Before the mid-1990s, Street Fighter's popularity was absolutely unmatched by any game. It was not until "The King of Fighters 97" that it was gradually replaced.
I believe everyone had compared the characters of Street Fighter and King of Fighters back then!
When it comes to the influence of games around the world, the Street Fighter series is naturally better; but when it comes to character popularity, the "King of Fighters" series is definitely more influential in Asia.
The later versions of "Street Fighter" were mainly based on the aesthetics of European and American audiences, and most of the character prototypes came from European and American movies; while the "King of Fighters" series was mainly based on the aesthetics of Asia, and most of the character prototypes came from comics and Chinese kung fu movies, which are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Why are the characters created by
SNK so popular?
This is because many character prototypes are from reality or comics, and they are characters that everyone loves to see.
Today, the editor will review some of the prototypes in SNK's "Samurai Shodown" series with you. It may surprise you!
Liu Yunfei
During the development stage of "Samurai Shodown Zero", SNK had planned to create another knight from China. After that,
and Yue Nobuhiro successively created three characters with origins, namely Tokugawa Qingyin, Liu Yunfei and Wowang. Among them, Liu Yunfei's prototype is Yu Xiulian from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee.
We all know that Yu Xiulian is a character in the movie, but we don’t know that her prototype is a tragic character from the late Qing Dynasty novels "The Sword, the Golden Hairpin" and "The Pearl of the Sword".
Yu Xiulian and Li Mubai, although they were in love, were ultimately unable to get together due to the constraints of feudal ideas. After all, this is a novel set in the late Qing Dynasty, and even top martial arts heroes cannot escape worldly prejudices.
The Liu Yunfei designed by SNK is also a tragic character. Thousands of years ago, was controlled by the Emperor of Darkness, killed his wife and children, and created various chaotic situations in China, and was finally sealed by his eighth disciple.
(Feels the same as Tarasha in "Diablo")
Thousands of years later, the Emperor of Darkness awakens again and creates chaos in Japan. The two disciples who sealed Liu Yunfei back then became his subordinates, transformed into Shui Xie and Huo Xie respectively, and were controlled by Fengjian Cangyue and fengjianhuoyue.
In the finale of "Samurai Shodown Zero", Liu Yunfei used his own body as a trap to trap the Emperor of Darkness. In the end, the Dark Emperor was really fooled, and was controlled by Liu Yunfei's will at the moment of possession.
Liu Yunfei called out to the unconscious Wo Wang, hoping that he could help him. As Wowang's consciousness awakened, he knew that there was no need to delay, so he picked up the "Four Seals of the Ghost Cross" and stabbed the hero...
The Emperor of Darkness fell apart, and everything was over.
After Liu Yunfei died in battle, his wife's soul appeared to pick him up.
"My beloved wife, I have kept you waiting for too long!"
Youkai Fuheidao
Youkai Fuheidao was originally a normal human being, living a simple and ordinary life with his wife and children. However, as disasters continue to spread in recent years, people are living in dire straits.
The rotten heretics who lost their food source began to taste the taste of human flesh. We don’t know when it was invaded by demonic energy. We only know that after it devoured too many humans, its body began to change, and it eventually became what we see.
Corrupted heretics become demons. In fact, the demonic energy is only an aid, and its original intention has already been possessed by demons. At first she knew how to avoid her daughter, but in the end when she was hungry, she even ate her own daughter and grandson.
When it is hungry, the flesh on its body will be ripped off and eaten. Although it has no taste, it is better than nothing.
In fact, the corrupt heretics can definitely discuss with Piccolo the Great Demon King and let him eat only one head. This way there will be an endless supply of food.
So what is the origin of corrupt heretics?
This is the story of a monster drawn in the 12th century (that is, the end of the Northern Song Dynasty here), a demon who eats babies every day, and is finally inspired by an enlightened monk to give up his evil deeds.
It is said that this picture is similar to our "Book of Mountains and Seas", and the strange monsters mentioned in the content are likely to exist in reality. This monster has always existed in Japan's traditional horror culture.
Her real name is Mina
A demon slayer from the Ryukyu Kingdom, she has superb swordsmanship and clever skills. Although she looks young, she has rich practical experience. He is a popular character that was focused on during the "Samurai Shodown Zero" period.
This should be the most difficult character to COS in the COS world! First of all, the face is required to be relatively small, but the figure is relatively tall and slender. And you must have dark skin. At present, we have seen many professional COSER operations, but it is really difficult to find one who can satisfy us!
But for such a character who cannot be COSed, the prototype comes from reality.
comes from the 1883 work of the painter Yoshito Tsukioka. The character Hanaka is the only woman who was one of the Three Warriors of Japan in the 13th century.
Nakolulu, Limululu and Reina
Nakolulu and Limululu are two sisters, and Reina is the other side of Nakolulu.
Nakoruru is a shrine maiden from the Ezo tribe (Ainu tribe), so their looks are also very particular.
Let’s take a look at her style. You can refer to the traditional clothes of the Ainu people. Does it look similar?
Limululu’s clothing style can also be found in museums.
Although part of the prototype of Nakolulu comes from comics, the Ainu in the background are real. The strange thing is that this kind of clothing is so beautiful, why are we rarely seen nowadays?
Yes, these are good memories from the arcade era.
Nowadays, when we look back on these games, we always lament that time is not forgiving.
The arcade players of those days have long passed their thirties and have less and less time to play games. However, the nostalgia for the arcades is growing day by day.
Every bit of the game hall is still fresh in my memory. After all, this is our best youth!
In fact, we are very lucky. We were able to come into contact with so many wonderful arcade games back then, enough to reminisce about them for the rest of our lives.
Note: Some pictures in the article are from the Internet, such as infringement and deletion of
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