![]() ![]() His intro actions before a fight reference quite a few of Hogan's own introductions both are known to rip off their shirts before engaging in the match. His fighting style can be considered as an amalgamation of Hogan's repertories during his career in both the New Japan Pro-Wrestling circuit and WWF back in the 80's in Japan, Hogan used more traditional wrestling maneuvers in the ring, while in the U.S., Hogan was well known for his brute force and raw power brawling. Many of Alex's character traits allude to the famous professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. In an interview for Gamest, Akiman jokingly calls Alex a "devilman". The red body paint was inspired by the main character of the manga series Devilman Akira Fudo. Akiman was tasked on designing Alex, early concept art depicts Alex as a police officer who used to be a pro wrestler. While Ryu was popular as the Japanese karate fighter, in Tomoshi Sadamoto's perspective, pro wrestling was what he thought of when it came to American fighting. He also wears a red firefighting hat with black designs and black gloves with yellow linings.Įarly concept art of Alex as a police officer.ĭuring the early development of Street Fighter III: New Generation, the team wanted a main character who would appeal to the American audience since martial arts is more popular in America than in Japan, even being referred to in the concept art as American Ryu. He is shirtless and accessorized with a red fire hose as a side belt, a brown holster on his left side and a red axe holstered at the back. His premium work costume, which is that of a firefighter, consists of a pair of orange trousers with yellow outlines and designs and black short boots. His hair is longer and he wears a red cap and matching green MMA gloves with his imprinted name. Another is a white sleeveless shirt with a red X sign of "Extraordinary", green MMA shorts with his name imprinted on the buckle and a black thigh support within his shorts. ![]() He is barehanded, walks barefoot and his hair is messy. He has several alternate costumes in the game, his first outfit is a white short sleeve v-neck shirt with a golden anvil emblazoned at the center that reaches his lower abs, green trousers with white linings in each sides, a matching green tie in the center and black boxers underneath. In his character story, he gains a scar on his cheek during his fight with a reimagined Ryu, implying that he put the red marks on his eyes to match the scar. In his "City of Chaos" stage background cameo, he is wearing his flannel, but with the sleeves rolled up. His fingerless gloves are blue and black. His hair is cut short and slicked back with short fringes on each side which are hanging loose under his bandanna. In Street Fighter V, he wears red suspenders with black lining, a red and white plaid flannel shirt tied on his waist, tattered green jeans and black combat boots. In a piece of art depicting Alex's victory over Balrog in the Vale Tudo Eternal Fighting tournament, shown in an arcade flier for SFIII New Generation, he wears the same attire later used in his CFE ending, except his trunks have a red stripe along each side. In his Capcom Fighting Evolution ending, Alex wears camo green MMA shorts, along with what appears to be slate-colored open-fingered gloves. His classic appearance is recreated with his "Nostalgia" costume in Street Fighter V. Some official artwork also depicts him wearing his default attire along with a bomber jacket (sometimes with a white button-up beneath it) or a sleeveless black t-shirt. He also wears red body paint forming streaks that go down both of his shoulders, along with jagged streaks under his eyes. His other attire consists of light green overalls with the straps hanging down, open-fingered gloves of the same color and brown lace-up combat boots. He has long blond hair that he keeps in a ponytail near the back, with long bangs in front that are kept out of his eyes by a red bandanna, one that is wide and short as opposed to being thin and long like Ryu's. In terms of facial features, he is often depicted having a tall face and strong nose. 3.2.2 Other character story appearancesĪlex is a very tall individual with a heavily built upper body and broad shoulders, but a comparatively slim waist and lower body that reflects his higher agility compared to other grapplers.
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