Alright, so imagine you’re sitting at home, munching on some popcorn, watching the Fatal Fury finals at Evo 2025, or maybe you weren’t. Who cares, right? But the point is, Kazuyuki “KojiKOG” Koji was up there writhing around like he just got stung by a dozen bees. This dude became internet gold overnight. Memes everywhere. It’s like the digital universe couldn’t get enough of his, uh, “expressive” defeat.
Picture this—KojiKOG was up against Goichi “GO1” Kishida. GO1’s, like, the big honcho who swept the whole tournament. KojiKOG had Billy, and GO1 was rolling with Kain, both top-tier picks since Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves hit the shelves. But, man, KojiKOG was just getting pummeled. Couldn’t break free from GO1’s combo stranglehold. First round? Gone. Second? He gave it a shot. Almost had GO1 on the ropes twice, but then the universe said nah, not today.
The whole face-off was wrapped up in under five minutes—but KojiKOG’s world-ending howl stretched on for, like, a whole minute. Meanwhile, GO1’s just giggling it off, trying to play the peacemaker or something. People were clipping, sharing it everywhere. Honestly, it was a vibe. Like, haven’t we all been there? Trying our best, still coming up short, and just wanting to scream at the sky?
So, fans are like, KojiKOG’s been pulling stunts like this forever. This isn’t even his first rodeo with GO1. Flashback to Evo 2015, they clashed during some 2D anime fighter side gig—Aquapazza, whatever that is. KojiKOG lost that one too, but made a scene worthy of, I dunno, an Oscar maybe? But hey, this time around, there was real money on the line. GO1 snagged an extra $10,000. And he’s got a shot at the $2.5 mil in the next big showdown. Not a bad payday, courtesy of some, uh, questionable sponsors.
Anyway, KojiKOG went on X (remember when it was Twitter?) and dropped a gem saying something about getting his leg “amputated” again, ten years on. The guy’s made losing an art form. Can’t wait to see what he pulls out of the bag at his next loss. Fans? They’re hyped. Who wouldn’t want to see an encore, right?
