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The 6 Greatest ‘Street Fighter’ Characters Who Were Definitely Black, Ranked
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6. Birdie
The British punk brawler started off life as a (nonplayable) White dude in the original Street Fighter, but later chalked up his pale skin to having been sick — because, in the spinoff Alpha series, he’s been a cockney-accent-having bruv partial to headbutts and chain attacks. But since we can’t have nice things, Street Fighter V then turned him into an obese Caucasian who eats during fights. What part of the game is that?
5. Sean Matsuda
Okay, so lil homie has a Japanese father and his Brazilian mom is light-skinned — but between his locs and his skin, it’s all too clear that Ken’s biggest fan is Afro-Latinx. (And considering how the ops in Brazil feel about natural hair, he’s gonna need that Shoryuken to be on point.)
4. Dudley
No shots, but Street Fighter’s wealthy British gentleman might be the uncanniest character in the whole damn franchise. Blue eyes, a conk, and a handlebar mustache? What, did Shaun King start working out?
