Street Fighter EX/Characters

See also:
 * Street Fighter
 * Street Fighter II
 * Street Fighter Alpha
 * Street Fighter III
 * Street Fighter IV

Hokuto - Japan
The closest thing to a main character in the EX series, Hokuto is a practioner of the Mizukami style of Kobujutsu and the daughter of a branch family's leader. After turning 17, she learned from her adoptive father that she has a brother named Kairi, who disappeared when Hokuto was still an infant and was now walking the path of the "Asura". Hokuto was given the duty to eliminate her now renegade brother and as a failsafe in case she hesitated, she was implanted with the "Seal of Blood" to ensure she would accomplish her duty.


 * The Archer: She has the look, and can even fire arrows of light-esque ki. The best example of this would be her Meteor Tag Combo with Nanase.
 * Badass Family: With Kairi and Nanase. To date, this is the only example of this trope in the series.
 * BFS: Her Shirasegatana Meteor Combo, where she pulls out a gigantic naginata from Hammerspace and brings it down upon her opponent like the wrath of God. If they're hit by the blade's tip, the opponent is blanketed in flames.
 * Big Sister Instinct/Onee-Sama: To Nanase.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Counter Attack
 * Expository Hairstyle Change: In EX2, she ties her hair in a ponytail and dons a new kimono (as seen in the image to the right). She switches back to her old outfit in the next game.
 * I Have Many Names: She also went by the name of Shirase as a child.
 * Girly Girl
 * Lady of War: There's a graceful air to her movements. She's also skilled with paper fans, bows & arrows, and a naginata.
 * Locked Out of the Loop: Hokuto has no clue that the Seal of Blood was implanted in her or that she was sent on a mission to kill Kairi, her own brother.
 * Hachimaki
 * Meaningful Name: Although officially spelled in hiragana, Hokuto is the Japanese name for the Big Dipper.
 * Power Glows: As part of her Meteor Tag Combo with Kairi.
 * Retcon: Hokuto's original bio stated that she was a student of the Bushin school of Ninjutsu like Guy.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Bloody Hokuto.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Wrestler in All of Us: One of her throws is an armbar.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

C. Jack - USA
A bodyguard and bouncer for hire, "Cracker" Jack entered the first Street Fighter EX to protect Blair Dame. In EX2, he enters the tournament to save his younger sister, who was taken captive by a rival underground fighter. After rescuing his sister, he was pursued by a criminal organization and ended up hiding in Blair's home by the end of EX3


 * Ambiguously Brown: Though from the United States, his appearance and theme music seems to imply Spanish or Latino descent.
 * Badass Baritone: And how!
 * Badass Normal
 * Batter Up
 * Attack Reflector: The dude can redirect projectiles with a swing of his bat.
 * Big Brother Instinct: When his little sister is held hostage by an underground boxing champion, he risks regaining the attention of his pursuers to save her.
 * Bouncer
 * Blinding Hat: His eyes are never seen at all, whether it's his hat or sunglasses.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Heel Face Turn: Not so much the character himself undergoing a change, but a shift in alignment thanks to the drastic changes in his backstory caused by the retcon. In the first game, he was a thug who served Shadaloo, in the later games he is more or less a good guy.
 * Home Run Hitter: TO THE MOON! No, really. He hits you so hard, you rebound off of the moon and come back.
 * I Know Madden Kombat: Kind of, uses a soccer kick as one of his attacks, and there is the bat thing.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down
 * Meaningful Name: He's named "Cracker Jack" because he wields a baseball bat. If you don't get it, Cracker Jack is a snack food commonly sold at baseball games.
 * Megaton Punch: Used to derail a Shadowloo train in his EX Plus Alpha ending.
 * Nice Hat
 * Retcon: Of all the changed backstories, his was one of the most drastic. Cracker Jack's original bio stated he was originally an enforcer for Shadaloo who used to train grunts by teaching them how to recover from serious injuries, but ended up betraying the organization. In later versions of his backstory, he is no longer a criminal and is on the run from an unnamed organization.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man: In the first game he was dressed like a thug. Now, you can't deny that his white suit with the pink lotus boutineer is damn sharp.
 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Jack has all the special moves Balrog had in Super Turbo except the Buffalo Headbutt.

D. Dark - Germany
A man named Holger once served under Guile with his own special tactical reconnaissance unit. He was injured during a scuffle with a rival unit led by Rolento (from Final Fight), which turned into a bloody battle. Holger was the only member of his unit to survive, but was severely injured, emotionally and physically. Outfitted with a portable breathing apparatus, he eventually escaped from the hospital and went into hiding, only to re-emerge as the deranged psychotic killer Doctrine Dark. Dark holds Guile responsible for starting the fight that caused the massacre of his unit and seeks to kill him as a result. Rolento, who actually started the fight, does not appear in the EX series. In EX2, it is revealed retconned that Holger's insanity is actually a result of his upbringing in a mercenary training facility that taught him how to kill as a child--and his subsequent murder of his own squad.


 * Ax Crazy
 * Blade Below the Shoulder
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * But Not Too Foreign: German-American.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Creepy Monotone and Tranquil Fury: ALL of his lines. Arguably done to the best effect in the first SFEX.
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Gas Mask Mooks: His mask is actually a medical ventilator (a necessity since his breathing organs were apparently damaged in the battle with Rolento), but it resembles a gas mask closely enough.
 * Irony: On at least a subconscious level, he has been influenced by Rolento, the man responsible for his current mental state and whose motto is "Use any means available to win."
 * Knife Nut: Funny enough, the devs for EX said that D. Dark (who they nicknamed "Mr. Foulplay") was influenced by Rolento's mantra of using whatever is available to win. Ironically, Rolento is the man responsible for D. Dark's current mental state.
 * Pre-Mortem One-Liner and See You in Hell: His DEATH Trap quote: "Ano yo he iki na." ("Go to Hell.")
 * Razor Floss: Used either to reel his opponent or to hold them in place as he somehow transports an explosive through the wire.
 * Time Bomb and Why Am I Ticking?: "EX-plosive.", DEATH Trap.
 * Wolverine Claws: DARK Shackle (one of his super combos) can be described as "Edward Scissorhands gone mad".

Skullomania - Japan
Skullomania is the superhero identity of a third-rate salaryman from Tokyo named Saburo Nishikoyama, who works to support his wife and children. After dressing up as a superhero for a department store attraction, Nishikoyama decided to become a superhero for real, choosing to fight crime as a hobby during the weekends. Outside the EX series, he also appeared in Arika's Fighter Maker for the PS1.


 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": No, really. There's an S on his forehead.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Face it; you probably wouldn't take this guy seriously at a first glance, but it turns out that he's actually quite competent, making him a very goofy Badass.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Clothes Make the Superman
 * Cool Mask
 * Distaff Counterpart: His EX3 ending gives him one in the form of Skullo Lady.
 * Large Ham: "SKULLO DREAM!"
 * Meaningful Name: Saburo translates to "third son". Skullomania is a third-rate businessman.
 * Mid-Battle Tea Break: One of the many Skullo Dream variations.
 * Salaryman
 * Scarf of Asskicking: From EX2 onwards, to make his similarities to Skull Man all the more noticeable.
 * Sphere of Destruction: His Skullo Energy super and its Meteor Combo equivalent, Super Skullo Energy.
 * Suck E. Cheese's: His backstory in a nutshell, more or less.
 * Superhero
 * Super Soldier
 * Use Your Head: "SKULLO HEAD!"
 * Wrestler in All of Us

Pullum - Saudi Arabia
Full name Pullum Purna. The daughter of a wealthy and powerful magistrate in an Arabian country who tries to investigate her grandfather's connection with Shadaloo with the help of her bodyguard Darun Mister.


 * Bare Your Midriff: And it's quite tantalizing.
 * Belly Dancer
 * Dance Battler: To the point that her Meteo Combo literally forces her opponent to dance alongside her.
 * Disappeared Dad: Who is implied to be working for Shadaloo. Pullum is currently searching for him.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: In EX2 Plus, she inherits a kingdom after the death of a relative. This would make her a mild example of a Badass Princess (if you view her as a Badass Adorable).
 * Everything's Better with Sparkles
 * Foreign Fanservice: She's Saudi Arabian.
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Genki Girl
 * Ojou
 * She's Got Legs
 * You Go, Girl!

Allen - USA
Full name Allen Snider. A fighter once touted as the greatest Karate master in the United States, he was once the undefeated and favored champion of the U.S. Martial Arts Tournament until he was challenged by a then-unknown Ken Masters. Ken easily defeated him, telling him that he was still a "big fish in a small pond". Encouraged by Ken's words, Allen decided to travel the world and fight other warriors from other countries to prove himself otherwise. His special techniques, the "Soul Force" and the "Raising Dragon", were based on Ken's Hadouken and Shoryuken respectively. Allen's only subsequent appearance after the original EX and its re-releases was in Fighting Layer, an Arika-produced fighting game released exclusively for the arcades.


 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: As evidenced by his taunts, although he seems to have gotten better according to the above blurb.
 * Asskicking Pose: After a few of his attacks, most notably Justice Fist and Galaxy.
 * Attack Reflector: His Justice Fist can deflect projectiles.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Gratuitous English: Although justified.
 * Hot-Blooded: Holy hell! Allen's notably more reserved in Fighting Layer, though.
 * Hotblooded Sideburns
 * Jack of All Stats
 * Playing with Fire: Fire Force, which is closest you'll get to a Shinkuu Shakunetsu Hadouken.
 * Put on a Bus: After the first game. He then appears in Fighting Layer, searching for strong opponents on South Island, getting into fights with anyone and anything, including a knight and a FLYING SHARK.
 * Shotoclone: Although he incorporates kickboxing and a few command throws into his moveset to give himself some variety.

Blair - Europe
The young heiress of the wealthy multi-millionaire Dame family in Europe. In addition to having a formal education and training in etiquette, Blair also practiced and mastered various martial art styles since her childhood. She trains not only for the sake of the hobby, but also in case she would ever need to defend herself. In addition to attending social events, Blair also likes to travel the world and participate in various fighting tournaments and events. Due to her overprotective parents, she is accompanied in these events by her bodyguard Cracker Jack. Blair is also a close friend of Pullum, as they're both members of the International Debutante Club. Like Allen, her only appearance after the original EX and its re-releases was in the Arika-developed arcade-exclusive fighting game Fighting Layer.


 * Canon Foreigner
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Cute but Cacophonic: Subverted. While her voice is almost girlishly high-pitched, it's never unbearable. It's just that fans were expecting a hottie like her to have a more alluring voice.
 * Averted in Fighting Layer; same seiyuu, but a much, much sultrier voice.
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Foreign Fanservice: She's European.
 * Gratuitous English
 * Hollywood Atlas: Her nationality is only ever given as "European", which is ridiculous considering the huge number of countries that make up the continent of Europe. It's bizarre that her actual country of origin is not referenced in a series that plays on national identities, with a plethora of characters from various countries within Europe - England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
 * Jiggle Physics
 * Kick Chick
 * Leotard of Power
 * Ojou
 * Put on a Bus: Same deal as Allen, although she does make a in-text cameo in C. Jack's EX3 ending, where he takes refugee in her mansion.
 * She Fu: One of her supers in Fighting Layer is a series of flips.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Kairi - Japan
Hokuto's elder brother. When he was young, Kairi fell off of a cliff after fighting his own father. Kairi survived, but suffered a memory lost and began wandering the world, with nothing but his innate knowledge of the Mizukami fighting style and his will to survive to guide him. His body is covered with all kinds of scars from past battles, and his hair eventually changes from black to white due to all of his stress.


 * Aloof Big Brother: But only because of his amnesia.
 * Badass Family: With his younger sisters, Hokuto and Nanase.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Bishonen: Definitely at first. You can argue that he's still got it, even with all of those scars.
 * Black Screen of Death: The Kyouja Renbu. A Shun Goku Satsu by any other name...
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: At first, he only had a scar over his eye. He's later shown to have multiple cuts and lacerations on his body.
 * Kamehame Hadoken: Starting in EX2, Kairi gained a Meteor Combo called Shouki Hatsudo, a positively mammoth beam of energy. Unfortunately, using it reduced Kairi's HP to critical levels and tired him out for a few seconds afterwards, so it'd be best to actually K.O. the opponent with it.
 * Power Glows: In the second and third games, his hands emit an eerie blue glow once his super meter starts to fill up.
 * First two levels with the glow are just for show. When his super meter is at max, all of Kairi's regular and special moves inflict greater damage and are capable of burning the opponent. Plus when timed right, you can even negate hits from projectile attacks using said attacks.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Starting in EX2.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: In EX2.
 * Shotoclone: When Akuma left after the first game, he became Akuma. And then, he became even stronger.
 * Skyward Scream: One of his victory poses, as well as the end of his Kyouja Renbu.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: From 2 onwards.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Because of his Super-Powered Evil Side. He was originally had black hair in the first game before the stress from all of his fighting permanently bleached his hair white.

Darun - India
Said to be the strongest and most popular professional wrestler in India, Darun Mister seeks to travel the world to fight against other wrestlers such as Zangief and Victor Ortega. He travels the world as Pullum Purna's bodyguard.


 * Badass Mustache
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Difficult but Awesome: His Meteor Combo, the G.O.D. (Gamble Of Darun), requires multiple 360+P/K spin commands and a tight-frame charge u, d, u+P/K command, and is also escapable at several points. If the move connects in its entirety, though, it is a One-Hit Kill.
 * Meteor Move
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Monochromatic Eyes
 * Patriotic Fervor
 * The Rival: To Zangief, as well as other wrestlers like Mike Haggar and Victor Ortega.
 * Theme Naming: Most of his attacks are named after religious terms: Brahma Bomb, Indra Bashi (Indra Bridge), Ganges DDT, Daikaku (Great Awakening), Jouju (Realization), Bodh Gaya, Gandhara, Mandala and Basara.
 * Underwear of Power
 * Walking Shirtless Scene

Garuda - Japan
Possibly the closest thing to an antagonist the EX series, Garuda is a demon dressed in samurai-like armor. Depending on the source, Garuda is either, a composite of undead souls of warriors who killed by the Satsui no Hadou (according to the first EX), or the embodiment of every negative feeling mankind has ever felt (according to EX2).


 * Animated Armor
 * Badass
 * Big Bad: Arguably.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Cool Sword: Produces a Katanas Are Just Better from Hammerspace for his Meteor Combo.
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: Damn straight!
 * Screaming Warrior: There is no such thing as an "off switch" when it comes to his yelling. The only exceptions are two of his victory poses (one of which is a creepy Evil Laugh) where his voice drops to a nearly inaudible murmur.
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: With a possible side dish of Hive Mind.
 * Spikes of Villainy: Garuda is all about this.
 * Teleport Spam: He will teleport when you hit him, counterattack, and then teleport again.

Cycloid-β and Cycloid-γ
A pair of Dural-like cyborgs who were programmed with the combat data of various fighters. One of them is just a generic wireframed polygon character, the other is just an untextured model.


 * The Blank
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Cyborg
 * Ditto Fighter: The Cycloids used techniques from other characters' movesets.

Hayate - Japan
The son of a legendary swordsman from the mountain village of Kukunochimura, Hayate decides to follow up on his father's footsteps by becoming a swordsman himself. His father is a legendary hero who sealed the beast of Orochi. When Orochi escapes from his imprisonment and kidnaps the local shrine maiden, Hayate slays the demon like his father did before him. Hayate and the maiden then become the new guardian deities of the village. Oddly enough, Hayate appears in the original EX2, but was omitted from the arcade version of EX2 Plus (being re-added in the Playstation port) and is completely gone from the series afterwards.


 * Badass Long Hair
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Bishonen
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Cool Sword
 * Generation Xerox: He follows the footsteps of his father, a legendary hero who once saved his home village from the demon Orochi. In Hayate's ending, he too defeats Orochi, saves the local shrine maiden, and becomes the guardian of his village.
 * Hachimaki
 * Put on a Bus: He does not appear in the arcade version of EX2 Plus (he only shows up in the PS1 version as a bonus character), and doesn't reappear for EX3.
 * Samurai: And naturally, he uses a Katanas Are Just Better.

Nanase - Japan
Introduced in EX2, Hokuto's younger sister who was also trained in the ways of Mizukami Kobujutsu, who goes on a journey to prevent her older siblings from fighting each other.


 * Badass Family: With Hokuto and Kairi.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Counter Attack
 * Death From Above: Her Machiyoi Meteor Combo, where her pole grows in size to the point that Nanase zooms up into outer space. She then jumps down, catching fire as she achieves atmospheric re-entry. [Insert name here], meet Nanase's fist.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Hammerspace
 * Little Miss Badass: Her older sister Hokuto is 17 when the EX series begins and there is no word on how much time passes between each game. Nanase is clearly a few years younger.
 * Panty Shot
 * Plucky Girl
 * Tagalong Kid
 * Tomboy
 * Wrestler in All of Us: Shares the same armbar throw with Hokuto.
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Sharon - Unknown
Debuting EX2, Sharon is a redheaded woman with a tattoo of a rose on her right chest who leads a secret double life, working as a nun by day, taking caring of orphans at the monastery where she was raised, but by night she's a top-class agent employed by an intelligence group to conduct assassinations. When she learns that a member of a certain criminal organization she was hired to eliminate has the same rose tattoo she has, she ignores her orders and decides to chase after her target in order to learn about her past.


 * Action Girl: More ruthless that most, but not enough to be a Dark Action Girl.
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Fiery Redhead: Averted. She's as cool as ice.
 * The Gunslinger: Uses an automatic Handguns and a sniper rifle.
 * The Jimmy Hart Version: Her EX3 theme, Temptation Gun, sounds a bit like Vermillion's theme from Battle Arena Toshinden 4. Oddly enough, both characters are similar to a degree: red hair, dual guns action, badassery... the main difference is that Sharon is decidedly good while Vermillion is evil, Ax Crazy, and wears glasses.
 * Living a Double Life
 * Double Consciousness: Implied, given that she must juggle her work as a kindly nun and an ice-cold agent.
 * Mysterious Past, Parental Abandonment: Hence her desire to find the man who has the same rose tattoo as her.
 * Noblewoman's Laugh: One of her victory poses.
 * Repeat Cut: When successfully using her Meteor Combo at close range, you'll be treated to a sequence of Sharon firing her sniper rifle three times.
 * Stripperiffic: Seriously, her outfit looks like it's been eaten by moths.
 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She's Blair with the added addition of firearms.
 * Tall, Redheaded and Bishoujo

Shadowgeist - Unknown
An antihero from a nameless dystopian nation who decides to avenge his lost wife and daughter by bringing the totalitarian government responsible for their deaths to justice. He has artificially enhanced his body with cyborg implants. Essentially a darker version of Skullomania.


 * Anti-Hero
 * Badass Cape: As seen in the picture to the right. Noticeably absent in gameplay.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Cool Mask
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Revenge

Area - Unknown
First appearing in EX2 Plus, Area is the daughter of a scientific inventor who works as a clerk in her father's store, where she sells his inventions. One day, her father invents a large mechanical arm codenamed "Cancer", developed for the purpose of digging. Area modifies it as a weapon and decides to test it against other martial artists from around the world.


 * Canon Foreigner
 * Death or Glory Attack: To a degree, her Final Cancer Meteor Combo. Cancer explodes from overload after the attack and is unusable for the rest of the match, leaving Area without her Cancer setups and only half of her moveset.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Gadgeteer Genius: Even at such a young age, she's said to be an even better inventor than her dad.
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Hair of Gold
 * Meganekko
 * Power Fist
 * I Call It Vera
 * Rocket Punch
 * Rollerblade Good

V. Rosso - Italy
Also debuting in EX2 Plus, Vulcano is an Italian fighter employed by some kind of secret organization. When his girlfriend is murdered, he leaves his organization to seek revenge. Possibly the most stereotypically Italian character in a fighting game ever, his special moves are named after locations in Italy (i.e: Pisa, Canossa).


 * Badass Baritone
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Counter Attack: And it sounds like he's dropping a F Bomb on you while doing so.
 * Flash Step
 * Gratuitous Italian: Quattro﻿ Panorama!
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: His Quattro﻿ Panorama Meteor Combo, which is a series of boots to the head, followed by a punch to the stomach that creates a fiery geyser, and then a final kick to the back of their skull that sends his opponent rolling.
 * Latin Lover: Just listen to his theme, look at him, and try to tell us that Rosso doesn't strike you as a grade-A charmer.
 * Meaningful Name: Vulcan, as in the Roman god of fire who worked as a blacksmith. Which is the etymological source of the terms vulcano (Italian) and volcano (English). Rosso is Italian for red, a color usually associated with fire. His name is Italian for "Red Volcano".
 * Multicolored Hair: His hair is more like a reversed Zebra than a full-out Skunk Stripe.
 * Playing with Fire
 * Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: Seen during his "Accelerando" Super Combo.
 * Revenge: What drives him WOT DRIVES HIM until the beginning of EX3.
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Theme Naming: Move names include Canossa no Kutsujoku (Canossa's Disgrace), Etna/Vesuvio no Ikari (Etna's/Vesuvius' Rage), Tameiki no Hashi/Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) and Pisa no Shatou/Torre Pendente (Leaning Tower of Pisa).

Ace - Unknown
The sole "new" character in Street Fighter EX3, Ace is a secret government agent from an undiclosed nation who has the special ability to learn the techniques of his opponent after gathering battle data. He is asked by the Prime Minister of his country to gather information of a secret weapon being developed in an underground base.


 * Bare Your Midriff: Slightly.
 * Canon Foreigner
 * Cyborg
 * Ditto Fighter: Ace could use techniques from other characters' movesets if they were bought in EX3.
 * Continuity Cameo: He can even learn moves from fighters not represented in EX (like Cammy), or even outside the mainline Street Fighter series (like Shadow Lady): he can also use Blair's and Allen's new Fighting Layer supers.
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * The Jimmy Hart Version: His theme, Harem Beat, sounds like something you'd hear in a Mega Man game. More specifically, it sounds like a rockified version of Gravity Man's theme from 5. It also resembles Shang Fenghuang's theme from Fighting Layer (an arcade-only game also developed by Arika in 1998, three years before EX3), albeit sped up.
 * Neural Implanting: Martial arts were downloaded into his system.
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome