History ComicBook / StreetFighter

* ReverseMole:
** Cammy in II Turbo for the heroes' side, thanks to [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Vega's intervention]].
** Crimson Viper in IV.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack:
** Karin always wears her sailor uniform, even when not actually at school. After she graduates, she switches to her new outfit from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
** Ibuki switches back and forth. Sometimes she'll don her ninja outfit for fights, but she does fight in her school uniform on at least one occasion.
** Sakura is most often seen in her sailor fuku, but switches to a gi similar to Ryu's after she graduates high school (although she only wears the top and belt, with shorts and sneakers from the waist down).

** In 2015, UDON and Creator/{{Capcom}} participated in the second Archie ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog and ComicBook/MegaMan CrisisCrossover, ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsUnite Worlds Unite]]''. Street Fighter characters (namely Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, M. Bison, Balrog and Vega) joined in the battle against [[VideoGame/MegaManX Sigma]].

** Pipimi and Popuko of ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' show up in the wrestling stands during the 2017 Free Comic Book Day special, as do [[Anime/DragonBallZ Mr. Satan and Videl]]. [[VideoGame/CannonSpike Simone]], [[Videogame/StarGladiator Claire]] and a few ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters'' wrestlers also make cameos.

** Pipimi and Popuko of ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' show up in the wrestling stands during the 2017 Free Comic Book Day special, as do [[Anime/DragonBallZ Mr. Satan and Videl]]. [[VideoGame/CannonSpike Simone]] and a few ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters'' wrestlers also make cameos.

** Pipimi and Popuko of ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' show up in the wrestling stands during the 2017 Free Comic Book Day special, as does [[Anime/DragonBallZ Mr. Satan]].

** A lot of the variant covers in ''Unlimited'' are parodies from other comic series such as ''ComicBook/XMen'', ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ''Comicbook/{{WildCATS}}'' and even ''Franchise/{{Archie|Comics}}''.

** A lot of the variant covers in ''Unlimited'' are parodies from other comic series such as ''ComicBook/XMen'', ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ''Series/{{Wildcats}}'' and even ''Franchise/{{Archie|Comics}}''.

** Pipimi and Popuko of ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' show up in the wrestling stands during the 2017 Free Comic Book Day special, as does [[Manga/DragonBallZ Mr. Satan]].

* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Of course a few of the fighters will play dirty to win battle. One of the more ridiculous examples is Karin from Sakura's legends series. She challenges her to a hot dog eating contest and once she actually has her full, goes to attack her on the spot. It nearly works if not for the Rival Schools cast jumping in for the save.

** Fei Long's backstory shows that before he became a Hong Kong action star, he started off in a [[Franchise/GreenHornet supporting role in a superhero show where he played the Asian sidekick of a costumed vigilante]].

* EvilTwin: [[spoiler: The Four Kings and Guile, Ken, Ryu and Chun Li find they've been invited to an island with an evil clone of Bison... And seven other clones as well. Leads to all of them [[MirrorMatch fighting their EvilTwin]], though in one move, Ryu and Bison do a SwitchOutMove that lead to each man trouncing the other's clones.]]

** Chun-Li's father is modeled (and named) after Dorai, her father in ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV''. Likewise, her friend and partner Po-Lin originated in the ''Street Fighter II'' manga from the '90s.

* {{Flanderization}}: Dan Hibiki, despite being the original JokeCharacter, gets it bad in this comic and some of his fans actually dislike the comic as a result. Dan loses ''every'' fight he's in and they're not even close. His relationship with Sakura is also hurt as she doesn't seem to have the same level of respect and friendship for her mentor as she does in the games. Given how much Dan gets beaten up in the comic, it actually starts to approach DudeNotFunny levels.

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Happens more often then not.
* LighterAndSofter: The comic book series, for the most part, is a light-hearted adaptation of the series.

* MythologyGag: Plenty, the UDON crew really did their homework with this one. Many characters from the oft-forgotten first game make appearances as well as [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of original characters from the [[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter animated series]] and the various manga.
** To mention a few examples, Charlie [[spoiler: {{b|rainwashedAndCrazy}}ecomes [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom Shadow]]]]... Temporarily.
** Chun-Li's father is modeled (and named) after Dorai, her father in ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV''.
** Likewise, her friend and partner Po-Lin originated in the ''Street Fighter II'' manga from the '90s.

** The place where Ryu goes to meet Dhalsim in India is the very stage from the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' game! Ryu going to learn from Dhalsim is, in itself, a nod to ''Street Fighter II V'', where Ryu and Ken go to India to learn about the Hadou from Dhalsim.
** The fact that Delta Red find Blanka and Dee Jay as Shadaloo flunkies is a nod to [[Film/StreetFighter the live-action film]], although it's never stated who Blanka was before becoming a test subject (and he and Charlie are clearly separate characters) and Dee Jay is BrainwashedAndCrazy rather than acting on his own volition.

** During the ''Legends: Sakura'' mini-series, Dan has a vivid nightmare where he and Sakura battle each other in what turns out to be a DarkerAndEdgier / SeriousBusiness version of ''Puzzle Fighter II''.

** [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Mech-Zangief, Cyber-Akuma]] and [[VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}} Zero Akuma]] appear in ''Unlimited'' #10's backup story, which is an homage to the infamous ''VideoGame/StreetFighter2010''.

* PragmaticAdaptation: The comics attempt to account for certain events left unexplained in the video game canon, such as why almost none of the characters from the prequel ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' games were present in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' series (which was produced long before ''Alpha'' but chronologically takes place later).

* ProWrestlingIsReal: This series has it both ways; R. Mika's actual wrestling matches (i.e., the stuff that happens off panel) are scripted, while Zangief is baffled by the concept and has never heard of such a thing before. This has roots in SF canon; the series takes place in the same world as the Saturday Night Slam Masters games. Not only is wrestling real, but Zangief's old sparring partner Biff Slamkovich is upset that some people think it isn't.
** In short, some federations are scripted and some are real.

* ReverseMole: Cammy in II Turbo for the heroes side, [[spoiler: thanks to [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Vega's intervention]]]].
** Ditto for Crimson Viper in IV.

** Karin pretty much always wears her sailor uniform, even when not actually at school. After she graduates, she switches to her new outfit from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.

* ShotgunWedding: The "marry-the-girl-you-knocked-up" variant is mentioned by Ken when he mentions to Ryu that Eliza's pregnant in #6 of the original series:

* StartOfDarkness: Juri receives one in "New Generation"; [[spoiler: She was the daughter of a cop investigating Shadowloo, and lost her eye and her family in a Shadowloo attack. After recovering, she turned her anger towards Tae Kwon Do, and the rest is history.]]

* TakeMeInstead: [[spoiler: In the climax of ''Super Street Fighter'', Ryu brings Sakura out of her Dark Hadou state by absorbing the power into himself.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: Bison returns in the ''Super Street Fighter'' graphic novels after having perished during the ''Street Fighter II'' adaptation. Even the characters in-universe are baffled as to how he could still be alive. [[spoiler:Turns out it's actually Twelve ''posing'' as Bison.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Gill's deal in the Unlimited series. He wishes to destroy the entire planet [[spoiler: using Evil Ryu's Dark Haidou powers as an energy source to power Seth's BLEEC invention]] so he can cleanse the Earth of all he deems unworthy and rebuild it anew as its savior.
* VillainTeamUp: Bison (or someone passing for him) is shown to be working with the Illuminati in ''Super''. [[spoiler: It turns out this is just Twelve in disguise.]]

** ''Dan'', despite his {{Flanderization}}, lets go of his desire for revenge and becomes devoted to doing good deeds for other people.

** In 2016, they crossovered with ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe''. Again however, this was IDW doing that crossover. Not UDON.
** In December 2016, they're taking on the ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Chun-Li's ''Legends'' series. Go Hibiki's death is particularly harsh. This is revisited in ''Unlimited'' when Dan finally corners Sagat. An (eventually) repentant Sagat offers his head, and Dan, clearly tempted, simply walks away with bitter tears, saying the only thing he wants is his father back. For someone whose even more of a ButtMonkey than he is in the games, the comics play his hang-ups with his father's death tragically straight.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: One of the kidnapped fighters in IV looks like [[Franchise/MortalKombat Reptile]], save for his mask being grey a la [[Film/MortalKombat the movie]].

In 2016, it got into a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe'' where Shadowloo teams up with COBRA to take over the world and of course the heroes of the Street Fighter-verse partner with the Joes to stop them. All of this conveniently taking place within a tournament. Creator/IDWPublishing however was in charge of that one and it has no bearing on this series. There was an eight issue crossover with ''[[ComicBook/StreetFighterVsDarkstalkers Darkstalkers]]'' with UDON doing the crossover in December 2016.

Comics that focus on one specific character. There are only four series so far.

In 2016, it got into a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe'' where Shadowloo teams up with COBRA to take over the world and of course the heroes of the Street Fighter-verse partner with the Joes to stop them. All of this conveniently taking place within a tournament. Creator/IDWPublishing however was in charge of that one and it has no bearing on this series. However it was soon announced that there will be an eight issue crossover with, of all things, ''[[ComicBook/StreetFighterVsDarkstalkers Darkstalkers]]'' with UDON doing the crossover in December 2016.

* ''Street Fighter Legends: Cammy'': The series returned back to it's legends moniker by focusing on Cammy as she tries to help free the other dolls still in Bison's servitude. The events of which eventually lead to the "Shadow Fall" story of ''Street Fighter V''.

* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: [[spoiler: Ryu finally manages to master the Haidou power not by giving into it's evil nature or suppressing it. Rather experiencing both sides and learning to control both light and dark powers within himself.]]

** M. Bison and Akuma are the primary enemies of the series until ''Street Fighter: Turbo'' where they actually become each other's opponent. [[spoiler: Akuma kills M. Bison in the comic continuity, necessitating the latter's resurrection in ''Street Fighter Legends: Cammy'']]

* TournamentArc: Kinda unavoidable since it's based off the games. The II Turbo series is mostly the main focus of this.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Gill's deal in the Unlimited series. He wishes to destroy the entire planet [[spoiler: using Evil Ryu's Dark Haidou powers as an energy source to power Seth's BLEEC invention]] so he can cleanse the Earth of all he deems unworthy and rebuild it anew as it's savior.

** Lots. For example, Sakura's lack of appearances between Street Fighter Alpha III and Street Fighter IV are shown to be because she's in high school. [[spoiler: Although AFTER she graduates, it's outright stated she's Ryu's student full time. It takes Bison (really Twelve doing X.C.O.P.Y.) and Urien tag teaming her and Ryu to change the situation for the worse...]]
** Likewise, the comics also explain why so many of the new characters introduced in the Street Fighter Alpha games ({{Prequel}}s to Street Fighter II) weren't in the original Street Fighter II games. It turns out that a number of Alpha characters like Rainbow Mika and Rolento tried out for the tournament, but were all eliminated in the preliminary qualifying matches.