Final Fight
Genre	Beat 'em up
Developer	Capcom
Publisher	Capcom
First release	Final Fight November 25, 1989
Latest release	Final Fight: Double Impact April 15, 2010
Parent series	Street Fighter

Final Fight is a series ofbeat 'em up video games by Japanese publisherCapcom, which began with thearcade release ofFinal Fight in 1989. Set in the fictional Metro City, within theStreet 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]

The originalFinal Fight was directed byYoshiki Okamoto, and released on arcades. It was followed by twosequels for theSNES:Final Fight 2 in 1993 andFinal Fight 3 (Final Fight Tough in Japan) in 1995. The sequels were produced specifically for the home console market by Capcom's consumer division (led byTokuro Fujiwara) with no preceding arcade versions. The originalFinal Fight for theSNES included the playable charactersHaggar and Cody but did not include Guy, and also omitted the two-player feature; an updated 1992 release,Final Fight Guy, included Guy but not Cody, but still lacked the two-player feature. A parody of the original game, titledMighty Final Fight, was released for theNES and featured childlike "super deformed" or "chibi" versions of the originalFinal Fight characters. A competitive 3-Dfighting game spinoff,Final Fight Revenge, was released for Sega'sTitan arcade hardware in 1999, which was followed by a home version for theSega Saturn in Japan only. A 3D sequel titledFinal Fight: Streetwise was released in 2006 for thePlayStation 2 andXbox. A compilation calledFinal Fight: Double Impact which bundles the originalFinal Fight withMagic Sword released in 2010.

MultipleFinal Fight characters have gone on to appear as playable characters in theStreet Fighter series, closely tying the stories of the two franchises together. This first began whenGuy andSodom appeared inStreet Fighter Alpha (1995), followed byRolento inStreet Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) and Cody inStreet Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). Guy's theme is a remix of the music from the opening stage ofFinal Fight, while his stage inStreet Fighter Alpha 2 features several cameos of characters fromFinal Fight, such as Cody, Haggar, and some enemy characters. Andore would make a reappearance as a playable character inStreet Fighter III 2nd Impact (1997) under the nameHugo, accompanied by Poison as his manager. Both Cody and Guy are playable characters inSuper Street Fighter IV while Hugo is in a cameo in a stage and a large statue of Mike Haggar also appear in the game as well, released in 2010.^[2] Cody's musical theme is a remix of the intro music fromFinal Fight. There is also a downloadable Mike Haggar outfit forZangief inStreet Fighter IV. Rolento was considered as a playable character forSuper Street Fighter IV, but was edged out by Adon as he had slightly more interest. He later appeared inUltra Street Fighter IV, alongside Hugo and Poison. However, the construction site from his boss battle features as one of the stages.^[3] The car-vandalizingbonus stage was later used in early versions ofStreet Fighter II. InSuper Street Fighter IV, if Cody or Guy are vandalizing the car in the bonus stage, Mad Gear member Bred will appear and complain, in the same way as he does inFinal Fight.Abigail, Cody,Lucia and Poison appear as playable characters via DLC inStreet Fighter V. Carlos and Damnd appear as non-player characters inStreet Fighter 6, which features Metro City as the central hub of its World Tour mode.

Outside ofStreet Fighter,Final Fight elements have appeared in several other Capcom games. The video gameCaptain Commando is set in a future version of Metro City. The character Mike Haggar is featured as a wrestler inSaturday Night Slam Masters and its two sequels,Muscle Bomber Duo andSlam Masters II: Ring of Destruction with his daughter Jessica appearing alongside him. Hugo reappears, still accompanied by Poison, inSNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003), which also features cameo appearances by Damnd and Sodom inChun-Li's ending. Guy is a playable character inCapcom Fighting Jam while Cody, Haggar, Jessica, Hugo, and Sodom appear in the game as cameo characters. Both Guy and Mike Haggar are playable characters in the Namco-published crossover game,Namco x Capcom, which was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan only. In it, Guy is paired with Sho, a.k.a. Ginzu the Ninja fromCaptain Commando. Mike Haggar is a playable character inMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, making him the first character from theFinal Fight series to be featured in theMarvel vs. Capcom series. In the game, there is also a stage that takes place in Metro City with the Mad Gear gang fighting the police in the background. Haggar returns in the game's sequel,Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, where he is now the mayor of New Metro City, a fusion of Metro City andMarvel'sNew York City. Hugo, Poison, Cody, Guy, and Rolento are playable characters inStreet Fighter X Tekken.^[4] Mike Haggar and several Mad Gear bosses can be also seen in cameo appearances in this game at the background named "Mad Gear Hideout".Maki Genryusai is the only original character fromFinal Fight 2 to return as a playable character, appearing in the fighting gameCapcom vs. SNK 2 (2001), using many of the same techniques fromFinal Fight 2 as part of her moveset. Maki has also been featured as a trading card in theSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters series. TheCapcom vs. SNK 2 version of her character was also featured in the portable versions ofStreet Fighter Alpha 3 released for theGame Boy Advance andPlayStation Portable.

• Mike Haggar – A formerprofessional wrestler, Haggar was the mayor of Metro City during the events of the first threeFinal Fight games, and fought the Mad Gear gang when they kidnapped his daughter Jessica in the first game. By the events ofStreet Fighter V, he has retired, with Cody taking over, while a statue dedicated to him can be seen inStreet Fighter 6 rendition of Metro City. Outside of the mainlineFinal Fight titles, he has also appeared in theSaturday Night Slammasters games,Final Fight Revenge,Final Fight: Streetwise, as well asMarvel vs. Capcom 3 and its sequelMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.
• Cody Travers – Introduced inFinal Fight, Cody was the boyfriend of Jessica Haggar, and helped to rescue her from the Mad Gear gang. However after the events of the game, his constant need to fight others caused him to get arrested and thrown into jail, though he would routinely escape to continue fighting. InStreet Fighter V, he makes a playable appearance as the new mayor of Metro City, having reformed. In other games, Cody also appears inFinal Fight Revenge,Street Fighter Alpha 3, andFinal Fight: Streetwise, with the last game featuring him as an unplayable character while the player assumes the role of his brother, Kyle.
• Guy – Introduced inFinal Fight, Guy is a student of the Bushinryu Ninjutsu school and friend of Cody and Haggar who assists with rescuing Jessica. In theSuper Nintendo ports of the game, he was omitted due to space issues, but was included in special editions of the game calledFinal Fight Guy, replacing Cody. InFinal Fight 3, he returns to help Haggar and friends take on the new gang threat to Metro City. Guy also appears as a non-playable character inFinal Fight: Streetwise, where he now acts as a crime boss. InStreet Fighter 6, he takes on two studentsKimberly Jackson and Gou, then appointed the latter as his direct 40th successor of the Bushinryu grandmaster, with Gou's son, Ginzu succeeds him as the 41st grandmaster inCaptain Commando. Guy also appears in theStreet Fighter Alpha series,Final Fight Revenge,Namco × Capcom,Street Fighter X Tekken,Super Street Fighter IV, andCapcom Fighting Jam.
• Maki Genryusai – Introduced inFinal Fight 2, Maki is a blonde female ninja. After her sister and father are kidnapped by a revived Mad Gear gang, she asks Haggar for help in rescuing them. She holds a deep rivalry with Guy, who is engaged to her sister. Maki also appears inCapcom vs SNK 2 and thePlayStation Portable port ofStreet Fighter Alpha 3.
• Carlos Miyamoto – Introduced inFinal Fight 2, Carlos is a swordsman friend of Haggar, who helps to rescue Maki's family. In other games, he also appears inStreet Fighter 6's World Tour mode.
• Lucia Morgan – Introduced inFinal Fight 3, Lucia is a blonde female police officer in Metro City who helps Haggar combat the game's antagonists, the Skull Cross gang. In other games, Lucia was also featured inStreet Fighter V: Arcade Edition.
• Dean – Introduced inFinal Fight 3, Dean is a tall blonde man with electric abilities. A former street fighter, he seeks revenge against the Skull Cross gang for the murder of his family.

• Belger – Belger is a large bald man armed with a crossbow that uses a motorized chair for mobility. Acting asFinal Fight's main antagonist, he poses as a rich philanthropist while secretly running the Mad Gear gang. Belger orchestrates the kidnapping of Jessica Haggar, but is defeated by Cody who knocks him out a window, sending him to his death. InFinal Fight Revenge, he returns as a purplezombie, acting as the game's final boss. His brother, Father Belger, acts as the main antagonist ofFinal Fight: Streetwise, using a mutagenic drug to get revenge on Metro City.
• Abigail – A very large man with amohawk hairstyle and black facepaint, Abigail is a member of the Mad Gear gang, acting as their mechanic but prone to bouts of rage. Introduced inFinal Fight, he later appears as a playable character inStreet Fighter V.
• Poison – Poison is a pink haired woman and a member of the Mad Gear gang, before later reforming and taking up a role as awrestling manager for the fighter Hugo Andore, traveling with him to recruit others, often forcibly, into their wrestling group. Poison's gender has been frequently changed by Capcom, establishing her as eithertransgender,cisgender, or with stating it was "up to the player" to decide her gender, at various points in time. Originally appearing inFinal Fight, she has since appeared in several other games includingFinal Fight Revenge,Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and its sequelThird Strike,SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos,Street Fighter IV,Street Fighter x Tekken, andStreet Fighter V. InNintendo ports ofFinal Fight, Poison and herpalette swap counterpart, Roxy, were replaced by two male enemies, Billy and Sid.
• Rolento – A paramilitary leader allied with Belger, he and his soldiers work with Mad Gear to try and control Metro City, with a dream to start his own military utopian nation. Wearing a yellow uniform and red beret, he fights using grenades and a baton. First appearing inFinal Fight, he has since appeared inFinal Fight Revenge,Street Fighter Alpha 2 and3,Ultra Street Fighter IV,Street Fighter x Tekken, andCapcom vs. SNK 2.
• Sodom – A large man wearing a football uniform and a samurai helmet, Sodom is an American enamored with Japanese culture, but frequently mispronounces Japanese letters when trying to speak the language. He is usually armed either with twinkatanas or twinsais. A member of Mad Gear, he was first introduced inFinal Fight, and later appears in theStreet Fight Alpha series as well asFinal Fight Revenge.
• Andore Family – The Andores are a large family of tall muscular men in theFinal Fight series, all of them bearing a resemblance to real-life wrestlerAndre the Giant, introduced in the first game in the series. While most are recurring enemies, one member,Hugo, works with Poison as a professional wrestler, first appearing inStreet Fighter III: 2nd Impact.

The AmericanStreet Fighter animated series featured an episode based onFinal Fight and titled after the game, which aired during the show's second season. Adapting the plot of the game, the "Final Fight" episode centered on Cody and Guy teaming up with leadingStreet Fighter charactersRyu andKen to rescue Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang. Although, Guy and Cody were both characters in theStreet Fighter series, the episode actually predates Cody's first appearance in the series as a playable character inStreet Fighter Alpha 3 and depicts him in his character design fromFinal Fight. The episode is included as unlockable content inFinal Fight: Double Impact.^[5] An episode of the 1991Nickelodeon hidden camera showWhat Would You Do? featured aFinal Fight kiosk which distracted kids by mentioning personal information about them.^{[citation needed]}

Maki Genryusai appears in 1996 mangaSakura Ganbaru! as one of several rivals the titular characterSakura Kasugano (fromStreet Fighter Alpha 2) encounters. TheStreet Fighter II Turbo comic book byUDON Entertainment features a supplemental story arc spanning issues 6 and 7 centering on theFinal Fight characters who were featured in theStreet Fighter series.^[6]

The actorRobin Williams stated that he named his son Cody Williams after a video game character, which is believed to be Cody fromFinal 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]

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