- "Hey, let's get out of this place already. There are plenty of folks who would pay for people like you and me"
- —Ed to Balrog
- "Well, ain't you a high-def picture of strength? I'm shakin' here."
- —Ed (Street Fighter V)
Ed (エド Edo?), originally known as the Bandaged Boy[3], is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter IV as a non-playable character before making his playable debut in the second season of Street Fighter V.[4] He is the Psycho Power wielding protégé of Balrog, captured by Shadaloo to serve as a potential substitute body for M. Bison.
Biography
Appearance
Ed has short blond hair and blue eyes. When activating his Psycho Powers from his hands, his eyes glow purple.
In Balrog's Super Street Fighter IV ending, he was seen in a patient uniform and his head was covered in bandages. In Street Fighter V, Ed is a teenager with short blond hair. He wears a white sleeveless hoodie jacket, black trousers, and red sneakers. He also has a bar code tattoo on his left arm and wears a matching set of white wristbands. He mostly wears his hood up. This outfit is his first alternate costume in Street Fighter V.
As a playable fighter, he wears a blue Shadaloo uniform, which lacks sleeves, and wears white-striped black MMA sparring gloves. His physical appearance has also changed since his stunt in A Shadow Falls, becoming older, taller and a lot more muscular.
His second alternate costume consists of black boxing shorts with red trim, dark red tights, and navy blue boxing boots. He also wears a red military jacket resembling Bison's to cover both of his shoulders and a corresponding hat on his head. Like Balrog, he wears red boxing gloves.
Personality
Not at all like the young, defenseless boy he once was during the Street Fighter IV events, Ed has grown a large muscular body to match his ego by the time Street Fighter V takes time. He can be cocky and flashy while taking on his opponent, having his own fair share of fun in the process.
Despite his attitude, Ed can (as noted by his win quotes) show his appreciation towards certain opponents, such as Balrog and Ken, as well as giving some advice to other opponents like Cammy and Chun-Li. Like-wise, other characters such as Alex, Ryu, Ken, Rashid and Dhalsim also gives Ed some good advice in their win quotes against him.
It's also possible that the win quotes hint towards a change in his personality from A Shadow Falls and the point in the story he's at, as he seems to have toned down quite a bit and shows a good side to him, possibly as a sign of him becoming more mature. It's also a possibility that he quit Shadaloo at this time, as he shows a newfound distaste for M. Bison for kidnapping him at a young age.
Story
First seen in Rose's Street Fighter IV ending, Ed was kidnapped[5] at some early point by Shadaloo in order to become one of many spare bodies that will serve as a possible vessel for M. Bison. Ed was later stolen by Seth and placed within S.I.N.'s laboratory. He has the mark of Shadaloo on his hand and is able to use a small amount of Psycho Power.[1]
Super Street Fighter IV
Ed was eventually found by Balrog while the latter was searching for treasure around the S.I.N. laboratory. Although he decides to ignore Ed at first, upon begging Balrog to help him, Balrog notices a symbol glowing on Ed's hand. Balrog rescues him from the crumbling S.I.N. laboratory, believing that it was his (Balrog) lucky day. As they leave, Balrog asks Ed about his abilities, but Ed says that he has none. Nevertheless, Balrog decides to drag Ed along, knowing that Ed can be useful in the future. During this, the symbol begins glowing on Ed's hand again.
Street Fighter V
Prologue Story
Prologue - 'The Nimble Boxer'
After being rescued by Balrog, Ed was taken into the Shadaloo Base by the boxer. Despite being taken into refuge, Ed would constantly suffer nightmares that would go on as he ages into a teenager. He and Balrog would then travel to India but Ed would still be unsettled and would later meet a fortune teller who would tell him about his doomed fate and that he and Balrog would have hard times. Balrog would then meet Guile and Zangief and ask Ed's help in combatting them.
Later on, He and Balrog would then travel and take refuge in New Zealand after the fall of Shadaloo and the death of Bison. However, Ed would then experience another one of his nightmares and was about to be possessed by the spirit of M. Bison himself. Ed would fight off the spirit and prevent it from possessing him before leaving the tent they're sleeping in to travel elsewhere. Balrog would then wake up and ask him what's troubling him. Ed would then tell Balrog that he'll get hurt if he stays with him, with Balrog stating that he won't get hurt and that Ed's a chump.
Angered, Ed would retort that he's no chump and that the boxer's nothing without him before telling Balrog to go away, with Balrog stating that he's got a lot to learn. The two would clash, with Ed prevailing. Balrog would then tell Ed to go away, which Ed sadly does.
Months would pass and Ed would grow into a young adult. He then states that his destiny is controlled only by himself and would go off with his new henchmen by his side.
A Shadow Falls
Ed later helped Balrog take Zangief's control key but it was later taken by Ibuki during the first infiltration of the Shadaloo base before he could use his power to take the piece. After Bison's defeat by Ryu and the destruction of Shadaloo, Ed was seen walking away with Balrog.
Other Prologue Appearances
- In Urien's prologue story, Balrog tells Ed to use his power but Urien disperses it, with ease he appears to be impressed that Ed has inherited M. Bison's Psycho Powers.
- In Charlie Nash's prologre story, Nash would come across him and interrogate him about Shadaloo. Ed would then use his Psycho Power to remove Nash's hand off him and hurt him. FANG would then catch up to him and attempt to put him back to the Shadaloo base with Ed escaping.
- In Balrog's prologue story, Ed would help the boxer fight off FANG before travelling to China to do a deal with Urien where they would also encounter the ancient Necalli, who attempts to devour their souls, but would melt away after Balrog easily defeats him. They would then go back to the Shadaloo base where Balrog reveals his plan to betray Urien.
Gameplay
Fighting style
Ed utilizes a boxing style infused with Psycho Power. Like Balrog, he also uses moves not considered legal in boxing; in this case, kicking, but much cleaner.
Moveset
Ed is unique among the playable Street Fighter cast due to the way his special attacks are performed. Rather than using traditional inputs, Ed's moves are done by either pressing multiple buttons together, or by holding or pressing buttons repeatedly. While there are other characters who perform moves via these inputs, Ed's entire moveset consists exclusively of them.
His V-Skill is the Psycho Snatcher where he pulls his opponent towards him. His V-Trigger Psycho Cannon forms a ball of Psycho energy that slowly advances towards his opponent and similar to Urien's Aegis Reflector, this move also serves as his combo extender. His Critical Art is the Psycho Barrage and is the only move performed via quarter-circle motions. He unleashes a flurry of punches fused with a powerful Psycho energy towards the opponent if it connects and heavily knocks the opponent with a single uppercut. This move is nearly identical to Dudley's Rolling Thunder but with additional changes.
Quotes
Gallery
Stage Themes
Trivia
- Ed shares the same birthday as Mike Haggar. Interestingly enough, the date is a day before Balrog's birthday.
- Ed is the third playable boxer (fourth if counting EX character Cracker Jack) in the series, the first two being Balrog and Dudley.
- Ed is also the fifth playable character who was originally meant to be a "replacement body" for M. Bison, the other five being Cammy, Decapre, Abel and Seth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Ed
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.capcom.co.jp/sfv/chara_goki.html
- ↑ Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia Hardcover
- ↑ https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/apr/25/ed-confirmed-street-fighter-5s-next-dlc-fighter-three-more-characters-coming-season-2-after-initial-six/
- ↑ http://www.capcom-unity.com/harrisony/blog/2017/05/08/the-young-commander-ed-joins-street-fighter-v
See also
Street Fighter V Characters | ||||
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Original | Birdie · Cammy · Chun-Li · Dhalsim · F.A.N.G · Karin · Ken · Laura M. Bison · Nash · Necalli · R. Mika · Rashid · Ryu · Vega · Zangief | |||
Season 1 | Alex · Balrog · Guile · Ibuki · Juri · Urien | |||
Season 2 | Abigail · Akuma · Ed · Kolin · Menat · Zeku | |||
Season 3 | Blanka · Cody · Falke · G · Sagat · Sakura | |||
Season 4 | E. Honda · Gill · Kage · Lucia · Poison · Seth | |||
Season 5 | Akira · Dan · Eleven · Luke · Oro · Rose | |||
CPU Only | AS · Aprile · Decapre · Enero · Février · Juli · März · Peter Phantom Bison · Santamu · Satsuki · Shadow · Shadow Lady · Two P |