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The following is a description of the Street Fighter timeline, as officially depicted in the series.

Series chronological timeline

The timeline of the main Street Fighter installments goes in this chronological order:

Release years

Release Year/Period Game/Series
1987 Street Fighter
1991 - 1994 Street Fighter II
1995 - 1998 Street Fighter Alpha
1997 - 1999 Street Fighter III
2009 - 2014 Street Fighter IV
2016 - 2020 Street Fighter V
2023 Street Fighter 6[1]

Setting years

Year/Period Game/Series
1987 (six months before Alpha 1) Street Fighter
1987 (Alpha 1 & 2);

1989 (Alpha 3)

Street Fighter Alpha (series)
1991 (SF II);

1993 (Super & Ultra editions)

Street Fighter II (series)
1994 Street Fighter IV (series)
1995 (SF V);

1996 (Arcade & Champion editions)

Street Fighter V (series)
1997 (SF III);

1998 (3rd Strike edition)

Street Fighter III (series)
2008 Street Fighter 6

Character history

Characters with birthmonths and confirmed birthyears

  • September 3, 1943; Haggar is born.
  • March 3, 1945; Lee is born.
  • November 22, 1952; Dhalsim is born.
  • July 2, 1955; Sagat is born.
  • December 23, 1960; Guile is born.
  • July 18, 1963; C. Viper is born.
  • November 8, 1963; Joe is born.
  • July 21, 1964; Ryu is born.
  • February 14, 1965; Ken is born.
  • August 12, 1965; Guy is born.
  • October 31, 1965; Dee Jay is born.
  • circa. 1966; Adon is born.
  • February 12, 1966; Blanka is born.
  • April 18, 1967; Cody is born.
  • April 1; 1973; Lucia is born.
  • August 28, 1973; Maki is born.
  • January 6, 1974; Cammy is born.
  • August 15, 1980; Sean is born.[5]
  • September 18, 1980; Elena is born.
  • February 17, 1981; Luke is born.
  • October 30, 1983; Jamie is born.

Birthmonths

January

February

  • February 14; Kolin is born.

March

  • March 10; Gen is born.

April

  • April 29; Remy is born.

May

  • May 19; Hugo is born.

June

  • June 30; Juni is born.

July

  • July 3 or July 7; Rose is born.
  • July 22; Juli is born.

October

September

  • September 3; Ed is born.
  • September 9; Yun and Yang are born.

November

  • November 5; Abel is born.
  • November 12; Menat is born.
  • November 13; Hakan is born.
  • November 25; Dan is born.

December

  • December 6; Ibuki is born.
  • December 31; Eagle is born.

Street Fighter series

History

  • In 1970, Sagat becomes the Muay Thai Champion at the age of 15.[6]
  • Gouken adopts a 6-year-old Ryu,[7] Gouken's sensei Goutetsu was challenged and killed by his former student Akuma, at his full potential, who performed the Shun Goku Satsu on his soul in a death match. Goutetsu died satisfied, proud to see that his student surpassed him in the art. Akuma then takes his sensei's prayer beads and disappears.
  • In 1977, Ryu (age 13) and Gouken's new student Ken (age 12) begin their decade-long Ansatsuken training together during the summer.[8][9]
  • Gou Hibiki was killed while trying to defend himself against Sagat after having taken out his right eye, prompting his kid son, Dan, to seek revenge against the then-Shadaloo agent someday.
  • Mike was a convicted felon who committed an armed robbery, and carries not more than 10 years by serving time in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac". During the middle of his years in prison, he spent all of his free time learning, practicing, and training to become a heavyweight boxer.

Street Fighter

  • In 1987, Ryu (age 23) and Ken (age 22) have graduated from their 10-year training, and set out on a warriors' journey to become the "strongest fighter".[10]
  • Mike is now released from prison, and started to look for street fights in order to raise money to help the poor in addition to contributing to his community by teaching children how to box. But a bigger opportunity arose when the World Fighting Tournament was announced and hosted by Sagat, Mike thinks it would make him rich and famous if he won the championship, so he signs up for the USA Division of the tournament alongside Joe, both he and the kickboxer however lost to Ryu.
Ryu SFVAE SF1 Ending

Ryu defeats Sagat with a Shoryuken.

  • Sagat, loses to Ryu in the World Fighting Tournament by receiving a massive bloody gash across his chest from Ryu's Shoryuken, promising to seek revenge against Ryu with a grudge match.[11]

Street Fighter Alpha 1 & 2

  • After six months,[12][13] A megalomaniacal dictator known as M. Bison travels all across the world to collect the world's most powerful and undefeated street fighters.[14]
SFV CG-16
  • Abel is born as an artificial man, and is rescued by Charlie Nash. Nash subsequently disappears under mysterious circumstances.[15][16]

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Street Fighter II

  • M. Bison launches "living incubator" plan to develop new alternative body that appears to be less bulking, with limitless Psycho Crushers.[19]
  • In 1991, the Second World Fighting Tournament is held due to the shadow of Shadaloo for their world domination plan, a total of only 12 street fighters have qualified and some have competed for their vendetta against the also-qualifying M. Bison, but Shadaloo was mainly aiming at the body of Ryu, the champion who defeated Sagat.[20]
  • Ryu becomes the two-time champion and earns the title of The World Warrior. At the Award Ceremony, Sagat has taken third place, and M. Bison second. But the first place champion's spot is empty, much to the wonder of the crowd. As it turns out, Ryu has no need for ceremony, and is already on his way to seek out a new challenge. starting by training his Shoryuken's under a waterfall.
  • Guile attacks M. Bison after the tournament, then grabs him by the throat and asks him if he remembered what happened in Cambodia with him and Charlie. Bison confirms that he does remember, complimenting Guile on no longer being the runt he was then, then tells Guile to kill him quickly. Before he can, however, Guile's wife and daughter run up and tell him not to kill Bison, as it won't bring Charlie back. Guile ultimately spares Bison and returns to live a peaceful life with his family.
  • Ken's fiancé Eliza runs into the tournament, saying she came so they could be together again. Ken holds Eliza, as he carries Eliza bridal-style to their church to start a big wedding.
  • Chun-Li goes back to China to pray to her father's grave that he can finally rest in peace now that M. Bison has been defeated and brought to justice, while she goes back to her normal life.
  • An older woman runs up to Blanka, asking if he's her long lost son, Jimmy. Blanka doesn't recognize her, but the woman recognizes the anklet he's wearing. The two share tears of joy and warm hugs, with Blanka calling the woman "Mommy".

Super/Ultra Street Fighter II

  • In alternate events of 1993, the Grand Master Challenge Tournament is held due to the shadow of Shadaloo for their world domination plan, a total of only 16 street fighters have qualified including new challengers such as T. Hawk, Fei Long, Cammy, and Dee Jay. Then a mysterious challenger known as Akuma infiltrates the tournament and murders the host M. Bison to challenge the leading champion.[20]
  • Sagat separated from Shadaloo.

Street Fighter IV

  • S.I.N is destroyed.[23]
  • Coming from S.I.N, Balrog rescues and protects little boy Ed.[24]
Masters Family

Mel is born.

Street Fighter V

  • The "Black Moon Plan" is crushed by the fighters, and Shadaloo is destroyed again.[29]
EdStory17

Ed leaves Balrog.

Street Fighter III

SFIII 2I-Alex Ending-1

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike

  • Li-Fen, the girl Chun-Li took into care, is abducted by a mysterious organization[39]
SFIII 3S-Hugo Ending-3
  • Hugo and Poison launch new professional wrestling organization "H.W.A (Huge Wrestling Army).[42]
  • Alex travels again, this time to improve as a fighter.[43]

Street Fighter 6

  • To be added soon.

Final Fight series

History

  • Bushinryu's origin is said to date back about 550 years ago (14th century AD).[44][45]
  • In 1976, Cody since the age of 9, started practicing and developing his own street fighting style, which is a hybrid of both boxing combined with his black-belt level teachings in martial arts such as karate.
  • In 1983, Mike Haggar at the age of 40, continues and defends his title in his career as a professional wrestler.[46]

Final Fight

  • In 1986, Mike Haggar finally retires from wrestling to become elected as the Mayor of Metro City promising everyone to clean up the streets even if he has to get his own hands bloody to do it himself.
SFV Cody SF1 Arcade Ending

Mike, Cody & Guy save Jessica from Mad Gear.

Final Fight 2

FF2-Intro-9

Mike and Maki during the Final Fight 2 opening.

Final Fight 3

  • To be added soon.

Final Fight Revenge

  • In 1988, Cody Travers does not get any more chances to continue his search for Jessica, due to being framed for crimes including both assault and the many revenge street fights that Cody had participated in from his time, by Poison & Edi. E, and ultimately arrested. He is then sent to prison. While initially framed for crimes committed by Poison, his own assault charges land him in prison. Later, Cody is also shown taking the blame for something Guy did, further contributing to his incarceration.

Media

  • The non-canon OVA Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie begins in present day 1994 where Ryu fights Sagat in the opening scene, then the rest of the film takes place in 1997 (according to the synopsis, the film takes place "in a not-too-distant future"). Ryu and Ken's training and sparring flashbacks all take place in 1979 when they were only teens.
  • The anime series Street Fighter II V takes place in the present day of circa May 1995.
  • Another non-canon OVA titled Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, takes place between the events of Alpha and Alpha 2, because of the origin stories of both Sakura and Evil Ryu.

Gallery

Series release timeline (Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection)

Trivia

  • Because of certain plot errors in age continuity, canon birthyears on the profiles of playable characters were dropped by Capcom since, at least, Super Street Fighter II's release.
    • This includes Ken's son Mel Masters, in his ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Eliza and Mel are the same age as how they appeared in Street Fighter III while Ken still appears in his young Alpha incarnation throughout the entire Marvel vs. Capcom saga.
    • Sakura Kasugano stays a teenager throughout the Street Fighter Alpha series to the Street Fighter IV series.
    • Yun's playable appearances in both the GBA and PSP ports of Street Fighter Alpha 3 is considered non-canon due to a lore-error. The Lee Twins were supposed to be little boys during the events of the Zero/Alpha series, and their plots and rival match-ups involving both Fei Long and Dee Jay were not supposed to occur yet until Super Street Fighter IV, in which their plot in that game is just a retelling of their Street Fighter III plot, but involving Chun-Li.
  • The year in which Final Fight takes place has changed multiple times. Originally it was shown to be written as 1989 in the Japanese version, then the overseas versions changed to "sometime in the 1990's", and in the Sega CD manual it is 1992. As of now, the Final Fight trilogy is consistently set in 1986, as "1989" was a typo-error because of the number "6" being upside-down.[49]
  • The Street Fighter EX games takes place in an alternate timeline and is not canon to the main series. Chronologically, the first EX game occurs several months after Street Fighter Alpha 3 still taking place in 1989, and both EX2 & EX3 taking place in 1990. Ryu, Ken, and M. Bison have the same costumes as how they looked in the artwork of Street Fighter II; but on the artwork of EX, Ryu and Ken both still look young, with M. Bison still being muscular as how they were in the Alpha series.
  • After the announcement of Super Street Fighter IV, the additional characters along with their profiles and age were made public. However, the age segment was taken down at a later date. Age: 25 years old (年齢:25歳), Weight: 46kg (体重: 46kg), Three Sizes: B75/W56/H35 (スリーサイズ: B75 W56 H35), Favorite things: spicy food, spiders, big boobs (好きなもの: 辛い食べ物、蜘蛛、巨乳)
    from Juri's original Super Street Fighter IV profile.</ref>
  • Even though Street Fighter II was said to be set in 1993 (due to Cammy's age being 19 as revealed in her Super Street Fighter II profile), Capcom retconned the year into taking place in 1991 because that is the year where it all started in the first version of the game and Zangief's country being listed as "U.S.S.R.".

References

  1. "Although Street Fighter 6 occurs after the Street Fighter III series, Ryu still feels that he's "not there yet" - though he seems to have gained some dignity. The way he wears the kasaya (Buddhist robe) is reminiscent of his master, Goken." from Street Fighter Twitter
  2. Gamest Mook Vol. 159: Street Fighter Zero 3, page 137.
  3. Gamest Mook Vol. 81: Street Fighter III Fan Book. page 89.
  4. Mother, Brenda and Sean's 7-year-old brother and 6-year-old sister's family of 6(母, ブレンダとショーンの7歳上の兄と6歳上の姉の6人家族 Haha, burenda to shōn no 7-sai-jō no ani to 6-sai-jō no ane no 6-ri kazoku)
  5. Gamest Mook Vol. 81: Street Fighter III Fan Book. Page 89.
  6. All About Street Fighter ZERO page 010
  7. "My earliest memories are of Master Goutetsu and Master Gouken. I remember Akuma training with them." Ryu's dialogue from Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
  8. His home country is the U.S.A, but due to his training in Japan for 10 years most of his family and friends reside there, new plot has emerged. Ending has been redrawn, as to add sufficient emotion to Ken and Eliza’s face, and are now managing life as an ordinary happy couple. Changed the facial graphics for “SSF2” to add more charm. In addition, a new photo is featured during the “SSF2X” ending depicting Ken miserably shopping with Eliza. (母国 は アメリカ だ が 、 日本 で 10 年以上修行 し て い た ため 家族 や 友人 は すでに アメリカ に はい ない 、 という 設定 が 浮上。 エンディング が 描き直さ れ 、 あれ ほど インパクト が あっ た イライザ と ケン の 顔 も 、 なんとか ふつう の 幸せ カップル の もの に なっ た。 『 スパ Ⅱ 』 では 顔 グラフィック も りりしい もの に 変化 。 また、 『スパ IIX 』 で エンデ ィング に 加わっ た 一枚絵 で は 、 イライザ の ショ ッピング に つきあわさ れる 、 ちょっと 情けない ケン が 見 られる 。) from Ken’s SSFIIT profile in All About Capcom.
  9. Ken: "It's already summer, why is the water here so cold. My hands are freezing." 「もう夏になるってのに、なんでこんなに冷たいんですか、ここの水。手が凍っちまう」from Gouken's Street Fighter IV Prologue
  10. Ryu and Ken, seeking to become the "strongest fighter", depart to battle street fighters.(隆と拳、「最強の格闘家」を目指してストリートファイトの旅へと出発する Takashi to ken,`saikyō no kakutō-ka' o mezashite sutorītofaito no tabi e to shuppatsu suru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  11. Ryu beats Sagat with a Shoryuken. Sagat vows revenge.(サガット、隆に「昇龍拳」で敗れ、復響を誓う Sagatto, Takashi ni `shō ryū ken' de yabure, fuku hibiki o chikau) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  12. A few months later... The figure of the man who was once called the emperor, illuminated by the morning sun, was a completely different person. Its body, which had been trained twice as big, was overflowing with strength as if to show off its existence. And finally completed, "Tiger Blow", a fist with the flame of vengeance. Now that he has gained overwhelming power and a new special move, and has regained absolute confidence, the fear of the past is no longer anywhere, only hatred and anger are in his fists. In search of Ryu, Sagat's journey to regain the throne has begun... (それから数カ月…朝日に照らされた、かつて帝王と呼ばれた男の姿は、まさに別人であった。二回りも大きく鍛え上げられたその体は、自らの存在を誇示するかのように溢れんばかりのカをみなぎらせてぃた。そしてついに完成させた、復讐の炎を宿した拳〝タイガーブロウ”。圧倒的な力と新たな必殺技をその手にし、絶対の自信を取り戻した今、かつての恐怖はもはやどこにもなく、憎悪と怒りだけがその拳にはあった。リュウを求め、サガットの王座奪回の旅は始まった… ) from Sagat's backstory entry in All About Street Fighter ZERO page 347
  13. "After a few months" (数力月後 Shù lì yuè hòu) from All About Street Fighter ZERO3 page 444
  14. Vega travels the world, searching for strong fighters(ベガ、優れた格闘家を集めるため自ら世界中!廻る Bega, sugureta kakutō-ka o atsumeru tame mizukara sekaijū! Mawaru)
  15. 15.0 15.1 5年前に救出 (Rescued 5 years ago) from Famitsu Super Street Fighter IV - Character Relationship chart
  16. "Abel is born as an artificial man, and is rescued by Nash. Nash subsequently disappears." from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  17. "Almost a year ago, the news of Thailand's national hero, Sagat's disappearance, ran around the country." (タイの国民的英雄、サガット失踪のニュースが国中を駆けめぐったのがほぼ1年前。) from All About Street Fighter ZERO3 page 45
  18. (格闘家たちの手によりサイコドライブが破壊され表向きはシャドルーが壊滅 Kakutō-ka-tachi no te ni yori saikodoraibu ga hakai sa re omotemuki wa shadorū ga kaimetsu) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  19. (ベガ、新たな代替ボディを開発する「リビング・インキュベータ」計画を発動 Bega, aratana daitai bodi o kaihatsu suru `ribingu inkyubēta' keikaku o hatsudō) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  20. 20.0 20.1 The World Fighting Championship is organized by Shadaloo - which now acts in the shadows (in secret). Vega is after Ryu’s body, who defeated Sagat. (シャドルーの暗躍により、「世界格闘選手権」が開催。ベガ、サガットを倒した格闘家、リュウのボディを狙う) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  21. T. Hawk original profile from Super Street Fighter IV. Dee Jay original profile from Super Street Fighter IV.
  22. S.I.N’s CEO Seth rebels against Shadaloo. (S.I.N社のCEO、セスがシャドルーから離反 S. I. N-sha no CEO, Sesu ga shadorū kara rihan) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  23. S.I.N is destroyed. (S.I.N社が壊減する) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  24. Bison rescues the young Ed from S.I.N’s ruins. (S.I.N社からバイソンによって少年エドが保護される S. I. N-sha kara baison ni yotte shōnen Edo ga hogo sa reru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  25. Street Fighter V: Masters Family
  26. Sagat estranges himself from Shadaloo. F.A.N.G takes Sagat’s former place among the Four Kings. (サガット、シャドルーより離反。四天王の座にF.A.N.Gが新たに就く Sagatto, shadorū yori rihan. Shiten'nō no za ni F. A. N. G ga arata ni tsuku) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  27. Shadaloo launches the “Black Moons Project”. NY’s zone is struck by a violent electromagnetic wave and plunges into chaos. (シャドルー、「黒い月計画」を発動NY一帯が強烈な電磁波により大混乱にる Shadorū,`kuroi tsuki keikaku' o hatsudō NY ittai ga kyōretsuna denjiha ni yori dai konran niru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  28. The Kanzuki house calls fighters from all over the world to help. (神月家、世界中の格間家たちに協力を呼びかける Kōdzuki-ka, sekaijū no gōma-ka-tachi ni kyōryoku o yobikakeru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  29. Through the fighters's fist, they crush the “Black Moons Project”. Shadaloo is destroyed again. (格闘家たちの手により「黒い月計画」が打ち砕かれ、再びシャドルーが壊減する) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  30. Chun Li becomes the guardian of the young hacker Li Fen. (春麗、ハッカーの少女リーフェンの後見人となる) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  31. Ed leaves Balrog and forms his own independent organization. (エド、バイソンのもとを離れ独自組織を結成 Edo, baison no moto o hanare dokuji soshiki o kessei) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  32. “Street Fighter III was an event from 1997 to 200X, so let's say Ryu, born in 1964, is 33 years old.”(「ストIII が1997年から200X年にかての出来事なので、1964年生まれのリユウは33歳くらぃでしよう」 ) from an interview in Gamest Mook Vol. 81 – Street Fighter III New Generation ‘Fan Book’ page 85.
  33. The Akuma epilogue of Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact takes place on February 11, 199X, as Ryu is 33 years old, it is in 1998.
  34. It was the first time in a while that Ryu used the hot spring water in Japan. Ken said, "There's someone I want you to meet" and designated a Japanese hot spring inn as the meeting place. "A proper hot spring inn is good once in a while." The hot water that hits the trained shoulders bursts violently as if it had fallen on the marble. "Ken is also the father of a three-year-old boy........ When you become a father、 I wonder if it's hard to go out with me and go camping in the mountains." As expected, Ryu could not help feeling the flow of time by using the hot springs in his hometown of Japan. (リュウ自身、 日本の温泉の湯につかるのはしばらくぶりのことだった。ケンが「会わせたいヤツがいる」と言って、合流場所に日本の温泉宿を指定してきたのだ。「たまにはちゃんとした温泉宿もいいな」鍛えられた肩にあたる打たせ湯が、 大理石にでも落ちたかのように激しく弾けている。「ケンも、もう3歳の男の子の父親か・・・・・・・。 父 親ともなると、俺に付き合って山籠ごもりするのも大変かな」故郷日本の温泉につかって、 さすがのリュウも時の流れを感じずにはいられなかった。) from All About Street Fighter III: The Fighting Bible, page 226
  35. Tom, Alex’s guardian, is attacked by a mysterious blonde fighter. (アレックスの後見人トム謎の金髪格闘家によって襲撃される Arekkusu no kōken'nin Tomu nazo no kinpatsu kakutō-ka ni yotte shūgeki sa reru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  36. Alex begins his trip to avenge Tom. (トムのかたきを討つため、アレックスが旅立つ Tomu no kataki o utsu tame, Arekkusu ga tabidatsu) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  37. "1 year since the battle to determine the best in the world," (世界の頂点を決める闘いから1年.) from ALL ABOUT Capcom Fighting Game 1987-2000
  38. Ibuki's Ending in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.
  39. Li Fen, the girl Chun Li took into care, is abducted by a mysterious organisation (春麗の保護した少女リーフェン、秘密結社に誘拐される Haruurara no hogo shita shōjo rīfen, himitsu kessha ni yūkai sa reru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  40. "Master... I'm not the same person that I was a year ago!" Sean's dialogue before fighting Ken in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.
  41. "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike character introductions" (in Japanese). Archived from the original
  42. Hugo and Poison found the new pro-wrestling group Huge Wrestling Army (ヒューゴーとポイズン、新プロレス団体「H.W.A(ヒュージ・レスリング・アーミー)」を立ち上げ Hyūgō to poizun, shin puroresu dantai `H. W. A (hyūji resuringu āmī)' o tachi age) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  43. Alex departs once again to test himself. (アレックス、武者修行のため再び旅に出る Arekkusu, musha shugyō no tame futatabi tabi ni deru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  44. All About Street Fighter ZERO page 011
  45. ""Bujin-ryu Ninjutsu" ... Its origin is said to date back about 550 years ago (1440 AD)." (「武神流忍術」・・・・・・その源流は約550年前 (西暦1440年頃)まてさかのぼるといわれる。`Bushin-ryū ninjutsu' sono genryū wa yaku 550-nen mae (seireki 1440 toshigoro) mate sakanoboru to iwa reru.)"
  46. Saturday Night Slam Masters profile.
  47. "A peaceful city. Wasn't it the title I got back a year ago?"(平和な街。それが1年前に取りもどした称号ではなかったのか。) from All About Street Fighter ZERO3 page 65
  48. Mike Haggar's Final Fight 2 profile.
  49. All About Street Fighter ZERO3 page 65