Tokido
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Hajime Taniguchi(Japanese: 谷口 一, Hepburn: Taniguchi Hajime; born 7 July 1985), better known as Tokido, is a Japanese fighting game player who plays the King of Fighters and Street Fighter franchises. He is known for playing multiple fighting games on a competitive level in addition to Street Fighter, including Tekken, Marvel vs Capcom 3, and BlazBlue. Tokido is a three-time EVO champion, having won Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002 as well as winning Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 2007 and Street Fighter V ten years later. Tokido has had 28 Evolution top 8 finishes (a feat surpassed only by Justin Wong), having EVO medals in 12 different games across more than 20 years.
Career
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.
At CEO 2011 he took 1st place in Super Street Fighter 4 and Marvel vs Capcom 3 and took 3rd place in Tekken 6. 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 he pick the character Akuma, as a character like Ryu would be too difficult for him. Playing as Akuma, Tokido invented the "Tokido Vortex", a sequence of moves that nearly guarantees an opponent character will take damage.
A few months before Street Fighter V was released in February 2016, Tokido expressed a desire to make a change in his playstyle. Playing with a "more fundamental, grounded style" did not work out well at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show tournament, but he did win the 2015 Canada Cup a month later. The change in style prepared Tokido to use Ryu in Street Fighter V, as the game did not include Akuma at that point. 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.
Tokido was released from Mad Catz in 2016, as the company was having financial trouble due to the poor sales of Rock Band 4. On January 4, 2017, it was confirmed that Echo Fox had picked up Tokido.
After his signature character Akuma was released for Street Fighter V, Tokido would go on to win the game's tournament at Evo 2017.
Legacy
In 2016, a Yahoo Esports article described Tokido as a "fighting game legend," as a veteran of numerous battles spanning over a decade. Tokido is considered to be one of Japan's five "fighting game gods", a title he shares with Daigo Umehara, Shinya Onuki, Tatsuya Haitani, and Naoto Sako.
Tokido is known for taking on a somewhat eccentric persona on stage. Footage exists of Tokido imitating some of Akuma's taunts, and trash-talking his opponent Bonchan shortly before a tournament in 2015 became highly discussed among the fighting game community. In 2015, Tokido stated that he is meaning to leave such behavior behind him because, as a professional gamer, he wants "to show that entertainment in game, not out of it."
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Game | Place | Character | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CAPCOM PRO TOUR RANKING (as of December 16) | 1st | |||
| United States Capcom Cup 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 17th | Akuma | ||
| United States Red Bull Conquest | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| Canada Canada Cup 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Singapore SEA Major 2018 | Asia Regional Finals | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | |
| Premier Tournament | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| Japan Tokyo Game Show 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Taiwan TWFighter Major 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| United States Evo 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| United States ELEAGUE 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Australia Battle Arena Melbourne 10 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| United States NorCal Regionals 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Thailand Thaiger Uppercut 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Japan RAGE Byakko Cup 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| United States Final Round 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| Japan Evo Japan 2018 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 4th | Akuma | ||
| 2017 | CAPCOM PRO TOUR YEAR-END RANKING | 2nd | |||
| United States Capcom Cup 2017 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| Singapore SEA Major 2017 | Asia Regional Finals | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | |
| Last Chance Qualifier | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Japan Tokyo Game Show 2017 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| United States The Brooklyn Beatdown Round 2 | Street Fighter V | 1st | Akuma | ||
| China LAN Story Cup 2017 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| China Ze 2017 | Street Fighter V | 1st | Akuma | ||
| China U-League 4 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| United States Evo 2017 | Street Fighter V | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Vietnam Saigon Cup 2017 | Street Fighter V | 3rd | Akuma | ||
| Australia Battle Arena Melbourne 9 | Street Fighter V | 4th | Akuma | ||
| France Ultimate Fighting Arena 2017 | Street Fighter V | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Japan Topanga League 6 | Street Fighter V | 4th | Akuma | ||
| 2016 | CAPCOM PRO TOUR YEAR-END RANKING | 2nd | |||
| United States Red Bull Battlegrounds 2016 | NA Regional Finals | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | |
| Last Chance Qualifier | Street Fighter V | 1st | Ryu | ||
| [ONLINE] Asia-Oceania Two | Street Fighter V | 4th | Ryu | ||
| Singapore SEA Major 2016 | Street Fighter V | 1st | Ryu | ||
| United States The Brooklyn Beatdown | Street Fighter V | 3rd | Ryu | ||
| Chile Never Give Up 2016 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | ||
| Japan AbemaTV Cup 2016 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | ||
| Japan Rage Vol. 2 | Street Fighter V | 3rd | Ryu | ||
| United States Community Effort Orlando 2016 | Street Fighter V | 1st | Ryu | ||
| Sweden DreamHack Summer 2016 | Street Fighter V | 3rd | Ryu | ||
| Taiwan TWFighter Major 2016 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | ||
| France Stunfest 2016 | Street Fighter V | 3rd | Ryu | ||
| France Red Bull Kumite 2016 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | ||
| United States NorCal Regionals 2016 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | ||
| United States Final Round 19 | Street Fighter V | 2nd | Ryu | ||
| 2015 | CAPCOM PRO TOUR YEAR-END RANKING | 7th | |||
| Canada Canada Cup 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 1st | Akuma | ||
| China Asia Shanghai Qualifier 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 3rd | Akuma | ||
| China Sino Duel 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 3rd | Akuma | ||
| Thailand SEA Major 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| Germany FFM-Rumble 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Japan KVO 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 3rd | Akuma | ||
| France Stunfest 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Scotland Hypespotting 4 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 1st | EX- Duo Lon/Iori/Chin | |||
| France Red Bull Kumite 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| United States SXSW Fighters Invitational 2015 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 4th | Akuma | ||
| 2014 | CAPCOM PRO TOUR YEAR-END RANKING | 26th | |||
| Japan Taito Arcade Nationals 2014 | Ultra Street Fighter IV (3-on-3) | 2nd | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Yang), Daigo (Evil Ryu) | ||
| United States Evo 2014 | The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | EX- Iori/Mr.Karate/Chin | ||
| Japan Topanga Charity Cup 4 | Ultra Street Fighter IV (5-on-5) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Sako (Ibuki), Fuudo (Fei Long), Kazunoko (Yun), Bonchan (Sagat) | ||
| Singapore SEA Major 2014 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 4th | Akuma | ||
| United States Northwest Majors 2014 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 1st | Akuma | ||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 1st | EX- Iori/Mr.Karate/Kim | |||
| Japan Super Street Fighter IV CR Edition Commemoration | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 1st | Akuma | ||
| South Korea Café ID Global Tournament 2014 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| 2013 | Japan Topanga League 3B | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 4th | Akuma | |
| Australia Shadowloo Showdown 2013 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 4th | Nova/Spencer/Dr.Strange | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | EX- Iori/Mr.Karate/Kim | |||
| Canada Canada Cup 2013 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 (5-on-5) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), Bonchan (Sagat), Fuudo (Fei Long), Kazunoko (Yun) | ||
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 1st | Chun-Li/Nina | |||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 4th | Nova/Dr.Strange/Spencer | |||
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | 3rd | Eddy, Lars | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | EX- Iori/Mr.Karate/Kim | |||
| United States Evo 2013 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 4th | EX- Iori/Mr.Karate/Kim | |||
| Japan Topanga Charity Cup 3 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 (5-on-5) | 2nd | Tokido (Akuma), Jyobin (Ryu), Nyanshi (Sagat), Mago (Fei Long), Daigo (Ryu) | ||
| Singapore SEA Major 2013 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 1st | Dhalsim/Nina, Cammy/Nina | |||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 3rd | Nova/Dr.Strange/Spencer | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | EX- Mr.Karate/Chin/Kim | |||
| Persona 4 Arena | 2nd | Mitsuru | |||
| Canada April Duels 2 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 3rd | Akuma | ||
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 1st | Dhalsim/Nina, Cammy/Nina | |||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 3rd | Magneto/Doctor Doom/Vergil | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 1st | EX- Mr.Karate/Kim/Hwa | |||
| France World Game Cup 2013 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 (5-on-5) | 3rd | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), Itabashi Zangief (Zangief), Hameko21 (Rufus), Kamichang (Rose) | |||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 1st | Chun-Li | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | Mr.Karate/Chin/Hwa | |||
| Kuwait K.O. Fighting Game Festival 2013 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Daigo Umehara (Ryu), Mago (Fei Long) | ||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 2nd | Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix | |||
| Germany Da Ultimate Crushing 2K13 X GodsGarden Europe | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 1st | Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix|Vergil | |||
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | 1st | Eddy, Lars | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 1st | EX- Mr.Karate/Hwa/Iori | |||
| Dead or Alive | 2nd | Jann Lee | |||
| Japan TOPANGA Z League 2013 | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 2nd | Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix | ||
| 2012 | United States Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 4th | Akuma | |
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 2nd | Chun-Li | |||
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 2nd | Dhalsim, Cody | |||
| Canada Canada Cup 2012 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 (5-on-5) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Fuudo (Fei Long), Bonchan (Sagat), Kazunoko (Yun), Mago (Adon) | ||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 3rd | Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix | |||
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | 4th | Lars, Bruce | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | EX- Kim/Hwa/Iori | |||
| Dead or Alive 5 | 1st | Jann Lee, Kokoro, Hitomi | |||
| Persona 4 Arena | 1st | Mitsuru | |||
| Japan Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Official National Tournament | Street Fighter X Tekken | 1st | Dhalsim, Cody | ||
| Brazil Brazil Street Fighter 25th Anniversary | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 2nd | Akuma | ||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 1st | Chun-Li | |||
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo | 1st | Vega | |||
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 1st | Dhalsim, Cody | |||
| United States Evo 2012 | Street Fighter X Tekken (2-on-2) | 3rd | Tokido (Chun-Li), Fuudo (Ryu) | ||
| Australia Shadowloo Showdown 2012 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 2nd | Chun-Li | |||
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 4th | Ken, Rufus | |||
| The King of Fighters XIII | 2nd | EX- Mr.Karate/Kyo/Iori | |||
| Soul Calibur V | 1st | Viola | |||
| Japan Topanga Charity Cup 2 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 (5-on-5) | 4th | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), Bonchan (Sagat), Fuudo (Fei Long), Daigo (Ryu) | ||
| France World Game Cup 2012 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Fuudo (Fei Long), Mago (Sagat) | |||
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (5-on-5) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Fuudo (Fei Long), Mago (Adon), RF (Sagat), Bas (Cammy), | |||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 3rd | Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix | |||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2-on-2) | 2nd | Tokido (Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix), Mago (Wesker/Magneto/Vergil), Fuudo (Zero/Morrigan/Vergil) | |||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 1st | Chun Li | |||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2-on-2) | 1st | Tokido (Chun Li), Fuudo (Ken) | |||
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend | 1st | Arakune | |||
| 2011 | Canada Canada Cup 2011 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 4th | Akuma | |
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (5-on-5) | 3rd | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), Bonchan (Sagat), Neurosis (Bison), Momochi (Cody) | |||
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix | 3rd | Akuma | |||
| Marvel vs Capcom 3 | 3rd | Wolverine, Sentinel, Phoenix | |||
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | 1st | ||||
| United States Season's Beatings Velocity | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Japan Nagoya Street Battle X MadCatz | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido, Daigo, Mago | ||
| Japan Nagoya Street Battle 30 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Daigo (Yun), Mago (Fei Long) | ||
| Japan GodsGarden #4 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 4th | Akuma | ||
| United States Evo 2011 | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II | 3rd | Noel | ||
| Australia Shadowloo Showdown 2011 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 4th | Akuma | ||
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), GamerBee (Adon) | |||
| Marvel vs Capcom 3 | 1st | Wolverine, Sentinel, Phoenix | |||
| Tekken 6 | 1st | ||||
| United States Community Effort Orlando 2011 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Marvel vs Capcom 3 | 1st | Wolverine, Sentinel, Phoenix | |||
| Tekken 6 | 3rd | Bob | |||
| France Stunfest 2011 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | 1st | Akuma | ||
| Marvel vs Capcom 3 | 1st | Phoenix, Sentinel, Wolverine | |||
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | 1st | Litchi Faye-Ling | |||
| Japan Topanga Charity Cup 1 | Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (5-on-5) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), Nyanshi (Sagat), Bonchan (Sagat), Daigo (Yun) | ||
| United States Final Round XIV | Super Street Fighter IV | 2nd | Tokido (Akuma) | ||
| Super Street Fighter IV (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Akuma), Ricky Ortiz (Rufus), Justin Wong | |||
| Marvel vs Capcom 3 (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Wolverine/Akuma/Sentinel), Justin Wong (She-Hulk/Amaterasu/Tron Bonne), Ricky Ortiz (Trish/Chun-Li/Phoenix) | |||
| Switzerland Beat By Contest 2011 | Super Street Fighter IV | 1st | Akuma | ||
| 2010 | Australia Shadowloo Showdown 2010 | Super Street Fighter IV | 2nd | Akuma | |
| United States SoCal Regionals 2010 | Super Street Fighter IV | 3rd | Akuma, Fei Long | ||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 1st | Chun-Li | |||
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | 1st | Bang | |||
| Japan Nagoya Street Battle 17 | Super Street Fighter IV (3-on-3) | 3rd | Tokido (Akuma, Honda), Kindevu (Cammy), Eita (Akuma, Adon) | ||
| Japan Super Battle Opera 2010 | Street Fighter IV (3-on-3) | 3rd | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Sagat), Nemo (Chun-Li) | ||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (3-on-3) | 3rd | Tokido (Chun-Li), Ochibi (Yun), Kenzo (Yang) | |||
| Japan Nagoya Street Battle 15 | Super Street Fighter IV (3 on 3) | 2nd | Tokido (Akuma), Mago (Fei Long), Daigo (Ryu) | ||
| France Stunfest 2010 | Super Street Fighter IV | 3rd | Akuma | ||
| Super Street Fighter IV (2 on 2) | 2nd | Tokido (Akuma), Jims (Ken) | |||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 2nd | Chun-Li | |||
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (3-on-3) | 1st | Tokido (Chun-Li), Otana (Urien), Valentin (Necro) | |||
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo | 2nd | Vega | |||
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (2-on-2) | 1st | Tokido (Vega), NKI (Chun-Li) | |||
| Capcom vs. SNK 2 | 1st | A- Sakura/Bison/Blanka | |||
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2-on-2) | 1st | Tokido (Litchi Faye-Ling), Karim (Lambda 11) | |||
| Japan GodsGarden #2 | Street Fighter IV | 1st | Akuma | ||
| 2009 | Japan Super Battle Opera 2009 | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2-on-2) | 2nd | Tokido (Chun-Li), KO (Yun) | |
| 2008 | United States Evo 2008 | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 4th | Chun-Li, Urien | |
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo | 4th | Vega | |||
| 2007 | United States Evo 2007 | Super Street Fighter II Turbo | 1st | Vega | |
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 2nd | Chun Li, Urien | [citation needed] | ||
| Virtua Fighter 5 | 4th | Pai | [citation needed] | ||
| 2006 | United States Evo 2006 | Hyper Street Fighter II | 3rd | CE-Bison | |
| Japan Super Battle Opera 2006 | Samurai Shodown VI (2-on-2) | 3rd | Tokido (Mina), Reoth (Iroha) | ||
| 2005 | United States Evo 2005 | Super Street Fighter II Turbo | 3rd | Vega | [citation needed] |
| Japan Super Battle Opera 2005 | Capcom Fighting Jam (2-on-2) | 1st | Tokido (Jedah/Urien), Mago (Karin/Anakaris) | ||
| 2004 | Japan Super Battle Opera 2004 | Capcom vs. SNK 2 (3-on-3) | 3rd | Tokido (N- Vega/Sagat/Blanka), Nuki (N- Akuma/Chun-Li/Sagat), Inoue (K- Sagat/Cammy/Blanka) | |
| 2003 | Japan Super Battle Opera 2003 | Capcom vs. SNK 2 | 1st | A- Sakura/Bison/Blanka | |
| 2002 | United States Evo 2002 | Capcom vs. SNK 2 | 1st | N- Honda/Blanka/Sagat | [citation needed] |