History NightmareFuel / StreetFighter

--> Anyone who opposes me will be destroyed.

* M. Bison pictured to the right. The man is, without question, one of the most terrifying characters in the entire series. He's a 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. 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.

* All of the Shadaloo fighters have some frightening aspects, but [[PsychoForHire Vega]] is easily the worst of the lot- seeming more like a slasher villain then a martial artist. Setting aside his mask and vicious claw, the man is a completely ruthless AxCrazy killer who can go from calm, refined (though condescending) conversation to screaming, raging bloodlust over even the slightest injury to his face. Worse, when he's not fighting in tournaments or carrying out Bison's orders, Vega passes his time with ''serial murder''- stalking and killing innocent people [[DisproportionateRetribution whom he deems ugly]] with no SupernaturalMartialArts to protect themselves with.

* All of the Shadaloo fighters have some frightening aspects, but [[PsychoForHire Vega]] is easily the worst of the lot- seeming more like a slasher villain then a martial artist. Setting aside his UncannyValley mask and vicious claw, the man is a completely ruthless AxCrazy killer who can go from calm, refined (though condescending) conversation to screaming, raging bloodlust over even the slightest injury to his face. Worse, when he's not fighting in tournaments or carrying out Bison's orders, Vega passes his time with ''serial murder''- stalking and killing innocent people [[DisproportionateRetribution whom he deems ugly]] with no SupernaturalMartialArts to protect themselves with.

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* Imagine rejecting an interview from a pretty woman due to being busy. That's nothing outta the blue, right? Well, then imagine that said pretty woman is actually a ManipulativeBitch (with a HiddenHeartOfGold and her own agenda, but you won't learn that for a long time) who then goes after ''your pregnant spouse'', gives her an apparently innocent doll (which is rigged), and later ''kidnaps said spouse to manipulate you and your best friend'', who also is dealing with a powerful EnemyWithin of sorts and you cannot do a lot to help him. And also said woman ends up torturing another friend of yours ''and'' provoking your best friend into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge caused by said EnemyWithin, which only [[MoralityPet another of your friends]] can stop [[CooldownHug though at great risk to herself]]. ''The Ties that Bind'' invokes quite the {{Adult Fear}}, and it proves to be quite the nightmare on the already stressed out Ken Masters; now, try putting yourself in his shoes, and you'll see how it's sheer HELL and massively fucked up.

* Imagine rejecting an interview from a pretty woman due to being busy. That's nothing outta the blue, right? Well, then imagine that said pretty woman is actually a ManipulativeBitch (with a HiddenHeartOfGold and her own agenda, but you won't learn that for a long time) who then goes after ''your spouse'', gives her an apparently innocent doll (which is rigged), and later ''kidnaps said spouse to manipulate you and your best friend'', who also is dealing with a powerful EnemyWithin of sorts and you cannot do a lot to help him. And also said woman ends up torturing another friend of yours ''and'' provoking your best friend into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge caused by said EnemyWithin, which only [[MoralityPet another of your friends]] can stop [[CooldownHug though at great risk to herself]]. ''The Ties that Bind'' invokes quite the {{Adult Fear}}, and it proves to be quite the nightmare on Ken Masters; now, try putting yourself in his shoes, and you'll see how it's sheer HELL and massively fucked up.

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* M. Bison pictured to the right. The man is, without question, the most terrifying character in the entire series. He's a 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. 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.

* M. Bison pictured to the right. 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. 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.

** Matter of fact, some of Bison's endings show how horrific TheBadGuyWins can be. In ''Street Fighter II'' and its revisions, without anyone left to face him, he goes on to conquer the world. Pretty standard-fare for a villain, but since ''Super'' gave the bosses illustrated endings, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tq_ZXVpxas we could see in effect what Bison's brand of world takeover]] amounts to: he ''destroys entire cities with his power alone''. Then, in ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'', he ''kidnaps Ryu and subjects him to experiments entailing mental torture''. And ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' doesn't need introductions: it's the same as the other characters' Bad Ending, except you fight Ryu in the final stage, and Bison uses him to power the Psycho Drive and destroy entire cities.

** Matter of fact, some of Bison's endings show how horrific TheBadGuyWins can be. In ''Street Fighter II'' and its revisions, without anyone left to face him, he goes on to conquer the world. Pretty standard-fare for a villain, but since ''Super'' gave the bosses illustrated endings, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5wzpD_iZ6U we could see in effect what Bison's brand of world takeover]] amounts to: he ''destroys entire cities with his power alone''. Then, in ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'', he ''kidnaps Ryu and subjects him to experiments entailing mental torture''. And ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' doesn't need introductions: it's the same as the other characters' Bad Ending, except you fight Ryu in the final stage, and Bison uses him to power the Psycho Drive and destroy entire cities.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLX-n83zH0 the Dreamcast version]] of Alpha 3, in Evil Ryu's bad ending, he goes inside the Psycho Drive to try to gain Bison's powers... which is exactly what the dictator wanted. Ryu is trapped inside, and it ends on him screaming for help as Bison prepares to make Ryu his new host body.
** The above ending's dialogue, however, is actually taken from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5QfEOsD-zM Birdie's ending]], where he decides NOT to kill M. Bison and try to use the Psycho Drive to gain M. Bison's power. Birdie ends up getting trapped in the Psycho Drive as it slowly drains his strength, and Birdie can't do any thing but scream for help and beg for someone to stop the machine.

* '''''M. Bison'''''. (now pictured to the right) 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. 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.

* '''''M. Bison'''''. (now pictured to the right) 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.]]

* One of the bad endings for ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' has [[spoiler: the face of a statue in the background of the Thailand stage opening up to reveal a Shadaloo superweapon]]. Quite a creepy surprise.
** If you lose to M. Bison in ''Alpha 3'', you can't continue.[[note]]Arcade version only. The console ports do still let you continue.[[/note]] You're forced to watch as he stuffs your beaten character into a machine to power his Psycho Drive, which kills them in the process. He then proceeds to take over the world, destroying cities with the weapon. The music for the fight with him, titled "Brave or Grave," [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5JFGrysqm8 really sets the mood.]]

* Imagine rejecting an interview from a pretty woman due to being busy. That's nothing outta the blue, right? Well, then imagine that [[spoiler: said pretty woman is actually a ManipulativeBitch (with a HiddenHeartOfGold and her own agenda, but you won't learn that for a long time) who then goes after ''your spouse'', gives her an apparently innocent doll (which is rigged), and later ''kidnaps said spouse to manipulate you and your best friend'', who also is dealing with a powerful EnemyWithin of sorts and you cannot do a lot to help him.]] And also [[spoiler: said woman ends up torturing another friend of yours ''and'' provoking your best friend into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge caused by said EnemyWithin, which only [[MoralityPet another of your friends]] can stop [[CooldownHug though at great risk to herself]].]] ''The Ties that Bind'' invokes quite the {{Adult Fear}}, and it proves to be quite the nightmare on [[spoiler: Ken Masters]]; now, try putting yourself in his shoes, and you'll see how it's sheer HELL and massively fucked up.

* We all know the [[AxCrazy effects]] the Satsui no Hado has on Ryu... now imagine that happening to ''[[spoiler: Sakura]]''. Oh wait, we don't have to.

** In ''Super Street Fighter II'', take a good look at Zangief's defeated portrait's left eye. Not only it looks like it's about to pop out too, but the socket's bloody as well. ''Ouch''.

*** The portraits in the SNES version of Super Street Fighter II were censored, similar to the first Mortal Kombat, as well as all of the animations removed (an exception of the blue fire behind Bison). The Sega Genesis keeps all of this, or course

** If you lose to M. Bison in ''Alpha 3'', you can't continue. You're forced to watch as he stuffs your beaten character into a machine to power his Psycho Drive, which kills them in the process. He then proceeds to take over the world, destroying cities with the weapon. The music for the fight with him, titled "Brave or Grave," [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5JFGrysqm8 really sets the mood.]]

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLX-n83zH0 the Dreamcast version]] of Alpha 3, Ryu goes inside the Psycho Drive to try to gain Bison's powers... which is exactly what the dictator wanted. Ryu is trapped inside, and it ends on him screaming for help as Bison prepares to make Ryu his new host body.

** 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, with fucking TearsOfBlood and a blue flame background.

* The story of Bison's elite assassination squad, the Dolls, is a fucking nightmare. Twelve teenage girls kidnapped by Shadaloo agents from around the world, with their families and relatives never knowing what happened to them, and subjected to heavy brainwashing and experimentation in order to turn them into the perfect killing machines. They have no personalities whatsoever, save for complete devotion and loyalty to Bison. They're even [[PsychicLink mindlinked]] to Bison so that if he dies, they'll die, too. And despite their high success rate, when they manage to locate and capture Ryu for Bison, he rewards them not with promotions or vacations and all that jazz, but by ''[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness commanding them to die]]'', [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal which prompts all of them to betray their master]]. But when they're finally freed from Bison's control, they don't even get to enjoy their newfound freedom because their brainwashing goes so deep that they literally can't function without Bison, which crosses into TearJerker territory. And it's widely believed by the fandom that [[MemeticMolester Bison]] might have been [[SexSlave doing a]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil lot more]] than just brainwashing those poor girls...

** 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.

** If you lose to M. Bison in ''Alpha 3'', you can't continue. You're forced to watch as he stuffs your beaten character into a machine to power his Psycho Drive, which kills them in the process. He then proceeds to take over the world, destroying cities with the weapon. The music for the fight with him, titled "Brave or Grave," really sets the mood.

** Later he attacks Ken and Eliza at their wedding, toying with Ken as the slashes he 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.

!!''Street Fighter III''
* The defeated characters' poses in Street Fighter III: Second Impact are pretty freaky, especially Akuma's and Oro's. The former spits out green blood in a freaky way, while the latter's eyes sockets appear empty, making him look like a zombie. Notably, these are the first and thus far, only games in the SF series to depict ''male'' characters shedding tears after being beaten.
** Some characters, like Urien, look as if they were literally beaten to death. Ken, on the other hand, looks horrendously disfigured.
** On the subject of tears, this becomes very jarring if the victor's quote implies that the loser is about to be killed. Example: Dhalsim stating that "I will meditate, and then destroy you," after having just defeated Chun-Li in the original SFII.

!!''Street Fighter IV''
* Seth is completely naked, but his cybernetic implants manage to hide his unmentionables. FullFrontalAssault, indeed.
** Subverted ''just slightly'' in one of his downloadable alternate costumes: it gives him pants and boots, which eliminate the first part, but contribute more to the second part due to the pants being ''extremely tight''.
** His Ultra Combo from ''IV''. If he can do that, imagine what else he could do to you.
** The BLECE weapon Seth is working on is a pretty gruesome thing. It releases an energy that causes cells to boil and explode.
* In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMuqJAbxVXI Big Bang Tornado,]] Rufus starts to spin on the place really, ''really'' fast. While doing so, however, it looks like his head is ''standing perfectly still'', watching at the player with ''scary, evil eyes''. If you look closely when the game goes into slow motion though, you can see him spinning his head. He's just [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotting_%28dancing%29 spotting]] [[ShownTheirWork to keep from getting dizzy]], and he's just doing it really fast.
* This game's version of Evil Ryu. Remember in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' when he was [[PaletteSwap just tanned with a black gi instead of a white one]]? A rather badass palette swap. ''[[EvilMakeover Here?]]'' He's got [[SNKBoss Shin Akuma's]] [[ClothingDamage torn]] [[SupernaturalIsPurple purple gi instead]] (ala Super Saiyan Goku vs Frieza), [[AnimeHair spiky red devil hair]], [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], [[FangsAreEvil elongated canines]], ''[[ScarsAreForever and a huge hole burned in his chest with Akuma's flaming symbol burned into his back]], [[FridgeHorror both of which spout]] '''[[FridgeHorror lava]]''' ''. He looks like a zombie straight out of ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' or like [[FusionDance Akuma merged with]] [[GrandTheftMe or hijacking Ryu's body]] [[spoiler:[[MagnificentBastard Xehanort style]]]].
* One has to wonder what happened to [[AxCrazy Juri]] to make her the really crazy way she is. She's plenty of this already in game canon, considering [[MemeticMolester the way she]] [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence hits on her victims]] [[DarkActionGirl before she beats the tar out of them]].
* The deal with [[spoiler: the Dolls]] is already scary, but [[spoiler: Decapre]]'s side of it is even worse. [[spoiler: Not only she's the only of the non-Cammy Dolls who wasn't kidnapped and brainwashed, but she's a [[CloningBlues *clone*]] of Cammy]], meaning that [[spoiler: unlike the other girls, she doesn't have a past life or anything outside of constant experimentation by Shadaloo]]. And this is made worse because [[spoiler: after the deals in Alpha and the beatdown from Juri]], [[spoiler: her body is decaying and she's ''about to die''.]] The effects on [[spoiler: her]] body and mind are ''terrifying''.
* Although SFIV's Ultra attacks often contain SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome, some of them are executed so ''brutally'' that you have the instinctive urge to wince every time your chosen character is subjected to an Ultra.
* Oni. He's basically a blue-skinned, demonic version of Akuma, except this time there are ''No. Holds. Barred.'' Even worse are his victory and game over animations. If he wins against a character, you'll get to see the [[SarcasmMode lighthearted depiction]] of Oni slamming your character into the ground as they have a near-dying expression on their faces. In the losing character's game over animation, it's implied that he/she dies.
* The fate of the Dolls in ''IV''. In Alpha III they had a HopeSpot in E. Honda's ending, where he gives them a place to stay and teaches them sumo wrestling. Here, they are stored in capsules while unconscious, subjected to a brutal CurbStompBattle by Juri (who also uses Juni as a human shield in a fight against Cammy), and presumably subjected to experiments by Seth until they expire. Juli and Juni manage to escape their fates, but Juli is near-catatonic and completely unable to respond to external stimuli, while Juni, who got off lucky by comparison, is so traumatized by her past ordeals that she can't remember ''anything''.

!!''Street Fighter V''
* Getting blown up is never fun but Charlie can probably tell you first hand it's less about the explosion and more about what would have to be done in order to get you back on your feet that's unsettling. The exposed parts of his body in ''Street Fighter V'' tell a chilling tale of what he probably had to go through after his HeroicSacrifice: large swaths of skin having to be grafted to his body (including a sizable chunk of his head) and whoever did it probably didn't have access to the best equipment, given that the skin patches are held in place by large staples (instead of stitches) and are a sickly green color, meaning that they may have had to use skin that wasn't appropriate for his body for lack of anything better. Then there's the PowerGem pulsating on his forehead.
** The things he does to his opponents are not very comforting either. Charlie's attack on Chun-Li in his gameplay trailer had him ambushing her unawares and the screen going black as Chun-Li screams in terror. Later gameplay videos 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.
** [[https://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 his ''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.
* SFV introduces four new characters to the series. One of these four is Necalli, a wild savage straight out of the ancient Aztec with a vicious, bestial fighting style and appearance. He has no real finesse to his style, brutally pounding his opponent into submission with animalistic strikes and stomps. He only gets scarier with the knowledge that his wild exterior and mannerisms hide an underlying genius and a serious cruel streak. He also twitches erratically and stutters his speech. Almost everything about him is completely unknown, except that he seeks out fights to the death. However, unlike Akuma's cynical yet noble competitive mindset, Necalli does so out of a sadistic "hunger" for strong souls. His alias, "The Soul Consuming Darkness" now makes almost literal sense.
** His win quotes against Chun-Li and Ibuki are [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything particularly disturbing.]]
--> (''Vs. Chun-Li'') "Don't st... struggle. There is no escape from me."
--> (''Vs. Ibuki'') "Do not wa... wail so. I will soon co... consume your fledgling soul."
** His win pose has him grab his defeated opponent and hold them up to the sky like Oni, but we [[NothingIsScarier never see]] what he does to them. [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=in7cUBA4Ego Necalli's story mode]] puts his win pose in an all-new light by showing just how he "consumes" his victims. 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.
** His teased reveal in Ken's V trailer was also frightening; you're watching Ken display his redesigned moveset and then comes the credits promoting the upcoming game... and then BAM, suddenly you're greeted with Necalli's face snarling at you all while giving you an ''intense'' DeathGlare. Quite an effective JumpScare and EstablishingCharacterMoment for Necalli.
** Remember Necalli's bio mentioning his ability to possess the bodies of animals? Turns out that it '''isn't''' an InformedAbility. The cinematic story mode has Charlie turning around to find a seemingly harmless sheep behind him. The "sheep" then shouts "Devour!" and ''melts'' into the visage of Necalli, who immediately attacks Charlie and attempts to devour him. Thankfully it's AllJustADream, but still...
** 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.
-->Against Chun-Li: ''Bathing in your blood will be the best beauty treatment of all!''
-->Against Cammy: ''Your delusions, your despair...They all belong to me now.''
-->Against Karin: ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Your undefiled integrity is a fresh flavor for me to relish!]]''
-->Against Kolin: ''[[FlayingAlive I will carve you into something beautiful.]] I'll cut up that weak little heart of yours while I'm at it.''
* Another newcomer to the game is [[FunWithAcronyms F.A.N.G]], a Chinese assassin with the ability to manipulate poison who serves as Bison's [[MadScientist chief scientist]] and [[TheDragon right-hand man.]] In gameplay, he acts very silly with bizarre movements, weird winquotes and a hilarious Critical Art. In story, he's far more sinister, being a SocialDarwinist in the extreme sense. He's essentially a younger, more insane version of Gen before the latter TookALevelInKindness. The most disturbing thing about him is his UndyingLoyalty to Bison. Vega and Balrog only serve Bison for their own interests, but F.A.N.G displays a disturbingly fanatical loyalty to him, gleefully following his every order, such as reprogramming the Dolls to be stronger and more loyal to Bison.
** F.A.N.G's backstory is nightmarish as it is {{tearjerk|er}}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.
** 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.]]
** As if that wasn't scary enough, he also shows no hesitation in threatening to do the same thing to both Sean and Li-Fen [[WouldHurtAChild (who can't be older than 10-11 years old)]].
* Losing a match against [[AxCrazy Urien]], whose win pose has him ''[[BeatingADeadPlayer firing a Metallic Sphere at his fallen opponent, presumably killing them off-screen.]]''
* Akuma's 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.'' It's a very terrifying reminder that Akuma constantly lives on the edge of being consumed by the Satsui no Hado, and being transformed into the hellspawn that is Oni.
** Akuma defeats Necalli in his story mode only to be devoured by the latter. Then Necalli explodes, leaving only an unscathed Akuma.
* G brings all the mystery of Q, as well as all the creepiness. He looks very shady, has an alternate costume that's extremely similar to Q, and acts like a deranged cult leader, constantly preaching about unity and the power of the Earth, He also does not know the concept of the fourth wall, talking directly to the player in his demonstrations, waving towards an invisible crowd and gesturing towards the camera constantly, and if you're willing to suspend disbelief, crossing over into the real world and giving a speech at EVO 2018.
* 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. His Arcade Mode ending is even worse. He either awakens or returns to find his village set ablaze by a group of masked thugs. He brutally attacks them, and the last shot is him crying TearsOfBlood, indicating that he perhaps did give in to the Satsui no Hado. What's more, the credits list "Evil Sagat" as a separate character, meaning this subplot may not be over yet.]]

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

** The BLECE weapon Seth is working on is a pretty gruesome thing. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It releases an energy that causes cells to boil and explode,]] hardly a pleasant sounding way to die.

* Getting blown up is never fun but Charlie can probably tell you first hand it's less about the explosion and more about what would have to be done in order to get you back on your feet that's unsettling. The exposed parts of his body in ''Street Fighter V'' tell a chilling tale of what he probably had to go through after his HeroicSacrifice: large swaths of skin having to be grafted to his body (including a sizable chunk of his head) and whoever did it probably didn't have access to the best equipment, given that the skin patches are held in place by large staples (instead of stitches) and are a sickly green color, meaning that they may have had to use skin that wasn't the most appropriate for his body for lack of anything better. Then there's the PowerGem pulsating on his forehead. Maybe it's there to make him stronger (since it does seem to give him amazing abilities) but it could also be there simply as his only real means of life support.
** The things he does to his opponents are not very comforting either. While it's not explicitly shown, Charlie's attack on Chun-Li in his gameplay trailer has him ambushing her unawares and and all we see after that is the screen going black as Chun-Li screams in terror. Just the thought of imagining of what is being done to Chun-Li at that moment invokes massive NothingIsScarier. In terms of story, Charlie's transformation from the patriotic beacon of justice in the Alpha series to the murderous horror in Street Fighter V is pretty much NightmareFuel on its own; to be specific, [[FridgeHorror imagine how Charlie's friends (who all thought he's dead for years) would react if they saw him actually alive and well, only to find that he's nothing like the person they used to remember him as]].
** Later gameplay videos 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.

* SFV introduces four new characters to the series. One of these four is Necalli, a wild savage straight out of the ancient Aztec with a vicious, bestial fighting style and appearance. He has no real finesse to his style, rather he brutally pounds his opponent into submission with animalistic strikes and stomps. He only gets scarier with the knowledge that his wild exterior and mannerisms hide an underlying genius and a serious cruel streak. For reasons currently unknown, he also twitches erratically and stutters his speech. Almost everything about him is completely unknown, except that he seeks out fights to the death. However, unlike Akuma's cynical yet noble competitive mindset, Necalli does so out of a sadistic "hunger" for strong souls. His alias, "The Soul Consuming Darkness" now makes almost literal sense.

!!''Street Fighter II: The Animation''
* This movie introduced the idea of Bison being a murderous ImplacableMan that ''nothing'' can harm unless he deliberately handicaps himself, and even when he's defeated it doesn't finish him off.

!!''Street Fighter II V''
* Bison strangles Nash, Guile's friend, to death with his own bare hands, then brainwashes Ryu and Chun-Li to fight their friends.
* 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, impaling and breaking both of his feet and clawing at Ken until he's barely conscious from blood loss.

->''M. Bison, the King of Darkness, sits atop his throne with all opposition to his power destroyed.\\
No World Warriors or New Challengers remained in M. Bison's way.''\\
'''M. Bison:''' Ha ha ha ha! Is there no one left?\\
''With no one left to stand up to M. Bison's Psycho Power, the world is doomed to fall under the shroud of Shadaloo's evil.''\\
'''M. Bison:''' The entire planet will kneel before me! Ha ha ha ha!\\
''This world is '''MINE!'''''
-->--M. Bison's Ending, ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix''

** His win pose has him grab his defeated opponent and hold them up to the sky like Oni, but we [[NothingIsScarier neevr see]] what he does to them. [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=in7cUBA4Ego Necalli's story mode]] puts his win pose in an all-new light by showing just how he "consumes" his victims. 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.

** In the ''Ultimate'' series, Vega successful captures Chun-Li and forces her to dress up in something more suiting to his tastes, along with electrical handcuffs to keep her compliant. He's shown to kill people for fun at parties, and the courtiers are perfectly fine with it, cheerfully apologizing to Guile for not being able to clean all the blood in time. Vega then sics 12 Doll-like copies of himself on Chun-Li's rescue party and cheerfully bids them farewell, never losing composure the entire time.