Makoto (Street Fighter)

Makoto
Street Fighter character
Makoto in Street Fighter III
First appearanceStreet Fighter III: 3rd Strike (1999)
Designed byKeigo Chimoto[1]
Voiced byEN: Jessica D. Stone (Street Fighter IV)[2]
JA: Makoto Tsumura[3]
In-universe information
Fighting styleRindoukan Karate
OriginJapan
NationalityJapanese

Makoto (Japanese: まこと) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game series, designed by Keigo Chimoto and first appearing in 1999's Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. In the series, she is a young Japanese woman who utilizes her family's dojo teachings of Rindo-kan karate as her fighting style, seeking to restore glory to her deceased father's dojo. She has since appeared in UDON Entertainment's Street Fighter comic series, and due to her overwhelming popularity was included in Street Fighter IV's first upgrade, Super Street Fighter IV. Makoto is voiced by Makoto Tsumura in Japanese for both of her appearances, and Jessica D. Stone in English for Street Fighter IV.

The character has been positively received, in both location tests for the original game and a later official poll in which she placed second out of all the characters. 1UP.com staff declared her as one of the key reasons they prefer 3rd Strike over the preceding Street Fighter III titles. Several outlets have declared her their favorite character in the franchise, and others have praised her design and character heavily in contrast of other series characters.

  1. ^ Chimoto, Keigo [@CHIMORINSHOGUN] (14 June 2023). "おはざす 私がC社退社後に知った事実 ・ストIIIのまこと ・餓狼MOWのマルコ ・堕落天使の鬼瓦 が「空手を突き詰めたキャラ」って同じコンセプトで 偶然CAP/SNK/彩京の3社で同時期に作っていた事に 凄くびっくりした" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 July 2023 – via Twitter.
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