Street Fighter II/Characters: Difference between revisions

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== E. Honda - ''Japan'' ==

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{{quote|''"Now you have learned the meaning of Sumo! DOSUKOI!"''}}

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== Blanka - ''Brazil'' ==

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{{quote|''"Now you understand that the wild is more powerful than anything you can master!"''}}

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== Guile - ''USA'' ==

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== Chun-Li - ''China'' ==

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{{quote|"I love sweets. Feeling up to goint to get a bite to eat after this?"}}

* [[Leotard of Power|Unitard of Power]]: Her outfit in the ''Alpha'' series, worn underneath an embroidered vest. ''Alpha 2'' and ''Alpha 3'' gave players the option to wear her trademark [[Qipao]] instead.

* [[Wall Jump~~|Wall Jumper~~]]

* [[Wall Jump]]er

* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: She and Ryu are the only two characters from the series who have shown up in ''every'' [[Capcom vs. Whatever]] title out there.

* [[You Killed My Father]]: She holds a personal grudge against Bison, because he killed ''her'' father, leading Bison, to [[Self-Made Orphan|taunt]] [[But for Me It Was Tuesday|her]].

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== Zangief - ''USSR / Russia'' ==

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* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.

* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Like Akuma, people go wild when Zangief players start winning in ''[[Street Fighter IV|SF4]] tournaments. He's the slowest character in the game next to T. Hawk, his only options against fireballs are jumping, Lariat, or a well-placed Green Hand, and his only true damage output lies in his command grabs (his combos are all extremely hard links). In short, he's a thinking man's character who has to go through '''A LOT''' of hurdles to get up close, but once he gets into that special range their hard work pays off, as players can exploit their opponent's fear of getting grabbed and win with effort.

* [[Dirty Communists]]: Despite ostensibly being a ~~hero--or~~ at least a loveable incidental ~~fighter--in~~ every other source, Zangief [[Adaptational Villainy|is a villain]] in the two American ''Street Fighter'' productions he appears in. But the nineties' anime weren't that much better in that regard. In ''Street Fighter II V'' he was sent to find, fight and capture Ryu, in ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie'' he was pretty much a savage [[Mooks]] that Dr. Sadler used. The only remote exception was in ''[[The Movie|The (Animated) Movie]]'', where he appeared in a glorified cameo fight with Blanka. Finally discredited with authority in ''SFIV'' where he's an out and out pro-wrestling hero, loved and adored by his fans all over the world (or at least Russia).

* [[Dirty Communists]]: Despite ostensibly being a hero—or at least a loveable incidental fighter—in every other source, Zangief [[Adaptational Villainy|is a villain]] in the two American ''Street Fighter'' productions he appears in. But the nineties' anime weren't that much better in that regard. In ''Street Fighter II V'' he was sent to find, fight and capture Ryu, in ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie'' he was pretty much a savage [[Mooks]] that Dr. Sadler used. The only remote exception was in ''[[The Movie|The (Animated) Movie]]'', where he appeared in a glorified cameo fight with Blanka. Finally discredited with authority in ''SFIV'' where he's an out and out pro-wrestling hero, loved and adored by his fans all over the world (or at least Russia).

* [[The Ditz]]: This is how he's portrayed in the first live action movie.

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* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: In his ''Street Fighter II'' ending, he ''dances with President Gorbachev''. In the UDON comics, ''his speech balloons are red with yellow text''.

* [[Pec Flex]]

* [[The Red Baron|The Red ]]'''[[The Red Baron|CYCLONE!!!]]'''

* [[The Red Baron|The Red]]'''[[The Red Baron|CYCLONE!!!]]'''

* [[The Rival]]: With [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]].

* [[Spin Attack]]: The Lariat.

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== Dhalsim - ''India'' ==

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* [[Lotus Position]]: He is often seen using this posture; [[Levitating Lotus Position|during levitation]], while teleporting, or simply in meditation outside combat.

* [[Martial Pacifist]]

* [[~~May-December~~ Romance]]: According to bios from the time of ''II'', Dhalsim is the oldest of the World Warriors, his birthdate being given as November 22, 1952. His wife Sari is ''16'' at the time of ''Alpha 2''.

* [[May–December Romance]]: According to bios from the time of ''II'', Dhalsim is the oldest of the World Warriors, his birthdate being given as November 22, 1952. His wife Sari is ''16'' at the time of ''Alpha 2''.

* [[Mistaken for Aliens]]: See "[[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]" below.

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== Balrog - ''USA'' ==

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''"'''DON'T STOP ME!'''"'' }}

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Very fast jabs and his Dash Punches.

* [[Megaton Punch]]: Or should I say [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHxXufqOEY Gigaton Punch [[ Gigaton Punch ]] Gigaton Punch ~ Gigaton... Punch!].

* [[Megaton Punch]]: Or should I say [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHxXufqOEY Gigaton Punch [[Gigaton Punch]] Gigaton Punch ~ Gigaton... Punch!].

* [[Only in It For the Money]]: Pretty much his driving force.

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** [[Ascended Meme]]: In ''Super IV'' he gets a new Ultra called Dirty Bull which, before ''AE'', was a 720 motion and involves illegal boxing maneuvers such as sucker punching, stepping on someone's foot, and clinching.

* [[Use Your Head]]: In one of his grabs, in the Buffalo Head, and more recently in his second Ultra in ''SSFIV''.

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: According to notes on official art, Balrog is only 21 at the time of ''Street Fighter II'' ~~-- likely~~ making him the youngest character in the game. This may have received a slight, unspoken retcon around the release of ''Alpha 3'', though, since as a prequel he'd have to be even younger.

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: According to notes on official art, Balrog is only 21 at the time of ''Street Fighter II''—likely making him the youngest character in the game. This may have received a slight, unspoken retcon around the release of ''Alpha 3'', though, since as a prequel he'd have to be even younger.

== Vega - ''Spain'' ==

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* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: His parents, according his backstory in ''[[Street Fighter]] II'', are a rather tragic example. A young Vega saw {{spoiler|his very ugly father murder his beautiful mother under the belief that she was cheating on him (whether she ''was'' or not is something else)}}; Vega went crazy and {{spoiler|became a [[Self-Made Orphan]] by killing his dad to avenge his mom}}, this being his [[Start of Darkness]], Narcissism ''and'' Madness.

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]

* [[Wall Jump~~|Wall Jumper~~]]

* [[Wall Jump]]er

* [[White Mask of Doom]]

* [[Wolverine Claws]]: The reason he uses it? So he won't necessarily have to actually sully his hands to bust somebody up.

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== M. Bison - ''Shadaloo'' ==

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{{quote|''"Embrace your fear as you are enveloped by an eternal nightmare!"'' }}

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* [[Made of Evil]]: Considering that he purged himself of all of his good qualities (which went on to become Rose) to master his Psycho Power (which can be described as the literal interpretation of the trope; nothing but concentrated negative energy), he'd technically qualify for this.

* [[Megaton Punch]]: He pulls out a psycho-imbued one as his second Ultra in ''SSFIV'', the Psycho Punisher. Or, as someone nicknamed it upon seeing it used on the ladies, ''[[Dead Baby Comedy|Psycho Abortion]]''. For the men, there's ''Psycho Castration'' or ''Psycho Vasectomy''.

* [[Mind Control Device]]: Although other devices are the primary cause of the victims brainwashing in the ''Street Fighter II V'' series and the animated ~~movie--Ryu~~, Chun-Li, and Ken respectively) in each case Bison also seems to help brainwash them with his Psycho Power which most likely is the cause of the victims getting the rarer [[Mind Control Eyes]] trope where the sclera (the white part of the eye) changes ~~color--in~~ this case pink to possibly emphasize the Psycho Power.

* [[Mind Control Device]]: Although other devices are the primary cause of the victims brainwashing in the ''Street Fighter II V'' series and the animated movie—Ryu, Chun-Li, and Ken respectively) in each case Bison also seems to help brainwash them with his Psycho Power which most likely is the cause of the victims getting the rarer [[Mind Control Eyes]] trope where the sclera (the white part of the eye) changes color—in this case pink to possibly emphasize the Psycho Power.

* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]: From ''Super Street Fighter II'' onward.

* [[Nice Hat]]: That never falls off, no matter what attack you hit him with. It only comes off when he takes it off to briefly comb his hair with his hand. He doesn't even have his hat in his damaged alternate costume in ''IV''.

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* [[This Cannot Be!]]: Any ending in ''Alpha 3'' where he dies, which is virtually ''all'' of them.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: In Japanese only. He has a tendency to use English words that are not commonly used in Japanese, even as loan words. "Body," "fifteen," etc.

* [[Villains Never Lie]]: One of Bison's character traits is that he does not lie, ~~ever--unless~~ you count Cammy's ending in ''Super Street Fighter II'', which was actually [[Dub Induced Plot Hole|changed by the localization of the game]].

* [[Villains Never Lie]]: One of Bison's character traits is that he does not lie, ever—unless you count Cammy's ending in ''Super Street Fighter II'', which was actually [[Dub Induced Plot Hole|changed by the localization of the game]].

* [[You Fool!]]: Very fond of this phrase. It appears in half of his win quotes in Street Fighter IV.

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== T. Hawk - ''Mexico'' ==

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{{quote|''"[[Accidental Innuendo|My totem is too great for your desperate fighting techniques]]."''}}

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* [[Braids, Beads, and Buckskins]]: Played straight ''and'' averted! He's got warpaint and feathers in his hair, but he's really just wearing a denim vest and jeans.

* [[Captain Ethnic]]: Averted; While he's from Mexico, you probably wouldn't know that from playing as him. Played straight regarding his Native American heritage.

* [[David Versus Goliath]]: Hint: {{spoiler|T. Hawk is ''always'' Goliath}}, being as he is the single largest World Warrior to date, at least in height. Well, of the ones with an official ~~height--Hugo~~ is probably taller, but since they've never been in the same game it's hard to tell.

* [[David Versus Goliath]]: Hint: {{spoiler|T. Hawk is ''always'' Goliath}}, being as he is the single largest World Warrior to date, at least in height. Well, of the ones with an official height—Hugo is probably taller, but since they've never been in the same game it's hard to tell.

* [[Face Palm of Doom]]

* [[Facial Markings]]

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== Fei Long - ''Hong Kong'' ==

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{{quote|''"You have trained to be a great loser. Now you must learn to fight."''}}

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== Dee Jay - ''Jamaica'' ==

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{{quote|''"Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme. Get on up, it's Dee Jay time!"''}}

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== Cammy - ''England'' ==

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{{quote|''"I could have this scar removed if I wanted, but it reminds me of who I am."''}}

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* [[Spot of Tea]]: As seen in her ''IV'' win quote to Guile--"Is it true that in the U.S military, they don't allow breaks for tea-time?"

* [[Stripperiffic]]: She wears a [[Leotard of Power]], constantly shows her butt, and never wears pants.

* [[Take It to the Bridge]]: As seen in her ''SSFII'' ~~stage--an~~ ancient castle in England, with the fight taking place across a narrow stone cat-walk spanning a deep chasm. Small villages, a lake, and another castle are seen in the valley below.

* [[Take It to the Bridge]]: As seen in her ''SSFII'' stage—an ancient castle in England, with the fight taking place across a narrow stone cat-walk spanning a deep chasm. Small villages, a lake, and another castle are seen in the valley below.

* [[Thigh-High Boots]]: In her alternate outfit, which counts as a [[Gendered Outfit]] that copies M. Bison's uniform.

* [[Thong of Shielding]]

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== Akuma - ''Japan'' ==

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{{quote|''"I am power made flesh! Feel how weak you truly are!"''}}

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* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: The Shun Goku Satsu. {{spoiler|The user teleports both him/herself and the opponent into [[Hell]], where both are viciously mauled by demons, each hit dealing a blow for past sins. The technique can kill not only the opponent, but also the user as well. Only true masters of the Satsui no Hadou can survive the technique without dying. As it turns out, he's one of them.}} It's the reason of why Akuma is such a [[Badass]].

** {{spoiler|A similar but alternate description says that the user and his target are not ''literally'' pulled into hell, but rather the user channels the 16 Hells of Buddhism through his or her own soul into his opponent.}}

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of [[Character Exaggeration]], Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills stong opponents in their best condition. In [[Canon]] he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gouken; the former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple - Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in fair match which was [[~~Retcon|retconned~~]] anyway, so Akuma's current body count is only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in [[Capcom Fighting Evolution]], and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in [[Street Fighter Alpha]].

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of [[Character Exaggeration]], Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills stong opponents in their best condition. In [[Canon]] he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gouken; the former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple - Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in fair match which was [[retcon]]ned anyway, so Akuma's current body count is only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in [[Capcom Fighting Evolution]], and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in [[Street Fighter Alpha]].

* [[Death From Above]]: Misogi.

* [[Defeat Means Playable]]: In ''Street Fighter IV''.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]'', his appearance is a brief, last-minute "blink and you'll miss it" cameo.

* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Akuma is a real crowd-pleaser in tournament and online play, but he requires A LOT of practice to be good with him (about ~~1-2~~ months' worth) because of his extremely flexible playstyle. Akuma is easily one of the most difficult characters to learn in ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'', but when you at least try he can also be the most fun character.

* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Akuma is a real crowd-pleaser in tournament and online play, but he requires A LOT of practice to be good with him (about 1–2 months' worth) because of his extremely flexible playstyle. Akuma is easily one of the most difficult characters to learn in ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'', but when you at least try he can also be the most fun character.

* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: He beats the crap outta Bison in his first appearance (although [[Retcon|this never happened]] according to ''IV''), and repeats in ''III: 2nd Impact'' to your rival and/or''Gill''. No worries though, Gill revived himself, ''as always''.

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