It was a fierce battle. The experienced champion was about to defend his title against the young challenger. But then...
“Sho-Ryu-Ken!”
A second Street Fighter tournament is being held. Many fighters from across the globe have come together to see which of them has the strength, skill and courage to challenge the mysterious Grand Masters.
Some are in it for honor and to settle old rivalries. They participate for the fight itself.
Some see the tournament as a means to an end, to complete a personal mission.
Or they eliminate challenger after challenger to reach the top. To enact revenge or to show the world how fearsome they are.
Despite the fighters’ clashing motivations
or their fundamental differences,
there is mutual respect. They are not enemies of each other.
No. At least for two participants, the enemy is someone else...
The first battles decided who will be the finalists: Ryu, Chun Li and Guile.
The next challenge:
Balrog, the brawler. | Vega, the assassin. | Sagat, the Muay Thai master and former Street Fighter champion. |
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“Get up you wimp!” | “Handsome fighters never lose a battle!” | “I am not satisfied until I have the world’s strongest title again!” |
Balrog is a tough opponent, but he gets bested by Ryu.
Vega reveals to Chun Li who killed her father. Vega was tasked by that person to do the same to her. But neither combatant overcomes the other: Double K.O.
Sagat eliminates Guile, the second fighter who was to be stopped to reach the finals.
In the semi-finals, Sagat tries to get his revenge against Ryu, using his newly devised Tiger Uppercut. Though the level-headed fighter succeeds over the hate-filled one.
Ryu’s last opponent: M. Bison, the tournament’s host. Leader of an international crime syndicate named Shadoloo and the greatest Street Fighter in the world.
“Anyone who opposes me will be destroyed!”
Both were hoping to meet the other one in battle. And both don’t hold back.
Until in the end...
Ryu wins!
Eliza:
“Ken!”
Ken:
“Oh Eliza, what are you doing here?”
Eliza:
“I came here to find you. So we can be together again.”
Woman:
“Jimmy...? Are you my long lost son, Jimmy?”
Blanka:
“Who are you? Why would I be your son? My name’s Blanka.”
Woman:
“My son was lost in an airplane crash over Brazil when he was only a little boy.”
Woman (recognizing something on Blanka’s leg):
“Wait! That anklet... I gave that to you on your birthday!”
Blanka:
“Mommy!”
Woman:
“Jimmy!”
As the award ceremony begins, the crowd can be heard whispering...
“Where is the champion?”
“Where is Ryu?”
As Ryu is nowhere to be seen, Dhalsim reluctantly gets put on the podium as a stand-in, so that they can shoot a photo.
Then Chun Li and Guile appear on the scene to settle their business with Bison.
Balrog and Vega try to interfere, but they are quickly dealt with by new friends: E. Honda and Zangief.
Bison is still weakened by his battle, his Psycho Power having been dissipated. When he tries to flee by jumping over his two enemies, he gets caught in a Flash Kick by Guile, then knocked out by rapid hits of Chun Li’s Lightning Kick.
Guile:
“Hey Bison, remember me? Remember me and Charlie?”
M. Bison:
“I remember, Guile. You’re not the runt you were then. Go ahead... Get it over with!”
Jane:
“Honey, stop!”
Guile:
“Jane?”
Jane:
“Please dear, let him go. Destroying Bison won’t bring Charlie back. Please come home. Let’s start over.”
Guile:
“But I deserted you!”
Amy:
“Please Daddy! Mommy and I still love you.”
Guile:
“Amy? Is that my little Amy?”
E. Honda (later, recounting the events):
“So my students, now you see what rewards may be reaped if the mind and body are in perfect harmony.”
Ex-President:
“Comrade Zangief, you have made your country proud and show that our country’s spirit can overcome all obstacles. Now it’s time to celebrate in our appropriate fashion.”
Zangief:
“Mr. ex-President, you dance very well.”
Ex-President:
“Well, you know, it keeps me in shape!”
Dhalsim:
“I can finally go home to my family. I’ve been gone so long.”
But where is Ryu?
Already seeking the next challenge, ceremony means nothing to him.
The fight is everything.
E. Honda:
“Do you think I will relax my discipline just because I have won? No! I will still train very hard.”
E. Honda:
“And I will still cook!”
As Honda eats and chats with his disciples, everyone is in harmony concentrating only on food and friendship.
Chun Li:
“Father, your death is avenged. Now that I have destroyed Bison, his empire will surely collapse. Finally, you can rest in peace...”
Chun Li:
“And I can get back to being a young single girl.”
3 years later...
Boy:
“Dad, what’s that picture?”
Dhalsim:
“That’s your dad in his past life.”