Street Fighter (Cartoon intro)

[AdamYJ]

It makes sense for Guile to be the main character, because his story (and Chun Li's) fit this type of show better. His thing is that he wants to take down Shadaloo. Ryu's thing is that he goes around fighting and finding stronger opponents . . . for some reason. Ryu's story might work for a Japanese battle anime, but Guile's works better for a US good vs evil show.

[Laveticus]

@AdamYJ how is there anything good about this show again?

Watch street fighter v. Much better show

[AdamYJ]

@Laveticus It was never great, but Street Fighter was never great in terms of story anyway. I've got a soft spot for it because I watched it as a kid.

[robthestoner001]

ive always wondered, why does that one chick have green spots on her leg? is it supposed to be sexy camouflage?

[JCAznDude]

... I... I... *facepalms*

[Arc13]

Of course Guile gets top billing. When you have a theme like that, a story that's FOR AMERICA, and a damn hairdo like that, you get whatever the fuck you want.

[mexshadowhope]

@Arc13 Ken is american.

[Arc13]

@mexshadowhope You don't know the joke, do you?

Have you beaten the game with all the characters? Or namely Guile in the many versions of SFII?

[rob3r70c]

Zenuen  0:35 see dat ass

[omnom81]

guile is running through the city at 100 mph while everyone else spin kicks and dives pass him at twice the speed

[nnm3101]

i like the fact that Guile is the main character. Ryu and Ken are like the "Wolverine" of this street fighter. he is not the main character, but is the one people mostly look at. they are caught in the middle lol XD

[ultimatesol]

if you seen an "american vers." cartoon, the main character will be american, no matter what original storyline.

[aristocratickiller]

@ultimatesol either an american or a white guy ends up being the main character same shit happened with saber rider for example

[SonicTheHedgehogZone]

So much better then the anime

trololo

[illikaspain]

Im so glad I didn't have cable as a kid!

[Zenuen]

0:57 Cammy just loves showing off her ass doesn't she... lol

[Ulfy61]

GUILE IS THE DUDE!



[BlueToastMan13]

Wait... so Guile is main character because it's an american show?

[doctadeath2020]

@BlueToastMan13 Ya, I don't know why since I have never met another American who liked Guile more than Ryu including myself.

[Ronin0609]

so ummmm what martial art dose guile use

[kusuguruketsu777]

I love the fact that Ryu is the poster bo-....er...man, of the street fighter series. But Guile is always the main character in the shows.

[TheMandril2323]

Best Cartoon Videogame ever

[TheKaiyash]

APPARENTLY GUILE'S THE MAID CHARACTER. (allcaps rage)

[Bladestar7]

This was so freaking lame.

[jamcalx]

Remember the time chunli kicked that tank to death?

[sortedevaras]

I only remember one episode but was sick Bison and Guile are trapped on a island with Akuma and needed to work together to beat him. Street Fighting ensued.

[Icegaze88]

ಠ⌣ಠ What's this?

[Shotgunryugan]

Afterwards Guile became a family man.

[NightShadow2007]

The Best Classic 90s Street Fighter Cartoon From The USA Network :-). I Got Both Whole DVD Collection :-).

[richardbhaenson]

What's this!? Man, looks like the CAPCOM version of THE AVENGERS lol

[soun59]

I really wonder why the russian guy became a bad guy. Maybe the beard. :P

[RandomDetritus]

Dude, memories. :'3

[DornDaniel]

Guile is missing the american flag on his arm

[DrAnime]

Full cut bottoms Cammy.... I AM DISSAPPOINT!

[nodnyl10]

LOL Guile with eyebrows

[Tonyextreme27]

I bet if this was made today Chun-li(China) will be on the forces of evil shot. Next to Obama with Boxing gloves... Oh shit wait that is Balrog.

[seanskull]

cammies ass would've been censored so hard in today's age, probably have her wearing pants.

[Sveinkiboy99]

Wtf, why is T-Hawk flying? xD

[LegionIscariot]

Suck on my Hadouken!

[charlesfurfur]

the american character is always the leader.....i'm just saying

[busymike]

@charlesfurfur The WHITE american character is always the leader.. :P

[Naymy]

@charlesfurfur

Obviously doomed to failure.

[FabioSilvaMetal]

Comparing this to the Street Fighter II intro, this is a nice piece of crap

[rainbowphoenix42]

0:52 Since when can T-Hawk FLY!?

[DaVeO52]

Blanka is a main character....hero!? BLANKA!!

[bddblade]

I thought blanka was evil lol.

[TheThetigerofkai]

looks gay! ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ )  ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ (e_e) (ಠ益ಠ) ლ(¯ロ¯ლ)

[zokpool]

Zangief - evil? Oh, shi---

Thumbs up, Russia)

[Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Still better then Street Fighter Legend of Chum Li!

[VictorVonFox]

the reason this show isn't on tv anymore is because it went home to be a family man

[CaptainObvious0000]

who would have thought...a us-american fighting a russian wrestler and a guy who looks like an ss-officer :D

[canpan87]

wait wut who mage guile the leader lol Jean Claud damn you

[iSillybunny]

OMG STREET FIGHTER ;D I love that show ! Chun li have always been my hero ;)

[zero1ox]

i don't remember zangief being evil .-.

[GadGades]

@zero1ox

then you don't remember the street fighter movie that this show draw like half of its setting from

[anarchykid2688]

never even knew this exsisted .... 

[crazystein65]

no no no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is not posable just no who was the monster ruined street fighter 's name

[Cesco36]

FUCK GUILE! RYU / KEN ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS! GOD

[Shaadi08]

@Cesco36 Agreed!! I've always wondered why this cartoon focused SOOO Much on Guile and Chun-Li! Maybe because of Bison....? IDK.

[kupabandit]

@Cesco36 But Guile's theme goes with everything! lol totally unrelated comment

[rell127]

I use to love this show this and Mortal Kombat cartoon.

[SKYLARKo80]

Epic!

[rob3r70c]

0:35 nice ass Cammy

[Ghost3663]

OMFG I REMEMBER THIS!!! THis wasn't cannon at all to the game was it? I can't remember?

[missinherlove]

Fuckin guile hack or sumn, I did not see him charge when he did the flash kick nor sonic boom -_-

[logik316]

Why is Zangiev listed as one of the bad guys? By the time the Street Fighter video game came out, the Russians were supposed to be our friends and all that.

[calendrier22]

@sombrio12 WTF? Guile is american!

[MDthornton83]

Just like in the Jean Claude Van Dame movie, Guile is the main character, and Ryu and Ken are just side characters. And of course, Ryu's name is incorrectly pronounced as well.

[pepeluis209]

malditos GRINGOS y sus dibujos horribles .... se tiran todo

[kikko4E]

Did this really happen ? Please tell me it didn't and it's all just some sick joke

[djmocha7]

@kikko4E

oh, if only it were, but yes, it did happen and apparently, you were lucky to have not experienced it

[milenioscuro]

Guile leader ? hahahahahahahahahahaha in his dreams (american dream maybe) hahahaha

[djmocha7]

@milenioscuro

i think that was the idea. they wanted one of the american characters to be the leader. balrog was a bad guy and they probably thought that ken wouldn't have been a good one so..

[Cjmaverick77]

Why does Guile have eyebrows? :(

[SuperKeith00]

@Cjmaverick77 lol

[NY4Life]

Believe it or not, this is better than the Jean Claude Van Damme garbage!

[newkillergenius]

What's really funny, is "Bison" is actually named "vega", and the names got screwed up coming overseas. 'Balrog' is actually 'Vega', etc. "Bison", was supposed to be Balrog's name: "Mike Bison", a shot at Iron Mike.

Shit's all fucked up. Pass it over here....

[ZyxthePest]

I like how I can believe that Chun Li can destroy a car by kicking it, but a tank just pushes my notions of reality.

[Antichrist2000]

Heroic man beast Blanka? The mommas boy who literally shits his pants just backing away from his opponent?

[MEGAXSTU]

Chun Li: Bison has corrupted your mind!

Guile: No.. HE.. Cares about me!

Bison: William my friend! Let me help you.

[boondocks43]

@TheOriginalThreeP And not have Bison saying various things are delicious? Blasphemy!!

[Drakuun74]

Strange ... (lol) the american (G.I.Joe style) version of street fighet put Zangief to the "bad team" ....but hte cold war isn't over? XD

[CubanoRicanTony360]

YES! YES!

[DMalice24]

@CubanoRicanTony360 Damn I was gonna say that and you beat me to it.

[19Eden91]

@CubanoRicanTony360

this is delicious!

[BLANCARF]

they forget to mention the bacon end eggs...

[Torkulguy]

...Why is Guile the main character? Because he's american?

[gamer42399]

@Torkulguy yup thats why he's the main character

[Mario1370]

@Torkulguy I guess since this is an american show the main character has to be someone who looks like he came off of g.i.joe!!

[tomvalentine182]

i wish all those billions of chinese girls were as hot as chun li

[powerplayx101]

i thought ryu was the leader O__O

[kaihedgie]

@powerplayx101 Whatever made you think he was leader material?

[powerplayx101]

@kaihedgie idk he's like the main in the video games and he's mostly in the street fighter trailler as the first person show so yeah

[kaihedgie]

@powerplayx101 Dude, all he ever does in the games is go around the world looking for someone to beat up for no real reason

You honestly think that's leader material?

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie Actually, given Ryu's dedication to the fight, the honor code he lives by, and his status as the main character and central figure to most of the real SF story (not this silly cartoon), Ryu's more of a leader and role model for street fighters than Guile, lol.

They made Guile the leader in this show because he's American. Just like in the first movie. And just like the movie, this show was completely retarded, LMAO

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro More of this "because he's American" nonsense. You do realize that Defenders of the Realm has a Chinese main hero, right?

Those are pretty transparent reasons. Ryu is more of a street fighter who keeps getting shoehorned into plots that really don't concern him and he's more worried about the next fight.

Guile on the other hand, is a soldier, a lieutenant, no less. He's a lot more qualified to lead and organize a team than someone who doesn't know what to do other than fight

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro So because he has an "honor code" and because he's the main character of the series, that means he should be leader? That's like saying Ragna should be the leader in a hypothetical series just because he's the main character even though he doesn't even have the credentials to lead anything

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro So why in the world would a street fighter who goes around beating up other people should have more authority/command over someone who actually commands soldiers in the battlefield? Because he's the main character?

Sure, let's give Hulk command of the Avengers while we're at it

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie Technically, The story of Street Fighter shouldn't have a "team" at all. They shoehorned the entire cast into a G.I. Joe-esque "good guys vs. bad guys" scenario and made Guile the leader to appeal to their target demographic of American children. The cast in Street Fighter are supposed to be fighters, not soldiers.

In that sense, yes, Ryu is more qualified to be the central character in the series, and the character the rest of the cast take their cue from. And guess what? He is.

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and the Street Fighter IV OVA both acknowledge that "Street Fighters" is an established team. There shouldn't really be coincedence why a wanderer, a reporter, a husband and a soldier keep meeting in the same place. The whole GI Joe thing makes sense because Street Fighter does revolve around global conflict. Since the actual story back then wasn't developed enough (and the fact that the current story is a mess as it is) pretty much begged for liberty of changes

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie Get your facts straight. MvC3 is not canon to the SF storyline. The SFIV OVA wasn't an official team, it was Guile, Chun-Li, and Cammy (the three that cooperate to stop Shadowloo and co.) investigating S.I.N., and discovering that S.I.N. is interested in Ryu (much like Bison before). Ken and Eliza are involved because Ken is Ryu's best friend, and Sakura is involved due to the ambiguous idol/role model/friend/love interest relationship they have. Oh, and they're all Ryu's friends.

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro I'm well aware MVC3 is not canon, but this is word from Capcom themselves.

Ahem, no he's not. Or have you forgotten about Oro already or even Gen.

Bison also gets killed by Akuma and yet he doesn't go searching out for him, which again proves my point that there are other people the villains should be watching out for but don't because the fans won't recognize it's Street Fighter unless Ryu is in the spotlight

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro I also like how you blame America as if they're the only ones who do this nationality thing for their demographic reasons even though Japan has done the exact same thing (ex: Powerpuff Girls)

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie I said 'potentially'. Not actually. Oro is the strongest character in the series. He takes Ryu as his apprentice in Third Strike because he realizes Ryu's potential to become as strong as him or stronger. And yes, that means potentially stronger than Akuma as well.

Bison can't BEAT Akuma.He wants to take Ryu over so that he can be stronger than Akuma.

And I never said that America was the only one who did that. The SF cartoon is just an example of an American studio doing it.

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie And if you don't think that writers change the source material to suit their target demographic (which means focusing on Guile because he's the American Hero), you're delusional. Your Avengers analogy would only work if the cast of SF was a squad like the Avengers. They aren't supposed to be. Guile and Chun-Li cooperate for the sake of justice (revenge, really). That's about the closest it gets. Ryu has many more connections with more central figures, and more look up to him.

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro You do realize that America's population is diverse with nationality, right? People from all shades live there and throughout the course of the series, I never even saw the American flag getting shoved into every heroic-looking scene. The whole racial demographic argument falls flat anyway. Even if it was the case, Capcom does have a thing for America since some of its most popular characters are American or at least western-inspired, and I'm not just talking about Ken either

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro Guile and Chun-Li are actively fighting against the bad guys while Ryu wanders aimlessly looking for the next person to beat up. That's his whole character and it's never gone anywhere in the past decade. Last I check, there were more capable, stronger fighters out there than Ryu that the villains could focus on. Hell, the Street Fighter II anime movie acknowledges this by making Ken the target instead of Ryu. Ken actually has a goal to fight towards

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie Wrong again. Ryu is potentially the strongest fighter in the series, and his goal is to realize that without giving in to the power of Satsui no Hadou that Akuma embraces. In that sense, he has a much clearer goal than Ken, who loves fighting and competing with Ryu, but struggles to balance that and taking care of his family.

In Street Fighter Alpha 3, Bison makes clear that his aim is to make Ryu his new host body, due to his incredible potential, and his affinity to Satsui no Hadou

[kaihedgie]

@OmegaNitro He fights for his family and for the good fight as well. So do Chun-Li and Guile. They actually have legitimate motivations to keep on fighting. You could say that Ryu fights for his friends too, but that's really hard to tell at times and it seems like most of the time he could care less. All he basically cares about is beating people up and none of the movies or games ever solve this stagnant problem of his. Hell, even Akuma has a reason to fight, and that's pretty sad

[OmegaNitro]

@kaihedgie Why do you keep talking about Ryu's goals when it's clear you don't understand them at all? He fights to become the strongest. Not to beat people up, but to master his discipline. He never indiscriminately beats up people, he's simply always searching for a greater challenge. He's the stereotypical "true martial artist" and it's never "solved" because it doesn't need to be. it's the point of his character. And the rest of the cast respects him for it.

[AutumnCrusader]

@OmegaNitro It's not exactly the sort of goal that you can incorporate into a television show without quickly getting a 'samey' feel however

Pokemon had the 'become the best' premise and pretty much every episode of that is a copy-paste of any other episode, it's a very difficult premise to keep mixing up every episode

And Guile IS qualified to be a leader, he's been trained in the military which means he by default outranks a cop like Chun-Li

Also, I'm a Brit, so I'm not favouring the States

[powerplayx101]

@powerplayx101 hmmm good point

[DemonKingMMA]

Even Guile at the end is scratching his head at what he just watched.

[aznpikachu215]

Well, at least this cartoon was bad and cheesy that it was still enough to escape it, because hey, 90s cartoon can get away with it. =]

[MAKANVDO]

UN POCO EXSAJERADO QUE CHUN LI DESTROSE TANQUES A PATADAS AJAJAJAJA

[KamisamanoOtaku]

You know, its only the overall cheese level that is a problem for me.

Suppose it helps that I like G.I. Joe. Otherwise for an ongoing cartoon, especially done to 90's US standards, the basic premise (G.I. Joe meets Street Fighter) makes as much sense as the "Ryu wanders and conveniently encounters everyone, and twice as conveniently all the important players show up for the finale!" we otherwise see. ;)

[spidey513]

This is hideous! Obviously based on the SHITTIER Street Fighter movie!

[ZECTCustomUnit]

F'CK YOU USA NETWORK FOR TURNING TWO FIGHTING GAMES INTO GI JOE!!!

*fist shake of anger*

[marnerbroman]

Can anyone say captain planet?

[KaitiLuvsU13]

I like vega!!! XD Of course Ryu could get a brain -_-

[Kurizusama]

uhhhh...wut?

[KingDaveRecords]

Chun Li: I'm going to kick the side of this tank until it explodes.

Of course, because that makes complete sense.

[dramageddon]

Wow....Chun-Li looks incredibly....NOT chinese :P

And isn't Cammy meant to be a bad guy?

[captainduaeaeaugh]

@dramageddon she was when she was a doll

[DarkJeff]

LOL!!! He said "discipline"!!!

About an action team featuring Ken!!!

This is one misinformed narrator :P

Also...until this very moment i wasn't really into Chun-li.

But now...holy mother of all @#%$%@$% b*lls!!! she is the reason i want to watch the show!!! :-O

Wait! i just noticed!!! Is Cammy with the good guys??? NOOOO!!! I like her evilness XD (or rather IT'S evil functions. she's a robot, you see.)

sorry for writing too much, it's the exitement of finding the video.

[blueswan1984]

Well at least this show got one thing right, they finally give the characters their special moves but since this show was canon to the Jean Claude Van-Dammed movie, it still bothers me why Balrog is now part of Shadaloo when in the movie he was supposed to be a good guy with E. Honda and Chun-Li. Also why did Zangief rejoin Shadaloo when he already switch side after the movie?

[bellumblade1]

god this shit is soo bad.... i like how ryu and ken are barely shown or mentioned lol.

[ZECTCustomUnit]

THIS IS NOT F'CKING GI JOE...CURSE YOU USA NETWORK FOR DOING THAT TO BOTH STREET FIGHTER AND MORTAL KOMBAT!!!

[ERR0R9O9]

Chun Li was like soi soi soi soi soi

[Frostylyxxx]

They should've left the Japanese version alone, it was fine.

[mydemise666]

Mortal Kombat > Street Fighter > Tekken

[rain1ny]

@mydemise666 Yep, was right you are just a little nerd who is probably bullied and could not get any pussy even if he paid for it.

[mydemise666]

@rain1ny Smart boy .. but be a little creative when U wanna taunt 'right? 'cause they were just as typical shit as U faggot ...

[rain1ny]

@mydemise666 your ignorance is your demise.

Now go to bed little man and don't let the bed bugs bite.

mydemise666 how fucking creative.

[mydemise666]

@rain1ny Im bored and I don't have the time to waste on typical faggots like U ... go back to Ur mommy wuss ...

[technologick1183]

I have no idea what I saw in this cartoon. I guess being a die-hard SF fan, I was just glad I could watch the on Saturdays... until I got older and found the Street Fighter II V series.

[cpthooker]

god guile was a crap character in the games, Ryu was always the main character

[NERDstarXD]

His first name was WILLIAM? wtf

[qwertyuiop123456168]

why does guile have eyebrows?

[ZeroX003]

Blanka is a main character yet the intro dosent even mention Ryu and Ken's name

[ZioIsPwnzor]

@ZeroX003

They weren't main characters in the movie either so.

[gatoneko]

@ZeroX003 That's because they are side characters for some reason in this version...and I think treasure hunters for some reason?

[lfish87]

@ZeroX003 yeah how can you not mention ryu and ken but chun li is still thick til this day her legs are dangerous in more ways than one.

[zhazha23]

@ZeroX003 Ryu and Ken need no introduction.

[tiga92001]

@zhazha23 why the frak not

[Duvmasta]

@zhazha23 OH HELLS YEAH!

[Sabrewolf23]

ugh...VOMIT!!!! This is what happen when America take in one of the best imports. They turn it into a steamy pile of buffalo pack of walrus shit!

[TheTKCreborn]

WILLIAAAAAAAAAM! D:

[mapleseallux]

woah didn't they had they'r own cartoon is like the game !! XD? , come on!!! HE HAS 1 hp left HIT HIM GUILE

[TheBoredomOtaku]

So in this Chun-li can fly by doing spinning bird kick and she can break tanks by kicking them? o.o

[coolbigandy]

yesh, yesh!

[M364M4Ncro]

THIS IS DELICIUS!!!

u cant see me, my time is now!!!

[MikesMadMoney]

Why do I have a feeling the only knowledge the creators had of Street Fighter was from the 1990's movie?

[BlackChapters]

Chun Li normally travels Spinning Bird Style.

[TimBatan]

@BlackChapters oh shit lmao!!

[dmorley100]

Oh crap. I didn't know there even was a Street Fighter cartoon till I came across this.

[Spideymrw]

@dmorley100 it kinda followed the storyline of the street fighter live action movie...it was overall terrible but had a few good episodes...a better series was street fighter 2 V

[marnerbroman]

@Spideymrw How? depite it flaws it was more accurate.

[iamthepkmmaster]

THIS IS DELICIOUS!

[SilentStalkerX]

I like how the narrator chose to emphasis certain 'interesting' words in the first 15 seconds: "Colonel William Guile, one of the GREATEST martial artist in the world travel the global tournament circuit, using it to conceal HIS top secret mission as LEADER of an elite group on fighters, known only by their code name: STREET FIGHTER"

....and then introduces Blanka and Chun-Li and pretty much says "SCREW THE REST!"

[LunarPandora]

did chun li just kick a fucking tank and it exploded

[goodyearpimp24]

The heroic man-beast sounds like an awesome name for one's penis or a band

[Baldoxxx4000]

You hurt my TESTICLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[69697777]

YO JOE!