Makoto


 * "I know I'm still young, but fighters in training really have the desire to win!"
 * —Makoto

Makoto (まこと, meaning "Truth") is a character in the Street Fighter series. She first appeared in Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and is voiced by Makoto Tsumura. She is a playable character in the game Super Street Fighter IV.

Story
Makoto is a young Japanese tomboy, raised in the rural Tosa region of Japan and trained in Rindoukan karate. Although having little fashion sense for a girl her age, she still hates it when she is mistaken for a boy. She develops something of a rivalry with kunoichi Ibuki, as shown by their alternate opening when they fight each other.

Since her father's death, Makoto's dojo has been floundering and her older brother decided to become a businessman, leaving Makoto to elevate her dojo back to its former glory. Horrified to discover the decrepit state the dojo is in, she first enters S.I.N.'s tournament in Super Street Fighter IV in order to win money to renovate it. During the tournament, she encounters and fights Fei Long in the hopes that the publicity will enhance Rindo-kan's reputation. In her ending she says that she "beats the pants off" of all her opponents - however she didn't win any money since the tournament sponsor, Seth, was killed and S.I.N. disbanded. She decides to rebuild her father's dojo by hand, and make money the old-fashioned way.

Ultimately, she finds Ryu in 3rd Strike and challenges him to enhance her dojo's reputation. After her fight with Ryu, the publicity attracts a swarm of potential students to her dojo. Unfortunately, she enforces the rather counterproductive policy of rejecting aspiring students who are unable to defeat her first, and thus far none have.

Appearance
Makoto sports a European cut karate uniform, though possesses minor patches. Underneath she wears a red training bra. Around her neck is a long, yellow hachimaki (Headband) that hangs down behind her back. Her hair is short and somewhat messy. Her body is very built for her age, having large arms, legs, hands, and feet.

Techniques
Makoto possesses a boisterous and aggressive fighting style, characterized by powerful punches and kicks, as well as formidable karate techniques. She has particularly powerful and brutal attacks, such as choking her opponent to momentarily stun them or even punching in groin area for one of her Super Moves. She seems to be a person who loves the challenge of the fight, always accusing someone of sandbagging if a fight feels too easy.

Trivia

 * Makoto shares her name with her seiyū, Makoto Tsumura.
 * The English voice recording for Makoto in Super Street Fighter IV was considered a challenging task, because she uses a specific Japanese dialect, Tosan dialect.
 * She wears a red training bra under her karate gi, although the color may be different depending on what costume color the player selects.
 * Although not officially confirmed by Capcom in any way, the character of Retsu is similar to her in terms of fighting style, involving traditional Japanese martial arts with no fireballs, and his background in Street Fighter is similar to Makoto's background from the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.
 * She has the slowest walking speed of any character in SSF4, and probably the entire Street Fighter series. She makes up for it with a faster-than-average dash. Because of this, Makoto seems to be similar to Hurricane Polymar from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom(both versions), with both characters having slow-focused styled walking speed but packed with powerful combos and singular attacks.
 * Makoto might also be Retsu's granddaughter or relative in some way. In her SSFIV win quote against Ryu, she says something similar to "My grandfather told me all about you. You really ARE strong." The grandfather she spoke of could be Retsu, as Retsu himself fought against Ryu in the first World Warrior tournament.
 * Her style of karate shares similarities to Shotokan Karate.

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