For years, there has been one theory in Street Fighter that has seemed to overtake all others. It's one that has been debated over the years, with strong opinions from either side of the debate. Non-canon accounts in Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist and Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation have only fed fuel to the fire. … Continue reading Is Akuma Ryu’s Father? →

(The following interview was originally published on Twitlonger on October 7, 2018. You can find the original post here: https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqm9c7. This interview was also featured on Event Hubs on October 11, 2018. For that article, you can go here: https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/oct/11/he-redeemer-or-evil-incarnate-street-fighter-5s-composer-his-approach-tackling-gs-theme-shares-remix-sagats-theme-and-more/) After listening to G's theme many times,and trying to find hints in his music about … Continue reading A Few Questions for Daniel Lindholm (Interview from 2018) →

As a Street Fighter lore theorist, I have come up with theories that I have had to change to fit the evidence or otherwise drop altogether. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue. However, there was a theory I've written in the past that I felt was just not complete. There was enough scientific evidence to … Continue reading The Deepest Secret of Elena →

With the fifth, and final, season of Street Fighter V now confirmed, speculation can begin on who the final characters in the game will be. I am personally hoping for any character who can advance G's story, and I'd love to see Rose's reaction to her pupil, Menat, losing to the man she saw as … Continue reading Getting The Monkey Off My Back →

Over a year ago, I wrote a profile on Chun-Li's psyche, explaining her possible motivations as well as signs of her repressed sexuality. I had written that there was someone who pretty much knew what she was going through, as her own circumstances were identical: Juri. https://manestreet.home.blog/2019/02/20/a-complex-look-inside-chun-li-slightly-nsfw/ However, I've since realized that while Juri and … Continue reading A Juri of Her Peers →

Last July, I wrote about what I believed each of the Street Fighter tarot cards represented. I went through every card, pointing out the hidden meanings, and why each character was put on that card. There was one card, though, in which I just wasn't satisfied with the conclusion. I kept running different scenarios through … Continue reading From Guile to Guilt →

(This article is a response to a request I made to the amazing artist Quasimodox. You can see the inspiration for it here. This is NEITHER canon nor a lore theory. It's something I did for fun. You can see the original work here: https://twitter.com/Quasimodox/status/1248118405107941378?s=20) The crowd roared as Rainbow Mika left the ring. She … Continue reading The Q. Mika Backstory →

For April Fool's Day, Capcom briefly released Neco Drop, a fun, cute, maddening puzzle game involving cats that could best be described as Pokemon Go with Street Fighter characters. I found myself addicted to the game, being unable to stop playing until I was finally able to get every cat, finally earning the misspelled "Congratulations" … Continue reading The Truth About Neco Drop? →

In my last Rainbow Mika theory, written back in May of 2019, I stated that Mika's polar opposite was her partner, Nadeshiko, as she would turn her back on Mika and become everything her former teammate wasn't. However, the biggest thing about that theory wasn't that there was conflict between the two, but that the … Continue reading Dark Side of the Ring →

As we in the real world must survive a global virus that threatens our way of life, a similar pandemic exists in the world of Street Fighter - G's ability to manipulate people on a world scale. Using everything from social media to person-to-person contact, G has the ability to infect and affect everyone he … Continue reading G & Q: Patient Zero →