Hmm.

So, I did some unintentional research and discovery by playing some Tekken 5. I know, I should've done something else more constructive but I hadn't played the game in a while.

So, I warmed up using Bryan, owning people until I got owned by... Asuka in the 14th round. It's like they up the ante when they have the -dan rank. I'm still 1st kyu. So yeah, I got owned. Then, I switched to story mode and I look at the empty slots - ? rather - and thought, "Hmm, I need to fill these in." I had already picked Bryan in Story Mode, so I did a wildcard, and I picked King. Now, previous Tekkens he was rather cheap and too slow for my taste. But he's powerful so, it's a consoltation. Anyway, about a second after the 1st match started, I looked at the commands. King has double that what Bryan has.

Being the button masher I am, I just press random buttons, but I am amazed of what King can do. And he's quite fast. And has a lot of grappling/wrestling movies. Awesome for me, because the move sets gave me ideas. There was one particular one that was pretty awkward, moreso that I didn't know what I was doing. Vs. Nina, I did something and... well, somehow King was on top. Both were laying down. I think it was a botched combo but still. Another instance was against Julia, and King had her joints locked and I everytime I pressed a different button, he shifted. Well, I stopped after three buttons, and it looked like King was snacking at her side (he does wear a jaguar mask) before letting go. It was effective, since it pretty much took a decent chunk of health. Still doesn't explain how many times I lost to her.

But damn, I got to Marduk and he is HUGE. I mean, god dang. He's fairly quick too.

I discovered something though, and it only makes sense if you've played enough fighting games. It also relates to my writing.

Lang = Bryan + Sagat + a little of M.Bison + ANY SNK boss. In terms of fighting styles anyway. Notice that they're all power. There's some speed, but for the most part, it's mostly power. Someone's gonna have a tough time bringing him down... *grins*