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* [[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 [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20111110212600/http://sfgalleries.net/art/sfex3/series1/hokuto_big.jpg old outfit] in the next game.

* [[I Have Many Names]]: She also went by the name of Shirase as a child.

* [[Lady of War]]: There's a graceful air to her movements. She's also skilled with [[Paper Fan of Doom|paper fans]], [[The Archer|bows & arrows]], and [[Blade Onon a Stick|a naginata]].

* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: Hokuto has no clue that the Seal of Blood was implanted in her or that [[Laser Guided Tykebomb|she was sent on a mission to kill Kairi, her own brother]].

* [[Martial Arts HeadbandHachimaki]]

* [[Super -Powered Evil Side]]: Bloody Hokuto.

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]

* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: One of her throws is an armbar.

=== C. Jack - ''USA'' ===

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{{quote| 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''}}

* [[Badass Normal]]

* [[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]]

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[Home Run Hitter]]: '''TO THE MOON!''' No, really. He hits you so hard, ''[[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|you rebound off of the moon and come back]]''.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: He's named "Cracker Jack" because he wields a baseball bat. If you don't get it, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212032057/http://www.crackerjack.com/ Cracker Jack] is a snack food commonly sold at baseball games.

* [[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.

=== D. Dark - ''Germany'' ===

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{{quote| 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 <s>revealed</s> [[Retcon|retconnedretcon]]ned 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 [[Where I Was Born and Razed|subsequent murder of his own squad]].}}

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: German-''American''.

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[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 [[Combat Pragmatist|any means available]] to win."

* [[Pre -Mortem One -Liner]] and [[See You in Hell]]: His [[Limit Break|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'' ===

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{{quote| 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 [[Play StationPlayStation|PS1]].}}

* [[Brought to You Byby The Letter "S"]]: No, really. There's an S on his forehead.

* [[Clothes Make the Superman]]

* [[Cool Mask]]

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: His ''EX3'' ending gives him one in the form of Skullo Lady.

* [[Large Ham]]: "SKULLO DREAM!"

* [[Mid -Battle Tea Break]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPehQJIrapo One of the many Skullo Dream variations.]

* [[Suck E. CheesesCheese's]]: His backstory in a nutshell, more or less.

* [[Use Your Head]]: "SKULLO HEAD!"

=== Pullum - ''Saudi Arabia'' ===

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{{quote| 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.}}

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Who is implied to be working for Shadaloo. Pullum is currently searching for him.

* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith 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]]).

* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Sparkles]]

* [[You Go, Girl!]]

=== Allen - ''USA'' ===

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{{quote| 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.}}

* [[Asskicking Pose]]: After a few of his attacks, most notably Justice Fist and Galaxy.

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[Hot -Blooded]]: Holy hell! Allen's notably more reserved in ''Fighting Layer'', though.

* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: Fire Force, which is closest you'll get to a Shinkuu Shakunetsu Hadouken.

* [[Put Onon a Bus]]: After the first game. He then appears in ''[[Fighting Layer]]'', searching for strong opponents on South Island, [[Let's You and Him Fight|getting into fights with anyone and anything]], including [[Animated Armor|a knight]] and a '''[[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|FLYING SHARK]]'''.

=== Blair - ''Europe'' ===

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{{quote| 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]]''.}}

* [[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]]

* [[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.

* [[Kick Chick]]

* [[Leotard of Power]]

* [[Ojou]]

* [[Put Onon a Bus]]: [[Fighting Layer|Same deal as Allen]], although she does make a in-text cameo in C. Jack's ''EX3'' ending, where he takes refugee in her [[Big Fancy House|mansion]].

* [[She Fu]]: One of her supers in ''Fighting Layer'' is a series of flips.

* [[She's Got Legs]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]

=== Kairi - ''Japan'' ===

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{{quote| 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. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg0_052J3mA A Shun Goku Satsu by any other name...]

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: At first, he only had [[Eye Scream|a scar over his eye]]. He's later shown to have multiple cuts and lacerations on his body.

** 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''.

* [[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 [[Locked Into Strangeness|permanently bleached his hair white]].

=== Darun - ''India'' ===

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{{quote| 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.}}

* [[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]].

* [[The Rival]]: To Zangief, as well as other wrestlers like [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]] and [[Saturday Night Slam Masters (Video Game)|Victor Ortega]].

* [[Theme Naming]]: Most of his attacks are named after religious terms: [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma |Brahma]] Bomb, Indra Bashi [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra |(Indra Bridge)]], [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Ganges |Ganges]] DDT, Daikaku (Great Awakening), Jouju (Realization), [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya:Bodh Gaya|Bodh Gaya]], [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Gandhara |Gandhara]], [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala |Mandala]] and [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Heavenly_Generals:Twelve Heavenly Generals|Basara.]]

=== Garuda - ''Japan'' ===

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{{quote| 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]]

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: Damn straight!

* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: With a possible side dish of [[Hive Mind]].

=== Cycloid-β and Cycloid-γ ===

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{{quote| A pair of [[Virtua Fighter|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.}}

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

=== DebutingHayate in- ''Street Fighter EX2Japan'' ===

** [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy]]

* [[Bishonen]]

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[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.

* [[Martial Arts HeadbandHachimaki]]

* [[Put Onon 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'' ===

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{{quote| 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]]

* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Shares the same armbar throw with Hokuto.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

=== Sharon - ''Unknown'' ===

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{{quote| 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.}}

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[Combat Stilettos]]

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Averted. [[Cold Sniper|She's as cool as ice.]]

* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: Her ''EX3'' theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLvs3NLJOlM Temptation Gun], sounds a bit like Vermillion's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS57gN1QwCQ theme] from ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]] 4''. Oddly enough, both characters are similar to a degree: red hair, dual guns action, [[Badass|badasserybadass]]ery... the main difference is that Sharon is decidedly good while Vermillion is evil, [[Ax Crazy]], and [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul|wears glasses]].

** [[Double Consciousness]]: Implied, given that she must juggle her work as a kindly nun and an ice-cold agent.

* [[Mysterious Past]], [[Parental Abandonment]]: [[Quest for Identity|Hence her desire to find the man who has the same rose tattoo as her.]]

* [[NoblewomansNoblewoman's Laugh]]: One of her victory poses.

* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: She's Blair with the [[Department of Redundancy Department|added addition]] of firearms.

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Redheaded and Bishoujo]]

=== Shadowgeist - ''Unknown'' ===

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{{quote| 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]]

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

=== DebutingArea in- ''Street Fighter EX2 PlusUnknown'' ===

* [[Power Fist]]

** [[I Call It Vera]]

** [[Rocket Punch]]

=== V. Rosso - ''Italy'' ===

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{{quote| 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).}}

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

* [[Counter Attack]]: And it sounds like [[Precision F -Strike|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 [[Memetic Mutation|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.

* [[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 Withwith Fire]]

* [[Rapid -Fire Fisticuffs]]: Seen during his "Accelerando" Super Combo.

* [[Revenge]]: <s>What drives him</s> '''[[Final Fantasy (Franchise)/Memes|WOT DRIVES HIM]]''' until the beginning of ''EX3''.

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

* [[Theme Naming]]: Move names include Canossa no Kutsujoku [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canossa |(Canossa's]] Disgrace), Etna/Vesuvio no Ikari ([http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_EtnaMount Etna|Etna's]]/[http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_VesuviusMount Vesuvius|Vesuvius']] Rage), Tameiki no Hashi/Ponte dei Sospiri [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_SighsBridge of Sighs|(Bridge of Sighs)]] and Pisa no Shatou/Torre Pendente [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_PisaLeaning Tower of Pisa|(Leaning Tower of Pisa).]]

=== DebutingAce in- ''Street Fighter EX3Unknown'' ===

* [[Canon Foreigner]]

** [[Continuity Cameo]]: He can even learn moves from fighters not represented in ''EX'' (like [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Cammy]]), or even outside the mainline ''Street Fighter'' series (like [[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|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, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwcsVmT7DUQ Harem Beat], sounds like something you'd hear in a ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]]'' game. More specifically, it sounds like a rockified version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7v0B-mP81k Gravity Man's theme] from ''5''. It also resembles Shang Fenghuang's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HJJ0Y4cUmI theme] from ''[[Fighting Layer]]'' (an arcade-only game also developed by Arika in 1998, three years before ''EX3''), albeit sped up.

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

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