Weekend Update #5: Getting a (Red & Blue) Monkey of my Back

The PS3 was out for repair this weekend so instead I spent my time with Street Fighter III 3rd Strike in an attempt to finally beat it's much hated final boss, Gill.

A face even a mother could hate.

Gill is arguably one of the most hated Street Fighter bosses of all time and not without reason. Simply put, unlike previous SF bosses which were quite balanced and fair, with only the AI simply being able to use the boss character well to beat you. No, Gill is designed for the sole purpose of beating you and stealing your quarters. How, let me list the ways.

1. Range & Damage

Gill is not only large and imposing, but he's got pretty long limbs as well that can hit you from afar and deal alot of hurt in the process.

2. He can revive himself.

Beat down Gill while he still has a full super bar and you'll find yourself with an unpleasant surprise. Upon getting "K.O.ed" he will utter the words "Resurrection" and proceed to regain life. Sure you can cancel the move, but the fact that it pushes you means that he usually get to regain about 2/3rds of his life back anyway. This is made more annoying in that he rarely ever wastes his super meter and when he does...

3. He can kill you with one move.

Gill's Seraph Wing not only hits you from anywhere on the screen, but if you're unlucky enough not to block it, it kills you immediately. If you do block it, then you'll only suffer half the damage, which is still 1/2 of our lifebar.

For the crime of having long blonde locks like Gill, you are hereby sentenced to death... by epic splooging.

4. He's blue AND red!

Think about it, blue and red are opposing colours forever fated to face off against one another in the field of battle. In just about any team based game, one team will always be red and the other blue. Now consider that Gill is half blue and half red, killing the guy nets you both a +1 for killing him and a -1 for team killing!

5. His outfit.

Just look at it.

The less said about what he's NOT wearing, the better.

But anyway, after doing some research and looking for setups and strings that the AI was vulnerable to, I've finally been able to beat him. Granted he did beat me twice and I had to continue, but whatever, it's only my win that matters in the end. Here's the proof:

A WINNER IS ME!

Yeah, I was only ranked D** in the match (grade C overall), but even using really cheap tactics he was still a bitch to put down. As mentioned before, he even forced me to continue a few times before I finally sent his bi-coloured ass packing to next sunday.

With this done, I can put 3rd Strike to rest and concentrate on other things. There's a SFIV tournament coming up in about a month and I'm going to concentrate on practicing for that.