BST|Daigo Umehara has been known as a Ken main throughout Street Fighter 6’s lifespan thus far. However, it seems that Daigo has recently opted to dabble in Zangief following the release of his Outfit 3 that puts him in a spiffy business suit.
Unsurprisingly, Daigo has already reached Master rank with Zangief. Kazey77 recently clipped a unique sequence that featured one of Daigo’s rounds against a Master ranked Rashid user.
In this first round, Daigo managed to win via a perfect. What’s most funny about this situation is that Daigo won with just three attacks.
The round begins with Rashid performing a Drive Rush to get in. However, Daigo immediately responds with Zangief’s Overdrive Spinning Pile Driver. Since it technically hit as a Punish Counter, Rashid was dealt 3,910 damage instead of 3,400 damage.
Following this, Rashid opted to jump in to try again. Daigo’s Zangief timed another Overdrive Spinning Pile Driver just as Rashid attempted to press a button. With this OD SPD only hitting as a counter hit, it dealt the normal 3,400 damage.
The round ended when Rashid got up and tried to Drive Rush in one more time. Once again, Daigo responded with an OD SPD as a Punish Counter to deplete Rashid’s 10,000 health bar to 0.
Funnily enough, this entire round lasted for about 11 seconds, though most of it was effectively just a cutscene of Zangief performing his cinematic command grab. Check it out below:
— Kazey77 (@kazeyskill) December 10, 2023