15% off your order of Okizeme Coffee with discount code "BrianF": https://okizeme.coffee/ Get 10% off the Victrix Pro KO Leverless with discount code "BrianF": https://www.turtlebeach.com/collections/street-fighter Huge Street Fighter Tournament went down this weekend. Combo Breaker boasts the largest non-EVO Street Fighter Tournament filled with crazy upsets, hilarious popoffs from the next generation of Japanese SF players and Xiaohai crushing children's dreams. MenaRD sparks yet another FT2 vs FT3 debate, but this time the international FGC including Bonchan, Xiaohai and Kushina weigh in. EVO Registrations leaderboards also came out, with a surprise appearance from Rivals of Aether II, a game published by Ludwig's company Offbrand Games, and fighting game players are not happy with what might be an astroturfing situation. @Brian_F and @iDomNYC break it down. Episode: Extra Trashy #42 Recorded on: May 26th 2026 Follow us YouTube - @Brian_F Brian_F - https://x.com/Bri4nF iDom - https://x.com/iDomNYC - @iDomNYC RobTV - https://x.com/RobTeeVee Edited and thumbnail by @nugieboy Extra Trashy video intro by https://youtube.com/@JeremyMansford NEW MERCH: https://BrianF.Shop MAIN CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@Brian_F SECOND CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@MoreBrian_F TRASH TALK + EXTRA TRASHY PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/6q4KFX6icVO4AuyKvvwzt9 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Brian_F Twitch stream: http://www.twitch.tv/brian_f Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bri4nf Old Merch: https://brian-f.creator-spring.com/ Fighting Game gear/PC Setup: https://www.amazon.com/shop/bri4nf Amazon Affiliates link: https://amzn.to/2C3sIKb Headphones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SKVNS00?ref=exp_bri4nf_dp_vv_d TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 2:53 Combo Breaker was the largest SF6 Tournament 4:25 Zangief downplayers in shambles again 8:00 The BIGGEST upsets 9:38 Thebaby212 Classic Ken vs PlasmaDragon Modern Juri 14:53 Top 8 17:34 Attack of the Japanese Blankas 21:02 The next generation of Japanese Street Fighter players are very different 24:18 Dual Kevin cannot escape Zangief 26:24 Mai Mai Mai 28:05 Heartbreaker for Jr Zangief 35:38 Xiaohai shattering children's dreams 38:08 Mai is a problem 40:41 Dr. Booce and nerfing crouch medium punches across the board 46:24 Xiaohai is in 4 $1M tours 49:24 Menard sparks FT2 vs FT3 debate and Japanese FGC weighs in 58:55 Why it works in melee 1:12:53 EVO Registrations, ROA2 and Ludwig #brian_F #trashtalk #ad
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Ok Brian you don't have to commission Jeremy to animate Idom into the intro, but can you meet us in the middle and edit a png of him into the passengers' seat?
Idom has improved a lot in terms of his speech and being able to articulate his thoughts more clearly since the start of the pod.
PUT THE MAN IN THE INTRO BRINE!
As a melee player that started playing SF6 after watching your content, I always appreciate the love shown to SSBM. Used to TO and even though some tourneys took forever, it was usually worth it
As a rivals 2 player who wouldnt have been able to go to EVO otherwise this ludwig invite has been invaluable. We are already a niche game within a niche, so having this one opportunity to be in the spotlight means a lot.
People talk about Blanka but holy shit please don't nerfed the unique characters! I don't want this gane to just be shoto's galore 😭🙏
Idom really taking the criticism to heart and actually talking about the game more. Now that’s growth
I could be wrong, but I think GGST registration for EVO was going to drop off with the Quiddya buyout more than some other games. Just the scene demographics don't jive with the Saudi stances, but we need the raw entrant numbers to know
People piled on him, but Ludwig was right. 2XKO did not get organic traffic from people saying it would "save the FGC" or similar nonsense only to somewhat trudge along without a clear vision or plan. At least buying people's tickets isn't generating the kind of buzz that would make you wary of the game. Although if a lot of people don't show up... Then it might've done more harm than good.
the people mad about Ludwig buying influence at evo better be mad about the event’s new owner lol. there’s a lot of funny money in the traditional FGC rn, Ludwig is not the problem lol. imo he’s doing his job as the game’s publisher & a community organizer. that’s what a marketing budget is for. it’s helping the FGC overall. i’m saying this as a Strive main too and platform fighters are fighting games, all the same concepts apply. sakurai loved KoF and it’s easy to see in the design. we just speak a different dialect sometimes haha
idk if I'm hallucinating, but I'm pretty sure 40:42 Booce said standing MP, 5MP. Don't know if that'll change the conversation a little bit, but yeah that button is pretty good lol
Evo? The 12 Mini Majors?
before watching, as a rivals 2 player: for all the distaste that i and basically everyone i've spoken to have about evo (rivals has a really big queer playerbase), there's a lot of hype in the community about getting this level of support and doing it in a way that spotlights the game's grassroots community - several people from my local are going and if i were able to financially i would've gone too rivals has been struggling financially to the point of having to lay off employees and dan (the studio lead) giving up his own salary for months as they work on adding more casual content, so even if it's not all sunshine and roses i'm really glad to see the game getting attention and time on the main stage strongly recommend the game if you have any interest in platform fighters casually or competitively - it's an affordable game ($30 usd full price and all dlc characters are free) with great devs and a welcoming grassroots community
before I watch the video regarding the topic: im personally very hyped for rivals 2 at evo, its a great game
dual kevin x chakotay training arc incoming
Dom did do well against Hibiki, was a fun match to watch for sure. But shoutouts to Lily love lol. The Babys212 match was the highlight of my weekend for sure
I don't think there's a serious argument for FT2>FT3 outside of logistics. Even then, the CPT rulebook could have allowances for FT3 for matches reaching down into the top 16/32/64 etc. based on the number of tournament entrants and online vs. offline. You can't convince me that most WWs outside of Japan couldn't function as FT3.
Brian keepin it real with those 2XKO numbers. Every major tournaments since release got a tone of DQ more that every other games combine that kind of odd really.
The Ludwig thing just takes even more prestige away from Evo Vegas which has already suffered a massive loss of prestige since the change to Top 6. EVO Sunday used to be a Summer party event for me and my friends, either in person or even on party chat and now I'm sure I won't bother with anything other than the Capcom Fighters coverage. it's a shame, really.
54:38 When he first started talking I was like wait no tweet on the screen? Then I saw idom laughing, thank you editor San for showing us haha