Updated: 08 Sep 2022 9:42 pm. She is able to hear and comprehend various rhythms as well as the voices of the wind and trees.[5]. Laura Matsuda is a confident and hyper-energetic Brazillian girl with a constant desire to be thrilled and to promote her family's fighting style. 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. Before beginning her studies again, Elena decides to street fight once again to seek new friends. She entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PSP. Dhalsim successfully convinces Alex otherwise and receives the chess piece from Alex. Via the X.C.O.P.Y. [45] With the release of Street Fighter V, he was given an official entry in the game's encyclopedia and thus was canonized. Sean's greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking. Birthplace: China. [135] A new Hayate, the descendant of the original, appears as a playable character in Fighting EX Layer. In EX2, she wears a hakama and ties her hair in a pony-tail. [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. 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. 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. 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. This suspects that Red Earth may or may likely take place in a feudal timeline of Street Fighter shared universe. [15] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. Arika later developed its own fighting game featuring characters from the series, Fighting EX Layer, which was released in 2018.[120]. 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. In Hugo's ending, he and Poison form the Huge Wrestling Army (H.W.A. He's practically a more stylish version of the Hulk, but with fewer anger issues and less height. Doctrine Dark was among the 20 fighters GamesRadar wished were included in Street Fighter X Tekken.[130]. Lee (, R, pinyin: L) is a Chinese martial arts expert seeking to test his skills against worthy opponents. Misty has been breaking new ground since she burst onto the comic page, including her 1970s relationship with Iron Fist, one of the first interracial relationships in the superhero genre. Guile suggests he find his own path instead, leading Luke to leave the army and become a competitive fighter to honor his father's memory. Birdie was initially a pale and tall70sEnglishpunk rocker in the original Street Fighter game. Apart from appearing in Elena's Third Strike ending, he has also appeared in Elena's cinematic cutscenes in Ultra Street Fighter IV.11. Elena is the young daughter of a small African tribe with a warrior culture tradition from a savannah in Kenya. Unknown to Hokuto, the true purpose of her journey was not only to find her brother, but to defeat him. "[33], She has gained a popularity among the series' fandom as well. [43] Juli and Juni are members of a special unit within Shadaloo called the "Dolls", or Bison Elite Guard (, Bega Shin'eitai), which is composed of twelve young women brainwashed to serve as Bison's personal assassins. 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. He is apparently permanently destroyed by Akuma in the latter's character story. Gen also makes minor appearances in Street Fighter V and Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix. [40] 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. F7 (, Efusebun) (the black shock trooper) has all the techniques of the other three shock troopers. MaxRemember the Black dude who got dropped with a right hook in the controversial Street Fighter 2 intro, yeah that dude. 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. Blair is acquainted with Pullum, as they are both members of the International Debutante Club. 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. [124] She is also mentioned in Jack's ending in Street Fighter EX3. She's coded as a character of African descent. Pullum returns as a downloadable character in Fighting EX Layer. All we know is she's dark skinned and Egyptian, and there are many dark skinned Egyptians who are not black. ", "Ryu and Cammy sit atop the Ultra Street Fighter 4 popularity rankings in Japan, you'll never guess who came in dead last", "Street Fighter III 2nd Impact character introductions (waybacked)", Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Alex character biography (in Japanese), "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike character introductions", Capcom Fighting Evolution (Xbox) Xbox Game Reviews. In his ending, Remy realizes that he has been inadvertently following in his father's footsteps. Capcom will be making a conscious effort to dial back the sexualization of female characters (and perhaps male as well) in Street Fighter 6. Nanase is a skilled master of bojutsu. 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. At the time we couldn't quickly look of videos on the internet, like we can do now. [90] IGN AU praised the character, stating approval for the variations of her attacks. Her loving father, the patriarch of the tribe, has a doctorate from a French university. She reappears in Fighting EX Layer, now under the new alias of Sanane (, ). [89] GamesRadar stated that while her fighting style made her feel out of place in the series, "that's why she adds so much to the game". Elena was raised in the vast nature of Africa and she aspires to study abroad like her father did before her. Hakan and Necalli are not. 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. Adon appears in one episode of the Street Fighter cartoon series as a non-speaking role. [44][45] 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. 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. 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. She was raised to be a successor to the Mizugami clan. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel. She resolves to travel the world and become friends with people from every country. She is the youthful, Egyptian apprentice of Rose, and like her is able to wield Soul Power and foresee future events. In addition to her regular version, an alternate version named Bloody Hokuto (, Chi no Fin Tokareta Hokuto, "Hokuto with the Seal of Blood Broken") is featured as secret character in Street Fighter EX Plus. Years later, during the S.I.N. ", "7. After having fulfilled his purpose at Shadaloo, he is said to have returned to professional wrestling. A green cell indicates that the character is playable, with the number indicating the revision of the game they are introduced in (e.g. Her fighting style greatly revolves around baiting, fakes, high jump cancels, and rushdown. Motivated by these words, Allen sets out to prove that he can be the best not only in America, but in the world. He also appears as a playable character in Street Fighter X Tekken with his official tag partner, Poison. "The Shadowed One") is a physical manifestation of the Satsui no Had separated from Ryu's body, introduced in Street Fighter V Season 4 DLC. Her exact nationality is never given. 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. Returning to Britain, Elena told the tree who summoned her all about the trip, and the tree seemed to be listening intently. Elena (, Erena) is a fictional character in the Street Fighter series who made her first appearance in Street Fighter III: New Generation in 1997. ), which includes other 3rd Strike characters. Sawada's voice is the only one dubbed in the film, as Sawada himself only speaks a little English. He later appears in the manga Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! 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. Necalli is the only character in Street Fighter V who does not have a skeleton when electrocuted. [24] In 2015, Gamer Headlines ranked Gen as the "9th top over 50 video game character in gaming". This character was only playable in the Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation. A lot of fans most likely expected Blanka to be here. "[13] She was originally envisioned to use a long spear. [121] Allen returns in Fighting EX Layer, determined to defeat the recently revived Garuda to prove himself. 2. He agrees to become Pullum Purna's bodyguard, hoping to use the opportunity to travel the world and fight many wrestlers. He is an unknown man from an unnamed country, dressed in a lethal superhero costume similar to Skullomania's. He is found as a child and freed by Balrog, who believes Ed's ability to channel Psycho Power like Bison could be useful. Due to the experiments performed on her, she can channel Psycho Power through her staff "Harmony". Pullum Purna (, Purumu Puruna, Arabic: ) is the daughter of Balba Purna, an Arab multimillionaire and inventor. Elena is always eager to learn more about the world, which is part of the reason for her travels. 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. 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 is an aspiring chef who seeks out the greatest fighters to learn what they eat and incorporate their recipes into his cooking. Her animation appears to be two to three times smoother than any other character in SFIII. 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 (, Ef), and the pair go on a journey together. 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. In it, she ends up being sent to the same school as Ibuki, Makoto, Narumi, and Sarai Kurosawa. Fei Long. Max is a technical heavyweight boxer who fights in mixed martial arts events and loves to gamble. 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. 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. In EX2, his hair has changed from black to white as a result of his constant battles. Cycloid- (-, Saikuroido Bta) and Cycloid- (-, Saikuroido Ganma), who both appear as secret characters in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus , are a pair of cyborgs that use the special techniques of other characters. [48] 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. Elena has similar traits to Storm from X-Men, as both have white hair, blue eyes, are Kenyan descent and come from African royalty. Decapre (, Dikpuri, ) is a character who makes her first playable appearance in Ultra Street Fighter IV. [91] AJ Glasser from Kotaku listed her as one of the worst mothers in video games, placing as the worst one from fighting games. [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. Street Fighter x Tekken - Episode 2 - Cinematic Trailer Street Fighter X Tekken Gamescom 2011 (PS3, Xbox 360, Vita) Street Fighter X Tekken 'Ryu, Chun Li vs Kazuya, Nina' Gameplay Elena made her debut in Street Fighter III and its subsequent expansions, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. He is the first Chinese opponent in the original Street Fighter,[30] encountered at the Great Wall of China. Ace uses a custom fighting style, which the player can edit by passing a series of trials in the game's Character Edit mode. Juli's backstory is further developed in the console versions of Alpha 3 with the addition of T. Hawk to the cast. 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. Black Characters in the Street Fighter Series - WordPress.com 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. His stats are exactly the same as listed in the original Slam Masters video game, again confirming his true identity.[141]. ElenaElenas story begins in Kenya, where she is the princess of a tribe who hasa cultural tradition of fighting. [39] 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. He learns that he is the elder brother of Hokuto, who has been on a mission to find him. Elena figures were released by manufacturers including G-Dome, Mad Hands, Yujin, and Kotabukiya. 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Still, one of its new female characters, Kimberly, is making a huge splash in the Fighting Game Community. Dhalsim comes to his trailer, wanting the chess piece, but Alex believes Dhalsim is a mugger and fights him. She is the second heaviest known playable female character, the heaviest being Marisa. While Birdie has an intimating aura in the Street Fighter Alpha series, he is literally turned into a fat joke in Street Fighter V. 5. In her first concept, she wore a white headband with a red spot in the middle akin to the Japanese flag, black wristbands, and a white sarashi covering her chest and breasts. His fighting style is simulated by a computer, then programmed into his brain with cyber implants. Capcom's reason for his paleness in the original Street Fighter game was due to him being sick. [104] Rashid's model was created by NXA Studios, based in China. Oh, how apt, as his full name is Ken Masters. 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. This list also features several non playable characters, so without further ado, here are 15 of the best Black Street Fighter characters to appear in the games, ranked from worst to best.15. 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. Capcom has made exactly one black character who isn't really a joke in the context of th SF universe and that's Dudley. Dark once served in the American armed forces. Ed (, Edo) is a character who made his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. 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. [7][20] In Ultra Street Fighter IV, she is the only one with both offensive and defensive Ultras, the latter of which can restore half of her health bar. Huh?! 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! Our image of African women was that they had long arms and legs, so we felt capoeira was a fitting fighting style for her. And Balrog is even called Mike Bison in Japan. Plus, from the perspective of black/brown characters, Capcom has quite a few both in SFV & in the vault. 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. Doctrine Dark (, Dokutorin Dku), whose real name is Holger (, Orug), is a German-American mercenary seeking revenge against Guile. [94] C. Viper is ranked 22nd in a worldwide Street Fighter character poll held between 2017 and 2018.[8]. Designed by Daigo Ikeno,[78] Viper was designed around the concept of a 20-year-old single mother. [125], Blair is ranked 53rd in a worldwide Street Fighter character poll held between 2017 and 2018.[8]. During battle, he can perform a "G Charge" to increase his presidentiality level, enhancing his special moves. SFA3 MAX in-game storyline. In Street Fighter IV his alternate outfit is like the original, only with blue wrestling singlets with embroidered French flag on his chest. 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. Hakan (, Hakan) is an oil wrestler from Turkey and is the second new addition to Super Street Fighter IV. [133] Garuda returns as the antagonist of Fighting EX Layer. Hakan is the father of seven young children and the president of a company that seeks to create the perfect olive oil. Though overall if there's ever a character that's in need of a redesign, it's this guy.6. Here are the confirmed characters in the Street Fighter 6 roster so far: Ryu Chun Li Luke Jamie Guile Juri Kimberly Ken E Honda Blanka Dhalsim Manon Marisa Lily JP Dee Jay Cammy Zangief Ryu. Donning a full-body skeleton suit, Skullomania sets out to fight evil for real. Believing that this person is associated with the upcoming S.I.N. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 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. It comes with a Walkman, earbuds, a colorful ascot, matching hair bow, and turquoise tips that appear to have electrical powers of some kind to support her Ninjutsu fighting style. He was in a special forces unit led by Guile when it became involved in a scuffle against a rival unit led by Rolento. As a nod to Skullomania, Capcom gave El Fuerte a similar skull costume in the Halloween pack for Street Fighter IV. Crimson Viper is an American double agent, who is posing as an employee of the S.I.N. Streamline Studios, based in Malaysia, was responsible for modeling and rigging of his model. 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. [55][56], In December 1997, Alex ranked 44th on Gamest's "Top 50" video game characters, tying with Goro Daimon, and in January 1998 was named the 22nd-best character of the preceding year, tying with Ryuji Yamazaki. He is apparently old friends with E. Honda, his fighting rival in Super Street Fighter IV. 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 has special moves named after Canterbury, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford and St. Andrews. 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. Area (, Eria), who first appears in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, is a young girl hailing from the United Kingdom with braided hair and glasses. 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. Moreover, he's undoubtedly the strongest Street Fighter character to have ever worked under Bison. [136] Bloody Hokuto returns in Fighting EX Layer, now going by her original name of Shirase. He is featured in Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls, having undergone accelerated aging and working alongside Balrog for Shadaloo. He has a shapeshifting body that is an improved and strengthened version of the prototype body given to Necro. The table below summarizes every single fighter in the series. Jamie Siu (, Jeim Shou)[107] was revealed in the Summer State of Play trailer on June 2, 2022. He appears in UDON's Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li to challenge Fei Long for the honor of revealing a Chinese artifact. On the official website for Street Fighter V, it is implied that the original was killed and had a successor named Geki II. In his ending, he becomes Ken's disciple, only to be told that he needs to defeat Ryu to become worthy. tournament, he then reveals that he has decided to enter her into it. [97] Streamline Studios, based in Malaysia, was responsible for modeling and rigging of his model. 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). He also appears in the High Roller Casino stage in Street Fighter 5 as a background character. Marisa (, Marza) is a giant muscular Italian jewelry designer and an MMA-Pankration fighter, whose medium-length red hair almost looks like a helmet. [31][32] The Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia notably lists them as separate individuals[33] as does the Japanese Street Fighter V website, which has a separate character page for Mike with redesigned artwork for him. 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. Shin (, Shin) is a playable character in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation making his debut during the game's 18 December 2008 update. 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]. [45] As Gunloc, he features in the 1993 wrestling game Saturday Night Slam Masters and its 1994 sequel Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II, as a hot-headed street fighter turned professional wrestler. [127] In the Japanese version of Street Fighter EX Plus for the PlayStation, Gamma is given an additional back-story, a weapon secretly developed by Pullum's father Balba to annihilate a huge criminal organization. Pressured by his parents into upholding the family legacy, Shin was not interested in doing so. A look at black characters in the Street Fighter series since 1987. She was known as Shirase () as a child. 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 . 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. Black Black Widow Blade Blades Blair Dame Blana Blanka Bloody Hokuto Bokori Man Boman Delgado Bosch Category:Boss Characters Bows Category:Boxers Bratken Bred Bull Bullfighter C C. Viper Caine Callman Cammy Category:Canon Immigrants Cantana Captain Commando (character) Carlos Miyamoto Carol and Brenda Celeste Chairperson Chang [84] He went on to state that she was also an attempt to create a character with a "cool" design, which he feels are predominant in SNK titles. 12. [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. 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. Lucia Morgan (, Rushia Mgan) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 4 DLC. 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. Right, and Its funny how darker skin tones throw people though a loop. Despite fighting out of Metro City, he is noted for being the first playable character in the series who is a Canadian national.
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