Cody/Pop Culture

This is a page listing Cody ' s references in general pop culture since his debut in the original Final Fight.

Street Fighter

 * Cody bears a mild resemblance to Joe from the original Street Fighter. Both are stated to be from the United States, and Cody's Crack Kick is similar to Joe's kick.
 * Cody's official artwork for Super Street Fighter IV displays a broken brick wall as well as the Street Fighter logo. In the intro for the aforementioned game, he destroys an entire brick wall with just a small rock, and the camera does a closeup on the rock right before he throws it. Both appear to be echoing the original intro of the first Street Fighter, in which the person literally breaking the wall is in fact Joe, who does it with his own fists.
 * The official Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition trailer also shows this as well.

Capcom games

 * The Streets of Rage series, beat 'em up games created by Sega, feature a main character (Axel Stone) who closely resembles Cody. However, the character's sprite and costume colors were changed in the western version of the third installment, removing any resemblances.

Real-life

 * In his Street Fighter V character trailer, he is portrayed by NJPW wrestler Kenny Omega. Coincidentally, the person he's talking to on the phone is WWE wrestler Xavier Woods. He even reenacts turning on the TV the same way Haggar does. This is possibly due to their involvement for EVO 2016 as competitors and it's been said that Kenny Omega is also a fan of Cody.
 * Both Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods are notable fans and players of the Street Fighter franchise.