Street Fighter IV/Characters

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 * Street Fighter
 * Street Fighter II
 * Street Fighter Alpha
 * Street Fighter III
 * Street Fighter EX

C. Viper - USA
""My gadgets are cheating? How naive... Nothing in life is fair. Remember that.""

"Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki (Street Fighter IV, Marvel vs. Capcom 3; Japanese), Michelle Ruff (Street Fighter IV, Marvel vs. Capcom 3; English)"

"Full name Crimson Viper. A spy from the CIA acting as a mole in Seth's organization. She was sent to gather data on S.I.N. (Shadaloo Intimidation Network) and its BLECE Project, and to stop them. Her real name is and she has a daughter named Lauren."


 * Action Mom: She's stated to have a daughter in the game, and in the tie-in film, the little girl is shown in several scenes. And in the ending animation sequence of her Arcade Mode in Super Street Fighter IV, she meets up with Lauren, giving her a hug and telling her that she loves her.
 * Alternate Company Equivalent: Not so much in her fighting style but in her story, she's arguably Capcom's interpretation of Vanessa's character from The King of Fighters, both being female secret agents with a family life back at home.
 * Ambiguously Brown: In some artwork. She's likely mixed.
 * Animal Motifs: Her code name is Crimson Viper. Her red hair is styled to resemble a snake, with a loose strand forming the tongue, even.
 * Badass Longcoat: As her alternate costume.
 * Badass Labcoat: As her third alternate costume.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Her default and first alternate costumes, the alternate more so than the default.
 * Bifauxnen: Subverted--When first introduced, her back braid was not seen a lot, and if it wasn't for her breasts, she might've passed as a guy, what with wearing a tuxedo. Now that it's known that she has that braid...
 * Breakout Character
 * Capcom vs. Whatever: She joined the cast of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, being the first of the new Street Fighter characters to be in a Vs. game.
 * Clothes Make the Superman
 * Code Name: Crimson Viper.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Because she uses a battle suit to fight, she's been labeled a cheater and dishonorable to some of the World Warriors. See the win quote at the top of Viper's bio for her response.
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Confusion Fu: In the hands of a master, fighting against her is a constant guessing game.
 * Cool Shades
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead
 * Difficult but Awesome: She's generally thought of to be the hardest character in the game to learn, because her moves demand a VERY high execution curve. However, her unpredictable mixups and raw speed and power more than make up for it, if she is mastered.
 * The Dragon: She's played as one for Seth in Street Fighter IV and in the tie-in film, but she's apparently a Reverse Mole instead.


 * Fiery Redhead: Averted.
 * Foreign Fanservice: American, and her 98cm bust is the biggest among any female in the series. Ironically, Chun-Li is still bigger in game.
 * Good Hair, Evil Hair: She boasts a delinquent pompadour, hinting at her duplicitous nature.
 * Groin Attack: Crimson Viper pulls off a rare female version on Cammy in The Ties That Bind. With a fistful of lightning no less. Ouuuuuch.
 * Followed by another bad shock, to the chest.
 * Hot Chick in a Badass Suit
 * Hot Mom: She trumps Chun-Li in this category as Viper, you know... gave birth to her child.
 * I Have a Family
 * Jerkass: Very much so in the Ties that Bind anime.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She can be pretty cold to the other World Warriors, even downright mean to some. Still, is implied that she must be she is all sweety and cuddly with her little daughter as seen at the end of her arcade mode in Super Street Fighter IV.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Viper is not only quick, but her combos take off a ton of damage, however...
 * Glass Cannon: ... she is also tied for the third-worst health in the game.
 * The Men in Black: Looks like Viper's the genuine article; not only she is an actual spy from CIA, whit her special suit on, she really looks like a Badass in a Nice Suit.
 * Nothing Personal: She's here on assignment, nothing more and nothing less...
 * Playing with Fire
 * Punch Clock Hero/Punch Clock Villain: She seems to be highly uninterested in fighting, only using this as a means to an end to complete her mission.
 * Rapunzel Hair: Her braid reaches down to the back of her knees.
 * Reverse Mole: Heavily implied that she's a CIA agent working undercover.
 * Sensual Spandex Sexy Backless Outfit: Her second DLC costume.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Shockwave Stomp: She can punch the ground underneath her really hard, generating localized shockwaves at different distances, depending on the strength of the punch used.
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * X-Ray Sparks: Thunder Knuckle has this effect on her opponents.

Abel - France
""Street fighting is all about analysis, prediction, and reaction. That's it.""

"Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken; Japanese), Jason Liebrecht (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken; English)"

"A ridiculously tall and large young Frenchman who uses Mixed Martial Arts. He is an amnesiac who was taken in by a mercenary who rescued him from one of Shadaloo's bases. After the mercenary died, he decided to hunt down surviving members of Shadaloo, believing them to be the connection to his lost memories. He enters the Street Fighter IV tournament to find out Shadaloo's connection to the S.I.N. corporation."


 * Confusion Fu: One of his unlockable titles is "Mixup Master." In this game, that's saying something.
 * Emo: Lampshaded several times.
 * Even the Guys Want Him: His new alternate costume.
 * Gentle Giant: Has a thing for dogs.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: While is more apparent in the art for the character than on his actual in-game model, Abel has his body covered in scars from head to toe, similarly to Zangief.
 * Gratuitous English... Something: His voice in English has a particularly muddled accent that randomly switches from English to French to German to... You wouldn't know he's French if not for the flag in his selection screen picture.
 * Gratuitous French: He now actually uses a little French in his Street Fighter X Tekken appearance - "En garde, s'il vous plaît." ("Let's fight, if you please.", more or less).
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia: Linked to Shadaloo. As such, he's something of an Adult Child. Just see the below trope.
 * Loony Fan: In IV, his rival battle is against Fei Long. He's a huge fan of Fei Long's movies; when Fei Long meets him in Fei's rival battle, Abel expresses his admiration of the guy by picking a fight with him. You'll laugh when a sound byte of Abel saying, "I've seen all of your movies~!" plays after, say, Abel using his HCB + P command throw on Fei Long.
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: See above.
 * Just a Stupid Accent
 * Quest for Identity: "Someone out there must know something about me. I've got to find them!"
 * Protagonist Without a Past
 * Shirtless Scene: He has a shirtless alternate outfit in Super Street Fighter IV.
 * Uh-Oh Eyes: His eyes briefly turn black during his Soulless Ultra,
 * Unnecessary Combat Roll: Abel incorporates the Marseilles Roll, a rolling maneuver, in his fighting style. Although, this move is actually effective when it comes to closing the distance on projectile-spamming foes, or dodging attacks, so it's actually a necessary combat roll.
 * Younger Than They Look: Possibly as an homage to K' from The King of Fighters, who looks like he's in his 20s but is actually 16.
 * Unnecessary Combat Roll: Abel incorporates the Marseilles Roll, a rolling maneuver, in his fighting style. Although, this move is actually effective when it comes to closing the distance on projectile-spamming foes, or dodging attacks, so it's actually a necessary combat roll.
 * Younger Than They Look: Possibly as an homage to K' from The King of Fighters, who looks like he's in his 20s but is actually 16.

El Fuerte - Mexico
""In the ring or in the kitchen, no one can beat me!""

"Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Street Fighter IV; Japanese), J.B. Blanc (Street Fighter IV; English)"

"A luchador/aspiring chef. He enters the tournament to find the perfect recipe for his new delicacy. El Fuerte is an old friend of T.Hawk."


 * Catch Phrase: "IT'S SUPER DYNAMIC COOKING TIME!!!"
 * Chef of Iron: Type 1. He enters the tournament to find new recipe ideas.
 * Confusion Fu: El Fuerte has a normal move called Habanero Dash, where he runs towards you. Doesn't sound that bad, no? Well, this move has SIX different followup moves: evasive actions, high attacks, low attacks, air attacks, and throws. Given that they all start with that running animation, you might be realizing the big picture about now.
 * Cool Mask/Masked Luchador
 * Cordon Bleugh Chef: The opinions on his cooking are mixed throughout the series, but his ending is another story:
 * Fan Boy: Of Rainbow Mika.
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Forgotten Childhood Friend: He only remembered his childhood friendship with T. Hawk after an insult-sparked brawl.
 * Frying Pan of Doom: Averted. He's shown wielding one in his fight intro, but he doesn't use it in battle.
 * Gratuitous English: In Japanese, he randomly shouts out English, despite being Mexican.
 * Makes sense, considering who his seiyuu is.
 * Gratuitous Spanish: In T. Hawk's rival match with him, El Fuerte drops an audible "amigo" in his opening line. El Fuerte's English VA, J.B. Blanc, adds a few more Spanish words to his dialogue.
 * Incoming Ham: See catchphrase, and his intro cinematic Big OMG -- over meal preparation.
 * Joke Character: In-universe. He's a Lethal Chef with no concept of good cooking (and that is sadly what drives his motivation to fight).
 * Lethal Joke Character: Possibly.
 * Lethal Chef: Figuratively and literally..
 * Loony Fan: Of R. Mika. In the UDON comics, when T. Hawk says R. Mika looks ridiculous, El Fuerte feels he has no choice but to start a fight over it.
 * Masked Luchador
 * Meaningful Name: "El Fuerte" is Spanish for "the Strong." Which, knowing luchadores in fighting games, perhaps isn't the most accurate descriptor in the world.
 * Red Baron: The Hurricane of the Gulf of Mexico.
 * Theme Naming: His attacks are named after Mexican food.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * Wall Jumper
 * Wall Jumper

Rufus - USA
""You've fought the rest, now try the best!""

"Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken; Japanese), Christopher Corey Smith (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken; English) Candy voiced by: (Street Fighter IV; Japanese), Laura Bailey (Street Fighter IV; English)"

"A morbidly obese man who wants to fight Ken to prove that he is the number one fighter in the USA."

""Sorry, pal. I'm a pretty picky eater. I only eat burgers, hot dogs, fries, pizza, onion rings, spaghetti, sandwiches, chicken, steak, pork chops, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, roast beef...""
 * Acrofatic: He's a blob. How he moves so quickly is a mystery.
 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: "You just can't compare!"
 * Badass Biker: ... more or less.
 * Big Eater: It's pretty obvious... Let's just let him elaborate for the sake of enlightenment (the winquote is against El Fuerte in SSFIV, by the way):

"Rufus: "I'll never forget when I first met my girl. It was a rainy day in October and I was on my way home from a fight. Suddenly, this chick came outta an' was all like 'Help!' I guess she pulled a dine an' dash, so I beat up the waiter that was chasin' after her!""
 * Brilliant but Lazy: Several characters comment on how surprisingly strong Rufus is, and fathom how powerful he could be if he just lost weight.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Some of his rants are really random and have nothing to do with anything. For example, his win quote versus C. Viper has him complaining about poorly made furniture. What.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Random Dialogue, Fat Belly, Stupid Ponytail, Unbelievable Fighting Skills, Top Tier. That pretty much sums it up.
 * Cut Ken Masters' Heart Out With A Spoon: In his pre-fight dialogue with Ken in SSFIV, he threatens to cut Ken up, put him back together, then do it again. And he Funny pantomimes every little detail.
 * Eagle Land: Type 2. Morbidly obese, arrogant, kinda dim, has moves with sci-fi names (Galactic Tornado, Space Opera Symphony). The fact that he's an American is obviously coincidental.
 * Fat Bastard
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Girlish Pigtails: In his alternate costume, whereas his normal outfit displays a single one.
 * Gonk
 * Hard Work Hardly Works: Subverted. At first glance, it looks like Rufus came up with his elaborate fighting techniques simply by watching kung-fu movies and eating like a pig. However, it's revealed that in order to refine his Kung Food, Rufus took on correspondence courses and later went to China to study under various masters.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He and his girlfriend Candy.
 * I Know Mortal Kombat: The crux of his fighting style, as it is wholly based on things that he gleaned from watching martial arts flicks in his youth. Gets some credit because he traveled the world in order to sort out the reality from the fiction.
 * Jiggle Physics: Though not the way the target demographic wants it used.
 * Kiai: Japanese voice only. Also appears in his epic theme song.
 * Lampshade Hanging: Some of his quotes has him do this to certain characters, such as Chun-Li's hips or asking Seth what it's like being a robot.
 * Large Ham
 * Lethal Joke Character: He's considered one of the best characters in the game, and in Super Street Fighter IV, Rufus is (still) a top pick for tournaments.
 * Lightning Bruiser: He seems to be quite similar to Tekken 6's Bob as an incredibly agile fat guy.
 * More Than Meets the Eye
 * Motor Mouth: Three lines of very tiny text for EVERY win quote (except for the two short quotes of Versus mode, which are as short as the other characters').
 * The Munchausen: Rants A LOT in his winning quotes.
 * Oh Crap: He says this upon being KO'd.
 * Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His Snake Strike.
 * Rescue Romance: How Candy became his girl, as implied in his exchange with Rose:


 * Seinfeldian Conversation: Many a player has read his win quotes (yes, it is possible) and thought, "What the hell is he talking about?!" Check them.
 * Averted in SSFIV. He actually does stay on topic better, even if he goes off from time to time.


 * Shown Their Work: An in-universe example. Rufus watches a lot of movies, and when he wanted to become a fighter, he traveled around the world to confirm which techniques in movies can or cannot be performed, in the process becoming a formidable fighter that is very, very easy to underestimate.
 * Spin Attack: His Galactic Tornado.
 * His second Ultra from SSFIV, Big Bang Tornado, is also this, mixed with Snake Strike and brought Up to Eleven.
 * Stout Strength
 * Ugly Guy Hot Girlfriend: Rufus' girlfriend is a hot little number named Candy who thinks he's super awesome. Doubles as a Huge Guy, Tiny Girl couple.
 * Unknown Rival: Inverse example. He counts himself as Ken's rival, but doesn't know who Ken actually is, and mistakes every blond character for him. Then played straight, as Ken has no knowledge of his existence prior to their match.
 * He mistakes Cammy for Ken, because of her hair color. Even besides the no pants, different appearance, and being female thing, you'd think he'd keep both hair color and length in mind.
 * He mistakes Makoto for Ken, because she uses a gi and goes barefoot. Try and top that.
 * This even goes beyond universe - in one of the trailers for Street Fighter X Tekken, he mistakes Bob for Ken. Which is even more amusing when he goes flying past Ken himself later on in the trailer.
 * Unreliable Narrator: He narrates his long road to becoming such a formidable fighter in the UDON comics... except when he talks about his tireless effort we see him watching TV late at night and eating like a pig, though it's subverted when we're shown him jogging with two motorcycles strapped to his back.

Gouken - Japan
""No illusion is safe when bathed in the pure light of the moon. Now is the time to test your strength!""

"Voiced by: Tohru Ookawa (Street Fighter IV; Japanese), Rod Clarke (Street Fighter IV; English)"

"Gouken is the master of Ryu and Ken and Akuma's brother; he trained with Akuma under Goutetsu until Akuma killed their master. Gouken refined the special techniques from the assassination art taught to him by Master Goutetsu into a non-lethal martial art, then passed on his knowledge to Ryu and Ken. He was believed to be dead, but he managed to survive his battle with Akuma by using the Power of Nothingness -- which empties the mind and soul of all thought and sin -- to render the Shun Goku Satsu useless. As a side effect, however, he was rendered unconscious for several years. Gouken now hopes to reunite with his pupils and test their strength."

""You must defeat me to stand a chance!""
 * Abel: Three guesses as to who the Cain is.
 * Ascended Fanon: He exists entirely because of fans clamoring for years for Capcom to make a real "Sheng Long."
 * Ascended Meme/Defictionalization: From the infamous EGM "Sheng Long" April Fools' joke. He even has all of the moves (in one way or another) that the joke detailed!
 * One of his win quotes:


 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Long Hair and Bald of Awesome: Yes, he has both.
 * Bonus Boss
 * Canon Immigrant: First appeared in a Street Fighter II manga before appearing in Akuma's ending the first Alpha and as a hidden challenger in IV. Before that, Ryu and Ken's master was just a nameless unseen character.
 * Convenient Coma
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Counter Attack
 * Defeat Means Playable: In Street Fighter IV. Starts as playable in SSFIV.
 * Deus Ex Machina: The Power of Nothingness (or Mu no Ken in Japanese), a technique never spoken of before IV, is the reason behind Gouken's survival of the Shun Goku Satsu and subsequent coma, as well as how he Perhaps Gouken was Holding Back the Phlebotinum.
 * Either that, or it's the exact same power Gen used to render the SGS null back when he fought Akuma.
 * Good Counterpart: To Akuma.
 * The Jimmy Hart Version: Although probably intentional, Gouken's theme sounds like a Lighter and Softer version of Akuma's.
 * Meaningful Name: Gouken (豪拳) means "strong fist."
 * Not Quite Dead: This seems to be the explanation for him appearing in IV.
 * The Obi-Wan: He has been this to Ryu and Ken, until Street Fighter IV...
 * Old Master
 * Parental Substitute: To Ryu, his adopted son. He's also something of a second father to Ken.
 * The Rival: Ryu and Akuma.
 * Shirtless Scene: He has a shirtless alternate outfit.
 * Shotoclone: Subverted, as his fireball and uppercut moves are radically different than the other Ryu/Ken-types' variations of them in the series.
 * Ironic, considering that he's Ryu and Ken's master and Akuma's brother.
 * Stroke the Beard: In his opening and victory animations.
 * True Final Boss: His role so far in the two SFIV games released so far.
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Earlier sources during both II and Alpha mentioned the existence of a daughter (nicknamed "Ojou-san") who witnessed Gouken's death at the hands of Akuma, was hopelessly smitten with Ryu, and provided him with the white headband he wore until II.
 * X-Ray Sparks: His Denjin-Hadouken in Super IV has this effect. Note that Ryu could use the exact same technique in 3rd Strike, and had the same electrifying effect on the opponent.

Seth - S.I.N
""Do not grieve. Your data will reside in me for eternity.""

"Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (Street Fighter IV; Japanese), Michael McConnohie (Street Fighter IV; English'')"

"Seth is the CEO of S.I.N, the (former) weapons division of Shadaloo. Seth modified his own body to include a S.I.N invention known as the Tanden Engine; the device is used to help Seth assimilate the abilities of anyone he fights. Seth also created the BLECE Project, which relies on Ki to create super-soldiers (in this case, the Ki Seth uses is the Satsui no Hadou); he sees Ryu as the "ultimate test subject" and desires his untapped Satsui no Hadou to complete the BLECE project. Seth has another goal in mind, as well: surpassing his creator, M. Bison, before destroying him once and for all."

"Never call me by my number! My name is Seth, and I am Unique!"
 * A God Am I: "Before long, a new age will dawn upon the earth and I shall rule over all!"
 * All Your Powers Combined: After you beat him once in Arcade mode, he gains every special attack from all eight of the original Street Fighter II characters.
 * Amazing Technicolor Population: He has light blue skin, and this is probably his least strange attribute...
 * Artificial Stupidity: For all his brilliance and extreme difficulty, Arcade Seth has one chink in his armour. Namely, he seems to rush his Tanden Typhoon as soon as he can use it, leading to weird moments where he fires off his Ultra while you are at the other side of the stage.
 * Bald of Evil
 * Big Bad
 * Black Eyes of Evil
 * Blood Knight: Not at first but states that he's finding a fight enjoyable during one of his win poses.
 * Blow You Away: His second Ultra Combo, the Tanden Typhoon, he bends over, bridges out, and blasts a tornado out and up from his Tanden Engine.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Cloning Blues: Way too early to go into that right now...
 * The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: And how. You may say this is pretty obvious given many of the other tropes applied to him, but he's not all that magnificent if you fight an AI-controlled Seth in Versus Mode. Even if he uses his complete moveset throughout the fight.
 * Defeat Means Playable: In the original SFIV, Seth can be selected after he has been defeated at least once by every character.
 * Ditto Fighter
 * Doing in the Wizard: He explains to Dhalsim that the yoga master's abilities can't actually be of divine origin; if they were, Seth couldn't copy them.
 * Evilutionary Biologist
 * For Science!: His motivation.
 * Full-Frontal Assault: In his default and second alternate costume. Subverted in his first alternate costume, where Seth dons pants.
 * Gambit Pileup: Believes himself to be pulling the strings behind Shadaloo, when it could also work the other way around. Then, there's also the fact that unbeknown to him
 * Then there's the fact that
 * Genre Savvy : He gets pretty meta about media and its influence on people in Fei Long's SFIV ending. Fei Long isn't exactly convinced, though.
 * Large Ham: Listen to his speech about humanity in his opening prologue in Super Street Fighter IV and you'll know for sure. Doubles as a Hey, It's That Voice! considering that speech is something you'd expect to hear from Schwarzwald. Hell, listen to his "The Reason You Suck" Speech in The Ties That Bind in English. The hamminess is virtually overflowing.
 * Made of Iron: His boss incarnation.
 * Made of Plasticine: He takes the most damage out of all the characters when used by a regular player, comparable to Shin Akuma and Ultimate Rugal in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
 * Glass Cannon: Despite his paper-thin stamina, his combos and setups are very powerful, and a really good Seth player can give anyone, even a Sagat player, a run for their money. Cruelly subverted with his Ultra Combo, which does horribly low damage, even when charged up to maximum, and with his new Ultra in Super, which does about as much damage as every other character's Ultra. Good luck fighting the CPU Seth when he has it.
 * Mega Manning: His movelist, except for one special, his super and his ultras, consist of Guile's Sonic Boom (one-handed, Charlie-like, although he throws it as Remy would do), Dhalsim's Yoga Teleport, Chun-Li's Lightning Kick and Yosokyaku, Ryu's Shoryuken, and Zangief's Spinning Piledriver.
 * Also, his Focus Attack is Urien's Chariot Rush and he has an elbow overhead like Gill/Urien. Given that Seth is just as bereft of clothing as Gill and Urien and IV is set inbetween II and III, this may be intentional.
 * Nietzsche Wannabe: "Evil? Like the concept of gods, this is a meaningless human construct."
 * Parts Unknown: Like all of the FinalBosses in the series (Gill, Bison and he) and unlike all of the other world warriors, his country of origin is never specified.
 * Perfect Play AI
 * Power Armor: One of his alternate costumes, quite reminiscent of a Steampunk-ish suit of armor.
 * Rubber Man: He can stretch his arms like Dhalsim.
 * SNK Boss: At first he seems pretty simplistic, but after you beat him in Round 1 he suddenly gets up and says "I Let You Win". Cue a more powerful and ominous remix of the song from Round 1, and watch as his AI suddenly jumps from Normal to Hardest in the blink of an eye. He starts breaking out teleports, combos, and other things that he doesn't use in the first round. Cue angry cursing and controllers thrown against the wall. And if you try playing on 1 round, you'll end up fighting the 2nd round version of Seth.
 * Stripperiffic: Depending on who you ask, he's either nude and rude (but with Barbie Doll Anatomy), or wearing a speedo that happens to be the same colour as his "skin".
 * Teleport Spam: And HOW! HEHAHAHA! HEHAHAHA! HEHAHAHA!
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives one in The Ties That Bind when fighting Ryu.
 * Turned Against Their Masters: When Bison "died", he saw this as his chance to usurp him as ruler of the world.
 * Turns Red: The first round against him may be a joke for some. Then, SHIT GETS REAL.
 * Unwitting Pawn: There're many hints that he's this to Bison. In Bison's ending in IV he makes an effort beat that point into him.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * Wall Jumper
 * Yin-Yang Bomb: The Tanden Engine.
 * You Are Number Six: Among the Super Soldiers engineered by BLEECE, Seth is #15, but calling him that presses his Berserk Button.
 * You Are Number Six: Among the Super Soldiers engineered by BLEECE, Seth is #15, but calling him that presses his Berserk Button.


 * You Will Be Assimilated

Juri - South Korea
""Mmm... You look like you're in good shape...""

"Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Super Street Fighter IV; Japanese), Jessica Straus (Super Street Fighter IV; English)"

"Her full name is Juri Han, and her codename is "Spider"; she is a Taekwondo prodigy from South Korea who serves as an agent of S.I.N. She is testing out one of S.I.N's most advanced pieces of technology: a cybernetic eye implant known as the Feng Shui Engine. The implant, which a smaller version of Seth's Tanden Engine, takes ki energy from the surrounding nature and feeds it to the Engine's user to heighten their abilities and make them more powerful. Juri pledges loyalty to Seth in exchange for the "new toy", then enters the new Street Fighter tournament to test her new abilities... and further her own dark agendas. Juri is a dangerous, hedonistic sociopath who likes to taunt her opponents -- and she doesn't care about anything but satisfying her dangerous whims."

"Dee Jay': "That girl's scary!""
 * Affirmative Action Girl: Part of the reason she was created was to fill two voids: a female villain and a Korean character. In her ethnicity's case, she is Capcom's first Korean character ever.
 * Amazonian Beauty: Chun-Li = legs; Juri = abs and arms
 * Animal Motifs: Insects, especially spiders and butterflies.
 * Anime Hair: She sports hair-horns.
 * Arachnid Appearance and Attire
 * Ax Crazy
 * Bare Your Midriff: And what a midriff is that! Damn!
 * Bastard Girlfriend

"Juri: "Give it all you've got. Try and break me.""
 * Big No: In her Game Over animation.
 * Seeing how she covers her eye, it looks more like a Skyward Scream of agony.
 * Blood Knight: With a twist.


 * Catgirl: The buns in her hair and the sash on her waist gives her the appearance of one. Not to mention her amazing flexibility.
 * Combat Stilettos: In her alternate costume.
 * Continuity Nod: Her Shikusen special can be linked for 3 hits; the second hit is called "Second Impact" and the third is named "Third Strike."
 * Cyborg
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Juri's father was a fearsome prosecutor who relentlessly pursued people connected to Shadaloo to bring them to justice. He became Shadaloo's target and one day Juri's family car was sabotaged. Her father and mother died and she was severely injured, losing her left eye. Whether she was The Ingenue or a Spoiled Brat before what has been just described took place it's not known, but there's no discussion on how this... well, sucks big time.
 * Depraved Bisexual: The fact that she taunts opponents of either sex with sexual innuendos and that her official profile states she likes boobs at least pegs her as a lesbian, leaning to bi, probably. She's certainly sexually aggressive and evil enough for this trope to qualify.
 * Then there's the fact that half her win quotes imply she's going to rape and murder her defeated opponent, regardless of gender...
 * It's not helped by how her newest Ultra (Kaisen Dankairaku) is finished. Juri stops the Curb Stomp Battle she's giving to her rival (whether a male or a female), to caress their face for some seconds while asking them if it felt good (whie said rival is upside down) -- before she mercilessly stomps them to the ground.
 * She wonders if Chun-Li's desire to take her into custody is due to a "little schoolgirl crush", calls Cammy "kitten" and asks if she's looking for someone (implying herself for less-than-pure reasons), and tells Bison (while giggling and licking her lips) "Oh man... I was really planning on saving the main course for last. Whatever. I'll just eat you up. Bones and all!" There is no such thing as Subtext when it comes to her.
 * Disability Superpower/Artificial Eye: Seen below.
 * Does Not Like Shoes
 * The Dragon: For Seth.
 * Energy Ball: Like many characters in the series, Juri is able to throw projectiles. Unlike any characters in the series, she throws them with her feet.
 * Evil Counterpart: She appears to be one to both Chun-Li and Cammy.
 * Evil Eye: The Feng Shui Engine, a smaller counterpart to Seth's Tanden Engine, used to replace the eye she lost when her parents were killed.
 * Glowing Eye Of Doom: It glows mostly when doing her Ultras.
 * Extremity Extremist: Averted. She, despite being a Taekwondo practictioner, uses punches. However, she's still a Kick Chick, more or less.
 * She only has medium and light punches. Her hard "punches" are kick attacks.
 * Eyepatch of Power: Wears one temporarily in the SSFIV OVA, after.
 * Faux Affably Evil: In-story, she's portrayed as being a Complete Monster, but Juri's so apologetically evil and crazy that the fans either tend to overlook this fully embrace it. Oh, and she's hot, too.
 * Foot Focus: Going barefoot in a Street Fighter game is par for the course, but she is the only one who takes the time to paint her toenails. She also throws projectiles and grapples (by the head, no less) with just her feet.
 * For the Evulz: She joined S.I.N. to have fun.
 * Gone Horribly Right: Seth plans on offing her if she becomes too successful.
 * Hannibal Lecture: Delivers one to Cammy, evoking Not So Different and calling her out for thinking that her brainwashing will allow her to avoid responsibilities for her actions as an agent of Shadaloo. Cammy doesn't give a Shut UP, Hannibal, but there is a pretty fierce Death Glare directed at Juri.
 * Horned Hairdo: Add this to that long belt of her, and we have something of a Catgirl going on, which just adds to the myriad of fetishes surrounding her.
 * Irony: Juri gets kidnapped and experimented on by Shadowloo as a teenager. A decade later, she's The Dragon of S.I.N., a branch organization of Shadowloo.
 * Although now S.I.N. and Shadaloo are rivals, so it makes more sense.
 * Interplay of Sex and Violence: Interplay of rape and violence would be more appropriate. (All implied/suggested, though.)
 * Kick Chick: Probably even moreso than Chun-Li, to the point that her "heavy punch" is in fact a kick.
 * Lean and Mean: Looks a bit more wiry than the other female characters, and her outfit shows off some fairly obvious ribs.
 * Juri is just really toned, including in her abdominals.
 * Magitek: Well, Well, more like "Kitek."
 * Orgasmic Combat: She even says "That felt good, didn't it?" whilst stroking her victim's upside down face. Also, her very excited cackles during combat. And some of her taunts can be seen as flirting.
 * Parental Abandonment: Thanks to Shadaloo.
 * Photographic Memory: Claims to have this.
 * Power High: After gaining Ki-based powers from the Feng-Shui Engine she proclaims, "Mmm... I like it. I can feel waves of ki energy surging through my whole body," in a very suggestive way.
 * Psycho Lesbian: The initial version of her bio stated one of her likes as "Big Boobs." Combine it with all the above and well...
 * Purple Eyes
 * Sexy Backless Outfit: Doesn't help that the straps of her shirt look more like a tattoo than clothing material.
 * Sexy Walk
 * Stripperiffic: She's to tops what Cammy is to pants.
 * This Cannot Be!: In Japanese, she says "Sonna bakana!" when K.O.'ed. Translated, it'd be along the lines of "I can't believe it!"
 * In English, however, it's "I'll have my revenge!"
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Everywhere else.
 * Vapor Wear: Sideboob. Her downloadable alternate costume has Absolute Cleavage that goes all the way down, front and back.
 * Whatever: When performing a recovery, Juri responds with a bored "Whatever".
 * Vapor Wear: Sideboob. Her downloadable alternate costume has Absolute Cleavage that goes all the way down, front and back.
 * Whatever: When performing a recovery, Juri responds with a bored "Whatever".
 * Whatever: When performing a recovery, Juri responds with a bored "Whatever".

Hakan - Turkey
""Looks like it's time to oil up!""

"Voiced by: Shintarou Oohata (Super Street Fighter IV; Japanese), Lance Holt (Super Street Fighter IV; English)"

"The other new character introduced in Super Street Fighter IV line-up. He is stated to be the Turkish CEO of a cooking oil company, and a practitioner of the national sport of Yagli Gures otherwise known as oil-wrestling. His in-game self reflects this with lots of oiled-up grappling and even a move that has him apply more oil to his body, powering up his moves for a short time and making him faster."


 * Absolute Cleavage: His wife. How does she hold those things in!?
 * Amazing Technicolor Population: Tomato red skin, sky blue hair(?).
 * There's an explanation for that: Hakan stays oiled up all the time. Turkey is a sunny place. What does Oil + Sunhine create? At first, a tan. But Hakan did go beyond that. Ken even notes that he "looks a little crisp." The hair is probably blue because he uses oil for that, too and they didn't want to give him black hair.
 * In reference to his hair--the appearance of Hakan's hair is a pun, as he is Turkish and the Japanese word for Turkey is "Toruko", his hair resembles stone and the Japanese word for stone is "Ishi", and his hair color is turquoise and the Japanese word for turquoise is "Toruko Ishi". This holds true for European languages as well: the English word turquoise comes from the Old French turqueise which literally means "Turkish [stone]".
 * Animal Motifs: Both his beltbuckle and the barrel that he uses to "oil up" seems to share the same leonine theme.
 * Anime Hair: His hair is curled into very short ringlets that look like giant barnacles. In one of his taunts he expresses concern that his opponent will mess it up. His daughters appear to have inherited this style, or at least style it like their father.
 * Badass Mustache
 * Boisterous Bruiser: Very much so.
 * Catch Phrase: "Looks like it's time to oil up!"
 * Cheshire Cat Grin: In his Vs. silhouette.
 * Chivalrous Pervert: Seems so. While he loves and cares for his wife and daughters, he's rather pleasant to the major part of the Action Girls in the cast, if his post-battle lines are signs. (Unless the "lady" is Juri or Viper... but then again, they are Juri and Viper we're talking about.)
 * Cultured Badass: In his own Turkish cultured way, he's pretty refined as well.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: His Oil Combination Hold Ultra. Full stop.
 * Right before he fires you out of in-between his ass, he shouts "HERE I COME!"
 * Doting Parent: Implied in his first line in his character trailer, "I love my daughters! They are so pretty!"
 * Confimed in his ending, when the seven little girls come greet him and Hakan is very happy to see them.
 * Expecting Someone Taller: C. Viper almost says this word-for-word.
 * Fashionable Asymmetry
 * Happily Married: And he's got the multitude of daughters to prove it!
 * Have I Mentioned That I Am Heterosexual Today: As if to put any potential rumours to rest before the game even released, Capcom showed Hakan with his wife and SEVEN daughters in his official character art.
 * Hot Mom: His wife. She has a fairly petite build, despite having given birth to seven daughters.
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He and his as yet unnamed wife.
 * I Have a Family: A wife and septuplet daughters, to be specific.
 * Incredibly Lame Pun: One of his win lines: "I guess victory slipped from your grasp, eh? Ha ha ha ha ha!"
 * Lightning Bruiser: Seems to be this based on gameplay videos.
 * Monochromatic Eyes
 * Murderous Thighs: His Oil Combination Hold Ultra gives the trope a completely new meaning, to say the least... He lies on the ground, and if the opponent so much as touches him he slams them on the ground, squeezes them between his thighs, and then  launches them out of his ass into the wall.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: He spins around before said ass-launch and this makes it look like he's 69-ing them. References to the Infernal Catherine Wheel were inevitably made.
 * Nice Hat: In one of his alternate costumes, he wears a classic turkish Fez.
 * The Not-Secret: Despite Capcom's best efforts to keep him under wraps before his planned debut, he has been mentioned as far back as September '09 when details of the game first emerged.
 * Reality Is Unrealistic: Debatable, but upon first seeing his concept and playstyle, most people would think Capcom made it all up. Well, surprise surprise, they didn't. It's obviously just as exaggerated as every other martial art in the games, but in this case, the Turkish managed to outcrazy Capcom.
 * Refuge in Audacity: Oh come on, just look at his moves.
 * Remember the New Guy?: Hakan and E. Honda are old friends, to the point where the former casually calls the later "Edmond". SSFIV marks Hakan's debut in the Street Fighter continuity. Also both of their fighting styles are similar.
 * Slippery Skid: His oiled-up body allows him slide along the floor into opponents.
 * The Idiot from Ankara: He speaks in Kansai-ben in the Japanese version, despise being Turkish. In the English version, he speaks with a thick Turkish accent instead.
 * There Are No Good Executives: Averted.
 * Theme Naming: Hakan's every single Special, Super or Ultra move has the word "oil" in it.
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: His official art, in addition to showing his seven daughters, has a pretty woman in the background that is his wife.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: A rather odd case. Most characters in Street Fighter who are clearly human in appearance run the entire gambit of naturally occuring hair colors. Hakan's is turquoise colored, probably as a result of oils. But when you look at his seven kids, it COULD be hereditary.

Oni - ???
""I shall grind beneath my heel... all that exists.""

"Voiced by: Taketora (Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition; Japanese), Dave Mallow (Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition; English)"

"His full title is Kuruoshiki Oni ("Mad Demon"). This is the form Akuma takes when he reaches the absolute peak of his training; all of Akuma's remaining humanity is consumed in full by the Satsui no Hadou and becomes a demon, although Oni views himself as transcending gods. Now that he has reached the peak of the Satsui no Hadou, he decides to destroy the world... possibly out of boredom."


 * Amazing Technicolor Population: Oni is normally purple, but he has alternate colors that turn him red, green, blue, and even pink.
 * Battle Aura: Oni has a purple one, to be exact.
 * Bonus Boss: Oni appears as a secret boss by completing Arcade Mode under certain conditions -- which are unknown at this time.
 * True Final Boss: Oni falls into this, considering he's stronger than Akuma, Gouken, and Evil Ryu combined.
 * SNK Boss: Oni's AI is also harder than the aforementioned characters. He has more vitality and stun than the playable version and his moves are altered (for example, all of his chargeable moves are fully charged when he uses them).
 * Card-Carrying Villain: He flat-out says that he's evil in his intro.
 * Charged Attack: His Gohadoken. The more it's charged, the farther it goes.
 * Coup De Grace: His win pose, where he grabs his defeated enemy's head and slams them into the ground.
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * Flat Character: Oni is a demon who seeks to destroy everything -- and that's the only characterization for Oni that you're going to get.
 * Gameplay and Story Segregation: Regular Akuma is higher on the tier list than Oni is.
 * Ground Pound: This happens at the beginning of his Ultra II and his Sekisei Jiraiken special move.
 * Kneel Before Zod: His taunt orders the opponent to do so.
 * Obviously Evil: Akuma is a demon in the metaphorical sense, whereas Oni is Akuma as a demon in the literal sense; Akuma transcends the concepts of good and evil (since his purpose in life is to be the ultimate example of a warrior, at any cost), but Oni is as evil as evil can get.
 * One-Winged Angel/Super-Powered Evil Side: Is this to Akuma.
 * The Rival: To
 * Third Person Person: Oni speaks this way in some of his winquotes.

Poison - USA


""Let's have some fun.""

"Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (SFII: Third Strike, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV; Japanese), Karen Strassman (Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV; English)"


 * 80's Hair: Retains this from her original Final Fight appearance.
 * Amazonian Beauty: Pretty muscular and good looking, regardless of gender.
 * Ascended Extra: She has appeared as a background character in the Alpha games and SFIII, but, Final Fight Revenge aside, Street Fighter X Tekken was the first time she was playable. USFIV is her first proper mainline SF debut.
 * Attractive Bent Gender: To the point an actual documentary was done on the subject.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Retained from previous appearances.
 * Berserk Button: Talking shit about her ailing wrestling promotion, is a great way to get your ass kicked.
 * Eagle Land: Mostly a sexually upfront Type 2, though not as severe as before, given she's shed her criminal past.
 * Face Of The Band: In her Ultra ending, she manages to.
 * Groin Attack: The finish of her second Ultra attack.
 * Heel Face Turn: Has gone and plans to stay totally legit, with no further ties to the Mad Gear gang.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Looks like a stripper/prostitute, fights like a dominatrix.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast Run Away From Really Fast]]: Poison.
 * Sexy Walk
 * She's a Man In Japan: Either a post-op transsexual or pre-op, depending on which side of the Pacific you're on, though this has yet to be confirmed either way by Capcom on purpose, as that's part of the character appeal.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Stripperific: Wears a tiny pair of blue daisy-dukes, and white tank top that is about to come off with a blunt remark.
 * The Tease: Her win poses look like a stripper routine.
 * Who Wears Short Shorts?: To the point they are almost microscopic.
 * Whip It Good: Uses her riding crop from SFxT
 * Wrestler in All of Us: Her throws. Quite fitting, as she runs a wrestling promotion in-universe.
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair