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[[WMG: All future character reveals will be on [[AscendedMeme Tuesdays]]]]

And for good measure, he will sound like a really grim version of [[Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist Maes Hughes]]' voice. This will be an ActorAllusion to the parallel between the relationships of Hughes & Mustang and Nash & Guile and how the former's death/disappearance motivated the latter's quest in both cases.

* '''Gill''' and/or '''Urien''': Going by the WMG a few blocks below positing that the Illuminati likely "[[CameBackWrong rebuilt]]" Charlie, then let him loose to take out the Dictator (either willingly or because they couldn't hold him, possibly a combination of the two).

* '''Alex''': Who also happens to be the main character of ''III'', the face of a dark "I will be back" billboard at the Half-Pope in ''Ultra IV'', and whose pants in his recently-released statue figure have a somewhat different style in the back end than they have in his game appearances thus far.

The white hair under his cap is a sign of this. He is becoming increasingly more in need to BodySurf to a new host as his current body has been degenerating since the destruction of Seth (so basically a retread of his arc with Ryu in ''Alpha 3'' but this time with an impending deadline as opposed to simply enhancing his power).

While the entire roster might not be new like the one from ''Street Fighter III'' was, since Capcom might want to bring back some familiar faces like Charlie to help bring older fans in, this is an entirely new game in the series and not an update to a previous one. They could get away with at least half the cast being new characters.

* '''Haggar''': We've already got plenty of ''Final Fight'' characters as part of the cast, and his appearance in ''Marvel Vs. Capcom 3'' proved that he's not just a Zangief-clone. Plus, like the Dan-and-Sean guess above, if Hugo makes it in as well, it would make for an interesting rivalry.

** On top of that, Charlie Isn't the type to go along with Bison willingly, and doesn't show the normal signs of Psycho Power brainwashing; purple sclera and short, emotionless single phrase speech.The Illuminati are also known for producing physical aberrations via experimentaion, like Necro and Twelve.

** But Charlie is the one who rescued Abel ''from'' Shadaloo, and it's been established in the comics that he is atleast somewhat resistant to brainwashing via Psycho Power, so this might be less likely. Alternatively, Charlie may have broken M.Bison's hold on him.

We know that Charlie freed Abel from Shadaloo at some point, so he obviously isn't working for Bison, atleast anymore. This leaves a few possibilities; working for Gill and the Illuminati, or working on his own to bring down Bison. If Charlie was working for Gill, he likely wouldn't have been allowed to give Abel to the mercenaries after he rescued him, leaving Charlie working alone as the best possibility. As for the gem in his forehead, It's possible that the Psycho Drive exploding infused him with the powers he has now, and the Illuminati is responsible for actually rebuilding him. And as for his new, darker personality, he likely has PTSD from either dying and being restored to life, or from the traumatic injuries and surgeries.

** But Charlie is the one who rescued Abel ''from'' Shadaloo, and it's been established in the comics that he is atleast somewhat resistant to brainwashing via Psycho Power, so this might be less likely. Alternatively, he may have broken M.Bison's hold on him.
[[WMG: Charlie is attempting to bring down Shadaloo]]
We know that Charlie freed Abel from Shadaloo at some point, so he obviously isn't working for Bison, atleast anymore. This leaves a few possibilities; working for Gill and the Illuminati, or working on his own to bring down Bison. If Charlie was working for Gill, he likely wouldn't have been allowed to give Abel to the mercenaries after he rescued him, leaving Charlie working alone as the best possibility. As for the gem in his forehead, It's possible that the Psycho Drive exploding infused him with the powers he has now, and the Illuminati is responsible for actually rebuilding him. And as for his new, darker personality, he likely has PTSD from either dying and being restored to life, or from the traumatic injuries and surgeries.

We know that Charlie freed Abel from Shadaloo at some point, so he obviously isn't working for Bison, atleast anymore. This leaves a few possibilities; working for Gill and the Illuminati, or working on his own to bring down Bison. If Charlie was working for Gill, he likely wouldn't have been allowed to give Abel to the mercenaries after he rescued him, leaving Charlie working alone as the best possibility. As for the gem in his forehead, It's possible that the Psycho Drive exploding infused him with the powers he has now, and the Illuminati is responsible for actually rebuilding him. And as for his new, darker personality, he likely has PTSD from either Dying and being restored to life, or from the traumatic injuries and surgeries.

** But Charlie is the one who rescued Abel ''from'' Shadaloo, and it's been established in the comics that he is atleast somewhat resistant to brainwashing via Psycho Power, so this might be less likely. Alternatively, he may have broken M.Bison's hold on him.

** But Charlie is the one who rescued Abel ''from'' Shadaloo, and it's been established in the comics that he is atleast somewhat resistant to brainwashing via Psycho Power, so this might be less likely.

This seems fairly obvious. His gameplay trailer presents him as a dark and sinister force with none of his good qualities. Capcom has toyed with the possibility of bringing Charlie back under the influence of Bison's Psycho Power in the past (Shadow as a secret character in ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' followed by Charlie going by the Shadaloo codename "Shadow" in in the UDON comic book series, both cases showing him using Psycho Power-enhanced abilities). ''[=SF5=]'' just looks to canonize that at long last.

This seems fairly obvious. His gameplay trailer presents him as a dark and sinister force with none of his good qualities. Capcom has toyed with the possibility of bringing Charlie back under the influence of Bison's Psycho Power in the past (Shadow in the ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' followed by Charlie going by the Shadaloo codename "Shadow" in in the UDON comic book series, both cases showing him using Psycho Power-enhanced abilities). ''[=SF5=]'' just looks to canonize that at long last.

This seems fairly obvious. His gameplay trailer presents him as a dark and sinister force with none of his good qualities. Capcom has toyed with the possibility of bringing Charlie back under the influence of Bison's Psycho Power in the past (Shadow in the ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' followed by Charlie going by the Shadaloo codename "Shadow" in in the UDON comic book series, both both cases showing him using Psycho Power-enhanced abilities). ''[=SF5=]'' just looks to canonize that at long last.

This seems fairly obvious. His gameplay trailer presents him as a dark and sinister force with none of his good qualities. Capcom has toyed with the possibility of bringing Charlie back under the influence of Bison's Psycho Power in the past (Shadow in the ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' followed by the use of Charlie going by the Shadaloo codename "Shadow" in in the UDON comic book series, both of which show him using Psycho Power-enhanced abilities). ''[=SF5=]'' just looks to canonize that at long last.

[[WMG: Charlie is ReforgedAsAMinion]]

* '''Q''': Maybe we'll finally find out what the hell he is.