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|caption = [[Shadaloo Combat Research Institute|Shadaloo C.R.I.]] profile artwork
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|birthdate = December 31, 1953
  
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|birthdate = December 31<ref name="SFV">[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-112451.html Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Eagle]</ref>
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|birthplace = [[File:UNKG0001.gif]] England
  
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|birthplace = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom|England]]<ref name="SFV"/>
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|height = 6'0" (183 cm)
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|weight = 165 lbs (75 kg)
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|bloodtype = AB<ref name="Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia 2015"/>
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|likes = Roast Beef, being a gentleman
  
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|style = [[Bōjutsu]]<ref name="Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia 2015"/>
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|dislikes = Ungentlemanly behavior, unrefined fellows
  
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|likes = Roast beef<ref name="SFV"/>, dancing<ref name="Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia 2015">[[Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia Hardcover]]</ref>
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|rival(s) = [[Guile]], [[Sagat]], [[Zangief]] (friendly), [[Rolento]] (friendly), [[Sakura]] (friendly), [[w:c:snk:Chang Koehan|Chang Koehan]] (CvS2)
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|moves = [[St. Andrew's Green]], [[Liverpool White]], [[Manchester Black]], [[Canterbury Blue]], [[Oxford Red]]
  
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|moves = ''[[St. Andrew's Green]], [[Liverpool White]], [[Manchester Black]], [[Canterbury Blue]], [[Oxford Red]], [[Union Jack Platinum]], [[Manchester Gold]]''
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|japanactor = Jin Yamanoi (''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'', ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'')}}
  
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|firstgame = ''[[Street Fighter]]''<br>''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' (Playable)<br>''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3#Portable version additions|Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper]]'' (''Street Fighter'' playable debut)
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|japanactor = '''[[wikipedia:Jin Yamanoi|Jin Yamanoi]]''' (''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001|Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'', ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'')
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'''Eagle'''(イーグル) is a character in the ''[[Street Fighter series|Street Fighter]]'' fighting game series. He first appeared in the [[Street Fighter|original game]] as one of the ten CPU opponents. He is named after the American creature "Eagle." The other British character from the first ''Street Fighter'' game; [[Birdie]] is also named after a falconry term.
  
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{{Quote|I'm very glad. Ha ha ha!|Eagle}}
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== Story ==
  
   
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{{Nihongo|'''Eagle '''|イーグル|Īguru}} is a video game character from the ''[[Street Fighter series|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#Portable version additions|Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper]]''. He is an [[England|English]] bouncer, gentleman and a master of the stick fighting martial art, [[Bōjutsu]].
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===''Street Fighter''===
  
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Eagle was born in the UK. A cold-blooded individual, Eagle is a bouncer who was employed as a newly-rich noble family's bodyguard during the first World Warrior tournament. He was hired to defeat [[Sagat]], but was unsuccessful and returned to the bar scene, eventually becoming a living legend.
  
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== Biography ==
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=== Appearance ===
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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).
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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 Combat Research Institute|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.
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=== Concept ===
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Eagle's initial design in the original ''Street Fighter'' is a homage to the character Petrov (a bodyguard hired by noblemen) portrayed by [[wikipedia:Robert Baker (martial artist)|Robert Baker]] from the [[wikipedia:Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee]] film, ''[[wikipedia:Fist of Fury|Fist of Fury]]''.
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Starting with his ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' incarnation (based off his appearance in the [[Street Fighter Alpha (manga)|''Street Fighter Alpha'' manga]]), it is apparent that Eagle had been made into an homage to the late [[wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]] frontman, [[wikipedia:Freddie Mercury|Freddie Mercury]]. In addition to resembling a blonde version of Mercury, some of Eagle's voice clips are remniscent of him (such as "the show must go on" and "no time for losers"). This has lead to speculation that since Mercury is commonly believed to have been homosexual (Mercury himself stated he was actually bisexual), Eagle is as well (one or the other); this is backed up by several of his Japanese winquotes, which seem to indicate as much.
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==Character Relationships==
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== Story ==
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Eagle was born in the UK. A cold-blooded individual, Eagle is a bouncer who was employed as a newly-rich noble family's bodyguard during the first World Warrior tournament. He was hired to defeat [[Sagat]], but was unsuccessful and returned to the bar scene, eventually becoming a living legend. He later fought against [[Ryu]] and lost.
   
 
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===''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]''===
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In the GBA and PSP version of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', Eagle appears as a playable character. 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.
   
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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.
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In the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable version of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', 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 and wastes his time, but overall 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 [[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. In Thailand, Eagle is frequently distracted by the local sights and sounds. Days went by as he gluttoned on Khao mu krop mu daeng and Tom som kraduk mu, entranced by the balance of sweet, sour and fish paste funk. He was also purported to be seen engaging in the delights of the local "ladyboys". Sickened by his actions on one humid morning, Eagle rents a motorbike, drinks some thai iced coffee, eats a handful of Chingrit thot and returns to his quest.
  
   
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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. He then begins his halcyon days as an off-shore trading executive, exploiting local populations for his own sick gain. Many Polynesians begin cursing his name and soon "Eagle" appears as graffiti on the Moai of Easter Island, and his effigy is seen in the burning figures around the island as the population cries for his blood. Now, Eagle is on the run. A local Shadaloo agent has said that he seeks asylum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. and was last seen consorting at Stubby's.
  
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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 Clash DS]]''.
   
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=== ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (manga)|Street Fighter Alpha]]'' manga ===
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Eagle is a tall, muscular fighter with blond hair arranged in a pompadour. 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 GBA and PSP version of ''SFA3'', he wears a white dress shirt with a red ascot tie, black pants, white gloves, and of course, his braces (suspenders). His pomp, braces (suspenders), and formal dress make Eagle some sort of mixed counter-culture counterpart to Birdie, a fart. Why Birdie is referred to as fart is not known, but in the lesser circles of Britain's punk scene, a "fart" is a term of endearment given to "in the scene" drug dealers.
  
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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 (series)|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.
   
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===Fighting style===
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Quick punches, kicks, headlocks and tumbling leg grapples are all trademarks of Eagle's quick, powerful, lean, greasy fighting style. When at a distance Eagle will sashay like an Egyptian naked cat. Up close, he tends to moan and writhe with uncontrolled pleasure. He is frequently seen removing sweating, unpackaged luncheon meat slices from his pants' pockets and sneaking bites of them between blows.
  
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Eagle's fighting style, in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX'' and the hardcover version of ''[[Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia Hardcover|Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia]]'', is stated to be [[Bōjutsu|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 [[wikipedia:Eskrima|eskrima]]; a Filipino martial art involving a variety of weapons 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.
   
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk1LHVwXrMw ''Street Fighter'' Eagle's Theme (0:15 - 1:45)]
  
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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 Normal|command normals]].
   
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kaNNi9ka_I ''Fighting Street'' Eagle's Theme]
  
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=== Quotes ===
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See: ''[[Eagle/Quotes]]''.
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=== Gallery ===
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''[[Eagle/Gallery]]''
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===Sprites===
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''[[Eagle/Sprites]]''
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
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* Starting with his ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' incarnation, it is apparent that Eagle had been made into an homage to the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band) Queen] frontman, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury Freddie Mercury]. In addition to resembling a blonde version of Mercury, some of Eagle's quotes are remniscent of him.
  
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** This has lead to speculation that since Mercury was homosexual, Eagle is as well. This is backed up by several of his Japanese winquotes, which seem to indicate that he is homosexual.
  
 
* He is one of the first two characters to wield a weapon in the series, along with [[Geki]].
  
* He is one of the first two characters to wield a weapon in the series, along with [[Geki]].
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* Of all the characters in the original ''[[Street Fighter]]'', Eagle is the only one whose second appearance would not be within the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' or ''[[Street Fighter Alpha series|Street Fighter Alpha]]'' series. In his case, it was ''Capcom vs. SNK 2 ''which marked his playable debut. He did, however, join the ''Alpha'' series afterwards in the GBA and PSP version of ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]''.
  
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* 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.
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* Eagle appeared in the pages of Masahiko Nakahira's ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (manga)|Street Fighter Alpha]]'' manga<span style="display: none;"> </span> years before his actual comeback in the games as an opponent seemingly killed by [[Adon]]. The same happened with [[Maki]] in Nakahira's ''Sakura Ganbaru'' manga. Both made their comeback in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' with slight redesigns inspired by their manga appearances..
  
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* 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 have been in the same game 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''.
  
** 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''.
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** It could also be presumed (story-wise), that Eagle has probably fought Adon before.
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* [http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Big Mr. Big]'s (from SNK's ''[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Art_of_Fighting_(series) Art of Fighting]'' and ''[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters The King of Fighters]'' series) fighting style is similar to Eagle's own fighting style, possessing some similar attributes.
  
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* Each of Eagle's special attacks and Super Combos are named after a British city, locale, or historical reference.
  
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* 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 ''Street Fighter II'' - i.e., the background where [[Cammy]] fights - is reminiscent of Eagle's background.
  
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* [[Dudley]] also wears a dinner suit and hails from England, as well as having the same characteristic of being gentlemen and upholding chivalrous values. [[Necro]] is completely different from Eagle in terms of visual appearance, but two of Necro's special moves (i.e., Flying Viper and Tornado Hook) are highly reminiscent of Eagle's moves from the original ''Street Fighter''.
  
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* In ''Capcom vs SNK 2'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max,'' it shows 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.
  
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* In the Gameboy Advance version of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', Eagle's winquote to Guile indicates that he thinks Guile himself does not live up to his name.
  
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* It has been stated in ''Street Fighter II: Championship Edition'', that Eagle was actually the steward on the F-15 Raptor in Guile's stage. Fans note that Guile is a huge fan of dried squid, and in some test location arcade cabinets, you could catch a hint of dried squid smell from beneath the medium kick button, one of Eagle's strongest moves.
  
   
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* The fighting style of [[w:c:snk:Mr._Big|Mr. Big]] (from [[w:c:snk:SNK|SNK]]'s ''[[w:c:snk:Art_of_Fighting_(series)|Art of Fighting]]'' and ''[[w:c:snk:The_King_of_Fighters|The King of Fighters]]'' series) is similar to Eagle's own fighting style, possessing some similar attributes. Mr. Big himself is a confirmed practitioner of the Filipino Martial Art Eskrima (officially, Arnis).
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* 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.
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Image:EagleSF.jpg|Eagle artwork for ''Street Fighter''.
  
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* [[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.
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eaglesf1.jpg|Eagle portait from ''Street Fighter''
  
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** 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''.
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psp-portrait-eagle_crop.jpg|Eagle from ''Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX''|link=http://www.sfgalleries.net/art/sfa3/series3/psp-portrait-eagle_crop.jpg
  
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psp-eagle.jpg|Eagle portait from ''Street Fighter Alpha 3''
  
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* 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]]).
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CvS2 Eagle's Artwork.jpg|''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' Eagle's Artwork (S, N or K groove)
  
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* 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.
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==Stage Themes==
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[[Image:Sf1-eagle.gif|Street Fighter]]
 
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[[Image:Eagle-cvs2-stance.gif|Capcom vs. SNK 2/Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX]]
  
 
==See also==
  
==See also==
 
*[[List of moves in Street Fighter Alpha 3 A-G#Eagle|Eagle's moves in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'']]
  
*[[List of moves in Street Fighter Alpha 3 A-G#Eagle|Eagle's moves in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'']]
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"I'm very glad. Ha ha ha!"
—Eagle

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 his Capcom vs. SNK 2 incarnation (based off his appearance in the Street Fighter Alpha manga), it is apparent that Eagle had been made into an homage to the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury. In addition to resembling a blonde version of Mercury, some of Eagle's voice clips are remniscent of him (such as "the show must go on" and "no time for losers"). This has lead to speculation that since Mercury is commonly believed to have been homosexual (Mercury himself stated he was actually bisexual), Eagle is as well (one or the other); this is backed up by several of his Japanese winquotes, which seem to indicate as much.

Character Relationships


This section is currently incomplete.
Please assist the Street Fighter Wiki,
and complete the section if you can.

Story

Street Fighter

Eagle was born in the UK. A cold-blooded individual, Eagle is a bouncer who was employed as a newly-rich noble family's bodyguard during the first World Warrior tournament. He was hired to defeat Sagat, but was unsuccessful and returned to the bar scene, eventually becoming a living legend. He later fought against Ryu and lost.

Street Fighter Alpha 3

In the GBA and PSP version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Eagle appears as a playable character. 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 Clash 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 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


This section is currently incomplete.
Please assist the Street Fighter Wiki,
and complete the section if you can.

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

See: Eagle/Quotes.

Gallery

Eagle/Gallery

Sprites

Eagle/Sprites

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.
  • The fighting style of Mr. Big (from SNK's Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters series) is similar to Eagle's own fighting style, possessing some similar attributes. Mr. Big himself is a confirmed practitioner of the Filipino Martial Art Eskrima (officially, Arnis).
  • 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.

Stage Themes

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Eagle
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia Hardcover
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