Characters of the Street Fighter series

Retsu (烈, Retsu) is a former Shorinji Kempo instructor who was excommunicated by his elder monks after getting involved in too many street fights. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan. Although Retsu has never appeared in another Street Fighter game, his character has been depicted in later Street Fighter related media, including in two Japanese Street Fighter II audio drama albums and in the American Street Fighter comic book by UDON, and as a trading card in Card Fighters 2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Geki (激, Geki) is a Japanese ninja who fights with a claw and shuriken stars and has the ability to teleport. He is the second opponent the player fights in Japan in the original Street Fighter, in front of Mount Fuji.

Joe (ジョー, Jō) is an arrogant underground martial arts champion and the first opponent fought in the USA. Joe would have reappeared in Street Fighter Alpha 3 , but he was replaced by Cody at the last minute. Final Fight Streetwise has a fighter called Ghost that's a tribute for Joe. He appears breaking through a wall of bricks in the opening of the first Street Fighter.

Mike (マイク, Maiku) is an African-American boxer who formerly competed professionally until he accidentally killed an opponent during a match. He is the second opponent the player faces in the USA in the original Street Fighter, in front of Mount Rushmore. Capcom confirmed in the art book All About Capcom that he and Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan) are not the same character.

Lee (李, Rī) is an expert in Chinese martial arts, and fights atop the Great Wall of China. He reappeared in Masahiko Nakahira's Sakura Ganbaru! manga, fighting Sakura Kasugano.

Birdie (バーディー, Bādī) first appears in the original Street Fighter as the first of two opponents the player faces in England. In this game, Birdie is depicted as a tall white punk rocker with a beak shaped mohawk. He and Eagle are named after the golfing terms Birdie and Eagle.

The character would reappear in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams in Template:Vgy and its subsequent sequels, Street Fighter Alpha 2 in Template:Vgy and Alpha 3 in Template:Vgy. In this game, Birdie was depicted as a hulking black punk rocker with a blonde blade-shaped mohawk. The character jokes about this inconsistency in Alpha 3 by stating he "looked pale because (he) was sick". Birdie fights in the Alpha series with a grappling style similar to Zangief's, using his chains to slam opponents and a dashing headbutt similar to Balrog's punch rush.

In the first two Alpha games Birdie is characterized as a former pub bouncer who seeks to gain fame for himself by joining M. Bison's organization, Shadaloo. In the endings of both games, he defeats Bison in combat and is allowed to join his organization. In Alpha 3, Birdie is already a member of Shadaloo, but seeks to take over the organization by rebelling against Bison.

Birdie appears in the Street Fighter Alpha manga by Masahiko Nakahira. He hires Ryu, whom he befriended after a past fight, as a bodyguard for his drug smuggling operation. He fights Chun-Li, who leads an ICPO crackdown against his gang, which triggers the Dark Hadou in Ryu after Ryu takes sniper fire intended for Birdie.

He also appears in the Street Fighter Alpha anime movie, as a support character in the later parts of the feature. Birdie enters a mysterious tournament held by a mad scientist who works for M. Bison, and after defeating Dan, he ends up being subjected to cruel experiments. Birdie is finally rescued by Ken, Ryu and Chun-Li, and helps them in the battle against the scientist's minions.

Eagle (イーグル, Īguru)　is characterized as a bouncer from England and master of Bōjutsu. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel.^[3] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. He would re-emerge as a selectable character in the crossover game Capcom vs. SNK 2, having become a secret agent for MI6, and from there was included in the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3.

Adon (アドン, Adon, based on อาดอน) appears in the original Street Fighter as a Muay Thai warrior the player faces before the final match against Sagat. He would re-emerge in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and its subsequent sequels: Alpha 2 and Alpha 3. In the first two Alpha games, Adon is characterized as a former pupil of Sagat seeking to surpass his disgraced master by defeating him^[4], and in Alpha 3 he tries to track down and challenge Akuma.^[5] He briefly appears in Sagat's Street Fighter IV prologue where he is defeated by Sagat once again.

Introduced in: Super Street Fighter II

Thunder Hawk (サンダー・ホーク, Sandā　Hōku), more commonly abbreviated as T. Hawk, is one of the four new characters introduced in Super Street Fighter II. A member of the fictional Thunderfoot clan, T. Hawk's homeland was taken over thirty years prior to the events of the game by M. Bison, who also murdered his father, Arroyo Hawk. Hawk enters the tournament to reclaim his homeland from Bison.

T. Hawk has three special moves in Super Street Fighter II. The Mexican Typhoon is a throwing technique similar to Zangief's Screw Pile Driver. Hawk grabs his opponent, jumps and then spins it in the air with his arm, before throwing the opponent to the ground. This is the single most damaging non-super move in Super Street Fighter II. The Tomahawk Buster, is a technique in which T. Hawk flies into the air and strikes an opponent in the air, while the Condor Dive is a similar technique in which T. Hawk charges from the air and strikes an opponent in the ground. In Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he gains a Super Combo technique called the Double Typhoon (renamed the Raging Typhoon in Street Fighter Alpha 3), a more powerful version of the Mexican Typhoon in which he throws an opponent to the ground twice.

During the development of Super Street Fighter II, T. Hawk was originally named "Geronimo", a name which was changed after it was suggested by American staff member Steven Patton that the name Geronimo might be seen as racially offensive. So he offered several alternative names for consideration (Hawk and Thunder Hawk among them) before T. Hawk was finally agreed upon.^[6]

T. Hawk's second appearance as a playable character was in the home versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Template:Vgy). In Alpha 3, T. Hawk leaves his home village following the disappearances of some of the locals. He encounters Juli, one of Bison's bodyguards, as his last opponent before fighting Bison. Juli is revealed to be a girl from his tribe named Julia, who was captured and brainwashed into becoming one of Bison's assassins.

In Alpha 3, he gains a new special technique, as well as a new Super Combo. The Condor Spire is a special technique in which Hawk hops towards the opponent and chops them overhead. The Canyon Splitter is a Super Combo in which Hawk attacks his opponent with a Condor Spire, followed by a Tomahawk Buster. Neither techniques are available in X-ism mode, while the Condor Spire is only available in A-ism.

Dee Jay (ディージェイ, Dī Jei) made his debut in Super Street Fighter II as one of the four new characters introduced in the game in addition to the original twelve character roster from previous Street Fighter II games. He enters the World Warrior tournament, seeking inspiration to develop a new musical sound. Dee Jay was conceived for Super Street Fighter II by American designer James Goddard,^[7] who created the character as a replacement of a discarded character design planned as a head swap of Fei-Long^[8]. Dee Jay's agent is called Bob, and his manager is Rick.

Dee Jay has three special techniques in his debut appearance in Super Street Fighter II. The Air Slasher (or Max Out) is a projectile technique similar to Guile's Sonic Boom. The Double Rolling Sobat (or Double Dread Kick) is a special kick technique in which Dee Jay rushes to the opponent with a series of two kicks. The Machine Gun Upper (or Hyper Fist) is a series of punches which ends with an uppercut. He gains a new special technique and a Super Combo in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The Jackknife Maximum (or Calypso Kick) is a jumping technique in which Dee Jay strikes an airborne opponent with a couple of kicks. The Sobat Carnival (or Carnival Hook-Kick) is a Super Combo in which he performs the Double Rolling Sobat several times against his opponent.

Dee Jay reappears as a playable character in the console versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. The game is set before the World Warrior tournament and depicts Dee Jay before he began his professional music career.

He has all of his special techniques from Super Turbo in Street Fighter Alpha 3, along with two additional Super Combos in A-ism mode, the Sunrise Theme and the Climax Beat, which are more powerful versions of the Jackknife Maximum and Machine Gun Upper respectively.

Sodom (ソドム, Sodomu)　made his first appearance in the beat-em-up Final Fight as the boss of the second stage. In his backstory, Sodom is an undefeated underground wrestler and promoter working for Mad Gear who challenges opponents in a wrestling ring hidden within the subway of Metro City. In Final Fight, Sodom wields a pair of katana.

Sodom would re-emerge in the Street Fighter franchise in Street Fighter Alpha and its sequels, Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3. Sodom fights with a pair of jutte in the Alpha series. In the storyline of the Alpha sub-series, Sodom seeks to rebuilt the Mad Gear Gang under his new leadership by defeating his old nemesis Guy (also from Final Fight). In his ending in the original Alpha, he gathers some of the other former members of the gang (including Rolento, who appears in both Alpha sequels as a fighter), only to be ridiculed by his Mad Gear peers due to the new name he has chosen. In Alpha 2, he travels to Japan, seeking new members for his gang and finds himself in a Sumo ring, where he is challenged by Edmond Honda. In Alpha 3, he finds himself involved against M. Bison's criminal organization Shadaloo and ends up destroying Bison's base (along with the "Psycho Drive" machine) by driving his truck into it. Over the course of the series, what remains is the deep respect he has towards Rolento and Guy as warriors.

Sodom also appears in Final Fight Revenge, a 3D fighting game spinoff of the original Final Fight. The story is set shortly after the original Final Fight and around the same time period as the first two Alpha games. While two characters called Sodom and Gomorrah appear in the anime series Street Fighter II V as bodyguards to the villain Lean, it has been confirmed that it is not the Sodom from Final Fight and a completely new character.

Rolento, also referred by the full name of Rolento F. Schugerg (ロレント・F・シュゲルグ, Rorento Efu Shugerugu),^[9] made his first appearance as fourth stage's boss in the original Final Fight. He is characterized as a former special forces operative who was left in charge of Mad Gear's drug plants.^[10] He fights using a baton, and when he's low on energy, he relies on throwing grenades. When defeated, instead of just fading away while lying on the ground like most enemies in the game, he stands up and blows himself up with his own grenades, fading away completely scorched.

The Industrial Area stage, and by proxy Rolento, were not included in the SNES version of Final Fight, nor in its re-release Final Fight Guy. Rolento would be featured in the SNES-exclusive sequel Final Fight 2, where he serves as the boss of the fifth stage, Italy (where his name is spelled as "Rolent"). The Industrial Area stage would be included in later ports of the game, such as the Sega CD and Game Boy Advance versions. When the player confronts Rolento as "Alpha Cody" in the GBA version, Cody will joke about Rolento's omission in the SNES version by stating that he "took a shortcut, after beating the policeman" and "walked along the coast".^[11]

Rolento would make his debut as a fighting game character in Street Fighter Alpha 2 in Template:Vgy, being the third Final Fight character introduced to the Alpha sub-series. In this game, the character is no longer affiliated with Mad Gear and now seeks to build his own utopian nation. This incarnation of the character would reappear in Street Fighter Alpha 3 in Template:Vgy and in Capcom vs. SNK 2 in Template:Vgy. The character would also appear in the American-produced 3D fighting game Final Fight Revenge, which follows his backstory from the Alpha series.

While Rolento does not appear in the Street Fighter EX games, he is mentioned to be responsible for injuring Guile's former subordinate Holger, a character who appears in the game as Doctrine Dark.

Rainbow Mika (レインボー・ミカ, Reinbō Mika)　is introduced Street Fighter Alpha 3. Her real name is Mika Nanakawa (七川 美華, Nanakawa Mika), a Japanese girl planning to make her debut as a professional wrestler and become "Star of the Ring". To this end she travels the world, fighting various street fighters to promote herself, meeting her idol Zangief along the way.^[12] She receives rigorous training from her manager, Harmagedon Yoko, a large muscular woman who is seen in a few of her victory poses riding a golf cart and wielding a shinai.

Cody Travers (コーディー・トラバース, Kōdī Torabāsu) first appeared as the lead character of the beat-em-up Final Fight, where he is one of the three playable characters in the game, with Cody being the well-balanced character of the trio. In the game, he is a martial artist whose girlfriend Jessica (ジェシカ) has been kidnapped by the Mad Gear Gang. He teams up with his friend and rival Guy, and Jessica's father Haggar, to defeat the gang. In the game, he wears hand wraps, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes.

After Final Fight, he is mentioned in the SNES sequel, Final Fight 2, where he is shown in the opening flashback to be the one delivering the finishing blow to Belger (ベルガー) in the first game, but does not appear in the actual game, nor in Final Fight 3. Cody was mostly relegated to background cameos with Jessica in later games such as Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. His absence from the second game was explained that he has married Jessica and is enjoying a peaceful honeymoon away from Metro City. Guy's abscence was explained in that he traveled in order to immerse himself in training, which resolved into the third game where he returns as an upgraded playable character.

His next major appearance was in Street Fighter Alpha 3, being the fourth Final Fight character to appear in the Alpha sub-series. In this game, Cody ended his relationship with Jessica and became a convicted felon after getting in too many fights following the events of the original Final Fight. He appears in a blue and white striped prison uniform with handcuffs alongside the hand wraps and tennis shoes he wore in Final Fight (he can freely remove his handcuffs at will when he taunts, but wears them anyway for no given reason, other than a "challenge").

Final Fight Revenge, an American-developed 3D fighting game based on Final Fight, features Cody as depicted in the original Final Fight. In his character's ending, he gets arrested by police officer Edi E. after being framed by the surviving members of Mad Gear and he is shown in Poison's ending wearing the same jailbird outfit he wears in Alpha 3.

A second American-produced Final Fight spinoff, Final Fight: Streetwise, features Cody as the elder brother and mentor of the new main character, Kyle Travers. Cody wears his classic original outfit, but with an orange prison shirt over the t-shirt. Prior to the events of the game, Cody was willingly incarcerated for an unspecified crime committed by Guy, causing a fallout between the two former friends. Cody is kidnapped by Father Bella (the younger brother of Belger) and used as a brainwashed guinea pig for the experimental drug GLO. Cody regains his senses and helps his brother defeat Bella.He appears with Jessica at Guy's stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2 along with Mike Haggar and nearly every Mad Gear thug.

Karin Kanzuki (神月 かりん, Kanzuki Karin) was originally a character in Masahiko Nakahira's Sakura Ganbaru! manga, where she was Sakura's initial rival in the story.^[13] Her character would be integrated into the video game series in Street Fighter Alpha 3, where she appears as a playable character. Karin is the only daughter of a corporate family and as a result makes a habit of acting snobby and dismissive, calling everyone around her "commoners". Karin has a butler called Ishizaki and another employee named Shibazaki. To honor her family motto of "Be the winner of everything", she travels the world to track down and defeat Sakura.^[14] She would re-emerge in Namco X Capcom fighting alongside Sakura,^[15] and by herself in Capcom Fighting Evolution (although Sakura also appears as a playable character).^[16]

Introduced in: Street Fighter Alpha 3 (home versions)

In the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Juni (ユーニ, Yūni) and Juli (ユーリ, Yūri) are a pair of sub-bosses whom the player face prior to the final battle against M. Bison. The player faces Juni and Juli at the same time in a two-on-one fight similar to the Dramatic Battle mode in the original Street Fighter Alpha. The two characters are unlockable in the arcade version, but they have no storyline in the actual game. The characters are actually head-swaps of Cammy (who previously appeared in X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold), with the explanation given that Cammy belongs to the same unit as Juni and Juli (Bison's Elite Guard). However, the characters have their own special and super techniques. There are ten other members of Bison's Elite Guard, but they are non-playable characters. In single-player mode, Juni has the same storyline as M. Bison. In the same way as the others in Bison's Elite Guard, Juni's name is derived from a month, June.

In the home versions of Alpha 3, Juni is part of the default roster and gained her individual storyline and ending, with Juni assigned to track down Ryu. Juni appear in the crossover game Namco x Capcom released only in Japan.

In the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Juni (ユーニ, Yūni) and Juli (ユーリ, Yūri) are a pair of sub-bosses whom the player face prior to the final battle against M. Bison. The player faces Juni and Juli at the same time in a two-on-one fight similar to the Dramatic Battle mode in the original Street Fighter Alpha. The two characters are unlockable in the arcade version, but they have no storyline in the actual game. The characters are actually head-swaps of Cammy (who previously appeared in X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold), with the explanation given that Cammy belongs to the same unit as Juni and Juli (Bison's Elite Guard). However, the characters have their own special and super techniques. There are ten other members of Bison's Elite Guard, but they are non-playable characters. In single-player mode, Juli has the same storyline as M. Bison. In the same way as the others in Bison's Elite Guard , Juli's name is derived from a month, in this case, July.

In the home versions of Alpha 3, Juli is part of the default roster and gained her individual storyline and ending, with Juli assigned to track down Cammy. Juli's backstory is also fleshed out in the home versions, with the addition of T. Hawk to the cast. In T. Hawk's storyline, he searches for a missing girl from the Thunderfoot tribe named Julia. Julia is revealed to have become Juli, who was kidnapped by Shadaloo and brainwashed into an assassin.^[17]

Juli appear in the crossover game Namco x Capcom released only in Japan. In this game, Juli almost regains her memory by saying, "I am... Juli... a... Hawk?" right before her defeat due to the full effect of her mind control.

Introduced in portable versions of SFA3

Maki (源柳斎マキ, Maki)　was introduced in Final Fight 2, the plot revolving around the kidnapping of Maki's father and sister, Genryusai and Rena, by the newly revived Mad Gear gang led by Retu. With Rena's fiance and Genryusai's student Guy off training and unable to help, Maki enlists the help of Haggar and Carlos to save them.^[18]

After this game, Maki didn't appear in another title until Capcom vs. SNK 2, with a modified outfit and searching for Guy to decide who the successor to the Bushin-ryū should be, but being unable to by the game's conclusion. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Double Upper and Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the Game Boy Advance and PSP respectively continued this plot, with Maki locating and fighting Guy, but calling a stalemate till a later time after having their fight interrupted by M. Bison. This appearance in the Alpha series would also tie into Sakura Ganbaru, with Sakura serving as her mid-boss.

Introduced in: Alpha 3 MAX

Ingrid (イングリッド, Inguriddo) is a character who was slated to appear in the canceled Capcom Fighting All Stars 3D arcade game, however, her animations were completely recreated in 2D and she was introduced as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam for the Playstation 2, and she entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX. Little is known about her, however, the PSP version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 gives away some possibilities about her true origins. She tells Rose to think of her as "an envoy from the heavens", and alludes to the existence of others like her. Judging from her speech patterns in the Japanese version of the game, it can be inferred that Ingrid is actually a lot older than she looks.

She's shown to be able to break brainwashing/mind control over her opponents (such as shown with Ryu in game)^[19]. Rose cannot look into Ingrid's future as she did with other Street Fighters.^[20]

She states that the core of the Psycho Drive (M. Bison's power enhancer) actually belonged to her in the first place, and she intends to take it back. How Bison came into possession of the item is never exactly explained, though it's similar in appearance to the crests on her head. When Bison is eventually defeated, she comments that a regular human being like him couldn't possibly control that energy, and takes the whole Psycho Drive with her as she leaves.

Finally, she apparently has the ability to travel through time, as she mentions heading to the year 201X in order to contact Ryu in her ending (in the English version, that ending was mistranslated and alluded to Ryu becoming a monk in the future, when Ingrid actually simply called him a "kid" (小僧, kozō), yet another indication that she's not as young as she appears to be).

Introduced in New Generation

Alex (アレックス, Arekkusu) debuts in the first iteration of Street Fighter III, promoted as the new lead character of the Street Fighter III sub-series by the designers. Despite his large frame Alex is extremely quick and powerful, especially in hand-to-hand combat. He utilizes swinging punches complemented by throws.^[21] His other fighting appearances were in Capcom Fighting Evolution^[16] and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes.^[22]

According to Alex's backstory in the original Street Fighter III (and by proxy Street Fighter III 2nd Impact), Alex is a young warrior from New York born and raised in Manhattan who moved out of his parents' home when he was still very young. He trains daily in the martial arts gym he manages with his father's friend Tom, a renowned fighting instructor in the military. Alex lives with Tom and his 14-year-old daughter Patricia.^[23]

Prior to the events of the original Street Fighter III, Tom is badly defeated by a mysterious opponent (Gill), leading Alex to seek Gill to avenge him. In his ending, Alex defeats Gill and is greeted by Patricia and a recovering Tom on his return home.

In Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Alex goes against his friend Tom's wishes once again in order to find a strong challenger.^[24] He ends up fighting against Ryu in his ending.

Yun (ユン, Yun) and Yang (ヤン, Yang) were separated from their birth parents when they were young. They were raised by an adoptive grandfather who runs a restaurant in Shanghai and have eight underground bosses as godfathers. By the time of Street Fighter III, the two brothers are the leader of their local town. Yun, the elder of the two, is described as being more responsible, while his younger brother Yang is calmer and more analytical.^[25] Yun and Yang also have an unspecified family relationship with Lee, a character from the first Street Fighter game and one of the characters address the boys as the "Lee brothers" in their ending in Street Fighter III.^[26]

In Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Yun and Yang set off to fight a mysterious organization (Gill's group, the Illuminati) threatening to take over their village.^[27] In their respective endings, Yun and Yang end up driving away Gill from their home town and the two return home to be greeted by their female friend Houmei and her younger sister Shaomei, who both harbor a respective crush on Yun and Yang.

Yun also appears in the handheld versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. Both twins appear briefly in Chun-Li's introductory cutscene in Street Fighter IV.

Introduced in: New Generation

Dudley (ダッドリー, Daddorī) is an upper class heavyweight boxer with powerful technique and speed. He seeks perfection both in and out of the ring.^[28] He enters the tournament in order to retrieve his father's car that Gill had acquired.

Introduced in: New Generation

Ibuki (いぶき, Ibuki)　lives in a village composed entirely of Shinobi. She has been trained from childhood, but resents her lot in life. The other ninja in Ibuki's clan include Sanjou, Enjou, Genda, Raion, and Homura Yuuta. Ibuki also has a pet tanuki named Don, and her best friend and sparring partner is Sarai Kurosawa. In Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Ibuki shares a special pre-fight intro with Makoto, showing that the two consider each other as special rivals of sorts.

She is sent by her clan to procure documents from Gill's organization. These documents concerns the "G-File" project, which was responsible for creating Necro and Twelve. In Ibuki's ending, Gill voluntarily gives Ibuki the documents, though the project was already under way by that point.

In 3rd Strike, Ibuki tracks down Oro to fight him for her ninja graduation exam. She fights well enough to pass, and moves on to go to a university. While there, attracted to a handsome classmate, she joins a club which, to her dismay, turns out to be based on ninja training.

She is also a selectable character in the parody game Pocket Fighter.

Introduced in: New Generation

One-hundred forty years old, Oro (オロ, Oro) is a hermit who binds one arm during fights so as not to accidentally kill his opponents. Oro is considered one of, and maybe even the strongest street fighter. He lives in a cave with animals deep in the Amazon.^[29] He participates in the Street Fighter Tournament to find a worthy apprentice. He takes Ryu as his apprentice after the events of Second Impact

Introduced in: New Generation

The friendly warrior princess from Kenya, Elena (エレナ, Erena) utilizes the fighting style of Capoeira to take advantage of her long, strong legs, employing dancing into her technique^[30]. Elena has a schoolfriend called Narumi.

Introduced in: New Generation

Sean Matsuda (ショーン・マツダ, Shōn Matsuda) is Ken's student, and works hard at perfecting his execution of Ken's moves, but hasn't quite perfected them yet. His greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking.^[31]

Introduced in: New Generation

Necro (ネクロ, Nekuro) was mutated by the Illuminati to have super-flexible movements and contortions, he can produces electricity as well like Blanka. His fighting style was simulated by computer, then programmed into his brain^[29] by a scientist called Dr. Kure. Necro's real name is Illia (イリヤ), and he has a girlfriend named Effie.

Gill (ギル, Giru) is a video game character and the boss of the Street Fighter III series. He is presented as a cult leader who would become a benevolent monarch over his worthy subjects. However, his cult uses kidnapping, coercion, DNA manipulation, brainwashing, and extreme force in order to select their chosen people. Gill has a secretary called Kolin.

His appearance is characterized by his half red and half blue muscular body and long blond hair. He bears a distinct and intentional resemblance to the Greek Gods. His two-sided body does not get mirrored when he faces left or right, where he performs moves with an element for each side (ice for his left, and fire for his right). This is in contrast to other sprite-based games, where for example, Sagat's patch changes from his right to his left eye when he changes direction.

Introduced in 2nd Impact: Giant Attack

Hugo (ヒューゴー, Hyūｇō) is a massive professional wrestler from Germany.^[28] Hugo is based on the Andore (アンドレ) enemy character featured in Final Fight, who was in turn modeled after André the Giant. Like Andore, Hugo wears a lavender-colored leopard-print shirt with matching colored pants and a chain on his belt. His manager Poison, who appears in the game before and after a match, was also an enemy character in the same game. Hugo reappears in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.

In 2nd Impact, Hugo is the only character whose final opponent in the single-player mode varies between playthroughs. In addition to Gill, Hugo can also fight against Ryu, Elena or Necro. In his ending, he then forms a wrestling tag team with his defeated rival, and battles against teams involving either Biff or B. Widow from Saturday Night Slam Masters. In his ending in 3rd Strike, Hugo leads the "Huge Wrestling Army", a pro wrestling team comprised of himself and all the other 3rd Strike characters.

His special moves in 2nd Impact includes the Giant Palm Bomber, the Moonsault Press, Shootdown Backbreaker, Monster Lariat, and the Ultra Throw. In 3rd Strike, he gains the Meat Squasher. His "Super Arts" in both games includes the Gigas Breaker, Megaton Press and Hammer Mountain. He has a brief appearance in Street Fighter Alpha 3 on a billboard in Cody's stage.

Introduced in 2nd Impact: Giant Attack

Also introduced in 2nd Impact, Urien (ユリアン, Yurian) is Gill's brother, and shares many of his traits, including appearance.^[30] Urien also appears in Capcom Fighting Jam as one of the characters representing the Street Fighter III series.

In 2nd Impact, he seeks to usurp his brother's position of President of the Illuminati. He does so in his ending and is recognized as the new President, given authority over the organization's crisis management units, only to learn of the existence of the Emperor, who is none other than Gill himself. In his ending in 3rd Strike, he finds his brother Gill sleeping inside a stasis tank in a remote facility. He activates the facility's self-destruct mechanism and leaves before the explosion, with Gill presumably still inside the building.

His special moves in 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike includes the Chariot Tackle, the Violence Knee Drop, the Dangerous Headbutt and Metallic Sphere. His Super Arts includes the Tyrant Punish, the Jupiter Thunder and Aegis Reflector.

A silver-haired young man from France introduced in 3rd Strike, Remy (レミー, Remī) seeks revenge against his father, a street fighter who abandoned him and his sister when they were children, by fighting against other street fighters. In his ending, he quits fighting and buries his deceased sister, whose body was being preserved in an iced coffin in a cove, undersea.

His special moves, similar to Guile and Charlie's, include the "Afterglow of Verte", the "Ma Cherie of Grief" and the "Cold Blue Regret". His Super Arts includes the "Supernova of Rage", the "Rest at the Vierge" and the "Nocturne of Heartbreak".

His ending sequence pays homage to Cygnus Hyoga, a character in the classic manga Saint Seiya,　authored by renowned mangaka Masami Kurumada.

Makoto (まこと, Makoto) is a practitioner of the purest essence of Karate. When her father, Masaru, died, she inherited the Rindoukan Dojo in Tosa. With her brother choosing a career of business and her grandfather too old to practice karate, she takes on the responsibility of restoring the dojo to its former glory. She travels around the world trying to promote the dojo, and (in her ending) eventually she finds and fights Ryu and brings prestige back to the dojo. Interestingly enough, in the development of the game, she was originally planned to be Ryu's sister

To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Street Fighter series, Capcom released several items of merchandise, amongst them a bust of Makoto.^[32] IGN ranked Makoto at number twenty-three in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article, praising the degree in motion and detail in the character's animation.^[33] Retronauts in their podcast about the Street Fighter series highlighted Makoto when the discussion turned to Street Fighter III, describing her as "pure Street Fighter" in relation to the rest of the new cast introduced in III and the difference in their style to Street Fighter II.^[34]

Introduced in 3rd Strike, Twelve (トゥエルヴ, Tueruvu) was the eventual result of a super soldier project which produced a series of immortal super soldiers; he is so named because he is production #12. His mission is to find and terminate Necro, of whom he is a prototype.

His body is monochrome and extremely flexible, and he has the ability to change the shape of his body, often using it to change his limbs into weapons. His speech is barely comprehensible, synthesized speech and his win quotes consist of binary code.

Also introduced in 3rd Strike, Q (Q, Kyū) is a mysterious character being tracked down by investigators Julian and David of the Central Intelligence Agency. Q has a tall figure, wears a suit with a trenchcoat and hat, as well as an iron face mask resembling a robot.^[35] While Q is a regular selectable character, as a computer-controlled opponent, Q only appears in the single-player mode when certain requirements are met.

His Special Moves includes the Charging Head Strike and Charging Leg Strike, the High-Speed Consecutive Strike and the Finger Grappling Strike.

Hokuto (ほくと, Hokuto) employs the legendary Mizugami (水神) style of fighting. When Hokuto's elder brother Kairi develops amnesia and then goes missing, she travels the world to find him and the cause of his memory loss. It is revealed that Kairi has been cursed since birth and was sentenced to be killed by their clan. However, with his memory loss, it is decided that he need not be killed.

Kairi's disappearance leads him to face off against the dark fighter Akuma. Hokuto attempts to free her brother, but fails and ends up being awakened by the Chi no Fūin (Seal of Blood) causing her to become Bloody Hokuto, also known as Chi no Fūin o Tokareta Hokuto (血の封印を解かれたほくと, Hokuto, Hokuto unleashed with the Seal of Blood). This alternate version of Hokuto first appears as a hidden character in EX Plus Alpha.

Cracker Jack (クラッカー・ジャック, Kurakkā Jakku) is a low-level Shadaloo enforcer of seemingly spanish origin, who also acts as a drill sergeant to cadets. He is sent out by M. Bison on R&R leave, and he decides to have some fun and look for fights. One of the few characters to make use of a weapon, Cracker Jack occasionally pulls out a baseball bat to use against opponents, either to strike them directly, or to reflect projectiles by batting them away. Cracker Jack's fighting style is extremely similar to that of Balrog. C.Jack underwent a costume change from EX to EX 2 and dressed in a more stylish white outfit in the later games.

Born in Germany, Doctrine Dark (ドクトリン・ダーク, Dokutorin Dāku) once served under the orders of Guile with his own special tactical reconnaissance unit. During his tour of duty, his own unit got into a bit of a scuffle with another rival unit, lead by Rolento. The minor scuffle escalated into a full-on battle, with both sides receiving heavy casualties. Holger was the only member of his unit to escape. However, Holger was severely injured emotionally and physically. Outfitted with a portable breathing apparatus, Holger 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 the massacre of his unit, and seeks to kill Guile as a result.

D. Dark's fighting style involves the use of several weapons, such as spikes extending from his wrists, dropping explosives on the ground, and a wire that shoots from his wrist to grab an opponent, this move has drawn him comparisons to Scorpion of the Mortal Kombat series.

Skullomania (スカロマニア, Sukaromania) was once an average salesman. His superiors were not pleased with his results as a salesman. Down on his luck and constantly under pressure for results, he volunteered to dress up and perform like a superhero at a carnival thrown for a top customer in their department store. He had hoped it would be chance to prove his value as a salesman. When he grabbed the attention of all in attendance, something clicked in him. Tired of his job, Skullomania decided to become a vigilante crime-fighter. His real name is Saburo Nishikoyama (西小山三郎), but not much else is known of his past. Skullomania closely resembles the Japanese superhero Skull Man, created by late mangaka legend Shotaro Ishinomori.

Skullo was later used in the music game Technictix in 2001, and was also licensed for use in Fighter Maker.

His costume was based on Kinkotsuman, a kaiju from the classic manga and anime series Kinnikuman.

Pullum Purna (プルム・プルナ, Purumu Puruna, based on برم برنا) is the daughter of a wealthy Arabian man. She seeks revenge for her grandfather against Shadaloo after he was found in hypnotic state after reading a book with the word Shadaloo on the cover. She vows revenge, and hires Darun Mister as a bodyguard, teaming with her friend Blair Dame and going travelling. She seems to resemble Rouge from Power Stone. She's a pretty fierce dancer by trade... and she forces her opponent to dance along with her for her strongest super art.

Long admired as the strongest karate fighter in America, Allen Snider (アレン・スナイダー, Aren Sunaidā) lost in the first fight of the tournament. The challenger was Ken. After the fight, Ken assured him that he was still a big fish in a little pond - he must battle on. Allen now travels the world with Ken to become even stronger.

Allen fights in a similar manner to other karate characters, such as Ryu and Ken. Where he differs is the incorporation of kickboxing techniques, such as the Triple Break, and his most powerful move, the Justice Fist, a punch that can deflect projectiles. Allen differs again in his possession of a command throw, something Ryu and Ken have never used.

Allen Snider, along with Blair Dame, does not appear in any of the EX sequels. Instead, they appeared in the Arika-developed Fighting Layer, which was distributed at the arcades by Namco. Allen was designed as a pastiche of renowned martial artist and movie star Chuck Norris.

Blair Dame (ブレア・デイム, Burea Deimu) grew up in a relatively sheltered European family, Blair enthusiastically chose to travel around the world with a friend, eventually deciding to join the (unnamed) martial arts tournament at the core of Street Fighter EX. Though her friend felt uneasy with that, Blair convinced her that between a bodyguard (Darun) and Blair's skill in the martial arts, they should be fine. She also joins her friend Pullum who is seeking revenge against Shadaloo for the death of her grandfather. She has a butler called Sebastian.

Like Allen Snider, Blair Dame does not appear in any of the EX sequels after EX Plus Alpha. Instead, she appears in the Arika-developed Fighting Layer, which was distributed at the arcades by Namco. Her sister Sharon took her place in EX 2 and EX 3.

Darun Mister (ダラン・マイスター, Daran Maisutā) is a wrestling champion from India. He hears of Zangief's legendary wrestling prowess and, bored with his inferior opponents, seeks out the Russian to prove to himself that he is indeed the world's ultimate fighter. He also acts as a bodyguard for Pullum. His design is based on The Great Gama.

Garuda (ガルダ, Garuda) is a nonhuman entity that is a compilation of all the souls taken by Satsui no Hadō. His age, exact origin, and fighting style are unknown. Like most characters in the EX series, he has no confirmed encounter with any of the other characters. Garuda fights harder against those who utilize Satsui no Hadō. Garuda is one of the few characters in EX whose attacks cause the opponent to bleed profusely. This was removed from American ports of the game. In EX 2, Garuda gained a move where he summons green soul flames and launches them at his foe in a spiral pattern.

Kairi (カイリ, Kairi) grew up with his two younger sisters, Hokuto and Nanase. They were all students of the legendary Mizugami style of fighting. Kairi loved his sisters and would do anything to protect them. One night he began having nightmares in which he harmed and even killed them. He began to fear that this would come to pass in real life. With his mind beginning to fray, he left his clan in order to protect his loved ones. He wandered the world, and as he did, his memories became more tattered and broken, slowly replaced by the nightmares he continued to experience.

Street Fighter EX (Plus/Plus Alpha) ~ He continued to train on his own, and he was told about a Street Fighter tournament by a fellow fighter in a white gi with a similar style of combat. Intrigued, he entered the tournament. Between his fights, he went to watch another match. To his surprise and horror, he witnessed Hokuto fighting, and fled to get away from her in case he might harm her. Hayate noticed his departure and chased after him. Kairi stood helpless as he watch Hayate approach, but before he could reach him, a mysterious fighter knocked Hayate out of the way with a single blow.

The fighter introduced himself as Akuma before he launched into one of the deadliest attacks Kairi had ever faced. Kairi struggled to defend himself, but Akuma's attacks were almost demonic in nature. The first Rising Dragon Fist that Akuma performed grazed Kairi's face and damaged one of his eyes. Kairi was slowly succumbing to Akuma's attacks. Kairi began to lose his mind, and when he opened his eyes, it was not Akuma that he saw attacking him, but Hokuto. Traumatized by the thought that his nightmares were becoming a reality, he suddenly gathered all of the ki in his body and erupted in a burst of light which knocked Akuma off his feet, and stunned him for the first time in a long while. Then Kairi blacked out.

Street Fighter EX 2 (Plus) ~ When Kairi awoke, he had no memory of who he was, or of the fight that had taken place. He did not know where he was, and when he looked in a puddle at his reflection, he saw a face that he did not recognize with long white hair and a scar over one useless eye. Kairi began to wander the world looking for fighters to combat. Unless he was fighting, his mind was a jumble of confusing images and upsetting emotions. He only found peace in battle, which he sought wherever he roamed.

He heard about a Street Fighter tournament, and he decided to enter. He was surprised when people referred to him as a returning contestant. He proceeded to win battle after battle, ripping into opponents with a cold effectiveness that few had ever seen. He was challenged to a fight by M. Bison, and Kairi accepted. However, before the fight was fully underway, the fight was interrupted by the demon, Garuda who had been seeking Kairi since the first tournament. Garuda knocked Bison out of the way with a single blow. Bison slumped against the wall and Garuda proceeded to attack Kairi with the intent of killing him. Eventually, Bison regained consciousness. Enraged by the interruption, he charged at Garuda with his Psycho Crusher attack. A fight between them ensued while Kairi took his leave.

Before his next scheduled fight, there was an argument between the officials and his next opponent. They were trying to convince a little girl to remove herself from the fight even though she bested several opponents. She refused and challenged Kairi to battle, referring to him as big brother. Kairi dismissed her remark as insanity and proceeded to fight her with all of his might.

His opponent, Nanase, was quick and seemed to predict every move that he could throw at her, as if she knew him somehow. The little girl ran tirelessly in circles around him and seemed to be trying to wear him out. But she underestimated how much Kairi would take, and Kairi let a huge burst of energy loose around him, taking Nanase by surprise. Nanase realized that her brother would probably kill her without a second thought and began to cry. Kairi was about to finish Nanase when her tears caused him to hesitate. Seeing Kairi pause, Nanase closed her eyes began yelling all of her cherished memories of Kairi to him.

She continued to yell for minutes at a time, until she felt a gentle hand on her head. She opened her eyes, and it was Kairi, looking down upon her and smiling. Kairi remembered who he was, and the love in his heart for his little sister changed the effect of the power that he was under. No longer interested in combat and death, he realized that he had a purpose in life, to remove tyrants from the world and save those who are helpless against them. In order to succeed, he needed to find his sister, Hokuto.

No longer concerned with the tournament, he asked the officials for the whereabouts of Hokuto, and he and Nanase ran to the location of her last fight. They saw a dead body being taken away. Horrified, they ran to see if it was her. They were more horrified to find out that it was in fact Hayate, Hokuto's lover, and that he died at her hands. They began asking witnesses where she went off to, and slowly tracked her down. When they found her, she was in a complete state of panic over what she had done. Kairi and Nanase wrapped their arms around her and they were surrounded by a warm glow. Hokuto's panic disappeared.

Street Fighter EX 3 ~ Kairi began to train with Hokuto. He knew that he needed her help to defeat the likes of Shadow Geist and M. Bison, and he knew that in order for her to help him, she needed to be able to tap into Chi no Fuuin at will. For months, they prepared and entered the third EX tournament together as partners to put an end to the madmen who hosted the previous tournaments.

To gain access to the two tyrants, Kairi and Hokuto had to successfully beat the other opponent partners. One night between fights, Hokuto bid Kairi good night, and Kairi remained outside to watch the stars. He sensed an ominous but familiar presence behind him, and he turned around to find Garuda ready to strike at him. Kairi blocked the strike and countered. They fought for a long time before Garuda began to gain the upper hand. Slowly, Kairi was losing ground and Garuda nearly succeeded in his mission to destroy Kairi. Thoughts of his sisters flashed in Kairi's mind and once again, he gathered all of his ki, but this time he was able to release it in a focused beam directly on Garuda. The beam caused Garuda to disintegrate, and he was never heard from again.

In Street Fighter EX (Plus/Plus Alpha), Kairi is similar to Ryu. The most noticeable differences being their Super Combos. In Street Fighter EX 2 (Plus) and Street Fighter EX 3, Kairi plays more like Akuma. He uses the Ryuujin Kyaku, which is similar to Akuma's Tenma Kuujin Kyaku. A teleport technique, Makuu Shihai, which moves in the same circular motion as Akuma's Ashura Senkuu. His Kyouja Renbu was originally a 7-hit Super Combo which ended with him impaling his opponent. In later games, the Kyouja Renbu is a duplicate of the Shun Goku Satsu. Kairi holds his head while screaming in agony after completing the attack.

Cycloid-β (サイクロイドβ, Saikuroido Bēta) is a blue 3D-model of a human male with no facial features. He use attacks borrowed from other characters and doesn't speak. He's part of the Cycloid series of cyborgs.

Cycloid-β borrows attacks from Kairi, Blair, Skullomania, Pullum, Allen, Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma, D. Dark and Garuda, and its attacks are performed via "rolling" motions (such as QCF+P).

In EX 3, he and Cycloid-γ become the completed human character Ace who has access to all character moves.

Cycloid-γ (サイクロイドγ, Saikuroido Ganma) looks similar to Cycloid-β, except as a wireframe model. He uses attacks borrowed from other characters and doesn't speak. He's part of the Cycloid series of cyborgs. According to his ending in the Japanese version of EX Plus α, he is a cyborg who was built by Pullum's father, Balba.

Cycloid-γ borrows attacks from Ken, M. Bison, Pullum, Guile, Darun, Skullomania, Blair, Chun-Li, Cracker Jack, Akuma and Garuda, and its attacks are performed via charging motions.

In EX 3, he and Cycloid-β become the completed character Ace who has access to all character moves.

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX 2

Hayate (ハヤテ, Hayate) is a Japanese swordsman from Kukunochi village who is the son of a legendary hero who saved his village by vanquishing a giant storm named Orochi. He is one of the few characters in the Street Fighter series to use a sword, utilizing a fighting style similar to Garuda. Hayate appears in the original Street Fighter EX2, but does not appear in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. However, he does appear in the PlayStation version as a secret bonus character.

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX 2

Nanase (七瀬, Nanase) is the younger sister to Hokuto and Kairi. Like her siblings, she is a master of the Mizugami style of fighting. Because Kairi was cursed and possessed dangerous abilities, he was to be killed by their clan. When he loses his memories, the clan decides that exile is enough. Nanase, like Hayate, brings a weapon into combat. She has a staff weapon that can be extended through unknown means.

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX 2

At one time, the man who is now Shadowgeist (シャドウガイスト, Shadougaisuto) was a normal man. Living under a harsh dictatorship, he lost both his wife and daughter because of the oppressive government (the details surrounding their murder event are vague). Burning with revenge and contempt, Shadowgeist resolves to find the man responsible - who is no other than M. Bison himself.

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX 2

Sharon (シャロン, Sharon) is a red haired woman with a tattoo of a red rose next to her neck who works as an A-class agent for an intelligence agency, as well as nun who takes care of orphaned children in a monastery. Her objective is to locate a missing relative whom she had never met in her life before. When she learns that a top member of an undisclosed criminal organization has the same tattoo she has, she begins to conduct an undercover investigation.

Sharon is the only Street Fighter character to not only use a gun (possibly Glock or H&K USP) in gameplay, but to also use an assault rifle M16 A2 as well. However, she requires two levels of super meter every time the player wishes to fire the handgun, as the first time she performs Hellfire simply causes her to load and cock the slide.

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX 2 Plus

Area (エリア, Eria) is a clever young girl, who is testing her father’s latest inventions, rocket skates and a giant mechanical arm. She made her first appearance in Street Fighter EX2 Plus. Area thinks fighters are robots. Area's strongest super art causes her mechanical arm to break when used, and she will be unable to use any moves associated with it for the remainder of the match (not just for the round).

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX 2 Plus

A rather mysterious combatant, the flamboyantly dressed Vulcano Rosso (ヴルカーノ・ロッソ, Vurukāno Rosso) carries a burden of pain. Since his lover was killed, his only thought has been revenge. He has the ability to create violent and dangerous attacks that utilize lava and volcanic eruptions. Rosso also has a multidirectional counter-attack, and a command-dash move that will not hit an opponent, but can pass through them. His name is the Italian translation of "Red Volcano."

Many of his moves reference places in Italy, such as Aetna, Vesuvio, Canossa, Ponte dei Sospiri, and Torre Pendente. His move, Vulcan, references the Roman God of Fire. Rosso's odd appearance has been likened to that of Elvis Presley.

Introduced in: Street Fighter EX3

Ace (エース, Ēsu) is a secret agent of the government and is the final model of the Cycloid series of cyborgs. Therefore he can copy the movements of other fighters during the game. Ace is a fighter who the player can assign moves to by passing tests in the edit mode. Ace only appears in Street Fighter EX 3, but has access to moves used by every character from the EX series.

(アーケイン) Arkane was a trooper working under the dictator M. Bison (rightly named a Bison Trooper). He was one of four Bison Troopers to be experimented and turned into cyborgs. Their mission is to eliminate Guile and his forces.

An experiment in robotics, his electric charge comes from his master (Bison) and mechanical arms and legs from the stolen ideas of Dhalsim.

(ブレード) Blade is a mysterious master of edged weaponry. He appeared from the shadows and quickly climbed the ranks of Bison's army.

Blade was a trooper working under the dictator M. Bison (rightly named a Bison Trooper). He was one of four Bison Troopers to be experimented and turned into cyborgs. Their mission is to eliminate Guile and his forces.

In his ending, it is revealed that Blade is Guile's brother, and that his real name is Gunloc,

F7 was a trooper working under the dictator M. Bison (rightly named a Bison Trooper). He was one of four Bison Troopers to be experimented and turned into cyborgs. Their mission is to eliminate Guile and his forces.

He's the ultimate trooper, with all moves of the others cyborgs.

(カイバー)Khyber was a trooper working under the dictator M. Bison (rightly named a Bison Trooper). He was one of four Bison Troopers to be experimented on and turned into cyborgs. Their mission was to eliminate Guile and his forces.

His ability to breath fire hints that he may not be entirely human.

One of the Shadaloo's "monitor cyborgs", who are ordered to observe and collect data from other fighters.

Hiko (胡斐) ,AKA Hu Fei (胡斐) made is first appearance in the novels Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain and Other Tales of the Flying Fox.

Hu Fei was the son of Hu Yidao, a highly revered hero living the northeastern part of China, then under Qing rule, and descended from one of the four bodyguards of Li Zicheng. His father was slain by Miao Renfeng unintentionally after some villains stirred up some trouble within. He was raised by Ping A'si, who was indebted to his parents, and inherited his family's Hu Family Saber Techniques (胡家刀法), becoming a formidable martial artist.

Hu Fei was chivalrous and morally upright by nature, and never hesitated to help the poor or weak, slaying villains and corrupt officials. His adventures led him to meet Yuan Ziyi and Cheng Lingsu, two maidens who became the love of his life, but he sadly he could be with neither of them together eventually. Cheng Lingsu lost her life trying to save his and Yuan Ziyi could never be together with him as she had already taken the vow of celibacy.

Later, Hu Fei fell in love with Miao Ruolan, the daughter of his sworn enemy Miao Renfeng. He was forced into a duel with Miao Renfeng over a misunderstanding and the novel ended on a cliffhanger in which Hu Fei had the chance to kill Miao but he hesitated because he was in a dilemma.

Teiran (何鐵手) , AKA He Tieshou (何鐵手) made is first appearance in the novel Sword Stained with Royal Blood

she's the evil leader of the Five Poisons Cult (五毒教) who had a hook for her left hand, as her name Tieshou, which means metal hand, implied. She encountered Yuan Chengzhi and became obsessed with him, while he managed to turn her back to goodness towards the end of the novel. She became Yuan’s disciple and was renamed to 'He Tishou' (何惕守).

Original character.

Leikochu , AKA Linghu Chong made is first appearance in the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

He was an orphan who was raised and taught by Yue Buqun, and became the eldest disciple of the latter. He mastered the ‘Nine Swords of Dugu’ (獨孤九劍) after an extraordinary encounter with Feng Qingyang and henceforth became a formidable swordsman. His sudden tremendous improvement in swordplay caused his teacher to become suspicious of him, believing that he had obtained the manual for himself and mastered the Bi Xie Swordplay. Even after being expelled from Huashan by Yue Buqun, he still remained loyal and respectful towards his teacher. His kind heart and heroic attributes made him well-liked in the Wulin, but has also negatively influenced him by increasing his affiliations with the Jianghu lowlifes and unorthodox characters. This caused him to be misunderstood by his own sect, as well as the other orthodox sects of the Five Mountain Alliance. He became the leader of the (North) Hengshan Sect but resigned and retired from the Jianghu to lead a peaceful life with his wife Ren Yingying, whom he had fallen in love with after falling out of love with Yue Lingshan.

Crimson Viper (クリムゾン・ヴァイパー, Kurimuzon Vaipā) is a female American spy wearing sunglasses, leather gloves and a high tech, form-fitting suit filled with deadly gadgets such as rocket boots and tazer gloves. Although she is a mother outside of the spy business, she wears an emotionless mask while on-duty, ignoring the obligation to her fellow man in favor of her own goal: the destruction of the weapons being made by S.I.N., Shadaloo's weapons research division. She works for the Central Intelligence Agency while posing as an agent of Shadaloo; not even Interpol is aware of her true allegiances, and as such she is drawn into a battle with Interpol agent Chun-Li.

She is best likened to a combination of Chun-Li, due to her quick moves and weak defenses, and M. Bison, because of her strong specials but lack of priority moves. Viper's real name is Maya (マヤ).

Abel (アベル, Aberu)　is a French martial artist described as an amnesiac, a "man with no past", who obsessively follows every lead on the whereabouts of Shadaloo's remnants. Covered in scars from head to toe, he was found in the burning remains of a Shadaloo base and nursed back to health by a group of mercenaries, working alongside them to find out his past and defeat Shadaloo once and for all. His fighting style is based on mixed martial arts, similar to those taught in military training. He recognizes Guile's unique martial art, but refuses to comment when Guile presses him for information regarding Charlie, the originator of the style.

As a mixed martial artist, Abel is adept at using both striking and throwing moves.

El Fuerte (エル・フォルテ, Eru Forute, lit. "The Strong One" in Spanish) is a masked Mexican luchador. He balances his love of wrestling and cooking very well. He now travels the world in search of the greatest recipes. Despite his love of cooking, it seems he is actually quite incompetent as a chef.

El Fuerte is comparable to Zangief from Street Fighter II due to his large amount of throwing moves, but is more agile.

The boss character of Street Fighter IV, Seth (セス, Sesu) is nicknamed the "Puppet Master" and is the Chief Executive Officer of S.I.N., a weapons manufacturer. His body has been heavily modified using advanced technology, with a globe-shaped device that has the appearance of a yin-yang symbol, installed on his abdomen called the "Tanden Engine." His background is a secret laboratory in Bermuda. Seth is intent on completing the BLECE project, which spurs the creation of a new fighting tournament.^[36]

His normal moves are similar to those of Urien from Street Fighter III, but his Special Moves are mainly techniques used by other characters: Seth can perform Guile's Sonic Boom, Ryu's Shoryuken, Chun-Li's Hyakuretsukyaku, Dhalsim's Yoga Teleport and Zangief's Screw Pile Driver. He uses the Tanden Engine in his only original Special Move, a technique which lures his opponents to him with the device. Any attack thrown at him while performing this move will simply pass through him. His Super Combo technique is the "Tanden Storm", in which he uses the energy stored in the Tanden Engine to pulverize his opponent. His Ultra Combo is the "Tanden Stream", in which Seth uses the Tanden Engine to create a strong energy whirlpool, which compresses his opponent to fit into his fists and then throws them with great strength. Seth is a computer-only final boss in the arcade version of Street Fighter IV, but is selectable in the home version.^[37]

Seth is named after Street Fighter IV producer Seth Killian.

Gouken is the master of ryu and ken. he got killed by akuma his own who went to the dark side and uses demonic powers. but he came back in street fighter as spirit and challenges akuma

Gouken is the master of ryu and ken. he got killed by akuma his brother who went to the dark side and uses demonic powers. but he came back in street fighter 4 as a spirit and challenges akuma.by soran

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