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Oct 21, 2009 -- 2:07AM, kenjiharima wrote:

Hayate is samurai from SFEX which is a cool and UNDERRATED character.

 

 

His moves are unique and his storyline is that he's a son of a legendary swordsman. He's said to have defeated Garuda and other people that have "EVIL" within them.

I didn't much care for this character. Most of his moves had been ripped of from other characters (all Supers, counter moves) and his design screams blandness to me, as well as being only 20 something and taking on Garuda, a EX-superpower. Farfetched.

Garuda is a terrific character design because of so many things. The shaky fighting stance, the spikes and the voice acting all make him look pure psychotic, as well as having a brilliant stage/ music littered with dragons. He has some cool tools to deal with Fireballers, fitting perfectly with his title and purpose. Fireballs look like wimpage to his ruthless spike attacks. All the while, he can fit into the roster without looking like a 'cheap gimmick', due to his pseudo-weapons.

People may say he was ripped off from characters in stuff like Darkstalkers, but I see no comparison, or at least deliberate similarities. Whereas Garuda resembles the skeleton of Akuma, Bishamon is alot bigger of stature, muscular and much more robust. They barely share any characteristics beyond that.

I guess I'm attracted to Garuda's design for the same reason I'm attracted to Q's - they both just seem to not care about themselves, Q flailing and throwing himself on the ground for his low heavy kick, while Garuda throws himself on the ground for his special move Goga, and penetrates his clothes for attacking. It doesn't matter to me personally that his design doesn't make sense in plenty of ways, and I never once got the impression the designers were trying too hard.

Oct 20, 2009 -- 4:27PM, DarthEnderX wrote:

I think what's needed to solve this issue is clear. Capcom needs to make a Capcom Vs. Akira game. Capcom Vs. SNK Vs. Akira!

That would be... um, what the word im looking for? Oh yeah, GEY! Anyways, there are alot of ways the characters can be brought into the game. Garuda could simply be going after Ryu, Ken, Gouken, Akuma (Again), Dan, and Sakura, and the other shotos yet to come. Kairi, he could be trying to find answers to his dark SnH that he could, if re-written, use to have (In the terms of how Ryu has it). Skullomania could be in the dan crew, and Docterine Dark could be going after Guile. These characters could be added to the game as easy as touching your toes. Not only that, they could make the story of other characters more interesting then before.

Well nothing's going to get done if Capcom and Arika just sulk and moan about how mediocre those games were, someone's got to get the ball rolling.

It could happen, you never know. :)

^And a bunvh of other Capcom art books as well.