History YMMV / StreetFighter

** When the ''[[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]]'' controversy erupted and the hashtag [=#ChangeTheChannel=] went viral. Why the phrase was picked probably have something to do with the title of the show... or could have been referring to Zangief's hilarious phrase, "Quick! Change the channel!" (The movie was the subject of one of ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''[='=]s early reviews)

* PortingDisaster: The ''Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection'' was supposed to be a celebration of the entire franchise, and stars ''almost'' every release from the very first up to ''3rd Strike'', missing only ''Hyper Street Fighter II''. However, while it's mostly fine for casual players, various downsides with the collection let it down; from the choices of what games could play online, only being four of twelve titles to which most preferred ''Alpha 2'' instead of ''Alpha 3'' among other controversies, to the awkward input delay the collection had and its "rewind" netcode that is much maligned, to the fact that the game uses Save States to launch its player matches, killing most background variety due to the stage being pre-designated, and even introducing oversights where a match inexplicably starts with an abnormal turbo setting. For those who play ''Street Fighter'' seriously, it's considered one of the worst ways to experience the franchise. It's also solely the arcade releases of the games, meaning no bonus characters, extra modes like Dramatic Battle, and so forth; living and breathing on a faulty online doomed it to mixed reception and swift abandonment by the community.

* PortingDisaster: The ''Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection'' was supposed to be a celebration of the entire franchise, and stars ''almost'' every release from the very first up to ''3rd Strike'', missing only ''Hyper Street Fighter II''. However, while it's mostly fine for casual players, various downsides with the collection let it down; from the choices of what games could play online, only being four of twelve titles to which most preferred ''Alpha 2'' instead of ''Alpha 3'' among other controversies, to the awkward input delay the collection had and its "rewind" netcode that is much maligned, to the fact that the game uses Save States to launch its various matches, killing most background variety and even introducing oversights where a match inexplicably starts with an abnormal turbo setting. For those who play ''Street Fighter'' seriously, it's considered one of the worst ways to experience the franchise. It's also solely the arcade releases of the games, meaning no bonus characters, extra modes like Dramatic Battle, and so forth; living and breathing on a faulty online doomed it to mixed reception and swift abandonment by the community.

* PortingDisaster: The ''Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection'' was supposed to be a celebration of the entire franchise, and stars ''almost'' every release from the very first up to ''3rd Strike'', missing only ''Hyper Street Fighter II'' and not including any home release features and versions of games. However, while it's mostly fine for casual players, various downsides with the collection let it down; from the choices of what games could play online, only being four of twelve titles to which most preferred ''Alpha 2'' instead of ''Alpha 3'' among other controversies, to the awkward input delay the collection had and its "rewind" netcode that is much maligned, to the fact that the game uses Save States to launch its various matches, killing most background variety and even introducing oversights where a match inexplicably starts with an abnormal turbo setting. For those who play ''Street Fighter'' seriously, it's considered one of the worst ways to experience the franchise.

* WhatAnIdiot: Bison leaves Dhalsim to work on Charlie with paltry security while Bison can look in at Dhalsim at any time from his command room, and in fact does so after Charlie, as Blanka, turns on Bison because Dhalsim easily sabotages the brainwashing process. You'd expect Bison to at least check in on Dhalsim and Charlie over the course of the film, but he doesn't, making this lapse in judgement frustrating and perplexing.

** Jean-Claude Van Damme being cast as Guile, apparently at the behest of Capcom executives and one of the first ones cast. It fits with the whole "guy who kicks people" aspect, but there's an inherent and undeniable silliness in Guile --[[EagleLand an all-American U.S. soldier]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment who proudly hails from the United States of America]]-- having a Belgian accent [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMV2hnlcmgU thicker than waffle batter]].
** Exactly whose idea was it to cast a 52-year-old classically-trained theater actor with absolutely zero martial arts background in an action movie based on a video game? Juliá's [[SoMyKidsCanWatch kids]], that's who. However, as it turns out, he's by far the most memorable character of the movie for his LargeHam performance, so it all turned out good.

* BrokenBase: There are many fans who feel that this is a bad adaptation of the series, much like the 1994 movie. Others, however, feel that while the series is flawed, it is not as bad as most make it out to be. Those who like it have noted that the series [[GrowingTheBeard started to become a bit more accurate to the games as it went on]].

** Juliá is a standout example: yes, he's being a [[LargeHam ham]] to such a degree that's he's [[ChewingTheScenery practically consuming parts of the set]], but it's absolutely clear it's how he thought the character should be best approached. He took the role of Bison because his kids really wanted him to, and it is ''obvious'' when watching that he's doing his absolute best to give them a performance to remember and that would delight them... [[AuthorExistenceFailure because he knew that the cancer he's struggling with would claim him sooner rather than later]].

** When the ''[[WebVideo/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]]'' controversy erupted and the hashtag [=#ChangeTheChannel=] went viral. Why the phrase was picked probably have something to do with the title of the show... or could have been referring to Zangief's hilarious phrase, "Quick! Change the channel!" (The movie was the subject of one of ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''[='=]s early reviews)

* CompleteMonster: See [[Monster/StreetFighter here]].
* ContinuitySnarl: Ibuki's ending in ''Street Fighter III: New Generation'' and ''Second Impact'' depict her in her school uniform, which hints that she's a teenager, and her ''Third 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.

** "Strange Bedfellow" & "The World's Greatest Warrior": [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Akuma]] lacks any positive traits he has in the games and [[AdaptationalVillainy is more sadistic and eviler in this series]]. Seeking to devour both M. Bison's and Guile's chi, Akuma stirs up chaos across both factions, laying waste to a city and blowing up a power plant--causing a blackout and setting a whole city on fire--all to instigate two factions into war. Akuma watches as both Bison and Guile fight each other to the death planning to kill either one of them to devour their chi. Akuma would later attack [[CainAndAbel his brother]], draining him of his chi which would slowly kill him if Akuma isn't defeated.

** [[DiabolicalMastermind M. Bison]], once again a monstrous megalomaniac, is the ruthless leader of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Shadaloo]] seeking world domination. Prior to the series, Bison has Cammy's parents murdered and brainwashes her into being a loyal servant to him. Bison makes various terrorist attacks across the globe, such as attempting to experiment on humans with a deadly virus; attempting to blow up a reactor to kill millions of people; forcing Guile to [[MindRape relive his worst memories]] in order to brainwash him and fight his own allies; threatening to use a plane filled with bombs to destroy cities; and trying to destroy all of North America by causing a [[ColonyDrop comet to crash-land on Earth]]. Bison would later try to have Guile fight Cammy, knowing they're close friends. After using the Statue of Kali on himself, Bison decided that if he can't rule the world he might as well [[OmnicidalManiac destroy it]]. To this end, he steals the Doomsday Code to activate every nuclear weapon on the planet to nuke the entire world.

** [[DiabolicalMastermind M. Bison]] is once again the power-hungry and despicable leader of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Shadaloo]]. Originally taught in the ways of Soul Power, Bison discovered and embraced Psycho Power in its stead, choosing to pay his old teacher a visit to demonstrate his might, wiping out the village where she resided and killing its inhabitants. In the present, Bison acts as the world's most dangerous terrorist leader, killing the loved ones of several characters, [[ArmsDealer selling weapons to terrorists]], and kidnapping and [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing young women to act as his merciless enforcers]], notably ordering Juni to murder her own mother to test her indoctrination. When one of his most precious assets--a female clone of himself named "Killer Bee"--is freed from her brainwashing to begin a new life as Cammy, Bison holds her newfound friends hostage to force her back into his service. Eventually, Bison completes the almighty Psycho Drive weapon, using it to annihilate several manned navy vessels and hold the rest of the world at gunpoint. Bison then hosts a tournament reserved for powerful warriors, aiming to brainwash them for his army. When Akuma appears and ruins his plans, Bison calls it quits and tries to [[GrandTheftMe steal Cammy's body]] to save himself.

* [[Monster/StreetFighter Complete Monster]]

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** Zangief's "Quick, change the channel" scene is this for ex-Website/ChannelAwesome fans because the campaign against them was, incidentally, known as ''#[=ChangeTheChannel=]''.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The electric effects for Bison getting electrocuted, and the bolts he fires from his gauntlets in the climax look like they were drawn in MS Paint.

** M. Bison is once again the power-hungry and despicable leader of Shadaloo. Originally taught in the ways of Soul Power, Bison discovered and embraced Psycho Power in its stead, choosing to pay his old teacher a visit to demonstrate his might, wiping out the village where she resided and killing its inhabitants. In the present, Bison acts as the world's most dangerous terrorist leader, killing the loved ones of several characters, [[ArmsDealer selling weapons to terrorists]], and kidnapping and [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing young women to act as his merciless enforcers]], notably ordering Juni to murder her own mother to test her indoctrination. When one of his most precious assets--a female clone of himself named "Killer Bee"--is freed from her brainwashing to begin a new life as Cammy, Bison holds her newfound friends hostage to force her back into his service. Eventually, Bison completes the almighty Psycho Drive weapon, using it to annihilate several manned navy vessels and hold the rest of the world at gunpoint. Bison then hosts a tournament reserved for powerful warriors, aiming to brainwash them for his army. When Akuma appears and ruins his plans, Bison calls it quits and tries to [[GrandTheftMe steal Cammy's body]] to save himself.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheFightingNarcissist Vega]] is the narcissistic, sadistic [[TheDragon right-hand man]] to M. Bison himself. Originally an underground cage fighter who would often murder his opponents, Vega is a known [[AxCrazy psychopath]] with a love for killing, and racks up the highest onscreen body count of any individual character in the series. In his cruelest outing, Vega sought revenge against Ken Masters for defeating him, crashing a party of his so he could leave him a bloodied mess on the floor, keeping him alive with the intent to [[ForcedToWatch make him watch]] as he brutally tortures his fiancée to death. Not even his own allies are safe from his bloodlust, as he happily admits to killing Shadaloo personnel on a whim, and is shown [[BadBoss stabbing his own butler]] for trying to make him feel better about a facial injury.

* CompleteMonster:
** [[DiabolicalMastermind M. Bison]], the "Emperor of Evil", is a vile man of limitless ambition who desires nothing less than world domination and ultimate power. Once a talented martial artist, M. Bison began his infamous descent into evil by killing his own father, and later his mentor, before willingly eliminating the good in himself to obtain Psycho Power. The Dictator of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Shadaloo]], M. Bison earned the enmity of almost every character in the franchise by being directly and indirectly responsible for atrocities both small and large. Samples include personally murdering family of the cast or members themselves; permitting widespread destruction; abducting teenage girls worldwide to be brainwashed into personal bodyguards and assassins called "Dolls" whose lives are linked to his so they can be cast aside upon betrayal; and attempting [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha3 to assume control of Ryu's body against his will]]. After [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV reviving his organization]], M. Bison concocts a scheme known as [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV Operation C.H.A.I.N.S.]] to strengthen his Psycho Power to godlike levels and let him rule a sundered world supreme.
** [[YMMV/StreetFighterAlphaTheAnimation Dr. Sadler]] and [[YMMV/StreetFighterV F.A.N.G.]]; see those pages for details.
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** [[DiabolicalMastermind M. Bison]] is the head of [[NebulousEvilOrganization Shadaloo]], and desires world domination and ultimate power. A talented martial artist who killed his mentor, Bison willingly [[BadPowersBadPeople cast aside the good within himself to gain Psycho Power]]. Bison kills Chun-Li's father, and also has Juri's parents murdered, also maiming the latter's left eye. Kidnapping teenaged girls and having his scientists brainwash them into becoming his "Dolls", Bison links their life force to his, to ensure they will die if they betray and kill him for his cruel treatment. Setting his sights on taking Ryu's body when his own begins to ail, Bison torments Ryu by forcing him to fight his best friend and subjecting Ryu to his own Psycho Power to try and rend his mind. Attempting to gain control of seven powerful satellites, Bison intends to use them to cause havoc across the globe with their deadly electromagnetic pulse waves, the ensuing chaos of which would elevate his own Psycho Power to godlike levels, [[AGodAmI allowing him to rule supreme]]. A vile man of [[AmbitionIsEvil limitless ambition]], Bison is a man who will kill or hurt anyone he has to get what he desires.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** The final Guile vs. Bison battle takes on a darker tone when you realize that Van Damme is beating up a terminal cancer patient.
** The SequelHook showing that Bison lives. But Juliá did not.

** [[YMMV/StreetFighterAlphaTheAnimation Dr. Sadler]] and [[YMMV/StreetFighterV F.A.N.G.]], see those pages for details.

* HilariousInHindsight: There's one story in the ''New Generation'' GN where E. Honda and Hakan argue before the Olympic Wrestling Committee to have their respective sports represented in the games. They're outraged when they're told the next available spot for both sports would be in the 2032 games. The IOC dropped wrestling from the Olympics about two weeks after the GN came out.
** Likewise, a gag strip had tryouts for the roster of Street Fighter V. One such audtion was by [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Shoma Sawamura]], although he had to decline due to conflicting with his numerous [[IKnowMaddenKombat Madden Kombat]] schedules. Come Sumer 2020, Akira was announced as the GuestFighter for Street Fighter V.

** Likewise, a gag strip had tryouts for the roster of Street Fighter V. One such audtion was by [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Shoma Sawamura]], although he had to decline due to conflicting with his numerous MaddenKombat schedules. Come Sumer 2020, Akira was announced as the GuestFighter for Street Fighter V.