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If we take Ryu out of it, who is the next most iconic fighting game character?
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This, though i will say I think Scorpion has slightly more appeal in general.
This is a true statement. You could also replace "Scorpion" with any non-Street Fighter fighting game character, and it would still be a true statement.
And of the 8 OG World Warriors, Ryu and Ken are, far and away, more popular than all the rest.
So, the answer is Ken.
How is he not in the poll?
Those people who insist it's Scorpion are vastly overestimating how popular Mortal Kombat is around the world.
You might have missed a game called King of Fighters. It also has a couple of sequels. You should look it up...
I think Captain Falcon is a serious contender. I'd wager almost everyone who plays video games in a country where Nintendo has a market can recognize the words "Falcon Punch!" And unlike with Mario, Captain Falcon is better known for Smash than for his home series (sorry F-Zero fans, it's the truth), and his most iconic attributes (like "Falcon Punch!") come from Smash. I'd say he's the closest thing Smash Bros has to a specific mascot (among its playable characters).
Keep Cammy, add Bison, Vega, Sagat, and Balrog, and I'm still correct.
Scorpion def got T. Hawk and Dee Jay beat tho.
I would think heihachi. even if people aren't super familiar with tekken they probably recognize him
non existence ?
Just because MK isn't popular in Japan doesn't mean it is only big in the West.
This was for a Saudi Arabian Football team.
SF2 alone is bigger than the rest of its franchise combined. Maybe even the MK franchise combined. It raked in nearly $10bn in its prime. Its impact on pop culture is far bigger.
lol at scorpion when nobody gives a fuck about mk in the east. chun li is universal and more prevalent in pop culture .
Plenty of other places where both are very popular and maybe even MK might be more popular. Isn't MK banned only in Japan ? idk about other East Asian countries. But MK is definitely huge in South Asia and the Middle East. Easily just as popular/iconic as Street Fighter.
I know LATAM is basically KOF land , but MK and SF are popular there too. So yea one region not giving a fuck about MK doesn't really paint the whole picture.
Yup resetera in its own bubble again, always trying to downplay street fighters legacy.
I mean SF4 sold 9 million units across like 4 separate version released over like 6 years, but sure that's comparable I guess. Wasn't trying to make it a straight up sales comparison, just point out that in recent years Street Fighter is less popular than it's been in a long time, and Mortal Kombat has kind of stepped up as the "most popular" fighter by that one metric (sales). As a result it's been more in the mainstream consciousness of late.
SF reps have been in the last two Smash games, but we have to exclude Ryu per the thread, and Ken is just a Ryu clone in Smash, but I guess it counts. In that case Ken should be on the poll. Either way, imo Scorpion, then Chun-Li and Ken right now, but like I said ask me 10 years ago & my answer would have been different.
Platinum Titles |Product Data | CAPCOM
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SFV sold 3.7m. Where these Ryu/Chun Li fans at.
SF4,MKX,MK11 are all niche compared to the impact SF2 and MK1 had back in the arcade days.
The "iconic" status of Ryu,Ken,,Chun,Scorpion,Subzero is because of those games not really the modern ones. They are comparable to the likes of Fortnite and GTAV of today. MK's violence caused a huge stir in gaming media back then and SF2 is basically the 3rd Highest grossing video game of all time.
Its like saying Pacman isn't iconic because his current games aren't selling.
I just fixed it before your post. Sorry, I'm posting from a bar.
Dont trust his lies.
Mexican here, Chun li is a character in every fighting game according to people i know that don't play games (well they look for Chun Li on the select screen for non SF games).
Paul Phoenix and King for Tekken. Jin is too bland.
Raiden from MK should be up there too.
