G

G is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing as the fifth character in Street Fighter V ' s third DLC season.

Appearance
G has a peculiar appearance; a long, rather unkempt beard, contrasting with his clothing, which consists of a very tall top hat with decorative patterns around the base, a black string bow tie at the neck, and a black waistcoat with tails, decorated with highly ornate patterns, shiny red satin lining material seen inside the tails and rolled-up sleeves. Under the waistcoat, a formal white shirt can be seen and a gold pocket-watch hangs from the left side of his waistcoat.

Oddly, small areas of G's skin - most noticeably the area around his left eye and on his arms - appear to be gold. A closer look reveals that the gold patterns form a map of the globe; the American continent appears in gold on his right arm.

Interestingly, G’s story costume bears a striking resemblance to Q’s garb. Both wearing a trench coat with a button up shirt and tie, gloves, and a metal mask over the face. The most notable difference between the two however is that in Q’s case, the mask is more like a helmet, covering the entire head and only leaving a small amount of his neck visible. Whilst G’s mask covers only the face, showing the sides and back of his head. Q’s coat is also much longer than G’s, extending down past the knees whilst G’s reaches just under halfway down the thigh.

Concept
The full details of G's development process have yet to be revealed but his signature pose (pointing towards the screen), in consideration with his design, is reminiscent of Uncle Sam's "I want you" pose. G also bears a resemblance to Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the U.S.A. Notably, Lincoln himself was a reputed wrestler.

Street Fighter V
G is a mysterious man calling himself the "President of the World". He wishes to unify the world as its president and decides to spread his message through social media. Initially, he doesn’t receive much attention until Rashid comes across his videos and decides to help amplify G’s message to the people.

Fighting style and abilities
G can draw the energies of earth elements, such as lava attacks. His lava column and flaming attacks resembles a blend between C. Viper and Vulcano Rosso in terms of fighting style and gameplay.

His first V-Trigger is the Maximum President where he beats his opponents with any special moves but in flaming properties during the combo. His second V-Trigger is the Dangerous President in which G unleashes most of his combo moves between both elements.

His Critical Art, which roughly resembles Vulcano Rosso's Torre pendente di Pisa, has him unleashing several fire pillars horizontally to burn his opponent.

Trivia

 * He is the second playable Street Fighter character whose name is only known by one letter (so far), the first being Q.
 * A poster of all of the Season 3 characters story costume's shows G the same outfit as Q. The only difference is that he is wearing a hat that has the mask attached to it, instead of having the mask and hat separate.


 * G shares similarities to Greg the Gorilla from the Bloody Roar series. They both wear top hats and have beards. G's name is also the first letter in Greg's name.
 * Seemingly as a reference to his connections to Q, G's theme is a rap, referencing the musical aesthetic of Q's only appearence in the series, Street Fighter III: Third Strike.

Gallery
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Quotes
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