The half-pants are stupid.
I mean they are no stupider than necktie-over-bare-tits but yes theyâre definitely impractical. I just think the silhouette is neat.
How about a fighting nun
Worked for akatsuki blitzkampf
â80s drag queenâ is more my aesthetic, hence the half-pants suggestion, but I would take a fighting nun tbqh
Ignore this.
SFV
What do you all think of these âSchool Costume Conceptsâ
Do you guys knew the meaning of the new kanji in Ryuâs wooden necklace in school boy Alt in SFV?
and do you knew guys the meaning of the previous necklace in the SF4 alternate costume?
Itâs èŠ ha, âleadership, supremacy, victoryâ. Fitting for a gang leader.
Thatâs simply ć « hachi, â8â, the number of his coin locker in the dĆjĆ. Apparently, the dĆjĆ he frequents uses old-style wooden coin locker keys like those still used in public baths in Japan. Something like these:
Note the cuts on the keys, whose position varies depending on the number.
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A promise is a promise
Spoiler
As first point, before watch characters i think is essential sum up whatâs SF chara design is about: martial art/nation/culture/fighter tribute⊠basically each design is there to rep something, one or more elements.
But itâs not just that, good SF designs recongnize a hole in the existing cast and go fix it⊠under that point of view recent street fighters did good imho
Also second âdutyâ is being complementary/fitting with the existing cast, and recent chapters did this good too
Good example is Juri, doing a PERFECT puzzle-piece work
-fix the criminal TKD absence in SF series
-Korea/TKD rep
-character design wise everything of her is complementary with female starters Chun/Cammy in a perfect way, no female char ever did that before
-first true female villain
-first female of Bison team (Cammy was a puppet), sheâs like a Shadaloo King level wise
Now as characters (speaking as concept designs, NOT theyr actual eventually bad execution)
**Rufus = :sick: Barf **
Nah, heâs a good joke character. He play on a lot on stereotypes, the obese loud american, the biker, the kung fu McDojo dbag, âBeverly Hills Ninjaâ tribute, Bruce Lee colors and the chara design express all of them, and both his design and itâs execution are well done
Also SF never had an obese fatball char (Honda wasânt), and combined with his crazy moveset it gave him an unique look in sf cast. 6.5/10
**El Fuerte= Shouldâve been El Stingray. **
Itâs cool we got a Mexico/Luchadr
I will have preferred El Stingray too, but Elf himself isânt that bad
The snake alt was better than the standard design, bu i think they wanted keep a (round) lines connection with Kinnikuman.
The hate on him was more a âtrendyâ internet thing and started for his gameplay. 6/10
(8/10 if they used as official the snake alt http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np6/char/new/elfuerte-ssf4-alt.jpg )
**Abel = Couldâve been cool but his bland personality kills the vibe. Plus heâs just a boy version of Cammy. **
Abelâs design/concept is one of the most underrated ever imho, mostly because as concept is/start kinda nice⊠not many know Fedor Emelianenko (as fighter and as kind of person) and sambo, but if you do Abel become instant iconic and feel natural see Fedorâs tribute brawl with Tyson one, Oyamaâs kids, Karelin, Bruce Lee one etc⊠dude just gained a spot in the martial arts olympus imaginary
As design itself is very simple and that marked it as âblandâ to general audience, but itâs pretty SF2 as vibe and thatâs imho ever work as start for a SF concept
Heâs designed well (less the 3D model and TERRIBLE animations, worst in SF4), the standard costume is perfect (i just dislike the lemon yellow hair, will have gone for a light brown), it bring also a judo (as samboâs grappling is mostly judo) vibe, and covered a role of âLight Heavyweightâ grappler thatâs kinda rare in SF
Also the childish personality once understood was nice, first joke a bit on Fedorâs attitude, but also make him more unique from the angryrevengebadass you expect him to be.
Overall 7/10 (8.5/10 if youâre a Fedorâs fan)
**Viper= Sheâs cool but I always thought she would fit better in an KOFâs title. **
Not a fan either, agree on being KoFish and i wish they used that slot for a more SF design
Trying to find positives, her design as a whole is kinda well done, and i understand they played on spy with high tech gadgets cliche but still sheâs meh in SF universe.
Will have liked her more as NPC, 5.5/10
**Seth= Wouldâve looked better in a suit. **
Agree he should have keep the suit, thatâs so much game changer forhis aesthetic.
Btw i usually hate lab freaks/experiments monsters (hi SF3), but having just one and developed like him was kinda cool
The whole psycho pinocchio that you hate as unworthy boss that end up get stomped that the true shadow Boss felt good
Seth was a very good idea that got murdered by itâs application: naked design, terrible stage, recycled (not enough personalized) moveset
5/10 but if they keept suit, gave him his âthrone roomâ as stage and worked more on his moveset (with decent ultras pls) he was a 8/10
**Hakan= Cool design, but wtf, why the wacky oil wrestling? **
Dafuq, oil wrestling is the core of Hakanâs perfection as SF char.
SF still didânt had Turkey (or âmiddle eastâ) reps at that point and Hakan arrived. Oil Wrestling fit 100% the nation/martial art concept of SF.
Also it gave him total uniqueness, something that usually is even harder to achieve for grapplers.
On chara des we agree heâs cool so we can move on lol
I also liked they wanted enrich SF cast links making him Hondaâs rival
9/10
Smash is kinda in the same boat for me
**Laura= Just a piece of eye candy **
Brazil/BJJ, that alone is the start of a good SF concept
Then yes she pretty much tits and ass, but is also true that SF ever played on cultural/nations stereotypes and the super hot almost naked brazilian girl with crazy curves itâs a classic.
Also when body wise all SF female chars can do good in the pron industry and wear show-skin costumes, she seem the first to openly play on her sexyness in a kind of explicit/having fun way (Juri too, but in a different way)
I like her concept, much less her standard design, as Premium/Kyra Gracie alt was superior under every point of view
7/10 (but will have been 8.5/10 if Premium was the official)
**Kolin= More eye candy **
Her design resonate familiar and iconic if you know the old anime Galaxy Express 999 (but also the female russian spy cliche), and as a whole she offer a nostalgic/old feel⊠also on her personality, ideals, way of speak etc etc
Sheâs the first (DeCrap doesânt count) russian/eastern female SF char, and she sport an heavy cultural vibe on her
Also sheâs the first pure ice char as opposition to Simâs, and her everything (nation/personality/design) fit perfectly with it
Last but not last the mix of Systema and Sambo they gave to her feel russian as fuck, and itâs maybe the most interessing SF5 addition so far
9/10
**Necalli = Belongs in Darkstalkers **
In theory yes, i mean, if they pushed too far the whole mud golem thing with him ingame having liquid-form or body absorbing moves.
But at the end ingame he look just a violent af atzec warrior that somehow is immortal/still alive and heâs super full of pure primitive SnH energy, with a style that mix perfectly his savage violence and an hint of a (fantasy) âwarriorâ martial art
Plus having an atzec based char feel good for SF
I hate a lot of things of how they DEVELOPED him (story, moves, 3d model errors) but as pure character design is very good and super impactful as design quality itself probably the best of all SF4/SF5⊠9/10 (falling to 6/10 once you consider everything else)
**Rashid= Cool personality and a design thatâs not too flashy **
Well we agree here =)
**Fang =Not an original design but his personality makes up for it imo. **
Agree but also the design work imho
He got very chinese vibe and all of course, but the poison element give him a whole new original dimension and it reflect well on his character/attitude/gameplay
Also ever speaking of missing body types SF never had a super tall, gangly and almost frail looking char
His whole movement vibe is like an awkward crane/water bird, see specially the CA or his huge wings-like sleeves
His line is very well done too
7.5/10
On general i admit almost none of them is extraordinary or reach peaks of design quality as some âNew Facesâ did in the past (Alex, Dudley, Urien, Juri first examples in my mind), but i very much appreciated how all SF4/SF5 designs born to become part and enrich SF existing cast, instead try to mess it up like SF3 (and in part SFA did)
SF4, SF5 (and imho SFEX in some way) are the ones that most took SF2 chara design pillars as the start for a SF concept, and personally i agree with it, in part because tastes, but also because it offer almost guaranteed good integration with existing cast
We will remember his shining day in our hearts
1- Would instant buy, first Ryu alt i truly like.
Also i requested it a week ago, that was fast. Based Capcom.
2- Ehh boring Chun spam. Doesnât add anything, aside make me think at how many not-waifu characters are still waiting more alts (possibly decent ones)
At least itâs fitting
3- Ehh boring Juri spam. Doesnât add much, aside make me think at how many not-waifu characters are still waiting more alts (possibly decent ones)
I hate the hair colors, but at least itâs fitting
Keeping âschoolâ vibe i will have opted for Ken with Royâs costume http://www.fightersgeneration.com/nz7/char/roy-rival-schools-official-artwork-by-edayan.png
And maybe something for a char thatâs still waiting the first DLC alt
How I wished Capcom would make an alternate universe of SF consist of alternate what if characters clashing to each other. A place that is from a dystopian era that is free for cyberpunk, steampunk, viking, knights, ninja and pirates mash in a universe that is accepted to be bizarre and no need to compromised to any interpretation of realism totally other than those themes. This would give Capcom more creative freedom like Killer Instinct, Blazblue, Guilty Gear and MK.
Wow thanks, I thought it was something interesting with Ryuâs SF4 alt.
Personally I hate the fact that sheâd probably get bodied by Dan without her suit. Iâm not a fan of weapons and sheâs using a suit to enhance her abilities. Its fucking lame.
So are they actually going to add those costumes to SFV? Cool.
Too bad the announcer wonât say âRyuzoguchi WIIIIINS!â when heâs wearing that costume.
Iâm remembering more about Fighters History. Mizuguchi was gold. I mean he yells âGroupie!!â during his DP knock off and âAinât got my weak attackâ during Hadoken. Iâm actually missing that game right now. We need the Fighterâs History announcer in SFV.
In this particular clip, Viper wasnât using her enhancements; it was pure hand to hand combat. I donât think Dan would give Chun this much trouble.
New Chun and Juri alts = upskirt city
Viper is obviously a fighter. The suit is an ehancment just like Juriâs eye. They would definitely drop a tier without them as we saw with Juri.