Streets of Rage 4

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Because I don't want to pull rank and steamroll over everything. -Black Squirrel (talk) 09:25, 13 January 2022 (EST)

My thinking:

• The game separates the Mega Drive characters from the main cast, so so should we (see example below).
• I'd have forced this change, but the move lists are incomplete on the sub-page (which is where the move lists should live - otherwise we'll have excess duplication)
• Classic characters need their SoR4 icons so that the sizes match.
• I think the level infotables could be cleaner but I'm not sure of a solution yet
• Murphy is missing. Sprite rips exist but the character's arm is a separate object and I'd want to layer it perfectly and I don't have the patience right now.
• Also because I don't have this on PC I can't rip graphics from the DLC, so someone else will need to do that, or wait for TSR or something.
• There's further scope for shifting details from the main page. Like all the various level references and things in bullet points - it's all good stuff, just from a readability perspective, introduce basic concepts first then go into detail.
• I would have jumped on this sooner but I hadn't played the game until recently and was avoiding spoilers :)

-Black Squirrel (talk) 15:16, 14 January 2022 (EST)

Playable characters

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Streets of Rage 4

	Axel Stone
	After the fall of Mr. X, Axel retired from the police force and moved out of the city. Desperate to find true strength beyond his fists, he went to live in the wilderness. He spent his days training, meditating, and studying. However, despite his love for this simpler life, a call from Blaze was all it took for him to return to the city once more. Occupation: Ex-cop Fighting Style: Martial arts Hobby: Video games
	Blaze Fielding
	Blaze was dishonorably discharged from the police force when she refused to take anger management classes after punching the commissioner in the face over an ethical disagreement. These days she works as a dance instructor and choreographer for local musicals. She still has a bad habit of getting into street brawls. With her ear ever to the ground, she picked up on rumblings of a new crime syndicate and immediately started calling in old favors. Occupation: Dance instructor Fighting Style: Judo Hobby: Lambada
	Cherry Hunter
	Being the daughter of Adam Hunter, the most decorated cop the force has ever known isn't easy. It comes with a lot of baggage and a lot of frustrations. While Cherry inherited his brawling talents, she didn't inherit his desire for law and order. Choosing to devote her life to music, she spends most of her nights playing electro progressive rock in some of the most dangerous dives in the city. Occupation: Guitarist Fighting Style: Pogo Hobby: Repairing motorbikes
	Floyd Iraia
	Floyd had always worked hard for the local community until a horrible work accident left him armless. The management at the construction company decided to invest in lawyers rather than helping him with the massive medical bills. In the end, help came from Dr. Zan, with whom Floyd spent years learning how to build, and use, his new cybernetic arms which Zan had developed. When Blaze called on Dr. Zan for help, Floyd was the one who answered. Occupation: Mason Fighting Style: Rakushin Fist Hobby: Science
	Adam Hunter
	After the events of 10 years ago, Adam just wanted to take care of his daughter, Cherry. But he was called on to join the special forces and infiltrate the new organisations gaining control of the city. Having been in the shadows for too long, he finally decided to finish the fight he started. Occupation: S.I.F. Agent Fighting Style: Boxing Hobby: Bonsai trees

Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle

	Axel-SoR1/Axel-BK1
	Blaze-SoR1/Blaze-BK1
	Adam-SoR1/Adam-BK1

Streets of Rage 2

	Axel-SoR2/Axel-BK2
	Blaze-SoR2/Blaze-BK2
	Skate-SoR2/Sammy-BK2
	Occupation: Student Fighting Style: Street Hobby: Breakdancing
	Max-SoR2/Max-BK2

Streets of Rage 3

	Axel-SoR3/Axel-BK3
	Blaze-SoR3/Blaze-BK3
	Skate-SoR3/Sammy-BK3
	Occupation: Student Fighting Style: Street Hobby: Breakdancing
	Zan-SoR3/Zan-BK3
	Occupation: Scientist Fighting Style: Science Hobby: Bowling
	Shiva-SoR3/Shiva-BK3

Mr. X Nightmare

	Estel Aguirre
	Occupation: Police officer Fighting Style: Krav Maga Hobby: Painting The only daughter of a Swedish-Columbian couple, both exemplary police officers, Estel grew up learning that duty, justice, and integrity were the most important things. Strong-willed and eager to serve, she doesn't always see that her colleagues' ambitions can be less noble than her own.
	Max Thunder
	Kicked out of the Pro Wrestling association because he refused to throw a fight, he joined Axel and Blaze to get rid of the syndicate and also show his friends what a real German suplex is. Occupation: Pro wrestler Fighting Style: Wrestling Hobby: Bodybuilding
	Shiva
	After the fall of Mr. X, Shiva was enlightened and started a dojo to make use of his talent and promote Buddhist teachings. Unfortunately, many of his disciples left to join the new crime syndicate. What finally made up his mind, however, were the reports of animal cruelty at Y's secret labs. Now he's just waiting for the moment to strike. And when he does, he'll strike hard. Occupation: Dojo master Fighting Style: Kempo Hobby: Meditation
	Roo-SoR3/Victy-BK3
	As a throwback to SoR3, in the Mr X Nightmare DLC, Roo is only accessible through a cheat code. A localization bug makes Roo remain as Roo-SOR3 in Japanese and Korean but he does become Victy-BK3 in Simplified and Traditional Chinese.