Interesting about Rolento originally being German. When did Capcom retcon him to be American? Are there any other examples of retconned Nationalities? I seem to vaguely recall something about Guy being originally listed to be from Japan and then changed as being from America.
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I though Carlos Miyamoto was originally Venezuelan, but I may be mistaken.
I don’t know if was ever specified, FF profile left it as generic “south america”, i guess him as brazilian is all about SFV new profiles
Will have liked him to be something else (Argentine, Venezuela, Colombia etc) to get one more nation rep, but to be fair the japanese surname make sense with Brazil more than any other south american nation
Dude, that’s freakin’ awesome, where’s that from?!
Ooh, these are some treats! I always thought Rolento was German American, also I’m curious if the newspaper has anything interesting in it. Hoping for some details on Cody’s spiral and maybe something about Jessica.
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Well, Peru has a sizeable population descended from Japanese. Even one of their former presidents, Alberto Fujimori, was of Japanese origin. But yeah, I’d like Capom to get their heads out of their butts and stop making either Brazilians or Mexicans only.
https://elperuano.pe/noticia-cuando-sol-naciente-conocio-al-inti-77124.aspx
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I just screenshotted the picture from the R25 Artbook scans I’ve downloaded but it’s from Capcom Calender 2012. Unfortunately when I try put them into my Mega folder the quality is horrendous so I’m just keeping them around on my phone.
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I don’t doubt latin America got others japanese communities, but Capcom’s boner for jap-brazilians (Sean, Laura, Oro living there) is a bit justified, see the birth of brazilian ju jitsu or more recently the Machida (karate/MMA) family… Japan greatly influenced Brazil’s rich martial arts history
It does’nt help much the nationality variety but in this case i give them a free pass
About Mexico
T.Hawk - well, this could have been better as USA, but considering many were already was nice move to get a bit of variety
El Fuerte- Well, this was 100% spot on
Necalli- this SHOULD have been Mexico (Atzec), much better than usual “unknown” bullshit we got
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Still 24 days of dead updates lol
How the hell do you have a character from venezuela that has Miyamoto as his last name
That’s like having someone named Chris and saying he’s from Zimbabwe
This a company that has someone from Brazil named Sean. I have never met anyone named Guile in my life.
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T. Hawk was always kind of a cheat, he is by all intent and purposses a Native American that crossed over to Mexico when his land was taken by M. Bison. I always thougth of El Fuerte as the first true Mexican reprsentative for SF.
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Except that there are people called Christopher/Chris in Zimbabwe and other Christian African countries so not the best analogy.
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Well, they came to Venezuela many years ago it seems. It all started with oil and petroleum 
Before the relations between Venezuela and Japan, in 1894, it would be approved by the National Congress, the immigration law, the state would protect European, American and Asian citizens (especially Japan) to be able to immigrate to seek quality of life and strengthen the bilateral relations
The Japanese-Venezuelan relations began in 1928, when a Japanese merchant named Seijiro Yazawa (worker of the oil company Nihon Sekiyu) traveled to Venezuela, where the government of Juan Vicente Gómez authorized the tender to open new oil fields on Lake Maracaibo for the exploitation of its oil resources in this area west of the country. The Nihon Sekiyu company won a tender in the southern part of the lake with an extension of about 200 km and Yazawa was in charge of supervising the works. Several Venezuelan workers managed by the Japanese were hired to exploit oil fields, transfer the oil to the United States and take it to Japan, and build a branch office of Nihon Sekiyu in Maracaibo, which served for almost 23 years.
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Hey get outta here with your facts and let me enjoy my outrage
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That’s because Sean was obviously initially thought as an American. And Guile’s name derived from JoJo’s villain J. Geil, because in Katakana the German geil (“horny, crazy”, all adjectives reflecting the character) and the English guile are written the same way (ガイル gairu). They simply messed up the final transliteration into English - and for the better, because the original was a psychopath that I wouldn’t want associated with Guile in any way. Incidentally, there’s a good chance J. Geil named Final Fight’s J too… J. Geil first appeared in JoJo in October 1989, a few months before FF’s first launch in December of the same year.
Thus, JoJo gave Guile his name and his hair (via Polnareff); both facts were acknowledged by Noritaka Funamizu in Street Fighter X Tekken Artworks.
Cody’s article coming in a few minutes…
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This
Wich links with basketball and easy access to Ken.
Sean switch to being brazilian just worked better for their cast building adding more nation variety
I remember read the wiki(while not being perfect) mentioned there was an interview confirming that
I know Sean’s origins. He was my favorite character in NG and SI. Then 3S happened 
Guile’s name is ill fitting. The term doesn’t suit him at all. Bison has a lot of guile.
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Well, let’s see the glass half full: would you’ve preferred him named HORNY in German? 
Well I don’t know German and I do know what guile means so… 
An update for those who’ve asked me for the SFIV sound box OST collection. MP3 @ 320kbps files have been added if you want smaller files but still great quality!
album info: Street Fighter IV Series Sound BOX | CPCA-10347~51 - VGMdb
Summary
Disc 1
| 01 | Introduction | 0:14 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Old Temple Stage -Japan- | 3:29 |
| 03 | Crowded Downtown Stage -China- | 3:25 |
| 04 | Snowy Rail Yard Stage -Russia- | 3:17 |
| 05 | Cruise Ship Stern Stage -Europe- | 4:01 |
| 06 | Beautiful Bay Stage -Vietnam- | 3:32 |
| 07 | Drive-in At Night Stage -USA- | 3:14 |
| 08 | Small Airfield Stage -Africa- | 3:22 |
| 09 | Inland Jungle Stage -Brazil- | 3:37 |
| 10 | Historic Distillery Stage -Scotland- | 3:25 |
| 11 | Overpass Stage -Tokyo- | 3:22 |
| 12 | Volcanic Rim Stage -Street Fighter IV- | 3:29 |
| 13 | Deserted Temple Stage -Japan- | 3:02 |
| 14 | Run-down Back Alley Stage -China- | 3:25 |
| 15 | Morning Mist Bay Stage -Vietnam- | 3:32 |
| 16 | Pitch-black Jungle Stage -Brazil- | 3:37 |
| 17 | Secret Laboratory Stage (Round 1) -Unknown- | 2:44 |
| 18 | Secret Laboratory Stage (Round 2) -Unknown- | 3:24 |
| 19 | Training Stage | 2:21 |
| 20 | VS Screen -Normal- | 0:10 |
| 21 | Results Screen | 1:48 |
| 22 | A NEW WARRIOR HAS ENTERED THE RING | 0:11 |
| 23 | Continue Screen | 0:43 |
| 24 | Revival | 0:10 |
| 25 | Game Over | 0:10 |
| 26 | CS Lobby Screen | 1:13 |
| 27 | VS Screen -Rival- | 0:10 |
| 28 | Congratulations Screen | 0:53 |
| 29 | AC Ending -Type A- | 0:40 |
| 30 | AC Ending -Type B- | 0:53 |
| 31 | AC Ending -Type C- | 0:52 |
| 32 | AC Ending -Type D- | 0:42 |
| 33 | AC Ending -Type E- | 0:40 |
Disc length 69:47
Disc 2
| 01 | Theme of Ryu -SFIV Arrange- | 3:19 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Theme of Ken -SFIV Arrange- | 3:25 |
| 03 | Theme of Chun-Li -SFIV Arrange- | 3:36 |
| 04 | Theme of Guile -SFIV Arrange- | 3:15 |
| 05 | Theme of Zangief -SFIV Arrange- | 3:13 |
| 06 | Theme of C. Viper | 3:02 |
| 07 | Theme of Abel | 2:34 |
| 08 | Theme of Rufus | 2:52 |
| 09 | Theme of El Fuerte | 3:11 |
| 10 | Theme of Sagat -SFIV Arrange- | 3:15 |
| 11 | Theme of Vega -SFIV Arrange- | 2:59 |
| 12 | Theme of Gouki -SFIV Arrange- | 2:52 |
| 13 | Theme of Gouken | 2:55 |
| 14 | Theme of Sakura -SFIV Arrange- | 3:14 |
| 15 | Theme of Cammy -SFIV Arrange- | 2:43 |
| 16 | Theme of Rose -SFIV Arrange- | 2:50 |
| 17 | Theme of Gouki vs. Ryu | 1:42 |
| 18 | Theme of Gouken vs. Ryu | 2:38 |
| 19 | Staff Roll | 5:22 |
| 20 | TGS’08 PV BGM | 3:15 |
| 21 | Shop PV BGM | 5:06 |
| 22 | Street Fighter IV -Orchestra ver.- | 4:48 |
Disc length 72:06
Disc 3
| 01 | Super Street Fighter IV | 3:11 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Main Menu Screen for SSFIV | 2:27 |
| 03 | Character Select Screen for SSFIV | 2:13 |
| 04 | Festival At The Old Temple Stage -South Korea- | 3:41 |
| 05 | Solar Eclipse Stage -Africa- | 4:05 |
| 06 | Skyscraper Under Construction Stage -USA- | 4:02 |
| 07 | Exciting Street Scene Stage -India- | 3:56 |
| 08 | Bonus Stage Car Crusher -USA- | 1:22 |
| 09 | Bonus Stage Barrel Buster -Scotland- | 1:36 |
| 10 | VS Screen -Boss- | 0:10 |
| 11 | Crumbling Laboratory Stage (Round 1) -Unknown- | 3:15 |
| 12 | Crumbling Laboratory Stage (Round 2) -Unknown- | 3:42 |
| 13 | Tournament Screen | 2:07 |
| 14 | VS Screen -Final- | 0:11 |
| 15 | Trial | 2:03 |
| 16 | Channel Select Screen | 2:05 |
| 17 | Theme of E. Honda -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:42 |
| 18 | Theme of Blanka -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:00 |
| 19 | Theme of Dhalsim -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:16 |
| 20 | Theme of M. Bison -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:37 |
| 21 | Theme of Balrog -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:24 |
| 22 | Theme of Fei Long -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:16 |
| 23 | Theme of T. Hawk -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:21 |
| 24 | Theme of Dee Jay -SSFIV Arrange- | 2:42 |
| 25 | Theme of Guy -SSFIV Arrange- | 2:58 |
| 26 | Theme of Adon -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:15 |
| 27 | Theme of Dan -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:00 |
Disc length 75:37
Disc 4
| 01 | Theme of Gen -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:13 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Theme of Cody -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:16 |
| 03 | Theme of Ibuki -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:49 |
| 04 | Theme of Dudley -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:28 |
| 05 | Theme of Makoto -SSFIV Arrange- | 3:18 |
| 06 | Theme of Seth | 2:54 |
| 07 | Theme of Juri | 3:15 |
| 08 | Theme of Hakan | 3:19 |
| 09 | Staff Roll for SSFIV | 5:12 |
| 10 | Theme of Yun -SSFIV AE Arrange- | 3:04 |
| 11 | Theme of Yang -SSFIV AE Arrange- | 3:03 |
| 12 | Theme of Evil Ryu -SSFIV AE Arrange- | 2:52 |
| 13 | Theme of Oni -SSFIV AE Arrange- | 3:08 |
| 14 | Ranking Display 1 -Re-edited- | 2:12 |
| 15 | Ranking Display 2 | 1:18 |
| 16 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | 1:34 |
| 17 | Main Menu Screen for USFIV | 3:10 |
| 18 | Character Select Screen for USFIV | 2:12 |
| 19 | Blast Furnace Stage -Russia- | 3:47 |
| 20 | Pit Stop 109 Stage -Japan- | 3:22 |
| 21 | Cosmic Elevator Stage -Equator- | 3:18 |
| 22 | Half-Pipe Stage -NYC- | 3:33 |
| 23 | Jurassic Era Research Facility Stage -Unknown- | 3:52 |
| 24 | Mad Gear Hideout Stage -USA- | 3:33 |
Disc length 75:42
Disc 5
| 01 | Theme of Rolento -USFIV Arrange- | 3:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Theme of Elena -USFIV Arrange- | 3:06 |
| 03 | Theme of Poison | 3:06 |
| 04 | Theme of Hugo -USFIV Arrange- | 3:31 |
| 05 | Theme of Decapre | 3:29 |
| 06 | Special Promotion Trailer 1 （Ryu vs. Ken) | 1:15 |
| 07 | Special Promotion Trailer 2 （Chun-Li vs. C. Viper) | 1:06 |
| 08 | Special Promotion Trailer 3 （Guile vs. Abel) | 1:05 |
| 09 | Special Promotion Trailer 4 （Vega vs. Seth) | 0:52 |
| 10 | Special Promotion Trailer 5 （Gouki vs. Gouken) | 1:03 |
| 11 | Character PV1 (AOU '08) | 3:00 |
| 12 | Battle System Introduction PV | 4:22 |
| 13 | Super Special Trailer 1 (Ryu vs. Ken) | 1:15 |
| 14 | Super Special Trailer 2 (Chun-Li & Cammy vs. Juri) | 1:06 |
| 15 | Super Special Trailer 2.5 (Ibuki & Guy) | 0:39 |
| 16 | Super Special Trailer 3 (Ibuki & Guy & Cody) | 0:59 |
| 17 | Super Promotion Trailer 1 (Character PV1 -T. Hawk, Dee Jay, Juri-) | 2:17 |
| 18 | Super Promotion Trailer 2 (Character PV2 -Cody, Guy, Adon-) | 2:32 |
| 19 | Super Promotion Trailer 3 (Preview PV) | 2:26 |
| 20 | Super Promotion Trailer 4 (Character PV3 -Ibuki, Dudley, Makoto-) | 2:42 |
| 21 | Super Promotion Trailer 5 (Character PV4 -Hakan-) | 1:37 |
| 22 | Super Promotion Trailer 6 (Store Window PV) | 3:01 |
| 23 | Super Promotion Trailer 7 (SSFIV All Stars PV) | 3:46 |
| 24 | Super Street Fighter IV Original Animation Opening | 1:11 |
| 25 | Super Street Fighter IV Original Animation Ending | 2:05 |
| 26 | Super Arcade Trailer 1 (Character PV1 -Yun, Yang-) | 2:14 |
| 27 | Super Arcade Trailer 2 (SSFIV AE New Features PV) | 2:23 |
| 28 | Super Arcade Trailer 3 (Character PV2 -Evil Ryu, Oni-) | 3:14 |
| 29 | Ultra Special Trailer 2 (USFIV Announcement PV) | 2:54 |
| 30 | USFIV -Ultra Fist Remix- | 5:27 |
| 31 | HFP -Street Fighter War IV Wobble Trix Remix- | 4:40 |
Disc length 75:23
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