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See also:
* [[Street Fighter (Franchise)/Characters|Street Fighter]]
* [[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)/Characters|Street Fighter Alpha]]
* [[Street Fighter III (Video Game)/Characters|Street Fighter III]]
* [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)/Characters|Street Fighter IV]]
* [[Street Fighter EX (Video Game)/Characters|Street Fighter EX]]
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{{quote| ''"Now you have learned the meaning of Sumo! DOSUKOI!"''}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Masashi Sugawara (''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]] 3'', ''[[Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK]]'', ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''), [[Daisuke Gouri]] (''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', English), Yoshikazu Nagano (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', Japanese), John Snyder (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', English, as Joe DiMucci). }}
 
{{quote| Full name Edmond Honda. A sumo wrestler who is really fond of his craft. He entered the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament to prove the superiority of sumo worldwide. In ''IV'' he decides to take sumo all the way to the Olympics. }}
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Despite his size, he's relatively quick. Not anywhere near Cammy or Vega's levels, but still quick.
* [[Nerf]]: The weak version of his headbutt attack has gone through many balance changes. At first it could go through fireballs on the first frame, but in ''Alpha 3'' they changed it so it couldn't. Then in ''HD Remix'' it completely negated fireballs, inverting the nerf, but in ''IV'' it couldn't.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Especially in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]''. OK, he's already wearing more than most Sumo wrestlers, but still...
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Like with Zangief, this is illustrated in the UDON comics by having his speech balloons white with red text, in grand Hinomaru<ref>The name of the Japanese flag</ref> style.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]]: Hundred Hand Slap!
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{{quote| ''"Now you understand that the wild is more powerful than anything you can master!"''}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuji Ueda]] (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''Street Fighter IV''), [[Scott McNeil]] ([[Street Fighter (Animationanimation)|American cartoon]]), [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), Taliesin Jaffe (''Street Fighter IV'', English)}}
 
{{quote| Real name Jimmy, a youth who was lost in the rainforests of Brazil after a plane crash. He survived alone and became a [[Wild Man]] who learned how to channel electricity through his body. Good friends with Dan Hibiki, since he saved Dan's life once. In ''II'' he finds his long-lost mother Samantha and in ''IV'' decides to enter the new tournament to make her proud, and to support Dan's Saikyo school somewhat. }}
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* [[Button Mashing]]: His electric shock.
* [[Carpet of Virility]]
* [[Chained Byby Fashion]]
* [[Combo-Platter Powers]]: He has a superstrong monstrous form and can set an electric current through his whole body. What's more, he picked up those abilities through prolongued exposure to electric eels.
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: Witness him bust out [[Charged Attack|rolling attacks]] as he walks toward you!
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: theThe Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Throughout the most of the series, Blanka really only wants to make his mother happy, but deals with prejudice because of his appearance from everyone else all over the world. In ''Super IV'', {{spoiler|he finally gets his [[Happy Ending]] as other villagers are no longer afraid of him and want to be his friends.}}
* [[I Am a Monster]]: Part of the reason he leaves Samantha in ''IV'' is because he doesn't want his mother to feel guilty of being associated with him.
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{{quote| ''"Are you man enough to fight with me?"''}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Toshihide Tsuchiya (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''), [[Tessho Genda]] (''Street Fighter II V'', ''[[Street Fighter EX (Video Game)|Street Fighter EX]]''), [[Kirk Thornton]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''; English), [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Takenosuke Nishikawa (''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]''), [[Hiroki Yasumoto]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], Super Street Fighter IV, [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', Japanese), [[Travis Willingham]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], Super Street Fighter IV, [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', English)}}
 
{{quote| An All-American Air Force major who has sworn [[Revenge]] on Bison for the death of his friend Charlie (as later seen in the ''Alpha'' series), and almost succeeds in ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' until his wife Jane and their daughter Amy arrive and convince him to stop. He spares Bison and goes home to live a life away from fighting... until ''IV'' when something comes up involving Shadaloo and he's sent in to investigate S.I.N. Has [[Anime Hair|really big hair]], which he apparently maintains via a military-order hairspray. His wife Jane is Eliza's sister, making him and Ken in-laws, but they don't really like each other very much.}}
 
* [[All-American Face]]: Moreso in the western cartoon.
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* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: For beginners, compared to, say, a Shotoclone.
* [[Equal Opportunity Asskicking]]: "Are you man enough to fight with me?" and "Go home and be a family man!" He says one or the other to whoever he's beaten - including Chun Li.
* [[Exiled to Thethe Couch]]: In the UDON comics, Guile ends up sleeping on the couch, as he had forgotten his wedding anniversary. Julia is not very happy.
{{quote| '''Guile:''' Happy anniversa--<br />
'''Julia''': Couch.<br />
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* [[Hot Mom]]: His wife.
* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]]: The reason why Guile spares Bison in his ''SFII'' ending. It takes his wife and daughter to convince him of this, though.
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: It's probably the trait he's best known for. Given the in-universe [[Hand Wave]] of "military issue hair product" and called out on it in the video game of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney Atat Law]]'', where said military issue hair product proves very, very flammable.
* [[Ki Attacks]]: "Sonic Boom!"
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]
* [[Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way]]: We are looking at you and that ridiculous upside-down kick of yours, buddy. Not his special move, mind, but ''[http://www.sirlin.net/storage/street_fighter/guile_upsidedown_kick.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1226538255075 his regular fierce kick]''. It defies gravity in such a way that it ends up looking completely absurd even for this game, ''which is saying something''.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: A [[Guile Hero|"guile"]] person is a person with a certain cunning, capable of knowing what their opponent will do in advance. In short, exactly the kind of play Guile's two-second charge moves entice. [[Metagame|In theory]]. "Guile" is a (relatively uncommon) French surname, originating from "Guillaume", which is the French for "William". In [[Street Fighter (Filmfilm)|the first movie]] this is perhaps referenced, with JCVD playing Colonel ''William'' F. Guile.
* [[Never Found the Body]]: His motivation for looking for Charlie in ''IV''.
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Even his Sonic Booms are patriotic. {{spoiler|If you look hard enough you'll notice his Sonic Booms are colored red, white, and blue.}}
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[The Rival]]: M. Bison.
* [[Series Continuity Error]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'', Guile wants revenge on Bison for killing Charlie. In the intro of his story in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', he's insistent that Charlie is still alive because they [[Never Found the Body]].
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: An alternate costume in ''SSFIV'' is his dress air force attire.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: He has shirtless alternate outfits in ''IV'' and ''Super''.
* [[The Stoic]]: So much so, that in his cameo in Harvey Birdman, Guile just stands there while ''his hair is on fire''.
* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: He wears Charlie's dogtags alongside his own.
* [[Wearing a Flag Onon Your Head]]: Has the American flag tattooed on ''both'' of his arms.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Nothing too [[Egregious]], but he does have a suplex in his arsenal.
 
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{{quote| ''"I'm the strongest woman in the world!"''}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuko Miyamura]] (''Street Fighter Alpha'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|Marvel vs Capcom 1]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''), Miki Fujitani (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), Lia Sargent, (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V, Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), [[Michiko Neya]] (''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Mari Jitsukawa, (''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]'') [[Chisa Yokoyama]] (''Street Fighter II V'', Japanese), [[Yumi Touma]] (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', Japanese), [[Atsuko Tanaka]] (''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]]: 3rd Strike'', ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''), [[Laura Bailey]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]''; English), [[Fumiko Orikasa]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom (Video Game)|Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'')}}
 
{{quote| Interpol agent and the original fighting game [[Action Girl]]. She joined Interpol to investigate her father's apparent death at the hands of Bison and constantly pursues him and any other members of Shadaloo. In ''IV'', she goes to investigate S.I.N.'s possible connection with Shadaloo along with Guile and Cammy. By the time of ''Street Fighter III 3rd Strike'', she has retired from Interpol and runs an orphanage. When one of her kids is abducted by Urien, she goes into [[Mama Bear]] mode and goes after him. She rescues the kid and all is well.}}
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* [[Amazonian Beauty]]: Her legs are massive pillars of muscle.
* [[Anime Chinese Girl]]: Set the standard for all the others.
* [[Author Appeal]]: Chun-Li seesaws between thick and muscular and thin and petite, [[Depending Onon the Writer|depending on the game]]. Yoshinori Ono, the director of the series, has stated that he prefers her slimmer, Alpha-era look, while Daigo Ikeno, the main artist for the series, loves meaty thighs. Ikeno has admitted that he makes sure that ''his'' designs are the final drafts sent to the programmers.
* [[Male Gaze|Baby Got Back]]: Goes along with her legendary thighs.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Would ''you'' expect a woman like her to jump for joy or strike a [["V" Sign]] and proclaim "Yatta!"?
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* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: Believe or not, despite her ''legendary'' stems, she only ''barely'' qualifies at 5'8".
* [[Supercop]]: Of the [[Badass Abnormal]] variety.
* [[Supporting Leader]]: Chun-Li tends to be the one to oppose the [[Big Bad]]. Her arcade endings often have her stopping [[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Shad]][[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|aloo]], [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|S.I.N]], and the [[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Illuminati]] rather than [[Supporting Protagonist|Ryu]].
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Specially French crepes.
{{quote| "I love sweets. Feeling up to goint to get a bite to eat after this?"}}
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* [[Badass Normal]]: Aside from his Mecha form, all he has going for him is his wrestling prowess. However, he's good enough that he doesn't even need projectiles.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Tends to be portrayed this way. However, as proud as he is of his abilities, he tends to be portrayed as very respectful of opponents' abilities. He'll DEFINITELY rub it in if you're a bad guy, though.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: His Mecha Zangief costume originated in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'' and shows up as an alternate skin in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: So much so, that ''even his Mecha costume'' has the equivalent in the form of a metal plate. Can't nobody top that.
* [[Comic Relief]]: In the live-action movie. Helped by the fact that casting [[wikipedia:Andrew Bryniarski|Andrew Bryniarski]] as him is PERFECT CASTING.
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: He can pull off a [[Meteor Move|Final Atomic Buster]] with ease.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: theThe Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.
* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Like Akuma, people go wild when Zangief players start winning in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|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).
* [[The Ditz]]: This is how he's portrayed in the first live action movie.
{{quote| ''"Quick! Change the channel!"''}}
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: In the [[Animated Adaptation]] and [[The Movie]]. Although he doesn't tend to show any truly egregious stupidity.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: EVERY SINGLE MAJOR MOVE of his involves spinning. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] with the Siberian Blizzard.
* [[Fire-Breathing Diner]]: ''Alpha 3'' shows (via a [[Victory Pose]]) that Zangief can do that after inhaling some vodka.
* [[Flung Clothing]]: His entrance attire in ''Alpha'' and some cutscenes is a [[Badass Cape]] that he throws away before the fight. First appeared in ''[[Anime First|The Animated Movie]]''.
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* [[Gentle Giant]]: See trope directly above: Yes, it IS possible to bring out his soft and gentle side.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Many scars on his body from wrestling bears in the Motherland. Good in the games, [[Dirty Communists|evil in the American movie and cartoon]].
* [[Gratuitous Russian]]: Okay, his ''SFII'' appearance didn't suffer from this, seeing that the Russian texts were written somehow well in here {{spoiler|(although the "Children aged less than 18 are not allowed to watch" banner in the background seems to be a bit out of context)}}, but when he went ''Alpha'', he also went [[The Backwards R|Я]]ussian. Not even talking about the moments when this trope has been directly inherited into the ''Vs.'' crossovers. For instance, his "Bolshoi tavieda!" sound sample when he wins. Sounds hilarious, right? Well, yeah... Even more hilarious to native Russian speakers. Because actually, the phrase "The Big Victory" '''must be''' translated as "Bol'shaya pobeda" (Большая победа). His stages in ''Alpha'' aren't safe, either. ("... to work... ... to work... ... to work..." screen in ''Alpha 2'' and "Machine heat" (both words to be treated like nouns in this case) in ''Alpha 3'') In a similar vein, ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|Marvel vs Capcom 1]]'' had the Neo St. Petersburg stage in... [[You Fail Geography Forever|Kazakhstan]].
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: In the movie.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Oh so much.
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* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Heavy on the mighty, but surprisingly light on the glacier part. While he IS slower than the average character, [[Lightning Bruiser|he can move surprisingly quick with some of his moves]]. The Banishing Flat can easily get him across the screen in a hurry, for example. However, his EX Flying Power Bomb is this trope incarnate: he slowly inches forward, and can even take a hit without flinching, until he grabs you and takes you to your doom!
* [[Mother Russia Makes You Strong]]
* [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]:
{{quote| '''''[[Catch Phrase|I AM (THE) RED CYCLONE]]'''''}}
** El Fuerte recognizes him as ''"Tornado Rojo!"''
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{{quote| (When winning against Rufus) ''"I'm not an alien!"''}}
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: Said to be gift from Agni, the Hindu god of fire.
* [[Prophet Eyes]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]: To some extent; he can [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleport through short distances]], jumps ''[[Power Floats|quite slowly]]'', and has the ability to [[The Empath|sense people's aura]]. In one of his win quotes in ''Street Fighter IV'' he states that his fire ''is an illusion'', but works because [[Your Mind Makes It Real|the target believes they will be burned by it]]. The UDON comics have it work this way, as demonstrated by {{spoiler|Dhalsim engulfing Adon with a Yoga Flame, Adon recoiling, then realizing he's not burned... just in time to be KO'd by a massive headbutt.}}
* [[Rubber Man]]
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: His wife's name can be spelled as either Sari or Sally, while son's name is either Datta or Dhatta.
* [[Throw It In]]: Since he and Guile were the only members of the cast to have a family and the time of ''II'', Dhalsim's son Datta and Guile's daughter Amy were made pen pals, a plot point that resurfaces in ''IV'' (Datta hears from Amy that Guile has left on a mission, informing Dhalsim that [[Hamlet|there's something rotten in the state of Denmark]]).
* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: The skulls. Specifically, they belong to children in his village who died due to famine.
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* [[Megaton Punch]]: Or should I say [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHxXufqOEY Gigaton Punch ~ Gigaton Punch ~ Gigaton Punch ~ Gigaton... Punch!].
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* [[Only in It For Thethe Money]]: Pretty much his driving force.
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]: His ending in ''IV''}}.
** {{spoiler|Played with in SSFIV, where Balrog just drags the boy throughout the desert while trying to find out if he can "fly or see the future." Seeing that the boy can't (apparently) do anything special, Balrog just calls him worthless, but continues still dragging him along.}}
* [[Red Boxing Gloves]]
* [[Scary Black Man]]: The fact that he's openly sadistic doesn't help his image any. Hell, Michael Clarke Duncan plays him in ''[[Street Fighter: theThe Legend of Chun -Li (Film)|Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li]]''.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: One of his winposes, where he flexes with enough force to rip his shirt to shreds. He also has a shirtless alternate outfit in ''Super [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]''.
* [[Sympathetic POV]]: The song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1KGFUP1MZo Bison's Dream]" from the ''SFII'' vocal album.
* [[Techno Wizard]]: The cartoon has him doing nothing but using a computer to make a false tapes and typing with BOXING GLOVES!
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{{quote| Vega is [[The Fighting Narcissist|extremely narcissistic]]; he believes that he is the most beautiful person in the world, and all others are inferior to him. To keep that delusion intact, Vega wears a mask while in battle to protect his face. ([[Made of Plasticine|Too bad the mask is easily broken.]])}}
 
* [[As Long Asas It Sounds Foreign]]: His yodeling winpose. Yodeling did not originate in Spain, it originated in [[Yodel Land|the Alps]]. But given he came from an essentially Eurotrash background, it's not improbable for him to have picked it up traveling through the Swiss (or Italian or French) Alps.
* [[Attempted Rape]]: On Chun-Li in ''II: The Animated Movie'' before killing her. It doesn't quite work, seeing the fight ends with Chun-Li Lightning Kicking him to Hell and back before driving his body through a wall, but the battle does keep Chun out of commission for the remainder of the film.
* [[Badass Long Hair]]
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* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]
* [[Foe Yay]]: A one-sided case with Chun-Li. She's a cop who's only concerned with arresting him by any means necessary, but Vega shows concern for Chun-Li for the same reasons listed in the [[Pet the Dog]] entry below. As long as she is alive and oh so beautiful, he looks forward to the next time when they may cross paths.
** Before fighting a female opponent in ''CvS2'', he will throw a rose at them, acknowledging their beauty. He also does the same to [[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Kyosuke Kagami]] and [[The King of Fighters|Benimaru Nikaido]]. In the same game, he even ''[[Even the Guys Want Him|compliments]]'' [[The King of Fighters|Kyo Kusanagi]] on his appearance, [[Subverted Trope|although he also acknowledges that Kyo still doesn't hold a candle to him]]. Kyo... [[Dude, Not Funny|does not enjoy this fact one bit]].
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Glass Cannon]]: While Vega has average stamina, losing his claw makes it considerably lower and nerfs his reach while losing his mask lowers his stamina even further but gives him a slight offensive boost.
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{{quote| ''"Embrace your fear as you are enveloped by an eternal nightmare!"'' }}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (''Street Fighter Alpha'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SvC Chaos'', ''Street Fighter IV'') [[Banjo Ginga]] ([[Audio Adaptation|drama CD]]), Takeshi Kusaka (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), [[Tessho Genda]] (''[[Street Fighter (Filmfilm)|Street Fighter: The Movie]]'' dub), Gerald C. Rivers (''Street Fighter IV'', English)}}
 
{{quote| M. Bison is the [[Big Bad]] (and [[Final Boss]]) of ''II'' (and most of the ''Alpha'' games), the leader of the multinational criminal organization Shadaloo, and the enemy of damn near every character in the franchise. Bison wields a corrupt form of Rose's Soul Power called Psycho Power, which is fueled by evil thoughts and desires. Bison's ultimate desire is to [[Take Over the World]], and his desire has made him responsible for nearly every bad thing that happens in the series. Bison personally killed Chun-Li's father and Charlie, pushed T. Hawk's people off their native lands, and abducted teenage girls from around the world (one of them being T. Hawk's childhood friend) to serve as his brainwashed bodyguards and assassins.}}
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* [[Cloning Blues]]
* [[Commissar Cap]]
* [[Composite Character]]: His later appearances don't try to differ ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' incarnation from the ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Alpha]]'' version, the former was his new body after his "death" in ''Alpha'', with a slender and more average build and weaker in-story, the later where Bison was at the prime of his powers (but in risk of dying because of it) with a more muscular build. Nowadays Bison remains as muscular as ever, with no clear metion if he got his powers back from his Shin Bison days or just an [[Depending Onon the Artist|artistic choice]] to keep him buff.
* [[Crazy Prepared]]:
{{quote| "I will be reborn no matter how many bodies it takes! Bison is eternal!" }}
* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: He wears a [[Putting Onon the Reich|friggin' Nazi uniform]], for God's sake!
* [[Dub Name Change]]: Vega in Japan, M. Bison elsewhere.
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* [[Flung Clothing]]: He tosses his cape away during his entrance in ''II''.
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Pulls this on Rose to ensure his survival post-''Alpha'' until a suitable replacement body was made. He also planned on using Ryu as his host in ''Alpha'', had Cammy manufactured as a backup body, and sees some value in Juri (according to their Rival Battle).
* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7xsOu2NACg Irreconcilably,] his theme from ''EX'' and ''EX3'' sounds a bit like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fMHqEGL-q8 Flash Man's theme] from ''[[Mega Man 2 (Video Game)|Mega Man 2]]'', especially in the beginning.
* [[Joker Immunity]]: Until we find out Bison's ultimate fate by the time of ''III'' (Urien at least makes a cryptic comment about Chun-Li being able to shut down Shadaloo), it seems that this guy ''will never die''. Justified in-plot by his ability to exit his own body when it dies, and affix his soul to a new one. He's got a handy stable of [[Actually a Doombot|clones]] which he keeps around for this purpose, pretty much ensuring he'll always come back.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: His subordinates, despite aiding a megalomaniacal world-class criminal, get away scott-free. (Though at least Sagat aknowledges his massive fuck up [[The Atoner|and tries to turn new leaves.]])
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* [[Prophet Eyes]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]: ''Psycho'' Power, thank you very much.
* [[Putting Onon the Reich]]
* [[Seen It All]]: In [[Street Fighter (Filmfilm)|the movie]].
* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: To quote the American cartoon:
{{quote| ''"Yes, yes, I killed your father. What is it with you women anyway? I killed my father too, and you don't hear me whining about it."'' }}
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* [[SNK Boss]]:
** Final Bison in ''Alpha 3''' has a screen-filling Psycho Crusher that did the most block damage out of any move in the entire game, could not be air blocked, and if you were unlucky enough to be caught by it, took away roughly 60-70% of your lifebar. Add to that the fact of the A.I.'s tendency to activate the move during the ''first frame of animation for your character's attack!!'' Oh, and the attack freezes your character until it actually hits.
** Shin Bison in ''EX2'' has an ''infinite super bar'' and a version of the Knee Press Nightmare lifted from ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]'' where he attacks you alongside [[Doppelganger Attack|two illusions of himself]].
** Bison II from ''EX2'' and ''EX3'' is a much more milder version of this trope, but would still probably make those who fear regular Bison [[Bring My Brown Pants|piss their pants]].
* [[Take Over the World]]:
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* [[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]].
* [[You Fool!]]: Very fond of this phrase. It appears in half of his win quotes in Street Fighter IV.
 
 
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* [[Animal Motifs]]: His spirit animal is the hawk, which he physically resembles (sharp nose, upper body size), and most of his special moves are aerial in nature.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: He gets an expanded role in the [[Street Fighter (Comic Bookcomics)|UDON comic]] series.
* [[Badass Native]]
* [[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.
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* [[Gentle Giant]]
* [[Humble Hero]]: In IV, his inner narration says that he has refused to become the Thunderfoot Tribe's chieftain since he feels he's still not ready for such a responsability.
* [[In Harmony Withwith Nature]]
* [[I Will Protect Her]]: To Juli/Julia, in ''IV''.
* [[Magical Native American]]: One of his moves summons an eagle to attack his opponent. Only in certain versions of ''Alpha 3''.
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{{quote| ''"You have trained to be a great loser. Now you must learn to fight."''}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Masakatsu Funaki (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), [[Kazuki Yao]] (''[[Street Fighter IIVII (Anime)V|Street Fighter IIV]]''), [[Kosuke Toriumi]] (''Street Fighter Alpha 3''), [[Yuuichi Nakamura]] (''Street Fighter IV'', Japanese), Matthew Mercer (''Street Fighter IV'', English)}}
 
{{quote| A Hong Kong action film star who began his Kung-Fu training since the age of 6. After being involved in numerous street fights, he was spotted by several movie directors and began his filmmaking career. Following the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament, he turned down a role for a movie in Hollywood, deciding to focus more on developing his unique style of Kung-Fu dubbed ''Hiten Ryuu'' or the "Flying Heaven style". He decides to take up new movie roles in ''IV'', but finds that mysterious accidents have occurred on the set of the movie, causing many staff members to be critically injured. The accidents were caused by S.I.N due to the writers changing the terrorist organization depicted in the movie to a multinational corporation--fitting S.I.N's bill exactly. He enters the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament to confront Seth. }}
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* [[Clear My Name]]: Toyed with in ''Alpha 3''. He's accused of being involved in Shadaloo-based drug trades and it's one of the reasons why he joins the SF tournament, but it's not his story mode's main focus. {{spoiler|Unless you play Yun's path since Yun and Yang take the accusations at face value and try to capture Fei-Long, who ends up playing the trope straight in the last mid-boss fight. Luckily, [[Defeat Means Friendship]] and Fei Long manages to explain what happened.}}
* [[Counter Attack]]: His Gekirinken Ultra in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. To properly utilize it, you need impecable timing. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZRb1KRm2g Pull it off correctly...] Kick to the knee, [[Badass Boast|"Soredemo kakatte koi!" ("I'm still coming in!")]], '''[[Kiai|ATATATATATATATATA]]''', [[For Massive Damage|One Inch Punch]].
* [[Depending Onon the Writer]]: In [[Street Fighter IIVII (Anime)V|Street Fighter IIV]], Fei Long's story and background are ''very'' different. In this media he is the protegè of Chun-li's father as well as Chunners's childhood friend, a [[Teen Genius]] who's already in the way to HK movie stardom, and [[Mood Swinger|quite more emotional]] and [[Hot-Blooded]] than in the games.
* [[Finger Wag]]: One of his taunts in ''IV'', likely lifted from [[Way of the Dragon|one of Lee's movies]].
* [[Iconic Item]]: His nunchaku.
* [[Justice Will Prevail]]: He's nowhere as gung-ho in regards to this trope as other characters, but it's still there.
* [[Kiai]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The name Fei-Long (飛龍) is Chinese for "Flying Dragon". Incidentally, the name is spelled with the same characters as the Japanese name "[[Strider (Video Game)Hiryu|Hiryu]]".
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Seeing him smile is very, ''very'' rare.
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]: Parts of both of his Ultras in ''IV''.
** Fun fact: R.F.F. has real life counterpart known as "Straight blast", which is a Jeet Kune Do technique. Jeet Kune Do is a martial art developed by... [[Bruce Lee|Guess who?]]
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{{quote| A Jamaican [[Dance Battler|kickboxing musician]] known as the "Southern Comet", who enters the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament seeking inspiration for his next hit song. He reappears in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', in which he joins the tournament looking for some excitement to spice up his life.}}
 
* [[Big No]]: His [[Death Cry Echo]] in ''Super Street Fighter II'', ''[[Street Fighter the Movie (Video Game)|Street Fighter the Movie]]'' (the game) and ''Alpha 3''.
* [[Black Best Friend]]: It was implied that he was this to Fei Long due to their shared intro in ''Alpha 3''. Nowadays, who knows?
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Mildly.
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* [[Dance Battler]]: Dee Jay incorporates rhythm into his Kickboxing style.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: In [[The Movie]].
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: theThe Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.
* [[Eighties Hair]]: He has a combination, low-fade/mullet with two long braided ponytails with an '''M''' cut into the side of his head. As of ''Super Street Fighter IV'', the '''M''' is gone, except for the anime cut scenes.
* [[Foot Focus]]: The pic here supports this example and there seems to be other shots of his feet in [[SSF 4]] such as his victory shot, his intro and one on a menu screen
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* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]: His Machine Gun Upper, as well as the Climax Beat Ultra in ''SSFIV''.
* [[Red Baron]]: The Southern Comet.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Dee Jay, DeeJay, Deejay, DJ...
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: [[Kenji Hamada]], his Japanese seiyuu in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', did a pretty good "Showtime!" in the trailer. [[Gratuitous English|The rest of his dialogue, though...]]
* [[Techno Wizard]]: He serves as the team's computer expert and helicopter pilot in the American ''Street Fighter'' animated series.
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{{quote| ''"I could have this scar removed if I wanted, but it reminds me of who I am."''}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Susan Hart (''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]], ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2''), Akiko Komoto (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Namco x Capcom'') [[Miki Nagasawa]] (''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Debra Jean Rodgers (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', English), [[Lisa Ann Beley]] (American cartoon), [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', Japanese), [[Caitlin Glass]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', English)}}
 
{{quote| Cammy White was born as a [[Artificial Human|DNA]] [[Cloning Blues|copy]] of Bison, working as an assassin for Shadaloo under the codename of "Killer Bee" (as seen in ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 3''). At the end of ''Alpha 3'', she rebelled against Bison, lost her memories, and was taken to Britain (by Vega); it was there that she joined the special forces unit known as Delta Red. Cammy participated in the ''Super Street Fighter II'' tournament to learn about her past; she learned the shocking truth from Bison himself, but managed to cope with the revelation thanks to the support of her Delta Red comrades.}}
 
{{quote| In ''Street Fighter IV'', she is sent to investigate S.I.N.'s connection to Shadaloo and to acquire data on the BLECE Project. }}
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* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In the ''Alpha'' series, she had to work as one of Bison's assassins. In 3, however, she begins to shake his control off...
* [[British Accents]]: As of ''Street Fighter IV''. Also in the US cartoon.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Shadaloo!Cammy [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|had her first appearance]] in ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''. Details from her backstory, like her Killer Bee [[Code Name]], were also based on Masaomi Kanzaki's ''Cammy Gaiden'' manga.
* [[Catgirl]]: One of her downloadable alternate costumes, [http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7453/46263337.jpg complete with tail.]
* [[Cloning Blues]]: She's a female clone of Bison meant to be used as a host for his Psycho Power. Didn't work out so well in the end for Bison.
* [[Code Name]]: Killer Bee.
* [[Counter Attack]]: Her [[Fun Withwith Acronyms|CQC]] ('''C'''ammy '''Q'''uick '''C'''ombination) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NHUOTyDCkU Ultra] in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' retaliates a simple attack towards her by [[Neck Snap|snapping the opponent's neck]], right arm, [[No Kill Like Overkill|and finally their neck again.]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: To quote one of her win quotes in ''IV'':
{{quote| ''"How does it feel to be beaten by a little girl like me?"''}}
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: theThe Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Hated to be pitied in ''Alpha''.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: In ''Alpha''. She slowly breaks out of it after Dhalsim makes her aware of her soul in ''Alpha 3''.
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** [[The Chick]]: Cammy doubles as this too.
* [[Flung Clothing]]: In ''Alpha 3'', as well as in ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', she conceals herself in a [[Badass Longcoat]] that is tossed away right before she starts a fight.
* [[Gendered Outfit]]: She wears a gendered version of Bison's outfit in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' as a DLC unlockable.
* [[Good Looking Privates]]: Her Standard attire.
** There's also her [http://iplaywinner.com/storage/images/08SS2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1262945172319 M. Bison dictator outfit] in ''SSFIV''.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Murderous Thighs]]: Her Fatal Leg Twister technique and several of her throws.
* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]: Mostly averted, [[Depending Onon the Artist]]. Despite her petite frame, Cammy is quite jacked for a woman. Her artwork and ingame models for ''II'' and especially ''IV'' make this quite clear.
* [[Nice Hat]]: She wears a ''red beret'' in her Delta Red uniform, traditionally worn by Britain's [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39204000/jpg/_39204152_rmp203.jpg Royal Military Police] or a blue garrison cap in her Shadaloo outfit.
** In her second DLC costume, she wear's Bison's [[Commissar Cap]].
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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 Thethe 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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{{quote| In ''III'', he works on creating new techniques to bolster the Satsui no Hadou style and further his fighting prowess. }}
 
{{quote| He is confirmed to be Oni from ''Super [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]] Arcade Edition''. See the ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' character sheet for more information.}}
 
* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Though people who know him might call him 'evil' (such as Ryu or Gouken), when you get down to it he's only acting on his code as a warrior. If surrendering yourself to the Dark Hadou is necessary to find your innermost strength, then it's acceptable to him, even if it's looked down on by some of the more straight-minded characters of the series.
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* [[Blood Knight]]: The exemplification in the series.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: He does have a strong, but alien and not easily understood, code of honor.
* [[Brought to You Byby The Letter "S"]]: His pose after the Shun Goku Satsu usually has the "ten" kanji appearing on the back of gi. In ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', Shin Akuma has a different symbol (this time, the "shin" character means "[[Physical God|god]]" instead of "true").
* [[Call Back]]: Many of Akuma's greatest feats only happens during his endings sequences in the various games he has been in; apparently Shin Akuma has the ability to fly (and breath in space...) as in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution (Video Game)|Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'' he sets off earth to ''shoryuken'' an asteroid; in ''SSFIV Arcade Edition'', Oni can actually fly in game during his winning animations and taunts as well as perform an air dash and ''aerial version of the Shun Goku Satsu''.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Shin Akuma's design - originally this form was just Akuma merely going all out against a [[Worthy Opponent]] with no visible changes in his body. When Akuma absorbed [[The King of Fighters|Rugal's]] Orochi powers in [[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom VS SNK 2]] his hair turned white, his skin [[Turns Red|turned red]], and his [[Battle Aura|aura]] changed too, but this new form was also named Shin Akuma. Subsequently all future portrayals of Shin Akuma, except in [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|SFIV]], would be that of the white haired demon, with no mention of the Orochi influence on him as if implying that Akuma can naturaly achieve this Shin form, or rather, always could.
* [[Cain and Abel|Cain]]: To Gouken.
* [[Character Exaggeration]]: Back in the days when the translated script for the series was sketchy at best, some cases of this were thrown in for western releases of the series, Akuma got a bit of it. First with his name being brough over as ''Akuma'' (Demon) instead of ''Gouki'' (Strong Fist), which helped sculpt the impression of his character as a [[Blood Knight|raging demon]] instead of a [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|rough fighter]] in the west. Another change was Akuma losing his humanity by succumbing to the Dark Hadou - in canon, he controls it just fine like his master Goutetsu did, and only in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' the possibility of him losing control over it was brought up as ''Oni''.
* [[Crush! Kill! Destroy!]]: ''"Metsu."'' ("Destruction.")
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Cutscene Power to Thethe Max]]: He can Shoryuken submarines and split Ayers Rock with a single punch. But in cutscenes only.
* [[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 (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]].
* [[Death From Above]]: Misogi.
* [[Defeat Means Playable]]: In ''Street Fighter IV''.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II: theThe Animated Movie (Anime)|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 (Video Game)|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''.
* [[Duel to Thethe Death]]: What he is ultimately looking for.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Ryu, Ken and Gouken.
* [[Evil Redhead]]
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* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: The ''original'' space flea. In ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', lose no matches and use no continues, and as M. Bison throws off his cape, Akuma ambushes him, ''kills'' him and challenges you. And you only get one chance. There's a reason why people say they "discovered" Akuma.
* [[Glass Cannon]]/[[Lightning Bruiser]]: If he's balanced, he's the former. If he's the latter, he's a [[Game Breaker]].
* [[Ground Pound]]: The Kongou Kokuretsu Zan, which Akuma considers his ultimate technique. It took him years until he could finally master it in [[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]].
* [[Guest Fighter]]:
** In ''X-Men: Children of the Atom''. His inclusion was a joke by Capcom because his first appearance was in ''Super Street Fighter II X'', therefore making him an X-Man by himself. Coupled with his cameo in ''Marvel Super Heroes'', this [[Hilarious in Hindsight|anticipated]] [[Capcom vs. Whatever|what would happen]] [[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|two years later]].
** He has also made appearances in ''[[Cyberbots: (VideoFull Game)Metal Madness|Cyberbots]]'' (as Zero-Gouki, a [[Humongous Mecha]] in Akuma's likeness)
* [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]]: Akuma will only fight at full power if you're of an admirable [[Power Levels|fighting aptitude]]. See "[[I Am Not Left-Handed]]" for more info.
* [[Hurricane Kick]]: Takes it [[Up to Eleven]] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XF0lrF7kRo his "Demon Armageddon" Ultra].
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* [[Iconic Item]]: Akuma's prayer beads, which he pilfered from the corpse of his dead master Goutetsu.
* [[Informed Ability]]: The Shun Goku Satsu actually being able to ''kill'' someone. With the potential exception of those who are pure, or "pure enough", it's description says that both the user and its victim are dragged into the netherealms to be assaulted by demons, the wicked being plagued by their sins ([[Faux Symbolism|each hit represents the 16 hells of Mahayana Buddhism, 8 cold and 8 hot; the last hit is the killing blow, the final hot "traditionally seemingly eternal" hell]]). [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] aside, its success rate is jarring. Gen [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|blocked it by emptying his heart of all emotions and thoughts]]. Akuma's jump on Bison, thought to be for a long time the reason behind his disappearance after ''II'', turned out to be only temporary (and [[Jossed]] by Bison himself) as of ''IV''. Gill revived himself in ''2nd Impact''. Gouken has been recently revealed to have simply been in a comatose state. Alternatively, he may hold the Shun Goku Satsu back in the same way he reserves his Shin form for only the strongest of foes.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: He killed his brother and his sensei, crippled several people... and once saved a child who got lost in his cave. According to canon, all the murder and maiming he does happens while fighting and (according to him) is not his fault because of that fact. He also refuses to fight anyone who isn't in top form - during his fight with Gen, Akuma called things off mid-fight because he noticed Gen was ill and therefore not in peak physical condition.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Notably, his theme is so well known that it was the only theme to get both an update and a remix in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''.
* [[Limit Break]]: His Shun Goku Satsu and Kongou Kokuretsuzan.
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** [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]
** [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Needle in Aa Stack of Needles]]: In ''Street Fighter II V'', Akuma makes cameos on a regular basis, [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]. In one instance, he's a part of a gang of [[Mooks]]! [http://blog.sfrpg.com.br/post/Akuma-em-Street-Fighter-2-Victory.aspx Here's a link for your convenience.]
* [[I Need You Stronger]]: Shows signs of this towards Ryu. The two have battled in the past and Ryu is not a challenge for Akuma in actual practice but Akuma chooses to walk away rather than strike the killing blow. It is through this that he believes that he can nurture Ryu's killing potential and basically shape him into a second Akuma. Subverted by the end as Ryu entirely rejects Akuma's fighting philosophy to follow Gouken's path.
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Non-Lethal KO]]: Inverted in Street Fighter IV and all of its incarnations. When finishing off an enemy with a Super or Ultra, the screen flashes in the background are black instead of orange and the KO sign doesn't appear. This implies that he killed his opponent instead of simply knocking them out. This also applies for Evil Ryu's Super and Oni's Super and Ultras.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: [[Subverted Trope|You'd think so]], since he likes to play with dark forces and is rather cruel in battle, but his story suggests he believes himself to be [[Above Good and Evil|beyond tags like 'good' or 'evil']] and simply trains himself to be the best humanity can possibly offer in a warrior. His morals are shaky but it doesn't necessarily cross him into actually being 'evil' in any way (antagonistic, maybe).
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]}}: His Shin Akuma ending in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution (Video Game)|Capcom Fighting Evolution]]/Jam''. {{spoiler|The Earth is about to be hit by a meteor that will kill everyone, but Akuma JUMPS UP INTO SPACE AND DESTROYS IT WITH ONE PUNCH. Doubles as CMOA}}.
* [[Prophet Eyes]]: Though his are red instead of white.
* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: In just another one of Akuma's atonishing displays of power that he saves for [[Cutscene Power to Thethe Max]] moments, in his ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]'' ending where yet again Akuma leaves the tournament unsatisfied filled with such weak opponents according to him, Akuma simply ''[[In a Single Bound|jumps into heaven]]'' to face against Kami-sama, [[God]] Himself from the classic ''Athena'' arcade game by [[SNK]].
* [[Red Baron]]: The (Supreme) Master of the Fist. Suffice to say, he lives up to that moniker.
* [[Shotoclone]]: The first of many, but to be fair at least he easily differentiates himself from the other Ryu/Ken-types.
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** {{spoiler|[[Asura's Wrath|Asura]] too, if [[Downloadable Content|Lost]] [[Crossover|Episode]] 2 is to count for something.}}
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: His alternate outfit is also shirtless.
** His win portrait in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]] 3'' is shirtless. Too bad you only see him from the back.
** His portrait in ''X-Men Vs Street Fighter'' is shirtless too.
** Oni fights without a shirt as well... so long as he [[Charlie Brown From Outta Town|actually is Akuma]].
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** [[True Final Boss]]: Both this incarnation in ''SSFII Turbo'' and his Shin incarnation in ''Alpha'' and ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' are this.
** [[Bonus Boss]]
* [[Sure Why Not]]: How he was conceived. EGM created Sheng Long (the would-be [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Gouken]]) for one of their infamous April Fools articles and caused people to swarm to arcades to find him. Capcom USA ended up calling Capcom Japan about this secret boss character, and so they decide to go with it and add in Akuma.
* [[Surpassed the Teacher]]: Killed his master Goutetsu in a fair fight to prove he had surpassed his teacher.
* [[Teleport Spam]]
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