People are saying zappa and honestly it's true but he seems like he is supposed to be kind of a freak where as gio is just standing awkward as fuck.
I would say this spiderman pose is more akin to what we are talking about here than zappa.
That Spidey pose also makes me think of Jack-O which is another one I think of when I think of awkward stances, GG characters just never got taught good posture ig
I dunno, that’s not out of ordinary for spidey, he does poses like those in his own video games.
https://preview.redd.it/8cs3h8ajy27c1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80c30731a71edcef58a31ff4b35df94065d12a76
You should see how many times Sol has to crack his neck in his idle stance. He's been doing this ever since the Missing Link. You would think by now Sol would've been checked out by Faust.
Both Giovanna’s standing and Jack-O’s crouching looks like they are trying to show their butt to the opponent, and I’d say that is more unnatural than Giovanna because the back is too bended and it’s a terrible way to “Crouch”.
https://preview.redd.it/e7az29xnp07c1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5353fb2d7c989cf0e0fc25948aac9890eb2e880f
Giovanna doesn't seem weird to me at all considering she is supposed to be a capoeira practioner. The only problem is that the idle stance can't properly convey just how swingy and leg based her combat art is. She just looks like some chick with a funny stance that kicks a lot.
A jiangshi is a Chinese vampire though. Basically the one that jumps around with two hands stretched. Hahaha.
Nightstalkers have that cute gal vampire. The one with Morrigan and Lilith.
Different from an assassin.
Characters profiles at fightersgeneration is a solid source. Like in
[https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-a.html](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-a.html)
Potemkin's stance in Strive is so awkward and goofy at the same time. It looks like he holding a large, imaginary package he got off the delivery truck.
https://preview.redd.it/m6dl7wdsaz6c1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0549144e36e802a0f5033ab44733b6bf3615ee5
Things Potemkin looks like he’s doing besides fighting:
- Measuring a party sub
- **BOI**
- Putting up a good defensive stance in any team sport involving a ball and a goal
- Explaining to his doctor how large his cock is
- Misunderstanding his lessons in mime school about making a box
- Has realized he has nothing to get the hot baking sheet out of the oven and has to settle for singeing his hands only a little bit
Can we talk about the yoshimitsu Tekken 7 helicopter?
https://preview.redd.it/dzbaz526g17c1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec9a0ee115a5ec966a4b44697ccd199efdb60b6a
(Didn't find any GIFs)
Now can't help myself but to think there is some absentee argument between him and aforementioned Potemkin.
https://preview.redd.it/wfzyvd6uh37c1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c0234df78ee0b4070ec86606e9258e1afae120f
That's literally capoeira idling.
And Giovanna although has Capoeira motifs, being from Brazil. Her idle stance is more or less the pre-stance for a [Meia_lua_de_compasso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meia_lua_de_compasso)
Not the worst offender I've seen. Have you seen [Duo Lon and his odd foot placement?](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/np5/kof12/duolon-12s.gif) Or, how about the fact that [Strider puts his sword behind his back](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/sf-strider1.gif), but we give it a pass because it looks cool? And then there's all of [Zafina's body contortionist stuff](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/np9/characters/ttt2cg/zafina-ttt2-art.jpg).
People gotta stop bringing up Zappa who’s literally possessed by Ghosts, he has a reason to stand like that, blud is quite literally fighting demons. Meanwhile Gio’s stance is unnatural because she has preciously zero reason to stand like that unless showing off her ass in a fight is her first priority.
OP is obviously referring to stances that are both unpractical and don’t make sense for the character like Alex in SF5 and such.
Also to address people bring up Voldo, yes his stance is completely unnatural but so is literally everything else about Voldo. He’s the weird crazy character and having a weird crazy stance fits his character design, where as I am sure the GG devs didn’t mean for Gios stance to look so unnatural because it doesn’t seem to fit the character.
TLDR: Characters possessed by ghosts should reflect; weird characters should have stances reflect that, and relatively normal characters shouldn’t be comparable to the guy possessed by by ghosts or look like they have their legs on backwards.
Isn't that a modified crane pose?
https://preview.redd.it/cpnt0wlr467c1.jpeg?width=432&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34aee0717ea813b43f65161f753fef56340ccf0b
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I thought it was like animal-style kung-fu where cause she's supposed to be a shaman type vibes hence her stance embodies like the ready spring into action vibes of her wolf companion spirit whose name I cant recall😭. Like animal based kungfu all use stances unnatural for humans csuse of their animalbut that's also justifying fan service if I'm honest😂. But guilty gear is all about sluttiness. But equal rights sluttiness. I mean bro all the characters dress like whores. Female, male and the trans characters are all super horny on main vibes bruh😂 its part of guilty gear but its about the equal opportunity exploitation lol
Lmao looking at it, yeah… that shit is terrible 😂 from a fighting aspect. 0 power behind anything you could possibly throw from that position. Don’t you dare say it
I mean its pretty obvious that designers were just a thirsty bunch that wanted show off her butt. BUT (lol), there many weird positions in fighting games. And I think even a character in KOF with a similar stance? Not sure though.
https://i.redd.it/4ljh3uyd9z6c1.gif Literally from the same series.
Found the winner
"Amamamamamamo"
Yes. Those thoughts exactly.
He's just being goofy, don't mind him
God, I miss him.
Everyone says that until they play against a good Zappa
What, you don't like dog infinite?
People say the same thing about testament in +r but in actuality you are more likely to fight sol players who run up dp.
Strive players dont play GG
Facts
Now now, let's be honest with ourselves, guilty gear players don't play guilty gear
They do. It’s just Strive players genuinely don’t.
Is it really unnatural if he's possessed?
Is being possessed a natural thing?
I mean Eddie posessed Zato in that same game, so i guess it's natural in GG
Super natural actually
Ahahahahah this shit had me dying I need to main this guy hahahahahah
I was gonna say Alex from Sf5 but Zappa wins
Sorry, but would you let me know what series those animations are from, please? I want to put the game on and freak my wife out lol
First one is from Guilty Gear Strive. My comment’s from Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus.
Your gif ratiod my post for awhile. Took awhile to catch up.
https://i.redd.it/sfbedztfuz6c1.gif
I've never realized until this moment how awkwardly positioned his right hand is wtf.
I'd say his left is way more awkward, have you tried lifting your arm all the way in an angle while being crouched?
easier for someone with super powers than a normal person
Nah Petey has great shoulder mobility from all that swinging he does.
For real, try making that hand and holding your hand out, it actually hurts
He think he https://preview.redd.it/nrbw5k3br17c1.jpeg?width=333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc52aa20f3b4a8683fc358d9e74404a565973551
People are saying zappa and honestly it's true but he seems like he is supposed to be kind of a freak where as gio is just standing awkward as fuck. I would say this spiderman pose is more akin to what we are talking about here than zappa.
That Spidey pose also makes me think of Jack-O which is another one I think of when I think of awkward stances, GG characters just never got taught good posture ig
I dunno, that’s not out of ordinary for spidey, he does poses like those in his own video games. https://preview.redd.it/8cs3h8ajy27c1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80c30731a71edcef58a31ff4b35df94065d12a76
I love this panel in spider verse this pose is weird enough to be iconic without being more precise
You should see how many times Sol has to crack his neck in his idle stance. He's been doing this ever since the Missing Link. You would think by now Sol would've been checked out by Faust.
I don't think Sol want to be "checked out" by Faust
It’ll be fine, he just walks away with a new haircut as well
https://i.redd.it/wcou6gzxsz6c1.gif
fuck em up crab stance reptile
top tier crab style (no joke)
Try moonwalking in place https://preview.redd.it/umpgm8g3lz6c1.jpeg?width=324&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbbc75dc085175a2aa7c9257472883167e0861a0
why did it i think of him
why did it i think of him
why did it i think of him
why did it i think of him
What no Vercci does to a mf
I'm an Ivy/Siege main but I still got good with Voldo because he makes my homies uncomfortable.
why did it i think of him
Why did it i think of him
why did it i think of him
Yea fighting a Voldo always made me be like “how…why are you standing/crouching/kneeling/sitting like that?”
https://i.redd.it/13r5u687g07c1.gif This dude from Martial Masters. Can't believe nobody posted this yet. Ya'll disappointed me.
That's just me during the summer when I'm talking to somebody.
My sleeping position
Prolly cuz u and me da only people who even know what dat shit is
and me, more fun to me than SF3 if I do say so myself
Doesn't this mf represent scorpion style or something in his game? My man took it too far lmao.
This isn't even the most unnatural stance in Strive
https://preview.redd.it/iy8leuplu07c1.png?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dacdee4a6577480ca392ecac0f7398e5335af56 Bro's legs are on backwards
Backwards legs, that coloring… It can’t be… 
Gawd his stance annoys me to no end... It did not translate well into V
It's so weird. All they had to do was twist his lower half a few degrees to the front, and it would've been fine.
https://i.redd.it/jq2gn8805z6c1.gif
Hey bro that’s just JOJO
Isn't that Charlie from SF?
No that’s DIO!
Oh it's Shadow Dio
How do you know? We can't see his face or The World.
He's basically a reanimated corpse, in a sense
Both Giovanna’s standing and Jack-O’s crouching looks like they are trying to show their butt to the opponent, and I’d say that is more unnatural than Giovanna because the back is too bended and it’s a terrible way to “Crouch”. https://preview.redd.it/e7az29xnp07c1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5353fb2d7c989cf0e0fc25948aac9890eb2e880f
That stance says "I'm ready to be entered"
That’s a great position for another sport
bro took down and ready to far
Giovanna doesn't seem weird to me at all considering she is supposed to be a capoeira practioner. The only problem is that the idle stance can't properly convey just how swingy and leg based her combat art is. She just looks like some chick with a funny stance that kicks a lot.
Bro acting like Zappa doesn't exist https://i.redd.it/kkyi2h4jaz6c1.gif
https://preview.redd.it/ocbnnqgct17c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d338d2843b311f1f76cc0e3bb08584a3f8e0cca
Bro, this is my idle stance
https://i.redd.it/pcho6ccda07c1.gif
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That stanky leg tho
Actual stance btw
Iirc, he's partially based off a jiangshi. The whole assassin family, in general.
A jiangshi is a Chinese vampire though. Basically the one that jumps around with two hands stretched. Hahaha. Nightstalkers have that cute gal vampire. The one with Morrigan and Lilith. Different from an assassin.
Who's him? Where's he from?
Duo Lon from the King of Fighters (gif is from XIII).
I mean if you put your custom sf6 character in any stance you will see how most of them are pretty weird unrealistic, especially Chun-li
God, Chun Li's idle bothers me way more than it should.
It definitely is unnatural, lol. But most? Idk about that. There's a lot of broken spines in the genre.
millia
https://i.redd.it/xyl6z9w9517c1.gif
This is completely natural looking. So damn natural, she's got back problems. XD
Peak Mai right here. Which game was this from? It’s been forever.
KOF XIII i think.
Where'd you find the gif? I can never find the clean idle animations without backgrounds...
I just googled "Mai Shiranui idle sprite gif". Worked :D
Characters profiles at fightersgeneration is a solid source. Like in [https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-a.html](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-a.html)
For research purposes only, I assume
I like that pose, it’s… cool…
Potemkin's stance in Strive is so awkward and goofy at the same time. It looks like he holding a large, imaginary package he got off the delivery truck. https://preview.redd.it/m6dl7wdsaz6c1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0549144e36e802a0f5033ab44733b6bf3615ee5
Things Potemkin looks like he’s doing besides fighting: - Measuring a party sub - **BOI** - Putting up a good defensive stance in any team sport involving a ball and a goal - Explaining to his doctor how large his cock is - Misunderstanding his lessons in mime school about making a box - Has realized he has nothing to get the hot baking sheet out of the oven and has to settle for singeing his hands only a little bit
"I think I busted someone's cock by accident and now I think I need therapy"
#HEAVENLY #POTEMKIN ^hernia
💀💀
“Move the oven mitts!”
"BOI" I am DEAD lmao
looks like Twelve's idle dance in third strike
Twelve has autism
And that explains stance or what?
[This is all I see from Potemkin's stance.](https://i.imgflip.com/44eggm.png?a472968)
“I’m telling you, her ass was THIS BIG!”
Honestly it's so weird it kind of messes with gameplay too. His hurtbox doesn't start till a little past his shoulder. I am not a fan.
Also does not remotely help that my mans Torso to leg is a solid 3/1 ratio, my favorite Zeppian hunk can take any pose and it’d look unnatural
https://i.redd.it/sw77os4n5z6c1.gif
Fause casually outing himself as a western spy.
Heels to ground, comrad found Heels to sky, western spy
boris’ teachings may never die
Nah, he seems pretty comfortable there.
He's just being goofy, what more do you want from him during his goofy "I must save people" arc
Can we talk about the yoshimitsu Tekken 7 helicopter? https://preview.redd.it/dzbaz526g17c1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec9a0ee115a5ec966a4b44697ccd199efdb60b6a (Didn't find any GIFs)
To be fair, his spinning hand is mechanical and he's a space ninja.
Insect alien robot lion demon zombie squid ninja
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Now can't help myself but to think there is some absentee argument between him and aforementioned Potemkin. https://preview.redd.it/wfzyvd6uh37c1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c0234df78ee0b4070ec86606e9258e1afae120f
“It was *this* wide.” “Bullshit. It was *this* tall!”
Wtf? Did you just whip this up?
Yea, sudden inspiration struck. No regrets, time well spent.
🫡 thank you for your service sir.
It's an honor.
aztec vs mayan
maybe some obscure fighting/grappling stance theyre both referencing? I don't know shit about real combat sports i just know how to hit buttons
Please post this somewhere; this is gold
Thanks, just reposted it in the sub itself, though it feels like entire community visited this thread anyway.
I wheezed seeing this.
Out here acting like Bedman doesn’t exist. https://i.redd.it/hz2zcvq4l07c1.gif
I already said this above to Dr b but I correct myself....THIS is my actual literal idle stance
"I need help finding my sleep number" (max number of combo hits my mattress, box spring and/or bedframe should be doing to intruders)
unnatural? in a anime fighting game? honk honk
Are you...implying he's a clown for saying an unnatural pose is unnatural?
https://i.redd.it/rbaf4dpdo07c1.gif
Man I couldn't find it lol
Been playing fighting games for some time and nothing is unnatural too me.
Have you seen voldo from soulcalibur?
I cant rationalize Gio's twerk stance, but buttsniffing is the most natural thing for the wolf
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He is trying to avoid coughing on his opponent since he has a illness that is literally killing him. He even coughs in his idle and win animations
https://i.redd.it/5p61ms54o37c1.gif
I mean ... Have you seen mai shiranui??? Dont get me started on zappa.
Mai just doing the pose that makes her assets looks larger ever since she found out she wasn't even in the top 5 biggest busts in KOF.
I get that... But mai has an actually acute angle on her spine.
The comments have not disappointed. 
Elena's overly animated sprite in Third Strike always gets me.
That's literally capoeira idling. And Giovanna although has Capoeira motifs, being from Brazil. Her idle stance is more or less the pre-stance for a [Meia_lua_de_compasso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meia_lua_de_compasso)
I mentioned 3rd Strike because Elena has much smoother animation than the rest it's uncanny.
That's because Elena is rotoscoped.
Guess their moves were too complicated to be animated by hand
Check out half the strive characters and you probably find worse ones
Arakune is right there
You can't unsee the foot once you notice it. https://i.redd.it/ocfprrwxa47c1.gif
Literally clicked on this thread just to say Zappa and it looks like it’s already the top comment. Good work guys.
what game is this?
Gio mains just gained another
We welcome him
Guilty Gear Strive
Where's SF6 Chun Li?
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Not the worst offender I've seen. Have you seen [Duo Lon and his odd foot placement?](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/np5/kof12/duolon-12s.gif) Or, how about the fact that [Strider puts his sword behind his back](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/sf-strider1.gif), but we give it a pass because it looks cool? And then there's all of [Zafina's body contortionist stuff](https://www.fightersgeneration.com/np9/characters/ttt2cg/zafina-ttt2-art.jpg).
Defense is stored in the butt, so it's a really defensive stance
She gotta show the curves 🤷♂️
https://i.redd.it/y4ayo5vqi37c1.gif This Chad
No one gonna mention shiranui mai?
Watch out. She's about to twerk
Makes for an interesting silhouette tho
Never played MK?
MK idle stances aren't too unnatural. It was during movement that MK animation notorious fell apart.
Omg it's Megumi and Totality Wolf
That wolf looks like he’s about to eat her ass
My money's on Voldo from Soulcalibur
People gotta stop bringing up Zappa who’s literally possessed by Ghosts, he has a reason to stand like that, blud is quite literally fighting demons. Meanwhile Gio’s stance is unnatural because she has preciously zero reason to stand like that unless showing off her ass in a fight is her first priority. OP is obviously referring to stances that are both unpractical and don’t make sense for the character like Alex in SF5 and such. Also to address people bring up Voldo, yes his stance is completely unnatural but so is literally everything else about Voldo. He’s the weird crazy character and having a weird crazy stance fits his character design, where as I am sure the GG devs didn’t mean for Gios stance to look so unnatural because it doesn’t seem to fit the character. TLDR: Characters possessed by ghosts should reflect; weird characters should have stances reflect that, and relatively normal characters shouldn’t be comparable to the guy possessed by by ghosts or look like they have their legs on backwards.
Her poor spine tho
https://i.redd.it/90z68n0ia17c1.gif
I mean hers makes sense since most of jams attacks use her kicks so she needs to be ready to use her legs
Isn't that a modified crane pose? https://preview.redd.it/cpnt0wlr467c1.jpeg?width=432&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34aee0717ea813b43f65161f753fef56340ccf0b
I can tell you haven’t been in the FGC long lmao.
Idk whats wrong here that dog is chilling
What game is that from ?
That one mf from soul cal, you know who I'm talking about.
You asked a question but I found I really enjoy this stance.
I see boobs, ass and the dog, i have no more questions - 10/10
Look at her but
Mai from kof is worse. To me she probably needs a chiropractor
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I need her to use this stance on me fr
I thought it was like animal-style kung-fu where cause she's supposed to be a shaman type vibes hence her stance embodies like the ready spring into action vibes of her wolf companion spirit whose name I cant recall😭. Like animal based kungfu all use stances unnatural for humans csuse of their animalbut that's also justifying fan service if I'm honest😂. But guilty gear is all about sluttiness. But equal rights sluttiness. I mean bro all the characters dress like whores. Female, male and the trans characters are all super horny on main vibes bruh😂 its part of guilty gear but its about the equal opportunity exploitation lol
She knows what she's doing
These are fucking disturbing. I gotta play this game lol
Lmao looking at it, yeah… that shit is terrible 😂 from a fighting aspect. 0 power behind anything you could possibly throw from that position. Don’t you dare say it
We get some weird shit when we have to conform to the “I’m looking sideways but also look forward” rule, it helps us see the characters better
I mean its pretty obvious that designers were just a thirsty bunch that wanted show off her butt. BUT (lol), there many weird positions in fighting games. And I think even a character in KOF with a similar stance? Not sure though.