A: Dan Habiki
Dans the Best! Double thumbs up for this cool competition :)
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I totally didn't read the whole submission rules before posting, hence I don't have transparent backgrounds and Street fighter was originally a pixel game :S my bad. But honestly this comp was too awesome and knee jerk inspiration hit me like a 10 ton truck, so I started quick before it left me. Dan Habiki is one of my all time favorite game characters because he's super entertaining with his quirkiness.
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I totally didn't read the whole submission rules before posting, hence I don't have transparent backgrounds and Street fighter was originally a pixel game :S my bad. But honestly this comp was too awesome and knee jerk inspiration hit me like a 10 ton truck, so I started quick before it left me. Dan Habiki is one of my all time favorite game characters because he's super entertaining with his quirkiness.
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Comments
Is the face a X| type look? Looks really good :) That flick of hair exaggerated really pulls the character through :D
Just a point on exaggeration. I know Street Fighter tends to exaggerate body parts based on the combat style (like Chun-Li's massive legs and Blanka's huge arms). But your pixel art has de-emphasized the legs a bit from the original proportions (making it feel a little less Street Fighter).
That doesn't really matter... It's still super appealing.