Warriors Fate: Street Fighter story thread, revived

That’s okay. I’ll fix it soon enough. Thanks for confirming that his prologue isn’t different in SFZ3, after all. :slight_smile:

Cool. Sorry, again. I visited 2 Japanese SF websites a few days ago and got a bunch of info. One’s called Red Cyclone & the other is called Street Fighter World. Granted, they’re fansites, but they’re usually very reliable. The info (like physical stats, backstories, etc) is always in sync w/ what Tiamat has on his FAQ, but if I come across something that doesn’t seem legit, I’ll let u know. I’m a lil’ busy right now, but i’ll post the stuff I found either tomorrow or later this week.

Folks, the SF Fanbook fan summary is nearing completion. Very soon I will post it and the pic you’ve all been waiting for. Having said this, I’m also in the process of getting some more older books as we speak. Please someone let me know what’s the identity of the SFZ3 Fanbook please!!! This’ll be a great opportunity for me to possibly get it and in turn share as much of it as I can with everyone like the summary coming up. Saiki, please get back to me. Even if you didn’t manage to find anything new please tell me so. It’ll be a long time, if ever, until I get this chance again. Thanks again for your efforts and I’m looking forward to reading your new Samurai Spirits updated guide. Domo arigatou gozaimasu minna san! (Thank you many times over everyone!)

What do you mean by identity? If you’re talkin’ about the ISBN number, then the ISBN number for All About Street Fighter Zero 3 is ISBN 4-88554-495-5.

All About SFZ3 is a totally different book (I have this one already). I doubt that Tiamat meant the same source as the “Official SFZ3 Fanbook” which he lists at the end of the plot guide. Unless he’s changed it with the latest update which I haven’t seen yet. Saiki’s told me it came out in 1998 from Shogakukan, same publisher as the SF2 Fanbook. So by identity yes I’d like an ISBN or an exact title. (Saiki said it was not intuitive)

Here’s the summary.:cool:

And the picture…:cool:

Wow! I’ve been waiting three years to see what Gouken’s daughter looks like! You Da Man! YOU DA MAN!!!

Sorry I couldn’t help, vasili10. Thanks a lot for the summmary and picture. How long is that manga w/ Ryu and Gouken’s daughter?

Don’t worry about it, Golden Dragon. What I’m really hoping is for Saiki to respond since he said he’d get back to me back in November last year. :frowning: Also I did post it in the summary, but anyway the manga’s twelve pages long. You’re welcome! :smiley:

Wow! I can’t believe the pic’s been downloaded over 200 times within the past 24 hours!:eek:

Thanks sano! :lol: Three years eh? Long live the thread!!!

2 questions -

  1. Given your Summary description, is there anything in the book that confirms Lee’s death?

  2. What year was the book released?

From the summary:

Lee: his life a struggle to the death

Maybe Lee got offed by the mafia, after all.

Hey, thanks for the summary, Vasilli10! A lot of that is really interesting. :slight_smile:

  1. Confirms, possibly. Suggests, more likely. One sentence states that Lee’s life was a struggle to the death.

  2. September 20, 1994. In perspective, half a year after SSF2X hit the arcades.

Maybe. The first two sentences in his section say the following approximately:

“A Chinese kenpo master. The name of of his school of fighting was perceived as one not used for serious competition.”

Perhaps because his style was all speed and not enough power, the “mafia” did away with him if they ganged up on him. Maybe he didn’t make an impressive standing in the first SF tournament, and later others saw this to mean his style wasn’t worth pursuing. Or maybe he wasn’t taken seriously in the beginning, and he proved many wrong with his rapid moves and decent standing in the tournament. :rolleyes:

The only semi-sure thing is that Lee always struggled to keep his life intact, whether he’s dead by now or not.

You’re welcome TiamatRoar! Glad you enjoyed the summary.

I was going through my Magazines since I’m gonna move in about a week and came across an interesting Article from back in the day. In Next Generation’s October 1998 issue, they did a spotlight on 10 of the greatest Video Game Characters. I only managed to hang on to a copied page that listed Ryu as one of these characters. Here’s an interview with his creator, Manabu Takemura. Doesn’t provide much new info I don’t think, but it’s a good read all the same. First, stats for Ryu were listed.

RYU

Creator: Manabu Takemura, Capcom

Born: 1988

Leading Roles: Street Fighter, Street Fighter II, and every Street Fighter game since.

What’s the Big Deal? The star and default player of one of the most successful fighting game series ever. Of all the SF superstars, Ryu is everyman.

Hair Band: It shows his fighting spirit. Japanese people sometimes wear hachimaki when they are facing a hardship or are determined to do something difficult.

Black Belt: Ryu is a master of karate. The sharpness of his moves (kicks, punches, shoryuken, hadoken) is also shown by the movement of the belt.

Torn Karate Uniform: At first sight, you can guess how hard his training was. He experienced quite a few fights before his uniform was torn.

Bare Feet: He is a devoted fighter and does not care that he fights barefoot. As you know, karate is an indoor sport. But devoted karate fighters train themselves in such severe conditions as fighting barefoot outdoors or swimming in winter.

And the interview itself -

WHERE DID THE IDEA FOR RYU COME FROM?

(Manabu Takemura) In the first Street Fighter game, Ryu was the only playable character, so we wanted someone many people can identify with. When we were creating Street Fighter II, we had to come up with eight playable characters. Ryu and Ken were in the first game, and they match up well as the main character and the player-two character. Ryu symbolizes a Japanese martial artist (Budoka), while Ken is a typical young person who likes American culture and wants to be like an American.

HOW DID THIS IDEA EVOLVE AND CHANGE AS RYU DEVELOPED?

In SFI, Ryu was thinner and didn’t look so strong. I made him more muscular, to look like a real martial artist.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS RYU’S DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS?

His white karate unform. Players will now he is a karate master at first sight.

WHAT FEELINGS IS RYU DESIGNED TO EVOKE FROM THE PLAYER?

It’s up to the gameplayer what they feel. We don’t expect particular feelings from them. But he has definitly become an essential part of the Street Fighter world. If we were to make a Street Fighter game without Ryu, quite a few players would say “no.”

WHAT’S THE SECRET OF RYU’S SUCCESS?

Ryu is successful because Street Fighter II was a big hit, and Ryu represented the game.

ASIDE FROM RYU, WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE GAME CHARACTERS, AND WHY?

Chun-Li, Guile, Megaman. I like a character that is recognizably beautiful, tough, or simple.

CAN ANY COMMON ATTRIBUTES BE IDENTIFIED IN ALL SUCCESSFUL GAME CHARACTERS?

Being in a game that makes a big hit and taking a great part in making that game a hit. I think the best character is the one that is fun to play or that players feel compelled to play with. I try to keep these goals in my mind while designing a character.

HOW DO YOU FEEL CHARACTERS RESONATE WITH DIFFERENT AUDIENCES?

All gameplayers are not the same. This is why we created Street Fighter II with eight different characters.

HOW DO TODAY’S TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS RESTRICT A GAME CHARACTER’S DEVELOPMENT?

There are no technical limitations beyond our imagination. There are many things that I can think of and that couldn’t be realized. But I don’t think it’s a limitation - it’s a challenge. And I’m very happy when I try to overcome these difficulties.

“Ken is a typical young person who likes American culture and wants to be like an American.”

And if the interviewer had been a little more alert and asked another question, there we would have gotten very early notice of the fact that Ken is 3/4 Japanese…

From the summary:

I could be wrong but didn’t we establish earlier that the only character she ever had something resembling a romantic releationship was Charlie.

Vasili10 is just copying down what he read in the book, dude. That isn’t his personal opinion.

I know, Hcparker. Think of it as info in tabloid perspective. Since Chun Li admires Bruce Lee, and Fei Long is based off of Bruce Lee, plus their fighting styles are more or less Chinese, the book presented their similarities with an off-the-wall possibility that of course never came to fruition in the future of the series. Hence the “scoop’s” uncertainty with the statement followed by an exclamation point and a question mark together.

Also, slight mis-translation on my part: the sentence says “Feiron ga koibito!?” Instead of “Feilong’s girlfriend!?” this actually translates to “Feilong a sweetheart!?” They mean essentially the same thing, but the book meant a more general statement while I went a little too specific. Everyone has prior permission to cut n’ paste if you like. Thanks for leading me to double-check this, Hcparker! :smiley: