Rose also cannot look into Ingrid's future, as she did with other Street Fighters. killed her. He is the third of four children, with two older brothers and a younger sister. 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. Elena (, Erena) is a fictional character in the Street Fighter series who made her first appearance in Street Fighter III: New Generation in 1997. 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. Though this attitude was toned down by Third Strike. His stats are exactly the same as listed in the original Slam Masters video game, again confirming his true identity.[141]. Darun Mister (, Daran Maisut), makes his appearance as a hidden character in the original Street Fighter EX. 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Birdie's appearance in the first Street Fighter was voted joint last in Capcom's own popularity poll of 85 characters for the 15th anniversary of Street Fighter,[10] along with a low placement at 87th in a worldwide Street Fighter character poll held between 2017 and 2018. 31. Elena appears in a larger role in the Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki comic book series by UDON Entertainment. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan in the original Street Fighter. 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. To add,Elena was created a year after X-Men vs Street Fighter, a game which Storm herself appeared in. 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. 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. As a nod to Skullomania, Capcom gave El Fuerte a similar skull costume in the Halloween pack for Street Fighter IV. 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. Falke was built by Shadaloo to be an alternative clone for M. Bison and forced to undergo relentless experimentation and training. Hakan and Necalli are not. He serves as a protagonist of Street Fighter IV. Tia Ballard ( Street Fighter V) Jianyu ( Yan'y?, October) Simplified Chinese: Jiany is Xiayu's older twin sister and a member of the Dolls. 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. [27] In 2012, ScrewAttack included her among top ten underrated Street Fighter characters. [80] She was tailored towards Western tastes, as an experiment to see how audiences would receive the character. After confronting Hokuto and Nanase, he recovers his memories and learns that he was responsible for the death of their father. [21] Complex ranked Gen as the "21st best Street Fighter character". She is named after the month of August, and is accompanied by a golden lion tamarin named Kiki (). As Pandora opens, it creates a geyser of light, reminding Elena of "flowers falling from the sky", prompting Dudley to invite her to his garden. Huh?! Ken is Ryu's best bud and a straight-up karate master. He also appears in the High Roller Casino stage in Street Fighter 5 as a background character. MikeBalrog is often credited as the first Black Street Fighter character, having debuted in 1991's Street Fighter II, yet Mike predated the heavyweight boxer by five years in fact, having appeared in the first Street Fighter game, which released in 1987.Over the years many people have mistaken Mike for Balrog, which is fair given the fact that they're both formidable boxers with similar gameplay. She reverts to her original design in EX3. They are categorized based on the game in which they first became playable, including 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, Street Fighter 6 and other related games. In New Generation, Tom loses a fight with Gill, the president of the Illuminati and gets injured as a result. 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. A look at black characters in the Street Fighter series since 1987. 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. Abigail (, Abigeiru) is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. She returns in Ultra Street Fighter IV, the final update for Street Fighter IV. [6] Adon was included in a wishlist of characters by GamesRadar for inclusion in Street Fighter X Tekken. 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. Gen's fighting style incorporates various kung fu styles that he has utilized in his assassinations. After speaking with Elena, Ryu is able to develop a new technique called "The Fist of the Wind" with which he defeats Dudley. In EX2, his hair has changed from black to white as a result of his constant battles. 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. He is ranked 16th in a worldwide Street Fighter character poll held between 2017 and 2018.[8]. [28], Elena was also noted as one of the relatively few black female or African characters in video games. He is an aspiring chef who seeks out the greatest fighters to learn what they eat and incorporate their recipes into his cooking. He is the only new character created for the game. 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. Adon is a playable character in Super Street Fighter IV,[3] where decides to join the S.I.N tournament and gets his rematch with Sagat, defeating him there. Necro (, Nekuro), whose real name is Illia (, Iriya), was born in a poor Russian village near a lake. as an opponent who challenges Sakura in a street fighting event sponsored by Karin Kanzuki at the Setagaya Ward. 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 was the only character fully created by Keiji Inafune for the original Street Fighter. But we didn't have a lot of materials about it, so that was difficult. Black Characters in the Street Fighter Series - WordPress.com Dudley agrees to accompany her but insists that he return in time for his next bout. [24] In 2015, Gamer Headlines ranked Gen as the "9th top over 50 video game character in gaming". 6 Blanka. [21] According to Red Bull, Elena earned an infamy during the 2015 Capcom Pro Tour for being an overpowered character "terrorizing" the players at the game's early tournaments, as her "healing Ultra, ridiculously awkward hurtbox, and even more ridiculous range and hit box was a nightmare scenario for many. The fighting style she uses is Systema, a hybrid Russian martial arts that can be seen in her use of counters, throws and strikes.[102]. 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. the number in SFV indicates 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. Her exact nationality is never given. The main titles of the Street Fighter fighting game series have introduced a varied cast of 80 World Warriors from the main series, and 34 from several spin-offs, for a total of 114 playable characters who originated from different countries around the world, each with his or her unique fighting style. [35] In a 2018 worldwide poll by Capcom, Elena was voted 42nd most popular Street Fighter character (out of 109).[36]. "[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. 13. [8], Birdie debuted in the first Street Fighter as the first of two opponents the player faces in England, where he is initially presented as a tall, white punk rocker with a beak-shaped mohawk hairstyle. 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. [128] In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, an unidentified Cycloid model appears in one of the bonus rounds. Akira Kazama ( , Kazama Akira) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC. [64] Gill is not playable in any of the arcade versions of the Street Fighter III games. genuine diversity of characters, not characters getting Gen () is an elderly Chinese martial arts master and former assassin with ties to Chun-Li's backstory, first introduced as a non-playable opponent in the original Street Fighter. 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. [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". [citation needed] From there he is included in the GBA and PSP versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. The creation of Rashid was a close collaboration between Capcom Japan, Sony, and Pluto Games. Shin (, Shin) is a playable character in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation making his debut during the game's 18 December 2008 update. [86] Simon Parkin from Eurogamer felt that the contrast did not quite fit with the game's aesthetic. Luke Sullivan (, Rku Sariban) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC as the final character of the game. 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. Having separated from her parents when she was young, her only desire is to be reunited with her family and learn about her past. ElenaElenas story begins in Kenya, where she is the princess of a tribe who hasa cultural tradition of fighting. Sharon (), who debuts in Street Fighter EX2, is a beautiful red-haired woman with a tattoo of a rose on her chest. 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 first appears as a non-playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 2 as Guy's teacher and the 38th Master of the Bushinryu school. And Balrog is even called Mike Bison in Japan. 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. 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. Like Allen, Blair appears in Arika's arcade fighting game Fighting Layer, in which she takes a sudden trip to South Island. One of mainstream comics' first Black female heroes, Misty Knight and her bionic arm have been kicking butt in the Marvel Universe for decades. Eleven does not have his own fighting style, but instead functions as a mimic character, transforming into a random fighter with a randomly-selected V-Skill and V-Trigger at the start of each match.[100]. [51][71] Nothing of his background has yet been revealed. He dreams of creating his original special moves. [95][96] Katrina Durden portrays Decapre in the miniseries Street Fighter: Resurrection. She has been well received for a variety of reasons, including her innovative fighting style and very smooth animation in Street Fighter III. [11] Nevertheless, he is included in a series of character wishlists prior to his return to the series in Street Fighter V by IGN,[12] Askmen.com[13] and GamesRadar.[14]. Monitor Cyborg (, Monit Saibgu), mainly known as Cyborg, is a character created for the Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. She recently became Guy's kunoichi apprentice and loves 1980's pop culture. He meets Ryu and fought him, only to lose, in which Ryu told Alex to explore the world and find worthy fighters. In Street Fighter EX2, his younger sister is kidnapped by an underground fighting champion named Bharat. Matthew McCoyThis burly trooper is a member of Delta Red, a special forcesbattalion based in England, UK (that Cammy is apart of) and specializes in heavy weaponry. The UDON comic series of Street Fighter shows El Fuerte as a big fan of R. Mika. She first appears in Street Fighter III in a non-playable capacity as Gill's assistant. 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 learns that he is the elder brother of Hokuto, who has been on a mission to find him. "Street Fighter 5's first DLC character, Alex, live in March", "Alex "Street Fighter": The Best Warriors in the History of the Series", Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Hugo character biography (in Japanese), Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Necro character biography (in Japanese), Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Sean character biography (in Japanese), "Was Street Fighter IV's Abel Once a Little French Girl? [10] Along the way, the two meet Tekken's Christie Monteiro, a fellow capoeira fighter whom Elena spars with. Elena is featured as a playable character via DLC in Street Fighter X Tekken. He obsesses big judo or wrestling type of throws and slams as well his signature move Flying wheel kick (Jap. Probably not. She was the first female fighter in the series and has been a mainstay ever since. 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. During gameplay, he can vanish and reappear as a younger version of himself, which bears a strong resemblance to another Capcom character, Strider Hiryu. [142] 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. Birthday: March 1st Crimson Viper is an American double agent, who is posing as an employee of the S.I.N. 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. Her fighting style is derived from Bajiquan, a Chinese martial art that utilizes elbow and shoulder strikes, while Daigo assists her in certain attacks. Zeku (, Zek) is a character is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. The Cyborg's special moves are the same ones used by Ken in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, including his Shry Reppa Super Combo. Eagle (, guru) is a bouncer from England and a master of stick fighting derived from the combination of Eskrima and Singlestick. Believing that this person is associated with the upcoming S.I.N. Lily Both characters were based on test models used for motion capture during the development of the game. Marisa (, Marza) is a giant muscular Italian jewelry designer and an MMA-Pankration fighter, whose medium-length red hair almost looks like a helmet. Crimson Viper also appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting games Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 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. There are three other hidden characters in the arcade game, who are all palette swaps of Blade. He is an unknown man from an unnamed country, dressed in a lethal superhero costume similar to Skullomania's. This is a list of playable characters and non-playable opponents from the whole franchise. He is a drunken kung fu break dancer who is a rival of Luke, and idolizes the Lee brothers, Yun and Yang. She's an amazing fighter who is also intelligent, pretty and just an all around badass woman. His targets are filled with despair when he corners them. [51][67] 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. Menat (, Menato, from Arabic , Egyptian ) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. Ken. In EX2, she wears a hakama and ties her hair in a pony-tail. Kairi was born to the main house of the Mizukami family and was trained in the family's traditional art of karate. 9. He makes a cameo appearance in Street Fighter X Tekken. 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. Despite parting ways, Ed and Balrog still share a bond with each other, as shown in his Arcade ending artwork where they have an official boxing match. Gen also makes minor appearances in Street Fighter V and Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix. 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. [123] Her butler is called Sebastian. 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. 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. 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. 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! [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. He hires Ryu, whom he befriended after a past fight, as a bodyguard for his drug smuggling operation. 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. 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. tournament, he then reveals that he has decided to enter her into it. She entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PSP. In it, she ends up being sent to the same school as Ibuki, Makoto, Narumi, and Sarai Kurosawa. [36] How M. Bison came into possession of the item is never explained, though it bears a resemblance to the crests on her head. [5] Like Birdie and Eagle, Adon and Sagat share a motif: both characters' special moves are inspired by big cats, the jaguar and the tiger. Motivated by these words, Allen sets out to prove that he can be the best not only in America, but in the world. organization.
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