He did shake his hand, and gave him a quick bro hug, not only that, but he's a very good sport in almost any game you watch him play, and in some, I've even seen him pat the guy he's playing on the back and say a few words to them. He shows a lot more sportsmanship than a most players in general.

5 years later and here I am checking this video out like it's still fresh off the press :)

Ageojoe is bad sport? What? This guy is the man, I wish everyone was such a good sport like him. So much rage he just endured.

Rocket Raccoon *and* Viewtiful Joe? And he won the whole tournament with them?! Give that man a fucking medal!

Que divertido de ver despues de tanto tiempo. A pesar que marvel 3 murio, me parece que la comunidad que habia de este juego era muy genial. mucha rivalidad y diversion

This team is utterly genius and hilarious. Almost NO ONE accounts for playing against small players like RR, VJ, and Ammy. The Team is totally slept on and was a surprising match to watch.

“If I travel abroad again, I know that everyone will look at me with murderous intent. All I want is to have fun playing the game.” The aforementioned events soon led to him, announcing that he would not return to the U.S." -AgeoJoe

Props to Balrog for having good sportsmanship. He lost but laughed it out and wanted to give the guy a handshake.

That was an amazing thing! You did very well and inspired my team as well. I use Frank and Rocket Racoon as well. You've been a great inspiration to keep using them. Hope to see you in another American tourny soon!. You did great :d

Depois de anos e ainda é Bonito de vê as partidas do japonês ❤

I gotta admit, it's nice to see fresh characters like Rocket Raccoon and Felicia in Grand Finals.

If you think about it Joe's team is excellently chosen. Small characters with awkward hitboxes, so that they are hard to catch and even if they are caught in a combo, they're easily dropped. Then you have the underrated but (seemingly) overpowered log trap assist. It covers a MASSIVE portion of the screen and is very quick. Then you have V.Joe's extremely good mobility with his super jumps, Franks leveling up, and RR's traps and tools. This team is fucking perfect.

I liked this match when I first saw it. At the time, no one used Viewtiful Joe or Rocket Raccoon, and Frank was only used for his Assist. This guy turns up with all three and just throws people for a loop because they have no idea what to do. As for comments about the spamming; how is it worse than ChrisG's Morrigan mirror spam, MarlinPie's Doctor Doom aerial styling or anyone making use of any infinite combos (Zero's, Magneto's and Felicia's come to mind)? Hell, the infinites are worse from some standpoints because once you're caught, you're doomed.

PR Balrog's reaction to Ageojoe getting mobbed was hilarious.

Viewtiful Joe needs more love, in this game and by Capcom. Also AWESOME MATCH, though Kusoru won't head over to the states next time it was really nice to see other players from other countries play and win this, I hope we get to see more things like this all over the world! :)

Kusoru and his crew definitely trolling the room and competition with their actions. hee hee.

That log assist is insane, huge range and gets you a free wall bounce if it lands, setting up easy combos.

Gotta admit, AgeoJoe does an amazing job of both pumping the crowd up and coming off as humble at the same time. Seems like a nice guy. Lots of respect for Rog as well.

“Welcome to the salty spittoon, how tough are ya?” “I won a marvel vs. capcom tournament.” “So what?” “I only used rocket raccoon and viewtiful joe.” “T-the v.i.p. Section is that way s-sir.”

Hope to see Ageojoe again,one of my new favorite players.:D

God I love how Ageo and his crew starts cheering for USA with the crowd.

You gotta love the crowds at these events. :)

a year later and i still watch this video

I can"t help but notice how serious PR rog has to keep his face while Kusoru's getting all funky with his expressions and enjoying himself

those are the funniest guys in umvc2 right now. rogs face just looks hilarious all the time and kurosus reactions are so epic

I'm very hyped watching this. I dont even know how to play MVC3.. VERY HYPED

Man i love watching brawl!

About time I finally saw Rocket Raccoon. That guys team is underrated yet highly effective. I like that team lol. No high tiers that everyone picks is in it.

I cant believe its been 22 yrs later and now Marvel is back at EVO! The hype is back in 2023!

a lot of respect to balrog for looking like having as much fun with a loss as he did

Inspired me to pick up Felicia. She is a godly character! Can't tell you how many times she's saved me

There will always be more EVOs and bigger and better games. No room for negativity. It's about fun, and the excitement, the hype, and, for the love of the game.

This was pretty free, even with the happy bday and the felicia infinite imo, hope to se more of joe

1 word: HYPE!

This was such a crazy set

As the log came out from the horizon I knew he was a hero, more than a man, a Racoon. To defend our honor, KUCHIBIRUUUU!

Good match and deserved victory.

Now welcome the final era MvC2 edition.

Kusoru's facial expressions are golden

@xXxSeTTriPxXx yeah, I was of the mindset that something like this was not possible. everyone in the states is all about combos and rushdowns. this has opened me up to a few ideas as well as how I look at the game.

Kusoru is so damn Clever with his assists ... ^_^ thumbs up !

i remember seeing this live OMg moments that team ... no one was prepared for the log trap

People hate on Asians because they're good at a game? That's hypocritical stuff

I have much Respect for this guy :) Hopefull I ll see him at AWA (Anime Weekend Atlanta) This September and it would be Vietnamese vs Japanese Hyped Up :D

Wow, good color commentating for a video game tournament?! At last! Great job, guys. Though this game isn't my cup of tea, watching this match was very entertaining. These guys need to commentate for evo 2012 for like... every game. Best I've heard so far. =p

If you look more closely, the first time PR Balrog offers his hand, Kosoru's eyes are closed so he doesn't notice. Then he offers the handshake again and you can barely see that it shakes it (it's a little off screen) before the Japanese start fist pumping again.

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES THE BEAST IS UNLEASHED

phenomenal players.

Gotta love the announcers even more

damn man enjoyed all the matches, all of them had me hype, good players better matches kudos to everyone thought fought hard in this torn.....no hate on this end

I love fighting games, even if I'm absolute shit at them, so I always take interest in seeing skilled players go at it like this. Man, I'd love to fight one of these guys in a game, even if I know that I'd lose, just to say that I at least lost to the gods.

Im AMERICAN, and, I say that was FLIPPIN AWESOME! Regardless of who wins and what moves are used, as long as they and everyone else had fun, is all that matters

I just love it how PR Balrog wanted to shake Agejoe's hand but got blocked by the crowd XD

*Correction it was Mihe's team not Yipes :D My bad

I would love to see that Morrigan filling the screen from full screen against that Joe + RR zoning game.

THAT. Was beautiful. Actually, it was Viewtiful.

Great match.

incredible Viewtiful

yea enjoy watching ageojoe kusoru

He flew from Tokyo, what time do you think it was for him when he was playing in the tournament? He probably had jet lag and was probably tired that would make sense to me considering the plane ride is almost 14 hours. Right when the KO goes off, he slouches back into his chair and closes his eyes, then his entire team bombardes him. PR ROG waited to shake Ageojoe's hand, that's character no doubt. They both had sportsmanship I think, different cultural and situational sportsmanship.

Maybe if you guys would watch to the end, you'd notice that Kusoru actually does shake with Rog...It's just that right after the match Kusoru got tackled by his friends lol.

ファンタスティックなビューティフルジョー！ Kusoruは対戦を楽しんでたね。 自慢していいと思うよこの勝利は。 It's fantastic viewtiful joe. Kusoru was enjoying the fight. I think he should take pride in this winning.

this match should be transferred to vhs tape. This is classic shit right here! This was hella hype, the first dude to really hit it with log trap. james is so hype haha

PR blarog at the end, that face is priceless!

It is, because Log Trap's appearance is so surprising. He bodied players who have learned how to manage the strategy, which says how Kusoru is a good player

Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ayyyy! I love that part lol it's hilarious!

@ThatPeenoAlvin I know man its truly commendable..

I'm waiting for kusoru to come back for MVC infinite!

damn when Rog started to adapt I almost spilled my ice cream

Props to Rog for being sportmans like at the end and not saltly.

No i just recently became a street fighter fan, but what you said has a lot of validity to it. Im glad to see someone make a great team with these obscure characters. i personally think this whole game is cheap, ive just had bad expiriences with it and i complain alot but the bottom line is it takes a great player to use those charaters and beat a spncer and wolvie

This finals was in ATL I believe. The rides home must be mute.😊

love kusoru because it was entertaining to see him beat some the top players.....and that team is so UNORTHODOX

Everyone look out for Ageojoe at EVO!

Good shit Kusoru. Good shit Rog. Lookin' forward to see Rog win EVO. :D

He won. All the biggest names were at FRXV, and he won it all, without ever losing a set. The log helped, but it can only take you so far agains these guys. As for your last point, Justin during Kusoru and Combofiend's match: "Viewtiful Joe does all the work.That's his best character." and when Peter snapped in Raccoon, Justin disagreed with that decision. Keep in mind Justin had already played Kusoru in a FT10 and lost, so I'm pretty sure Justin knows who the real threat is in Kusoru's team.

did jwong and combofiend play in this? if not I cant really say they won against the best.

This was a message to everyone playing meta teams😂 Nobody knee what to do against the Joe/Rocket tech.

You haven't seen Chris G's Morrigan team, have you?

Honour or honor (see spelling differences; from the Latin word honos, honoris) is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or corporate body such as a family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or corporate bodies) are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the moral code of the society at large.

The fight that inspired PR Log.

The day Japan made America respect them in MVC games

8:48 kusoru respond to the cheers of the crowd

you probably could say ageojoe isnt the skilled player there, but u have to agree that he came with this strategy by his own. And strategy is as important as skill. when he fought fillipino champ with that anti phoenix strategy, that was trully godlike.

2:37 Swing!

The best part of this whole set is bionic arm getting stuffed so much by Joe.

Dat Mach Speed. So hype.

Ageojoe must return to the USA. I want to see how he has improved.

That was one of the BEST TROLLS I've ever seen!!! AHAHAA. Ageojoe is just the BEST!

what does he do to get the infinte loop

Props to Kusoru for winning, but I honestly don't think he should've. He dropped soooooo many TACs and Frank combos.

He's awesome :D

The guy learned a near perfect set up. Ageojoe is a hero xD. I don't care what other's might think with "spamming". As long as you win in tournies, anything is valid.

Lol I love this

did he play again in USA after this?

his team is awesome

great game...

Ageojoe vs Justin wong PLEASE :)

Ageojoe is the Imakuni? of the FGC.

Indeed I am, didn't notice the handshake/hug at the end xD