Background
Street Fighter is a competitive fighting game franchise centered around martial arts tournaments and global battles between various fighters. It follows characters with unique fighting styles, often involving supernatural abilities, military combat techniques, and personal rivalries.
General Information
Official Date: August 1987
Company: Capcom
Creator/Developers: Takashi Nishiyama, Hiroshi Matsumoto
Genre: 2-D Fighting Game, 3-D Fighting Game
Cosmology: Multiverse
Number of Series
- Games: 42 (Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2010, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter: The Movie (Arcade), Street Fighter: The Movie (Console), Street Fighter Alpha 2, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter III: New Generation, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Street Fighter Collection, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, Street Fighter EX2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Street Fighter EX3, Hyper Street Fighter II, Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Super Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter X Mega Man, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter II, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Capcom Fighting Collection, Street Fighter 6, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, Capcom Fighting Collection 2)
- Movies
- Live Action: 2 (1994 Street Fighter Film & 2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-li)
- Animated Movies: 5 (Street Fighter Alpha: Generations, Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind, Street Fighter IV: Juri)
- Animated Series: 2 (Street Fighter II V, Street Fighter: The Animated Series)
Number of Episodes/Chapters/Games: Multiple mainline installments, spin-offs, and crossovers
Status: Ongoing
Sales: Over 39 million units sold worldwide for the whole franchise
Reception: Overall Positive (Street Fighter is one of the highest selling franchises of all time and the best selling fighting series of all time)
Power of the Verse
Characters display superhuman abilities including enhanced physical strength, ki-based attacks, energy projection, and advanced martial combat techniques, along with superhuman levels of speed, being capable of dodging sonic booms. They also have plenty of abilities including: Chi Manipulation, Extrasensory Perception, Electricity Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection, etcetera.
Explanations
The following is an explanation of the abbrevations used for tehcniques in Street Fighter, an example can be found here[1]
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Full word
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| P
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Punch
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| K
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Kick
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| LP
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Light Punch
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Light Kick
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| HP
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Heavy Punch
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| HK
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Heavy Kick
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| EX
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EX Special version of the move is available
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The following messages will appear on screen when certain conditions are fufilled, an example can be found here[2] and here[3]
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| Technical
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Displayed after performing a successful quick standing recovery or throw escape.
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| Reversal
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Displayed after performing a special move, Super Combo or Ultra Combo in specific situations described below. Perform a reversal with a beat down attack and it will take on Armor Break properties, nullfying Hyper Armor.
- In the instant the fighter can move again after recovering from taking damage, blocking or being stunned.
- In the instant after performing a recovery org etting up from being knocked over.
- In the instant the fighter lands after being sent flying backward but not actually knocked to the ground.
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A coutner hit occurs when the fighter interrupts an opponent's attack with one of their own. The opponent will take longer to recover fromt he damage caused by a Counter Hit, making it possible to perform combinations that are otherwise impossible.
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Displays when the first hit of the round lands.
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| COUNTER HIT
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Displays when an attack lands as a counter.
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| THROW ESCAPE
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Displays when a throw is escaped.
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| REVERSAL
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Displays when someone attacks after recovering from taking damage.
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Calculations
Knowledgeable Members
Characters
Street Fighter 1987
Street Fighter Alpha Series
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Street Fighter Alpha Series
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Street Fighter II
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Street Fighter II
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Street Fighter III
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Street Fighter III
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Street Fighter IV
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Street Fighter IV
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Street Fighter V
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Street Fighter V
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Street Fighter VI
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Street Fighter VI
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Street Fighter 2010 (Alternate Universe)
Final Fight
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Final Fight 2
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Final Fight 2
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Final Fight 3
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Final Fight 3
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References
