Rose (Street Fighter)
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{{General CVG character
|name=Rose
|image=[[Image:SFAlpha Rose.png|225px]]
|caption=Rose in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]''.
|series=[[Street Fighter (series)|''Street Fighter'' series]]
|firstgame=[[Street Fighter Alpha]]
|artist=
|voiceactor=[[Michiko Neya]]
|japanactor=
|inuniverse={{Street Fighter character
|birthplace = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Genoa, Italy]]
|affiliation =
|fightingstyle = Soul Power
|specialskill = [[tarot reading]]
|likes = [[Sherry|Sherry wine]], bathing
|dislikes = [[ultraviolet|UV]] rays, waking up early
}}}}
{{nihongo|'''Rose'''|ローズ|Rōzu}} is a [[video game character]] created by [[Capcom]]. First introduced in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'', she is a recurring [[player character|playable character]] in the ''[[Street Fighter (series)|Street Fighter]]'' series of [[fighting game]]s. Rose is a [[fortune teller]] who left her homeland of [[Genoa]] after she sensed that [[Doomsday]] was approaching. Her main adversary is [[M. Bison]] ('''Vega''' in [[Japan]]), an [[evil]] individual who is the cause of Rose's grim [[Precognition|premonitions]]. In battle, Rose wields a pure energy known as '''Soul Power''', which stands opposite to Bison's signature '''Psycho Power'''.
==Biography==
Rose came into being at an unspecified point in the past, the result of M. Bison's attempts to master the evil energy known as Psycho Power. In order to hone his [[telekinesis]], Bison chose to discard what he viewed as the 'weak' parts of his [[soul]]. These fragments later reformed into Rose, the physical embodiment of Bison's 'good' half. Rose's first chronological appearance occurs in ''Street Fighter Alpha'', as she searches the world for Bison in order to eradicate his evil power. At the end of the game, Rose engages Bison in combat and seemingly kills him. Some time later, Rose consults her [[tarot]] cards and learns that Bison survived the attack.<ref name="alpha2">[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/a/sfa2ros.htm Ending for ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'' - Rose]. [http://www.vgmuseum.com/ VGMuseum]. Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[April 2|4-2]].</ref>
Rose's last [[canon|canonical]] appearance is in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha#Street Fighter Alpha 3|Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'' as a playable character. At the climactic moment of the game, she faces Bison once more and rams her fist through his chest, channeling her energy into his body. As Bison grapples with Rose, he reveals that they both share half of "the same soul". In the end, Rose is outmatched by Bison and collapses from exhaustion. Soon afterward, she is recovered by [[Guy (Final Fight)|Guy]] and taken to safety.<ref>[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/c/sfa3rose.htm Ending for ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' - Rose]. [http://www.vgmuseum.com/ VGMuseum]. Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[April 9|4-9]].</ref> Although it appears that Bison has been killed, he has actually transferred his consciousness into Rose, effectively reclaiming her body.
In the interim between the ''Alpha'' series and ''[[Street Fighter II: The World Warrior]]'', Bison remains inside Rose's body until his scientists can form a new (albeit weaker) one for him. Bison appears as the final [[boss (video games)|boss]] of ''Street Fighter II'', though Rose's ultimate fate is left ambiguous.
==Characteristics==
Rose is slender woman with a long black [[ponytail]] and [[Violet (color)|violet]]-colored eyes. Her costume includes a stylized pink [[trenchcoat]] with large gold buttons, [[high-heeled shoe]]s, a purple [[unitard]], and an exceptionally long yellow [[stole]].<ref>[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rose.html Rose]. [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/ The Fighter's Generation]. Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[April 2|4-2]].</ref> Her [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]] animations depict her ponytail being blown behind her by a harsh wind, even in calm weather.<ref name="ani">[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rose-a.html Rose Animations]. [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/ The Fighter's Generation]. Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[April 2|4-2]].</ref> As one of her victory poses, Rose [[Magic (paranormal)|magically]] swaps her outfit for a red [[ball gown]] with a [[key (lock)|key]]-shaped [[choker]]; she is also depicted in this attire during an ending sequence in ''Street Fighter Alpha 2''.<ref name="alpha2"/> In the [[UDON]] ''[[Street Fighter (UDON)|Street Fighter]]'' [[comic book series]], Rose is often depicted wearing a similar gown outside of battle.
Though physically weak, Rose is a capable fighter when employing her Soul Power. Her seemingly-innocuous scarf is actually a weapon; Rose channels her Soul Power into the scarf whenever she attacks, transforming it into a glowing, [[whip]]-like stream of energy. While throwing a punch, the scarf wraps itself around her arm in a [[drill bit]]-type manner.<ref name="ani"/> By using ''Soul Reflect'', the scarf can also deflect projectiles thrown by her opponents.
==In other media==
===''Street Fighter''===
Rose makes a cameo appearance in an episode of the first season of the American ''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter]]'' animated series titled "The Medium is the Message" as a competitor in a Street Fighter tournament in India among other ''Street Fighter Alpha'' characters. She has a more prominent role in the second season episode "The Flame and the Rose", where she teams up with [[Ken (Street Fighter)|Ken]] and [[Blanka]] to fight against Bison.
Rose also plays a major role in the 1995 [[manga]] adaptation of ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' by [[Masahiko Nakahira]], where she is a soothsayer who guides Ryu in his quest to control the Dark Hadou. She plays a similar role in the 1999 ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie]]'' [[OVA]].
===UDON Comics===
In the ''Street Fighter'' [[comic book|comic]] produced by [[UDON]] in close collaboration with Capcom, it is told that Rose was a member of a tribe of [[Roma people|Roma]] (a.k.a. Gypsies) that followed a white haired woman known only as Master. The woman had a glowing yellow lightning bolt on her forehead and a very similar hairstyle to Rose. When Rose was a child (roughly ten years of age), M. Bison, a former student of the Master, returned to the tribe and declared that he was going to kill Master, as her knowledge of Soul Power was a threat to him. Though Master fought bravely, Bison's Psycho Power (corrupted Soul Power) ultimately killed her and almost every other person present in the village. Only a man who was away chopping wood away from the village survived. He returned after the explosion and discovered an unconscious Rose who now bore Master's Lightning bolt on her forehead (events in ''Street Fighter #1'').
In ''Street Fighter #2'', [[Cammy White|Cammy]] was tracking [[Ken (Street Fighter)|Ken]] and [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] where she was intercepted by Rose. Later, Rose completely cleansed Cammy of the Psycho Power's influence and erased her brainwashing. She later deposited Cammy on the doorstep of the British Embassy in [[Italy]] where her instinctual response to a terrorist attack directly led to her being recruited to Delta Red, the organization she works for in [[Super Street Fighter II]]. Rose is distressed when Cammy, under the employ of [[MI5]], not only returns to a life of violence but also engages in missions that will inevitably lead her back to Bison.
===''Namco x Capcom''===
Like [[Lilith Aensland|Lilith]], Rose is firstly introduced as an enemy to the heroes' team. She is told to be a servant of Black Valkyrie, much to disbelief of [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]], as he knows Rose was good and had died. She doesn't speak much and keep attacking the heroes' team in any occasions together with the deceased [[Armor King]] and [[Tales of Destiny 2#Characters|Judas]]. It's until a stage where [[The Legend of Valkyrie|Valkyrie]] uses her holy power and the Golden Seed to purify their soul. For a while, she, Judas, and Armor King just disappeared.
Until then, in later stage, she comes back and becomes playable. Her soul is purified, and Rose reveals that after she died, Black Valkyrie had revived her. After the purifying, she attacks Vega, but she fails as she couldn't penetrate Vega's Psycho Power. With the Psycho Power, Vega remains undamaged (and the player couldn't damage Vega at this state). When Ryu regains his conscience back from his "Killer Hadou" state, Vega tries to strike him again but counter-attacked with the Shin Shou Ryu Ken, making him vulnerable to attacks and would take damage after that.
In the game's ending, Rose is told to be resting in peace in the Realm of Spirit, as also is Armor King.
==Actors==
*Rose has been voiced by three ''[[seiyuu]]'': [[Ai Orikasa]] in the anime; [[Yuko Miyamura]] and [[Michiko Neya]] in the games.
==Footnotes==
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== External links ==
* [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_Alpha/Characters/Rose Rose's Street Fighter Alpha] entry at [http://strategywiki.org/ StrategyWiki.org]
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