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'''''Street Fighter''''' is a long running series of [[Fighting Game
Before ''Street Fighter'', most fighting games were side-scrolling [[Beat'Em Up|beat 'em ups]] in the style of ''[[Kung
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''For the Sonny Chiba martial arts series, see [[The Street Fighter]].''▼
▲'''''Street Fighter''''' is a long running series of [[Fighting Game|fighting game]]s by [[Capcom]], that have [[Trope Codifier|basically defined]] the genre.
▲Before ''Street Fighter'', most fighting games were side-scrolling [[Beat'Em Up|beat 'em ups]] in the style of ''[[Kung Fu Master]]'' or ''[[Double Dragon]]''. Even the relatively few one-on-one fighters that predated the original ''Street Fighter'' had, at most, only a handful of characters (only one or two of them playable), and extremely simplistic controls. ''Street Fighter'' (specifically its first sequel, ''[[Sequel Displacement|Street Fighter II: The World Warrior]]'') [[Trope Codifier|gave the genre]] depth, popularity, and, most importantly, legitimacy. Even modern fighting games cling tightly to the features and tropes innovated by this series.
The series not only has multiple games, but some of them are their own series:
* ''[[Street Fighter the Movie|Street Fighter: The Movie]]'' (technically two different games, an arcade version and a console version)
* ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter EX]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter III]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter V]]''
▲* ''[[Street Fighter (Video Game)|Street Fighter]]'' (the first game)
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▲Media [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]] include:
▲* ''[[Street Fighter IIV (Anime)|Street Fighter IIV]]''
In addition to the normal ''Street Fighter'' and ''Alpha'' series, Capcom also released a number of partially-related peripheral series, as an attempt to cash in on its success:
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** This led to the inevitable [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] (see [[Capcom vs. Whatever]] for full details), which includes ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' (self-explanatory), ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'' (again, self-explanatory), ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' (which now included characters from other Capcom games like [[Mega Man (
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The series itself is part of a small [[Shared Universe]] between a few Capcom games including:
* ''[[Final Fight]]'', which was originally titled ''Street Fighter '89'' before they realized that the game played nothing like the original ''Street Fighter'' after which they then changed the name.
* ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters
* ''[[Captain Commando]]'', a beat 'em up set in a [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|future]] version of [[Final Fight|Metro City]] and starring the titular Captain Commando whose first three letter of both of his names form the name Capcom.
In addition to the aforementioned spin-offs, the series also inspired at least three different [[Animated Adaptation|Animated Adaptations]], a little-known live-action Chinese action/comedy adaptation starring [[Palette Swap]] [[Captain Ersatz]]'s of the main characters ''[[Future Cops]]'', Japanese manga, plus several toylines (one of which was actually mixed in with ''[[G.I. Joe]]''). An officially sanctioned, fan-made short film is set to be released on May 6, 2010 and [[Street Fighter the Later Years|a parody]] of ''Street Fighter II''. It also had a [[Tabletop Games|Tabletop RPG]] that used the White Wolf system, better known for angsty gothic horror.
The innovations and impact of the ''Street Fighter'' series can never be overstated, as evidenced by the number of [[Follow the Leader|imitators]] and competitiors, not to mention its enduring popularity and fame, seen everywhere from an [[Easter Egg]] in ''[[
Outside of the main series, a confirmed DLC pack for ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' has the [[Crossover|title character going up against Ryu, Akuma, and Evil Ryu]]. {{spoiler|Plus Oni, too.}}
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* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]: With [[Ham and Cheese]].
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: Perhaps the purest example alongside ''[[Mega Man (
* [[Cherry Tapping]]
* [[Combos]] as we know them wouldn't exist without ''Street Fighter''.
* [[Hurricane Kick]]: Also known as the Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: The second part of the name is the name of the fireball move by Ryu, Ken, and others (just wasn't called that in the west, even though they still said it in the game).
*
* [[Ryu and Ken]]: And Akuma and Sakura and Dan. Also Guile and Charlie (and Remy to a lesser extent); Cammy, Juni, and Juli; Gill and Urien; and Yun and Yang (who underwent [[Divergent Character Evolution]] starting with ''Street Fighter III 2nd Impact'').
* [[Shoryuken]]: From the <s>Dragon Punch</s> Rising Dragon Fist, to the Tiger Uppercut, and even kick versions with Chun-Li, Cammy, and Fei-Long.
* [[Shotoclone]]: Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan, Sakura, and Sean; Sean's projectile attacks take the form of basketballs (save for his first Super Art, the Hadou Burst), though. Amazingly enough, Gouken is actually a ''subversion'' of this, as he fights very differently from the typical Ryu/Ken-type - he does have his own unique take on the Hadouken, but his Shoryuken is only used as a super, and he has many other moves that no other Ryu/Ken-type has. There's also Allen Snider and Kairi from the ''EX'' series; Kairi, in particular, became the Akuma analogue when Akuma [[Put
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: The series actually has a pretty extensive background story, but you'll have to get all the supplementary materials (like the numerous guides by Gamest or Arcadia, as well as Studio Bent Stuff's ''All About'' series) to gather the info. For those without access to Japanese resources or not literate enough at the language to understand them, the [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/583625/26094 Street Fighter Plot Guide] has plenty of fan-translated bios from those guides.
** UDON released the ''World Warrior Encyclopedia'' in late 2010, featuring character profiles cobbled together from every official source imaginable, no matter how obscure--essentially, collecting everything into one handy compendium.
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: While for the most part the cast of the games have plausible skin tones, the series manages to give us a few exceptions: we have green-skinned Blanka, blood-red Hakan, yellow-toned Oro, Necro and Twelve that are as white as the snow, [[That One Boss|Gill]] who's ''half red, half blue'', no less, Dhalsim who also tends to have some unnatural alternate skin colors like grey or orange among the others, Birdie who has a green color, grey M. Bison. Slate-Blue Seth (justified since he's an artificial creation)... and let's not get started about the various [[Palette Swap|Palette Swaps]].
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: The UDON crew currently handles a huge amount of official Capcom art for many different series, but mainly ''SF'', the primary focus of their collective admiration.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Ryu, Ken, Gouken and Zangief.
* [[Blood Knight]]: The Satsui no Hadou/Surge of Murderous Intent grants immense fighting power, but ultimately has the user develop a insatiable desire to fight, driving it to wander the world challenging strong fighters to a battle to the death.
* [[Bootstrapped Theme]]: Every character, as early as ''II''. This is because the music was for the stage, and not its respective character.
* [[Bonus Material]]: There are a few of these. Most of them seem to make fun of Ryu and his [[Limited Wardrobe]].
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* [[Comic Book Time]]: In the early ''Street Fighter II'' games, the characters were given specific birthdates that coincided with the current ages of the characters at the time and the release dates of the games (i.e. Cammy was born on January 1974 and is said to be 19 in ''Super Street Fighter II'', which came out in 1993). As years went by, it became obvious that Capcom had to age the characters if they wanted to maintain consistency, so they used vaguer dates in the ''Alpha'' and ''III'' series (i.e. Sakura was born on March [[Exty Years From Now|197X]] in ''Alpha 2'') before they finally stopped giving out the years of birth in ''IV''.
* [[Crossover]]: The characters have also appeared in ''Pocket Fighter'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' and ''Capcom Fighting Evolution''.
** [[Capcom vs. Whatever]]: A constant staple, with characters from the series having appeared in the three main crossovers (''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'', ''[[
** With ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' as well, as stated above.
* [[Cool Hat]]: Bison, natch.
** Rolento sports a cool beret.
* [[Death Cry Echo]]
* [[Development Gag]]
* [[Dive Kick]]: Has many dive kicks among the fighters' arsenals, with the concept described in detail on [[The Wiki Rule|the unofficial Street Fighter Wiki]].
** Special moves include Cammy's Cannon Strike.
** "Unique" attacks (so named because they are usually character-specific normals) that use dive kicks include Rufus's Falcon Kick ([[Super Smash Bros.|no, not that one]]); Yun and Yung's Raigeki Shu; Akuma's Tenmakujinkyaku, which is also used by Evil Ryu/Kage and Gouken; and Necalli's Road of the Sun.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: Ryu and Ken used to be identical in almost every aspect gameplay-wise, but from ''Super Street Fighter II'' onward, they both received several changes that made the characters much different from each other (Ryu's refined Hadouken techniques, Ken's different kicks and the Flaming Shoryuken). In ''3rd Strike'', Ken's EX Hurricane Kicks hit multiple times and launch the enemy while Ryu's hit once for the normal versions and hits the enemy away while keeping him in place in the EX version.
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Half the cast. Lampshaded in ''[[
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* [[Energy Ball]]: What most of the projectiles amount to. "HADOKEN!"
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Fan Service]]: Pretty much every female fighter's outfit, with the exception of Makoto (at least until you use her Ultra in ''IV'').
* [[Fireballs]]: The Hadoken is ''not'' one (it's just a [[Energy Ball|ball]] of [[Pure Energy|ki]]). However, Akuma and Ryu's Shakunetsu Hadoken is one.
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* [[Gentle Giant]]: Happens a few times over the course of the series, or as gentle as these characters get: the running theme that [[Spirited Competitor|loving the challenge of the fight does not necessarily make you a violent person]]. Judging by in game quotes, Zangief, Hugo, T. Hawk, Honda and Hakan, some of the largest and most physically imposing characters in the series, are all extremely nice, modest, social people who fulfill a "gentle warrior" archetype. Most of them have a [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen]] approach to fighting, and are mostly concerned about having fun and a challenge, not hurting people. Sagat also gains shades of this after his [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Cammy, which she keeps in pigtails.
* [[Handwraps of Awesome]]: Adon, Akuma and Sagat.
** Subverted with Akuma, as he wraps his '''with rope'''.
* [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]]: The depiction of Russia. Not that other countries have it much easier...
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* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: A few games make fun of Chun-Li's legs.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Overlaps with [[Bootstrapped Theme]]. From ''II'' all the way up to ''Alpha 2 Gold'', every character kept their [[Street Fighter
** Subverted in ''Street Fighter III 2nd Impact''. Every character that returned from ''New Generation'', excluding Ken, Sean, and Gill, received a new version of their previous theme, but in ''3rd Strike'', everyone except for Alex and Yun & Yang were given new themes. In fact, Dudley and Ibuki's themes in ''IV'' are based off of their ''3rd Strike'' themes.
* [[Limit Break]]: Several fighters have attacks that can only be done with full super bars.
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* [[Modesty Shorts]]: Sakura wears gym shorts under her school uniform. Ditto for Karin in ''Alpha 3'' and Ibuki (in her alternate outfit) in ''Super IV'', only with bike shorts instead.
* [[Monster Modesty]]: Blanka never wears more than a pair of pants. Considering he wants to be seen as a human being, you'd think he would dress up a bit more.
* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]: Played straight and subverted at the same time. In a series where [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse|petite]] and [[Badass Adorable|deceptively adorable]] [[Cute Bruiser|women]] use [[Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way|implausable]] [[She Fu|fighting]] [[Waif Fu|skills]] and many characters [[Charles Atlas Superpower|possess]] [[Supernatural Martial Arts|supernatural]] [[Ki Attacks|abilities]] [[Psychic Powers|able]] [[Mind Over Matter|to]] [[Pressure Point|render]] [[Flash Step|physical]] [[Rubber Man|strength]] [[Playing
* [[Not Even Bothering
* [[Not Just a Tournament]]: In ''Street Fighter II'', Bison's holding a tournament to get revenge on the characters who ruined his plans in ''Alpha 3''. In ''Street Fighter IV'', Seth from S.I.N. (Shadaloo Intimidation Network, the weapons division of Shadaloo) holds a tournament to gain data (and Ryu) to complete his BLECE Project, an unknown bioweapon. The tournament in ''Street Fighter III: New Generation''/''2nd Impact'' subverts this, though. The Illuminati is judging people worldwide to see who is fit to live in the new utopian world foretold in their ominous prophecy. Their leader [[The Messiah|Gill]] is a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]].
* [[Off-Model]]: Between the Capcom sequels, animated and live action films, and the [[Art Shift]] from sprite to 3D model, no one knows what "On Model" is supposed to look like anymore.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Avoided mostly, since Chun-Li has tights and Sakura wears gym shorts underneath.
* [[Pinball Spinoff]]
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: The typical contrivance to make rivals out of fighters who would otherwise simply fight the tournament.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Several former and current professional players are now or have worked behind the scenes with Capcom on their games. Specifically David Sirlin, who worked on ''[[Updated Rerelease|Super Street Fighter II HD Remix]]'' and Seth Killian who now works at Capcom as the "Special Adviser for ''Street Fighter''" among other things. ''HD Remix'' also had a soundtrack done by artists from [http://ocremix.org/ OverClocked ReMix] meaning that the entire game's soundtrack was done by [[Promoted Fanboy|Promoted Fanboys]].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViXfgETasbk It] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcCjChqASk turns] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOLkgoDnB4A out] that a good portion of the Japanese cast of ''IV'' [[One of Us|were avid fans of the series in its heyday]].
* [[Promoted to Unlockable]]: Bison and his lieutenants.
* [[Roundhouse Kick]]: Many characters have this as their fierce kick move.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Refer to the [[Street Fighter
* [[Tournament Play]]: This is one of the first video games which was suited for tournament play. Even today, professional tournaments using damn near every ''Street Fighter'' game in history exist; check [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015013607/http://www.sirlin.net/archive/my-street-fighter-tutorial-videos-from-ccc2/ here] for some tutorials on advanced ''Street Fighter'' strategy.
** The underlying plot of the ''Street Fighter'' world is essentially [[Tournament Play]], too: the ''Street Fighter'' tournaments exist to crown the greatest fighter in the world.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: The infamous Sheng Long rumor, perhaps the first and most famous example of this trope.
** Several other ''Street Fighter''-related legends are outlined on that trope's page.
* [[World of Buxom]]: Pretty much every gal in the series has a LOT of... [[Unusual Euphemism|stuff]] above [[Amazonian Beauty|those pecs]]. Even the [[Token
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