Street Fighter is one of the most successful fighting game franchises ever with a long history behind it. Street Fighter V has gone out of its way to include throwbacks to its predecessors for fans of the series to catch. Some details are harder to point out than others, and some may not have even been found yet.
These throwbacks aren’t just restricted to Street Fighter itself since a lot of them are nods to the Final Fight franchise as well. From stage interactions to character colors and costumes, it might be safe to say that Street Fighter V has its reference quota covered.
10 City In Chaos Reference
The “City In Chaos” stage has been around since the release of Street Fighter V, but it hid a secret that nobody seemed to notice until the game’s 3rd season of DLC. In the background of the stage, past the hustle and bustle, there’s a building with columns that’s hard to make out because of the distance. Above the pillars, fans noticed sculptures of faceless figures performing the franchise’s most recognizable moves.
The figures were noticed after G released because his portrait shows the building in the backdrop, giving players a better view of the figures. Shoryuken, hurricane kick, spinning bird kick, and many more moves are displayed above the pillars as a nice throwback to the cast of Street Fighter II.
9 Rival Schools In Street Fighter
Rival Schools was a fighting game franchise launched by Capcom in 1997 that was a pretty big hit among fans. The series hasn’t had an installment since 2000 but its developers have expressed a desire to make a new one since 2013. For now, fans have had to make do with a cameo of Tiffany and Hinata from Rival Schools in the “Kanzuki Beach” stage.
This throwback was for pretty hardcore fans, but they picked it out pretty quickly once the stage dropped. It also could’ve been a hint for the season 5 DLC character, Akira, who is also from Rival Schools and is scheduled to release some time in 2021.
8 Ring Of Justice
In this DLC stage, there are tons of characters cheering in the background that all look like familiar faces. These characters are Rolento, Sodom, Haggar, and other residents of Metro City from the Final Fight series. Some of these characters have made past appearances in the Street Fighter franchise as well, so it’s a nice reminder that even though they didn’t make it into the game, they can still cheer the player on.
The background also shows the red scaffolding from the Super Street Fighter IV “Metro City Stage.” Red scaffolding and construction like that are hard to miss and symbolizes the courage of the Metro City inhabitants to rebuild their community after all the gang violence and abuse.
7 Abigail
For most fans, when Abigail dropped, he seemed like a newcomer who came out of nowhere. Characters like Menat and Ed had ties to the story of Street Fighter so it was clear where they came from and what they referenced but Abigail seemed like a ripoff of Hugo. Fans later realized that Abigail originated from the Final Fight series as a boss fight.
Abigail appeared in the original Final Fight game as the boss of the Mad Gear gang, who the player fights on the iconic “Metro City Bay Area” stage. Everything about him from his original game essentially made it into Street Fighter V. This makes Abigail’s whole character a throwback since he was the first Final Fight character in Street Fighter V that wasn’t playable in the original game.
6 Seth’s Entire Moveset
Seth’s moveset consists of moves stolen from opponents they’ve faced in the past and others whose techniques are stored in their database. Seth showcases a lot of familiar moves like Makoto’s axe kick from Street Fighter III, but some moves don’t really make sense in the world of Street Fighter.
For example, Seth uses a move called Mad Cradle which doesn’t ring a bell for any other Street Fighter character. Instead, Mad Cradle is a variation of Demitri’s Demon Cradle from Darkstalkers. Seth also copies Dio and Jotaro’s rush punches from the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fighting game developed by Capcom in 1998.
5 Darkstalkers Costumes
Capcom hasn’t released an installment in the Darkstalkers series since 2013, and fans are growing restless. To try to hold them over, Capcom released a series of costumes for Street Fighter 5 characters to resemble Darkstalkers fighters.
The costumes are great and still hold up well. Chun Li as Morrigan and Juri as Lilith are very convincing, while Ed as Demitri is fun, even if he doesn’t look like him. These types of inclusions have served as hints to new DLC or games in the past, so hopefully, these costumes mean a new Darkstalkers is on the way.
4 Bustling Side Street Easter Egg
In Chun Li’s Stage, “Bustling Side Street,” there’re two transitions that open up different parts of the stage after a round. On one end, players can knock their opponent into a bus where they’re slammed into a seat and the bus drives away. In and around the bus are posters featuring Fei Long, a Bruce Lee lookalike.
This reference is a throwback to older games where Chun Li mentions she wanted to learn Kung-Fu because of Bruce Lee. It’s never mentioned how she feels about Fei Long but since this is her stage, it makes sense that the transition would be like something out of a Kung-Fu movie.
3 Arcade Mode
Street Fighter V‘s arcade mode didn’t make it into the game until its 3rd round of DLC as part of the Arcade Edition expansion. The mode itself still leaves a lot to be desired with slow loading times, and that there isn’t much to do during the fights themselves. The coolest part of the arcade mode is that it is split up into different games in the series.
Players can only use characters from Street Fighter III in the Street Fighter III portion, and only characters from Final Fight, Ryu, and Ken can be used in the Street Fighter 1 mode. These restrictions are fun and a pleasant blast from the past for players who experienced those older installments to the series.
2 Like Mike
Balrog, as he’s known in the states, is actually named M. Bison in Japan. His name works in tandem with his appearance since he looks so much like Mike Tyson and is based on his likeness. Unfortunately, when localizing the game, Capcom changed the names around to avoid a lawsuit from Tyson since they used his likeness without permission.
In Street Fighter 1‘s arcade mode, Mike is a character who players face that is also a boxer. Capcom gave Balrog a costume in Street Fighter V that resembles Mike, completing the circle of Balrog looking like Tyson. It took a lot of steps to get there but Capcom finally managed to get Mike Tyson in Street Fighter in the west.
1 Kolin
Kolin first made her appearance in Street Fighter III: New Generation but wasn’t playable until Street Fighter V. She acts as an assistant to Gill in Street Fighter III, and manages the events of the tournament the characters engage in. Her inclusion in the latest installment of the game has interesting implications for the story, and the cast.
Kolin reveals herself to be the one who resurrected Nash using Eleven’s body which makes the former loyal to the secret society. Kolin has special win quotes against Guile as well, claiming that he should remember her. She says this because she hates soldiers in general, not Guile specifically, but it goes over his head as a reference to the events of Street Fighter III.
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