Ace (エース Ēsu?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX3. He is a secret government agent capable of analyzing and copying skills of other fighters.
Biography[]
Appearance[]
Ace wears a black leather bomber jacket, with leather gloves and combat boots. He also wears a light blue shirt underneath his jacket.
Personality[]
Ace does not show much emotion. It can be assumed that he is a very focused man, and that he takes his missions seriously.
Concept[]
Ace's appearance and outfit could have been inspired by Max Rockatansky, the main character from the Mad Max film franchise.
Story[]
Street Fighter EX series[]
Background[]
Ace is a Secret Agent sent by the Prime Minister of his nation to infiltrate Shadaloo's base and get data on the blueprints of their secret weapon. He is similar to Cycloid Beta and Cycloid Gamma in that he can copy the movements of other fighters.
He has a device implanted in his spine which can analyze cards, which hold data on fighting skills, and by loading them, he can learn every type of mixed martial art.[1]
Endings[]
Street Fighter EX3[]
Returning home Ace was summoned to the Prime Minister's official residence. Taking a disk from Ace, a man showed his appreciation for Ace's work saying, "Good job Ace." Ace replied, "Data on the underground and on the ultimate weapon that is currently under construction. That's what you want, right?" The man checked the disk, the took several other disks out of his pocket, and spoke, "They are the newly analyzed data. Install them into your body." Ace replies, "Yes sir... So where is my next assignment?
Gameplay[]
Ace starts off with only his command moves, throw and Surprise Blow. He can obtain more moves by purchasing them at the store in Character Edit Mode. Passing challenges with Ace gives him access to more moves he can buy. He is only allowed to be assigned seven total special moves, one Super Combo and one Meteor Combo in his move list. In addition, special moves with the same input can't be used at the same time. If Ace is used in Original Mode, he will have the ability to level up his special moves to their full potential by performing combos with them.
Ace can be assigned the following Special Attacks, Super Combos and Meteor Combos:
- Set 1:
- Sliding Arrow (from Blair)
- Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (from Ken)
- Justice Fist (from Allen)
- Vaulting Kick (from Allen)
- Hyakuretsu-Kyaku (from Chun-Li)
- Final Punch (from C. Jack)
- Healing (from Elena)
- Fairy Gift (from Blair, in Fighting Layer)
- Raging Buffalo (from C. Jack)
- Denjin Hadouken (from Evil Ryu)
- Set 2:
- Rolling Attack (from Blanka)
- Zenpou Tenshin (from Ken)
- EX-plosive (from D. Dark)
- Shoot Kick (from Blair)
- Canassa (from V. Rosso)
- Hagan-Sho (original)
- Senretsu-Kyaku (from Chun-Li)
- Triple Break (from Allen)
- Double Somersault Kick (from Guile)
- Cosmic Final Atomic Buster (from Zangief)
- Set 3:
- Hadouken (from Ryu/Ken)
- Aerial Drill Purrus (from Pullum)
- Hienshu (from Chun-Li)
- Spinning Piledriver (from Zangief)
- Sonic Boom (from Guile)
- Giga Gladiator (original)
- Sho-Ran (original)
- Killer Bee Assault (from Cammy)
- Massive Missile (original)
- Nekketsu Hadouken (from Sakura)
- Set 4:
- Shoryuken (from Ryu/Ken)
- Somersault Kick (from Guile)
- Geifu Danjin Sousyo (original)
- Junsui Suisyu (original)
- Aragyouji (from Tetsuo Kato, in Fighting Layer)
- Ground Tiger Cannon (from Sagat)
- Spin Side Shoot (from Blair)
- Galaxy (from Allen, in Fighting Layer)
It should be noted that some of the moves Ace has access to are from characters not in EX3, as well as moves inspired by other characters:
- He has moves originally used by Allen and Blair in the original Street Fighter EX, even having their new super moves from Fighting Layer.
- Aragyouji is a super move used by Tetsuo Kato, another character from Fighting Layer.
- Sho-Ran's animation resembles Shadowgeist's Death Government, but the energy wave that comes out is different.
- He has Cammy's Killer Bee Assault.
- Healing is based on the same super move used by Elena.
- Massive Missile is similar to Shadow Lady's Galaxy Missile.
- Giga Gladiator resembles a super move used by Rugal Bernstein from The King of Fighters, called Gigantic Pressure.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
Stage Theme[]
Trivia[]
- The concept of a customizable character who uses other fighters' moves would later be explored in Street Fighter 6 with the player's Avatar character.
- The device implanted in Ace's spine to load fighting data is similar to Seth's Tanden Engine.
Similar Characters[]
See also[]
References[]
Street Fighter EX Characters | ||||
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EX | Original | Akuma · Allen · Blair · Chun-Li · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark · Guile Hokuto · Kairi · Ken · Pullum · Ryu · Skullomania · Zangief | ||
Plus | Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Evil Ryu · Garuda · M. Bison | |||
Plus α | Dhalsim · Sakura | |||
EX2 | Original | Blanka · Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon · Vega | ||
Plus | Area · Sagat · V. Rosso | |||
EX3 | Ace · Bison II | |||
CPU Only | Shin-Bison · Cycloids · Zako |