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Name's the Same: Not to be confused with the X-rated martial arts movie series starring Sonny Chiba.
- First up, is Ryu. Aside from the most obvious one, the list would be pretty long to name.
- Ken is Ryu's longtime friend and rival. It's also the shortened name of the 64th successor of Hokuto Shinken. In the Original Trilogy, its also the name of Ryu Hayabusa's dad.
- Guile's wife's name is Julia. In some versions, it is the name of Kenshiro's fiancee. In the UDON comics, its also Juli's real name.
- Rufus is the rotund Kung Fu fighter. We also have the 13th apostle and President Shinra's son.
- Gouken is Ryu and Ken's sensei. It's also the style of taijutsu used by both Maito Gai and Rock Lee.
- Depending on the location, Balrog could either be the American boxer or the Spanish Ninja. That, or demonic beings running amply in Middle-earth. That or the tall, muscular demonic beings seen in the sequel.
- Same with the name Vega. Aside from the Spanish Ninja (or the Man in Red in Japan), there's also the general in the Brotherhood of Nod who doubles as a drug lord.
- Abel is the French mercenary S.I.N. clone. The other Abel fights bare-handed in a weapon-based tournament.
- Crimson Viper's real name is Maya. There's also the knife-wielding tribal queen, the deceased twin sister of Aya Brea, [[Persona2 a perky journalist]], or the psychic assistant to a famous lawyer.
- Fei Long's three-punch combo is called the Rekkaken. No relation to the Rekka-Ken, which is a fire broadsword used by Jubei Yagyu.
- Both Chun-Li and Jun Kazama have techniques with the name Housenka.

Street Fighter / Fighting Street

Street Fighter: The Movie

Awesome, Dear Boy: Raul Julia's reason for making this film was because his kids thought it would be cool, so he did it for them... and single-handedly (sort of) saved the movie.
Hey, It's That Guy!: Pretty much the whole damn cast:
- Raul Julia as M. Bison.
- Kylie Minogue as Cammy.
- Grand L. Bush
- Miguel A. Nunez (Juwanna Mann!)
- Everyone's favorite well-respected Cherokee actor, Wes Studi.
- Robert Mammone as Carlos Blanka
Hey, It's That Voice!: Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li. Doubles as a Hey, It's That Girl! for fans of ER and Stargate Universe.
Money, Dear Boy: Raul Julia wanted the money for the role so he'd be able to make sure his two sons were taken care of.
- So My Kids Can Watch: He knew that he was about to make his last film, because he was dying of cancer, so he let his kids choose his last role.
What Could Have Been: Early drafts of the script focused on Ryu and Ken as the main characters. However, when Jean-Claude Van Damme signed on to appear in the film he insisted on being Guile and making him the central character. So the script was rewritten.
- In the year 2003, the movie was slated to finally have a sequel. Van Damme and Damien Chapa were to return as Guile and Ken, Holly Valance was to take over for Kylie Minogue as Cammy, Byron Mann was in talks to return as Ryu and Dolph Lundgren was supposed to appear in an untold role. However, once the rights to the franchise left Universal and went to Fox, the sequel was scrapped and turned into a reboot called Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which was far, far less received than this cult classic.
  - In the sequel it would have been revealed that Blanka and Dhalsim survived and the chemicals that made Dhalsim bald also gave him his stretching powers.
- They originally wanted Fabio to play Vega, which is understandable considering Vega's narcissism, and would've made a hilarious "Funny Aneurysm" Moment years later when Fabio's face was smashed after colliding with a goose on a roller coaster — no, you did not misread any of that.

Street Fighter: The Animated Series

Hey, It's That Voice!:
- Several characters (see "Talking to Himself" below) were voiced by Scott McNeil, who's especially famous for voicing Duo Maxwell among others. Made a little funny since McNeil also provided his vocal talents for another animated adaptation of a popular Capcom property.
- Bison was voiced by Richard Newman, whose resume includes Captain Ginyu, and Bear Hugger.
- In short, you can also hear Akuma, Bison and Ken/Blanka/Rolento as Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot/Rattrap/Silverbolt/Waspinator.
Talking to Himself: Ken, Blanka and Rolento are all voiced by Scott McNeil, while Balrog, E. Honda, Dee Jay, T. Hawk and Fei Long are all voiced by Paul Dobson.
- Also, it is very common to notice when a random Mook or innocent bystander is voiced by one of the main characters' voice actors.
  - Humorously enough, this actually gets Subverted in one episode, where Burke (voiced by Gary Chalk) is spoken to by a random person that was also voiced by Gary Chalk, but Rory (voiced by Scott McNeil) is the one that replies to the man, even interrupting Burke before he even uttered a single word to the other person.