What is ‘EVO’ short for?
SoulCalibur
Bandai Namco
A vertical attack, often an uppercut, primarily meant for anti airing and reversals
Dragon Punch/DP/Shoryuken
This player is a gay black furry
SonicFox
SoulCalibur IV
Las Vegas, Nevada
Persona 4 Arena
Arc System Works
After knocking an opponent offstage in platform fighters, preventing them from recovering
Ledge Guarding/Edge Guarding
Perfect Legend
Hellboy, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Injustice 2
This player, famous for his zoning and turtle style, has won more EVO titles than any player in history, for a total of 9
Justin ‘JWong’ Wong
Dead or Alive
Delayed Hyper Combo/DHC
This player has more EVO top 8 placings than any other
Tokido
Akira, Pai Chan, Sarah Bryant
Dead or Alive 5
Before changing its name, EVO was known by this name
Battle by the Bay
Red Earth
Capcom
In the smash series, finishing the game with an undamaged stock
This player has more fighting game tournament wins than any other
Ryan ‘Prodigal Son’ Heart
Tekken 3
This is the only game featured in EVO history that is not a fighting game
Mario Kart DS, EVO 2006
Waku Waku 7
Sunsoft
What does ‘FADC’ stand for?
Focus Attack Dash Cancel
This player first rose to prominence for achieving a 286 game win streak on a Vampire Savior cabinet
Daigo Umehara
Thief Arthur, Skullomania
SNK Heroines