why he called him a gey ninja
Leo is a guy. He's referred to as a he in the character bio thing in Tekken 7. And Yoshimitsu referred to him as "he" in the cutscenes
In 7 yes, in 6? He's a she. Harada wanted to make a ambiguous character that could work on both ends of the gender spectrum. that character was Leo. There's a UA-cam video(other than this one) on it
@@willbig2010 Did it ever mention why they didn't settle on using they/them pronouns?
Oddly no. It would've been waay easier
My friends that study japanese said to me that Yoshimitsu means "light of the good fate"
Does anyone know what play that kabuki section is from at 1:10? That shit goes hard
I always loved Yoshimitsu and found his very long storied lore super interesting. Wait... His village was attacked by Lord Oda Nobunaga? In real life he attacked the Iga Ninja Village... Oh my god! Yoshimitsu was an Iga Ninja! Hell yeah! Always my favourite character. I always thought a solo stealth/hack n slash Yoshimitsu game would be amazing!
You should do a series about strange characters in classic games, or at least the lore behind voldo. Or a huge series for why Jedi Knight has had the best original star wars characters in the last two decades
Idk why the hesitation to throw Kazuya off the cliff, then randomly hitting the button to do so made me laugh uncontrollably.
I would've gotten bored but the deadpan voice explaining the lore of this guy got me hooked the entire time.
one of my fav over the top crazy characters in fighting games EVER. you made a great video, and you get a sub! keep up the good work!
I remember when I was 14 I told my girlfriend while we were on the phone that I am no longer Josh I am now... Yoshimitsu. Then refused to respond to my real name unless she called me Yoshimitzu. She was so done with me. lmao
Leo stopped breathing and he was reviving him for anyone who does not know.
Leo is a girl
Leo is a woman for one and yoshimitsu didn't do anything with her she stopped breathing and he preformed chest compressions
NAH WHAT LEO ISNT A DUDE??
@@mikaelmyers6135 correct
Your honesty and sense of dry humor are really as same as the cut of my own jib. Had my interest, made laugh and learned some new stuff in one go.
I guess Yoshimitsu can be considered a pseudo gag character. Take him seriously but not too seriously is the best approach in both writing the character and enjoying the character.
I liked Bryan. I killed everyone with him. We played Tekken 2 for years, with no Bryan so Yoshi was good, along with Paul and obv Law with his spin backflippo kicks. Eddie was fun but no one ever knew what they were doing. Unfortunately this was early PS1 days and most Saturday mornings me n my brother would unlock almost every character and then beg my Dad to go buy us a memory card, which he never did and made us turn it off before we went out. 🤦♂️😾
I need some weapons grade copium after reading that last sentence. Maybe he thought he was instilling a sense of acheivement EA style or creating "replay value". Maybe he was technically unsavvy or perhaps...he was just an evil monster 😭
@@ViperliciousOG Why would it even be sold without a memory card?! Unbelievable. Lol
A Robot Alien Ninja Helicopter Cyborg Samurai thing
When will he appear in dark souls
never, because the series concluded with III.
I actually did a Yoshimitsu cosplay build in DS3, so yeah, he can be there whenever you want.
@@SyckestBlah i'd like to see your character
I always thought the sword slowly possessed him, explaining why he looks so different each time 🤷♂️ guess not
This was hilarious, i ve never enjoyed reviews as much as this one... great job!