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. The series aired as part of the

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's Cartoon Express and Action Extreme Team lineups. It lasted two 13-episode seasons, which aired from 1995 to 1997, for a total of 26 episodes. The show is closely based on the ''

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'' series, but also borrows plot elements and characters from the live-action ''

'' film and the first two ''

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'' games, as well as CP System game-based appearances such as '' Saturday Night Slam Masters'', ''

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''.

Plot

Colonel William F. Guile is the leader of the "Street Fighters", an international undercover peacekeeping force composed of martial artists from around the world. They often face off against the ruthless General Bison and his Shadaloo criminal empire. They follow a code of honor involving the keywords "discipline", "justice" and "commitment".

Characters

* '' Colonel William F. Guile'' ** Guile is the main protagonist of the series and is depicted as the de facto leader of the "Street Fighters", a fictional peacekeeping force composed of several main characters from the games. He retains his rank and full name from the live action movie (Colonel William F. Guile). Unlike in the video games, Guile is single and has no children. He has an on-and-off relationship with an ex-girlfriend named Lucinda (an original character), and has a mutual attraction with Cammy. He appears in all Season 1 episodes and in most of Season 2. * '' General M. Bison'' ** Like in the games, M. Bison is the ruthless and megalomaniacal ruler of Shadaloo. He serves as the main antagonist of the series. * '' Chun-Li Xiang'' ** Chun-Li serves as the lead female character in the series and appears in most episodes like Guile. Like in the games, she seeks to avenge her father, who was killed by M. Bison. Like her movie counterpart, she also works as a news reporter. * '' Carlos "Charlie" Blanka'' ** Like in the film, the Blanka of the TV series is Guile's combat buddy '' Charlie'', who was turned into a mutant by Dr. Dhalsim. He temporarily reverts to his original human form in "Eye of the Beholder", where he wears an outfit similar to Charlie from the Street Fighter Alpha games, but with a green version of the same vest and still wears his shackles. * ''

Ken Masters , originally spelled in kanji as with his original full name being unknown, is a fictional character in Capcom's '' Street Fighter'' series. Ken is the best friend and rival of Ryu, who has also appeared in all ''Street Fighter'' games. Ken's ...

'' ** Ken is depicted as a traveling con-man who prefers to find ways to get rich rather than helping Guile and his team. He becomes a more prominent character during the second season and is the only character in the series to defeat Akuma in "The World's Greatest Warrior". * '' Ryu Hoshi'' ** He is portrayed as Ken's traveling partner and is depicted as the more mature and responsible one of the duo. Like Ken, he becomes more prominent during the second season and retains his rivalry with Sagat from the games. His surname is "Hoshi" in the series and he has a cousin named Sachi who appears in "The Hand That Feeds You", though he has no relatives in the games. * '' Cammy White'' ** Cammy is portrayed as a member of Delta Red who harbors a mutual attraction with Guile. In "Chunnel Vision", she leaves Delta Red in order to become a member of Guile's team. However, she is unexpectedly brainwashed by M. Bison in "Cammy and the Bachelor", and appears through the remainder of the series as one of his agents, until her brainwashing wears off in the final episode "Cammy Tell Me True". * '' E. Honda'' ** E. Honda is depicted as a computer whiz who loves hacking into government files while also serving as a member of the Street Fighters. * ''

Dee Jay is a fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' series. He made his first appearance in the 1993's '' Super Street Fighter II'' as one of the four new characters introduced in the game. In the series, he is a Jamaican kickboxer and karateka ...

'' ** Unlike in the film, Dee Jay is one of the heroes. He serves as the team's helicopter pilot. * '' T. Hawk'' ** T. Hawk is a powerful flying Native-American warrior who serves as a member of the Street Fighters. * ''

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'' ** Fei Long is a martial arts movie actor who is allied with the Street Fighters. * ''

Dhalsim is a fictional character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' series. He made his first appearance in '' Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' in 1991. He sometimes goes by the alias "long-arm" and his fighting ability includes stretching his limbs. I ...

'' ** Dhalsim is depicted as a former scientist who retreated to the Himalayan mountains and shunned technology after being forced to experiment on Blanka by M. Bison. * ''

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'' ** Like the other Alpha characters, she has a non-speaking cameo in "The Medium is the Message", but plays a major role in "The Flame and The Rose" as a mystical psychic who enlists the help of Ken and Blanka. * ''

Sakura Kasugano is a fictional character in the Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' series. The fourth female fighter of the series, she made her first appearance in '' Street Fighter Alpha 2'' in 1996. She is a young Japanese girl fighter who idolizes Ryu, by whom s ...

'' ** Sakura appears in "Second to None" as a young Japanese girl who got into martial arts after witnessing Ryu's past fight against Sagat. * '' Guy'' ** Guy makes a non-speaking cameo as Blanka's opponent in "The Medium is the Message", but plays a major role in "Final Fight", where he and Cody are assisted by Ryu and Ken from within their rescue mission to save Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang. * ''

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'' ** Cody appears in the episode "Final Fight", though he, Jessica, and many other Final Fight characters had previously made cameo appearances in the tournament audience from within "The Medium is the Message". As the episode in which he has a starring role is based on the events that took place before ''

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'', Cody is shown to be in a healthy relationship with Jessica, and wears his civilian outfit from Final Fight. * ''

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'' ** Zangief is depicted as one of M. Bison's recurring lackeys in the series, despite not working for him in the games. He had a similar role in the live-action film, as well as in the unrelated Japanese anime series ''

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''. * '' Viktor Sagat'' ** The second-in-command of Shadaloo. He eventually betrays M. Bison after the latter announces his plan to unleash a nuclear holocaust upon the world. * ''

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'' ** He appears in two episodes, "Eye of the Beholder" and "Face of Fury", both times as Blanka's rival. * ''

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'' ** He makes a single appearance in "The Medium is the Message", where he ironically appears as a computer specialist working for M. Bison. * '' Colonel Sawada'' ** He appeared twice in "Keeping the Peace" and "The Hammer Strikes" as Guile's replacement in the A.N. * '' Birdie'' ** He is a henchman of M. Bison who plays a minor role and is beaten in a fight against Chun-Li. He appears again with a larger role in "Cammy and the Bachelor", where he works alongside Sodom. * '' Adon'' ** Adon appears briefly in "The Medium is the Message" and has a non-speaking role as an unnamed street fighter. * '' Akuma'' ** Akuma is the evil brother of Ryu and Ken's master, Gouken. He forces M. Bison and Guile to fight against him in "Strange Bedfellows", and later fights against both Ryu and Ken in "The World's Greatest Warrior". * ''Lucinda Davila'' ** An expert medical scientist who serves as Guile's ex-girlfriend. * ''Escher'' ** The head employer and liaison officer of the Street Fighters who usually contacts Guile and his team in order to give them their missions. * ''

Gouken is a fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' video game series. He is the martial arts master who trained Ryu and Ken, as well as the elder brother and former training partner of Akuma. Gouken is usually depicted as a bearded man who we ...

'' ** The master of Ryu and Ken whose chi is stolen by Akuma in "The World's Greatest Warrior". It is restored back to him by the end of the episode via Ken's victory over Akuma. * ''Burke'' ** The leader and field commander of Delta Red who has a notable scar over his left eye. * ''Rory'' ** A robust member of Delta Red who has both a cybernetic right eye and two cybernetic arms. * Celia ** A beautiful yet tough-as-nails female member of Delta Red who shares a strong rivalry with Cammy. * ''Jessica Haggar'' ** Cody's girlfriend and Haggar's daughter who is kidnapped by the Mad Gear Gang in the episode "Final Fight". * ''

Mike Haggar , also known mononymously as Haggar, is a fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' shared universe, mainly playable in ''Final Fight'' and ''Saturday Night Slam Masters'' series of video games. Haggar first appeared in the 1989 Capcom arca ...

'' ** The Mayor of Metro City who appeared in the episode "Final Fight". * ''Belger'' ** The main antagonist of the episode "Final Fight". He serves as the leader of the Mad Gear Gang. * '' Rolento F. Schugurg'' ** Belger's right-hand man and second-in-command of the Mad Gear Gang in "Final Fight". * ''Thrasher'' (originally known as ''Damnd'' in the games) ** A member of the Mad Gear Gang who helps assist Rolento in kidnapping Jessica at the start of "Final Fight". * '' Sodom'' ** One of M. Bison's lackeys and a member of the Mad Gear Gang, he appears in "The Medium is the Message", "Cammy and the Bachelor", and "Final Fight".

Cast

Main cast

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as William F. Guile,

, The Crimson Crawdad * Donna Yamamoto as Chun-Li Xiang, Jessica Haggar *

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as Carlos Blanka,

Rolento , is a fictional character from both the ''Final Fight'' and ''Street Fighter'' series. Like Sodom before him, he first appeared as a boss character in ''Final Fight'', but later evolved into a playable fighter in ''Street Fighter Alpha 2''. Appea ...

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, The Great Oni, Wo Fat (Season 2), Lord Zing, Rory * Richard Newman as M. Bison * Tong Lung as Ryu Hoshi * John Payne as Escher * Paul Dobson as E. Honda, T. Hawk,

, Birdie,

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as Dr. Lucinda "Cindy" Davila *

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as Cammy White

Additional cast

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as Satin Hammer * Jim Byrnes as Guy, Raul *

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, Wo Fat (Season 1), Burke * Michael Dobson as Sawada, Cody Travers,

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, El Gado *

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as The Warrior King *

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* Mark Hildreth as Raymond Wang, Holly Wood, Chun-Li's father *

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as Celia * David Kaye as Akuma (Season 2) * Blu Mankuma as Jumbo Flapjack, Sodom * Robert O. Smith as Viktor Sagat,

, Sodom, Belger * Teryl Rothery as

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as La Lupa * Alec Willows as Master Quinn, Gunloc * Dale Wilson as Akuma (Season 1),

Episodes

Season 1 (1995–96)

Season 2 (1996–97)

Crossover

Episode 22 ("The Warrior King") is part 1 of a 4-episode crossover with several other shows that aired as part of the USA "Action Extreme Team" programming block: * '' Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' (1996, US, animated): episode 9 "Resurrection" (Part 3) * ''

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'' (1995–1996, US, Canada, animated): episode 21 (208) "Endgame" (Part 2) * '' Wing Commander Academy'' (1996, US, animated): episode 8 "Recreation" (Part 4) This crossover event featured the Warrior King and the Orb of Power, but the principal characters of all four series don't meet each other.

Home video release

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released the complete series on Region 1 DVD. The first set, ''Street Fighter: Code of Honor'', was released on April 13, 2003 and contains all the Season 1 episodes, while the second set, ''Street Fighter: Soul Powers'', was released on May 13, 2003, and contains all the Season 2 episodes. Both of the DVD sets are now out of print. The "Final Fight" episode was included as unlockable content in the 2010 video game '' Final Fight: Double Impact''. A ''Street Fighter'' 25th Anniversary Collector's Set of games, which includes a

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of the entire TV series, was released in North America on September 18, 2012.

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re-released the series in 2015. In 2019, all of the Season 1 and Season 2 episodes were available on the Japanese VideoMarket website in Japan.

Reception

Despite lasting two seasons, ''Street Fighter'' has received a predominantly negative reception. 411Mania included the series in a 2010 feature titled "The 8 Worst ''Street Fighter'' Franchise Failures" on the grounds that "the animation was sub-'' Captain Planet'', the story was contrived, and the dialogue was wretched". Nick Chester of

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called the show "an abomination" and "spectacularly awful".

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labeled the series "really crappy" and added, " ile ''SF'' fans love to quote the ''Street Fighter'' movie ... they are usually less enthusiastic about the Saturday morning cartoon". The site also included the series in their list of the "Top 5 Not-So-Classic Video Game Cartoons" on the basis of the plot: "Do you remember when Guile recruited every character in the game into a secret anti-terrorist paramilitary group? I don't either". While ''Street Fighter'' was omitted from

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's 2010 list of "truly horrendous" video game cartoons, it was still mentioned as "a terrible abomination that would have made our list if '' Darkstalkers'' hadn't knocked it off".

References

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