I like that he’s got a semi grappler style, referencing the fact that Abe Lincoln was a wrestler himself.

Reason for rolled up sleeves? Second amendment right to bear arms

I disagree with the part about G’s music. I honestly think G’s theme give us the biggest hint on what type of character he really is behind the theatrics and boasting. The subtlety of the beginning of the song, which leads into a explosion of the horns as the hook, gives me the sensation of a creeping presence who’s just waiting for the right moment to reveal itself. Just as G slowly wins over the people of the world in his own weird fashion for his unknown grand schemes, the song does the same.

You forgot to mention the different meanings of his name G can mean gold, geokinesis(the term to refer earth manipulation) and Gaia, the mother earth. Fun fact: the pointing with the finger gesture also means G in the sign language. You have to give more credit to capcom for that lol

I have two points want to bring up. First: In Japan, the word that describes The Earth is "jikyuu", and as you can tell, G does draw parallels to Q from SF3, hence "G-Q". It's a subtle pun Capcom slipped in and I love it. Second, the music. When it comes to musical symbolism, I'd say this song fits G perfectly. He saw a world full of strife and conflict, hopelessness and despair, signified by the disorderly mess of notes at the start of his theme. As G would step in to try and send a presidential message of hope and goodwill, some classical brass instruments kick in, signifying his message being delivered. It is then that the world hears and resonates with him, causing the symbolic mingling of both the modern synths and the classical brass. It shows that messages, sayings, and even solutions that are centuries old, even more so, they can still survive or even thrive in today's world.

In my opinion G is the best new Character in Street Fighter. He has so much style

I legit think G's theme is supposed to be underwhelming, as a huge counterpoint to his bombastic personality and to top it all of, notice the "feeling" of the song. First it starts mysterious and intimidating, to later when the trumpets enter the theme drastically changed to light-hearted, but still sounds mysterious, kinda like "What we though G is gonna be like" to "What G actually really is"

You: Abraham Lincons distant cousin... Me: *ALTERNATE REALITY GOD TIER LINCON*

The fact that we now have two very mysterious gentleman with a letter for the name, I have to believe that they’re part of some sort of Lexicon Legion, like a secret group of soldiers with letters for their names.

Ah, the familiar Funny Valenti- wait wrong president.

I think G's music is fine, and some overblown Sousa theme would be outright detrimental to G's design, both thematically and mechanically. G's theme has its own swagger. As you say, Street Fighter is already filled with "strong", bombastic themes. G plays by his own rules at his own pace, as does his music. Despite the political message, G isn't a real president or a bureaucrat. An overblown Sousa theme would pigeonhole him as a political wannabe, when he's something else (whether that something else is benign or evil.) On a more practical concern, G has a lot of voiced lines, which he delivers with a projecting, but still "speaking", voice. A more overblown theme would compete with his voice. G's theme not only doesn't drown out his voice, it blends well the with flow of his dialogue.

His music is supposed to be mysterious, and it also reflects the fact that he is a character that gains momentum. Once that train starts going, it can be quite difficult to stop. But if you want, you can just treat *James Brown - Living in America* as G’s theme. Lol

I like his theme it ain't bad actually. His theme starts off sinister, synthetic and ofc *Mysterious* sounding, then becomes jazzier more light hearted with the combination of sax and trumpet it really gives the cheesy oldschool presidential vibe

I don't know why you talked about mystery being a theme of G's character and yet completely miss that point with his mysterious-sounding theme. Just because he's a president doesn't mean every single president character has to have a patriotic marching band theme.

G is the reason I picked SFV up again. And his theme is actually my favorite. That Saxophone is just pure MMMMMMMmmmmmmm. LIGHT IT UP🌏🎷🔥🔥🔥

goddamn i wanna vote for *G* as a president of the world

I noticed that when Q fell, just where his nape is you can see bits of blond hair.

G's Theme is the worst part? Dude, are you serious!?

I fucking love G's theme tho, it's so good to listen too It may be not so subtle as some other characters' themes (RASHIIIDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO), but it feels so good to listen to even after many many times

I don't care much for the gameplay of SFV, but G has become one of my favourite street fighter cast members of all time. Given his purple eyes and other hints at his supposedly significant role in the street fighter story, I doubt this will be the last we see of him.

I think G's theme is one of the best in the game to be honest, it's my favourite to listen to at least, but I genuinely think it works in his favour to have such a divide between his personality and his music. By juxtaposing his bombastic personality with his theme you question how real he is, the theme sounds so much colder and much more intimidating than he presents himself, then the flair of the trumpets fits his louder, more welcoming personality. It has a mysterious vibe, and the almost robotic sound of it could also relate to Q And though I think this is coincidental, and I may be reaching a little, but it reminds me a fair bit of Jean Michael Jarre's music, specifically Oxygene (Especially with the wind sounds in there), which if you know the album cover, the earth peeling open to reveal a skull, definitely gives me the feeling that G is up to no good

Me: There is no good thing in SFV SFV: *Introduces G* Me: There is one good thing in SFV

His reveal song was 🔥 tho

G is still my favorite addition to the cast.

Might be something obvious, but G references having "The Power of Gaia". Gaia is the Greek name for the earth. Not sure where to go with that but it's something. Edit: Also, he's got my vote.

I think G's fantastical panache is juxtaposed well with his very subdued but still energizing music. When this dancing political showman is out there vying for your undivided attention, the music is there entirely to emphasize his presence. Heck, the dude probably travels around with an orchestra to play music on-site.

One of my favourite touches on G is his idle stance. It's just like one of those old timey boxing stances, which just compliments his character design.

3:38 - "I expected something like a Sousa March [...], with big brass an booting drums" Meanwhile in the background: PART OF THE THEME THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SOUSA MARCH WITH BIG BRASS AND BOOTING DRUMS

I actually like G's theme a lot, the way it's so slow and mysterious and then it just starts to build up into this jazzy walktz feels like he came out of nowhere and the party just followed.

He also seems to represent gold, a reference to the California Gold Rush of 49 Seekers of it were called 49ers

G's theme is awesome. first it starts building up tension & mystery, then later comes the groovy Saxophone part. I just love it.

I would go as far as saying that Q is a failed experiment of super soldier based on G. Also, you can write a G as an incompleted-circle of a Q.

Amazing video! I think G's theme song is something to "confort the player", something like "Hey, I am not crazy or evil, just the president". Maybe that's why his song is so calm.

Almost everything is perfect for G ! But the thing i like the most is the voice acting ! It sounds so good, and it's quite surprising that it's the same guy that made Rufus.

I just now got it!! Canonically, SFV comes before SF3. During which time, there is also the fall of Neo-Shadaloo. Or, at least, their disappearance. What if also durong that time, The Illuminati does something to G, extracts his magma powers and leaves him sort of broken. Thus why Q wears the madk and his moves are a lot rougher. Also.... together, they make the pun of "GQ" (which is the mens fashion magazine, Gentlemen's Quarterly), which is also used to comment on how nice a man's suit looks.

I agree with everything except the theme. It starts off slow and somewhat mysterious sounding and then slowly it ramps up to some jazzy tune fit for a man with so much swagger.

My thoughts and actions are totally unclouded, they are all those of Justice!

I'm glad you weren't in charge of G's theme composition. If you were then the song would not have such a swaggery masterpiece. Light up that jazz. 🐝🎷

His theme is perfect for him.. pure swagger just like him

BOTH G and falkes themes are flames. BOTH...

Oh yeah, Kage is a thing that exists

I always thought of G's Theme as something that should underline his mystery

G's music builds up. Just like his game play design.

G's theme suits him perfectly imo, it's mysterious while still being at the same time patriotic, I get goosebumps every time I listen to it, I just wish his reveal trailer song was also there

To me, it is obvious that G and what he expresses on the outside are only the surface of the much deeper chasm he really is. I can't wait for SF6 to reveal what is behind G as a character in the story, and Q Those two characters are so charismatic, well designed and unique, they're just too cool

G was the reason i came back to watch SFV. he is so fun to watch and his moves really blend well together on combos.

You CANNOT tell me that G's Theme does not have a strong recognizable lead.

@SugarPunch Design Works: When making the Kage episode, please keep in mind he's not the physical manifestation of Ryu's Satsui no Hado, that's just what the Capcom Unity blog says, however in Japan Kage is considered nothing more than a shadow (that's literally what his name means). He's the personification of Ryu's struggle with the Satsui no Hado, and his Character Story takes place in-between "A Shadow Falls" during Ryu's "Special Training". Kage Naru Mono = Kuruoshiki Oni, both are demons from the Japanese mythologies that are being suppressed by Ryu and Akuma respectively. This is also why their height and weight are stated to be unknown - they're incorporeal. As we know, SF universe consists of not only the physical realm, but also the spiritual plane which was shown in the SFV: Arcade Edition opening (everything happened in Ryu's mind) and in Sagat's mini story. It's also the realm where Necalli tried to absorb Nash at the start of the cinematic story.

I love his theme it's one the best in the game with that Jazz

Oh screw that his music fits him perfectly it’s styling just like every thing he does he does not need high key music cause his voice and style are more than enough

I didn't know I needed this background music in my life til now

When I think of G I always think of that one tweet that said something to the idea of "2024-Street fighter 7 comes out Yo, I'm not playing this shit until they put my boy G in." That just screams instant classic, and that's what G was. What a home run Capcom got out of this guy.

I think G is that much of a showman, it’s even shown when you pick him in the select screen with the quote “Why thank you, I AM the world president!”, he’s thanking you for *choosing* him.

no matter how much I love waifus and Menat in particular, G is by far the strongest addition to the street fighter universe since Juri. A bonkers self proclaimed president of the world is endlessly entertaining and fits perfectly with the iconic street fighter 2 cast.

i think his theme is pretty swaggy, got that 50s swing style to it. and im all for G is Q. i think that would give his character a lil more depth. Hes Q when he wants to be out and about, with the people, protecting the people.

I love G's theme, I think it expresses his mystery and how charismatic he is. That's just my taste/opinion but its a great video, I have been waiting for you to cover G.

#Powah2dHerb 👉🏾 🔥🔥🔥Light it up lol....His tune is perfect tho. A shift from powerful enigmatic charisma to a darker powerful mysterious vibe that's a joy to listen to while we pummel foes and quip snarkily. What can I say, he's GQ 😎 #GzUp

I was just sad it wasn't that dank ass rap from his reveal

What... His theme is perfect to his showmanship and whimsicalness with a flair of fake class

Things in Fighting Games I Didn't Know I Wanted This has great potential as a spinoff series! (for the record, is there ANYONE who didn't want C'thulu's daughter personified as a magical girl?)

I feel like G’s theme is meant to be a companion piece to his design, like it’s hinting that something is *up* with G which makes sense given his mysterious nature and origins.

I absolutely love the hell out of G. He's so bombastic and presents himself as a legitimately nice guy. Are you sure he's not a villain?

Was waiting for your video on him the second he got announced. FINALLY!

Maybe Q is a machine modeled after G?... Who knows. I honestly love how mysterious and crazy these characters are.

Honestly I think G's theme song is pretty swaggy.

I've been waiting for this one. G just oozes swagger and substance. Such a cool addition.

EITHER, he’s Q’s arch enemy, in a superhero type of way. OR, they are the same person, and he has personas for all the letters of the alphabet.

I know sagat is a classic but G just still my heart and his backwards walk is god tier even to deadpool moonwalk

Damn...Both G and Falke's themes are awesome. :(

Also the gold world markings are "revolving" his v-trigger 1 fully covers himself with the said gold color and the 2nd makes his fists fiery with lava.

I dunno, I really like G's theme and I think it fits him. It really adds to the mystery of who the hell he is and what his origins are. His theme shows that there is some weird mystery behind the chatacter, to the point of being something supernatural.

G is by far the best addition to SFV. POWER TO THE EARTH! 🌎

G and Menat are basically the only things I like about SFV.

I am Happy you talked about fighting game theme music as it is something I really appreciate myself. Would like to see you cover music more if you are happy to do so.

I like his music, it lets him speak for himself and makes me feel very superior and intimidating as a player.

on G's theme, the pace of the song i think suits both his pacing as a character in battle and game, as well has how he's animated. real game feely kinda song.

I actually like the trumpets in G's theme; he gives off the vibe of some late 19th century president who's just finished emancipating the slaves and is ready to to bring you some emanci-PAIN

In the ending of Q he's seen in different parts of the world for some reason. I think Q is supposed to be the ruler of the divided version of Earth, as all world's disputes are actually the plans of Q while G is supposed to be the ruler of people working together.

2:30 fun fact: idk if it still does this, but that idle animation ending with the flash deals over 50% to your opponent if they are standing too close

I haven't been one to disagree with you before, but I will when it comes to G's theme. It's amazing and fits him very well. It honestly made me like the character more than I already did.

G is my favorite fighting game character so far.

G made me buy SFV. The moment I saw Season 3 announced, I knew G would be my character.

dude he's got the best theme in the game. perfectly groovy/suave and in my head canon G was captured by the illuminati to prevent competition to their coming world power attempt and used him as their first experiment in a program that over the years would eventually create Necro and 12. The experiment was deemed a failure and the only thing that remained was an abomination husk of G, who then became known as Q, fighting with broken moves from the remains of G's destroyed psyche

I love G’s design so much President of the world is so badass

I like to think that Q is G’s version of a Man in Black, the trilby and trench coat giving off that “civil but still mysterious” vibe, and the metal mask potentially meaning that Q is a robot/cyborg, and the man in Black analogy could explain why Q can be in so many different places at once, as shown in his story. And the men in black of reality usually appear before, when, or after something normally illogical happens, silencing any potential witnesses.

Never has a character had me go from 0 to 100 in the course of a single reveal trailer harder than G did.

Tbh, I belive G is my favorite character in Street Fighter history, his design touchs my heart, his voice is HHHMMMMMM, his beard is amazing, his personality is just my favorite kind of personality, and even tho his theme isn't as great as I would like it to be, it's still one of my favorites

I love the way you speak, your voice is amazing haha

Well done

I love this series

Such a good video my bro

Yes a new video!

I always figured G's theme was supposed to continue the mystery of the character. We don't actually know anything about his purpose and motive, and that seems like what that theme is still trying to convey, with the light brass somewhat tying back to themes of presidency.

Great video

Yesss! Another SFv video

1:09 the best Bois in KoF and Skullgirls? I have found the finest taste out there.

i've been binge watching these since around 11am, it's 6 now but chipp is the only pres i need

Props for the Chaos Code reference!

To be honest the best part G is his hair. I mean, it screams patriotism. His hair can be unmatched when it comes to symbolism. His mutton chops and beard makes him seem strong, yet fun, making him the perfect balance of funny and powerful. His use of fire with his long beard without the fear of burning it off, makes him seem fearless. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is: "I like ya cut, G"

Prediction: Q is a project from a revived S.I.N. under Seth similar to the Eleven and Twelve projects, but more mechanical. The Q drone or drones copy G's moveset.