Street Fighter II Trivia Questions

Capcom feared legal action because the boxer resembled Mike Tyson and was originally named M. Bison. They rotated names: the boxer became Balrog, the claw wielder Vega, and the dictator M. Bison.

Blanka's backstory states he was raised by electric eels after a plane crash, learning to generate electricity from them. Thus, his shock move is directly inspired by electric eel behavior.

Sheng Long was a hoax from a 1992 EGM magazine prank. The character never existed in any arcade release. Capcom later added Akuma as a secret character in Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Ken's Shoryuken was an intentional special move, not a glitch. The claim likely confuses it with the famous combo system, which originated from a bug that allowed canceling normal attacks into specials—a glitch Capcom intentionally retained and that became a core fighting game mechanic.

The 1991 arcade version lacked a CPU versus mode. Players could only fight each other or the computer in single-player mode.

Chun-Li was always intended to be female. The myth stems from early concept art showing a muscular figure, but that was a different design.

Composer Yoko Shimomura wrote Guile's theme quickly while eating. It became iconic, but she didn't expect its massive popularity.

Dee Jay is Jamaican, as confirmed by Capcom. His name is a pun on 'DJ' and his design incorporates kickboxing and reggae culture.