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* AnimeHair: Akira, Jacky and Goh.

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* AnimeHair: Akira, Jacky and Goh. Brad's is almost there.


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** WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Vanessa
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** You can configure your buttons at the character select screen. A much-appreciated feature for tournament players.
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* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Final Showdown's training mode includes an animation frame counter that displays how long it takes for a technique to execute, as well as how much of an advantage you have after a successful hit or guard. Usually, this kind of feature is available only to the developers, who would use it to tweak moves to make them faster or slower.

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* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Final Showdown's training mode includes an animation frame counter that displays how long it takes for a technique to execute, as well as how much of an advantage you have after a successful hit or guard. Usually, this kind of feature is available only to the developers, who would use it to tweak moves to make them faster or slower. This trope is notable because no other fighting game before Final Showdown has a frame counter.
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* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Final Showdown's training mode includes an animation frame counter that displays how long it takes for a technique to execute, as well as how much of an advantage you have after a successful hit or guard. Usually, this kind of feature is available only to the developers, who would use it to tweak moves to make them faster or slower.
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* UpdatedRerelease: The VF games undergo many revisions, but VF5 is noteworthy for its Final Showdown update. It made significant system changes, such as changing the jump physics and the throw escape system.

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* ChromeChampion: Dural



* ChromeChampion: Dural

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* ChromeChampion: DuralCostumePorn: In Virtua Fighter 4 and 5.
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''Virtua Fighter'' is a successful 3D FightingGame series created by Yu Sazuki and {{Sega}}'s [=AM2=] development team.

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''Virtua Fighter'' is a successful 3D FightingGame series created by Yu Sazuki Suzuki and {{Sega}}'s [=AM2=] development team.
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* DownloadableContent: The costume packs in ''Final Showdown''. If you bought the PS3 version early, you got everything.
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* SociopathicHero: Vanessa...snapping necks while laughing

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* SociopathicHero: Vanessa... snapping necks while laughing
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[strike:Rey Mysterio]] El Blaze

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[strike:Rey Mysterio]] El BlazeBlaze is a pretty clear clone of real life luchadore and WCW/WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio.



** Lion is apparently French boy, but he sounds like a loud American teenager.

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** Lion is apparently French boy, French, but he sounds like a loud American teenager.



* PsychoForHire: Goh

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* PsychoForHire: GohGoh and Jean
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* {{Moe}}: Eileen
* {{Narm}}: ''[[Horrible/VoiceActing Whenever]]'' any English-voiced character opens his/her mouth. Especially Brad ("Presenting the '''BRAD''' show!"), Leon ("The [=SHOW's=] gonna BEGIN RIIIGHT ''NOW''!"), and Sarah ("You'll enjoy this, trust me.").

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* CareerKillers: Goh and Jean


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* ProfessionalKiller: Goh and Jean
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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is available on PlayStation3 and Xbox360 (and is right now available for free to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers).

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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is available on PlayStation3 and Xbox360 {{Xbox 360}} (and is right now available for free to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers).
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** Aoi to Brad too, if you read their backstories.
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Cleanup project — only use this when it happens in-universe. Deleting obsolete markup.


Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is available on PlayStation3 and Xbox360 (and is right now [[AndTheFandomRejoiced available for free]] to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers).

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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is available on PlayStation3 and Xbox360 (and is right now [[AndTheFandomRejoiced available for free]] free to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers).



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* AlternateContinuity: ''Virtua Quest'')
* AmazonianBeauty: Vanessa)

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* AlternateContinuity: ''Virtua Quest'')
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* AmazonianBeauty: Vanessa)Vanessa.



* AnimalNemesis: Jeffry's constant battle with the "devil shark"
* AnimeHair: Akira, Jacky and Goh)
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* AnimalNemesis: Jeffry's constant battle with the "devil shark"
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* AnimeHair: Akira, Jacky and Goh)
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* TheAnimeOfTheGame TheAnimeOfTheGame: Though it's a PragmaticAdaptation, it's pretty well received.
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover:
** ''FightersMegamix'', which featured characters from ''Virtua Fighter'' and its sister games ''FightingVipers'', ''[[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Fighters]]'', ''VirtuaCop'' and ''DaytonaUSA''.
** ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', which has Jacky as a playable racer (with Akira as a passenger in his car).
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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is right now [[AndTheFandomRejoiced available for free]] to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers.

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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is available on PlayStation3 and Xbox360 (and is right now [[AndTheFandomRejoiced available for free]] to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The anime series is said to be pretty good.

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* AdaptationDistillation: The anime series is said to be pretty good.

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* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In ''Final Showdown'' one of the customisation pieces is an Egyptian mask with glowing [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] Kage Maru and El Blaze also have unique face pieces which have the same effect.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In 5 the DLC packs gave most characters the option of having brightly coloured hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In 5 the DLC packs gave most characters the option of having brightly coloured hair.hair, in ''Final Showdown'' everyone gets it.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All English-speaking characters sound American, regardless of origin.

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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All English-speaking characters sound American, regardless of origin. Equally all the Asian characters speak in Japanese.
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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail.

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Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail.
detail. ''Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'', the latest entry to the series, is right now [[AndTheFandomRejoiced available for free]] to [[SonyPlaystation Playstation Plus]] subscribers.
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* DifficultButAwesome: The series is widely recognized for being one of the most complex and difficult to get into in the FightingGame genre, but it is also arguably the most well-balanced amongst its characters and a perennial tournament favorite. While the game has tier lists, a low-tier character can easily best a high-tier one with practice and skill. The difference is nowhere near as pronounced as in other series.
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* SpinOff: ''Virtua Quest''

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* SpinOff: ''Virtua Quest''Quest'', an action-RPG featuring the cast of ''Virtua Fighter 4'' as fighting data in {{Cyberspace}}.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In 4 the DLC packs gave most characters the option of having brightly coloured hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In 4 5 the DLC packs gave most characters the option of having brightly coloured hair.
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''Virtua Fighter'' is a successful 3D FightingGame series created by Yu Sazuki and {{Sega}}'s [=AM2=] development team.

The game's story is about the dealings of the mysterious corporation, Judgment Six (J6) who holds the World Fighting Tournament as a front to create the ultimate fighter. The game's star is Akira Yuki a HotBlooded martial artist seeking to fight worthy opponents and perfect his fighting style. A major recurring storyline in the game is with J6's involvement with some of the other competitors. Kage-Maru's mother, Tsukikage, is turned into Dural, the final boss of the series. Sarah and Vanessa are both kidnapped by J6, the latter used to make the newer version of Dural after Kage saved his mother.

Compared to other 3D fighters like ''{{Tekken}}'' and ''[[{{Dead Or Alive}} DOA]]'', Virtua Fighter's storyline is not as developed. This is partially due to trying to make the gameplay realistic (sorta) and the depth in the characters' fighting styles as a whole and the moves they use. Virtua Fighter is known for the balance of its characters between each other. Sumo wrestler Taka-Arashi was removed from a couple of sequels because the sumo style at the time was too hard to integrate into future games.

Aside from Taka-Arashi (who returned in Virtua Fighter 5R), all the characters from previous games always return for the next.

Virtua Fighter has released 14 games on several consoles and is critically acclaimed by the gaming community for its balance and attention to detail.

[[Characters/{{Virtua Fighter}} Character list here]]

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* AdaptationDistillation: The anime series is said to be pretty good.
* AllThereInTheManual: The plot and character biographies, they are never featured in the games.
* AlternateContinuity: ''Virtua Quest'')
* AmazonianBeauty: Vanessa)
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: ''VirtuaFighter 4'' was the first fighting game to feature accessories for your fighter that did not affect the fighter's stats in any way (even if you gave them weapons).
* AnimalNemesis: Jeffry's constant battle with the "devil shark"
* AnimeHair: Akira, Jacky and Goh)
* TheAnimeOfTheGame
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Lei-Fei
* BadassGrandpa: Shun
* BoobsOfSteel: Vanessa
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Sarah
* ButNotTooBlack: A particularly egregious example in Vanessa going from Virtua Fighter 4 to 5.
* ButtonMashing: Depends who you play as, and whether your opponent knows the mechanics. You can be punished severely for this practice, even by the AI.
* CanonForeigner: Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix and Oni-Maru from the anime series.
* CainAndAbel: Sarah and Jacky when Sarah was brainwahsed by J6
* CareerKillers: Goh and Jean
* TheCharmer: Brad
* ChefOfIron: Lau
* {{Chickification}}: To some degree, Sarah in the anime.
* ChineseGirl: Pai and Eileen
* {{Combos}}
* ChromeChampion: Dural
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Dural
* CoolMask: El Blaze
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Vanessa, even though her hair is [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl white]].
* DittoFighter: Dural
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Sarah and Jacky have developed far different moves and backstories over the course of five games.
* DrunkenBoxing: Shun
* DrunkenMaster: Shun
* EvilAlbino: Goh
* FacialMarkings: Wolf
* FauxActionGirl: Sarah in the anime.
* FragileSpeedster: Pai, Aoi, Eileen, Lion
* GenkiGirl: Eileen
* HeyItsThatVoice: Akira Yuki's as good at fighting as [[InitialD Takumi Fujiwara's]] at driving.
* HotBlooded: Akira
* IdiotHero: Akira in the anime, a far outcry from his 'Ryu clone' game persona. But it still works.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Wolf
* MaskedLuchador: El Blaze
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover:
** ''FightersMegamix'', which featured characters from ''Virtua Fighter'' and its sister games ''FightingVipers'', ''[[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Fighters]]'', ''VirtuaCop'' and ''DaytonaUSA''.
** ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', which has Jacky as a playable racer (with Akira as a passenger in his car).
* MegaCorp: Judgement Six)
* MightyGlacier: Wolf, Jeffery and Taka-Arashi
* {{Moe}}: Eileen
* {{Narm}}: ''[[Horrible/VoiceActing Whenever]]'' any English-voiced character opens his/her mouth. Especially Brad ("Presenting the '''BRAD''' show!"), Leon ("The [=SHOW's=] gonna BEGIN RIIIGHT ''NOW''!"), and Sarah ("You'll enjoy this, trust me.").
* {{Ninja}}: Kage-Maru
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[strike:Rey Mysterio]] El Blaze
* NoblewomansLaugh: Sarah
* NoExportForYou: Virtua Fighter 5 R (for arcade goers, anyway.)
** Sega's bringing the next version (Final Showdown) home, though it took two years past the initial release.
* NonHumanSidekick: Alexander, Sarah's pet flying squirrel from the anime)
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All English-speaking characters sound American, regardless of origin.
** Lion is apparently French boy, but he sounds like a loud American teenager.
** Jeffrey has more emphasis on the ScaryBlackMan rather than an Austrailian Scary black man.
* NumberedSequels
* OldMaster: Lau and Shun
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: J6 again
* ProfessionalWrestling: Wolf and El Blaze
* PsychoForHire: Goh
* [[Horrible/VoiceActing Really Bad Voice Acting]]: several cases with characters who speak English, but especially Lion.
* {{Retraux}}: Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary, which is Virtua Fighter 4 with the first game's blocky polygons and soundtrack.
* TheRival: Wolf to Akira
* RyuAndKen: Sarah and Jacky
* ScaryBlackMan: Jeffry
* SNKBoss: Dural...though she doesn't spam powerful attacks.
* SociopathicHero: Vanessa...snapping necks while laughing
* SpinOff: ''Virtua Quest''
* SuperDeformed: ''Virtua Fighter Kids''
* ToBeAMaster: Akira
* {{Tsundere}}: Vanessa
* VictoryPose
* TheVoiceless: Dural
* WarriorMonk: Lei Fei - which also technically makes him a BareFistedMonk as far as we know, though it doesn't matter since this is an unarmed-combat series.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Jean
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Lau
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