The following is a list of characters from the ''
Virtua Fighter
is a series of fighting games created by Sega-AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in October 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game ...
''
fighting game
A fighting game, also known as a versus fighting game, is a video game genre, genre of video game that involves combat between two or more players. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as Blocking (martial arts), blocking, grappli ...
series released by
Sega
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...
. Starting with ''
Virtua Fighter
is a series of fighting games created by Sega-AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in October 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game ...
'', this series has spanned five games (not including updates) and has been released on arcade systems as well as home consoles.
Characters
Notes:
# Only playable with a code.
# Only in VF4 Evolution\Final Tuned.
# Only in VF5 R\Final Showdown\Ultimate Showdown.
# Unlockable.
# NPC in VF5 Ultimate Showdown
Introduced in ''Virtua Fighter''
Akira Yuki
Pai Chan
:Voiced by (English): Evelyn Huynh (''VQ''),
Amy Tipton
Amy Tipton is an American film and television actress. She is also a voice actress and an art coordinator.
Early life and education
She was born in Fayetteville, Georgia.
Career Acting
Since 1992, Tipton has worked as an actress in at leas ...
(anime)
Voiced by (Japanese):
Junko Iwao
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Her most notable role is in ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', providing the voice to Sakura's best friend and cousin, Tomoyo Daidōji. She also voiced lead character Mima Kirigoe in ''Perfect Blue'', Ceres in ''Ceres ...
(''VF2''),
Minami Takayama
is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Sh ...
(''VF3''–present),
Naoko Matsui
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Hakodate, Hokkaido. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer.
Matsui is most notable for the roles of Uru Chie in ''High School! Kimengumi'', Rem Ayanokōji ...
(anime)
debuted in the first ''Virtua Fighter''. She is the daughter of Lau Chan, another character in the game. Pai Chan was born May 17, 1975 in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
. She is a martial arts action movie star in her hometown, and her fighting style is
Mizongyi
Mízōngyì (), or simply Mízōng, is a style of Chinese martial art based on deception and mobility. Mizong is also known as Mízōngquán ( or sometimes "Labyrinthine Boxing" stressing the deceptive nature of the art) and Yànqīngquán (). T ...
(pronounced "Ensei-Ken" in Japanese). It is revealed that her favourite hobby is dancing. Pai is a leading star in Hong Kong action films. Her moods change as quickly as a cat's – she can erupt in passion in one minute, and turn icy cold in the next. Pai is Lau's only daughter, who specially trained her in martial arts from a young age. In the original ''Virtua Fighter'', however, while Lau obsessively strove on with his training, Pai's mother worked so hard to support the family that she died of overwork. Her death devastated Pai and she blamed it on Lau; she swore that one day she would beat him. Two years later, she had become successful in the movie industry. After failing to defeat her father several times, Pai eventually learns that Lau has become ill and seeks to find a successor to his school of martial arts. Pai's goal to avenge her mother shifts and she becomes determined to defeat her father in order to gain his acknowledgment as a worthy successor and his daughter.
She also appears in ''
Project X Zone
(pronounced as "Project Cross Zone") is a crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft with assistance from Capcom and Red Entertainment and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game is a follow up to the ...
'' alongside Akira as a pair unit, and returned in the
sequel
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as a solo unit, with Kage-Maru replacing her as Akira's partner. Along with Akira Yuki and Sarah Bryant, Pai Chan makes a guest appearance in ''
Dead or Alive 5
is a 2012 fighting video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the fifth main entry in the '' Dead or Alive'' fighting series and the first to have a multi-platform release since '' Dea ...
''. She appears in ''
Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax'' as Akira's assist, and was originally a non-playable final boss character in the arcade version.
Lau Chan
:Voiced by (English):
Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet (, ; born September 17, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor, known for his portrayal of both Mario and Luigi in the ''Super Mario'' video game series since 1992. He is also the voice of other characters in the series such ...
(''VQ'')
Voiced by (Japanese):
Shigeru Chiba
, known by the stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, talent and sound director from Kikuchi, Kumamoto. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.
He is most known for the roles of Yoshihiro Kira from '' JoJo's Bizarre ...
is a leading Chinese chef and is also a master of the legendary martial art Koen-Ken (Tiger Swallow Fist) A quiet man, he nevertheless has the air of resourcefulness and skill seen only in those skilled in the art of Tiger Swallow Fist. His cold appearance belies a gentle nature. He achieved one of his life's ambitions when he was awarded the Grand Prix at the world's most renowned competition for Chinese chefs. As a perfectionist by nature, he enters the World Fighting Tournament to achieve mastery in another craft—at the cost of abandoning his daughter, Pai. He is from Northern China, Shandong Province. He was the winner of the First World Tournament (''Virtua Fighter'').
This made him happy as his martial arts school was looking for a successor and the requirement was for him to win the Tournament. After the First Tournament, he retreated to the mountains to train and develop new techniques to improve his ultimate art.
Kage-Maru
:Voiced by (English): David Rosenthal (''VQ''),
Geoff Whitesell (anime)
Voiced by (Japanese):
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
is a Japanese composer of video game music, singer, and video game voice actor. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including ''Virtua Fighter 2'' and ''Shenmue''. He first gained major recognition after the release of '' ...
(games),
Kiyoyuki Yanada
was a Japanese freelance voice actor who was formerly affiliated with Kyu Production, 81 Produce, and D-COLOR.「人気声優にがぶりより! 第32回 梁田清之さん」, Animedia February 1990, Gakken, February 1, 1990, magazine 01579-2, ...
(anime)
fights with
Hagakure-ryu Jujutsu. He was born in the village of Hagakure. "Kage-Maru" is the name given to members of the Hagakure clan who work in secret in the shadows of society. His birthright was to become the tenth-generation Kage-Maru. His father, the ninth-generation Kage-Maru, taught him the fearsome Hagakure fighting technique. One day, his mother, the eighth-generation Tsukikage, was kidnapped by J6 (judgement6). She was brainwashed and constantly having cybernetic improvements applied, she became a cyborg, immune to feeling. Several years later, the village of Hagakure was attacked by her, now known as Dural. Kage-Maru and his father were out fishing, but quickly returned when they saw the blazing village. They were too late, however, and the village was destroyed. Kage-Maru's father was killed by a bullet from the mystery group and the next morning, Kage-Maru salvaged a keepsake from his father, donned his costume, and embarked on a journey to prepare himself to take vengeance on those who spilled his father's blood. He also appears in ''
Project X Zone 2
''Project X Zone 2'' is a crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Despite the game being the sequel to ''Project X Zone'', the plot is a homage to the event ...
'' with Akira Yuki as a pair unit.
Kage-Maru is the most accomplished competitor in ''Virtua Fighter'', having won both the 3rd and 4th tournaments. In 2006 Kage was featured on The Armchair Empire for Top 10: Best Ninjas at number #9. In 2010, PC World.idg included him in their list of top ten video game ninja characters at number #7, ridiculing his "
Richard Garriott
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (''né'' Garriott; born July 4, 1961) is an American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut. Although both his parents were American, he maintains dual British and American citizenship by birth. ...
headband" but applauding him for "an authentic simulation of
Jujutsu
Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdu ...
" and that Kage-Maru is one of the more realistic depictions of ninjas in gaming. at GameZone, he was listed as one of the best video game ninjas, who reasoned "sneaky abilities galore, and
owerfulgrab maneuvers."
Sarah Bryant
Jacky Bryant
:Voiced by (English):
Eric Kelso
Eric Kelso (born December 22, 1962) is an American voice actor, director, presenter and producer currently based in Tokyo, Japan.
He is best known as the voice of Paul Phoenix in the video game series, ''Tekken'', as well as Guizhang Chen, ...
(''VF4''–present)
Voiced by (Japanese):
Yasunori Matsumoto
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in '' Initial D'', Jean Havoc in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in ''Slayers ...
(anime),
Kunihiro Kawamoto
is a Japanese voice actor and part of 81 Produce.
Filmography
Anime
*'' Goldfish Warning!'' (1991) (Koucho-sensei)
*''PaRappa the Rapper'' (2001) (middle-aged man)
*'' .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet'' (2003) (Fighting Bones)
*''Naruto'' ...
(''CR Virtua Fighter'')
is a race car driver that debuted in the original ''Virtua Fighter''. He fights using
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...
's incredibly versatile
Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do is a primarily wing chun kung fu inspired eclectic martial arts philosophy heavily influenced and adapted by the Taoist personal life philosophy and experiences of martial artist Bruce Lee.
Overview and philosophy
Jeet Kune ...
style, allowing him a few of Bruce Lee's actual techniques that he chose to perfect during his lifetime. The most important aspect of Jacky's game are his combos, which can be utilized to repeatedly strike and inflict massive damage. He also seems to have a brash and confident attitude. The eldest son of the Bryant family, Jacky is Sarah's older brother. He maintains his cool in every situation. Those on the Indy racing circuit call him the Blue Flash. Jacky was seriously injured in an accident in the 1990 Indianapolis 500, and spent two years in a grueling rehabilitation program. Just when his injury had healed, he discovered the existence of the mystery group behind the accident. At the same time, his younger sister Sarah disappeared. Jacky's battle began as he pursued the trail of the group who held the key to these mysteries.
Jacky is a playable racer (with Akira as his partner on the console versions) in ''
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
is a 2010 kart racing video game, produced for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS (February 23, 2010), and Microsoft Windows (March 3, 2010), featuring characters from multiple List of Sega video game franchises, Sega franchises. The game ...
''. He appears in ''
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'' (abbreviated to ''DOA5 Ultimate'' or just ''DOA5U'') is a fighting game in the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' series, developed by Team Ninja, and released by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ...
'', making him the fourth addition to the game from the ''Virtua Fighter'' series alongside Akira Yuki, Sarah Bryant, and Pai Chan. A
Mii
A Mii ( ) is a customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile apps. Miis were first introduced on the Wii console in 2006 and later appeared on the 3DS, Wii U, the Switch, and various apps for smart devices. Miis c ...
Fighter costume based on Jacky's ''
Virtua Fighter 5
is the fifth installment in Sega's ''Virtua Fighter'' series of arcade fighting games. The original version was released on the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. The first location tests took place on November 26, 2005 leading to the official ...
'' appearance appears in ''
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
and (colloquially and collectively referred to as ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' or ''Smash 4'') is a group of two 2014 crossover fighting video games developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS ...
'' and ''
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is a 2018 crossover fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series, succeed ...
'' as
downloadable content
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alongside an Akira Mii Fighter costume.
Wolf Hawkfield
:Voiced by (English): Dennis Gunn (''VF4''–present)
Voiced by (Japanese):
Unshō Ishizuka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui. He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator and Professor Oak on the Japanese a ...
(anime),
Keikou Sakai (''CR Vitura Fighter'')
is a
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
from Canada that debuted in the original ''Virtua Fighter''. He lived as a First Nations woodsman and hunter in the Canadian wilderness until he was discovered on a scouting trip by a professional wrestling promoter.
A quiet man who loves nature, he has his gentle side. He is filled with fighting spirit, however, and once provoked he is not satisfied until he finishes the job at hand. Being the strongest, he was an instant star in the pro wrestling area, and successfully defended his title several times. Dissatisfied with the level of competition, however, he turned in his belt and retired from the ring. Hearing of the World tournament, he entered to seek worthy opponents. After the end of the second tournament, Wolf had a recurring nightmare about the world being in danger. This dream was the sole reason for him joining the third tournament (''
Virtua Fighter 3
is the sequel to 1994's '' Virtua Fighter 2'' and the third fighting game in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega in 1996. It was the first arcade game to run on the Sega Model 3 system board.
Like its p ...
''). However, since he was defeated in the third tournament, he decided to ignore the dream and went back home. Back there, Wolf entered in countless underground tournaments and dominated. However, the same dream still haunts him.
Wolf appeared in ''All Japan Pro Wrestling Featuring Virtua'' (arcade and Sega Saturn 1997) and ''All Japan Pro Wrestling 2 Giant Gram'' (arcade and Sega Dreamcast 1999).
Professional wrestler
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
Jim Steele wrestled as "Wolf Hawkfield" in
All Japan Pro Wrestling
(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972 when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion. Many wrestlers had left with Baba, ...
from 1997 to 2000.
IGN
''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa distri ...
listed Wolf as the 4th best fake wrestler in video games, while
GamesRadar
''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer ...
ranked him as the 2nd best video game wrestler, stating "Beyond his skills and masterfully tailored ring attire, Wolf is one of gaming's most important wrestlers because of his comical self seriousness."
Jeffry McWild
:Voiced by (English): Ryan Drees (''VF4''–present)
Voiced by (Japanese):
Ryuzaburo Otomo (anime),
Keikou Sakai (''CR Virtua Fighter'')
is an
Australian Aboriginal
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands ...
fisherman and
Pankration
Pankration (; el, παγκράτιον) was a sporting event introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC, which was an empty-hand submission sport with few rules. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as ...
practitioner that debuted in the original ''Virtua Fighter''. The most skillful fisherman of his village, he has an engaging personality. He was bested by only one opponent - the giant, eight-meter long, man-eating "Satan Shark". They fought several battles, and finally met in their ultimate match. Jeffry was routed and his boat wrecked, but he somehow managed to recover as he hovered on the verge of death. He entered the World Fighting Tournament with a vow to build a new boat and do battle with the "Satan Shark" again. After the third world tournament, Jeffry finally has some cash to build his boat.
However, with the boat completed, Jeffry finds out that the "Satan Shark" has mysteriously disappeared. Unable to find the "Satan Shark", Jeffry starts asking the other fishermen the whereabouts of the "Satan Shark". He was then told the location of where the "Satan Shark" was seen last. However, even though he now had the location of the "Satan Shark"'s new hunting ground, he was still unable to find the "Satan Shark". When he hears of the fourth world tournament, he decides to join in hope of winning the cash just so he can afford a sonar device to hunt for the "Satan Shark".
Dural
is a
Gynoid
A gynoid, or fembot, is a feminine humanoid robot. Gynoids appear widely in science fiction film and art. As more realistic humanoid robot design becomes technologically possible, they are also emerging in real-life robot design.
Name
A gynoid ...
-like creature that debuted in the original ''Virtua Fighter'' as the game's
boss
Boss may refer to:
Occupations
* Supervisor, often referred to as boss
* Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier
* Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization
* Fire boss, a ...
character. She fights with a mix of all the other characters' styles. Dural was previously a human woman. According to
canon
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Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western ca ...
, the first model was Kage-Maru's kidnapped mother. Her name was and she was a
kunoichi
is a Japanese cant term for . In popular culture, it is often used for female shinobi or practitioner of ninjutsu (''ninpo''). The term was largely popularized by novelist Yamada Futaro in his novel ''Ninpō Hakkenden'' (忍法八犬伝) in 1964 ...
and Kage-Maru's mother. When the mysterious corporation J6 (Judgement 6) noticed her exemplary fighting ability and resilient body, they captured her and used her as their prototype for their terrifying Dural project. Arming her body with various cybernetic enhancements and brainwashing, she became a cyborg, immune to feeling.
Dural is a
secret character in the series. Her name is a direct reference to the joypad manipulation needed to enable her as a playable character (Down, Up, Right, then A button plus Left together; D, U, R, A+L). Dural also appears as a rival unit in ''
Project X Zone
(pronounced as "Project Cross Zone") is a crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft with assistance from Capcom and Red Entertainment and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game is a follow up to the ...
'' and ''
Project X Zone 2
''Project X Zone 2'' is a crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Despite the game being the sequel to ''Project X Zone'', the plot is a homage to the event ...
''.
Syfy
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Lau ...
listed her as one of the most "disturbing" video game characters, where they stated "Dural is a cyborg and she can copy the moves of other characters. So when you fight her, you're not just getting your ass kicked. Your getting your ass kicked by techniques that YOU thought you had mastery over."
Introduced in ''Virtua Fighter 2''
Lion Rafale
:Voiced by (English):
Jeff Manning
Jeff Manning, also credited as Jeffrey Manning, is an American voice actor and narrator based in Japan. He is known primarily for his work on the North American English dub of ''Iron Chef'', as well as roles in several video games and voice-ove ...
(''VF4''–present)
Voiced by (Japanese):
Tetsuya Iwanaga (anime),
Tetsuya Kakihara
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He was affiliated with 81 Produce before he became a freelancer in June 2013. He set up his own agency, Zynchro, in July 2014.
Since 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai ...
(''CR Virtua Fighter'')
is a high school student from
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
that debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 2''. He fights to gain independence from his father, and uses the style of ''
Praying Mantis Kung Fu''. He is born into the Rafale family, one of the wealthiest families in France. They are involved in the aircraft industry (see
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide ran ...
). But this business is just a front for their involvement in illegal arms contracts with terrorists. Lion has been practicing Praying Mantis Kung Fu under an instructor as part of management education since he was five. He resents his father's control over his life and during one of their arguments, his father proposed that Lion must win the World Fighting Tournament as a prerequisite to become free from him.
Shun Di
:Voiced by (English):
Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet (, ; born September 17, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor, known for his portrayal of both Mario and Luigi in the ''Super Mario'' video game series since 1992. He is also the voice of other characters in the series such ...
(''VQ'')
Voiced by (Japanese):
Hitoshi Takagi
was a Japanese voice actor. He died 15 days before his 79th birthday at the age of 78 due to partial ischemic heart disease.
He was best known for providing the voice of Totoro.
Notable voice roles
Anime
*''Moomin'' and ''New Moomin'' (Moomi ...
(''VF2''–''VF3''),
Mahito Tsujimura
was a Japanese actor and voice actor who was represented by 81 Produce. Tsujimura died on November 27, 2018.
Filmography
Television animation
*'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) - Satyr, Hans
*'' Paris no Isabelle'' (1979) - Leon
*'' Galaxy Express 99 ...
(''VF4''–''VF5''),
Koichi Kitamura (anime)
Shun Di (
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
: 舜帝
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...
: ''Shùn Dì'',
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
: シュン・ディ ''Shun Di'') is an
herbal doctor from China that debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 2''. He uses ''
Drunken boxing
Drunken boxing () also known as Drunken Fist, is a general name for all styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person. It is an ancient style and its origins are mainly traced back to the Buddhist and Daoist relig ...
''. Shun is from Northern China and is considered as a sage by many. He teaches in his small training hall and had many students in the past but most have left him by now. This is due to his keen interest in taking students able to take hardship as part of the training. While drinking with his friends, Shun hears them boasting about the success of one of their student fighters in recent tournament competitions. He suddenly exclaims, "I also want to participate in the World Fighting Tournament". Shun's friends pleaded with him not to, but once Shun had mentioned his intent to fight, he was adamant and eventually joined the tournament.
Introduced in ''Virtua Fighter 3''
Aoi Umenokoji
:Voiced by (English): Debbie Rogers (''VQ'')
Voiced by (Japanese): Nina Kumagaya
is a student from
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
who debuted in ''
Virtua Fighter 3
is the sequel to 1994's '' Virtua Fighter 2'' and the third fighting game in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega in 1996. It was the first arcade game to run on the Sega Model 3 system board.
Like its p ...
''. She fights with
Aiki Ju-Jutsu. She joined the tournament to test herself, like her childhood friend Akira Yuki. She enjoys
Japanese paper fan dancing (as shown in a character/graphics promo video for ''Virtua Fighter 3'') and her hobby is
ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as . The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the (alcove) of a traditional Japan ...
. She is the eldest child of a
dojo
A is a hall or place for immersive learning or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the ...
owner in
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
. Her father and Akira Yuki's father are old friends. As children, she and Akira would spar against each other. After seeing him compete in the tournament, she resolves to enter it herself and prove her fighting ability. Two games later, she gets a rival in Italian kickboxer Brad Burns.
Aoi was first seen by the public as part of a
teaser campaign
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for ''Virtua Fighter 3''. The back of the Virtua Fighter 1996 calendar showed an assemblage of images from the ''Virtua Fighter 2 CG Portrait Series''; mixed in with these was a CG image of Aoi's left eye. The character was fully unveiled at the Japanese AOU show on February 21, 1996, in the form of a demo video of her performing a traditional dance with a paper fan.
In the Sega Saturn game ''
Fighters Megamix
is a 1996 fighting video game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega Saturn. It is a video game crossover of various 3D arcade blockbusters by Sega, from the complete cast of ''Virtua Fighter 2'' and ''Fighting Vipers'' to Janet from ''Virtua Cop ...
'', which was released before Aoi had appeared in any home console games, the secret character Janet Marshall uses a slightly modified variation of Aoi's move set from ''Virtua Fighter 3''.
[
]
Taka-Arashi
:Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada
was a Japanese freelance voice actor who was formerly affiliated with Kyu Production, 81 Produce, and D-COLOR.「人気声優にがぶりより! 第32回 梁田清之さん」, Animedia February 1990, Gakken, February 1, 1990, magazine 01579-2, ...
is a sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
wrestler from Japan. His first appearance was in ''Virtua Fighter 3'', and his fighting technique is sumo. He wears a kesho mawashi
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For top ranked professional , it is made of silk and comes in a var ...
as a sign that he is a high-ranked sumo wrestler. Yu Suzuki
is a Japanese game designer, producer, programmer, and engineer, who headed Sega's AM2 team for 18 years. Considered one of the first auteurs of video games, he has been responsible for a number of Sega's arcade hits, including three-dimensional ...
expressed doubt that AM2 would be able to include Taka-Arashi in ''Virtua Fighter 3'' because his mass created difficulties with his jumping moves, and he was not shown to the public until the Tokyo Toy Show in June 1996. Taka-Arashi's mass continued to present challenges, and he did not appear in subsequent installments of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series because his large size was deemed too difficult to simulate at the time. He bears the distinction of being the only character in the series ever to be retired, at least for a few games. In the Sumo world, Taka-Arashi is famous for his unusually brutal version of the fighting style. One day, while entertaining at an American bar, Taka-Arashi agreed to settle an argument in an underground fist fight. Taka-Arashi fiercely bested his opponent, a man famous in the world of underground fighting. Upon his return to Japan, Taka-Arashi informed his boss of his decision to leave Sumo wrestling. On that same day, Taka-Arashi received an invitation to the 3rd World Fighting Tournament, and, with blood still boiling with the thrill of battle, decided to enter.
Taka-Arashi was added to the roster of ''Virtua Fighter 5 R
is the fifth installment in Sega's ''Virtua Fighter'' series of arcade fighting games. The original version was released on the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. The first location tests took place on November 26, 2005 leading to the official ...
'', having had return to a Sumo world as a now seasoned fighter and eventually being invited back to the world tournament for its 5th course. This is his first appearance since ''Virtua Fighter 3''. His stage is a larger-than-regulation dohyo, with a large audience.
Introduced in ''Virtua Fighter 4'' and ''Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution''
Brad Burns
:Voiced by (English): Dominic Allen (''VF5'')
Voiced by (Japanese): Nobuaki Kanemitsu (''CR Virtua Fighter'')
is a Muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
fighter from Italy who debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution''. Brad wants nothing more than the thrill of a heated fight and the company of beautiful women. In the kickboxing world, a new style is being created. A newcomer, Brad Burns, suddenly appeared and won many successive victories. Because of his good looks, he has many female fans. What's more, he likes to go out with such girls at night after his battles and present a charming personality.
In the ring, his manner is the opposite of his social self, and he overwhelms opponents with sharp attacks, such attacks include extremely powerful kicks, elbows, knees and punches, mainly Muay Thai
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techniques. Quickly, he was rising to the champion's seat. After becoming the undefeated champion, there was nobody in his region left to do battle with, so he began to look for his next stage. About that time, a woman told him about the World Fighting Tournament. It is a different kind of martial-arts fighting, and he wanted the thrill of an especially heated fight. Thus, he determined he would participate in the tournament. He gains a female rival in Aoi Umenokoji.
Goh Hinogami
:Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator. In June 2004, Seki was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite voice actor, largely in recognition of his performanc ...
is an enigmatic assassin for J6 who fights with Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
and debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution''. He has orders to send the tournament participants into a dark oblivion.
His personality is sadistic and brutal, due to the death of his father at the hands of a jealous associate, coupled with his violent upbringing in a J6 training facility. He often taunts his fallen opponents, occasionally kicking them or stomping down on them after they have been defeated. He absolutely hates to lose, and takes any sort of defeat very personally. He was introduced as a rival to Akira Yuki.
Lei-Fei
:Voiced by (English): Jeff Kramer (''VQ'')
Voiced by (Japanese): Takahiro Sakurai
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality from Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
His well-known roles include heroes such as Cloud Strife in ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', Suzaku Kururugi in ''Code Geass'' and X in ''Mega Man X' ...
Lei-Fei (Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
: 雷飛 Pinyin
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: ''Léi Fēi'', Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
: レイ・フェイ ''Rei Fei'') is a monk
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from China who debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 4''. He entered the tournament to kill Lau Chan on orders; however, he also has a secret agenda. He fights with Shaolin-Ken. During the ancient days in China, one emperor declared that all powerful martial art techniques shall be banned. This decree was done with the intention of ensuring that no one shall possess a more powerful technique than the emperor himself. The emperor also saw to the deaths of anyone who was capable of powerful techniques. He created a clan whose sole duty is to capture and kill anyone with such powerful capabilities. The Tiger Swallow Fist was one such skill that was banned by the emperor during that age.
While no emperor exists in modern China, the clan that was created still exists. When informed of the Tiger Swallow Fist's appearance in the world tournament, they decided to send Lei to stop Lau from using the Tiger Swallow Fist. Lei accepted this mission as he saw it as a chance to test his skills against the mighty Tiger Swallow Fist. However, Lei intends to kill Lau after he has learned Tiger Swallow Fist from Lau.
Vanessa Lewis
:Voiced by (English): Donna Burke
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Biography
Burke graduated from Edith Cow ...
(''VF4''–''VQ''), Bianca Allen
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(''VF5'')
Voiced by (Japanese): Ayumi Tsunematsu
is a Japanese voice actress.
Filmography Anime series
*''Aikatsu!'' as Lisa Hīragi/Green Grass
*'' Avenger'' as Mist, Peter (ep 2)
*''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' as Harpy, Miyoko Kūsō
*'' Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders'' as Miyoko Kuso
*'' Bakuga ...
(''CR Virtua Fighter'')
is a security guard
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of unknown origin who debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 4''. She entered the tournament as Sarah's bodyguard after hearing of J6's plans to re-capture her. She fights with Vale Tudo
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. When she was still a child, Vanessa's parents were killed. She was taken by J6 shortly afterwards, and trained to be an instrument of combat. A man named Lewis, a member of the special forces, infiltrated J6 and rescued Vanessa. Vanessa grew close to him. However, their time together was brief, as a member of J6's special forces murdered Lewis. Years later, she has joined an organization to protect important individuals. One day, she hears of J6's intention to capture Sarah in the 4th tournament. Vanessa decides to join the 4th tournament not only as Sarah's bodyguard, but to find Lewis's murderer as well.
Introduced in ''Virtua Fighter 5'' and ''Virtua Fighter 5: R''
Eileen
:Voiced by: Anri Shiono
is a girl who fights with Monkey Kung Fu
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There are a number of independently developed systems of monkey kung fu. Some are integrated ...
(Xing Yi Quan
Xing Yi Quan is classified as one of the internal styles of Chinese martial arts. The name of the art translates approximately to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist".
Xing Yi is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements ...
). She debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 5'' and is the youngest character in the series (the characters' ages were never explained after VF2, so Eileen's current age number is indeterminate). After losing both of her parents at a young age, Eileen was raised by her grandfather—a "Kou-Ken" martial arts master from China. In addition to her grandfather's training, she perfected her skills with a Beijing opera troupe. One day, she happened to see a martial arts demonstration by Pai Chan and was amazed and captivated by the beauty and strength of her movements. Since that time, Eileen thinks of little else besides finding a way to approach Pai. To this end, she enters the Fifth World Fighting Tournament to find Pai.
The kanji that appears on the shirt-tail of Eileen's main outfit is the Chinese character for "love" which is pronounced "Ai" (あい or 愛)) encircled in a ring.
El Blaze
:Voiced by (English): Walter Roberts (''VF5'')
Voiced by (Japanese): Hiroo Sasaki (''CR Virtua Fighter'')
is a wrestler from Mexico who fights with Lucha Libre
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. His debut was in ''Virtua Fighter 5''. With his lightning fast Lucha Libre fighting style, his reputation spread - finally reaching the J6 tournament judges. They were impressed with the way he defeated wave after wave of opponents in the light-heavyweight division. As he watched Wolf dominate the heavyweight division, he burned with envy and jealousy. He knew the only way to combat these feelings was to prove that he was truly the best fighter in the world and he quickly signed up for the Fifth World Fighting Tournament.
Jean Kujo
:Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in ''Toward the Terra'' and Tenshi Yuri in ''Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshit ...
is a French full-contact (Kyokushin
is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.
Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Ja ...
) karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
fighter and a brainwashed assassin for J6 who debuted in ''Virtua Fighter 5 R''. Following Goh Hinogami's defeat at the hands of Jacky Bryant in the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, he now gets his chance to prove his worth. He soon decides to target Lion Rafale specifically, unaware that they used to be childhood friends.
Other characters
Siba
(also known as ) is a prototype character from the earlier builds of the original ''Virtua Fighter'' who was removed prior to the game's release, and was replaced by eventual series mascot Akira Yuki. A portrait of his appeared alongside portraits of the remaining original ''Virtua Fighter'' cast on the arcade game's cabinets, though his name was mislabeled as "Akira".
He is a Middle-Eastern fighter wearing a white and purple keffiyeh, a white shirt, a purple sash; green Arabian-style pants; and red sandals. According to early beta screenshots and magazines, he was originally called "Siba", but had his name changed to "Majid Abdul" sometime during development before being scrapped altogether.
Siba is accessible through the ''Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator'' version of ''Virtua Fighter'' only via manually inserted cheat codes as a result of several data miners' discovery of unused character files hidden in the game's code. According to his profile in the character selection screen, he is a bouncer hailing from Saudi Arabia. Additionally, his name is misspelt as "Majido Ab Dul".
Despite never officially appearing as a playable character in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, Siba would become playable in ''Fighters Megamix'' as a secret character who is unlocked after completing the "Bosses" course.
Jeff
is another unused characters from the original ''Virtua Fighter''. Like Siba, his data remains in the arcade version, and he is also accessible through cheat codes.
Jeff is a military character who wears camo gear, a hat, and shades, of which the latter two can be knocked off in a fight. While playable, his moveset is unfinished, as he uses a handful of Jacky's techniques and lacks throws.
His full name, Jeffery Buckman, is a likely tribute to actual VF1 design staff member Jeffrey Buchanan. The name Jeffery (minus an e) would eventually be shifted to Jeffry McWild.
Judgement Six
, J6 for short, are the organization behind the series' tournaments that plots world domination. The organization is named for the six executives who run the organization, each named for a card in the Major Arcana
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.
* Judgement
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, who leads and commands the organization, and is the main antagonist of the series.
* The Devil
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. ...
, who develops conventional weapons, and is responsible for creating Dural.
* Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune or ''Rota Fortunae'' has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Art
* ''The Wheel of Fortune'' (Burne-Jo ...
, who handles global political affairs.
* The Moon
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, who funds military strife and terrorist activity.
* The Tower, who monitors the organization to its extremities.
* Death
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, who develops nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
References
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