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First look: New Street Fighter IV character Crimson Viper photo

The new fighting game character news just keeps rolling in today! Courtesy of the latest issue of Famitsu, we get out first look at the newest addition to the Street Fighter world.

I continue to approach all Street Fighter IV news with cautious optimism. The game is being produced by a man who worked heavily on the god awful Capcom Fighting Evolution, and visually there are many niggling complaints to be made about the game thus far, but at least it's a new Street Fighter game. That's something I wasn't sure I'd ever see. Now Street Fighter IV officially has given us something we never had in the Street Fighter world before -- a red haired, brown-skinned woman with a flair for half-opened, button-up shirts and hair styles popular with Japanese biker gangs in the 1950s.

My feelings on this are understandably mixed. I'm just hoping that unlike Poison for Final Fight, Crimson Viper will never give me cause to think "WHY PENIS WHY?"

[Via NeoGaf - Thanks, Justin]


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nilcam's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 10:49
nilcam
She looks very KoF, but then Rose always looked more Darkstalkers.
---AMARU---'s Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 10:49
---AMARU---
SHe looks like she would belong in No More Heroes
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 10:49
F Whipple
I can see this being similar to Poison
Lukich's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 10:54
Lukich
I'm not really sure what to say... I guess new ideas are always good, but in the end its all about the gameplay.
MaxVest's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 10:55
MaxVest
Spoiler: Crimson Viper IS Dark Smoke Puncher.
Yes, I recycled my own joke. That's still more bearable than Ryu's bulge.
Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:01
Mr Wilson
Tranny Alert! I mean Sterling, Alert! I mean...Lame. They might as well have named her Black Mamba...CV=fail
Remo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:03
Remo
Not sure what to say. she doesn't look like she really belongs in SF. she lookslightly outlandish without being outlandish enough.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:08
brad drac
I also done thunk poson/why penis why.

This character design, it's not awful it's just... meh.
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:09
Oni
She looks like a librarian from Hell.

I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating cookies.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:11
AgentMOO
The characters are all a blur past SF2 to me. I stopped playing the series when it ceased to get ports on the SNES
PSIq0ut's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:14
PSIq0ut
looks like a cross of Vannessa from KOF and Macy Grey





Not impressed.
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:22
Teta
Stick to the original characters capcom, stick to the originals.
Or her:
îmgÇhttp://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/CAPPOD/SF137~Street-Fighter-R-Mika-Posters.jpg[/img]
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:23
Teta
Damn youz BBCode!
Her:
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:25
Jim Sterling
"Crimson Viper will never give me cause to think "WHY PENIS WHY?""

We'll see, man. We'll see. ;-)
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:29
Snaileb
She looks like Rose.
Hamsizzla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:45
Hamsizzla
that's stupid, you're stupid
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:45
Tubatic
She looks like Tay Zonday.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:47
Necros
Looks good, but it's on paper. If Ryu and Ken are any indication, we have no idea how this will look in-game.
RJG's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:51
RJG
Oh man, that doesn't look good. Everytime I get more news on this game the receipt for my purchase seems to morph further into a ticket aboard the fail train.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 11:57
NihonTiger90
Everyone bitches and bitches, but you know... I like this character already and welcome her to the fold.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 12:24
GuitarAtomik
Actually I think she looks like Kelis:


Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 12:25
Justin Villasenor
I'm with ---AMARU---, she looks like she could be Travis Touchdown's sister.
ToxinBlackheart's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 12:44
ToxinBlackheart
Hm. I really don't know what to say about her.

She just doesn't seem very Street Fighter at all.

Even the name...Crimson Viper?! Meh.
9to5's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 12:49
9to5
She looks like a lesbian yakuza.

And Kelis^ is fit. Good job Guitar Atomik.
Jetrockite's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 12:50
Jetrockite
Very No More Heroes-alike.
ShinAmano's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:02
ShinAmano
Honestly only the name is bothering me right now...hopefully it is a nickname...and I would like to see the hair on top a little more free...ie not in a clump on top :)
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:07
Pangloss
Somebody forgot to close their bbcode tags. That somebody is Jonathan Holmes.

Also, I would fear to face that woman in combat, armed as she surely is with righteous (lesbian) feminism
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:18
vexed alex
Meh. She looks OK. Don't really care. I just want to see more of the game, and yes, they are sticking to the core Street Fighter II characters so quit yer bitchin' about keeping it original. A little extra never hurt anyone.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:27
Cheeburga
She looks like a character i'm not going to play.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:27
Dexter345
I thought they specifically said that this would be taking place between SFII and SFIII, and would not introduce any new characters. I'm not upset, just confused.
microwavefood's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:34
microwavefood
basically.... what Cheeburga said.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 13:43
AgentMOO
That name sounds strangely like a Mega Man X Boss...
flaming burrito's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 14:07
flaming burrito
while i always appreciate new street fighter info, i dont know about her...

also, yea i immediately thought she looked like poison
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 14:10
Im OK
It's not a video of her in gameplay so.... *indifferent shrug*
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 14:15
Niero
I hereby proclaim thee

STREET FIGHTER IV: BIG FUCKING THIGHS EDITION
Kismet's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 14:26
Kismet
Let's get it on now
Select and make your first pick!
Let's get it on now
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six
Let's get it on now
Choose and pick the best one
Let's get it on now
Five, four, three, two, ONE!
Fubar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 14:56
Fubar
I had to look up the word niggling to make sure it was a real word. You just stomped my mind grapes into mind wine with your large vocab. Also, crimson viper would not even have been allowed as a call sign in the movie top gun which had such winners as iceman and maverick.
RoMeRtHeGaMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 15:06
RoMeRtHeGaMe
All I'm going to say is, "She'd better have some good moves."
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 15:06
Sharpless
Looks okay to me.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 15:38
Batthink
@ Nilcam; My thoughts exactly on the KoF reference.

@ Snaileb; err, no she doesn't.

She looks okay. I'd only mind if she was a cheap fighter or a rubbish-to-use one.
deaddays's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:04
deaddays
This is exactly the kind of character design crap I didn't want to see in the new SF. The dream is over.
UNDERSTAR's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:14
UNDERSTAR
Looks like a lil bit of Fergie in the character.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:37
Jonathan Holmes
I translated the name myself using a Katakana chart and and a little imagination.

The direct phonetic translation of the Katakana to her right is "Ku-Ri-Mu-Zo-N Vu-Ai-Pa".

So don't have me fired if it turns out that her name is actually "Cream son, wipe her".
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 18:53
Wedge
I like the hair. All you people seem to be missing the hair is obviously that of Cammy and Charlie's daughter.

The rest, we'll have to see.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 20:33
Jonathan Holmes
More like Cammy and that goof ball from Yu Yu Hakusho. What's his name? Zorro?

You know the one I mean.

Pepillou2's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2008 01:21
Pepillou2
fap?
bluki's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2008 08:25
bluki
meh
Hamsizzla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2008 14:00
Hamsizzla
chocolate rain?
Pacman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2008 17:41
Pacman
@Niero: That was SFIII: Third Strike. According to Capcom logic this would then have to be SFIII: Third Strike Turbo Thighs Edition

@Johnathon: Design-wise, she reminds me of the Street Fighter EX characters mixed with KOF. I'm simply not sure how successful that will be for Capcom considering how poorly the EX games did. Also, I salute your banner as you did mine; it's fucking tight.
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