An Observation of Tournament Mannerisms

[deathblooms2k4]

Tom Brady bites his fingernails.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

Everytime I lose I just inhale and hold my breath until next round/match starts.

 

[GGA Max]

@AK SaltFace
After you make a good read he says "oh good shit man. good shit."

 

[coolwhip]

My all time favorite mannerism is a long MK9 set played by Slips and Soonk at GGA (Scorpion vs. Kabal). The salt levels were amazing. The best thing about it is the camera wasn't fixated on them so you just hear the banter in the background. Oh god I miss Soonk.

 

[coolwhip]

If you've been watching PL long enough, it becomes a bit easy to see when he looks rattled, even when he tries to hide it by being stonefaced. He gets a certain look (see the DJT X-Ray cancel for reference).

 

[PunkMafia83]

Did I always see slips sat on his foot?

 

[True Grave]

I either do the nose, head, or eyebrow scratch. I'll also tap some musical tune on my pad and make noises with the analog sticks.

 

[TaffyMeat]

I like how people do not swear whilst on stream. Poke her face.

 

[Goldi]

The win or lose (mostly lose) perma smile.

This is a fun thread! I always notice head bobbing, nail biting and stick tapping ticks.

 

[Big Pampering]

Let's not forget the Tommy Wafflez mouth hanging open.

lol does he actually do this? If so do you have footage?

 

[Big Pampering]

Also you can see tom brady turn into a trembling st. bernard in between matches. Like he does against michealangelo in that video.

 

[Dizzy]

Most people have different mannerisms depending on tournament and casuals too.

Btw the gaping maw of young wafflez is most common when he's in the zone, not really when he's losing

 

[RM Truth]

I do the imaginary beard stroke/thinker pose at the pause menu or character select screen.

 

[RNLDRGN]

I usually say "Nice" if I'm impressed with someone's combo or they way they opened me up. I also very quickly switch to salt and heavy sighing if I begin to lose the set.

 

[MortySeinfeld]

One I recall from back in the day, when CD Jr. was nervous about a match he would yawn beforehand or look bored.

I am sure more people do this as well.

 

[Mikemetroid]

Lip bite/nose scratch

 

[The_SNKE]

The Head Nod and The Head Shake are my favorites, I feel they are pretty telling of the players' personalities.

This is what I imagine everyone is thinking when they do their mannerisms.

The Nod (without smile):

"Aright, you got me"
"That was a good read"
"Yeah, I screwed up"

The Nod (with smile):

"Haha, good one. But no worries, I'll get you back in a sec"
"Oh! This guy can actually make reads!"
"Nice! I guess I have to start trying now"
"Looks like this is gonna be a fun one"

I don't know why I imagine all these quotes and actions being done by Denzell Washington. Like Training Day Denzell Washington.

The Head Shake:

"I'm so fucking stupid, why did I get hit by that?"
"This guy is garbage and I'm getting hit by bullshit"
"God, my character sucks"
"I really hope the stream is talking about how much of a bill my character is"
"I play a shitter"

 

[HGTV Soapboxfan]

@OZZYGUITAR used to rapidly tap his foot when he was going with the overhead in scorp's mk9 vortex. I don't think I "guessed" wrong for 3 months lol.

 

[Qwark28]

The Head Nod and The Head Shake are my favorites, I feel they are pretty telling of the players' personalities.

This is what I imagine everyone is thinking when they do their mannerisms.

The Nod (without smile):

"Aright, you got me"
"That was a good read"
"Yeah, I screwed up"

The Nod (with smile):

"Haha, good one. But no worries, I'll get you back in a sec"
"Oh! This guy can actually make reads!"
"Nice! I guess I have to start trying now"
"Looks like this is gonna be a fun one"

I don't know why I imagine all these quotes and actions being done by Denzell Washington. Like Training Day Denzell Washington.

The Head Shake:

"I'm so fucking stupid, why did I get hit by that?"
"This guy is garbage and I'm getting hit by bullshit"
"God, my character sucks"
"I really hope the stream is talking about how much of a bill my character is"
"I play a shitter"

The nod with a smile is a much larger indicator of panic and salt than you think.

 

[Rickyraws]

Sanford Kelly becomes slightly more observant

 

[Mr Aquaman]

Ive noticed about myself since last Civi war. When winning or losing in between matches I grab my shirt and pull it out cause im fat. Winning I nod my head in a like im stoned and listening to a Yes song. Losing I tap my buttons PERFUSILY and nod my head much faster. During the actual game I make a weird face like im taking a dump the entire match.

 

[DarthArma]

@DarthArma goes into commentator-mode when he gets hit by a combo.

I'll be playing him and he'll be like "Very, very good. Great reactions by you".

hahahahaha, thats totally me. But I usually turn it off during tournament play.

 

[EMPEROR_THEO]

I'll make an exception to the thread with a "casual mannerism"

Play 16bit in a bad matchup for Catwoman.

Win 2-4 games and he'll say in a soft voice: "Duuuude, Catwoman sucks"
Win 5-7 games and he'll say in a normal voice: "I seriously have no options" OR "Is Wonderchef serious about Catwoman being broke?"
Win 8+ games and he'll turn to you directly and say in an angry voice: "You realize that I have NO OPTIONS, right?"

 

[Eldriken]

I push up my glasses and do a nose scratch in every type of situation.

Before starting a match, I rapidly tap my fingers on my buttons.

 

[RunwayMafia]

The win or lose (mostly lose) perma smile.

This is a fun thread! I always notice head bobbing, nail biting and stick tapping ticks.

This truth! You are sooo euphoric and chipper/giddy during your sets and matches. I love it!