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[OSHAN]

I know, or I believe anyway, Akiman created Chun-Li. I have no idea if he created characters other than Chun-Li, though.

Fighting game characters are some of the most recognizable in gaming. Exceptional designs that have lasted decades. Considering so many characters were created in such a small window of time, I was wondering who's responsible for all these wonderful characters.

I'm not talking about a take on a character; I'm talking about the creator of the character. Did the same person who created Iori Yagami create Kyo Kusanagi? Terry Bogard and Geese Howard? Andy and Mai? The Samurai Shodown cast; Last Blade; Street Fighter; Tekken; VF; SoulCal... who should I be thanking?

 

[danmaku]

You can thank Daisuke Ishiwatari for the awesome cast of Guilty Gear games (and he also wrote the soundtrack!).

 

[LiK]

Akiman pretty much. Some of the most iconic character designs ever.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Akiman did a bunch of the original cast in SF III as well, I think Daigo created Makoto. Irs a little hard with Capcom stuff as their internal team (CMYK, Bengus etc) are pretty tight lipped with info and it tends to be a highly collaborative process

 

[OSHAN]

You can thank Daisuke Ishiwatari for the awesome cast of Guilty Gear games (and he also wrote the soundtrack!).

That's some good shit right there.

I was just poking around online to see what I could find out, and for whatever reason it is hard to find the actual creator for these characters. I don't really get the secrecy. It takes a moment to find out who created a comic character.