Author: Casey "Waveflame" Rinaldi

After taking a brief detour to spotlight the Kanzuki Ninja Legion and Juni over the weekend, the CFN Portal site has resumed the coverage of Street Fighter EX characters, as the Shadaloo Activity Report looks into the dark pasts of two of the “Siblings of Destiny,” Hokuto and Kairi. Shadaloo Senior Official NIN has also returned to assist Private Nakagawa in describing these characters, providing his own commentary about the fighters he created.

Private Nakagawa: A little surly girl who’s a bit unsociable. It seems she has her motives and reasons, but…? She’s close to her young sister Nanase.

Basic Info:

Name: Hokuto
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: September 23rd
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Fashion
Dislikes: Machine Instruction Manuals

Private Nakagawa: A girl who inherited the blood of the Bushin family, and the old art of Mizukamiryū. [“Water God Style”] However, she doesn’t adhere to either, fighting with a personal style that is not trapped in both schools. Informed she has an older brother that is still alive, she embarks on a journey to find him.

NIN: She was the character whose move inputs changed the most from the development phase. We had a hard time figuring out her new inputs, and the adjustment was difficult. I remember that the programmer had to do a fine tuning of the camera during her win pose, in order to show her cute face.

Next we move on to her darker alter-ego, that emerges when the Seal of Blood is removed: Bloody Hokuto! [Literally: “Hokuto whose Seal of Blood was removed.”]

Private Nakagawa: The rightful successor of the ancient art of Mizukamiryū. Apparently, her name during childhood was Shirase. [“News of Death”] It seems there is a secret behind it…

Basic Info:

Name: Hokuto
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: September 23rd
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Nothing
Dislikes: Nothing

Private Nakagawa: The head of the Mizukami family confined in the “Seal of Blood,” with the thought, “obliterate Kairi.” Fearing the dissolution of the seal, Hokuto transferred the right of succession to her sister Nanase, and set off on a journey to confront her brother. The true form of the ancient Mizukamiryū, the original assassination fist. Hokuto is actually an illegitimate child, her mother being from the head house and her father from a branch family. In order to hide this secret, the head of the family raised her as Kairi’s sister. But the grudge the branch family nursed for its mistreatment transferred into Shirase under the form of a suggestion, and on a stormy night, a Shirase possessed by that suggestion, threw Kairi into the sea, from the ship in which he was traveling.

NIN: I think I’ll pass the whole task of explaining who this character is to the EX Drama CD, LOL.

Now we’ll take a look at Kairi, to see what role he plays in this story.

Private Nakagawa: The handsome young man who possesses one eye and a peculiar character. He lost his memory many years ago. He continues to fight as a martial artist to pursue his past.

Basic Info:

Name: Kairi
Height: 178cm
Weight: 77kg
Blood Type: Unknown
Birthday: January 14th
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Nothing special
Dislikes: Nothing special

Private Nakagawa: The youthful one-eyed man with a unique atmosphere who inherited the house of Suijin Kobojutsu. He lost his memory when he was thrown from a cliff [which actually contributes to his different appearance in EX2]. “You must challenge your limits.” The power held in these words are what spur him to fight.

NIN: To differentiate him from all the other projectile characters, he is the one whose abilities rapidly changed throughout the series. The names of his Special Moves, at any rate, use excessive words or make full use of kanji. I get a nostalgic feeling thinking of the days of hard work flipping through pages of dictionaries.

Finally, here’s a look at Kairi’s alternate form that debuted in Street Fighter EX 2, that represents him succumbing to his demonic powers.

Private Nakagawa: Kairi’s appearance has completely changed from the way he previously looked. He carries an ominous ki as he mercilessly defeats his enemies. What on earth happened to him!?

Basic Info:

Name: Kairi
Height: 178cm
Weight: 77kg
Blood Type: Unknown
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Nothing special
Dislikes: Unpleasant Memories

Private Nakagawa: This man has walked the path of carnage, in order to regain his lost past, and in order to survive. He lost his memories and was thrown into the sea during a storm, by Shirase who had been burdened by a form of hypnosis placed upon her during childhood, until he finds himself exhausted after arriving at the cliff from which he fell. Furthermore, Hokuto’s seal has been dispelled due to their fight to the death, which reawakens his own memories. Puzzling as to why his sister wants him dead, he attempts to find the end of his destiny as a warrior.

NIN: Well, I know my hair would probably turn white if I were thrown down. I kind of had the intention of making a somewhat epic backstory. I remember writing up until this point, but a better example would be the EX Drama CD… a continuation of this story is on the CD!

 

That wraps up the second round of EX profiles. Unfortunately, after not having any posts for two days of this week, SFV’s Chief Director Takayuki Nakayama tweeted that “The Character Guide had been updated daily, but because of my schedule becoming very busy, I will now update on a random basis. It’s true because I have been writing this every day. But I’ll still have time to tweet when I’m in the mood.” It sounds like it could be a good while before we see the rest of the EX Characters profiled, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated here on Shoryuken the next time the CFN Portal happens to update with a new profile!

【お知らせ】毎日更新してた「キャラ図鑑」ですが、すごく忙しくなったのでちょっと不定期になります。ごめんなさい。ホントに毎日書いてたからね:D。あ、でもつぶやくだけの気力はありますます。　#シャド研 pic.twitter.com/zdQh11cbbM

— takayuki nakayama (@takaNakayama) September 23, 2016

Sources: CFN Portal; Takayuki Nakayama (Twitter)

 

For its next entry, the Shadaloo Activity Report makes history: as we have the first case of a character getting a second profile. The CFN Portal shines the spotlight on Juni once again, this time covering her current self, which you may recall seeing in Cammy’s Street Fighter V Story Prologue.

Private Nakagawa: This is the former member of the Dolls who is being protected by Delta Red. We at the Shadow Institute had released material about the Dolls in the past.; now this will cover the way she currently appears.

Basic Info:

Name: Juni
Height: 162cm
Weight: 46kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: June 30th
Country of Origin: Germany
Favorite things: Reading, Cats
Dislikes: Car Horns

Private Nakagawa: She became interested in cats after encountering them during her stay at the hospital Cammy brought her to, and afterward she became obsessed. She looks up to–and has to rely on–Cammy as a mentor. A natural at doing things her own way and at her own pace, she has a gentle heart and genuinely cares about others. Around the same time, she began learning to cook from McCoy and also began to participate in training with Delta Red. Somehow, she looks pretty happy.

Do you think having this second profile looking into her current state increases Juni’s chances of being included in a future Season of DLC? Would you like to see her return to the series as a playable character? Are there any other characters you’d like to see get a second profile chronicling a different chapter of their story? Let us know in the comments! You can also familiarize yourself with the Kanzuki Ninja Legion here.

Source: CFN Portal

Taking a break from their coverage of the Street Fighter EX Characters, the Shadaloo Activity Report’s next bit of research focuses on a Character Profile for the Kanzuki Ninja Legion. You may have seen some of these ninja at the end of Birdie’s Character Prologue, where Karin forced him to take the challenge after allowing him to be a house guest, in order to, “help [him] digest.” They can also be found in background of the Lair of the Four Kings We previously covered the kunoichi of the Estate here.

Private Nakagawa: Today I introduce the Ninja Legion, the honorable guards of the Kanzuki household. A while back, we introduced you to the Kunoichi guard, but it’s the legion who is responsible for guarding the mansion.

Basic Info:

Name: Jonin
Equipment: Ninja sword, Headband, Chainmail
Duties: Mansion Security, Sparring Partners, Kumite Opponents
Techniques: Katon Goendan, [Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet] Kanzuki-ryu Suiryugeki [Kanzuki style: Water Style Strike]

Basic Info:

Name: Chunin
Equipment: Ninja sword, Headband, Chainmail
Duties: Mansion Security, Odd Jobs, Chores
Techniques: Katon Gohidan [“Fire Release: Great Fire Bullet”]

Private Nakagawa: The extent of their fighting power becomes apparent in a sum as opponents during the Kanzuki-ryu 100 man Kumite. They use ninjutsu as depicted in the picture, such as: Katon [“Fire Release”], Suiton [“Water Release”] and Doton [“Earth Release”. All full under Ninja Tactics.] The Genin-chan looks like this.

Private Nakagawa: They appear in the Kanzuki family mansion, they’re the ones hanging from the ropes. They are a puckish group of playful people.

So ends another CFN Profile, as more of the Kanzuki Zaibatsu gets fleshed out further. Keep your browser locked right here on Shoryuken for more Profile coverage in the coming weeks!

Source: CFN Portal

 

Back in November 1996, Capcom embarked on a then-unprecedented venture: attempting to bring the Street Fighter series fully into the 3D plane. The result was a title co-produced by both Capcom and Arika–a company founded by Final Fight and Street Fighter II co-designer, Akira Nishitani–that saw series stalwarts like Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, Sakura, Bison, and Akuma tangling with new original characters designed by Arika (yet co-owned by both companies) such as Doctrine Dark, Skullomania, Pullum Purna, the Cycloids, and Garuda. The gameplay remained in the classic 2D style SF is known for, but featured the characters fully rendered in a 3D environment for the first time, resulting in the 2.5D gameplay that can also be seen in current titles, but with its own unique mechanics like Guard Breaking, Meteor Combos and Super and Special Canceling. Though the series spanned multiple games and updates, none of these characters have been seen again since the final game in the series, Street Fighter EX3, released in 2000 as a PS2 launch title… until now!

The CFN Portal has begun releasing profiles focusing on these both beloved and seemingly long-forgotten fighters, giving fans old and new alike an introduction to their unique personalities and backstories, in addition to bringing them into the current Street Fighter series “canon” due to alterations of their classic biographies. We’ll begin with the first four characters profiled; the Shadaloo Activity Report’s Private Nakagawa will be joined in the descriptions by a senior member of Shadaloo: NIN! [This is the alter-ego of Akira Nishitani, providing personal comments and stories on each of his creations.]

Private Nakagawa: A champion of Indraut! He’s the bodyguard of the rich girl Pullum. He’s the friend to whom Zangief entrusted his C.H.A.I.N.S. chess piece.

Basic Info:

Name: Darun Mister
Height: 209cm
Weight: 168kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: November 19th
Home Country: India
Likes: Fighting against strong unknown opponents, Indra Bashi [“Indra Bridge,” his Command Grab]
Dislikes: Weak Youngsters

Private Nakagawa: An Indian hero who, while being abused and swayed by his mistress Pullum, enjoys her travels across the world by fighting strong warriors. He’s friends with Zangief, with whom he has a mutual understanding and respect. They hit it off, and at one time, they formed a tag team for a brief period: the “Ultimate Mateo Tag Team.” And this time, we even have the comments of a senior colleague: NIN!

NIN: I think he has become quite a rather fun character, with all the things that occurred. I have a hunch there was a time in which we thought that his moustache should grow longer after every victory he had, but why didn’t we do that, in the end…?

Next up, the psychopathic killer who seeks to win by any means necessary, Doctrine Dark!

Private Nakagawa: A German-American young man! His eyes are scary! He was Guile’s subordinate, and an excellent soldier. It seems his real name is Holger.

Basic Info:

Name: Doctrine Dark
Height: 177cm
Weight: 71kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: December 3rd
Home Country: USA
Likes: Wires, Knives, Gunpowder
Dislikes: Rolento

Private Nakagawa: He was a brave soldier, with an exceptional sense for battle, and was assigned to a special force with great expectations about his future. However, his unit was exterminated by a nocturnal ambush from Rolento’s enemy troops. He was the sole survivor. He thinks he must win by any means necessary. Now he hates both Rolento and his former superior Guile, and has become a vindictive murder machine burning with revenge. More from our senior colleague:

NIN: His concept was that of a guy who uses any technique to win, no matter how underhanded or foul! His eyes are eerie, aren’t they? He stands out as quite a character so much, I think I’d like to do a spin-off game of him someday!

Keeping the train rolling, we have the “Arabesque” Pullum Purna!

Private Nakagawa: Pullum Purna is a girl from a multi-millionaire Arabian family. Mister Balba works for our Shadaloo♪ He’s developing something for us.

Basic Info:

Name: Pullum Purna
Height: 164 cm
Weight: 49 kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: October 3rd
Home Country: A Certain Middle Eastern Country
Likes: Dance, Songs
Dislikes: Stubborn People, Hard-Headedness

Private Nakagawa: A willful young lady. She brims with curiosity, and loves new things. She’s searching for her father (who’s working at Shadaloo’s base) and travels the world to find him (I said he’s with us, dammit!). It seems she often troubles her attendant Darun. She’s a member of the “Worldwide Young Ladies Club.”

NIN: “I don’t know why, but, in the adjustment sense, I’ve had a hard time with her collision detection. I remember that her Drill Pulse was particularly bad…”

Finally, we close out this portion of profiles with the Monegasque heiress of the Dame family, Blair Dame!

Private Nakagawa: The daughter of the prominently-noted Dame family. She had special education for gifted children, and learned all martial arts. She’s elite!

Basic Info:

Name: Blair Dame
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: June 13th
Home Country: Monaco
Likes: Fashion, Fighting
Dislikes: People without Composure, Poor People

Private Nakagawa: The only daughter of Europe’s greatest foundation. She’s a member of the “Worldwide Young Ladies Club.” She loves pure, genuine fights. Her anxious mother worries much about her, and every time Blair travels, her mom makes a bodyguard and butler follow her. It seems she owns various luxurious villas around the world!

NIN: For some reason, her design was decided from the early days. But she almost didn’t change from that. Maybe because good things are decided this way.

That wraps up the first part of Street Fighter EX profile coverage. Check back soon for more EX character profiles right here on Shoryuken! In the meantime, have a look at the crew of Pirate Ship Higemaru here, or see the concept of Zen brought to life here.

Source: CFN Portal

In September 1984, Capcom released a Maze Arcade Game in Japan known as Pirate Ship Higemaru.  This Z80-based game would later see the light of day on consoles by being included in the 1998 compilation Capcom Generations: The First Generation, for the original Playstation in Japan and Europe, and the Sega Saturn, only in Japan.  Most players of it may be more familiar with its inclusion in the 2005 Capcom Classics Collection for the Playstation 2 and Xbox, as well as the Playstation Portable version of the title in Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded, which marked the first time the game was released in North America.

The game stars a Norwegian sailor named Momotaru, who must defeat the titular enemy pirate crew by throwing barrels at them–as he has no attacks of his own–which would culminate in facing a Boss Pirate, known as Bow, at the end of each of the game’s sixteen levels. For the next series of CFN Portal site profiles, the Shadaloo Activity Report–as per Private Nakagawa– looks inside this pirate and his family, including a relative who may prove to be extremely familiar to long-time fighting game fans.

Private Nakagawa: This guy is a scoundrel of the sea and a sea-faring ruffian! He’s likely quite strong! He’s the brother of a Norwegian fisherman and he has actually battled with Ryu. He’s the eldest son of his fisherman family.

Basic Info:

Name: Momotaru
Height: 218cm
Weight: 170kg
Blood type: O
Birthday: May 5
Country or Origin: Norway
Likes: The Sea, Darts
Dislikes: Rough Seas, Land

Private Nakagawa: He’s a big man that throws the huge barrel he shoulders at his opponents as an attack. Despite his rugged and grim appearance, he has a very friendly personality and is an extremely kind person. The ship that he uses with his siblings is called the “Anchor No. 1.”

Next, we move on to his brother, and boss character of the series, Bow!

Private Nakagawa: A man of the sea who is prideful in his own strength. He doesn’t actually train, but was naturally gifted with muscles and is very buff.  He must have a very hard job.

Basic Info:

Name: Bow
Height: 196cm
Weight: 146kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: May, 22
Country of Origin: Norway
Likes: Booze, Family
Dislikes: Minor Details, Things that require precision

Private Nakagawa: The youngest son who carries a massive glass float on his back that he uses to fight with. He’s the strongest of the fisherman siblings. His booze is also mighty potent, and he’s the best at holding his liquor. He’s always frustrated with fast-talkers, as he doesn’t understand what they’re saying, and could care less about it all. He’s the only married member of the fisherman siblings.

Continuing with the eldest brother, we have Beard!

Private Nakagawa: The strong-armed fisherman. He also partakes in fighting. Currently, it seems he wants to arrange a fight with Mr. Rufus, lately. I wonder why?

Basic Info:

Name: Beard
Height: 223cm
Weight: 174kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: October 8
Home Country: Norway
Likes: Fighting, Fried food
Dislikes: Tooth decay

Private Nakagawa: The third-born son, who hurls a small shark around. He’s got a hook equipped on his right hand in order to reel his opponents in like he’s fishing and pull them around. His main offense as a character is his Command Grabs. He’s the rowdiest and most violent out of all of the three brothers. But, then again, he’s apparently no match for the likes of their younger sister… [His name is Beard, and it has a round shape, so this could be a play on the word “Higemaru,” the title of their series, that literally means, “Round Beard.”]

Finally, we close out this batch of Profiles with the sister of the Higemaru brothers, who may prove to be a VERY familiar face to fighting game fans:

Private Nakagawa: The youngest child in a family of fisherman. A strong-willed lady. I remember seeing her somewhere before… It seems her father was a pirate.

Basic Info:

Name: Ruby
Height: 174cm
Weight: 55kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: February, 24
Home Country: Norway
Likes: Old Furniture, Travel
Dislikes: Boredom

Private Nakagawa: The most stable person in the entire family. She always makes clear what she wants, and is the type of person who straight-up says exactly what she wants to say. She always enjoyed and looked forward to hearing her father’s traveling tales. She works at the bar her mother manages, and she’s slowly constructing her own ship to sail the seas on her own adventures. Her ship’s name is “Partenaire”, in French. [“Partner”]

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, Street Fighter V’s Associate Producer, Takayuki Nakyama clarified on Twitter that, like Ingrid, in the case of Capcom Fighting All-Stars and Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, there are now two separate versions of Ruby, that exist parallel to each other. The one we all know and love from Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, and this version, who has been changed to the daughter of a Norwegian fisherman, to make her canon to the Street Fighter Universe–and who has had no control over ghosts or spirits mentioned officially at all, as of this writing.

ルビィ・ハートさんではなく、ノルウェーの酒場の娘のルビィさん。シュプリマシオン ！

— takayuki nakayama (@takaNakayama) September 1, 2016

“Ruby is the daughter of a Norwegian bartender, not Ruby Heart. Sublimation!”

He also commented on some original plans to make Momotaru part of the Playable Roster in Street Fighter V.

モモタルは一時期ホントにプレイアブルキャラにするつもりだったです。Ｖスキルで画面外から樽が振ってきて相手に投げつける、と言うキャラでした。遊び的にバーディーと被るので出れませんでした。

— takayuki nakayama (@takaNakayama) August 30, 2016

“We had the intention to really make Momotaru a playable character, at some point. His V-skill should have been the ability to make a barrel rain from above the screen, and then grab it and toss it at his opponent. He didn’t make the cut because Birdie already covered that gameplay.”

That does it for another round of CFN Profiles. Do you have any experiences playing Pirate Ship Higemaru that you’d like to share? Do you think any of these characters should become playable in Street Fighter V in the future? What do you think of Ruby Heart being made officially canon to Street Fighter, and now finally having a home series, albeit an alternate version of her? Sound off in the Comments below! You can check out our coverage of the Season One DLC Characters here and here, as well as having a look at Tom’s friends here.

Sources: CFN Portal; Takayuki Nakyama (Twitter) [thanks to Miðgarðsorm for translations]

Back in February, shortly before the launch date of Street Fighter V, we reported on rumors that a New Challenger named Zen, from India, would be joining Rashid, Laura and Necalli in Street Fighter V.  Obviously, the final newcomer turned out to be Shadaloo’s Self-Proclaimed “Number 2” F.A.N.G, of the Nguuhao, but–having a bit of fun with this idea–Capcom created and released a piece of concept artwork for this character, detailing what he would look like according to then-current speculation, alongside a design for “Blana,” a female version of Blanka.

However, the minor detail of not being real hasn’t stopped Shadaloo’s information networks from acquiring data on him, as he’s the subject of the next Capcom Fighters Network Portal site profile, alongside his younger brother and manager, Shin–courtesy of the Shadaloo Activity Report and Private Nakagawa! It should be noted, however, that they have been labeled as an “extra,” non-numbered entry, similar to Shadow, Shadow Lady and Don-chan.

Private Nakagawa: An Indian superstar! He can sing, dance and fight: I’m envious! He appears in more than 30 movies per year, apparently.

Basic Info:

Name: Zen
Height: 180cm
Weight: 77kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: December 27th
Home Country: India
Likes: Movies, Kachumba [An Indian salad]
Dislikes: Evildoers, Scoundrels

Private Nakagawa: An Indian actor and fighter. He chastises evildoers using anything he has near himself that’s familiar. He was originally a car salesman. With his sharp dance moves and his sweet smile, he captivates women all around the world. An old friend of Zangief.

Basic Info:

Name: Shin
Height: 199cm
Weight: 142kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: June 19th
Home Country: India
Likes: Movies, Holidays
Dislikes: Brawls, Quarreling

Private Nakagawa: Shin’s younger brother. A former Kushti wrestler. He retired because of a leg injury, but he’s still going strong enough to bring down and kill an angry water buffalo with a single blow, and emerge alive and well. He’s currently the manager of his brother. A sincere and simple man. It is a good brotherly relationship; you are working hard at the three-legged race!

If you’re anxious for more from the CFN Portal site and the Shadaloo Activity Report, you can take a look at our coverage of the Season One DLC Characters here and here, as well as Tom’s Friends, here.

Source: CFN Portal

After stopping off at the Vs. Series for a bit, the CFN Portal site redirects itself to a more casual destination: spotlighting the Shadaloo Activity Report’s coverage of Tom’s friends. Alex fans know that Tom has raised and trained the “Awakened Talent” since he was orphaned as a child, due to both of his parents passing away in an accident; now we have a look at a few of the people who frequent Tom’s gym, and serve as his sparring partners. Tom seems to have put together quite the fight camp in New York.

Private Nakagawa: This time, we have Tom’s friends, who regularly come to his gym. The gym hosts all types of martial arts styles. They are also the guys who spar with Alex.

Basic Info:

Name: Chuck
Height: 184cm
Weight: 114kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: June 18th
Home Country: USA
Likes: Everyday Life, His Wife
Dislikes: Noisy Music
Techniques: Axe Kick

Basic Info:

Name: Jeroen [Likely named after Dutch action movie star Jeroen Krabbé, also known in Japan. They call him ジェローン Jerōn, anglicizing his name pronunciation like they always do with the actor; however, the correct form should be イェルーン Yerūn, as the Dutch pronunciation is indeed similar to English Yeroon.]
Height: 190cm
Weight: 102kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: May 17th
Home Country: Holland
Likes: Cheesecake, Warm Places
Dislikes: Cold Places
Techniques: Renzoku Hizageri (“Repeated Knee Strikes”)

Basic Info:

Name: Semih [He’s likely named after Turkish soccer player, Semih Şentürk]
Height: 180cm
Weight: 83kg
Blood type: 0
Birthday: September 27th
Home Country: Turkey
Likes: Soccer, His Family
Dislikes: Damp Weather
Techniques: Spinning Choke

Basic Info:

Name: Fudō [“The Immovable”, coming from the literal meaning of Acala’s name, a powerful buddhist deity. He’s so popular he has named many characters, last but not least Fudō the Mountain in Fist of the North Star.]
Height: 191cm
Weight: 111kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: April 3rd
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Preparing Soba, Haiku Poetry
Dislikes: Junk Food
Techniques: Mitake Geki [“Attack of the Large Mountain”] (A Forward Straight Punch)

Private Nakagawa: They come from various countries and styles, but are all fighters who assembled together after having caught the rumors about Tom. It seems they’re all good friends with Alex.

Keep checking back for more from the CFN Portal site here at Shoryuken! In the meantime, you can take a look at our previous coverage of the Season One DLC Characters here and here, as well as have a look at Shadow and Shadow Lady from the Marvel vs. Capcom Series here.

Source: CFN Portal; thanks to Miðgarðsorm for footnotes about the origins of the character’s names.

The next pair of character profiles we’ll be spotlighting from the Shadaloo Activity Report will take us to a very interesting and beloved period in Capcom’s fighting game history, the Vs. Series! Specifically: 1997’s Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and 1998’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.

As the World Warriors, the X-Men, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are busy dealing with the universe-threatening machinations of Apocalypse, Cyber Akuma, and Onslaught respectively, the tyrannical dictator M. Bison is inadvertently left to his own darkly devious devices. In Nash’s ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, he is captured by Bison and experimented on by Shadaloo, undergoing brainwashing and cyberization. Though Nash would remain absent from the default roster, a secret character known as Shadow could be unlocked who resembled a palate-swapped version of Nash, with his entire body nearly blacked-out–his only distinguishing feature being the color of his pants, in addition to having a white gleam from behind his glasses. His attacks were augmented with the visual effect of Psycho Power flames engulfing his opponent upon contact. He returned in MvC as an Assist character, and has also made a few appearances in the UDON Comics continuity, showing up in both Street Fighter – Round One: Fight! and most recently in The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, which recounts the Air Force Soldier’s unfortunate brushes with the Grim Reaper in preparation for his proper reintroduction to the series in Street Fighter V. Shadaloo’s Private Nakagawa explains:

Private Nakagawa: This is a warrior that has been remodeled by our Shadaloo. He resembles someone. Who could he be? He fights with Psycho Power and mechanical power.

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow
Height: 186cm
Weight: 150kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Evil, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. He brings down his formidable opponents using Lord Bison’s Psycho Power and the latest state-of-the-art technology. By continuing to fight, memories of his past started to resurface, little by little, and he renounced Shadaloo, defecting from us. He’s burdened with carrying a Psycho Battery, which gives him 48 hours of operation with continuous autonomy. His Special Moves are:
Shadow Boom, the compressed Psycho Power projectile;
Shadow Shell, an anti-air with Psycho Power emmiting from his feet;
Shadow Assault, which absorbs the opponent’s energy. [Shadow never had this Move in MSHvSF, so since this is the SFV version of the character, perhaps it’s his “equivalent” to Nash’s Tragedy Assault?]
Just who the hell is he?

This brings us to Shadow Lady, a hidden character who appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom as an alternate version of Chun-Li who suffered a similar fate to Shadow at the hands of M. Bison and Shadaloo. In her own ending, it’s revealed that a similar fate befell Cyberbots protagonist Jin Saotome following an encounter with the Mighty One. She can most recently be seen in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as Chun-Li’s alternate color #6.

Private Nakagawa: This is the second warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. She fights with the weapons inserted into her mechanized body. She had no objection to having that increased mobility and impeccable fighting strength, but she escaped from Shadaloo anyway…

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow Lady
Height: 169cm
Weight: Secret
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Lord Bison, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. Unlike Shadow, she was only mechanized. (Hasn’t she received Psycho Power?) She has mini-Vernier thrusters in the soles of her feet, and can jump straight up to the 3rd floor with her 3-step jump. As soon as her remodeling surgery was completed, she regained her memories and broke away from Shadaloo, renouncing us. She united with Shadow and fights to defeat evil day and night. Her Special Moves are:
Miracle Drill, in which she charges forward with a drill made of an alloy of Light Ceratanium; [The CFN Portal site is referencing Mega Man. It’s “Light Ceramical Titanium” in the original Japanese game.]
Plasma Barrier, that releases electricity from her body;
Big Bang Laser, a super BIG, ultra-thick, laser!
Just who the hell is she?

That wraps up the Shadaloo Activity Report’s coverage of Shadow and Shadow Lady, but we’ve decided to include the various endings involving these characters, so you can see their story unfold for yourselves, as well as a few gameplay videos to remind players of what these two were capable of back in the day!

Do you have any memories of unlocking these characters back in the day, or encountering them for the first time? Did this article inspire you to dust off your old copies of these games? Feel free to share in the Comments!

Source: CFN Portal; videos from 265358804, Smirades Cabrera, Arcadia, acslayer, Cibernauta and AdmiralMcFish – Bosses and Hidden Characters

The next pair of character profiles we’ll be spotlighting from the Shadaloo Activity Report will take us to a very interesting and beloved period in Capcom’s fighting game history, the Vs. Series! Specifically: 1997’s Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and 1998’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.

As the World Warriors, the X-Men, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are busy dealing with the universe-threatening machinations of Apocalypse, Cyber Akuma, and Onslaught respectively, the tyrannical dictator M. Bison is inadvertently left to his own darkly devious devices. In Nash’s ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, he is captured by Bison and experimented on by Shadaloo, undergoing brainwashing and cyberization. Though Nash would remain absent from the default roster, a secret character known as Shadow could be unlocked who resembled a palate-swapped version of Nash, with his entire body nearly blacked-out–his only distinguishing feature being the color of his pants, in addition to having a white gleam from behind his glasses. His attacks were augmented with the visual effect of Psycho Power flames engulfing his opponent upon contact. He returned in MvC as an Assist character, and has also made a few appearances in the UDON Comics continuity, showing up in both Street Fighter – Round One: Fight! and most recently in The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, which recounts the Air Force Soldier’s unfortunate brushes with the Grim Reaper in preparation for his proper reintroduction to the series in Street Fighter V. Shadaloo’s Private Nakagawa explains:

Private Nakagawa: This is a warrior that has been remodeled by our Shadaloo. He resembles someone. Who could he be? He fights with Psycho Power and mechanical power.

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow
Height: 186cm
Weight: 150kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Evil, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. He brings down his formidable opponents using Lord Bison’s Psycho Power and the latest state-of-the-art technology. By continuing to fight, memories of his past started to resurface, little by little, and he renounced Shadaloo, defecting from us. He’s burdened with carrying a Psycho Battery, which gives him 48 hours of operation with continuous autonomy. His Special Moves are:
Shadow Boom, the compressed Psycho Power projectile;
Shadow Shell, an anti-air with Psycho Power emmiting from his feet;
Shadow Assault, which absorbs the opponent’s energy. [Shadow never had this Move in MSHvSF, so since this is the SFV version of the character, perhaps it’s his “equivalent” to Nash’s Tragedy Assault?]
Just who the hell is he?

This brings us to Shadow Lady, a hidden character who appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom as an alternate version of Chun-Li who suffered a similar fate to Shadow at the hands of M. Bison and Shadaloo. In her own ending, it’s revealed that a similar fate befell Cyberbots protagonist Jin Saotome following an encounter with the Mighty One. She can most recently be seen in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as Chun-Li’s alternate color #6.

Private Nakagawa: This is the second warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. She fights with the weapons inserted into her mechanized body. She had no objection to having that increased mobility and impeccable fighting strength, but she escaped from Shadaloo anyway…

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow Lady
Height: 169cm
Weight: Secret
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Lord Bison, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. Unlike Shadow, she was only mechanized. (Hasn’t she received Psycho Power?) She has mini-Vernier thrusters in the soles of her feet, and can jump straight up to the 3rd floor with her 3-step jump. As soon as her remodeling surgery was completed, she regained her memories and broke away from Shadaloo, renouncing us. She united with Shadow and fights to defeat evil day and night. Her Special Moves are:
Miracle Drill, in which she charges forward with a drill made of an alloy of Light Ceratanium; [The CFN Portal site is referencing Mega Man. It’s “Light Ceramical Titanium” in the original Japanese game.]
Plasma Barrier, that releases electricity from her body;
Big Bang Laser, a super BIG, ultra-thick, laser!
Just who the hell is she?

That wraps up the Shadaloo Activity Report’s coverage of Shadow and Shadow Lady, but we’ve decided to include the various endings involving these characters, so you can see their story unfold for yourselves, as well as a few gameplay videos to remind players of what these two were capable of back in the day!

Do you have any memories of unlocking these characters back in the day, or encountering them for the first time? Did this article inspire you to dust off your old copies of these games? Feel free to share in the Comments!

Source: CFN Portal; videos from 265358804, Smirades Cabrera, Arcadia, acslayer, Cibernauta and AdmiralMcFish – Bosses and Hidden Characters

Insatiable Greed. Unrelenting Vengeance. Unstoppable Aspirations. These are just a few phrases one could use to describe the next subjects of the Shadaloo Activity Reports’ personal research profiles. This triumvirate of evil spans three generations of Street Fighter, each one leaving a permanent impression on their debut title that would be felt for years to come–both within the series canon, as well as the playerbase who either loved to hate them, or embraced their power. We now present the latter half of Street Fighter V’s Season One DLC Characters, and three of the most infamous and memorable baddies in SF history! First up, Street Fighter II’s Dirty Bull, the Las Vegas street boxer who was banned from the ring for illegal tactics, Balrog!

Private Nakagawa: Finally, he’s here, Lord Balrog! One of Shadaloo’s Four Heavenly Kings, with the power to be in charge. Here’s his Command List!

Basic Info:

Name: Balrog
Height: 193cm
Weight: 135kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: September 4
Home Country: USA
Likes: Women, Bourbon, Money
Dislikes: Fish, Mathematics, Effort
Fighting Style: “Brawl style” Boxing

Private Nakagawa: One of Shadaloo’s Four Heavenly Kings. A man who came from the slums, who rose in the world only with his boxing strength. In the past he ended the careers of a great number of boxers, until he was banished from the boxing world. Shadaloo scouted him, buying his power and greed. He is greedy and has a short temper, devoted to his own ambitions and desires, and tosses himself at his opponent without a second thought, regardless of the consequences, pummeling him with his violent and tremendous punches. He’s the type who’s not intelligent, but operates by instinct and intuition. Often works jointly with Ed, a young boy he once protected at S.I.N.’s demolished site.
… I’ve not written in polite expressions or honorifics because it’s my duty…! Ah, Lord Balrog, forgive meeee!

Next, we venture into the dark lair of the twisted and sadistic South Korean Spider, Juri Han!

Private Nakagawa: She was known by her codename “Spider” in the past. An ex-member of the original S.I.N. Here’s her Command List!

Basic Info:

Name: Juri
Height: 165cm
Weight: 57kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: January 1
Home Country: South Korea
Likes: Spicy Foods, Spiders
Dislikes: People That Are Difficult To Get Into, Rules
Fighting Style: Taekwondo

Private Nakagawa: She likes strife and suffering, and her utmost joy is to crush and destroy her fighting opponents; she’s a sadistic pleasure-seeker. After losing the Fēng Shǔi Engine embedded in her left eye, she wears an eyepatch, whereunder she actually hides a new power, the Fēng Shǔi Engine Type alpha. She rescues the runaway Decapre and Cammy, who was trying to help Decapre; not for her good intentions, rather because she finds the whole thing amusing and interesting. She hates Lord Bison, who stole her eye.

Finally, we’ve arrived at the 6th and last DLC Character, the Vice-President of the Illuminati, the Treacherous Disciple, Urien!

Private Nakgawa: The Vice-President of the Secret Society led by Gill. Energetic suits suit him! Wait a little longer for his Command List.

Basic Info:

Name: Urien
Height: 195cm
Weight: 120kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Unknown
Likes: Personal Gain
Dislikes: Gill
Fighting Style: Secret Techniques

Private Nakagawa: He was a candidate for the Presidency of the Secret Society, but he was denied the position because of his emotional instability. He has absolute faith and confidence in his own abilities, and because he has the conceit and prideful nature to think of himself as an elite, his personality is extremely arrogant and selfish. He feels joy by showing off his overwhelming power and force to people and ruling them, displaying his domination over others. He strongly and firmly believes he’s the appropriate and suitable King of the World.

That brings Shadaloo’s coverage of the remaining Season One DLC Characters to an end. And with that, it seems every single playable character in the entire Street Fighter series (save for Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX Ingrid, if she gets one separate from the non-canon Capcom Fighting All-Stars version) has been profiled by the Shadaloo Activity Report! You can check out the profiles of the other three DLC Characters here.

Source: CFN Portal