Honda (steakhead cultural appropriators), or of course Chun-Li (sexy geniuses). To refresh your memory, Street Fighter II started out in arcades with eight playable backstory-rich characters with different movesets, and your personal favorite said a whole lot about you, whether you picked Ryu (dullards), Ken (dullards with shittier haircuts), Blanka (weirdos), Zangief (steakhead jocks), Dhalsim (cultural appropriators), Guile (military fetishists), E. She is the primary reason Street Fighter II as a whole endures, a legit global phenomenon of cartoonish medium-gnarly violence beloved by clueless amateurs and steely proto-esports superstars alike. Yes, Chun-Li, who as I type this is getting housed in The Ringer’s Best Video Game Character bracket in Round 2 by fuckin’ Donkey Kong, endures.
The Best Video Game Character Bracket: The Elite Eight Character Study: The Oxen, the High-Maintenance Travel Companions From ‘Oregon Trail’
