Final Fight

Final Fight
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
First release	Final Fight 1989
Latest release	Final Fight: Double Impact 2010
Parent series	Street Fighter

Final Fight is a series of beat 'em up video games by Japanese publisher Capcom, which began with the arcade release of Final Fight in 1989. Set in the fictional Metro City, within the Street Fighter universe, the games focus on a group of heroic vigilantes who fight against the control and various threats of criminal gangs, primarily the Mad Gear Gang. The series has sold 3.2 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2023.^[1]

Video games

Final Fight series

The original

Other games

The video game

, which features Metro City as the central hub of its World Tour mode.

The character Mike Haggar is featured as a wrestler in

Maki Genryusai is the only original character from Final Fight 2 to make a return appearance (Carlos, on the other hand, would make only a cameo appearance in Alex's ending in Capcom Fighting Evolution). She made her second video game appearance in the 2001 fighting game Capcom vs. SNK 2, using many of the same techniques from Final Fight 2 as part of her move-set. Maki has also been featured as a trading card in Card Fighters 2 and Card Fighter DS. The Capcom vs. SNK 2 version of her character was also featured in the portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 released for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable

.

Characters

Character	Final Fight	Final Fight 2	Final Fight 3	Mighty	Revenge	Streetwise	Total
Abigail	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	2
Belger	Yes	Cameo	No	Yes	Yes	No	4
Carlos	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	1
Cody	Yes	Cameo	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	5
Damnd	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	3
Dean	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1
Edi. E	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	2
El Gado	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	2
Guy	Yes	Cameo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Haggar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Hugo/Andore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Kyle	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
Lucia	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1
Maki	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	1
Poison	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	3
Rolento	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	3
Sodom	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	3
Two.P	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	2
Total	13	8	5	9	11	6

• Mike Haggar – the Mayor of Metro City, a former professional wrestler, and father of Jessica. He has slicked back brown hair and a mustache. His primary outfit consists of green trousers, held up with a brown diagonal belt shoulder strap, and brown dress shoes.
• Cody Travers
  – an experienced brawler, often training with his best friend Guy. He is also Jessica's boyfriend. He has blonde hair and his primary outfit is a white T-shirt with blue jeans and white sneakers (later becomes a loose white and blue striped uniform with white Adidas shell-toe shoes).
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  , and various red and white casual athletic shoes (i.e. modeled after Vans skateboarding shoes, Chuck Taylor Allstars, etc.; though were originally simple tabi shoes or boots).
• Maki Genryusai – A younger sister of Guy's fiancée. Like Guy, Maki is also trained in the Bushin style of ninjutsu
  and uses many of the same abilities and techniques. In her original Japanese backstory, Maki is a fierce ex-leader of a youth motorcycle gang, but this was censored in the English version of the game.
• T. Hawk from Street Fighter
  , and is armed with a samurai sword.
• Lucia Morgan
  – A young and petite female detective in the SCU (Special Crimes Unit) from within the Metro City Police Department, Lucia interrupts Haggar as he's talking with Guy, informing them both that the city is under attack and from there, Lucia, who wishes to repay Haggar back with a personal act of kind gratitude due to the fact that he had previously cleared her of a false corruption charge joins forces with him, Guy, and a mysterious street fighter named Dean in order to fight against and defeat the Skull Cross Gang, who had established themselves as the new dominant criminal organization of Metro City following the downfall and destruction of the Mad Gear Gang. Lucia has very long, slender, muscular legs and short, blonde hair. She stands at an above-average height, having a toned physique and wears a fighting police outfit consisting of a blue sports bra with a brown under-cut vest and fingerless gloves, denim shorts, and tennis shoes.
• Dean
  – When the Skull Cross Gang terrorizes the city in place of the now defunct Mad Gear Gang, Dean was one of the people they wanted in their group. While having extensive knowledge of the gang, Dean declined their offer. Stray and the gang maliciously murders his family and the grief-stricken Dean now seeks to avenge their deaths. He carries a picture of his family wherever he goes. Dean is a towering, muscular fellow with tall, spiky, blond hair. He wears a white sleeveless T-shirt with black pants, headband, harness, wristbands, and boots.

In other media

The American

What Would You Do? featured a Final Fight kiosk which distracted kids by mentioning personal information about them.^{[citation needed}

]

Maki Genryusai appears in 1996 manga

UDON Entertainment features a supplemental story arc spanning issues 6 and 7 centering on the Final Fight characters who were featured in the Street Fighter series.^[6]

Reception

The actor Robin Williams stated that he named his son Cody Williams after a video game character, which is believed to be Cody from Final Fight.^[7] In 2010, Game Informer included it on the list of ten gaming franchises that should be revived, adding: "It's one of many sidescrolling beat-em-ups we'd love to see return, but it's also one of the best."^[8]

References

1. ^ CAPCOM | Game Series Sales
2. ^ "IGN: Three More Fighters in Super Street Fighter IV". 26 November 2009.
3. ^ Words: Brett Elston, GamesRadar US (21 April 2010). "Adon edged out Rolento in Super Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV Xbox 360 News". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
4. ^ Hussain, Tamoor (2011-07-21). "News: Street Fighter X Tekken ComicCon trailer shows new characters". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
5. ^ "Final Fight: Double Impact Review – Final Fight: Double Impact Review". Game Informer.
6. ^ "UDON announces Final Fight comics".
7. ^ Glenn M. (November 29, 2009). "Even Robin Williams loves him some Call of Duty". QuickJump Gaming Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
8. ^ Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival – Features – www.GameInformer.com

External links

• Final Fight: Double Impact at MobyGames
• Final Fight series at MobyGames