Bits of Street Fighter inspired by Dragon Ball?

[Piccolo Daimao]

I was wondering, is it possible that some bits of Street Fighter was inspired by Dragon Ball? I'm saying this because there are similarities between it and Dragon Ball? For example, the Hadouken is performed in a similar way to the Kamehameha.

On a side note (probably purely coincidental), the attack Shoryuken's English translation is "Rising Dragon Fist" (although the original Street Fighter was released in 1987, while "Wrath Of The Dragon" was released in 1995).

Now, I know what some of you may be thinking. Any anime or fighting game with fireballs or ki attacks can be compared to Dragon Ball. But I noticed that Street Fighter has some similarities (however little) to Dragon Ball and I just wanted to throw it out there for discussion.

[dragondyle]

I think there has always been speculation to this topic but I don't think anyone knows for sure if Street Fighter was truly inspired by Dragon Ball, but one can hope so!

[the_abberration]

Nah, I think any similarities are purely coincidental.

[Ketchup_Revenge]

I've always stated that it was a rip-off of Dragon Ball, that's why I never got into it.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

I've always stated that it was a rip-off of Dragon Ball, that's why I never got into it.

Really? You never got into it? You don't know what your missing out on with Street Fighter II.

[Super Sonic]

I've always stated that it was a rip-off of Dragon Ball, that's why I never got into it.

Really? You never got into it? You don't know what your missing out on with Street Fighter II.

Seconded. Particualrly since SFII came out stateside years before DB. But pretty much aside from what tv tropes called the "Kame Hame Hadoken" that's pretty much it. Though will say with release of SFIV, is kinda funny that Gohan is Ryu and Little Trunks is Chun-Li.

[Godo]

One can not simply state that one is a fan of games of the fighting genre, without having played any of the one hundred-ish releases of Street Fighter II.
Those games were the ones that made us able to have the such high-quality and playworthy fighting games that we enjoy today.

Regarding the Dragonball ripoff statement: I see it as a compliment. Dragonball was just too awesome to ignore for a successful formula in a fighting game.

[Ketchup_Revenge]

I've always stated that it was a rip-off of Dragon Ball, that's why I never got into it.

Really? You never got into it? You don't know what your missing out on with Street Fighter II.

I'll check it out because of your good word. That still won't change my opinion about the series though.

Dragonball was just too awesome to ignore for a successful formula in a fighting game.

That is true, but they could've taken the basic idea and drastically changed the major details. Otherwise, that's what a rip-off is.

[Super Sonic]

Since when does DB have interpol agents, and army guys trying to take down terrorist organizations with grandiose plans?

[Gouki*]

This is called an Easter Egg (Asuming it's not fan made)

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Okay, now you're just stretching.

I also highly doubt that Dragon Ball was the first ever manga to have a projectile fired from outstretched arms and open palms, there is not a lot aout the Hadouken that resembles the Kamehameha until the release of the Vs. series, and that was just for the vs. series, because they were crazy and over the top. Nor that the Shoryuken was a reference to anything DB related.

[Bussani]

That is true, but they could've taken the basic idea and drastically changed the major details. Otherwise, that's what a rip-off is.

Like what...? The only similarities between the two are that they have martial artists, special techniques, and ki. It's not like Dragon Ball invented these things, even if it popularized them in the time period.

The biggest similarity is probably that launching a Hadoken looks like launching a Kamehameha, but you could say the same about practically every ki blast in fiction.

[SonEric84]

I always wanted a Dragon Ball vs. Street Fighter game in the classic 2-D style. I even had a dream about it once. ha.

[nathantheguitarist]

This is called an Easter Egg (Asuming it's not fan made)

Oh it is. It's one of the hundreds of mods for the PC version of SF4.

However, Dan Hibiki's first alternate color makes his pink and black gi orange and blue. At least on the PS3 version.

[Ketchup_Revenge]

That is true, but they could've taken the basic idea and drastically changed the major details. Otherwise, that's what a rip-off is.

Like what...? The only similarities between the two are that they have martial artists, special techniques, and ki.

.....Which practically makes up the entire series, am I right?

It's not like Dragon Ball invented these things, even if it popularized them in the time period.

True, but every time someone thinks ki based martial arts styles, what do they think about first? Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball was the inspiration for practically all ki based fighting series that came out after the mid '80s.

The biggest similarity is probably that launching a Hadoken looks like launching a Kamehameha, but you could say the same about practically every ki blast in fiction.

Yea, that's because most of them were inspired by the Kamehameha.

[the_abberration]

This is called an Easter Egg (Assuming it's not fan made) and Okay, now you're just stretching.

I also highly doubt that Dragon Ball was the first ever manga to have a projectile fired from outstretched arms and open palms, there is not a lot aout the Hadouken that resembles the Kamehameha until the release of the Vs. series, and that was just for the vs. series, because they were crazy and over the top. Nor that the Shoryuken was a reference to anything DB related.

You forgot the part where I posted

Nah, I think any similarities are purely coincidental.

The pics were just for grins..nothing more..nothing less.

The only time where I would theorize, an instance where SF was inspired by DBZ, would be in the case of SFII:V. In this anime, the elements of chi gathering were explored here (similar to Goku's spirit bomb).

I'm not saying this is a direct result of DBZ and I can not prove it, but I do recall hearing that DBZ did have some influence on that particular anime.

[Bussani]

.....Which practically makes up the entire series, am I right?

Oh yeah. If you just ignore the story, the characters, the setting, how the ki is actually depicted, and all the other elements that aren't remotely similar.

True, but every time someone thinks ki based martial arts styles, what do they think about first?

Well, I've known about Street Fighter since I was a kid and Dragon Ball since I was a teen, soooo...

Edit: For that matter, I read Ranma ½ before Dragon Ball Z came out in English, too. I'd say that compares more to Street Fighter than Dragon Ball does, and it means that martial-artists-with-ki wasn't a foreign idea for me when I was introduced to Dragon Ball. And if you asked the right person this question, they'd tell you that wuxia fiction did it way before Dragon Ball. And, stepping on Kunzait's territory here, Hokuto no Ken did it in manga form before Dragon Ball did. Heck, Hokuto no Ken is probably closer to Street Fighter than Dragon Ball is...

Yea, that's because most of them were inspired by the Kamehameha.

That's my point. Do you dislike everything that has ki blasts because of that?

[Travis Touchdown]

The Vs. Capcom Shinkuu Hadouken is suspiciously similar to the Kamehameha.



Some drawings of Akuma give him hair that resembles the way Toriyama draws Super Saiyan hair.


That's about it though.

[Super Sonic]

It's not like Dragon Ball invented these things, even if it popularized them in the time period.

True, but every time someone thinks ki based martial arts styles, what do they think about first? Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball was the inspiration for practically all ki based fighting series that came out after the mid '80s.

What about Saint Seiya?

[Sebastian (SB)]

As Bussani pointed out, Fist of the North Star is also one of those titles that popularized the usage of ki and martial arts in manga predating Dragon Ball. That was a huge Jump title as well.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

I can't believe people are saying that Street Fighter is a Dragon Ball rip off because they both, (like many other anime and video games) have characters that use Ki and that the Super Hadouken looks a lot like the Kamehameha.