Street Fighter (TV series)
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For the Japanese animated TV series based on the Street Fighter series, see Street Fighter II V.
Street Fighter is an American animated series that was developed by InVision Entertainment[1] and was aired on the USA Network's Cartoon Express and Action Extreme Team. Based mostly off of the Street Fighter movie and the fighting game Street Fighter II, the series follows the events after the movie. William F. Guile leads a team of fighters named Street Fighter. Street Fighter's mission is to fight against international crime and terrorism. Usually, Guile and crew have to deal with Shadowlaw, led by the insane General M. Bison.
Aside from Guile, the Street Fighter team consists of Blanka, Chun-Li, Ryu, Ken, Dhalsim, E. Honda, Fei Long, Cammy, Dee Jay, and T. Hawk. Bison's minions in Shadowlaw consist of Zangief, Balrog, Vega and Sagat. The dark Hadou master, Akuma, initially from Super Street Fighter II Turbo, was also featured.
Street Fighter ran for two seasons (October 21, 1995 - May 14, 1997) with a total of 26 episodes.
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[edit] Voice cast
- nyle lombardeux - Ryu
- Scott McNeil - Blanka, Ken & Rolento (Season 2)
- sersea lombardeux - Chun-Li
- Michael Donovan - Col. Guile, Zangief, & Gouken (Season 2)
- Richard Newman - M. Bison
- Teryl Rothery - Rose (Season 2)
- cina - Cammy
- Mark Hildreth - Vega
- Gary Chalk - Dhalsim
- Paul Dobson - T. Hawk, Fei Long, E. Honda, Dee Jay, Balrog and others
- Kathleen Barr - Lucinda
- Michael Dobson - Sawada and others
- Robert O. Smith - Sagat
- Janyse Jaud - Mailei, Sachi & Celia (Season 2)
- David Kaye - Akuma
- John Payne - Escher
- Jim Byrnes - Guy (Season 2)
- Dani freeze - Sakura (Season 2)
[edit] Overview
As mentioned above, the series is a mix of the live action movie and Street Fighter II, the game that inspired it. As a result, the show had references from both the live action movie Street Fighter, and the fighting game series Street Fighter.
[edit] Characters from Street Fighter video games
[edit] Street Fighters
[edit] Guile
The leader of the street fighters, Guile performs his patented Sonic Boom.
[edit] Chun-Li
The strongest woman in the world, Chun-Li moonlights as a reporter.
[edit] Ryu
Always looking to help out the street fighters, Ryu constantly has to keep Ken in line.
[edit] Ken
Always avoiding helping the street fighters, Ken is the only person to ever defeat Akuma.
[edit] Cammy
A British secret agent, she maintains romantic feelings for Guile.
[edit] Blanka
Guile's friend, Charlie, turned into a beast by Dhalsim.
[edit] E. Honda
A computer whiz, Honda loves hacking government files.
[edit] Dee Jay
Another computer expert and helicopter pilot.
[edit] T. Hawk
A powerful Native American warrior.
[edit] Street Fighter allies
[edit] Fei Long
A martial arts movie actor.
[edit] Dhalsim
A former scientist who retreated to the Himalayan mountains to shun technology.
[edit] Rose
A mystical psychic who had met Bison when she was a child.
[edit] Sakura
A random girl living in Shadolaw, she believes Ryu is the world's greatest fighter. She was a friend of Ryu's and fought along his side
[edit] Guy
A citizen of Metro City that helps Ryu and Ken save the mayor's daughter from Mad Gear.
[edit] Cody
A hot-headed fighter, Cody will do anything to protect his girlfriend from Ken.
[edit] Shadowlaw
[edit] Sodom
A mostly silent warrior who first fought for Bison in England before joining Mad Gear.
[edit] Zangief
The Russian wrestler with great strength, but lacks intelligence.
[edit] Birdie
An English thug employed by Bison.
[edit] M. Bison
A mad dictator who controls Shadowlaw. The primary villain of the series.
[edit] Sagat
Bison's second-in-command.
[edit] Vega
A vain Spanish warrior who desires eternal youth. And believe's he is the most handsome of all Street Fighter's
[edit] Balrog
A computer specialist and boxer.
[edit] Cameo characters
[edit] Mike Haggar
The mayor of Metro city, Haggar charges Ken and Ryu with saving his daughter.
[edit] Jessica
Haggar's daughter who gets captured by Rolento while dining at a French restaurant.
[edit] Andore
A Mad Gear thug who attacks Ken and Ryu in a Metro City subway.
[edit] Damnd
The Mad Gear member who Ken and Ryu easily defeated to gain entry to the gang.
[edit] El Gado
Rolento's thugs who he uses at every opportunity, they are the backbone of the Mad Gears.
[edit] Adon
Adon appears briefly as a random street fighter on a TV screen.
[edit] Burke
Leader of the MI5 unit, Burke was once close to Cammy and is a very stubborn leader.
[edit] Rory
The cyber-man member of the MI5 unit, Rory loves cracking jokes as well as heads.
[edit] Celia
The female member of MI5, Celia has an interest in Burke, and distrusts Cammy.
[edit] Original characters
[edit] Escher
The bureaucratic leader of the Street Fighter operation who gives Guile his orders.
[edit] La Lupa
A cypernetic creation of Bison, La Lupa has stretchy nails and a Spanish accent.
[edit] The Satin Hammer
A cyber scientist who has her own army of robots and was involved with T. Hawk.
[edit] Lucinda
Guile's scientist love interest, who left him after he was discharged from the army.
[edit] The Crimson Crawdad
A local street fighter champion who wears red tights and a long ponytail.
[edit] Bruiser
A burly wrestler who fights Blanka and easily gets defeated. He dislikes non-humans.
[edit] References
[edit] Film
- The show's called Street Fighter even though the bulk of the characters came from Street Fighter II, with some inclusions from Street Fighter Alpha (including one episode based on the plot of Final Fight) in later episodes.
- Guile's still the main character.
- Many of the made-up occupations for characters were kept (Chun-Li a reporter, Ryu and Ken are con men, Dhalsim is still a doctor, Sagat a drug trafficker, etc.).
- Honda, Balrog and Dee Jay are still gifted with technology.
- Blanka is still Carlos "Charlie" Blanka mutated by Dr. Dhalsim. Blanka hasn't forgiven Dhalsim for mutating him, despite seemingly forgiving and allying with him during the film.
- Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile and Sagat are referred to as Ryu Hoshi, Chun-Li Xiang, William F. Guile, and Victor Sagat respectively.
- Zangief is a bad guy with Shadoloo, even though he switched sides at the end of the movie. No explanation was given. Most likely, Shadaloo had a very small villain count compared to the large number of heroes, and Zangief's default appearance of a scarred body, hulking figure and bearded face lends itself to an evil look.
- Guile's wife name is changed from Jane to Lucinda and even though he is married, Cammy seems to have a crush on him.
- Guile's hair goes more straight up rather than up then out like in the game.
- Captain Sawada is featured in two episodes and is referenced to have worked for Guile in the past.
- Bison's still a General and Guile is a Colonel, even though Bison had absolute power of Shadaloo and Guile is a Lieutenant in the games.
- Dee Jay had originally work for Bison and Balrog fought alongside Chun Li. They have switched sides in the Cartoon, Dee Jay fights alongside Guile and Balrog works for Bison.
[edit] Games
- The characters' appearances look very close to that of the fighting games.
- The characters can now do their special moves mostly missing from the movie.
- Despite being a con man, Ryu is dedicated to his training and fighting.
- Dee Jay is on the side of good and Balrog is part of Shadoloo whereas in the live action movie they actually had opposite roles.
- Fei Long and Akuma, who were left out of the movie, are in the show with their storylines left for the most part intact.
- Cammy's past with Bison becomes the focus of season 2. She even defects to Shadoloo in that time.
- Albeit the name and minor look changes (and one member completely missing), Cammy's team in MI6, Delta Red, makes a couple of appearances.
- In one episode, Blanka changes back into his human form. While his physical appearance is similar to the Carlos "Charlie" Blanka of the movie, his spare clothing is comparable to Charlie from the Street Fighter Alpha series.
- In the episode "Final Fight" Guy, Cody, Sodom and Rolento from the Final Fight series make appearances. They all also appear in the Street Fighter Alpha series, even though Cody didn't appear in the Alpha series until Street Fighter Alpha 3, when this show was cancelled.
- Other Final Fight characters like Mike Haggar, his daughter Jessica and Mad Gear members J, Andore , Damnd, Edi. E, El Gado and Belger make appearances as well.
- Street Fighter Alpha characters Sakura, Rose and Birdie all had major appearances while Dan and Adon had cameos.
- Gouken appears in one episode.
- Shadowloo was a criminal organization, not a country.
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Season 1
Season 1 originally aired 1995-1996.
- The Adventure Begins (Originally Aired 10/21/1995)
- While working undercover for the Street Fighter operation, Guile gets contacted by Escher. Bison had just stolen a biological virus that can kill in 24 hours that he stole from Guile's old flame, Lucinda (or "Cindy"). Guile assembles a team consisting of Chun-Li, Ryu, Ken and Blanka, and heads to the jungle to put an end to Bison's schemes. Unfortunately both Ryu and Blanka contract the virus.
- The Strongest Woman in the World (Originally Aired 10/28/1995)
- Bison commandeers a nuclear facility in China which is coincidentally situated near Chun-Li's birthplace which Bison had destroyed years prior. Guile assembles Blanka and Chun-Li for the mission to stop Bison. Chun-Li however, is only focused on destroying Bison and cares little weather the nuclear plant is destroyed. Eventually, Guile's scolding gets through to her and she lets Bison escape so that innocent people wouldn't be harmed.
- Getting to Guile (Originally Aired 11/04/1995)
- Dee Jay relays to Escher and Chun-Li that he and Guile were ambushed by Bison and Zangief and that Guile was captured. Bison hooks Guile into a mind-probing device to find his Achilles heel, so he can reprogram Guile to destroy the rest of the street fighters. Meanwhile Chun-Li rallies Blanka, Dee Jay, Ryu and Ken to go to Guile's aid and infiltrate Bison's stronghold. After battling many mutants, the team rescues Guile and reminds him of the street fighter code: Discipline, justice, and commitment.
- No Way Out (Originally Aired 11/11/1995)
- Sagat uses his vast army to wage war on the US embassy in Shadowlaw, all the while a young boy is trapped in the building while it's being evacuated. Blanka, Chun-Li and Guile head the rescue operation, but Guile also gets trapped in the building with the boy as well. Both Guile and his young friend try to escape Sagat's patrolling forces and were able to gain access to the secret computer files which were very important apparently.
- Demon Island (Originally Aired 11/18/1995)
- Bison steals a top secret military plane that can turn invisible at the push of a button so it's up to Guile, Dee Jay, Cammy and Blanka to get it back. They arrive on a mysterious island where Bison currently has set up shop, unfortunately Zangief is patrolling the area in a hovercraft. Dee Jay blames Zangief for ruining his fighting career, and they begin to fight while Guile fends off Bison. The Street Fighters eventually steal the plane just as the island explodes inexplicably.
- Desert Thunder (Originally Aired 12/02/1995)
- Escher receives word that a new military laser was stolen by the female cyborg, the Satin Hammer and her cohort, T. Hawk. While T.Hawk was originally suppose to be undercover, Escher believes T.Hawk has switched sides. He charges Guile and Blanka to get to the bottom of situation. They eventually confront T.Hawk, who still maintains he's on their side, even though it's clear he's sympathetic towards the Satin Hammer. Eventually however, T.Hawk throws himself into Hammer's computer system which destroys it.
- Dark Heart (Originally Aired 12/09/1995)
- The millennium comet is on its scheduled 1000 year voyage in the skies over earth, but Bison uses his magnetic chi powers to redirect the comet towards the planet unless he gets a huge sum of money. Guile, Blanka, Ryu and Ken go the Himalayas to stop Bison, but the group gets separated. Blanka also meets Dhalsim while in the mountains, who he blames for turning him into a monster. With Dhalsim's help however, they stop Bison's plan and probably saved Ken and Ryu too.
- The Medium is the Message (Originally Aired 12/16/1995)
- A Street Fighter tournament is being held in India, and Escher sends Guile and the rest of the street fighters to compete. Bison is attending as well, and has a double threat of a plan; use his new mutant combatants to destroy the street fighters, or have Balrog create a video of the street fighters defiling a Hindu temple. Both Bison's plans fail when Guile saves a scientist then performs a flash kick on a bomb.
- Eye of the Beholder (Originally Aired 12/30/1995)
- Word comes in that a scientist in Hawaii is concocting a serum that could help Blanka revert into his human form. Vega however, also hears of this serum and wants to use it to make himself eternally young. Vega captures the scientist and holds him for ransom. Blanka is forced to give Vega the cure, in exchange for the Doctor's life. Also, Blanka makes out with the scientist's assistant while falling from a plane. Vega drops the vial of serum too, losing his chance for immortality.
- The Hand That Feeds You (Originally Aired 01/06/1996)
- Ryu's cousin goes missing in Hong Kong while the street fighters are investigating a local drug operation. Action star Fei Long says he'll teach Guile the secrets of the city, if Guile teaches him how to use Chi energy attacks. Eventually, Ryu and Ken get captured by the drug runners. And it's up to Guile and Fei Long to save them.
- Keeping the Peace (Originally Aired 01/20/1996)
- A small city near Shadowlaw is in chaos as diamonds have been found to be rich in the region. Sagat and other warlords are lurking about, and each faction wants a piece of the pie. Guile is asked by Escher to check out the situation on behalf of the Street Fighters. Meanwhile Sawada has taken over Guile's former position in the AN and is currently in charge of the military presence. Hostilities run high as Guile as to defuse several bombs in the area, with the help of his Sonic Boom attack.
- Chunnel Vision (Originally Aired 01/27/1996)
- Bison finally gets captured at the hands of Cammy's former British teammates, MI5. While great news, Bison's supporters randomly start blowing up locations in England and threaten that it will continue until Bison is released, along with a 2 billion pound payoff. Zangief places bombs in the chunnel, a train track connecting England and France. It's up to Guile, Dee Jay, Honda and Cammy to clean up the mess.
- Strange Bedfellows (Originally Aired 02/03/1996)
- A mysterious warrior starts destroying both Bison's strongholds as well as those under Street Fighter jurisdiction. Both sides blame the other and it eventually comes down to Bison and Guile meeting on a Volcano for a final showdown. However, clumsy clues were given to both warriors which lead them to the location of the battle by none other than Akuma. Akuma wants both Bison and Guile to fight to death, where Akuma will then destroy the winner and steal their chi. Bison and Guile are forced to work together and eventually attack Akuma, only for him to escape via teleportation.
[edit] Season 2
Season 2 originally aired 1996-1997.
- The Hammer Strikes (Originally Aired 09/21/1996)
- Needing the help of the street fighters, Dhalsim summoned them to his remote mountain temple by causing Blanka considerable mental pain. It seems the Satin Hammer was back, and wanted to steal an atomic bomb that Dhalsim currently had in his possession. Guile brought Blanka, T.Hawk and Sawada along with him, even though feelings still existed between T.Hawk and the Satin Hammer. Eventually the street fighters stopped hammer's plot when Dhalsim deactivated the atomic bomb's countdown timer.
- Cammy and the Bachelor (Originally Aired 09/28/1996)
- A crime wave has taken over London, and Bison is thought to be the one responsible, so Guile, Cammy and Honda team up with the team at MI5 to take Bison as well as Birdie and Sodom down. During the fight, Bison seemingly takes over Cammy's mind, and she immediately switches allegiances. With a backup plan in full readiness, Bison and Cammy manage to escape. This is much to the chagrin of Guile, who screams at them as they fly away.
- New Kind of Evil (Originally Aired 10/05/1996)
- Chun-Li is attacked by mysterious mutant assailants, as well as having her TV crew kidnapped. She calls for Guile and Blanka's help to track them down, which leads to a search of the sewers. They soon find out that a former scientist of Bison's is continuing mutant research and mutated 3 thugs into half-man/half eel/alligator/bat warriors. In the ensuing battle, Blanka receives a mega-dose of mutagen ooze, which turns him even more feral.
- The World's Greatest Warrior (Originally Aired 10/12/1996)
- While visiting their master Gouken, Ryu and Ken are challenged by the evil Akuma who claims to have stolen Gouken's chi and will do the same to them. Akuma gives Ryu and Ken time to train so they might stand a chance against him. During the course of their sparring sessions however, Ken injures Ryu's arm, which leaves Ryu in a bad state. Akuma uses that to easily defeat Ryu, only to get defeated himself by the power of Ken.
- So, You Want to be in Pictures (Originally Aired 11/05/1996)
- Ryu and Ken are asked to help Fei Long with his latest movie project. Investors in the film however pull funding out of the movie, which leaves Fei Long with no way to raise awareness about the evil crime boss, Lo Fat. Ken is forced to ask his father to re-invest in the film, so it can continue. Ken gets creative license for the script, and writes himself in as the star instead of Fei Long. Both men have a climatic showdown, which results in Ken burning down the entire movie studio.
- Face of Fury (Originally Aired 11/15/1996)
- Guile and Blanka take a trip to the Middle East to cool hostilities between Arabs and Israelis, but Blanka's temper gets the best of him, and he attacks them all. Vega, watching this drama unfold on a prison TV set, swears revenge against Blanka for destroying his face. Vega easily escapes, and flies to Hawaii for a final battle while taking Mei Lei, Blanka's love interest, hostage. Blanka almost manages to kill Vega, but with the combined efforts of Mei Lei, Guile and Chun-Li, they were able to prevent Vega's tragic death at the hands of Blanka.
- Cammy Must Die! (Originally Aired 11/23/1996)
- Bison charges Cammy and his cybernetic creation La Lupa, to steal a priceless Kali statue for him. The statue has mediative powers that Bison hopes will help him heal his wounds from his previous battle with Guile. The street fighters team up with MI5 to help get to the bottom of Cammy's switched allegiances and during the battle, Cammy gets knocked on the head which frees her from Bison's mental control. Cammy then lures the street fighters to Bison's hideout, where she betrays them once more. Bison and Cammy are then able to escape.
- The Flame and the Rose (Originally Aired 12/09/1996)
- The mystical psychic Rose, senses that powers in the world are fluctuating wildly out of control. She blames Ken and Blanka for this sudden energy spike, and believes they are the catalysts to the end of the world. Rose kidnaps them both and forces them to fight only to realize they are not evil at all. With their help, she tracks down Bison, who is the true manifestion of evil she had sensed. She then attacks Bison in the mental world just as Ken and Blanka destroy the kali statue, which destroys Bison's entire castle. Mysteriously, everyone in uninjured, and Bison eludes capture once more.
- The Warrior King (Originally Aired 01/04/1997)
- The powerful Warrior King had defended his country from the evil Mages for years, but when his orb of power is flung into a vortex, he follows it as well. The orb lands in a nation close to Shadowlaw, and Bison claims it as his own. The orb has the power to control all weather, and Bison theatens the world with its power. The street fighter team is assembled, and Chun-Li is the first to confront Bison. The warrior king magically appears, and fights Bison's minions with Chun-Li's help. The two quickly fall in love until another vortex appears, and the warrior king leaves Chun-Li forever.
- The Beast Within (Originally Aired 02/18/1997)
- Blanka searches the jungle for a mysterious healing plant that could revert him to his normal form. Guile and Lucinda go to track him down, and hear the same story of the plant from the jungle natives. Blanka then encounters a wild jungle boy who swears revenge against the natives for killing his family. The boy is actually an alien who had crash landed on earth along with his family. Blanka befriends the boy, and along with Guile and Lucinda, they defeat the evil natives and the boy returns to his home planet.
- Second to None (Originally Aired 04/11/1997)
- Ryu is a legend in Shadowlaw, and Sakura is his most adamant admirer. But when Sagat patrols the streets regularly making sure to burn down any building with posters of Ryu in it, Sakura leaps into action. She boards a plane headed for New York to seek out her idol, who had just been visiting Ken in the hospital, as Ken swallow some water while on a mission in Africa. Ryu meets Sakura, and she convinces him to come to Shadowlaw to defeat Sagat once more. Sagat welcomes the challenge, and he and Ryu have another epic confrontation.
- Final Fight (Originally Aired 04/27/1997)
- The new mayor of Metro City Mike Haggar, has his daughter kidnapped by the Mad Gear gang, so it's up to Ken and Ryu to save her. Escher, Guile and Haggar devise a plan to put Ken and Ryu undercover to infiltrate the gang, which Cody takes exception to as he constantly screams at everyone in protest. Eventually Ken and Ryu meet with Belger, the boss of the Mad Gears, and along with Cody and Guy, are able to save Jessica. Haggar breaks down a door at the very end, and Guy kicks a rocket back at Belger.
- Cammy Tell Me True (Originally Aired 05/14/1997)
- Bison captures the MI5 team in a brief battle, and the British government are adamant about getting them back, as they know critical government secrets. Bison compiles doomsday codes, which are the launch protocols for every known nuclear bomb on earth, and plans to not take over the world, but to destroy it. Guile and Chun-Li are given a package from Sagat, containing the secret of Cammy's past, as Sagat does not want the world destroyed by Bison. They infiltrate Bison's base, and everyone, including MI5, team up to stop Bison, and destroy his computer console with one second left on the doomsday timer. Bison gets eaten by his computer, and the world is safe thanks to the Street Fighters!
[edit] DVD releases
- Street Fighter - Code of Honor
- Street Fighter - Soul Powers
[edit] References
- ^ InVision Entertainment [us]. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
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