User:Lord Grammaticus/Cody/Trivia


 * Despite his 'normal' frame, Cody is an extremely powerful character. His damage output is very high and he deals a lot of stun. After all, he is able to break down a prison wall with a single blow. Due to his appearance, he also comes as a surprise to many fighters he encounters during SSF4 who often mistake him for a common street punk (usually realizing their mistake a little too late).
 * In UDON comics, Ryu goes as far to release Cody of his cuffs before fighting him in the World Warrior Tournament qualifier. However, Ryu is no match for Cody, who states that he is used to fighting six to nine opponents at once, and that defeating one man is child's play. Ryu manages to win only by giving in to Satsui no Hado, but comes to his senses in time to avoid killing the unconscious Cody.
 * Throughout the Street Fighter series, Cody considers himself a fallen hero. In Street Fighter Alpha 3, he says that his reasons for fighting was mostly for the thrill of the fight itself. In Super Street Fighter IV, his win quote against Chun-Li says: "The hero you know died a long time ago".
 * Despite his attitude however, Cody does hint at having some good in him because he mainly targets criminals and evildoers. This is most evident in his win quote against M. Bison: "I don't consider myself a good guy anymore, but I had to take you down!" and to an extent, his "encouragement" in his win quote to T. Hawk: "Hey, if you've got important things to do, don't let me stand in your way. Good luck!"
 * In addition, despite his indifference and fallen attitude, he does seem to have some self respect compared to others. In his win quote to the assasin Gen, he remarks "Watch out for karma, man. Things have a funny way of workin' themselves out..." He also remarks when he defeats Balrog "I ain't about to get beat by a classless chump like you! No way, no how!" He also gives a lot of practical martial arts advice to people like Makoto and Fei Long, and has even given comforting words to Sakura's future, belying his more kind nature. In his win quote, he seems to have developed a sort of respect for Juri that he doesn't have with the other villains, saying "I've got a certain amount of respect for people who don't follow the rules." Perhaps he sees Juri more as a fallen person than someone who freely choses evil, as the death of her parents, Shadaloo's brainwashing, and S.I.N.'s eye surgery has done to her psyche, yet she still refuses to harm children.