Charlie (Street Fighter) 1096715 223230405 2008-07-03T04:17:30Z Kung Fu Man 1705832 /* External links */ redundant {{General CVG character |name=Charlie |image=[[Image:CharlieNash-A2.jpg|250px]] |caption=Charlie in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' by CRMK (a.k.a. Bengus). |series=[[Street Fighter (series)|''Street Fighter'' series]] |firstgame=''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' |artist= |voiceactor=[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series)<br>[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (''Street Fighter II V'') |japanactor= |inuniverse={{Street Fighter character |birthplace = {{flagicon|USA}} United States of America |affiliation = [[United States Air Force]] First Lieutenant |fightingstyle = [[Kenpo Karate|American Karate]] and [[Marine Corps Martial Arts Program|Special Forces Military Training]] |specialskill = Harrier maintenance, Psychology |likes = Justice, Scotch |dislikes = Injustice }}}} '''Charlie''', known as {{nihongo|'''Nash'''|ナッシュ|Nasshu}} in [[Japan]], is a [[video game character]] from [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Street Fighter (series)|Street Fighter]]'' series of [[fighting game]]s. He is first introduced as a playable character in the original ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'', but was already part of the series' [[backstory]] since ''[[Street Fighter II]]''. Charlie is a [[first lieutenant]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. ==History== ===''Street Fighter'' series=== Charlie is first mentioned by name in the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' storyline (first released in [[1991 in video gaming|1991]]), where he is the deceased war buddy of Guile, one of the playable characters in the game. Prior to the events of the game, Charlie was killed by [[M. Bison]], although the exact circumstances are not clear (in the English localization of the game, it is said that he was taken captive during a mission and later died during the escape attempt). In the game, Guile enters the World Warrior tournament with the purpose of avenging his fallen friend's death. In ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', a scene is shown of Guile visiting Charlie's grave. Charlie would later be made into a playable character in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'', a [[prequel]] set before the ''Street Fighter II'' games. In the ''Alpha'' storyline, Charlie was the previous U.S. Martial Arts champion for two years (a record succeeded by [[Ken Masters|Ken]]) and was also the one who taught Guile some of his fighting techniques (explaining their similar fighting styles). In the game, Charlie is given the duty to track down Bison and uncover corruption within the American military. In his ending, Charlie defeats Bison, but only to be struck from behind by him shortly afterwards. Bison then leaves triumphantly, unaware that Charlie is still alive. ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'' reveals that Charlie actually survived Bison's sneak attack, and was able to face the warlord once again. After defeating Bison, he is shot from the back by his intended backup helicopter and thrown down a nearby waterfall, but once again, by luck, Charlie survives. In ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', he has an ending where he actually survives battle and manages to destroy [[Shadaloo]]'s secret base, although this ending is considered non-canon. His canonical ending takes place in Guile's ending, where Guile defeats Bison and teams up with Charlie to destroy Bison's Psycho Drive. Guile escapes, while Charlie stays behind to hold off Bison and is not seen again after the explosion, although Guile is confident that Charlie is still alive. Bison later returns in a new body, since Charlie's sacrifice destroyed his original one, and hosts another World Tournament. Infuriated that Charlie's death was in vain, Guile enters the tournament to put an end to Bison once and for all. ===''Vs. series''=== The ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom (series)|Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series provided a twist on Charlie's fate. In his ending in ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]'', Charlie is captured by Bison, who performs terrible experiments on him. Charlie's fate would be left up in the air until ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'', where a [[hidden character]] named '''Shadow''' appears. Shadow is a [[palette swap]] of Charlie, with nearly his entire body blacked out, and a white eye shining behind his glasses. He has all of Charlie's moves, but his attacks sets his opponent alight with blue Psycho-Power flames. His [[Super (fighting games)|supers]] also has a brief pause where his eye would gleam before the move was pulled off. Shadow appears in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'' as a secret helper character. In addition, the ending for [[Chun Li]] also hinted that Bison intended to alter her in the same way, and another hidden character, called "Shadow Lady", a Shadow-altered Chun-Li is featured in the game. Shadow Lady's ending in the game also shows a similar fate befalling [[Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness|Jin Saotome]]. The Udon ''Street Fighter II'' comics also used the Shadow storyline. ===Other games=== Outside of fighting games, Charlie is a playable character in ''[[Cannon Spike]]''. ==Appearance== Charlie wears green cargo pants and a yellow jacket. He has glasses which he takes off before a fight. He has an exaggerated hairstyle consisting of a large forelock of blond hair. ==In other media== Due to Charlie's integral role as a character in Guile's backstory, many ''Street Fighter'' adaptations produced prior to the release of ''Street Fighter Alpha'' featured their unique depictions of Charlie. Although Charlie does not appear in ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', he is mentioned several times as "Guile's friend", and is Guile's primary reason for seeking vengeance against Bison, who murdered Charlie sometime prior to the events of the film. In the live-action ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]'' movie, Charlie and [[Blanka]] were combined into one character named '''Carlos "Charlie" Blanka'''. In the film Carlos is taken captive by Bison and is subjected to gene altering experiments by Bison, transforming him into a mutated beast like Blanka is in the games. The American-produced [[Street Fighter (TV series)|animated ''Street Fighter'' series]] loosely follows the film's storyline in which Charlie and Blanka are the same character. The episode "Eye of the Beholder" features Blanka reverting back to his human form. He is given clothing similar to the outfit Charlie wears in the games. In ''[[Street Fighter II V]]'', Charlie is depicted as having slicked black hair and a beard, a design which bears a likeness to actor [[Jean Reno]] (the supporting character of Tom from ''[[Street Fighter III]]'' bears a similar design). He appears late during the series, when he and Guile are hired by [[Ken Masters|Ken's]] father to rescue Ken and [[Chun-Li]] from Bison. Charlie is killed by Bison during the mission. In the [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|English dub]] version of the series, he retains his original Japanese name, although at one point Guile calls him "Charlie." As ''Street Fighter II V'' was produced before the development of the original ''Street Fighter Alpha'', Charlie does not appear with his trademark blond hair and yellow vest. In the comic adaptation of ''Street Fighter'' by [[UDON]], Charlie's Japanese name is made into his surname, giving him the full name of '''Charlie Nash'''. Udon would also include Shadow as part of the comic's storyline: Bison captures Charlie, turns him into Shadow, using him as an agent. He tries to have Shadow kill Guile and Chun Li in Japan, but Charlie regains his memory in the fight and runs off. He later attempts to rejoin his friends, but is gunned down by Bison's helicopter. With the last of his strength, Charlie sacrifices himself by using his ''Somersault Justice'' to destroy the cliff on which they were fighting, sending both he and Bison plunging into the sea. In the ''Rockman'' (Megaman) ''Remix'' and the ''Rockman Megamix'' manga by Ariga Hitoshi, Charlie briefly appears as a news caster in several chapters. Instead of going by his Japanese name of Nash, he is simply called Charlie. The character will be portrayed by actor [[Chris Klein]] in the upcoming film ''[[Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li]]''. == External links == * Charlie's [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_Alpha/Characters/Charlie Street Fighter Alpha] and [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom/Characters/Charlie Marvel vs. Capcom] entries at [http://strategywiki.org/ StrategyWiki.org] {{Major Street Fighter Characters}} [[Category:Street Fighter characters]] [[Category:American video game characters]] [[Category:Fictional lieutenants]] [[Category:Fictional military personnel]] [[es:Charlie (Street Fighter)]] [[fr:Charlie (Street Fighter)]] [[ja:ナッシュ (ストリートファイター)]] [[pt:Charlie (Street Fighter)]]