Okay, so, let’s just dive right in with this one. Picture this: Evo 2025, the big gaming showdown. If you didn’t catch the Fatal Fury finals, no worries, because Kazuyuki “KojiKOG” Koji made sure everyone knew about it. The man was rolling around onstage like he just found out his lunch got canceled. It’s all over the internet now—memes galore, folks talking about it like it’s the next big thing since sliced bread. But trust me, it was more than just attention-grabbing nonsense.
Here’s the lowdown. KojiKOG went head-to-head in the semis against Goichi “GO1” Kishida. Spoiler alert: GO1 took home the trophy. KojiKOG had Billy, and GO1 was running with Kain—both top-tier fighters, by the way, since Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves hit shelves. But man, KojiKOG was on the defense from the get-go, caught in GO1’s relentless storm. First round? Done-zo. He nearly turned the tables in round two, twice getting inches from glory, only to, uh, not finish the job.
The match might’ve been over in less than five minutes, but those sixty seconds of KojiKOG’s anguish—oh boy, they’re gonna echo in eternity. GO1 was kinda giggling, maybe a bit awkward, trying to console his competitor. Meanwhile, everyone at home was already hitting that clip button. It hit a nerve for all of us with that universal gut-punch moment: you give it your all, and still come up short. Oof, relatable, right?
And here’s a fun fact, not the first time KojiKOG’s been dramatic for the cameras. Die-hard fans know he’s faced GO1 before, back at Evo 2015 during an Aquapazza side tournament. Yeah, he lost that one too. Went theatrical again, like he was suddenly missing a limb. Fast forward to now, a whole lot more on the line with some serious cash—GO1 snagged an extra $10,000 and is now in the driver’s seat for that $2.5 million prize at the SNK World Championship (shoutout to the ethical dilemmas sponsored by you-know-who).
KojiKOG wasn’t done. Goes and posts on X about being “amputated” yet again ten years later. Honestly, his talent for dramatic losses might just be its own kind of genius. People can’t wait to see his next big defeat. Weirdly, you’ve gotta admire that dedication to, uh, losing?
