![]() ![]() It also goes along with the Theme Naming between him and Geki, who are named for the intensity of Japanese earthquakes. Meaningful Name: Retsu means "violent" in Japanese, and his violent nature is the reason why he was expelled from his monastery.Gold Makes Everything Shiny: In 6, contrasting with his traditional monk robes, he sports a gold watch and a gold chain necklace - accessories which the player can get for themselves by defeating him.The Bus Came Back: Although not playable, he appears in 6's World Tour mode as an opponent the player can fight - a lengthy 36 years since he played a similar role as an NPC in the first game.Big Ol' Eyebrows: Amongst the biggest in the series.He also uses a simple, unflashy kempo-based move-set. Bare-Fisted Monk: Albeit a banished one.In 6, he comes back as a World Tour NPC who has his own questline. Ascended Extra: He gets a considerably larger role in the UDON comics, acting as a confidant to Ryu as well as being the one who guides Gouken's spirit to the human world so that he could materialize a corporeal form.In the UDON comics, his personality is more like what one would expect from an elderly monk, being a calm and wise sage. Adaptational Personality Change: In the original game, Retsu is said to have been excommunicated from his temple for being overtly violent (though he has mellowed out by 6).Although he never actually appears as a fighter in subsequent games, he appears in concept art for the first Street Fighter Alpha, where he is shown beating the crap out of Dan, has a role in Udon's Street Fighter comics as an old friend of Gouken's, and eventually returns to the series proper in Street Fighter 6 as an NPC opponent in World Tour. ![]() A banished monk who is notably the first opponent fought in the original Street Fighter.
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