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* ContinuitySnarl: Ibuki's ending in ''Street Fighter III: New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'' depict her in her school uniform, which hints that she's a teenager, and her ''3rd Strike'' ending shows her entering college. The problem is that when she returned for ''[[{{Interquel}} Super Street Fighter IV]]'', which is speculated to be set at least ''five years'' before ''III'',[[note]]''IV'' is heavily implied to be set just ''months'' after ''II''[[/note]] Ibuki is shown to be a young teenager starting high school, and this status was maintained for her in ''V''. Unlike Sakura, who by ''IV'' has graduated from high school and in ''V'' is officially an adult, leaving little to no doubt over her age, Ibuki's appearances in the interquels made her actual age in the three games subject to debate.
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Ah... nevermind... seems like hurting teenagers doesn't count.


* WouldHurtAChild: Several challengers in various tournaments were high school students and this would become a prerequisite for those who fought them. Various plotlines insinuate heroic or honorable opponents held back their full strength against the youths, but they still had to be defeated in a fair brawl.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Several challengers in the tournament were high school students while in the tournament and therefore this would be a prerequisite for those who fought them. Various plotlines insinuate heroic or honorable opponents held back their full strength against these youths, but they still had to be defeated in a brawl.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Several challengers in the tournament various tournaments were high school students while in the tournament and therefore this would be become a prerequisite for those who fought them. Various plotlines insinuate heroic or honorable opponents held back their full strength against these the youths, but they still had to be defeated in a fair brawl.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Several challengers in the tournament were high school students while in the tournament and therefore this would be a prerequisite for those who fought them. Various plotlines insinuate heroic or honorable opponents held back their full strength against these youths, but they still had to be defeated in a brawl.
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* DeckOfWildCards: All of Shadaloo, the criminal empire controlled by M. Bison, is full of {{Big Bad Wannabe}}s who backstab and betray one-another, or even want to supplant the evil dictator himself. Bison, a card-carrying SocialDarwinist, is usually amused by this and often even develops his plans ''around'' [[BatmanGambit the expectation of betrayal]], as seen in ''Videogame/StreetFighterIV''. During a noteworthy scene in ''Videogame/StreetFighterV'', Bison is pleased to see his CoDragons fighting amongst each other and muses that it might be fun to let them kill each other to see which one would win out.
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* SuperSpecialMove: Many supers from the hand-drawn era of ''Street Fighter'' live by this trope, especially ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' where supers were introduced to the series (specifically ''VideoGame/SuperStreetFighterIITurbo'').
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* SharedSignatureMove:
** Practitioners of Ansatsuken ("Assassination Fist") and its derivative styles all share variations of the three same special moves: the [[KamehameHadoken Hadoken]], the {{Shoryuken}}, and the [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpukyaku]]. Compare Ryu and Akuma for example; Ryu's Hadoken set the precedent for other characters' usage, being a simple fireball that travels straight forward at varying speeds and powers. He can also power it up to stronger variants like Shinku Hadoken ("True Void Surge Fist"), [[PlayingWithFire Shakunetsu Hadoken]] ("Scorching Surge Fist"), and [[ShockAndAwe Denjin Hadoken]] ("Electric Blade Surge Fist"). Akuma can perform Shakunetsu Hadoken as well as his own version called "Gohadoken" ("Great Surge Fist") which imbues it with dark power. He can also perform one-handed Gohadoken in the air, something other characters including Ryu haven't mastered, which shows just how proficient he's become with the technique.
** Guile learned his iconic Sonic Boom projectile from his good friend, Charlie Nash. To show his superior proficiency, Charlie can perform the technique one-handed as opposed to Guile's two. The two of them also have their unique variations of the attack; Charlie can perform a double Sonic Boom by burning his super meter, and his super move in ''V'' has him strike an opponent with a melee variant that slices them down the middle. Guile can power up his Sonic Boom into "Sonic Hurricane", a powerful super move, or perform "Sonic Blade" where he creates a vertical Sonic Boom that can combine with the base projectile.
** Users of the Satsui No Hado, including Akuma, Evil Ryu, and Kage, have access to similar abilities. There's "Ashura Senku" which is a short-ranged teleport that lets the user phase through enemy attacks, lending to aggressive close-range combatants like the aforementioned. But more iconic than that is the "Raging Demon" technique, a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that strikes at an opponents ''soul''. It's so fast and so brutal that the screen is completely blacked out most of the time, and is a perfect showcase for how far an Ansatsuken user can fall to darkness.
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* ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', a series of 3D fighting games featuring Japanese high school students beating the hell out of each other. Orignally, its only connection to the ''Street Fighter'' series was Sakura from ''Alpha'' appearing in the first game as an unlockable GuestFighter. Then many years later in ''Street Fighter V'', Hinata and Tiffany make background appearances in one of the stages, followed by Akira joining the playable cast as DLC.

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* ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', a series of 3D fighting games featuring Japanese high school students beating the hell out of each other. Orignally, its only connection to the ''Street Fighter'' series was Sakura from ''Alpha'' appearing in the first game as an unlockable GuestFighter. Then many years later later, Hinata and Tiffany made a [[TheCameo background cameo]] in one of the stages added ''Street Fighter V'', Hinata and Tiffany make background appearances in one of the stages, V''. This was followed by Akira joining the playable cast as DLC.DLC, and a new ''Rival Schools'' themed stage that has Akira's teammates Edge and Gan appearing. Akira's moveset even includes her older brother Daigo as an AssistCharacter.
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* ChargeInputSpecial: The closest to a codifying franchise for this trope, beginning all the way back with ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.
** [[AllAmericanFace Guile]], one of ''Street Fighter's'' premier LongRangeFighter{{s}}, is the TropeCodifier of charge inputs. In every appearance, his moveset has always featured his two SignatureAttack{{s}} the Sonic Boom and Flash Kick. Sonic Boom travels incredibly far compared to other projectiles, but also allows Guile to move alongside it, granting him a greater degree of area control. Flash Kick is a powerful anti-air move that covers most of the space above Guile, being great for catching opponents who try to jump over him.
** [[KickChick Chun-Li]] like Guile has two recurring signature attacks, the "Kikoken"[[note]] "Qigong Fist"[[/note]] and "Spinning-Bird Kick". Though the Kikoken input has {{ZigZagged}} across games, sometimes requiring a half-circle input instead. Spinning-Bird Kick is a powerful multi-hitting move that covers a wide horizontal reach. She can also perform a stronger variant that doesn't move her forward, but is invincible on startup, making it a great counter tool.
** The [[SumoWrestling sumo wrestler]] E. Honda has two charge-input specials, "[[UseYourHead Sumo Headbutt]]" and "Sumo Smash". Sumo Headbutt sends him flying forward with a quick but powerful head-ram, and Sumo Smash has him fly up and come down with a powerful GroundPound. Honda uses these moves to pressure his opponent from across the screen and trick them into blocking, allowing him to use his powerful GrappleMove the "Oicho Throw".
** All of [[WildChild Blanka]]'s RollingAttack{{s}} are performed with charge inputs. The payoff for the charge is an unparalleled range of fast, far-travelling melee attacks that can attack from almost any angle.
** [[BoxingBattler Balrog]] has to charge to perform his devastating "[[MegatonPunch Dash Punches]]". These can attack from almost the entire screen with the heavy variant and have a large hitbox thanks to Balrog's massive tree-trunk arms. His ''[[UseYourHead Buffalo Head]]'' also uses a charge input, save for the ''V'' variant that's instead a different command.
** [[MovesetClone Decapre]] from ''IV'' can use "Scramble" to do a short-range teleport forward or diagonally upwards, which can be followed up by either landing or slamming straight down, a sliding kick, or a dive kick, depending on the button pressed and which version of the move she did. Her "Psycho Sting" is a fast lunging uppercut, and she also has Cammy's "Spiral Arrow" as a charge input, except it's an air-only move. She's rather unusual for a charge character in that she's very rushdown and mix-up-focused, a very rare trait for charge characters in the series.
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Sakura is from Street Fighter Alpha 2, not Street Fighter III.


* ''Manga/StreetFighterSakuraGanbaru'', a manga about Sakura from ''Street Fighter III''. Introduced Karin to the franchise.

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* ''Manga/StreetFighterSakuraGanbaru'', a manga about Sakura from ''Street Fighter III''.Alpha 2''. Introduced Karin to the franchise.

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Outside of the main series, a DLC pack for ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' has the [[{{Crossover}} title character going up against Ryu, Akuma, Oni, and Evil Ryu]], also providing the possibility that ''Street Fighter'' takes place thousands of years after ''Asura's Wrath''. Ryu also appears as a [[DownloadableContent downloadable]] GuestFighter in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' and as part of the regular roster in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', where Ken joins in as a MovesetClone and Guile is a summonable AssistCharacter. A number of ''Street Fighter'' characters are guest fighter in ''VideoGame/PowerRangersLegacyWars'', which later lead to Ryu become an original Ranger himself.

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Outside of the main series, a DLC pack for ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' has the [[{{Crossover}} title character going up against Ryu, Akuma, Oni, and Evil Ryu]], also providing the possibility that ''Street Fighter'' takes place thousands of years after ''Asura's Wrath''. Ryu also appears as a [[DownloadableContent downloadable]] GuestFighter in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' and as part of the regular roster in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', where Ken joins in as a MovesetClone and Guile is a summonable AssistCharacter. A number of ''Street Fighter'' characters are guest fighter in ''VideoGame/PowerRangersLegacyWars'', which later lead to Ryu become an original Ranger himself.
himself (the Crimson Hawk Ranger). He would later be joined in ''Legacy Wars'' by Chun-Li, who also became a Ranger (with the decidedly mundane title of "Chun-Li Ranger"), which would then see both characters arrive in the fighting game ''VideoGame/PowerRangersBattleForTheGrid'' in their Ranger identities (with Chun-Li now going by the mantle of the "Blue Phoenix Ranger").
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* {{Expy}}: The franchise was inspired by numerous works of fiction and real life figures that came before it. As such, some characters are the ''Street Fighter'' equivalents of other fictional characters and celebrities.

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* {{Expy}}: The franchise was inspired by numerous works of fiction and real life figures that came before it. As such, some characters are the in ''Street Fighter'' are the series equivalents of other fictional characters and celebrities.
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* {{Expy}}: The franchise was inspired by numerous works of fiction and real life figures that came before it. As such, some characters are ''Street Fighter'' equivalents of other fictional and historical characters.

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* {{Expy}}: The franchise was inspired by numerous works of fiction and real life figures that came before it. As such, some characters are the ''Street Fighter'' equivalents of other fictional characters and historical characters.celebrities.
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** Balrog/M. Bison/Mike/Boxer is inspired by Creator/MikeTyson, especially in his VideoGame/StreetFighterII portrait art.
** Guile is inspired by from Rudol von Stroheim from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', specifically the ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' arc.[[note]]This is ironic since Guile is an all-American hero and Stroheim is a literal Nazi officer.[[/note]]

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** Balrog/M. Bison/Mike/Boxer is inspired by Creator/MikeTyson, especially in his VideoGame/StreetFighterII ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' portrait art.
** Guile is inspired by from Rudol von Stroheim from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', specifically the ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' arc.[[note]]This is ironic since Guile is an all-American hero and Stroheim is a literal Nazi officer.[[/note]]



** Gill from VideoGame/StreetFighterIII is also inspired by Kars from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', , specifically the ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' arc.

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** Gill from VideoGame/StreetFighterIII ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' is also inspired by Kars from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', , specifically the ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' arc.
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** Sagat is inspired by Reiba from ''Karate Baka Ichidai'' as well. In fact, the plot of VideoGame/StreetFighterI is based on the arc where Yoshiji Soeno prepares his fight against Reiba.[[note]]they never get to fight, since Reiba gets murdered before their match.[[/note]]

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** Sagat is inspired by based on Reiba from ''Karate Baka Ichidai'' as well. Ichidai''. In fact, the plot of VideoGame/StreetFighterI ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' is based on the arc where Yoshiji Soeno prepares his fight against Reiba.[[note]]they never get to fight, since Reiba gets murdered before their match.[[/note]]



** Zangief is inspired by real-life Russian pro-wrestler Victor Zangief/Zangiev.

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** Zangief is inspired by real-life Russian pro-wrestler Victor Zangief/Zangiev.Zangief/Zangiev right to the character's surname.
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*** Birdie -- the {{Foil}} to the above; the [[QuincyPunk punkish]], [[LowerClassLout anarchic]] BritishRockstar type.

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*** Birdie -- the {{Foil}} to the above; the [[QuincyPunk [[TheQuincyPunk punkish]], [[LowerClassLout anarchic]] BritishRockstar type.
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*** Eagle and Dudley -- both represent the classic QuintessentialBritishGentleman.
*** Birdie -- the {{Foil}} to the above; the punkish, anarchic BritishRockstar type.

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** UsefulNotes/{{Britain}}
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*** Eagle and Dudley -- both represent the classic QuintessentialBritishGentleman.
classically sophisticated QuintessentialBritishGentleman in full formal attire.
*** Birdie -- the {{Foil}} to the above; the punkish, anarchic [[QuincyPunk punkish]], [[LowerClassLout anarchic]] BritishRockstar type.



*** El Fuerte -- a PintsizedPowerhouse MaskedLuchador, voiced like a pitched-down WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales.

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*** El Fuerte -- a PintsizedPowerhouse MaskedLuchador, voiced like a pitched-down WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales.''WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales''.



*** Menat -- she's practically (ancient) Egypt [[CultureEqualsCostume incarnate]], with a design and costumes that reference classical Egyptian iconography.

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*** Menat -- she's practically (ancient) ([[EgyptIsStillAncient ancient]]) Egypt [[CultureEqualsCostume incarnate]], with a design and costumes that reference classical Egyptian iconography.
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* CastOfExpies: Every character in the franchise takes a lot of cues from other characters in film, television and video games as well as real-life celebrities as shown in the franchise's ShoutOut page.
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* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Shadaloo, who are based in Southeast Asia and have a hand in every major form of crime.

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* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Shadaloo, who are based in Southeast Asia Thailand and have a hand in every major form of crime.
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* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Shadaloo, who are based somewhere in Southeast Asia.

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* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Shadaloo, who are based somewhere in Southeast Asia.Asia and have a hand in every major form of crime.
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Hiding ZCEs. Cutting general examples. Cool Hat is not "hats exist", the accessory must be important to the narrative in some way. The Canon Immigrant entry is a Wall Of Text and contradicts itself by explaining that those characters don't actually belong to the canon. Making references to other entries is not allowed. Aversions should not be listed. The entry about Jean Grey refers to events from another franchise. Deleting Sinkhole (we don't trope our own words).


* BigOlEyebrows: Ryu, Ken, Gouken, Zangief and Fei Long.



** The new fighters Aka Zahn, Alexander, Amanda Raintree, Anvil, Arslan, Arthur Parkington, Becca, Blade, Bonni "Backhand" Brown, Castor Mitaxis, The Chain, Chimu Nihon, Corona, The Crusher, Cyclone Garetti, Dana the Pole, Dehrik Savitch, Denzil Kincaid, Diablo, Dione, Dhakmar, Drake, Drakis, Dr. Lao, Dulcinea, Dunatis, Elias Synn, Eric the Red So Fine, Fernando [=DeGaul=], Fixer, Freddy Earther, Gamal "The Phoenix" Qebesenef, Gonzo Bob Hellstrom, GX-9, Hammer, Harpol Jhaliwal, Hercules Harrison, Hikodoshi, Izzy Copper, Jack the Mechanic, Jackie Quace, Jacques Desroche, Jaq, Jason Best, Jean Lemonte, K.O., Kai, Kallista, Ken Paducah, Khan, Kiritan, Kuma Mizu, Kwa So, Lady Khan, Laverne, Leander, Legion, Lotus Blossom, Mace, Major Carnage, Marcia Calahan, Master Xaudo, Matrix, Midnight, The Mollusk, Nick Fontana, Nychus, Orihime, Paco "The Icepick" Juarez, Pantara, Pheonix Bright, Praetorian, Randi Copper, Ravana, Mr. Ray, Mustafa, Reba Miller, Rix, Rosie, Sai, Sanjo Hidetoshi, Samson Jr, Samson Prowse, Sapphire, Sarah Lewis, Seirei Kaji, Shade, Shan Lung, Shoujo Tora, Siren, Sss' Lusssthu-Kha, Master Takashi, Theons, The Thing That Should Not Be, Tick, Tock, Vanda, Wesley Adams, Col. William Stanton, Wolff Sprenger, and Yuki Takada in Creator/WhiteWolf's ''TabletopGame/StreetFighterTheStorytellingGame''.

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** The new fighters Aka fighters[[note]] Zahn, Alexander, Amanda Raintree, Anvil, Arslan, Arthur Parkington, Becca, Blade, Bonni "Backhand" Brown, Castor Mitaxis, The Chain, Chimu Nihon, Corona, The Crusher, Cyclone Garetti, Dana the Pole, Dehrik Savitch, Denzil Kincaid, Diablo, Dione, Dhakmar, Drake, Drakis, Dr. Lao, Dulcinea, Dunatis, Elias Synn, Eric the Red So Fine, Fernando [=DeGaul=], Fixer, Freddy Earther, Gamal "The Phoenix" Qebesenef, Gonzo Bob Hellstrom, GX-9, Hammer, Harpol Jhaliwal, Hercules Harrison, Hikodoshi, Izzy Copper, Jack the Mechanic, Jackie Quace, Jacques Desroche, Jaq, Jason Best, Jean Lemonte, K.O., Kai, Kallista, Ken Paducah, Khan, Kiritan, Kuma Mizu, Kwa So, Lady Khan, Laverne, Leander, Legion, Lotus Blossom, Mace, Major Carnage, Marcia Calahan, Master Xaudo, Matrix, Midnight, The Mollusk, Nick Fontana, Nychus, Orihime, Paco "The Icepick" Juarez, Pantara, Pheonix Bright, Praetorian, Randi Copper, Ravana, Mr. Ray, Mustafa, Reba Miller, Rix, Rosie, Sai, Sanjo Hidetoshi, Samson Jr, Samson Prowse, Sapphire, Sarah Lewis, Seirei Kaji, Shade, Shan Lung, Shoujo Tora, Siren, Sss' Lusssthu-Kha, Master Takashi, Theons, The Thing That Should Not Be, Tick, Tock, Vanda, Wesley Adams, Col. William Stanton, Wolff Sprenger, and Yuki Takada Takada[[/note]] in Creator/WhiteWolf's ''TabletopGame/StreetFighterTheStorytellingGame''.



** The Shadaloo Combat Research Institute profiles on the ''Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia'' website have entries for Daisuke "D.D." Dejima and Rook from ''Capcom Fighting All-Stars'', Ingrid from ''Capcom Fighting All-Stars'', ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' and ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX]]'', Simone and Shiba Shintaro from ''VideoGame/CannonSpike'', Mary and Reiko from the ''Chun-Li leaves China'' pachislot game, Kyle Travers from ''[[VideoGame/FinalFight Final Fight: Streetwise]]'', Yuriko Hibiki, Dark Sakura, Ruby, Shadow, Shadow Lady, and Mech Zangief from ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'', Momotaru, Bows and Beard from ''Pirate Ship Higemaru'', Ace, Area, Blair Dame, Cracker Jack, Cycloid Beta, Cycloid Gamma, Doctrine Dark, Garuda, Hayate, Hokuto and Bloody Hokuto, Kairi, Darun Mister, Nanase, Pullum Purna, Vulcano Rosso, Shadowgeist, Sharon, Skullomania, and Allen Snider from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'', Arkane, Blade, F7, and Khyber from the arcade version of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'', Captain Sawada from the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie game]], the Shadaloo Monitor Cyborg from ''Anime/StreetfighterIITheAnimatedMovie'' and ''Street Fighter II: The Interactive Movie'', The Crimson Crawdad from the ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' animated series, the Hell 3000 Shadaloo Battle Armor based on a robot in the ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' animated series, Dr. Jose and Kevin Straker from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter2010'', and Shin from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterOnlineMouseGeneration''. A number of these profiles, however, are stated to be non-canon, including even Ingrid.



* ChargedAttack: Both kinds.
* CirclingBirdies: And stars and mini-Grim Reapers. They each make their own sound, to boot.
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* CoolHat:
** Bison's CommissarCap.
** Cammy and Rolento sport cool berets.
** Yun's cap.
** Q's fedora.
** Dhalsim's turban in ''V''.



** With ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' as well, as stated above.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Half the cast. Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'':
--> '''Ryu:''' "Shoes? No, I can certainly afford them; I go barefoot for comfort."

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Half the cast. Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'':
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Ryu never wears shoes. While he can certainly afford them; I go them, he goes barefoot for comfort."



* EnergyBall: What most of the projectiles amount to. "HADOKEN!"

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* EnergyBall: What Certain characters can weaponize their ki (vital force) by releasing it as concentrated energy spheres that fly towards the opponent. The most of the projectiles amount to. "HADOKEN!"recognizable example is Ryu and Ken's Hadoken, which manifests as a blue fireball that is shot from their palms.



* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Well, [[ArtifactTitle not... exactly.]]



* {{Fanservice}}: Pretty much every female fighter's outfit, with the exception of Makoto (at least assuming you don't have a foot fetish; ''Street Fighter III'' marked the first time Capcom introduced any female barefoot fighters, and Makoto [[DoesNotLikeShoes doesn't like shoes]]).
* {{Fireballs}}: The Hadoken is ''not'' one (it's just a [[EnergyBall ball]] of [[PureEnergy ki]]). However, Akuma and Ryu's Shakunetsu Hadoken is one.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Pretty much every female fighter's outfit, with the exception of Makoto (at least assuming you don't have a foot fetish; ''Street Fighter III'' marked the first time Capcom introduced any female barefoot fighters, and Makoto [[DoesNotLikeShoes doesn't like shoes]]).
* {{Fireballs}}: The Albeit the Hadoken is ''not'' one (it's just attack looks like a blue fireball, it's actually a [[EnergyBall ball]] of [[PureEnergy ki]]). However, Akuma and Ryu's Ryu have mastered the Shakunetsu Hadoken is one.
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Hadoken, an enhanced version that ignites the opponent on contact.



* HandwrapsOfAwesome: Adon, Akuma, Ibuki, and Sagat. This is [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] by Akuma, as he wraps his ''with rope''.



* LampshadeHanging: A few games make fun of Chun-Li's legs.



* LimitBreak: Several fighters have attacks that can only be done with full super bars.

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* LimitBreak: Several fighters have LimitBreak:
** By filling up the Special Bar, the player can either use some of it to perform enhanced versions of the character's special
attacks that or spend all of it to unleash a single powerful move.
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can only be done with full super bars.perform a cinematic, highly-damaging attack.



* LostInTranslation: M. Bison being a pastiche of Creator/MikeTyson, rather than the BigBad dictator.
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** MindControlEyes: Both Ryu and Chun-Li in the ''Street Fighter II V'' series and Ken in ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. In each case, all three victims' sclera of the eye turn pink instead of white (more so in ''Street Fighter II V''). This is most likely as a result of Bison's Psycho Power which helped brainwash them.

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* LostInTranslation: M. Bison being was a pastiche of Creator/MikeTyson, rather than Creator/MikeTyson. However, the localization changed his name to Balrog, and M. Bison would become the BigBad dictator.
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MindControlEyes: Both Ryu and Chun-Li in the ''Street Fighter II V'' series and Ken in ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. In each case, all three victims' sclera of the eye turn pink instead of white (more so in ''Street Fighter II V''). This is most likely as a result of Bison's Psycho Power which helped brainwash them.



* MusclesAreMeaningless: Played straight and subverted at the same time. Larger and more muscular characters (such as Zangief, Alex and Hugo) [[MusclesAreMeaningful tend to do more damage in single hits]], as well as take more damage or possess SuperArmor. However, smaller characters may deal more damage overall (with combos or more DifficultButAwesome moves). Also, mass and weight do nothing to stop a character from being launched or juggled by smaller characters.

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* MusclesAreMeaningless: Played straight and subverted at the same time. Larger with. While larger and more muscular characters (such as Zangief, Alex and Hugo) [[MusclesAreMeaningful tend to do more damage in single hits]], as well as take more damage or possess SuperArmor. However, SuperArmor, smaller characters may deal more damage overall (with combos or more DifficultButAwesome moves). Also, mass and weight do nothing to stop a character from being launched or juggled by smaller characters.



* OffModel: Between the Capcom sequels, animated and live action films, and the ArtShift from sprite to 3D model, no one knows what "on model" is supposed to look like anymore.



* PantyShot: Avoided mostly, since Chun-Li has tights and Sakura wears gym shorts underneath.
* PassionIsEvil:
** The Satsui no Hadou is the surge of violent emotion that originally fueled the Ansatsuken martial art used Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan and Gouken. The more fiercely and passionately one fights, the easier it is to become lost to the Satsui no Hadou. According to some sources, merely ''attempting'' to use the Shun Goku Satsu (Raging Demon) forever alters the personality of the user and drives them insane. Akuma is the first and only known person to use it and remain ''some'' lucidity (although not completely unchanged).
** Discussed by Jean Grey in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', when she defeats Akuma.
-->"We're more alike than I'd like to admit."
** Averted by Gouken, and by extension Ken and Ryu. Gouken created a unique form of Ansatsuken that does not rely on Satsui no Hado, which he taught to Ken and Ryu.

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* PantyShot: Avoided mostly, since Chun-Li has tights and Sakura wears gym shorts underneath.
* PassionIsEvil:
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PassionIsEvil: The Satsui no Hadou is the surge of violent emotion that originally fueled the Ansatsuken martial art used Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan and Gouken. The more fiercely and passionately one fights, the easier it is to become lost to the Satsui no Hadou. According to some sources, merely ''attempting'' to use the Shun Goku Satsu (Raging Demon) forever alters the personality of the user and drives them insane. Akuma is the first and only known person to use it and remain ''some'' lucidity (although not completely unchanged). \n** Discussed by Jean Grey in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', when she defeats Akuma.\n-->"We're more alike than I'd like to admit."\n** Averted by Gouken, and by extension Ken and Ryu. Gouken created a unique form of Ansatsuken that does not rely on Satsui no Hado, which he taught to Ken and Ryu.



* PoorCommunicationKills: The typical contrivance to make rivals out of fighters who would otherwise simply fight the tournament.



* ProWrestlingIsReal: If Zangief, R. Mika, [[SharedUniverse Mike]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Haggar]], Yamato Nadeshiko, and Azam are any indication, then yeah.
* RemixedLevel: Sagat's Buddha statue stage.

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* ProWrestlingIsReal: If Zangief, R. Mika, [[SharedUniverse Mike]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Haggar]], Yamato Nadeshiko, and Azam are any indication, then yeah.
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%%* RemixedLevel: Sagat's Buddha statue stage.



* RoundhouseKick: Many characters have this as their fierce kick move.



* TalkingIsAFreeAction:
** In ''Street Fighter IV'', activating a Ultra Combo momentarily stops time. Even if the opponent was in the middle of an attack.
** The activation animations for supers and the like involve this in general.
* TooLongDidntDub:
** Most of the attack names after the first few releases of ''II'':
** Almost no English voice actor will say "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" and simply {{Kiai}} when a HurricaneKick is performed instead.[[note]]This is in spite of the fact that Ken's voice actor, Creator/ReubenLangdon, is actually fluent in Japanese.[[/note]]

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* TalkingIsAFreeAction:
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TalkingIsAFreeAction: In ''Street Fighter IV'', activating a Ultra Combo momentarily stops time. Even if the opponent was in the middle of an attack.
** The activation animations for supers and the like involve this in general.
* TooLongDidntDub:
** Most of the attack names after the first few releases of ''II'':
**
TooLongDidntDub: Almost no English voice actor will say "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" and simply {{Kiai}} when a HurricaneKick is performed instead.[[note]]This is in spite of the fact that Ken's voice actor, Creator/ReubenLangdon, is actually fluent in Japanese.[[/note]]



* WorldOfBuxom: Pretty much every gal in the series has a lot of [[UnusualEuphemism stuff]] above [[AmazonianBeauty those pecs]]. Even the [[TokenMiniMoe younger girls]] are quite well-endowed. Basically, the only flat out exceptions to this are Sakura, Karin, Juni, and Ingrid.
* WorldOfHam: [[MemeticMutation OOOOOOOF COOOOOURRRRRRSSSSSSE!!!]]
* WorldOfMuscleMen: Especially in ''Street Fighter IV''. [[AmazonianBeauty However, most the women are also jacked as well.]] This is definitely a case of AuthorAppeal on the character designer's behalf, as he's even admitted to liking Chun-Li's muscular trademark thunder thighs.

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* WorldOfBuxom: Pretty much every gal in the series has a lot of [[UnusualEuphemism stuff]] stuff above [[AmazonianBeauty those pecs]]. Even the [[TokenMiniMoe younger girls]] are quite well-endowed. Basically, the only flat out exceptions to this are Sakura, Karin, Juni, and Ingrid.
* WorldOfHam: [[MemeticMutation OOOOOOOF COOOOOURRRRRRSSSSSSE!!!]]
* WorldOfMuscleMen: Especially in ''Street Fighter IV''. [[AmazonianBeauty However, most the women are also jacked as well.]] This is definitely a case of AuthorAppeal on the character designer's behalf, as he's even admitted to liking Chun-Li's muscular trademark thunder thighs.
Ingrid.
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Before ''Street Fighter'', most fighting games were side-scrolling [[BeatEmUp beat 'em ups]] in the style of ''VideoGame/KungFuMaster''. [[UrExample Even the relatively few one-on-one fighters that predated the original]] ''Street Fighter'' had, at most, only a handful of characters (only one or two of them playable), and extremely simplistic controls. ''Street Fighter'' (specifically its first sequel, ''[[SequelDisplacement Street Fighter II: The World Warrior]]'') [[TropeCodifier gave the genre depth]], popularity, and, most importantly, legitimacy. Even modern fighting games cling tightly to the features and tropes innovated by this series.

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Before ''Street Fighter'', most fighting games were side-scrolling [[BeatEmUp beat 'em ups]] in the style of ''VideoGame/KungFuMaster''. [[UrExample Even the relatively few one-on-one fighters that predated the original]] ''Street Fighter'' had, at most, only a handful of characters (only one or two of them playable), and extremely simplistic controls. ''Street Fighter'' (specifically ([[SequelDisplacement specifically]] its first sequel, ''[[SequelDisplacement Street Fighter II: The World Warrior]]'') [[TropeCodifier gave the genre depth]], popularity, and, most importantly, legitimacy. Even modern fighting games cling tightly to the features and tropes innovated by this series.

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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': Ryu, Ken, Bison, Zangief, Chun-Li, and Cammy all make significant cameos in the film, officially used with Capcom's permission. Ryu, Ken, and Zangief return in ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet''.
* ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'': Ryu and Chun-Li appear multiple times as background avatars in the OASIS, even joining in the final battle.
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*** El Fuerte -- a PintsizedPowerhouse MaskedLuchador, voiced like a pitched-down WesternAnimzation/SpeedyGonzales.

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*** El Fuerte -- a PintsizedPowerhouse MaskedLuchador, voiced like a pitched-down WesternAnimzation/SpeedyGonzales.WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales.
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* NationalStereotypes: Used with great effect since the series' inception to enhance characterization. ''Most'' characters in the series are designed with classic national archetypes in mind. Some classic examples below are listed by nation:

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* NationalStereotypes: Used with great effect since the series' inception to enhance characterization. ''Most'' characters in the series are designed with classic national archetypes in mind. Some classic examples below Examples are listed below by nation:
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', which was originally titled ''Street Fighter '89'' before they realized that the game played nothing like the original ''Street Fighter'' after which they then changed the title.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', which was originally titled ''Street Fighter '89'' before they realized that the game played nothing like the original ''Street Fighter'' after which they then changed the title. Several characters from here has since joined the playable roster of ''Street Fighter''.



* ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', a series of 3D fighting games featuring Japanese high school students beating the hell out of each other. Sakura had a cameo in the first game as an unlockable GuestFighter and Hinata and Tiffany make background appearances in ''Street Fighter V''.

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* ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', a series of 3D fighting games featuring Japanese high school students beating the hell out of each other. Orignally, its only connection to the ''Street Fighter'' series was Sakura had a cameo from ''Alpha'' appearing in the first game as an unlockable GuestFighter and GuestFighter. Then many years later in ''Street Fighter V'', Hinata and Tiffany make background appearances in ''Street Fighter V''.one of the stages, followed by Akira joining the playable cast as DLC.

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