History Characters / StreetFighter

* MemeticMutation: Why so? The answer lies... in the heart of battle.
** I am the world's greatest ''pillow'' fighter!
** [[HomestarRunner THE PIPES ARE BROKEN!]] [[hottip:* :[[{{Mondegreen}} It's actually]] "[[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]]!"]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtm3_RuLszA Would anybody like some poundcake?]] '''I'D LIKE SOME POUNDCAKE!''' [[hottip:* :Again, another {{Mondegreen}} for the above. Comes from one of [[AwesomeSeries Egoraptor's]] sketches from the [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495979 Street Fighter Collab]].]]
** "Oh man, I just got slimed by Arnold the Pig! That's it, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'M OUT OF HERE]]!"

* MemeticMutation: Wooga wooga wooga!
** "You're so sensitive!"
** "And you... YOU'RE A LOSER!"
** "Oh Guile, [[CampGay that color is YOU]]!"

* MemeticMutation: [[AnimatedAdaptation "No one has ever defeated Sagat, AND NO ONE EVER WILL!!!"]]
** There's also "You like... SOME CORNFLAKES?!"
*** "Guile alive?" (obligatory for the "OF COURSE!", and the jibe about not seeing it)

!!Lee
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->A Chinese kenpo master who enters the first tournament to test his skills. Apparently Lee is a relative to Yun and Yang of ''Street Fighter III''. Other than the original ''Street Fighter'', he makes an appearance in the ''Sakura Ganbaru!!'' manga as one of Sakura's opponents.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* BloodKnight
* GratuitousEnglish: "I have great fortune!"
* SatelliteCharacter: Partially due to him not being in any other game but the forgotten original. All we know about him is that he's friends with Gen and is the uncle of Yun and Yang.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the game based off of the ''Street Fighter'' movie, [[http://www.fenixware.net/fab/fab_triviaMain.asp?id=99 Capcom originally thought of the idea of]] a new ''Street Fighter'' game with digitized actors and was going to bring back certain characters such as him. However, Capcom changed their minds and they just simply made it a direct adaptation of the movie.

!!Retsu
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->Banished monk and master of Shorinji Kempo who was notably the first guy you fought in the original ''Street Fighter''. Although he never actually appeared as a fighter in subsequent games, he appears in concept art for the first ''Street Fighter Alpha'', where he is shown beating the crap out of Dan and has a role in Udon's ''Street Fighter'' comics as an old friend of Gouken.

* BareFistedMonk
* BigOlEyebrows
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Despite having appeared only in the original game, he's much more loved by the fanbase than other characters who suffered the same fate, and he has been used prominently in several related media.
* MeaningfulName: Retsu (?) means "violent" in Japanese and the reason why he was expelled from his monastery.
** It also goes along with the ThemeNaming between him and Geki, who are named the intensity of Japanese earthquakes.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: See Lee's section above.

!!Geki
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->A claw-wielding ninja who fought in the first tournament. It's been said that he was the one who trained Vega. He also uses shuriken and teleportation techniques.

* MeaningfulName: Geki?(?) means "intense" in Japanese
** It goes along with the ThemeNaming between him and Retsu.
* {{Ninja}}
* SmokeOut
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Same deal as Lee and Retsu.
* WildMassGuessing: There is a concrete possibility that Geki was the one who trained [[{{Expy}} Vega]] in the art of Ninjutsu, since the Spanish man went to Japan to study it according to the canon storyline, and both the fighters happen to use a three-bladed claw in combat.
** Also, many assume that Geki has connections with Ibuki and her village, and that he could even be the girl's father. Again, this is just {{Fanon}}.

!!Mike
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-> Former boxing champion, whose career was ruined when he accidentally killed one of his opponents.

* EpilepticTrees: Some people believe he is really Balrog, or M. Bison as he is called in Japan, since the M. stands for Mike.
** In all fairness, Balrog/M.Bison from the sequel was originally intended to be the same character. But Capcom chickened out at the last minute, afraid of being sued by Mike Tyson. Hence, they did the infamous "name change switcharoo" and officially declared that Mike and Balrog/M.Bison were two different characters.
* ExtremityExtremist
* ScaryBlackMan

!!Joe
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->An underground American martial artist who entered the tournament to test his skills. One of the first opponents in the original game and about as generic as they come.

* AllThereInTheManual: He didn't appear in another ''Street Fighter'' game outside the 1st as a playable character, but he appeared as the white guy whom punched the black guy in the ''Street Fighter II'' intro.
** Is then [[WildMassGuessing easy to assume]] that the guy being punched is Mike, form that same game. However, the two characters seen in the ''SFII'' intro simply ''resemble'' the former characters: they could be completely different persons from what WordOfGod has let us know.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy
** MeaningfulName: Look at the above trope. Then look at the character's name.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Rumour has it that he was going to appear in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' but was replaced by Cody at the last minute.

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* Cammy, no contest. I'd love to meet her in a dark alley, that's not even open to debate.
* YourMilageMayVary. I vote Guile. Let's pretend he's not married.

->A claw-wielding ninja who fought in the first tournament. He also uses shuriken and teleportation techniques.

Cammy, no contest. I'd love to meet her in a dark alley, that's not even open to debate.

* AnimeHair: Check out that circle mohawk! It has a hole in it.

* MeaningfulName: A golf term, shares this theme with Birdie.

*** He ''also'' says "No time for losers".

* SimpleStaff

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* FriendToAllChildren: He's revered as a national hero in Thailand. In his ending from ''Super Street Fighter IV'', you actually see him in a tender moment with some of the local Thai children.

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!!Guy
->''"All I do...is in the service of Bushinryu.!"''

->A Japanese American Ninjutsu master dressed in a red ninja outfit and converse shoes. Guy is the 39th successor of the Bushin style of Ninjutsu, a martial arts style dating back to Japan's feudal age, Guy traveled to America to improve his martial art skills and found himself at Metro City, where he befriend fellow fighters Cody and Haggar and assisted the two in their battle against the Mad Gear gang in the original ''Final Fight''. In the Alpha series, it is established that as a practitioner of Bushin Ryu, he is an upholder of the world's balance, and travels the world as a vigilante bringing an end to several criminal organizations. He develops a new form of Bushin Style in the original ''Alpha'', tests his new style against his Master Zeku in ''Alpha 2'', and then find himself involved with Bison and his organization in ''Alpha 3''. He is stated to appear in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. Despite his steadfast devotion to his duty of carrying out justice in the shadows, he surprisingly has a fiancee, Rena.

* ApologeticAttacker: But only if your name happens to be [[{{Nakama}} Cody or Rose]].
* {{Badass}}
* BadassBack: One of his taunts. Also appears at the end of his Bushin Musou Renge in ''IV''.
* BadassBoast: "Don't worry. Everyone loses to me!" and "There is nothing you can do that I can't counter."
* BadassCreed: Gets a few, most notably in ''IV''. They're usually coupled with a PreAsskickingOneLiner, but still.
-->'''Guy''': "The power of Bushin-ryuu shall be my quill."
-->'''Guy''': "Kore zo Bushin-ryuu!" ("This is the Bushin style!")
* BlackScreenOfDeath: The Bushin Mus? Renge (or Warrior God's Unmatched Reaping); Guy will perform a grab and, if it connects, the screen will darken like in Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu, as the player watch Guy's silhouette pummelling his helpless opponent.
** It's changed up a bit as his Ultra in ''IV''. He grabs his foe, starts pummeling them at SuperSpeed to the point that he's playing human pinball, and then finally focuses for one last attack (the above trope), with a shakuhachi briefly replacing the BGM. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome The visual presentation is rather stunning.]]
* ButNotTooForeign: Given that he's an Asian-looking dude who dresses in ninja fashion and trains Ninjutsu under a Japanese master in Japan, no one would have suspected for him to be American if it wasn't for the information given in his bio in ''Alpha''. His nationality was originally stated to be Japanese in ''Final Fight'', but it seems he became a fully naturalized American for the ''Alpha'' series if his original nationality wasn't retconned.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In a recent ''Street Fighter IV'' trailer, he makes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOqT4oynzo#t=01m39s one hell of a funny (and extremely out of character) face]]!
** There was also his {{Narm}}-fueled exchange with Bison in ''Alpha 2''. It's made hilarious by the fact that a person as [[TheStoic straight-laced]] as he delivers a line like this:
-->'''Bison''': "Bushin style ninjas are no match for Shadaloo soldiers."
-->'''Guy''': "I've fought your soldiers. Now I've come for you."
-->'''Bison''': "My soldiers are skilled, but I am supreme."
-->'''Guy''': "[[OutOfCharacterMoment Yea, a supreme fat-head!]]"
* DetectEvil
* EnsembleDarkhorse: "[[MemeticMutation Real ninjas wear nikes]]." [[hottip:* :A TakeThat directed at ''{{Naruto}}''. Ironically, in ''SSFIV'', Guy receives [[HighlyVisibleNinja an outfit just as bright and colorful]] as Naruto's.]]
* FightingYourFriend: In ''Alpha 3'' he fights Rose in an attempt to dissuade her from fighting Bison in what will clearly result in Rose's death. Unfortunately, he loses that one. In ''SSFIV'', he tries it ''again''. There's also his two bouts (again, in ''Alpha 3'' and ''SSFIV'') with [[VitriolicBestBuds his somewhat-estranged best friend]], Cody, who Guy is trying to redeem. And of course, Maki is trying to defeat him so she can become the next Bushin master.
* FlashStep
* FragileSpeedster: Although a top contender alongside the likes of Chun-Li and Vega, one could argue that he leans towards being a nimble GlassCannon instead.
* GameBreaker: In ''{{Namco x Capcom}}'', where he's paired up with Bushin-ryuu successor [[CaptainCommando Sho/Ginzu]]. The two even get a CombinationAttack version of Guy's Bushin Musou Renge where Guy and Sho pummel the opponent from both sides, Sho's variant being performed via ''his ninjato''; it is just as painful as it sounds. Notably, they and [[{{Xenosaga}} KOS-MOS]] are the only units to hold such a status in the game.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: May be subverted if you choose to play with a black outfit. Also, to go with the color, he's pretty competent as a ninja.
* HurricaneKick: His Bushin Senpuukyaku, which was a technique he used in ''Final Fight''.
** In an odd inversion of MegaManning, he learned the technique after Ryu defeated ''him'' in a fight.
** Actually, I'm pretty sure Guy already knew this technique, as he could use it in the original Final Fight which takes place before Street Fighter Alpha.
*** Or that he modified the Bushin Senpuukyaku to make it more of a {{Shoryuken}} attack between ''FinalFight'' and ''StreetFighterAlpha''.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: The mindset he adheres to. Realizing that his feelings are inconsequential, Guy adopts an "end justifies the means" mentality. [[WildMassGuessing Could possibly be the reason for his]] ChaoticGood [[CharacterDerailment characterization]] in ''Streetwise''.
* KiAttacks: But only in ''Final Fight 3''.
* LawfulGood: Becomes ChaoticGood in ''FinalFight Streetwise''.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Taken from the Slums Area of ''Final Fight'', the very first stage of his debut game.
* McNinja: [[ButNotTooForeign Partly]]; he's a Japanese-American.
* MeaningfulName: His name in Japanese is actually ''Gai'' (?, which is the kanji for "victorious"), but its [[SpellMyNameWithAnS usually spelled]] as "Guy" in English to avoid the obvious mispronunciation. Alternatively, he may have been named after Guy Picciotto, like the other ''Final Fight'' characters who are named after rockstars. Both have bangs long enough to cover their eyes.
* MemeticMutation: Aside from the nikes things, there has been a surge of YouTube comments turning Guy and the story of ''Final Fight'' into a parody of {{Blaxploitation}} films due to the funky style of his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE4B6RfA5oU theme]] in ''IV''. Its name? ''Bushinryu Jones''.
** '''PROFOUND''' [insert word here]'''NESS!'''
* {{Narm}}: His death scream in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', "Profound sadness!"
** NarmCharm: Also doubles as MemeticMutation. Both the English ''and'' Japanese version ("'''MUNEN!'''", [[{{Mondegreen}} or as the fans hear it]], "'''MUNANG!'''").
* {{Ninja}}: Guy uses more traditional ninjutsu with street fighting influences, while Ibuki uses a ninjutsu style that fits the popular image of one.
* OrnamentalWeapon: Guy was the only ''Final Fight'' character in the ''Alpha'' series to not use a weapon (Hugo doesn't count as he was in ''III''), but he uses [[strike:kunai]] Ninja Blades during cutscenes in ''Street Fighter IV''. He doesn't really need them though.
* TheOtherDarrin: Throughout the ''Alpha'' series and even up to ''Namco x Capcom'', TetsuyaIwanaga was his seiyuu. In ''Super Street Fighter IV'', he's now voiced by Tsuguo Mogami.
* PerpetualFrowner: The only instance this troper recalls Guy not having his trademark scowl is in a rare official art depicting him, Ken, and Ryu in more casual clothes and the poster in Cody's intro (but he still has his angry eyes in both occasions). He is also presumably smiling when Cody decides to assist him in ''[=SFA3=]''.
** There's [[http://capcomdatabase.wikia.com/wiki/File:GuyRena%26Maki.png artwork]] of Guy, Maki, and Rena hanging out. The latter is cheerfully clinging onto Guy's arm, while Guy and Maki are somber. Apparently, not even the presence of ''his own wife'' can cheer him up.
*** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Why is Maki blushing in that picture?]]
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: In ''Namco x Capcom'', when Janga from ''{{Klonoa}} Heroes'' calls him a pain in the ass. Guy's response? "A pain in the ass? Such things are irrelevant in battle."
* ProductPlacement: Look at his shoes. See the swoosh?
** Slightly altered in ''SSFIV'' (to the point of LawyerFriendlyCameo), but the overall design's still there.
* ShipTease: See [[StreetFighterAlpha Rose]]'s entry. It's also [[ShippingGoggles easy to misinterpret]] his relationship with Maki (his ''sister-in-law'') due to her {{Tsundere}}-like behavior towards him in ''Alpha 3''. (In reality, what could be seen as [[FoeYay Rival Yay]] is the byproduct of Maki's ambition to become the next Bushin master; [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou if she doesn't defeat Guy, someone else could become the 40th Bushin master]].)
* SophisticatedAsHell: His exchange with Bison in ''Alpha 2'' (see above), as well as lines such as "You are ''so'' outclassed".
* SpeedEchoes: One of his intros in ''Alpha 3''.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His Bushin Musou Renge. Whereas ''Alpha 3'' and ''SSFIV'' spell it as the above, he and Sho/Ginzu [[CallingYourAttacks yell the words]] "BUSHIN MUSOU RENKA!" in ''[=NxC=]''.
* SpinningPiledriver: His Bushin Goraisenpuujin Ultra Combo ends with a rather impressive one.
* TheStoic: He carries out his duties as a ninja/protector of the world's balance with an almost professional air of detachment. His grim face rarely shows any emotions with the only truly noticeable emotion being occasional shock, such as when he found out what happened to Cody in ''[=SFA3=]''.
** NotSoStoic: If your name is M. Bison and you're abducting Rose, '''''pray''''' that you do '''''not''''' cross this man on a moonlit night. If your name is Rose, do '''''not''''' appear to be dead.
*** A more straight example would be his battle against Cody in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Guy calmly says that he doesn't like interfering in other people's lives and that everything should be left as is...and then exclaims, "CODY...WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!!!"
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* VerbalTic: In certain games, he ends his sentences with "-de gozaru", like a stereotypical ninja.
* {{Wall Jump}}er
* WarriorPoet: Guy is quite insightful when he needs to be.
* WarriorTherapist: In the ''SFA'' manga, moments before Guy defeats Satsui no Hadou Ryu, he gives his opponent a speech urging him to control his killing intent WHILE BLOCKING EVERY PUNCH FROM HIS SHUN GOKU SATSU AND COUNTERING THEM.

!!Cody
->''"I saved a city, saved a girl, but couldn't save myself..."''

->Full name Cody Travers (according to ''Final Fight: Streetwise''). An American martial arts expert, specializing in knife fighting, Cody is a born street fighter who became known as the "Hero of Metro City" after rescuing his childhood sweetheart Jessica from the Mad Gear gang in ''FinalFight''. However, he ended up becoming addicted to street fighting and, after breaking up with Jessica, was arrested by old nemesis Edi E. for assaulting Poison. He manages to escape during a jail riot. He appear again in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.

* AmericanAccents: In ''SSFIV'', Michael T. Coleman gives Cody a neutral-sounding accent, although he does occasionally dip into a more Brooklyn-sounding accent, as evidenced with his intro and some of his attacks (i.e. "Criminal Uppa!"). In the cartoon, Mark "[[GundamWing Heero Yuy]]" Hildreth voices Cody with a stereotypical hillbilly accent. Suffice to say, Cody isn't particularly bright in the ''Final Fight''-themed episode.
* {{Antihero}}: At this point he's probably a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiheroes Type]] [[GoodIsNotNice III]], with shades of Type [[KnightInSourArmor II]] thrown into the mix.
* {{Badass}}: An extremely apathetic badass, but a badass nonetheless.
** HandicappedBadass: He wears those prison cuffs because he wants a challenge, not because he can't take them off.
* BloodKnight: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], he went to jail for always starting brawls under the slightest provocation despite his connections with Mayor Mike Haggar and he looks obviously bored everytime he fights, presumibly because he doesn't get any satisfaction out of fighting anymore and continues to do so only because he is simply addicted to it.
** The above quote gives you a good glimpse of how [[TragicHero tragic a hero]] he is.
* BlowYouAway
* CardboardPrison: This is what the prison in Metro City is to Cody. He always returns, but the fact that it can't hold him is a problem.
* CatchPhrase: "Bingo!" and "Jackpot!" seem to be this. You could also make a case for ''his laugh''.
** "Ha-haa!"
* ChainedByFashion: Cody's handcuffs in ''Alpha 3'' and ''SSFIV'' which he could easily remove at any time.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Notably, [[ImprobableWeaponUser he can throw a rock]] with enough force to cancel out a ''Hadouken'', and he can easily escape jail by punching through walls. It makes you wonder why Metro City even bothers keeping Cody locked up.
* TheCombatPragmatist: Cody specializes in dirty fighting, such as the use of "foreign objects" (there will always be a knife on the ground when he is in play) and throwing clumps of dirt/rocks into his opponent's eyes.
** It gets better in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. His Last Dread Dust Ultra begins with his trademark "[[AHandfulForAnEye kick sand in the eye routine]]". He then follows up with a wrench-aided bludgeoning, uppercuts them with said wrench, and then [[BatterUp winds up and knocks them out of the park]]... with a metal pipe. Damn.
** In ''Alpha 3'', he could do an attack on wakeup called [[AHandfulForAnEye Bad Spray]]. In ''SSFIV'', this is replaced by the Zonk Knuckle, ''a sucker punch''.
* CostumeInertia: In ''SSFIV'', he's still wearing his prison outfit, although it's possible that he was simply caught again (or simply didn't bother to change his outfit). His alternate costume is a modern update of his classic "white shirt & jeans" ensemble, and by the time of ''Streetwise'' ([[{{Discontinuity}} if you believe that game existed]]), he's back to wearing his old outfit, only with a different prison shirt over it.
** In all likelihood, he's still imprisoned. Not so much for the fighting anymore (though starting prison brawls probably doesn't help), but his multiple escape attempts could have greatly extended his sentence.
* CrackingUp: He cracks his knuckles right before his Final Destruction Ultra Combo.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The transition over to ''Street Fighter'' from ''Final Fight'' was '''not''' what people were expecting, to say the least.
* DeadpanSnarker: Ever since he was jailed.
* DemotedToExtra: In between ''Final Fight'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', he was demoted to background cameos and the occasional mention.
* {{Emo}}: According to Juri, anyway.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Thanks in part to his appearance and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIL6K-oL760 theme]] in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.
* {{Expy}}: In being updated for ''Alpha 3'', he was given Joe's "rolling sobat" from the original ''Street Fighter''.
* FridgeBrilliance: His theme in ''SSFIV'' (as noted below) is heavily based off of the intro from ''Final Fight''. The rapper repeats the words "Turn the beat back!" quite often. This is a look into Cody's psyche; he longs to relive his glory days as a hero and get out of his funk, but sadly has convinced himself that things can never go back to how they were.
* HeavySleeper: A couple of Cody's taunts in ''Super IV'' have him yawning, while one has him flat-out ''taking a nap in the middle of the match''. His Game Over animation is basically Cody falling asleep.
* HonorBeforeReason: Fans have accused him of this during the ending of ''Final Fight''. (And still a case of it whether if the story of him being framed is true or not.)
* HyperspaceArsenal: Cody inexplicably stashes a pipe and an adjustable wrench on his body, usually pulled out from behind his back.
* [=~"I Know You're In There Somewhere" Fight~=]: A more heroic example: Guy believes that there's still a hero somewhere deep enough within Cody. Cody, cynical as he is, doesn't buy it.
* InvulnerableKnuckles: Subverted. The reason his keeps his hands covered in tape is because of the scars he received from ''punching through walls''.
* JerkassFacade: Ever since his appearance in the ''SFA'' series. he talks about on how he is not a hero anymore, but his stance in fighting the forces of evil is still pretty much the same.
* TheJimmyHartVersion: His theme in ''SSFIV'' (based off of the intro to ''Final Fight'', but more [[DarkerAndEdgier urban and gritty]]) sounds like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ohYsK5Y8Dc "Got Money"]] by Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain.
* KnifeNut: A heroic version. A knife will mysteriously appear on the battlefield in both ''Alpha 3'' and ''Super IV'' during Cody's matches, in reference to the original ''Final Fight'', where he was the best character with knives.
* KoichiYamadera: His seiyuu in ''Alpha 3''.
* MemeticMutation: Thanks to the god-awful cartoon and the magic of {{YouTube Poop}}s, we have '''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTT1aG7z5hU "YOU... HURT... MY... JESSICA!!!!"]]''''' and its {{Mondegreen}} '''''[[ThisIsSPARTA "YOU... HURT... MAH... TESTICALS!!!!!"]]'''''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1tK-GaoYk Turn da beat back!]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: The original trailers for ''SSFIV'' depicted Cody facing Chun-Li in his Rival Battle (it'd make sense, considering that she's a cop and he's a escaped convict/vigilante), but it was changed to Guy later in development.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: When he was introduced into the ''Street Fighter'' continuity, Cody was given a move, the Criminal Upper, in which he throws an uppercut that releases a multi-hitting ''tornado''.
** Given that the lead character of the franchise is [[BetterThanItSounds an hobo that throws fire out of his hands]], Cody's newfound powers shouldn't come as much more shocking...
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Cody is modeled after Michael Paré's role as Tom Cody from the action movie, ''{{Streets of Fire}}''. A few years after his debut, Cody would get an {{Expy}} in the form of ''{{Streets of Rage}}'''s Axel.
* NonchalantDodge: Cody has the unique ability among the street fighters to completely negate the opponent's attacks by dodging them with his V-Ism Yoke ability.
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: After he wins a fight in ''Super SFIV''.
* TheOtherDarrin: KoichiYamadera in ''Alpha 3'', DaisukeKishio in ''SSFIV''.
* PermaStubble: Then again, YOU try shaving with your hands cuffed together.
** It's not really hard when the handcuffs' chain is THAT long.
* {{Retcon}}: The original reason for why Cody was absent in the ''Final Fight'' series was because he and Jessica went away on vacation. However, in ''Final Fight Revenge'' he was framed by the Mad Gear Gang and was sent to jail. In the ''SFA'' series, it's not quite clear if he deserved to go to jail.
** I'm pretty sure that [[BloodKnight his addiction to fighting]], [[http://capcomdatabase.wikia.com/wiki/File:CodySecretFileArt.png causing him to randomly pick fights with any and everyone]] is a good enough reason.
* TragicHero: After defeating Belger, Cody just couldn't get away from fighting, causing him to get [[strike:arrested]] ''framed by crooked cop Edi E.'' ([[{{Discontinuity}} if you believe]] ''[[{{Discontinuity}} Revenge]]'' [[{{Discontinuity}} happened]]), then getting framed by another former enemy (Poison), then getting hooked on drugs ([[{{Discontinuity}} if you believe]] ''[[{{Discontinuity}} Streetwise]]'' [[{{Discontinuity}} happened]]) and breaking up with the girl he saved.
** Even worse; his ending in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' has him willingly returning to jail because that's where ''he believes he belongs''.
* VictoryIsBoring: With Mad Gear beaten and Metro City saved, Cody's boredom has grown out of his mind; that's the main reason why he has developed the addiction to fighting that eventually got him put in jail.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Guy. Most of the [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] comes from Cody, but it's clear that the two are still good friends. Notably, it seems to only Guy can break Cody out of his ChaoticNeutral JerkassFacade and [[ChaoticGood and send him careening at the forces of evil]].
* WithMyHandsTied: Cody fights in his prison garb and cuffs in ''Alpha 3'' and ''Super IV''.

!!Maki
->''"Don't take it so seriously, [[TakeThat I didn't!]]"''

->Full name Maki Genryusai. Introduced in ''Final Fight 2'', she is the younger sister of Guy's fiancee Rena and also trained in the art of the Bushin style. She was once the leader of a biker gang during her high school years. After her sister and father are kidnapped by a revived Mad Gear, Maki enlists the help of Mike Haggar and South American swordsman Carlos Miyamoto to rescue them. Afterward, she sets off to search for Guy to challenge him for the Bushin succession.

* ActionGirl
* AscendedExtra: Of all the characters introduced in the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] ''Final Fight'' sequels, she was the ''only'' one to become playable in this series.
* BikerBabe: She used to be a biker gang leader in the past.
** Not that you would ever know that [[AllThereInTheManual without reading it in a manual]].
* BoisterousBruiser: A ''female'' example.
* CanonImmigrant: She's the only character from ''Final Fight 2'' who made a return appearance as a player character.
* CaptainErsatz: People accused her of being this towards [[FatalFury Mai]] [[TheKingOfFighters Shiranui]] due to their similar designs, hence the emphasis on Maki's roots as the leader of a biker gang.
* CryCute: The ending of ''Final Fight 2'', which makes her a BadassAdorable.
* CuteBruiser ''and'' FragileSpeedster: Yes, she's ''both''.
* DistaffCounterpart: Her moves in ''Final Fight 2'' are very similar to her brother-in-law, with only a few subtle differences. She has a bit more variety in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' though.
* HighlyVisibleNinja
* {{Irony}}: She hates being treated as a [[DistressedDamsel damsel in distress]] yet ends up requiring [[BigDamnHeroes Guy's intervention]] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck when she encounters Bison]].
* TheLadette
* LadyInRed
* MikiNagasawa: Her seiyuu in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' (and by proxy, the newer ports of ''Alpha 3'').
* {{Mukokuseki}}: Her [[HairOfGold blonde hair]] are rather uncommon for a japanese girl.
* {{Ninja}}
* PantyShot: Just so you know, they're black.
* ShesGotLegs
* SimpleStaff: A Tonfa to be exact.
* SpinAttack: The Reppukyaku.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She plays the role of tomboy to her older sister Rena.
* {{Tsundere}}: Classic type 1 (aka "tsuntsun") towards Guy, but in a ''non''-romantic context.
* {{Wall Jump}}er: Of the command input variety; the move (Hassoukyaku) can end in either a kick or a grab.

!!Sodom
->''"Die job death car?" (Daijobu desu ka? - Are you ok?)''

->An American Japanophile decked in a Samurai-like armor and helmet, Sodom was a member of the Mad Gear gang, working as an underground wrestling promoter in a secret ring within Metro City's subway system. After the downfall of the gang in ''Final Fight'', he attempts to revive the Mad Gear gang under his leadership, attempting to recruit his former allies, as well as Japanese sumo wrestlers like E. Honda.

* {{Antivillain}}: Despite he is trying to rebuild a gang that terrorized Metro City for years, he isn't spectacularly evil, even more when he is compared with the other bad guys of the series. He also shows to have some concern for Rolento, as it is demonstrated in Rolento's ending in ''Alpha 3'' when he saves Rolento from perishing in the Shadaloo base, and seems that he became big buddies with E. Honda. See HeroicSacrifice below for more.
* BloodBrothers: Him and Rolento, although this is only by Sodom's admission.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Renamed "Katana" in the SNES ports of ''Final Fight'' and ''Alpha 2'' due to his name bearing religious references. Not to mention ''[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean other things]]''...
* CoolMask
* DualWielding
* DumbMuscle: Although he doesn't tend to show any truly [[TVTropesDrinkingGame egregious]] stupidity.
* {{Flanderization}}: Sodom's misguided fascination with Japanese culture in ''Final Fight'' became more of an obsession in the ''Alpha'' series, to the point that the Japanese versions of the games has all of his dialogue in broken Japanese.
* GratuitousJapanese: [[RuleOfFunny And he gets it]] ''[[RuleOfFunny completely]]'' [[RuleOfFunny wrong]].
* HeroicSacrifice: In his ''Alpha 3'' ending, he sacrifices himself to stop Bison once and for all.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Biblical reference to his name.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: In ''Final Fight'' and his X-Ism mode in ''StreetFighter Alpha 3''
* {{Leitmotif}}: His theme is a combination of the [=BGM=]s from both the Warehouse and Metro City Subway Areas.
* McNinja: Whether he means to be a ninja or is actually trying to look like a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot football]] [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai samurai]] is unknown, but whatever it is, he's doing a terrible job at it.
** Sodom is best described as a [[{{Understatement}} major]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanophile japanophile]].
* TalkingToHimself: [[OverlyLongGag Last time, I promise]]. Shares a [[WataruTakagi seiyuu]] with Zangief, Gen, Adon, and Birdie.

!!Rolento
->''"I shall rebuild my empire... [[{{Narm}} ON YOUR FACE!]]"''

->Full name Rolento F. Schugerg. A German-American mercenary, Rolento formerly served the American special forces unit the Red Berets before joining Mad Gear as sub-leader, managing the gang's secret drug plant located at Metro City's Industrial Area in the original ''Final Fight''. After the downfall of the gang, he decided to create a Utopian nation of elite soldiers, hoping to recruit both former allies (Sodom) and adversaries (Guy and Cody), to his cause. May be returning in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' as a DLC character alongside Alex.

* BeatingADeadPlayer: One of his win poses is ''throwing a grenade at his fallen opponent''.
* BombThrowingAnarchists: He uses grenades in ''close combat'', for crying out loud!
* ColonelBadass
* CrazyAwesome: He's ''way'' fixated with military jargon and utopic dreams, but hey, he can dish it out pretty well.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: He's one of the most commonly-requested characters for ''Super Street Fighter IV''.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Crazy military man he may be, but he wants people to be able to make their own decisions in his utopia. Which is why he destroys the Psycho Drive rather than claim it for his own.
* FingerlessGloves
* FragileSpeedster: Somewhat. He has decent defense but takes quick reflexes to master.
* GoodScarsEvilScars
* {{Leitmotif}}: The Bay Area theme from ''Final Fight''.
* NiceHat
* KnifeNut
* RazorFloss: In his "Take No Prisoner" Super, he uses lassos his opponent with a wire, then loops it over a hook held by one of his cronies to hang the victim {{for massive damage}}. Subverted in that it doesn't actually cut the opponent.
* SimpleStaff
* SpamAttack: Patriot Circle.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Spelled "Rolent" in ''Final Fight 2'' and in his ''Alpha 2'' ending.
* TalkingToHimself: Jin Yamanoi voices Rolento and Eagle.
* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: ''All the freaking time''--they should have called him ''[[PunnyName Roll-ento]]'' while they were at it. However, rolling is [[SubvertedTrope far from unnecessary]] for him, since it's actually the basis of his acrobatic combat style.
* {{Wall Jump}}er: His Mekong Delta Escape.

!!Hugo
->''"I'm number one!"''

->A German wrestler who made a name for himself in the American Pro Wrestling Circuit. His [[IncrediblyLamePun MANager]] is the infamous Poison, a former member of the Mad Gear gang from ''Final Fight''. 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''.

* AssKicksYou: His low hard kick has Hugo throwing himselfs ass-first into his opponent.
* DumbMuscle: Although he doesn't tend to show any truly egregious stupidity.
* {{Expy}}: Hugo is literally Andore from ''FinalFight''. For some reason, his back-story in ''2nd Impact'' doesn't mention any of the other Andores from ''Final Fight'' (Jr., F., U., G.), but instead it makes references to Hugo having farmer parents and two younger sisters still living in Germany.
** In other words, an odd combination of {{Retcon}}, FlipFlopOfGod, and MultipleChoicePast.
* GratuitousGerman: "Ein, zwei, drei ENDE!"
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Poison, [[DroppedABridgetOnHim albeit in the]] [[AttractiveBentGender most technical way possible]].
* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Voiced by Len Carlson, otherwise known as [[TheRaccoons Bert Raccoon]] or [[Animated/TheLegendOfZelda Ganon]].
* MightyGlacier
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Andore, in turn, is based off of Andre the Giant.
* {{Oktoberfest}}: His ''SFIII: 2nd Impact'' stage, set in Munich, perfectly sums this up.
* TheOtherDarrin: WataruTakagi in ''2nd Impact'', Len Carlson in ''3rd Strike''.
* PecFlex
* RealMenWearPink
* SpinningPiledriver: Both the Moonsault Press and the Super Art variation Gigas Breaker.
* [=~Sure, Why Not?~=]: Yes, WordOfGod [[http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2010/feb/12/partial-translation-latest-ssf4-blog-new-images/ has finally confirmed that he's from the Andore family]].
** And they also confirmed that Poison's gender differs between regions just like the name changes for Rog, Vega, and Bison. In America, Poison is a post-op tranny, but [=~She's A Man In Japan~=].
* TalkingToHimself: Len Carlson also voices Q.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The dev team actually planned to include Hugo in ''New Generation'', but he had to be DummiedOut due to time constraints.
* [=~Wrestling Doesn't Pay~=]: It seems the case for Hugo; he can be seen working in a construction site in the Metro City stage of ''Super Street Figher IV''.
* WrestlingFamily: The Andore family is pretty much a family of {{giant mook}}s, and Hugo is no exception.

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* {{Expy}}/ShoutOut: Ryu is believed to be based on Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama.
** Him and Ken seem to have also been partly based on Kenshiro and Shin from ''{{Fist of the North Star}}''.
*** Honestly, what HASN'T been based on ''{{Fist of the North Star}}''?

* ShoutOut: In some official ''Street Fighter II'' artwork as well as ''Street Fighter IV'', Ryu's belt has four kanji emblazoned upon it: kaze (? wind), hayashi (? woods), hi (? fire) and yama (? mountain); these four kanji make up the furinkazan. The four words are based on chapter seven of Sun Tzu's ''{{The Art of War}}'', which dictates how one should conduct battle.
** In a MediumAwareness CrowningMomentOfFunny [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Awesome]], Ryu invokes [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1189137.html?#cutid1 Issue #27]] of ''{{Deadpool}}'' in the comics with the words "Speaking of comics, you ever read ''Deadpool''?" before hitting Sagat with the very Shoryuken that gave him the scar on his chest.

* ShoutOut: One of Ken's victory quotes from ''SSFIV'' reads: "See? The stronger fighter always wins! As easy to understand as a flowchart!". [[AscendedMeme This is likely a nod to]] [[http://insomnia.ac/archive/games/xbox360/s/streetfighteriv/ken_flowchart.jpg this image]] which circulated in the ''Street Fighter'' community for quite a while.

* ShoutOut: It's possible that he was named after legendary Thai boxer Sagat Petchyindee.

* ShoutOut: He is seen destroying ''Final Fight'' oildrums several times (his regular intro, ''SFA'' manga, ''[=SFA3=]'' intro with Cody, ''Super SFIV'' intro, etc.).
** In ''Alpha 3'', Guy cranks a corny joke about how he has his opponent "on a chain". This not only references how he was one of two characters to retain the ability to perform chain combos in the ''Alpha'' series (the other was Gen), but his [[CharacterTiers nigh-dominant status]] in the original ''Alpha''.
** He gets three nods to ''Final Fight'' in the ''Alpha'' series. His Bushin Gokusaken chain combo is his basic combo. His usual intro pose involves him performing a lunging kick to break through some barrels while his intro against Cody in ''Alpha 3'' has Guy performing a Bushin Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku, losing some health, and then regaining it by picking up some food. In ''Final Fight'', barrels were common breakable objects, while the Bushin Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku was a DesperationAttack that sacrified some of Guy's vitality. (Health could be recovered by eating food pickups located inside said barrels.)
** His new Ultra Combo in ''IV'' ends with the [[{{Naruto}} Front/Primary Lotus]]. Even better; the name of the Ultra is the Bushin [[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Goraisenpuujin]].
** When you complete the Car Crusher challenge in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' with Guy or Cody a member of the Mad Gear gang will appear from the background and shout "Oh my car"! A call back to same challenge when you complete it in the original ''Final Fight''

* ShoutOut: One of Cody's win quotes from ''Alpha 3'' states that it's good to "know more than two moves" after being absent for so long.
** His Final Destruction Super in ''Alpha 3'' is an extended reference to the arcade version of ''Final Fight'', where, playing as Cody, you could hit the opponent twice, turn around, quickly turn back, and repeat, for an infinite GameBreaker combo.
*** The X-Ism version of this move simply turns his punches into his basic combo from ''FF'' and his jumping kick into the Crack Kick. His Dead End Irony super in ''Alpha 3'' ends with the Cyclone Kick, Cody's answer to the HurricaneKick in ''Final Fight''.
** He had a TitleDrop nod to his origins as well: "With so much riding on my fists, this will not be my final fight!"
** And in ''SSFIV'', one of his Ultra Combos has him break out the pipe, one of the weapons from ''Final Fight''.
** Cody's render for ''Super Street Fighter IV'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc9DL-wvt2k&feature=channel#t=01m20s shows him]] destroying a brick wall with the ''Street Fighter'' logo on it, which appears to be a [[CallBack throwback]] to the original intro of the first ''Street Fighter''.
*** [[OlderThanTheyThink You're a bit late on that one]]. Check out the [[http://www.eventhubs.com/artwork/cody-artwork-4-street-fighter-alpha/ promotional artwork]] for ''Alpha 3''.
** In ''Revenge'', he has a super where [[FistOfTheNorthStar he punches the opponent, slowly walks away, and mutters "You are already dead." as they then are afflicted by numerous blows to the body]].
** During his rival match with Guy, Cody utters this: "Guess I'm better at street fighting."

* ShoutOut: Her Reppukyaku seems a bit similar to [[TheKingOfFighters Benimaru Nikaido]]'s Shinkuu Katategoma albeit slightly more angular. As a ContinuityNod to the {{Desperation Attack}}s from ''Final Fight'', using the Reppukyaku drains some of her vitality.

* {{Expy}}: Of the God's Army Colonel from ''{{Fist of the North Star}}''.
** His motivation to create a Utopia for elite soldiers is a ShoutOut to ''MetalGear''[='s=] Big Boss.

[[caption-width-right:350:So which of these guys ''would'' you want to meet in a dark alley?[[hottip:* : Chun-Li and Cammy. Do you even need to ask?]]]]

* MeaningfulName: Contrary to popular belief, Ryu's name is actually spelled with the kanji for "prosperity" (隆) in Japanese and not "dragon" (竜 or 龍).

* ShoutOut: In some official ''Street Fighter II'' artwork as well as ''Street Fighter IV'', Ryu's belt has four kanji emblazoned upon it: kaze (風 wind), hayashi (林 woods), hi (火 fire) and yama (山 mountain); these four kanji make up the furinkazan. The four words are based on chapter seven of Sun Tzu's ''{{The Art of War}}'', which dictates how one should conduct battle.

*** Of course, as mentioned [[CharacterDerailment above]], we don't talk about that.

* MeaningfulName: Before his nationality and homeland was retconned to American, Ken had his name spelled with the kanji for "fist" (拳).

* MeaningfulName: Retsu (烈) means "violent" in Japanese and the reason why he was expelled from his monastery.

* MeaningfulName: Geki　(激) means "intense" in Japanese

* BlackScreenOfDeath: The Bushin Musō Renge (or Warrior God's Unmatched Reaping); Guy will perform a grab and, if it connects, the screen will darken like in Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu, as the player watch Guy's silhouette pummelling his helpless opponent.

* MeaningfulName: His name in Japanese is actually ''Gai'' (凱, which is the kanji for "victorious"), but its [[SpellMyNameWithAnS usually spelled]] as "Guy" in English to avoid the obvious mispronunciation. Alternatively, he may have been named after Guy Picciotto, like the other ''Final Fight'' characters who are named after rockstars. Both have bangs long enough to cover their eyes.

* SatelliteCharacter: Partially due to him not being in any other game but the forgotten original. All we know about him is that he's the uncle of Yun and Yang.

** His new Ultra Combo in ''IV'' ends with the [[{{Naruto}} Front/Primary Lotus]]. Even better; the name of the Ultra is the Bushin [[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Goraisenpuujin]].

[[caption-width-right:350:So which of these guys ''would'' you want to meet in a dark alley?]]

->Full name Rolento F. Schugerg. A German-American mercenary, Rolento formerly served the American special forces unit the Red Berets before joining Mad Gear as sub-leader, managing the gang's secret drug plant located at Metro City's Industrial Area in the original ''Final Fight''. After the downfall of the gang, he decided to create a Utopian nation of elite soldiers, hoping to recruit both former allies (Sodom) and adversaries (Guy and Cody), to his cause. [[spoiler:May be returning in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' as a DLC character alongside Alex.]]

->Arguably the lead character of the franchise, Ryu is a stoic Japanese martial artist who wanders the globe seeking the meaning to being a "true warrior". He can be recognized by his sleeveless white karate gi and a red or white hachimaki (a Japanese headband) depending on the game. He trained alongside his friendly rival Ken under their mutual master Gouken and was the victor of the first ''Street Fighter'' tournament. His encounter with his master's nemesis Akuma during the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' sub-series awoke the untapped ''Satsui no Hadou'' or "murderous intent" within him, although this power was eventually removed by Gouken in ''IV''. In ''III'', he continues to travel the world in search of strong opponents.

* CanonImmigrant: His SuperpoweredEvilSide Evil Ryu, from Masahiko Nakahira's ''Street Fighter Alpha'' manga adaptation.

* CharacterDerailment: In ''[=SvC=]: Chaos'', his personality is totally deformed to the point where he no longer resembles the stoic, serious Ryu we all know and love. In that game, he is a cocky wisecracker who frequently jabs at his opponent and makes crude jokes.

** [[HomestarRunner THE PIPES ARE BROKEN!]] [[hottip:* :[[{{Mondegreen}} It's actually]] "[[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]]!"]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtm3_RuLszA Would anybody like some poundcake?]] '''I'D LIKE SOME POUNDCAKE!''' [[hottip:* :Again, another {{Mondegreen}} for the above. Comes from one of [[AwesomeSeries Egoraptor's]] sketches from the [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495979 Street Fighter Collab]].]]

* TheOtherDarrin: * ''[[{{Beat}} deep breath]]''* Katashi Ishizuka in the first two ''Alpha'' games and the ''EX'' series (most of his [[CallingYourAttacks voice clips]] were used in the ''[[MarvelVsCapcom Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series as well), ToshiyukiMorikawa in ''Alpha 3'', ''[[SNKVsCapcom Capcom vs. SNK]]'', and ''{{Namco x Capcom}}'', WataruTakagi in ''III: New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'' (it sounds a lot like Takagi's vocal performance for Zangief and Sodom in ''Alpha''), [[TohruOokawa Toru Okawa]] in ''3rd Strike'' (Okawa would later go on to voice Gouken, ''Ryu's master'', in ''IV''), to (currently) HirokiTakahashi in ''IV'', ''[[TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]'', the Japanese version of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', and ''{{Street Fighter x Tekken}}''.

* TalkingToHimself: In ''Alpha 3'', Toshiyuki Morikawa voices both Ryu and Charlie. In the first two entries of ''III'', Wataru Takagi voices Ryu, Yun, and Hugo.

** Hugo's ending in ''3rd Strike'' completely subverts this. Hugo recruits him (and several other street fighters) to be pro wrestlers. Ryu thinks he can learn a lot from wrestling. Ken's completely mortified that Ryu's actually enjoying this.

->''"I'm ready for ya. Bring it on!"''

->Full name Ken Masters, son of the wealthy Masters family, Ken is the former training partner and friendly rival of Ryu, who uses the same special techniques (specializing in the ''{{Shoryuken}}'' or "Dragon Punch"). He is characterized by his red karate gi and his medium-length/long blond hair. After completing his martial art training from Gouken, Ken moved back to his native America and won the U.S. Martial Arts Tournament, where he met his girlfriend Eliza. He eventually marries her by the end of ''Street Fighter II''. In ''IV'' he hesitates joining the new tournament, but Eliza encourages him to do so, stating that he'll be back before their baby's birth. After the events of ''IV'' his son Mel is born, and in ''Street Fighter III'' Ken takes Sean as his apprentice and begins training his son Mel in his style of martial arts.

* {{Bishonen}}: In some incarnations.

* BrokenBase: Recently he's been earning a lot of scorn from mostly online players because so many people use him online. No one knows why, but it might be due to his ease of use instead of Ryu, who somehow got harder to use as time passed. [[YourMileageMayVary Your Mileage Will Definitely Vary]].

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: Original TropeNamer.

-->'''Ken''': "And you! (* ''[[{{Beat}} panting]]''* ) [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore YOU'RE A LOSER!]]"

* {{Luigification}}: Started differentiating from Ryu since ''Champion Edition''.

* TalkingToHimself: Ken shares a [[TetsuyaIwanaga seiyuu]] with Guy in ''Alpha'' and ''[=NxC=]'' and a seiyuu with Yang in ''New Generation'' and ''III: 2I''.
* TierInducedScrappy: Boy howdy you wouldn't believe how much flak he gets for [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome being used 99.9 percent of the time online]].

-> A British bar bouncer who enters the first tournament looking for cash. He returns in the ''Alpha'' series, seeking to join Shadaloo. He succeeds and tries to steal Bison's Psycho Drive, but fails and escapes the destruction of the Shadaloo base. In the first ''Street Fighter'' he was tall but slender light skinned mohawked punk, but was changed into a brutish black (but still British) thug in the ''Alpha'' series.

* LightningBruiser: He's basically Zangief mixed with Balrog/Boxer. Ironically, neither of them showed up until ''Alpha 2'' and ''Alpha 3'', respectively.

->Former assassin and mentor to Chun-Li. A kung-fu master versed in an assassination style he created based on Chinese martial arts. In ''StreetFighter Alpha'' he is dying of a terminal illness and seeks one last good fight before he passes on to the next world. This brings him to Akuma's attention and the two fight, but Akuma stops the fight, noticing Gen's illness and leaving, due to his principle of never fighting anybody who isn't at the top of their game. An insulted Gen goes after him, seeking to finish the fight. [[spoiler:In ''IV'' it is heavily implied that Gen knows that Chun-Li's father is alive, and when he is abducted by S.I.N, Gen heads out to take him back.]]

*** '''''[[FistOfTheNorthStar YOU WA SHOCK!!!]]'''''

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the game based off of the ''Street Fighter'' movie, [[http://www.fenixware.net/fab/fab_triviaMain.asp?id=99 Capcom originally thought of the idea of]] a new ''Street Fighter'' game with digitized actors and was going to bring back certain characters such as him. However, Capcom changed their minds and they just simply made it a direct adaptation of the movie.

** MeaningfulName: Look at the above trope. Then look at the character's name.

->A hotheaded, arrogant Muay Thai master. He used to be Sagat`s apprentice until Sagat's loss against Ryu in the first game. During the first two ''Alpha'' games, Adon challenged Sagat for the title of Emperor of Muay Thai and won, although barely. In ''Alpha 3'', he went to find Akuma, but failed in his search. He cameos in ''Street Fighter IV'', where he returned to Thailand only to be defeated by Sagat.

** Japanese Adon when [=KOed=]. [[RefugeInVulgarity CMON AND SUCK MY COOOOOOOOOCK!!!]]

** In the dub, Taliesin Jaffe (credited as T. Axelrod) pulls double-duty as both Blanka and Adon in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.

-> The King of Muay Thai and former [[TheDragon Dragon]] to M. Bison. He is considered a national hero in Thailand thanks to his dedication to his craft and hosted the first ''Street Fighter'' tournament to prove his superiority as a fighter. After his loss to Ryu, he became angry and confused, joining Shadaloo in an effort to find Ryu for a rematch. After battling a revenge-filled Dan Hibiki (Sagat had killed Dan's father Go in retaliation for the loss of Sagat's eye), Sagat realized the fruitlessness of his need for revenge against Ryu and left Shadaloo, seeking to fight Ryu instead as a true warrior. Believing himself to have lost his fighting spirit, he is challenged by Adon and defeats him, promptly reigniting it, and shortly afterward enters the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: He would eventually go on to become God Tier in ''IV'', truly proving that [[MemeticMutation no one can defeat him. Ever.]]

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: In the English dub of ''IV'', you're hearing none other than [[{{Hellsing}} Incognito]] himself.

* MemeticMutation: [[AnimatedAdaptation "No one has ever defeated Sagat, AND NO ONE EVER WILL!!!"]]
** There's also "You like... SOME CORNFLAKES?!"

* ScaryBlackMan: Only in some of the official artwork and some {{Anime}} adaptations. In-game, his skin tone is a lot lighter. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when he gets a scary black ''voice'' in ''IV''.

* ThemeNaming: As hinted above, most of his Special, Super, and Ultra attacks have the word "tiger" in them.

** Most players consider him some kind of Ryu/Ken-type in the way he plays anyway.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: "[[MemeticMutation Real ninjas wear nikes]]." [[hottip:* :A TakeThat directed at ''{{Naruto}}''. Ironically, in ''SSFIV'', Guy receives [[HighlyVisibleNinja an outfit just as bright and colorful]] as Naruto's.]]

** Actually, I'm pretty sure Guy already knew this technique, as he could use it in the original Final Fight which takes place before Street Fighter Alpha.

*** A more straight example would be his battle against Cody in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Guy calmly says that he doesn't like interfering in other people's lives and that everything should be left as is...and then exclaims, "CODY...WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!!!"

->Full name Cody Travers (according to ''Final Fight: Streetwise''). An American martial arts expert, specializing in knife fighting, Cody is a born street fighter who became known as the "Hero of Metro City" after rescuing his childhood sweetheart Jessica from the Mad Gear gang in ''FinalFight''. However, he ended up becoming addicted to street fighting and, after breaking up with Jessica, was arrested by old nemesis Edi E. for assaulting Poison. He manages to escape during a jail riot. He appear again in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The transition over to ''Street Fighter'' from ''Final Fight'' was '''not''' what people were expecting, to say the least.

* TheOtherDarrin: KoichiYamadera in ''Alpha 3'', DaisukeKishio in ''SSFIV''.

** I'm pretty sure that [[BloodKnight his addiction to fighting]], [[http://capcomdatabase.wikia.com/wiki/File:CodySecretFileArt.png causing him to randomly pick fights with any and everyone]] is a good enough reason.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Renamed "Katana" in the SNES ports of ''Final Fight'' and ''Alpha 2'' due to his name bearing religious references. Not to mention ''[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean other things]]''...

* {{Expy}}: Of the God's Army Colonel from ''{{Fist of the North Star}}''.
** His motivation to create a Utopia for elite soldiers is a ShoutOut to ''MetalGear''[='s=] Big Boss.

* FragileSpeedster: Somewhat. He has decent defense but takes quick reflexes to master.

->In the live action ''StreetFighter'' [[Film/StreetFighter movie]], Captain Sawada was one of Guile's more trusted allies in the AN and aided in the assault on M. Bison's base. In the arcade game based on the film, Sawada is promoted to commander. A hand-to-hand combat specialist, Sawada is proficient in all kinds of martial arts.

->Blade, Arkane, F7 and Khyber are based off the Bison Troopers in the live action movie. These four are high-tech shock troops who are skilled in using deadly weapons as well as hand to hand combat.

->The sole new character of ''Street Fighter: Online Mouse Generation'', a [[ButNotTooForeign Japanese-Korean]] Taekwondo master whose father is a former Japanese Karate master, while his maternal grandfather is a Taekwondo master from South Korea. Though, he doesn't like fighting and would rather become a musician.

* ExtremityExtremist

** In an odd inversion of MegaManning, he learned the technique after Ryu defeated ''him'' in a fight.

* TheOtherDarrin: *''[[{{Beat}} deep breath]]''* Katashi Ishizuka in the first two ''Alpha'' games and the ''EX'' series (most of his [[CallingYourAttacks voice clips]] were used in the ''[[MarvelVsCapcom Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series as well), ToshiyukiMorikawa in ''Alpha 3'', ''[[SNKVsCapcom Capcom vs. SNK]]'', and ''{{Namco x Capcom}}'', WataruTakagi in ''III: New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'' (it sounds a lot like Takagi's vocal performance for Zangief and Sodom in ''Alpha''), [[TohruOokawa Toru Okawa]] in ''3rd Strike'' (Okawa would later go on to voice Gouken, ''Ryu's master'', in ''IV''), to (currently) HirokiTakahashi in ''IV'', ''[[TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]'', the Japanese version of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' ([[OrSoIHeard presumably]]), and ''{{Street Fighter x Tekken}}''.

* WalkingTheEarth: Is always traveling in search of new opponents and challenges, although he [[OrSoIHeard allegedly]] returns to Suzaku Castle (the burial ground of his NotQuiteDead sensei Gouken) once a year.

* RazorFloss: In his "Take No Prisoner" Super, he uses a wired tiggered trap to hung his opponent to the ceiling on a [[HooksAndCrooks hook held by one of his cronies]] {{for massive damage}}.

->Arguably the lead character of the franchise, Ryu is a stoic Japanese martial artist who wanders the globe seeking the meaning to being a "true warrior". He can be recognized by his sleeveless white karate gi and a red or white hachimaki (a Japanese headband) depending on the game. He trained alongside his friendly rival Ken under their mutual master Gouken and was the victor of the first ''Street Fighter'' tournament. His encounter with his master's nemesis Akuma during the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' sub-series awoke the untapped ''Satsui no Hadou'' or "murderous intent" within him, although this power was eventually removed by Gouken in ''IV''. In ''III'', he travels the world in search of strong opponents.

** This is also more or less the genesis of Evil Ryu as a player character.
* BrokenBase: His known "Eternally Training Traveler" persona is a bit of a LoveItOrHateIt in the fandom. Either he is the MostTriumphantExample of the Warrior spirit and on how a BloodKnight can still be very much a good guy. Or he is a overly blatant StockCharacter with barely any CharacterDevelopment and is one of the biggest reasons why the series has been accused of being an example of StatusQuoIsGod. Both sides have vocal (for lack of better word) for various reasons over the years.
* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The "Satsui no Hadou" fighting technique, literally "Surge of Murderous Intent". Used by his alter-ego in the ''Alpha'' series, Evil Ryu.

** Which was [[ItWasAGift given to him]] by Ken to help rouse Ryu out of his semi-HeroicBSOD after his fight with Akuma. The cutscene is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, thanks to the music.

** SeriesMascot: Likewise, Ryu ''is'' ''Street Fighter''.

* ShockAndAwe: Denjin Hadouken. For bonus points: it's unblockable and [[ChargedAttack charging it up to the maximum]] fully dizzies his foe.

*** Hugo's ending in ''3rd Strike'' completely subverts this. Hugo recruits him (and several other street fighters) to be pro wrestlers. Ryu thinks he can learn a lot from wrestling. Ken's completely mortified that Ryu's actually enjoying this.
*** He also has one of the funniest lines in ''[=SvC=]: Chaos'' where he [[LampshadeHanging points out]] Mai's [[{{Stripperific}} odd choice]] of a [[HighlyVisibleNinja ninja outfit.]]

->Full name Ken Masters, son of the wealthy Masters family, Ken is the former training partner and friendly rival of Ryu, who uses the same special techniques (specializing in the ''{{Shoryuken}}'' or "Dragon Punch"). He is characterized by his red karate gi and his medium-length/long blond hair. After completing his martial art training from Gouken, Ken moved back to his native country America and won the U.S. Martial Arts Tournament, where he met his girlfriend Eliza. He eventually marries her by the end of ''Street Fighter II''. In ''IV'' he hesitates joining the new tournament, but Eliza encourages him to do so, stating that he'll be back before their baby's birth. After the events of ''IV'' his son Mel is born, and in ''Street Fighter III'' Ken takes Sean as his apprentice and begins training his son Mel in his style of martial arts.

* FamilyFeud: His wife and Guile's wife are sisters, making Ken and Guile brothers-in-law. [[{{Understatement}} Suffice to say]], they don't get along.

* HurricaneKick

* TalkingToHimself: Ken shares a [[TetsuyaIwanaga seiyuu]] with Guy in ''Alpha'' and ''[=NxC=]'' and a seiyuu with Yang in ''New Generation'' and ''2I''.

->Former assassin and mentor to Chun-Li. A kung-fu master versed in an assassination style he created based on Chinese martial arts. In ''StreetFighter Alpha'' he is dying of a terminal illness and seeks one last good fight before he passes on to the next world. This brings him to Akuma's attention, and the two fight, with Akuma stopping the fight before he kills Gen. Akuma notices Gen's illness and leaves, since Akuma never fights anybody who isn't at the top of their game. Gen, feeling insulted, goes after him. [[spoiler:In ''IV'' it is heavily implied that Gen knows that Chun-Li's father is alive, and when he is abducted by S.I.N, Gen heads out to take him back.]]

* BadassGrandpa: His date of birth is 1911. Wow.

** {{Determinator}}: He will ''not'' die until he finds the perfect opponent to face off with.

* FingerPokeOfDoom: Quite a few of his moves apply, like the Hyakurenko, but his second Ultra (Mantis Style) in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', Shi'tengetsu, is one prime example.
** Seriously, [[FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] would be proud.

**'''''[[FistOfTheNorthStar YOU WA SHOCK!!!]]'''''
* RapidFireFisticuffs[=/=]SpamAttack: The Hyakurenko.
* StanceSystem: Gen has the unique ability among the characters in the series to switch between ''two'' stances, ''Mantis'' and ''Crane'', while fighting. When he changes from one style to another, his fighting stance, basic techniques, Special Moves and even Super Combos are changed.

* SatelliteCharacter: Partially due to him not being in any other game but the forgotten original. All we know about him is that he's related to Yun and Yang.

-> The King of Muay Thai and former [[TheDragon Dragon]] to M. Bison. He is considered a national hero in Thailand thanks to his dedication to his craft and hosted the first ''Street Fighter'' tournament to prove his superiority as a fighter. After his loss to Ryu, he became angry and confused, joining Shadaloo in an effort to find Ryu for a rematch. After battling a revenge-filled Dan Hibiki (Sagat had killed Dan's father Go in retaliation for the loss of Sagat's eye), Sagat realized the fruitlessness of his need for revenge against Ryu and left Shadaloo, seeking to fight Ryu instead as a true warrior. Believing himself to have lost his fighting spirit, he challenges Adon and defeats him, promptly reigniting it, and shortly afterward enters the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament.

* TheDragon: To M. Bison in ''II''.

* HeelRealization: It takes a lot for this to take place, and only really kicks in when Bison fulfills Sagat's wish of a rematch with Ryu, albeit a brainwashed and evil one. In that moment, Sagat realizes how far he's fallen, and that the man he has been aiding in order to further his own petty need for vengeance, is certifiably evil. It comes to no surprise that he is the only one of the original Devas not to rejoin Bison in ''IV''.

* PlayingWithFire: The [=Lv3=] versions of Tiger Cannon and Tiger Raid in ''Alpha''.

* {{Retcon}}: His loss against Ryu has been retconned so that he was scarred by Evil Ryu, and he has been retconned to undergo a HeelFaceTurn.

*** He ''also'' says "No time for losers", [[SoYeah so...]]

** Also, many assume that Geki has connections with Ibuki and her village, and that he could even be the girl's father. Again, this is just {{Fanon}}, [[SoYeah so... Yeah]].

*** Hugo's ending in ''3rd Strike'' completely subverts this. ugo recruits him (and several other street fighters) to be pro wrestlers. Ryu thinks he can learn a lot from wrestling. Ken's completely mortified that Ryu's actually enjoying this.

* CharacterDerailment: In ''SVC Chaos'' his personality is totally deformed to the point where he no longer resembles the stoic, serious Ryu we all know and love. In that game, he is a cocky wisecracker who frequently jabs at his opponent and makes crude jokes.

* TheOtherDarrin: *''[[{{Beat}} deep breath]]''* Katashi Ishizuka in the first two ''Alpha'' games and the ''EX'' series (most of his [[CallingYourAttacks voice clips]] were used in the ''[[MarvelVsCapcom Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series as well), ToshiyukiMorikawa in ''Alpha 3'', ''[[SNKVsCapcom Capcom vs. SNK]]'', and ''[[NamcoXCapcom Namco x Capcom]]'', WataruTakagi in ''III: New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'' (it sounds a lot like Takagi's vocal performance for Zangief and Sodom in ''Alpha''), [[TohruOokawa Toru Okawa]] in ''3rd Strike'' (Okawa would later go on to voice Gouken, ''Ryu's master'', in ''IV''), to (currently) HirokiTakahashi in ''IV'' and ''[[TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]''.

*** Hugo's ending in ''3rd Strike'' completely subverts this. Hugo recruits him (and several other street fighters) to be pro wrestlers. Ryu thinks he can learn a lot from wrestling. Ken's completely mortified that Ryu's actually enjoying this.
*** He also has one of the funniest lines in ''SVC Chaos'' where he [[LampshadeHanging points out]] Mai's [[{{Stripperific}} odd choice]] of a [[HighlyVisibleNinja ninja outfit.]]

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: He was a BadassLonghair[[LongHairedPrettyboy ed Prettyboy]] {{Bishonen}} in ''Alpha''. After bequeathing his hairband to Ryu (hence Ryu's trademark red headband from ''II'' onwards), he cuts his hair sometime between ''Alpha 3'' and ''II''. This hairstyle change also marks some CharacterDevelopment for Ken; he goes from an overly egotiscal, cocky, devil-may-care fighter to a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold confident, if not well-meaning guy]].

* {{Fanon}}: It's a general consensus in the {{Fandom}} that Ken beat Ryu when they met during the events of ''II''. Ken promised not to marry Eliza until he defeated Ryu in a fair fight (during their match in ''Alpha 2'', Ryu was preoccupied with other matters) and by the time of ''IV'' (one year later), Eliza is expecting a child and [[HotMom actually gives birth to Mel]] in ''SSFIV''; Mel appears as a child in ''III''.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: In the English version of ''IV'' he is voiced by Reuben Langdon, better known as Dante from ''DevilMayCry''. In the American cartoon, he's voiced by [[ScottMcNeil Scott McNeil]] using a voice identical to that of [[Series/MegaMan Proto Man's]].

** Never officially stated--plus he's more usually depicted as being from the West Coast, according to his stages (Southern California for his ''Alpha 3'' stage and San Francisco for his ''2nd Impact'' stage). Also, the ''Street Fighter II'' anime movie shows him and Eliza living in Seattle. He only appears in New York in ''3rd Strike'', but that's because he shares the stage with confirmed New Yorker and fellow American Alex.

** Is then [[WildMassGuessing easy to assume]] that the guy being punched is Mike, form that same game. However, the two characters seen in the ''SF II'' intro simply ''resemble'' the former characters: they could be completely different persons from what WordOfGod has let us know.

* MeaningfulName: Look at the above trope. Then look at the character's name.

->''"You are not a warrior. You're a beginner!"''

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Sakai Albright's rendition of Tiger Shot and Tiger Genocide come out in perfectly clear English. Then again, like most of Sagat's seiyuu, [[GratuitousEnglish he's plagued with stuff like]] "Tiger Rape!", "Tiger Bro!", and "Tiger Chow!" (respectively, that'd be Tiger ''Raid'', Tiger ''Blow'', and Tiger ''Cannon'').

->A Japanese American Ninjutsu master dressed in a red ninja outfit and converse shoes. Guy is the 39th successor of the Bushin style of Ninjutsu, a martial arts style dating back to Japan's feudal age, Guy traveled to America to improve his martial art skills and found himself at Metro City, where he befriend fellow fighters Cody and Haggar and assisted the two in their battle against the Mad Gear gang in the original ''Final Fight''. In the Alpha series, it is established that as a practitioner of Bushin Ryu, he is an upholder of the world's balance, and travels the world as a vigilante bringing an end to several criminal organizations. He develops a new form of Bushin Style in the original ''Alpha'', tests his new style against his Master Zeku in ''Alpha 2'', and then find himself involved with Bison and his organization in ''Alpha 3''. He is stated to appear in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. Despite his steadfast devotion to his duty of carrying out justice in the shadows, he surprisingly has a fiancee, Rena.

* GameBreaker: In ''[[NamcoXCapcom Namco x Capcom]]'', where he's paired up with Bushin-ryuu successor [[CaptainCommando Sho/Ginzu]]. The two even get a CombinationAttack version of Guy's Bushin Musou Renge where Guy and Sho pummel the opponent from both sides, Sho's variant being performed via ''his ninjato''; it is just as painful as it sounds. Notably, they and [[{{Xenosaga}} KOS-MOS]] are the only units to hold such a status in the game.

* FridgeBrilliance: His theme in ''SSFIV'' (as noted below) is heavily based off of the intro from ''Final Fight''. The rapper repeats the words "Turn the beat back!" quite often. This is a look into Cody's psyche; he longs to relive his glory days as a hero and get out of his funk, but sadly has convinved himself that things can never go back to how they were.

* MemeticMutation: Thanks to the god-awful cartoon and the magic of {{You Tube Poop}}s, we have '''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTT1aG7z5hU "YOU... HURT... MY... JESSICA!!!!"]]''''' and its {{Mondegreen}} '''''[[ThisIsSPARTA "YOU... HURT... MAH... TESTICALS!!!!!"]]'''''

* AntiVillain: Despite he is trying to rebuild a gang that terrorized Metro City for years, he isn't spectacularly evil, even more when he is compared with the other bad guys of the series. He also shows to have some concern for Rolento, as it is demonstrated in Rolento's ending in ''Alpha 3'' when he saves Rolento from perishing in the Shadaloo base, and seems that he became big buddies with E. Honda. See HeroicSacrifice below for more.

* DumbMuscle: Although he doesn't tend to show any truly egregious stupidity.

->''"I shall rebuild my empire...[[{{Narm}} ON YOUR FACE!]]"''

->Full name Rolento F. Schugerg. A German-American mercenary, Rolento formerly served the American special forces unit the Red Berets before joining Mad Gear as sub-leader, managing the gang's secret drug plant located at Metro City's Industrial Area in the original ''Final Fight''. After the downfall of the gang, he decided to create a Utopian nation of elite soldiers, hoping to recruit both former allies (Sodom) and adversaries (Guy and Cody), to his cause. [[spoiler: May be returning in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' as a DLC character alongside Alex.]]

** His motivation to create a Utopia for elite soldiers is a ShoutOut to MetalGear's Big Boss.

->In the live action ''StreetFighter'' movie, Captain Sawada was one of Guile's more trusted allies in the AN and aided in the assault on M. Bison's base. In the arcade game based on the film, Sawada is promoted to commander. A hand-to-hand combat specialist, Sawada is proficient in all kinds of martial arts.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Often seen as the movie's replacement of Fei-Long, even though his fighting style in both, the arcade and console versions of ''Street Fighter: The Movie'', differs greatly from Fei-Long's.
* FingerPokeOfDoom: His Super Combo in the console version, Kamikaze Banzai. He puts his hands in the air and sliding into his opponent. It looks stupid but it's quite damaging he's invulnerable to projectiles while he does it.

->The sole playable character in the ''StreetFighter II (Animated) Movie'' game released in Japan only, the Cyborg in the game is a heavily modified Monitor Cyborg constructed specifically for combat, capable of analyzing his target's moves and use them after learning them. This cyborg tracked Ryu and in the game defeated him in battle. Depending on the ending, he gets inspired by Ryu and turns against Bison or he sticks to his programming and ends up replacing the fallen Vega as one of the Four Devas.

->The sole new character of "Street Fighter: Online Mouse Generation", a Japanese-Korean Taekwondo master whose father is a former Japanese Karate master, while his maternal grandfather is a Taekwondo master from South Korea. Though, he doesn't like fighting and would rather become a musician.