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|fightingstyle = Martial Arts, Military Special Forces Training | |||
|specialskill = Harrier maintenance, Psychology | |||
|likes = Justice, Scotch | |||
|dislikes = Injustice | |||
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'''Charlie''', known as {{nihongo|'''Nash'''|ナッシュ|Nasshu}} in ], is a ] from ]'s '']'' series of ].He is first introduced as a playable character in the original '']'', but was already part of the series' ] since '']''. | |||
Charlie is a ] in the ] and is usually depicted wearing a yellow vest and green cargo pants. He has a forelock of blond hair and wears ], giving him an intellectual look (though he doesn't need them). He is the old war buddy of ] and fights with a similar fighting style. | |||
==History== | |||
Charlie is first mentioned by name in the '']'' storyline (first released in ]), 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 ], 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. After defeating Bison, Guile comteplates on killing Bison, but is dissuaded by his family. 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 '']'', a ] set before the ''Street Fighter II'' games. In the ''Alpha'' backstory, Charlie was the first runner-up of a U.S. Martial Arts Tournament set prior to the game (being defeated only by ]) 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 Bison. | |||
The original ''Alpha'' was followed by two sequels, ] ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'' and ] ''Alpha 3''. Despite Charlie's death in the first ''Alpha'' game, he would return as a playable character in both sequels. Charlie's storyline in both games are the same, with ''Alpha 2'' featuring a different depiction of his death during his ending - after defeating Bison, he is shot from the back by his intended backup helicopter and falls from the waterfall. In ''Alpha 3'', he has an ending where he actually survives battle and manages to destroy ]'s secret base. In the console ports of ''Alpha 3'', Guile is added to the playable roster as well. In Guile's storyline, he is ordered by his superiors to track Charlie, who has supposedly gone AWOL. In reality, Charlie was undercover to investigate Shadaloo and its connection to the military, whereas Guile was sent to put a stop to him without knowing it. After realizing, 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 presumed dead after the explosion. | |||
His stage in ''Alpha 2'' is the ] ]. In ''Alpha 3'', it is the Frankfort Hangar. The final battle between him and Bison in ''Alpha 2'' is a Waterfall in the ] in ]. | |||
Charlie also appears as a playable character in ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' (which features a different death scene for Charlie), ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'' (as ], see below) and '']''. He was intended to appear in '']'', a cancelled 3D fighting game featuring Capcom characters. Outside of fighting games, Charlie is a playable character in '']''. | |||
==Shadow== | |||
The '']'' series provided a twist on Charlie's fate. In his ending for '']'', Charlie is captured by Bison, who performs terrible experiments on him. Charlie's fate would be left up in the air until '']'', where a ] by the name of '''Shadow''' appeared. Shadow was a ] of Charlie, with nearly his entire body blacked out, and a white eye shining behind his glasses. He had all of Charlie's moves, but his attacks would set his opponent alight with blue Psycho-Power flames. His ] also had a brief pause where his eye would gleam before the move was pulled off. (This made him somewhat unpopular, as the gleam could give an opponent enough time to block or avoid the attack). Shadow would later appear in '']'' 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''', was a Shadow-altered Chun Li. Shadow Lady's ending in the game also showed a similar fate befalling ]. | |||
==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. | |||
In the live-action '']'' movie, Charlie and ] were combined into one character named '''Carlos 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 ] 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 one Charlie wears in the games. | |||
In '']'', Charlie is depicted as having slicked black hair and a beard, a design which bears a likeness to actor ] (the supporting character of Tom from '']'' bears a similar design). He appears late during the series, when he and Guile are hired by ] father to rescue Ken and ] from Bison. Charlie is killed by Bison during the mission. In the ] version of the series, he retains his original Japanese name. | |||
In the comic adaptation of ''Street Fighter'' by ], Charlie's Japanese name is made into his surname, giving him the full name of '''Charlie Nash''' (this name is not canonized by Capcom). Udon would also include Shadow as part of their ''Street Fighter'' comic series. In the comic, Bison captures Charlie, turns him into Shadow, and uses 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. | |||
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