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This is a list of characters from the Street Fighter fighting game series. It contains many characters, some of which originate from other series, and some of which have appeared in games outside this series. Only Ryu and Ken have appeared in every Street Fighter game ever released. During the English localization of Street Fighter II, the names of three boss characters were rotated: in Japan, the American boxer known in the west as Balrog is named M. Bison; the Spanish clawman Vega is called Balrog; and the mysterious military leader M. Bison is called Vega.[1] Other renames in the localization of later games includes the changing of Gouki's name to Akuma and Nash into Charlie.[2]
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Retsu (レツ Retsu?)A former Shorinji Kempo instructor who was excommunicated by his elder monks after getting involved in too many street fights. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan. Although Retsu has never appeared in another Street Fighter game, his character has been depicted in later Street Fighter related media, including in two Japanese Street Fighter II audio drama albums and in the American Street Fighter comic book by UDON, and as a trading card in Card Fighters 2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Geki (ゲキ Geki?) A Japanese ninja who fights with a claw and shuriken stars and has the ability to teleport. He is the second opponent the player fights in Japan in the original Street Fighter.
Joe (ジョー Jō?)An underground martial arts champion and the first opponent fought in the USA.
' (マイク Maiku?) An African-American boxer who formerly competed professionally until he accidentally killed an opponent during a match. He is the second opponent the player faces in the USA in the original Street Fighter. While considered a separate character, Mike is considered as a prototype of Balrog from Street Fighter II. In Japanese version of the series, Balrog is known as M. Bison, with "M" being an initial for "Mike".
Lee (リー Rī?) An expert in Chinese martial arts.
Birdie (バーディー Bādī?) first appears in the original Street Fighter as the first of two opponents the player faces in England. In this game, Birdie is depicted as a tall white punk rocker with a mohawk. He and Eagle are named after the golfing terms Birdie and Eagle.
The character would reappear in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams in 1995 and its subsequent sequels, Street Fighter Alpha 2 in 1996 and Alpha 3 in 1998. In this game, Birdie was depicted as a hulking black punk rocker with a blonde blade-shaped mohawk. The character jokes about this inconsistency in Alpha 3 by stating he "looked pale because (he) was sick". Birdie fights in the Alpha series with a grappling style similar to Zangief's, using his chains to slam opponents and a dashing headbutt similar to Balrog's punch rush.
In the first two Alpha games Birdie is characterized as a former pub bouncer who seeks to gain fame for himself by joining M. Bison's organization, Shadaloo. In the endings of both games, he defeats Bison in combat and is allowed to join his organization. In Alpha 3, Birdie is already a member of Shadaloo, but seeks to take over the organization by rebelling against Bison.
Birdie appears in the Street Fighter Alpha manga by Masahiko Nakahira. He hires Ryu, whom he befriended after a past fight, as a bodyguard for his drug smuggling operation. He fights Chun-Li, who leads an ICPO crackdown against his gang, which triggers the Dark Hadou in Ryu after Ryu takes sniper fire intended for Birdie.
He also appears in the Street Fighter Alpha anime movie, as a support character in the later parts of the feature. Birdie enters a mysterious tournament held by a mad scientist who works for M. Bison, and after defeating Dan, he ends up being subjected to cruel experiments. Birdie is finally rescued by Ken, Ryu and Chun-Li, and helps them in the battle agains the scientist's minions.
Eagle (イグール Igūru?) is characterized as a bouncer from England and master of Bojutsu. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel.[3] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. He would re-emerge as a selectable character in the crossover game Capcom vs. SNK 2, having become a secret agent for MI6, and from there was included in the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3.
Adon (アドン Adon?) Adon appears in the original Street Fighter as a Muay Thai warrior the player faces before the final match against Sagat. He would re-emerge in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and its subsequent sequels: Alpha 2 and Alpha 3. In the first two Alpha games, Adon is characterized as a former pupil of Sagat seeking to surpass his disgraced master by defeating him[4], and in Alpha 3 he tries to track down and challenge Akuma.[5]
Thunder Hawk (サンダー・ホーく Sandā Hōku?) is one of the four new characters introduced in Super Street Fighter II. A member of the fictional Thunderfoot clan, T. Hawk's homeland was taken over thirty years prior to the events of the game by M. Bison, who also murdered his father, Arroyo Hawk. Hawk enters the tournament to reclaim his homeland from Bison.
T. Hawk has three special moves in Super Street Fighter II. The Mexican Typhoon is a throwing technique similar to Zangief's Screw Pile Driver. Hawk grabs his opponent, jumps and then spins in the air with his arm, before throwing the opponent to the ground. The Tomahawk Buster, is a technique in which T. Hawk flies into the hard and strikes the opponent in the air, while the Condor Dive is a similar technique in which T. Hawk charges from the air and strikes an opponent in the ground. In Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he gains a Super Combo technique called the Double Typhoon (renamed the Raging Typhoon in Street Fighter Alpha 3), a more powerful version of the Mexican Typhoon in which he throws to the ground twice.
During the development of Super Street Fighter II, T. Hawk was originally named "Geronimo", a name which was changed after it was suggested by an American staff member that the name Geronimo might be seen as racially offensive.[6]
T. Hawk's second appearance as a playable character was in the home versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). In Alpha 3, T. Hawk leaves his home village following the disappearances of some of the locals. He encounters Juli, one of Bison's bodyguards, as his last opponent before fighting Bison. Juli is revealed to be a girl from his tribe named Julia, who was captured and brainwashed into becoming one of Bison's assassins.
In Alpha 3, he gains a new special technique, as well as a new Super Combo. The Condor Spire is a special technique in which Hawk hops towards the opponent and chops them overhead. The Canyon Splitter is a Super Combo in which Hawk attacks his opponent with a Condor Spire, followed by a Tomahawk Buster. Neither techniques are available in X-ism mode, while the Condor Spire is only available in A-ism.
Dee Jay (ディージェイ Dī Jei?) made his debut in Super Street Fighter II as one of the four new characters introduced in the game in addition to the original twelve character roster from previous Street Fighter II games. He enters the World Warrior tournament, seeking inspiration to develop a new musical sound. Dee Jay was conceived for Super Street Fighter II by American designer James Goddard,[7] who created the character as a replacement of a discarded character design planned as a head swap of Fei-Long.[8]
Dee Jay has three special techniques in his debut appearance in Super Street Fighter II. The Air Slasher (or Max Out) is a projectile technique similar to Guile's Sonic Boom. The Double Rolling Sobat (or Double Dread Kick) is a special kick technique in which Dee Jay rushes to the opponent with a series of two kicks. The Machine Gun Upper (or Hyper Fist) is a series of punches which ends with an uppercut. He gains a new special technique and a Super Combo in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The Jackknife Maximum (or Calypso Kick) is a jumping technique in which Dee Jay strikes an airborne opponent with a couple of kicks. The Sobat Carnival (or Carnival Hook-Kick) is a Super Combo in which he performs the Double Rolling Sobat several times against his opponent.
Dee Jay reappears as a playable character in the console versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. The game is set before the World Warrior tournament and depicts Dee Jay before he began his professional music career.
He has all of his special techniques from Super Turbo in Street Fighter Alpha 3, along with two additional Super Combos in A-ism mode, the Sunrise Theme and the Climax Beat, which are more powerful versions of the Jackknife Maximum and ''Machine Gun Upper respectively.
Sodom (ソドム Sodomu?) made his first appearance in the beat-em-up Final Fight as the boss of the second stage. In his backstory, Sodom is an undefeated underground wrestler and promoter working for Mad Gear who challenges opponents in a wrestling ring hidden within the subway of Metro City.
Sodom would re-emerge in the Street Fighter franchise in Street Fighter Alpha and its sequels, Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3. In the storyline of the Alpha sub-series, Sodom seeks to rebuilt the Mad Gear Gang under his new leadership by defeating his old nemesis Guy (also from Final Fight). In his ending in the original Alpha, he gathers some of the other former members of the gang (including Rolento, who appears in both Alpha sequels as a fighter), only to be ridiculed by his Mad Gear peers due to the new name he chosen. In Alpha 2, he travels to Japan, seeking new members for his gang and finds himself in a Sumo ring, where he is challenged by Edmond Honda. In Alpha 3, he finds himself involved against M. Bison's criminal organization Shadaloo and ends up destroying his Bison's base (along with the "Psycho Drive" machine) by driving his truck into it. Over the course of the series, what remains is the deep respect he has towards Rolento and Guy as warriors.
Sodom also appears in Final Fight Revenge, a 3D fighting game spinoff of the original Final Fight. The story is set shortly after the original Final Fight and around the same time period as the first two Alpha games. While two characters called Sodom and Gomorrah appear in the anime series Street Fighter II V as bodyguards to the villain Lean, it has been confirmed that it is not the Sodom from Final Fight and a completely new character.
Rolento, also referred by the full name of Rolento F. Schugerg (ロレント・F・シュゲルグ Rorento Efu Shugerugu?),[9] made his first appearance as fourth stage's boss in the original Final Fight. He is characterized as a former special forces operative who was left in charge of Mad Gear's drug plants.[10] He fights using a baton, and when he's low on energy, he relies on throwing grenades. When defeated, instead of just fading away while lying on the ground like most enemies in the game, he stands up and blows himself up with his own grenades, fading away completely scorched.
The Industrial Area stage, and by proxy Rolento, were not included in the SNES version of Final Fight, nor in its re-release Final Fight Guy. Rolento would be featured in the SNES-exclusive sequel Final Fight 2, where he serves as the boss of the fifth stage, Italy (where his name is spelled as "Rolent"). The Industrial Area stage would be included in later ports of the game, such as the Sega CD and Game Boy Advance versions. When the player confronts Rolento as "Alpha Cody" in the GBA version, Cody will joke about Rolento's omission in the SNES version by stating that he "took a shortcut, after beating the policeman" and "walked along the coast".[11]
Rolento would make his debut as a fighting game character in Street Fighter Alpha 2 in 1996, being the third Final Fight character introduced to the Alpha sub-series. In this game, the character is no longer affiliated with Mad Gear and now seeks to build his own utopian nation. This incarnation of the character would reappear in Street Fighter Alpha 3 in 1998 and in Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002. The character would also appear in the American-produced 3D fighting game Final Fight Revenge, which follows his backstory from the Alpha series.
While Rolento does not appear in the Street Fighter EX games, he is mentioned to be responsible for injuring Guile's former subordinate Holger, a character who appears in the game as Doctrine Dark.
Rainbow Mika (レインボーミカ Reinbō Mika?) is introduced Street Fighter Alpha 3. Her real name is Mika Nanakawa, a Japanese girl planning to make her debut as a professional wrestler and become "Star of the Ring". To this end she travels the world, fighting various street fighters to promote herself, meeting her idol Zangief along the way.[12]
Cody Travers (コーディー Kōdī?) first appears as the lead character of the beat-em-up Final Fight, where he is one of the three playable characters in the game, with Cody being the well-balanced character of the trio. In the game, he is a martial artist whose girlfriend Jessica has been kidnapped by the Mad Gear Gang. He teams up with his friend and rival Guy, and Jessica's father Haggar, to defeat the gang. In the game, he wears hand wraps, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes.
After Final Fight, he is mentioned in the SNES sequel, Final Fight 2, where he is shown in the opening flashback to be the one delivering the finishing blow to Belger in the first game, but does not appear in the actual game, nor in Final Fight 3. Cody was mostly relegated to background cameos with Jessica in later games such as Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. His abscence from the second game was explained that he has married Jessica and is enjoying a peaceful honeymoon away from Metro City. Guy's abscence was explained in that he traveled in order to immerse himself in training, which resolved into the third game where he returns as an upgraded playable character.
His next major appearance was in Street Fighter Alpha 3, being the fourth Final Fight character to appear in the Alpha sub-series. In this game, Cody ended his relationship with Jessica and became a convicted felon after getting in too many fights following the events of the original Final Fight. He appears in a blue and white striped prison uniform with handcuffs alongside the hand wraps and tennis shoes he wore in Final Fight (he can freely remove his handcuffs at will when he taunts, but wears them anyway for no given reason, other than a "challenge").
Final Fight Revenge, an American-developed 3D fighting game based on Final Fight, features Cody as depicted in the original Final Fight. In his character's ending, he gets arrested by police officer Edi E. after being framed by the surviving members of Mad Gear and he is shown in Poison's ending wearing the same jailbird outfit he wears in Alpha 3.
A second American-produced Final Fight spinoff, Final Fight: Streetwise, features Cody as the elder brother and mentor of the new main character, Kyle Travers. Cody wears his classic original outfit, but with an orange prison shirt over the t-shirt. Prior to the events of the game, Cody was willingly incarcerated for an unspecified crime committed by Guy, causing a fallout between the two former friends. Cody is kidnapped by Father Bella (the younger brother of Belger) and used as a brainwashed guinea pig for the experimental drug GLO. Cody regains his senses and helps his brother defeat Bella.
Karin Kanzuki (神月かりん Kanzuki Karin?) was originally a character in Masahiko Nakahira's Sakura Ganbaru! manga, where she was Sakura's initial rival in the story.[13] Her character would be integrated into the video game series in Street Fighter Alpha 3, where she appears as a playable character. Karin is the only daughter of a corporate family. To honor her family motto of "Be the winner of everything", she travels the world to track down and defeat Sakura.[14] She would re-emerge in Namco X Capcom fighting alongside Sakura,[15] and by herself in Capcom Fighting Evolution (although Sakura also appears as a playable character).[16]
In the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Juni and Juli are a pair of sub-bosses whom the player face prior to the final battle against M. Bison. The player face Juni and Juli at the same time in a two-on-one fight similar to the Dramatic Battle mode in the original Street Fighter Alpha. The two characters are unlockable in the arcade version, but they have no storyline in the actual game. The characters are actually head-swaps of Cammy (who previously appeared in X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold), with the explanation given that Cammy belongs to the same unit as Juni and Juli (Bison's Elite Guard). However, the characters have their own special and super techniques. There are ten other members of Bison's Elite Guard, but they are non-playable characters. In the single-player mode, Juni and Juli share the same storyline as M. Bison.
In the home versions of Alpha 3, Juni and Juli are part of the default roster and both characters were given their individual storylines and endings, with Juni assigned to track down Ryu and Juli assigned to track down Cammy. Juli's backstory is also fleshed out in the home versions, with the addition of T. Hawk to the cast. In T. Hawk's storyline, he searches for a missing girl from the Thunderfoot tribe named Julia. Julia is revealed to have become Juli, who was kidnapped by Shadaloo and brainwashed into an assassin.[17]
Juli and Juni appear in the crossover game Namco x Capcom released only in Japan. In this game, Juli almost regains her memory by saying, "I am... Juli... a... Hawk?" right before her defeat due to the full effect of her mind control.
Maki (マキ Maki?) is introduced Final Fight 2, the plot revolving around the kidnapping of Maki's father and sister, Genryusai and Rena, by the newly revived Mad Gear gang led by Retu. With Rena's fiance and Genryusai's student Guy off training and unable to help, Maki enlists the help of Haggar and Carlos to save them.[18]
After this game, Maki didn't appear in another title until Capcom vs. SNK 2, with a modified outfit and searching for Guy to decide who the successor to the Bushin-ryuu should be, but being unable to by the game's conclusion. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Double Upper and Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the Game Boy Advance and PSP respectively continued this plot, with Maki locating and fighting Guy, but calling a stalemate till a later time after having their fight interrupted by M. Bison. This appearance in the Alpha series would also tie into Sakura Ganbaru, with Sakura serving as her mid-boss.
Ingrid (イングリド Ingurido?) is a character who was slated to appear in the cancelled Capcom Fighting All Stars arcade game, however, she was introduced as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam for the Playstation 2, and she entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX. Little is known about her, however, the PSP version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 gives away some possibilities about her true origins. She tells Rose to think of her as "an envoy from the heavens", and alludes to the existence of others like her. Judging from her speech patterns in the Japanese version of the game, it can be inferred that Ingrid is actually a lot older than she looks.
She's shown to be able to break brainwashing/mind control over her opponents (such as shown with Ryu in game)[19]. Ingrid also possesses psychic abilities similar to Rose, as she addressed Ryu and Rose by name even though both never revealed their names to her.[20] Rose, on the other hand, cannot look into Ingrid's future as she did with other Street Fighters.[21]
She states that the core of the Psycho Drive (M. Bison's power enhancer) actually belonged to her in the first place, and she intends to take it back. How Bison came into possession of the item is never exactly explained, though it's similar in appearance to the crests on her head. When Bison is eventually defeated, she comments that a regular human being like him couldn't possibly control that energy, and takes the whole Psycho Drive with her as she leaves.
Finally, she apparently has the ability to travel through time, as she mentions heading to the year 201X in order to contact Ryu in her ending (in the English version, that ending was mistranslated and alluded to Ryu becoming a monk in the future, when Ingrid actually simply called him a "kid" (小僧 kozō?), yet another indication that she's not as young as she appears to be).
Alex (アレックス Arekkusu?) debuts in the first iteration of Street Fighter III, where he is promoted as the new lead character of the Street Fighter III sub-series by the designers. Despite his large frame Alex is extremely quick and powerful, especially in hand-to-hand combat. He utilizes swinging punches complemented by throws.[22] His other fighting appearances were in Capcom Fighting Evolution[16] and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes.[23]
According to Alex's backstory in the original Street Fighter III (and by proxy Street Fighter III 2nd Impact), Alex is a young warrior from New York born and raised in Manhattan who moved out of his parents' home when he was still very young. He trains daily in the martial arts gym he manages with his father's friend Tom, a renowned fighting instructor in the military. Alex lives with Tom and his 14-year-old daughter Patricia.[24]
Prior to the events of the original Street Fighter III, Tom is badly defeated by a mysterious opponent (Gill), leading Alex to seek Gill to avenge him. In his ending, Alex defeats Gill and is greeted by Patricia and a recovering Tom on his return home.
In Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Alex goes against his friend Tom's wishes once again in order to find a strong challenger.[25] He ends up fighting against Ryu in his ending.
Dudley (ダッドリー Daddorī?) is a heavyweight boxer with powerful technique and speed. He seeks perfection both in and out of the ring.[26] He enters the tournament in order to retrieve his father's car that Gill had acquired.
Ibuki (いぶき Ibuki?) lives in a village composed entirely of Shinobi. She has been trained from childhood, but resents her lot in life. The other ninja in Ibuki's clan include Sanjou, Enjou, Genda, Raion, and Homura Yuuta. Ibuki also has a pet tanuki named Don. In Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Ibuki shares a special pre-fight intro with Makoto, showing that the two consider each other as special rivals of sorts.
She is sent by her clan to procure documents from Gill's organization. These documents concerns the "G-File" project, which was responsible for creating Necro and Twelve. In Ibuki's ending, Gill voluntarily gives Ibuki the documents, though the project was already under way by that point.
In 3rd Strike, Ibuki tracks down Oro to fight him for her ninja graduation exam. She fights well enough to pass, and moves on to go to a university. While there, she joins a club which, to her dismay, turns out to be based on ninja training.
One-hundred forty years old, Oro (オロ Oro?) is a hermit that lives in a cave with animals deep in the Amazon.[27] He participates in the Street Fighter Tournament to find a worthy apprentice. He takes Ryu as his apprentice after the events of Second Impact
The friendly warrior princess from Kenya, Elena (エレナ Erena?) utilizes the fighting style of Capoeira to take advantage of her long, strong legs, employing dancing into her technique.[28]
Sean (ショーン Shōn?) is Ken's student, and works hard at perfecting his execution of Ken's moves, but hasn't quite perfected them yet. His greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking.[29]
Necro (ネクロ Nekuro?)was mutated by the Illuminati to have super-flexible movements and contortions, as well he can produces electricity like Blanka. His fighting style was simulated by computer, then programmed into his brain.[27]
Gill (ギル Giru?) is a video game character and the boss of the Street Fighter III series. He is presented as a cult leader who would become a benevolent monarch over his worthy subjects. However, his cult uses kidnapping, coercion, DNA manipulation, brainwashing, and extreme force in order to select their chosen people. His appearance is characterized by his half red and half blue muscular body and long blond hair. He bears a distinct and intentional resemblance to the Greek Gods.
Introduced in Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack, Hugo (ヒューゴー Hyūｇō?) is a massive professional wrestler from Germany.[26] Hugo is based on the Andore enemy character featured in Final Fight, who was in turn modeled after André the Giant. Like Andore, Hugo wears a lavender-colored leopard-print shirt with matching colored pants and a chain on his belt. His manager Poison, who appears in the game before and after a match, was also an enemy character in the same game. Hugo reappears in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.
In 2nd Impact, Hugo is the only character whose final opponent in the single-player mode varies between playthroughs. In addition to Gill, Hugo can also fight against Ryu, Elena or Necro. He then forms a wrestling tag team with his defeated rival in his ending. In his ending in 3rd Strike, Hugo leads the "Huge Wrestling Army", a pro wrestling team comprised of himself and all the other 3rd Strike characters.
His special moves in 2nd Impact includes the Giant Palm Bomber, the Moonsault Press, Shootdown Backbreaker, Monster Lariat, and the Ultra Throw. In 3rd Strike, he gains the Meat Squasher. His "Super Arts" in both games includes the Gigas Breaker, Megaton Press and Hammer Mountain.
Also introduced in 2nd Impact, Urien (ユリアン Yurian?) is Gill's brother, and shares many of his traits, including appearance.[28] Urien also appears in Capcom Fighting Jam as one of the characters representing the Street Fighter III series.
In 2nd Impact, he seeks to usurp his brother's position of President of the Illuminati. He does so in his ending and is recognized as the new President, given authority over the organization's crisis management units, only to learn of the existence of the Emperor, who is none other than Gill himself. In his ending in 3rd Strike, he finds his brother Gill sleeping inside a stasis tank in a remote facility. He activates the facility's self-destruct mechanism and leaves before the explosion, with Gill presumably still inside the building.
His special moves in 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike includes the Chariot Tackle, the Violence Knee Drop, the Dangerous Headbutt and Metallic Sphere. His Super Arts includes the Tyrant Punish, the Jupiter Thunder and Aegis Reflector.
A silver-haired young man from France introduced in 3rd Strike, Remy (レミー Remī?) seeks revenge against his father, a street fighter who abandoned him and his sister when they were children, by fighting against other street fighters. In his ending, he quits fighting and buries his deceased sister, whose body was being preserved in an iced coffin in a cove, undersea.
His special moves, similar to Guile and Charlie's, include the "Afterglow of Verte", the "Ma Cherie of Grief" and the "Cold Blue Regret". His Super Arts includes the "Supernova of Rage", the "Rest at the Vierge" and the "Nocturne of Heartbreak".
His ending sequence pays homage to Cygnus Hyoga, a character in the classic manga Saint Seiya, authored by renowned mangaka Masami Kurumada.
Makoto (まこと Makoto?)is a practitioner of the purest essence of Karate. When her father, Masaru, died, she inherited the Rindoukan Dojo in Tosa. With her brother choosing a career of business and her grandfather too old to practice karate, she takes on the responsibility of restoring the dojo to its former glory. She travels around the world trying to promote the dojo, and (in her ending) eventually she finds and fights Ryu and brings prestige back to the dojo.
To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Street Fighter series, Capcom released several items of merchandise, amongst them a bust of Makoto.[30] IGN ranked Makoto at number twenty-three in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article, praising the degree in motion and detail in the character's animation.[31] Retronauts in their podcast about the Street Fighter series highlighted Makoto when the discussion turned to Street Fighter III, describing her as "pure Street Fighter" in relation to the rest of the new cast introduced in III and the difference in their style to Street Fighter II.[32]
Introduced in 3rd Strike, Twelve (トゥエルヴ Tueruvu?) was the eventual result of a super soldier project which produced a series of immortal super soldiers; he is so named because he is production #12. His mission is to find and terminate Necro, of whom he is a prototype.
His body is monochrome and extremely flexible, and he has the ability to change the shape of his body, often using it to change his limbs into weapons. His speech is barely comprehensible, synthesized speech and his win quotes consist of binary code.
Also introduced in 3rd Strike, Q is a mysterious character being tracked down by the Central Intelligence Agency. Q has a tall figure, wears a suit with a trenchcoat and hat, as well as an iron face mask resembling a robot.[33] While Q is a regular selectable character, as a computer-controlled opponent, Q only appears in the single-player mode when certain requirements are met.
His Special Moves includes the Charging Head Strike and Charging Leg Strike, the High-Speed Consecutive Strike and the Finger Grappling Strike.
Crimson Viper (クリムゾン・ヴァイパー Kurimuzon Vaipā?) is a female American spy wearing sunglasses, leather gloves and a form-fitting suit.
Abel (アベル Aberu?) is a French martial artist described as an amnesiac, a "man with no past", looking to defeat surviving members of Shadaloo.
A Mexican luchador named El Fuerte (エル・フォルテ Eru Forute?) ("El Fuerte" means "The Strong One" in Spanish).
Rufus (ルーファス Rūfasu?)A fighter who has Kung Fu moves and a rotund appearance, who seeks to fight Ken Masters to prove himself as the best fighter of the United States.
The boss character of Street Fighter IV, Seth (セス Sesu?) is nicknamed the "Puppet Master" and is the Chief Executive Officer of S.I.N., the weapons division of Shadaloo. His body has been modified using advanced technology, with a globe-shaped device installed on his abdomen called the "Tanden Engine".
His Special Moves are mainly techniques used by other characters: Seth can perform Guile's Sonic Boom, Ryu's Shoryuken, Chun-Li's Hyakuretsukyaku, Dhalsim's Yoga Teleport and Zangief's Screw Pile Driver. He uses the Tanden Engine in his only original Special Move, a technique which lures his opponents to him with the device. Any projectile thrown at him while performing this move will simply pass through him. His Super Combo technique is the "Tanden Storm", in which he uses the energy stored in the Tanden Engine to pulverize his opponent. His Ultra Combo is the "Tanden Stream", he which Seth uses the Tanden Engine to create a strong energy whirlpool, which compresses his opponent to fit into his fists and then throws them with great strength. Seth is a computer-only final boss in the arcade version of Street Fighter IV, but will be selectable in the home version.[34]
Gouken (剛拳 Gōken?) is the sensei of Ryu and Ken, as well as the elder brother and former sparring partner of Akuma. Gouken has been a supporting character in the backstory of the Street Fighter series since Street Fighter II, however he does not make an appearance as a main character until Street Fighter IV, where he is a secret computer controlled challenger in the arcade version, and will be a selectable character in the home versions.
Hokuto (ほくと Hokuto?) employs the legendary Mizugami style of fighting. When Hokuto's brother Kairi develops amnesia and then goes missing, she travels the world to find him and the cause of his memory loss. It is revealed that Kairi has been cursed since birth and was sentenced to be killed by their clan. However, with his memory loss, it is decided that he need not be killed.
Kairi's disappearance leads him to face off against the dark fighter Akuma. Hokuto attempts to free her brother, but fails and ends up being awakened by the Chi no Fūin (Seal of Blood) causing her to become Bloody Hokuto, also known as Chi no Fūin o Tokareta Hokuto (血の封印を解かれたほくと Hokuto?, Hokuto unleashed with the Seal of Blood). This alternate version of Hokuto first appears as a hidden character in EX Plus Alpha (the PlayStation version of the original EX).
Cracker Jack (クラッカー・ジャック Kurakkā Jakku?) is a low-level Shadaloo enforcer of seemingly spanish origin, who also acts as a drill sergeant to cadets. He is sent out by M. Bison on R&R leave, and he decides to have some fun and look for fights. One of the few characters to make use of a weapon, Cracker Jack occasionally pulls out a baseball bat to use against opponents, either to strike them directly, or to reflect projectiles by batting them away. Cracker Jack's fighting style is extremely similar to that of Balrog. C.Jack underwent a costume change from EX to EX 2 and dressed in a more stylish white outfit in the later games.
Born in Germany, Doctrine Dark (ドクトリン・ダーク Dokutorin Dāku?), whose real name is Holger, as he was known at the time, once served under the orders of Guile with his own special tactical reconnaissance unit. During his tour of duty, his own unit got into a bit of a scuffle with another rival unit, lead by Rolento. The minor scuffle escalated into a full-on battle, with both sides receiving heavy casualties. Holger was the only member of his unit to escape. However, Holger was severely injured emotionally and physically. Outfitted with a portable breathing apparatus, Holger eventually escaped from the hospital and went into hiding, only to re-emerge as the deranged psychotic killer Doctrine Dark. Dark holds Guile responsible for the massacre of his unit, and seeks to kill Guile as a result.
D.Dark's fighting style involves the use of several weapons, such as spikes extending from his wrists, dropping explosives on the ground, and a wire that shoots from his wrist to grab an opponent, this move has drawn him comparisons to Scorpion of the Mortal Kombat series.
Skullomania (スカロマニア Sukaromania?) was once an average salesman called Saburo Nishikoyama. His superiors were not pleased with his results as a salesman. Down on his luck and constantly under pressure for results, he volunteered to dress up and perform like a superhero at a carnival thrown for a top customer in their department store. He had hoped it would be chance to prove his value as a salesman. When he grabbed the attention of all in attendance, something clicked in him. Tired of his job, Skullomania decided to become a vigilante crime-fighter. Not much else is known of his past. Skullomania closely resembles the Japanese superhero Kamen Rider, who was also based on another character named Skull Man. Both characters were created by late mangaka legend Shotaro Ishinomori.
Skullomania was used in the Arika game Technictix, released in Japan only. Skullomania also made an appearance in the PlayStation game, Fighter Maker, even with some of his special moves intact. His signature move is the Skullo Dream, an unblockable combo attack which is increasingly comedic in execution as the series progresses.
His costume was based on Kinkotsuman, a kaiju from the classic manga and anime series Kinnikuman.
Pullum Purna (プルム・プルナ Purumu Puruna?) is the daughter of a wealthy Arabian man. She seeks revenge for her grandfather against Shadaloo after he was found in hypnotic state after reading a book with the word Shadaloo on the cover. She vows revenge, and hires Darun Mister as a bodyguard, teaming with her friend Blair Dame and going travelling. She seems to resemble Rouge from Power Stone. She's a pretty fierce dancer by trade... and she forces her opponent to dance along with her for her strongest super art.
Long admired as the strongest karate fighter in America, Allen Snider (アレン・スナイダー Aren Sunaidā?) lost in the first fight of the tournament. The challenger was Ken. After the fight, Ken assured him that he was still a big fish in a little pond - he must battle on. Allen now travels the world with Ken to become even stronger.
Allen fights in a similar manner to other karate characters, such as Ryu and Ken. Where he differs is the incorporation of kickboxing techniques, such as the Triple Break, and his most powerful move, the Justice Fist, a punch that can deflect projectiles. Allen differs again in his possession of a command throw, something Ryu and Ken have never used.
Allen Snider, along with Blair Dame, does not appear in any of the EX sequels. Instead, they appeared in the Arika-developed Fighting Layer, which was distributed at the arcades by Namco. Allen was designed as a pastiche of renowned martial artist and movie star Chuck Norris.
Blair Dame (ブレア・デイム Burea Deimu?) grew up in a relatively sheltered European family, Blair enthusiastically chose to travel around the world with a friend, eventually deciding to join the (unnamed) martial arts tournament at the core of Street Fighter EX. Though her friend felt uneasy with that, Blair convinced her that between a bodyguard (Darun) and Blair's skill in the martial arts, they should be fine. She also joins her friend Pullum who is seeking revenge against Shadaloo for the death of her grandfather.
Like Allen Snider, Blair Dame does not appear in any of the EX sequels after EX Plus Alpha. Instead, she appears in the Arika-developed Fighting Layer, which was distributed at the arcades by Namco. Her sister Sharon took her place in EX 2 and EX 3.
Darun Mister (ダラン・マイスター Daran Maisutā?) is a wrestling champion from India. He hears of Zangief's legendary wrestling prowess and, bored with his inferior opponents, seeks out the Russian to prove to himself that he is indeed the world's ultimate fighter. He also acts as a bodyguard for Pullum. His design is based on The Great Gama. Darun's Indra Bridge is a rare command throw that launches his foe into the air.
Garuda (ガルダ Garuda?) is a nonhuman entity that is a compilation of all the souls taken by Satsui no Hadō. His age, exact origin, and fighting style are unknown. Like most characters in the EX series, he has no confirmed encounter with any of the other characters. Garuda fights harder against those who utilize Satsui no Hadō. Garuda is one of the few characters in EX whose attacks cause the opponent to bleed profusely. This was removed from American ports of the game. In EX 2, Garuda gained a move where he summons green soul flames and launches them at his foe in a spiral pattern.
Kairi (カイリ Kairi?) is a student of the legendary Mizugami style along with his sisters, Hokuto and Nanase.
Kairi's Shōki Hatsudō is a massive energy beam attack that is impossible to avoid, however, performing this attack caused Kairi to suffer considerable damage to balance it out. This move, however, cannot KO Kairi in it's execution, but it can bring his lifebar down critically low.
Cycloid-β (サイクロイドβ Saikuroido Bēta?) is a blue 3D-model of a human male with no facial features. He use attacks borrowed from other characters and don't speak. Its origin is unknown.
Cycloid-β borrows attacks from Kairi, Blair, Skullomania, Pullum, Allen, Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma, D. Dark and Garuda, and its attacks are performed via "rolling" motions (such as QCF+P).
Cycloid-γ (サイクロイドγ Saikuroido Ganma?) looks similar to Beta, only Gamma's a wireframe model. He use attacks borrowed from other characters and doesn't speak. According to his ending in the Japanese PlayStation version of EX Plus α, he is a cyborg who was built by Pullum's father, Balba.
Cycloid-γ borrows attacks from Ken, M. Bison, Pullum, Guile, Darun, Skullomania, Blair, Chun-Li, Cracker Jack, Akuma and Garuda, and its attacks are performed via charging motions.
In EX 3, he and Cycloid-β become the completed human character Ace who has access to all character moves.
Hayate (ハヤテ Hayate?) is a Japanese swordsman from Kukunoichi village who is the son of a legendary hero who saved his village by vanquishing a giant storm named Orochi. He is one of the few characters in the Street Fighter series to use a sword, utilizing a fighting style similar to Garuda. Hayate appears in the original Street Fighter EX2, but does not appear in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. However, he does appear in the PlayStation version as a secret bonus character.
Nanase (七瀬 Nanase?) is the younger sister to Hokuto and Kairi. Like her siblings, she is a master of the Mizugami style of fighting. Because Kairi was cursed and possessed dangerous abilities, he was to be killed by their clan. When he loses his memories, the clan decides that exile is enough. Nanase, like Hayate, brings a weapon into combat. She has a staff weapon that can be extended through unknown means.
At one time, the man who is now Shadowgeist (シャドウガイスト Shadougaisuto?) was a normal man. Living under a harsh dictatorship, he lost both his wife and daughter because of the oppressive government (the details surrounding their murder event are vague). Burning with revenge and contempt, Shadowgeist resolves to find the man responsible.
Sharon (シャロン Sharon?) is a red haired woman with a tattoo of a red rose next to her neck who works as an A-class agent for an intelligence agency, as well as nun who takes care of orphaned children in a monastery. Her objective is to locate a missing relative whom she had never met in her life before. When she learns that a top member of an undisclosed criminal organization has the same tattoo she has, she begins to conduct an undercover investigation.
Sharon is the only Street Fighter character to not only use a gun (possibly Glock or H&K USP) in gameplay, but to also use an assault rifle M16 A2 as well. However, she requires two levels of super meter every time the player wishes to fire the handgun, as the first time she performs Hellfire simply causes her to load and cock the slide.
Area (エリア Eria?) is a clever young girl, who is testing her father’s latest inventions, rocket skates of great power, and a giant mechanical extending arm. She, along with Vulcano Rosso Buntko and Sagat made their first EX series appearance in Street Fighter EX2 Plus. Area thinks fighters are robots. Area's strongest super art causes her mechanical arm to break when used, and she will be unable to use any moves associated with it for the remainder of the match (not just for the round).
A rather mysterious combatant, the flamboyantly dressed Vulcano Rosso (ヴルカーノ・ロッソ Vurukāno Rosso?), Vurukāno Rosso?) carries a burden of pain. Since his lover was killed, his only thought has been revenge. He has the ability to create violent and dangerous attacks that utilize lava and volcanic eruptions. Rosso also has a multidirectional counter-attack, and a command-dash move that will not hit an opponent, but can pass through them. His name is the Italian translation of "Red Volcano."
Many of his moves reference places in Italy, such as Aetna, Vesuvio, Canossa, Ponte dei Sospiri, and Torre Pendente. His move, Vulcan, references the Roman God of Fire. Rosso's odd appearance has been likened to that of Elvis Presley.
Ace (エース Ēsu?) is a secret agent of the government and is the final model of the Cycloid series of cyborgs. Therefore he can copy the movements of other fighters during the game. Ace is a fighter who the player can assign moves to by passing tests in the edit mode. Ace only appears in Street Fighter EX 3, but has access to moves used by every character from the EX series.
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