History Trivia / StreetFighterIII

* AcclaimedFlop : The game had incredible hype given its lineage. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why it flopped.

##The lack of a console port at the time of release killed a lot of exposure when compared to both ''II'' and the ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' line, all of which were {{Killer App}}s in their day. ''III'' has never really recovered from that.

* PromotedFanboy: In ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition'', the last of the ten parrying trials is "EVO Moment #37", a.k.a. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS7hkwbKmBM "The Daigo Incident."]]

** Gilley for Gill.
*** In Spain, he is nicknamed ''Gill-ipollas''. (after ''gilipollas'', Europan Spanish for "asshole")

** ''New Generation'' was originally meant to be a full-on retool of the franchise, with a roster strictly comprised entirely of new characters. It was only later in development that it was decided to add Ryu and Ken into the roster. Akuma and Chun-Li would be added to roster in ''2nd Impact'' and ''3rd Strike'', respectively.

** ''New Generation'' was originally meant to be a full-on retool of the franchise, with a roster strictly comprised entirely of new characters. It was only later in development that it was decided to add Ryu and Ken into the roster. ‘’2nd Impact’’ would later add Akuma and Chun Li would join in ‘’Third Strike’’.

** ''New Generation'' was originally supposed have a completely new roster. Ryu and Ken were added later on.

** The announcer was voiced by Bruce Robertson in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. In ''3rd Strike'', the announcer was voiced by rapper Infinite.

** Dan was considered for ''Street Fighter III''.
** Sean was initially supposed to the only [[{{Shotoclone}} Ryu/Ken-type]] in ''Street Fighter III''.
** Gill's original design was to have him manipulate light and darkness. However, Capcom, for many reasons, decided to use the fire/ice alignment to showcase their spiffy new hardware. His secondary color is a reference to the original direction (but he still retains fire and ice control).

** Capcom were actually going to make Alex the main character of ''Street Fighter III''.

** Kaoru Fujino voiced Elena in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Mie Midori voiced her for ''3rd Strike''.

** Wataru Takagi provided the voices of Ryu and Yang in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''.

** Hotaru Fujino voiced Elena in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Mie Midori voiced her for ''3rd Strike''.

** Effie was voiced by Kaoru Fujino in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. She also provided Poison's voice in ''2nd Impact''. In ''3rd Strike'', Creator/YuriAmano voiced Effie, while Creator/AtsukoTanaka voiced Poison.

** Kaoru Fujino provided the voices of Effie and Poison in ''2nd Impact''.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A rumor was circulating that Makoto was originally going to be Ryu's sister, which may explain their resemblance.

** Effie was voiced by Kaoru Fujino in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. She also provided Poison's voice in ''2nd Impact''. In ''3rd Strike'', both characters were voiced by Creator/AtsukoTanaka.

** Kaoru Fujino provided the voices of Effie and Poison in ''2nd Impact''. In ''3rd Strike'', Atsuko Tanaka voiced both characters.

** As for Yang, Creator/WataruTakagi voiced him in the first two games, while Masakazu Suzuki assumed the role in ''3rd Strike''.

** Michael X. Sommers voiced Alex in the first two games, Patrick Gallagan in ''3rd Strike'' (complete with a noticeable Brooklyn accent).
** Bruce Robertson voiced Dudley in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Francis Diakowsky ([[MyRealDaddy the voice actor most commonly associated with Dudley]]) voiced him in ''3rd Strike''. Averted in the case of Naomi Kusumi, as he is Dudley's first Japanese voice actor.
** Yun was voiced by Koji Tobe in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Creator/KentaroIto takes over for ''3rd Strike'' and all subsequent appearances.
** As for Yang, Creator/WataruTakagi voiced him in the first two games, and Masakazu Suzuki assumed the role in ''3rd Strike''.
** Michael X. Sommers voices Necro in the first two titles, Lawrence Bayne voices him in ''3rd Strike''.
** Creator/IsshinChiba (the voice of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]]) voiced Sean in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Creator/MitsuoIwata ([[Manga/{{Akira}} "That's MISTER Kaneda for you!"]]) takes over in ''3rd Strike''.
** Hotaru Fujino voiced Elena in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Mie Midori was her seiyuu for ''3rd Strike''.
** Averted with Ibuki. Creator/YuriAmano was the only seiyuu besides Akuma Creator/TomomichiNishimura to keep voicing her character after ''2nd Impact''.
** Kan Tokumaru voices Oro in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'', Takashi Matsuyama voices him in ''3rd Strike''.
** Creator/YujiUeda is the voice of Urien in ''2nd Impact'', Lawrence Bayne in ''3rd Strike''.

** Michael Sommers, the voice actor of Alex, also provides the voice of Necro in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''.
** Len Carlson is Q and Hugo, and Lawrence Bayne is Gill, Urien, Necro, and Twelve.
** Bruce Robertson, the voice actor of Dudley, also provided the voice Gill and the announcer in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''.
** Creator/WataruTakagi and Koji Tobe (the seiyuu of Ryu and Ken in the first two titles of the ''III'' series) also voiced Yun and Yang in those games.
** Necro has the same voice actor as Alex in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. In ''3rd Strike'', Lawrence Bayne voices Necro, Gill, Urien, and Twelve.

** Believe it or not, Dan was considered for ''Street Fighter III''.
** Sean was initially supposed to the only [[{{Shotoclone}} Ryu/Ken-type]] in ''Street Fighter III''. If that would have remained, he may have still been wet behind the ears, but he probably wouldn't have been nerfed in ''3rd Strike''. Heck, he probably wouldn't be treated like a joke.

** Capcom were actually going to make Alex the main character of Street Fighter III.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** You might recognize Lawrence Bayne, the voice of Gill in ''3rd Strike'', as the voice of Cable, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, and other bit parts in the '90s ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' cartoon (he reprised the former role in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'', where Cable was one of the [[FanNickname Four]] [[GameBreaker Gods]], [[HilariousInHindsight humorously enough]]).
** In ''3rd Strike'', Len Carlson voiced both Q and Hugo, otherwise known as [[WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons Bert Raccoon]] or [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda Ganon]].
*** Hugo is also voiced by Creator/WataruTakagi in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'', who had the hugest work in the ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' series, [[TalkingToHimself voicing 5 characters]].
*** Chun-Li and Poison are both voiced by none other than Creator/AtsukoTanaka, a.k.a. [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Major Motoko Kusanagi]].

** Creator/IsshinChiba (the voice of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]]) voiced Sean in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Creator/MitsuoIwata ([[Manga/{{Akira}} "That's MISTER Kaneda]] (or [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kusanagi]], if you prefer)[[Manga/{{Akira}} for you!"]]) takes over in ''3rd Strike''.

** Due to Urien's UnfortunateName, there're Urine, Piss, and many others...

* TheOtherDarrin: All the returning characters, sans Ibuki and Akuma, got new voice actors in ''3rd Strike''.

** Bruce Robertson voiced Dudley in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Francis Diakowsky ([[MyRealDaddy the voice most commonly associated with Dudley]]) voiced him in ''3rd Strike''. Averted in the case of Naomi Kusumi, as he is Dudley's first Japanese voice actor.

* NamesTheSame: In terms of Makoto's special moves, one of them (Hayate) is named after a swordsman from the VideoGame/StreetFighterEX series.
** She also shares her name with another incredibly strong female fighting game character, [[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Makoto Nanaya.]]

** Bruce Robertson, the voice actor of Dudley, also provided the voice Gill and the annoucer in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen

** Sean was initially supposed to the only [[{{Shotoclone}} Ryu/Ken-type]] in ''StreetFighter III''. If that would have remained, he may have still been wet behind the ears, but he probably wouldn't have been nerfed in ''3rd Strike''. Heck, he probably wouldn't be treated like a joke.

** The dev team planned to include Hugo in ''New Generation'', but he had to be DummiedOut due to time constraints.

** Averted with Ibuki. Creator/YuriAmano was the only seiyuu besides Akuma [TomomichiNishimura] to keep voicing her character after ''2nd Impact''.
** KanTokumaru voices Oro in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'', TakashiMatsuyama voices him in ''3rd Strike''.

* TheDanza: Makoto is voiced by '''Makoto''' Tsumura, also the voice of ''Anime/AstroBoy.''

** You might recognize Lawrence Bayne, the voice of Gill in ''3rd Strike'', as the voice of Cable, CaptainAmerica, and other bit parts in the '90s ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' cartoon (he reprised the former role in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'', where Cable was one of the [[FanNickname Four]] [[GameBreaker Gods]], [[HilariousInHindsight humorously enough]]).
** In ''3rd Strike'', Len Carlson voiced both Q and Hugo, otherwise known as [[TheRaccoons Bert Raccoon]] or [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda Ganon]].
*** Hugo is also voiced by Creator/WataruTakagi in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'', who had the hugest work in [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha the Alpha series]], [[TalkingToHimself voicing 5 characters]].
*** Chun-Li and Poison are both voiced by none other than AtsukoTanaka, a.k.a. [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Major Motoko Kusanagi]].

** Shin Akuma might have possibly been planned to appear in ''Third Strike'', as he has nearly complete DummiedOut code in the game and can be completely playable with a hack.

*** Chun-Li and Poison are both voiced by none other than AtsukoTanaka, a.k.a. [[GhostInTheShell Major Motoko Kusanagi]].

** Creator/IsshinChiba (the voice of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]]) voiced Sean in ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact''. Creator/MitsuoIwata ([[Manga/{{Akira}} "That's MISTER Kaneda]] (or [[TheKingOfFighters Kusanagi]], if you prefer)[[Manga/{{Akira}} for you!"]]) takes over in ''3rd Strike''.

** She also shares her name with another incredibly strong female fighting game character, [[{{Blazblue}} Makoto Nanaya.]]