Characters
The immediate character roster includes Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Sagat from the Street Fighter II series, along with Birdie (a black British punk) and Adon (Sagat's former apprentice) from the original Street Fighter, who make their first appearances as playable characters in this game. Guy, one of the main playable characters from Final Fight also appears along with Sodom, a boss character from the same game. New to the series are Charlie (Nash in the Japanese version), Guile's combat buddy who uses the same special techniques, and Rose, a female fortune teller who uses an energy known as "Soul Power".
In addition to the ten regular characters, there are also three boss characters in the game. Street Fighter II antagonist M. Bison appears as a final opponent for many of the characters in the single-player mode, while Akuma from Super Street Fighter II Turbo once again appears as a secret final opponent. Another secret character, Dan, Capcom's parody of SNK characters Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, makes his first appearance in this game. All three characters can be selected by the player by inputting a specific code for each.
| Character | Origin | Stage | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu | Street Fighter | (day) | Katashi Ishizuka |
| Chun-Li | Street Fighter II | (night) | Yuko Miyamura |
| Charlie (Nash in Japan) | First Appearance | East (night) | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| Ken | Street Fighter | East (evening) | Tetsuya Iwanaga |
| Guy | Final Fight | (evening) | Tetsuya Iwanaga |
| Birdie | Street Fighter | (night) | Wataru Takagi |
| Sodom | Final Fight | West (night) | Wataru Takagi |
| Adon | Street Fighter | (day) | Wataru Takagi |
| Rose | First Appearance | (day) | Yuko Miyamura |
| Sagat | Street Fighter | (night) | Shin-ichiro Miki |
| M. Bison (Vega in Japan) | Street Fighter II | West (day) | Tomomichi Nishimura |
| Akuma (Gouki in Japan) | Super Street Fighter II Turbo | (day) | Tomomichi Nishimura |
| Dan | First Appearance | (sunset) | Osamu Hosoi |
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