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If we take Ryu out of it, who is the next most iconic fighting game character?
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How can you accept Ryu as the most iconic fighter but not also view Ken as coming in second? Ryu and Ken are practically synonymous.
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You're the one Kyo vote lol. Seeing these results I hate I put him in the poll, guess he's not as big outside the immediate FGC.
Bullshit, the street fighter movie is as popular in Brasil as the mortal kombat ones. Not to mention the anime that was incredibly popular here
Yeah, I don't see how Ken's not even on the poll. How many people exist who know and recognize Ryu but not Ken? I can see the argument for Chun Li though, maybe over both.
Sub-Zero/Scorpion is absolutely the wrong answer.
The right answer is Chun-Li. The only reason is because Sub/Scorp were never after Ryu to begin with. They are ahead of him. Checkmate.
The right answer is Chun-Li. The only reason is because Sub/Scorp were never after Ryu to begin with. They are ahead of him. Checkmate.
What matters is the game, that was far from being as popular as the SNK games
It's YOSHIMITSU!
It's not Yoshimitsu he's just my favorite.
It's Chun-Li because even my SO and a middle aged woman at work both know who Chun-Li is. My lady has never even played a street fighter in her life but she still knows Chun-Li. As we know, my anecdotal evidence is infallible.
It's not Yoshimitsu he's just my favorite.
It's Chun-Li because even my SO and a middle aged woman at work both know who Chun-Li is. My lady has never even played a street fighter in her life but she still knows Chun-Li. As we know, my anecdotal evidence is infallible.
as someone who's not really into fighting games and on a pure recognizability level, it's Scorpion. Most people probably wouldn't know his name but they'd know what he's from. Raiden too. Chun Li is very high up there too, though.
If it's not recognizability but more "this is a fighting game character distilled to the barest, most iconic elements" then it's Terry.
If it's not recognizability but more "this is a fighting game character distilled to the barest, most iconic elements" then it's Terry.
...But Scorpion is winning? This is some Berenstein Bears level of shenanigans.
using this logic, Jax is above scorpion and any SF character (he is not)
Not if we're talking about iconic characters, media outside the game has a huge influence on making a character "iconic" and even more so when the characters are from a fighting game.
I'd say Chun-Li.
She's far more ingrained into pop culture than Scorpion. Helped by the fact that her game was not super gory R rated and the fact that she's kept her iconic costume the same in 99% of every game she's ever appeared in, vs Scorpion who's basically just a yellow Ninja, who has a new costume in basically every single game.
She's far more ingrained into pop culture than Scorpion. Helped by the fact that her game was not super gory R rated and the fact that she's kept her iconic costume the same in 99% of every game she's ever appeared in, vs Scorpion who's basically just a yellow Ninja, who has a new costume in basically every single game.
This is a pretty impossible question to answer. It's so dramatically different across audiences and regions. Still blows my mind that Scorpion has somehow become more famous than Sub-Zero. Sub-zero was definitely the more recognizable character through the early 2000s. Probably has something to do with NetherRealm repeatedly changing his design.
Honestly, if you take Avid Fighting game players out of the mix, Ryu probably isn't even the most iconic character. Street Fighter is not really as mainstream a franchise as Mortal Kombat.
Honestly, if you take Avid Fighting game players out of the mix, Ryu probably isn't even the most iconic character. Street Fighter is not really as mainstream a franchise as Mortal Kombat.
Other for me...
Lee !
From Yie Ar Kungfu.
Pfft, If anyone it's Buchu or Star.
Chun li by a mile. There are Chun cosplayers all around the world. She is the most if not one of the most recognizable female characters yet alone fighting games.
I was torn on that too...Scorpion for the US but I'm not sure how much of a global following MK has.