History NightmareFuel / StreetFighter

** Later he attacks Ken and Eliza at their wedding, toying with Ken as the slashes hie inflicts make him woozy from blood loss. If not for Guile's intervention, he'd have killed Ken, and Vega still puts up a decent fight against Guile before retreating.

* You get a rather gruesome look into Vega's MO in the UDON series. We already know he's a vain narcissist who kills people for being ugly but it's how easy it is to set him off that's disturbing. Case in point: when tracking Ken to his Japanese hotel, he murders everyone he meets in the hall and corners Ken's fiance in their room. When he's momentarily distracted by Ken's arrival he gets a slap in the face from Eliza (as well he should have) and immediately he snaps and attempts run her through for touching his face if not for Ken grabbing his arm before he thrusts his claw into her throat. He also murders his own butler simply because his butler tried to make him feel better about the scar left from the slap, saying that it's hardly noticeable (but that is unacceptable for Vega since it implies that there is indeed a blemish on his face).

* The death of Dan's father Go Hibiki at the hands of Sagat in the issue ''Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li''. First mentioned in Street Fighter Alpha II, UDON's interpretation shows what happened in its full graphical detail, with every panel detailing everything from Sagat's loss of his eye, to the ''brutal'' NoHoldsBarredBeatDown Sagat dishes out in retaliation.

* M. Bison's ending in the original ''Super Street Fighter II'' is rather infamous for terrifying kids back in the day. The ending image depicts Bison's visage gleefully overlooking a burning city, wreathed in blue flames. The burning city isn't the thing that gets your attention though. It's Bison himself, who looks like a fucking demon straight out of Hel', with RedEyesTakeWarning and the very first instance of his signature SlasherSmile within the games. Then, as the image pans down to reveal said burning city, he opens his mouth wide as though he's engaging in LaughingMad.

*** While his portrait in the [=CPS1=] games was already disturbing, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcvW90rtxpc Bison's defeated SSFII portrait]] is among the freakiest things ever. Fucking TearsOfBlood and blue flames background.

* Certain move animations of Akuma's are accompanied with the creepy, otherworldly sound of what appears to be children laughing. This is never explained, but a popular theory is that since Akuma has power over death, this is the sound of lost souls laughing as Akuma condemns his victim(s).
** Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu. [[DiscretionShot The screen turns black]], you see a flurry of {{Hit Flash}}es, and, if the attack finishes off the target, you hear a distinct scream, the kanji for "Heaven" appears in the background, Akuma stands with his back turned to the camera, and his opponent just lays there. To top it off, most games will NOT call out "K.O." when this happens; the implication is that the victim isn't just [[NonLethalKO knocked out]], they're '''dead'''. Then there's the lore behind the technique: Akuma drags himself and the victim ''into Hell'' and they each take a blow for each of their past sins. Already scary enough for the target who will likely leave the mortal world for good in a few seconds, but also consider that ''the user'' can [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique kill themselves with this technique]]. It's a good thing that GameplayAndStorySegregation ensures that in in-game matches, the worst that can happen to the user is that they leave themselves open for a typical counterattack.

* Akuma makes his triumphant return with a brand-new version of the Shun Goku Satsu (Raging Demon). Remember in previous games where it was incredibly telegraphed? Now it starts up ''with no warning whatsoever'' outside of the special super-flash, and even THAT isn't enough time for you to prepare yourself, as it's incredibly fast like Shin Akuma's version of it. And then when you get caught by it, for the first time in series history, you get to actually ''see'' what happens when you get caught by it: Akuma '''brutally beats you to death''' by striking your vital areas from all angles at the speed of light.
** More terrifying than that is his Story costume. The Satsui no Hado appears to be exceeding the limits of his body, much like Bison's Psycho Power. In this case, it leaves actual physical signs like Oni's alternate costume in ''IV''. ''Akuma's skin has cracked and peeled away, leaving only the Satsui no Hado flowing within him to show itself.''

->''Under Bison's rule, the world was wrapped in the darkness of one man's evil.''

* Bison strangling Nash, Guile's friend, to death with his own bare hands.
* Vega kisses Chun-Li in her sleep and gives her a LovePotion that will ensure she only has eyes for him. When Ken realizes this and goes to fight him, Vega utterly dominates most of the battle, breaking both of his feet and clawing at Ken until he's barely conscious from blood loss.

* Shun in general is a walking NightmareFuel [[CreepyChild when more of his true colors are revealed]].

* In Sagat's story, everything is normal, including a MirrorMatch with Sagat vs. Sagat. But then, [[spoiler:Sagat suddenly clutches his chest. He then expresses his horror; Sagat is experiencing the Satsui no Hado. Sagat is still suffering from the effects even when Namupun arrives. Sagat doesn't give in to the Satsui no Hado, as he refuses to accept it, but it is still dark regardless.]]

* In Sagat's story, everything is normal, including a MirrorMatch with Sagat vs. Sagat. But then, [[spoiler:Sagat suddenly clutches his chest. He then expresses his horror; Sagat is experiencing the Satsui No Hado. Sagat is still suffering from the effects even when Namupun arrives. Sagat doesn't give in to the Satsui No Hado, as he refuses to accept it, but it is still dark regardless.]]

*** More recent gameplay videos have revealed exactly what he does during his new super, called "Judgment Saber". After appearing behind the opponent, he creates a vertical Sonic Boom in the shape of a blade and chops downward, ''sending energy cutting into the opponent [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe from their head down to their waist]]''. And he gives his signature "Too easy!" quote from ''Alpha 3'', but instead of sounding cheerful, it sounds completely devoid of emotion and almost condescending. '''Jesus...'''
** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaU5LrRwf8 His story mode]] manages to be simultaneously horrifying and heartbreaking by confirming that his ''Alpha 2'' ending, the one where he's betrayed by his fellow Air Force unit and shot via helicopter before being sent careening off a Venezuelan waterfall, is the '''''canon''''' ending. One has to wonder what was going through his mind during that moment. A paragon of justice and virtue, betrayed by those he once called comrades. CruelAndUnusualDeath doesn't even begin describe it...

** His win pose in general. His win pose has him grab his defeated opponent and hold them up to the sky like Oni. ''Unlike Oni'', who slams his opponent down face first, presumably killing them, ''[[NothingIsScarier we never see what Necalli does to his opponents]]''. And taking some of his winquotes into account, [[TakeOurWordForIt perhaps it's better that way.]]
** For even more NightmareFuel, much like [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Q]], whenever Necalli is electrocuted, we never see a skeleton. Instead, all there is is an empty black silhouette. '''''[[EldritchAbomination What the hell is he?!]]'''''
** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=in7cUBA4Ego Necalli's story mode]] manages to make him even ''more'' horrifying than before and puts his win pose in an all-new unsettling light by showing us just how he "consumes" his victims. To call it disturbing would be a ''massive'' understatement. He basically uses his clay body to swallow his victims whole [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] style. And his Story Mode has him do this to [[TheHero Ryu]], [[BadassGrandpa Dhalism]], and '''[[BigBad Bison!]]''' To make it worse, it's merely a prophecy, [[{{Foreshadowing}} a sign of dark things to come]]. Necalli is as mysterious as he is frightening.

** The Cinematic Story Mode throws on even more fuel to the fire. How is he able to get to his next prey so quickly, you ask? '''He melts into a puddle of black and red goo [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Angra Mainyu]] style.'''
* While he has always been an insane, murderous psychopath, Vega takes those traits and cranks them UpToEleven in V; whereas in ''IV'' his insanity was much more subdued in lieu of being condescending toward his opponents- in this game he [[LaughingMad laughs like a maniac]] after performing his Super, and makes [[WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises completely]] [[SlasherSmile dera]][[NightmareFace nged]] [[http://i.imgur.com/smdX11K.png facial]] [[http://i.imgur.com/xAQQXyJ.png expressions]] when his mask is knocked off, especially during his Super and win pose. His taunt also has him contemplating where he should start ''carving you''. Even his win quote dialogue, ''especially'' against female characters, is unsettling.

** We also get a firsthand look at how dangerous the Poison Hand technique is. The cinematic story mode has F.A.N.G chasing a scientist that had betrayed Bison. The nonchalant way he chases her, causally skipping like a child, only adds to the creepiness of the scene. When he finally corners her, he impales her with his poisoned hand and the poison ''[[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath melts her away to nothing]]''. While the sight of that moment is awesome, it goes straight back into being creepy just a few seconds later when F.A.N.G proceeds to '''''[[ImAHumanitarian eat her liquefied remains]]'''''. Even the staff at Capcom decided this was far too graphic for a T-rated game, so they censored it for the final release. [[spoiler: And then it turns out that the scientist was Rashid's missing friend.]]

* Losing a match against [[AxCrazy Urien]], who's win pose has him ''[[BeatingADeadPlayer firing a Metallic Sphere at his fallen opponent, presumably killing them off-screen.]]''

** Akuma defeats Necalli in his story mode only to be devoured by the latter. Then Necalli goes Creosote and explodes leaving only an unscathed Akuma.

* Bison's conditioning of Charlie into a monster is done by transforming his body and bombarding him mentally with images of war, pain, and death, no one under his employ except Dhalsim cares, and Bison's plan was to make entire armies of soldiers just like him to conquer the world.

* The defeated portraits in both the original ''SFII'' and its sequel versions show the characters suffering injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to bleeding wounds, along with expressions of pain on their faces. A notable example is Blanka in the [=CPS1=] games, whose portrait made it appear as if [[EyeScream his eyes were coming out of his head]].

While not nearly as violent or horrifying compared to Mortal Kombat. Street Fighter is no slouch in the Nightmare Fuel department either!

While not nearly as violent or horrifying compared to Mortal Kombat. Street Fighter is no slouch in the Nightmare Fuel department either.

** Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu. [[DiscretionShot The screen turns black]], you see a flurry of {{Hit Flash}}es, and, if the attack finishes off the target, you hear a distinct scream, the kanji for "Heaven" appears in the background, Akuma stands with his back turned to the camera, and his opponent just lays there. To top it off, most games will NOT call out "K.O." when this happens; the implication is that the victim isn't just [[NonLethalKO knocked out]], they're '''dead'''. Then there's the lore behind the technique: Akuma drags himself and the victim ''into Hell'' and they each take a blow for each of their past sins. Already scary enough for the target who will likely leave the mortal world for good in a few seconds, but also consider that ''the user'' can [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique kill themselves with this technique]]. It's a good thing that GameplayAndStorySegregation ensures that the worst that can happen to the user in gameplay is that they leave themselves open for a typical counterattack.

** Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu. [[DiscretionShot The screen turns black]], you see a flurry of {{Hit Flash}}es, and, if the attack finishes off the target, you hear a distinct scream, the kanji for "Heaven" appears in the background, Akuma stands with his back turned to the camera, and his opponent just lays there. To top it off, most games will NOT call out "K.O." when this happens; the implication is that the victim isn't just [[NonLethalKO knocked out]], they're '''dead'''. Then there's the lore behind the technique: Akuma drags himself and the victim ''into Hell'' and they each take a blow for each of their past sins. Already scary enough for the target who will likely leave the mortal world for good in a few seconds, but also consider that ''the user'' can [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique kill themselves with this technique]]. It's a good thing that GameplayAndStorySegregation ensures that the worst that can happen to the user is that they leave themselves open for a typical counterattack.

** Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu. [[DiscretionShot The screen turns black]], you see a flurry of {{Hit Flash}}es, and, if the attack finishes off the target, you hear a distinct scream, the kanji for "Heaven" appears in the background, Akuma stands with his back turned to the camera, and his opponent just lays there. To top it off, most games will NOT call out "K.O." when this happens; the implication is that the victim isn't just [[NonLethalKO knocked out]], they're '''dead'''. Then there's the lore behind the technique: Akuma drags himself and the victim ''into Hell'' and they each take a blow for each of their past sins. Already scary enough for the target who will likely leave the mortal world for good in a few seconds, but also consider that ''the user'' can [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique kill themselves with this technique]].

** Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu. [[DiscretionShot The screen turns black]], you see a flurry of {{Hit Flash}}es, and, if the attack finishes off the target, you hear a distinct scream, the kanji for "Heaven" appears in the background, Akuma stands with his back turned to the camera, and his opponent just lays there. To top it off, most games will NOT call out "K.O." when this happens; the implication is that the victim isn't just [[NonLethalKO knocked out]], they're '''dead'''.

** F.A.N.G's backstory is nightmarish as it is {{tearjerk|ing}}. He was one of many children kidnapped by a cartel and forcibly exposed to various harmful poisons in order to learn how to kill using the "Poison Hands" technique. As the training induced a very high mortality rate, F.A.N.G grew up watching so many fellow students die at a young age that it turned him into a {{Determinator}} and SocialDarwinist bent on surviving at all costs. The only reason why he didn't die along with his fellow assassins when they tried to kill M. Bison is because he wanted to see another day.

** F.A.N.G's backstory is nightmarish as it is [[TearJerker tearjerking]]. He was one of many children kidnapped by a cartel and forcibly exposed to various harmful poisons in order to learn how to kill using the "Poison Hands" technique. As the training induced a very high mortality rate, F.A.N.G grew up watching so many fellow students die at a young age that it turned him into a Determinator and SocialDarwinist bent on surviving at all costs. The only reason why he didn't die along with his fellow assassins when they tried to kill M. Bison is because he wanted to see another day.

-->Against Karin: ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Your undefiled integrity is a fresh taste for me to relish!]]''

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[[caption-width-right:350: This Place shall become your Grave!]]

* '''''M. Bison'''''. The man is, without question, the most terrifying character in the entire series. He's a fucking literal nightmare in every sense of the description. He's not just a tyrannical dictator hell-bent on world conquest; ''he's [[MadeOfEvil evil incarnate]]''. He willingly purged himself of any and all good qualities for a power that turned him into a PhysicalGod and is fueled by every negative emotion under the sun. Sorrow, hatred, despair...you name it, he gets stronger from it. AsLongAsThereIsEvil, so too shall there be Bison, and the Shadaloo crime syndicate is his engine. The horrible atrocities he commits are [[ButForMeItWasTuesday nothing more than a means to strengthen, sustain, and entertain himself]]. The only thing that can stop him is if his body is either destroyed by someone else or by his own power exceeding its limits, at which point he just hops into another body. [[spoiler: And if story details of ''V'' are to be believed, despite his current body being the last known existing one and having all avenues of getting a new body destroyed, he may not actually need one anymore, since he's now a ghost that may be able to live without a corporeal form.]]