History Franchise / StreeTfighter

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Ryu didn’t wear shoes from ''II'' to ''V''. While he can certainly afford them, he goes barefoot for comfort.

[[caption-width-right:349:''[[KamehameHadoken "HADOUKEN!"]]''[[note]]Clockwise from top: [[TheRival Sagat]], [[KickChick Chun-Li]], [[BigBad M.Bison]], [[BigGood Rose]]. [[TheHero Ryu]], [[BrooklynRage Alex]], and [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Urien]]. Center: [[EliteArmy Cammy]]]]

* DecompositeCharacter: Akuma and his brother Gouken both started as shout-outs to the fictional character of Sheng Long, who was believed to be Ryu and Ken's master. Akuma appears and defeats Bison, just as Sheng Long was rumored to do. Both inherited moves that Sheng Long was rumored to possess, such as air fireballs, red fireballs, and multi-fireballs. The fake design used in ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' was even used as a basis for Gouken.

** Balrog/M. Bison/Mike/Boxer is inspired by Creator/MikeTyson, especially in his ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' portrait art.

** Gill from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' is also inspired by Kars from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', , specifically the ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' arc.

* ''VideoGame/Street Fighter: Duel''

* ''Street Fighter: Duel''

[[caption-width-right:349:''[[KamehameHadoken "HADOUKEN!"]]''[[note]]Clockwise from top: [[TheRival Sagat]], [[KickChick Chun-Li]], [[BigBad M.Bison]], [[BigGood Rose]]. [[TheHero Ryu]], [[BrooklynRage Alex]], and [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Urien]]. Center: [[SheFu Cammy]]]]

** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' inverts this slightly, as the player character's Rival Battle comes right before the real BigBad, Seth. ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: 2nd Impact'' and ''3rd Strike'' before it followed a similar trajectory with the fights preceding Gill.

[[AC: Main Series]]

[[AC: Side Games]]

* ''[[ComicBook/StreetFighterMalibuComics Street Fighter]]'' (American comics from Malibu)

* ''TabletopGame/StreetFighterTheStorytellingGame'' - [[TabletopRoleplayingGame Tabletop RPG]] that uses Creator/WhiteWolf's Storyteller system.

* ''VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}}'': A mecha-themed fighting game that's actually a pseudo sequel to ''VideoGame/ArmoredWarriors'', a ''VideoGame/FinalFight''-style [[BeatEmUp beat 'em up]] featuring the same mechas.
* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': which uses horror-themed characters, such as vampires, yeti, werewolves, succubi, and even FrankensteinsMonster.
* ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'': a couple of Creator/MarvelComics licensed fighting games. The former features characters strictly from Comicbook/XMen (plus Akuma, also as a secret GuestFighter); while the latter includes characters from the whole Franchise/MarvelUniverse, such as Comicbook/SpiderMan, Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, and [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]].
** This led to the inevitable MassiveMultiplayerCrossover (see VideoGame/CapcomVs for full details), which includes ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'' (self-explanatory), ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' (again, self-explanatory), ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'' (which now included characters from other Capcom games like [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]] and VideoGame/CaptainCommando), ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' (which introduced even more Capcom characters, including some odd {{original|Generation}} ones like Amingo, the granddaughter of the original Son Son and the pirate Ruby Heart), ''[[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]] [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom × Capcom]]'' (a genre shift to turn-based strategy RPG), ''Creator/{{Tatsunoko|Production}} [[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom vs. Capcom]]'' (self-explanatory), ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' (a pair of sequels to ''Namco X Capcom'', which brought Creator/{{Sega}} into the mix in the first and Creator/{{Nintendo}} in the second), and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite''.
*** The ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom Capcom vs. SNK]]'' series is an even ''bigger'' MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, featuring characters from two different companies both known for their 2D fighting games. Although, the original ''Capcom vs. SNK'' and its upgraded re-release ''Capcom vs. SNK Pro'' merely consisted of ''Street Fighter'' and ''VideoGame/{{The King of Fighters}}'' characters (with Morrigan from ''Darkstalkers'' and Nakoruru from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''), the sequel ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' contains a greater range of characters from both companies' fighting game catalog. Later on, Creator/{{SNK}} made their own title, ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos''. Unlike the other titles, the roster choices were a bit more unorthodox.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXMegaMan'' is more of an [[AscendedFanFic ascended]] ''Franchise/MegaMan'' fan game, but nonetheless features a roster of ''Street Fighter'' characters as bosses.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Ryu and Ken used to be identical in almost every aspect gameplay-wise ([[JustifiedTrope justified]] as it was the only way back then to have a pure {{mirror match}}, but from ''Super Street Fighter II'' onward, they both received several changes that made the characters much different from each other (Ryu's refined Hadouken techniques, Ken's different kicks and the Flaming Shoryuken). In ''3rd Strike'', Ken's EX Hurricane Kick hit multiple times and launch the enemy while Ryu's hits once for the normal versions and hits the enemy away while keeping him in place in the EX version (i.e. his Shinku Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku super is downgraded into his EX Tatsu).

** Chun-Li's [[SignatureMove signature]] "Hyakuretsukyaku" ("Hundred Rending Legs") amp up to become "Senretsukyaku" (the same name, but a thousand!). Several similar attacks exist, like "Hoyokusen", which utilize Hyakuretsukyaku's movements, often with other attacks interwoven for variety.

** Balrog's "Crazy Buffalo" is a rapid string of his [[SignatureMove signature]] "Dash Punches", usually ending with a big, final punch to sell the power of the move.

* AlternateHistory: The Street Fighter canon is nominally set during the 1990's (and early 00's as of ''Street Fighter VI''), but the technology seems all over the place (such as Juri and Rasheed alluding to social media and the former bringing up what's clearly a modern iphone) and the Soviet Union might have outlasted its historical counterpart by a few years considering Zangief's appearances as a Soviet Union representative post-1991 (although it seems to be gone c. 1998).

* ComicBookTime: In the early ''Street Fighter II'' games, the characters were given specific birth dates that coincided with the current ages of the characters at the time and the release dates of the games (i.e. Cammy was born on January 1974 and is said to be 19 in ''Super Street Fighter II'', which came out in 1993). As the years went by, it became obvious that Capcom had to age the characters if they wanted to maintain consistency, so they used vaguer dates in the ''Alpha'' and ''III'' series (i.e. Sakura was born on March [[YearX 197X]] in ''Alpha 2'') before they finally stopped giving out the years of birth in ''IV''.

The series not only has multiple games, but some of them are their own series:

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (the first game; also known as ''Fighting Street'' on the [=TurboGrafx-CD=])
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' (technically two different games, an arcade version and a console version)
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX''

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' (technically two different games, an arcade version and a console version)

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX''

** [[AllAmericanFace Guile]], one of ''Street Fighter's'' premier LongRangeFighter{{s}}, is the TropeCodifier of charge inputs. In every appearance, his moveset has always featured his two SignatureAttack{{s}} the Sonic Boom and Flash Kick. Sonic Boom travels incredibly far compared to other projectiles, but also allows Guile to move alongside it, granting him a greater degree of area control. Flash Kick is a powerful anti-air move that covers most of the space above Guile, being great for catching opponents who try to jump over him.

** All of [[WildChild Blanka]]'s RollingAttack{{s}} are performed with charge inputs. The payoff for the charge is an unparalleled range of fast, far-travelling melee attacks that can attack from almost any angle.

** The SeriesMascot [[Characters/StreetFighterRyu Ryu]] finds himself a fan and semi-apprentice in Sakura, a teenage martial arts fan. Sakura's own fighting style is based on studying Ryu's, including copying many of his SignatureMove{{s}}[[note]]The [[KamehameHadoken Hadoken]] and the [[SuperSpecialMove Shinku Hadoken]][[/note]] while putting her own twist on others[[note]][[HurricaneKick Shunpukyaku]] and [[{{Shoryuken}} Shououken]][[/note]]. He himself is very supportive of her pursuits and will spar with her whenever they meet.

** This led to the inevitable MassiveMultiplayerCrossover (see VideoGame/CapcomVs for full details), which includes ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'' (self-explanatory), ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' (again, self-explanatory), ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'' (which now included characters from other Capcom games like VideoGame/MegaMan and VideoGame/CaptainCommando), ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' (which introduced even more Capcom characters, including some odd {{original|Generation}} ones like Amingo, the granddaughter of the original Son Son and the pirate Ruby Heart), ''[[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]] [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom × Capcom]]'' (a genre shift to turn-based strategy RPG), ''Creator/{{Tatsunoko|Production}} [[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom vs. Capcom]]'' (self-explanatory), ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' (a pair of sequels to ''Namco X Capcom'', which brought Creator/{{Sega}} into the mix in the first and Creator/{{Nintendo}} in the second), and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite''.

* BreakMeter: Starting with II, each fighter has a stun meter. Most games hide it, but the ''Street Fighter III'' and ''V'' games show the fighters' stun meters. When one becomes full, the affected fighter is stunned and sees CirclingBirdies.

%%* CirclingBirdies: And stars and mini-Grim Reapers. They each make their own sound, to boot.

* WolveringPublicity

** Subverted in ''Street Fighter III 2nd Impact''. Every character that returned from ''New Generation'', excluding Ken, Sean, and Gill, received a new version of their previous theme, but in ''3rd Strike'', everyone except for Alex and Yun & Yang (who kept [[AwesomeMusic/StreetFighter "Jazzy NYC" and "Crowded Street"]] from the past two installments) were given new themes. In fact, Dudley, Makoto, and Ibuki's themes in ''IV'' are based off of their ''3rd Strike'' themes.

** ''Pocket Fighter'': A mobile game featuring updated 3D models that retains the puzzle component of the original ''SPFII:T''.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', which was originally titled ''Street Fighter '89'' before they realized that the game played nothing like the original ''Street Fighter'' after which they then changed the title. Several characters from here has since joined the playable roster of ''Street Fighter'', and Metro City, setting of ''Final Fight'', has become the primary setting for ''Street Fighter 6''.
* ''[[VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters Slam Masters]]'', known as ''Muscle Bomber'' in Japan, a trilogy of wrestling games featuring artwork by Tetsuo Hara (of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' fame) and featuring Haggar of ''Final Fight'' fame. The first two games, ''Saturday Night Slam Masters'' and ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' ([[OddlyNamedSequel the only game to retain its Japanese title in the overseas versions]]) were arcade-style wrestling games with ''Street Fighter''-esque special moves added to the mix, while ''Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II'' (a.k.a. ''Super Muscle Bomber'') was a ''Super Street Fighter II''-esque fighting game with a wrestling theme.
* ''VideoGame/CaptainCommando'', a beat 'em up set in a [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture future]] version of [[VideoGame/FinalFight Metro City]] and starring the titular Captain Commando, an early and since abandoned mascot for Capcom. [[note]]The first three letters of both of his names form the name Capcom.[[/note]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Ryu never wears shoes. While he can certainly afford them, he goes barefoot for comfort.

* ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'': a couple of Creator/MarvelComics licensed fighting games. The former features characters strictly from Comicbook/XMen (plus Akuma, also as a secret GuestFighter); while the latter includes characters from the whole Franchise/MarvelUniverse, such as Comicbook/SpiderMan, Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, and [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]].