During the development of Street Fighter EX, the developers nicknamed him "Mr. Foul-play" (, Hansoku-kun). He serves as a protagonist of Street Fighter III. Though overall if there's ever a character that's in need of a redesign, it's this guy.6. 6 Blanka. Max is a technical heavyweight boxer who fights in mixed martial arts events and loves to gamble. In Street Fighter V, he re-emerges to establish his own ninja clan and develop a new fighting style. Hayate (), who makes his first appearance in the original Street Fighter EX2, is a samurai from the village of Kukunoichi (, Kukunoichimura), hidden within the mountains. [6] In her ending, Elena writes back to her Japanese friend after returning to France from spending her summer vacation in Japan again and invites Narumi to visit her in Africa during her winter vacation. as an opponent who challenges Sakura in a street fighting event sponsored by Karin Kanzuki at the Setagaya Ward. A man descended from a family of warriors. It was confirmed in the booklet of the official Street Fighter III soundtrack that Elena was based on actress Yuki Uchida during her career as a model. Elena is always eager to learn more about the world, which is part of the reason for her travels. 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. Hugo is the son of a farmer from the German countryside and was raised alongside his two younger sisters. Though capable of imitating other fighters, Eleven is heavily damaged during a training exercise with Urien and deemed a failure, resulting in the design being further modified to create Twelve. In Street Fighter V, Viper appears in M. Bison's story mode and serves as the main narrator of events while spying on the dictator. In A Shadow Falls, he appears as an antagonist on his own, unrelated to Shadaloo nor the Secret Society. Her fighting style greatly revolves around baiting, fakes, high jump cancels, and rushdown. Her loving father, the patriarch of the tribe, has a doctorate from a French university. [123] Pullum's theme tune was later used in the game Technictix. She then learns from her grandfather that she has a brother named Kairi, whom Hokuto was sent to find. Hugo's final opponent in the single-player mode varies, the four possibilities being Gill, Ryu, Elena and Necro. She was raised to be a successor to the Mizugami clan. This angered Alex and prompted him to enter the third World Warrior tournament hosted by Gill in order kill him. Not only is Matthew ridiculously large in stature compared to his other comrades, but he's also a cybernetically-enhanced cyborg. Elena has been mostly very well received by video game critics and writers. The creation of Rashid was a close collaboration between Capcom Japan, Sony, and Pluto Games. 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. 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. Sean's greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking. In 3rd Strike,[69] Necro and Effie are pursued by agents of the organization, but still live in hope of "truth and liberty". 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. MaxRemember the Black dude who got dropped with a right hook in the controversial Street Fighter 2 intro, yeah that dude. "[3] Electronic Gaming Monthly remarked that her lack of punch attacks make her awkward to use, but she can be an effective fighter for players who get used to her unusual kicks. Elena is the young daughter of a small African tribe with a warrior culture tradition from a savannah in Kenya. [91] AJ Glasser from Kotaku listed her as one of the worst mothers in video games, placing as the worst one from fighting games. Lee is revealed to be an undisclosed relative of the Street Fighter III characters Yun and Yang. She was noted as a very powerful character in Ultra Street Fighter IV. A princess from a tribe in Kenya, who loves friends, music, and fighting, Elena debuted in Street Fighter III: New Generation back in 1997 as the first playable Black woman in the series, and, at . [136] Bloody Hokuto returns in Fighting EX Layer, now going by her original name of Shirase. Kimberly is also a natural born fighter who easily defeated Zeku, which led Guy to accept her request to be his apprentice. On a lighter note, the general owns a private plane and is the owner of five bulldogs, although due to hishigh dedication to work, he hasn't found time to go home and be a family man. [citation needed] From there he is included in the GBA and PSP versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. He lost his memories while fighting an unknown challenger and now walks the "Path of the Shura", fighting to survive. List of Street Fighter characters - Wikipedia Manon () is an idealistic French ballerina, judoka champion, and celebrity who joined the competitive world fighting circuits to pursue true beauty through self-improvement. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Kimberly Jackson (, Kinbar Jakuson)[113] was also first shown in the trailer for June 2022 before being announced at EVO 2022. Luke Sullivan (, Rku Sariban) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC as the final character of the game. During gameplay, he can vanish and reappear as a younger version of himself, which bears a strong resemblance to another Capcom character, Strider Hiryu. 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. There are three other hidden characters in the arcade game, who are all palette swaps of Blade. 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She is the daughter of a wealthy European family. While very energetic and golden hearted, she is also smart, sociable, and culture-adaptive. Elena was added to the social game Street Fighter Battle Combination in 2016.[11]. Kolin (, Krin) is a character who made her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. Kairi (), 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. As a character who only appeared during the draw game screen, her role is actually minimal, but she would make for an exciting new playable character in future Street Fighter games. [132] Darun returns in Fighting EX Layer. He then competes in a tag-team exhibition match with Laura against Zangief and R. Mika, which is broadcast live on television. Decapre (, Dikpuri, ) is a character who makes her first playable appearance in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. El Fuerte (, Eru Forute), meaning "The Strong One" in Spanish, is a masked Mexican luchador. 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. Necro (, Nekuro), whose real name is Illia (, Iriya), was born in a poor Russian village near a lake. Uncharted series - Nadine Ross As a former South African mercenary who was raised in war, and later pursues a career as a treasure hunter, Nadine Ross obviously knows how to hold her own. Category:Characters | Street Fighter Wiki | Fandom As a sentient version of Evil Ryu, Kage's fighting style is reminiscent of pre-sentient counterpart from the earlier games, including Akuma's Oni form from Street Fighter IV updates. His fighting style is simulated by a computer, then programmed into his brain with cyber implants. [41] Ingrid also placed tenth by Heavy.com as one of 10 Characters they wanted to see in Ultra Street Fighter IV. [2] He briefly appears in Sagat's Street Fighter IV prologue, where he is defeated by Sagat. He makes peace with his sister and follows a new path. A stylish new character hailing from the United States, Kimberly is a young Black American woman who sports one of the snazziest costumes in Street Fighter 6. 14. She reverts to her original design in EX3. [26] In their rankings of Street Fighter characters, Paste Magazine placed Gen at 41st place. They make cameo appearances in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos and in Super Street Fighter IV. Lee (, R, pinyin: L) is a Chinese martial arts expert seeking to test his skills against worthy opponents. 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.[29]. Black Characters in the Street Fighter Series - WordPress.com Rashid has an obsession with the newest technology and is capable of producing small tornadoes, earning him the nickname "Rashid of the Turbulent Wind". His model was created by David Giraud of Volta, based in Montreal. Earlier this year, a State of Play presentation saw Capcom show off Street Fighter 6, which revealed new character Jamie alongside Ryu, Chun-Li, and Luke. 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. 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. Asuka is a young Japanese woman with long black hair. [87] Todd Ciolek from Anime News Network felt the character fit comfortably in the "Street Fighter mold", in spite of her design's deliberate similarity to characters from the King of Fighters series. His fighting style is based on Yal gre and involves him coating himself in oil to make his body slippery. [1] In Alpha 3, he tries to track down and challenge Akuma. [8] Similarly, GamesRadar chose Elena as one of the 12 most-wanted Street Fighter characters for Super Street Fighter IV due to "wearing almost nothing and acrobatically showing off her crotch at every opportunity" and the smoothness of her animation in Street Fighter III, adding that she was "much more than just a bikini-clad tease with impossibly fluid and graceful movements" and called her a "lot of fun to play" and "the exact polar opposite of Balrog". Eventually, he changes his opinion of martial arts and takes up taekwondo because he thought the style was brilliant and cool.[143]. "[22] Now Gamer listed Gen and Heihachi Mishima as one of the rivalries they want to see in Street Fighter X Tekken. On February 20, 2022 (February 21 in Japan) when Street Fighter 6 was announced, he appeared as one of the two first characters shown in the 40-second teaser trailer, the other being Ryu. Twelve is the ultimate humanoid weapon developed by Gill's organization. [35] 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. Alex beats Gill and wins the tournament, but spares Gill, who is impressed about Alex's skills after their encounter. 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. Lucia Morgan (, Rushia Mgan) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 4 DLC. Rashid (, Rashdo, from Arabic ) is a character introduced as the protagonist of Street Fighter V, according to Capcom, and is the eldest son of an old Middle Eastern family. Jianyu | Street Fighter Wiki | Fandom [Top 10] Street Fighter Best Female Characters We'd Love To Date Geki () is a Japanese Ninja who fights with hand claws and shuriken and has the ability to teleport. 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. Her story does not change much in 2nd Impact, although Elena has an additional role as one of Hugo's potential partners in one of his multiple endings as "Elena the Wilderness Warrior", becoming the tag team of "Beauty and the Beast". A male would end up being stern, and we already had plenty of stern characters. According to the Computer & Video Games reviewer of the arcade version of her first game, Elena had "the most animation frames of any 2D hand drawn character in [fighting game] history. 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. She was known as Shirase () as a child. And Street Fighter made sure to follow that respectful trend by introducing the world to Fei Long in Super Street Fighter II. 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. 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. Wha Where am I? Donning a full-body skeleton suit, Skullomania sets out to fight evil for real. With her fast moves and killer combos, anyone who played the game's closed beta knows that this eighties-fan-girl is the one to beat! According to leaked documents (via ResetEra) from the . Juli's backstory is further developed in the console versions of Alpha 3 with the addition of T. Hawk to the cast. [18], Remy (, Rem), 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. When Hokuto turned 17, she was sent on a journey to find her older half-brother Kairi, who went missing years before. Street Fighter has so much untapped potential with regards to being They are similar to Cammy in character design, but have their own special moves and super combos. However in 2016, Capcom finally put that rumour to rest and identified both fighters as Max and Scott respectively. With new powers also developing as well, he sets out to find the reason behind these sudden changes. In 3rd Strike,[66] Hugo achieves such an overwhelming victory in the tag tournament that no other wrestler dares to challenge him anymore. In the first three Alpha games, Adon is characterized as a former pupil of Sagat, seeking to surpass his disgraced master by defeating him, in which he succeeds. [133] Garuda returns as the antagonist of Fighting EX Layer. He is apparently permanently destroyed by Akuma in the latter's character story. Kimberly Jackson (, Kinbar Jakuson) is a fighting game character from the Street Fighter games, first partially seen in Street Fighter 6 's second trailer before being properly confirmed near the end of the 2022 EVO tournament. He adopts his superhero identity when a client asks him to dress up and pose for a superhero attraction at his department store. However in the sequel he is a hulking Black British punker. Anyway, as the only other playable character in the first game, Ken is arguably as iconic a Street Fighter character as Ryu. 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. An intense but courteous young man, Sean is determined to win no matter what. [92] UGO Networks ranked C. Viper at #21 on their list of "Fighting Games' Finest Female Fighters", commenting on how she shoves her tie between her breasts and her bright red bouffant. Gen also makes minor appearances in Street Fighter V and Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix. DeejayAs the first Jamaican character to appear in a video game, Deejay is all about the rhythm. She has been well received for a variety of reasons, including her innovative fighting style and very smooth animation in Street Fighter III. [103] Rashid's appearance was announced by Yoshinori Ono during the Games15 event in Dubai. Tia Ballard ( Street Fighter V) Jianyu ( Yan'y?, October) Simplified Chinese: Jiany is Xiayu's older twin sister and a member of the Dolls. He is an unknown man from an unnamed country, dressed in a lethal superhero costume similar to Skullomania's. Aside from having a pet cat named Cybele, he is revealed to have a secret connection to the deceased primary antagonist of the series, M. Bison, due to him also having Psycho power and claims to be the late Shadaloo dictators successor. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.