History YMMV / StreetFighterIII

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', as a result of removing all of the old cast except Ryu and Ken. As a result, 75% of all players picked Ken, 20% picked Ryu, and 5% picked one of the other characters. It got a little better in ''2nd Impact''. But in ''3rd Strike'', not only was Ken a tad bit easier to learn than Ryu in the ''III'' series, but he was ''top tier'' (alongside Chun-Li and Yun) in ''[=3S=]''. In other words, TournamentPlay was filled with Ken, Chun-Li, Yun, and the occasional Akuma. This status followed him into ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', with lukewarm reception. There's a reason the trope [[RenamedTropes used to go by the name of]] "That Damn Ken".

* TheScrappy: Twelve.

* NightmareFuel:
** Yun and Yang are the same age in every game they appear in. Thankfully, their appearances in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' and ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' are non-canon, but even in their ''SFIV'' cameo, they look the same as ever.
** We don't know anything about Q, or if it's even a him, or if it's even human. He is a creepy looking figure in a trenchcoat with a seemingly metal expressionless face, he breaths heavily and grunts without talking in fights. Absolutely everything about him is unknown, and he could be [[ParanoiaFuel anywhere at any time.]]
** Twelve is overall quite creepy on his own, but what really takes the cake is the ''downright chilling voice'' he has while copying an opponent with the X-Copy Super Art... It must be heard to understand...

** According to the polls for ''TekkenXStreetFighter'', Q is the second most requested character from ''Street Fighter III'' after Alex, the main character.

* ThatOneBoss: It's Capcom. What do you expect? The final boss can even restore his health when he is defeated.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series got, and continues to get, a LOT of flack for its character roster. [[http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-worst-street-fighter-characters-ever/a-2008032172243393086 A critic of GamesRadar]] listed their personal worst ''SF'' characters; ''[=SFIII=]'' fighters placed in eight out of the eleven slots.

* AscendedMeme: ''Third Strike Online Edition'' have a trial where you try to replicate [[Awesome/VideoGames Daigo's godly parry-and-finish]]. Good luck with that, kid...

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', as a result of removing all of the old cast except Ryu and Ken. As a result, 75% of all players picked Ken, 20% picked Ryu, and 5% picked one of the other characters. It got a little better in ''Second Impact''. But in ''3rd Strike'', not only was Ken a tad bit easier to learn than Ryu in the ''III'' series, but he was ''top tier'' (alongside Chun-Li and Yun) in ''[=3S=]''. In other words, TournamentPlay was filled with Ken, Chun-Li, Yun, and the occasional Akuma. This status followed him into ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', with lukewarm reception. There's a reason the trope [[RenamedTropes used to go by the name of]] "That Damn Ken".

** Makoto. Unlike many of the newcomers in ''III'', she has actually been hailed as a great addition to the cast. Episode 33 of 1up.com's ''[[http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3156908 Retronauts]]'' podcast actually singled out Makoto as being "pure ''Street Fighter''" in relation to the rest of the cast, when she placed 23rd on IGN's List of Top 25 ''Street Fighter'' Characters. Her popularity might also be due to her high-risk playstyle and high-tier status. Perhaps being savvy enough to realize this, Capcom included her in ''SSFIV''.

* FanDumb: Apparently, a black British gentleman is still something so foreign to some people that lengthy debates about Dudley's ethnicity rage to this day. His overtly caucasian features don't particularly help matters...

* VindicatedByHistory: As said above, the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' series was trashed when it was initially released because it was a complete departure from the considerably more user-friendly ''Alpha'' series, and some professional reviewers even went so far as to dock it for looking "[[CriticalResearchFailure like an SNES game.]]" Eventually, about a decade later, tournament-level players latched onto the series as most mainstream fighting games began to resemble ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' more and more and they desired something a little more technical, and casual fans discovered the game through emulation and a Playstation2 re-release, and the series is now a mainstay at the EVO tournament.

** Yun and Yang. The fact that Yun has had the most out-of-series appearances out of all the ''III'' characters (''[=CvS2=]'', later revisions of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'') and the [[AndTheFandomRejoiced Fandom Rejoicing]] for the twins' inclusion in the [[UpdatedRerelease Arcade Edition]] of ''SSFIV'' cements them as this.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Ibuki, to the point where she placed 22nd on IGN's List of Top 25 ''Street Fighter'' Characters.

* MemeticMolester:

* ThatOneAttack: Gill's Seraphic Wing. You ''will'' [[MemeticMutation taste]] [[FanNickname the rainbow]].

** The kid who appears in Ibuki's ''3rd Strike'' intro sparring with her is a ''boy'' named Yuta Homura.

* VindicatedByHistory: As said above, the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' series was trashed when it was initially released because it was a complete departure from the considerably more user-friendly ''Alpha'' series, and some professional reviewers even went so far as to dock it for looking "[[CriticalResearchFailure like an SNES game.]]" Eventually, about a decade later, tournament-level players latched onto the series as most mainstream fighting games began to resemble ''GuiltyGear'' more and more and they desired something a little more technical, and casual fans discovered the game through emulation and a Playstation2 re-release, and the series is now a mainstay at the EVO tournament.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: When ''Third Strike Online Edition'' was announced at SDCC in 2010.
** Then came E3 2011 which confirmed an arcade perfect port, GGPO netcode and the ability to upload videos to Youtube from in game.
*** Except when the game was released... players found out that the game had numerous bugs, the art had been changed for the worse, it was based off earlier console ports, the GGPO netcode didn't work too well and the YouTube videos were really low quality. Needless to say, they were not happy...

*** Except when the game was released... players found out that the game had numerous bugs, the art had been changed for the worse, it was based off earlier console ports, the GGPO netcode didn't work too well and the youTube videos were in pixelly 240p. Needless to say, [[{{Understatement}} they were not happy...]]

** Urien, arguably due to his Aegis Reflector combos which, if done correctly, take off an exceptional amount of damage, even killing the opponent in one swift stroke.

*** Except when the game was released... players found out that the game had numerous bugs, the art had been changed for the worse, it was based off earlier console ports, the GGPO netcode didn't work too well and the youTube videos were in pixelly 240p. Needless to say, [[Understatement they were not happy...]]

** While the story takes no pains to hide that she is, in fact, a girl, people not familiar with the series often mistake Makoto for a boy. But given that she is ''[[TheLadette as feminine as a truck driver]]'', that her gi is quite concealing, and that the name "Makoto" is usually a male name in Japan, the misunderstanding is almost expected. Her ''SSFIV'' in-game model, however, has the cleavage slightly more exposed, enough to avoid confusion in full. Previously, it was only that visible during her dizzy animation, in which the shoulder of her gi slips off.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel:
** Yun and Yang are the same age in every game they appear in. Thankfully, their appearances in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' and ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' are non-canon, but even in their ''SFIV'' cameo, they look the same as ever.
** We don't know anything about Q, or if it's even a him, or if it's even human. He is a creepy looking figure in a trenchcoat with a seemingly metal expressionless face, he breaths heavily and grunts without talking in fights. Absolutely everything about him is unknown, and he could be [[ParanoiaFuel anywhere at any time.]]
** Twelve is overall quite creepy on his own, but what really takes the cake is the ''downright chilling voice'' he has while copying an opponent with the X-Copy Super Art... It must be heard to understand...

** Fortunately, you can hit him as he's resurrecting to interrupt him and keep him from restoring himself to full health (though he'll always get to keep at least 25% health.)