He also makes an appearance in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation as one of several fighters accompanying Ryu to rescue Shun from Dr. Sadler. Ed (, Edo) is a character who made his playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. [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. In battle, she wears a pair of high-speed rollerblades and a mechanical right arm codenamed "Cancer" (, Kyans). [18] Alex was also named as 10th-best character in the series by Complex. [60] Alex was named by Heavy.com as the character they wanted to see the most in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Engineer before being kidnapped by Bison and Shadaloo. [18], Remy (, Rem), who first appears in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, is a young turquoise-haired savateur from Paris who seeks revenge against his father, a martial artist who abandoned him and his sister. In Street Fighter V, he re-emerges to establish his own ninja clan and develop a new fighting style. [62] At the start of the series he is the President of the Illuminati, a secret society that has controlled the underworld for thousands of years and seeks to turn the whole world into a utopia by causing an armageddon. genuine diversity of characters, not characters getting [46] Juli and Juni appear in Namco Capcom as two enemy characters that protagonists face throughout the game. European Street Fighter champion Ryan Hart listed Eagle at the top of his list of best Street Fighter characters. 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. Her father confirms her suspicions, claiming to have already discussed the matter with the shaman. Elena has similar traits to Storm from X-Men, as both have white hair, blue eyes, are Kenyan descent and come from African royalty. [135] A new Hayate, the descendant of the original, appears as a playable character in Fighting EX Layer. Designed by Daigo Ikeno,[78] Viper was designed around the concept of a 20-year-old single mother. She's coded as a character of African descent. Elena made her debut in Street Fighter III and its subsequent expansions, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. Ingrid also possesses psychic abilities similar to Rose's. 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. [47][72] It is Sean who leads the basketball parry bonus round in 3rd Strike. [28], Joe (, J), who appears as the first American opponent in the original Street Fighter, is an underground kickboxing champion who practices by participating in street fights. With that, she decides to head for her next trip to Japan, where she meets up with Sakura.[9]. [83] In response to claims that the character resembled one found more commonly in SNK developed games, Ono retorted that the resemblance was unintended, and that she was created from the best parts of several proposed designs during early development. [Top 10] Street Fighter Best Female Characters We'd Love To Date . Elena The 10 Best Black Characters In Video Games", "12 fighters we'd like to see in Super Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology PS2 Features", "Ten Characters We Want in Street Fighter IV", Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elena_(Street_Fighter)&oldid=1137914026, Woman soldier and warrior characters in video games, Video game characters with accelerated healing, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 01:42. [8] Street Fighter Alpha's Birdie also topped Gameist's's list of the 10 "lamest Street Fighter characters ever conceived". [76] She is often seen speaking to her daughter Lauren on her mobile phone. [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. 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. Before the final battle against M. Bison in the single-player mode, the player faces them simultaneously in a two-on-one fight similar to the Dramatic Battle match. His fighting style is simulated by a computer, then programmed into his brain with cyber implants. In Street Fighter EX2, his younger sister is kidnapped by an underground fighting champion named Bharat. He learns that he is the elder brother of Hokuto, who has been on a mission to find him. Lee is revealed to be an undisclosed relative of the Street Fighter III characters Yun and Yang. It's not unusual for fighting games to pay tribute the to great Bruce Lee. In the original Street Fighter EX, Hokuto wears a blue-white outfit resembling that of a Japanese archer, and white hachimaki around her long hair. Vulcano Rosso (, Vurukno Rosso), who makes his debut in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, is a mysterious Italian warrior who leaves his organization in order to avenge the death of his lover. Capcom has made exactly one black character who isn't really a joke in the context of th SF universe and that's Dudley. [99] His gameplay can be considered a mixture between Balrog and M.Bison, as he has the boxing (particularly kickboxing outside fist-only official match) prowess of the former and psychokinetic powers of the latter. While very energetic and golden hearted, she is also smart, sociable, and culture-adaptive. [81] Street Fighter IV executive producer Yoshinori Ono has described her as the most "unorthodox" of the four new characters introduced in the title, emphasizing this aspect as one he felt would appeal to American players. [93] The Guardian ranked her as the 20th top Street Fighter character in 2010, with writer Ryan Hart highlighting her technical combos. Balrog, Vega, Sagat, and M. Bison were all unplayable bosses in the original, Shin Akuma only appears playable in the console versions of, Hayate is playable in the arcade version of, Voiced by: Shintaro Ohata (Japanese); Lance J. Holt (English), "It is likely he was a prototype for Balrog, judging by outward appearance and profile. 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. 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. He is an unknown man from an unnamed country, dressed in a lethal superhero costume similar to Skullomania's. [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. DeejayAs the first Jamaican character to appear in a video game, Deejay is all about the rhythm. She reappears in Fighting EX Layer, now under the new alias of Sanane (, ). [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. Elena (, Erena) is a fictional character in the Street Fighter series who made her first appearance in Street Fighter III: New Generation in 1997. [75] He appears as part of Street Fighter V's story, going undercover within Shadaloo at Guile's request to find out the truth behind Operation C.H.A.I.N.S. He made his first Street Fighter appearance in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, in which he wears a similar pink leopard-print shirt and pants with chains around his waist. He is apparently old friends with E. Honda, his fighting rival in Super Street Fighter IV. [132] Darun returns in Fighting EX Layer. Laura is black. Marisa (, Marza) is a giant muscular Italian jewelry designer and an MMA-Pankration fighter, whose medium-length red hair almost looks like a helmet. Elena was raised in the vast nature of Africa and she aspires to study abroad like her father did before her. [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. Special Forces when Guile was discharged and formed his team. She reflects on her selfies with the fighters in the tournament and recalls her experience with Blanka, El Fuerte, Dudley, and even Akuma. [122] In Fighting EX Layer, disappointed by her inventions' lack of fame, she seeks out fellow inventor Balba Purna, coming into contact with his daughter Pullum along the way. [79] Viper was designed based upon marketing research on what sorts of characters an American audience would enjoy playing. A few elements of Elena's story are based on her role in the Street Fighter III: Ryu Final manga, including her choice of Dudley as her partner. Capcom's reason for his paleness in the original Street Fighter game was due to him being sick. She fights wearing a light blue leotard and long boots. [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. Kolin (, Krin) is a character who made her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC. In it, she ends up being sent to the same school as Ibuki, Makoto, Narumi, and Sarai Kurosawa. "[13] She was originally envisioned to use a long spear. His own character story ends with him fading away from existence after Ryu overwhelms him by tapping to the Power of Nothingness. [18] In a 2014 poll ran by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Ingrid was ranked as one of the top three most requested characters to be added to Ultra Street Fighter IV.[42]. 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. 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 She was noted as a very powerful character in Ultra Street Fighter IV. [19], Elena is one of the only characters who can heal, which she uses her Super Arts to do. Originally from China, Jianyu and her twin sister were kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo to be trained as an assassin working for M. Bison. She was first introduced in 1995's Final Fight 3 as a detective with Metro City's Special Crimes Unit and one of the game's player characters. Manon () is an idealistic French ballerina, judoka champion, and celebrity who joined the competitive world fighting circuits to pursue true beauty through self-improvement. [27] Den of Geek ranked Gen as the "34th Best Street Fighter Character". In Street Fighter III: Ryu Final, a manga adaptation of the game, Elena has a small but nevertheless important role as she is able to mystically communicate with Ryu via a sacred tree when he was temporarily knocked out during his battle with Dudley. [35] In a 2018 worldwide poll by Capcom, Elena was voted 42nd most popular Street Fighter character (out of 109).[36]. She is the youthful, Egyptian apprentice of Rose, and like her is able to wield Soul Power and foresee future events. Darun Mister (, Daran Maisut), makes his appearance as a hidden character in the original Street Fighter EX. 12. Pullum is a character who debuted in the infamous Street Fighter EX series and is a young wealthy Afro Arab heiress (yes they exist) who sets out on an adventure with her bodyguard in an effort to locate her missing father who is presumed to be working for the Shadaloo. 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. 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 He obsesses big judo or wrestling type of throws and slams as well his signature move Flying wheel kick (Jap. Though this attitude was toned down by Third Strike. The character of El Fuerte is inspired by real wrestlers from Mexico, in particular El Santo, a prominent Mexican wrestler who also wore a silver mask. After having fulfilled his purpose at Shadaloo, he is said to have returned to professional wrestling. Sawada's voice is the only one dubbed in the film, as Sawada himself only speaks a little English. Akira Kazama ( , Kazama Akira) is a character who makes her playable debut in Street Fighter V Season 5 DLC. 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. 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. He also makes a brief cameo in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation. 2nd Impact introduces Gill's younger brother Urien as a player character of similar build and attire but with short hair; in addition, Urien's body is the same color on both sides. In Fighting EX Layer, Dark appears as a villainous character influenced by Garuda's negative energy. Dhalsim then tells Alex that big things will happen to him in the future, foreshadowing his role as the main character of the Street Fighter III series, and teleports away. In this game, however, he also has a role as one of Hugo's potential final bosses and tag partners, forming the tag team "Thunderbolt". Menat could be black, but she also could not be. [21] Complex ranked Gen as the "21st best Street Fighter character". He meets Ryu and fought him, only to lose, in which Ryu told Alex to explore the world and find worthy fighters. Despite fighting out of Metro City, he is noted for being the first playable character in the series who is a Canadian national. Dhalsim successfully convinces Alex otherwise and receives the chess piece from Alex. [25] In 2016, Screen Rant named Gen the "8th Most Powerful Street Fighter Character". Birdie also appears in the Street Fighter Alpha manga by Masahiko Nakahira. He recognizes Guile's "Sonic Boom" technique, but refuses to comment when Guile presses him for information about Charlie, its originator. This enables him to slide across the ground and launch his opponents by squeezing them through his bulging muscles. "[26], On the other hand, Official Dreamcast Magazine UK had listed the "bland" and "a bit crap" Elena among in their opinion the worst aspects of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike at the time of game's release. 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. She also serves as the shopkeeper for the game's loot box system. A green cell indicates that the character is playable, with the number indicating the revision of the game they are introduced in (e.g. 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. The Street Fighter EX series is developed by Arika, a company formed of former Capcom employees. Area (, Eria), who first appears in Street Fighter EX2 Plus, is a young girl hailing from the United Kingdom with braided hair and glasses. As a nod to Skullomania, Capcom gave El Fuerte a similar skull costume in the Halloween pack for Street Fighter IV. 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). During gameplay, he can vanish and reappear as a younger version of himself, which bears a strong resemblance to another Capcom character, Strider Hiryu. Impressed by Ken's performance at a martial arts rally, Sean seeks to become his disciple, calling him "Master Ken". 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. [28], Elena was also noted as one of the relatively few black female or African characters in video games. Plus, from the perspective of black/brown characters, Capcom has quite a few both in SFV & in the vault. [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. Birdie was initially a pale and tall70sEnglishpunk rocker in the original Street Fighter game. Streamline Studios, based in Malaysia, was responsible for modeling and rigging of his model. [2] He briefly appears in Sagat's Street Fighter IV prologue, where he is defeated by Sagat. He makes a cameo appearance Street Fighter V Arcade Edition.[34]. 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. In his ending, Remy realizes that he has been inadvertently following in his father's footsteps. A look at black characters in the Street Fighter series since 1987. Garuda () first appears as a non-playable boss character in the original Street Fighter EX, but becomes a playable character in subsequent installments. Falke (, Faruke) is a character introduced in Street Fighter V Season 3 DLC, stated to be of German descent. She's 6 years older than Sean. However Capcom has made it perfectly clear that they're separate characters. 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. 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.