Ingrid

Ingrid (イングリッド, Inguriddo) is a video game character from the fighting game Capcom Fighting Evolution and the PSP version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, and was designed by Hidetoshi Ishizawa (Neo_G). She also goes by the alias "Eternal Goddess." In the cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars, she had the nickname "Eternal Ray" (most likely relating to a ray of sunshine, given her attack theme.)

In her CFE sprite set, sprite number 200 (starting from 0) is an odd miscolored sprite of a man. When the correct palette is applied to it (the one also used for her Midnight Bliss sprite), the result is a sprite that resembles Hard Gay, a famous Japanese comedian/wrestler of the late '90s and early 2000. Exact reason for this sprite appearing in her set, or why it shares her Midnight Bliss palette, is anyone's guess.

Her theme song, entitled "Heat Haze", was sung by Maiko Kubo, and contains a series of six notes that resemble part of the opening riff from "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. This makes her the only Street Fighter character to have a full set of lyrics present in her stage theme, as opposed to vocal samples such as in Elena's theme.

Story
Little, if anything is known about Ingrid, however, the PSP version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 gives away some possibilities about her true origins. Apparently, her source of power is derived from Psycho Power, yet it is unrelated to powers purely evil like that of M. Bison; it is likely it is converted into something similar to Rose's Soul Power. Ingrid also claims that she is the true bearer of what is called "Psycho Power", as she constantly tells Bison that Psycho Power is "her power" and that Bison has stolen some of it. It seems that her power is so intense that if given the chance, she could actually break Ryu's madness if he ever succumbs to the evil of Satsui no Hadou.

Ingrid also possesses psychic abilities similar to Rose, as she addressed Ryu and Rose by name even though both never revealed their names to her. Rose, on the other hand, cannot look into Ingrid's future as she did with other Street Fighters.

Also, there is a possibility that Ingrid can travel through time, as she mentions heading to the year 205X and seeing that Ryu has somehow become a monk. It is also safe to say that she is from the future and possibly might be related to Ryu, but her face appearance is somewhat similar to Juri,it is possible that she is related to both of them.

The validity of her story is under heavy dispute, given how close to being a deus ex machina it is, and how little sense it makes (she flies off with the monument that is still present in Sagat's stage in Street Fighter II, and Charlie is officially the one to have killed Bison). Also, her claim to be more powerful than Rose or Bison contradicts much of Bison's displayed power in the Street Fighter canon. It should also be noted that she didn't reappear in Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, indicating that Capcom may have scrapped her from the storyline. However, the Street Fighter Alpha Anthology was a disc of ports of previous releases of the series and not recent releases.

Gameplay
While CFAS was never completed, her gameplay in CFE (and later SFA3 MAX) seems for the most part unchanged save for her Sun Shot traveling much farther distance in a sine wave pattern, as shown by video footage.

Stage Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1PfLV3l1wQ

Sprites
IngridRolling.gif