THE CLUB

We love fighting games!

We love to play all types of fighting games! We meet every Friday from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM at Institute Hall rooms 1140 & 1160. At these meetings, we run weekly tournaments for Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, BlazBlue Central Fiction, and Street Fighter 6. Also, one Saturday per month we have an all-day event featuring tournaments for five non-main games. If tournaments aren't your thing or you are looking to just hang out, feel free to come and meet people and play some casual sets.

RANBATS

Guilty Gear -STRIVE-


Guilty Gear -STRIVE-

BlazBlue Central Fiction


BlazBlue Central Fiction

Street Fighter 6


Street Fighter 6
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Current Executive Board

Gunnar Dickey

Gunnar Dickey, President

Third Year, Game Desgin & Development Major

I got into fighting games a few months after Guilty Gear Strive’s release. I played Strive off and on before coming here, because I didn’t have any friends who played it. When I got here, I found the RITFGC during orientation week and decided to try it out. I managed to do alright in my first bracket, which was nice, but what kept me coming back was how welcoming and friendly the environment had been. I’ve never been much of a social person, but here I felt like I can talk to anyone and have a good time doing it. My favorite part was discovering and trying new games and the feeling of getting better as I learned them. My goal is to keep the club a place where people can enjoy themselves and try new games as well.

Julian Maxwell

Julian Maxwell, Vice President

Second Year, Game Design & Development Major

I've been playing fighting games for a long time with my family since i was a child but i didn’t take them seriously until smash 4 which i got competitive interest in and didn’t compete until ultimate dropped. I didn’t get into traditional fighters until the release of DBFZ and I've been hooked ever since. I enjoy fighting games with most of my heart and I find a lot of enjoyment messing around in any game I can get my hands on. I joined RITFGC mainly because I saw it on campus groups and I'd use any excuse to play fighting games with other people who enjoy the genre especially if I can get people to play my oddball or messed up games. Now I compete and commentate on fighting games while supporting RITFGC. If you hand me any fighting game, I'll play it. I NEVER duck smoke.

Ben Krueger

Ben Krueger, Treasurer

Third Year, Chemical Engineering Major

I was first introduced to fighting games as a kid after purchasing a copy of Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting from my local game store, and playing it after school with my dad. Our sessions amounted to both of us resorting to button-mashing because I was too stupid to figure out what the big arrow meant when I looked up “Guile moves” on Google. I was enamoured with the concept though, and inevitably went back to this game store to purchase Guilty Gear: The Missing Link, BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend, and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], which quickly shaped my passion for weird ass anime fighters. Never once did I think buying a game in 2019 would lead to me 5 years later being known as “the Zombie Kagura guy”. Upon first attending RIT FGC, I was pleasantly surprised with how welcoming the community is to the clean and washed alike, as well as how open they were to always try a new game out, even if it was some weird anime shit. As a member of this community, I want nothing more than to help cultivate a space where both new and seasoned players alike feel comfortable showing up and having a good time.

Willow Peake

Willow Peake Secretary

Second Year, Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Major

I was first introduced to fighting games back in 2021 by my old competitive robotics teammate. I played mostly guilty gear, and eventually dropped the genre all together because very few people I knew in person would play it. Coming to RIT and joining the FGC club reignited my passion for the genre and inspired me to seek out new games and new friends. As a low tier champion, I strive for excellence in all games I play. My favorite games are Under Night In-Birth, Pogostuck, Virtua Tennis, and Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2.

Emerson Blin

Emerson Blin Social Media Manager

Second Year, Chemistry Major

I was born at a young age very intrigued towards video games, always trying to get my hands on anything I might find fun and getting the most out of it. It has been a medium I have sunk an immeasurable amount of time into, and a big one of those time sinks has been fighting games. Starting with smash 4, stumbling my way around with a sideways wii remote, I eventually found my way into traditional fighters through Guilty Gear Strive and picking up Faust as my main. Strive has been a super fun game for me and started my streak of trying to find the biggest abomination on any roster and going “That one”. I can only hope that through my time here I can make it as welcoming a place to any that are veterans or are just curious, and I’m always down to try a new game even if I don’t know anything about it, so don’t be afraid to ask and say hi!

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