Dudley

Dudley (ダッドリー) is a English boxer character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III. He is voiced by Bruce Robertson in New Generation and 2nd Impact and by Francis Diakowsky in 3rd Strike. He makes his return in Super Street Fighter IV this time voiced by Stuart McLean.

Background
Dudley was born into a wealthy English family. His father was a former athlete turned successful businessman. From the time he was a little boy, he wanted to be a fighter, but his family told him he was too small to compete. Later, his father lost his business and the family fortune. The losses prompted Dudley to take up professional boxing to earn back lost assets. Dudley then grew into a formidable boxer both in body and skill and was successful in bringing his family back to affluence. Despite everything that has happened, Dudley still boxes, seeking perfection both in and out of the ring, and always behaving as an impeccable gentleman. While Ryu is often compared to the archetype of a wandering ronin (a samurai with no master), Dudley is certainly representative of a chivalrous knight.

Appearance
A mixed-race Briton, Dudley sports a pair of green dinner suit trousers with matching green suspenders and cummerbund, as well as a white dress shirt, green bow tie, and dark dress shoes. Dudley keeps his hair tidy, and grooms his moustache into an old-fashioned handlebar style. He fights with a pair of blue boxing gloves, which he never seems to take off, wearing them when reading his post, tending his roses, drinking his tea, driving his Jaguar, and even when fixing his moustache.

Personality
Dudley always behaves as an impeccable gentleman and has immense respect for all his opponents. However, he particularly dislikes truly dirty fighting and rude people, both of which are unacceptable personality traits of Dudley's rival and fellow boxer, Balrog.

It is a testament to Dudley's chivalrous and polite nature that, while Balrog is the very personification of everything he hates in life, the most insulting thing that Dudley has ever said to him is that he thought he would not be "much of a boxer" in his rival battle win quote, as well as "You're an embarrassment to boxing!" if he wins a round with a Super Combo finish.

Dudley's personality was quite different during the Street Fighter III series, in which he was far more snobbish and haughty, though this was toned down by Third Strike, in which he is more dignified and respectful to his opponents. By Street Fighter IV, his condescending attitude has been dropped by Capcom entirely. It's evident in his win quotes in the SF3 series where he says surprisingly rude lines such as "pissed me off", mocks his opponents about throwing their bodies in the Thames River, calls Ken and Alex a "sissy man" and "an ill-mannered goon" respectively, and delights in beating them up-- a far cry from his appreciation for his opponents and voluntarily restraining because of his respect for them, fairness, order, and chivalry. As of SFIV, he is polite, gentle, restrained, and won't even insult Bison, Balrog, Juri, or Seth, fitting in perfectly with the gentleman's gentleman archetype.

In the Street Fighter III: Ryu Final manga, he was very cordial and friendly to Ryu initially, but quickly became quite mocking of Ryu once Ryu disappointed him by not putting up much of a fight. Still, Dudley calmly commended Ryu's strength as he was defeated by Ryu's new technique.

Super Street Fighter IV
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Having won some boxing title previously (Zangief's win quote to him is that it was an honor to fight "the boxing champ". Balrog also calls him the "British champ"), Dudley is invited to participate in S.I.N's tournament. Although he finds the invitation to be lacking in "social graces," he accepts for two reasons: to look for suitable floral additions to his garden and to take his mind off of his father's car, which is missing (presumably repossessed and/or purchased by Gill). After the tournament, Dudley returns home empty handed but is pleased to suddenly find a wild rose in his garden.

Street Fighter III: New Generation/Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
When Dudley finally discovers who purchased his father's prized Jaguar, he enters the buyer's tournament to get it back. Although he didn't win the third World Warrior tournament, Gill was impressed enough to give Dudley the Jaguar back.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Dudley has been knighted, receiving the honorary title of "Sir" after making a comeback and winning the championship title. He was then invited into a contest that will be held in the presence of the royal family. He decides to travel the world and improve himself before the day of the match. Dudley is also shown to have a great interest in the gardens of his estate, occasionally losing track of time or getting lost, as shown in his Third Strike ending.

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Trivia

 * Dudley's personality as a dandy British boxer is possibly based on real-life boxer Chris Eubank, an eccentric Jamaican-English champion famous in the late 80s and early 90s, whose trademark attire included a monocle and bowler hat.
 * Dudley's Rolling Thunder resembles the Dempsey Roll, made famous by Jack Dempsey, a heavyweight world champion in the 1920's. The Dempsey Roll is also used by the character Makunouchi Ippo from the series Hajime no Ippo. Steve Fox, another English boxer from Tekken, also uses Dempsey Roll. Additionally, his Corkscrew Blow resembles the "Heart Break shot" used by Date Eiji and his Machinegun Blow resembles the Flicker Punch used by Ryō Mashiba, both from the series Hajime no Ippo. Dudley's Cross Counter move is inspired by the move of the same name performed by Yabuki Joe from Ashita no Joe. He takes the same no-guard stance that both Joe and rival character, Rikiishi take during their famous scenes. Dudley's Corkscrew Blow is also very similar to the move of the same name used by Jose Mendoza in the same series.
 * Dudley and Vega share a birthday (January 27, according to the Super Street Fighter IV website); they are both Aquarians and were born in the Chinese year of the rooster.
 * Dudley's jumping LK/MK is an elbow strike that has been mistaken for a knee strike by some fans.
 * In Final Fight Street Wise, if you go in Mike Haggars Gym an you look closely at the posters on the wall, they read "Dudley vs Balrog".
 * Dudley always seems to be wearing his boxing gloves, even when drinking tea.
 * Dudley's alternative costume in Super Street Fighter IV is a reference to Freddie Mercury's costume from the 1986 Wembley concert.
 * Dudley's Cross Counter is the only move that lets him lose when used at low health, since he still receives damage.
 * One of Dudley's costume colors has a resemblance to Nintendo's mascot, Mario. Another one of his colors bears a resemblence to one of Mario's enemies, Wario.
 * Dudley makes a cameo appearance in Capcom vs SNK 2's London stage.
 * Dudley's corkscrew cross resembles the corkscrew punch (blow), the signature move of a famous boxer "Kid McCoy".
 * Dudley shares his intro quote with Abel in SSFIV.
 * Dudley appears in Street Fighter X Tekken (as a DLC character in the console versions and as default in the PS Vita and PC versions), his partner is Elena.
 * Dudley appears as the final opponent of the first volume of the manga Street Fighter III: Ryu Final. He crashes his father's prized car in his first appearance, but doesn't seem to be too bothered by that fact. Dudley has the upper hand at first, but after speaking with Elena, Ryu develops a new technique called "The Fist of the Wind" with which he defeats Dudley. After their battle, Dudley and Ryu discuss the mystical nature of the tree through which Ryu was able to communicate with Elena.