During the those first two days I could really tell how much those nerves were getting to you and I wanted to help so bad!! And during finals day when you first started popping off I could tell you figured it out. I was, and still am, SO impressed by how quickly you managed to overcome them!! It took me years and years of competing in tournaments to not feel them anymore, and even with all that experience, I was shaking like crazy until finals day. Beating nerves is something that comes with experience, and even with none, you somehow managed to just throw it all aside on the last day. Mindblowing!! I was grinning ear to ear watching you play without that holding you back on the last day, and I'm smiling even harder watching it here now that I get to see the thought process. I love FD signifier, can't wait to see you at EVO!!

@pieTee

15 күн бұрын

eskay in unc FD's comments is the crossover we never knew we needed

@heyleavemealone2574

15 күн бұрын

Love you eskayyyyy

@theelectricant98

15 күн бұрын

The goat is here

@qorpse

15 күн бұрын

It's cliche at this point but the beauty of fighting games is really the friends we've made along the way.

@NoBotOW

15 күн бұрын

@@Eskay_OW 🥹🥹🥹 I love you guys

I feel like FD has a bunch of lore we haven't discovered: bassist in an emo band, knows Esperanto, and own a tricycle. Place your bets now.

@CompletelyBlankPage

15 күн бұрын

"Nerds have they hands in everything." - Lupe Fiasco

@signifiedbsides1129

15 күн бұрын

I May have played drums in a band for about two weeks

@alistairlacaille

14 күн бұрын

I almost got real hype with that Esperanto drop...

@AntonioGarcia-zy5rs

3 күн бұрын

What do you mean BASSIST in an EMO BAND?

FD getting MattMan's name wrong consistently is the most Unc thing he could do. I love it.

@gwen6622

15 күн бұрын

its funny cause MarkMan is a different tekken guy haha

@RoxFontaine

15 күн бұрын

I was Internet friends with MarkMan.

@suros8105

15 күн бұрын

He was also saying Sajam's name wrong during the tournament if I remember correctly, very FD thing to do lmao

@jurischwarzer9877

15 күн бұрын

He is a KZreadr, he can't just pronounce everything currently

@_4_0_4_6

14 күн бұрын

Getting called markman is such a mattman moment

F.D. at the beginning: I'm iaaght.... F.D. at the end: ooooh.....You think Tekken is your friend. You merely adopted the Tekken.... I was boooooorn in it! Molded by it!.....

Sajam mentioning that FD will compete in the Slam was like Cyclops and Ryu's handshake. My worlds collided

@aerodat_

15 күн бұрын

same here man I was barely an FD watcher till the slam happened but seeing an older black man still compete in my current hobby and be nice as fuck at it?? instantly made me a fan I damn near binged his entire channel in the week following the slam lol

@StoneEagle194

15 күн бұрын

Right there with you cuz

@Meowrailigence

15 күн бұрын

exactly this. Saw FD in the Slam and my jaw hit the floor

@gahbunga

15 күн бұрын

I went into the comments of the announcement and we are far from alone good buddy.

@itsbchap9494

15 күн бұрын

FGC Signifier

FD still has that dog in him

@clementinelives

15 күн бұрын

💯💯💯

@sebastianherrera6514

15 күн бұрын

HE WILL FOREVER HAVE THAT DOG IN HIM 🔥🔥🔥

@BernieSandersOfficial

15 күн бұрын

Rowlf

@stephenbrizie5082

15 күн бұрын

Unc of the Iron Fist! edit for Ante Up, the perfect song for for going full Heihachi.

@majortom331

15 күн бұрын

@@stephenbrizie5082 the Leroy Smith of KZread.

FD talking about his realisation in having fun rather than being wrapped up in his own head has the same energy as Rock Lee dropping the weights.

FD said ”I got one more in me”

@DistortedV12

8 күн бұрын

Is he actually "playing" in Evo or just watching the matches??

Finding out FD is a pro gamer is like when you find out that the old guy down the street is secretly an MMA guru

@venicec3310

15 күн бұрын

Lol

@cafesoftie

15 күн бұрын

But he isn't, he's just that asshole who's too good at Tekken and you want to bring him down a peg, but he always knows when to air counter >:( (I was trying to say he's just good at the game, but i decided to turn it into a joke about my insecurity at being bad at video games xD)

@omgkthxbi

14 күн бұрын

for me, living in a punk rock town, its finding out your neighbor is in a very well known band

An old-guy-former-whiz-kid-comes-out-of-retirement-for-one-last-heist story with a wholesome ending? You're gonna get me choked up 🥲

@Setsunako6587

15 күн бұрын

Dang, what a synopsis... now you got ME choked up 🥲💕

@cafesoftie

15 күн бұрын

Could literally be a movie

@stimihendrix3404

14 күн бұрын

sounds like an isekai

FD nerding out about a fighting game event while wearing a Napoleon Blownapart shirt is just peak content. The passion for the game is just so energizing. I wish you good luck on your Evo run

Regular FD Viewer checking in to say: Watching your joy at playing video games is perfectly cool to mix in with the other content you do. I'm here for it all.

@goob8945

15 күн бұрын

Same I’ve been enjoying the Tekken pro arc lol. Hopefully we get an EVO video

FD will be in Top 6, book it.

You know you're a Tekken player when you called mattman markman

@MikeNmurdoc

13 күн бұрын

The whole time i was like... I thought Markman played King, til I checked the names LOL. GGs regardless FD

I'm here because of the Sajam Slam. After the tournament I started looking up all the participants and eventually stumbled upon your content. I'm now a massive fan of you and your content.

@BobDole1216

15 күн бұрын

Welcome to the fanclub! Glad to have you in here

I am genuinely so proud man. How could any young black man not support and respect Signified. Keep going, you are great man.

@kapow916

14 күн бұрын

His knowledge positivity and interests have drawed me to his channel. Another dope player is Lil Majin (king player). All around good soul

Unc is going to EVO letsgoooooo!

That moment with Fairlight is definitely the funniest moment in the tournament but the 2nd funniest was during a match between F.D and LazyMattMan where F.D's controller disconnected. He yelled "MAH CONTROLLER!!!" and I was cracking up laughing.

@stereokuuji

15 күн бұрын

The memory replayed in my head Bro I'm dying 😂

As a League/TFT fan seeing "FD vs BoxBox" is deeply surreal! Hope you have a great time at EVO 😊

@fistybaby9489

15 күн бұрын

Ok, so it was THAT box box lmao. I used to watch him all the time back in season 5 of league but I haven’t seen anything from him sense. When did he start playing Tekken?

@ilowiriawan3364

15 күн бұрын

@@fistybaby9489 basically at the launch of tekken 8. i think he played sf6 before too

@erk8520

14 күн бұрын

As someone who grew up playing competitive Smash, Tekken, and being a Diamond League player, it was hilariously surreal watching FD vs Box Box's Asuka (my main), dressed up as Ness lol.

@StakeFromJateFarm

14 күн бұрын

Imagine self identifying as a "League fan" 🤢🤮

@erk8520

14 күн бұрын

@@StakeFromJateFarm it ain't that bad lol. There's far worst games and fanbases out there. We just like to shit on league.

Unc had so much fun he had to tell us…shit is genuinely wholesome.❤

When FD instant climbed to top 1000 in a week I knew dude was nasty. EVO nasty though? LETS GO UNC

Lil Bill gonna interfere with a steel chair

@fangsabre

15 күн бұрын

Gonna pull up like Metal King

You'd be surprised how many old dogs are in the Tekken scene who can still fold you with the full King throw combo...

Im so mad that not only do I have absolutely no interest in fighting video games, but your narrating style is so good that I’m actually gonna tune in on July 18th and root for your over explaining ass

@zucchinigreen

2 күн бұрын

Same lol. I'm here for the journey, and I can't wait for the highlights

FD in his Muten Roshi era.

@dopey473

15 күн бұрын

Literally

I'm 36, I used to go to local Florida fighting game tournaments in my twenties. I still game with my friends so as an older man, I'll be rooting for you, brotha. EVO is literally my favorite summer event. My homies and I have watched together every year since 2011.

I'm glad FD shouts out MattMan, because the dude was playing out of his mind in every set, FD was the only one who made it look close. it felt like team Brawlpro was the only team with two pros. Maybe FD just wants to play like a 'normal person', but MattMan sure didn't look like a 'normal person' playing, except for a few moments like against FD.

@goldenboy_808

15 күн бұрын

Mattman is so good now he’s reached the top rank and regularly plays with his coach as an equal

@magicalgirl1296

13 күн бұрын

Well not the only one who made it look close. That Alisa player named Amaz (who was one of the players FD was beating up in his final day run montage I might add) is the only player in both Slams to give Mattman a tournament loss.

As a local fighting game guru, arcade kid, turned career man, turned to video essay consumer, I'm so excited for you. I've only been to EVO once, but it was a really affirming old man experience.

Tampa Never Sleeps has fantastic weekly tourneys with some pretty legit contenders every week. I'd love to see you pop up! It would be pretty great practice with both high skill opponents and being in the fgc spotlight.

@laxdemon13

15 күн бұрын

FD sliding into TNS would actually get me to watch Tekken 8. I watch TNS all the time but for SF6 content. I’m thinking of picking up T8 now. Going from 2D to 3D is a bit intimidating though.

my man had every old head excuse in the book! nah vlog that trip man its a once in a lifetime experience like you said, document it! enjoy sunday too man.

Couldn’t believe tuning into Coney playing and seeing FD, great tourney

@DudeWithTheNose

15 күн бұрын

i think my brain would break if i experienced that

I watch your content, I made the logo for Sajam Slam (he's the homie), love to see my worlds collide like this. I know your core audience maybe isn't here for this, but glad you're sharing it

Was looking into new controller for my brother after he wore out the Hori controller I gave him years ago, went and bought a Sajam Slam edition leverless controller for my brother after you posted you were in Sajam Slam, thanks FD 😊

Bruh, I ended up buying Tekken 8 because of your participation in the tourney and I've been grinding ever since. I'm an older gamer as well, 34, and my first fighting game was Tekken 2, but I never played past passing the controller on the couch with my cousins/siblings. Super casual. Actually learning how to play Tekken 8 has been great though! Learning frames, positioning, counterhits and electrics has been very rewarding. Hoping to hit red ranks soon!

I'm so glad we got an actual tournament report from you, I didn't expect that. The whole event was a ton of fun, and I hope you have an amazing time at EVO.

As Sajam said, a lot of people thought team Brawlpro won the first tournament because they saw the Conney clip of him popping off at Brawlpro winning his match and thought it was the grand finals lol.

This EVO arc has been a pleasant surprise, I found your channel by chance because your of Hip Hop videos. But seeing you going to EVO is awesome. Show them what a Tekken veteran is made of FD.

I was so excited when I saw your name for the Sajam Slam 2

I’ve replayed you ducking that jab dozens of times, and you followed it up with a clean finish. I jumped out of my chair when I first saw it, absolutely insane. Love seeing new and unexpected sides to people I watch; can’t wait to see what you do at Evo!

This is told like a sports documentary and I love it. It's my two favorite words colliding

Unc bouta turn EVO into the Fifth International ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

12:10 reminds me of my first (and only) taekwondo tournament. My body just wouldn't move like I had practiced for so long. Kicks barely coming out, footwork was terrible, just getting plain embarrassed in the sparring. Referee was calling me on bullshit. Got soundly outpointed and was so discouraged and disillusioned that I pretty much lost all motivation to continue training. I do occasionally miss those days of practicing TKD, but I find that my motivations when I was a teen weren't all that healthy mentally.

This tournament had a lot of cool stuff in it. I’ve only seen highlights, but it really makes me appreciate fighting games even just as a spectator sport. This is beautiful!

This is such a gaggy crossover for me! Bc I play Overwatch and that’s how I know about Eskay, so knowing that y’all competed in this together after also watching your videos for years is wiiiild

You fucking rock man. Have fun, whoop all the ass. You earned and deserved this and I can't wait to see you in Sajam Slam 3 taking the top spot

GO WIN EVO UNC

Love Eskay, she's seemingly always down to improve. I remember watching her get movement tips from wrthcrw in overwatch thinking like "damn, usually I only see t1 hopefuls get coaching from wrthcrw". Such a crazy thing yo. See you at evo man, make some vlogs while you're there.

Did not know much about you before the tournament, but seeing all that experience come into play on that last day was hype. It was like all the pieces were coming together, all you had to do was floor it, and that you did.

Excited for this. Also excited for the breakdown of the battle and the cultural analysis. I check everyday 😅. Mad respect for contending with the reflexes of the younger generation.

Loooool if you happen to meet him please get a photo with Core A Gaming.

@daveL-ff3sp

15 күн бұрын

FYI his name is Gerald.

@rsotuyo15

15 күн бұрын

​@@daveL-ff3sp Yeah I know but most know him as the channel, Gerald is a common name

Brawlpro's team didn't win the first Sajam Slam. They came 2nd, but they clutched out a big win for the EVO qualification and the videos they cut focused around that. That's where the viral moment where Coney pops off at Brawlpro's victory yelling "My coach, my idol, my King" comes from. It was just Mandela effect from there lol, I think Sajam even introduced them as tournament one winners at some point iirc.

I love fighting games, and I watched pretty much all of Sajam Slam. Watching you on Phi's team was super fun, and after watching KatLink is now my goat

FGC creators & F.D. crossover is unexpected & awesome. Good luck man!

I was at Only The Best in Turin this year, a few weeks ago. The atmosphere was electrifying and that event, despite being the biggest in Italy, is only a fraction of EVO, so I can only imagine what this experience will be for ya. Good luck FD, Tekken pros are killer.

Did a really great job during the tournament. Was really great to see and a hell of a team comeback in the end. Much respect here from one of the Katlink mod team members.

As a long time overwatchh fan (unfortunately), it makes me so happy hearing about how well eskay did and your impression of her. she's the best ☺️ she does the overwatch community proud

I'll be cheering you on from Argentina Fd! just don't forget to fix your controller 😅

Unc had to hit himself with the dracula flow real quick. "They must have amnesia, they forgot that I'm HIM."

Unc dropped the nebula ad so smooth, I ain’t even see it coming 😂.

I was so hype seeing you and Eskay ended up on the same team. I'm so glad this worked out well for you, doing as well as you did with less experience in a live tournament setting is actually really good. You should be really proud, it was legendary!

Old Man FD having fun. Love this wholesome content 😌

Let’s go FD! It was so cool to see you in the Slam

I'm glad you overcame that mental barrier of tourney nerves and locked in that final day. So sick to see. Fair warning, in person nerves are different different and the crowd might be wild, but hopefully the college experience gives you what you need for EVO. Seeing you compete in Sajam Slam was really cool, I'm happy you had the opportunity.

FD, say it with your chest. It's gonna be light work at EVO! From another old head gamer who doesn't have it anymore, I'm glad your fire still burns. The old heads are with you!

LET'S FUCKIN GOOOO!!! Edit: Just finished the video! Seeing you able to participate in the Sajam Slam and tbh just seeing you play Tekken and have such a passion for it is such a wonderful experience to see. I hope you kill it at Evo and I hope you are able to do more Tekken content in the future. If not I'm definitely gonna cherish this ride!

: WoolieVS FD Signifier collab on Get Into Fighting Games WHEN

@segara04

15 күн бұрын

👀👀👀👀👀👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿. In the words of Neyo, "the best thing I never knew I needed"

I’m losing my mind man, this isn’t even some kind of exciting crossover, it’s legit that moment in the movie when the fighter in the ring stands up after getting knocked down, and keeps going. Please keep it up F.D, you’re an inspiration 🙏

this is some crazy ass crossover that i didnt expected. as a FGC member and a FD watcher i was "WHAT????, THATS SO FUCKING COOL"

I watched the first Sajam Slam, started watching some occasional PhiDX vids, and every night's stream of Sajam Slam 2 because of your communtiy posts... and I've played a collective 2 hours of Tekken Tag 2. Nonetheless it's been a really fun world to peer into and cheering you on all the way through to Grand Finals was sooooo fun. Thanks for all the top-tier entertainment, video essays and otherwise

ive never played fighting games in my life but they are always so interesting to hear about/watch, i try to catch baaulp's hosting of EVO every yaer so i hope i got to see you play! good luck!

FD! We were watching your matches in our house and we popped off when yall made it to Evo! I'll be following your journey in a couple weeks. Fighting games are still peak after all these years.

You’re actually only in my algorithm because of the FGC, and I am actually grateful. I am also an old man that loves Tekken, and this almost choked me up. I didn’t know a tournament scene existed when I was young enough to have the time to participate. Now that life has such a tight grip on me, I feel like I missed out on something I really could’ve loved. You get to go back and do that, and I think that’s really great. Well done, and have a great time at Evo.

I was so happy to see you and eskay on the same team and hearing the stories was everything i wanted. Goodluck for Evo! have a fucking blast

Let's go, FD! I'm heading to Evo with my son this year too. See you there!

it was so hype to see you playing on the slam, it was like two world colliding for me also how hyped everyone was about the way you played! time to win EVO now

As a vegas local, I'm more than pumped to see you at Evo. I just got into your channel this year and learned plenty. Looking forward to next week

This is an insane intersaction of my favorite things and I love it!

I watched your run live, Phi was a great coach as always but theres no doubt that you were that groups anchor. Chips were down, you were always able to clutch out a victory. It was awesome man.

this is so funny I'm literally a yt girl who lives on the other side of the globe, and while watching and being interested in all your educational content is one thing, but I really didn't expect to be so invested in the plot of this particular video and cheering at the end of it, not being into gaming at all. Congratulations!!!

god ur fucking awesome FD, was really happy to hear ur name being mentioned as a competitor in the 2nd sajam slam

Seeing Eskay and FD together is a crossover i could not have guessed in 1000 years

FD and Eskay crossover are two corners of my youtube bubble that I never thought would collide

Congrats FD! Looking forward to hearing more about your experience at EVO.

Over the last year since a bit before the release of SF6 I've been getting into fighting games again after having a really bad experience take me out of them. Since around the end of 2021 I've been following your content and exploring other creators as I've began to inform myself better about social issues I care about. So, I was clearly very excited when you got to participate in the second Sajam Slam. Having this intersection between you and one of my favorite game series is extremely fun to say the least. It's a really good time, and I'll always be here for any FGC content you put out.

I really hope you like it enough to go back! They are gonna love you there!

as a big fan of you and eskay, watching both of your videos about sajam slam has been such an incredible treat and it's so surreal

Thank you for this video, FD. I'm turning 36 on Saturday and needed a reminder that I can never put a time limit on my wildest dreams. You just never know. Congrats on making it to Evo, man!

Its crazy to me that my favorite vtuber (Dokibird) and my favorite youtuber (YOU) met in a fighting game tournament of all things. And im happy for you, FD lets goooo

FD bout to pop out and show em those combos

This is so cool. I'm glad you were able to get that info about The Yips, and were able to reach into yourself for that wellspring of FUN. I am inspired.

YEEEEES! One of my favorite youtubers making a personal video essay about my favorite fighting game! this is so cool!

Im waiting to hear Tastey Steve say, "Make Some Noise!!!!!" When FD makes it to Top 8.

so fucking good man. takes me back to getting my ass whooped harder than I ever though possible at smash bros

Dog I was a huge tekken fan AND a big abolitionist so hearing you got in the Sajam Slam was sick as hell

I really love the “Breadtuber (I’m sorry) plays video games” sub-genre. This stuff is genuine af

Lowkey got back into fighting games when you started posting about tekken last year, this is so exciting!

When I saw Eskay do that double electric combo in the tournament, I was immediately humbled. She was supposed to be the first seed on the team…fr that was hype

You and Foreign have finally gotten me over the line. I subscribed to Nebula because of the quality of your work, wasn’t going to give KZread my dollars to stop the ads since creators are so limited in their ability to platform what they really find valuable for us as consumers of your content to unlearn and learn from. So thank you 🙏🏽 I send my son another black nerd gamer (built like you and has a bundle of sweetness, tolerance and good will for other humans) your videos. 😊🙏🏽

This is just so awesome! I’m extra excited for EVO now!

I love that I found your page and then to find another page of yours with only tekken. As someone else who has been playing tekken since the beginning this gave me such joy to discover. I will be watching the tournament