The Story of Tokido
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There are few people who can truly claim to be legends. And even fewer who can live up to the meaning of the word.
Tokido is perhaps the most decorated fighting game player in history. With Top 8 placements in over a dozen different games over his career, he is one of the greatest players the fighting games community has ever seen.
Tokido has spent most of his career in Daigo’s shadow. He’s dedicated his life to perfecting his craft. All in his quest to become something many believe he already is.
This is his story.
Written By: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited By: Daniel Cole (@RandomTens)
Narrated By: Colin McNeil (@McNeilColin)
Graphics Support: Diego Bernal
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These fgc vids are 90% why im subbed to you guys
@jzFIFA
5 жыл бұрын
oh yeah yeah
@joshtown9504
5 жыл бұрын
True
@nicololagravinese9884
5 жыл бұрын
Hello there brother
@Aryan-ms4tx
5 жыл бұрын
@@nicololagravinese9884 it has begun
@nicololagravinese9884
5 жыл бұрын
Aryan Ata, this site soon will belong to us.
You cut the best part. When Daigo destroyed him in Kemonomichi event, Tokido said that he always wants to beat Daigo, atleast in the game. And he'll keep coming back for more. Tokido loses, the tension in the room reaches its peak so Daigo have to allevate some of that, He lightheartedly said: But you've already beaten me in everything outside of it. Tokido just got praise from the legend he has been chasing since the beginning, the man whom he looked up to. And in that moment, Tokido cried. That's what I called manly tears.
@willing4sth
5 жыл бұрын
dude no, Daigo means "You can beat me another day but yet once again, not this time son. Try harder."
@akshaybhagat1427
5 жыл бұрын
and we r so idle to watch this also : D
@RichterBelmont2235
5 жыл бұрын
@@willing4sth That was Diego Umejuarez, his Mexican cousin.
@cmolodiets
5 жыл бұрын
Daigo is the only legend.
@ray-kv1ci
5 жыл бұрын
where's a video of it?
Many praises have already been said, but I just want to thank his dad for giving him that first push to play a tournament overseas. Great parent there to support what your kid wants. Tokido is amazing regarding academics as well anyway. Bet his dad knew that too.
@donaldmokgale3123
5 жыл бұрын
this is incredibly potent, many blessings to you for this message.
Tokido's impact on the fgc is something so great
after watching, I’m a little bit disappointed that you didn’t mention his measuring tape for the optimal distance from monitor to his seating
@itsme924
5 жыл бұрын
Wait what? Can you explain?
@vipergecko03
5 жыл бұрын
Tokido always plays at the same distance from the screen and uses a measuring tape. It ensures his footsies are on point
@dane17eduard
5 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5uMuKd7iMTenNI.html
@WGT-ns6yd
5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, hahahah XD
@grapie93
5 жыл бұрын
It's just a gag tokido played. he has the murder face but he has a sense of humour. should also watch the Jenga match he played . the best Jenga game ever played.
Prestigious is kinda an understatement for Tokyo U, getting into it is like getting into Cambridge or MIT you literally need to be the top 1% of the top 1% to even considering being accepted
@wyrw
5 жыл бұрын
But those extracurricular credentials of being a multi EVO champ surely gave him an edge XD
@CtrlAltRetreat
3 жыл бұрын
@@wyrw Long time necro, but for anyone else thinking that, todai doesn't work like that. It's a true meritocracy, entry is based solely on the results of a single monstrous test where you only get one chance a year and if you fail the first time, you get pretty much permanently stuck as literally 'ronin' from that point on. If you make the cut and the cut is entirely your score vs every other test taker that year with a hard cut when they run out of slots. Once in, it becomes quite difficult to lose your place, but going for it is putting a lot on the line, especially since the tests are scheduled about the same time so you have to make a real hard judgement call as to which universities you want to try for. You might think it's irrelevant to you, but it's open to anyone, foreigners included and if you think you're good enough, you might be able to take it. My dad is a tokyo daigaku graduate and it changed the arc of his entire life. He is not from Japan and went entirely for an education he would never have had the opportunity to have in his home nation.
Daigo Parry got me into SF, Tokido made me stay.
@shazamsakazaki
5 жыл бұрын
Best quote
@garbagetier4078
5 жыл бұрын
Tokido is a deity, but Daigo is forever my god.
@hexdoingthings
5 жыл бұрын
S A M E
@iishyxvietxboyii1
4 жыл бұрын
@@floofiekun1875 100% agree!!!@@
@ShaunDelier
4 жыл бұрын
JWong got me into SF, Tokido made me play Akuma and stay
Tokido is one of my favorite esport player of all time. The story between him and Daigo is like those Japanese manga: He decide to become a pro player instead of studying his Med Master because Daigo announced to be the 1st pro player in Japan, he always want to prove he become stronger than Daigo, fail many time but never give up. Also what his definition of "Legend" in FGC is amazing. There is one time a reporter ask him this question, Tokido said: If there is an alien came to Earth, and it challenge 1 human to play SFV, if he/she lose, we all extinct, who will you gonna call? Tokido answer with even he will call Daigo to save the Earth, and Tokido said he hopes some day it will be him, that's what he call a "Legend"
@kanzatoshin5938
5 жыл бұрын
which interview was it?
@rjg27
5 жыл бұрын
Dude, Daigo and Tokido are literally All Might and Deku. WTF
@willn8664
4 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is there are actually mangas of these two in Japan.
@josec.6394
4 жыл бұрын
@@willn8664 I need the sauce for that
Thanks for doing a video on one of the GOAT's of fighting games and one of my favorite players! :D
honestly while i dont play them or even follow them much, these FGC videos are some of my favorite as most of these players have just the longest and most heartfelt background stories imaginable, from people growing up poor and using a local arcade as a get away from home, to not knowing if your parents trust your choice of what you wanna pursue to so much more, the history with these players is just not what you see with a lot of the FPS community, and I love every minute of these videos,
He doesn't want to be a legend, he wants to be THE legend.
@exalmer14
5 жыл бұрын
I would argue He already is
I'm Japanese and I'm happy that you made a story on a Japanese player at least modernly I haven't seen every story on the channel
@surumeman7195
5 жыл бұрын
このチャンネルマジでいいビデオいっぱいあるから見るとええで。 ウメハラのもやってなかったかなたしか
@ygoproygopro7585
5 жыл бұрын
They did one on Tokido before this, it was about his evo run at 2017
@Voicelet
5 жыл бұрын
@@surumeman7195 There is one about Daigo, titled: 'The Story of Daigo Umehara: The Beast,' but it was old. He hasn't had one in this format yet.
@surumeman7195
5 жыл бұрын
@@Voicelet yeah just checked. He hasn't accomplished much lately anyway
@japy6700
5 жыл бұрын
いやー 日本人がいて嬉しいw
"fighting game... is somesing so great" best line of 2019 and we just started.
@Jirudoggu
4 жыл бұрын
More like 2017 but ok
@myboy_
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jirudoggu lol what a fool
Even though Tokido has beaten Daigo in tournaments before, the FT10 loss was still so devastating to him because the FT10 format is Daigo's greatest category, stamina and adapation. FT3's are like sprints, while FT10 is a grueling marathon, it tests the player's mental fortitude and sheer experience in adapting and reading the opponent. Like how Daigo's Vampire Hunter streak of 286 wins on a single coin demonstrated, Daigo has monstrous mental stamina and concentration, he is able to stay on peak performance for extremely long amounts of time. No one has ever beaten Daigo in an FT10 except Fuudo, which Daigo promptly defeated in a rematch. Daigo is too busy nowadays to do extensive training for tournaments, however if he knows who his single opponent is, he can study and learn his opponent like nobody else can, in a way he is like the Batman of fighting games, he is unbeatable with prep time. Until Tokido can beat him in an FT10, the format which Daigo excels in, Tokido will always see him a mountain whose peak he has yet to defeat.
@jjandre7032
5 жыл бұрын
Itazan beat diago in a ft10 like last year
@mikemike5355
5 жыл бұрын
Andre Fenton Itazan is also a crazy guy. That's why he won EVO 2 times,
@anonimous8457
5 жыл бұрын
Prep time daigo is the final boss
@sourapple7831
3 жыл бұрын
Tokido just did it right?
Holy shit. Tokido Was in the Tokyo University? And you say he chose to drop out from master? That is still impressive. Getting into that U is not easy.
@zzy8811
5 жыл бұрын
Yep, so in China his nickname is "Tokyo U", just to show how smart he is
Tokido is already a legend. His loss to Daigo and seeing him cry was heart breaking. But like legends, you can't keep him down.
13:08 Narrator : But It was to support the one thing he always cared about-- Me : His family Narrator : Fighting games Me : -__-
This guys is one of the true legends of fighting games hands down
I actually like his english - especially when he says "farthuuuurrrrr"
@giwigeraldi126
5 жыл бұрын
His engrish?
@phangz8394
5 жыл бұрын
Don't u mean "you actuary rike his engrish." hehe But forreal, I like it too and its great he's trying to get better.
@epiclifemovement2924
5 жыл бұрын
@@giwigeraldi126 😂
@RichterBelmont2235
5 жыл бұрын
DID JU RIKE IT?
@oliverocket
5 жыл бұрын
At least he tries Daigo doesn’t care
I love Tokido's passion and how he always being strict to himself to be the best. I am a huge Daigo's fan but when I saw the fight against Tokido at Kemonomichi and saw him crying, I realized his true passion. It was beautiful.
Some people shoot for the moon, Tokido shot for the sun.
Tokido was amazing in King of Fighters 13
I love how Tokido gives his interview in English. And he was so good in many games. Legend. 🙌
Tokido doesn't realise how many people study his tactics. I keep on watching and watching and strive to have the same mindset. Thanks for all the crazy moments. You are already a legend. And great video !
Man, Tokido is so inspirational ! The way he strives for victory to live up to the name his grand father gave him, the way he wants to be the greatest despite already being a legend, the way he always has the fans in mind with his gimmicks, his lifestyle, his humility, and to top it off, he could go to one of the best university of Japan and the world while being a master of multiple fighting games. Literally everything about this man is great ! Thanks for this video.
i'm not crying, you're crying
@bvausch1
5 жыл бұрын
Gabriele Hu i cried so did punk!
@willn8664
5 жыл бұрын
Hung Nguyen so did James Chen
@bvausch1
5 жыл бұрын
The Hollanesian oh. he always does...
The Kobe to Daigo's Jordan. One of the greatest to ever do it.
this inspired me to start playing street fighter seriously again i used to be a regular player and my history with street fighter has been a bit different than the other players. by the time i was beginning to play video games there were no arcades around me i heard stories from my brother about how he used to sneak out of school to play kof, double dragon (the fighting game based off the terrible movie)cadillacs and dinosaurs, final fight etc.. but he always used to talk about street fighter 2 and i used to listen to his stories awestruck. few years later when i got my PC, i immediately started looking for ways to play the games my brother told me stories about. i found out about emulation and mugen games then found a website (the fighters generation) that had game and character reviews from games i didnt even know existed. browsing that website and playing every fighting game that i could get my hands on quickly became my new hobby those games were old but the 2d sprite animations aged really well the keyboard became my preferred controller and i never could figure out how to play the charge characters like chun-li balrog or vega until much later (they were actually simpler in some areas) i did manage to find some arcades afterwards (where i used to play cross-handed) i kept playing until life happened....
@dorkasaurus_rex
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, nice story bro. Never give up. Fighting games are for life
Daigo destroying tokido in practice for kemonomichi against infiltration sparked tokido's desire to be the best, Daigo being tokido's motivation for perfection, and finally challenging Daigo in kemonomichi after being crowned first in the world, but only to be destroyed again. Tokido will forever chase after the back of Daigo, and there is no better story in esports than this.
@somerandomguyfromthebeyond1821
5 жыл бұрын
Tokido v Daigo is the closest we have to irl Ryu v Ken
man... the humility that Tokido presents and the way he speaks about Daigo... makes me wish there was a long running FGC manga out there that tells their story. It's really amazing to see this kind of conduct in a community that often highlights bravado and trash talk. I think this video just made me a Tokido fan for life.
27:13 - this segment onwards is so sweet not just for gamers but people going through rough patches in life
I LOVE YOU TOKIDO thanks for making this video 😭😭😭😭
I will always be a fan of Tokido! I was first exposed to him back in EVO 2002. Seventeen years later and he is still amazing. One of the 5 Gods in Japan and a legend forever.
Man this made shed a tear, ive been following this guy since SF4 vanilla all the way to his evo win in sf5. Truly incredible resilience and inspiration. Major life lessons here. His character is a marvel.
I've met Tokido at a industry event and the man is very humble and awesome
and when Punk said that he is not in his best mindset for last year's EVO, i think it's safe to say that Shun Goku Satsu did it's job very well in a narrative way. That move destroyed Punk's soul.
I've been watching you guys for what feels like years and this is probably my favorite video you guys have put out. I don't even play fighting games besides the occasional Smash Bros with my friends.
Cant belive people voted sonic fox on the game awards Tokido was a no brainer
@willn8664
5 жыл бұрын
Sonicfox is great at multiple fighting games as well. I think if Tokido continued to play the other games instead of just Street Fighter he would have had more votes. The guy is obviously still good at other games as seen when he made it to 2 Top 8 finishes in King of Fighters XIII at EVO. One of them being in Grand Finals when he lost to Xiaohai who he had a close game with if I remember correctly.
@hellknightf1
5 жыл бұрын
@@willn8664 yeah i guess Sonicfox has more exposure, its still a shame
@hellknightf1
5 жыл бұрын
@@kagerou254 yeh but you see its a contest of gamers not of whos form the most under represented comunity.
@tonyb3123
5 жыл бұрын
It was fighting game player of the year, so really mostly about the year's accomplishments as opposed to an entire career spanning many years. And yeah, in terms of 2018 Sonic Fox was definitely the best.
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat
5 жыл бұрын
Tokido is the legend, however nobody else achieved as much as Sonicfox in 2018 alone, he is a prodigy in fighting games, nobody can deny that.
Funny thing even Daigo said to Tokido that he's the best after that FT10 and didn't feel satisfied what a legend
@stilmaho
5 жыл бұрын
If I'm not mistaken what Daigo said was: "You already beat me in every other thing." Meaning, Tokido is more successful in everything than Daigo but fighting games. He had a better education, black belt in karate etc. I think in Daigo's mind the only success he ever had was in fighting games, but while Tokido has a successful career in fighting games, he is also successful (or at least more successful) in every other thing. And later Tokido said, they were fighting to determide the better player so their life outside of that fight doesn't matter.
@Tucanazo69
5 жыл бұрын
@@stilmaho Yeah I remember that both are awesome in their own way imho
@stilmaho
5 жыл бұрын
@@kagerou254 I wouldn't say that it applies to other fighting games. While he is not playing them anymore, Daigo was a beast in every other fighting game he played. He gave Ogawa (who was considered the best player then if Im not mistaken) a run for his money in a Guilty Gear Xrd exhibition match. Nuki also likes to mention how good Daigo was in Darkstalkers back then, winning every tournament he entered. He is a man worth of the name Beast in any 2D fighting game he takes seriously for sure. But sadly he doesn't seem to have enough time for other games anymore and he is getting older.
@willn8664
5 жыл бұрын
Daigo is just the master of FT10's.
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat
5 жыл бұрын
Even though Tokido has beaten Daigo in tournaments before, the FT10 loss was still so devastating to him because the FT10 format is Daigo's greatest category, stamina and adapation. FT3's are like sprints, while FT10 is a grueling marathon, it tests the player's mental fortitude and sheer experience in adapting and reading the opponent. Like how Daigo's Vampire Hunter streak of 286 wins on a single coin demonstrated, Daigo has monstrous mental stamina and concentration, he is able to stay on peak performance for extremely long amounts of time. No one has ever beaten Daigo in an FT10 except Fuudo, which Daigo promptly defeated in a rematch. Daigo is too busy nowadays to do extensive training for tournaments, however if he knows who his single opponent is, he can study and learn his opponent like nobody else can, in a way he is like the Batman of fighting games, he is unbeatable with prep time. Until Tokido can beat him in an FT10, the format which Daigo excels in, Tokido will always see him a mountain whose peak he has yet to defeat.
He's one of the most iconic players in the industry. I bet anyone who has devoted their time on SF5 competitive footage can recognized his Akuma in first glance. His air fireball is unique.
After watching this. This gave me inspiration. I recommend doing a video on tekken pros like Knee, Qudans, JDCR or Rangchu
good lord this video was just awesome. he seems really like a nice, smart and humble guy. i already love him
YESSSSS!!!!!! Finally I’ve been waiting for so long
I don't watch fighting games, but Tokido seems like a wholesome dude
FINALLLLLYYYYYYY I’ve been waiting for this ever since I found this channel... his English is better than I thought it would be as well.
Man, what a vid. You guys consistently put out great stories of some of the best pros in esports/fgc. I hope this quality keeps up in every vid. I look forward to more vids of the stories of some of the fgc's best. You guys deserve a lot of praise.
Some say that Tokido still wanders the Earth, searching for the most powerful opponents to challenge his strength.
@Shirohige4yonko
5 жыл бұрын
Dude when I hear that I think of himura kenshin from samurai x haha. Wandering the country looking for the strongest
He also pretty much invented the vortex with Akuma is SFIV which transformed the way that game was played.
@lilskunkmeat6976
5 жыл бұрын
Leonard McDougall what's the vortex
@IamLe7nny
5 жыл бұрын
@@lilskunkmeat6976 The vortex is essentially a series of knock downs. And during an opponents knockdown the offensive player creates an ambiguous setup, forcing the knockdown opponent into a guessing situation. For example does he block left or right? If the defending player guesses wrong he then eats a combo which generally ends in another knockdown and the process is repeated again and again. It gets much deeper than that and if done correctly can be a nightmare to deal with. Tokido perfected the vortex style with Akuma, which eventually created a sort of meta in sfiv. Although I don't think it started in sfiv, it definitely became one of the most effective styles of play.
@lilskunkmeat6976
5 жыл бұрын
Leonard McDougall thank you
@dylancross1039
5 жыл бұрын
@@IamLe7nny Isn't that why USF4 or Tubo was released?
@IamLe7nny
5 жыл бұрын
@@dylancross1039 yeah that's right, they created new mechanics in the game to deal with the vortex in ultra
Once again you have produce another great video.
These videos are well documented and amazing. Good Job!
For me tokido is such an inspiration of dedication and hard work. Most people would be satisfied with what he's achived. But he's still is pushing for more.
"Tokido... is someone so great."
A legend was born but it is yet to end.
Wow what a legendary vid for a great humble man and a legend in this beautiful community thx guys great job 👍
NICE VIDEO! I'm so excited just by watching those moments!
I love the way and the passion you can feel in his voice when he says "Fighting Game"
incredible video. great work on this, one of the best videos by far.
Even his documentary is Godlike.
This is great! Thanks so much for this video!
Maxmillian Dood got me into fighting games, TOKIDO got me addicted to it.
This video deserves 1M views, its just that its 32 minutes that discourages people to watch it...
Low tier god be like “what a scrub”
@bluejay6956
4 жыл бұрын
Because of his jealousy; he never win his first tournament in his lifetime, accept the Master of ragequite.
God I love this series. So many great stories I would of never known unless I was apart of that actual scene. Well done theScore
He is the best right now. But its tight competitions right now. Tokidos consistency to always in high level performance in every tournament prove that he is the best
Probably my favorite fighting game competitor. Very inspiring person.
Some really good editing on this video, I really enjoyed it thanks
God damn, this video is so damn thorough in covering everything, I LOVE it!
Tokido is one of the few JP 2D Gods that has learned English. Rightly so.. he went to Todai afterall.
I remember when I first discovered Street Fighter in the summer of 2015, It was the end of my freshman year, I had only been out of school for maybe a week when I saw the "Games For Gold" section on my Xbox 360, the only good free game I saw for June was: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. I had previously known it in the past from watching the notorious DarkSydePhil from 2008 - 2012 (Age 8 - 12) I knew of the gameplay a little bit from watching DSP, but it had been a few years since I watched him or anything about Street Fighter in years... So I decided to try it out. Within a month I went from having no knowledge of the game to having a full knowledge of all the character's moves and strategies to beat players consistently. I loved the fast gameplay, the many easy to learn moves and combos, the large roster of characters, but most importantly I was addicted to the feeling of beating another smart player through sheer real time skill and reflexes. I turned out to be a natural when it came to learning the characters of the game, by the end of the summer I had a C Rank with a half a dozen characters, along with a few dozen nice replays. I miss that game, I played it for a year and I got kinda bored of it and just moved on. It's been 2 and a half years since I last played a Street Fighter game, I might try to pickup Street Fighter V and get back into it, although I prefer SF4's style over SF5.
Finally!!! Love thrown at my favorite FG player. Thank you for making this special. #ToKiDo
When I need a little motivation I watch Tokido related videos to help motivate myself, this one especially.
what a great video. really enjoyed it
Got to meet him at Canada cup 2018. Such a humble person.
Tokido is a legend, so good at so many diff games
Great stuff guys! I really enjoyed it!
The Raging Demon himself
Im really happy you gave Tokido the time in this video he so deserves. Whether he feels he is or not, he is absolutely a legend, or one of the gods, of the FGC, and is one of my personal favorite individual stories. Many stories told are those that sailed to great heights easily due to skill or lack of competition, but Tokido is a great case of never giving up on yourself and never settling.
Thanks for this great video! It's funny how in almost all of these highlight clips, James Chen is screaming his brains out.
His English has improved so much. So stoked for tokido !
Tokido doing the raging demon pose in front of the camera made him one of my favorite players
I love how he takes his time with talking. We can tell hes learning but hes at an impressive stage with speaking English. Speed comes naturally.
Tokido is so inspirational, he may look like the demon he plays, with his murderface, but seeing him also showing emotions, being happy, smiling and even crying, really makes him human and relatable. Daigo often looks emotion-less - I think he really looks neutral in his attitude, he has a better poker face than Tokido, not varying very much in his range of expressions and emotions... Daigo is the emotion-less God, and Tokido is in fact the sensitive Demon... even if he tries to hide it behind his murderface mask... They are 2 sides of the same coin imho, Tokido is the Vegeta to Daigo's Goku... Even if he wins everything and is crowned best fighting game player of all time, he will never be satisfied until he beats Daigo...
These documentary are really great. Thanks fro that.
He managed to get into Tokyo University? He became a legend right there.
he might have lost his championship spot in 2018, but a legend in my heart forever.
Tokido is the GOAT and seemingly an amazing and kind person. He's someone anybody who is interested in any competitive gaming should look up to.
Amazing job. Thank you!
I remember watching that SFIV Canada Cup set against Fuudo. As a Fei Long player I was always a supporter of Fuudo, but after that amazing set Tokido had earned a new fan. What people don't realize is that they met earlier in the top 8 during that tournament as well and it had all the markings of being a classic. They actually had 2 of the greatest sets ever in one tournament.
I have been a Daigo fan since Evo 37, but I will always have love for Tokido.His passion and unyielding drive gets me every time.
these long documentary style vids are by far the best content on this channel.
Tokido's english is a national treasure. Protect him at all costs.
Great video as always
In my opinion tokido embodies the fgc. He wears his heart on his sleeve and he plays with a passion like no other. He's already a legend and my reason for getting into sf in the first place. Tokido for life
Tokido is so good, holy shit.
I'm not into fighting games. Like few years ago I played Tekken 3, but lets me honest - I was a kid. Right now I'm into moba or FPS. neverthless, what I'm tryin to say is that I admire this people so much. I dont know combos, what they doing but stories are incredible and i love it. From zero to hero. Never give up. Chase dream. Fight.
FIGHTING GAME IS SOMESING SO GREAT
Tokido is THE MAN. I love this dude. Never met him personaly, but the day I do, I will bow my head to the ground in light of his grandeur haha. Kidding, but I do hold him in very high regard, not only as a player, but as a person. Very good mini doc on him, thanks a lot for this video!
Great video! Tokido is an amazing player.
This was amazing !
Waited for the Tokido episode so much :)