History Characters / StreetsOfRage

A dancer and former cop who was dishonorably discharged after cold clocking the commisioner over ethical matters, and then refusing to participate in anger management. She joined Axel and Adam in their fight against Mr. X, and later became a private investigator for a time, before settling into a career as a dancer and choreographer.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: In ''Bare Knuckle 1'', some of Blaze's kicks exposed her panties. This was edited out of ''Streets of Rage 1''. However, at one point in development Blaze's outfit was changed to a red trenchcoat over black tights.

* MsFanservice: Aside from a thigh-length skirt, she is actually pretty moderately dressed in the first game. [[FanservicePack Starting in]] ''2'', however, she lost her jacket and dons nothing more than [[{{Stripperiffic}} a bra and a slightly shorter skirt]] (complete with {{Panty Shot}}s; the sprites were edited from ''Bare Knuckle 2'' to some versions of ''Streets of Rage 2'' to prevent this). She's also seen in a swimsuit in the good ending of ''Streets Of Rage 3''. [[spoiler:Her ending picture in ''Streets of Rage 4'' shows her in a torn shirt, red bra, and red panties.]]

* PantyShot: In ''Bare Knuckle 1'', some of her highest kicks showed off her panties. This was edited out of ''Streets of Rage 1'' and never readded.

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He enjoys a cigar while observing your fight with Shiva in ''Bare Knuckle 2''. In the western release [[spoiler:and his cameo in ''4'']] it's edited out.

* ButtMonkey: In ''Bare Knuckle 3'', he is knocked cold by [[AnvilOnHead debris]] after crashing his bulldozer into a support. See DrivesLikeCrazy below. His slapstick mishaps in an otherwise serious game have branded him as comic relief in many a FanFic.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: He's the only playable character with multiple iterations in ''4'' who is only available in pixel form, as his brother Adam returned to the main roster and newcomer Cherry takes his place as the youth of the group.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: They throw various flasks that deals fire damage, acid damage, electric damage or just plain ordinary grenades. They throw flashbangs in the ''Mr. X's Nightmare DLC'' in addition.

* MythologyGag: His refusal to use weapons in ''4'' was likely inspired by his [[ObviousBeta inability to do so in]] ''[[ObviousBeta 3]]'' [[ObviousBeta due to his buggy, incomplete state there]].

* DegradedBoss: In [=SOR1=], hr reappears in Round 6 and in Round 8.

* AntagonistAbilities: [[TheGunslinger He wields a]] [[MoreDakka tommy gun]] in a ''beat 'em up''; the innate advantage this gives him over the other characters suits him as the FinalBoss of the first two games.

* EvilLaugh: "DAHAHAHAHAHA!"

* HotterAndSexier: Blaze was always known for her legs, but her design in ''4'' shows off a lot more cleavage than she (or any other woman in the series) ever did before.

* ShoutOut: Between the striped jumper, the claw gloves. and the mangled face, Souther was clearly inspired by [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kreuger]]. He also shares his name with a major villain from [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar]].

* BonusBoss: Can be fought in ''4'' by tasing the arcade cabinet in the bar in Stage 5.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:He's an optional encounter in a retro scene in the fourth game, based on his ''[=SOR2=]'' incarnation.]]

* BonusBoss: In ''4'', tasing the arcade cabinet in Stage 2 takes you to a fight with him.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By [[spoiler:blowing up the train]] at the end of stage 7 [[spoiler:in defiance of Estel's protests, he unknowingly clears up the misunderstanding between her and the heroes, who she had mistaken for wrongdoers, which in turn causes her to save the heroes at the last minute in stage 9 while he and Ms. Y are overpowering them with brainwashing music.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By blowing up the train at the end of stage 7 in defiance of Estel's protests, he unknowingly clears up the misunderstanding between her and the heroes, who she had mistaken for wrongdoers, which in turn causes her to save the heroes at the last minute in stage 9 while he and Ms. Y are overpowering them with brainwashing music.

Known as "The Human Weapon", Shiva was hired by Mr. X between the first and second games as his right hand, and personally carried out the kidnapping of Adam Hunter on Mr X's orders. [[spoiler:In ''4'', he's since gone legit in-between games, and renounced any and all ties to the Syndicate; spending his time running a dojo in Chinatown, instead.]] Of all of the playable characters, he's the only fighter outside of the main trio and Skate to have ki attacks.

* EvilCounterpart: Particularly to Axel. While Axel has flaming punches, Shiva has flaming kicks. Taken to the next step in ''4'', where his flames are now an ethereal shade of blue to contrast Axel's red.

* MasterOfAll: In ''3'', despite being nerfed from his boss self in ''[=SOR2=]'', he's faster AND stronger than the two all-rounders and has better moves, one of which can be used to form an infinite combo. Players who engage him a second time in the bad ending of ''3'' are also in for a nasty surprise, as he will come at the player with ''all'' of his techniques from ''2''.

* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Woman]]: After turning in her badge. While she returned to the force in ''[=BK3=]'', she was eventually discharged for knocking out the commissioner over ethics.

* [[ElectricBlackGuy Electric Black Girl]]: Most of her ki attacks are electric.

* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: [[spoiler:She does Mr. X's slouch of villainy before fighting her the first time, and when she controls the giant mech.]]

* CallBack: In her first fight, she calls her FriendOnTheForce to provide raining rings of napalm fire from the background, just like the special attacks from the first game (specifically Player 1's).

* TheRival: In ''4'', he personally addresses to him in respect, so this appears to have become canon.

* MartialArtsUniform: Wears a judo gi.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Doesn't wear any shoes. He's in fact the only boss in the franchise who goes barefoot.

* FlatCharacter: Character development? He has pretty much none, before ''4'' anyway. Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, however, as this series pretty much focuses on how much Axel and his company can kick butt and he delivers well done.

* GenderBlenderName: "Blaze" isn't really a girl's name, but here she is.

* BadassLongcoat: All of the Signal palatte-swaps wear longcoats, and their names are usually based on the color of the long coat — e.g. Y.Signal wears a yellow coat, B.Signal wears a blue one, G.Signal wears a green one...

* {{Expy}}: Female mook with a surprisingly large health bar, [[CommissarCap military officer's hat]] on top of an outfit that isn't military, and WhipOfDominance tendencies, who prefers to attack from a distance with a flying kick? Sounds like Poison and Roxy, albeit Poison and Roxy didn't use their riding crops in ''Final Fight''[[note]]and one or both of them might not be female, but this game came out years before Poison's Gender Controversy[[/note]]. Also, the idea of a female mook with a whip started with Linda from ''Franchise/DoubleDragon''.

* ShoutOut: Between the striped jumper, the claw gloves. and the mangled face, Souther was clearly inspired by [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kreuger]].

A famous DJ who shows up when the heroes put an attempt to stop the shop before the Y Twins' plan to control everone from his music succeeds.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Dies for good at the end of ''3''.]]

* CrossOver: Multiple Breaks appear as boss units in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2''.
* DubNameChange: He gets renamed to "Axel" in the localized versions, in order to tie into the "evil robotic fakes" plot invented for the localization.

!!Robo-X

* DegradedBoss: [[spoiler:Suffers greatly from this upon fighting copies of him inside the factory where they act more as a stage-hazard rather than a proper enemy: He will only skate from one area to another, only attack you if you are in their way, has low HP, and lack his boss version's grapple counter. It is possible to simply let them pass without ''ever'' being attacked by them.]]

* BladeOnAStick: The Survival Mode exclusive Ralphy carries a halberd which has the longest reach and the most dangerous of them.

* {{Expy}}: Female mook with a surprisingly large health bar, military officer's hat on top of an outfit that isn't military, and WhipItGood tendencies, who prefers to attack from a distance with a flying kick? Sounds like Poison and Roxy, albeit Poison and Roxy didn't use their riding crops in ''Final Fight''[[note]]and one or both of them might not be female, but this game came out years before Poison's Gender Controversy[[/note]]. Also, the idea of a female mook with a whip started with Linda from ''Franchise/DoubleDragon''.

* WhipItGood: Nora exclusively uses whips to attack.

* WhipItGood: Unlike Nora, Electra's whip is electrified.

* SurpriseCreepy: [[spoiler:He gets style points for ''burning his fake skin off while laughing like a maniac!'']]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Mr. X is simply a man in a business suit, yet he's the strongest of the Syndicate bosses, even without his tommy gun.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She is the Police Chief and is the toughest one of them all.