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. Elena is noted for her unique gameplay style in the series, as she only uses kicks. Probably not. According to leaked documents (via ResetEra) from the . She is absent from the original Street Fighter EX2 but returns in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, in which she inherits a kingdom after the death of a relative and decides to travel the world once again with Darun to search for her missing father. 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. Gen appears as one of the main characters the live-action movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, portrayed by Robin Shou. His fighting style is simulated by a computer, then programmed into his brain with cyber implants. When M. Bison is eventually defeated, she comments that a regular human being like him couldn't possibly control such power and takes the whole Psycho Drive with her as she leaves. Afterwards, Hugo and his rival go on to form a tag team to compete in the CWA tag tournament. He was once trained by his grandfather, who was of Japanese descent. MaxRemember the Black dude who got dropped with a right hook in the controversial Street Fighter 2 intro, yeah that dude. Her animation appears to be two to three times smoother than any other character in SFIII. [59] He was ranked as the sixth-best Street Fighter character by UGO.com. [1] In Alpha 3, he tries to track down and challenge Akuma. 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. He's also . 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. [91] AJ Glasser from Kotaku listed her as one of the worst mothers in video games, placing as the worst one from fighting games. A lot of fans most likely expected Blanka to be here. [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. Her loving father, the patriarch of the tribe, has a doctorate from a French university. This angered Alex and prompted him to enter the third World Warrior tournament hosted by Gill in order kill him. At the time we couldn't quickly look of videos on the internet, like we can do now. ElenaElenas story begins in Kenya, where she is the princess of a tribe who hasa cultural tradition of fighting. 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. Michael Dobson voiced Sawada in two episodes of the Street Fighter television series, as head of the A.N. [82] She was reportedly his favorite character when the game was early in development. He is ranked 16th in a worldwide Street Fighter character poll held between 2017 and 2018.[8]. He is later redesigned from the Street Fighter Alpha series onwards as a hulking Black British punk rocker with a blonde, blade-shaped mohawk. [29][51] Sean makes a cameo appearance in Ryu's ending and intro in Marvel vs. Capcom, and as a supporting character in Street Fighter V. Twelve (, Tueruvu) is a humanoid creature introduced as a playable character in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. "[31], Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield expressed a desire to see her in Super Street Fighter IV, calling her his favourite character. 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. [95][96] Katrina Durden portrays Decapre in the miniseries Street Fighter: Resurrection. Mike (, Maiku) is an African-American boxer who formerly competed professionally, until he accidentally killed an opponent during a match. Luke Sullivan (, Rku Sariban) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC as the final character of the game. 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. After leaving his hometown at the age of 20, he becomes a popular wrestler in the US, with former street warrior Poison, another enemy character from Final Fight, as his manager. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan in the original Street Fighter. He is the second Japanese opponent in the original Street Fighter,[19] a battle which takes place near Mount Fuji. In addition to characters from the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter II, the Alpha series also features appearances of characters from various other sources, such as Final Fight (Cody, Guy, Sodom, Rolento and Maki), the official Street Fighter manga (Karin and Evil Ryu/Kage) and Capcom Fighting Jam (Ingrid), as well as a few original characters. Falke was built by Shadaloo to be an alternative clone for M. Bison and forced to undergo relentless experimentation and training. 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One of mainstream comics' first Black female heroes, Misty Knight and her bionic arm have been kicking butt in the Marvel Universe for decades. 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. 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[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". If you already didn't know, him and the rest of the Delta Red members made their debut appearance in Cammy's ending in Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers. She can summon multiple orbs that can be shot away or retrieved. 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 [4] She has a tomboyish but light-hearted personality, and loves music and dance. Monitor Cyborg (, Monit Saibgu), mainly known as Cyborg, is a character created for the Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. 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. 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. Based on Japanese only Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition - Visionary Book II, a crystal ball she owned, the "Left Eye of the Lion" was stated by the current director Takayuki Nakayama to be created from a product of a god-beast believed to have once protected the phantom desert kingdom of Sangypt, a home territory of Red Earth villain Ravange. A man descended from a family of warriors. [60] Alex was named by Heavy.com as the character they wanted to see the most in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Huh?! Among the cast of characters introduced in the Street Fighter EX series, Skullomania is the most popular. Anyway, as the only other playable character in the first game, Ken is arguably as iconic a Street Fighter character as Ryu. She is named after the month of August, and is accompanied by a golden lion tamarin named Kiki (). 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. 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. [25] Ultra Street Fighter IV review by Retro Gamer stated: "We've always been big fans of Hugo and Elena, so they're our favourite additions. 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. [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. [57][58] IGN voted Alex one of their top 25 fighters. In his ending, Necro saves Effie from falling and thwarts agents of the Illuminati at the Siberian railroad. [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". 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. Gen also makes minor appearances in Street Fighter V and Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix. 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. He dreams of creating his original special moves. 13 Kimberly: Street Fighter's Best Female Newcomer Street Fighter 6 is still far off on the horizon. The series as a whole serves as a prequel to the Street Fighter II series. 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. Shadowgeist (, Shadougaisuto) first appears as a secret character in the arcade version of the original Street Fighter EX2 as well as in Street Fighter EX2 Plus and Street Fighter EX3. kaiten geri) which is originally a full contact karate technique. ", "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. It's not unusual for fighting games to pay tribute the to great Bruce Lee. Arkane (, kein) (the blue shock trooper) can teleport. Q is being tracked by the CIA because of his presence in numerous strange disasters. [132] Darun returns in Fighting EX Layer. Oh, how apt, as his full name is Ken Masters. Ken told Allen that he was only a "big fish in a small pond". Below are characters that made their debut in the arcade game based on the live action film. Part of the Street Fighter III overhaul was about introducing a checklist of new characters who scratched an old itch. Ingrid also possesses psychic abilities similar to Rose's. [52][53] Alex reappears as a playable character in Street Fighter V as the first of 6 characters to be released after the game's launch in 2016. [139] Skullomania reappears in Fighting EX Layer, having settled back into life as a salaryman but finding himself unexpectedly transforming into his superhero persona without any memory of doing so afterward. SantamuSantamu is an Ethiopian character, who in earlier iterations is said to be from Vietnam, although she ethnically looksBlackin various Capcom artwork. In Fighting EX Layer, Dark appears as a villainous character influenced by Garuda's negative energy. Doctrine Dark (, Dokutorin Dku), whose real name is Holger (, Orug), is a German-American mercenary seeking revenge against Guile. Blair is acquainted with Pullum, as they are both members of the International Debutante Club. [28], Elena was also noted as one of the relatively few black female or African characters in video games. Her source of power is apparently derived from Psycho Power, yet is not purely evil like that of M. Bison; though seemingly quite similar to Rose's Soul Power. [8] Street Fighter Alpha's Birdie also topped Gameist's's list of the 10 "lamest Street Fighter characters ever conceived". She resolves to travel the world and become friends with people from every country. Capcom will be making a conscious effort to dial back the sexualization of female characters (and perhaps male as well) in Street Fighter 6. [4] In his ending, he makes fun from redundant Sagat and since then he considers himself as a new Muay Thai master. However the signal cuts out due to a Black Moon detonating over New York City, causing a blackout. Not only is Matthew ridiculously large in stature compared to his other comrades, but he's also a cybernetically-enhanced cyborg. Gen has appeared in media outside of video games. However in the sequel he is a hulking Black British punker. Still, one of its new female characters, Kimberly, is making a huge splash in the Fighting Game Community. [136] Bloody Hokuto returns in Fighting EX Layer, now going by her original name of Shirase. Captain Sawada (, Kyaputen Sawada) is an original character from the 1994 Street Fighter film, who appears as a playable character in both the arcade and the console version of the Street Fighter: The Movie video game. Sean's greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking. However let's turn our attention to some of the more underrated people in the series.Street Fighter's black representation has been far from perfect, nevertheless these characters still ooze charisma and stand out in their own ways. Many elements of Skullomania are homages to the Showa era tokusatsu genre of Japanese action shows in general and Kamen Rider in particular, specifically the red scarf and belt since Street Fighter EX2, and prominence of flying kicks in his fighting style. "[24] The magazine compared her "incredible" taunt animation to "a particularly smooth cartoon. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel. Rose also cannot look into Ingrid's future, as she did with other Street Fighters. After speaking with Elena, Ryu is able to develop a new technique called "The Fist of the Wind" with which he defeats Dudley. 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. He is the first Chinese opponent in the original Street Fighter,[30] encountered at the Great Wall of China. [10] Along the way, the two meet Tekken's Christie Monteiro, a fellow capoeira fighter whom Elena spars with. Retsu () is a former Shorinji Kempo instructor who was expelled from his temple after getting involved in too many fights. Menat (, Menato, from Arabic , Egyptian ) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. [2] He briefly appears in Sagat's Street Fighter IV prologue, where he is defeated by Sagat. He recognizes Guile's "Sonic Boom" technique, but refuses to comment when Guile presses him for information about Charlie, its originator. Pullum Purna (, Purumu Puruna, Arabic: ) is the daughter of Balba Purna, an Arab multimillionaire and inventor. 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. Necro's story is the same in 2nd Impact, in which he gains the nickname "super electromagnetic alien".