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I think Chun-Li has the most potential of these chosen characters to actually make something really unique without completely compromising the character. This post is long so I’ll put a tl;dr version early.



Tl;dr (idea appearance listed in respective sections): A protective web along her arms, torso, and face that deals with fire, heat, electricity, guns up to and including rifles, blunt, and edged weapons. All hazards she would reasonably encounter in the field. The webbing can also generate a strong electric shock on contact to subdue opponents. When her face or torso receives a heavy blow, her neck and torso can extend somewhat on impact in order to diffuse the force. Diamond spikes housed in her wrist which can extend out at will (imagine her bracelets, but in her wrists). Finally, engine powered legs with clawed feet capable of rapid fire and force, with augmented perception and reactions in order to rapidly adapt to changes in her environment and to accurately control her powerful legs. 

First, let's look at the character of Chun-Li. In her career, she is either an Interpol agent who participates in international fighting tournaments, or a police officer. One constant between these though is the various number of threats she would be expected to deal with, especially when dealing with the dangerous organization known as Shadaloo. This is one reason why I believe Chun-Li can be made into something much more interesting then say Dhalsim while still being believable for their character. Alright, with the background covered, it’s time for the fun augmentation talk.

Defensive augmentations:

Now, when sending Chun-Li to a chop-shop, the first item on the list should be something to protect her. She can already hit hard, let’s make sure she take a lot more punishment. First thing first, let’s take care of environmental hazards. If I were to imagine all the dangerous threats she would be likely to encounter, I would say fire from a building set ablaze or fire related weaponry, and electricity from mechanical related issues such as needing to fix a fusebox or even dealing with electric fences. To deal with these, I would treat Chun-Li’s skin with a weaving that can counteract dangerous stimuli; whether dealing with fire, extreme heat, or electric hazards, the skin would be able to negate the effects of the hazard, within reason. For example, you can’t throw her into a volcano and expect the system to hold up, but she can handle being set on fire just fine. I would also make sure to give her a rebreather to deal with smoke inhalation. For electricity, having the weave act as a mobile Faraday cage deals with the threat very easily. Something like this looking like a tight web along her skin and would run along her arms, torso, and face (creeping up from her neck) but not legs which I will get into later.

Environmental hazards aside, let’s look at the more direct threats such as getting punched in the face by an angry Russian or shot and stabbed by criminals. The latter is very easy to deal with, the former not so much but leads to some very interesting augmentating. To deal with being shot and stabbed, let’s go back to the web-skin hazard protection augmentation. Since this system would need to be installed along Chun-Li’s body, it serves as an excellent platform for housing additional protections. When looking to make someone bullet or slashproof, you have to look at what level of these attacks the person might be facing; a simple lightweight bulletproof vest will deal with small arms fire just fine, up to a shotgun blast, but will falter with rifles which require plating or ceramics, both of which handle slashing attacks. As such, I would infuse the webbing augmentation with a strong ceramic or steel weave, being capable of stopping slashing, stabbing, and ballistic attacks, while providing some protection against blunt force attacks. This would also give the webbing a more metallic or shiny look depending on the infusion.

<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition to these weavings, I would augment Chun-Li to have her torso and neck extend somewhat upon receiving heavy force. Now while this may sound odd at first, but let me explain: when receiving a blunt blow, a lot of the damage comes from the fact that the force of the blow is transferred straight onto you, however, if you were to punch someone in the stomach or face and that body part moved with the impact, a lot of the force would be diffused. This augmentation would take the appearance of coils on the joints connect the arms and legs to the torso, as well as a coiled neck. This system has another use of being able to potentially destabilize an opponent. If someone say, leans into a straight that connects with Chun-Li’s torso, the shifting of her chest can cause the opponent to lose their footing or stumble. This would be the last of protections, next up is offense!

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Offensive augmentations:

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">First up are her iconic spiked bracelets. This would be an easy augmentation to work into Chun-Li: in her wrists, diamond spikes can be housed and extended at will. This gives her a very potent weapon that would be effective against any material on Earth. Sweet and simple. Next, since Chun-Li is attempting to arrest criminals rather then kill, having some sort of personnel-subduing device would be very useful. For this, I have the simple solution of a high powered taser that can be channeled along the webbing augmentation and discharged on impact, adding extra oomph to her blows. As Chun-Li is still an Interpol agent or police officer, the standard and extra weaponry provided to her should suffice for her other needs.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, we have her legs. The magnum opus of Chun-Li’s body, her legs are the focus of not only her martial arts style, but also her greatest source of strength. As she isn’t known for throwing punches on the level of Ryu and Balrog, I decided to avoid any super strength augmentations on her arms, and instead focused on the raw devastating power that can be brought out of her legs. Possessing legendarily strong legs, I would argue that something simple like replacing her legs with artificial muscles and bones wouldn’t do much to drastically change her strength. No, we have to think bigger. What I’m thinking of…are engines. Yes, engines.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">I would replace Chun-Li’s magnificent legs (cry) with artificial legs possessing bird style clawed feet that have the ability explosively shoot out with all the power of a speeding train, while still being able to retract just as quickly. The best way to imagine them would be to think of Chun-Li’s Lightning Kicks: When Chun-Li takes up her stance, she fires a flurry of kicks at various heights over the course of a 4-5 seconds. With these legs, we increase the power and precision (as well as making sure she stays stable, hence the clawed feet which can hook her into the ground) while also decreasing the time to do so down to 2 seconds. Now, in order to have such raw power, strong combustion engines are going to be needed to generate the force and speed, and since we’re dealing with mechanical augmentations, it won’t be pretty. Each of Chun-Li’s thighs will have to house a powerful and bulky engine with a muffler that angles out the top of the sides of her thighs. Her legs will also have vents to help vent the large amount of heat that would be generated, as well as other cooling systems housed within. Chun-Li’s clawed feet would also be capable of generating a strong grip force, capable of tearing car doors off with ease. Since Chun-Li’s legs are completely artificial, they can be made to withstand the same punishment as the webbing on her body.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">In order to help control her new power, I would top Chun-Li off with augmented reflexes and perception. Both of these would help Chun-Li respond quickly to changes out in the field while also giving her pinpoint precision when firing off her new legs.