I like most of Zeku, but I don’t like his style switching, and I HATE his Strider connections.
Zeku could have worked well using only his old man design (wich is the good one), with two stances/styles a la Gen.
First style the new one he created
Second style classic Bushinryu
I don’t mind Zeku connection with Strider as long it is not him as the founder but the founders were students of Zeku’s student(s). Zeku’s student that modify combat discipline.
Just like Goutetsu then Gouken and Gouki evolves what they learned from Goutetsu. I mean making Zeku as an indirect connection with Striders of the future is the okay thing. It still leaves a ambiguity and an area of mystery.
It simply saying that Zeku had influence the striders while not being one himself.
While also technically having a Strider a like character in SF than a direct Strider member in future Street fighter games. It doesn’t also need to have some issues on license, rights and trademark the Strider Hiryuu character has because it’s a independent street fighter character with a ambiguous future.
I’m okay with his gimmick of changing to young and old. It’s part of his CHARM, It makes him unique and hip than all those generic old masters in most fighting games. He standout for that and it is clever for Capcom to have done that to his character. It’s a fresh take.
Strider is reference is always a plus one to Zeku. Strider is a most liked character in the fighting game community. If a mahvel game wouldn’t exist, Capcom already did a good job incorporating the legacy of Strider Hiryuu in SF without him being directly in game.
Zeku being a pseudo guest character is the best thing that Capcom manage to pull of and utilize their franchise and assets without directly referencing it and having trouble like what happened to other franchise they had.
Everyone liked Zeku
It’s just a way to attract new attention.
I’m not saying guest characters are a good thing or anything. But they’re the trend. And as much as we’d hate the idea, we must be aware it’s something Capcom could do any of these days for Street Fighter.
So, be prepared…
Guest gimmick is not a problem itself
Done with taste could be insanely cool
But as fan of the xxx franchise it taste like crap when it does’nt respect the requirement of be something that fit and does’nt break the style/athmosphere
Something thatis respected like 50% of the times, maybe even less
You can argue that’s not the marketing point and that the guest being something that “stand out” is better
If that will be your reply, we have different opinion what “better” is, but ultimately what’s win is what the owner company think will make them more money… wich does’nt scream “quality”
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Somewhat agree on this, Besides from the already existing memorable and iconic characters there are also tons of background characters in SF that would enrich the games narrative.
For me guest characters isn’t needed in SF for it to have publicity and marketing, because having SF characters appear in other companies franchise is already the same.
The only extent that I would accept guest characters is when it hasn’t had huge background or backstory to need to merge with SF.
Is having SF there own Garuda
Necalli was sort of SF’s Garuda.
Also, if we want a samurai looking guy they better put Sodom there.
Or give Sodom or Necalli a Garuda skin.
Thing is, FEXL isn’t a popular or recognizable brand.
The point of guest characters is to make casual players say “OMG, this famous character from this famous franchise will fight the SF characters? That’s crazy!! That’s never gonna repeat!!”.
I think basically no one played SFEX and they don’t give a damn about FEXL.
Even a KOF guest would have a better impact.
My opinion: put motherflipping Liu Kang, hah hah hah.
Embrace death pls
Garuda is memorable for he was than Necali
SF in status quo nowadays doesn’t need KOF to market them and KOF isn’t as popular as it was. It wouldn’t had that marketing impact.
There are only few franchise that stands with SF in FG industry and only Tekken is the nearest on SF. Akuma in Tekken is already doing that. The least franchise is MK and GG.
99% of world games don’t know who Garuda is.
I mean, it’s OK if they put him there as a guest character (I would still prefer for a samurai dude but whatever), but it wouldn’t really make people excited or turn their heads to the game.
Anyway, Akira was already sort of a guest character, even if she wasn’t a first party, and I’m sure people’s more excited about her than whatever excitement they would get from the widely unknown Garuda.
Guest characters are a hook for casuals. It would have to be Liu Kang or Johnny Cage or Dante or Batman or Goku or something, to help the game sale better.
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Yeah, Tekken would work.
If there’s going to be a guest character it could be a Tekken character. Only that there was already SFxTK and people weren’t really fond of it.
It could also be Terry Bogard. He was in Smash, so, there’s some popularity boost thrown there. But I’m really not too sure that he could. KOF/FF is still a dwarf franchise; if he was in Smash was only because whatever’s the producer’s name is liked those games as a young man.
Than Necali?
What I mean is with SF fans and in Fighting game community
SNK has still problems with Capcom that is to consider. And Terry doesn’t help to bring up SF because SF is higher than KOF. As of the current trends it’s either MK or Tekken, but MK wouldn’t fit in SF as it was probably talked before by those in Capcom.
Even people in Smash had problems why Terry and didn’t know Terry when he fits since he had appeared in SNES titles way before
It has to be Liu Kang, then XDD
Well, that for sure would make the sales of the game skyrocket.
But. I guess for Capcom is “Japanese audience first”. And the Japanese would not excited at all about Liu Kang 
As for the Western/American audience, we’ve seen so much hate for SFV these years. Pretty sure many people would buy the game simply to completely kick Street Fighter’s character’s asses with Liu Kang (they complete his gameplay with a non-gorey dragon vore fatality).
Meh, JK. Capcom won’t risk their reputation that way, especially for a dying game like SF5.
So, no Terry, no Tekken, no MK… FEXL is possible, I mean, would be the least intrusive but also least attractive guest character of them all.
I’m pretty sure it won’t be Demitri I mean, Talbain would be a better choice anyway.
Pretty sure it’s going to be a brand new character, just like Decapre (you know, she was technically a brand new character).
NPCs? Byron I don’t think so. Azam I don’t think so. Nadeshiko, I don’t think so. Dolls, f no I don’t think so.
Maybe Oni or something like that, or maybe the gorilla or the other Neo Shadaloo guy.
I want Garuda in SF5 just so he can take a huge shit on Necallk
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I agree on SF appearing in MK as something could work but not vice versa
Mechanical Zangief
Kage
Cyborg Monitor
Seth
Or Twelve
Thoughts before the similar subject
Absolutely zero chance SF characters getting into MK.
Not even Akuma, Vega or Bison, which are the most violent and evil IMO, Capcom wouldn’t allow them to appear in a game where they can be goreyly dismembered.
Robots? Nah, that would be a ridiculous copout.
Maybe Capcom could lend any other Capcom character, just not SF (or RS or Mega Man or DS). Like Nemesis or something.
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FLEX and Tekken is up to the guest characters if were talking about possibility because of company relationships but in terms of personal preference I would go with FLEX characters if it is to choose between the two.
Thats the best they can get Mech Zangief had been a recurring alt for some time.
That’s why this guy is the best choice
He is reappears on Mahvel games most of the time along with tons of references
Tekken is certainly a chance… but we already had all the important Tekken characters in SFxT, and people weren’t fond of that game. Don’t think it would make a difference.
Hey, what if it’s Akira Yuki or censored Ayane (remember DOA is still one of the biggest fg franchises out there) or censored Mai Shiranui or something? XDD
Any chance of being other CAPCOM characters? Like, Gene or Jin Saotome?
Well I hate it. Because I don’t think Strider should take place in the SF universe.
I can accept Final Fight, Rival Schools and Slam Masters all taking place in the SF universe because they share a setting and themes, but Strider is about something else entirely taking place in a completely different time. There’s no reason to shoehorn it into SF. Lest next we have a little bearded man and his crazy haired college buddy deciding to build little boy robots together.
MK could appear in SF but would have to be severely gimped.
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No guests from other companies in SF, please.
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