Sagat

Art by logicfun and NgBoy

History

Sagat is an expert practitioner of the ancient art of Muay Thai. He is an extremely skilled and talented fighter, and once fought the martial artist Go Hibiki (father of Dan) to death. During the fight, Go injured and blinded Sagat's weak right eye. Due to his rage of losing his right eye, Sagat killed Go in the match. This has caused Go's son, Dan to seek Sagat for revenge.

The next formidable fighter he fought was during the first Street Fighter tournament. The Ansatsuken martial artist Ryu, temporarily succumbing to the evil Satsui no Hadou, attacked Sagat with the menacing Metsu Shoryuken. This left a huge scar on Sagat's chest, which he despises to this day.

Personality

Sagat is a proud warrior who does not take a loss very easily. The scar on his chest constantly reminds him of his loss to Ryu, and he vows to surpass Ryu and defeats him soundly in a fair battle. Adon, his former student, criticises him for losing to Ryu as this deals a huge blow to the pride of  Muay Thai. Sagat is prideful, but he does not like Adon due to his arrogance.

Mastery 

Sagat is known as the King of Muay Thai, and dominates his opponents using the moves of Tiger Shot and Tiger Knee. After losing to Ryu's Metsu Shoryuken which left a huge scar on his chest, he developed a move similar to the Shoryuken called the Tiger Uppercut. Sagat is an expert in his native art of Muay Thai, but he never ceases to learn and improve his art in order to become a stronger fighter.


Journey

After Sagat lost to Ryu, he was angry and vowed for revenge. He became tempted by the villain M. Bison (Vega in Japan) and joined the Shadaloo organisation as his bodyguard. Sagat can be easily consumed by rage due to his pride, but when Dan challenged him to a fight to avenge his father, he threw the match due to a feeling guilt for killing his father.

After the second Street Fighter tournament, he could no longer live with his conscience, and left the malicious Shadaloo organisation. Sagat was never an evil person to begin with - only that he was consumed by rage due to him not being able to control his pride after losing to Ryu. He is slowly developing into a calm and honourable fighter who also learns from the Yoga master, Dhalsim.

The Satsui no Hadou that infected Ryu during the Metsu Shoryuken seeped into Sagat, and he is also struggling to contain its power. He may have discovered the Power of Nothingness to counter the Satsui no Hadou on his own, without the help of Gouken.

Gouken

Art by julientainmont

History

Gouken studied the art of Ansatsuken under master Goutetsu, together with his younger brother, Akuma (Gouki in Japan). The martial art contains a element of murderous intent, known as the Satsui no Hadou. Gouken worked consciously to remove the Satsui no Hadou from his art, while his brother Akuma fully embraces it. Gouken left to open his own martial art school after Akuma, immersed in the aura of the Satsui no Hadou, killed their master.

Gouken had three students - Dan, Ryu, and Ken. One day, Akuma came to Gouken's school and attacked him using the Raging Demon move called the Shun Goku Satsu.  Gouken appeared to have died from the attack and went into coma, but he was able to remove all emotions from his soul and survived the Raging Demon.

Personality

Gouken is a stoic, calm, and peaceful practitioner of Ansatsuken. He detests the Satsui no Hadou within it, and refused to train Dan Hibiki after accepting him to his school, because he thought that Dan's thirst for revenge will lead him to embrace the Satsui no Hadou.

Gouken is also a humble master, as he treats his former students Ryu and Ken as rivals instead of eternal students who need his continuous tutelage. He believes that he has nothing else to teach Ryu and Ken, and lets them develop into their own formidable warriors.

Mastery 

While Gouken studied the martial art of Ansatsuken under master Goutetsu, he fully rejects the murderous intent or Satsui no Hadou within the art. He created his own version of Ansatsuken without the Satsui no Hadou, and taught it to his students. However, the Satsui no Hadou still lingers within his student Ryu. After surviving the Shun Goku Satsu attack from Akuma by emptying his own soul, Gouken developed the Power of Nothingness, which he used to seal the Satsui no Hadou in Ryu.

Journey

Gouken lives a righteous life, and seeks to promote martial arts as a peaceful endeavour. He rejects the Satsui no Hadou completely and strives to seal and remove it forever from the world. Even as his brother Akuma moved closer to the Satsui no Hadou and killed their master while immersed in it, Gouken is able to avoid the Satsui no Hadou completely.

His martial art has no murderous intent, and he survived the Shun Goku Satsu attack, a strong manifestation of the Satsui no Hadou, by developing an art that is completely opposite to it called the Power of Nothingness. It is his dream to remove the Satsui no Hadou from the world using the Power of Nothingness, and he has passed on the art to Ryu. With Akuma moving ever closer to the Satsui no Hadou and losing his humanity, the greatest challenge for Gouken is to use the Power of Nothingness to stop Akuma and seal off the Satsui no Hadou for good.

Sean

Art by SemperII

History

Sean Matsuda comes from a Brazillian martial arts family led by his paternal grandfather, Kinjiro Matsuda, who is the master of the Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu fighting style. He taught the style to his three grandchildren, including Sean. While his siblings Fabio and Laura inherits their grandfather's style and practise it proudly, Sean has more interest in pursuing the Ansatsuken style of Ken Masters. He is an avid basketball player, and uses a basketball as a weapon in his fights.

Personality

Sean is a lively and hopeful fighter who strives to be as good as Ken. While he may be inexperienced, he abhors weakness, and detests being compared to Dan Hibiki. He can be very focused in his training to be a greater fighter after an embarrassing defeat. Sean is a warrior who never gives up.

Mastery 

Sean started off as a practitioner of Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu but switched to the Ansatsuken style after watching an online course called Masters Online Karate by Ken Masters. He has not formally trained with Ken, and learned all  his Ansatsuken moves by imitation. His techniques are far from perfect, however, with intense focus, he can perform a special Shoryuken super move that can match the strength of Ken's original super move, the Shoryu Reppa.

Journey

Sean comes from the Matsuda Jiu-jitsu martial arts family, but his interest and admiration of Ken brought him in close contact with the murderous art of Ansatsuken.

His knowledge of Ansatsuken is mainly self-taught, and he once challenged Ken but he lost. He was asked by Ken to search for Ryu and challenge him to a fight. Sean lost badly, but being a determined warrior who does not give up easily, he went to intense solitary training for one full year.

After his training, he went to join the US Martial Arts Championship. However, he did not win and Ken told him that he did not train properly and should train harder next time. Ken went on to win the championship and offered him the trophy. Sean refuses, as it is against his pride to just accept a reward that he did not earn. He vows to be a much stronger fighter, and aims to win the trophy using his own strength in the next tournament.

Sakura

Art by Snipetto

History

Sakura Kasugano was a high school girl who admires Ryu and aspires to be a great fighter just like him. She is mostly a self-taught fighter, and has faced strong fighters such as Sagat and Ken. Sakura has an existing rivalry with her once schoolmate, Karin Kanzuki.

Personality

Sakura is a very outgoing and jolly fighter, and always seek to improve herself as a fighter. She does not shy from challenging stronger fighters, and treats every match as a learning experience. Sakura is deeply respectful of her opponents, and one day aspires to be as strong as Ryu.

Mastery

Sakura fights by imitation of Ryu's style of Ansatsuken. She has never received formal training in the art, but is very talented in copying Ryu's techniques of Hadouken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku. Her versions of those moves are not as refined as Ryu's of Ken's, but they are powerful enough to make her a formidable warrior. She hopes to one day be under the direct tutelage of Ryu, so she can truly master his art of Ansatsuken.

Journey

Sakura has fought many warriors during her high school days, especially her schoolmate Karin who always challenges her to be a stronger fighter. She has developed a life-long friendship with Karin as she pursues the shadow of Ryu. After graduation from high school and working part time in an arcade, she is still searching for her future, and contemplating starting a family. However, she continues to look up to Ryu as mentor and inspiration. Sakura's future is uncertain, and she may develop a relationship with Ryu beyond what she has experienced so far.