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Street Fighter IV (2008)

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Arcade roster
Chronologically set between the Street Fighter II series and the Street Fighter III series, the playable character roster of the arcade version includes the cast of the original Street Fighter II (all twelve characters, including the four Shadaloo Grand Masters), and four new characters. Akuma from Super Street Fighter II Turbo also appears as a hidden playable character, as well as a secret opponent. Additionally, the game includes two CPU-only characters: Seth as the game's standard final boss, and Gouken as a secret opponent, for a total of 19 characters.

Returning characters in the arcade version

Ryu - Kyle Hebert
Ken - Reuben Langdon
Chun-Li - Laura Bailey
E. Honda - Yoshikazu Nagano
Blanka - Yūji Ueda
Zangief - Kenta Miyake
Guile - Travis Willingham
Dhalsim - Christopher Bevins
Balrog (M. Bison in Japan) - Satoshi Tsuruoka
Vega (Balrog in Japan) - Doug Erholtz
Sagat - Joe Romersa
M. Bison (Vega in Japan) - Douglas Rye

New characters

Abel Kenji - Takahashi
Crimson Viper - Michelle Ruff
Rufus - Christopher Corey Smith
El Fuerte - Daisuke Ono

Abel, a French mixed martial artist. He is described as an amnesiac, a "man with no past" looking to defeat surviving members of Shadaloo.
Crimson Viper, a female American spy wearing sunglasses, leather gloves and a form-fitting suit.
Rufus, a joke fighter bearing Kung Fu moves and a rotund appearance, who seeks to fight Ken to prove himself as the best fighter in the United States.
El Fuerte (Spanish for "The Strong One"), a Mexican luchador and aspiring gourmet chef.

Bosses and hidden characters

Seth - Michael McConnohie
Akuma (Gouki in Japan) - Taketora
Gouken Tōru Ōkawa

Seth, also known as "The Puppet Master", is the new boss character. He is the Chief Executive Officer of S.I.N., the weapons division of Shadaloo. His body has been modified using advanced technology. His Special Moves are techniques used by other characters.
Akuma, a recurring hidden character appears in the arcade version as a secret final boss in the single-player mode, as well as a secret time-release playable character available.
Gouken, Ryu and Ken's sensei and the elder brother of Akuma, appears in the arcade version as a secret computer-controlled challenger in the end of the single-player mode, making his debut as a fighter in a Street Fighter.

Home version additions

Character select screen of the home version of the game.The upcoming home versions of Street Fighter IV are scheduled to feature additional characters not included in the arcade version of the game. The home version will feature Cammy and Fei-Long from Super Street Fighter II, Dan and Rose from Street Fighter Alpha, Sakura from Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Gen from the original Street Fighter.

In addition, Akuma and the two computer-only boss characters from the arcade version, Seth and Gouken, will also both be playable in the home versions. Along with the exclusive characters, they will be unlocked by finishing the game once.


Dan - Spike Spencer
Fei-Long - Matthew Mercer
Sakura - Karen Strassman
Cammy - Caitlin Glass
Gen - Vic Mignogna
Rose - Wendee Lee

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