ShockDingo

Good on F.A.N.G, he may be a homicidal assassin that has no problems melting people into goo via poison but even he don' t do that pedo shit. 
 
Side Note: Yeah the "Psycho Sakura" vibes I got from A.K.I. pre-release seem to have panned out. Her obsession with F.A.N.G. makes Sakura's infatuation with Ryu and F.A.N.G.'s loyalty to Bison look EXTREMELY mild by comparison. 
 

My understanding is that his name is a pseudonym he uses while being undercover, not his actual name.
 
Also, Punish Counter command grab does exactly 2222 damage. I wonder if that was on purpose.

Thirteen is coming

He looks better in this game than SF5

AKI Arcade & WTM interactions 

Chun-Li to A.K.I.: A poison user? I see, so you're related to him.
 
Thoughts: Simple acknowledgement. I'm honestly not that disappointed with it. Even though FANG was the one who forced Li-Fen to activate the descent program in SFV and almost killed her, I do think there isn't enough history between the two that makes me think that Chun-Li and FANG would ever have any kind of rivalry. Chun-Li makes quick work of him during her only fight in ASF as well. So I don't mind that Chun-Li just makes a simple connection to AKI to FANG. 
I think if AKI had any more sinister intentions, like finding Li-Fen and making her life a nightmare, maybe there'd be more urgency and drama between the two. But for now, it just feels like AKI and her ties with FANG are now outside the realm of Chun-Li and her new job of teaching kung fu
 
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A.K.I. to Chun-Li: Retired and teaching kids kung fu... So lovely, Dajie.
 
Thoughts: Googling it, Dajie is like a formal term to address a woman perceived as older than the speaker. It also means Big Sister (kind of like Jiejie). 
First off, noticing some contrasting information. Chun-Li said in her story that she's taking a break from work. But it seems AKI thinks that Chun-Li is retired. (Which would be more accurate connecting SF3 to SF6, but that's another story).
In AKI's story, she sends warns CHun-Li not to get involved with any of her activities, especially with FANG planning on reviving Shadaloo once again. This makes AKI's quote even more sinister than at first glance.
AKI can use the threat of endangering Chun-Li's students, even Li-Fen to intimidate and pressure Chun-Li to stay and enjoy the retired life. Because though Chun-Li can take care of herself, her students and her lovely community may ot be so lucky.
 
Much more scary and appropriate win quote after playing through her story mode.
 
EDIT (after playing AKI's story)
 
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AKI's Arcade Story
 
AKI has been sent by FANG to investigate what the remnants of Shadaloo are up to, and to send a warning should she encounter any interference. But before she can start her assignment, she pays Chun-Li a visit. She warns Chun-Li not to return to action, threatening her that is she does investigate AKI and her activities, she would not hesitate to melt Chun-Li's face right off.
 
Later, AKI slips past JP's security detail to get to him. AKI asks him about the whereabout of Ed. AKI mentions she knows where the money JP has laundering is being funneled, but doesn't know what he's planning for. JP tries to feign ignorance, as his role of Treasurer is to distribute the leftover funds accordingly.
AKI and JP fight and AKI warns JP to leave the "revival of the organization" to FANG. 
 
AKI's assignment is complete, eager to recieve praise from her master FANG for doing what he asked. AKI could've easily killed her enemies but per FANG's request, only fear and pain were inflicted on her victims. 
 
 
 

A.K.I. win quotes:
 
Aki to Luke: “Hm, you’re a strong one. I’ll have to up the dosage next time.”
Luke to Aki: “Yo what, did you say POISON? Do you think we can uh, not use that?”
 
AKI: “A herbal drink that controls your energy? I’d love to know what it’s made of.”
Jamie to AKI: “An assassin, huh? Sorry, but not in my town, lady.”
 
AKI to Manon: “Did you get a scratch on that pretty face? It’d be a real shame if poison got in there.”
Manon to AKI: “Reptiles are an acquired taste. But sadly, they’re not for me.”
 
AKI to Kimberly: “There, much better. Hop around like that again and I’ll put a stop to it for good.”
Kimberly to AKI: “I heard ninjas drink poison as training. I might have to look into that next time.”
 
AKI to Marisa: “Hm, you have a very nice body. To test my poisons on, that is.”
Marisa to AKI: “It will take more than a slithery snake to kill this lion!”
 
AKI to Lily: “I am no warrior. No, I just let my poison do my job.”
Lily to AKI: “Snakes are scary, but not evil. You’re different though.”
 
AKI to JP: “I can end your life whenever the master so desires.”
JP to AKI: “Tell your master that we are of the same mind when it comes to that organization
 
AKI to Juri: “Cease with your shrieking. Best you go to the other side.”
Juri to AKI: “You and your goofy-looking master are all sorts of LOSER!”
 
AKI to Dee Jay: “Finally that awful music stopped. I thought my eardrums would burst.”
Dee Jay to AKI: “Is that the Snake Dance I’ve heard about? I gotta learn that someday!”
 
AKI to Cammy: “Chasing after Shadaloo’s remnants? Be careful not to get bitten, kitten.”
Cammy to AKI: “I will catch all of you, sooner or later. You can count on it.”
 
AKI to Ryu: “All that training, and yet just a bit of poison does you in. Eeehehe!”
Ryu to AKI: “I see, Snake Fist kung fu, and poison. Assassins come in all shapes and sizes.”
 
AKI to Honda: “Hm, for your body, a lethal dosage should be...about this much.”
Honda to AKI: “Was that supposed to be poison!? Sansho pepper packs more of a punch!”
 
AKI to Blanka: “Hm, the poison does work. I guess you were human after all.”
Blanka to AKI: “Uwo! I can handle the poison ants in my jungle! You’re nothing!”
 
AKI to Guile: “If you have a family, it’s best you return to them while you can. Haha!”
Guile to AKI: “A poison user...Ah, yes, I remember. He was a crafty character.”
 
AKI to Ken: “Perhaps stop worrying about your troubles, and just eliminate them.”
Ken to AKI: “If an assassin has come out to play, that means I’m getting closer to the truth.”
 
AKI to Chun-Li: “Retired and teaching kids kung fu...So lovely, Dajie.”
Chun-Li to AKI: “A poison user? I see, so you’re related to him.”
 
AKI to Zangief: “Poison does take a while to hit when you’ve got a big body.”
Zangief to AKI: “Poison stands no match when you have muscles and power!”
 
AKI to Dhalsim: “Your body is flexible. But you know what? So is mine.”
Dhalsim to AKI: “Something stirs in the dark again, I see. Shadaloo.”
 
AKI to Rashid: “You...You’re the one the master spoke of.”
Rashid to AKI: “Poison...just like that guy. Are you his disciple or something?”
 
AKI to AKI: “Master, your wonderful A.K.I. won! Shower me with your praise!”
 

They've clearly learned from the problems with F.A.N.G.'s poison implementation. The "retribution" mechanic, Toxic Blossom, gives people an incentive to actually avoid being poisoned. With F.A.N.G. you just walked through it and smacked him upside the head. 
 
Edit: I mentioned licensing issues earlier in regards to guest characters. I recent example is Namco porting Broken Destiny instead of SCIV because of the otherwise they'd have to pay Disney to re-license the Star Wars characters. It's basically the reason Broken Destiny existed in the first place. They wanted to bring SCIV to PSP but didn't want to pay for the Star Wars license. I'd bet Kratos will be missing from the HD port as well for a similar reason.

A.K.I. Vs Blanka: “Hm, the poison does work. I guess you were human after all.”
 
A.K.I. Vs E. Honda: “Hm, for your body, a lethal dosage should be… about this much.”

A.K.I. to Dhalsim (translated by @emezie)  : You have a very flexible body! Though, I do, too."

A.K.I. Vs Rashid: “You… You’re the one the master spoke of.”
 
A.K.I. Vs Cammy: “Chasing after Shadoloo remnants? Be careful not to get bitten, kitten.”
 
A.K.I. Vs A.K.I. (Provided by @emezie): Sensei! A.K.I. won! Praise me, pleeease!

I think people are reading too much into what I meant. Being homeless does not mean being poor. There are a lot of people in my city that live out of their cars, work 40+ hours a week, and collect a paycheck. They simply can't afford rent, don't have friends, or family to lean on. Or are too prideful, or stubborn to accept help from loved ones. I know Ryu has money. For decades I was pretty sure that he had a credit card, and cash hidden in his duffel bag. SF6 confirmed that Ken had made sure he was taken care of. When I said Ryu was homeless I meant that he literally lived out of his bag the majority of the year. He chose this path, he could have stayed at his master's temple, and trained in privacy. But he actively sought out the challenge, even if it meant sleeping rough most of his life. 

Yeah, no. Fuck guest characters point blank period. Fighting game franchises have too many characters that are actually apart of the franchise available to waste them on guests. Keep that garbage in MK and Tekken. To borrow a wrestling term it's a "Cheap pop" and it's leads to licensing issues down the line. Especially with this all digital BS on the horizon. Can't wait to see some of these character IP vampires get delisted because they don't want to pony up for the license down the line. Disk drive won't be there to save them.

In case you don't keep up with my blog. I've been doing a deep dive on Street Fighter 6. I brought these up on my Twitter a while back, and finally got a chance to write about them. What were your favorite details in SF6?
 

 

 

Official height comparison if they were not accounting for gameplay. 
 

 
Posted by the Japanese Street Fighter account which also has a recording of it.

I'm expecting her win quotes to be top tier.
 
AKI gives me the chilliest of chills. In a good way.
 
My World Tour run has been awful. I'm still trying to locate my opponents scattered throughout Metro City. 

Never, lol. Interestingly, it's Honda's report about his and Blanka's encounter with ORO.
 
"The locals called him Oro ("gold"). They said that once, if you entered the forest, he often came to snatch your food and your wine, but his last sighting around the village we were staying in was some 15 years before, and he had not been seen since. During our fifth day in the jungle, my companion Jimmy was more lively than his usual, and at one point looked like he had found something and suddenly took a fighting stance staring at the river. That instant, the water's surface exploded and out of it emerged an enormous fish, about 3 metres long, and under it a shining golden-coloured man who held up the fish with a single arm; he fled as if the water didn't offer any physical resistance. The next day, when we talked about what we had seen the day before in another village much deeper in the forest, we understood we had met the fabled Amazonian hermit named Oro. I thought I'd like to fight him once. Jimmy, however, didn't remember anything except the fish, which, according to him, was a delicious pirarucu¹."
 
¹ Pirarucu, or Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is the giant fish appearing in Blanka's stage since SF2.

Looks like Capcom finally gave a proper name to Retsu's jumping kick.

 
破戒蹴り Hakaigeri, "Precept breaking kick".
That's both a wordplay (usually hakai, when written as 破壊 hakai, means "destruction") and a good reference to Retsu's nature as a "depraved" monk¹ . In Japanese Buddhist doctrine, 破戒 hakai means to consciously break one or more of the precepts. It's a word reserved for the clergy, in this case a Buddhist monk, but it also can be applied to other religions, and in a more broad sense can also mean the breaking of any vow. Tōson Shimazaki's 1906 novel The Broken Commandment's original title was indeed 破戒 Hakai, and here the protagonist breaks the promise made to his late father. Anyway, we don't know what precept(s?) did Retsu violate: his CRI profile just said he was excommunicated for being "turbulent and frequently engaging in private fights", but the list of vows for a Buddhist monk is LONG. If we simply go for the Five Precepts, we know that he likes to drink, as indeed in his Side Story Miharu chastises him because he's drinking sake in the afternoon on a sacred ground where it's already prohibited (lol)...
 
¹ Capcom repeatedly called Retsu 破戒僧 hakaisō, "depraved monk" (literally, "a monk who breaks the precepts"), even in his recent Side Story, とある破戒僧の旅 To aru hakaisō no tabi, "The journey of a certain depraved monk".

The next post is up. Street Fighter 6 took many lessons from the SFII animated movie. It had been used to make some of the best fighting game experiences for decades. Find out how on the blog.  https://streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2023/09/street-fighter-6-master-class-in-game_01844573532.html 

I started MK1 story mode. I played up to Sub-Zero's chapter. Everything so far has been pretty good. The plot is coming along nicely, the humor is landing, the character chemistry is great, some of the character reinventions are great to see.
 
The only thing I haven't enjoyed so far is Megan Fox voice acting. The woman is reading lines not acting.

Hello, @biachunli! Yes, they ARE actually saved in archive.org, just a bit harder to find than usual... Here you go. There are Side Stories about the newcomers of SFIV.
C. Viper "Her Names";
Abel "Before father's grave";
Rufus "Looking for the blonde";
El Fuerte "The super dynamic cook!";
Lauren (Viper's daughter) "Her Family";
Rufus & Candy "Rufus's treat".
I don't have the time to translate these atm, but I know you can do so yourself.

Of course it hasn't, it's BASED ON A WORDPLAY.
武神 Takegami (god of martial arts) can also be read as Bushin. Bushin ryū. They basically used 隆 Ryū (his name) instead of 流 ryū "style"...
 
It wouldn't.
Gobalsky wasn't a link to HnK's Gōda; rather, it was to Sakigake! Otokojuku's シベリアのゴバルスキー Shiberia no Gobaruskī, "Gobalsky from Siberia". He fought with his wolves and was a cowardly villain who then reformed after his defeat and became a comic relief when he enrolled in the Otokojuku.

 
Gobalsky himself was a parody of the boss/father of the Kiba clan in HnK,
 

who could turn his body into steel. Gōda could have influenced Zangief, but definitely not with his name.
Well, it's more complicated than that.
Cerdo in Spanish means "dirty", "slob", "pig". Its feminine form cerda also means... yeah, "slut".
Imagine a good Vulcano Rosso la Troia. Doesn't sound so good anymore, doesn't it? 🤣