Officially Black Fighting Game Characters Compendium

[Batsute]

Seems like this pops up every other month, so my goal with this thread is to compile every black character in fighting games. Gonna post their backstory along with gameplay as well.

First up,

Name: J.

Game: Samurai Showdown Sen

Synopsis from Fighters Gen: Spoilers

10 years prior to the events of the game, J. was an unfortunate sailor who washed up the shores of Japan. To survive, he learns to wield a blade and lovingly names his sword Elvis. He eventually meets and falls in love with a geisha and tries to buy her freedom without much success. Hearing of a reward for detailing the whereabouts of Suzuhime, he sets out in search of her.

His ending reveals that he had a rough time when he first landed in Japan. He was called the "black devil" and was feared by everyone who saw him. The only one who didn't run from him was a young girl who offered him food. Touched by her sincerity, J. swore to one day return the favor. The girl is the same geisha in his backstory. He buys her freedom with the gold he earned for defeating Golba and tells her to not love a man like him. She thanks him by choosing to live her life as she sees fit.

Thoughts

Haven’t played a Samsho since 3, but god damn Sen is violent. You got 14 yr old girls getting their hands chopped off rolling around in pain. On topic J.s design is pretty basic but a lot of the characters were who had a Japanese aesthetic. Obviously hes inspired by Dr. J but it works here along with his awkward stance; a strange man in strange land. Story wise he’s the ultimate Arcadium breh went to Japan and ended up PAAGin. SNK did a solid job with him.

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[Standing on business]

Skates

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Seems like this pops up every other month, so my goal with this thread is to compile every black character in fighting games. Gonna post their backstory along with gameplay as well.

First up,

Name: J.

Game: Samurai Showdown Sen

Synopsis from Fighters Gen: Spoilers

Thoughts

Haven’t played a Samsho since 3, but god damn Sen is violent. You got 14 yr old girls getting their hands chopped off rolling around in pain. On topic J.s design is pretty basic but a lot of the characters were who had a Japanese aesthetic. Obviously hes inspired by Dr. J but it works here along with his awkward stance; a strange man in strange land. Story wise he’s the ultimate Arcadium breh went to Japan and ended up PAAGin. SNK did a solid job with him.

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Wow, surprisingly I never heard of him and now that I see it's from some older 3d iteration of Samsho, I can see why.

Skates

Streets of Rage is a beat 'em up, not a fighting game.

 

[Batsute]

Name: Sheana

Game: Tough Guy

Synopsis from wiki

Once, there was a young woman named Neana. Strong and outspoken, she wasn't afraid to fight for what she believed in. Her stongest cause was the plight of poor, underprivileged black Americans. Having been raised in the slums, she had firsthand knowledge of their dire situation and couldn't stand for how unfairly she felt her people were treated. Banding together with those of a similar mind, Neana helped form a pro-black organization which used various methods, ranging from completely legal to terroristic, to raise awareness. Her environment, combined with her brief stint in the military, had desensitized Neana to violence, therefore giving her no aversion to participating in riots, beatings and worse, if it helped to get the group's message across. Twice, Neana was arrested but being incarcerated only strengthened her resolve. She was determined to die for her cause, if necessary. And indeed it seemed she would meet her demise one fateful summer day when, amidst the chaos of a huge riot, somebody shot Neana just as police were taking her into custody. She slipped into a coma, and was never seen again. Her shooter was never publicly identified. When Neana's death was announced, some believed she had been secretly executed in order to send a message to her organization that they would not be tolerated. Others speculated that she had escaped confinement and survived, but the police were simply too embarrassed to admit it. The truth, however, was far more complicated... For, though the woman would survive the attempt on her life, and eventually awake from the coma it had placed her in, Neana truly died on that day. In her place appeared a brainwashed special ops assassin for the FBI who now went by the name Sheana. With no emotions, and no memories of her past, she was the perfect agent: programmed to follow her orders quickly and efficiently, with no personal entanglements to get in her way. Although she had a new life, the fact that she lived in constant danger remained the same; this was the single thread that tied her to who she once had been. Sheana's current mission is to infiltrate the Fighting Titans tournament and kill the organization's leader, the Grandmaster Cula. Ironically, it was Cula who had saved her from death and arranged for her to become a pawn of the FBI. So long as it's an order, Sheana will follow it. But what would she think if she knew how dramatically the man she was going off to kill had once changed her life?

Gameplay:

Thoughts
Grace Jones as an archetype for black female characters is seriously underrated. Whats even wilder is in a martial arts tournament she is the lone American representative. A black woman fighting for civil rights in 90s, salute to Taiwan for making a such a complex character for the time.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

I guess you're going for the most obscure games and characters first eh.

 

[Batsute]

I guess you're going for the most obscure games and characters first eh.

Gotta know ya past to appreciate the present

Plus if posters dont know who the fukk Balrog, Jax, or TJ combo are then they can

 

[The Guru]

Name: Dolores
Game: King of Fighters XV
From: Mali:
Story summary: Dolores is a medium who can speak to the earth and control holy soil.

 

[Batsute]

Name: Dolores
Game: King of Fighters XV
From: Mali:
Story summary: Dolores is a medium who can speak to the earth and control holy soil.

I appreciate the effort breh, but

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Name: Dolores
Game: King of Fighters XV
From: Mali:
Story summary: Dolores is a medium who can speak to the earth and control holy soil.

I appreciate the effort breh, but

Mans said you didn't do this shyt good enough, lol!

 

[The Guru]

I appreciate the effort breh, but

Mans said you didn't do this shyt good enough, lol!

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

*Waits for Jade, Kimberly, Elena, Menat, and Rouge*

 

[Batsute]

Back again with one of the GOAT Fighting games.

Name: Boman Delgado

Game: Rival Schools

Synopsis: Despite the fact that he is still a student, Boman acts far ahead of his age. He is a devout Christian who never misses Sunday Masses. As a person who dislikes violence, he is aware of his own size and strength. After any unavoidable fight, he silently prays to God for forgiveness. Like Roy and Tiffany, Boman also hails from the United States and is a Pacific High student. With a non-violent nature, he is training to be a preacher.

Thoughts: A strong black man in a foreign land who loves him some jesus. A gentle giant who is not a magical negro that avoids the John Coffee treatment. His design while on the basic side doesnt matter when he has such striking features and an imposing figure. Its a great example of less is more and falls in line with his godly mission. Capcom did a solid job with him.

 

[Reptile]

Dope thread. Bookmarked. Maybe Ill see some cool looking characters from games Ive haven't played and will have an incentive to check them out.


@Batsute for the record Noob Saibot (not bi Han) was drafted by the Black Delegation years back. Just saying

 

[Batsute]

Dope thread. Bookmarked. Maybe Ill see some cool looking characters from games Ive haven't played and will have an incentive to check them out.


@Batsute for the record Noob Saibot (not bi Han) was drafted by the Black Delegation years back. Just saying

So we accepting an asian man getting sucked up by the underworld and parading around in black face as officially black now? :DrUmarStare:

 

[parallax]

Name: Sheana

Game: Tough Guy

Synopsis from wiki



Gameplay:


Thoughts
Grace Jones as an archetype for black female characters is seriously underrated. Whats even wilder is in a martial arts tournament she is the lone American representative. A black woman fighting for civil rights in 90s, salute to Taiwan for making a such a complex character for the time.

that dude with the swastika projectile is a wild ass inclusion. theres no shying away from him being a nazi like other charactera that are nazi adjacent