[51] His objective is to track down Necro and Effie, who are fleeing from the organization. In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, he continues to be pursued by the mysterious organization,[126] and by the end of Street Fighter EX3 he seeks refuge in Blair's mansion. 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. Sean is black Dan, Birdie is probably the ugliest and most disgusting street fighter character to date (In a series with Blanka and Rufus top), Dee Jay is literally a dancing sambo, and Balrog is an inept, stupid thug. [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. Hugo is the son of a farmer from the German countryside and was raised alongside his two younger sisters. Originally from China, Jianyu and her twin sister were kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo to be trained as an assassin working for M. Bison. In 3rd Strike,[66] Hugo achieves such an overwhelming victory in the tag tournament that no other wrestler dares to challenge him anymore. His own character story ends with him fading away from existence after Ryu overwhelms him by tapping to the Power of Nothingness. [90] IGN AU praised the character, stating approval for the variations of her attacks. According to leaked documents (via ResetEra) from the . He later joins the playable roster during the game's second season of DLC content, now a grown adult and leader of Neo Shadaloo, an organization seeking to help others who were victims of Shadaloo's experiments. Both characters were based on test models used for motion capture during the development of the game. Street Fighter 6 introduces series' first female African American [85], Writing for VideoGamer.com, Wesley Yin-Poole described Crimson Viper as looking "ridiculous", and called her a "SNK character lost in a Capcom game". 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. [36] How M. Bison came into possession of the item is never explained, though it bears a resemblance to the crests on her head. [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. Depicted as a younger martial arts master, he serves as the leader of a secret anti-crime organization known as the Order of the Web who taught Chun-Li her more advanced moves, including the Kikoken[clarification needed], and accompanies her in the fight against M. Bison and Shadaloo. 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. His ultimate goal is to test the skills of several warriors and coerce them into his cause. 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. However, he finds his military training is not bringing him the type of strength he seeks. [125], Blair is ranked 53rd in a worldwide Street Fighter character poll held between 2017 and 2018.[8]. And Balrog is even called Mike Bison in Japan. SantamuSantamu is an Ethiopian character, who in earlier iterations is said to be from Vietnam, although she ethnically looksBlackin various Capcom artwork. Worried about the lack of matches for Hugo, Poison forms a new wrestling organization with him, recruiting only the best fighters. [citation needed] From there he is included in the GBA and PSP versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. He dreams of creating his original special moves. as an opponent who challenges Sakura in a street fighting event sponsored by Karin Kanzuki at the Setagaya Ward. Unknown to Hokuto, the true purpose of her journey was not only to find her brother, but to defeat him. 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. The "seeds of sadness" this individual has proceeded to sow around the world have caused the trees to respond with "strange noises," the source of her disquiet. She is able to hear and comprehend various rhythms as well as the voices of the wind and trees.[5]. [88] A reviewer for the New Straits Times described her as the best of the new characters, praising both her appearance and attack arsenal. [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. He meets Ryu and fought him, only to lose, in which Ryu told Alex to explore the world and find worthy fighters. He appears in UDON's Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li to challenge Fei Long for the honor of revealing a Chinese artifact. 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. 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). She first appears in Street Fighter III in a non-playable capacity as Gill's assistant. [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. [35] Remy was voted 8th in Capcom's popularity poll of 85 characters for the 15th anniversary of Street Fighter.[10]. Hakan (, Hakan) is an oil wrestler from Turkey and is the second new addition to Super Street Fighter IV. In Hugo's ending, he and Poison form the Huge Wrestling Army (H.W.A. Still, one of its new female characters, Kimberly, is making a huge splash in the Fighting Game Community. 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]. 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. 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. Ed (, Edo) is a character who made his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. She was the first female fighter in the series and has been a mainstay ever since. Kimberly Jackson (, Kinbar Jakuson)[113] was also first shown in the trailer for June 2022 before being announced at EVO 2022. She entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PSP. 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. "[24] The magazine compared her "incredible" taunt animation to "a particularly smooth cartoon. [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". Top 10 Best Black Female video game characters - PlayerNature 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. He is the game's largest character, towering over other heavyweights such as Zangief and Birdie. killed her. He is a demon dressed in samurai-like armor who wields a sword hidden within his own body. In the 13 years since Street Fighter's resurgence with - ResetEra genuine diversity of characters, not characters getting Little is known about her, although Alpha 3 MAX presents some possibilities about her true origins. 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. [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". Capcom has made exactly one black character who isn't really a joke in the context of th SF universe and that's Dudley. Menat (, Menato, from Arabic , Egyptian ) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. PDF Black Characters in the Street Fighter Series - WordPress.com On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He appears in the ending of Street Fighter V revealing that Helen is in fact his secretary Kolin. He is thought to be a precursor to Balrog (known as M. Bison in Japan) from Street Fighter II due to his similar profile and outer appearance. [77] She is also a boss character in Street Fighter X Mega Man. He also appears in the High Roller Casino stage in Street Fighter 5 as a background character. She is in fact an undercover CIA agent, whose goal is to acquire data for the BLECE Project. 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. 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. Necro (, Nekuro), whose real name is Illia (, Iriya), was born in a poor Russian village near a lake. Accompanied by his attendant Azam, He is searching for a missing female friend, who used to work as a S.I.N. 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. Falke (, Faruke) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 3 DLC, stated to be of German descent. He also has massive data. Ingrid also possesses psychic abilities similar to Rose's. Furthermore, as head of the tribe, he then commands her (amid protests from her brother) to observe the fighters and thus determine "the truth", to which she happily agrees. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel. Anyway, as the only other playable character in the first game, Ken is arguably as iconic a Street Fighter character as Ryu. 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. However Capcom has made it perfectly clear that they're separate characters. He also makes an appearance in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation as one of several fighters accompanying Ryu to rescue Shun from Dr. Sadler. She then learns from her grandfather that she has a brother named Kairi, whom Hokuto was sent to find. She is named after the month of August, and is accompanied by a golden lion tamarin named Kiki (). She has been well received for a variety of reasons, including her innovative fighting style and very smooth animation in Street Fighter III. In Street Fighter EX2, his younger sister is kidnapped by an underground fighting champion named Bharat. 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. There was a glimpse at a battle hub,. Sharon (), who debuts in Street Fighter EX2, is a beautiful red-haired woman with a tattoo of a rose on her chest. Her alongside the other Dolls are captured and brainwashed by Shadaloo to serve and ultimately protect M.Bison from danger.Outside of being a Shadaloo Doll, little is known about Santamu's origins, although one thing we do know is that she loves animals and has a pet monkey named Kiki. [101] Her ice attacks that drain the opponent's stun meter will end up freezing them, rather than simply leaving them dizzy. [47][72] It is Sean who leads the basketball parry bonus round in 3rd Strike. [25] In 2016, Screen Rant named Gen the "8th Most Powerful Street Fighter Character". Jamie Siu (, Jeim Shou)[107] was revealed in the Summer State of Play trailer on June 2, 2022. He is the only new character created for the game. 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. She fights wearing a light blue leotard and long boots. Apart from appearing in Elena's Third Strike ending, he has also appeared in Elena's cinematic cutscenes in Ultra Street Fighter IV.11. 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! Designed by Daigo Ikeno,[78] Viper was designed around the concept of a 20-year-old single mother. Gill makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V as a playable character in the Champion Edition update. [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. She reflects on her selfies with the fighters in the tournament and recalls her experience with Blanka, El Fuerte, Dudley, and even Akuma. 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. After a long absence from the series, Birdie returns as a playable character for Street Fighter V, where he is presented as abdominally obese and has new special moves that involve eating and throwing food at his opponents.[9]. Haven't tried Street Fighter V yet, then here is your chance to get more from Street Fighter V Champion Edition. Category:Female Characters | Street Fighter Wiki | Fandom Gen appears as one of the main characters the live-action movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, portrayed by Robin Shou. He then competes in a tag-team exhibition match with Laura against Zangief and R. Mika, which is broadcast live on television. They make cameo appearances in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos and in Super Street Fighter IV. [54] In the story mode of Street Fighter V, "A Shadow Falls", Alex is first shown winning a pro-wrestling tournament. [137] Kairi returns as the protagonist of Fighting EX Layer. He has a move called the Ontario drop, and likes to mimic car sounds. Adon appears in one episode of the Street Fighter cartoon series as a non-speaking role. Kolin (, Krin) is a character who made her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. Iconic enough to also appear in Wreck-It Ralph, alongside Ryu, M. Bison, Chun-Li, and Blanka. In his ending, Necro saves Effie from falling and thwarts agents of the Illuminati at the Siberian railroad. When Hokuto turned 17, she was sent on a journey to find her older half-brother Kairi, who went missing years before. She reappears in Fighting EX Layer, now under the new alias of Sanane (, ). 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. 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. 14. Alex eventually returns to Tom as a changed person after fighting various people around the world. [26] In their rankings of Street Fighter characters, Paste Magazine placed Gen at 41st place. [59] He was ranked as the sixth-best Street Fighter character by UGO.com. [Top 10] Street Fighter Best Female Characters We'd Love To Date . He makes a cameo appearance in Street Fighter X Tekken. Elena is the young daughter of a small African tribe with a warrior culture tradition from a savannah in Kenya. Max is a technical heavyweight boxer who fights in mixed martial arts events and loves to gamble. We picked out the best Female Warriors from . In Ultra Street Fighter IV, it is revealed that she is an earlier, imperfect product of Shadaloo's cloning experiments that would eventually result in Cammy's creation. This character was only playable in the Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation. Geki () is a Japanese Ninja who fights with hand claws and shuriken and has the ability to teleport. Fair LibraMany hip-hop heads consider the entire Street Fighter 3 series to be one love letter to hip hop, jazz and house music, which is why a character like Fair Libra is so fitting. Abigail (, Abigeiru) is a character who makes his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. Moreover, he's undoubtedly the strongest Street Fighter character to have ever worked under Bison. 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. Engineer before being kidnapped by Bison and Shadaloo. Hugo (, Hyg) is a massive professional wrestler from Germany who first appears in Final Fight under the name Andore (). She's 6 years older than Sean. El Fuerte (, Eru Forute), meaning "The Strong One" in Spanish, is a masked Mexican luchador. The Satsui no Had is purged from Ryu's body during the events of Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls, but somehow develops sentience and manifests as an independent physical entity calling itself Kagenaru Mono. She was noted as a very powerful character in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Street Fighter III producer Tomoshi Sadamoto recalled: "We decided the country of origin before anything else. [16] Eagle was included in the UGO.com top 50 Street Fighter characters. Doctrine Dark (, Dokutorin Dku), whose real name is Holger (, Orug), is a German-American mercenary seeking revenge against Guile. [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. 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. A green cell indicates that the character is playable, with the number indicating the revision of the game they are introduced in (e.g. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ryme, the Gym Leader who raps, Top 10 Best Black Female video game characters. In Street Fighter V, she continues to work with the Metro City Police Department under Mayor Cody, but is contacted by Haggar and asked to investigate a Mad Gear plot. Her animation appears to be two to three times smoother than any other character in SFIII. 26 Of the Greatest Black Characters in Comic Book History Nanase (), who first appears as a hidden character in the original Street Fighter EX2 and becomes a regular character in Street Fighter EX2 Plus and Street Fighter EX3, is the younger sister of Hokuto. [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. [47][68] Necro has a long reach and can use throws and electrocution. Capcom's reason for his paleness in the original Street Fighter game was due to him being sick. In Urien's ending, Gill is revealed to have been promoted to "Emperor" (, Tentei, "Celestial Emperor") after Urien takes over Gill's former presidency, which he still holds by the time of 3rd Strike[63] The blond woman who assists Gill before battle in 3rd Strike is his secretary Kolin (, Krin), who also appears in Dudley's ending in the first two games, handing him the keys to Dudley's car. 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. Akira Kazama ( , Kazama Akira) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC. 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. The Street Fighter EX series is developed by Arika, a company formed of former Capcom employees. As a nod to Skullomania, Capcom gave El Fuerte a similar skull costume in the Halloween pack for Street Fighter IV. [61] In the official poll by Bandai Namco, Alex was the second most requested Street Fighter side character to be added to the roster of Tekken X Street Fighter, as of August 2012 racking up 17.97% of votes.[41]. [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. Our favourite Street Fighter characters | Pocket Tactics IGN ranked Gen at number eighteen in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article. A female version of Skullomania appears as a special guest character in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. 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He also appears in Capcom Fighting All-Stars and Capcom Fighting Evolution. [103] Rashid's appearance was announced by Yoshinori Ono during the Games15 event in Dubai. Height: 5'5" (165 cm) Weight: Secret. [21] Complex ranked Gen as the "21st best Street Fighter character". In her Street Fighter III ending, Elena ends up being transferred to a high school in Japan as an exchange student, where she has befriended a young Japanese girl named Narumi () and writes home to her parents about her experiences. A lot of fans most likely expected Blanka to be here. ), which includes other 3rd Strike characters. fighting tournament, she escapes the Shadaloo testing facility that houses her and goes on a murderous rampage. He was mentioned by Gouken in the second episode Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist. There's the giant wrestler, the stretchy guy, the karate guy who sucks, and . [93] The Guardian ranked her as the 20th top Street Fighter character in 2010, with writer Ryan Hart highlighting her technical combos. 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. [30] In 2012, Complex ranked her as the seventh best black character in video games, adding "though not one of the most popular characters in the franchise, Elena has a cult fanbase that adores her and so do we. He was once trained by his grandfather, who was of Japanese descent. This suspects that Red Earth may or may likely take place in a feudal timeline of Street Fighter shared universe.
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