Tokido
| Tokido | |
|---|---|
| Hajime Taniguchi | |
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Tokido at Evo 2016
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| Status | Active |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Games | King of Fighters and Street Fighter |
| Championships |
Capcom vs. SNK 2 - EVO 2002 Super Street Fighter II Turbo - EVO 2007 |
| 2011 | The Traveling Circus |
| 2011-2016 | Mad Catz |
| 2017- | Echo Fox |
Hajime Taniguchi, better known as Tokido, is a Japanese fighting game player. Active in the King of Fighters and Street Fighter franchises, Tokido has a unique play style. Tokido is a two-time EVO champion, having won Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002 as well as winning Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 2007.
Tokido was introduced to fighting games in the 1990s, when he played The King of Fighters '94 on the Neo Geo MVS. The first Street Fighter game Tokido came in contact with was Street Fighter 2 on the Super Famicom.
Sponsored by Madcatz, Tokido was a highly successful King of Fighters XIII player in 2014. Tokido got into Street Fighter IV late compared to other high-level players. When he did, teammate Daigo Umehara suggested him to pick the character Akuma, as a character like Ryu would be too difficult for him. Playing as Akuma, Tokido invented the "Tokido Vortex", a move that guarantees an opponent character will get damage.
Shortly before Street Fighter V was released in 2016, Tokido expressed a desire to make a change in his playstyle. Playing with a "more fundamental, grounded style" didn't work out well at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show tournament, but he won the Canada Cup 2015 a month later. The change in style prepared Tokido to use Ryu in Street FIghter V, as the game doesn't include Akuma. Tokido reached second place multiple times during the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour, losing only to Infiltration at Final Round 19 and NorCal Regionals 2016. Tokido would eventually defeat Infiltration at the 2016 Community Effort Orlando in order to qualify for the Capcom Cup.
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