Street Fighter/Characters

Ryu, a young martial artist who enters a fighting tournament that was held and hosted by the Emperor of Muay Thai, Sagat. Ryu travels the world to face Sagat and nine other competitors. Several of the events that lead to the second tournament have been retconned since the development of the Street Fighter Alpha series which takes place between Street Fighter and Street Fighter II. (Although it is commonly believed that Ken competed in the first Street Fighter tournament due to his appearance in the game as the second player, he did not actually participate according to Capcom's official continuity.)

Selectable characters
Click on the character's names to be taken to their individual move lists.
 * Ken: The son of a wealthy business man, Ken was an unruly child until his father thought it might be best to send him to Japan to learn discipline through martial arts training. Along with his sparring partner Ryu, under the training of Gouken, he seeks to become a great fighter.
 * Ryu: Orphaned at a very early age, Ryu was adopted by Gouken who raised and trained him in his martial art. Eventually, Ken joined them in Gouken's remote mountain home in Japan, and the two became fast friends. When he hears about the first Street Fighter tournament, he eagerly enters to test his own abilities.

Unselectable characters

 * Birdie: A pro-wrestler turned street punk in the tournament looking for a challenge.
 * Eagle: A bouncer who was employed as a newly-rich noble family's bodyguard. He was hired to defeat Sagat, in the first tournament.
 * Geki: A claw-wielding ninja who also uses shurikens and teleportation techniques in battle.
 * Gen: An assassin who fought to find strong opponents.
 * Joe: A street fighter who entered the tournament to test his skills.
 * Lee: A Chinese Kempo practitioner who sought to test his skills in the tournament.
 * Mike: A former boxing champion, whose career was ruined when he killed one of his opponents. He fights in the tournament to make some money to live off of.
 * Retsu: A banished monk and master of Shorinji Kempo who was a friend of Gouken, Ryu and Ken's master. He enters the tournament to fight strong opponents.

Boss characters

 * Adon: Adon is a Muay Thai fighter who is Sagat's pupil who entered the first World Warrior tournament to prove he was more than that.
 * Sagat: The "Emperor of Muay Thai" and the host of the first Street Fighter tournament, who seeks to be the greatest fighter in the world.