Sean

Sean Matsuda (ショーン・マツダ, Shoon Matsuda) is a character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III and is voiced by Isshin Chiba in New Generation and Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and by Mitsuo Iwata in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.

Story
Sean Matsuda was born in Brazil, though his paternal grandfather was Japanese. A keen basketball player, his main pastime is martial arts. Sean saw veteran World Warrior Ken Masters in action at the U.S. Martial Arts Tournament and swore to become his pupil.

Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
After repeated unsuccessful attempts to get Ken to train him, Sean enters the World Warrior tournament to prove that he is a worthy student, but is again unsuccessful - and in fact defeated by Ken himself. After beating Sean, Ken (finding Sean to be a nuisance) instructs him to search for Ryu and not return until he has found and defeated him. Sean finds Ryu and challenges him to a fight, but is defeated time and time again no matter how hard he tries - to the point of severe injury. After recovering from his injuries, he spends an entire year training alone.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Sean then sets off for the U.S Martial Arts tournament to prove that he has become a much greater student since his last meeting with Ken. However, during the tournament, Sean loses to a random fighter during the qualifying rounds in front of Ken. Ken tells him he lacks the discipline and experience necessary to become a true street fighter. After Ken wins the tournament, Sean declines Ken's offer of the championship trophy in acknowledgment of how well he had done, insisting that he will win it himself some day. It is uncertain what became of Sean after this - he may still train under Ken alongside Ken's son Mel or perhaps he departed to train alone once again, attempting to understand what it means to be a true martial artist.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Sean appears along with Ken in Ryu's pre-fight introduction, as well as his ending.

Appearance
Sean wears a yellow gi similar to those worn by Ryu and Ken with the sleeves removed at the shoulders, and red fighting gloves. He wears a black belt and fights barefoot. He has dreadlocks with the sides shaved off and usually brings a basketball with him everywhere.

Personality
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Gameplay
Sean is often referred to as the "Dan Hibiki" of Street Fighter III: Third Strike. However, Sean was top tier in Second Impact, so this comparison is questionable, as Dan is an intentionally ineffective joke character, whereas Sean is considered a difficult to use, but still an effective character. Sean was intended to be the only fighter who used Ryu and Ken's fighting style in the game until Capcom decided that Ryu and Ken were too popular to exclude.

In 2nd Impact, Sean was lot easier to use and the best choice because of his high damage. Sean can link/combo his Super Arts after some of his special moves, though it will do less damage. His heel kick has a big pause, making it easy to parry, but it is good for countering fire balls. His Tornado is easy to combo, and his two-handed upper is a high-damage and high-priority two hit anti-air uppercut.

In 3rd Strike, some of his moves, most notably his Dragon Smash, were toned down in effectiveness. His overhead heel kick no longer pauses before execution, though, making it much more useful. Sean was also given many new standard attacks, and two of his special moves were changed to feature all-new animation frames.

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Trivia

 * Sean shares similar character and personality traits with Shingo Yabuki from the King Of Fighters series.
 * Kirikou Rung, a character from Soul Eater, bears a heavy resemblance to Sean (mostly in skin tone and hairstyle).
 * Sean and Sakura both have self-taught fighing styles stemming from the two main characters of the Street Fighter series: Ryu and Ken. Sean was self-taught under Ken while at the same time trying to convince him to further his training through tutelage. Sakura was self-taught through imitation of Ryu while also pursuing his tutelage.
 * In Street Fighter EX3, a kid called "Zako A" is close in appearance to Sean.
 * Though the latter is non-canon, Sean may have been (at least partly) the inspiration for the character Shun in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, as they have similar names, both come from Brazil, and both are in some way trained/inspired by Ryu and/or Ken.