Awesome thread I just noticed it. I just posted an article in FGD about SF4 which several character designs old and new, if anyone is interested in sketching some designs please do.
I need a sketch of ‘Goku’, Bison, Urien, Amy and possibly Ryu/Ken.
You can find the article and character descriptions a few posts down here.
BTW ZOMBIE BISON FUCKING ROCKS!!! :tup:
Daemos SF4 Characters, Sketches
I was just reading through your character descriptions. I’m new here and this is my first post ever lol, but I wouldn’t mind taking a crack at a few of the characters.
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Here’s the sketches for “Goku”, Urien, Amy and Bison. Did them quite rough and threw some quickie colours on them so they aren’t amazing works of art or anything but they give you the general idea 
Wow, I like those ALOT. My only suggestion is change Goku’s name (for obvious reasons). How about Gouken or something like that?
Really nice work man :tup:
Also, Daemos, I know you love Bison and I think that having a Female protagonist is cool, but having a female protagonist AND a female antoginist is overkill. Not to mention a girlish Guile etc. Your going to turn SF into DOA!
@Spydaman
Those are fucking amazing. I love what you did to Urien, it’s better than what I imagined. Although my only critique would be that ‘Goku’ looks younger than what I anticipated, since she is a woman. 
If you’re not bothered and have free time, I’d really like to see what you can do for characters like Chandra and Gordo. Your effort is very appreciated.
I agree, Goku is not a good name at all (Gouken is already taken). I’m not sure what to call her yet. As for Bison, even though he is a villain he isn’t a main villain anymore. He’s just another character with his own agenda (No world domination crap). The true ‘antoginist’ in this story is Urien of course is playing our female hero like a puppet.
Glad ya like em Yeah I realised I’d made her look a lil too young after I’d finished it lol guess it’s the proportions and that, make her looks younger. I wouldn’t mind taking a crack at the other characters
As for a name, how about Aiko? I’m assuming she’s meant to be Gouken’s daughter, referred to by Ryu & Ken as “Little Miss”? Think Aiko means little/beloved one. or Kohana, little flower.
For being 6 pages, I kinda wish there was more art here, but whatever.
Anyways…
EVOLUTION
In the last few years I’ve become big on character designs in fighting games, ie whats original, unique, cool, etc, etc, but I look around on various forums and see everybody has the SAME basic ideas for characters, specialy with older incarnations, like everybody’s older Sakura always looks the same (still wearing the headband, still has the tomboy look, wearing some kinda karate outfit) same with Ryu (everyone just basicly slaps a beard on him, or say that he should have a beard or whatever) its like where’s the design or the uniqueness? How come people never try to change any SF characters to the extent that Terry was changed from Fatal Fury to Mark of The Wolves, or Jin from Tekken 3 to Tekken 4? Both had great changes that fans widely accepted, despite how diffrient they looked, ie those are just two examples of evolving characters and I’d love to see more people in this thread try and do stuff like that.
Example, my older version of Ryu
This was drawn by efex, based on my older version of Ryu. The longer hair and (almost) beard is obvious/cliche by this point, however I made some other changes to him that I haven’t seen anyone else do, like I decided Oro would be dead by this point, and Ryu now wears Oro’s robe as a tribute to his master (Oro) however my version didn’t have the robe draped across Ryu the sameway it was with Oro (see below) he’s also got sleeves for the first time in like ever, and each sleeve has something diffrient printed on it. His right sleeve has a Dragon to reprsent his Shoruken, and the other sleeve has the symbols that often appear on Ryu’s belt in various Capcom artwork. Finally he’s got the Master Beads on, because he now considers himself to the be the master of his style.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/Ryu.jpg
Head shot of the same (above) Ryu, done by efex.
My version, it lacks the colors, so its hard to tell where the robe is or whatever, but basicly its more like a vest, like think what efex did above, but if it went over both shoulders instead (and yeah, this is the pic that efex based the above pics off)
Sean
Same with Ryu, done by efex, but just like with Ryu, there is a minor diffrience between our basicly exact same versions. My Sean had patches, logos, etc, on him, because he basicly became a sellout Karate Champion (and part of his story involves him entering the newest SF tournament so that he can show the world that he’s not a sell out, or whatever)
Sakura
This was the most fucking annoying character to redesign. Why? Well going by whats stated in the canon and/or speculated about Sakura, an older version of her would have NONE of the stuff that makes her distinctive, for instance she stopped idolzing Ryu, so she’d no longer wear the headband, she’s no longer in school so she wouldn’t wear the uniform, and she probaly wouldn’t keep that same tomboy haircut either.
So, I started drawing all kinds of concepts for her had/hair/face not having the headband or the same hair style, and I went through over a dozen concepts (same with her outfit) till I arrived at the above. I wanted her to have long hair, but still look like Sakura, so I had her tie it back the way it is above, so that at least that way she could have a variety of hairstyles in terms of outfits or gameplay, or whatever (similar to Kasumi in the DOA games)
Cody
Drawn by Rey (yeah the same Rey that works on the SF comic) inks and colors by me.
Given Cody’s SFA3 story, I thought it was safe to assume he’s still be in prison, but that 1930’s style prison outfit he had in SFA3, just looked so dumb, or out of date, so this is a more modernized version of basicly SFA3 Cody.
Amy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/amy2.jpg
Old picture I drew of Guile’s daughter Amy back in 2000, which is why it looks so shotty. I gotta either color it or draw a new pic of her.
Datta
Dhalsim’s son. The tattoos aren’t “real” they’re the manisfestation of his power, ie when its kinda like when he “powers up” they appear. He can also engulf his limbs as he stretches them unlike his father.
I’ve drawn alot of new pics of characters (and extra costumes) that I need to upload, but first I need to get my scanner working.
Great designs. Totally agree on what you’re saying about evolving the characters. Too many older designs of the characters just seem to lack originality and never seem to show the character really moving on in their life. Esspecially like the Sean design.
Damn Tas I love those pictures. The designs of the characters and thought that went into them and the fighters’ backgrounds and what they become is great. The Ryu and Sean ones are spectacular. I wish I could see that in a game.
Well I got my scanner working so here’s another redesign/revamp.
I decided to take SF’s lamest and worst designed character and change him for the better, while still staying true to what he was initialy.
Joe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/Joe.jpg
I really worked over this design. I basicly just took the design he had and just added to it. Like first off I gave him a full body tattoo, then some face/head piercings. I made his pants kinda like a modern day western bellbottom styled pants, which have the dual adidas stripes down the side, while making his shoes more cowboy boot like, but still shaped like sneakers.
I also added upon his name as you can see, because the single name “Joe” is just too plain. As for the SF1 - 1989 (Default Costume) that comes from my idea of remaking SF1, and this is just one example from that remake concept. I have pics drawn out of alternate SF1 outfits for Ryu, Ken, and Geki (since I didn’t think any of their default looks should change, except for just altering Ryu’s colors a bit to make him look more Japanese like the SF3 version of Ryu, along with removing those stupid red slippers he had) so I’ll try and put those up next.
@Spydaman
Yup she (‘Goku’) is meant to be Gouken’s daughter. Aiko sounds good, but too goody-goody if you know what I mean. What I could do is have her original name as Aiko but as she evolved as a fighter and got sucked in more into ‘the darkside’, she changed her name to something for fierce. Japanese for wrath or vengeance? This needs research. =/
As for the other characters, take your time.
@TAS
The Sean and Ryu designs are excellent. I like the idea of Ryu wearing Oro’s robe (even though it looks a bit funky). I disagree with the beeds though, unless you plan on having Ryu killing Akuma and taking back his Master’s beeds.
Note that Capcom has actually done Gouken’s daughter a few times by this point. First Edayan redesigned her to be Sakura, then later one of the SF3 designs redesigned her to be Makoto, but their have been two officialy published pictures of her olderself.
Akuma wears the beads because he is the master of that style, however post SF3 Ryu would no longer have the same style as Akuma, because his training with Oro would no doubt alter his style to the point where it be something new, and since Ryu would be the only one with that style, he’d be the master of that paticular new style, thus he considers himself a master (however it would only be after Oro dies)
Akuma dies in my story but he’s vaporized in the process, so its not like the beads he wears would be obtainable after that point.
Spydaman and Daemos, great work!
TAS, the artwork is good, but I don’t dig the designs for Sean and Ryu.
Whats wrong with Sean? Is it that its actually better then Capcom’s version and seperates him from the other shotos?
Uhm no.
He would be the master of his newly formed style, and just because he wears the beads does NOT mean he wouldn’t have more to learn, do you think Akuma has nothing left to learn just beacuse he wears the beads? Well you shouldn’t since he always trains to be stronger and stonger and has learned new moves with basicly every game he’s in, thus defeating your theory that “wearing the beads means you have nothing left to learn” because Akuma has shown that that isnt true.
And in SF3, one of the things Ryu states is “My master said that when I can predict where the leaves fall I will have nothing left to learn” hinting that he would one day get to that point, and he did in RYU FINAL which Capcom of Japan has stated that they love, which I’d doubt they’d do if they had any problem with it. Plus I seriously doubt Capcom is going to have Ryu keep the same lame ass storyline through his entire existence, they even gave him a new direction for a change at the end of SF3.
It only looks odd in efex’s version. In my version the robe is hung over Ryu in a vest like fashsion, much like the vest the Retsu has.
Chandra
Here’s another quickie of Chandra. Did one of Gordo but didn’t really like it so I’m gonna do another. By the way, does he wear an exosuit in terms of some big machanical mech type thing or like some kinda hightech wet-suit, Daemos?
Chandra
You see, your version isn’t “better”, it’s different. It’s just opinion, you can’t state one design is better than another and call it fact, it’s opinion.
You are right that it does seperate him from the other shotos, but personally I don’t like it. I can’t see Sean looking like that. I think it’s the hair.
Interesting point. I still don’t think Ryu would or should wear beads. Again, this is just opinion. Your opinion isn’t more valid than mine, and vice versa.
Man Tas you think you are so awesome. “with 6 pages I expected more art”. Maybe people just wanna discuss sf4. Now looking at your shit I expect to see less cause your drawings are wack.
@Spydaman
He wears a exosuit as in hi-tech wetsuit. Gray Fox from Metal Gear Solid is a good example of what I mean. Also his goggles are intended to just cover part of his head, so you can still see some of his hair.
Excellent Chandra design although I’m not a fan of the colorful beads around his neck. The rings around his robe are an excellent touch. Also again, he’s much younger than what I imagined. I would’ve also preferred him with longer hair that’s tied together in a thick bundle but what you have works also. Nice touch with the beard. :tup:
@TAS
Akuma wears the beads as a reminder of his brother. He took them from his brother Gouken after he killed him. The only way I would see Ryu wear beads is after he gets them from Akuma’s dead neck.
I also saw some of the art of Gouken’s daughter, it isn’t what I was going for. In my story, I’m hoping Goku will actually fall for the darkside (unlike Ryu) because her vengeance takes over
Dudes, this is one rockin’ thread! I love the artwork, guys!
No, he took them because after he killed Gouken, he was then the master of Ansatsuken. Akuma didn’t even like his brother.
The beads represent “master status” in Akuma’s case. If I remember right, Goutetsu gave the beads to Gouken as a way of showing/saying he was the better/best of his students, which of course Akuma hated or got jealous over, so he eventualy killed Goutetsu, and Gouken, and after he killed Gouken he took what at that point was rightfuly his.
Not every character that wears beads is going to have the same reason to wear them that Akuma does, which what I should’ve said earlier, because the beads mean something specific in Akuma’s case, and its not like wearing the beads is a global sign that he’s a master, its a only a representation to those who use Ansatsuken.
Its already 2010 by the time my story takes place, and I thought it finally be nice to see Ryu in a good place for once, at a point where he was finally comfortable in his life, much like his previous master Gouken, which is kinda why he looks the way he does, because he’s kinda the “new Gouken” or a new version of Gouken.
Besides I have Ryu give up fighting by the end of my story (in the sense that he’ll never enter a tournament again, or purposly using fighting to harm someone, etc, but he’d still be around and would train others) so either he has the beads at the beggining of my story, or he never does, beacause I change his look again by the end of my story in his new wake.
A few things…
Goku is a male name, and most everyone will view it that way, so its just always going to cause alot of confusion if you call a girl Goku.
Goku is the name of the legendary Monkey God in Japanese Mythology, and only characters that are inspired by the legend (like Goku from Dragonball/Z/GT) like unless she has something to do with the legend it dosn’t make much sense to name her Goku, plus trying to name someone Goku in this day and age is seriously kinda hard given the most popular anime character on the planet goes by that name.
If Im not mistaken Gouken’s daughter would be like in her 30s, she’s only like 5 years younger then Ryu and Ken, and its kinda odd that she could turn so evil so quick after 30+ years of going without it.
Are people going to be able to look at Gouken’s daughter as a full fleged character and not thing “Sakura rip off” I mean in appearence she probaly wouldn’t look like her, but her moves would if she uses anything like what her father used.
I meant that I WISHED there was more art (fucking asshole) since there are quite a few people on this forum, and quite a few people posting in this thread, it would’ve been nice to see more character designs (dick)
Yeah, cause its not like there’s a fuckning SF4 DISCUSSION thread in the fighting game DISCUSSION forum is there dumbass?
Well that made absolutely no sense.
Why don’t you go eat some dirt.
If I remember correctly, didn’t Gouki take the beads from Goutetsu after he defeated him and Gouken had his own set of beads. They’re supposed to be prayer beads, not a sign of one achieving a certain level of mastery or something. So anyone could wear the beads really. Didn’t Gouken’s daughter wear beads in one of the two designs for her? Ain’t seen the pics myself but that’s what I read.
Gouki didn’t kill Goutetsu and Gouken out of jealousy or spite or anything like that. Least it seems highly unlikely he did. I think he killed them (a) cos they were the only two people who could give him a decent fight and (b) to prove to Gouken that his style was flawed and that only by embracing Satsu No Hadou, one could master Ansatsuken.