Joe

Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork

Characteristics

Height

6'1" (185.2 cm)^[4]
6'1" (186 cm)^[1]

Weight

179 lbs (81 kg)^[4]
167 lbs (76 kg)^[1]

Eye color

Blue

Hair color

Blonde

Blood type

B

Personal

First Game

Street Fighter

Title(s)

Superstar

Birthdate

November 8^[1];
24 years old (SFI)^[2]^[3]

Birthplace

Missouri, United States of America^[1]

Fighting style

Kickboxing (original Street Fighter)
Savate^[5]

Likes

Star-shaped things, fame^[1]

Dislikes

Pickles, defeat^[1]

Occupation

Kickboxing Champion/Outlaw (formerly, SF1)

Professional Savate Practitioner/Wrestler (SFV)

Rival(s)

Ryu, Ken, Mike

Moveset

Rolling Sobat^[4]

Status

Alive

For other uses, see Joe (disambiguation).

"Okay, baby!"

—Joe, Street Fighter

Joe (ジョー, Joe^?) also known as the Superstar, is a non-playable character from the Street Fighter series who first appeared in the original Street Fighter game as one of the ten computer-controlled opponents.

Biography

Concept

Benny Urquidez performing the Spinning Back Kick.

Joe is modelled after Benny Urquidez also known as "The Jet", who was one of the first Westerners to make it big in Japan in the 1970's. Joe's signature move is Benny's Spinning Back Kick. Despite this most western fans believe that he's loosely based on the late kickboxing legend, Joe Lewis.

Appearance

Joe is a tall, young fellow who has short, spiky, blond hair and wears red pants with white shoes. In his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork, he also wears a light gray tank top with fingerless black gloves and a star-shaped belt buckle. In his original Street Fighter appearance, he wore black shoes and was shirtless.

Story

Joe was formerly the unbeaten and undisputed kickboxing champion of the United States who was on his way to competing in the Pan-American Fighting Championship, but his goals and glory both deteriorate due to violent outbursts and financial troubles causing Joe to become an outlaw on the road.

In 1987, Joe enters the World Fighting Tournament hosted by fellow kickboxing champion Sagat, Joe thinks it would turn his life around for the better if he won the championship, so he signs up for the USA Division of the tournament alongside Mike, both he and the boxer however lost to Ryu.

No longer an outlaw, Joe currently participates in indie wrestling tournaments under the identity "Super Star".^[1]

Drama CDs

He appears in Street Fighter II Drama CDs released only in Japan, "Mad Revenger". At the start of the Drama CD, Joe was supposed to fight Ken at the National Martial Arts Open Tournament held in San Francisco. Before he could fight Ken in the finals, Sagat defeats Joe and would then go onto defeat Ken. His unconscious body was left in the ring.

Trivia

Up until their new artwork were released in the Shadaloo C.R.I. section of the Capcom Fighters Network website, Joe and Mike were the only fighters never to be officially featured in any other Street Fighter related media outside the original game.
- With Mike's appearance in Balrog's Street Fighter I route ending from Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Joe is the only fighter never to be featured in any other game.

The Caucasian character and the African-American character featured in the original Street Fighter II intro were initially believed to be Joe and Mike from the very first game. However, the Street Fighter V website later revealed that they were separate characters named Scott and Max, respectively.^[6]

The train yard stage in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams is reminiscent of Joe's train yard stage.

In Final Fight: Streetwise, Kyle faces a kickboxing fighter in Little Italy's fight club named "Ghost", who sports the same pants and hair style as Joe. This has led to speculation that "Ghost" is in fact Joe.

According to Hiroshi Matsumoto, Joe was the inspiration for creating Terry Bogard's design as well as Cody Travers.^[7]
- Terry's Backspin Kick seen in many of his appearances bears a strong resemblance to Joe's own Rolling Sobat.
- Cody in Street Fighter Alpha 3 had Joe's Rolling Sobat move as a unique attack, and is the only game in the franchise where Cody spoke with a Missouri accent much like Joe.