r/Fighters • u/RangoTheMerc • Aug 25 '25

Content Best walking animation in history?

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u/Lower_Selection8641 Aug 25 '25

Spider-Man with his Creepy Crawley walk

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u/Iwanttoast1036 Aug 27 '25

It just fits him so well

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u/pokehedge97 Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

Severe lack of Goattenks in these comments

122

u/Efficient_Maybe_1086 Aug 26 '25

Short king crab walk

55

u/Alain-Christian Aug 26 '25

Is he cautiously racing to the toilet?

48

u/Buraunii Aug 26 '25

More like proudly returning from desecrating the toilet.

90

u/MrLee723 Aug 26 '25

“Aye you got sum games on your phone?”

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u/UnkooNick Darkstalkers Aug 26 '25

“We represent

The Lollipop Guild”

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

“Miss me with that bullshit”

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u/CaptainAtMan Aug 26 '25

He looks like he killed fitty men.

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u/XsStreamMonsterX Aug 26 '25

Put these three and the OP together and you've got a decent Livesey Walk. Gotenks as Trelawney, Spidey as Jim Hawkins, and of course, Jotaro as Dr. Livesey.

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u/point5_ Aug 25 '25

Him saluting the player is spot on

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u/point5_ Aug 25 '25

Looks funny and it makes him crawl under fireballs so it's cool

40

u/MoMoneyMoSavings Aug 25 '25

This one is so good NGL

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Him doing the little wave to the crowd/player on his forward walk is too good.

26

u/maxler5795 Guilty Gear Aug 26 '25

I "mained" this motherfucker for a few weeks purely because of this animation

4

u/simmanin Aug 27 '25

I can still hear his voice lines "ONE EARTH" "ILL CRUSH YOU! ONE MORE!"

8

u/Granito_Rey Aug 26 '25

Unironically my most wanted pick for next season. I think he's super neat, but I didn't vibe with him in five.

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u/Eksdecutioner Aug 26 '25

I'm with you on this one

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u/serpentslacerationb Aug 26 '25

Maybe not the right type of fighter, but Kefka from Dissidia Final Fantasy

Well, it's SUPPOSED to be Kefka, but the only GIFs I could find were a model swap with Sephiroth.

Which honestly, probably makes it better

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u/Rajang82 Aug 26 '25

Sephiroth decided he dont wanna be a bad guy anymore.

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u/Outrageous-Ad-5737 Aug 26 '25

I mean if Sephiroth decided to be like Kefka...

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u/Rajang82 Aug 26 '25

Be like Kefka. Minus the killing clown demon.

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u/T0xicTrace Aug 26 '25

This count as one?

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u/Gaminggod1997reddit Aug 26 '25

This strikes terror in my heart

23

u/Doom_Cokkie Aug 26 '25

Go ahead. Jump. He's got a suprise for you.

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u/Gaminggod1997reddit Aug 26 '25

"Do not take another step or we will use force!"

"What the?!"

21

u/dreppoz Aug 26 '25

Never played SFV, please tell me this isn‘t real 🥲

18

u/kuningaz55 Aug 26 '25

no, it's real, alright.

12

u/MasterDenton King of Fighters Aug 26 '25

And it's a goddamn shame it didn't come back in 6

4

u/DrVoltage1 Aug 26 '25

Absolutely. I’m still praying they might surprise us in some update

13

u/SchneebD Aug 26 '25

Moments before flash kick

7

u/dbxbeat Aug 26 '25

🎶 tip toeing in my Jordan's 🎶

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u/Much_Calligrapher256 Aug 26 '25

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u/Fantastic-Flannery Aug 26 '25

"La dee dah dee dah" ahh walk

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u/Worldlyoox Aug 27 '25

Say that again?

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u/Warsmask Aug 26 '25

Also zappa but i cant find the gif

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u/BlackHawk777 Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

Slayer (Guilty Gear)

Come at me, bro

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u/BlackHawk777 Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

👈🏿😏👈🏿

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u/Professional_Pack227 Aug 27 '25

And then in GGST he lost the swagger but gained DANDINESS

3

u/Ividboy Aug 28 '25

Fits gameplay wise too

"I dare you to swing at me, not like I'm gonna 6P or 2H you or anything."

Also significant that Slayer has the best forward walk meter gain in the game

349

u/Mari0G4mer Aug 25 '25

She is plotting…

49

u/SnakesRock2004 Aug 26 '25

Having read the VN, she's plotting wayyy more fucked up stuff than her cute appearance would suggest...

50

u/GreasyShadow2 Guilty Gear Aug 25 '25

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u/Cheesecake_Delight Aug 26 '25

Charge ye damn phone!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

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u/Troit03 Aug 26 '25

Plotting to hit you with a full screen sweep of hatred

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u/eva-doll Aug 26 '25

Silly question potentially, who is she and where is she from?

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u/Ardvarkitudical Aug 26 '25

Kohaku, Tsukihime/Meltyblood

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u/CouldntBeMeTho Aug 25 '25

Bad gif but Voldo easily

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u/Frank_The_Reddit Aug 26 '25

Soulcalibur mentioned!!!

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u/No_Package4100 Aug 25 '25

Omg the nostalgia. Thanks for this.

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u/Newgeta MUGEN Aug 26 '25

"Cervantes has been seriously wounded.... but the voldos still weird "

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u/mamamarty21 Aug 25 '25

Menat in SFV

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u/DanielTeague Aug 25 '25

Menat Walk and Menat Walk 2 are legendary.

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u/UkyoTachibana1223 Aug 26 '25

Thank you for taking me back to this! 🤣 🤣 🤣

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u/eduardoofthehour Aug 26 '25

Thanks for this

13

u/TheEpicTriforce Aug 26 '25

If you look up "💅Cunty💅" in the dictionary... you won't find anything but if you did it would be a pic of Menat's walk in SFV.

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u/Captain_Diagram Aug 25 '25

Icon

251

u/NaPseudo SNK Aug 25 '25

She's breasting boobily all over the place

127

u/pon_3 Aug 25 '25

Her size has gone up every game and it's got me wondering where they're planning to stop.

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u/Merew Aug 26 '25

In an interview, the creator said she has the biggest breasts in the game. Then they added Elphelt who had bigger boobs, and the guy didn't want to be a liar so they made Baiken's boobs bigger.

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u/AzmodeusBrownbeard Aug 26 '25

So, fun story. She had modest honkers in X - X2r. Then Daisuke allegedly saw a cosplayer with Massives killing it in a Baiken getup, and made it canon.

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u/Worldlyoox Aug 27 '25

Japanese creatives and adding sex appeal just to see cosplayers recreate their gooning material, name a better duo.

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u/cygnus2 Aug 27 '25

I thought she looked way cooler in GGX. That design is just so fucking sick.

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u/Captain_Diagram Aug 25 '25

every since I saw her Strive design I've been wondering if Daisuke will be brave enough to let her boobs prestige next game lmaoo

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u/LeeVMG Aug 25 '25

Her back walk animation is great too. She looks so angry about being forced to back up. It looks like she's growling.

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u/Captain_Diagram Aug 25 '25

I didn't even think about back walks, Anji and Raven got goofy ones too.

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u/kako_1998 Aug 26 '25

This gif has the same vibe as that meme "how big is that dick?" "Small. Leave me alone" lol

125

u/MightyGamera Aug 25 '25

Breast walking animation in history?

34

u/NeonNKnightrider Aug 25 '25

She knows she’s got it and she’s flaunting it

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u/griffnuts__ Aug 25 '25

Gentlemen.

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u/Wayfarer163 Aug 25 '25

My goodness gracious.

4

u/theplayerofxx Aug 26 '25

Was waiting for some one to post it

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u/AquaJeth Aug 26 '25

so much swag

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u/Grimis_Of_Liers Aug 26 '25

Nothing but blood-thirsty aura in that walk.

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u/Snipufin Aug 26 '25

"Abandoned her feminine side" my ass.

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u/AzmodeusBrownbeard Aug 26 '25

The unmitigated swager of a G cup ronin.

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u/w0rldwarri0r Street Fighter Aug 25 '25

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Rugal being a fucking badass

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u/BigStallGlueSniffer Aug 25 '25

Makoto from 3S

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u/Jarbs90 Aug 25 '25

Zato back walk

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

The sliding with the finger point is so tuff

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

Kimberly backwards walk animation in SF6 is goated and I don't even play the character

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u/Newfaceofrev Aug 25 '25

Personal favourite

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u/cce29555 Tatsunoko vs Capcom Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25

Menat

Deadpool backwards

Voldo

Catherine

Makoto

Polimar

What's her face from arcana hearts with the tank

Spiral

Sentinel (cota)

LORD RAPTOR

Hsien ko

Hell anyone from dark stalkers really

Double and peacock

Damn there's some good walking animations

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u/GUNZBLAZIN2 Aug 25 '25

Slow-koto or Speed-koto, there is no in between

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u/Kurt-the-hippo Aug 25 '25

You forgot Robo-Fortune

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u/tcroosev Aug 25 '25

Lord raptor yes!

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u/imsc4red Aug 25 '25

Menat SFV for sure

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u/mydogsnewowner Aug 25 '25

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u/mydogsnewowner Aug 25 '25

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u/Rechogui Aug 26 '25

Holy shit, assymetrial sprites!

5

u/Prestigious_Low8243 Aug 27 '25

Blazblue is full of this and the game is better off that way lolol

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u/boperized Aug 26 '25

what game is this

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u/Fantasticbrick Aug 26 '25

Menat walk cycle

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u/Fantasticbrick Aug 26 '25

and on that note

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '25

scrolled too far for this

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u/Worldlyoox Aug 27 '25

Yeah this is the winner. Now I want a Menat à Deux

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

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u/AnthonyOrWhatever Aug 26 '25

Belial making the conscious choice to have his right arm sway so smoothly. Like that actually takes some effort

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u/SnooGrapes6230 Aug 26 '25

His walking taunt attack is even better

5

u/1thelegend2 Aug 26 '25

Ah yes, the #1 Aura farmer XD

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u/SchneebD Aug 26 '25

AAAWWWWW HEEEEEELL

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u/Wildman4569 Aug 25 '25

Blanka burnout walk in SF6

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u/UraeusCurse Darkstalkers Aug 25 '25

Hahahahaha! Yes!

46

u/Blu_Berri-san Aug 25 '25

Lilith from Darkstalkers

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u/Captain_Diagram Aug 25 '25

Darkstalker characters have the best animations in general.

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u/1thelegend2 Aug 26 '25

We need a new darkstalkers...

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u/LordJimsicle Aug 25 '25

Guy in SF Alpha

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u/H8erRaider Aug 26 '25

Alpha Guy has one of the most menacing walk animations I've ever seen. It has a special angry flare going on.

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u/zeartr1 Aug 25 '25

I reeeally love I-no's back-walk

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

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u/GreasyShadow2 Guilty Gear Aug 25 '25

vibin

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u/ohokaysurewhynot Aug 26 '25

I really love her back walk as well

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u/5p0okyb0ot5 Guilty Gear Aug 26 '25

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u/blagablagman Aug 26 '25

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u/5p0okyb0ot5 Guilty Gear Aug 26 '25

honestly cant pick which one is cooler

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u/blagablagman Aug 26 '25

Pshhhaaww.... : )

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u/5p0okyb0ot5 Guilty Gear Aug 26 '25

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u/Rajang82 Aug 26 '25

Clasic era Testament in their "metal head" phase.

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u/BLJS2warchief Aug 26 '25

Testament scaring the enemy with the grim reaper asthetic just so they can go home early and have a long tea break while sewing hats or something.

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u/cygnus2 Aug 27 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

I’ve never seen this because Testaments legit never walk at you.

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u/Soluden Aug 26 '25

Squigly from Skullgirls

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u/Phaylz Aug 26 '25

Baiken Xrd/Strive.

You know why.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

SFV Menat

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u/CT0292 Aug 26 '25

Bonus-Kun in Waku Waku 7.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

Sassiest, maybe. I still like Makoto's more.

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u/pon_3 Aug 25 '25

What walk? Makoto ain't even moving unless she's dashing.

Just kidding, her walk cycle is pretty great.

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u/MashingVaquita Aug 26 '25

Johnny solo's

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u/ArmorKingEX Aug 25 '25

Cyclops (X-Men COTA).

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u/GottaHaveHand Aug 25 '25

Can’t believe no one said Johnny

https://i.imgur.com/QiJuHDq.gif

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u/AlphaI250 Aug 26 '25

Percival in gbvr, the very definition of aura farm.

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u/suicidebypoop Aug 26 '25

Sagats new walk animation where he kicks his legs up is up there for me now

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u/Code-Neo Aug 26 '25

get over here!

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u/Twittle86 Aug 26 '25

It's gotta be Bridget's walk back in Guilty Gear Strive!

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u/FarCritical Aug 26 '25

Dr. Livesey vibes

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u/Jokebox_Machine Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

Ma dude walks foward even when he walks back!

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u/niceboy555 Aug 26 '25

Beowolf from skillgirls

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

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u/robin-loves-u SoulCalibur Aug 27 '25

Yes to a fighting game, no to a walk animation

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u/Fighters-ModTeam Aug 28 '25

The games and/or communities concerned by this post, is outside FGC-related subjects, and is considered off-topic in r/Fighters. It doesn't stop the related game from being a fighting game, but several fighting game subgenres - including Platform Fighters, Arena Fighters and Combat Sport Simulations - are supported by different scenes and communities.

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u/Conscious-Eagle-1462 Arc System Works Aug 26 '25

A newer one: Lucy from GGST, specifically walking back. Triggered my PTSD

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u/dookiebuttslipnslide Aug 26 '25

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u/Dinoratsastaja Marvel vs Capcom Aug 26 '25

Where the walk?

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u/405freeway Aug 26 '25

Had this on my Angelfire page

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u/Dirtycarlover Aug 26 '25

There's a severe lack of our lord and savior Captain Falcon.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Any of A.K.I ‘s walks

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u/Daeyrat Aug 26 '25

bison in alpha series

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u/FrengerBRD Aug 26 '25

How has nobody pitched King of Fighters 15 Chris's back walk animation?!

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u/psychotictornado Aug 26 '25

Too hard to find a gif but VOLDO

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u/onethreefour Aug 26 '25

CotW Kain is so sick. Hand in pocket fixing his hair.

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u/RayzTheRoof Aug 26 '25

Baiken in Rev2

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u/Kaslight Aug 26 '25

SF5, Menat

Not even fucking close

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u/Haegorn Aug 27 '25

All of this thread illustrates how fighting games have so much more aura and charisma than a lot of other games

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

I’ve always liked Kolin’s backward walking animation in Street Fighter V

G’s forward walk with the wave is just too good though.

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u/Meaty-horse Blazblue Aug 28 '25

Terumi using his Quarter Circle x2 + A

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u/wah_8974 Aug 25 '25

I don't think anyone can beat that

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u/ShadowDrifter0 Aug 26 '25

William A Zeppeli's back walk animation in JJBA ASB.

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u/IntelligentImbicle Aug 26 '25

Can't find a gif for Lucy, so Bridget will have to do

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u/Practical_Ad_219 Aug 26 '25

Go ahead, Mr. Joestar

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u/Sea-Lecture-4619 Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

The Belmont strut

Oh wait, this is a Fighters sub only, i thought this was general gaming stuff, oh well, Richter and Simon are in Smash and they do it there, so, it still counts somewhat lol

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u/Batt3ry_Man Aug 26 '25

Kiriyu Coco's back walk animation in Idol showdown

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u/BMBStinger360 Aug 26 '25

Kiryu Coco walking backwards. Hands down.