Rashid character wise is very much like a lot of young rich Arabs. Besides, Evil Arab is far more overdone.
So the latest footage shows us the EX Spinning Mixer, which is not the rising Eagle Spike. The 3rd video show that the Air EX Eagle Spike
automatically does the rising Eagle Spike right after for 1 bar. This is kinda similar to T.Hawk.
Yeah I mean he seems like a typical rich Arab to me as well idk. From the Arabs I’ve talked to a lot of them seem to be really happy with the character design. Just some complaints on names (Rashid shouldn’t be Rasheed) and not really a complaint, but that he looks like a character from Alladin. At least you’re not Indian/Paki and have Dhalsim as your rep lmao
this is based on what gulf Arabs wear on a day to day basis, I was at the reveal and people were very hype. If they made an Arab character that was in jeans and t-shirt that would have been very annoying.
Rashid japanese trailer for anyone who wants to hear his Japanese VA
Sounds like the “Yahoo!” and whatever he says at the start of his CA is the same as the English version unless I’m going crazy.
I like the Japanese version actually lol wasn’t expecting that. I think the English voice isn’t so bad now but I do wish they had a little more of an accent (though I don’t think Arab accents are really pronounced). Think both are alright now to me
What the fuck is up with this nigga’s arms.
SF4 had those ugly arms too on some characters. You’d think after 6 years they’d understand how to make arms lol
Ah, so the English reveal trailer used the ENG VA line for intro, the rest of JPN VA material, so we haven’t heard Rashid’s ACTUAL ENG voice properly
I don’t mind his arms so much. He’s got wind power so his arms fit that style. His elbows look like turtle shells though.
If option selects become as dominante in SFV as they were in IV, I can see his V Reversal being terrible.
‘Imma roll out of this low forward Fireball combo O SHIT HE ULTRA AUTO CORRECTED AHHHHH’
Surprised they didn’t replace the Burj Khalifa with… I dunno, an oil drill or something.
You’ve got a friend in me, you’ve got a fwennnnnnd in meeeee-
I think they were referencing “You Ain’t Never Had a Friend Like Me” from Aladdin.
I gave it a few days to simmer and I really didn’t like the character at first, but I still don’t. Admitedly, I don’t find his design as terrible as I did upon first impression; I think it’s more of a missed opportunity. That’s what I mostly see with rashid. I feel like his design could have been way, way better. Middle eastern cultures are incredibly rich with culture and I do not see any reflection of that in rashid, other than the fact that he’s got the middle eastern headpiece and dark skin tone/arabic face.
Anyone else feel this way?
(gameplay looks great hough, too bad I won’t ever use him)
I think they’re doing their best to make option selects not a thing in SFV. I wouldn’t be surprised if they made some effort to get rid of the OS V-Reversal tech that UltraDavid made a video about.
I think that’s because Capcom wanted to play it safe this time around when creating an arabian/middle eastern/etc character. Remember what happened last time when they tried to create Hakan? Yeah, can’t let that shit happen twice, so I’d rather have a traditional design for Rashid rather than something as silly as our now-forever-forgotten oil-spilling Turkish Wrestler
Wooooow I am a fraud how did I not see that. BibleThump
Hakan was way too over the top though. I actually really liked his concept art sketches. It’s his personality, moveset and animation that made him a fucking clowny ass character. The pics at the bottom are the one’s I’m referring to. But yes, capcom really played it safe with rashid, and it shows IMO.
