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It was drawn in the SFA anime style, so it can’t be very old.

After I posted the description of the pic in the Warrior’s Fate thread, someone else stated that they had seen it too, but in a stragey guide (I think it was) and that the guide/book also had concepts for the other characters as well.

Also the version of Akuma I described in the pic I saw appears in RYU FINAL and in that Akuma looks almost EXACTLY like the pic I saw (and Id never seen Akuma in RYU FINAL till LONG after I’d seen the other pic) so given how close Nakahira Masahiko is with Capcom he no doubt saw what I did, or something similar.

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Good point. Although I specifically chose a jetpack because it aids him in some of his “thrusting” special moves. An anti-gravity system would be effective but can it provide thrust? Maybe an advanced sorta jetpack with ion thrusters instead of fire thrusters?

As for the wrist cannon, it does double as a plasma sabre (kinda like the Protoss Zealots from Starcraft if you ever saw those). Also the concussion spheres from the palm of his hand sound SO FUCKING cool. If we remove the wrist cannon, we can still have the plasma sabre on his wrists I guess.

I also agree with the cyber scouter/helmet thingy.

@TAS

Good point. But without anyone to guide her, Otomei wavered from the path. Ryu had Ken and Ken had Ryu to keep each other grounded. Also it was Otomei’s father, so even though Gouken was like a father to Ryu and perhaps even Ken, his death probably wouldn’t have affected them the same way it affects Otomei.

Add the fact that Otomei didn’t fully train under Gouken. After his death, she was trained by another master or masters.

Her character does bring up some complications, all which I’m attempting to tackle. :slight_smile:

I assume that Otomei is a few years younger than Ryu. So I assume in my SF4 story that the last time Ryu saw her, she was a teenage girl. She disappeared after her father died and Ryu/Ken never saw her again. Flash forward to my SF4 story, Otomei is almost 20 years older. Ryu might have that dejavu feeling but he doesn’t recognize her immediately.

I too assume that Otomei’s mom died (of natural causes I guess, although having Akuma killing her accidentally would be cool). This also drives Otomei into the world, she has no mother, no father, the only thing she thinks she has is her hate and anger. Which drives her into years of training and fighting, all while keeping a low profile.

I assumed that since Evil Ryu was able to pull it off, it comes with the territory of falling for SNH. But you bring up a good point. The image I had in my head had Akuma preparing to perform the raging demon on Otomei, saying something like “AND NOW YOU WILL JOIN YOUR FATHER!!! SHUNGOKUSATSU” then a red eyed Otomei surprises him by performing the raging demon before he does. So much drama. ^_____^

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The only problem with saying “Evil Ryu used it” Is that Evil Ryu technically never fully existed and so never did use it. In all honesty, Evil Ryu shouldn’t even be able to do the shungokusatsu but for gameplay’s sake I spose they let him. But Gouken didn’t teach it to them and he’s the only other person who would’ve known, so unless there’s some secret person out there who knows how to do it, Otomei couldn’t really learn it from anyone save Akuma himself…

UNLESS!..(and this is quite a stretch) one of the masters she trained under at some point in time was Gen. Gen is probably the only man alive (well…at the time anyway) to have had the demon rage performed on him and survived, so perhaps through experiencing it he learnt how to do it himself (again this is quite a stretch). He has no qualms with killing and entering into deathmatches so when you think about it, he and Akuma aren’t all that different. So if he did learn it, he could’ve taught Otomei at some point in time. The only problem with this is that it would’ve had to have happened within the space of SFA2 and SF2 cos I’m pretty sure Gen is dead by then, whether he was killed in a deathmatch or died from his illness so don’t really leave much time for him to teach her. Plus, having only learnt it through direct experience and not training, he may only be able to teach her a toned down version. OR maybe he just teaches her Zanei instead but it’s some hyped up version. Think Kairi’s “Demon Rage” like move in SFEX. All the pow pow pow pow pow before the final strike. Maybe Otomei zips across the screen (not teleport) You get the white light, all the pow pow powness and then she zips out performing the Zanei. Just a thought :stuck_out_tongue:

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Oh ya, and to add about why Otomei would end up turning to Satsu no Hadou despite being taught about killing. Well perhaps shes always been a bit of a firecracker. Could be growing up without a mother and knowing nothing but the fight all her life. But perhaps she’s always had a problem with anger and discipline and that’s why she was taught to fight, as a way of disciplining her (similar to Ken) and as a way to focus and control her anger. Gouken acted sort of like a check or a cloth binding her anger. With Gouken’s violent death, that bind is no longer there. Through grief, misery and anger, she forgets all she’s been taught about the sanctity of life. Her life as she knew it is over, the one thing left that meant anything to her has been stolen by Akuma. Gouken’s life must be paid back in full with Akuma’s. So she is now this violent, unchecked mistress of rage with no one left to tell her that killing will not solve anything.

Course the only potential hole I see here is that she’d have A LOT of time to think about her actions and it’s not unlikely she’d reach the conclusion that it’s wrong herself. Unless all she does is seek out master assassins to be taught how to kill very quickly (hehe).

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My inspiration for Otomei comes heavily from Kairi, at least the Evil Otomei she is destined to become.

I also (VERY weird coincidence) considered Gen as one of her masters, but something like this would have to happen after Gen’s alpha appearance, somewhere between post-A3 and his death. I mean between Gouken’s training, Gen’s training and a whole lot of Evil Energy, there is bound to be a killer move in there somewhere. :stuck_out_tongue:

Or maybe Gen taught her how to avoid the Raging Demon? Although that would save her life, it wouldn’t aid in killing Akuma, unless we throw Urien in the mix who ambushes Akuma and kills him (although he probably would want him alive for his Posthuman experiments). But just before he dies, Akuma imbues Otomei with his SNH as a gift or even a curse.

How are th0se drawings coming btw? :slight_smile:

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Well Ken didn’t need anybody to keep him grounded, because given the way he is, he would really never have any kind of greedy desires, since he’s always had everything he’s ever wanted.

You’d probaly just be better off not even using Gouken’s daughter, I mean you could just as easily use a completely new female character and have almost the exact same story, but with more freedom. All Gouken’s daughter gives you is the fact that she was Gouken’s daughter, not to mention a bunch of complications.

If that were true then Ryu and Ken would’ve known her mother, and there probaly would’ve been mention of Gouken’s wife if that were the case.

Also if she were younger, she couldn’t have been younger then 20 when her dad died, because it was during the sametime SF1 took place, and by that time Ryu was already 25.

You can use Kairi in your story if you want, ie if you want someone like Kairi (or Hokuto since they both went the sameway) or anyone else from EX you can use them, but introduce them in a new way, ie there’s nothing saying the EX characters cant be introduced to the Capcom canon, however you might have to alter their stories a bit, but I don’t even think that is needed with most of the EX characters.

I relized that awhile ago and have since added EX characters to my SFN2 and SFN3 storylines.

For example you could easily do something like replacing Otomei with Hokuto, then have it so that Akuma killed her (and Kairi’s) father, which would be why Kairi fought Akuma (where in the EX games Akuma through Kairi off a cliff) and Kairi develops amnesia, so then you can have Hokuto and Kairi keep their same basic EX storyline’s (while really only changing the fact that Hokuto wants to go after Akuma as well) and keep your same basic storyline, like Hokuto could befriend Ryu and there would be no complication there with him recognizing her (because he never would have met her) and Hokuto wavered with the SNH in the EX story, but eventually caved to it (becoming Dark Hokuto) so even there its still like your story.

Just an example of how you don’t have to use Gouken’s daughter, and can still have almost the exact same story, but with even more freedom.

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here Daemos, I dont know if you remember a while back when I was talking to you about the wrestler character “Scorpio” but here is my suggestion for a replacement.
BTW the drawing is not all the way done.

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Really? Must’ve been a doujin. Do you have it or know someone who does? If not, would you recognize it if you saw the cover?

The old thread that vanished right? Well, I hope I can get some insight from what sano’s salvaged from it. In Ryu Final however there is no pic of pre-SnH Gouki, only some shots before he dealt with Gouken, and he’s quite immersed in SnH all through that manga.

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Daemos, I’m gonna draw the high-tech Gordo once I finish up this character I’m making. Maybe some of you can help me out with this one.

I’m drawing/making this character:

Name: Kre(pronounced “Kree”)

Gender: Female

Bio: When Shadaloo fell, various nations secretly picked apart Shadaloo property and technology. The CIA retrieved all of the information on Bison’s Doll Project. With knowledge of emensely powerful people walking the Earth, the American government underwent a secret program to create warriors just as powerful for “security”. The Doll Project was salvaged and CIA agent/practicing Thai Boxer Kre volunteered to be first subject to the training regement as well as psychological augmentation. After completing the program Kre maintained her free will but she picked up robotic nuances in her speech though she tries to keep it in check. Kre has always been secretive and deceptive. Because of her training she’s become very anti-social and in general gives off bad vibes. Age unknown. It’s assumed that she was born in America.

Appearance: Average height, for a man(CvS2 M.Bison’s height). She has white unkept hair reaching to her neck. A black rubber headband around the top of her head, the hair goes over it. Her bust is small and pretty much flat. She is muscular like Cammy but not as dainty, more manly. Not sexy at all. She could be confused for a man. On her feet she wears blue boots like Killer Bee Cammy but the boots are cut/torn so that the front of the foot and the heel are open and exposed(like Sagat) and her toenails are painted black. On the shins of the boots are black leather belts strapped tight. She’s wearing a one piece shiny black body suit(skin tight) that reaches from her neck to one inch or so above her knees, the body suit has no arms so the are exposed. Over the body suit she’s wearing the Sagat/Adon trunks(blue) with white tag. The trunks don’t reach further than the body suit legs so she has a Karin-like thing with her skirt. What I’m not sure about is what to put on her arms. I don’t wanna do the Thai bandage thing, I guess I’ll do belt straps.

Idea: Some characters are the personification of America(Cap America, Superman, GI Joe, Guile). My intention for Kre is to be the personification of America from the eyes of someone not so patriotic. American Anti-hero. I also wanted to do an accurately portrayed female fighter(physically) and have a female that isn’t attractive but not ugly, more cool.

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Sorry for not having any real ideas, but a while ago, in a discussion of a possible SF4 in another forum, we were discussing boss characters. I tried to think of the lamest cheapest possible boss I could think of, and…

This is…
What I…
Thought up.

(Don’t mind the Samus Q, I was using her as a dummy target…)

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So ya, back to the arty stuffs :stuck_out_tongue:

Felt like taking my own crack at what I’d personally have in a Street Fighter 4. Here’s a summary of the plot:

Its 10 years since the last Street Fighter Tournament…and the mighty Gill as fallen from grace. His jealous brother, Urien, has allied himself with a dark, evil force, stripping Gill of his power and casting it into Urien. Gill is almost destroyed by his brother until being saved by his assistant, Kolin. There is only one way to stop his brother from corrupting the Illuminati and then the world…

Urien knows that there are powerful warriors out there who could threaten him and so he decides to host the 4th Street Fighter tournament as a way to draw them in and destroy them. Inviting only the strongest and most powerful, he promises them the ultimate fight of their lives and glory beyond their wildest dreams. However, all is not as it seems…is his dark, powerful ally merely his puppet…or the puppeteer? The horrific truth of Erebus Tabansi is yet to be revealed.

Here’s the first pic, of Ryu, Akuma and Mel Masters…
They’re all quite sketchy pics but yeah. Only noticed after I’d scanned it that Ryu’s hand got cut off, bah! Ah well. In case it wasn’t immediatly obvious, It’s Ken standing behind Mel. He’s kinda retired a lil from fighting choosing to focus on his booming businesses instead. Hence, he’s usually seen suited and booted.

Really wanted to show some evolution in the characters, even if they hadn’t changed much from the previous games. Ryu obviously has longer hair but decided to put it tied up rather than leave it hanging as seems to be common. Gave him a white streak to show age catching up with him. He’s sewn sleeves onto his old Gi and no longer wears protective gloves. Akuma’s hair is completely white, he has prominant facial hair and his gi top has been almost completely torn to shreds revealing his scarred torso. He now where’s the gi sort of like a raggy waist coat. Ken has his hair more slicked back and his black roots show through his dyed hair colour.

Now onto some profiles.

Akuma

Story: The man once known as Gouki had always thought the world weak, that there were none who could truly stand up to his power. Ryu once had the potential to do so, but he had since given up the Satsu No Hadou. He had felt the intense powers of both Gill and Oro but had never gotten the chance to fight them. With Oro now dead and Gills powers depleted, it seemed Akuma would never get the fight he wanted…

Then he felt it. A change was coming and suddenly strong kis were emerging from all over the world, congregating to one place…the 4th Street Fighter tournament. Perhaps the world was not so weak after all. He felt it was truly time for the world to be aware of his power.

Xtra Info:
? Whilst Akuma is getting older, his age doesnt seem to be affecting his power at all. Hes still as strong as ever.
? He will truly meet his match in this tournament. Its the first time he is officially entering.
? He is unaware of how strong Ryu has become. Oro taught him to mask his ki while training so as to avoid being interrupted by fighters looking for deathmatches.
? Akuma has learnt how to use his ki to levitate objects, including people.
? He too no longer uses both hands to fire hadoukens.
? Has developed a weaker version of the KongouKokuretsuzan that explodes beneath the feet of his opponent.

Mel Masters

Story: Mel has always been the best at what he does, whatever that may be. His plethora of awards, trophies, medals and badges show this and he loves to show them off. However, he wants a new challenge, something sports can no longer offer him. He seeks to be an even greater fighter than his father ever was. Ken tells him that to be the best, he has to be able to beat Ryu. Mel is quick to sign up to the 4th Street Fighter tournament, much to his mothers dismay. As a reassurance, Ken sends Sean along with him into the tournament to watch over him. Ken himself chooses not to officially enter.

Xtra Info:
? Mel and Amy are cousins; thus, she also chooses to tag along with Mel, Sean and her Uncle Ken.
? Not being as physically strong as his dad (yet) Mel carries his favourite baseball bat with him into all battles to assist with his moves. Some may see it as cheating, but he knows there are no real rules in a street fight.
? Mel was, of course, taught by his father and inherited his same desire to make the moves as stylish and unique as possible.
? Mel has a younger sister, Alicia, 6 years old.

Ryu

Story: For the last 10 years Ryu has trained under the ancient Senjutu master, Oro. No one has heard from or seen either of them in all this time. Ryu emerges from his training a changed man. Older, wiser, more focused and maybe a part of him lost? Before he dies, Oro asks for one last fight with Ryu. Though Ryu does not defeat Oro, Oro dies happy knowing he had the greatest fight of his life and that his style shall live on through Ryu.

Ryu is drawn to the 4th Street Fighter tournament, not by the desire to win, show off or test his new style, but by the incredible powers he senses within the tournament. A dark cloud is forming over the world and all does not seem right. Some powers feel all too familiar, and one in particular is destined to meet him in one final battle.

Xtra Info:
? Ryu now wears the prayer beads worn by Gouken. All this time theyve been at the site of his grave. Ryu finally feels himself worthy of donning the beads.
? He wears part of Oros garment below his belt as a sign of respect.
? The symbol Heiwa (peace) is painted on the back of his Gi as a sign of his new state of mind. He believes himself to be at peace with himself and the world, yet the 4th tournament threatens to disrupt that peace. He must investigate.
? His style is a combination of Ansatsuken and Senjutu. He needs only one hand to perform hadoukens. His shoryuken is slightly altered and enhanced by the power of the Oni Yanma.
? He now uses his red headband to tie back his hair, much like Ken once did.
? Ryus current level of power is undetermined. Whilst hes not more powerful than Oro was, he could be on par with or even beyond Akuma.
? Hes had no contact with Ken since the last tournament.

Sorry for all the reading :stuck_out_tongue:
Next pic is Amy

Didn’t finish the legs in this pic, just wasn’t satisfied with them and kept rubbing them out so left it above her knees lol. Tried to convey some of her style and personality through these two poses. She can be fun and high spirited but also focused and determined.

Amy

Story: Amy has always had a fascination and great love of planes. After visiting her father, Guile, on the army base and seeing him fly, she knew what her calling was. She was going to become a pilot. However, her plans came to dramatic halt after Guiles brutal and mysterious death. She failed her exams and instead became a fighter jet engineer. She grew to love her job but still longed to fly.

One day, she received word from the fathers old friend, Chun-li, that her fathers murderer may be participating in the next Street Fighter tournament…and it may be someone they hoped would never and could never walk the Earth again. Amys path is clear. Find her fathers killer and bring them to justice.

Xtra Info:
? Guile never taught his daughter how to fight but she had seen him in action before. She learned how to fight through standard military training and lessons from her uncle, Ken Masters.
? Amy used what Ken had taught her about ki control to create her own version of her dads Sonic Boom.
? She is quite close to her younger cousin, Mel.
? She always keeps a large spanner with her that she uses for some attacks.
? With the return of Rose, its assumed that Bisons soul has returned to reclaim her body and thus Amy goes after her when in fact it was Urien who killed Guile.
? She has a tattoo of her fathers face with angel wings on the side on her lower back.
? She wears his and Charlies dog tags.
? Is addicted to bubble-gum

And finally…???

Freaky was the word I had in mind when putting this guy down on paper. Really wanted to convey something that was both terrifying and yet at the same time tragic. And yes…he still has the weapons people have attacked him with in his body lol

**Erebus Tabansi **

Story: Erebus is the mysterious dark force recruited by Urien to strip Gill of his power. Not much is widely known about Erebus. He is believed to be ancient, harbouring a power beyond all imagination. What is known, within a small circle of few, is that hes spent decades in a secluded dark cave. He never leaves and none go inside and come out alive. Mighty warriors have come and gone seeking to defeat Erebus, for he who destroys this primal force shall inherit is incredible powers. It is unknown how Urien has managed to recruit this evil fighter and his intentions are unclear.

Xtra Info:
? Erebus is meant to be the freakiest boss ever to appear in SF and is likely the most powerful.
? Erebus beat the shit out of Gill, giving Urien the time he needed to recite an incantation, stripping Gill of his godlike powers and casting them into himself.
? His power allows him to survive no matter how much damage is inflicted on him. Every bone in his body could be broken and hell still get up and continue fighting. His body healing. It never completely heals however. His skin seems to be dead and decayed, just hanging onto his body. Some of his bones are still evidently broken and he tends to stagger and drag himself along when moving. Despite this, he is incredibly fast and powerful.
? In reality, Erebus is the dark force Gill is destined to fight in order to save reality, but Urien hopes to prematurely bring about the destruction of civilisation, building his own empire on its grave.
? He still has the weapons of many warriors who tried to kill him stuck in his body. He sometimes rips them out in attacks before stuffing them back in.
? His intro to a fight involves him dragging himself along the ground, groaning before rearing up sharply. His back snaps back with his head dangling behind his legs before he flops back over to the front. He then snaps one of the spears imbedded in his back.

More profiles and pics coming soon :wink: Enjoy

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Oh yeah, that reminds me I have some Mel Masters pics on my Photobucket account…

Mel Masters

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/melreysmall.jpg

Here’s one that Rey did, a few years ago, that I inked and colored, and its what also inspired me to make Mel the main character of my SFN story (he was already in the original draft, but I never thought of making him the main character)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/mel.jpg

First little drawing of him I did. Inspired by Rey’s version, however I decided to change the hair a bit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/melgi.jpg

Mel’s Gi. Unlike all the other “shotos” his “Gi” is a bit diffrient, in the sense that its not really a gi, its just some clothes of his that he kinda modified into a gi.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/mel2.jpg

Finally the first pic of his final concept (default outfit) I decided to make his look completely diffrient then all the other shotos, beacause 1) There’s already enough of them and 2) I wanted to make him stand out more. He basicly looks like a more Capcomish version of Rock Howard (I thought that they’d make perfect Capcom Vs SNK rivals because of that, and a few other things, too.

lol I had similar ideas in my story.

I have Mel, Amy, and Datta, all become good friends by the end of my story, and I figured that towards the beggining of the story Mel and Amy would like one another (in the sense that cousins do) but not really know much about one another or have seen one another very often since their fathers don’t get along, but since they both break away from their fathers and get involved in a tournament together its easier for them to bond.

I also have Datta and Amy become linked romanticly (although not in my first story) since they’re basily the same age and start spending alot of time together (just to note, in 2010 when my SFN story takes place, going the ages of “the kids” Amy and Datta would be in their early 20’s while Mel would be 18 since Im guessing he was born in 1992)

And I also pictured Mel having a little sister too, although I never mentioned it in my story, although Id have her only be between 6 and 8 by the time he’s already 18, meaning Ken and Eliza wouldn’t of had another kid till almost 10 years after Mel.

Also here’s my version of Chun Li’s (adopted) daughter grown up a bit

Mayoke

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/TAS_4287/Street%20Fighter/Street%20Fighter%20Neo/mayoke2.jpg

Didn’t want her to look like Chun Li, but at the sametime be able to tell its her adopted daughter (which would come off better if I had her colored) also had to make up her name since Capcom never gave her one.

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I’m still considering using Datta but then I think, you don’t wanna overload the story with all the kids of the SF2 crew. Just seems a bit like overkill. It’s hard enough trying to make all the Ansatsuken peeps different enough from each other.

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If you could get back to me about post #127 TAS, I’d appreciate it; thanks. I’m quite interested in knowing more.

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@Spydaman

Those Akuma and Ryu sketches are very well done. I like the concept of Urien allying with a new more powerful enemy. However, I feel the Erebus design is too Darkstalkerish. At least the sketch is. But it’s all good.

@TAS

You’re right, I could be better off using someone other than Gouken’s daughter but it would require creating a whole new connection with Akuma. Also I feel that the Gouken’s daughter background is rich in story, I’m hoping I can tap into that. I’m gonna try to iron out all the plot holes, if I can’t then I’ll replace the character

I considered EX characters, especially characters like Hokotu, Garuda, Darun and Kairi which I think are really well done.

@DAWOLF57

He looks strange, very Zombie-ish. I wonder if he’ll carry a gun. =D

@Rioting Soul

I’m looking forward to that. As for Kree. I generally like the character but I feel the Shadaloo background attached is unnecessary. You could make it that she was just part of a new experiment -period. Although I LOVE the androgynous design, one of the new characters is a male-to-female androgynous character as well.

I’m working on a few new character designs ATM, I’ll be done with them soon.

For anyone interested, I’m looking for a Chun Li, Vega and/or Akuma sketch based on my descriptions. Anything produced will be most appreciated.

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Well the only offsprings fit to be in SF4 would be Amy and Datta, since Mel and Chun Li’s daughter would be far too young, but Amy and Datta have no reason to be in SF4 anyway.

See each of the core SF games (1-3) have the same forumla where there’s always a tournament, where whoever holds it is the final boss, and the main character is always a brand new character that has a connection to the final boss, and they all take place around the time of their release, so if SF4 was set in present day 2005, someone like Mel wouldn’t be right, since he’d only be like 12, Chun Li’s daughter would be even younger, while Amy and Datta would be in either their mid to late teens.

Now one of the core ideas behind my story was to basicly take all the younger characters from the SF series, and advance the story to the point where they were all fully grown, so characters like Sakura, Karin, Ibuki, Makoto, Elena, R.Mika, Yun, Yang, etc, who were once teens or really young would now be full grown adults, meanwhile the other half the cast would be classic older characters who are their for one last time it be a very “out with the old, in with the new” but not without giving the old the proper send off, ie it be the last game for characters like Ryu and Chun Li.

My idea is more like the Alpha series, pulling in as many existing characters as possible (or as many as I want) while only creating a few all new original characters, just like the SFA series did. Although I guess SFA was more of a “forget the new, here’s some old” with the cast.

I didn’t really find it that hard for them, I just looked at it is having to redsign them all completely, with what was part of their style personality. The only one of which I haven’t redesigned or have found some problems with is Dan (and Sakura at one point) and the only other character in my 30 character cast that I’ve had problems redoing in Fei Long.

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I don’t see why SF4 would have to follow this “formula”. It unnecessarily and stupidly restricts the story.

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Too bad, thats the forumla.

The Alpha series is what was for more story and things like that, so if you want a more developed and more unique SF game then SF4 isn’t what you’re looking for. Something like the Alpha series is what you want, or want another spin off like Alpha was.

I also forgot that another part of the SF1-3 forumla is a total cast change, like only a few returning characters carry over, ie most of SF4’s cast will/would be all new chracters.

All of which just pile up to more reasons why I didn’t call my story/game concept SF4, and made it more akin to the SFA series, cause it allowed more freedom.

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I find working with restrictions sometimes makes you have to think that bit harder to make what you’re writing about entertaining and interesting. It’s more of a challenge so I reckon the outcome is more rewarding. Although I would say taking out the tournament would allow for more freedom in terms of story. And hey, the tournament thing’s worked in Tekken for what…5 games? At the end of the day, the game is about the fighting, about the gameplay and the story I spose is kind of a bonus element. It’s not really meant to be a deep story and character driven game.

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@TAS

The formula is correct, except for the main character part. Ryu was the main character in 2 of the 3 SF tournaments.

This only applies if its a winning formula. Many believe this was the downfall of SF3. Personally I prefer a cast of 50% old or 40% old and 50 or 60% new.

In any case this formula is unnecessary, and I don’t think Capcom will follow with it the next time around, at least not completely.

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Isn’t Guile considered the main character of SF2? It’s probably open to debate but I’m sure I read it somewhere