Guile | |
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Street Fighter character | |
First game | Street Fighter II |
Portrayed by | Jean-Claude Van Damme (Street Fighter film) Scott Adkins (Street Fighter: World Warrior) |
Voiced by |
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Motion capture | Jean-Claude Van Damme (The Movie games) |
Information | |
Occupation | Pilot and commander United States Air Force |
Fighting style | SF IV: Marine Corps Martial Arts Program; Taekwondo infused with pro wrestling techniques (マーシャルアーツにプロレス技をブレンドMāsharu Ātsu ni Puroresu waza o burendo)[1] |
Origin | United States |
Nationality | American |
Guile (ガイルGairu) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. He debuted as one of the original eight characters in 1991's Street Fighter II and appeared in the game's subsequent updates. In the games he is portrayed as a major in the United States Air Force who is seeking to avenge the death of his Air Force buddy Charlie at the hands of the villainous dictator M. Bison.
One of the most popular characters in the series, Guile has appeared in other Street Fighter games, including Street Fighter Alpha 3 (where he is a playable character alongside Charlie) and Street Fighter IV. He is also a playable character in various spin-off titles, such as the Street Fighter EX, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and SNK vs. Capcom series. In addition, Guile has appeared in other Street Fighter media. He is one of the main characters in the 1994 live action Street Fighter film and its animated spin-off, as well as Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. The character has also been featured in various official comics and merchandise. His music theme, known simply as 'Guile's Theme', has been used multiple times, usually to give a sense of victory.
Guile has been perceived as unique among Street Fighter II characters in both appearance and gameplay. He is noted as having only two signature moves in the game, both of which are performed by first holding a direction on the joystick and then pushing in the opposite direction with a punch or kick - the Sonic Boom and the Flash Kick, respectively. Guile has been well received, with the character often placing highly in various lists of the best Street Fighter characters of all time.
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Appearances[edit]
In video games[edit]
Guile first appears in Street Fighter II (1991) as one of the eight selectable characters featured in the first release of the game. Guile leaves his country and family to enter the World Warrior tournament to avenge the death of his friend Charlie, who was killed by M. Bison, the tournament's sponsor, sometime before the events of the game. In his ending, he defeats Bison, but is dissuaded from killing him by his wife Jane (later named Julia) and their daughter Amy.
Guile's war buddy Charlie would appear in the later prequel series Street Fighter Alpha, although Guile himself did not appear in this sub-series until the console versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). They originally made Guile a hidden character in the initial PlayStation version of the game, though subsequent versions made him part of the initial roster. In his storyline in the game, Guile is an Air Force JTAC/TACP ordered to track down Charlie, who has gone missing. Guile eventually fights Charlie, as well as Bison as his final opponent. In his ending, Guile infiltrates Bison's base with Charlie and sets explosives on the Psycho Drive, only for the two to be caught in the act by Bison. Charlie holds off Bison while Guile escapes and the base explodes with Charlie still in it, resulting in his death. This ending, however, is retconned by Street Fighter V, which portrays Charlie's death in Street Fighter Alpha 2 at the hands of his own men secretly working for M. Bison as official canon.
Guile also appears as a playable character in Street Fighter EX (1997) and its two sequels, Street Fighter EX2 (1998) and Street Fighter EX3 (2000). The storyline of the EX series takes place at the same time as Street Fighter II. In addition to tracking down Shadaloo to avenge Charlie, Guile is also hunted by a mercenary named Doctrine Dark (another playable character in this sub-series), who is actually a former subordinate named Holger. His relationship with Ken as brothers-in-law (with their respective wives being sisters) is mentioned for the first time in the games in Ken's ending in the Japanese version of the original EX2.
Guile returns as a playable character in Street Fighter IV (2008), where he seeks authorization to conduct a search for his friend and comrade Charlie, whom he believes to be missing, but his request is rejected by his superior as he gives Guile a dog tag that belonged to Charlie and telling Guile to investigate S.I.N. and their connection to Shadaloo. In his Street Fighter IV ending, Guile is searching for Chun-Li after he defeats Seth. However, Seth finds Guile and he was rescued by Abel (who mentioned that he had seen a man (Charlie) that uses Guile's Sonic Boom move), and they were able to rescue Chun-Li. After that, Guile is sent home and reunited with his family. In Super Street Fighter IV 's ending, Guile visits Charlie's grave and tells him that Shadaloo's plans is not over yet. Guile has an alternative costume that resembles Charlie's outfit in Street Fighter IV omega mode.
Guile also appears as a supporting character in the crossover fighting game Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), with Abel as his official tag partner.
Guile returns as the first of the delayed characters in Street Fighter V, as one of 6 DLC characters that were released after the game's launch in 2016.
Guile appears in both the arcade and home versions of Street Fighter: The Movie, which were two separately-produced 1995 fighting games that used digitized footage from the live-action Street Fighter film, in which Guile was the lead character. Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme posed for Guile's animation frames in the game.
The Alpha 3 incarnation of Guile appears as a selectable character in several fighting game crossovers which including Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2000), Capcom vs. SNK (2000), Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2001) and Capcom Fighting Jam (2003). He also appears in the SNK-produced installments of SNK/Capcom crossovers in SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium (1999), SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003) and the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash series. A super-deformed version of the character is playable in the mobile puzzle game Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits (2014).[2]
Guile appears in Charlie's ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter (he is not identified by name, only as 'Charlie's friend'), swearing revenge on Bison for apparently killing Charlie. A Guile-inspired costume for players to use in Sony's LittleBigPlanet was released as downloadable content.[3] Guile also appears as an assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The English version of Saturday Night Slam Masters implies that the character Gunloc is related to Guile. The video game adaptations of Street Fighter: The Movie expand on this, stating that Gunloc is Guile's brother.
Character design[edit]
Early Street Fighter II sketches and notes suggest that Guile was developed specifically to appeal to American fans.[4] In an interview with Game On!, Capcom Research and Design head Noritaka Funamizu stated that of the more popular characters in the series with western audiences, Guile was most likely considered the game's main character.[5] His physical appearance is strikingly different from the many Asian characters in the Street Fighter series, with light blue eyes, a chiseled jaw, and a blonde and particularly tall flattop haircut. The length of Guile's hair varies greatly from appearance to appearance. It is relatively realistic in Street Fighter II, and impossibly tall in SVC Chaos.
Capcom sourcebooks suggest that Guile's famous hairdo is styled with a special-order army hair spray to keep it up (though he ends up fixing it quickly after a match).[6] Another way Guile's image differs from the Asian combatants in the series is his American flag tattoos. Currently, he has one on each arm. The positioning of the flags with the stripes forward is technically a violation of flag code, which a serviceman like Guile would ironically be quite aware of (the union, or starred part of the flag, should always face forward).[7] Finally, Guile's military fatigues complete his all-American look. He wears Charlie's dog tag alongside his own as he searches for Bison. Guile's hair is based off Rudol von Stroheim and body from Jean Pierre Polnareff, both are characters coming from the manga Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.[8]
In other media[edit]
In the 1994 live-action Street Fighter film, Guile (given the full name of William F. Guile) is played by Jean-Claude Van Damme and is the main character. Van Damme's line in the film, 'Are you man enough to fight with me?', is taken from Street Fighter II and its follow-ups. His character is given the rank of Colonel. In this live adaption, Guile is commanding the A.N. (this film's version of the United Nations) forces as he searches for General M. Bison. His motivation for searching for Bison is not to avenge Charlie's death, but to end Bison's corrupt organization and to rescue Charlie, although he receives a great deal of help from Ryu and Ken to find Bison's base, and is aided in his mission by Chun-Li, Cammy White, T. Hawk, Balrog, E. Honda and Zangief. Jean-Claude Van Damme's hair, while blonde, lacked the hairstyle from the games, and even though the character was portrayed as American, Van Damme's Belgian accent was very noticeable, which implies that he is French-American.
Guile was mentioned by Ken in the Street Fighter: Resurrection episode 'Fight & Flight'.
Guile will appear in the second season of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist titled Street Fighter: World Warrior in a significant role. Series creator Joey Ansah has told Shogungamer that he is interested in casting Scott Adkins as Guile.[9][10][11]
Guile is one of the main characters in the 1994 anime film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, where he is voiced by Masane Tsukayama in the Japanese original and by Kirk Thornton (credited as Donald Lee) in the English dub. Guile is assigned to work together with Chun-Li in order to take down Bison, whose organization Shadaloo (Shadowlaw in the English dub) has been kidnapping several martial artists and brainwashing them to do his evil bidding. Guile is at first far from happy to work with another person on the case, claiming loudly that 'Bison's ass is mine', but a distinct friendship builds up between him and the Interpol agent. The film follows Guile's plot from the video game in Guile tracking down Bison to avenge Charlie's death, and his vendetta is amplified when Chun-Li is hospitalized by Vega on Bison's orders (though Chun-Li manages to defeat Vega first). Near the end of the film, Guile manages to track Ryu down but is followed by Bison and a brainwashed Ken. Guile engages Bison in combat but is outmatched by the crime lord's overwhelming speed and only manages to damage his cape with a Sonic Boom. Bison then finishes the fight by blasting Guile down a chasm. Guile survives this, although exhausted and bloodied, and when Bison finds Guile, he decides to spare him as an insult, and leaves. Guile is rescued along with Balrog by E. Honda. In his final scene, Guile, fully recovered, is moved to tears when informed that Chun-Li survived Vega's attack.
Based loosely on the storyline of the 1994 film while combining elements from Street Fighter II, Guile serves as the main protagonist of the Street Fighter animated series, and is depicted as the leader of an organization of Street Fighters consisting of himself, Chun-Li, Blanka, Ryu, Ken, T. Hawk, Cammy, Dee Jay, Fei Long and Dhalsim. Bison has survived his battle with Guile following the events of the film, and Guile's sole goal is to destroy Bison once and for all. The cartoon ran for two seasons (October 21, 1995 – May 14, 1997) with a total of 26 episodes.
Guile appears in the 1995 anime series Street Fighter II V, where he is voiced by Tesshō Genda in the Japanese original and once again by Kirk Thornton in the English Amimaze dub and by Rob Mungle in the ADV Films dub. In this TV series, Guile is a Master Sergeant (E-7) in the U.S. Air Force, who spends most of his time training physically and who has great pride in the Air Force. He faces Ryu in a bar fight after Ryu and Ken beat up some of his men (although it was Guile's men who started the fight in the first place when Ken stole one of their dates). Guile easily defeats Ryu, only to face Ken, who challenges him in an air force base to avenge Ryu. Despite a severe hangover, Guile is able to defeat Ken, which motivates the duo to start a training journey and improve their martial art skills by challenging opponents around the world. While in India, Ryu fights an imaginary Guile during a training session, but stops the fight and acknowledges his respect for the Sergeant for showing them how arrogant they were and inspiring them to travel the world. Later in the series, Guile is recruited by Ken's father along with his friend Charlie (who retains his Japanese name, Nash, in the dub) when Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li are taken captive by Shadaloo. He faces Zangief while infiltrating Bison's base, while Nash confronts Bison himself. Guile knocks Zangief out, but is unable to save Nash from Bison, who pits a brainwashed Chun-Li against the enraged Sergeant. Outside, Guile fights Chun-Li until Bison's demise snaps her out of her brainwashing, and he is last seen showing admiration for Ryu and Ken when they emerge unharmed from the battlefield.
In UDON'sStreet Fightercomic adaptation, Guile is given a central role alongside Chun-Li, particularly in the first arc but he also is a frequent cast member in later arcs. Similar to the official story, Guile is chasing after Shadaloo to discover the whereabouts of his Air Force buddy, Charlie Nash. Guile is first introduced to Charlie after his aircraft is shot down and Charlie commands a black-ops mission to rescue him. Like the official story, Charlie teaches Guile to fight. For the first arc of the comics, Guile spends his time looking for Ryu, believing to there to be a connection between him and Shadaloo. He traces him to the US and then back to Japan. While in Japan, he and Chun-Li engage a Shadaloo-controlled Charlie (codenamed 'Agent Shadow') and fight him off. At the end of the first story arc, Charlie regains his senses and rejoins Chun-Li and Guile before they're attacked by M. Bison. Charlie unleashes his latent Psycho Power abilities and sacrifices himself to take out Bison (Charlie giving his own life to stop Bison echoes Guile's ending in Street Fighter Alpha 3), leaving Guile distraught and swearing vengeance against Shadaloo. Afterwards, Guile continues to assist Chun-Li in looking for Bison (whom they believe survived his encounter with Charlie) but all the while juggling his struggling relationship with his wife, Julia, and their daughter, Amy. Eventually the family reconciles at the end of the comic's second arc. Guile isn't heavily active during the second series of comics (Street Fighter II) but he is given an invitation to Bison's tournament, which he accepts as his final bid for vengeance. The final series (Street Fighter II Turbo) documents Guile's entry into M. Bison's fighting tournament. While on Shadaloo island, he is contacted by Cammy, who needs his help but cannot openly assist him as she is attempting to fool Bison into thinking she is under his control. Through a carefully woven set of scripted matches, Guile and Chun-Li get themselves eliminated from the tournament and successfully free the Delta Red squadron. Together they manage to locate and destroy Bison's Psycho Drive before evacuating the island as it sinks. The aftermath of the tournament show that Guile is satisfied with the results, believing he has successfully avenged Charlie, and is now comfortably living with his family.
Guile also appears alongside other Street Fighter characters in the Archie Comics crossover event Worlds Unite, which featured various Capcom and Sega franchises guest-starring in the Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Universe, Mega Man, and Sonic Boom comics.
Reception[edit]
Video game publications have commented on Guile, giving mostly positive opinions. 8-Bit Theater author Brian Clevinger once described Guile as 'the epitome of everything discussed in The Art of War'.[12]IGN ranked him at number two in their 'Top 25 Street Fighter Characters' article, stating 'there's nothing too fancy about him. He's just your basic, no-nonsense, all-American tough guy.'[13] Guile has also ranked tenth in ScrewAttack's 'Top Ten Coolest Characters'.[14]GameDaily listed him at number ten on their 'Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time' article, voicing disapproval for Jean-Claude Van Damme's portrayal of him in the live action film.[15] IGN gave similar comments labelling such portrayal as 'What Went Wrong' in an article about gaming heroes.[16] GameDaily additionally named him one of their favorite Capcom characters of all time, praising his hairstyle as one of the weirdest in gaming by stating 'It's not big, puffy and round, but big, puffy and MIGHTY.'[17][18] In the February 1992 issue of Gamest magazine in Japan, Guile ranked at No. 4 in the list of Best Characters of 1991.[19]
Writing for The Guardian, Ryan Hart listed Guile as the fourteenth-best Street Fighter character, placing Charlie in a higher spot when comparing their movesets. Alongside Hart, UGO Networks's Paul Furfari commented that Guile was one of the most important characters from the series behind Ryu and Ken. They also listed him eleventh on their list of 'Top 50 Street Fighter Characters'.[20][21] His movesets were noted for having only two special techniques which required players to take a defensive style with Guile found to be one of the first characters from the franchise with charged moves.[22][23] For the crossover game Street Fighter X Tekken, GamesRadar listed Paul Phoenix as an opponent they wanted Guile to face owing to their similar hairstyle.[24]
Patrick Hancock of Destructoid dislikes Guile due to being a 'charge character'. Hancock stated 'The quintessential charge character has to be Guile. When I picture Guile, I picture him squatting down, waiting for the opponent to make any sort of move that he can punish with a Flash Kick or one of his strong normals.' Hancock praises some of his moves, however.[25]
The theme tune for Guile, specifically the version from the CP System II release of Super Street Fighter II, is the subject of a mashup internet phenomenon named 'Guile's Theme Goes With Everything', in which the music is perceived to synchronize with clips from films and other media, regardless of their content.[26][27]
References[edit]
- ^Street Fighter IV: Master Guide (in Japanese), Enterbrain
- ^'Capcom Announces New Street Fighter Mobile Title with Puzzle Element'. MMOsite. October 12, 2014.
- ^Acevedo, Jay (2008-12-12). Weekly Playstation Store Update – December 12Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. Game Focus. Retrieved on 2008-12-18.
- ^'The Making Of Street Fighter II (or, Writing is Rewriting)'Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine by Chris Kohler, Insert Credit. Retrieved on 2008-01-10
- ^Staff (1996). 'A Fighter Speaks'. Game On!. Horibuchi, Seiji. 1 (1): 6.
- ^Street Fighter II Guile All Perfect 1/2
- ^http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FAQs/Faqs.aspx
- ^Interview with Noritaka Funamizu - Weekly Famitsu Issue 1998/9/25
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- ^Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist Interview
- ^'Comic-Con: Capcom Greenlights 'Street Fighter' Sequel Series 'World Warrior''. Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^Brian Clevinger (2005-10-27). 'Episode 617: Thinking Ahead'. Nuklear Power. Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^Top 25 Street Fighter Characters – The Final Five. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-08-15
- ^'Top Ten Coolest Characters'. GameTrailers. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^'Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time'. GameDaily. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^Scheeden, Jeese. 'Franchise Reboot: Videogame Heroes'. IGN. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^'Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time'. GameDaily. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^Workman, Robert. 'Weirdest Hairstyles In Gaming'. GameDaily. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^第5回ゲーメスト大賞. GAMEST (in Japanese) (68): 4.
- ^'Ryan Hart's top 20 Street Fighter characters – Part 1'. The Guardian. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^Furfari, Paul (2010-07-25). 'Top 50 Street Fighter Characters'. UGO Networks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^Stuart, Keith (2009-02-20). 'A beginner's guide to Street Fighter IV'. The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^Clements, Ryan (2009-02-04). 'Street Fighter IV: Guile'. IGN. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^Grimm, Michael. '12 matchups we want to see in Street Fighter X Tekken'. GamesRadar. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^'Yup, I still hate Guile in Street Fighter V'. Destructoid. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
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This list of characters from the Street Fighterfighting game series covers the original Street Fighter game, the Street Fighter II series, the Street Fighter Alpha series, the Street Fighter III series, the Street Fighter IV series, Street Fighter V, and other related games.
- 4Introduced in Street Fighter
- 5Introduced in the Street Fighter II series
- 6Introduced in the Street Fighter Alpha series
- 7Introduced in the Street Fighter III series
- 8Introduced in the Street Fighter IV series
- 9Introduced in the Street Fighter V series
- 10Introduced in the Street Fighter EX series
- 11Introduced in Street Fighter: The Movie (arcade game)
- 12Introduced in Street Fighter II MOVIE
- 13Introduced in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation
Main series[edit]
The table below summarizes every single fighter in the series. A green cell indicates the character as playable, with the number indicating the revision of the game they are introduced in (numbers in SFV indicate the downloadable content season), a red cell indicates that the character is not playable (they do not appear in the game), while a yellow cell indicates that the character makes a non-playable appearance.
Character | I | II | Alpha | III | IV | V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abel | No | No | No | No | 0 | Cameo |
Abigail | No | No | Cameo | No | No | 2 |
Adon | CPU[Note 1] | No | 0 | No | 2 | No |
Akuma | No | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Alex | No | No | No | 0 | No | 1 |
Balrog | No | 1[Note 2] | 2 | No | 0 | 1 |
Birdie | CPU[Note 1] | No | 0 | No | No | 0 |
Blanka | No | 0 | 2 | No | 0 | 3 |
C. Viper | No | No | No | No | 0 | Cameo |
Cammy | No | 3 | 1 | No | 1 | 0 |
Chun-Li | No | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cody | No | No | 2 | No | 2 | 3 |
Dan | No | No | 0 | No | 1 | Cameo |
Decapre | No | No | No | No | 4 | CPU[Note 3] |
Dee Jay | No | 3 | 2[Note 4] | No | 2 | No |
Dhalsim | No | 0 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 |
Dudley | No | No | No | 0 | 2 | No |
E. Honda | No | 0 | 2 | No | 0 | Cameo |
Eagle | CPU[Note 1] | No | 3[Note 4] | No | No | No |
No | No | No | No | Cameo | 2 | |
El Fuerte | No | No | No | No | 0 | No |
Elena | No | No | No | 0 | 4 | No |
Evil Ryu | No | 6[Note 4] | 1 | No | 3 | Cameo |
No | No | No | No | No | 0 | |
Falke | No | No | No | No | No | 3 |
Fei Long | No | 3 | 2[Note 4] | No | 1 | Cameo |
G | No | No | No | No | No | 3 |
Geki | CPU[Note 1] | No | No | No | No | No |
Gen | CPU[Note 1] | No | 1 | No | 1 | Cameo |
No | No | No | 0[Note 4] | No | Cameo | |
Gouken | No | No | Cameo | No | 0 | Cameo |
Guile | No | 0 | 2[Note 4] | No | 0 | 1 |
Guy | No | No | 0 | No | 2 | No |
Hakan | No | No | No | No | 2 | Cameo |
Hugo | No | No | Cameo | 1 | 4 | No |
Ibuki | No | No | No | 0 | 2 | 1 |
No | No | 4[Note 4] | No | No | Cameo | |
Joe | CPU[Note 1] | No | No | No | No | No |
Juli | No | No | 2 | No | Cameo | CPU[Note 3] |
Juni | No | No | 2 | No | Cameo | Cameo |
Juri | No | No | No | No | 2 | 1 |
No | No | No | No | No | 4 | |
Karin | No | No | 2 | No | No | 0 |
Ken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kolin | No | No | No | Cameo | No | 2 |
Laura | No | No | No | No | No | 0 |
Lee | CPU[Note 1] | No | No | No | No | No |
No | 1[Note 2] | 0 | No | 0 | 0 | |
Maki | No | No | 3[Note 4] | No | No | No |
Makoto | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | No |
Menat | No | No | No | No | No | 2 |
Mike | CPU[Note 1] | No | No | No | No | Cameo |
Nash | No | No | 0 | No | Cameo | 0 |
Necalli | No | No | No | No | No | 0 |
Necro | No | No | No | 0 | No | Cameo |
Oni | No | No | No | No | 3 | No |
Oro | No | No | No | 0 | No | Cameo |
Poison | No | No | Cameo | Cameo | 4 | No |
No | No | No | 2 | No | No | |
R. Mika | No | No | 2 | No | No | 0 |
Rashid | No | No | No | No | No | 0 |
Remy | No | No | No | 2 | No | No |
Retsu | CPU[Note 1] | No | No | No | No | No |
Rolento | No | No | 1 | No | 4 | Cameo |
Rose | No | No | 0 | No | 1 | No |
Rufus | No | No | No | No | 0 | No |
Ryu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sagat | CPU[Note 1] | 1[Note 2] | 0 | No | 0 | 3 |
Sakura | No | No | 1 | No | 1 | 3 |
Sean | No | No | No | 0 | No | Cameo |
No | No | No | No | 0 | No | |
Shin Akuma | No | 5[Note 4] | 1[Note 4] | 1[Note 5] | No | CPU[Note 3] |
Sodom | No | No | 0 | No | Cameo | Cameo |
T. Hawk | No | 3 | 2[Note 4] | No | 2 | No |
No | No | No | 2 | No | No | |
No | No | No | 1 | No | 1 | |
Vega | No | 1[Note 2] | 2 | No | 0 | 0 |
Violent Ken | No | 6[Note 4] | No | No | No | No |
Yang | No | No | No | 0 | 3 | No |
Yun | No | No | 3[Note 4] | 0 | 3 | No |
Zangief | No | 0 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 |
Zeku | No | No | Cameo | No | No | 2 |
Total | 2 | 20 | 38 | 21 | 44 | 35 |
- Notes
- ^ abcdefghijAll characters in the original Street Fighter other than Ryu and Ken are CPU-only opponents.
- ^ abcdBalrog, Vega, Sagat, and M. Bison were all unplayable bosses in the original Street Fighter II, then made playable following Street Fighter II: Championship Edition.
- ^ abcNon-playable opponents in A Shadow Falls.
- ^ abcdefghijklmConsole-only characters.
- ^Shin Akuma only appears playable in the console versions of 2nd Impact and does not appear in 3rd Strike.
EX series[edit]
Character | EX | EX2 | EX3 |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | Yes | |
Yes | No | No | |
Allen | Yes [EXnote 1] | No | No |
Area | No | Plus | Yes [EXnote 1] |
No | CPU | Yes [EXnote 1] | |
Blair | Yes [EXnote 1] | No | No |
Blanka | No | Yes | Yes |
Bloody Hokuto | EX+[EXnote 1] | No | Yes [EXnote 2] |
C. Jack | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chun-Li | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EX+ [EXnote 1] | No | No | |
EX+ [EXnote 1] | No | No | |
D. Dark | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Darun | Yes | Plus | Yes [EXnote 1] |
Dhalsim | EX+a | Yes | Yes |
Evil Ryu | EX+ | No | Yes [EXnote 1] |
Yes | Yes [EXnote 1] | Yes [EXnote 1] | |
Guile | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hayate | No | Yes [EXnote 3] | No |
Hokuto | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kairi | Yes [EXnote 1] | Yes [EXnote 1] | Yes [EXnote 1] |
Ken | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Plus | Yes | |
Nanase | No | Yes [EXnote 1] | Yes |
Pullum | Yes | Plus | Yes [EXnote 1] |
Ryu | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sagat | No | Plus | Yes |
Sakura | EX+a | No | Yes |
No | Yes [EXnote 1] | Yes [EXnote 1] | |
Sharon | No | Yes | Yes |
No | No | CPU | |
Skullomania | Yes | Yes | Yes |
V. Rosso | No | Plus | Yes [EXnote 1] |
Vega | No | Yes | Yes |
Zangief | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Total | 23 | 24 | 28 |
- Notes
- ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrsHidden character.
- ^In Street Fighter EX3, Bloody Hokuto is now an in-game Super Combo transformation for Hokuto.
- ^Hayate is playable in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 but was removed from the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. He was later included in the home console version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus.
The Movie games[edit]
Character | Arcade | Home |
---|---|---|
Akuma | Yes | Hidden |
Arkane | Hidden | No |
Balrog | Yes | Yes |
Blade | Yes | No |
Blanka | No | Yes |
Cammy | Yes | Yes |
Chun-Li | Yes | Yes |
Dee Jay | No | Boss |
E. Honda | Yes | Yes |
F7 | Hidden | No |
Guile | Yes | Yes |
Ken | Yes | Yes |
Khyber | Hidden | No |
M. Bison | Yes | Boss |
Ryu | Yes | Yes |
Sagat | Yes | Boss |
Sawada | Yes | Yes |
Vega | Yes | Yes |
Zangief | Yes | Boss |
Introduced in Street Fighter[edit]
Adon[edit]
- Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Alpha series), Atsushi Imaruoka (IV) (Japanese); R. Martin Klein (Alpha: The Animation), Taliesin Jaffe (IV) (English)
Adon (アドン, Thai: อาดอนXā dxn) appears in the original Street Fighter as a Muay Thai warrior that the player faces before the final match against Sagat. He also appears in Alpha, Alpha 2 and Alpha 3. In the first three Alpha games, Adon is characterized as a former pupil of Sagat, seeking to surpass his disgraced master by defeating him.[1] In Alpha 3, he tries to track down and challenge Akuma.[2] He briefly appears in Sagat's Street Fighter IV prologue, where he is again defeated by Sagat. Adon is a playable character in Super Street Fighter IV.[3] Like Birdie and Eagle, Adon and Sagat share a motif: both characters' special moves are inspired by felines, the jaguar and the tiger.
Adon appears in the Street Fighter cartoon series as a non-speaking fighter in the episode 'The Medium is the Message'. He also makes a brief cameo in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation as one of the fighters accompanying Ryu to save Shun from Professor Sadler. He gets into an argument with Birdie and is later shown fighting with Rolento in the base's arena.
He was the only character fully created by Keiji Inafune for the original Street Fighter.[4] Adon was among the 20 fighters GamesRadar wished were included in Street Fighter X Tekken.[5] Adon was included in the UGO.com's list of top 50 Street Fighter characters.[6]
Birdie[edit]
Eagle[edit]
- Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi (Alpha 3, Capcom vs. SNK 2)
Eagle (イーグルĪguru) is a bouncer from England and a master of stick fighting derived from the combination of Eskrima and Singlestick. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel.[7] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. One of his voiced win quotes is 'the show must go on'. He appears as a selectable character in the crossover game Capcom vs. SNK 2, having become a secret agent for MI6.[citation needed] From there he is included in the GBA and PSP versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. He has special moves named after Canterbury, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford and St. Andrews.
European Street Fighter champion Ryan Hart listed Eagle at the top of his list of best Street Fighter characters.[8] Eagle was included in the UGO.com top 50 Street Fighter characters.[9] Eagle was nominated eighth by Heavy.com as one of 10 characters they wanted to see in Ultra Street Fighter IV.[10]
Geki[edit]
Geki (激) is a Japanese ninja who fights with hand claws and shuriken and has the ability to teleport. He is the second Japanese opponent in the original Street Fighter,[11] a battle which takes place near Mount Fuji. In an issue of UDON's Street Fighter comic book, Geki appears as an assassin sent to kill Gen.[volume & issue needed] In the Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki comic miniseries, Geki is depicted as a rival clan to Ibuki's clan. On the official website for Street Fighter V, it's implied that the original was killed and had a successor named Geki II. He makes a cameo in Vega's Street Fighter V ending challenging the assassin to a cage match.
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In 2012, ScrewAttack included him on their 2012 list of top ten underrated Street Fighter characters.[12]
Gen[edit]
Joe[edit]
Joe (ジョーJō), who appears as the first American opponent in the original Street Fighter, is an underground kickboxing champion who practices by participating in street fights. Similarities between Joe and 'Ghost', the blond underground fighter in red jeans from the Capcom game Final Fight: Streetwise, have led many to believe they are the same character.[13]
Ken[edit]
Lee[edit]
Lee (李(リー)Rī, pinyin: Lǐ) is a Chinese martial arts expert seeking to test his skills against worthy opponents. He is the first Chinese opponent in the original Street Fighter,[14] encountered at the Great Wall of China. He later appears in the manga Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! as an opponent who challenges Sakura in a street fighting event sponsored by Karin Kanzuki at the Setagaya Ward. He appears in UDON's Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li to challenge Fei Long for the honor of revealing a Chinese artifact. Lee is revealed to be an undisclosed relative of the Street Fighter III characters Yun and Yang.
Mike[edit]
Mike (マイクMaiku) Abcd2 full movie hd. is an African-Americanboxer who formerly competed professionally, until he accidentally killed an opponent during a match. He is the second opponent the player faces in the USA in the original Street Fighter. He is thought to be a precursor to Balrog (known as M. Bison in Japan) from Street Fighter II due to his similar profile and outer appearance.[15][16] The Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia notably lists them as separate individuals[17] as does the Japanese Street Fighter V website, which has a separate character page for Mike with redesigned artwork for him. He makes a cameo in Balrog's Street Fighter 1 ending in Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, in which a younger Balrog has a dream about defeating Sagat, but the reporters end up crediting Mike.[18]
Retsu[edit]
Retsu (烈) is a former Shorinji Kempo instructor who was expelled from his temple after getting involved in too many fights. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan in the original Street Fighter.[19] Although Retsu has never appeared in another Street Fighter game, his character has been depicted in later Street Fighter related media, including two Japanese Street Fighter II audio drama albums, an appearance in the US Street Fighter comic book and as a card in Card Fighters 2.
Ryu[edit]
Sagat[edit]
Introduced in the Street Fighter II series[edit]
Akuma (Gouki)[edit]
Balrog[edit]
Blanka[edit]
Cammy[edit]
Chun-Li[edit]
Dee Jay[edit]
Dhalsim[edit]
E. Honda[edit]
Fei Long[edit]
Guile[edit]
M. Bison[edit]
T. Hawk[edit]
Vega[edit]
Violent Ken[edit]
Zangief[edit]
Introduced in the Street Fighter Alpha series[edit]
The Street Fighter Alpha series consists of three games: Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1995), Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) and Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). The series as a whole serves as a prequel to the Street Fighter II series. In addition to characters from the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter II, the Alpha series also features appearances of characters from various other sources, such as Final Fight (Cody, Guy, Sodom, Rolento and Maki), the official Street Fighter manga (Karin and Evil Ryu/Kage) and Capcom Fighting Jam (Ingrid), as well as a few original characters.
Cody[edit]
Dan[edit]
Evil Ryu/Kage[edit]
Guy[edit]
Ingrid[edit]
- Voiced by: Masako Jō
Ingrid (イングリッドInguriddo) was slated to appear in the canceled Capcom Fighting All-Stars arcade game using the nickname 'Eternal Goddess', but her animations were completely redrawn in 2D, and she was introduced as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam for the arcades, Xbox and PlayStation 2. She entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PSP. Little is known about her, although Alpha 3 MAX presents some possibilities about her true origins. Her source of power is apparently derived from Psycho Power, yet is not purely evil like that of M. Bison; though seemingly quite similar to Rose's Soul Power. Ingrid claims that she is the true bearer of what is called 'Psycho Power', telling M. Bison that the Psycho Power is 'her power' and that he has stolen it. Her power is so intense that if given the chance, she can actually break Ryu's madness if he ever succumbs to the Satsui no Hado.[20] How M. Bison came into possession of the item is never explained, though it bears a resemblance to the crests on her head. When M. Bison is eventually defeated, she comments that a regular human being like him couldn't possibly control such power and takes the whole Psycho Drive with her as she leaves. Ingrid also possesses psychic abilities similar to Rose's, addressing both Ryu and Rose by name, despite never revealing them to her. Rose also cannot look into Ingrid's future as she did with other Street Fighters.[21] Ingrid's arcade ending reveals that she has the power of time travel, sending herself to the year 201X where she notices that Ryu 'is up to something interesting'. It should be noted however that Ingrid's Street Fighter V character profile disregards her story from Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, amending her backstory to be more in line with how she was originally going to be portrayed in Capcom Fighting All-Stars.[22] Ingrid also plays a role in the background story of Street Fighter X Tekken where its prologue comic book reveals that she is the creator of Pandora.[23] She appears as a solo unit in Project X Zone 2.[24] In addition, her likeness is featured as a downloadable alternate costume for Karin in Street Fighter V.
On Capcom's official Street Fighter Character Poll, Ingrid ranked 4th most popular character in the Japanese rankings.[25] In another official poll conducted by Bandai Namco, Ingrid was the third most requested Street Fighter character to be added to the roster of Tekken X Street Fighter, having received 15.38% of the votes.[26] Ingrid also placed tenth by Heavy.com as one of 10 Characters they wanted to see in Ultra Street Fighter IV[10] In a 2014 poll ran by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Ingrid was ranked as one of the top three most requested characters to be added to Ultra Street Fighter IV.[27]
Juli and Juni[edit]
- Voiced by: Akiko Komoto (Alpha 3, Namco × Capcom), Sachiko Kojima (IV OVA), Kumi Tanaka (V) (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (IV OVA), Elizabeth Maxwell (V) (Juli) (English)
- Voiced by: Akiko Komoto (Alpha 3, Namco × CapcomV), Haruka Kimura (IV) (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (IV–V) (Juni) (English)
Juli (ユーリYūri) and Juni (ユーニYūni) make their first appearance in the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 as a pair of sub-bosses. Before the final battle against M. Bison in the single-player mode, the player faces them simultaneously in a two-on-one fight similar to the Dramatic Battle match. The two characters can be unlocked in the arcade version, but they have no storyline in the actual game, sharing their ending with M. Bison. They are similar to Cammy in character design, but have their own special moves and super combos. Juli and Juni are the only characters in Alpha 3 to have combined special moves and super combos; these are used exclusively when both characters fight as a pair during the Dramatic Battle mode.[28] Juli and Juni are members of a special unit within Shadaloo called the 'Dolls', or Bison Elite Guard (ベガ親衛隊Bega Shin'eitai), which is composed of twelve young women brainwashed to serve as Bison's personal assassins. The twelve members of the Dolls are named after the months of the Gregorian calendar in various languages, Juli and Juni being German for July and June.[29][30] Juli and Juni were given their own individual storyline and ending when they became part of the regular character roster in the console versions of Alpha 3, in which Juli is assigned to track down Cammy and Juni to track down Ryu. Juli's backstory is further developed in the console versions of Alpha 3 with the addition of T. Hawk to the cast. In T. Hawk's single-player storyline, Juli is revealed to be Julia, his girlfriend who used to live in his home village until she was kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo.[31] Juli and Juni appear in Namco × Capcom as two enemy characters that protagonists face throughout the game. They make a cameo appearance in M. Bison's ending in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, and another in Super Street Fighter IV, in which Juli appears in T. Hawk's ending and Juni in Cammy's ending.
Karin[edit]
- Voiced by: Miho Yamada (Alpha 3, Namco × Capcom), Aya Endo (V) (Japanese); Lauren Landa (V) (English)
Karin Kanzuki (神月 かりんKanzuki Karin) was originally Sakura's first rival in Masahiko Nakahira's Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! manga from 1996.[32] Her character was integrated into the Street Fighter video game series as a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Karin is the only daughter of a corporate family and is snobbish and dismissive, calling everyone around her 'commoners'. Her parents are Daigenjūrō Kanzuki and Nadeshiko Kanzuki. She has a muscular butler named Ishizaki and another employee named Shibazaki. To honor her family motto, 'Be the winner of everything', she travels the world to track down and defeat Sakura, to redress her loss at her hands.[33] She appears in Namco × Capcom fighting alongside Sakura,[34] and by herself in Capcom Fighting Evolution (although Sakura also appears as a playable character).[35] Karin is a playable character in Street Fighter V.[36] In V, Karin plays a large role as the one who coordinates the street fighters' efforts in raiding Shadaloo's main base, leading to Bison's final defeat. Top Street Fighter V player Justin Wong won several tournaments, including DreamHack 2016, using Karin.[37]
Before being confirmed for the game, Heavy.com listed Karin as one of the characters they wanted to see in Street Fighter V, where they stated 'her mix-up game could be something fierce if Capcom ever brought her over to these new SF games.' Heavy.com also described her as one of the most underrated Street Fighter characters.[38]
Maki[edit]
Nash[edit]
R. Mika[edit]
Rolento[edit]
Rose[edit]
Sakura[edit]
Shin Akuma[edit]
Sodom[edit]
Introduced in the Street Fighter III series[edit]
Alex[edit]
Dudley[edit]
Elena[edit]
Gill[edit]
- Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (SFV) (Japanese); Bruce Robertson (New Generation, 2nd Impact), Lawrence Bayne (3rd Strike), Liam O'Brien (SFV) (English)
Gill (ギルGiru) is the main antagonist and final boss of the Street Fighter III series.[39] At the start of the series he is the President of the Illuminati, a secret society that has controlled the underworld for thousands of years and seeks to turn the whole world into a utopia by causing an armageddon. His ultimate goal is to test the skills of several warriors and coerce them into his cause. Gill appears in his default costume as a tall, muscular man with flowing blond hair, the right side of his body colored red, and the left side colored blue, wearing nothing but a loincloth. 2nd Impact introduces Gill's younger brother Urien as a player character of similar build and attire but with short hair; in addition, Urien's body is the same color on both sides. In Urien's ending, Gill is revealed to have been promoted to 'Emperor' (天帝Tentei, 'Celestial Emperor') after Urien takes over Gill's former presidency, which he still holds by the time of 3rd Strike[40] The blond woman who assists Gill before battle in 3rd Strike is his secretary Kolin (コーリンKōrin), who also appears in Dudley's ending in the first two games, handing him the keys to Dudley's car.[41] Gill is not playable in any of the arcade versions of the Street Fighter III games. However, he is selectable once he is unlocked from within the console versions of 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike. He appears in the ending of Street Fighter V revealing that Helen is in fact his secretary Kolin.
Hugo[edit]
- Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (2nd Impact, SVC Chaos, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV) (Japanese); Len Carlson (3rd Strike), Jim Wallace (Final Fight Revenge), Gerardo Sprigg (Final Fight: Streetwise), Patrick Seitz (Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV) (English)
Hugo (ヒューゴーHyūgō) is a massive professional wrestler from Germany who first appears in Final Fight under the name Andore (アンドレ). He makes his first Street Fighter appearance in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, in which he wears a similar pink leopard-print shirt and pants with chains around his waist. Because of his physical appearance and strength, Hugo is often compared to André the Giant, a real-life wrestler who worked for the WWF in the mid-80's and inspired the Andore character, extending as far as Hugo's rivalry with Alex, mirroring that between André and Hulk Hogan. Hugo is the son of a farmer from the German countryside and was raised alongside his two younger sisters. After leaving his hometown at the age of 20, he becomes a popular wrestler in the USA, with former street warrior Poison, another enemy character from Final Fight, as his manager.[42][43] In 2nd Impact, Hugo seeks a partner for an upcoming tag team wrestling tournament due to take place in a few months. Hugo's final opponent in the single-player mode varies, the four possibilities being Gill, Ryu, Elena and Necro. Afterwards, Hugo and his rival go on to form a tag team to compete in the CWA tag tournament. In 3rd Strike, Hugo achieves such an overwhelming victory in the tag tournament that no other wrestler dares to challenge him anymore. Worried about the lack of matches for Hugo, Poison forms a new wrestling organization with him, recruiting only the best fighters. In Hugo's ending, he and Poison form the Huge Wrestling Army (H.W.A.), which includes other 3rd Strike characters.[44][45] Outside the Street Fighter III series, Hugo appears as a playable character in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos and Capcom USA's Final Fight Revenge. He also appears as a playable character in Street Fighter X Tekken with his official tag partner, Poison. He is an optional pit-fight opponent in Final Fight Streetwise. He also makes a cameo appearance in the Metro City stage of Super Street Fighter IV, and joins the cast as a playable character in Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Ibuki[edit]
Makoto[edit]
Necro[edit]
- Voiced by: Michael X. Sommers (New Generation, 2nd Impact), Lawrence Bayne (3rd Strike)
Necro (ネクロNekuro), whose real name is Illia (イリヤIriya), was born in a poor Russian village near a lake. He is the third of four children, with two older brothers and a younger sister. He also has massive data. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he wanders off from his home village and into the vicinity of Moscow, where he comes into contact with Gill's organization, which remodels his DNA to turn him into a living weapon, granting him superhuman flexibility. His fighting style is simulated by computer, then programmed into his brain with cyber implants.[42][46] Necro has a long reach and can use throws and electrocution. In his ending, he is tricked by Gill and left for dead in a facility, until he is rescued by a young girl named Effie (エフィーEfī), and the pair go on a journey together. Necro's story is the same in 2nd Impact, in which he gains the nickname 'super electromagnetic alien'. In this game, however, he also has a role as one of Hugo's potential final bosses and tag partners, forming the tag team 'Thunderbolt'. In 3rd Strike, Necro and Effie are pursued by agents of the organization, but still live in hope of 'truth and liberty'. In his ending, Necro saves Effie from falling and thwarts agents of the Illuminati at the Siberian railroad.[44][47]
Oro[edit]
Q[edit]
- Voiced by: Len Carlson
Q, who first appears in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, is a mysterious individual in a trenchcoat and hat, whose face is concealed by an expressionless metal mask, based on the main character from Tokusatsu series Robot Detective (Robot Keiji K). Q is being tracked by the CIA because of his presence in numerous strange disasters.[44][48] Nothing of his background has yet been revealed. All of Q's techniques are named in 'descriptive' form rather than with traditionally-styled move names, as if they are given by people who have watched him fight. Q was nominated third by Heavy.com as one of 10 Characters they wanted to see in Ultra Street Fighter IV.[10]
Remy[edit]
- Voiced by: Eiji Sekiguchi
Remy (レミーRemī), who first appears in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, is a young turquoise-haired savateur from Paris who seeks revenge against his father, a martial artist who abandoned him and his sister. After Remy's sister died, he encased her body in an iced casket, which he keeps in an underwater cove in the Bay of Biscay. Remy takes his aggression out on other martial artists by challenging them to battle. Remy's rival match illustrates this, as his sudden appearance and challenge surprise Alex, who thinks him nothing but a troubled man. In his ending, Remy realizes that he has been inadvertently following in his father's footsteps. He makes peace with his sister and follows a new path. His attacks are similar to that of Guile and Charlie, but no notable connection to them has been established.[19] Remy was voted 8th in Capcom's popularity poll of 85 characters for the 15th anniversary of Street Fighter.[49]
Sean[edit]
- Voiced by: Isshin Chiba (New Generation, 2nd Impact), Mitsuo Iwata (3rd Strike), Ayumu Murase (V) (Japanese); Chris Rickabaugh (V) (English)
Sean Matsuda (ショーン松田Shōn Matsuda) is a young boy from an average home in Brazil. Impressed by Ken's performance at a martial arts rally, Sean seeks to become his disciple, calling him 'Master Ken'. An intense but courteous young man, Sean is determined to win no matter what. He was once trained by his grandfather, who was of Japanese descent. Sean's greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking. He dreams of creating his original special moves.[42][50] It is Sean who leads the basketball parry bonus round in 3rd Strike. In his ending, he becomes Ken's disciple, only to be told that he needs to defeat Ryu to become worthy. In 3rd Strike, Sean is allowed to participate in a martial arts tournament, but Ken tells him that his current skills will not even get him through the preliminaries and that he needs to develop his own style. In his 3rd Strike ending, Sean dreams that he has won the championship title, but in fact he loses in the qualifying rounds as a result of his lack of training.[13][44] He is the younger brother of Street Fighter V's Laura.
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Sean makes a cameo appearance in Ryu's ending in Marvel vs. Capcom, in which Ryu is training him.
Twelve[edit]
- Voiced by: Lawrence Bayne
Twelve (トゥエルヴTueruvu) is a humanoid creature introduced as a playable character in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. His stage background, shared with Necro, is Saint Basil's Cathedral. Twelve is the ultimate humanoid weapon developed by Gill's organization. He has a shapeshifting body that is an improved and strengthened version of the prototype body given to Necro. Via the X.C.O.P.Y. super art, Twelve has the ability to briefly copy his opponent's form and moves. His targets are filled with despair when he corners them.[44] His objective is to track down Necro and Effie, who are fleeing from the organization.[51]
A failed prototype of Twelve known as Eleven (イレヴンIrevun) appeared in Street Fighter V as NPC. Despite being considered as a failure, a raw material of Eleven was used to resurrect Charlie Nash by Kolin.
Urien[edit]
- Voiced by: Yūji Ueda (2nd Impact), Masayuki Kato (V) (Japanese); Lawrence Bayne (3rd Strike, Capcom Fighting Evolution), Bill Rogers (V) (English)
Urien (ユリアンYurian) is introduced in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact. He is Gill's younger brother and shares many of his traits, including his physique but with short hair. Gill and Urien were the children of gifted parents who excelled physically and intellectually. The Illuminati separated the brothers from their birth parents at the age of six and gave them a specialized education to become candidates for its presidency. Gill was chosen, leaving Urien bitter with regret.[42][52] In 2nd Impact, Urien challenges Gill for the presidency. He eventually gains the title, only to learn that Gill has been promoted to Emperor, the true leader of the Illuminati, whose existence is known only to its presidents and chairmen. In 3rd Strike, in spite of his new position, Urien resents the supremacy of his brother. He decides to eliminate Gill permanently and destroys the preservation facility where Gill is still recovering.[31]
Urien also appears in Capcom Fighting Jam as one of the characters representing the Street Fighter III series. Urien reappears as a playable character in Street Fighter V as one of 6 characters released after the game's launch in 2016.
Yun and Yang[edit]
Introduced in the Street Fighter IV series[edit]
Abel[edit]
- Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht (English)
Abel (アベルAberu) is a heavily scarred French martial artist described as an amnesiac. Obsessively following every lead on the whereabouts of Shadaloo's remnants, he was found in the burning remains of a Shadaloo base and nursed back to health by a group of mercenaries, working alongside them to rediscover his past and to defeat Shadaloo once and for all. He recognizes Guile's 'Sonic Boom' technique, but refuses to comment when Guile presses him for information about Charlie, its originator. It is hinted in his original ending that Abel may have been abducted in his youth to serve as a 'replacement body' for M.Bison, or created by Shadaloo as a prototype of Seth, a later replacement body. This is reinforced by dialogue from both Bison and Seth, who refer to him as 'the one that got away'. The appearance of his eyes change to resemble Seth's during the initiation of his ultra combo. It is also hinted that Charlie was the person that helped him as Abel recognizes Guile's fighting style and Abel even comments to Chun-Li about the soldier that rescued him from Shadaloo.[clarification needed] In Abel's rival encounter, Abel mentions that he recognizes Guile's Sonic Boom, leading to speculation that he may have spent time with Charlie. Abel's fighting style has elements from Judo, Kyokushin style of karate, Wrestling, Sambo and Mixed martial arts. He obsesses big judo or wrestling type of throws and slams as well his signature move Flying wheel kick (Jap. Mawashi kaiten geri) which is originally a full contact karate technique. He usually wears sambo like composition; blue judogi or sambo kurtka with white shorts and belt and also pair of shin pads and MMA gloves. In Street Fighter IV his alternate outfit is like the original, only with blue wrestling singlets with embroidered French flag on his chest.
Abel appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting game Street Fighter X Tekken, with his official tag partner, Guile. In the original design, he was a young judo fighter who wore pigtails and 'could be mistaken for a girl'.[53] He appears as part of Street Fighter V's story, going undercover within Shadaloo at Guile's request to find out the truth behind Operation C.H.A.I.N.S.
C. Viper[edit]
Decapre[edit]
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)
- Portrayed by: Katrina Durden
Decapre (ディカープリDikāpuri) makes her first playable appearance in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Originally shown in Juli and Juni's introduction in Street Fighter Alpha 3, Decapre is a member of a special unit within Shadaloo called the 'Dolls', or Bison Elite Guard (ベガ親衛隊Bega Shin'eitai), which is composed of twelve young women brainwashed to serve as Bison's personal assassins. It is revealed in Ultra Street Fighter IV that she is an earlier, imperfect product of Shadaloo's cloning experiments that would eventually result in Cammy's creation. Years later, during the S.I.N. fighting tournament, she escapes the Shadaloo testing facility that houses her and goes on a murderous rampage. The twelve members of the Dolls are named after the months of the Gregorian calendar in various languages, 'Decapre' alluding to the Russian word for December, which is actually 'Dekabr' (Декабрь).[29][30] She bears a strong resemblance to Cammy (even without her mask), though she speaks with a heavy Russian accent and wears a metallic mask to conceal a large scar covering most of her face.[54][55] Katrina Durden portrayed Decapre in the miniseries Street Fighter: Resurrection.[56]
El Fuerte[edit]
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese); JB Blanc (English)
El Fuerte (エル・フォルテEru Forute), meaning 'The Strong One' in Spanish, is a masked Mexican luchador. He is an aspiring chef who seeks out the greatest fighters to learn what they eat and incorporate their recipes into his cooking. Despite his love of cooking, he seems to be an incompetent chef. Many of his moves have names referring to Mexican food. The UDON comic series of Street Fighter shows El Fuerte as a big fan of R. Mika. He immediately recognizes fellow wrestler Zangief as 'Tornado Rojo' (Red Twister), and then announces his own title as 'The Hurricane of the Gulf of Mexico'. He has a friendly rivalry with T. Hawk, who bested him before the events of Super Street Fighter IV and told him to challenge him again when he got stronger. The character of El Fuerte is inspired by real wrestlers from Mexico, in particular El Santo, a prominent Mexican wrestler who also wore a silver mask. He makes a cameo appearance in stage backgrounds for Street Fighter X Tekken.
Gouken[edit]
Hakan[edit]
- Voiced by: Shintaro Ohata (Japanese); Lance J. Holt (English)
Hakan (ハカンHakan) is an oil wrestler from Turkey and is the second new addition to Super Street Fighter IV. His fighting style is based on Yağlı güreş and involves him coating himself in oil to make his body slippery. This enables him to slide across the ground and launch his opponents by squeezing them through his bulging muscles. Hakan is the father of seven young children and the president of a company that seeks to create the perfect olive oil. He is apparently old friends with E. Honda, his fighting rival in Super Street Fighter IV. There were frequent rumors of Hakan before he was revealed, due to a forum post containing a photograph that was believed to be concept art for new characters. Director Ono stated that Hakan was deliberately written as a 'loving husband and father' to alleviate any homoerotic associations that oil wrestling has for American audiences.
Juri[edit]
Oni[edit]
Poison[edit]
Rufus[edit]
Seth[edit]
- Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)
Seth (セスSesu) is the main antagonist and final boss of the Street Fighter IV series. Nicknamed the 'Puppet Master', he is the Chief Executive Officer of S.I.N., the weapons division of Shadaloo. His body has been heavily modified using advanced technology, with a device installed in his abdomen called the 'Tanden Engine'. Seth is intent on completing BLECE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Cell Explosion), which spurs the creation of a new fighting tournament.[57] He is named after Seth Killian, Capcom's former[58] senior manager.[59] Seth is a non-playable final boss in the arcade version of Street Fighter IV, but is selectable in the home version.[60] In Seth's ending in Street Fighter IV, he is revealed to be 'Number 15', one of many similar androids created by Bison. Originally created to become one of Bison's 'replacement bodies', Number 15 rebelled against his programming, trying to overthrow Bison and pursue his own agendas. His special moves are mainly techniques used by other characters, such as Guile's Sonic Boom and Zangief's Spinning Piledriver. He also uses the Tanden Engine for a special move, his super combo, and both of his ultra combos.
Outside of the Street Fighter series, Seth appears as a rival unit in Project X Zone, interacting with Alisa Bosconovitch, Juri, Ryu and Jin Kazama.
VideoGamer.com severely criticized Seth, describing him as 'not only cheap to fight against but a lazy effort on Capcom's part. He looks like a rip-off of Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen comic book.' They added that the combination of his 'silly name' and moves taken from existing characters made him a 'disappointment'.[61]Eurogamer expressed similar sentiments, particularly criticising the character's 'near-unblockable (but weak) Ultra move'.[62]IGN AU, while calling him one of several 'great' additions to the game's roster, considered the character 'gimmicky'.[63]Official Xbox Magazine described him as the game's only major disappointment, finding his role as the game's final boss to be an anticlimax.[64]
Introduced in the Street Fighter V series[edit]
Abigail[edit]
- Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (Japanese); Xander Mobus (English)
Abigail (アビゲイルAbigeiru) is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V DLC season 2. He is a Canadian member of Metro City's Mad Gear gang who originally appeared as a boss character in 1989's Final Fight. He is the game's largest character, towering over other heavyweights such as Zangief and Birdie. He has a move called the Ontario drop, and likes to mimic car sounds. Despite fighting out of Metro City, he is noted for being the 1st playable character with a nationality from Canada.[65]
Ed[edit]
- Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); Edward Bosco (English)
Ed (エドEdo) is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V DLC season 2. He first appears as a child in Street Fighter IV during Balrog's ending, created as a potential replacement body for Bison before being stolen by S.I.N. He is found and freed by Balrog, who believes Ed's ability to channel Psycho Power like Bison could be useful. He is featured in Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls, having undergone accelerated aging and working alongside Balrog for Shadaloo. He later joined the playable roster during the game's second season of content, now a grown adult and leader of Neo Shadaloo, an organization seeking to help others who were victims of Shadaloo's experiments.[66] His gameplay can be considered a mixture between Balrog and M.Bison, as he has the boxing prowess of the former and psychokinetic powers of the latter.
F.A.N.G.[edit]
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese); Jesse Merlin (English)
F.A.N.G. (ファンFan) is a brand new character debuting in Street Fighter V. He is an assassin and the sole survivor from the Nguuhao cartel, who uses poison to attack known as the Poison Hand, and is the self-proclaimed second in command at Shadaloo, having become one of the four Grand Masters following Sagat's departure. After the Nguuhao falsely pledged their allegiance to Shadaloo, they attempted to murder Bison, who in return slaughtered the entire cartel, except for their most skilled assassin, F.A.N.G., who at first planned to resist Bison, but swore unyielding loyalty to him upon knowing the extent of his powers.[67] One of the first two players in the world to reach Super Platinum status, and former top spot on the global leaderboard, was a user of the character,[68] however the character is consistently the least used character in the game.[69]
Falke[edit]
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka (Japanese); Kira Buckland (English)
Falke (ファルケFaruke) is a brand new character debuting in Street Fighter V DLC season 3. Falke was built by Shadaloo to be an alternative clone for M. Bison and forced to undergo relentless experimentation and training. She was later rescued by Ed, and the two became founding members of Neo Shadaloo. Due to the experiments performed on her, she can channel psycho power through her staff 'Harmony'. She is stated to be of German descent.
G[edit]
- Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese); Christopher Corey Smith (English)
G is a brand new character debuting in Street Fighter V DLC season 3. He claims to be the 'President of the World' and seeks to unite all of its people, using social media to spread his message and streaming video of his battles with strong fighters. During battle, he can perform a 'G Charge' to increase his presidentiality level, enhancing his special moves. He can also create a momentary shield to protect him from single-hit projectile attacks.
Kage[edit]
Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese); Kyle Herbert (English).
Kage (影ナル者 Kagenaru Mono) is a new character debuting in Street Fighter V. He is the physical manifestation of Evil Ryu separating from Ryu's body. After the events of Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls, it was assumed that Evil Ryu vanquished from Ryu's body after purging it of the Satsui no Hado. However, the Hado developed sentience and manifested itself as its' own separate, physical entity, naming itself Kagenaru Mono. Much like the other Shotokan fighters in the series, Kage's fighting style revolves around that, albeit with less restraint and more physical brute, akin to that of Evil Ryu.
Kolin[edit]
- Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English)
Kolin (コーリンKōrin) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V DLC season 2. She first appears in Street Fighter III in a non-playable capacity as Gill's assistant. She is featured prominently in Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls, operating under the name 'Helen' and organizing a group of fighters to help stop Bison's plan in order to advance the Illuminati's goals. She later joined the playable roster during the game's second season of content.[70] Her ice attacks that drain the opponent's stun meter will end up freezing them, rather than simply leaving them dizzy. The fighting style she uses is Systema, a hybrid Russian martial arts that can be seen in her use of counters, throws and strikes.[71]
Laura[edit]
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); G.K. Bowes (English)
- Portrayed by: Natascha Hopkins
Laura Matsuda (ララ・マツダRara Matsuda) is a new character debuting in Street Fighter V. She is a Brazilian fighter who uses a style based on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (dubbed Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu) and electricity in her attacks. She is a rather speedy grappler who, unusually for grappling-based characters, has a projectile attack. She is the older sister to Street Fighter III veteran Sean Matsuda.[72][73] Natascha Hopkins portrayed Laura in the miniseries Street Fighter: Resurrection.[74] Laura has been used to win the NYU Spring Fighters and Cannes Winter Clash tournaments.[75][76]
Menat[edit]
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck (English)
Menat (メナトMenato, from Arabic منات) is a new character debuting in Street Fighter V DLC season 2. She is the youthful, Egyptian apprentice of Rose, and like her is able to wield Soul Power and foresee future events. She can summon multiple orbs that can be shot away or retrieved. Her name may be a reference to the menat, an artifact linked to the cult of the Egyptian goddess Hathor.
Necalli[edit]
- Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama (Japanese); Marc Swint (English)
Necalli (ネカリNekari, 'Battle'[77]) is a new character debuting in Street Fighter V. Necalli is an ancient Aztec fighting god who descends from time to time to challenge the strongest living fighters and devour their souls after defeating them. Necalli is the only character in Street Fighter V who doesn't have a skeleton when electrocuted, showing he is an unusual entity.
Rashid[edit]
- Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)
Rashid (ラシードRashīdo, from Arabic راشد) is a new character debuting in Street Fighter V and is the eldest son of an old Middle Eastern family. Accompanied by his attendant Azam, He is searching for a missing friend, who used to work as a S.I.N. Engineer before being kidnapped by Bison and Shadaloo. Rashid has an obsession with the newest technology and is capable of producing small tornadoes, earning him the nickname 'Rashid of the Turbulent Wind'. The creation of Rashid was a close collaboration between Capcom Japan, Sony, and Pluto Games.[78] Following the reveal of Tekken 7's Shaheen in 2014,[79] the announcement of Rashid was made by Yoshinori Ono himself during the Games15 event in Dubai.[80]
Zeku[edit]
- Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (Japanese); David Wald (English)
Master Zeku (是空師匠Zekū-shishō) is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V DLC season 2. First appearing in Street Fighter Alpha 2, he is Guy's teacher and the 38th Master of the Bushinryu school. After Guy defeats him, he passes on his title as Master and disappears until Street Fighter V, when he re-emerges seeking to create his own ninja clan and develop a new fighting style. He can vanish, and reappear as a younger version of himself during gameplay. His younger self bears a strong resemblance to fellow Capcom character Strider Hiryu, and considers 'Striders' as a possible name for his new clan.
Introduced in the Street Fighter EX series[edit]
The characters below are canon to the Street Fighter storyline, despite the events of this sub-series not being canon. Arika, a company formed of former Capcom employees, owns the characters and the copyright to them.[81] Series producer Yoshinori Ono originally said that the possibility of them appearing in future titles had not been ruled out, stating that Capcom still has a good relationship with Arika,[82] but he has since amended his stance stating that the chances of the characters coming back are very small.[83] Arika later developed its own fighting game featuring these characters, Fighting EX Layer, which was released in 2018.[84]
Ace[edit]
- Voiced by: Yūji Machi
Ace (エースĒsu), who is introduced in Street Fighter EX3, is a government agent who is ordered by the prime minister of his nation to find information about a secret weapon being developed in an underground base. Ace uses a custom fighting style, which the player can edit by passing a series of trials in the game's Character Edit mode. Thus, Ace has access to a wide variety of techniques, including Cammy's 'Killer Bee Assault', Elena's 'Healing' and some of his own.
Allen[edit]
- Voiced by: Osamu Hosoi (SF EX series), Daisuke Yokota (Fighting EX Layer)
Allen Snider (アレン・スナイダーAren Sunaidā), who appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX and as a regular character in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus α, is a fighter who was said to be the strongest freestyle karate fighter on the American karate circuit, until he experienced his first defeat against a young Ken Masters at the All-American Martial Arts Tournament. Ken told Allen that he was only a 'big fish in a small pond'. Motivated by these words, Allen sets out to prove that he can be the best not only in America, but in the world.[85] Although absent in Street Fighter EX2 and subsequent games, he makes an appearance in the Arika-developed arcade game Fighting Layer, where he seeks to defeat the strongest opponent on South Island.[86] Allen returns in Fighting EX Layer, determined to defeat the recently revived Garuda to prove himself.
Area[edit]
- Voiced by: Konami Yoshida (SF EX series), Rie Hikisaka (Fighting EX Layer)
Area (エリアEria), who first appears in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, is a young girl with braided hair. She is the daughter of a scientific inventor, and her intellect is said to surpass his. When her father's inventions fail to sell, she modifies them as weapons and tests them in combat against the world's greatest martial artists. In battle, she wears a pair of high-speed rollerblades and a mechanical right arm codenamed 'Cancer' (キャンサーKyansā).[87] Area is planned to be added to Fighting EX Layer in a future update.
Bison II and Shin-Bison[edit]
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- Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura
Bison II (ベガBega Tsū?), is a more powerful version of M. Bison that appears in the Street Fighter EX series. In Street Fighter EX2, after defeating M. Bison, a second M. Bison surrounded by floating embers descends from above, merges with the defeated M. Bison and then fights the player. He can be unlocked as a playable character in Street Fighter EX3.
Another version, dubbed Shin-Bison (トゥルーベガTurū Bega), appears as the unplayable final boss of Street Fighter EX3. He is fought when the player has accumulated a high enough score which can only be accomplished by means of acquiring numerous perfect victories and by winning matches using a Super Combo, Meteor Combo, Meteor Tag Combo, or a Critical Parade as often as possible. This version of M. Bison is a representation of him whilst going all out and utilizing his full potential.
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Blair[edit]
- Voiced by: Hikari Tachibana (SF EX series), Rui Tanabe (Fighting EX Layer)
Blair Dame (ブレア・デイムBurea Deimu), who appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX and as a regular character in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus α, is the daughter of a wealthy European family. She fights wearing a light blue leotard and long boots. In addition to receiving a formal education, Blair has trained herself in various combat sports, believing that one day she will need to know how to defend her loved ones as well as herself. She travels the world to hone her skills with her bodyguard Cracker Jack, whom her mother has hired to protect her. Blair is acquainted with Pullum, as they are both members of the International Debutante Club.[88] Her butler is called Sebastian. Like Allen, Blair appears in Arika's arcade fighting game Fighting Layer, in which she takes a sudden trip to South Island.[89] She is also mentioned in Jack's ending in Street Fighter EX3.[90] In July 2011, a video from an Arika 3DS test project, currently called Fighting Sample, was released, featuring Blair.[91] Blair is a playable character in Fighting EX Layer, hiring Vulcano Rosso to help her search for Jack after he flees to America to escape the organization tailing him.
C. Jack[edit]
- Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (SF EX series), Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Fighting EX Layer)
Cracker Jack (クラッカー・ジャックKurakkā Jakku), also known as C. Jack or just Jack, is a bat-wielding former bouncer from Las Vegas, known for his unstoppable punches. While being pursued by an unknown organization, he becomes Blair's bodyguard to travel the world and flee his pursuers. In Street Fighter EX2, his younger sister is kidnapped by an underground fighting champion named Bharat. In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, he continues to be pursued by the mysterious organization,[92] and by the end of Street Fighter EX3 he seeks refuge in Blair's mansion. In Fighting EX Layer, Jack escapes the organization by leaving Blair's employ and fleeing to America. When he learns Vulcano Rosso, his former junior in the organization, is looking for him, Jack goes on the run, unaware that this time that Blair was the one who hired Rosso to find him.
Cycloid-β and Cycloid-γ[edit]
Cycloid-β (サイクロイド-βSaikuroido Bēta) and Cycloid-γ (サイクロイド-γSaikuroido Ganma), who both appear as secret characters in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus α, are a pair of cyborgs that use the special techniques of other characters. Beta primarily uses command-based special moves, while Gamma specializes in charge-based moves. Both characters were based on test models used for motion capture during the development of the game. Beta is an untextured blue polygonal model resembling a male human, and Gamma is a green wireframed model.[93] In the Japanese version of Street Fighter EX Plus α for the PlayStation, Gamma is given an additional back-story, a weapon secretly developed by Balba (Pullum's father) to annihilate a huge criminal organization.[94] In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, an unidentified Cycloid model appears in one of the bonus rounds.
D. Dark[edit]
- Voiced by: Wataru Takagi
Doctrine Dark (ドクトリン・ダークDokutorin Dāku), whose real name is Holger (オルガーOrugā), is a German-American mercenary seeking revenge against Guile. His back-story for Street Fighter EX2 establishes that he was raised in a mercenary training facility, where he was trained in the use of weapons similar to Rolento's, such as knives, grenades, and wires. Dark once served in the American armed forces. He was in a special forces unit led by Guile when it became involved in a scuffle against a rival unit led by Rolento. Holger was the sole survivor of his unit, but suffered tremendous physical and mental scars. He seeks revenge against Guile, feeling that he did not train him sufficiently. During the development of Street Fighter EX, the developers nicknamed him 'Mr. Foul-play' (反則くんHansoku-kun).[95] In July 2011, a video from an Arika 3DS test project, currently called Fighting Sample, was released featuring Dark.[91] In Fighting EX Layer, Dark is influenced by Garuda's negative energy, causing his mind to weaken and giving him an obsession with killing powerful opponents.
Guile's fourth alternate (summer) costume in Street Fighter IV is a reference to D. Dark.[96]
Doctrine Dark was among the 20 fighters GamesRadar wished were included in Street Fighter X Tekken.[97]
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Darun[edit]
- Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako
Darun Mister (ダラン・マイスターDaran Maisutā), makes his appearance as a hidden character in the original Street Fighter EX. He is a popular wrestling champion from India who seeks to challenge other wrestlers such as Zangief and Victor Ortega (from the Saturday Night Slam Masters series). He agrees to become Pullum Purna's bodyguard, hoping to use the opportunity to travel the world and fight many wrestlers. He is absent from the original Street Fighter EX2, but returns in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, in which he obtains another opportunity to fight against more wrestlers around the world after Pullum becomes a princess.[98] In Street Fighter EX3, he has a special ending if the player finishes the single-player mode with Zangief as his tag-partner.[99] Darun is again playable in Fighting EX Layer; after resigning from being Pullum's bodyguard, Darun is nearly killed by Garuda, prompting him to train and attempt to defeat the demon once again.
Garuda[edit]
- Voiced by: Osamu Hosoi (SF EX series), Naoki Sagawa (Fighting EX Layer)
Garuda (ガルダ) first appears as a non-playable boss character in the original Street Fighter EX, but becomes a playable character in subsequent installments. He is a demon dressed in samurai-like armor who wields a sword hidden within his own body.[clarification needed] According to his back-story in the original Street Fighter EX, he was created by the souls of dead men who were consumed by the Satsui no Hadō, although his revised back-story in Street Fighter EX2 suggests that he has an accumulation of negative feelings such as anger, hatred, envy, treachery, and despair. Garuda's form is said to change depending on his opponent: he takes a strong form against warriors seeking strength and feeds on the hatred of warriors who are seeking vengeance.[100] Garuda returns as the antagonist of Fighting EX Layer, revived by absorbing Kairi's negative energy and using it to break the seal keeping him trapped.
Hayate[edit]
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (SF EX series), Takuma Terashima (Fighting EX Layer)
Hayate (ハヤテ), who makes his first appearance in the original Street Fighter EX2, is a samurai from the village of Kukunoichi (木霊村Kukunoichimura), hidden within the mountains. He is following the footsteps of his father, a legendary hero who once saved his home village from the demon Orochi (巨蟒), and is one of the few Street Fighter characters to use a sword in combat. At the end of the original EX2, he vanquishes the demon his father once sealed and saves the local shrine maiden, becoming the new guardian deity of Kukunoichi.[101] Hayate is the only character from the original EX2 who was absent in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. He was re-included in the PlayStation version of the game as a hidden character.[102] A new Hayate, the descendant of the original, appears as a playable character in Fighting EX Layer. A university student and skilled swordsman, he has a chance encounter with Sanane at a school sports festival that puts him on the path towards defeating Garuda.
Hokuto and Bloody Hokuto[edit]
- Voiced by: Yuri Amano (SF EX series), Yuka Igarashi (Fighting EX Layer)
Hokuto (ほくと) is the daughter of the Mizugami (水神) family, who was trained in the family's style of kobujutsu, which has been refined into her personal style that resembles the art of aikijujutsu. She was known as Shirase (しらせ) as a child. When Hokuto turned 17, she was sent on a journey to find her older half-brother Kairi, who went missing years before. Unknown to Hokuto, the true purpose of her journey was not only to find her brother, but to defeat him. She has been implanted with the 'Seal of Blood' (血の封印Chi no Fūin) to exterminate her brother. In the original Street Fighter EX, Hokuto wears a blue-white outfit resembling that of a Japanese archer, and white hachimaki around her long hair. In EX2, she wears a hakama and ties her hair in a pony-tail. She reverts to her original design in EX3. In addition to her regular version, an alternate version named Bloody Hokuto (血の封印を解かれたほくとChi no Fūin Tokareta Hokuto, 'Hokuto with the Seal of Blood Broken') is featured as secret character in Street Fighter EX Plus.[103] Bloody Hokuto returns in Fighting EX Layer, now going by her original name of Shirase. Due to the dark energy from Kairi's battles, the bloodline seal on her is released and she reverts to her true form as the murderous Shirase, intent on killing Kairi. Hokuto also appears as a playable character, though her ending reveals her to actually be Nanase, having been instilled with Hokuto's memories and brainwashed into believing she is Hokuto. Her true memories emerge when Shirase regains control and asks Nanase to kill her in the hopes of ending the Mizugami clan's curse.
Kairi[edit]
- Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (SF EX series), Yoshitaka Kure (Fighting EX Layer)
Kairi (カイリ), who first appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX, is depicted as an amnesiac who was initially conceived to be the main character in the EX series. Kairi was born to the main house of the Mizukami family and was trained in the family's traditional art of karate. He appears in the original EX and its re-releases with long black hair and a scar over his left eye. He lost his memories while fighting an unknown challenger and now walks the 'Path of the Shura', fighting to survive. He learns that he is the elder brother of Hokuto, who has been on a mission to find him. In EX2, his hair has changed from black to white as a result of his constant battles. After confronting Hokuto and Nanase, he recovers his memories and learns that he was responsible for the death of their father.[104] In July 2011, a video from an Arika 3DS test project, currently called Fighting Sample, was released featuring Kairi.[91] Kairi returns as the protagonist of Fighting EX Layer; due to his immense energy, Kairi accidentally breaks the seal preventing Garuda from being reborn, and he takes it upon himself to correct his mistake and stop the demon.
Nanase[edit]
- Voiced by: Megumi Ogata
Nanase (七瀬), who first appears as a hidden character in the original Street Fighter EX2 and becomes a regular character in Street Fighter EX2 Plus and Street Fighter EX3, is the younger sister of Hokuto. She was raised to be a successor to the Mizugami clan. Nanase is a skilled master of bojutsu. Although her mood is different from that of her older sister, she is very close to Hokuto, who is the only person she confides in. Nanase becomes worried about Hokuto after she leaves the shrine where they live and does not return. She then learns from her grandfather that she has a brother named Kairi, whom Hokuto was sent to find. She goes on a journey to find Hokuto and Kairi, unaware that the journey is also a test to determine whether she is fit to inherit the Mizugami teachings.[47] Ultimately, she is freed from the Mizugami clan by Hokuto and her memories of her past sealed, allowing her to live a normal life. She reappears in Fighting EX Layer, now under the new alias of Sanane (紗波音, さなね). During a battle with Hayate at the school sports festival, her memories begin to resurface and she begins seeking the truth of her identity. Her ending reveals that she is actually from a branch family of the Mizugami clan and was instilled with Nanase's memories to act as a 'substitute', with the real Nanase having been similarly manipulated into believing she is Hokuto.
Pullum[edit]
- Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto
Pullum Purna (プルム・プルナPurumu Puruna, Arabic: برم برنا) is the daughter of an Arab multimillionaire. She decides to travel the world with her bodyguard Darun when she overhears her grandfather whisper the name 'Shadaloo', believing that it is the name of a person. Unknown to Pullum, the reason why her grandfather is worried about Shadaloo is that she has a blood relative working for the organization who is a candidate to become a Shadaloo executive. She is absent from the original Street Fighter EX2 but returns in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, in which she inherits a kingdom after the death of a relative and decides to travel the world once again with Darun to search for her missing father.[88] Pullum's theme tune was later used in the game Technictix. Pullum returns as a downloadable character in Fighting EX Layer. Growing bored of ruling, she discovers a clue towards her father's disappearance and sets out to find him, along with her missing bodyguard Darun.
Shadowgeist[edit]
- Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (SF EX series), Tobby Uehara (Fighting EX Layer)
Shadowgeist (シャドウガイストShadougaisuto) first appears as a secret character in the arcade version of the original Street Fighter EX2 as well as in Street Fighter EX2 Plus and Street Fighter EX3. He is an unknown man from an unnamed country, dressed in a lethal superhero costume similar to Skullomania's. He has artificially enhanced his body in order to overthrow the men in charge of the totalitarian government responsible for the deaths of his wife and daughter. In July 2011, a video from an Arika 3DS test project, currently called Fighting Sample, was released featuring Geist.[91] Shadowgeist appears again in Fighting EX Layer, with most of his moves renamed from the ruthless vigilante motifs into the Greek alphabetic-based reformed agent motifs. Learning his daughter is alive, he travels to America and is coerced into working with the United States Secret Service in exchange for her safety. In his ending, he discovers Sharon is his daughter and fades from existence, having actually died 20 years prior.
Sharon[edit]
- Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (EX2), Miki Ito (EX2 Plus, EX3), Suzuka Kimura (Fighting EX Layer)
Sharon (シャロン), who debuts in Street Fighter EX2, is a beautiful red-haired woman with a tattoo of a rose on her chest. Sharon is depicted wielding a gun in the character artwork for the original EX2, but she does not use any firearms until EX2 Plus. In the story, she lives a double life as a nun taking care of orphans at a monastery and an A-class agent for a secret intelligence group. Having separated from her parents when she was young, her only desire is to be reunited with her family and learn about her past. When she learns that a key member of a criminal organization she was assigned to investigate has the same tattoo that she has, she goes after him to find out why. Her exact nationality is never given. Sharon later returned as a downloadable character in Fighting EX Layer. After she retires from espionage to enjoy a peaceful life with her lover, the Secret Service blackmails Sharon into a final assignment, ordering her to investigate a mysterious energy source. During this assignment, she learns that Shadowgeist is her father and that her birth name is 'Seren'.
Skullomania[edit]
- Voiced by: Issei Futamata (EX series), Yūko Kaida (SNKH:TTZ)[105]
Skullomania (スカロマニアSukaromania) is the secret identity of Saburo Nishikoyama (西小山 三郎Nishikoyama Saburō), a third-rate businessman from Tokyo who works to support his wife and children. He adopts his superhero identity when a client asks him to dress up and pose for a superhero attraction at his department store. Donning a full-body skeleton suit, Skullomania sets out to fight evil for real. In Street Fighter EX2, his costume is redesigned, adding a red scarf and a red letter 'S' in front of his mask, along with white gloves and boots and a belt.[106] Skullomania reappears in Fighting EX Layer, having settled back into life as a salaryman but finding himself unexpectedly transforming into his superhero persona without any memory of doing so afterward. With new powers also developing as well, he sets out to find the reason behind these sudden changes.
Many elements of Skullomania are homages to the tokusatsu genre of Japanese action shows in general and Kamen Rider in particular, specifically the red scarf, belt, and prominence of flying kicks in his fighting style. Some people also make comparisons between his appearance and that of real-life luchadorLa Parka. He makes later appearances in the PlayStation 2 music game Technictix and in Fighter Maker. The character is also used in Komodo Crunchtime, a 2012 shooting game from Rie Studios.[107] As a nod to Skullomania, Capcom gave El Fuerte a similar skull costume in the Halloween pack for Street Fighter IV. A female version of Skullomania appears as a special guest character in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy.[108]
V. Rosso[edit]
- Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi
Vulcano Rosso (ヴルカーノ・ロッソVurukāno Rosso), who makes his debut in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, is a mysterious Italian warrior who leaves his organization in order to avenge the death of his lover. He comes from Bari, and his special moves are named after locations in Italy such as Aetna, Vesuvio, Canossa, Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs), and Torre Pendente (Leaning Tower). His hairstyle, mannerisms and battle cries could be a homage to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. At the end of EX3, it is implied he commits suicide after getting his revenge on his lover's murderer.[109] Rosso appears as a downloadable fighter in Fighting EX Layer. Having graduated from the organization and become a detective, he takes Blair as a client and begins searching for the missing Jack, who still owes him a debt from a previous game of poker.
Introduced in Street Fighter: The Movie (arcade game)[edit]
Below are characters that made their debut in the arcade game based on the live action film.
Blade[edit]
Blade (ブレードBurēdo), played by game designer Alan Noon, is a character who appears exclusively in the Street Fighter: The Movie arcade game. A red-clad member of Bison's shock troops from the film on which the game is based upon, he has undergone rigorous physical training and conceals an array of weapons such as knives and grenades. As revealed in his ending sequence, he is actually Guile's brother Gunloc (Lucky Colt (ラッキー・コルト Rakkī Koruto) in the Japanese version) who has infiltrated the Shadaloo Gang as a deep cover agent, reporting to his brother.[30] As Gunloc, he features in the 1993 wrestling game Saturday Night Slam Masters and it's 1994 sequel Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II, as a hot-headed street fighter turned professional wrestler. After having fulfilled his purpose at Shadaloo, he is said to have returned to professional wrestling.[30] With the release of Street Fighter V, he was given an official entry in the game's encyclopedia and thus was canonized. His stats are exactly the same as listed in the original Slam Masters video game, again confirming his true identity.[110]
Arkane, Khyber and F7[edit]
There are three other hidden characters in the arcade game, who are all palette swaps of Blade. Khyber (カイバーKaibā) (the yellow shock trooper) uses special techniques that resemble the ones used by Dhalsim (who was not featured in the arcade game) such as the Yoga Flame and Yoga Blast. Arkane (アーケインĀkein) (the blue shock trooper) can teleport. F7 (エフセブンEfusebun) (the black shock trooper) has all the techniques of the other three shock troopers. They all share Blade's ending.[111] The four shock troopers are the only characters from the arcade game excluded from the Street Fighter: The Movie console game, which is a different game based on the same film.
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Sawada[edit]
- Voiced by: Michael Dobson (cartoon)
- Portrayed by: Kenya Sawada
Captain Sawada (キャプテン・サワダKyaputen Sawada) is an original character from the 1994 Street Fighter film, who appears as a playable character in both the arcade and the console version of the Street Fighter: The Movie video game. Sawada's voice is the only one dubbed in the film, as Sawada himself only speaks a little English.[112][full citation needed] At the time, Capcom pushed heavily to promote actor Kenya Sawada by any means possible, giving the staff behind the film and game the impression that he was to be the 'face' of Capcom, their own action hero to star in later material.[113][full citation needed] Sawada is characterized as Guile's right-hand man and the leader of the AN commando force. He is a hand-to-hand combat specialist who is proficient in all kinds of martial art. His role in the film is very minor. He speaks and fights only a few times in the film, in which he commands a small force of ground troops in the assault on Bison's base. Yet he appears amongst the main characters as they take a pose at the end of the film.
His design in the video game varies somewhat from that in the film. The developers who worked on the arcade version had him go shirtless, based on the fact he was 'buff' and partly inspired by Mortal Kombat II characters of the time.[114][full citation needed] Had this presented a problem, the staff would have opted to have a shirt painted over his sprites.[115][full citation needed] The design resembled that of Fei Long in many ways and led to the actor being involved in digitizing sessions for both Sawada and Fei Long. For Fei Long, the design needed little alteration beyond a change of pants, shoes, and hair. However, Fei Long went unfinished due to time constraints, leaving only Sawada.[116][full citation needed] Despite speculation to the contrary, Sawada is unarmed in the arcade game. What appeared to be a 'katana' was intended at the time to be 'motion blur', but because of a conflict between the two capcom branches, flicker transparency was not applied and it was left solid. Sawada's slashing attacks were intended to have an ethereal appearance akin to the Hadouken. The designers argued for the flicker effect but were denied, and they opted instead for a look based on Mortal Kombat's effects at the time.[117][full citation needed] Later appearances in the console version of the game changed this and gave him a katana.
Michael Dobson voiced Sawada in two episodes of the Street Fighter television series, as head of the A.N. Special Forces when Guile was discharged and formed his team.
Introduced in Street Fighter II MOVIE[edit]
This character was only playable in the Street Fighter II MOVIE.
Cyborg[edit]
Monitor Cyborg (モニターサイボーグMonitā Saibōgu), mainly known as Cyborg, is a character created for the Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. It's a playable character in the end of the homonymous game released for the PlayStation and later Sega Saturn. Exclusive to the NTSC region(also known as Street Fighter II : The Interactive Game).
Cyborg was a new model of Monitor Cyborg secretly developed by Shadaloo. Its objective of was to develop its abilities by analyzing the fighting techniques of martial artists around the world in order to gain enough strength to challenge Ryu in combat. While the majority of Cyborg's mission is watching Street Fighters battle, the Cyborg faces Ryu near the game's end. The Cyborg's special moves are the same ones used by Ken in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, including his Shōryū Reppa Super Combo.
Introduced in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation[edit]
This character was only playable in the Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation.
Shin[edit]
Shin (シンShin) is a playable character in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation making his debut during the game's December 18, 2008 update. He is the only new character created for the game. He is the son of a Japanese karate master and the grandson of a Korean taekwondo master on his mother's side. Pressured by his parents into upholding the family legacy, Shin was not interested in doing so. Eventually, he changes his opinion of martial arts and takes up taekwondo because he thought the style was brilliant and cool.[118]
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Sagat สกัด | |
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Street Fighter character | |
First game | Street Fighter (1987) |
Portrayed by | Wes Studi (Street Fighter film) |
Voiced by |
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Motion capture | Wes Studi (The Movie games) |
Information | |
Fighting style | Muay Thai |
Origin | Thailand |
Nationality | Thai |
Sagat (Japanese: サガットHepburn: Sagatto, Thai: สกัด Sakat) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighterfighting game series. Originally an unplayable boss in the first installment, he became a playable character in later games. Sagat is depicted as a renowned muay thai expert known for his incredible power and height. His signature move is the 'Tiger Knee.' He is often called the 'Emperor of Muay Thai' in his home country. It is possible he was named after Sagat Petchyindee.[1][2]
- 1Appearances
- 1.1In video games
Appearances[edit]
In video games[edit]
Sagat first appears in the original Street Fighter. After the player defeats the eight initial opponents, their character Ryu (or Ken on Player 2's side) is taken to Thailand to face the final two opponents: Adon, Sagat's apprentice, and Sagat himself. After being defeated, he tells the player that he or she is the 'strongest Street Fighter in the world'.
His next appearance was in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, where he appears as one of the four Grand Masters, being the third CPU-controlled boss in the single player mode before M. Bison. He appears in this game with multiple scars, including a large diagonal one across his chest that he received from Ryu as a result of his loss in the first game. This scar reminds Sagat of the grudge he harbors against Ryu after the loss in the first tournament.[3] Like the other bosses, he became a playable character in the subsequent revisions of the game beginning with Street Fighter II': Champion Edition.
Sagat appears in the prequel series Street Fighter Alpha. In addition to fleshing out his rivalry with Ryu, a rivalry with his former apprentice Adon is introduced there as well, along with Dan Hibiki, a character whose father, Go, was killed by Sagat in a fight years before. It was also revealed that Sagat lost his right eye while fighting Dan's father. The Alpha series also show him to become part of M. Bison's criminal organization Shadaloo, but leaves in Street Fighter Alpha 3 after he discovers that Bison had wanted to experiment his Psycho Power against Ryu, allowing him to realize the pettiness of his vendetta against Ryu. Sagat is an unlockable character in Street Fighter EX3, where his story has his resentment for Ryu fading. He returns in Street Fighter IV once again as a playable character with the animosity in his feud with Ryu no longer present and even referring to him in his ending as a 'friend'. Sagat returns in Street Fighter V as part of the third season of downloadable content. During his story, he is briefly tempted by Satsui no Hadō but overcomes it, coming to understand Ryu's struggles in the process.
Sagat also appears in crossover games such as Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Street Fighter X Tekken, in which he is paired up with Dhalsim, and in other titles, including mobile puzzle game Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits, where he is a super-deformed character.[4]
Character design[edit]
Sagat is very tall at 7 ft 4 in (224 cm), two heads taller than Ryu in Street Fighter, a trait he uses to his advantage in his long-reaching attacks. He possesses a hulking, muscular build at 280 lb (130 kg). His hands are massive enough to close around the entire head of many of his opponents. He is depicted as being bald.
In the Street Fighter II series, Sagat's in-game sprite does not display the highly muscular build of the Street Fighter Alpha series, although even at that time he had been consistently portrayed so in his Super Street Fighter II Turbo ending, and other Capcom artworks. Later on, the game graphics developed to match those of the comics. Sagat wears an eyepatch over his severely damaged right eye, though the lack of depth perception and loss of peripheral vision do not seriously hamper his ability as a powerful fighter. Sagat lost his eye during a fight with Dan Hibiki's father, Go, in which Sagat killed him. The massive scar on his chest is a constant reminder of Ryu's victory. Sagat makes no attempt to conceal the disfigurement, and in fact draws power from the hateful memory it invokes; in Capcom vs. SNK 2, Sagat's scar glows while he charges energy for his S-Groove super meter.
Sagat wears traditional Muay Thaishorts (which have the word 'Tiger' printed on the waistband) and classic wraps. The trunks have colors varying from purple with white trim in the original Street Fighter, to blue with red trim in Street Fighter II and to blue with yellow trim in Street Fighter Alpha. He wears tape around his hands and feet to protect his knuckles and shins.
In other media[edit]
In the anime film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Sagat appears in the opening scene fighting against Ryu during a thunderstorm, receiving his iconic chest wound at the climax of the fight. The battle takes place at a grass field during a stormy night, a scenery which was remade as a stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2 for Sagat's final match in the single-player mode against Ryu. Afterwards, he is seen working for Bison. Though he has little impact on the film's main story, he asks Bison for a chance to fight Ryu again when they locate him, but Bison refuses and instead sends Sagat to New York to dispatch Cammy and Vega. His fate after this is unknown. He was voiced by Shigezo Sasaoka in Japanese and Peter Spellos (as David Conrad) in English.
In the live-action film version of Street Fighter, Sagat was portrayed by Native American actor Wes Studi as one of the film's main antagonists. He was given the full name of Viktor Sagat and is depicted in the film as a black market arms dealer that runs the Shadaloo Tong and gets conned by Ryu and Ken. He is also depicted with his eye patch over his left eye, instead of his right.[5] In this version, he was a former Muay Thai cagefighter who went by the name Iron Fist before retiring. In the film's climax, he is defeated by Ken, but escapes from Bison's base before it explodes and apparently evades capture. In the video game versions of Street Fighter: The Movie for the arcade and home consoles, the film version of Sagat is a selectable character, where he wears yellow boxing trunks and lacks his chest scar. Uniquely, this portrayal was also of a more average size instead of being well over 7foot tall.
In the American animated TV series Street Fighter, which combined plot elements of the game and the live-action movie mentioned above, he is depicted as Bison's second in command. Once again, he is given the full name of Viktor Sagat.
In the Japanese Street Fighter II V animated series, Sagat is a former Muay Thai champion who was falsely incriminated by a drug ring known as the Ashura (a division of Shadaloo) after refusing to throw a fight for them. He encounters Ryu after he is imprisoned in the same jail as a result of a frame-up by the same gang. They start off as rivals, but eventually develop a mutual respect for each other and team up against the prison's corrupt warden, Nucci. Ryu and Ken eventually take down Ashura and uncover evidence to clear Sagat's name, resulting in Sagat's release. In gratitude, Sagat directs Ryu and Ken to seek out Dhalsim in India to learn Hadou. Dhalsim himself mentions that Sagat once visited him, seeking to learn Hadou, but Dhalsim refused. The Sagat in this series lacks the eye-patch and scar from his video game counterpart. He also has a darker skin tone and wears a Mongkhon on his head. This version is not antagonistic and is not affiliated with Shadaloo as opposed to other versions. In the English dub, he makes a reference to his sisters, confirming that he is not an only child.
Sagat will appear in Street Fighter: World Warrior in a significant role.[6]
1990s rapper Sagat derived his stage name from the character. He even wore an eye patch over one eye, similar to the character. In 'Imaginationland', an Emmy-winning South Park episode, a representation of the character is included in a shot alongside other noted imaginary villains, including fellow Street Fighter antagonist Akuma.
Reception[edit]
Sagat ranked at number 22 in the list of Best Characters of 1991 from the February 1992 issue of Gamest magazine in Japan.[7]IGN ranked Sagat at number eleven in their 'Top 25 Street Fighter Characters' article, noting him as one of the few characters in the original Street Fighter and adding 'The shaved head, the scarred chest, and most of all the eyepatch, they come together to make a guy who means business.'[8]GameDaily listed him at number eight on their 'Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time' article, citing his role as the first boss in the series and praising his appearance.[9] Ranking him fifth on its list of top 10 Street Fighter characters of all-time, WhatCulture declared Sagat 'has everything a bad guy should have.'[10]UGO Networks placed him at the first spot on their list of 'Top 50 Street Fighter Characters', stating 'Sagat is arguably the strongest fighter in the series and an important part of the overarching storyline of the series.'[11] UGO also listed him eleventh in their article of best scarred character as the scar symbolizes Sagat's defeat at the hands of Ryu and his desire to continue fighting.[12]GameSpy named him one of the '25 Extremely Rough Brawlers' in video gaming with comments focused on his appearance.[13] In a humor article by GameSpy, Sagat was labelled as an overpowered character in his Street Fighter II incarnation.[14] Similarly, his Street Fighter IV received similar complaints to the point of being compared with the game boss, Seth. In response to this, Ryota Niitsuma, assistant producer of the arcade version of the game, admitted that the two ended up being overpowered, but players could still defeat them without too many difficulties.[15]Complex ranked Sagat as the '30th most dominant fighting game character', stating 'This insanely tall Muay Thai champion is revered and respected. He doesn't have eye pupils plus he sports a nasty scar on his chest.'[16]Complex also ranked Sagat as the '6th best Street Fighter character', commenting 'Sagat and Ryu have some history, but Sagat can hold his own in a fight, and if he had him in our hands on that fateful battle, he would have wrecked Ryu, plain and simple.'[17] In 2016, Screen Rant named Sagat the '9th Most Powerful Street Fighter Character', commenting 'His battle prowess to warrant being a final boss again has likely long been surpassed, but he’s still a worthy rival even for somebody of the caliber of Ryu.'[18]
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Sagat: COME BACK RYU! GET TOUGHER AND LEARN WHAT IT IS TO BE A LOSER.. TODAY, MY GREAT SCAR SHOWS I HAVE LEARNED AND OVERCOME.. UNTIL THEN, I'LL BE WAITING!
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