STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS:
THE STORY OF THE WORLD WARRIORS
(by Kailu Lantis)


"For some, it's the path, not the goal"
-Akuma, Street Fighter Alpha.

        Ever since 1987, players around the world have been graced with a
magnificent series of fighting videogames, which name follows that of
Street Fighter. 10 years later, and after 11 games, it still remains a
lifestyle among players worldwide. Street Fighter has surpassed the
limits of being just a videogame that appears once every year: it has
become much more. Into several merchandise and several movies and comics,
Street Fighter has won a name beyond the videogame market.
        In the present days, we still expect a lot more out of Street
Fighter: Street Fighter III: Second Impact and Street Fighter Alpha 3 are
rumored to come out soon, as well as their multiple team-ups with the
Marvel comics characters. Though some people have been driven
away by the multiple abusive features in the latest games (name, features
which players can abuse constantly to win), it's really hard to reject a
Street Fighter game just for it's name. So wherever you see, in general
stores, comic stores, video stores, or even in another Capcom
games (and even non-Capcom games :), you will always see a Street Fighter
reference.      
In the following FAQ are the stories of each and every character who has
ever appeared in a Street Fighter game (notice that the characters who
appear with them in the Marvel games or in Gem Fighter don't count since
they appear in a series of their own). Take notice that there
are tons and tons of characters...so you should better apreciate my
effort. :)

List of characte
ADON   AKUMA   ALEX   ALLEN   ARKANE   BALROG   BIRDIE   BLADE   BLAIR
BLANKA CAMMY   CHARLIE   CHUN-LI  CODY  C.JACK   CYCLOID-BETTA   CYCLOID-GAMMA
DAN DARUN   D.DARK   DEE-JAY   DHALSIM   DUDLEY   EAGLE   E.HONDA   ELENA
FEI-LONG F7   GARUDA   GEKI   GEN   GILL   GUILE   GUY   HOKUTO   IBUKI
JOE JULI JUNI KAIRI KARIN   KEN KYBER   LEE   M.BISON   MIKE   NECRO  ORO   
PULLUM R.MIKA  RETSU ROLENTO ROSE RYU   SAGAT   SAKURA   SAWADA   SEAN   
SKULLOMANIA   SODOM T.HAWK   VEGA YANG   YUN   ZANGIEF

ADON
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Appearances: Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, 
Street Fighter Alpha 3

        Adon is the finest student of the Thai legend of Muetai kickboxing,
Sagat. Many have trained under Sagat's guidance, but nobody as skilled or
promising as Adon. His abilities were exceptional, and his skill in
practicing the martial art was said to compete with that of Sagat's
himself. As for Adon, he always admired his master and recognized him as
the greatest Muetai fighter alive. However, to avoid further comparisons
with his master, Adon trained under a different power than Sagat used: the
jaguar. Even though Adon managed to create his own style and proper
techniques, everybody still couldn't see him farther than a
student of Sagat. Adon was enraged by this, and felt anger against his
master for first time, but remained silent, because, after all, Sagat was
the King of the Street Fighters, and it would be foolish for Adon to
challenge him, since if he should lose, much pride and honor would be lost
in the eyes of the world, picturing Adon as a son who raised his hand
against his father, a common rebel with solid dreams, but not enough power
to realize them.
        When Sagat held his tournament to seek who could defeat him (and
reafirm his position as greatest fighter in the world), he put his man of
trust, Adon, as the only one before him. Adon felt that this was his
chance to prove the world how strong he was without risking his reputation
against Sagat. However, while Adon was fiddling around facing another
challengers, news broke out that shocked Adon: Sagat had been defeated,
and his rival had been no other than a simple young man who wielded an
inmense power. His name was Ryu. Adon couldn't believe it, but it
was true, and it proved to him one thing: Sagat wasn't the great warrior
he bragged himself to be. In fact, Adon considered Sagat to be a
disgrace not only for Thailand, but for the Muetai style itself. From that
day on, Adon vowed that he would defeat Sagat beacause it was time for a
new generation of fighters to claim the throne of Muetai, not old style
like Sagat applied. Adon trained harder in order to complete his task.
However, Adon seemed to have troubles finding Sagat since he was also
training hard and wandering the world in search of Ryu to demand his
revenge. Shortly, Adon was notified as disappeared when he faced a
mysterious man cloaked in black, with red, fiery hair, wielding the
same power Ryu used to beat Sagat, during a championship match back in
Thailand.

Also look for Adon in: Gem Fighter, in the restaurant background. He is at
the right, seeming to hold a pillar, and always portraying that bad ass
grin.

AKUMA (Gouki in Japan)
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Note: Akuma/Gouki could be interpretated in many different ways: "demon",
"spirit of great power", "ogre", between many other meanings. His symbol
could mean many things as well: "heavens", "gate", "overpassing limits",
between others (it could be "heavens", since that symbol also seems to
appear in very nice places in Final Fantasy VII).
Appearances: Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street
Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter III-Second Impact, 
Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

        Akuma trained along with his big brother, Gouken, in the ways of
Shotokan Karate underneath the teaching of Goutetsu. Both trained very
hard to win the preference of their master. However, both brothers were
very different in their paths. Gouken seeked the secret of the fight, the
reason of why people fight, and what does fighting lead too. Akuma, by the
other hand, seeked only his personal ambitions, to become powerful, and to
be stronger than anyone else in the world, at any costs. Being a wise man,
Goutetsu saw the fury in Akuma's eyes, and feeling a bad omen, Goutetsu
decided to cast Akuma away from his dojo. Akuma was blind with anger, and
vowed that one day, he would come back and teach his brother and master a
lesson for daring to try to challenge him.
        From that day on, Akuma roamed the earth like an errand vagabound.
However, he never renounced to the ways of Shotokan Karate. However, after
training so many years, and mastering each and every technique of his art,
Akuma couldn't believe that his training would reach an end so suddenly.
He felt that there was lot more to Shotokan Karate that met the eye.
He felt that Goutetsu had not teached him and Gouken the principle things
of the art, since he felt empty and desiring for more. Thus, Akuma saught
more information about Shotokan Karate. Upon further investigation, Akuma
found a curious fact indeed: the "forbidden part", "the killing power of
Shotokan Karate", and the "sealed evil". Everything merged in one main
reference: the Dark Shotokan Karate. So, it was certainly true that
Goutetsu had hidden this secret to them, and mostly, it was to make sure
that they wouldn't be tempted by the dark side, and use the evil
power to unleash something which could be fatal. However, Akuma thought of
Goutetsu to be a fool to hide such important facts to him, and Gouken as
well, for being an ignorant to this matter. However, it was warned tha
anyone who dared tried to practice the Dark Shotokan would certainly meet
a cruel death, Akuma felt he had no other choice: he had to push himself
to the limits if he had to face the forces of his brother and master.
        Thus, Akuma began to train on the foridden ways. It caused him
much pain, and was about to die in several occasions. However, for a
mysterious reason, he didn't die, as if somebody wanted him to keep
himself alive to unleash the power of the Dark Shotokan. Finally,
Akuma learned the ultimate move of the Dark Shotokan: the Shun Goku Shatsu
(Instant Hell Murder). However, in unleashing this power, Akuma sealed his
own doomed fate: the dark spirits which had been sealed along with the
Shun Goku Shatsu were freed as well, and all merged directly into Akuma's
body. Racked with enormous pain, Akuma gained much more power, but in
doing so, his body no longer was that of a human: it was now that of a
demon.
        Little after Akuma completed this feat, he went to fulfill his
promise. He arrived at Goutetsu's dojo one night. His master seemed to be
expecting him, but not with so much power. Akuma laughed and said that
Goutetsu was a fool in not testing the power of Dark Shotokan. Goutetsu
replied that the power would only bring despair to it's user. Deaf at
Goutetsu's words, Akuma went and applied the Shun Goku Shatsu anyway. A
big flash of light, then nothing. Akuma saw the dead body of his master
twisted and in pretty much bad shape lying on the floor. However, he knew
that he wouldn't stop at that. There was still one person who
had to pay: his brother, Gouken.
        It took Akuma a while to find Gouken. He wasn't back there in
Gouetsu's dojo. He seemed to have left. Regardless, Akuma would turn the
world upside down if he had too. It took him some years to find Gouken,
and when he finally did, it seemed that he had lifted his own dojo and
even trained several students. However, Akuma wouldn't feel pity, not even
for his brother.Gouken followed the same fate as his master: die at Akuma's 
hands with the Shun Goku Shatsu. However, after eliminating his brother, Akuma 
realized something: there were no other challenges for him in this world. He had 
already surpassed the power of mere mortals, and he had eliminated both his most 
dangerous opponents. However, in order to become the true master of Shotokan 
Karate, and impose his new style, Akuma had one other thing to do: kill the rest 
of the Shotokan disciples, in other words, Gouken's disciples. Having a new 
task, Akuma parted. Anyone who stood in his way would surely meet an untimely 
death.

	SHIN AKUMA (Shin Gouki, Super Turbo Akuma): This is Akuma's most powerful 
self, the true embodiment of everything that is evil. Basically, it's sort of 
"super saiya-jin" Akuma, with more speed and with far more power.
	Also look for Akuma in: X-Men-Children of the Atom, X-Men vs. Street 
Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Gem Fighter, Cyberbots. Also 
look for him in Vampire Savior's intro (even a flat head Akuma with the words 
"Dirty Beret" on his back), as a item that Hsien-Ko might launch, and in the 
Street Fighter anime and Street Fighter II V anime series (but in cameos, you 
have to put attention). Also, look for his symbol in Final Fantasy VII ;)

ALEX
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Appearances: Street Fighter II-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second Impact, 
Street Fighter III-Third Strike	

	Alex became an orphan at an early age, after his parents died in an 
accident. To take care of the little Alex, and to avoid having him living in an 
orphanage, the best friend of Alex's father, a man named Tom, took him to his 
house. Tom was in debt to Alex's father and decided to repay him many favors, 
such as saving his life many times in war. Since Tom was a military man, and 
soldiers always take practice in wrestling, Tom decided to train Alex in that 
art. Soon enough, the litte Alex's fragile body became a walking heap of 
muscles, and he became a hardcore grappler. Alex grew to respect Tom a lot, like 
the father he never had.
	One day, Tom parted, without leaving notice. Alex was very confused, since 
Tom wasn't one of those persons that actually left without a trail. However, he 
would soon know where Tom was: in a hospital, badly wounded. Alex inmediately 
went to assist his foster father. When he arrived, he saw that Tom's wounds 
weren't produced by any type of accident: they were actual hit marks, but they 
didn't seem made by a normal human being. Not understanding all, Alex only 
thought about one thing: to fight and become strong enough to grab the man's 
attention, and then, he would crush him in Tom's honor.


ALLEN SNIDER
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

	Allen was aimed nationwide throughout the U.S. as the undisputed karate 
champion. Nobody could ever beat him in a tournament. In every tournament he 
participated in, he would win. He practiced several forms of karate and managed 
to accomplish a great blend. Feared throughout the country, Allen soon became a 
household name. He became tremendously popular, and would become the next Chuck 
Norris if it weren't for that little event...
	In one karate tournament, Allen entered. Obviously, he became the 
preclaimed champion. Nobody would seem to lay a finger on him, and his first 
opponent would be no other than a practically unknown man: his name was Ken 
Masters. Allen laughed and promised he would finish the scrub in a
few seconds flat. However, by his surprise, not only he didn't finish him in a 
few seconds, he was surprised by the superior technique of Ken, and winded up 
losing the match. The crowd was silent. The eternal champion had lost to a no-
name. Ken declared to the fallen Allen that he was still a little fish in a big 
pond, and that there was still many fighters to which Allen couldn't lift a 
candle too. Allen was suprised. Obviously, this Ken fellow has already faced 
these fighters he just mentioned, judging by his supreme powers. Since Allen 
wasn't mad at all (he waspretty curious, to be honest) and was interested in 
Ken's abilities, he decided to follow Ken like a shadow. Maybe only then can he 
become truly strong, and regain his position as the greatest fighter in the 
U.S..

ARKANE
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Appearances: Street Fighter-The Movie

	In the inner portions of Shadoloo, M.Bison and his scientist crew have 
plotted on creating a series of cyborgs, composed of multiple genetic mixes, 
with overwhelming power and unequaled abilities. The first prototype of these 
cyborgs was named Blade, but secretly, more copies were
devised. Arkane was one of them. Just a mindless cyborg at the orders of 
M.Bison, Arkane walks errantly behind the Shadoloo operations as a shadow just 
waiting to appear.

BALROG (Mike Bison in Japan)
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Note: Balrog was named Mike Bison in Japan as a parody to the ex-heavyweight 
champion, Mike Tyson, but fearing lawsuits by the boxer, Capcom had to change 
his name in the U.S.. Of course, ear-biting is not included. ;)
Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter Alpha 3

	Sometimes all-American idols fall in disgrace. Such is an example for a 
man named Balrog, who had everything to triumph, but unfortunately, threw it 
away for unexplainable reasons.
	Balrog was a poor boy who grew in the typical ghettos of the U.S.. With a 
very hefty family, a deteriorated house, part-time jobs, and crimes everywhere, 
Balorg could only find one little hobby to survive in that world of misery and 
despair: boxing. Like many boxing legends, Balrog began at an early age training 
in a nearby gym, with a lot more kids, and some wise boxing coaches. Balrog 
always used to pick fights, but it shouldn't be considered Balrog's fault 
because after all, he grew in a place where violence prevails. However, soon, 
people noticed that Balrog had something that other kids didn't: dedication and 
skill in his fists. His punches could tremble even the hardest rock. He looked 
promising, and in fact, he was.
	Soon, Balrog became more and more invlved with official boxing matches, 
and he climbed up the long ladder of success throughout the boxing circuit. He 
began to win money, get a lot of girls, and possess everything his heart 
desired. It was just like a dream come true: the American dream. It wasn't 
suprising at all that with the force of Balrog's jabs, uppercuts, and hooks 
could he accomplish the heavyweight championship. A golden crown for a king 
dressed in rags. Balrog had reached the peak, and there was almost no way that 
he could fall...almost, that is.
	Because there is no way that somebody can forget his origins. Balrog had 
seemingly not disposed of his violent character, and constantly sprouted into 
violent rages against his opponents. He never got over that child trauma. After 
so many violations to the boxing rules (headbutts, low blows, excessive 
violence, etc.), the boxing association considered Balrog to be a menace for the 
boxing sport itself, and thus, banning him from any official boxing competition 
permanently.
	As fast as Balrog had reached the top he reached rock bottom. His money 
flew away, spent in drinks, bets, girls, cars...thrown to the garbage. Soon, he 
noticed that he was out of money and with debts on his back. Balrog desperately 
tried to get a work, but people had already lost hope in him. Nobody would ever 
give such a violent man a work.
	However, a violent organization named as Shadoloo ound in Balrog a man who 
could be one of their main members, since being a heavyweight champion is always 
a guarantee of strength. Balrog took it without doubts. He needed the job, and 
needed the money, regardless of how. However, due to his dull mind and zero 
ambition, Balrog has been submitted to the cannon fodder of the Grand Masters. A 
fallen American dream.

	Also look for Balrog in: Sagat's ending in Street Fighter Alpha 2, 
Magneto's ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter. In Gem Fighter, he appears in two 
backgrounds: that of the window of the mall (contemplating the big Chun Li 
doll), and that of the ski mountain (holding himself on one of the trolleys). 
Also look for him in the Street Fighter anime and the Street Fighter II V anime 
series.

BIRDIE
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Appearances: Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, 
Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Not all Europeans live a fancy and luxious life. All good thingsalways a 
bad side to them, and so does the European society. England is one of those 
places. Behind the glamorous streets and fancy shops, lies the lifes of lowlife 
bandits and dangerous criminals. Such is life in the backalleys of England, 
where Birdie grew up in.
	Birdie became involved with this life of crime ever since he was a kid. 
Learning the ways of the street (such as mugging and grappling), Birdie became a 
member of many gangs that went and come. Birdie always seeked the biggest loot 
out of any operation. If the work wasn't productive enough, Biride would easily 
find a job in one of the many English pubs as a bouncer, as his impressive built 
made him quite adequate for the job. However, during his many criminal deeds, 
Birdie had heard from his partners that there was a big crime organization that 
already had many contacts throughout the world. The operations they commanded 
were big, and the winnings were everything far from anybody's imagination. It 
was said that only the strongest could enter as a member of the group. It's name 
was Shadoloo, and it's leader was a mysterious man by the name of M.Bison. 
Birdie instantly became interested, and left the pubs and the alleys of England 
to look for a way in Shadoloo, just to get the big bucks, by any means 
necessary.	
	After tracing the steps of Shadoloo, Birdie finally got a way in, since 
Shadoloo was a bit short of members by that time. Birdie was pleased with his 
new work, but ever since he discovered that Shadoloo was brainwashing other 
street fighters to serve them as soldiers, Birdie refused to be one of Bison's 
mindless zombies, and escaped from the Shadoloo headquarters. He has been hiding 
in seclusion ever since, fearing a terrible reprisal from Shadoloo's forces.

	Also look for Birdie in: Two backgrounds of Gem Fighter: one in the 
Chinese restaurant, eating a bowl of "ramen" (noodle soup) at Bison's side, and 
in Dee Jay's bar, at the entrance, combing his hair.

BLADE
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Appearances: Street Fighter-The Movie

	As a mode of expansion and strenghtening of Shadoloo, M.Bison and his 
lackeys planned a operation of creating genetically enhanced cyborgs, which 
could possess extreme power with no need of pursuing street fighters for such 
cause. As a result, the first and original model was named Blade. This cyborg 
would follow and obey M.Bison's orders in every way, and accomplish any feat 
that he would plan, such a killing any resistance, realizing certain operations, 
and making sure that nobody would stand in the way of Shadoloo.

BLAIR DAME
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

	Daughter of a sheltered Eupean family, Blair always seemed to live a 
pacific life. Everything was given to her by her wealthy parents, and always 
enjoyed of everything her heart desired. But not everything was complete for 
Blair. She felt that something was missing in her life, and that her family 
wasn't secured enough, despite the tight security around it. Thus, Blair asked 
her parents to contract some karate masters for her.Ignoring the complaints of 
her parents, Blair got what she got anyway. Thus, Blair became strong woman 
ready for anything. But still Blair wasn't satisfied, but his petition wasn't in 
need to be asked. Her chance came soon enough.
	Due to the good relations between the Dame and the Purna family (two of 
the most wealthy families in the world), the daughters of both families became 
the best of friends, two girls that were trapped in a world of gold. The other 
girl's name was Pullum. Both women always had good relations and each one 
covered each other's back, even during the course of the years. Now, Pullum had 
a personal offer for Blair: to go and hunt down a criminal organization known as 
Shadoloo. Blair was concerned about what happened to Pullum's grandfather, but 
she was also burning in anticipation to go out and face the best fighters in the 
world to match her skill with. Although Blair was pretty sure about her 
abilities, she felt reliefed when she knew about the bodyguard in charge of 
protecting her and Pullum: a profesional wrestler named as Darun. With a mission 
in her mind, Blair parts with Pullum and Darun in search of revenge and good 
fights.

BLANKA
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Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	In a stormy night over Brazil, an airplane had serious difficulties in 
passing through the harsh weather. It was really bumpy and lightning stroke 
everywhere. Both the pilots and passengers were terrozied by such magnitude of 
the storm. A little boy named Jimmy was in that plane. He was on his way to 
visit her mother, when all of a sudden, a powerful lightning bolt stroke the 
plane with all its might. The lightning seemed to carry some strange properties 
with it, and began to create a inner mutation in Jimmy's little body. The 
airplane plumetted into the inner quarters of the Amazon jungle. No one survived 
the crash except one: a barely surviving Jimmy in bad shape. Passing through 
there was a pack of wolves, which seeing the unprotection and weird properties 
of the child, decided to take him along with them, as if it were a puppy of 
there own.
	Ever snce, Jimmy suffered amnesia of his past ever since. Little or 
nothing did he remember of his mother or the crash. And that could explain why 
Jimmy was so passive to his new body, which due to the mutation and jungle life, 
leaded Jimmy to not be no longer a human anymore: more like a beast. Raised up 
by wolves, learning and taking notes of the animals of the jungle he lived with 
(monkeys to swing around, eels to transmit electricity from his skin, etc.), and 
becoming stronger by lifting logs and rocks, Jimmy no longer exsisted, but 
rather named himself "Blanka".
	Meanwhile, the natives of the villages inside the Amazons feared that the 
newfound beast would try to come and kill them sooner or later. Many villagers 
decided that eliminating the monster would be their best bet, but when they 
hunted, Blanka was nowhere to be found. He had left the jungle indeed, sort of 
guided by a strange force, and now in the main cities of Brazil, Blanka comes up 
and challenges any other man to step up and face him. He has now became a 
machine to hunt down people that was once like him. But despite the fact that 
Blanka has lost all human proportions, a human proof is still attached to his 
body: a certain anklet lying on his foot.

	Also look for Blanka in: The Death Valley background in both X-Men vs. 
Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, where he heats 
himself at the side of a bonfire. He alternates his position with Beast (from 
the X-Men) in the first game, but both appear at the same time in the second. 
Blanka also seemed to be captured by Apocalypse in the second game, since he is 
held in one of the capsules in the final stage. He is also in one of Gem 
Fighter's backgrounds: in the beach, atop a hut, releasing electricity charges 
once in a while. You can also see him in the Street Fighter anime for more 
reference.

CAMMY WHITE
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Appearances: Super Street Fighter II-NewChallengers, Super Street Fighter II 
Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha 3 
(also as a bonus in the Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold disc of the Street Fighter 
Collection, avaiable for the Playstation and Saturn)

	Little or nothing is known about Cammy's past. In fact, not even Cammy 
herself remembers much of  her blurry past. The only thing that remains of it 
are the scar on her cheek and a burning desire to destroy the crime 
organization, Shadoloo, ignorant of the fact that her past is linked with the 
group. 	
	It happens to be that a while back, Cammy was a honorable member of 
Shadoloo, one of their top soldiers. She was a ruthless assasin that stopped at 
nothing to obey the orders of her master, M.Bison. She was almost like a symbol 
of the crime organization, and she never seemed to be bothered by this fact. A 
big thing that made her keep on going, was the love she felt for the master of 
Shadoloo, Bison himself. But Bison, an evil entity unable to express feelings, 
abused the trust Cammy gave in him, and used it to manipulate her to his will. 
That was a very good reason why Cammy remained in Shadoloo. 	
	A moment came when a delicate operation came for Shadoloo, where the own 
organization was in jeopardy. Little is known about this mission, but one thing 
was for sure: Bison had Cammy to carry out his orders. Moving out in a instant, 
Cammy was dedicated to accomplish the mission for her master more than anything. 
However, as it was expected, the operation was very difficult in the procedure, 
losing some members in the process. Cammy resulted wounded in the mission, and 
that where her memory was lost. Fortunately for Cammy, there was still hope for 
her to lead a new life without the evil influence of Bison. Wounded, she was 
encountered by members of the MI-6 British Intelligence forces, who took her in, 
just for the intention of healing her. However, Cammy proved otherwise, and she 
demostrated extremely skillful abilites which lead the Special Force team to 
take her in to help them in their operations. Cammy seemed a different person 
than in her days with Shadoloo: a good person who was willing to aid her 
partners. Now, she has been ordered to investigate and detain Shadoloo, which 
will reveal once and for all her revolting past.

	Also look for Cammy in: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, and in two backgrounds 
of Gem Fighter: in the window of the mall, as a little kid who is anxious for 
toys (Bison is her "father" in turn :), and in Dee Jay's bar, jumping on a 
stool. Also watch her in the Street Fighter anime and the Street Fighter II V 
anime series.

CHARLIE (Nash in Japan)
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 
3

	A patriot and dedicated soldier at heart, Charlie's dedication to his 
country is unsurpassed by many soldiers in the U.S. army. Always willing to get 
the job done, and a easy-going man, Charlie is a veteran of the Special Forces 
unit, and is well known for teaching a lot of rookies many techniques, since 
Charlie was also a master in several martial arts. Always portraying his glasses 
and smoking a cigarrette once in a while, Charlie was an example to follow in 
the army, and a smart man at that, as well.	
	One day, Charlie's superiors sent him on a pretty difficult task: to 
filtrate in a jungle-based headquarters and ruin a certain operation being taken 
by some crime organization named Shadoloo. Charlie really didn't mind, since he 
was ready to die in the battlefield. He took along with no big army, but with 
only one soldier, his best friend, Guile. They took off to Thailand (place of 
the operation), and began their quest. Everything seemed to be going just fine 
until all of a sudden, Charlie and Guile got captured in the middle of a task. 
They didn't know what was going on, since they were undercover. However, this 
was futile and were banned to the underground dungeons, expecting a punishment 
any minute.
	However, Charlie wasn't the man who would sit down and cry. He saught 
solutions. He and Guile managed to break free from their prison, due to their 
expert training. After escaping, Charlie decided to take the leader of the 
organization head on, since he wouldn't expect it. Guile wanted to come too, but 
fearing for the life of his friend, Charlie sent him back to headquarters and 
report. After doing so, Charlie secretly traced Shadoloo's steps, cloaked in the 
shadows, avoiding to be caught this time. Finally, Charlie found out that the 
leader of the crime organization, a man named M.Bison, was transporting some 
drugs in South America. Charlie decided to travel over there and stop him. 
However, once again, Bison predicted Charlie's coming, and gave him a surprise. 
Charlie didn't knew that Bison had been sending spies into the U.S. Army, and 
thus, getting information about all their operations, and of Charlie as well. 
Understanding this too late, Charlie couldn't avoid his untimelydeath at hands 
of a helicopter that was supposedly sent to aid him in Bison's capture.

	SHADOW CHARLIE: In the alternate world of the Marvel Super Heroes vs. 
Street Fighter, Bison revives Charlie's corpse and turns him in dead walking 
zombie working for Shadoloo. Still conserving the essence of his moves, but 
knowing nothing more than serving Bison, Charlie now serves a new purpose: the 
purpose of evil.
	Also look for Charlie in: X-men vs. Street Fighter, and in one background 
of Gem Fighter: in Dee Jay's bar, playing cards with Guile. He is also writing 
in his eternal notebook in the park stage of Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street 
Fighter. To prove that he is really dead (and not turned into Blanka, like the 
live-action movie tried to make us believe), you can see his tomb in Guile's 
ending in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Also appears in the Street Fighter II V 
anime series but with a different look (short black hair and beard! o_O)

CHUN LI
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Note: "Chun" is a very pretty flower from China.
Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter 
EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, 
Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Chun Li was born and raised in a humble Chinese neighborhood. Daughter of 
a Chinese Interpol agent, Chun Li grew up surrounded of several karate masters, 
thus, making her a master in several martial arts. Chun Li loved her father a 
lot, but decided to study more than fighting. She admired her father, and thus, 
relied all her trust on him, despite the many dangers which represented being an 
Interpol agent. Beautiful and sweet, Chun Li lived a normal girl's life, until 
one crucial moment.
	Chun Li's father was assigned to a mission where he should follow the 
steps of a crime organization named as Shadoloo, it's headquarters relying 
somewhere in Asia. That was the last time Chun Li ever saw her father. After 
some time, Chun Li's father was notified as missing during an operation. It 
seemed that he was captured by Shadoloo itself. Chun Li, caring for her father a 
lot, couldn't stand just sitting there while other people did nothing to go look 
for him. Without thinking about it twice, Chun Li  went out in search of her 
father. Tracing the steps of Shadoloo, Chun Li discovered many dirty operations 
of Shadoloo. She even managed to stumble across it's leader, an evil man named 
M.Bison. Chun Li demanded Bison to tell her what he had did with his father. 
Bison just laughed and gave Chun Li the terrible news: he had died while facing 
Bison himself. Chun Li was enraged, but there was nothing she could do against 
the overpowered Bison, as she was too young and unexperienced in battle. Leaving 
Bison for now, Chun Li instantly signed herself up as an Interpol
agent, and was comissioned to pursue Shadoloo: the same last task her father 
carried out with no success. Though still desiring a life of a normal girl, Chun 
Li still isn't sorry of taking her decision: she knows, deep in her heart, that 
she and Bison will meet once again, and this time, she will surely exact revenge 
from what he did to her father.


	SHADOW LADY: In the alternate world of Marvel vs. Capcom, M.Bison finally 
suceeds in kidnapping Chun Li, and employing the same method he used to control 
Charlie, he now creates his own 'Shadow Lady'. Chun Li becomes no more than a 
walking android at Bison's orders, and is even cybernatically enhanced with 
destructive weapons such as missile launchers, drills, and laser beams. Chun Li 
has now become what she would have never expected: a servant of M.Bison. 
	Also look for Chun Li in: Gem Fighter, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel 
Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, and Marvel vs. Capcom. She also appears in a 
RPG game named Breath of Fire, where she appeared in the thief village of Bleak. 
Also appears in the background of the Hong Kong stage in Final Fight 2 eating a 
bowl of rice. Also look for her in the Street Fighter anime (especially for the 
shower scene...hint hint, perverts ;) and the Street Fighter II V anime series.

CODY
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha 3
	
	Cody was born in the tough life of the backstreets of Metro City, a small 
town which has been controlled by the crime line, and has became a chaotic place 
to live. This was all the fault of Belger, an ambitious man who, although was 
never the mayor of Metro City, had so much money that he could control the 
mayors of the city. By doing so, the criminal activity ran amok in the streets 
of Metro City. Cody was raised in this climate of hardships and violence, but 
the violence did not affect Cody in a negative manner. Although Cody loved to 
fight, he always fought for justice, as being a criminal always leads to death 
or madness. 
	Cody began training in raw street fighting, learning both basic and 
refined skills. Combining several martial arts and styles, Cody managed to 
become a real tough guy, able to beat the living hell even out of people who 
double his size. He once encountered a man named Guy in the streets of Metro 
City, and since both were seeking the same purpose of stopping Belger and 
restore peace to Metro City, the two fighters became the best of friends. 
Training and fighting together, Cody and Guy formed a terrible tandem. However, 
not all was focused towards punches and kicks for Cody. He also fell in love 
with a beautiful woman named Jessica, whom in turn, was the daughter of the 
famous pro wrestler Mike Haggar. Cody also made good friends with his new 
father-in-law, and he supported Haggar when he reached the mayor's office. 
However, the worst was about to begin...
	Cody was training in the gym when Guy came in. He was more serious than 
usual, and tells Cody that Jessica has been kidnapped by the Mad Gear gang, led 
by Belger, in order to blackmail Haggar. Filled with both fury and excitement, 
Cody takes to the streets with Haggar and Guy to fight the Mad Gear gang on 
their own turf. Cody fought with incredible skill, knocking away any resistance 
in his way towards Jessica. He finally reached Belger's personal office, where 
he found him in his mobile wheelchair, armed with a crossbow. The problem was, 
he was holding Jessica with him. Cody had a hard time fighting Belger without 
hurting Jessica, but when he finally managed to get Jessica out of the way of 
harm, Cody pummeled Belger, and with a devastating uppercut, sent Belger flying 
out the window and falling to his death on the streets below. Cody and his 
friends had rescued Jessica and restored peace to Metro City...
	But Cody was far from enough of fighting. He was now so involved with 
violence that he caused one too many riots in the streets and in bars. He once 
caused a turmoil so big, the police had to arrest him. Sent to jail to cover his 
sentence, Cody was not confused. He knew just what to do...he used part of his 
strength to break out of jail and wander on the streets again. He now seeks some 
decent competition, and he then hears about a guy called 'M.Bison' who was told 
to be a big tough guy. Cody cracks his knuckles, still enclosed in hs handcuffs, 
and vows to have a good time whacking M.Bison's head silly!

	Also look for Cody in: Final Fight, and mentioned (but does not appear) in 
Final Fight 2, where he turns out to be the hero of Final Fight I by defeating 
Belger!

CRACKER JACK
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 
2

	In the first days of it's appearance, the crime organization Shadoloo took 
in any member they could get their hands on. Cracker Jack was one of them, and 
although many of the first members couldn't stand the heat, Cracker Jack was one 
of the few that remained. He was tough, brutal, and ruthless. Always seeking to 
have a good brawl, Cracker Jack quickly gained positions in the Shadoloo ladder, 
but refused to occupy a higher post. His thing was to fight, not sitting all 
day. This created a
lot of hardships with the high commands of Shadoloo, but still Cracker Jack 
remained with Shadoloo, but this time, he would work alone, and without taking 
orders from anybody. He would things his way, not as others would. 	
	Still, Shadoloo never lost trust in Cracker Jack, and still comissioned 
him certain tasks, which Cracker Jack passively accomplished. After all, that 
was his life, hand to hand with his walks through the bars. One day, Shadoloo 
comissioned several soldiers to Cracker Jack's orders so he could buff them up 
and make them adequate fighters to carry orders efficently. Cracker Jack saw 
this almost like an insult, and tired of everything that had to do with 
Shadoloo, he sure did buff up the soldiers...the hard way. In fact, so hard, he 
beated them up so badly that they couldn't barely lift a finger. That was always 
Cracker Jack's thoughts: his way, or no way.


CYCLOID BETTA
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

	As an entity living under the earth, Cycloid Betta was one of the two 
prototypes of fighters of the future that took techniques from the best fighters 
in the world and combine it into one powerful warrior. Cycloid Betta was one of 
them, and taking the identity of a semi-superhero, it now takes on to face the 
best fighters from which he took example to show his effectiveness and arise to 
a higher state of
power and skill.

CYCLOID GAMMA
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

	The second of the two prototypes of fighters of the future, Cycloid Gamma 
is an entity which has taken the skills and best moves of many fighters from 
around the world. Unlike Cycloid Betta, Cycloid Gamma likes to live like a 
normal human would, and even has created it's own "dog of the future". Always 
seeking the best things out of life, Cylcoid Gamma now takes off on an adventure 
for more fighters to gain skills from and become everpowerful.

DAN HIBIKI
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Note: If you didn't know by now, Dan was created as a bluff of a pair of 
fighters from one of the series of their direct competitor, SNK, called Art of 
Fighting. The characters in turn are called Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia. 
Obviously, Capcom made Dan so weak intentionally to show how incompetent SNK can 
be in creating characters (but that's another story :).
Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 
3

	Dan wasn't quite interested in martial arts when he was a kid, despite the 
desperate attempts of his father, the great Go Hibiki, to teach him. Dan took 
the lessons only mildy, since he lived in his own world, dreaming and chanting. 
All he wanted was to have fun, and live his life at the fullest, looking at the 
bright side of it. But Go Hibiki really wanted a disciple for his skills, but 
when he did not find the descendant he looked for in his son, he just kept on 
fighting like in his good old days.
	A moment came when Go Hibiki learned about a new fighter who had rised to 
the upper elite of the Street Fighter circuit, and that he was proclaimed "King 
of Street Fighters". Go Hibiki was rather interested when he knew that it was no 
other than Thai Muetai legend, Sagat. Impressed by his doings, Go Hibiki went to 
challenge Sagat head on. Dan wasn't concerned at all for his father's departure. 
In his mind, he knew his father would come back. But fate can sometimes be 
cruel.
	In Thailand, Sagat and Go Hibiki squared face on. Go Hibiki was getting te 
hang of the fight, surprising Sagat with his techniques, and taking random pokes 
at Sagat, which made him mad. Suddenly, in one attack, Go Hibiki managed to 
remove one of Sagat's eyes. Enfuriated and blinded with rage, Sagat forgot all 
the honor he learned before and proceeded to battle Go Hibiki ruthlessly. He 
didn't rest until Go Hibiki's last breath. Sagat, for once, had taken the life 
of a man by his own hands.
	When the news reached Dan, for the first time ever, felt fear strike in 
his heart. Was there somebody strong enough in the world to beat and even kill 
his father? It seemed so. Sleepless nights and countless nightmares followed Dan 
after that day, nightmares where Sagat would come and kill a defenseless Dan. 
Dan was stroke in fear like no before. But, deep in his heart, he felt the 
memory of his father burning, and getting guts out of nowhere, went out to seek 
the greatest martial arts legend alive: the great Gouken.
	Dan reached Gouken, and began training with him. But it only took a few 
time before news came to Dan: Sagat was defeated. Suddenly, Dan felt a light of 
hope in his heart. Sagat could be defeated, and thus, his nightmares 
disappeared, and continued his training ever harder to beat Sagat and exact 
revenge. But Gouken, reproaching the use of martial arts for personal 
intentions, kicked Dan out of his dojo in sprite of his desire of revenge. Thus, 
Dan trained alone, mixing the little Gouken taught to him with his own style. 
Dan could never catch up to Sagat...and perhaps he wasn't trained enough for 
that. Tired of searching, Dan opened his own dojo where he would teach the 
people of the world his newly created style: the powerful Saikyo style!

	Also look for Dan in: Gem Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, 
and in Apocalypse's stage in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, captured in one of the 
capsules at the right (perhaps he was considered too powerful for Apocalypse ;), 
and also in Storm's ending in the same game, where he is attacked by Shuma-
Gorath! Also look for Dan's "bluffers" in SNK's Art of Fighting or The King of 
Fighters series...see if you can find the similiarities! :)

DARUN MISTER
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Appearnces: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

	Darun was a man who enjoyed about everything in the world money can buy: a 
nice house, well payed, and a lucrative lifestyle. As the champion of a private 
wrestling organization, Darun fought constantly and was undefeated in many 
matches. However, Darun didn't felt pleased by winning all those macthes, and 
winning all that money. He felt that he didn't have enough competition, and he 
even felt that even some of his opponents threw the towel before time, since the 
organization was sponsored by many wealthy men of around the world, and a lot of 
bets went on Darun. He felt he needed more than that to prove his true 
abilities.
	The life of Darun changed when one day, one of the sponsors, the Purna 
family (a wealthy Arabian family), contracted Darun's services for one important 
task that didn't have anything to do with just wrestling in the ring. His ring 
would be the world now, since he was signed up as a bodyguard for the daughter 
of the family, Pullum, on her travel to seek out the crime organization known as 
Shadoloo, for a sorry thing that happened to her grandfather. The Purna family 
knew Pullum would be in inminent danger facing a huge crime organization by her 
own, even with her friend. So, Darun accepted the challenge, but it was not 
exactly for the money, or for the girls themselves, but for testing his 
wrestling  abilities against the best fighters in the world.

DOCTRINE DARK
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 
2

	The war doesn't bring no good, just disasters.
	Such was the fate of a man who now portrays the name of Doctrine Dark. As 
the commander of a batallion in the U.S. army, Doctrine Dark was considered a 
top role soldier, perhaps not as distinguished as Charlie and Guile where, but a 
very talented soldier nonetheless. He had extreme ability, speed, and a 
excellent use of blades, wires, and explosives. He was a model to look up for 
his troops, and they trusted him in heart and mind as he trusted them.	
	Suddenly, Doctrine Dark and his batallion were assigned to Guile's 
command, and both where sent on a dangerous jungle mission to infiltrate some 
secret headquarters of the enemy. The jungle was treacherous indeed, but nothing 
Doctrine Dark and his men couldn't resolve. However, from the moment Guile and 
Doctrine Dark went separate ways where when the things grew ugly.
	Doctrine Dark little knew that he was about to face a military madman, but 
brilliant in his strategy and tactics, as Rolento was, and his well trained 
army, while Doctrine Dark's men where very joyful and merry, but lacking in 
skills. Things didn't get any better for Doctrine Dark and his men as they were 
ambushed by Rolento's army. The battle was unequal. Doctrine Dark's troop was 
wiped away, almost turning into a butchery. Doctrine Dark himself resulted 
severally wounded, and was about to die for sure if Guile wouldn't go in his 
aid. Doctrine Dark remained in the hospital for many days, and there was no sign 
of a little hope. Almost every doctor called him for dead, but suddenly, one 
morning, he was gone. He had escaped from the hospital and there was almost no 
other place he could be found out. Guile was worried about his soldier, and 
blamed himself a bit for letting Doctrine Dark and his batallion go out alone. 
Many days passed after that, and one day, the man that was terribly scared and 
in severe trauma from his incident, arised as a man who could only live through 
his life-saving device, and wanting all the world to suffer the things he 
suffered, including the man who abandoned him to his fate: Guile.

DEE JAY
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Note: If you're pretty ignorant about music or haven't gone to any discotheque 
lately, a "D.J." is the man who plays the music.
Appearances: Super Street Fighter II-New Challengers Super Street Fighter II 
Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Playstation version only)

	It is proved that Jamaicans love the good life. And Dee Jay is obviously 
no exception. As most Jamaicans, Dee Jay loves to take a stroll on the beach, 
surf, listen to music, enjoying the good life. Always portraying his wide smile, 
Dee Jay has two passions that sooth him the most: one, is his eternal hobby of 
composing rasta music, and always seeking new tunes for it. His second passion 
resides in his kickboxing style, which he loves to practice and beat up many 
skulls. However, Dee Jay has been searching the way to combine his two hobbies, 
and that is what he seeks now.	
	Dee Jay now travels the world in search of the perfect blend between his 
style and his music, creating a new tune that could launch him to fame. Of 
course, nobody said that making a tune with kickboxing would be easy.

	Also look for Dee Jay in: His own background in Gem Fighter, which is his 
bar. He is there, tossing the drinks to the beat! :)

DHALSIM
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Appearances: Street Fghter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 2, Street 
Fighter Alpha 3

	Dhalsim is only one of the few who can presume himself to be a Yoga 
master. He has dedicated his entire life, in mind, body, and soul, to the 
perfection of his skills and to seek the perfect union between his powers. 
Having to live in solitude for many years, and meditating for long periods of 
time, restricting himself to a strict diet, Dhalsim has managed to go far beyond 
his own limits and become a sort of entity.
	Dhalsim has seen and lived the poor life of his fellow Indian people. 
Everybody is hungry, everybody seeks a way to get out of the misery in which 
they live, either following the ways of good or the ways of evil. Dhalsim knows 
his meditation and prayers alone won't take his people anywhere, and also living 
with his wife Sally and his son, Dhalsim hates to admit that fighting is the 
only way to get enough economic support for his people, and bring peace and 
tranquility to his people.
	Dhalsim's meditation and union between his mind, body, and soul, have 
allowed him to carry abilities which many can't explain, such as spewing fires 
from his mouth, stretching his limbs to unimaginable proportions, and sending 
his body through a vortex of space and time, and instantly reappearing in 
another place. Dhalsim, however, feels that he still hasn't achieved the status 
of a Yoga master, as he still senses evil both on the outside as in the inside. 
As he tries to seek the exclusion of his evil, Dhalsim seeks his purification by 
cleansing the world of it's evil, and by helping his people, his consciesness 
will become clean of all impurifications.

	Also look for Dhalsim in: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes 
vs. Street Fighter, and in two backgrounds of Gem Fighter: one in the Chinese 
restaurant, eating a bowl of "ramen" (noodle soup) on the roof, and in the beach 
stage, cleaning the side of an elephant with his long limbs. Also look for him 
in the Street Figher anime and Street Fighter II V anime series.

DUDLEY
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Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter II-Second Impact, 
Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	As many Englishmen, Dudley lives in a first-class family, which enjoys of 
many riches. Of course, being the son of a succesful boxer, who had won millions 
every fight, Dudley always lived a life of commodity and many wealthes. However, 
as many "rich" fighters, Dudley seeks something more than just the money: to 
hone his skills, and to test how much of a fighter he is. 	
	Always taking his father as an example, Dudley also took lessons in boxing 
from several coaches who had already trained champions in other times, and 
trained a lot to be like his father someday. Of course, his father didn't 
understand why, since Dudley was little bit too short for being a boxer. 
However, Dudley didn't mind, and his skills soon reached unpredicted heights, 
almost comparing him to his father.
	Dudley's fame crossed all England, and he was getting as wealthy and 
famous as his father, not to mention more skillful. However, Dudley never forgot 
his family, and one day, Dudley was informed that his father had lost a family 
treasure to a strange man. Dudley knew that it was incorrect for his father to 
give something so valuable to a stranger, but always ready to leap into action, 
Dudley promised he would find this man, and recover his father's treasure for 
his sake, and if the man ever opposed resistance, then Dudley would have to 
teach him a lesson.

EAGLE
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Appearances: Street Fighter

	Eagle is an Englishman looking for a brawl. Always fighting for the money 
and wielding a pair of crowbars on both hands, Eagle excuses himself as being a 
fighter for the Queen, but in reality he is just fighting for the hell of it, 
and always seeks how to fight a good fight for the sake of the money. He has 
just participated in the "King of Street Fighters" tournament hosted by Sagat, 
after that, nothing was known of him, seemimgly retiring to the English 
underground and feeding on what he can get his hands on.

EDMOND HONDA
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Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Edmond Honda grew up being out of shape, as a fat kid who was always 
pestered by his school partners, and had some difficulties otherwise with it as 
well. However, as a Japanese, being fat didn't necesarily represent a problem. 
In fact there were some advantages to it, and Honda knew just what to do: begin 
to practice the legendary art of Sumo from a young age.	
	Very young Honda began to stand out in the Sumo circuit, having a 
tremendous facility to practice the Sumo arts, using his weight almost like if 
it was never there, moving like a lightweight and hitting like a runaway train, 
Honda had been a traditional student ever since he began his training,always 
following the rules of a perfect Sumo wrestler. He had the special ability to 
flatten his enemy with his tremendous weight, and aplicate the techniques of the 
Sumo at perfection at the same time.	
	Soon enough, Honda got a shot at the top honors of the Sumo world, and one 
of them was to obtain the "Yokozuna" title or grand champion. After many years 
of training, he finally obtained the title, and there seemingly was no other man 
in all Japan (or all the world for that matter) who could equal his Sumo skills. 
Overwhelmed by this, Honda now saught a new arena: now he would show the world 
the true power of Sumo. Even though most of the world thought that Sumo wasn't 
truly a real sport, Honda didn't mind: he would prove otherwise after crushing 
the skulls of his other opponents.

	Also look for E.Honda in: A background in Gem Fighter, in Dee Jay's bar, 
taking a drink at the counter. Also look for him in the Street Fighter anime.

ELENA
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Appearances: Street Fihter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second Impact, 
Street Fighter III-Third Strike	

	Elena is the daughter of the chief of an African tribe, in fact, the only 
daughter of the chief. As a result, she is loved very much not only by her 
father, but by all the village, being the next heir to the throne. However, 
Elena's tribe is often very poor and suffers a lot of sicknesses, and thus, 
produces a lot of deaths. Despite how joyful Elena was some days, there would 
always be gloom in the hearts of some people of the tribe. Elena took Capoeira 
lessons very soon in her life, and thus, has becomed very skilled and a almost 
complete master in the use of her legs. Meanwhile, her father traveled to France 
in order to subscribe him in a medicine school to take lessons and help cure his 
people.
	Meanwhile, Elena saught her own methods to cure her people. Though she 
wasn't precisely a doctor, she would certainly helped them by fighting. After 
all, she had lived so much with her people and to show that she's worthy enough 
for the throne, she decides to meet a man who is said to have an inmense 
fortune, somwhere in the Mediterranean. Whatever the respond would be from that 
man, Elena would accept it with glee. If he would colaborate peacefully, then 
fine with her. But if he refused, then she had to teach the man some manners. 
After all, the last thing Elena would like to see is her people die slowly, so 
she is willing to risk it all in their favor.

	Also look for Elena in: A background in Gem Fighter, on the beach, at the 
far left eating a cake.

FEI LONG
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Note: If you had noticed the similiarity between Fei Long and karate legend 
Bruce Lee, well then, good for you. :)
Appearances: Super Street Fighter II-New Challengers, Super Street Fighter II 
Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Playstation version only)

	Fei Long has been more than just a kung fu movie star: he has became a 
legend both in and outside the movie set. He has been distinguished for his 
absolutely amazing skills, and his dextertity with several weapons. He has 
became an idol due to the real showing of his skills in the silver screen. He 
has trained in the most purest art of kung-fu, and has learned from the greatest 
masters the true meaning of kung-fu, and has brought that knowledge to the 
movies, making him a national hero in his home country, Hong Kong, due to his 
honorable emabassador which proudly represents their country to the world.
	However, Fei Long knows that he did wanted to train in kung-fu to be just 
like his hero Bruce Lee, since he was a loyal fan to the Legend and his movies. 
His skills amazed Fei Long, and just the idea of practicing the same style as he 
did made him tremble of emotion. Being a national hero to Hong Kong as well, it 
was almost logical for Fei Long to follow his steps. However, when he began his 
training, he began to ask himself if training just to act on a movie set was 
really worth all the trouble and all the effort of all his years of training. 
Fei Long now knew that kung-fu's real meaning was to perfect it at any turn, 
create his own style, and passing it over to his disciples. After all, that was 
Bruce Lee did in the first place: he knew this meaning, and followed it 
strictly. Fei Long that this was his same destiny as well, and thus, now 
alternating between his movie filmations, he decides to fight the best fighters 
in the world to show if he is still worthy of wielding kung-fu with the honor it 
deserves to.

	Also look or Fei Long in: Two backgrounds, one in Street Fighter Alpha 2, 
in Dan's stage (which happens to be Hong Kong), at the right, with a towel on 
his back and wiping his nose, and in one background of Gem Fighter, in the 
Chinese restaurant, eating "ramen" (noodle soup) in the roof along with Dhalsim.

F7
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Appearances: Street Fighter-The Movie

	As a part of an operation which involved creating genetically enhanced 
cyborgs to create the perfect fighters, M.Bison and his scientific crew created 
a first series of cyborgs. One of them was named F7, but since he was a copy of 
the original cyborg named Blade, F7 was destined to the shadows, just as a 
replica, who would just stay there until given orders to attack anyone who would 
dare try to infiltrate Shadoloo's headquarters.

GARUDA
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 
2

	The dark side holds a lot of unholy secrets. Garuda is one of the warriors 
who are not nearly alive, but not also nearly as dead. He is sort of a warrior 
from the undead, and now, he roams the world, lurking in the shadows, and when 
he fights, he doesn't fight to win, he fights to kill. Nobody knows where he 
comes from, or where is his origin, neither whether he is human or demon. He is 
just a dangerous warrior, who is pure evil, wishing no good, just having evil 
intentions for all his opponents.
	As a source of evil, Garuda always has contacts to all the evil auras in 
the world, like a warrior preying on the brain waves of every warrior on the 
earth, and seeking the evil warriors who shall power him and make him the 
greatest fighter in the world. Thus, Garuda senses the two most powerful evil 
auras: both coming from the dark side of Shotokan Karate. Garuda gleems in 
anticipation of facing the two most powerful auras besides his. Garuda's powers 
are eerie by himself, since he doesn't seem to have bone, or even flesh, not 
even traces of blood. Everything that comes out of his body are pointed spikes, 
which come from his soul full of hatred.

GEKI
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Appearanes: Street Fighter

	Ninjas have exsisted ever since feudal Japan, and though ninja activities 
have decreased to the break of extinction, they still exsist in modern times. 
One of the few survivors of the ninja bloodline is Geki. Geki is a ninja who 
works as a payed assasin. He always carries out his tasks with his mortal claw, 
and uses special ninja skills such as his great speed and his ability to 
teleport. Being one of the few Ninjitsu masters, Geki is mortal despite his 
advanced age. He particpated as a participant for a secret organization in the 
first "King of Street Fighters" held by Sagat, some said that some enemies of 
Sagat contracted him to kill the Muetai champion himself, but now, retired from 
any battle activities, has bulided up his own dojo where he will keep training 
those of his kind to keep the ninja tradition alive.

	Also look for Geki in: He is rumored to appear in Ibuki's background of 
Street Fighter III when she loses, and hovers above Ibuki.

GEN
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Appearances: Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Gen is one of the oldest fighters still alive, and one of the few masters 
of Chinese kung fu, and which dominates several styles of it. Gen has faced 
dozens of opponets during his lifetime, and perhaps one of the few fighters who 
still take their roots at heart. He is a purist at heart, and lives for the life 
of battle. However, that was a long time ago, where he enjoyed his fights.
 	Now, Gen has to shrug off young men who try to gain a name for themselves 
by defeating him. Gen not only could defeat them with the greatest of ease, but 
he could also apply his secret technique, which is the fatal death point attack, 
where he would touch several vital points in the human's body to make the pulse 
stop in those points, and thus, cutting the blood flow through the heart, 
killing the fighter instantly. However, Gen thinks that young men's life 
shouldn't be thrown that easily. He has killed several men in the most desperate 
attempts, but always in self defense. Able to change from many different styles 
in a wink of an eye, Gen doesn't want to be too predictable to avoid defeat.
	However, now that Gen feels he has reached the end of his life span, he 
now doesn't want to take any risks. However, there is still one enemy that Gen 
thrists to fight, but now just for the spirit of the
battle, but also to save his own life. Just because one day he was witness of 
the powers of Dark Shotokan, now he has to live with the pursue of the demons of 
Dark Shotokan. However, since he is reaching the end of his life, he doesn't 
care, and will now face everybody he needs to get out alive.

	Also look for Gen in: A background in Gem Fighter, in the Chinese 
restaurant, where he is the cook, peeling the scales out of a fish.

GILL
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Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second Impact

	Little is known about this mysterious man who lurks in the shadows. He is 
a powerful man, who posseses a lot of influences in the world, and is very 
wealthy. However, deep inside, he hides a terrible power, a power which has said 
to be that not of a human, more like a god. He can control the elements of fire 
and cold at the same time, which very few (or perhaps nobody) can presume to do. 
Gill considers himself a god who shall punish foolish mortals who just try to 
challenge him. His task of conquering is not so far fetched either, since he has 
the power and skill to do so. Some say he is unbeatable, in fact, they say that 
the man who can even touch him could be considered a man far beyond human 
imagination. After all, no mortal could ever lift a finger against a god.

GUILE
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Note: He is referred in the live-action movie and American cartoon as William F. 
Guile! :P
Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street 
Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3(Playstation version only)

	Guile is one of the few veterans still in action of the Special Forces 
unit of the U.S. army. Even though he has excluded himself from such unit, 
everybody still considers him to still be a quite valuable member of the army.
	However, Guile has suffered horrors and persecutions the like nobody could 
resist, or at least, not any sane man or soldier. Because Guile has suffered the 
unimaginable, the unspeakable, and is now tormented by everything that has 
happened in his past. Ever since he was a rookie in the army, everything he 
wanted to was defend his country against any invasor, since the love for his 
country was overwhelming. During his stance, he met two of his best friends: an 
experienced man named Charlie, and a novice but still very merry soldier, who 
would later be known as Doctrine Dark. All three made a great team, and all 
overcame all hardships that involves being a member of the Special Forces of the 
U.S.. Guile longs for these days, as in just little time, he would lose both of 
them in such terrible incidents.
	First off, Guile and Charlie wre assigned a mission to discover and 
vanquish the secret crime organization known as Shadoloo, which hidden 
headquarters laid in Thailand, in the middle of a jungle. Guile felt assured to 
have his best friend along with him in this hard task, but for some 
unexplainable reasons, Guile and Charlie were suprisingly ambushed and sent to a 
underground dungeon. Why did everything went wrong if everything was undercover 
was the thing that bothered Guile the most.
	However, it was logical that Charlie and him wouldn't stay there all day, 
so they decided to make a break for it. After narrowly escaping the clutches of 
death from their perilous voyage, Charlie proposed he would continue the 
operation alone. Guile felt obligated to refuse, but Charlie knew better: this 
would certainly desconcentrate any posterior operation, and would be too 
dangerous if the two kept along with this. After all, Charlie worried a lot 
about Guile. Guile trusted Charlie's abilities, but trust wasn't enough, as he 
was informed days later that Charlie had died in action after facing the leader 
of Shadoloo, the evil dictator known as M.Bison. Guile felt pain in his heart 
for first time, and couldn't opress the feeling of vengeance in his soul. After 
that, he decided to leave his loving family, the family he loved so much before 
and didn't want anything to happen too, his wife Jane, his daughter Amy, both 
gone. But by that time, Guile thought that they would be safer that way...out of 
the reach of that madman. But before he could know it, tragedy stroke twice.
	Guile was assigned to ambush a secret headquarters in yet another jungle 
in a faraway country, and this time, he had to lead the operation, just as 
Charlie did in his last mission. Now his companion would be a young man who 
leaded a very young and seemingly unexperienced unit. Guile once again had a bad 
feeling, but coped with them anyhow. During the plan to ambush the secret 
hideout, Guile sent the now known as Doctrine Dark and his unit through the way 
where he thought it would be more safer. After all, that unit wouldn't last too 
much in real combat situation, so he wanted to prevent risks. Although, Guile 
didn't count that he was against one terrible military man who was a genius in 
military strategy: Rolento. Even though the operation was a complete success, 
Guile was informed that the other unit was ambushed and wiped out almost 
completly. Guile felt guilty once more, and the torment grew even stronger. Even 
more when he was informed that one of the surviving soldiers escaped from the 
hospital, who would later turn in his greatest enemy, Doctrine Dark.
	But Guile keeps fighting on, for his family, for Charlie and for everyone 
who trusts him. He will vanquish Bison and not even that rookie of Doctrine Dark 
would stop him in his quest for revenge.

	Also look for Guile in: Charlie's ending of X-Men vs. Street Fighter 
(referred as "Charlie's friend", but who is Capcom kidding? ;), finding 
Charlie's missing dog tags and swearing vengeance. He also appears in a 
background of Gem Fighter, playing cards with Charlie in Dee Jay's bar. He is 
also in Final Fight 2, in the background of the end of the second stage, France, 
in the airport. Also look for him in the Street Fighter anime and the Street 
Fighter II V anime series (where he could be the only one to beat the crap out 
of Ryu and Ken and live to tell about it! :)

GUY
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha, Steet Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Guy is a follower of the Bushido path, and he is also a student of the 
Ninjitsu school. However, Guy is not a payed assasin for any means. He is 
warrior of honor, and fights with such, and tries to win clean, not using any 
dirty tricks. Guy trained since very young in the Ninjitsu school, and his 
master was also a great legend of Ninjitsu and also a follower of the Bushido 
path, Zeku (who was trained by the greateset ninja legend alive, Genryusai). 
There he trained along with the daughters of Genryusai, who were taken in by 
Zeku because Genryusai was too old to teach them, and decided that his young 
disciple would do fine in teaching them. Their names were Lena and Maki. Guy 
instanly fell in love with Lena, who wasn't quite a skilled student of Ninjitsu, 
and decided to act just like a house keeper. They have decided to marry, but 
until Guy finds out his true mission.
	And the true mission came out after many years of training under Zeku's 
orders, and afterwards when Guy considered himself a master of the Bushido way 
and of Ninjitsu. However, Zeku denied this, as Guy hasn't proven himself to be a 
true master yet, as he has to find his own way, not to follow just the Bushido 
principles. Guy thought that he should fight constantly and defeat as many 
fighters as he could to show how worthy he was of becoming a master. As a matter 
of fact, this time crossed up with Guy's friends, who has the same idea as he 
did: the neighbor dojo, which happened to be that of Gouken's, a great legend of 
Shotokan Karate. Guy made friends with his best disciples, Ryu and Ken, and all 
three went on a voyage to find their own ways. However, Guy soon knew that his 
master was right, since that Bushido wasn't something passed down from 
generation to generation, but something created, something that the own warrior 
must discover in order to keep the Bushido way alive. Guy knew this, and thus, 
became a true master of Bushido as well.
	Guy has made many travels to the U.S., as well, and has found a second 
home in Metro City. Surely not a place to love, though, since it was always 
plagued with criminals and full of scum, which the main one was the Mad Gear 
gang. Guy helped out his friend, the mayor Mike Haggar, twice in eliminating the 
scum of Metro City, first to rescue his daughter Jessica along with his son-in-
law Cody from the Mad Gear, and the to vanquish the Bone Cross gang later on. 
Guy was a main member of the downfall of both groups, thus bringing him a lot of 
hatred from many ex-members, but Guy knows how to shrug them off: with the power 
of his fists.

	Also look for Guy in: Final Fight (not in the Super NES version because he 
doesn't appear there), Mighty Final Fight, Final Fight 3, and referred in Final 
Fight 2, but never appears (hey, his master and his fiancee were kidnapped! What 
was he thinking? :). Also look for him in a background of Gem Fighter, in the 
roof of Dee Jay's bar, sleeping while Rolento is poking at him.

HOKUTO
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 
2

	Hokuto lived in a very united family. Her mother died when she was young, 
but ever since, her father has trained her in his own martial arts style of 
Kobujutsu. Hokuto also lived with his big brother, the always troubled Kairi. 
Hokuto loved being with her family, and living in her house represented quite a 
honor for her. However, it was soon to change.
	Kairi left one day, and Hokuto felt very empty. She had developed her own 
style by then, creatingher own way of portraying her art. However, her father 
had grown old, and Kairi was needed to be with his father. But Hokuto didn't 
know what to do. If fate would have had it, Hokuto met Kairi one day, but 
strangely, he didn't remember anything: he was in a state of dark amnesia, where 
he had an obsession of fighting people to actually remember who he was. He 
thought that only seeing the blood of other people would he remind what he was. 
Hokuto tried to reason with him, but this almost costed her life. After fleeing 
Kairi's sight, Hokuto vowed she would bring back her brother's memory nomatter 
what. The only thing she can do now is to go meet the man who knows the dark 
power, and find the true intentions of Kairi's dark amnesia.

	SEAL OF BLOOD HOKUTO (Chi no Fuuin Hokuto): This is a superpowered Hokuto, 
forced by her dark side. It was rumored that Hokuto revealed an ancient scroll, 
which contained an evil spirit, and by opening it she was possesed. Now as a 
mark, she has a blood sign on her forehead and now seeks blood herself, just for 
the hunger of it.
	SHINTO PRIESTESS HOKUTO: This, by the other side, is Hokuto's most purest 
form. She adopts the pure ways of the Shinto priestesses and marches out to bane 
the evil of the earth, using her Shinto knowledge to purify and cleanse evil 
souls.

HUGO
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Appearances: Street Fighter III: Second Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	  Hugo is a profesional German wrestler who has now came out from nowhere 
to claim his position as the greatest fighter of all time. Huge and large, Hugo 
comes from a European family of circusmen, thus, he has inherited the physique 
of his strongmen ancestors, and the brain of the monkeys. However, times change, 
and Hugo's family decided to move towards America, the supposed "land of the 
free". However, due to few job opportunities and their freakish look, Hugo's 
family was destined to become a large part of the Mad Gear gang, a criminal 
organization which ruled Metro City with an iron grip. 
	However, even though Hugo's family was strong and skilled in the arts of 
the much-feared German wrestling, they couldn't avoid the inminent downfall of 
the gang at the hands of mayor Mike Haggar and his friends, son-in-law Cody, and 
justice ninja Guy. Though many of Hugo's family decided to stay to what was left 
of the Mad Gear gang, Hugo himself didn't give the defeat a lot of importance. 
In fact, he saw it as an opportunity to go back to his native country and 
continue his training.
   	Hugo is able to lift huge boulders and even little cars at will, but still 
he longs for a good challenge. He now enters as part of the "New Generation" of 
fighters, and his only desire now is to become the strongest and flatten the 
rest of his enemies. Hugo is not very bright, but he can easily get his words 
straight after he breaks several of his opponents' bones. Though Hugo longs to 
be the most powerful wrestler, he still doesn't give up hopes on finding a 
worthy fighter so he (or she) can be his partner in the tag-team arena.  

	Also look for Hugo in: Final Fight, Final Fight 2, and Final Fight 3 
(though his name in these games is Andore, once Andre, but this name was nixed 
due to the fear of lawsuit by now-deceased pro wrestler Andre the Giant). You 
can also see him in Guy's background of Street Fighter Alpha 2: he is at the 
left, standing with his arms crossed atop some drums, and in Guy's background of 
Street Fighter Alpha 3 as well, standing in the same position with Poison by her 
side (his female aide). 


IBUKI
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Apperances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second Impact, 
Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Ibuki grew up in the midst of ninja family. Thus, she was trained in the 
ways of a ninja since very young, and began to learn the basicskills of 
Ninjitsu, such as gaining speed and bone breaking arts, but has not advanced to 
such advanced skills such as teleporting. Although a life of a ninja is strict, 
Ibuki enjoys living the life of a young girl of her age. She just loves 
daydreaming, going to school with her friends (most of them are ninjas that even 
go to the same school as she does), and passing a lot of time with her pet 
racoon. Ibuki just loves the teenager life, even though her destiny should be 
that of a payed assasin.
	Now, Ibuki is offered her frst challenge by her master. It seems that 
there is very powerful man somewhere in the Mediterranean area, and who is 
menacing the world with his incredible power. Ibuki should eliminate her at 
once, but not just for money, but for the destiny of the whole world is in 
stake, and Ibuki shall go and eliminate him, even though she dislikes taking the 
lives of other peoples.

	Also look for Ibuki in: Gem Fighter

JOE
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Appearances: Street Fighter

	Joe is a lowlife hoodlum who lives in a third class trainyard as part of 
the many homeless people in the U.S. society. And as many people who lives in 
such conditions, Joe prefers to street fight for a living. However, Joe has such 
a rusty technique, very typical of street brawling. The method for winning with 
Joe is to use any means possible and with as much techniques as possible, no 
matter what it takes. However, this is what makes Joe too short of being a good 
fighter, and after failing miserably in the first "King of Street Fighters" 
tournament held by Sagat, he has returned to his trainyard and nobody has seen 
him ever since.

JULI
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Juli is one of the many women clones of M.Bison, created by the evil 
dictator to follow his orders and use his Psycho Power he has given them to use 
it against his enemies and to serve his will. Juli was one of the more advanced 
prototypes, and along with it's sister, Juni, were selected by M.Bison himself 
to help him resolve his plan of capturing Ryu and make him the successor of his 
Psycho Power. Juli is now activated and with specific orders to capture Ryu and 
eliminate all oposition. A bit more violent than Juni, Juli uses her Psycho 
Power to create unbelievable techniques, and sometimes fights along her sister 
and create a powerful team which will be a headache for all the street fighters!

JUNI
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Juni is a part of the numerous army M.Bison has formed by using his Psycho 
Power to create female clones of himself to serve him and accomplish his evil 
purposes. Juni, along with her sister, Juli, are two of the most advanced copies 
of M.Bison, thus gaining the trust of the evil dictator. M.Bison has now ordered 
them to go out and capture Ryu for him, as he has been destined to be the 
successor to M.Bison in his throne. Juli takes out, and fights with her sister 
Juli. Their orders are to seek and capture Ryu alive and bring him to M.Bison. 
Juni, though more innocent than Juli, does not hold anything back in battle, and 
with her swift attacks, she uses her PsychoPower to full effect. When paired 
with her sister Juli, they are a force to be reckoned! 


KAIRI
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 
2

	Kairi is a lonely wolf who has no clue whatsover of his past. Nobody knows 
exactly where Kairi comes from or what does he seek, but if there is one thing 
that Kairi seeks, is to unlock the mystery of his past. Ever since Kairi woke 
up, with a terrible wound crossing his right eye, Kairi has been clueless. In 
that moment, a man cloaked in black appeared in front of him, and invited Kairi 
to discover his blurry past by doing just a simple mission: defeat and slaughter 
any opponent in front of him. Kairi wasn't completly sure of it, but if it was 
any idea of getting any closer to his past, Kairi would do so. And he has 
suprising abilities, great speed, tremndous power, and a technique that is 
somewhat similiar to the Shotokan Karate. Kairi is unknown that he has a father 
and a sister named Hokuto, but ignorant to this fact, Kairi keeps on fighting to 
cure himself from his amnesia, even if it takes as much as lives as possible.

KARIN KANZUKI
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Karin studies in a Japanese high school, and though she has a lot of money 
thanks to the rich organization her parents had, she still despises one thing: 
her eternal nemesis, Kasugano Sakura, the tomboy girl, but the only one with 
courage enough to fight Karin.
	Karin had received training of the best martial artists in the world 
thanks to her money influence. She has learned the best of their techniques, and 
she is so skillful that many opponents find it hard to know what sort of 
technique she will use next! However, despite all that, Karin has not managed to 
strike fear in the heart of Sakura, who also seems to be very powerful, with her 
learning of Shotokan Karate. Karin had seen that style before, when she saw a 
certain American fighter known as Ken Masters fight. However, Sakura's style was 
different, and with both fight, there never is an absolute winner. Karin is so 
frustrated she follows Sakura and see what makes her so strong!
	One day, Karin follows Sakura, and is known about a dangerous man known as 
M.Bison, who i seeking a man named Ryu. Sakura seemed so worried that Ryu was 
pursued by those guys from Shadoloo. Taking action, Sakura begins her journey to 
find Ryu. However, Karin has decided to follow her as well. She will aslo beat 
as many opponents as she can, and this time, claim to be more powerful than 
Sakura! 

	Also look for Karin in: The Sakara Ganbaru manga, where she is from (also 
look for other SF personalities in that manga!).

KEN MASTERS
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Note: "Ken" actually means "inner spirit", and Masters is his last name approved 
by Capcom Japan.
Appearances: Street Fighter, Street Fighter-The World Warrior Street Fighter II-
Champion Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter 
II-New Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, 
Street Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street 
Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter III-New Generation, 
Street Fighter III-Second Impact, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, 
Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Ken is the only son of a wealthy American family, the Masters family. Ever 
since young, Ken was surrounded by tremendous riches, but however, was very 
undisciplined, since he was a spoiled brat, a kid who didn't have enough 
attention from his parents who where too busy to attend him. So, Ken began to do 
what he wanted to do: not attend to school, hang out with his friends, having a 
lot of girlfriends, buying things out of control, between other many things. 
Ken's father knew he couldn't do anything for him since he didn't have the time 
to fix him up,so he did the next best thing: he decided to send him to Japan. 
Ken chewed it and accepted, but his father knew better: there was a certain man 
named Gouken whom Ken's father knew about, and knew that of he send him to 
Gouken, he would certainly straighten things up for him, even for the worst.
	When Ken reached Gouken's dojo, he noticedone thing: this wasn't his home 
anymore. Gouken submitted Ken to strict rules, and Ken felt for first time the 
iron hand of a superior. Ken had to train very hard, and not slack off like he 
did in the U.S., or he would be punished for that. However, Ken found a friend. 
A friend that was different from his friends back in the U.S.. This guy was 
silent, not much fond to words, but very expressive, and very generous, sort of 
like the real friend anybody should have. His name was Ryu, and he had been in 
the dojo long before Ken arrived, but Ken soon catched up. However, Ryu had that 
certain something that distinguished him from Ken, maybe his greater fighting
spirit, but otherwise, Ken and Ryu's abilities were considered almost equal. 	
	As a test of their abiliies, Ken and Ryu entered the first "King of Street 
Fighters" tournament held by Sagat. Both were unexperienced, and would face many 
fighters who have already fought for quite some time. However, Ken and Ryu had 
unexplaiable powers, and a will to keep them on, despite the odds. They trusted 
everything on their abilities, and they showed a great sense of competition. 
Ken, however, wasted more time bragging his abilities, and showing off to the 
crowd rather than concentrating on the tournament. This lead him to think that 
he as the best fighter in the world, but Ryu proved him wrong, as he was the one 
who defeated Sagat at the end, and Ken saw this as an insult
to his abilities. He didn't hate Ryu, it's just that he couldn't understand why 
he couldn't overpass him.
		After that, Ken trained very hard on his own to overcome Ryu the 
next time they would fight. He promised to Ryu that he would defeat him next 
time and steal his title, which Ryu gladly accepted. Ken had to surpass his own 
limits, and thus, learned how to truly channel his true abilities. During his 
training time, he met a woman who woud later change his life for the best: a 
daughter of another rich family named Eliza which he met during a party. After 
some years, Ken and Ryu finally faced off. Ryu was sort of troubled ever since 
he fought Sagat, since Ken felt that Ryu was concentrating really on the fight. 
Ken declared the fight suspended, and gave a present to Ryu: his ribbon which 
tied his long hair, which would remind him of the fight. Ken knew that if Ryu 
dedicated himself more to the fight, he would have certainly be defeated, so he 
resumed his training. However, he didn't last too much, and once again the 
luxiours life of a rich man got the best of him, and decided to slack off at the 
beach with Eliza rather than keep perfecting his skills. Ken thought that since 
it would be a long time for him and Ryu to fight again, he decided to take a 
break meanwhile.
	Years later, Ken received a challenge. It was Ryu. He hadn't forgotten the 
fight, and challenged once again to prove himself. Revived and with more 
inspiration than before, Ken trained harder, and perfected the art of Shotokan 
Karate, especially his best weapon, the super powerful Shoryuken. Ken now faced 
new opponents in this new battle, but he ended up joining up with Ryu instead of 
fighting against him, since both had to fight against two main evils: the evil 
dictator with a wish to conquer the world, the leader of Shadoloo, M.Bison, and 
the killer of their master, Akuma. Ken demostrated his advances and was a base 
to defeat the evil forces of the world. Afterwards, Ken took a break to marry 
Eliza, but he didn't slack off this time, but trained more regularly.
 	During the course of the years, Ken had a son, which he named Mel, and was 
offered to be the master of a young man. However, Ken was more focused towards 
his rematch with Ryu. After all, he was restricted as well, since Eliza 
obligated him only to particpate in tournaments where Ryu would fight. Ken now 
seeks the rematch with Ryu, and now feels prepared, up and ready for Ryu's next 
challenge...perhaps the last?

	Also look for Ken in: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. 
Street Fighter, Gem Fighter, and is supposedly the hero of the old game named 
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Battle. He also appears in Marvel vs. Capcom, 
where he accompanies Ryu along with Sean in one of Ryu's intros (he gives a 
quick salute and goes away). He also appears in Ryu's ending of the same game, 
telling Sean to stay with Ryu and train while he went shopping with Eliza.  Also 
look for him in the Street Fighter anime and the Street Fighter II V anime 
series (well, if there's Street Fighter, then Ken has to be there almost by 
law).

KYBER
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Appearances: Street Fighter-The Movie

   As a part of an operation which involves creating cyborgs able to house 
altered genes, M.Bison and his crew of scientists created the first series of 
cyborgs. The original was named Blade, and three other replicas were created 
after it. Kyber is one of these replicas, and banned to watch over his leader 
from afar, he would only enter the fray only if someone would dare challenge his 
master.

LEE
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Appearances: Street Fighter

	Lee is a Chinese kung fu master who is willing to challenge the strongest 
fighters on the earth. His fighting skills are those of a master, and is willing 
to show both old and new generations what he is made of. It is said that his 
fighting abilities are mesmerizing, and that he can quite finish the battle in a 
few seconds. A good natured man, Lee has no regrets for fighting, and wouldn't 
mind if somebody beats him someday, as such is fate of life.

M.BISON(Vega in Japan)
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Note: If you were wondering what the hell does the M stand for in M.Bison well, 
Capcom says it adds to his mystery. Yeah right, just another excuse after 
changing his name for that for Balrog's just to avoid lawsuits from Mike Tyson 
(in other words, getting their ears bitten off :).
Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter 
EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	There are many evil souls in this world. Too many, perhaps. But for every 
one of them, M.Bison has to have the darkest soul of all. A man with no mercy, 
no feelings, no happiness whatsover, Bison is a ruthless psychopath who has 
enough power to dominate the world, or such he thought.
	The origins of Bison are unknown. Some say he is a demon disguised as a 
human, or that he was possesed by some strange power when he was a child. The 
truth is, he has surged from the shadows to create the infamous crime 
organization known as Shadoloo, and has commanded it through many
operations. He has made it stand out far beyond a national terrorist group from 
Thailand. He has now made it international, with many agents around the world, 
and striking fear in all the goverments around the world. Bison has learned to 
rule with an iron hand, not with fancy words. And he has power enough to gather 
masses, as he is dominant of a strange power which comes from his dark soul 
known as "psycho power". This power channels strange flames from his body, and 
can obliterate any human being in matter of seconds. Such was the fate of many 
people who refused entering the ranks of Shadoloo. Many has tried to defeat him. 
Nobody had returned alive. Such was the fate of Chun Li's father and Charlie. 
Bison is inhuman, a man with no mercy.
	Commanding the dark forces, Bison now seeks the ultimate goal in his quest 
to conquer the world: gather all the information from all the street fighters of 
the world and gather it to create perfect warriors. However, Bison doesn't lose 
the chance to capture the street fighters themselves and brainwash them so the 
can serve him as mindless zombies. Bison knows what to do. Even though he is 
aided by three strong warriors (Balrog, Vega, and Sagat), Bison knows his army 
is weak, and so he recruits people with power beyond imagination. Thus, he 
created a tournament where evrybody who won would be his next victim. However, 
it is presumed that he is now dead after being vanquished by Ryu and Ken. Such 
is the fate of the dark side.

	SHIN M.BISON (True M.Bison): M.Bison, extracting all the power he can 
muster from the Psycho Drive, the source of his evil power, becomes an 
incredibly powerful entity that is bent on destroying the world. However, one 
false use, and the power could destroy himself. But is not to worry, as Bison 
now knows real power, and all his enemies will soon see!  
	Also look for M.Bison in: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes 
vs. Street Fighter. He is also in three backgrounds of Gem Fighter. He is in the 
window of the mall stage, acting as Cammy's father. He is also in the mountain 
stage sleding (and crashing :), and finally, in the Chinese restaurant stage, 
eating "ramen" (noodle soup) with Birdie at his side. He also appears in Chun 
Li's ending in Marvel vs. Capcom (where he captures Chun Li but then gets 
thwarted by Shadow Charlie!) Also look for him in the Street Fighter anime and 
the Street Fighter II V anime series (where he looks VERY evil!).

MIKE
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Appearances: Street Fighter

	Mike grew up in a ghetto fond of boxing. Even though Mike had a great 
power in his fists, a great speed, and a tremendous skill to knock down enemies 
at the first blow, Mike didn't like professional boxing. He hated being limited 
by rules, so he could use low tricks such as kicking or hitting below the belt. 
Mike liked street brawling a lot, such as in the life in the hoodlums. Mike 
likes to see his opponent bleeding, and also likes betting a lot in his matches. 
He was so confident in his abilities, that he entered the first "King of Street 
Fighters" tournament held by Sagat, thinking he was the best. What he didn't 
know, was that the world was a big place for a common American boxer, and he was 
surprised at how bad he did. Apparently losing all his money, Mike has retired 
from anything relationed with boxing or street fighting.

NECRO
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Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second 
Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Russia is a cold place, a cold place with almost no laws at all, or no 
established government whatsover. People live barely as they have to, with 
little few rations to cope with the bitter cold and poor society. Such began the 
life of Necro, a young Russian boy who was born and raised in a little village 
at thie side of a lake. Necro obviously was no different than the other people, 
and also had to work to support his family, either working in mines or 
factories. He had a numerous family, and didn't want everybody to die from 
starvation. So Necro decided to get a job in Moscow, where job oppotunities were 
more numerous than in the countryside. The comunism reign was reaching it's end, 
and it finally collapsed by when Necro reached the capital.
	A good natured boy, Necro saw with disbelief how the inner war began. 
Everybody was running crazy. Nobody knew what to do. Necro was confused and 
didn't know why everybody was so in a ruckus. All of a sudden, some men dressed 
in black aproached Necro, and in a flash, mugged him and captured him. They took 
him into a limosuine, and there is where Necro's torture begins.
 	In a hidden laboratory, Necro was racked in pain several times after being 
injected with chemicals several times. His body began to suffer transformations, 
and his appearance almost didn't belong to a human anymore. He began to suffer 
changes and manifest certain powers such as being able to flex his limbs to 
unimaginable proportions, and surging electricity charges from his body. After 
the experiment being completed, now Necro's punishment was not near from over. 
He was banned to serve his captors, a secret organization, to eliminate their 
enemies, and do battle against human race. Even though Necro completes the job 
sometimes, he still longs for freedom. So now, as the Russian government, Necro 
plans to give a hard blow to the higher commands of the organization, even if it
means facing the leader himself.

ORO
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Note: As a cultural intermission, "oro" in Spanish means "gold" (not that that 
has something to do with Oro, but the fact remains).
Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second 
Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Sometimes, mystical creatures hide in the places undiscovered yet by 
mankind. And deep in the Amazon jungle, hiding in a cave, lies Oro. He is one of 
those people who live like a hermit, and his appearances shows: a desfigured man 
dressed in rags. But Oro doesn't seem to mind. In fact, he doesn't mind what 
humanity ever thinks. He is disgusted with humans, and as such, has retired to 
solitude in his cave, where his only friends happen to be animals, whom he 
thinks, are more comprenhensive and intelligent than human beings ever will.
	Oro also happens to be one of the few old men in the fighting arena. He 
doesn't have a specific fighting style: his skills resemble dancing more than 
anything else. He acts almost like a chicken, and pecks like a bee. However, 
this doesn't mean Oro is near from weak. In fact, his powers are very strong, 
and no human on earth was near to compare to him back in his golden days, and he 
feels nothing has changed in the past few years, since has been living on earth 
for decades now. He has found no competition for his likes, and seeing that 
nobody would ever beat him, he decided to impose himself a handicap: he banned 
his left arm. Now fighting with his right arm only, Oro feels the competition 
will be more equal, or so he thinks. Now bored of spending time in his cave, Oro 
has decided to come out of his cave and take a sniff of fresh air. So, he now 
travels the world seeing how the new generation of fighters have evolved. 
Hopefully, he will find a worthy challenge and keep him or her as a student. If 
there wasn't, then he would keep on sleeping in his cave for another decade to 
come.

PULLUM PURNA
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Apearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

	Pullum is the daughter of a wealthy Arabian family, in fact, could be 
considered one of the richest families in the world no less. Pullum is a joyful 
girl who loves spending time with nature, playing in the outdoors, and just 
having a good time. She's definetly no spoiled girl, but she sure likes to get 
in troubles sometimes. As such, Pullum's father has taken her into a fighting 
school, but even though the classes are rough and Pullum has to be very 
disciplined, Pullum takes it lightly, as she sees it as another hobby in her 
life.
	Besides her parents, whom she loves very much, Pullum has other two 
special persons in her life: one of them is her grandfather, a wise man, who has 
been roaming the earth for much time, and knows all of it's secrets. He also 
seems to know if evil is present in the world. Pullum sees him as the best 
grandfather a girl can have, since he is very funny and at the same time very 
intelligent. The other person who Pullum respects a lot is her friend, Blair 
Dame. The Dame and Purna family have always had close relations, both 
economically and personally. Blair and Pullum seem to follow thsi tradition, but 
they seem more closer than any of the other people in both families. Thus, 
Pullum would seem to lead a very peaceful life to be fighting. But now when 
somebody messes with the people she loves.
	Wandering through her father's palace, Pullum humed and chanted, like any 
normal day. And since she was such in a good mood, she decided to pay her 
grandfather a visit in his room. Oddly, Pullum heard no sound from the room. 
Worried sick, Pullum entered. There was his grandfather allright, lying on his 
bed. But something strange happened to him: he didn't seem to be in this world 
anymore. He was stiff like a cadaver, but was still breathing. He seemed to be 
under some sort of hypnosis. Pullum found a book on her grandfather's lap. It 
had the words marked "Shadoloo" on it's cover. Pullum closed the book and took 
action: whoever was Shadoloo was bound to pay what they did to her grandfather.
	Pullum now takes out throughout the world, with her friend Blair and 
bodyguard Darun, to seek out Shadoloo. She still has her good nature, but hatred 
has found house in her soul for the first time, and now, it's unstopable.

RAINBOW MIKA
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Apperances: Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Rainbow Mika is an enthustiatic young woman who has very high spirits and 
always seems to be happy for no reason at all. This jolly female has always been 
a fan of wrestling, and since she admires the techniques so much, she decides to 
train hard in order to become one of the best, and bash the heads of even the 
toughest male wrestlers!
	Rainbow Mika and her sparring partners train hard everyday. Mika ties 
rocks to her body and pulls them in order to rise her stamina, and her coaches 
show her how to do the more lethal wrestling moves. But of course, this all 
seems so boring to Mika, and decides to make a twist to each and one of them to 
fit his style. This creates a total new wrestling style which most wrestlers are 
unknown to, and by consecuene, are so astonished to find themselves lying on the 
mat!
	When the moment of truth arrived for Mika, she was so excited. It would be 
the first time for her to enter the wrestling ring, and she would be the tagteam 
partner of no other but the great Russian wrestler Zangief! She thinks she must 
dress like a true female wrestler, but when she arrives at the ring, even 
Zangief himself is so embarassed at the results! However, he is soon surprised 
when he sees Mika in action. Sure, she was clumsy, but no doubt promising. She 
had the conviction and spirit so many wrestlers lack. After the fight, Zangief 
tells Mika that she should travel with him and become stronger by facing the 
strongest opponents in the world. Mika gets so excited. She can now prove her 
unique wrestling style to the world!  

RETSU
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Appearances: Street Fighter

	Retsu is a Japanese monk who now lives  solitude in a monastery in the 
mountains of Japan. Actually, Retsu was supposed to be a student of Shotokan 
Karate under the orders of Goutetsu, but he left for no solid reasons. Perhaps 
he grew tired and decided to live a more peaceful life. However, the fighting 
spirit inside him still burned, and whenever he felt the nearby presence of an 
entity, he would come out from the shadows and challenge it. However, his votes 
of no fighting have forbidden to take this decision very often. Retsu 
participated in the first "King of Street Fighters" tournament held by Sagat, 
but even though his power was far beyond many participants, he decided to quit 
halfway through the tournament. He felt it was more peaceful living a long, 
peaceful life than having it ruined by fighting irrationally.

ROLENTO
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	As a veteran soldier of the Vietnam war, the traumas experienced by 
Rolento took him too far. After all, he was just a young soldier waiting for an 
opportunity to fight and show what he was made of. However, in actual combat 
situation, Rolento noticed that not everything like they used to picture it in 
the movies. It was far, far more terrible. After being wounded several times, 
and experienced the slaughter of many of his comrades, Rolento's mind couldn't 
stand it anymore, and thus, created the psycho madman we know today.	
	Rolento first entered as a member of the Mad Gear gang, the group that 
ruled Metro City with an iron fist. However, Rolento disliked being under 
somebody else's orders, so he wasn't affected at all for the disintegration of 
it at hands of the mayor of Metro City, Mike Haggar, and his friends Cody and 
Guy. However, Rolento hasn't forgotten the humilliation the trio made him 
passed, and swore he would get even one day.
	After Mad Gear's disintegration, Rolento rejoined several members of it 
plus some more soldiers of his to regather a small army, of which Rolento was 
the superior. Rolento was very strict to his soldiers. After all, after so many 
years of brutal butchery in the war, he took the actions at heart. He had a 
military brain, though, and was very skilled on the combat field. His speed was 
also very mesmerizing, where he could jump everywhere and flip like a monkey. He 
also liked to carry several weapons, between them, his baton, a pack of 
grenades, knifes, and a cable. His army was the best he could have, but was very 
severe with it. If nobody would obey him, he would show them the terror of 
punishment, perhaps death itself.
	The objective of Rolento after all these years has been to punish the 
heroes of Metro City, and since Guy was separated from the group for a while, 
Rolento saw in this the perfect opportnity to show everyone his true power: his 
and that of his army. Now on a new battlefield and with new enemies, Rolento 
seeks to build a country which will overcome all types of goverments, and where 
he would rule the country with an iron hand.

	Also look for Rolento in: Final Fight (not in the Super NES version 
because he doesn't appear there), Final Fight 2, and in two backgrounds of Gem 
Fighter: one, in Dee Jay's bar, in the roof, poking at a sleeping Guy with his 
baton, and the other one at the Chinese restaurant, eating a bowl of "ramen" 
(noodle soup), but crawling on the floor.

ROSE
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Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 
3

	Rose is a psychic, who predicts destinies through the lecture of tarot 
cards. However, Rose's purpose in this world has other meanings Dressed always 
like a gypsy, Rose controls and wields a power that can be used for both healing 
and destroying: a power only known as "soul power". Rose channels this soul 
power through any part of her body, and even through objects. Rose always seeks 
the perfect balance between the forces of good and evil. If anybody dares to 
unbalance that scale, she would enter the action scene, erradicating any evil 
that lurks the world.
	Now, Rose feels that the planet's energy is more balanced to the dark 
side, now that many evil forces have appeared roaming the earth. The most 
powerful of them seems to come from wielder of the "psycho power", which is the 
alter-ego of Rose's soul power. Now that Rose has detected the precise source of 
it, she will go out and face the evil face to face. She will now risk everything 
to seal all evil forces, concentrating all her soul power on those who follow 
the path of evil.

	Also look for Rose in: Dee Jay bar background in Gem Fighter. She is in 
the roof, holding a tarot card.


RYU
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Note: "Ryu" is the actual Japanese name for "dragon" (makes kind of sense, don't 
you think?).
Also, in the live-action movie, they actually named him Ryu Hoshi! :P
Apparances: Street Fighter, Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter 
II-Champion Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street 
Fighter II-New Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters 
Challenge, Street Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 
2, Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter III-New 
Generation, Street Fighter-Second Impact, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter 
Alpha 3

	There has been no man as legendary as Ryu. Throughout the world, there is 
not a word more pronounced with fear and respect than his name. As the greatest 
street fighter who has ever exsisted, Ryu never has satisified himself with the 
goals he has accomplished. He always feels there is something more in the world 
that can help him to perfect his abilities, and always seeks out new opponents 
who can help him in such mission. Ryu follows the same dream that Gouken always 
had: to seek the true path of a warrior. Now, Ryu comes closer and closer to 
discovering the secret, but at the same time, so far from accomplishing it.
	Ryu's life begins as a orphan who was picked up by the great legend of 
Shotokan Karate, Gouken. He was taken to Gouken's dojo back in the mountains of 
Japan, and began to teach him in the arts of Shotokan Karate. Gouken found out 
that Ryu had a certain feeling, something that made him special: that 
dedication, his ability, his facility to practice the art and how easily he 
mastered the basics. Gouken thought he had found the perfect disciple to lend 
down his knowledge. However, a rich American boy named Ken Masters came to the 
dojo shortly after Ryu, and thus, both trained under Gouken's liege, but Ryu 
always had that special something that maked him a dedicated warrior and a 
excellent fighter.
	After many years of training, Ryu decided to advance into his next stage 
of training: learn the secret arts of Shotokan Karate. He knew that there were 
special techniques in the Shotokan training which involved the use of inner 
energy. However, before he could master it, Gouken inspired them to enter the 
first "King of Street Fighters" tournament to see how much his disciples had 
progressed. Ryu found this interesting, since this was the first time he would 
face another opponents from around the world. Ryu's fighting spirit burned with 
more intensity than before in anticipation of facing great fighters from around 
the world. In a word, Ryu learned from each and every one of them, and took 
their advices to note. Besides that, Ryu advanced slowly but steadily in the 
tournament, and earned the right to face the organizer of the tournament, the 
considered "King of Street Fighters", the Muetai legend of Thailand, Sagat. 
Sagat considered Ryu just to be a lucky boy, and insulted himself for having to 
face little boys now. But the little boy as Sagat claimed gave him the fight of 
his life. After a dominating start of Sagat, Ryu took up the pace of the battle, 
and soon turned the tables on Sagat with a more refined technique. At the end, 
with both fighters exhausted, Ryu remembered the technique his master Gouken 
used to do constantly. It was a rising uppercut which channeled all the force of 
the dragon. Ryu didn't exactly knew what it was, but all of a sudden, a thought 
appeared in his mind, a move, a name. Suddenly, when Sagat was about to deliver 
the final blow, Ryu produced a great energy through his fist, and called upon 
the power of Shoryuken to rip right through Sagat. Ryu was now declared the
new "King of Street Fighters", but he never stayed to claim his title. Ryu was 
like that: prizes were something beyond his concern. The fight was everything 
for him.
	After winning the title, Ryu gleefully wanted to tell Gouken about his 
great experience at the tournament. But, he couldn't: Gouken died some days 
before Ryu came. However, he did not die from natural causes: he was killed, 
killed by a man cloaked in black and with red-flame hair. Ryu didn't know what 
to do: he was confused. Everybody was beginning to pressure Ryu for his victory 
against Sagat, that he was too small for such a big bill, that he didn't have 
the skill to support his title, between many other hardships. Everybody wanted a 
claim for fame against Ryu, and Ryu didn't knew what to do. he knew he had to 
perfect his abilities, but not if everybody was nosing around. Ryu just 
continued his training, and kept fighting for the sake of his master.
		Years later, Ryu now faces new enemies in new battlegrounds. He has 
passed through many events. He was pursued by a vengeance-driven Sagat, a 
battle-hungry Ken, a school student named Sakura, the evil dictator leader of 
Shadoloo M.Bison, and many others. However, during the perfection of his skills 
and the during his path to discover the true warrior, Ryu found many good 
friends in where he expected to find rivals. This was comforting, since Ryu 
wasn't driven to words anyway. His always best friend and rival, Ken, the always 
funky and groovy Dan, the little girl Sakura, the wise Guy, between many others 
aided Ryu and helped himfind his true way to perfect his skills and dominate 
many fighting strategies. Now, after perfecting the skill of throwing inner 
energy from his hands as projectiles, Ryu now faces the new generation of 
fighters, but anyway, Ryu stands up to the challenge, his red headband given to 
him by Ken during a fight now reminds him, as for he is the master to end all 
masters, the fighter of the century, and more importantly, a great human being.

	EVIL RYU (Satsui no Hado Ryu, Psycho Ryu): Akuma, the man who had killed 
Gouken with the power of Dark Shotokan, tempted Ryu into the dark side. This 
made Ryu curious enough, but swore to not fall in the evil powers. However, 
after his fight with Ken, he was captured by the forces of Shadoloo leaded by 
M.Bison, and then submitted to mind control devices, where he could finally 
escape, but he still had the evil feeling inside him. Now, ever once in a while, 
the evil aura surges with more force, and Ryu turns into a evil man able to 
wield the power of Dark Shotokan. However, since he is not pure evil as Akuma, 
he has not been possesed by evil forces. However, even though Ryu has managed to 
overcome his evil side, his curse will always remain, awaiting to surge any 
moment.

	Also look for Ryu in: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. 
Street Fighter, Gem Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, and in Marvel Super Heroes intro 
(his shadow, anyway). Also look for him in the Street Fighter anime, the Street 
Fighter II V anime series, and quite anything involved with Street Fighter 
(hell, he is the symbol of Street Fighter! :)

SAGAT
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Notes The "tiger" (which Sagat represents) and the "dragon" (which Ryu 
represents) are supposed to be mortal enemies in the Japanese mythology, and 
this brings on in Street Fighter as well.
Appearances: Street Fighter, Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter 
II-Champion Edition, Street Fighter II-Turbo Hyper Fighting, Super Street 
Fighter II-New Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters 
Challenge, Street Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 
2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	He was once on top of the world. He was once praised as the best street 
fighter ever to roam the face of the earth. And everything crumbled in the blink 
of an eye. Such is the story of the greatest Muetai legend of Thailand, champion 
Sagat.
	Ever since he was yong, Sagat trained in the art of Muetai, taking 
advantage of his huge size, since he had long limbs to punish his enemies from 
afar, so he decided to train himself in building his built in those points so 
his hits would hurt hard as well as reaching far. After a few years, Sagat 
entered the Thai Muetai circuit, and quickly rised up to the top elite of the 
championship. It didn't took him long to reach the top place of the country. He 
called upon the power of the tiger in his inner energy, creating devastating 
blows and able to channel his inner energy in chi blasts that were overwhelming 
for his opponents. He almost obliterated his enemies by crushing them with his 
massive hits. Nobody in Thailand could ever lift a finger to him, and he soon 
realized that nobody in the world could either. Thus, Sagat became the 
undisputed champion of the world. Even some lucky guy named Go Hibiki managed to 
remove his right eye, and after taking his life away in rage, he showed the 
world how serious he could get. Nobody would ever challenge him, but instead, 
many would become his students. Sagat was feared and respected throughout the 
world. A honorable man at heart, Sagat wanted to know if he was truly the best 
fighter on earth by holding a tournament named the "King of Street Fighters".
	During the course of the tournament, Sagat found out that everything was 
going all right, but he heard rumors of a little Japanese boy who was making his 
way through the event. Sagat laughed and cursed himself for having to house 
children instead of facing real fighters. But he would face him, and by 
destroying him, he would prove the world how strong he really was. But the only 
man who was going to prove something was the boy named Ryu, who surprised Sagat 
with his skillful abilities and his superior power. Even though Sagat was sort 
of getting an upper hand in the battle, he couldn't believe how such a young man 
could cause him so much trouble. Decided to finish the boy before things got 
ugly, Sagat decided to finish him off just like he did with that Go Hibiki guy. 
However, he was surprised by an uppercut which ripped through his chest, 
creating an inmense wound. Sagat was defeated, and falling down with him was his 
name and honor.	
	Sagat felt insulted by this, and retired to a faraway place to resume his 
training. His scar on his chest reminds him every day of his defeat, and 
inspired him to train harder. However, even if he did complete his training, how 
could he find Ryu? He heard about a secret crime organization known as Shadoloo, 
and decided that they would take him to Ryu, even if he wasn't interested in all 
the criminal activities realized by their leader, M.Bison. Sagat resumed his 
training there, trying to find a weapon able to compete with the weapon who 
wounded him, the Shoryuken. Sagat then developed a Tiger Uppercut, which left a 
lot of risks for Sagat, but if it landed, it would cause as much or even more 
damage than the Shoryuken ever would. With this technique and his previous 
experience, Sagat became the second best man in all Shadoloo. Now Sagat searches 
out for Ryu until the ends of the world, and even if it took him the rest of his 
life, he would find him and defeat him no matter what to recover the lost honor 
and glory.

	Also look for Sagat in: Magneto's ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, 
joining Magneto after Bison's defeat. Also look for him in the Street Fighter 
anime and the Street Fighter II V anime series (where he is actually Ryu's 
friend! ?????)

SAKURA KASUGANO
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Note: A "sakura" in Japanese are the chery blossom leaves which bloom in spring 
(those cute pink leaves you see all the time in animes).
Appearances: Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street 
Fighter Alpha 3

	Sakura's interest in street fighting has increased a lot in the past few 
years. Since the beginning, Sakura was just a normal Japanese girl living with a 
normal family and living a normal life. However, something gave birth inside 
her, and all of a sudden, a unusual interest for fighting surged inside her. 
Then, Sakura decided to take classes with several martial arts masters, however, 
none of them had a special influence over her. She began to think that she would 
never find the inspiration she needed, and was about to quit out. However, she 
read in the newspapers about a certain man named Ryu, who had recently won the 
"King of Street Fighters" tournament defeating the champion Sagat. Suddenly, 
Sakura instantly thought that he was the man from he would take the example 
after.
	Sakura began to learn about the Shotokan Karate, and soon took brief 
notices of the main secret techniques of the martial art. She felt that she 
would make Ryu proud if she became stronger, so she trained even harder. Her 
best friend, Kei, doesn't know why a young girl such as Sakura should be risking 
herself by fighting, and always missing out classes. After running into three 
college men, and giving them a lesson after they tried to abuse of them, it was 
pretty clear for Sakura that she should see Ryu personally to ask him to be her 
master, and really be the hero she should seem to represent for Tokyo.

		DARK SAKURA: After further investigation, and in the alternate 
universe of Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Sakura discovered the 
secrets of the Dark Shotokan, and unknown of it's dark intentions, she unsealed 
the secrets, and thus, becoming an evil copy of herself. But, like Ryu, she 
wasn't truly evil, so she wasn't possesed by demons, and after surpassing the 
evil temptation, Sakura decided to make a "good" variation of the Shun Goku 
Shatsu, without any risk of killing the other enemy: the "Spring Hell Death".
	SPECIAL SAKURA (Sailor colors Sakura): This is just a Sakura who tries to 
imitate the colors of the Sailor Moon manga/anime series. She also has a Sailor 
Moon-like move like a Rising Slam. It seems that Sakura also likes to see a lot 
of manga/anime besides fighting (a normal girl, after all :)
	Also look for Sakura in: Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Gem 
Fighter, Rival Schools, and in Storm's ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, where 
she is rescued by Gambit (heh heh heh ;), and then attacked by Shuma-Gorath!

SAWADA
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Appearances: Street Fighter-The Movie

	Sawada is Japanese soldier who works as a lieutenant in the U.N. Special 
Forces team. An expert at hand-to-hand combat and several martial arts, Sawada 
always helps out the U.N. whenever there are international conflicts, since his 
abilities are unvaluable for the solution of the conflicts. Sawada is a pacifist 
at heart, and always wants peaceful solutions to the problems. However, if it 
has to resolve during the fights, then Sawada shall always be there to lend a 
hand. He has a great friendship with Guile, whom he likes to fight and cooperate 
with in anyway possible.

SEAN
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Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second 
Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Sean was born and raised in Brazil. His family was a typical Brazilian 
family, not miserable, not wealthy. Sean always played with his friends, but he 
also loved fighting. Sean always loved a good fight, as he grew up in a 
neighborhood which had a lot of problems with the police, Sean was teached by 
his grandfather first in the principles of karate, but Sean wanted to go far 
beyond common karate skills. He felt he had something speical, something that 
his normal fighting skills wouldn't cope with.
	Suddenly, he saw a fight broadcasted on T.V.. It was from the U.S., and it 
pictued a man named Ken Masters, America martial art champion. As soon as he saw 
Ken's first moves, Sean knew that that should be the art he would practice: 
Shotokan Karate. Sean gathered enough money to take a plane to New York, where 
Ken was seen the last time. He wanted deeply that Ken would be his master. He 
wanted to know more about that martial art that seemed perfect for his limits. 
Sean hated losing, so learning Shotokan Karate would certainly avoid that 
plague.
 	Sean was surprised at how cold New York was. He also never had seen snow 
before, whereas Brazil had a tropical weather. However, despite the bitter cold, 
Sean felt warm deep inside his chest when he spotted Ken shopping along with his 
wife, Eliza. Sean instantly came up to Ken, and asked him directly to be his 
master. Ken informed the young man that he would come back when he was ready. 
After leaving, Sean kept waiting in that corner. Many days have passed, and he 
is still there. He still waits for a chance for his hero to teach him so he can 
become a true master.

	Also look for Sean in: One of Ryu's intros in Marvel vs. Capcom (where he 
is with Ken, and Sean is chewing on some gum), and in Ryu's ending in the same 
game (Ken bids him to train with Ryu while he goes shopping with Eliza! Seems 
Ken will never stay and teach Sean after all! :)

SKULLOMANIA
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Appearances: Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 
2

	As any common Japanese man, Skullomania worked everyday as a salesman. 
However, Skullomania was very irregular and a mediocre salesman. He didn't have 
any luck selling people anything, and he was quite much a failure. He was the 
black sheep of many people in his company. He just didn't know how to be a good 
worker. Clumsy and stupid, Skullomania was pressed by his bosses to keep being a 
good salesman, and seeing his constant mistakes, the company had a better idea 
for Skullomania right next to firing him.
	During an exhibition in a amusement park, Skullomania's company had an 
exhibit and had to have some entertainment for the little children who would 
certainly assist to the park, and would gain clients that way, since children 
always have strong influences over their parents. Skullomania, as a last chance 
to convince his bosses. In order to do so, Skullomania dressed himself in a 
skeleton costume, and went to the amusement park. He began his act, in front of 
dozens of childrens with their wealthy parents by their side. He was offered a 
fight against a prototype fighting robot. The company assured Skullomania no 
risk of getting hurt, and of case of doing so, his poor excuse of a medical 
assurance would cover the damages.
 	However, when Skullomania began to fight, something stange awoke inside 
him. He had a hunger for the fight, he enjoyed it, he had an unexplainable 
ability, a great skill, and most of all, dedication and cunning. He soon found 
out that he was useful for something, something that wasn't selling. After 
smashing the robot into pieces, the company was disgusted at the fact that an 
expensive machine had been destroyed, but was pleased at the fact that the 
children liked Skullomania and that they were gaining clients by the minute. His 
bosses offered him a promotion, but Skullomania knew his interests lied 
elsewhere. An incompetent salesman had died and a new fighter was born.

SODOM (Katana in the Super NES version of Street Fighter Alpha 2, to mantain 
continuity with the Final Fight series)
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Note: If you are afollower of the Christian religion, "Sodom" was the city of 
sinners that was burned down by God, and everybody who turned around to face the 
ruins of the city would turn into salt (Now you can get an idea of why Nintendo 
didn't want that name? ;)
Appearnces: Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Sodom was born in the U.S., but he was a follower of the Japanese culture 
ever since he was a child. He despised his American heritage and began to study 
Japanese history. He wasn't very skilled in speaking the language, though, so he 
decided to copy their way of life. In doing so, Sodom also began to verse 
himself in the ways of Japanese martial arts and weapon handling, and thus, 
Sodom became very masterful with several weapons such as katanas and jittes. 
Sodom almost felt like if he were a son of a typical Japanese family.	
	However, due that many people thought that American people shouldn't 
betray their roots, job opportunities were scarse for Sodom. He wasn't accepted 
in high ranked places, and when he worked, it was in lowlife places. By these 
reasons, Sodom felt obligated to go beyond the law to become somebody. Such, he 
entered the Mad Gear crime ring in Metro City, where he became one of the top 
members and most loyal to Belger, the leader of the gang. However, ever since 
Belger decided to blackmail the mayor Mike Haggar in surrendering the city by 
kidnapping his daughter, Jessica, Sodom didn't know by a chance that the end of 
the Mad Gear was near. As the same Mike Haggar and his son-in-law Cody sent 
Belger plunging to his doom, Sodom was defeated by Haggar's friend, the ninja 
Guy.
	After the disolution of the Mad Gear gang, Sodom gathered what was left of 
the Mad Gear gang, and promised all of them to create a more prosperous and a 
more formal gang than the Mad Gear ever was. But his supposed lackeys wouldn't 
believe a single thing, until Sodom proved that he was worthy enough of leading 
them. The test that they imposed to Sodom was very simple: defeat the men who 
destroyed the Mad Gear in the first place. Sodom wasn't bothered by this 
request, and found it even entertaining, since he was consumed by vengeance 
towards Guy, and wouldn't mind taking a few risks trying to defeat him. Decided 
to prove how weak Guy really is, and to prove that he is a worthy leader as 
well, Sodom now parts to gather the greatest army in history and overcome any 
opposition in his way.

	Also look for Sodom in: Final Fight, and in one background of Gem Fighter: 
in the ski mountain, inside an igloo at the right part of the screen, heating 
himself up along a bonfire along with Bishamon (from the Darkstalkers series).

THUNDER HAWK
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Appearances: Super Street Fighter II-New Challengers, Super Street Fighter
II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Playstation version 
only)

	Thunder Hawk as a Native American who inhabitated his land in the southern 
part of the United States, in the dessert and in the middle of canyons and the 
terrible sun. Thunder Hawk was born and raised amidst his tribe, and grew up 
with an inmense love towards nature and his people, and always seeked the 
perfect harmony between his people and the animals around him. After all, he was 
the son of the tribe chief, and he had a lot of contact with his people. Thunder 
Hawk also had a big body build, and he took advantage of it to exploit his 
strength, and to learn several grappling techniques as a consecuence.
	One day, Thunder Hawk's tribe was thrown away from their land by the 
international crime organization known as Shadoloo, in order to build some 
secret headquarters as an operation center of their plans in the United States. 
Having superior technology and a upper hand in number, the Shadoloo forces sent 
Thunder Hawk and his tribe down to Mexico, where they had to live in a different 
land, to live far from the land from where their ancestors inhabitated long ago. 
Thunder Hawk grew up with hatred towards Shadoloo, and as he vowed to his father 
in his resting place, Thunder Hawk has vowed to recover the land that they where 
ridden of, and to guide his people back to the land of freedom, where he and his 
people belonged for hundreds of years.

	Also look for T.Hawk in: The Street Fighter anime.

URIEN
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Appearances: Street Fighter III: Second Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

   Urien is Gill's little brother, but what they feel for one another isn't 
precisely what we can call as "brotherly love".
   Urien and Gill represent two entities with totally different powers. While 
Gill has the power to wield fire and ice to his will, Urien conducts electricity 
throughout his metallic  body and uses it to overwhel his opponents. Urien, in 
other aspects, is much similiar to Gill, since both seek world domination, but 
first, they must vanquish their only opposition: the street fighters. 
  However, since Gill was the older brother (and, in some terms, much more wiser 
than Urien) he was elected as the president of a mysterious corporation, 
involved in important business affairs worldwide, almost having the power of a 
small country. Since that moment, Urien felt jealousy and fury against Gill. He 
vowed that he would become more powerful than his brother, and will defeat him 
in order to gain the highest rank in the corporation. Urien is been said to come 
from another dimension, and in more ways than one, he proves from time to time 
that this is true. Urien is proud and egoistical. He despises his brother, but 
then again, Gill hates him too. It seems that the terrible war between brothers 
will once again come out on stage in the form of Gill and Urien.


VEGA (Balrog in Japan)
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Appearances: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II Turbo-Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

  	      Vega is the son of a wealthy Spanish family which is part of the 
high class society in Spain. In the tradition of some Spanish families, Vega 
began to develop a taste for bull fighting. As a "matador", Vega was skillful 
with the wielding of the cape and the sword. His agility was unsurpassed, and 
his speed was unimaginable. However, he decided to take a twist in his hobbies, 
and he went to Japan in order to learn Ninjitsu, a style that would went 
perfectly with his agility and speed. Using the ways of stealth and the multiple 
grabs of theninjas, Vega turned out into a warrior with the cunning and speed 
enough to mesmerize even the greatest karate master.	
	Since his family was often involved in crime operations, Vega entered in 
contact with the international crime organization known as Shadoloo, commanded 
by the mysterious leader, M.Bison. Admiring his power and skill, M.Bison not 
only admitted him as a Shadoloo member, but he even made him one of his Grand 
Masters, a position not easily gained. Vega was vain and egoistical. He only 
cared for his own personal beauty, and he wasn't so bad either. Many women fell 
for him, but he only cared for himself. His most precious treasure was his own 
face. For that reason, Vega covered his face with a mask that would prevent it 
from any harm. He is also skilled in the use of weapons, and that's why he 
portrays a claw in his hand to dish out damage and scars on the people he 
dislikes.
	As such, Vega always admires the things that are beautiful, and despises 
the things that are ugly. His only goal in life is to make lots of money and 
destroy the ugly people of the world, and build a world similiar to what ancient 
Greek people wanted: a world filled with beauty, and repleted with perfect 
people.

	Also look for Vega in: Sagat's ending in Street Fighter Alpha 2, Magneto's 
ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter. In Gem Fighter, he appears in the ski 
mountain background, trying to ski. Also look for him in the Street Fighter II 
anime and the Street Fighter II V anime series.

YANG
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Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second 
Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Yang is a young Chinese boy who lives in the depths of the crowded market 
society of China. Along with his brother, Yun, Yang works with his grandmother 
and grandfather in a little, humble market, which is often crowded by people, in 
a Chinese food restaurant. Yang learned Kung Fu from his grandfather since he 
was young, after his parents died. Ever since, he has been continuing his 
training and helping his grand parents in anyway he can. He also loves to go out 
skating with his brother once in a while.
	Yang is the sentimental one of the brothers. Yang is very deeply concerned 
about the destiny of his life, and always ponders in what is next for him. He 
always seems to miss his parents, and tries to make up for the love of his 
grandparents with hard work. He also takes fighting very seriously, and does not 
underestimate any of his opponents. Filled with sorrow and pain, Yang isn't very 
moved to words, unlike his brother Yun, whom he cares for very much, but doesn't 
agree much with some of his actions. As the responsible man of the house, Yang 
now seeks a high position in the fighting circuit to make the life of his 
grandparents better because it is what he feels is correct. 

YUN
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Appearances: Street Fighter III-New Generation, Street Fighter III-Second 
Impact, Street Fighter III-Third Strike

	Yun works in a humble Chinese market helping his grandfather and 
grandmother in supporting the Chinese food restaurant they have downtown. Yun 
and his brother Yang have trained in Kung Fu under the orders of his 
grandfather. Ever since his parents died, Yun has been dedicated to fighting and 
helping his family out in tight situations. Always wearing a baseball cap, Yun 
always takes things the light side, unlike his brother Yang. He enjoys fighting, 
and takes it as a normal game that everybody can
practice.
	Yun has taken the death of his parents very calmly, and he feels that his 
parents have given him and Yang a chance to live, and he thinks that only living 
his life at his fullest will he ever return them the favor. Being the main 
attraction of his hometown, Yun is always seen and acclaimed by his neighbores 
especially when he fought. Now that he has known about the fighting lord known 
as Gill, he has decided to take a shot at the main fighting circuit, so he win 
the main money prize and help his grandparents out from getting out of the hole 
they are in.

ZANGIEF
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Appearancs: Street Fighter II-The World Warrior, Street Fighter II-Champion 
Edition, Street Fighter II Turbo-Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II-New 
Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo-Grand Masters Challenge, Street 
Fighter-The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX 
Plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3

	Zangief was born in the frozen regions of Siberia in the northern part of 
the now-extinct USSR. Having to live under the hardships of the bitter cold and 
the thick snow, Zangief had to work out hard in order to support the sub-zero 
temperatures. Thus, he began to work at a steel factory near his home village. 
Doing so not only provided him the necessary heat to live, but also builded his 
physical strength by pumping iron and having to carry heavy weights with just 
his body. By doing so, Zangief began to develop a buffed up body and became as 
hard as a rock.
	Taking the advice of his work companions, Zangief was tempted to enter the 
Russian wrestling federation. After all, he had the body to work with, and the 
strength of many men. Zangief began to alternate between his work at the factory 
with his hobby of wrestling bears in the most frozen regions of Siberia. Zangief 
had a hard time dominating the bears at first, such is reflected in the scars 
that cover his body. However, during hard training and practices at local gyms 
and the mountains, Zangief began to become the masters of the bears, bending 
them to his will. Now Zangief was ready to take on his opponents in the 
wrestling ring.
	His entrance in the Russian wrestling federation was a complete success. 
Having done away with his opponent in just a few seconds, Zangief was pretty 
much destined to become the new champ of the circuit. His power was unmatched, 
and his piledriver was feared and respected throughout the USSR. Winning the 
championship belt in just a little while wasn't enough for Zangief. Becoming a 
national hero was just the first step in his consagration. He knew that his 
skills needed more cleaning up with. So, he tried to improve his patented 
piledriver. He went back to the frozen countryside of Siberia to try and 
practice. He couldn't any possible way to improve his piledriver, until a sudden 
storm broke out. Zangief was taken by surprise, since the storm wasn't like 
anything he had seen before. The wind gushes were very strong, enough to tear 
trees down. Suddenly, Zangief was blown away by a gush of wind and spinned and 
twisted through the air. He fell to the ground head first with a big thud. 
Suddenly, moments later, Zangief rised out of the ground with a maniac laughter. 
He had found his inspiration which would then result in his most mortal 
technique: the Screw Piledriver.	
	Bored of the lack of competition in the Russian wrestling federation, 
Zangief seeked new battlegrounds outside the USSR. He now wanted all the world 
to know his great power. His love for his country inspired him in his quest, and 
receiving the support of the president of the USSR, Mijahli Gorbachev, Zangief 
could get enough financial support to travel the world. Good humored and well 
natured, Zangief was a gentleman, but he also had a rivalry with his opponents 
from the United States, a country which he still doesn't seem to trust even 
after the Cold War. After his Quad Lariat technique was copied by the American 
wrestler known as Mike Haggar, Zangief marked all Americans for defeat. Now 
Zangief stands ready to face anybody who wishes to test his strength.

	MEGA ZANGIEF: The ultimate Zangief, this Zangief is a no-holds barred, 
all-out warrior. He takes no breaks, and will even walk into a hit to grap his 
enemy. Not having time to defend from attacks, Zangief is decided to applicate 
his Screw Piledriver at any cost.
	Also look for Zangief in: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes 
vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, and Gem Fighter. Also look for him in the 
Street Fighter anime and the Street Fighter II V anime series.

This about wraps it up for this time. The only thing I am missing right now is 
the story of the new Street Fighter EX 2 characters. Since it doesn't have any 
official storyline (and the crappy endings do nothing to give us even a clue), I 
am having a lot of trouble finding out the story behind these four guys (they 
are: Nanase, Shadowgeist, Sharon, and Hayate). With no Playstation translation 
insight, I guess we may never know!. Also, I'm looking forward to seeing how the 
new characters in Street Fighter III-Third Strike develop. Yeah, several are 
pretty much freaky, but you may never know what they hide! These are: Remy, 
Twelve, Q, and that Judo girl (the name escapes me at the moment). As you can 
see, Street Fighter has a lot to offer storywise, and I hope you enjoyed the 
ride. Have fun and no drugs please!

Credits:
*To alt.games.sf2...especially topeople like Ultima, Onaje, John Choi, Jeff 
Jarlett, the Cannon brothers, and well about all the thousands of SF masters 
around the world...EXCEPT trolls, spammers, between many other scum.
*To all the people who play me with in the arcades and organize TREMENDOUS 
bashes in my house playing SF on my PSX. Believe me people, the sight has be 
seen to be believed. :) Definetly the best place to hang out if you're into SF 
in all Mexico...:)
*To my family, especially my brother, we do some excellent matches! :)
*To my girlfriend...er, well she doesn't know THAT much of Street Fighter, but 
she's great in moral    support. Jessica-chan!!! :**

KAILU LANTIS
THE JUSTICE KNIGHT
"What?? A THROW AFTER A UPPERCUT????!!!! Man! Just combo the foo'!"
"You tick throw me again, I swear I'll stick another FAB up your ass."
"All you can do is just sit there, or are you just stupid?"
"Hmph! Her underwear distracted me."
"Oh boy...Wolverine again. I think I'm gonna die of suprise."
"Die die DIE you worthless Spider geek!"
"Is it just me, or has Shotokan Karate grown popular all of a sudden."
"It's all right...the stick has nothing to with your lost."
"If you're going to mash the buttons, go and play MK for God's sake!"
"Don't mess with the Dragon, buddy!"
"I swear I saw Elvis pick Dan the other day!!!!"
"Sakura is a babe...but Chun Li is a MEGA babe!"
"OK, another round of Gem Fighter and I will be right with you."

