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''"Beat 'em up, guys! TRIUMPH OR DIE!"''|'''Announcer''', ''Alpha 3''}}

 

 

In 1996, '''''Street Fighter Alpha 2''''' was released, which expanded upon the previous game, with tighter gameplay, new stages and endings, and five additional characters. Among these new characters were Sakura Kasugano, (a young Japanese girl who idolizes Ryu) Rolento from ''Final Fight'' and Gen from the original ''Street Fighter'', as well as returning ''Street Fighter II'' characters Zangief and Dhalsim. The American arcade version added Evil Ryu to the roster, along with extra versions of Zangief and Dhalsim (in addition to Shin Akuma and Classic Chun-Li). ''Alpha 2'' was re-released in Japanese arcades as ''Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha'', which included all the added characters from the American release, as well as extra versions of all the ''Street Fighter II'' characters (including Classic Chun-Li), as well as new moves for some of the returning characters and minor changes to the fighting system (particularly in the Custom Combo system, which were easier to performed, but now required a larger Super Combo gauge). ''Zero 2 Alpha'' was ported to home consoles as ''Alpha 2 Gold'', which added Cammy to the roster as well (although, she was only playable in the Versus and Training modes at first).

 

* [[Achey Scars]]: The scar on Sagat's chest glows whenever he is confronted by Ryu. In ''Alpha 2 Gold'' and ''Alpha 3'', he gains a super which allows him to draw upon the feelings of anger and hatred invoked by his scar and buff the damage output of his next Tiger Blow.

** When ''Alpha 3'' was ported to home consoles, not only did the home versions feature four extra characters (Fei-Long, T. Hawk, Dee Jay and Guile), but the sub-bosses (Balrog, Juni and Juli) were given proper storylines and endings that they didn't get in the original arcade release.

* [[Announcer Chatter]]: The aforementioned ''Alpha 3'' announcer. Most fans of fighting games [[Memetic Mutation|know his lines by heart]].

* [[Bodyguard Babes]]: While pretty much any member of the Bison Elite Guard (the Dolls) may qualify, Juni and Juli both serve this function in-game in the arcade mode of ''Alpha 3''.

* [[Broad Strokes]]: Contrary to popular belief, ''Alpha 2'' isn't really so much of a remake of the original ''Alpha'' as it is both, a continuation and a remake. Some of the character endings in ''Alpha 2'' (like Sodom's, Ken's, Rose's, and Sagat's) are rough continuations of their original endings from the first ''Alpha'', while others (like Dan's and Adon's) are hard to reconcile with their originals. Charlie's endings in the first two ''Alpha'' games don't completely sync in with the fact that he is still alive in ''Alpha 3''.

* [[Character Roster Global Warming]]: Birdie and Zangief are the only [[Mighty Glacier]] characters.

* [[Continuity Cameo]]

** The Mad Gear gang from ''Final Fight'' can be seen in Sodom's ending in the first game, as well as spectators in the Metro City stage of ''Alpha 2'' and ''3''.

** Ken's stage in ''Alpha 2'' is a set on a cruise ship filled with other Capcom characters (or at least very convincing cosplayers) attending Eliza's birthday party.

* [[Counter Attack]]: The Alpha Counters. A few other characters, like Karin and Dan, have attack reversals as well.

* [[Clear My Name]]: In ''Alpha 3'' Fei-long is mistakenly accused of being involved in Shadaloo's drug trades, and he joins the tournament to learn what's going on. Yun's story mode has him actually believing the accusations and setting off with Yang to capture Fei-Long himself. {{spoiler|After the Yun vs. Fei-Long mid-boss fight, Fei-Long explains what happened to Yun, so they decide to team up and protect Hong Kong from the real culprit: Bison. Then, Bison himself shows up: Fei-Long stays behind to fight him and Yun goes against Juni and Juli, then after Bison when Fei-Long loses.}}

* [[Crossover]]: The series can be seen as a crossover in a technical sense, since it was the first time in the franchise the ''Street Fighter II'' roster was pitted against characters from the first ''Street Fighter'' and ''Final Fight''.

** Balrog and Vega can be seen in both of Sagat's endings n the first two ''Alpha'' games.

** Fei-Long appears as a spectator in Dan's stage in ''Alpha 2''.

** E. Honda appears in Sodom's ending in ''Alpha 2''.

** Cody (and his girlfriend Jessica) appears in Guy's stage in ''Alpha 2''. When a female fighter (Chun-Li, Sakura, Rose or Cammy) is in the stage, Cody will shift his attention away from Jessica and into the fighter, causing Jessica to get jealous and slap his face to get back his attention.

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The Buddha statue from ''Alpha 3''.

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: By the time ''Alpha 3'' hit the home versions, the cast included the entire ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' roster, a good chunk of characters from the first ''Street Fighter'' and ''Final Fight'', and a handful of original characters. The GBA version even snuck in Eagle, Maki and Yun from ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', while the later PSP version added Ingrid from ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' as well.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: This series is particularly unforgiving.

 

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