History Characters / StreetfighterIV

* StrawNihilist: Ironically, despite his philosophical nature, Seth doesn't believe in anything mystical, which frequently shows up in his win quotes against Dhalsim. [[spoiler: ''6'' implies that JP had something to do with his creation and later attempted revival, explaining Seth's nihilistic tendencies.]]

* StrawNihilist: Ironically, despite his philosophical nature, Seth doesn't believe in anything mystical, which frequently shows up in his win quotes against Dhalsim.

** In contrast to ''The Ties That Bind'' depicting her as entirely complicit in S.I.N.'s kidnapping and experimenting on several innocent martial artists per the BLECE Project, C. Viper in ''Wages of Sin'' experiences CuriousQualmsOfConscience when she learns what Seth has planned for Sakura and Dan, culminating in her outright breaking cover to free them, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight even against the orders of her CIA superiors]].

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* PunchClockHero: Or [[PunchClockVillain villain]], given her nature as TheMole. Either way, C. Viper is highly uninterested in fighting at the best of times, only using force as a means of completing her mission.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The UDON comics emphasize the "hero" aspect of Crimson Viper being an AntiHero far more than the games do, generally making her more morally conflicted and willing to work with others compared to the ruthless loner she is in the games' continuity.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The UDON comics emphasize the "hero" aspect of Crimson Viper being an AntiHero far more than the games do.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The UDON comics emphasize the "hero" aspect of Crimson Viper being an AntiHero far more than the games do. In contrast to ''The Ties That Bind'', which depicts her as entirely complicit in S.I.N.'s kidnapping and experimenting on several innocent martial artists per the BLECE Project, C. Viper in the comics experiences CuriousQualmsOfConscience when she learns what Seth has planned for Sakura and Dan, culminating in her outright breaking cover to free them, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight even against the orders of her CIA superiors]]. ''Legends: Cammy'' depicts Viper coming to Cammy and Delta Blue's aid, despite them previously trying to arrest her, as well as helping rescue Abel and Juni from F.A.N.G of her own accord; in the mainline continuity, her most notable interaction with Cammy involves [[KickTheDog torturously brutalizing her purely to provoke the Satsui no Hado within Ryu]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: The UDON comics emphasize the "hero" aspect of Crimson Viper being an AntiHero far more than the games do. In contrast to ''The Ties That Bind'' depicting her as entirely complicit in S.I.N.'s kidnapping and experimenting on several innocent martial artists per the BLECE Project, C. Viper in the comics--despite being the one to capture them, Sakura and Dan included--experiences CuriousQualmsOfConscience when she learns what Seth has planned for them, cumulating in her outright breaking cover to free them, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight even against the orders of her CIA superiors]]. ''Legends: Cammy'' further depicts Viper, in spite of Cammy and Delta Blue having previously tried to arrest her, coming to their aid and helping rescue Abel and Juni from F.A.N.G. of her own accord; in the mainline continuity, her most notable interaction with Cammy involves [[KickTheDog torturously brutalizing her purely to provoke the Satsui no Hado within Ryu]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: The UDON comics emphasize the "hero" aspect of Crimson Viper being an AntiHero far more than the games do. In contrast to ''The Ties That Bind'' depicting her as entirely complicit in S.I.N.'s kidnapping and experimenting on several innocent martial artists per the BLECE Project, C. Viper in the comics--despite being the one to capture them, Sakura and Dan included--experiences CuriousQualmsOfConscience when she learns what Seth has planned for them, cumulating in her outright breaking cover to free them, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight even against the orders of her CIA superiors]]. ''Legends: Cammy'' further depicts Viper, in spite of an earlier standoff with Cammy and Delta Red, coming to their aid and helping rescue Abel and Juni from F.A.N.G. of her own accord; in the mainline continuity, her most notable interaction with Cammy involves [[KickTheDog torturously brutalizing her purely to provoke the Satsui no Hado within Ryu]].

In ''V'', Seth's moveset sees a drastic rework. Due to now inhabiting a new body, he no longer has access to the original data he had collected over the years. However, this new vessel comes pre-loaded with some fighting techniques of its own which Seth is able to utilize. He is still somewhat of a GlassCannon, but leans more towards a LightningBruiser focused on fast and aggressive mid-to-close range control, with new moves copied from characters across Capcom's portfolio, alongside V-Skills that buff his specialsor absorb an opponent's special move, and V-Triggers that buff his Critical Art or launch a slow-moving fireball attack.

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* VocalEvolution: His VAs in ''V'' markedly change the tone of Seth's voice from his debut to reflect on his newfound twisted personality. In particular, the cold confidence he once had in ''IV'' is gone. Instead, Seth now sounds a lot more arrogant and emotionally unhinged, coming across as more vulnerable and insecure. Which he is.

Seth is the series' premiere DittoFighter, though the nature of this status has changed drastically from game to game. In ''IV'', Seth's moveset is a veritable potpourri of some of the best moves of the entire cast, but with his own personal spin on them. He has access to a hyper-fast version of Guile's Sonic Boom that he fires with one hand, the EX version firing two shots; a multi-hitting Shoryuken, an auto-combo version of Chun-Li's Lightning Kick, as well as her toe-tapping Yosokyaku and ability to wall jump; Zangief's Spinning Piledriver, and Dhalsim's Yoga Teleport and the ability to stretch his arms to absurd lengths. The only move Seth has that is truly unique to him is the Tanden Engine, a powerful mid-screen option that sucks the opponent in towards him to engage in pressure. His extremely well-rounded moveset comes at a price: he is a GlassCannon who compensates for having some of the weakest defensive stats in the game with blistering speed, strong offensive tools, and confounding setplay.\\\
In ''V'', Seth's moveset sees a drastic rework. Due to now inhabiting a new body, he no longer has access to the original data he had collected over the years. However, this new vessel comes pre-loaded with some fighting techniques of its own which Seth is able to utilize. He is still somewhat of a GlassCannon, but leans more towards an LightningBruiser focused on fast and aggressive mid-to-close range control. He no longer has any projectiles, and instead has moves which still adhere to his DittoFighter status by instead being references to other Capcom fighting games, including ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' and ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture''. He now boasts the Hecatoncheires, a Jojo-style rapid punch attack; a new Shoryuken variant in the form of Mad Cradle, based on Demitri Maximoff's Demon Cradle; a unique roundhouse kick known as Cruel Disaster that both travels through and nullifies projectiles, and a variant of Makoto's Axe Kick called Annihilate Sword. Tanden Engine now becomes his V-Skill 1, and has been reworked in order to now grant him access to one special move of his opponent's that he can use at any time after installing it. His V-Skill 2 is Tanden Booster, a rushing dash which grants him access to more powerful versions of his special moves. His V-Trigger 1, Tanden Ignition, gives him access to extensions for his special moves as well as a buffed version of his Critical Art. His V-Trigger 2, Tanden Maneuver, produces a yin-yang patterned ball of energy which Seth can freely manipulate the direction of.

* DittoFighter: In ''IV'', his moveset is a smorgasbord of other fighters' moves in combination with a few unique ones of his own (albeit his own versions, and some with different input commands); he possesses Ryu and Ken's {{Shoryuken}} (which he can repeat multiple times), Guile's Sonic Boom, Chun-Li's Hyakuretsukyaku (although it appears very differently), Yosokyaku and Wall Jump, Zangief's SpinningPiledriver (although he performs it by uppercutting his opponent then teleporting up to catch them), Dhalsim's long-arm-hard-punch and Yoga Teleport, Akuma's Tenmakujinkyaku, and Abel's Focus Attack. This was revamped in ''V'', giving him a more unique moveset with a PowerCopying gimmick.

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[[folder: Seth]]

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: His ''IV'' incarnation is the [[Main/DistaffCounterpart Spear Counterpart]] to [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Dural,]] possessing a similar mannequin-like appearance and being a FinalBoss possessing various moves from other fighters in the roster. Seth's GenderBender act in ''V'' reinforces his resemblance to Dural even further.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: His appearance in ''V'' where [[GenderBender he inhabits a female body]] raises many questions. While he's generally still referred to with male pronouns and [[VocalDissonance retains his distinctly male voice]], [[http://www.capcom-unity.com/mattrayu/blog/2019/12/16/seth-announced-for-street-fighter-v-champion-edition-gill-and-new-gameplay-content-out-today Capcom's official word]] is that "Seth is more machine than human, [[NoBiologicalSex and was never male or female to begin with]]", though they conspicuously avoid referring to him with any pronouns whatsoever. In the story mode, Juri is told while activating Seth's new body that it has a gender, yet Falke refers to Seth with gender-neutral "they"/"them" pronouns, in English at least.[[note]]Some other translations, such as Spanish, call Seth [[ItIsDehumanizing "that thing" instead]], as Spanish has no gender-neutral pronouns.[/note]]

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: His appearance in ''V'' where [[GenderBender he inhabits a female body]] raises many questions regarding this. While he's generally still referred to with male pronouns and [[VocalDissonance retains his distinctly male voice]], [[http://www.capcom-unity.com/mattrayu/blog/2019/12/16/seth-announced-for-street-fighter-v-champion-edition-gill-and-new-gameplay-content-out-today Capcom's official word]] is that "Seth is more machine than human, [[NoBiologicalSex and was never male or female to begin with]]", though they conspicuously avoid referring to him with any pronouns whatsoever. In the story mode, Juri is told while activating Seth's new body that it has a gender, yet Falke refers to Seth with gender-neutral "they"/"them" pronouns, in English at least.[[note]]Some other translations, such as Spanish, call Seth [[ItIsDehumanizing "that thing" instead]], as Spanish has no gender-neutral pronouns. It should be noted as well that calling someone in Spanish either "it" (eso) or "that person/thing" (esta persona/cosa) ''is a very touchy thing'' in some Spanish-speaking countries, but considering Seth is more a machine than a human in this state, this is quite fitting.[[/note]]

** Largely carrying over to ''V,'' he initially had 925 health, with Akuma taking his place for distinctively lowest health at 900. Once again, this is to offset what [[https://imgur.com/a/8Sfb7KF he is potentially capable of.]] He was later nerfed to have 900 HP like Akuma.

* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his rants about how different he is from Bison, his actions in the story show that he’s every bit as [[JerkAss churlish]], [[AxCrazy unhinged]], and [[TheSociopath psychopathic]] as Bison is.
** His win-quote to Akuma, where he [[VillainHasAPoint rightfully points out]] that embracing a power you can't control is stupid and dangerous. This is undermined by the fact that Seth sought out the Satsui no Hado ''in the first place'' for use in the [[DoomsdayDevice BLECE Project]].

* IronicHell: Even if he is not aware anymore to recognize it, his state in ''V'' is all over the place with this.
** Firstly, he inhabits a new body. This completely undermines the old Seth's belief of his body being pure perfection. Furthermore, the body is based on Juri, who Seth hated almost as much as Bison and died swearing revenge on. The body with a pre-existing codename also constantly refers to itself as "Doll Unit Zero", as if to undermine Seth's own identity and press his BerserkButton of being called a "doll."
** Seth desired to be an all-powerful being acknowledged by all as nothing short of ultimate greatness. Most characters in ''V'' either ''pity'' his miserable state or express serious concern for his mental health. Falke and Ed don't even bother fighting Seth after deducing his state and calmly walk away from him.
** In the conclusion of his story in ''V,'' Seth is trapped in a demented state chasing after killing Bison, who is already dead and thus depriving him of any purpose in life.
* {{Irony}}: For all his desire to be recognized as a unique being, Seth is essentially Bison in all but name. He's the leader of an evil crime organization (S.I.N is merely an offshoot of Shadaloo, serving as its weapons division), he seeks Ryu to complete his evil scheme (much like Bison wishes to possess Ryu's body), and he isn't above manipulating, intimidating, and blackmailing others into helping him. Also, in ''IV'', it is made very clear that despite his sentience, Seth is a cold ArtificialIntelligence that has no soul, beliefs, or feelings beyond what Bison intended for him. In ''V'', he ends up gaining a soul when his personality and mind are transferred over to a new body (again serving as symbolic of how he is "just another bison"), but he ends up going insane because he cannot process the overwhelming flow of emotions. And with the death of his very creator, he has nothing left to cling to or strive for but his ingrained ambitions.

* MindRape: The end result of what happens to him in ''V''. His humiliating defeat in ''IV'', realizing the AwfulTruth of what happened to him and his status as of ''V'', as well as the effects of Bison's horrible abuse towards him have rendered every second of Seth's new life nothing short of torture. This leaves him a sad, broken shell of a being chasing a dead man while raving and screaming out of desperation to assure himself that he is not JustAMachine and that he is someone powerful and of importance.

* NightmareFace: His winpose in ''V'' takes a cue straight out of Vega's book, with Seth brandishing a SlasherSmile coupled with WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises. His Nostalgia costume is especially noteworthy as it adds BlackEyesOfCrazy to the mix, with his HellishPupils disappearing completely and leaving his eyes as just empty black voids with small colored dots in them.

* {{Shotoclone}}: A minor example, but Seth does have a projectile attack (Sonic Boom) and a literal {{Shoryuken}}. The Hyakuretsukyaku compensates for the lack of a [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]].

** The concept of a Shadaloo-created being that collects battle data on fighters was already used in ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'', with the Monitor Cyborg. The difference, however, is that the Monitor Cyborgs simply collected the data and didn't fight, unlike Seth, though the Japan exclusive tie-in game had one of these cyborgs as the sole playable character and a ShotoClone.
** He also calls to mind the [[VideoGame/StreetFighterEX Cycloids]]. They were similarly humanoid but without all the features and also had a mix of attacks from other fighters. Seth has more of a personality than they do, however.

* VocalEvolution: Both Creator/MichaelMcConnohie and Creator/AkioOtsuka have markedly changed the tone of Seth's voice from his debut to reflect on his newfound twisted personality. In particular, the cold confidence he once had in ''IV'' is gone. Instead, Seth now sounds a lot more arrogant and emotionally unhinged, coming across as more vulnerable and insecure. Which he is.

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