There are times when you wish that fighting games would self-impose some boundaries when it comes to ripping off rival games. In that spirit, Mortal Kombat should never have featured Ken lookalike Kobra, while Street Fighter should've left Doctrine Dark on the cutting room floor. The guy's breathing apparatus and colour scheme is a straight riff on Sub-Zero, the blades on his arms are clearly pinching off Baraka, and he even has a move where he fires a wire and drags his opponent towards him like Scorpion. This'd be more okay if he was a vaguely interesting character, but he's just a bit forgettable, with a creepy visual design that doesn't make you want to fight as him, against... or even look at him. Which Street Fighter characters do you think are most unworthy of the series, or just plain strange in a way that's kind of fascinating? Leave a comment and let us know, or have a crack at writing for WhatCulture!
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