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* PunchKickLayout: The control layout of the series mostly involves a single punch button, a single kick button and a guard button. ''[=VF3=]'' also had an evasion button, which ended up being removed from ''[=VF4=]'' that made evasions done by tapping up/down then returning to neutral akin to sidesteps in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''.
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* JigglePhysics: ''Virtua Fighter 5'' uses this. The breast size and the type of clothing the female character wears actually affects the amount of jiggle, making this a much more realistic and well executed example than most. The only character this doesn't effect is Eileen, the youngest girl in the cast. Inversely, Vanessa, who has BoobsOfSteel, jiggles no matter what she wears. Amusingly, [[ChromeChampion Duval]] has jiggle physics, despite her metallic body.

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* JigglePhysics: ''Virtua Fighter 5'' uses this. The breast size and the type of clothing the female character wears actually affects the amount of jiggle, making this a much more realistic and well executed example than most. The only character this doesn't effect is Eileen, the youngest girl in the cast. Inversely, Vanessa, who has BoobsOfSteel, jiggles no matter what she wears. Amusingly, [[ChromeChampion Duval]] Dural]] has jiggle physics, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics despite her metallic body.body]].
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* JigglePhysics: ''Virtua Fighter 5'' uses this. The breast size and the type of clothing the female character wears actually affects the amount of jiggle, making this a much more realistic and well executed example than most. The only character this doesn't effect is Eileen, the youngest girl in the cast. Inversely, Vanessa, who has BoobsOfSteel, jiggles no matter what she wears.

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* JigglePhysics: ''Virtua Fighter 5'' uses this. The breast size and the type of clothing the female character wears actually affects the amount of jiggle, making this a much more realistic and well executed example than most. The only character this doesn't effect is Eileen, the youngest girl in the cast. Inversely, Vanessa, who has BoobsOfSteel, jiggles no matter what she wears. Amusingly, [[ChromeChampion Duval]] has jiggle physics, despite her metallic body.
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* {{Foil}}: After the first game, characters are often introduced to the series in contrasting pairs:
** ''2'': Both characters use Chinese martial arts (Drunken Fist and Mantis Style respectively), but Shun Di is a laid back OldMaster while Lion is a HotBlooded youngster.
** ''3'': Aoi and Taka-Arashi represent traditional Japanese martial arts (Aikido and Sumo) and are almost pure examples of traditional archetypes in the nation's culture, the female YamatoNadeshiko and the male [[SumoWrestling Sumo Wrestler]].
** ''4'': Lei-Fei and Vanessa are two very different takes on the concept of the StanceSystem; Lei-Fei requires a solid understanding of how to transition between his multitude of stances while Vanessa can freely choose between two discrete stances. There's also a degree of irony in their personalities; Lei-Fei is surprisingly violent and conniving for the traditionally peaceful Shaolin monks, while Vanessa is a much nicer person than her background as a soldier for Judgment 6 would suggest.
** ''4: Evolution'': Brad is centered around smothering his opponents with a relentless stream of strikes, while Goh prefers a more technical game plan centered around throws and counters. Brad is also a TallDarkAndHandsome playboy with an eye out for the women competing while Goh is [[ObviouslyEvil a hideously scarred and pale assassin]] with a different eye out for the other competitors.
** ''5'': Eileen and El Blaze are both the smallest and most acrobatic members of the cast and are both stage artists with relationships to characters from the first game. The former is a cutesy Chinese opera performer who idolizes Pai Chan while the latter is a hammy MaskedLuchador who openly challenges Wolf for the championship belt.
** ''5: Final Showdown'': Taka-Arashi is a returning character who once again embodies the traditional image of the Sumo wrestler, while newcomer Jean Kujo is a French karateka with a more modern {{Animesque}} sense of fashion.
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* DarkSkinnedBlond: Vanessa, even though her hair is white.
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* TranslationConvention: A somewhat strange variant-- Asian characters speak Japanese, while everyone else speaks English.

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* TranslationConvention: A somewhat strange variant-- Asian characters speak Japanese, while everyone else speaks English.
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* TranslationConvention: A somewhat strange variant-- Asian characters speak Japanese, while everyone else speaks English.
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* PelvisPose: In Virtual Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Jacky manages to do every variation of this pose there is in his win poses. He is pretty flashy in-game, especially his moves, and also drives a race car.
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* PelvisPose: In Virtual Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Jacky manages to do every variation of this pose there is in his win poses. He is pretty flashy in-game, especially his moves, and also drives a race car.
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* HotBlooded: Akira.

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** A downplayed version (due to it being a Long Shot) appears in the fifth installment [[http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Virtua-Fighter-5-Unlockables-PS3-2.jpg between Eileen and El Blaze.]] where we get an half non-EvilOverlooker in the background and the rest of the cast in the middleground spectating the fight.

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** A downplayed version (due to it being a Long Shot) appears in the fifth installment [[http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Virtua-Fighter-5-Unlockables-PS3-2.jpg between Eileen and El Blaze.]] where we get an half non-EvilOverlooker in the background and the rest of the cast in the middleground middle ground spectating the fight.



* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Respectively Pai and Sarah.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Wolf.
* MaskedLuchador: El Blaze.
* MegaCorp: Judgement Six.
* {{Ninja}}: Kage-Maru.

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%% * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Respectively Pai and Sarah.
%% * MagicalNativeAmerican: Wolf.
%% * MaskedLuchador: El Blaze.
%% * MegaCorp: Judgement Six.
%% * {{Ninja}}: Kage-Maru.



* NoblewomansLaugh: Sarah has one during one of her winposes.

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* NoblewomansLaugh: Sarah has one during one of her winposes.win poses.



* OldMaster: Lau and Shun.
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: J6 again.

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%% * OldMaster: Lau and Shun.
%% * TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: J6 again.



* ProfessionalKiller: Goh and Jean.
* ProfessionalWrestling: Wolf and El Blaze.
* PsychoForHire: Goh and Jean.

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%% * ProfessionalKiller: Goh and Jean.
%% * ProfessionalWrestling: Wolf and El Blaze.
%% * PsychoForHire: Goh and Jean.



* RankInflation: After reaching 10th dan, players can revieve titles (see KyuAndDanRanks). Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad in this case.
* RingOut: In the very least the TropeCodifier for the fighting game genre, if not the TropeMaker.
* TheRival: Wolf to Akira.
* ScaryBlackMan: Jeffry.

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* RankInflation: After reaching 10th dan, players can revieve revive titles (see KyuAndDanRanks). Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad in this case.
%% * RingOut: In the very least the TropeCodifier for the fighting game genre, if not the TropeMaker.
%% * TheRival: Wolf to Akira.
%% * ScaryBlackMan: Jeffry.



* SNKBoss: Dural. She doesn't spam powerful attacks, however.
* SociopathicHero: Vanessa snaps necks while laughing.

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%% * SNKBoss: Dural. She doesn't spam powerful attacks, however.
%% * SociopathicHero: Vanessa snaps necks while laughing.



* SuperDeformed: ''Virtua Fighter Kids'', also a SpinOffBabies.

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%% * SuperDeformed: ''Virtua Fighter Kids'', also a SpinOffBabies.



* ToBeAMaster: Akira.
* {{Tsundere}}:
** Vanessa.
** Aoi to Brad, if you read their backstories.
* VictoryPose
* TheVoiceless: Dural.

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%% * ToBeAMaster: Akira.
%% * {{Tsundere}}:
%% ** Vanessa.
%% ** Aoi to Brad, if you read their backstories.
%% * VictoryPose
%% * TheVoiceless: Dural.



* YamatoNadeshiko: Aoi.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Lau in ''5''.

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%% * YamatoNadeshiko: Aoi.
%% * YourDaysAreNumbered: Lau in ''5''.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In ''5'', the DLC packs gave most characters the option of having brightly coloured hair, in ''Final Showdown'' everyone gets it.
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* PopCulturalOsmosis: Due in part to there not being a new mainline release of the series since ''2006'', it's not uncommon for new players now to know of Virtua Fighter through the fact that [[GameWithinAGame it's a playable arcade game]] in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' franchise.
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** One of Shun's customizations in the ''5'' series is a blue tank engine. [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine Sound familiar?]]

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** One of Shun's customizations in the ''5'' series is a blue tank engine. [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Sound familiar?]]
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* TheAnimeOfTheGame: Though it's a PragmaticAdaptation, it's pretty well received.



* CanonForeigner: Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix and Oni-Maru from the anime series.



* {{Chickification}}: To some degree, Sarah in the anime.



* DarkerAndEdgier:
** The second season of the anime, compared to the much more light-hearted first. The characters are older and their designs are changed to match, becoming less cute and rounded. The plot is treated more seriously and contains less comedy as well.
** For the games, ''Virtua Fighter 4'' began a trend where the series took on a more realistic and slightly darker tone compared to the more brightly-colored look and somewhat cartoony feel of the first three games (especially compared to the first and original ''Virtua Fighter''). Though it's worth noting that the series still has funny/narmy moments from time to time.

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* DarkerAndEdgier:
** The second season of the anime, compared to the much more light-hearted first. The characters are older and their designs are changed to match, becoming less cute and rounded. The plot is treated more seriously and contains less comedy as well.
** For the games,
DarkerAndEdgier: ''Virtua Fighter 4'' began a trend where the series took on a more realistic and slightly darker tone compared to the more brightly-colored look and somewhat cartoony feel of the first three games (especially compared to the first and original ''Virtua Fighter''). Though it's worth noting that the series still has funny/narmy moments from time to time.



* FauxActionGirl: Sarah is this in the anime.



* IdiotHero: Akira in the anime, a far outcry from his "Ryu clone" game persona. But it still works.
* ImageSong: Aside from the stage music for each character, image songs were produced for the first game, the second game, and the anime. The second game's image song album ''Dancing Shadows'' even got [[http://virtuafighter.com/threads/vf-music-vids-amvs-mads-cmvs.18514/ animated music videos]] for some depicting individual characters' backstories.



* LargeHam: The narrator in the anime.



* NonHumanSidekick: Alexander, Sarah's pet flying squirrel from the anime).



** Akira and Sarah was also teased in the anime, before it started teasing Sarah and Kage.
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** Several of the custom costumes. You can dress Sarah as [[VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Ulala]] and Akira as [[VideoGame/{{Shenmue}} Ryo Hazuki]]. El Blaze has an [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo Amigo Sombrero]], Wolf has a [[FrankensteinsMonster Frankenstein]] head, a hairstyle option for Jacky and Lion looks like a [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Mishima]], and Jeffry has a mohawk that makes him look a ''lot'' like Creator/MrT.

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** Several of the custom costumes. You can dress Sarah as [[VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Ulala]] and Ulala]], Akira as [[VideoGame/{{Shenmue}} Ryo Hazuki]].Hazuki]] and, for those who know their Sega, there's Kage's VideoGame/RentAHero costume. El Blaze has an [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo Amigo Sombrero]], Wolf has a [[FrankensteinsMonster Frankenstein]] head, a hairstyle option for Jacky and Lion looks like a [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Mishima]], and Jeffry has a mohawk that makes him look a ''lot'' like Creator/MrT.
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* {{Retraux}}: ''Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary'', which is ''Virtua Fighter 4'' with the first game's blocky polygons and soundtrack.

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* {{Retraux}}: ''Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary'', which is ''Virtua Fighter 4'' with the first game's blocky polygons and soundtrack. ''5: Ultimate Showdown'' carries on this tradition with its “Legendary Pack” DownloadableContent which gives the cast ''[=VF1=]'' character skins, a ''[=VF1=]''-style stage, and a ''[=VF1=]''-inspired UI.
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* PutOnABus: Taka-Arashi, between ''3'' and ''5: Final Showdown''. Other than him, the series is notable for never dropping any character, new or old, a rather unique case for long-running fighting game series.

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* PutOnABus: Taka-Arashi, between ''3'' and ''5: Final Showdown''.''5 R''. Other than him, the series is notable for never dropping any character, new or old, a rather unique case for long-running fighting game series.
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** ''Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown'' (2021, [=PS4=])

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** ''Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown'' (2021, [=PS4=])
[=PS4=]) - {{Remake}} using [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} the Dragon Engine]].
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* FlawlessVictory: Called an "Excellent" win in ''Virtua Fighter'' parlance.
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** Beyond that, some of the other non-wrestling fighters use pro wrestling moves in their arsenal. For instance Lau has a jumping chokeslam and his daughter Pai can do a DDT.
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* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQiKSOuoLDA Korean dub]] of the anime has a completely different theme song as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvAHsr-Mn6U opposed]] [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ly08w to every]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsggX77q2U dub of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwJ2MCrKSk the series]] which all had "Wild Vision" as the opening, which is very surprising in the case of Italy and the Middle East since they're both well known for this trope in regards to anime dubs.
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** ''Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown'' (2021, [=PS4=])
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Akira, Pai, Sarah, and Jacky were playable guest fighters in the fifth ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' game. Akira, Pai and Dural have also made appearances in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', with the first two together as a playable paired unit and the last as a recurring boss. Akira and Pai also returns for ''Project X Zone 2'', although Pai is instead a solo unit and Kage-Maru replaces her as Akira's partner. Akira even appears as an Assist Trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', in his blocky {{Retraux}} appearance from the first game.

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Akira, Pai, Sarah, and Jacky were playable guest fighters in the fifth ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' game. Akira, Pai and Dural have also made appearances in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', with the first two together as a playable paired unit and the last as a recurring boss. Akira and Pai also returns for ''Project X Zone 2'', although Pai is instead a solo unit and Kage-Maru replaces her as Akira's partner. Akira also appears in ''VideoGame/DengekiBunkoFightingClimax'' as a FinalBoss with Pai as an AssistCharacter. He even appears as an Assist Trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', in his blocky {{Retraux}} appearance from the first game.
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* ''Virtua Fighter'' (1993, Model 1) (1994, Saturn) (1995, 32X)

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* ''Virtua Fighter'' (1993, Model 1) (1994, Saturn) (1995, 32X)[[UsefulNotes/Sega32X 32X]])
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* PutOnABus: Taka-Arashi, between ''3'' and ''5: Final Showdown''. Other than him, the series is notable for never dropping any character, new or old, a rather unique case for long-running fighting game series.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The second season of the anime, compared to the much more light hearted first. The characters are older and their designs are changed to match, becoming less cute and rounded. The plot is treated more seriously and contains less comedy as well.

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The second season of the anime, compared to the much more light hearted light-hearted first. The characters are older and their designs are changed to match, becoming less cute and rounded. The plot is treated more seriously and contains less comedy as well.well.
** For the games, ''Virtua Fighter 4'' began a trend where the series took on a more realistic and slightly darker tone compared to the more brightly-colored look and somewhat cartoony feel of the first three games (especially compared to the first and original ''Virtua Fighter''). Though it's worth noting that the series still has funny/narmy moments from time to time.
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A 35 episode [[AnimeOfTheGame anime]] aired in Japan from October 2, 1995 – June 27, 1996. Only the first 24 episodes were dubbed into English, though the entire series has been dubbed in Spanish, Italian, and Arabic. An OVA titled ''Virtua Fighter Costomize Clip'' was also released in 1996, consisting solely of animated music videos set to songs from the Virtua Fighter image song album ''Dancing Shadows.'' The OVA is incredibly obscure, but [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhErfbJ76BIDaOO4DHG4qIvBrHE74QbD it can be viewed here.]]

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A 35 episode [[AnimeOfTheGame [[Anime/VirtuaFighter anime]] aired in Japan from October 2, 1995 – June 27, 1996. Only the first 24 episodes were dubbed into English, though the entire series has been dubbed in Spanish, Italian, and Arabic. An OVA titled ''Virtua Fighter Costomize Clip'' was also released in 1996, consisting solely of animated music videos set to songs from the Virtua Fighter image song album ''Dancing Shadows.'' The OVA is incredibly obscure, but [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhErfbJ76BIDaOO4DHG4qIvBrHE74QbD it can be viewed here.]]
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Now has a [[FanficRecs/VirtuaFighter Fanfic Recommendations page]].

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* BadassGrandpa: Shun. Despite being more than double the age of most of the roster, he kicks just as much ass. Lau is approaching this as well, with noticeably graying hair in later installments.


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* CoolOldGuy: Shun. Despite being more than double the age of most of the roster, he kicks just as much ass. Lau is approaching this as well, with noticeably graying hair in later installments.

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