Dudley


 * "Gutter trash."
 * —Dudley

Dudley (ダッドリー) is a character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III. He is voiced by Bruce Robertson in New Generation and 2nd Impact and by Francis Diakowsky in 3rd Strike. He makes his return in Super Street Fighter IV this time voiced by Stuart McLean.

Story
Dudley was born into a wealthy English family. His father was a former athlete turned successful businessman. From the time he was a little boy, he wanted to be a fighter but his family told him he was too small to compete. Later, his father lost his business and the family fortune. The losses prompted Dudley to take up professional boxing to earn back lost assets. Dudley then grew into a formidable boxer both in body and skill and was successful in bringing his family back to affluence. Despite everything that has happened, Dudley still boxes seeking perfection both in and out of the ring always behaving as an impeccable gentleman. While Ryu is often compared to the archetype of a wandering Ronin (a samurai with no master), Dudley is certainly representative of a chivalrous Knight.

Appearance
Dudley sports a pair of green dinner suit trousers with matching green suspenders and cummerbund, as well as a white dress shirt, green bow tie, and dark dress shoes. Dudley keeps his hair tidy, and grooms his moustache into an old-fashioned handlebar style. He fights with a pair of blue boxing gloves, which he never seems to take off, wearing them when reading his post, tending his roses, drinking his tea, driving his Jaguar, and even when fixing his moustache.

Super Street Fighter IV
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Having won some boxing title previously (Zangief's win quote to him is that it was an honor to fight "the boxing champ". Balrog also calls him the "british champ"), Dudley is invited to participate in S.I.N's tournament. Although he finds the invitation to be lacking in "social graces," he accepts for two reasons: to look for suitable floral additions to his garden and to take his mind off of his father's car, which is missing (presumably repossessed and/or purchased by Gill). After the tournament, Dudley returns home empty handed but is pleased to suddenly find a wild rose in his garden.

Street Fighter III: New Generation/Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
When Dudley finally discovers who purchased his father's prized Jaguar, he enters the buyer's tournament to get it back. Although he didn't win the third World Warrior tournament, Gill was impressed enough to give Dudley the Jaguar back.

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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Dudley has been knighted, receiving the honorary title of "Sir" after making a comeback and winning the championship title. He was then invited into a contest that will be held in the presence of the royal family. He decides to travel the world and improve himself before the day of the match. Dudley is also shown to have a great interest in the gardens of his estate, occasionally losing track of time or getting lost, as shown in his Third Strike ending.

Stage Theme
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Trivia

 * Dudley's personality as a dandy British boxer is possibly based on real-life boxer Chris Eubank, an eccentric Jamaican-English champion famous in the late 80s and early 90s, whose trademark attire included a monocle and bowler hat.
 * Dudley's Rolling Thunder resembles the Dempsey Roll, made famous by Jack Dempsey, a heavyweight world champion in the 1920's. The Dempsey Roll is also used by the character Makunouchi Ippo from the series Hajime no Ippo. Additionally, his Corkscrew Blow resembles the "Heart Break shot" used by Date Eiji and his Machinegun Blow resembles the Flicker Punch used by Ryō Mashiba, both from the series Hajime no Ippo. Dudley's Cross Counter move is inspired by the move of the same name performed by Yabuki Joe from Ashita no Joe. He takes the same no-guard stance that both Joe and rival character Rikiishi take during their famous scenes. Dudley's Corkscrew Blow is also very similar to the move of the same name used by Jose Mendoza in the same series.
 * Dudley and Vega share a birthday (January 27, according to the Super Street Fighter IV website) they are both Aquarians and were born in the Chinese year of the rooster.
 * Dudley's jumping LK/MK is an elbow strike that can be mistaken for a knee strike to some fans.
 * In Final Fight Street Wise if you go in Mike Haggars Gym if you look closely at the posters on the wall it says Dudley vs Balrog.
 * Dudley always seems to be wearing his boxing gloves, even when drinking tea.
 * Dudley's alternative costume in Super Street Fighter 4 is a reference to Freddie Mercury's costume from the 1986 Wembley concert.
 * Dudley's Cross Counter is the only move that lets him lose when used at low health since he still receives damage.
 * One of Dudley's costume colors has a resemblance to Nintendo's mascot, Mario. Another one of his colors bears a resemblence to one of Mario's enemies, Wario.
 * Dudley makes a cameo appearance in Capcom vs SNK 2's London stage.
 * Dudley's corkscrew cross resembles the corkscrew punch (blow) the signature move of a famous boxer "Kid McCoy".
 * Dudley share's his intro quote with Abel in SSFIV.
 * Dudley's Moveset appears in the Hit - Online Fighting Game, Rumble Fighter, As the new Scroll, "Gentlemen"