00:04Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10
00:08things only real fans noticed in the 2026 Street Fighter movie.
00:21Number 10 The Bonus Stage
00:26In one moment of the movie, Ken tries to impress some folks at a club using his physical prowess
00:31to damage a nearby car. Seems like an impressive feat until you realize that any of the other
00:36Street Fighter cast members could do the same amount of damage if not more. As most players
00:41know, every character on the roster can turn a car into smithereens with fast kicks and absurd powers
00:46just as we first saw in Street Fighter 2. Perhaps the sequel can crank things up a notch and show
00:51some real destruction in the future.
01:07Number 9 Theme Remixes
01:09But only one of which will be crowned the world champion of Street Fighter!
01:15One of the things film distributors and producers have picked up on is that fans can appreciate good
01:20remixes of pre-existing music, especially when your movie is based on a video game. It's a solid way
01:25to pay tribute to the game's history while injecting some fan service into the movie,
01:29just as we saw how the Super Mario films do it. Street Fighter brings in a bunch of its own
01:33remixes
01:34of classic themes, and just about every single one of them is a banger. The best of them all is,
01:39almost unsurprisingly, Guile's Theme. You know we'll be adding that one to our playlist now.
01:43Number 8 Tribute to an Anime Classic
01:50As most Street Fighter fanatics are aware, this is not the first or second time Street Fighter has
01:55been adapted into a movie. A few months prior to the 1994 live-action film, we had already gotten an
02:00animated adaptation of Street Fighter 2 specifically, and it featured some incredible fight scenes.
02:05One of the most memorable fights from that film is between Chun-Li and Vega, and the 2026 movie pays
02:11tribute to this moment in some way. One scene shows Chun-Li having to fight both Vega and Julie,
02:16but instead of it taking place after a hot shower, the fight takes place in a somewhat more appropriate
02:20setting.
02:30Number 7 The Great Leg Debate
02:38Speaking of Chun-Li, one of the longest debates within the Street Fighter community is who has
02:42the deadliest, and sexiest, legs around. Chun-Li, or Cammie? The 2026 movie touches upon this rivalry
02:49for a moment, and chances are you already saw it in the trailers. One scene shows the two baddies
02:54confronting each other before Cammie makes a smarmy remark about Chun-Li's thighs and completely dismisses
02:59her. To say shots were fired is putting it very gently, and you know the community is going to
03:04be revisiting this topic once again, perhaps in a somewhat more fierce manner.
03:17Number 6 Familiar Places
03:25The Street Fighter series has often designed stages to be similar to locations we see in our
03:29everyday lives, or locations you would expect the characters to be in. With the 2026 film being
03:34based on Street Fighter II, you will see characters fight in locations similar to the game. The most
03:39explicitly familiar setting is the bathhouse, a seemingly bizarre spot for a brawl that has become
03:44famous within the franchise. The movie contains a whole fight scene where Ryu and E-Honda fight each
03:49other while wearing nothing but their towels. Goofy? Yes, but appropriate for the setting and the
03:54movie's campy humor.
04:07Number 5 From Cabinet Screen to Big Screen
04:11There's something.
04:12What are you waiting for?
04:14One of the most amusing details in Street Fighter's production is how it pays tribute to the video
04:18game almost a little too much. If you were paying attention to the visual style of Don Suavage's show,
04:23you'll have noticed that most of his show's graphics are heavily inspired by the same visual style as
04:28the Street Fighter arcade games. Not only that, but the audience seen in the fights he covers move
04:33in a manner just like the background characters do in the games, moving in one repeating loop.
04:45Number 4 The FGC Reps
04:53Those paying attention to Street Fighter's marketing may already know this one, but for the outsider,
04:58these cameos likely went over their heads. For Blanca's introductory scene, the production crew
05:03brought in notable streamers and YouTubers from within the fighting game community, those being
05:07Justin Wong, Maximillian Dude, Bubble, Lachlan, Laserbeam, IFC Yifes, and Nathan Lust. The entire group
05:14acted as prisoners and fanatics for Blanca, and you can see what their experience was like on set on
05:18their respective channels. However, there is one detail about Wong's cameo that we cannot ignore.
05:23I didn't know they were recording. We're done. They were filming the whole time?
05:28Number 3 Justin Wong's Tattoo
05:31Stop! I do not wish to fight you.
05:33Then you die.
05:34Though it may be hard to spot in the movie, Justin Wong and the crew included a little detail in
05:39his cameo
05:40that ties into his history as a competitive Street Fighter player. On the side of Wong's neck,
05:44you may be able to spot the number 37 in a non-distinct font style. This is a reference to
05:49one of the most hyped fights of Wong's career, commonly known as EVO moment number 37. This was
05:54when Wong went up against Daigo Umehara in semi-finals for Street Fighter III, Third Strike. The moment
05:59gained notoriety due to Umehara's ability to parry Wong's attempt in executing Chun-Li's Super Art 2.
06:05It was an utter defeat for Wong, but still an awesome moment in fighting game history.
06:09And the reason why we put 37 is, it's a really infamous viral meme. So I thought maybe it's
06:16a good homage, a good easter egg for when people do watch this movie that are like in the culture,
06:21they're gonna call this shit out.
06:23Number 2 It Was Tuesday
06:25There was darkness growing within me.
06:30You're not my brother.
06:32Some die-hard fans may walk out of the 2026 movie still preferring the 1994 movie. The oldie does have
06:38some memorable moments of its own between the fights and the dialogue. Especially the dialogue.
06:42The 2026 movie does nod to it, more specifically, Raul Julia's portrayal of M. Bison. One of the 1994
06:48movie's iconic scenes is when Chun-Li recounts to Bison the vile acts he committed against her and her
06:53village, to which Bison admits he has no memory of such an event. The line, for me, it was Tuesday,
06:59was reused for Bison once more in the 2026 film.
07:03For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life.
07:14But for me, it was Tuesday.
07:18Number 1 Round 1
07:20You know anybody in this tournament who fights with a claw hand?
07:22At first, this seems like a good way to open up the movie. Use a bit of audio from classic
07:26games
07:27to signify the beginning of the story while paying tribute to the older crowd of fans.
07:31But did anyone notice that there was never audio used for a Round 2?
07:34Something tells us that this is to hint at a sequel, or sequels, already being planned.
07:40The second movie may open with Round 2, and a third movie will close things out by starting with
07:45a final round soundbite. Really, this little detail wasn't only a callback, but a hint at what
07:50might be planned for the future. Were there any details you think we might have missed?
08:04Let us know down in the comments.
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