"You can't escape! Real fighters know their true calling!"
A grappler who seeks to avenge his friend and mentor Tom by defeating Gill. After the tournament, he travels the world in search of strong opponents. A rare departure for Capcom as Alex is the true main character of SFIII, not Ryu.
Big Apple Sauce: His stage designs offer 3 different perspectives of New York City, including a run-down, graffitti covered back alley in New Generation, a roof-top view of Manhattan in 2ND Impact(complete with a huge stars and stripes mural on one whole side of an apartment block) and finally the iconic 42nd Street subway station in Third Strike.
UDON's mini-comic dedicated to Alex has him confront a brute in his friend Tom's restaurant and he blares "YO, DOUCHEBAG!" to get the guy's attention. Text on the page as it may be, you can almost smell the Brooklyn Rage.
Demoted to Extra: Despite the fact that Alex is the true lead character for the Street Fighter III series, both the cover art and the E3 Trailer for the upcoming online edition of 3rd Strike show very little of him. By contrast, Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li (3 characters who were initially never supposed to appear in the series at all) have more presence in both.
Leitmotif: "Jazzy NYC". The original version from New Generation (known as the "-Underground Edit-": to date there's seven versions of the song as you can see here) included the "Yeah"s and "Woo"s from "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, by the way. In turn, the very name of the song has led to a current trend of giving other tunes the moniker of "Jazzy" plus their city of origin or affiliation. As of Super Street Fighter IV, there's "Jazzy Russia" (Zangief's theme), "Jazzy Metro" (Guy's theme), and "Jazzy Kyoto". (Ibuki's theme)
Pretty in Mink: The fur coat that he wears in some artwork. In the cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars, he would have worn it all the time.
Revenge: His purpose for fighting at first was to avenge the defeat of his friend Tom over Gill.
Spirited Competitor: Starts out fighting for revenge but in the end, he ends up as this after getting an adrenaline rush from too many battles around the world.
Awesome, but Impractical: It only really works best against CPU-controlled opponents (especially Gill), as human-controlled opponents can react much quicker to the attack, leaving Alex wide open to counterattacks.
Wrestler in All of Us: Though his arsenal also includes other slams and wrestling moves. Of course, Alex is a wrestler. That said, some of his moves are more rooted in kickboxing.
A black British boxer... with class. Dudley is an affluent British gentleman who wants to meet Gill so he can reclaim his father's prized Jaguar, which Gill had received in a possibly illegal trade. He also owns an absolutely FABULOUS and massive rose garden. He makes a triumphant return in Super Street Fighter 4, entering the tournament to get his mind off of his father's Jaguar and to find new flowers for his garden.
Badass Mustache: An uncommon example of non-villainous Curly mustache.
Big Fancy House: As seen in his 3rd Strike ending and his anime prologue for Super Street Fighter IV. Comes complete with a rose garden, a gigantic maze and a pavilion for taking tea.
Blow You Away: The final blow of his Rocket Uppercut Super Art has him spinning with enough velocity to create winds. Also, see "Razor Wind" below.
Blue Boxing Gloves: He seems to wear them just about everywhere. In SSFIV, his intro involves him grooming himself with the gloves on.
British Accents: Always of an appropriate London RP type in all of his appearances, but with changes in tone/pitch depending on the voice actor.
British Stuffiness: To a certain extent, in that he views traditional good manners and social graces as absolutely essential, and favours very formal clothing, normally reserved for evening-wear by most people. He also seems surprised and put out when met with uncouth, ungentlemanly behavior. It should be noted that he is far more stuffy and derisive in the SF 3 series, but is retroactively less intolerant in SSF 4.
Calling Your Attacks: Not just the attacks themselves, but Dudley also calls out where his attacks are going to hit the opponent sometimes ("Body Blow!").
Cool Car: Attempting to retrieve his father's prized Jaguar from Gill in New Generation is his motivation for entering the tournament.
"How lovely to see another Brit in this tournament! Thank you for the match!"
Cross Counter: One of his special moves, and a nowadays rare instance in which it's played straight and works.
Awesome, but Impractical: It's also the only move that can result in a K.O. for Dudley if used when at very low health since Dudley has to take damage in order for the move to trigger.
Iconic Item: The Victory Rose. In III, it counts as Cherry Tapping, as it takes off a small sliver of damage when it hits the opponent, meaning you can potentially KO a character with nothing more than a well-timed rose. In IV, while it no longer damages the opponent, it still qualifies as an attack (and if it scores a hit on a midair opponent, it stops their jump and/or attack and drops them straight down), meaning Dudley can steal the extra points for a First Attack in a match with the Victory Rose.
Knight Fever: In 3rd Strike, Dudley has received the honorary title of "Sir" after making a comeback and winning the boxing championship title.
Lighter and Softer: Since his Super Street Fighter IV appearance, Dudley's condescending attitude has been dropped by Capcom entirely. During the Street Fighter 3 series, his win quotes are surprisingly confrontational, using language such as "pissed me off". He also openly mocks his opponents about throwing their bodies into the Thames River, calls Sean a "greenhorn", Ken a "sissy-man" and delights in beating them up— a far cry from his appreciation for his opponents and voluntarily restraining because of his respect for them, fairness, order, and chivalry. Essentially, he goes from Gentleman Snarker to the very essence of the Quintessential British Gentleman. A jarring aspect of this personality alteration is it has rendered his classic "gutter-trash!" insult as incongruent and now totally out of character with his new persona as a constructive, amiable sort of chap.
The Other Darrin: The above personality shift is reflected in his changing voice-acting too. In SF 3: NG and 2nd Impact, Bruce Robertson lends him a brisk, deep, stuffy voice. Then in Third Strike, Francis Diakowsky gives him a less brisk, slower-paced, more mannered tone. Finally, by SSF 4, Stuart Mc Lean voices him with a considerably softer, gentler, higher-pitched tone in a manner completely opposite to how he was originally voiced.
London Town: His NG/2nd Impact and Third Strike stages both incorporate similar English cultural iconography, including red telephone boxes, Big Ben, horse-drawn carriages and old style Mini's. His Third Strike stage also references the famous Harrod's department store in Knightsbridge.
Bland Name Product: Harrod's is amusingly re-branded as "Heartful", however.
Old British Money: Perhaps in keeping with his period look, Dudley anachronistically references "the crowds demanding their shillings back" in one of his win-quotes - a currency that hasn't been used in England for at least 40 years.
Patriotic Fervor: His win-quotes—"The British spirit is an indomitable spirit!"
Rich Bastard: In New Generation and 2nd Impact, Dudley was kind of a dick. In 3rd Strike, he got better. While he still called his opponents gutter trash, he admits that he likes their style in one of his win quotes, and offers them a cup of tea to boot. Averted in Super Street Fighter IV, where his win quotes are constructive criticism at worst, and outright praise at best. His rival match quotes against Balrog, on the other hand, plays this straight, as these are general taunts and/or negative comments:
"Perhaps you should hang up your gloves for good."
Took a Level in Jerkass: Retroactively—he's much more friendly in Street Fighter IV, which is a prequel to III.
Worthy Opponent: In one of his win quotes in 3S, he refers to his opponent as such: "Despite your rudeness, I like your style. Let me buy you a drink..."
Yes Man: His butler, Mr. Orlando K. Gotch, perpetually found by his master's side.
Yun and Yang - Hong Kong
"Our Kung-Fu is the world's strongest!"
Twin brothers from Hong Kong who learned kung-fu from an early age. They were separated from their birth-parents at an early age and were raised by thier adoptive grandfather, who runs a restaurant in Shanghai. By the time of 3rd Strike, Yun and Yang are seen as heroes by their town, which they defend from Gill's organization during 3rd Strike. Both Yun and Yang also appear in the arcade release of Super Street Fighter IV.
Always Someone Better/Can't Catch Up: Yang believes that he'll always be in his brother's shadow. Yun is well aware of this, seeing through Yang's excuses in 3rd Strike and telling his brother to simply man up and fight if there's something troubling him.
Anime Hair: Yang's flirts with it. You might be able to spike your hair forward like that but it wouldn't be easy. He's even able to run his fingers through it while taunting and it still keeps its lift.
Different as Night and Day/Sibling Yin-Yang: Yun (the Yang in this situation) is outgoing and cheery and loves to skateboard. Yang (Yin) is more introverted and prefers inline skating.
Divergent Character Evolution: They started as clones of each other, to the point that they even shared the same slot in the Player Select screen. In 2nd Impact, they were made into separate characters with their unique movesets and Super Arts.
Yun's You-Hou. It's more evident in his Alpha 3 incarnation.
One-upped by its Ultra variation in Super IV AE.
He does it with his foot but Yang's Super IV AE rendition of the Tenshin Senkyutai also ends like this.
Lampshade Hanging: Yun is surprised at how young Ryu, Ken, Akuma and Chun-Li (who are part of the Street Fighter III roster) are in the GBA version of Alpha 3.
Nice Hat: On Yun's side. It hits (!) when he spins it during his taunt, even.
Non Dubbed Grunts: A bit jarring; they've been using the same voice clips from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (1999) to Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max (2005).
Older than They Look: They look the same in every game they appear in, even though they are likely no older than 20.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Yun is dressed in white, but he's the Red Oni. Yang is dressed in red, but he's the Blue Oni.
The Rival: Both of them can be considered rivals to each other, but some of Yun's later appearances suggest rivalries with Chun-Li and Fei Long.
Underestimating Badassery: Gill does this to them. This leads to a 2-on-1 battle where Yun and Yang battle Gill to a standstill.
Vigilante Man: In Alpha 3, Yun sets off to confront and capture Fei-Long when he hears that he's involved in drug trades. Thier after-fight talk lets Fei-Long clear his name.
We Can Rule Together: In Alpha 3. Fei-Long faces Bison while Yun fights Juli and Juni, but is hit with The Worf Effect and loses off-screen. Bison tells Yun to kill Fei-Long and join Shadaloo; Yun refuses and fights Bison instead.
Ibuki - Japan
"Ninjas used to be cool, but now everybody's into pirates and robots and stuff like that."
A teenage ninja sent by her clan to investigate Gill's organization, Ibuki is caught between her high school life and ninja duties. She returns in Super Street Fighter IV, using Seth's tournament as an excuse to get out of a training camp obligation and to find hot boyfriends.
Brilliant, but Lazy: Ibuki is shown to be a very competent kunoichi, but she constantly skips out on her training because she prefers to be a normal girl.
Combat Stilettos: In the concept art for her newest costume for Super Street Fighter IV. The final in-game model has Ibuki wearing a normal pair of sneakers.
Cool Pet: Ibuki has a pet tanuki named Don who also knows ninjutsu.
A Day in the Limelight: UDON Comics gave her a four-issue arc as their third Legends entry (following Sakura and Chun-Li). Also gives her an origin story.
Flechette Storm: The Kasumi-Suzaku super art consists of her throwing at least a dozen of kunais at an opponent while in midair. The Street Fighter IV version of her Hashin Sho ends with this.
Highly Visible Ninja: Somewhat subverted, Ibuki's outfit is a more traditional type of ninja dogi. And the dull colors allows her to blend in the surroundings better. Played straight with some of Ibuki's alternate colors. One even looks like Naruto Uzumaki's outfit.
I Just Want to Be Normal: Mostly does the ninja thing out of a commitment to her family and not because she likes the work. She'd much rather live the life of a normal teenage girl.
Ibuki: "Ninjas used to be cool, but now everyone is into pirates and robots and stuff."
Parental Abandonment: In the Street Fighter Legends manga by UDON. She was an abandoned infant found by the Geki Clan of ninjas and nearly was inducted into the clan, had her (future) sensei not had a change of heart and ran off with Ibuki and raised her as his daughter.
Sphere of Destruction: If not used in grab-range, her Yoroi-Doushi super art will turn into this.
Stripperiffic: Her ninja outfit in Super Street Fighter IV, particularly in her arcade ending, sure shows quite a bit of her hips, and then some, and gives viewers the impression that she's Going Commando. The UDON's comic book series has her tackle this directly via a Fourth Wall Mail Slot, where she explains she's wearing a bodysuit beneath her ninja garb.
Rubber Man: Unlike Dhalsim, Necro seems to need momentum to stretch. It's like the difference between Luffy and Plastic Man. He also conforms to the "silly" stereotype a little, being extremely animated during fights and often joking after them.
Older than They Look: If the game takes place in the year it was released in, she's 19.
Unwilling Roboticisation: Necro has been enhanced with a built-in power generator. Also, implanted into his brain is a cybernetic computer, that helped give him his fighting abilities.
But Not Too Foreign: He was born in Brazil, but his grandfather is from Japan. And he seems to be black. This convention is Truth in Television: Brazil has a considerable Japanese community, which has made its mark on Brazilian culture. Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida, anyone?
Not to mention that Brazilian culture of miscegenation means its probably the most likely place in the world for a Half-Black/Half-Japanese be born.
Demoted to Extra:Originally suppose to be the only shoto fighter of Street Fighter 3, but due to fan backlash Ryuand Ken were added. This most likely changed Sean from something else completely and since third strike he's rarely mentioned in any form.
Joke Character: Slowly turned into one. His taunt attacks are shooting basketballs.
Overshadowed by Awesome: Storywise, he's pretty much "on the same boat" with Dan, which is ironic, since in 2nd Impact Sean was actually top tier...
Ryu and Ken somewhat of a subversion with him and Sakura as neither have the original normals or specials of their respective master/idol.
Shotoclone: Could be seen as a subversion; despite being Ken's disciple, he actually has a unique moveset, being the only shoto character with Command grab(Sean tackle). As well as, his only projectile is a super attack, which is otherwise a staple special attack for this character type.
Snipe Hunt: His ending in the first game suggests that Ken tells him not to return until he's able to defeat Ryu. He doesn't.
An old hermit who possesses incredible power. Because of his great age, he has decided that he wants to pass his skills on to Ryu. Akuma has taken note of Oro's strength and wishes to challenge him.
(Almost) Bald Of Awesome: He has a few remaining hairs on his head, but they can likely be counted on a single hand.
Heavy Sleeper: He's often seen sleeping before or right after a fight, and in a quite odd fashion -hanging from the ceiling. Hell, he even sleeps as a taunt. One have to wonder if that plays any role in his formidable longevity...
Holding Back the Phlebotinum/Power Limiter: He fights with one arm bundled up and strapped to his body, to avoid seriously injuring or killing his opponent inadvertently. In some of his Super Combos, though, you can plainly see both arms.
Limit Break: Oro keeps one arm sealed at all times when fighting an opponent to keep from killing them accidently (yeah, he's that powerful). The point is, he can use both his arms: if the player imputs a Super Art while Oro as maxed his super bar, using not one but three of his punches, he will do a full-powered version of the selected Super.
Meaningful Name: The word "oro" appens to be Spanish\Italian for "gold". Given the character's skin tone, this might be more than a coincidence...
Mind Over Matter: The Tengu Stone Super Art, in which he makes random stuff like pieces of concrete to float around him for a limited time.
With My Hands Tied: He "seals" one of his arms because using both arms would make him too powerful and will accidentally kill his opponents with his overwhelming power. But when he uses both, his power increases. Kind of like how Gouki/Akuma usually only fights at a weaker level.
Elena - Kenya
"Get addicted to the beat! Rhythm can be your friend too!"
An African warrior princess seeking to meet new friends.
Against the Setting Sun: Her stage in Third Strike, set on the Kenyan savanna, features an enormous hazy sunset.
Gratuitous English: Kenyan by birth and educated in France, Elena still calls out most of her attack names in English. She's even polite enough to point it out in one of her 3rd Strike win quotes:
"My accent? I must have picked it up in my travels!"
Justified, as English is one of the two official Kenyan languages, along with Swahili, which she also uses in her intro - a cheery "jambo!" (hello!).
Healing Factor: Elena is the only Street Fighter character who has the ability to use Healing, a Super Art which allows her to regain up to 1/3 of her life energy bar if given the opportunity.
Huge Schoolgirl: As seen when she's a foreign exchange student in Japan.
Kenya: Her tribe hails from the Highlands outside the capital of Nairobi. Her beaded accessories (particularly her beaded collar) and extreme height suggest her design is based on Kenya's native Maasai people.
Nice Girl: Isn't fighting because she likes the challenge, wants to be the best, or anything like that. She's only looking to meet new people.
Gill is the leader of a mysterious organization who seeks to become the world's messiahBecause Destiny Says So. He was genetically modified at a young age to wield fire and ice power.
Affably Evil: He's egomaniac with Messiah complex, and all round not a very nice guy, but despite that still manages to be a least condescending villain in the series. Also has an odd tendency to throw fights he doesn't care about, such with Alex.
A God Am I: His win quote in Japan, even in time out?
Anti-Villain: He really does have humanities best goals in mind. It's just too bad that his altruistic ideals are overshadowed by his very draconian methods.
Asskicking Equals Authority: He's made the leader of his secret society simply because he's that powerful (and is prophesized to save all of creation).
Badass Bookworm: He's seen reading a book in his intro from New Generation and 2nd Impact, but it merely could be his cult's version of The Bible.
Boss Dissonance: In 3rd Strike, Gill has the Mario-type flavor; who does he fight in his last stage? Alex.
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience/Color-Coded Wizardry: Gill's double-color design was meant to show off the capabilities of Capcom's new CPS3 hardware, which could use non-mirrored sprites. Thus, Gill can actually have a different colored side visible depending on his facing. He will also use fire-based attacks when his red half is facing the screen, and the chilling ones if his blue half is prominent.
Defeat Means Playable: He can be unlocked in the home versions of 3rd Strike by defeating him with the rest of the cast once.
Does This Remind You of Anything?: In his ending, Gill can be seen parting an ocean by sheer force of will, in order to lead his choosen people to his promised land... Moses, anyone?
Out of Focus: Sans for a cameo in Capcom Fighting Jam/Evolution, he hasn't appeared at all since his first appearance.
Parts Unknown: Like all of the FinalBosses in the series (Bison, Seth and he) and unlike all of the other world warriors, his country of origin is never specified.
Physical God: His Resurrection and Sepharic Wing supers seem to qualify him for the role.
Power Glows: Gill's whole body will glow non-stop as you fight him.
SNK Boss: Gill's Seraphic Wing attack alone qualifies him for this status, as it's close to a One-Hit Kill against a player who's unprepared to block. His AI and his Resurrection also contribute to this trope. Hell, even his normal attacks do chip damage! Well, at least he's defeatable on the easiest difficulty, compared to the other examples of this trope...
Sprite Mirroring: Subverted by him and his assistant Kolin. They were deliberately designed to be asymmetrical (look at Kolin's hair), mostly to show off the power of the CPS3 system they used for the III games.
Stripperiffic: At first it looks like he's gonna fight you in Jesus robes, but then he either burns (New Generation and 2nd Impact) or disintegrates (3rd Strike'') it and fights you in a thong.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Gill is presented as an idealistic leader who wish to become a benevolent World Monarch over his chosen people. However, his cult uses kidnapping, coercion, DNA manipulation, brainwashing, and extreme force in order to select the worthy subjects that would eventually repopulate Earth... What is left of it. All for the Greater Good of Mankind, of course. Gill himself comments on this:
"My methods may seem harsh in contrast to my true intentions."
Characters debuting in Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
Urien - Egypt
"How dost thou suck? Let me count thy wounds. 1, 2, 3..."
Gill's younger brother, who was passed up to become their organization's "President" and now seeks to usurp his brother's leadership.
Spell My Name with an S: Allegedly his name was meant to be "Julian", but translation errors resulted in the current name. And everyone snickered. Coincidently though, "Urien" is real name. A 6th century British king appearing in Arthurian legends is named Urien, as mentioned above.
Stripperiffic: Tears off his business suit in his intro and fights you in a thong like his brother.
Bishōnen: Something that the series had been noticeably lacking before he was added. Unlike Vega, he's textbook bishonen.
Bizarrchitecture: Remy's France stage is completely bizarre. The left hand side◊ looks pretty much like it could be some back-street in Paris, but the right hand side (Disco Metro entrance)◊ is pure fantasy and indeed, looks more like something out of Final Fantasy 7, rather than a real-world location. The incongruence is compounded by the fact that Third Strike's other stages are all generally based on real locations from the countries that the fighters represent - 42nd street subway (US), Santos Harbor (Brazil), St Basil's Cathedral (Russia), the Harrod's building, London (UK) etc.
French Jerk: Though probably because he's a nihilist.
Gratuitous Japanese: Despite being French, all of his quotes are in Japanese.
Not Even Bothering with the Accent: Which is a little strange, seeing as how Dudley, Alex and Hugo speak in the appropriate language (and corresponding accent) to their nationalities....
Hypocrite: Due to the fact that his father abandoned him and his sister in order to pursue the art of a true warrior, Remy has a deep seated hatred for all street fighters. Yet he's on his personal mission of searching the Globe for World Warriors to defeat. By street fighting the Hell out of them, of course. This winquote says it all.
Why am I even here, anyway?
Ki Attacks: Being his moveset mostly ripped off from Charlie/Guile, he comes complete with projectile-throwing abilities. What's interesting about it is that, much like Sagat, he can choose to throw those Sonic Boom lookalike both high or low from the ground.
A mysterious man wearing a trenchcoat and iron mask, who is being pursued by the CIA. Q has been sighted in crime scene photographs of unsolved murders all over the world. His appearance in them may make him the murderer, or perhaps he could be investigating them, as hinted by his stereotypical detective attire. It is unknown who any of the murder victims are, or whether any of them were good or bad people, further adding mystery to Q's purpose.
Bizarre Alien Biology: While the question of whether or not he's human, robotic, or something else is still prevalent, being shocked causes his muscular system and an indistinct head to be shown.
Out of Focus: He hasn't appeared at all since his first appearance.
Parts Unknown: The series' most enigmatic fighter, hardly anything is known about him, let alone his birthplace.
Stone Wall: Taunt with him and he gains an extra third of his defense added on. You can do this three times. His defense is already high. Three taunts and he takes forever to go down.
Taking You with Me: His Total Destruction Super Art, where he literally Turns Red, grabs the opponent, and explodes.
Visible Silence: Has no winquotes in the American arcade versions and early console ports. In the Japanese version and Online Edition, his winquotes are nothing but question marks.
"Daddy, you believed in me! That win was for our Dojo!"
The heiress of the Rindoukan school of Karate, which she inherited after the death of her father. She seeks to restore her school's reputation by challenging other worthy opponents. She returns in Super Street Fighter IV, where she enters the tournament hoping to walk away both the champion (and subsequently put Rindoukan on the martial arts map) and earn a lot of money to rebuild her family's dojo.
Angry Eyebrows: Most noticeable during her win pose in Super Street Fighter IV, where she looks like an Angry Bird coming straight for you.
Badass Adorable: Her personality is a mix of sternness and enthusiasm. While she puts on a serious face, you can't help but feel her excitement before a fight that is in a way charming.
Character Exaggeration / Leeroy Jenkins: The Ibuki Legends comic really plays up her aggressiveness tas she challenges Ibuki no sooner then meeting her in class no less as she believes all fighters should do this. She also tries to pick a fight with Elena who was just trying to be friendly. Her story also ties in with Oro as her father was defeated by him and she itching to fight Oro to avenge her father. Oro tries to depart some wisdom on her but she takes it as "I gotta beat Ibuki first" as Ibuki had managed to pass a test of Oro's. She does chill out considerably near the end of the comic however.
Combat Pragmatist: Her Karate is pretty brutal, even for a fighting game standards. For example, she employs strangling techniques in her fighting style, is prone to punch really hard on grounded opponents, and one of her super arts even opens with a punch aimed... right at the nether regions. Also note that she is the only karate gi-wearing character who does not wear padded sparring gloves. And as of Super Street Fighter IV she is now the first martial artist character to not wear padded gloves (with Gouken being the second).
Does Not Like Shoes: She is the female equivalent of Ryu—and that's saying something considering the series' cast.
Averted with a couple of her alternate outfits in Super IV. On the other hand, if you look at her school outfit more carefully, you'll she that not only she doesn't wear socks but that also the kind of shoes she wears just may let her pull 'em off easily.
Hero Worshipper: Not to the level Sakura has, but Makoto is FLABBERGASTED at facing Ryu, since he is an absolute legend in the world of karate. Her starting pose when facing him is to take a VERY deep breath to calm her nerves. Subverted with Fei Long; she knows who he is and challenges him to a fight, but it doesn't go beyond mutual respect as fighters.
Muscles Are Meaningless: Subverted; she is a young little fighter girl but, unlike similar characters in other works, her body is pretty muscular. Is easier to notice while she's wearing her alternate outfit in SSFIV: those arms are quite developed...
Perpetual Frowner: As of IV, no official illustration has ever shown her display so much as a smirk. The only exceptions are one of her win poses in 3rd Strike and her ending in Super Street Fighter IV.
In the UDON Ibiki Legends comics she does smirk and grin a couple of times.
Turns Red: Plays literally straight during her Tanden Renki.
Urban Legend of Zelda: A rumor was circulating about she was originally going to be Ryu's sister, which may explain their resemblance.
Twelve - Russia
"01011.01111". (KO)
Twelve is a mutant, part of the G-Project, a biological warfare operation run by a mysterious organization under the control of Gill. Sent to purse Necro, his prototype, Twelve is genetically engineered to regenerate, form other shapes (usually weapons) out of his body, copy a person's appearance and skill, and is also being mass produced by the organization to create an army of Twelve-like creatures.
Bilingual Bonus: His win quotes are in binary, translating into such things as "EZ JOB", "PAIN", etc.
Ditto Fighter: He has a Super Art, X.C.O.P.Y., in 3rd Strike, which allows him to transform into his opponent for 15-20 seconds. It almost turns into a Game Breaker—after activating X.C.O.P.Y., if you taunt use "personal actions", you get stat buffs until the round is over, even after the transformation wears off. Twelve copying Q can become a real pain in the ass to take down.
Not Quite Flight: He has the unique ability to dash in midair, gliding short distances.
Out of Focus: He hasn't appeared at all since his first appearance.
Shapeshifter Weapon: A Bio-organic variation, yet not quite an example of Lovecraftian Superpowers. He can morph his appendages into axes, to blades, to scissors, to tentacles, to drills, the list goes on.
Spell My Name with an S: His name is misspelled as "Tweleve" in Japanese version of 3rd Strike.
Spikes of Doom: His N.D.L. special attack—and the super art equivalent, X.N.D.L.
You Are Number Twelve: He's not the only of his kind, and it's implied that Twelve gains some kind of sentience in his ending, where his normally blank eyes become like that of a human's.
Also known as Andore. A German wrestler and former criminal who went legit, making a name for himself in the American Pro Wrestling Circuit after the Mad Gear gang, who had employed him and his family at the time, was destroyed by Cody, Guy, and Haggar. His MANager is the infamous Poison, a good friend of his from his Mad Gear days. In 2nd Impact, he seeks a worthy opponent to join him as a tag partner in the wrestling ring, and then he forms the "Huge Wrestling Army" with the rest of the cast in 3rd Strike.
His intro pose includes Poison. Justified in that Poison is his manager during the events of this game.
Himself, he and his look-alike daddy made a lot of cameos in previous SF games, as well as in SF4.
Bao has a cameo in the SNK crossover. In III, it's a kid who looks like him.
Continuity Drift: Strangely, Hugo's character bio in 2nd Impact doesn't mention any of the other Andore relatives from Final Fight (Junior, Father, Grandfather, and Uncle); instead mentioning that his parents were farmers from Germany and that he has two younger sisters.
David Vs Goliath: He may be the single tallest character in the entire series, so unless he's up against behemoths like Zangief, Birdie, or T. Hawk, he's always going to be the big man.
Dumb Muscle: Often played with in regards to him. In general, the case seems to be that though he's certainly not stupid he prefers to let Poison do all the thinking, while he takes care of the fighting, which gives him this role even though, again, he may not actually be dumb.
Gentle Giant: To an extent. In game conversations, especially in Second Impact, show that he's an extremely nice guy.
Oktoberfest: His SFIII: 2nd Impact stage, set in Munich, perfectly sums this up. It's hard to tell initially, but a complete, pulled-back view of the stage reveals the whole area is inside a huge beer-tent!◊
