Chun-Li

"Chun-Li Kicks It Up A Notch!"

Chun-Li is a protagonist in the Street Fighter series, debuting 1991's Street Fighter II and becoming a mainstay of the franchise.

She is also a playable character in Nexed.

Real-World History
While designing characters for Street Fighter II, designer Akira "Akiman" Yasuda, was tasked to create a female fighter for the game. This would become Chun-Li; Yasuda modeled her original design after Tao from Genma Wars: Harmagedon. This intial design gave Chun-Li baggy pants and a front and back apron, as well as her defining thighs (which were meant to symbolize Chun-Li's determination). However, this was scrapped after Yasuda decided that it was not "very sexy" and lacked personality. After experimenting with Chun-Li's design, she would eventually end up with her most iconic design, which was used in Street Fighter II, her debut appearance.

Chun-Li would be redesigned a number of times throughout Street Fighter's history, most notably in Street Fighter Alpha, giving her leggings. A similar redesign is set to appear in the upcoming Street Fighter 6.

Chun-Li is notable for being the first female fighter in a standard 1v1 fighting game and became popular among players upon Street Fighter II's release. She would go on to become a mainstay in the Street Fighter franchise, appearing in every mainline entry since II, as well as many spinoffs and alternate forms of media (including the self-titled film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li). She has also appeared to represent Steet Fighter in crossover games such as Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Fortnite.

Gameplay Information
"Interested in martial arts from a young age, Chun-Li was trained by her father in several arts, picking up his "legendary legs" in the process. When he went missing, though, Chun-Li took up detective work to find him, getting caught up in all sorts of tournaments and tribulations to search for the truth!

It looks like Chun-Li has joined yet another tournament, this one putting her up against both old rivals and new faces from across the multiverse! Maybe one of her combatants will hold the answers she seeks..."

Chun-Li is a swift, combo-focused footsies character. Her attacks usually have great frame data and range with a focus on melee combat, overwhelming opponents with her quick attacks. She also has a number of approaching options, with three of her four specials helping her move in some way, often to extend combos.

Despite this, Chun-Li is also a lightweight character, making her suspectible to early KOs. In addition, her floaty nature makes her easy to combo herself. As such, Chun-Li players should play aggressively, using her Neutral Special to create openings to exploit with her strong combo game.

Moveset

 * Wall Jump: Chun-Li can jump off of walls.
 * Command Inputs: Each of Chun-Li's special attacks has a command input (a series of button presses) attached to them, resembling the respective inputs from the Street Fighter series. Upon successfully using a command input, Chun-Li will perform the corresponding move, with a visual indicator and different voice clip to indicate the input’s success. However, command inputs do not affect their corresponding moves in any way aside from aesthetical differences.
 * Hyakuretsukyaku: ← ↙ ↓ ↘ → + Attack/Special
 * Spinning Bird Kick: ↓ ↑ + Attack/Special
 * Tenshokyaku: ↓ ↓ + Attack/Special
 * Hazanshu: → ↘ ↓ ↙ ← + Attack/Special

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Chun-Li throws a palm strike.
 * Dash Attack: Chun-Li performs the Sen'enshu, running into a headstand before slamming her legs down in front of herself.
 * Forward Light: Chun-Li performs her signature Hyakuretsukyaku, throwing a series of rapid kicks.
 * Up Light: Chun-Li throws a wheel kick.
 * Down Light: Chun-Li throws a crouching shin kick. This can combo into itself at early percents.
 * Forward Strong: Chun-Li throws a roundhouse kick. This is her strongest kill move.
 * Up Strong: Chun-Li throws a backflip kick.
 * Down Strong: Chun-Li performs a standstill version of the Spinning Bird Kick, dealing multiple hits of damage to opponents.
 * Counter: Chun-Li lthrows the Sou Hakkei from Street Fighter Alpha, thrusting her palms forward to launch the opponent.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Chun-Li throws a split kick.
 * Forward Air: Chun-Li throws a flying kick.
 * Back Air: Chun-Li throws a roundhouse kick behind herself.
 * Up Air: Chun-Li throws a bicycle kick.
 * Down Air: Chun-Li stomps downward with one foot, being able to spike opponents.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Chun-Li grabs the opponent with one hand.
 * Pummel: Chun-Li knees the opponent’s gut.
 * Forward Throw: Chun-Li launches the opponent forwards with a backflip kick.
 * Back Throw: Chun-Li vaults over the opponent before kicking their back, launching them forward.
 * Up Throw: Chun-Li leaps into the air with the opponent and slams them into the ground.
 * Down Throw: Chun-Li kicks the opponent to the floor.

Stage Intro
Chun-Li steps out of a cloudy fog, bowing before entering her battle stance.

Taunts

 * Chun-Li jumps upwards twice before posing with a peace sign, resembling her victory animation from Street Fighter II.
 * Chun-Li folds her arms, saying "Get real!"
 * Chun-Li leans forwards and poses while saying "Sorry!"
 * Chun-Li puts her hands behind her back and giggles.

Victory Animations
Chun-Li's victory theme is a remix of an excerpt of her theme from Street Fighter II (0:04-0:11).
 * Chun-Li jumps upwards thrice before noticing the camera and posing with a peace sign, resembling her victory animation from Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.
 * Chun-Li performs a Hyakuretsuyaku before posing, saying "I'm the strongest woman in the world!". This resembles her victory animation from Street Fighter Alpha 3.
 * Chun-Li takes a series of stances before leaping into the air and posing. This resembles her victory animation from Street Fighter IV.

Colors / Costumes


Trivia

 * Chun-Li's attacks use hit sounds sourced from Street Fighter as opposed to the standard hit sounds from Nexed.