Cycloid Beta (サイクロイドβ Saikuroido β?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX series, first appearing in in Street Fighter EX Plus as a secret character. Alongside Cycloid Gamma, it is a humanoid weapon that is capable of mimicking moves from other fighters.
Biography
Appearance
The Cycloids consist of Cycloid-β (a.k.a. Cycloid Beta), who is a blue 3D-model of a human male with no facial features, and Cycloid-γ (a.k.a. Cycloid Gamma), who looks similar to Beta, only Gamma's a wireframe model. Both use attacks borrowed from other characters and don't speak. Their origins are unknown. Amusingly, its body shines and still does so even when the game is paused.
Story
Street Fighter EX series
Background
Cycloid-β is a mysterious weapon that was found by Cycloid-γ during one of its escapades. Its origin is unknown, but Beta shares many similarities with Gamma, including having a mixture of fighting techniques and occasionally running away from Shadaloo.[1]
Endings
Street Fighter EX Plus
Mysterious Cyborgs suddenly appeared. What is their purpose? They are tools of wars that have absorbed the techniques of martial artists. Will it be the true warrior who will stop these evolved weapons? Or will it be the master of the Satsui no Hadou?
Street Fighter EX Plus α
A mysterious Cyborg called Cycloid Beta appeared. He is an advanced fighting weapon who memorizes the fighting patterns of its opponents and learns them for its own use. He's behaviour is based solely on his program. "NEUTRALIZE MOVING TARGET."
Gameplay
Cycloid-β borrows the following Unique Attacks, Special Attacks and Super Combos (although they are renamed Beta (move name), for example, Beta Shoot Upper for Shoot Upper):
- Senpukyaku (from Ryu)
- Zenpou Tenshin (from Ken and Akuma)
- Shoot Upper (from Blair)
- Justice Fist (from Allen)
- Purim Kick (from Pullum)
- Hienshu (from Chun-Li)
- Tatsumaki Senpukyaku (from Ryu, Ken, Akuma and Kairi)
- Death Trump (from D. Dark)
- Garyu Messuu (from Kairi)
- Kienshō (from Garuda)
- Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku (from Ryu)
It also borrows Allen's stance, Kairi's win poses, Kairi's Punch throw, Blair's Kick throw and Skullomania's Guard Break. Its attacks are performed via "rolling" motions (such as 
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Gallery
Street Fighter EX series
Trivia
- In Street Fighter EX3, the Cycloids were replaced with the character Ace, who has access to other character's moves as well.
- The blue Cycloid that appears in the Excel Break bonus stage from Street Fighter EX2 Plus is very similar to Beta, but it is currently unknown if it is actually him.
- Both Cycloids are strikingly similar to the Fighting Wire Frames in terms of appearance and function:
- Both Cycloids and Wire Frames are humanoid entities with similar wireframe models, mostly Gamma's appearance.
- Both Cycloids and Fighting Wire Frames' movesets are based on other characters.
- Cycloids lacks voices and cannot speak, a trait the Fighting Wire Frames also possess.
See also
References
| Street Fighter EX Characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX | Original | Akuma · Allen · Blair · Chun-Li · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark · Guile Hokuto · Kairi · Ken · Pullum · Ryu · Skullomania · Zangief | ||
| Plus | Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Evil Ryu · Garuda · M. Bison | |||
| Plus α | Dhalsim · Sakura | |||
| EX2 | Original | Blanka · Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon · Vega | ||
| Plus | Area · Sagat · V. Rosso | |||
| EX3 | Ace · Bison II | |||
| CPU Only | Shin-Bison · Cycloids · Zako | |||