Tokido

Tokido
Tokido in 2018
Current team
TeamRohto Zi
GameStreet Fighter 6
Personal information
NameHajime Taniguchi
Nickname(s)Murderface
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
Okinawa, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Career information
GamesKing of Fighters
Street Fighter
Playing career2002–present
Team history
2011The Traveling Circus
2011–2016Mad Catz
2017–2019Echo Fox
2019–presentRohto Zi
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× SBO champion (2003, 2005)

Hajime Taniguchi (Japanese: 谷口 一, Hepburn: Taniguchi Hajime, born 7 July 1985[1]), better known as Tokido, is a Japanese fighting game player who plays the King of Fighters and Street Fighter franchises. He is known for playing multiple fighting games on a competitive level in addition to Street Fighter, including Tekken, Marvel vs Capcom 3, and BlazBlue.[3] Tokido is a three-time EVO champion, having won Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002 as well as winning Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 2007 and Street Fighter V ten years later.[4] Tokido has had 28 Evolution top 8 finishes (a feat surpassed only by Justin Wong), having EVO medals in 12 different games across more than 20 years.[5]

  1. ^ a b Khan, Imad (August 24, 2017). "Creating a champion: How a father's trip abroad led Tokido to the top". ESPN. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (17 July 2017). "Tokido crowned Street Fighter 5 Evo 2017 champion". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ^ "Player".
  4. ^ Rosen, Daniel. "Echo Fox sign Tokido, Momochi, Justin Wong, ChocoBlanka, Sonic Fox, Scar and MK Leo". The Score eSports. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  5. ^ ""Evolution of a Champion" compilation follows Tokido's path from Capcom vs. SNK 2 to Street Fighter V at Evo".