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A better look at the new Street Fighter IV fighter El Fuerte photo

Famitsu stole my thunder earlier in the week with the reveal of the new Street Fighter IV fighter but at least I can still bring you this high quality picture. He is known as El Fuerte and his fighting style  is based obviously on the Lucha Libre brand of wrestling. Here's a video to Lucha Libre in action ... with midgets. 

Not much else is given about the new fighter except, oddly enough, that he likes to cook. He likes to divide his professional life between wrestling and gourmet cooking. He apparently sucks at cooking though.

Check out the hi-res of El Fuerte in the gallery.

[Via Capcom Unity Blog] 


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michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 03/13/2008 15:27
I smell a slam masters sequel
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SourGr8pes at 03/13/2008 15:29
This guy still excites me none, unless his victory pose is strumming a folding chair like a guitar.
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Grenator Bole at 03/13/2008 15:30
I was thinking that he didn't really fit in with the previous characters, but street fighter has really had a strange array, so I guess he does fit in. El Fuerte is cool with me.
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Aerox at 03/13/2008 15:31
He looks like Ryu in a mask and weird clothes.
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Rockvillian at 03/13/2008 15:31
What he needs is a little rat under his mask to do the cooking for him. Just a thought, El Fuerte.
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topgeargorilla at 03/13/2008 15:32
dude, wasn't it cool when they showed this? It was hella cool.

The funny thing is, his mask looks like echo the dolphin. You know, with the stars.
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007 at 03/13/2008 15:41
mmm, that's some hi-res goodness
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Cheeburga at 03/13/2008 15:44
Why is all the fighting games adding Lucha guys.
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sleepingagain at 03/13/2008 15:46
woot! the lucha guys are badass, and so are the masks...
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Novakaine at 03/13/2008 16:28
Why didn't they just use an improved Mika? It's as if they're ignoring all games after SFII Turbo....
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Rifter01 at 03/13/2008 16:44
Yes, yes his mask is 100& ecco-dolphin-ish... Um, but has anyone noticed the fact the larger picture is somewhat NSFW-ish.. I mean, with the slight-huge-yellow-banana-bulge.. Err.. Blech! Nevermind! I, uh, guess he likes his bright yellow sash.. My mind needs a thorough cleaning now! ROFL
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Crunshii at 03/13/2008 16:55
funny, thats what my x used to call my thingy...
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Eschatos at 03/13/2008 17:01
His face looks like the Steelers logo.
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jdub28 at 03/13/2008 17:24
floyd mayweather like fast boxer would have been better than lucha, but like all fighting game characters you dont know if you like them until you play them. looks like i will still be practicing my balrog rush tho
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manasteel88 at 03/13/2008 18:49
I would have rather had R. Mika in the game...but instead we get lucha libre.
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Wedge at 03/13/2008 19:00
Still... no.

Also, they could totally bring him in if they made a new SNS instead.
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Boolean at 03/13/2008 19:02
How is he different to Zangief?
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MechaMonkey at 03/13/2008 19:15
So is this El Toro Fuerte from the Jackie Chan Adventures or not?
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badoor at 03/13/2008 19:17
my guess is that he will be much quicker than zangief because that suits his wrestling style, though probably his grapples will have less damage.
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HarassmentPanda at 03/13/2008 21:26
Too bad he's not going to look anything like that in the game. I wish he was an unlockable on SFII: HD Remix instead of being done in that awkward 3D.
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animateria at 03/13/2008 23:54
I need to see 3D animations of him before I decide.

I didn't like C.Viper until I saw her in motion. Simply awesome!
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