Okay I’m not sure I will ever win a game off him, so I thought I’d start a thread for people that have won an actual round from him (which I think is an accomplishment).
Bronze star if you’ve won a round
Silver star if you’ve won two rounds (you’ve been 1 short of winning in a ranked match)
Gold star if you’ve ever beaten him ]
I don’t play HDR. That said, I keep hearing about this ‘Haru Teyjo’ fellow. Rumor has it he’s Jodim (aka offline as ‘Nogyo’), the feared Zangief player from Japan who reigned supreme on GGPO ST. Having played ST extensively on GGPO since way back, I can vouch that no one ever defeated Jodim in a set – challengers including Valle, Graham Wolfe, Afrolegends to name a few. A few sets are up on YouTube if you’re curious. Granted, these were casual matches. But the guy wailed on people. He’s been absent from GGPO for months now, so I suspect it must be the same guy. Honestly surprised that he’d be willing to dominate peeps on console, and from within Japan at that.
Btw if it really is Jodim aka Nogyo, then don’t be surprised you’re getting few wins. He’s a monster @ Gief, totally on Pony’s level. He rarely played in tournaments in Japan, but he is known among top players there, and even teamed up with Aniken and Gian in a Mikado ranbat or two (also on YouTube).
//EDIT: Saw Eggo’s vid. Yeah, that’s Jodim all right. Same color 'Gief. Same scary skills and playstyle.
[media=youtube]GuNCwDQy-NQ"[/media]. It was a best of 3 player match, so it would have been impossible to win 3 rounds, much less 2.
I consider it a huge accomplishment that I evaded his tick throws in both rounds of [media=youtube]ZCGnTkZzarU"[/media]. That’s got to be worth something, right? A purple heart, perhaps?
For those wanting to see more carnage… after the kids are put to sleep, you can view the slaughter here. Viewer discretion advised.
just wanted to add that and say the win in the mirror is impressive. I played him on GGPO in some mirrors and he put me a corner trap I never saw before. I won only a handfull of times but only from abusing super =/
I’ve never played him, but I think the frameskipping in HDR is a huge factor in playing against gief in this online. Very hard to react to alot of things. I don’t really see how playing vs gief USA to Japan is going to give much indication of anything.
Its great to see a bottom tier fighter like gief dominate in the hands of a pro like Haru. It gives hope to players who use low/bottom tier fighters to rise up to the top. When I look at his very few losses, sometimes I just say how in the hell was that possible? ha
I’ve yet to face him, but I’m definitely sure I’ll get murdered
Haru’s gief vs Pony’s gief. I would kill to see that match.
As for Hawk, I havent seen a player on XBL yet that can own like Toutanki’s hawk, although R.Hawk is weaker from what I hear.