Sabin Train Suplex
Added 10 years ago by RandomMan • Updated about a month ago by andcallmeshirley
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About
The Sabin Train Suplex refers to a scene in the 1994 role-playing game Final Fantasy VI for the Super Nintendo console in which the character Sabin performs a suplex professional wrestling move on an enemy boss called the Phantom Train. The scene gained notoriety for an absurd battle animation showing the monk character picking up the entire train to perform the suplex.
Origin
Final Fantasy VI[1] was released in Japan on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in April 1994, followed by a North-American release in October of the same year. In the game, the player encounters the Phantom Train,[2] a dungeon and boss fight with a sentient train locomotive. During the fight, in which the party is running away from the still moving train, the monk Sabin[4] is able to perform his move "Suplex" (renamed "Meteor Strike"[3] in later versions) on the locomotive, lifting the entire train up into the air and slamming it into the ground. The fact that Sabin is able to perform this move on the train can be considered an oddity within the game,[10] as most other large enemies and bosses are immune to the attack.
Spread
On February 12th, 2008, YouTuber MoogleBoss uploaded a video[8] of the boss fight in which Sabin defeats the train with a single suplex (shown above), which managed to gather nearly 500,000 views in the following 6 years. On July 7th, 2011, web artist Zac Gorman posted a comic[5] on his art blog showing Sabin preparing to suplex the Phantom Train accompanied by the caption "I'm Motherfuckin' Sabin" (shown below), a popular term used by fans of the monk character. As of March 2014, the post managed to gain over 1,700 notes.
On July 29th, 2013, DeviantArt user EiffelArt uploaded an illustration of Sabin lifting up the Phantom Train (shown below, left),[6] which managed to get over 10,000 views and 750 in eight months. On October 23rd, Redditor Jin_Winspear uploaded an image to the r/gaming[7] subreddit showing Sabin performing the suplex on the Phantom Train (shown below, right), which gathered upwards of 3,000 upvotes in five months. On November 9th, 2013, Tumblr user 1986tigerlion[9] posted an image showing several pieces related to the Suplex, two being Zac Gorman's comic and Jin_Winspear's image, which managed to gather nearly 12,000 notes within the first three months after posting.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Final Fantasy VI
[2] Final Fantasy Wikia – Phantom Train
[3] Final Fantasy Wikia – Meteor Strike
[4] Final Fantasy Wikia – Sabin Rene Figaro
[6] DeviantArt (via Wayback Machine) – FFVI Suplex
[7] Reddit – Suplexing A Train
[8] Youtube – The Best Moment of Final Fantasy 6
[9] Tumblr – Sabin Rene Figaro, Ladies and Gents
[10] Final Fantasy Wikia – Phantom Train Battle
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Comments ( 33 )
I want this confirmed because the world needs to know about trains being suplexed. Also, this is actually something that has existed for a while now.
One train I'm waiting to see suplexed:
Definitely one of the more popular/noteworthy in-jokes of the Final Fantasy fandom, also, Sabin can suplex himself as well…
It's true:
And this is why FF6 will always be better than FF7.
Let's not forget, however, that there's the villains. Sephiroth tried to ruin the world and then siphon off all the power from what could heal it, using said power to make him a god. Kefka did all that too… and succeeded.
also Kefka is hilarious and scary at the same time
also Kefka is hilarious and scary at the same time
For anyone wondering why this can happen, it's a glitch arising from the train being labelled a human-sized enemy by the game.
However, despite that classification, it's still a very heavy target, so Suplex (Or Meteor Strike as the GBA version called it) does enormous damage to it.
Suplex does defence-ignoring, split damage based on Sabin's Battle Power. Weight has nothing to do with it (aside from a binary "can be Suplexed" flag.)
Do you happen to have a source alongside that? I can't really add that in without.
FFIII hack tool say so… :)
The reason this happens, is because Sabin is a badass.
Well, you know what they say, the biger they are, the bigger they fall.
Well, you know what they say, the biger they are, the bigger they fall.
FFIII hack tool say so… :)
Suplex does defence-ignoring, split damage based on Sabin's Battle Power. Weight has nothing to do with it (aside from a binary "can be Suplexed" flag.)
However, despite that classification, it's still a very heavy target, so Suplex (Or Meteor Strike as the GBA version called it) does enormous damage to it.
Suplex does defence-ignoring, split damage based on Sabin's Battle Power. Weight has nothing to do with it (aside from a binary "can be Suplexed" flag.)
Do you happen to have a source alongside that? I can't really add that in without.
FFIII hack tool say so… :)
This is why Vargas killed Duncan…he was mad that his father never taught him how to suplex a train.
The reason this happens, is because Sabin is a badass.
Well, you know what they say, the biger they are, the bigger they fall.
L-lewd
LMAO, I never knew this was possible. Possibly because I dropped a fenix down on the train at the start of battle! LOL!
He can actually suplex himself, too. If he gets confused after inputting the command (Evil Toot can do this), he can shuffle the targeting and accidentally suplex himself. somehow.
He can actually suplex himself, too. If he gets confused after inputting the command (Evil Toot can do this), he can shuffle the targeting and accidentally suplex himself. somehow.
Let's not forget, however, that there's the villains. Sephiroth tried to ruin the world and then siphon off all the power from what could heal it, using said power to make him a god. Kefka did all that too… and succeeded.
also Kefka is hilarious and scary at the same time
It's true:
also Kefka is hilarious and scary at the same time
L-lewd
I bet the developers purposely left that glitch in purely because it is hilarious
If I recall, you can also suplex dinosaurs, Sabin truly is the best FF character.
STOP PONIFY EVERYTHING !
Is Ponification listed as a meme? It really should be.
Indeed it is; specifically, a sub-meme of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Indeed it is; specifically, a sub-meme of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
+1 confirm.
How about a video comp of Sabin suplexing various enemies/unlikely things in-game?
Is Ponification listed as a meme? It really should be.
Indeed it is; specifically, a sub-meme of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Indeed it is; specifically, a sub-meme of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Its been over 15 years since I last played this game and I just now noticed this. lmao!
Well, you know what they say, the biger they are, the bigger they fall.
F40PH has finally met its match.
If I recall, you can also suplex dinosaurs, Sabin truly is the best FF character.
FFIII hack tool say so… :)
It's one of the best FF6 moments in history, but let's not forget:
the cut scene following the train battle is THE SADDEST moment in FF6
I feel like RULES OF NATUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE should be playing as he suplexes the train.
Now also featured in a World of Warcraft title: Grimrail Suplexer, for those who manage to get the best server time on Grimrail Depot Challenge Mode.
Suplex does defence-ignoring, split damage based on Sabin's Battle Power. Weight has nothing to do with it (aside from a binary "can be Suplexed" flag.)
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