Clearly Bret Hart is the best grappler there ever is, the best there ever was, and the best there ever will be.
O.Hawk.
I wonder if anyone actually expected that a top 10 list would make any sense. I’m yet to see such lists that do not have abominations. The prime example that comes to my mind is that hall of fame of rock thing. They had included Gun’s and Roses and Aerosmith years ago, so I thought “Well, maybe they have given prizes to so many amazing artists and bands already, some MTV-favored bands which also happen to be absolutely adored by teenagers should get their well-deserved share.” Then I find out neither Rush nor Dee Purple are in it, already.
1.Cerebella
2.Potemkpin
3.Goro
4.Kanji
5.T.Hawk
6.Wolf
7.Kira
8.Satskui
9.Tager
10.Haggar
My list of favorite top ten grapplers
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POVERTY STYLE
#1Shiseiten Hontenmaru (Samurai deeper Kyo) due to game design, can build meter faster than any character can with whiff command grabs. )0 frame command grabs with invincibility, ease of execution, and OKI!!!
#2. Jun Kubota (Avdnace variable geo 2) THE TRUE POST POTEMKIN IMO.
#3 Victor/Birdie (Vampire savor/ Street Fighter Alpha) I make these two tied due to their similar game play.
#4 Mayu/Dapple Nanase (eternal fighter zero) the token grapplers with nontraditional grapple game play. Mayu is fast versatile grappler who has grabs from short to long range similar to Vega/Zangife hybrid (street fighter). Doppel Nanase grabs has more chain grab effects that can lead to Huge damage for little cost but they are breakable similar to King (tekken).
#5 Ren/ Ria (phantom breaker) While on paper these character don’t like their respective arch type, how ever their core game play is base around their grabs as they get the most advantages from it. Ren grabs builds him excessive meter, hard knockdown (only one), and untechable follow ups via A-groove/A-ism OTG grabs due to general game designs. Ria grabs alone don’t too much but once she has meter, it open many set ups for her and combine with corner game she has plethora of option select.
#6 Satsuki AKA Sacchin/ Kishima Kouma (Melty Blood) are Identical to Mayu and Doppel Nanase as their not traditional grappler. Satsuki is similar to Mayu and Kouma similar to Dopple Nanase.
#7 White Tiger Megazord (Mighty Morphing Power Ranger: The Tournament Edition) While perceive as low tier, He carry some advantages. Most of its attack is not nullify even by the likes of Lord Zedd and Ivan Ozze who are notorious for using hitstun to their advantage
#8 White Buffalo (power instinct) while looks like rip off of capcom T.Hawk. This character did not share the fate of him by proving to be better version. He can be played in Varity of ways.
#9. Yuki (Last Blade 2) Don’t let her command set fool you, she’s grappler in shoto disguise. She needs tobe play like grappler since her normal are slow and most of her option can be counter. But once she gets her command grab off she start rolling.
#10.Kanae ( akatsuki Blitzkamp) She the most flesh out grapple character who doesn’t become grappler hybrid like the others.[/details]
honorable mentioning
Tager (Blazblue)
STUN the insect ( Bloody Roar)
Kira (Arcana Hearts)
Shiffon (Daemon bride) …wait is she a grappler? in game about projectile zoning?
Donvalve (Battle Fantasia)
Hakan (Street fighter 4)
Condor ( Crystal legacy/ Breakers revenge)
CereBella ( Skull girls) I should include her but…
Joseph (Jojo bizare adventure)
grapple armed robots (cyber bots).
G-Done (Galaxy fight)
Victor isn’t a grappler if Victor is grappler so is the whole Vampire cast.
Edit: You get more use out of Pyron’s command grab than Victor’s same could be said about Lilith’s ES command grab too. There is also Anak which you have to use quite a bit of tick throw set ups for him. Victor plays more like Boxer than a grappler especially his dash punch in hunter and his ES Charging Head Butt gets rid projectiles.
I always figured Sas was the closest thing to a grappler in vsav, that ice is so damn scary.
Oh you don’t want to play against him in the first game. I often joke that the series was progression of nerfing him.
their command grab is forward or back and mash H
Shermie bitches Shermie
Shermie, Gan, and the one man who can body slam you with his ass cheeks.
Saibaman.
Its grapple can instakill.
Only Yamcha.
Serious answer: Iron Tager from BlazBlue.
Don’t really have much of a top ten, but if Potemkin isn’t number one, your list is shit.
Honorable mention: Bowser (DK’s a bro, too.)
Every time I see that I hear Tom Jones in my head.
“Party time!”, said Spencer as he proceeded to do 80K grapples afterwards.