Favorite Video Game Grappler

[TheHereticJay]

Okay, so the Tekken thread has got me thinking... Who is your favorite video game character based on a grappling sport? Some choices...

Blue Mary - Sambo

Dragunov - Combat Sambo

Abel - Combat Sambo

King/Armor King - Pro Wrestling

El Fuego - Lucha Libre

Goh - Judo

Paul - Judo

Zangief - Sambo/Pro Wrestling

Bayman - Sambo

Marduk - Vale Tudo

Asuka - Aikido

Or name your own...

I'd go with Dragunov, I'm a Tekken fanboy and Drag has some of the more realistic Sambo moves in a video game to date.

 

[TheHereticJay]

Old thread bump because Street Fighter released their trailer for a Brazilian girl who does "Matsuda" Jiu Jitsu. Not enough butt scooting for me...

 

[Uchi Mata]

I was always a Goh fan. I liked the fact that you could either throw off an engagement or clinch up and then get your opponent moving to throw them. I feel like whoever designed his move set was definitely a Judoka.

 

[YellowFury]

sfv has so many grapplers.

 

[Patrick Jane]

Rainbow Mika FTW


and obviously:

 

[Uchi Mata]

Blue Mary because she taught Chonan how to flying scissor heel hook before PRIDE was a thing, and was repping Sambo before Fedor or Fujii were famous.

Actually seeing this made me wonder if anyone else connected her flying leg locks with Anderson's famous loss, so I googled and it came up with a 10 year old Sherdog post. I clicked the link and it turned out it was my post, complete with dorky crushing on a schoolmate who 'looked like her'. Lulz :redface:

Bob haircuts are sexy on women in good shape.

 

[dancingchicken**]

Honda

 

[deadlizard]

Rainbow Mika FTW


and obviously:

Fuck yeah, the summersault kick is legit!

It takes 6 summersault kicks to get your opponent hurt. Then you can start doing pile drivers.

 

[Striderxdj]

King in Tekken, not even close.

 

[Kaffe]

Goh, because he actually felt like he was built around working for the throw.

 

[gspfedkobe24]

Blanka from street fighter you would be surprised at how well he would do and you would probably be shocked too!

 

[RoscoeRufus]

 

[Steve-French]

AKI Man

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[vcmmafan]

I count Solid Snake

 

[j123]

King and Goh. Its been awhile since I played Street Fighter, but was Alex from 3rd Strike a grappler?

 

[Thai Otoshi]

I always go with the Muay Thai characters in these games, because none of the grapplers actually feel like their moves came naturally.

I never played a single Virtua Fighter game though, so I'm kinda curious about Goh.

 

[Xuh]

Blue Mary because she taught Chonan how to flying scissor heel hook before PRIDE was a thing, and was repping Sambo before Fedor or Fujii were famous.

Actually seeing this made me wonder if anyone else connected her flying leg locks with Anderson's famous loss, so I googled and it came up with a 10 year old Sherdog post. I clicked the link and it turned out it was my post, complete with dorky crushing on a schoolmate who 'looked like her'. Lulz :redface:

 

[RJ Green]

snake eyez is a really good Zangief player who's been tearing it up at EVO and other comps in both SF4, SSF4 and Ultra. I'm really hoping they've made the character strong for 5 because the graphics they've demoed have a really nice level of fluidity and clarity and realism to them while still maintaining that superhero martial arts video.

also, that pull-n-throw harai ryu does as one of his throws is really fun.

also also, WHAT ABOUT HAKAN?

 

[robby241]

and thats the bottom line.... cuz Stone Cold said so.

sorry but the pro wrestling fan in me had a moment there.

 

[D3thr0n3d K1ng]

Virtua Fighter 4 Goh trumps all when it comes to throws, though he needs more submissions.

Wolf and Taka are decent grapplers also.

Tekken-

Paul-RNC

King- chain suplexes are teh bomb

Marduk- best double leg in a video game

Nina- scissors takedown into subs

 

[Cham]

Used to be King for the longest time, now it's Goh, Vanessa, or Armor King.

Honorable mention to the greatest Judoka to ever grace a video game

Although thinking more about it, I'm partial to Jyoji Umekawa from Garouden Breakblow: Fist Or Twist. Just because until the UFC games came out he was the only character to do an anaconda choke in a fighting game.

 

[TheFakeMacoy]

King and Goh. Its been awhile since I played Street Fighter, but was Alex from 3rd Strike a grappler?

Could anyone but a grappler do this (sorry for the lousy quality)?

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Also, I'd have to agree that Goh, King, and Goro are great. Alex is pretty good as well, and it's a shame he wasn't included in SF4. Hopefully he'll be back in SF5.

 

[Leify]

Sabin.

There's the suplex, and then there's suplex'ing a ghost train.

He's even got a haircut like a young Dirty Holt.