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*[[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]] was a series of fighting video games released in the 1980s. [[The Brothers Chaps]] reference it in several of their cartoons.
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'''{{wp|Street Fighter}}''' is a series of fighting video games which became popular in the early 1990s. [[The Brothers Chaps]] reference it in several of their cartoons, especially ''{{wp|Street Fighter II}}''.
==Appearances==
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*[[Main Page 17]] — The [[20X6 Marzipan]]'s pose is nearly identical to [[Wikipedia:Chun-Li|Chun-Li]]'s victory pose from [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]] (and all of the later Street Fighter variants and spinoffs). "Yatta!" is a Japanese word which means "I did it!", or "All right!" in English.
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*[[Main Page 17]] {{--}} [[Marzi-Mei]]'s pose is nearly identical to {{w|Chun-Li}}'s victory pose, originally from ''Street Fighter II''. "Yatta!" is a Japanese word which means "I did it!", or "All right!" in English.
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*[[20X6 Vs. 1936]] — The kicking attack [[Stinkoman]] practices bears a strong resemblance to Chun Li's lightning kick attack from the Street Fighter 2 series.
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*[[20X6 vs. 1936]] {{--}} The kicking attack that [[Stinkoman]] practices bears a strong resemblance to Chun Li's lightning kick attack.
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[The Poopsmith]] dresses up as [[Wikipedia:M. Bison|M. Bison]], the final boss of Street Fighter II.
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[The Poopsmith]] [[3 Times Halloween Funjob Costumes|dresses up]] as {{w|M. Bison}}, the final boss of ''Street Fighter II''.
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**The flaming maneuver the Poopsmith does when you click on him is M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack from Street Fighter. The move was known in earlier versions of SFII as the "flaming torpedo". Hence, the reference to a "flaming Poopsmith".
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**The flaming maneuver the Poopsmith does when clicking on him is Bison's "Psycho Crusher" attack. The move was known in earlier versions of ''Street Fighter II'' as the "flaming torpedo"; hence, the reference to a "flaming Poopsmith".
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*[[Email FAQ]] — It states that, "That drawing of Homestar in the fan section is NOT [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] like you said. Did you know that? Same with that one you said is Ken from Street Fighter."
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*[[Fan Stuff]] {{--}} A picture of Homestar as Goku is [[Email FAQ|intentionally misidentified]] as "{{w|Ken Masters|Ken}} from Street Fighter but with {{w|Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile}}'s hair".
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*Email [[Dangeresque 3]] — The pipes are broken!" is Homestar trying to say "[[Wikipedia:Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku|Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku]]" a move from Street Fighter II usually called the Hurricane Kick in U.S. versions of the game. The name is changed because the characters' voices in Street Fighter II are hard to understand (due to low-quality recordings), and sound like they are saying something else. He says this because the kick is the same as [[Wikipedia:Ryu|Ryu]]'s and [[Wikipedia:Ken|Ken]]'s hurricane kick in the games/movies.
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*Email [[dangeresque 3]] {{--}} [[Dangeresque Too]]'s "The pipes are broken!" is [[Homestar Runner]] trying to say "Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku", a move used by {{w|Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu}} and Ken that is commonly translated as the "Hurricane Kick". Due to the low-quality audio of ''Street Fighter II'', it was often hard to understand what characters were saying (especially if the listener did not understand Japanese), which led to humorous misinterpretations such as this.
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — [[1-Up]]'s spin-kick is similar to the Street Fighter move "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" (otherwise known as the Hurricane Kick).
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**[[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]] {{--}} Homestar's character, [[Stingy Relenque]], does a spinning kick, saying, "Ze pipes... zey are broken!"
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*Email [[Strong Badathlon]] —  The Homestar Vs. Homestar fights may be a reference to the mirror match fights from Street Fighter.
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**[[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]] {{--}} Dangeresque Too makes a cameo appearance in the postgame content. His "The pipes are broken" line, both in his introduction and when clicked on, now sounds even more like the audio from ''Street Fighter II''.
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} [[1-Up]]'s spin-kick is similar to the Tatsumaki.
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*[[Sample of Style Too]] {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] can be seen mimicking the {{w|Hadouken}} move while performing the motion capture for [[Marshie]].
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} One of the Algebros from [[Math Kickers]] is named Ryu.
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*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] {{--}} Homestar says his lucky quarter got him out of some tight jams, including ''Street [[Mashing|Masher]]'', ''Street Masher II'', and ''Street Masher II: Slightly Different Costumes Edition''. The third title references the {{w|Street Fighter II#Updated versions|many times ''SF2'' has been re-released}} with expanded or alternate content.
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*[[Hremail 2000]] {{--}} The music that plays in the [[Easter egg]] is similar to Ryu's theme.
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*{{postref|1243996886106865664|28|Mar|2020}} {{--}} While playing ''{{w|Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax|Axe of Rage}}'', Strong Bad refers to a green enemy as {{w|Blanka}}.
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*[[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] {{--}} While playing the Sumo game in ''{{w|World Games (video game)|World Games}}'', Strong Bad mentions the Hundred Hand Slap, a move used by sumo wrestler {{w|E. Honda}}, and also mimics this move's grunts.
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*[[Marzipan Beef Reverser]] {{--}} A bonus stage that mimics the "Destroy Car" bonus stage from ''Street Fighter II'' (first seen in earlier Capcom fighting game ''{{w|Final Fight (video game)|Final Fight}}'') is included.
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**[[Strong-Play: Marzipan Beef Reverser]] {{--}} During this bonus stage, Strong Bad compares Marzipan's hair attack to E. Honda's Hundred Hand Slap technique.
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==See Also==
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*[[Mortal Kombat]]
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*[[Punch-Out!!]]
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[[Category:Video game references]]
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[[Category:Nintendo]]

Current revision as of 04:01, 3 July 2025

"The pipes are broken!"

Street Fighter is a series of fighting video games which became popular in the early 1990s. The Brothers Chaps reference it in several of their cartoons, especially Street Fighter II.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] See Also

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