Street Fighter is a franchise rich with weird and wonderful characters, packed with narrative twists and turns. There’s heroic tales of redemption, bitter feuds and rivalries, and even a giant green electric lad from Brazil. But the timeline is, frankly, an absolute mess.
Across 7 entries, the chronology of Capcom’s fighting game franchise has been continuously retconned and re-written into oblivion. Not only does the chronology jump around, with Street Fighters 4 and 5 taking place before Street Fighter 3 and Street Fighter 6, but each game has a multitude of upgrades and alternate versions, which effectively rewrite what has come before.
We’re here to do the hard work for you, and sift through the noise of Supers, Ultras, Hypers, Alphas and Turbos to provide you with a full breakdown. This is the Street Fighter timeline fully explained.
00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Street Fighter
02:22 - Street Fighter Alpha 2
06:21 - Street Fighter Alpha 3
07:54 - Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
09:17 - Street Fighter EX Series
09:52 - Ultra Street Fighter 4
12:27 - Street Fighter 5
16:17 - Street Fighter 3: Second Impact
17:52 - Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
18:56 - Street Fighter 6
From the iconic fight between Ryu and Sagat all the way through to the events of Street Fighter 6 via the shady machinations of the Shadloo organization, this video breaks down the long and confusing timeline of the Street Fighter franchise.
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saying sagat like that should be a crime
I'm more concerned about "Satsui no Hay-doh"
What about "Rhay-Yoo" then?
Saga
Dude is a menace to society.
Saghit
"Bob Saget. The emperor of Mai Tai!" I should have him make me one because I love Mai Tais!!
Same😂
It's awesome to see how far the street fighter franchise has come over the last 30 or more years
You completely skipped the part where Sagat actually beats Ryu and the satsui-no-hado actually takes over Ryu for a second. Sagat comes to help Ryu out of the floor. Ryu does a shoryuken out of complete anger because he was possessed and cuts and also burns Sagat on the chest.
That's not canon.
@blackout1524 i believe it is. It was in one of the strategy guides for the alpha series
@@zachariahsmith9130 No it wasn't. Even in the Alpha backstory there's no mention of Ryu losing or the Satsui playing a role. It was a fair match.
Its most def canon. It was a recton.
@@blackout1524doesn’t he have the scar from that very fight still on him?
PSA for Street Fighter IV: a lot of the story cutscenes from the original version of Street Fighter IV were cut out entirely from Ultra Street Fighter IV due to the dev team being dissatisfied with their quality. Unfortunately, this means that a lot of the more crucial story-driven cutscenes were replaced with more generic ones that have little to do with the main story. This means that if you play Ultra Street fighter IV you miss out on a lot of stuff from the original game including the endings which show Ryu reuniting with Gouken, Gouken fighting Akuma, and pretty much all the endings which depicts Delta Red, Shadaloo, and the other Street Fighters raiding S.I.N.'s complex. In order to see these cutscenes you either need to get the original version of the game or look them up on KZhead.
Street Fighter Lore is the best thing about the series. Its why I always come back for each entry.
Hay-Dough-Ken sure is my fav. lol
"Satsui no HAYDOE"
Haydoken 🤦
sagit
We're all teasing about the pronunciations, but nice work putting the video together regardless, it's a solid recap of the series' central plot. :)
Somehow Bison returned
dark science, cloning, secrets only Shadaloo knew
Shhh we don’t need the details, only “Somehow”
I love when you can tell that someone is reading from a script they didn’t write and have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about
"Sagit"
Satsui no "hay-do"?
Sagat, the master of Mai Tai? Is he a bartender now?
I had to pause this and comment. Thank you for the amount of research that you've done. These are the kind of things that I feel like are specifically made just for me. Appreciate it well worded well edited great work keep it up I subscribe.🎉
Cool
Parts of SF5 take place before SF3 but some parts take place after SF3. Some character stories hint at that.
Devs recently confirmed it too
Yeah, most of the Illuminati stuff does in the new arcade mode endings, as confirmed by the devs.
@@D3Vlicious So, if I understand correctly, Gill's story (when he fights G and Urien) takes place after the SFIII series?
Not a bad video . I think you should warn people about street fighter 6 spoilers though . 👍
The title states "timeline explained". You know there be major spoilers for those who haven't finish world tour mode.
Thank you for not skipping over the EX series like everyone else does when talking about SF. Street fighter EX was my childhood that everyone seems to wanna forget. Its low key one of my favorite SF games
If this guy says "satsui no HEY-DOH" ONE MORE TIME 😤😤😤
Still think the aesthetic of Alpha in particular Alpha 2 is still the best iteration of Street Fighter. Or it could just be nostalgia of my Sega Saturn days. At least 30th Anniversary gave us a perfect arcade port of Alpha 2.
The first street fighter game takes place in the late 80’s. Street Fighter third strike takes place in the late 90's Street Fighter 6 take place in the early 2000's.
And SF4?
@@DonYoGi8331 early 90s i think
@@rblx_taxevader280 SF IV is mid 90s (94 to be approximate), if Mel (Ken's son) was confirmed to be 3 in Street Fighter III: New Generation, which takes place around 1997.
That blows me tf away considering how technologically advanced it all is
Sf6 is no way early 2000s. They have smartphones, cryptocurrency and even mention self driving cars
But where do the Final Fight series, Slam Masters, Rival Schools and Project Justice fit in the timeline?
An excellent video
is it really that hard to say "HA-DO?"
One of my favorite fighting game franchises
Satsui no haydo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I cringed every time it was said
You know how Marvel comes into the Street Fighter Universe, its usually called universal money hole when space and time bend when money is involved.
Literally only said Ryu and Gouki correctly lol
the way you say Sagat and Satsui no Hado gives me a migraine
Bro you saying Sagat wrong the disrespect
good vid but some pronounciation are... yikes
I notice that it's a common thing amongst British creators to pronounce some SF terms this way, like Top Hat Gaming Man. Perhaps it's more of a regional thing
@Gamespot You forgot to mention Saturday Night Slam Masters series and Final Fight series.
Hay-do? hay-do-ken?
I'd love to have Cammy my body double
Street Fighter 2010: Okay, I guess I'll just go sit in this corner over here.
Good vid dude. But the way you say hado is so weird
Emperor of My Tie 😂
Mai thai is a drink, muay thai is how youre going to get bodied for calling it the wrong thing
Btw Q is a single letter name just like G and G has an outfit in sf5 that looks identical to Q so maybe they are the same person or they were on the same project (the project file that ibuki was in a mission to retrieve was called project G)
19:42 "And they're all out of pizza"
My 3rd favorite fighting game
*Looks at his dedicated street fighter arcade... This checks out
Emperor of Mai Tai Saggat Satsui No HeyDoh
Hey man, everyone pronounces "Zangief" wrong accoridng to SF6 so it happens. Pretty sure everyone pronounced "Ryu" differently back in the day, too.
I heard some people read Ryu's name as Rahiyu, or something.
@@tacticsogreman I remember "Rye-oo" as in "eye" was a common one
@@HolySok Yeah, that one. But man, this video is ultra hard to watch as a native jp guy. Like, what in the world is "satsUi no hEydoh", emphasis on capital letters. Heydoh. Suddenly funky stuff lol It's like the guy making this video never heard the word hadouken in game.
Make a tekken timeline video please!?
Hado Ken, satsui no hado. Same pronunciation of hado (hah-doh), other than that and Chun Li's mispronounced name, great summary of a very messy timeline.
I can't believe Street Fighter 6 takes place in the same city as Megamind
😂😂😂
The time line is me playing alpha 2 and 3. Third Strike. Sf6. Repeat. Throw some darkstalkers in there.
The emperor of Mai Thai
Oh no. So does that mean that M. Bison is smashable??
"Ryu and Saggit" Edit: "Satsui No Hay Dough" xD
Geez, the story is so convoluted. But it all amounts to fighting tournaments 😆
This guy's pronunciation of Sagat and Satsui No Hado are a criminal offense. Nice recap of the story though.
Street fighter will take in octagon with takken coming out 😂
How many years between SF3 and SF6 ? I mean they are all 55-70 years old, so 25-35 years gap ?
You forgot to mention how Ryu and Chun Li became Power Rangers and fought using their mechazoids to defeat Z
SF2 will always be my favorite!
so we completely disregard SF vs Tekken?
You didn’t even explain Guile and slipped over the cut screen at the end of Street Fighter 5
when im partying i am the emperor of mai tai
Do you need make a time line from kingdom hearts
Make a time like for Verum Rex and final fantasy versus 13
Hado... ha-DOh. Otherwise, this video presentation was quite good. I wonder how how this Brit would pronounce 'hadoken'. Hay Doh Ken or Hey Doh Ken...
Haydo? Sagget?
Take a shot every time he says "literally". Or when they added an extra ad break. 😑
It's pronounced 'hah-doe', not 'haydo'...
I want M.Bison back in SF6, but that prob not gonna happen.
tbh it probly will , some season down the line , We got Seth back from Sf4 after some seasons in SFV , I Think they just wanna give JP some time in the spotlight as a villain , Bison will eventually come back ium pretty sure
@@ClapClap4Sim That makes sense, I hope you right!
M. Bison was indeed killed by Ryu in Street Fighter V, but his spirit lives on as Phantom Bison. He is probably searching for a new body to host before returning. I too hope he shall return in Street Fighter 6.
Put Gill in street fighter 6 Aka sephiroth Aka Shoto Todoroki
SPOILERS FOR 6 AT THE END
No way they got Metro City form Megamind
Satsuy no Haydow
"Hado", rhymes with "Motto"
bro said saggot how many times??? 😭😭😭
sat-sooey no haydow
Satsui know hey-doe
No mention of G, his story, or the potential connection to Q. For a lot of people, G is Q before he had something happen to him, (Project G being a common logical theory.) Many of the same moves, and animations, and even a Q alternate costume.
how is that relevant to the main story? if he were to cover every single character it would be an insanely long video
satsui no HEY-DOO
M bison kinda reminds me of ra al ghul LOL taking over his own daughter's body
Alex best friend is Jean Reno
Choose your side Ryu Street Fighter or Jin Tekken
SF came a long way, been playing SF since SF1 all the way to SF6. Even had the SF EX .
"Akoohmah" 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Well.. the mother of all shoryuken that ryu deliverd that made sagat got his iconic scar is super weak in SF Alpha 3 and it cost 3 super bars 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bro called him sagget
The thumbnail was misleading, this is only the timeline of sf6 False advertising
2-4-6 is best.
The info was great, but those pronunciations were horrendous!
Satsui no HAE-DO
Lot of dragonball stuff used early on
Bob Sagat
Wow, the pronunciation is kind of atrocious, but thanks for the video anyway hehe :/
"Satsoooeee no HAYDOH" If you're going to talk about Street Fighter, at least learn to pronounce A MAJOR PLOT POINT right.
How could they destroy the lore like that in sf6. Everything is ridiculous like in yakuza game. Cardboard boxes smh
Is that true? did Ryu Defeat Bison in the Alpha series? I thought it was Guile, Charlie, Sagat and Chun Li who brought him down, along with the help from a few others... Yeah, after looking back at the story, this video is inaccurate. I would venture to say that everything prior to SF5 and SF6 in this video, needs to be revisited.
As far as i know it was Ryu with help from Sakura, Ken, and Sagat that beat Bison in Alpha 3.
Satsui no RaIdOw
My tai ,satsui no haydo…. Youdon? Jeez learn how to pronounce stuff…
Where tf did akuma go
He retired
can-zookie
Hey-do lol.
Who tf is Saga?
saGAT not saGUT
I Love the game but the story is still a mess. How did Blanka existed anyway?
Ryu is Mexican now😂