List of playable characters

This article is a list of playable characters in the main Street Fighter series. For a list of non-playable characters, click here.

Overall there are 80 characters from the main series and 34 from spin-offs, for a total of 114 characters.

Main series

Below are the playable Street Fighter characters, listed in order of first appearance. Visit each character's article for an in-depth look at the games each of them appeared in.

All characters are playable in their first appearance unless otherwise noted.

Characters

Character	I	II	Alpha	III	IV	V	Total
Ryu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Ken	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Chun-Li	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5
Guile	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
E. Honda	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Dhalsim	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Blanka	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Zangief	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Balrog	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Vega	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Sagat	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
M. Bison	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Cammy	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Fei Long	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	3
T. Hawk	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	3
Dee Jay	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	3
Akuma	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5
Violent Ken	No	Yes	No	No	No	TBA	1
Charlie	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2
Rose	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	3
Dan	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	3
Birdie	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2
Adon	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	2
Guy	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	2
Sodom	No	No	Yes	No	No	TBA	1
Sakura	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	3
Gen	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	2
Rolento	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	2
Evil Ryu	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	TBA	3
Shin Akuma	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	TBA	3
R. Mika	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2
Karin	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2
Juli	No	No	Yes	No	No	TBA	1
Juni	No	No	Yes	No	No	TBA	1
Cody	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	3
Eagle	No	No	Yes	No	No	TBA	1
Maki	No	No	Yes	No	No	TBA	1
Ingrid	No	No	Yes	No	No	TBA	1
Alex	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	2
Yun	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	TBA	3
Yang	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	TBA	2
Dudley	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	TBA	2
Ibuki	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	3
Elena	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	TBA	2
Oro	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	2
Sean	No	No	No	Yes	No	TBA	1
Necro	No	No	No	Yes	No	TBA	1
Gill	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	2
Hugo	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	TBA	2
Urien	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	2
Makoto	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	TBA	2
Remy	No	No	No	Yes	No	TBA	1
Twelve	No	No	No	Yes	No	TBA	1
Q	No	No	No	Yes	No	TBA	1
C. Viper	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Abel	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
El Fuerte	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Rufus	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Seth	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	2
Gouken	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Juri	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	2
Hakan	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Oni	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Poison	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	2
Decapre	No	No	No	No	Yes	TBA	1
Necalli	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Rashid	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Laura	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
F.A.N.G	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Kolin	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Ed	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Abigail	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Menat	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Zeku	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Falke	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
G	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Kage	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Lucia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Eleven	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Akira	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Total	2	20	38	21	44	46

Notes:
Shin Akuma and Evil Ryu debuted in the Street Fighter Alpha series before being added to the Street Fighter II series
Yun debuted in the Street Fighter III series before also being added to the Street Fighter Alpha series
No version of Street Fighter III has all 21 characters due to Shin Akuma only being playable in the Dreamcast version of Street Fighter III: Double Impact

Introduced in Street Fighter

• Ryu
• Ken

Introduced in the Street Fighter II series

In Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

• Chun-Li
• Guile
• E. Honda
• Dhalsim
• Blanka
• Zangief

In Street Fighter II: Champion Edition

• Balrog ^SFII
• Vega ^SFII
• Sagat ^{SFI SFII}
• M. Bison ^SFII

In Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers

• Cammy
• Fei Long
• T. Hawk
• Dee Jay

In Super Street Fighter II Turbo

• Akuma

In Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers

• Violent Ken ^SVC

Introduced in the Street Fighter Alpha series

In Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams

• Charlie
• Rose
• Dan
• Birdie ^SFI
• Adon ^SFI
• Guy ^FF
• Sodom ^FF

In Street Fighter Alpha 2

• Sakura
• Gen ^SFI
• Rolento ^FF
• Evil Ryu ^SFM
• Shin Akuma ^SFA2

In Street Fighter Alpha 3

• R. Mika
• Karin ^SFM
• Juli
• Juni
• Cody ^FF

In Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper

• Eagle ^SFI
• Maki ^FF

In Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX

• Ingrid ^CFE

Introduced in the Street Fighter III series

In Street Fighter III: New Generation

• Alex
• Yun
• Yang
• Dudley
• Ibuki
• Elena
• Oro
• Sean
• Necro

In Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact

• Gill ^SFIII
• Hugo ^FF
• Urien

In Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

• Makoto
• Remy
• Twelve
• Q

Introduced in the Street Fighter IV series

In Street Fighter IV

• C. Viper
• Abel
• El Fuerte
• Rufus
• Seth
• Gouken ^SFM

In Super Street Fighter IV

• Juri
• Hakan

In Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

• Oni

In Ultra Street Fighter IV

• Poison ^{FF SFxT}
• Decapre

Introduced in Street Fighter V series

In Street Fighter V

In base

• Necalli
• Rashid
• Laura
• F.A.N.G

In Season 2

• Kolin ^SFIII
• Ed ^SFIV
• Abigail ^FF
• Menat
• Zeku ^SFA

In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

In Season 3

• Falke
• G

In Season 4

• Kage
• Lucia ^FF

In Street Fighter V: Champion Edition

In Season 5

• Eleven
• Akira ^RS

Spin-off games

Below are the playable Street Fighter characters from spin-offs, listed in order of first appearance. Not included are spin-off characters who would later transfer to the main series (Poison and Violent Ken). Visit each character's article for an in-depth look at the games each of them appeared in.

Introduced in Street Fighter: The Movie

• Arkane
• Blade
• F7
• Khyber
• Sawada

Introduced in Street Fighter II: The Interactive Movie

• Cyborg

Introduced in the Street Fighter EX series

In Street Fighter EX

• Allen
• Blair
• C. Jack
• Darun
• D. Dark
• Hokuto
• Kairi
• Pullum
• Skullomania

In Street Fighter EX Plus

• Bloody Hokuto
• Cycloid-β
• Cycloid-γ
• Garuda ^EX+

In Street Fighter EX2

• Hayate
• Nanase
• Shadowgeist
• Sharon

In Street Fighter EX2 Plus

• Area
• V. Rosso

In Street Fighter EX3

• Ace
• Bison II ^EX2+

Introduced in Fighting EX Layer

• Hayate Kamite

Introduced in the Marvel vs. Capcom series

In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter

• Cyber-Akuma
• Dark Sakura
• Mech-Zangief
• Shadow

In Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

• Shadow Lady

Introduced in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation

• Shin

Trivia

• Ryu and Ken are the only characters that have been playable in every Street Fighter game.
  • Chun-Li is the third character with the most appearances, being present in every game after her debut except Street Fighter III: New Generation and Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact.
  • Akuma is fourth, as he has showed up in every Street Fighter game after his introduction with the exception of Street Fighter III: New Generation, Street Fighter EX2 and Street Fighter EX3.
• The cast of 12 characters from the original Street Fighter II has been reunited on four occasions: the console versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3, the Capcom vs. SNK series, Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (season 4).
  • The entire roster from Super Street Fighter II Turbo has only reappeared in the same game two times, one of them being the console version of Alpha 3, and the other being Super Street Fighter IV.