Top 50 Street Fighter Characters
Before they can battle Tekken, the Street Fighter characters must brawl to be number one.
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By Paul Furfari August 25, 2010 |
Karin
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Alpha 3's Karin is
to Sakura as Ken is to Ryu.
Karin is hell-bent on taking rival Sakura down with her
martial arts and thinks of nothing but victory. Karin was a great foil to
Sakura and gave that character a bit more depth behind her cute "I want to be
Ryu" shtick.
Unfortunately we haven't seen much of her since and nothing
within the proper Street Fighter series.
Sean
Street Fighter III
series
Sean gets a bad rap and is labeled either as a poor
imitation of Ken and Ryu or an equal to Dan, but he shouldn't be outright
dismissed.
Sean's moves bring a bit of spunk, yes spunk, to the Shotokan
Karate style of Ken and Ryu, and a degree of ferocity in his kicks and modified
Dragon Punch to earn him a place in world warrior combat. Whether he'll be a
one hit wonder or a permanent part of the universe remains to be seen.
Skullomania
Street Fighter EX series
As the Street Fighter series sagged in popularity in the mid
to late 90s, Capcom tried to Tekkenify the series by pushing it to 3D and
adding wacky characters. Skullomania is the prime example of that push.
Even in the company of an green skinned Amazon beasts and
140-year-old Japanese hermit, Skullomania sticks out as a bizarre experiment
that is best forgotten.
However, he did have nasty kicks.
Cracker Jack
Street Fighter EX series
Out of the EX series, Cracker Jack is one of the only fighters that fits in with the rest of
the proper series. He's got some nasty punches and killer combos that if
practiced, can dominate the field of competition.
He might not be one of the most memorable characters, but
he's one of the most memorable from the EX series and that counts for something.
Q
Street Fighter III:
Third Strike
In the freak-laden cast of Street Fighter III, Q doesn't necessarily stand out, but compared
to most of the cast of other Street Fighter games, he's an oddity with a vocal
fan base.
Depending upon the evidence, Q is a noir-inspired murderous
robot, a secret agent, or a defeated character from an earlier Street Fighter
game trying to enact revenge. Regardless of player perception, Q has a unique
fighting style that is both brutal and clumsy; he's not a trained fighter, but
if he catches you or is used by a patient player, he can put the hurt on you.
Cody
Street Fighter Alpha 3,
Super Street Fighter IV
After the events of Final
Fight, Cody finds himself a fallen hero, cast off deep into the prison
system.
He remerges in Street
Fighter Alpha 3 and employs a combination of strongman moves and dirty tricks
to take down world warriors.
In Super Street Fighter IV Cody escapes from
prison again to take down S.I.N. and shut down their tournament. His fighting
style is reflective of his appearance in Alpha
3 and he's not shy about throwing some dirt in with his dirty boxing
punches and employing pipes and wrenches to take his opponents out.
Dan
Street Fighter Alpha series, Street Fighter IV series
Dan began life as a spoof, but has since taken on a life of
his own. After Capcom rival SNK created Ryo in Art of Fighting (who bore a more than striking resemblance to Ken
and Ryu), Capcom struck back with parody character Dan. So when you get down to
it Dan is a parody of an imitation.
Dan is a slow and weak character that is only ever used to
insult or embarrass a competing player, but he's also a great way to break the
tension after a string of close matches.
Dan's earned his place in the Street Fighter series and in
Street Fighter 4, he's been refined with stronger moves into a bit of a
contender. The punch line is here to stay.
Geki
Street Fighter
Geki is something of a cross between the look of Ryu
Hayabusa of Ninja Gaiden and Vega of later Street Fighters. That's to say, he's
a bad ass ninja with a claw.
Geki was one of the first characters in the series to wield
a weapon and unlike characters like Eagle, Adon, Gen, Sagat and Ken and Ryu, he
never was seen outside of Street Fighter,
a one-game wonder.
There's some speculation that Geki appears in the background
of Ibuki's stage in Street Fighter III:
The New Generation, but that has not been confirmed.
Oro
Street Fighter III series
Street Fighter III's elderly hermit is a fan of patient
players. He's unorthodox, powerful and unique in his one-armed fighting style
and can deal some serious damage to the player that can wait for the right
opening on an opponent.
He's also bizarre, creepy and one doesn't want to meet him
in a dark cave.
Seth
Street Fighter IV series
Seth continues the trend of bizarre, humanoid boss
characters started by Gill in Street
Fighter III. That's to say: fast, cheap, annoying and a second-rate rip off
of Gill.
Seth is the head of Shadaloo's weapon division S.I.N. and is
according to the Street Fighter official website, designed as a potential
replacement body for M. Bison.
His fighting style is a mix of all the world warriors and he
has the ability to turn the tide of battle very quickly. But at least he
doesn't resurrect.
