[30] In 2012, Complex ranked her as the seventh best black character in video games, adding "though not one of the most popular characters in the franchise, Elena has a cult fanbase that adores her and so do we. F7 (, Efusebun) (the black shock trooper) has all the techniques of the other three shock troopers. [17] Eagle was nominated eighth by Heavy.com as one of 10 characters they wanted to see in Ultra Street Fighter IV.[18]. Dark once served in the American armed forces. 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. Iconic enough to also appear in Wreck-It Ralph, alongside Ryu, M. Bison, Chun-Li, and Blanka. Once we decided on Africa, we felt that a female character made for better style. She has been implanted with the "Seal of Blood" (, Chi no Fin) to exterminate her brother. Worried about the lack of matches for Hugo, Poison forms a new wrestling organization with him, recruiting only the best fighters. SantamuSantamu is an Ethiopian character, who in earlier iterations is said to be from Vietnam, although she ethnically looksBlackin various Capcom artwork. They are similar to Cammy in character design, but have their own special moves and super combos. "[26], On the other hand, Official Dreamcast Magazine UK had listed the "bland" and "a bit crap" Elena among in their opinion the worst aspects of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike at the time of game's release. The series as a whole serves as a prequel to the Street Fighter II series. 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. 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. She is an African-American graduate student and graffiti artist. A few elements of Elena's story are based on her role in the Street Fighter III: Ryu Final manga, including her choice of Dudley as her partner. Fei Long. Abel's fighting style has elements from Judo, Kyokushin style of karate, Wrestling, Sambo and Mixed martial arts. Crimson Viper is an American double agent, who is posing as an employee of the S.I.N. This is a list of playable characters and non-playable opponents from the whole franchise. Elena is an expert in capoeira, and she is the nature-loving and light-hearted daughter of an East African tribal leader who has attended schools abroad and travels the world to make friends. Lily He first appears as a non-playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 2 as Guy's teacher and the 38th Master of the Bushinryu school. Retsu () is a former Shorinji Kempo instructor who was expelled from his temple after getting involved in too many fights. Elena is the young daughter of a small African tribe with a warrior culture tradition from a savannah in Kenya. His supposedly bad behaviour sees him constantly getting punished, as evident in his debut. The table below summarizes every single fighter in the series. While Dudley was less than thrilled about the journey to begin with, it turns out that Elena's cheerful demeanor helped make it a fun trip. She is the youthful, Egyptian apprentice of Rose, and like her is able to wield Soul Power and foresee future events. At the time we couldn't quickly look of videos on the internet, like we can do now. [15] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. For years, him and his white counterpart were often mistaken for being Mike and Joe from Street Fighter 1. Capcom's fighting game franchise Street Fighter has introduced many iconic characters since it's debut in 1987, from the likes of Ryu and Chun-Li to Guile and Cammy. [83] In response to claims that the character resembled one found more commonly in SNK developed games, Ono retorted that the resemblance was unintended, and that she was created from the best parts of several proposed designs during early development. Gen has been positively received for his in-universe longevity, and for being one of the few characters in fighting games who has multiple movesets and who is challenging for most players to master. [128] In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, an unidentified Cycloid model appears in one of the bonus rounds. He also has massive data. [34] She won Gameyaro.com's vote for the most kawaii Street Fighter female. Haven't tried Street Fighter V yet, then here is your chance to get more from Street Fighter V Champion Edition. Hugo is the son of a farmer from the German countryside and was raised alongside his two younger sisters. Hokuto () is the daughter of the Mizugami () 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. [54] In the story mode of Street Fighter V, "A Shadow Falls", Alex is first shown winning a pro-wrestling tournament. Kairi was born to the main house of the Mizukami family and was trained in the family's traditional art of karate. Remy's rival match illustrates this, as his sudden appearance and challenge surprise Alex, who thinks him nothing but a troubled man. He makes a cameo appearance Street Fighter V Arcade Edition.[34]. Ed (, Edo) is a character who made his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. [124] She is also mentioned in Jack's ending in Street Fighter EX3. "[22] Now Gamer listed Gen and Heihachi Mishima as one of the rivalries they want to see in Street Fighter X Tekken. [4] In his ending, he makes fun from redundant Sagat and since then he considers himself as a new Muay Thai master. Black teachers, engineers, janitors, construction workers, priests, chefs, boy scouts, cops, judges, activists, nurses, biologists, soldiers, sailors, pirates, immigrants, magicians, tourists, waiters, explorers, gangsters, executives, authors, paranormal investigators, chemists, truckers. DudleyIs there a Street fighter character with as much class and dignity as Dudley? He is featured in Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls, having undergone accelerated aging and working alongside Balrog for Shadaloo. And Street Fighter made sure to follow that respectful trend by introducing the world to Fei Long in Super Street Fighter II. Due to the experiments performed on her, she can channel Psycho Power through her staff "Harmony". Lucia Morgan (, Rushia Mgan) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 4 DLC. In Street Fighter III: Ryu Final, a manga adaptation of the game, Elena has a small but nevertheless important role as she is able to mystically communicate with Ryu via a sacred tree when he was temporarily knocked out during his battle with Dudley. [37] 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". 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. Believing that this person is associated with the upcoming S.I.N. Due to his struggling to fight off the fragment of Bison's soul in him, Ed parts away from Balrog, in order to save themselves, and being forced to fight him one last time before both departing for new lives. Though overall if there's ever a character that's in need of a redesign, it's this guy.6. She appears in a cameo in the beach stage in Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix and in the London stage in Capcom vs. SNK 2. [93] The Guardian ranked her as the 20th top Street Fighter character in 2010, with writer Ryan Hart highlighting her technical combos. JP is a Russian Bartitsu fighter, head of an international investment NGO, and the main antagonist of Street Fighter 6, having been responsible for the Nayshall incident surrounding Luke and Kens lives. She was raised to be a successor to the Mizugami clan. 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Necro's story is the same in 2nd Impact, in which he gains the nickname "super electromagnetic alien". 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. Falke (, Faruke) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 3 DLC, stated to be of German descent. 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. As I mentioned in a previous thread, Street Fighter V alone has quite a bit of people of color in its current roster, especially compared to most other fighting games. [8] Birdie [ edit] Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Alpha series), Ryzabur tomo (Alpha: The Animation), Hidenari Ugaki (V) (Japanese); Paul Dobson (animated series), Michael McCarty (Alpha: The Animation), T.J. Storm (V) (English) 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". Kage ( Kagenaru Mono, lit. [91] AJ Glasser from Kotaku listed her as one of the worst mothers in video games, placing as the worst one from fighting games. Upon his reappearance in later titles, Eagle was redesigned and inspired by Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury: One of his voiced win quotes is "the show must go on", based on the song of the same name. Zeku (, Zek) is a character is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. Hell, we even have a transgender character in the form of Poison & a gay character in the form of Eagle. 9. This includes both male and female avatar options in the creator, all presets, body types, hairstyles, colors, skin markings and tattoos, voices, some weird and funny characters, a quick player. Gen appears as one of the main characters the live-action movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, portrayed by Robin Shou. Oh, how apt, as his full name is Ken Masters. With that, she decides to head for her next trip to Japan, where she meets up with Sakura.[9]. [77] She is also a boss character in Street Fighter X Mega Man. Her height and exotic appearance cause her to become popular with her classmates, and she ends up fighting alongside Ibuki and Makoto against the Geki ninja clan. He is a hot-temperered Canadian member of Metro City's Mad Gear gang who originally appeared as a boss character in 1989's Final Fight. Area (, Eria), who first appears in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, is a young girl hailing from the United Kingdom with braided hair and glasses. Necalli (, Nekari) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V. Necalli is an ancient Aztec spiritual entity who descends from time to time to challenge the strongest living fighters and devour their souls after defeating them. Byron TaylorIf there was ever a man who took his job more seriously than Guile in the Street Fighter universe, it would probably be his superior Bryon Taylor in Street Fighter 5. This angered Alex and prompted him to enter the third World Warrior tournament hosted by Gill in order kill him. [61] In the official poll by Bandai Namco, Alex was the second most requested Street Fighter side character to be added to the roster of Tekken X Street Fighter, as of August 2012 racking up 17.97% of votes.[41]. [79] Viper was designed based upon marketing research on what sorts of characters an American audience would enjoy playing. [64] Gill is not playable in any of the arcade versions of the Street Fighter III games. A female version of Skullomania appears as a special guest character in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. In Street Fighter 6, Luke becomes a contractor for a PMC where he teaches his military MMA, following an incident conspired by a certain terrorist group who framed Ken. Alex eventually returns to Tom as a changed person after fighting various people around the world. Pullum is a character who debuted in the infamous Street Fighter EX series and is a young wealthy Afro Arab heiress (yes they exist) who sets out on an adventure with her bodyguard in an effort to locate her missing father who is presumed to be working for the Shadaloo. The creation of Rashid was a close collaboration between Capcom Japan, Sony, and Pluto Games. kaiten geri) which is originally a full contact karate technique. G is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 3 DLC, who 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. [86] Simon Parkin from Eurogamer felt that the contrast did not quite fit with the game's aesthetic. [123] Pullum's theme tune was later used in the game Technictix. 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[20] He was ranked 20th on the list of top Street Fighter characters by UGO.com. [134] Hayate is the only character from the original EX2 who was absent in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. Seeking to clean up his act and try his best to control his temperament, he starts up a legitimate scrap metal business in Metro City, aided by fellow former Mad Gear members Roxy, Axl and J. [27] In 2012, ScrewAttack included her among top ten underrated Street Fighter characters. UDON's comic book adaptation delves into some of Gen's history as well as giving him a fairly pivotal role in the second arc of the series. He recognizes Guile's "Sonic Boom" technique, but refuses to comment when Guile presses him for information about Charlie, its originator. You you saved meThank you.." / "Ingrid: It seems someone was controlling you like an evil puppet." [137] Kairi returns as the protagonist of Fighting EX Layer. Birdie appears in two episodes of the Street Fighter cartoon series. Marisa (, Marza) is a giant muscular Italian jewelry designer and an MMA-Pankration fighter, whose medium-length red hair almost looks like a helmet. BirdieThis dim-witted, violent and short tempered brute is the type of cockney you wouldn't wanna meet in a dark alley. Elena is always eager to learn more about the world, which is part of the reason for her travels. When Hokuto turned 17, she was sent on a journey to find her older half-brother Kairi, who went missing years before. After having fulfilled his purpose at Shadaloo, he is said to have returned to professional wrestling. genuine diversity of characters, not characters getting She resolves to travel the world and become friends with people from every country. During a final battle against Shadaloo, he found out that his friend sacrifices her life to countermeasure Shadaloo's plan before F.A.N.G. Allen Snider (, Aren Sunaid), 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 , 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. Abigail (, Abigeiru) is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. [90] IGN AU praised the character, stating approval for the variations of her attacks. 8. In Street Fighter V, Akira is invited by Karin to join her, Sakura and Ibuki for a tea party at her mansion, where she retells the story of how she and Sakura first met during the events of Rival Schools. Below are characters that made their debut in the arcade game based on the live action film. He is the second Japanese opponent in the original Street Fighter,[19] a battle which takes place near Mount Fuji. Donning a full-body skeleton suit, Skullomania sets out to fight evil for real.