![]() ![]() The sisters could cut tanks in half with their powerful kicks. Their pseudo-traditional Chinese martial arts uniforms beguiled their amazing powers. The sisters were fabled bounty hunters, selling their deadly talents to the highest bidder. The Kuniang Martial Arts Team aka The Tong Pooh Three Sisters appeared in 1989. In fact before Capcom even created Chun-Li they had designed a trio of female martial artists that could hold their own against the titular character Strider Hiryu in the arcade game Strider. They were the first female martial arts fighters in a game. Fan and Star were featured opponents in Yie Ar Kung-Fu, released by Konami in 1984. They were celebrated for their visual splendor, and fancy moves. The nation of China and the Chinese martial arts were perfect for video games. Let’s take a deep dive into the origins of Chun-Li. I think it's actually regressive, and betrays the spirit, and design that made Chun-Li unique. What I didn’t care for frankly was her new outfit. I was happy to see her return, along with the rest of the original World Warriors. I’m sure this pleased SF6 Designer Yusuke Hashimoto. ![]() ![]() The reaction so far had been overwhelmingly supportive. Fan art started pouring in online featuring her in the new costume. When she appeared in the SF6 debut trailer audiences all over the world celebrated. I had her listed #2 on my list of the 30 most important Street Fighter characters of the past 30 years. Today we are going to look at the last character I had yet to talk about for Street Fighter 6. ![]()
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