Yoyos in pop culture

Goemon is such a good series. You should play the N64 ones at some point if you ever get a chance.

If games are on the table, one of my favorites is Bridget in Guilty Gear XX. Everything in his moveset is based around what feels like THP era looping/string tricks.

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I am definitely looking forward to continuing the series. And also wished I could be better at fighting games like GG and MvC. They always have the best sprites!

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Pink Panther throws down starting around 38 seconds into this video.

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Itā€™s in one other episode with Argyle (pizza dude). Itā€™s a real weird inclusion, because the sound is off (to my ears) and in the two scenes Iā€™ve seen, heā€™s throwing it behind someone or something. I feel like they didnā€™t want the actor to actually throw a yo-yo, and they also didnā€™t want to fully CG the thing.

This is a really good one the guy that choreographed this definitely lurks on this forum

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Season 4 episode 7 of My Name is Earl ā€œQuit your Sntichinā€ episode.

Believe it was a Duncan Profly in the Snitch reward drawer at the police station

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I need to watch this movie! I saw The Pirates and The Adventurers which I think are both from Korea and they were awesome, lots of great ridiculous action but with a good story and interesting characters. So Iā€™ve got a soft spot for these types of films for sure.

Ivan

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Couple of clips here from

Spidey and his amazing friends . My daughter loves this show

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I spotted this one while watching the 2017 movie ā€œLifeā€. I couldnā€™t find any YouTube clips, so hereā€™s some zero gravity throwing with Jake Gyllenhaal haha:

For those curious, it was shown around 17:44 into the movie and this screenshot was taken about 30 seconds later during a flashback.

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Hilarious

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ā€œBlack Booksā€. UK comedy from 2000.

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Saw this on iG

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A friend of mine shared some exciting yoyo news with me last night, thereā€™s a new character to Guilty Gear that was just released that also features a yoyo in her fighting arsenal. A little cringe worthy since itā€™s used as a weapon, though I did genuinely love seeing a subtle nod to walk the dog when the character walked around:

This news could also fall in our video game thread.

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Whatā€™s so cringeworthy about this? Anything can be a weapon in a fantasy setting.

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yeah I saw this meant to post it . Bridget is also trans which I think is cool.

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There is an A-Team episode where Murdock is rocking a duncan midnight special i believe, just havenā€™t found it yet

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I just find it comical continuing to see our hobby misrepresented.

At the end of the day Iā€™m glad itā€™s there for more exposure to our hobby, but it does further reinforce a commonly misunderstood myth about the history of yoyo. Iā€™d feel the same way seeing cds used as throwing weapons or using kendama like a nun chuck!

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Thatā€™s super cool! Iā€™m ecstatic to try the game out for the first time as my friend already has it, so weā€™ll see if thereā€™s any other yoyo Easter eggs for the characterā€™s move list.

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Bridget is not a new character either. She was introduced in the 3rd game, Guilty Gear XX back in 2002

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