6 Blanka. Kimberly Jackson (, Kinbar Jakuson)[113] was also first shown in the trailer for June 2022 before being announced at EVO 2022. 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). 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. She wears a S.I.N form-fitting suit which enables her to perform electrical, seismic, and pyrotechnic moves. Like Allen, Blair appears in Arika's arcade fighting game Fighting Layer, in which she takes a sudden trip to South Island. In her story, Elena finds herself summoned to Dudley's estate and tells him she was told by a tree in his garden that the two of them must take a journey to Antarctica. Hakan is the father of seven young children and the president of a company that seeks to create the perfect olive oil. His own character story ends with him fading away from existence after Ryu overwhelms him by tapping to the Power of Nothingness. [91] AJ Glasser from Kotaku listed her as one of the worst mothers in video games, placing as the worst one from fighting games. He is later redesigned from the Street Fighter Alpha series onwards as a hulking Black British punk rocker with a blonde, blade-shaped mohawk. He is following the footsteps of his father, a legendary hero who once saved his home village from the demon Orochi (), and is one of the few Street Fighter characters to use a sword in combat. After confronting Hokuto and Nanase, he recovers his memories and learns that he was responsible for the death of their father. Menat (, Menato, from Arabic , Egyptian ) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan in the original Street Fighter. Laura is black. Laura is the girlfriend for those who want to be family men. Despite being considered a failure, Eleven's raw material was later used by Kolin for the reconstruction of Charlie Nash. Hailing from Brooklyn New York, Libra is a member of the Judgement girls, female judges who decide the winner in the event of a draw. He was mentioned by Gouken in the second episode Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist. She's coded as a character of African descent. Nanase is a skilled master of bojutsu. He obsesses big judo or wrestling type of throws and slams as well his signature move Flying wheel kick (Jap. He is apparently old friends with E. Honda, his fighting rival in Super Street Fighter IV. [26] In their rankings of Street Fighter characters, Paste Magazine placed Gen at 41st place. She appears as a solo unit in Project X Zone 2. While very energetic and golden hearted, she is also smart, sociable, and culture-adaptive. 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. Manon () is an idealistic French ballerina, judoka champion, and celebrity who joined the competitive world fighting circuits to pursue true beauty through self-improvement. Still, one of its new female characters, Kimberly, is making a huge splash in the Fighting Game Community. He learns that he is the elder brother of Hokuto, who has been on a mission to find him. Alex is a wrestler from New York who first appears in Street Fighter III: New Generation, and his design and character are based on an extremely young Hulk Hogan. [18] Elena's English voice actress, Karen Dyer, cosplayed the character to promote crowdfunding campaign for her live-action series project. [51], Alex makes an appearance in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars as a playable character, alongside other Street Fighter characters, Ryu and Chun-Li. ", "7. This character was only playable in the Street Fighter II MOVIE. 9. [80] She was tailored towards Western tastes, as an experiment to see how audiences would receive the character. As revealed in his ending sequence, he is actually Guile's brother Gunloc (Lucky Colt ( Rakk Koruto) in the Japanese version) who has infiltrated the Shadaloo Gang as a deep cover agent, reporting to his brother. Zeku (, Zek) is a character is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. 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. 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. [3] She is an extremely skilled adept of capoeira, a fighting style which mostly use one's legs to fight. 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. [136] Bloody Hokuto returns in Fighting EX Layer, now going by her original name of Shirase. Kage ( Kagenaru Mono, lit. [97] Streamline Studios, based in Malaysia, was responsible for modeling and rigging of his model. Ace uses a custom fighting style, which the player can edit by passing a series of trials in the game's Character Edit mode. 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. Blair Dame (, Burea Deimu), appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX and as a regular character in Street Fighter EX Plus, EX Plus , and Fighting EX Layer. Adon appears in one episode of the Street Fighter cartoon series as a non-speaking role. During battle, he can perform a "G Charge" to increase his presidentiality level, enhancing his special moves. She was first introduced in 1995's Final Fight 3 as a detective with Metro City's Special Crimes Unit and one of the game's player characters. At the end of EX3, he returns home after getting his revenge on his lover's murderer. He also appears as a playable character in Street Fighter X Tekken with his official tag partner, Poison. With that, she decides to head for her next trip to Japan, where she meets up with Sakura.[9]. It is a playable character at 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). In an official poll by Namco in 2012, Elena was the 13th most requested Street Fighter character to be added to the roster of Tekken X Street Fighter. She has been well received for a variety of reasons, including her innovative fighting style and very smooth animation in Street Fighter III. Ken is Ryu's best bud and a straight-up karate master. She travels the world to hone her skills with her bodyguard Cracker Jack, whom her mother has hired to protect her. Shin (, Shin) is a playable character in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation making his debut during the game's 18 December 2008 update. Fei Long. Her fighting style is derived from Bajiquan, a Chinese martial art that utilizes elbow and shoulder strikes, while Daigo assists her in certain attacks. El Fuerte (, Eru Forute), meaning "The Strong One" in Spanish, is a masked Mexican luchador. He later appears in the manga Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! 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. He also appears as a playable character in Ultra Street Fighter IV. [70] Ultimately, she is freed from the Mizugami clan by Hokuto and her memories of her past sealed, allowing her to live a normal life. Right, and Its funny how darker skin tones throw people though a loop. [35] In a 2018 worldwide poll by Capcom, Elena was voted 42nd most popular Street Fighter character (out of 109).[36]. [28], Joe (, J), who appears as the first American opponent in the original Street Fighter, is an underground kickboxing champion who practices by participating in street fights. In 3rd Strike, almost a year has passed since Elena has left Japan to study medicine abroad in France during the new year. Ken. Alex returns in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike[50] with a slightly different personality. Skullomania (, Sukaromania) is the secret identity of Saburo Nishikoyama (, Nishikoyama Sabur), a third-rate businessman from Tokyo who works to support his wife and children. "[31], Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield expressed a desire to see her in Super Street Fighter IV, calling her his favourite character. "[22] Prior to the release, TechnologyTell has predicted her to be "probably be the best character for beginners" as well.[23]. 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. 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. [93] The Guardian ranked her as the 20th top Street Fighter character in 2010, with writer Ryan Hart highlighting her technical combos. All we know is she's dark skinned and Egyptian, and there are many dark skinned Egyptians who are not black. 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. Hakan and Necalli are not. Gill makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V as a playable character in the Champion Edition update. Ironically, Strider is one of Zeku's planned clan names, during a conversation between both of his older and younger-selves, therefore possibly connecting the Strider series to the Street Fighter shared universe. She is the second heaviest known playable female character, the heaviest being Marisa. Elena is the young daughter of a small African tribe with a warrior culture tradition from a savannah in Kenya. During the development of Street Fighter EX, the developers nicknamed him "Mr. Foul-play" (, Hansoku-kun). Luke Sullivan (, Rku Sariban) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC as the final character of the game. Her animation appears to be two to three times smoother than any other character in SFIII. In Fighting EX Layer, Jack escapes the organization by leaving Blair's employ and fleeing to America. She was first introduced in 1997's Rival Schools: United by Fate as a high school student from Seijyun High who initially posed as a male biker to go undercover at Gedo High and find her missing brother Daigo, then investigate the suspicions behind Daigos personality change during its sequel Project Justice. He is found as a child and freed by Balrog, who believes Ed's ability to channel Psycho Power like Bison could be useful. 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. And Street Fighter made sure to follow that respectful trend by introducing the world to Fei Long in Super Street Fighter II. His fighting style is based on Yal gre and involves him coating himself in oil to make his body slippery. He appears in the original EX and its re-releases with long black hair and a scar over his left eye. His supposedly bad behaviour sees him constantly getting punished, as evident in his debut. After Guy defeats him, he passes on his title as Master and disappears. You you saved meThank you.." / "Ingrid: It seems someone was controlling you like an evil puppet." These female characters like Chun Li, Cammy, Sakura, Ibuki and many others have a large fan base of men (and women) from all around the world. He agrees to become Pullum Purna's bodyguard, hoping to use the opportunity to travel the world and fight many wrestlers. Gen also makes minor appearances in Street Fighter V and Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix. Elena is one of the playable Capcom-side character cards appearing in the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash series. 8. JafariElena's kin first appeared as a family portrait in her Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike ending, and it's at this moment we are introduced to her father and head of the table, Jafari. [15] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. [14], Elena's visual design is somewhat similar to Dhalsim's,[15] but her fighting style is strikingly different. RELATED: 10 Chun-Li Cosplays That Look Just Like The Game. Nanase becomes worried about Hokuto after she leaves the shrine where they live and does not return. Mike (, Maiku) is an African-American boxer who formerly competed professionally, until he accidentally killed an opponent during a match. [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. He has a move called the Ontario drop, and likes to mimic car sounds. He adopts his superhero identity when a client asks him to dress up and pose for a superhero attraction at his department store. kaiten geri) which is originally a full contact karate technique. [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. 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". He is a famous kickboxer, as well as a breakdancer and snappy beat maker who at some point rose to stardom in the music industry. He also makes an appearance in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation as one of several fighters accompanying Ryu to rescue Shun from Dr. Sadler. 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. Little is known about her, although Alpha 3 MAX presents some possibilities about her true origins. After speaking with Elena, Ryu is able to develop a new technique called "The Fist of the Wind" with which he defeats Dudley. [16] Eagle was included in the UGO.com top 50 Street Fighter characters. Eventually, he changes his opinion of martial arts and takes up taekwondo because he thought the style was brilliant and cool.[143]. Beta primarily uses command-based special moves, while Gamma specializes in charge-based moves. The Street Fighter EX series is developed by Arika, a company formed of former Capcom employees. 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. 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. Gen appears as one of the main characters the live-action movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, portrayed by Robin Shou. His attacks are similar to that of Guile and Charlie, but no notable connection to them has been established. ), which includes other 3rd Strike characters. Capcom has made exactly one black character who isn't really a joke in the context of th SF universe and that's Dudley. But we didn't have a lot of materials about it, so that was difficult. While the majority of Cyborg's mission is watching Street Fighters battle, the Cyborg faces Ryu near the game's end. Rose: "I can't see your future, or your past. 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. [36] How M. Bison came into possession of the item is never explained, though it bears a resemblance to the crests on her head. Afterwards, Hugo and his rival go on to form a tag team to compete in the CWA tag tournament. [134] Hayate is the only character from the original EX2 who was absent in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. Geki () is a Japanese Ninja who fights with hand claws and shuriken and has the ability to teleport. ElenaElenas story begins in Kenya, where she is the princess of a tribe who hasa cultural tradition of fighting. [4] She has a tomboyish but light-hearted personality, and loves music and dance. 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. 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. A tough and uncompromising USAF captain generalwho is a man of mystery, yet at the same time a pretty important guy in the grander scheme of things.Naturally as a high ranking member of the United States Air Force, Bryon is an enemy of Shadaloo and vice versa. [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. [10] Along the way, the two meet Tekken's Christie Monteiro, a fellow capoeira fighter whom Elena spars with. [8] Street Fighter Alpha's Birdie also topped Gameist's's list of the 10 "lamest Street Fighter characters ever conceived". There was a glimpse at a battle hub,. What's also unique about Santamu is her use of a spear, which is a first time in the Street Fighter verse. Standing at a whopping 7'5" (2.29 meters), Sagat is a warrior and has the battle scars to prove it. 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. She recently became Guy's kunoichi apprentice and loves 1980's pop culture. 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 made 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. [32] Planet Xbox 360 shared the sentiment, listing her as one of the characters they most wanted to see in Street Fighter IV while further adding that "Elena would bring a lot of depth to character roster that truly needs more women representation if guys drool over Cammys legs, then Elena should make them blush in the company of other women. Elena has been mostly very well received by video game critics and writers. Abel appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting game Street Fighter X Tekken, with his official tag partner, Guile.

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