Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition - Vega's Story
0Time to face...THE CLAW!!
The third of Shadaloo's Four Kings that I've covered, here's Vega. Known as Balrog in Japan, part of that weird swapping of names with M. Bison (who is named Vega in Japan) and Balrog (who was M. Bison).
Vega's a vain man, always going on and on about beauty, and it seems he finds beauty in violence, considering his involvement with Shadaloo. That said, I guess in some games there are hints that there's more to him than that, but as far as villains go, I can't say I like him that much, in terms of design or personality.
Gameplay-wise, he is fun and I can see how he can be annoying in the right hands. Vega specializes in zipping across the stage, swiping with his claws and generally being hard to get a read on. Well, that's the idea...see how well I accomplish this! Of note is that his claw can be knocked off, forcing him to walk over it to pick it back up...and you even have the option to take it off yourself and just fight with bare fists...but what's the point?!
His V-Skill, Matador Turn, is a fancy spinning dodge, but if you hold the button down it can be an attack too...which happens to combo nicely into his Critical Art...and it looks pretty cool! I swear, that wasn't on purpose!
His first V-Trigger, Bloody Kiss, has him throw a rose at his opponent, which leads to a follow-up attack if it hits, while his second one, Alegrias, is a parry that also leads to a few different attacks depending on inputs made when you pop the V-Trigger. Overall, his moves are very stylish, but I just...really don't like this guy. Must be the mask.
Only one member of the Four Kings left...and you'll see them tomorrow. We're getting down to the weirdos now!
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