Chun-Li is notable for being the first well-known playable female video game character, who was first introduced in the game Street Fighter. This has earned her the title of “first lady of fighting games.” Don’t let her cute hairstyle fool you though. She packs a mean kick with her trademark Lightening Kick and Spinning Bird Kick moves.

In Street Fighter, Akuma is a fighter with a demonic appearance, including red hair and glowing eyes. Both his appearance and playstyle are reminiscent of Ken and Ryu, though usually packing a stronger punch.

Sakura Kasugano is a Japanese schoolgirl in the famous fighting game, Street Fighter. Fascinated by Ryu from the same series, she studies his combat and picks up his fighting style, making her one of the top females in the popular game produced by Capcom.

In season 5, episode 1 of Black Mirror, Striking Vipers is a virtual fighting game that best friends Danny Parker (Anthony Mackie) and Karl (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) like to play late at night. But they get a little too into character with their chosen fighters, Roxette (Pom Klementieff) and Lance (Ludi Lin), and end up doing much more than just fisticuffs.

Goro Majima, also known as “The Mad Dog of Shimano” is one of the main characters of the SEGA PlayStation video game franchise Yakuza and its live action film adaptation Like a Dragon. He has a twisted sense of loyalty and responsibility, especially when it comes to his ally Kazuma Kiryu

Blanka makes his first appearance in Street Fighter II. As a child, he becomes stranded in the Amazon after a plane crash. There he becomes exposed to electric eels that mutate his appearance and give him his electric powers.