Eagle

Eagle
Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork
Characteristics
Height	6'0" (184 cm) 6'0" (183 cm) 6'0" (182 cm)
Weight	165 lbs (75 kg) 172 lbs (78 kg)
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blond
Blood type	AB
Measurements	B105/W80/H86
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter Capcom vs. SNK 2 (Playable debut) Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper (Street Fighter playable debut)
Birthdate	December 31
Birthplace	England
Fighting style	Bōjutsu
Likes	Roast beef, dancing
Dislikes	Ungentlemanly behavior, unrefined fellows
Occupation	Bouncer/Fighter
Rival(s)	Guile, Sagat, Zangief (friendly), Rolento (friendly), Sakura (friendly), Chang Koehan (CvS2)
Skills	Golf
Moveset	St. Andrew's Green, Liverpool White, Manchester Black, Canterbury Blue, Oxford Red, Union Jack Platinum, Manchester Gold
Status	Alive
Behind-The-Scene
Japanese voice actor(s)	Jin Yamanoi (Capcom vs. SNK 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3)

• SFI
• CVS2/SFA3

"I'm very glad. Ha ha ha!"

—Eagle (Street Fighter)

"Shall we then?
"

—Eagle (Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 and Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper)

Eagle (イーグル, Īguru^?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing as a non-playable opponent in the original Street Fighter. He would later return as a playable fighter in the crossover game Capcom vs. SNK 2 before eventually joining the cast of Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper. He is an English bouncer, gentleman, and a master of the stick fighting martial art, Bōjutsu.

Biography

Appearance

Eagle is a tall, muscular fighter with blond hair arranged in a pompadour; he also has a mustache, and a scar on each side of his face. His pomp, braces (suspenders), and formal dress are designed to make him a mixed counter-culture counterpart to Birdie, a punk; both are also named after golfing terms (an eagle is a score of two shots below par, whereas a birdie is one below par).

In the original Street Fighter, Eagle's outfit consisted of a dinner suit without the jacket, a bow tie, and suspenders. However, in Capcom vs. SNK 2 and the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3, he wears a white dress shirt with a red ascot tie, black pants, white gloves, dark dress shoes and his braces. His Shadaloo C.R.I. profile has him barehanded and without the ascot; his arms are also visibly hairy, and his pants has a lighter shade.

Concept

Eagle's initial design in the original Street Fighter is a homage to the character Petrov (a bodyguard hired by noblemen) portrayed by Robert Baker from the Bruce Lee film, Fist of Fury.

Starting with Capcom vs. SNK 2, Eagle was given a redesign (based off his appearance in the Street Fighter Alpha manga) which also served as an homage to Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock group Queen. Besides his physical appearance, several of Eagle's quotes reference the lyrics of Queen songs (such as his voiced line "No time for losers" or his win quote "I’m having such a good time. No one has the right to stop this!"). As a reference to Mercury's well-publicized bisexuality, Eagle is strongly implied to be homosexual by some of his dialog, such as telling Cammy that he's "not into young women" and telling Morrigan that she won't be able to seduce him.

Character Relationships

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Story

Backstory

Eagle was born in the United Kingdom. A cold-blooded individual who is highly skilled at the arts of being an Eskrima expert and being a snobby gentleman.

Eagle is a bouncer who was employed as a newly-rich noble family to be their bodyguard and champion.

Street Fighter

Eagle was then sent on a mission by the family of nobles to challenge a fellow weaponed street fighter named Geki and to mainly defeat Sagat who is the current world champion, Eagle starts by entering his World Fighting Tournament, completing in the England division next to fellow British bouncer Birdie.

But both he and Birdie were unsuccessful due to their losses to Ryu, both returning to the pub bar scene, eventually becoming living legends even outside of England, right after the newly-rich noble family that Eagle works under were requested by Birdie to provide a cure for his Anemia, in which they did put plenty of iron back into Birdie's system.

Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Upper & MAX)

Eagle appears as an exclusive playable character in the handheld ports. Eagle seeks to perfect the beauty of his style, and find a perfect duel to match. He finds Guile and, knowing he is the bravest and strongest fighter in the Air Force, wants to test him. Guile refuses, saying that he is busy, but Eagle persists they fight nonetheless. After Eagle wins their match, he wants to know what Guile's mission is. Guile tells him he is on a mission to stop a narcotics ring called Shadaloo, and has heard rumors about Sagat joining them. Once Eagle hears this, he decides to find the Muay Thai King in order to test his long-time rival.

Finally, he finds Sagat, and finds it unfitting to see the former Muay Thai King reduced to a mere Shadaloo goon. M. Bison is intrigued to see Sagat defeated by Eagle, and fights him, but emerges the victor. Guile asks him to help do one more thing; rescue Charlie and destroy the Psycho Drive. While they infiltrate Shadaloo's headquarters, they find Charlie trapped in the Psycho Drive Power Plant. Eagle then destroys the machine with his perfected fighting skills and saves Charlie from harm. Eagle is excited that he had the chance to be back on the battlefield and thanks Guile, Chun-Li, and Charlie for the experience.

Crossover appearances

Capcom vs. SNK series

Eagle made his playable debut in Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001. He also appeared as a card in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS.

Comics

Street Fighter Alpha manga

Eagle appeared in Masahiko Nakahira's Street Fighter Alpha manga (years before his actual comeback in the games) as an opponent seemingly killed by Adon. The same happened with Final Fight character Maki in Nakahira's Sakura Ganbaru! manga. Both made their comeback in Capcom vs. SNK 2, with slight redesigns inspired by their manga appearances.

Gameplay

Fighting style

Eagle's fighting style, in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX and the hardcover version of Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia, is stated to be bōjutsu, a type of Japanese martial art involving the use of a single staff. Using two sticks however, his fighting style bears more resemblance to Eskrima; a Filipino martial art involving a variety of weapons (especially with sticks like Eagle's) and open-handed techniques. Each of Eagle's special attacks and Super Combos are named after a British city, locale, or historical reference mixed in with a color motif.

Moveset

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One notable aspect of Eagle is that regardless of what button is pressed, Eagle always uses his sticks when striking opponents. Unusual for a fighter, Eagle does not have any command normals.

Subpages

Quotes

Eagle/Quotes

Gallery

Eagle/Gallery

Sprites

Eagle/Sprites

Music

Title Game Artist Track Street Fighter Eagle Stage Street Fighter Yoshihiro Sakaguchi Eagle Stage Fighting Street

Trivia

• He is one of the first two characters to wield a weapon in the series, along with Geki.

• After fighting Adon in Street Fighter Alpha 3, Eagle says "So little has changed since I saw you last...", a reference to the fact that both were in the original Street Fighter, and that neither had been in the same game again until then.
  • Adon made a cameo appearance in Street Fighter IV, before making a full return for Super Street Fighter IV, but Eagle has not been seen since Street Fighter Alpha 3.
  • It could also be presumed (story-wise), that Eagle has probably fought Adon before.

• Mr. Big from SNK's Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters series is a confirmed practitioner of the Filipino martial art Eskrima (officially called Arnis), and shares many similarities with Eagle's own take of Bojutsu, possessing some similar attributes.

• In the original Street Fighter, Eagle's stage is in front of a castle (presumably that of the noble family he works as a bodyguard for) standing in British countryside and overlooking a lake in a valley. The English castle background from Cammy's stage in the Street Fighter II games is reminiscent of Eagle's background.

• Dudley shares some similarities with Eagle; he also wears a dinner suit and hails from England, and has the same characteristics of being a gentleman and upholding chivalrous values.
  • While Necro is completely different from Eagle in terms of visual appearance, two of his special moves (Flying Viper and Tornado Hook) are highly reminiscent of Eagle's moves from the original Street Fighter.

• In Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, it is shown that Eagle and Zangief have some sort of rivalry before they fight. However, this is somewhat dubious, since they have never been shown interacting with each other. Rather, it is more likely that said intro is actually based in the fact that both of them have similar special moves (Zangief's Double Lariat and Eagle's Manchester Black).
• Eagle is actually the first original Street Fighter character to make an appearance in one of the crossover games (Capcom vs. SNK 2) before re-appearing in a mainline game.
• Even though Eagle is said to practice Bōjutsu, his fighting style and country of origin may be more closely associated with the British "Bartitsu".
• In Capcom vs SNK 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX's Japanese version, Eagle's win quotes and post match dialogue have innuendo towards male characters, hinting that he may be gay. This would make Eagle the first homosexual character in the series.

See also

• Eagle's moves in Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Eagle's moves in Capcom vs. SNK 2