Rashid

"I'm Rashid of the Turbulent Wind! Remember the name well! (「逆巻く風のラシード」それがオレの名だ！)"

- Rashid (Street Fighter V)

Rashid (ラシード) is a character appearing in the upcoming Street Fighter V. He was first officially unveiled on September 11, 2015. He is the second of the four new fighters confirmed for Street Fighter V. Rashid is also the first Middle Eastern fighter within the main games of the series and the first male Middle Eastern fighter; counting the Street Fighter EX series, he would be the second Middle Eastern fighter, following the Arabic fighter Pullum Purna.

Appearance
Rashid has black hair, light brown eyes and well groomed facial hair. He also has a yellow eyepiece on his left eye which flashes briefly when he activates his V-Trigger. His head is adorned with white short shemagh and a black agal. His outfit is a long white sleeveless trench coat with black straps at the centre of his coat and is tucked into a black sash. Underneath is a black sleeveless shirt, white military pants and black open-toed combat boots. He also wears black and dark grey battle wristbands on both of his hands.

Personality
Rashid is described as an easy goer with a laid-back attitude. He has an affinity for any kind of the latest technology and other new things. Like Elena, he also likes to make friends with other people he meets. Rashid can also mistake certain people as his relatives, as he mistook Zangief for his grandfather.

Concept
The creation of Rashid was a close collaboration between Capcom Japan, Sony, and Pluto Games. Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of rival fighting game series Tekken, also encouraged Yoshinori Ono to include a Middle Eastern fighter in the Street Fighter main games.

Street Fighter V
Rashid is the eldest son of an old Middle Eastern family who's travelling the world in search of a missing friend who has been kidnapped by Shadaloo.

Fighting Style and Gameplay
Rashid fights using his own unique fighting style derived from Parkour. He uses acrobatic kicks and has the ability to control winds, somewhat similar to Hokuto, to create small tornadoes similar to Cody's Criminal Upper when utilizing some of his special attacks. His V-Trigger, Ysaar, summons a giant tornado which can be used as a barrier for mixups, similar to Urien's Aegis Reflector traps. His Critical Art, Altair, enables him to be engulfed in a giant tornado that damage the opponent multiple times before dealing the final devastating kick. Rashid also is the first character to have two V-Skills.

Quotes
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Trivia

 * The background in Rashid's official character artwork is reminiscent of the Dubai skyline viewed from out in the desert. The character was first officially revealed in Dubai.


 * Rashid is similar and has been compared to Shaheen from the Tekken series, as they are both Middle Eastern (Shaheen being from Saudi Arabia) acrobatic fighters. Rashid however speaks English in an Arabic accent (as well as having a Japanese dub voice) while Shaheen speaks actual Arabic.
 * It should also be noted that Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada encouraged Yoshinori Ono to include a Middle Eastern fighter in the Street Fighter main games (as mentioned above).
 * The name of his Critical Art, Altair, is also the name of one of Shaheen's special attacks.


 * His way of manipulating wind is similar to Jin from the manga and anime series, YuYu Hakusho and Fuko Kirisawa from another manga and anime series, Flame of Recca. Some of his special attacks resembles Jin's Tornado Fist and Wind Barrier and Fuko's Kamaitachi.


 * Rashid's eyepiece looks similar to the Scouter eyepiece from the Dragon Ball Z series.


 * Although Rashid's concept and design bears many direct references, he also mirrors SNK's Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Dominated Mind originated character Alfred Airhawk.


 * His Critical Art, Altair, has similarities to Akuma's Demon Armageddon Ultra Combo from the Street Fighter IV series, Messatsu Gou Rasen Super Art from Street Fighter III and Ryu's Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku in its crossover appearances.

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