Line #13 Literature/SF25TheArtOfStreetFighter


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3	Released as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] for the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' franchise, ''[=SF25=]: The Art of Street Fighter'' features 448 pages of artwork and notes from several of Creator/{{Capcom}}'s most famous artists. It spans the entire series -- including the numerous spin-offs -- as well as some works done exclusively for the book.
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5	%%Some links have been included, as the artwork has been circulating the net for years before the artbook was released. If other Tropers could find and link to any other pieces of artwork mentioned below, it would be greatly appreciated.
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7	!!This art book contains examples of the following tropes:
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9	* AfterActionPatchup: The ''Gemaga April 2012'' cover has Chun-Li, Cammy, [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Julia, and Lili]] collapsed on the ground, covered in bruises and band-aids.
10	* AllThereInTheManual: One of the character sketches for ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'' reveals that Balrog (Boxer) is 21, and is the second-youngest character after Cammy.
11	** The Shadaloo base has its own version of Mount Rushmore, but with the bosses' faces instead.
12	** Kinu Nishimura explains how her ''Capcom Design Works'' cover includes [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis Nemesis]] holding a tiny flower, which is intended for [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil1 Jill Valentine]].
13	** The ''Street Fighter II Anime'' sketches include a note about the Delta Red emblem on Cammy's beret, which is apparently Arabian in origin.
14	* AnimeHair: Think [[VideoGame/StreetFighterI Birdie]]'s cheese-mohawk looks silly? An alternate sketch reveals he could have had droopy, ''plant-like'' hair.
15	* ArtEvolution: All of the artists, but especially with Bengus. His first colored drawing of Chun-Li looks completely different from modern incarnations.
16	* ArtShiftedSequel: Inevitable, as ''Street Fighter'' games have appeared on several consoles and [[DependingOnTheArtist drawn by different artists]]. This is especially evident in the change from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' to the ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' games; M. Bison was redesigned with bigger muscles (inspired by his depiction in ''II: The Animated Movie'') to give him more personality.
17	* BadassCrew: The ''VideoGame/CannonSpike'' team, which comprises of multiple Capcom series crossovers, including Cammy and Charlie from ''Street Fighter'', Shiba Shintaro from ''Three Wonders'', Arthur from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'', VideoGame/{{Mega Man\|Classic}}, and a few others.
18	* BeachEpisode: [[http://www.cammyfan.com/Cammy/official-art/ssf2-vacation.jpg The entirety of]] the two-page ''Street Fighter II SF II Museum Retail Poster.'' Plenty of Chun-Li and Cammy bikini {{fanservice}}, while HilarityEnsues with the other characters in the background.
19	* BloodSplatteredWarrior: Vega's claw and tights are spattered with blood in one of the CD book illustrations.
20	* ButNotTooForeign: Defied with Cammy. There's a small section of the ''Street Fighter II Anime'' reference manual explicitly breaking down how to make Cammy look different from Chun-Li. It's even titled, "Plans To Make Cammy More Foreign."
21	* ClothingSwitch: Nishimura drew Cammy in Chun-Li's iconic outfit, albeit in pink.
22	* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Lampshaded in a work that portrays every color variation of ''II'' Chun-Li riding a single bicycle. The one on top of the pile is even doing a [[HurricaneKick Spinning Bird Kick]].
23	* ColorMotif: Bengus based a ''Capcom Girls Calendar 2012'' piece on yellow and blue. Appropriately, he chose the ''Alpha'' versions of Sakura, Cammy, R. Mika, and Chun-Li as the group subjects.
24	* ConceptArtGallery: The biggest ''Street Fighter'' one to date. It features drawings and sketches from every game in the franchise, from the original arcade game through the various spin-offs and crossovers.
25	* CrossoverPunchline: Inevitable, given how many games exist. Special mention goes to a ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]'' drawing with [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]] and Sakura playing against each other with Platform/{{Neo Geo Pocket}}s and a link cable. [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/2a/41/ff/2a41ff33ee758af442c1b3f17973a763.jpg Judging by their expressions, Sakura is winning.]]
26	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Akiman's portrayal of the Shadaloo base in a CD book. Aside from M. Bison's shrine stage, there are multiple temples, a room-sized globe, a submarine dock, a skull-shaped satellite, and a ''Four Heavenly Kings version of Mount Rushmore''. Akiman admits he might have went too far into parody and disappointed everyone.
27	* {{Expy}}: Balrog might've been based on Mike Tyson, but the side notes in the ''Street Fighter II Anime'' sketches state he should be built like George Foreman.
28	* EyelidPullTaunt: [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Yuri Sakazaki]] [[https://67.media.tumblr.com/345036d2a577398f2d345faa3071af09/tumblr_movqcfHAPE1qmuhxzo1_500.jpg pulls one on Sakura]] in a ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNKMillenniumFight2000 Capcom vs. SNK]]'' [[Platform/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]] cover. Fitting, considering the girls are {{Alternate Company Equivalent}}s who are presented as in-game rivals.
29	* {{Fanservice}}: With Capcom, it goes without saying; one of the first works is a detailed two-page spread of Chun-Li in a bikini.
30	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: ''All over the place.'' [[https://twitter.com/MinovskyArticle/status/1074153675235446784/photo/1 Ryu going to a laundromat]] to wash his gi -- apparently he wears tighty-whitey briefs -- and the other customers staring at him in confusion.
31	** The ''Street Fighter II'' crew in a BeachEpisode, [[http://www.cammyfan.com/Cammy/official-art/ssf2-vacation.jpg complete with]] Dee Jay buried up to his neck in the sand, Vega using his mask as a codpiece while Poison gives him a rubdown, Sagat putting a hole in the roof of Dhalsim's surf shop, Guile as the on-duty lifeguard with a sniper rifle and bazooka, and Blanka applying suntan lotion on Eliza while Ken stares in shock.
32	** Nishimura's ''[[https://twitter.com/vgartandtidbits/status/782593223847976960 Super School Fighter II]]'' has Ryu eating ramen and reading an English instructional book ''upside-down''.
33	** The ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' [[https://twitter.com/nbajambook/status/1236680186776752135/photo/1 crew crashing Sean's home when he's sick]], and Ibuki clearly drunk on sake while Poison nonchalantly reads and smokes in a corner.
34	** The ''Capcom Girls Calendar 2011'' [[https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10122345/20/1 cover includes Cammy building a Mega Man snowman]], a mahjong game between [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]], R. Mika, and [[VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}} Devilotte]], and [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Jill Valentine]] utterly dumbfounded at being surrounded by ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' monsters asking for her Halloween candy.
35	** The ''Capcom Girls Calendar 2012'' cover features the characters in unlikely outfits, including Jill Valentine in a bikini ''and her cap and gun holsters''.
36	** Sagat's ''VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}}: Fullmetal Madness'' sketch has him holding a Ryu plushie.
37	** An ''Alpha'' character sketch portrays the aftermath of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterI Retsu]] {{curbstomp\|Battle}}ing Dan. Bengus admits he was looking forward to drawing Retsu more than Dan.
38	** Akiman's Zangief is spouting blood and has a huge, hilarious scowl on his face. The artist says it's funnier if you think Zangief is angrier at his own clumsiness than his injury.
39	* GoKartingWithBowser: Frequently, given the number of characters and games involved. Special mention to the ''Capcom Heroes Calendar 2012'' cover, which includes [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil1 Chris Redfield]] and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 Leon Kennedy]] getting drunk and sharing a bento with ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis Nemesis]]''.
40	* HighSchoolAU: Nishimura's ''[[https://twitter.com/vgartandtidbits/status/782593223847976960 Super School Fighter II]]'', complete with Sagat as a hulking delinquent, prankster Dhalsim, Zangief with swirly nerd glasses and a book, Cammy in {{sailor fuku}}, Akuma as a janitor, and Chun-Li as a HotTeacher.
41	* IntimateLotionApplication: One of the artworks has the entire crew [[BeachEpisode hanging out at the beach]], where Blanka can be seen lecherously applying suntan lotion on Eliza while Ken stares in shock.
42	* KimonoFanservice: Chun-Li dons an orange one for a ''Gamest '95 New Years'' postcard.
43	* LegFocus: Chun-Li's AmazonianBeauty proportions have always focused on her legs from the start due to being a KickChick, and Nishimura's ''Street Fighter IV'' work also put heavy emphasis on them.
44	* NiceGuy: E. Honda, of all people. There's a sketch of him meeting and complimenting Chun-Li on her name, and the notes explicitly state he's being genuinely nice, not hitting on her.
45	* OutOfCharacterMoment: The ''Street Fighter Saga Kakutou Bushinden'' DVD package has the main cast hiding in a dark alley waiting for M. Bison to show up. Ken is playing with a Sakura figurine, Blanka is chatting on a cell phone, E. Honda is stern and dressed in a business suit, and Zangief has donned some glasses and is reading a book.
46	* PaperThinDisguise: Akiman has a few sketches of Sagat dressed up as a businessman, a scientist, and a chef. There's even a sketch of him trying to sell watermelons to Blanka!
47	* RageAgainstTheReflection: A ''Street Fighter II'' CD book art shows a bloodied, mask-less Vega punching a mirror.
48	* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Four Heavenly Kings in Bengus's ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV: Volt'' pieces. A closer look reveals Ryu and Akuma's silhouettes in the background.
49	* RightBehindMe: Karin finds ''Akuma'' of all people standing behind her in a ''Street Fighter Saga Kakutou Bushinden'' liner.
50	* SelfDeprecation: Nishimura freely admits that she's the biggest crybaby of the group, and that she tries to live up to Akiman's artistic standards.
51	* ShirtlessScene: Bengus drew an ''Alpha'' Akuma with a tattered shirt and broken beads.
52	* {{Sleepyhead}}: Some of the ''Street Fighter'' and ''Darkstalkers'' girls get together for the ''[='98=] Capcom Official New Year Postcard''. They're all awake and chatting, while [[VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}} Devilotte]] has fallen asleep under the table.
53	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Vega in his ''Anime'' sketches has them. It shifts to FourEyesZeroSoul once he gets angry.
54	* SliceOfLife: Several works, including Ryu at the laundromat, Blanka buying five ice cream cones, and Ibuki and Elena on a picnic.
55	* TrainingFromHell: All of the characters, but Chun-Li is specifically sketched having a tough training regimen, doubling as WorkoutFanservice. The notes indicate that she's constantly pushing herself so as to avoid a CantCatchUp scenario.
56	* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Discussed in Blanka's ''Anime'' profile sketches. The notes recommend that he look reasonably intelligent and handsome.
57	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: One of Bengus's drawings of ''Alpha'' Rose has her stick a tarot card between her breasts.

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