History YMMV / StreetFighterAlpha

** Ingrid. Despite appearing in just one game, [[http://fb.namcobandaigames.com/fbtekken/statistics_user.php?sid=78423 she is one of the most voted characters]] by fans for ''TekkenXStreetFighter''.
*** Well, two games if you put ''CapcomFightingEvolution'' into consideration.

* BaseBreaker: [[VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution Ingrid]]. Those who like her think she's cute and a decent fighter atop of that. The fact that she was a crossover character from a universally-hated game, and her deus ex machina storyline didn't help matters at all. And to make matters worse, people started screaming GodModeSue... [[DoubleStandard guess that were she a male, they wouldnt' whine.]]

* CrazyAwesome: Rolento is ''way'' fixated with military jargon and utopic dreams, but hey, he can dish it out pretty well.
* CreatorsPet: Ingrid.

* TheScrappy: [[VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution Ingrid]] ''does'' have a few fans... but those who ''aren't'' her fans want nothing more than for her to burn in hell. The fact that she was a crossover character from a universally-hated game, and her deus ex machina storyline didn't help matters at all. And to make matters worse, she was practically a GodModeSue...

* EpilepticTrees: In ''RivalSchools'' (a series with loose ties to ''SF''), there is a character who goes by the name of Ran Hibiki. Given that Hinata learned how to fight by watching a video by Ken and Chairperson practices Saikyo, fans have been wondering if Ran is a relative of Dan's.

** Maki. It's more or less the reason why she's here from ''FinalFight 2''. And to pose a somewhat irrelevant question: are ''all'' the [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja ninjas]] in this series darkhorses?

* NeedsMoreLove: Of all the StreetFighter series, and barring [[VideoGame/StreetFighter the first game]], this series has never, ever been played at professional level.

* TooCoolToLive: Charlie, or so we think.

* TheWesley: Ingrid.

* NeedsMoreLove: ''Super Turbo'' may be fun, but no one can say it's not outdated. ''3rd Strike'' is amazingly technical, and damned entertaining to ''watch'' to boot, but character balance is completely [[PrecisionFStrike fucked.]] ''SFIV'' is also great, but it's not exactly technical enough. This troper's point is, ''this series has never, ever been played at EVO''. What the hell.

* [[CrowningMusic/StreetFighter Awesome Music - Street Fighter]]

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Although Guy is canonically married to Rena (at least by ''Streetwise''), he's been paired with Maki (Rena's sister, and thus his sister-in-law), Rose, and [[StreetFighterIII Ibuki]], among others. In particular, Guy/Rose is ''rapidly'' approaching FanPreferredCouple status.

** Karin. For a girl who has only appeared in ''one'' canonical game and two other games (''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' and ''VideoGame/{{Namco x Capcom}}'', where she's paired with Sakura no less), she has a surprisingly large fan following. She is also one of the most fan requested characters for ''StreetFighterIV'', alongside Rainbow Mika, Elena, and Rolento.

* TooCoolToLive: Charlie, [[OrIsIt or so we think]].

* TheScrappy: [[CapcomFightingEvolution Ingrid]] ''does'' have a few fans... but those who ''aren't'' her fans want nothing more than for her to burn in hell. The fact that she was a crossover character from a universally-hated game, and her deus ex machina storyline didn't help matters at all. And to make matters worse, she was practically a GodModeSue...

** Karin. For a girl who has only appeared in ''one'' canonical game and two other games (''CapcomFightingEvolution'' and ''VideoGame/{{Namco x Capcom}}'', where she's paired with Sakura no less), she has a surprisingly large fan following. She is also one of the most fan requested characters for ''StreetFighterIV'', alongside Rainbow Mika, Elena, and Rolento.

** Karin. For a girl who has only appeared in ''one'' canonical game and two other games (''CapcomFightingEvolution'' and ''{{Namco x Capcom}}'', where she's paired with Sakura no less), she has a surprisingly large fan following. She is also one of the most fan requested characters for ''StreetFighterIV'', alongside Rainbow Mika, Elena, and Rolento.

** [[SNKBoss Final Bison]]'s Final Psycho Crusher from ''Alpha 3''. It's unblockable in the air and does ridiculous amounts of damage regardless of if you block it or not. The only way to avoid it is to use a high-priority move (i.e. {{Shoryuken}}), or WallJump. Both require critical timing and ''a lot'' of luck.

* LoveItOrHateIt: R. Mika is very much a polarizing character. Fandom seems to either view her as a cute, plucky contender or a {{Stripperiffic}} slut wearing {{impossibly tacky clothes}} who has no place in the series.

* CharacterAlignment: For the characters introduced in this series.
** LawfulGood: Charlie, Rose, Guy.
** NeutralGood: Dan.
** ChaoticGood: Sakura, R. Mika.
** LawfulNeutral: Karin (her [[BadassCreed family motto]] is to "[[BloodKnight seek perfection at all costs]]"; she doesn't care about where her opponent falls on the morality scale, only concerning herself with having a good, fair fight).
** TrueNeutral: Bison's Dolls, and Sodom.
** ChaoticNeutral: Cody (although [[JerkassFacade depending on who he's around]], teeters towards ChaoticGood).
** LawfulEvil: Rolento. (He has an unhinged streak, but is quite obsessed with the concepts of order and discipline)

* TheScrappy: [[CapcomFightingEvolution Ingrid]] ''does'' have a few fans... but those who ''aren't'' her fans want nothing more than for her to burn in hell. The fact that she was a crossover character from a [[DarthWiki/{{Ptitlew9bltta3dv6n}} universally-hated]] game, and her deus ex machina storyline didn't help matters at all. And to make matters worse, she was practically a GodModeSue...

* GameBreaker: Guy in the first ''Street FighterAlpha'' due to his fast and damaging chain combos. He actually cracks a pretty bad joke in ''[=SFA3=]'' about how he has his opponent "on a chain" in reference to this.

* TheScrappy: [[CapcomFightingEvolution Ingrid]] ''does'' have a few fans... but those who ''aren't'' her fans want nothing more than for her to burn in hell. The fact that she was a crossover character from a [[SoBadItsHorrible universally-hated]] game, and her deus ex machina storyline didn't help matters at all. And to make matters worse, she was practically a GodModeSue...

** LawfulGood: Charlie, Rose, Guy and Cody.

** LawfulNeutral: Karin. (her [[BadassCreed family motto]] is to "[[BloodKnight seek perfection at all costs]]"; she doesn't care about where her opponent falls on the morality scale, only concerning herself with having a good, fair fight)

** Karin. For a girl who has only appeared in ''one'' canonical game and two other games (''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' and ''Namco x Capcom'', where she's paired with Sakura no less), she has a surprisingly large fan following. She is also one of the most fan requested characters for ''Street Fighter IV'', alongside Rainbow Mika, Elena, and Rolento.

** Cody, thanks in part to his appearance and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIL6K-oL760 theme]] in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.
** Maki. It's more or less the reason why she's here from ''Final Fight 2''. And to pose a somewhat irrelevant question: are ''all'' the [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja ninjas]] in this series darkhorses?

* GameBreaker: Guy in the first ''StreetFighterAlpha'' due to his fast and damaging chain combos. He actually cracks a pretty bad joke in ''[=SFA3=]'' about how he has his opponent "on a chain" in reference to this.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Although Guy is canonically married to Rena (at least by Streetwise), he's been paired with Maki (Rena's sister, and thus his sister-in-law), Rose, and [[StreetFighterIII Ibuki]], among others. In particular, Guy/Rose is ''rapidly'' approaching FanPreferredCouple status.

* TooCoolToLive: Charlie, or so we think.