I think my all-time favorite fourth wall break Capcom has ever put in their games is Cody's super from Alpha 3. He throws punches behind himself at the same intervals that gave you an infinite in the original Final Fight. It's just a beautiful nod to the actual gamer player base, and I love it.
They're not very consistent on how Cody went to jail. First it was because he just couldn't stop figthing, then poison framed him for her crimes or maybe he willingly took the blame for guy's crimes. Either way he finally reformed and he's currently metro city's mayor.
It was more like, he couldn't stop fighting, but what it REALLY was, was he couldn't stop fighting the wrong people. AKA the ones that could get him imprisoned.
@@allcapcomeverything3866 I disagree, during Cody's prison phase Cody develops a nihilistic and depressed attitude, dismissing the concept of justice and being a hero again (despite those traits being so ingrained in him he only breaks out to when evil is afoot and targets said evil boss, succeeding with one of the 26 copies of Seth) because jail time was his "reward" for saving Jessica and Metro City. This points to the frame up being the main cause for Cody's predicament. V also points to this being the case due to the ease Mike was able to free him. Cody also isn't the type of person to randomly beat up people who don't want to fight. Though by the ambiguous syntax, if you were instead referring to Eddie E (who notably was the only cop to try to keep Cody in his cell) and other high end criminals that have government power I apologize for my confusion.
@Will Diesel Unlike Streetwise, Revenge was never explicitly stated to be non canon, gets more information in the Street Fighter Zero 3 Secret File Book and its events are referenced in Zero/Aplha 3 itself. (Eddie E making a cameo in Cody's victory animation and also being the only cop to actively try to keep Cody in prison) You'll notice I'm not the only one supporting its canonicity as the SF wiki and this very video does the same. I never stated he was completely nihilistic, heck my very post suggests otherwise, ("despite those traits being so ingrained in him he only breaks out to when evil is afoot and targets said evil boss, succeeding with one of the 26 copies of Seth")
@Will Diesel That wasn't a canonical appearance of Belgar and just a Easter Egg as according to the story Belgar is still dead and someone new is reviving the Mad Gears. Nothing canonical interferes with Revenge. If anything its FF3 thats getting the shaft as Lucia is suddenly old friends with Cody and teamed up with him to fight Mad Gears in the past and may or may not be his new love interest.
@Will Diesel Mike would've killed zombie!Belgar according to the Secret File book keeping him dead. (either way though he isn't alive) The frustrating thing with Lucia is she is for sure a cop at the time and Capcom implies the events take place over 3. It is just implication though. Mad Gear seems to be a constant problem for Metro City if SFV is any indication so it could be more of a case like Revenge or SFV where they stay in Metro City instead of country hopping like in 2. On the bright side SFV is setting up a FF plot so that gives me hope for a new FF game since the new SoR game was successful.
Great video. There's a couple obscure tidbits about Cody: 1. Cody in SFA3 was originally supposed to be the return of Joe (SF1 character) but for whatever reason, Cody was brought back instead. There were rumors that Joe was supposed to be the main character of Street Fighter '89, but then became Cody, which is why they share a couple moves. A much later interview stated that it was Ryu and Ken who were supposed to be the main characters of SF89. 2. Cody didn't have a last name for a long time, until Streetwise, where it was stated to be Travers. Capcom Japan actually went ahead and made that last name canon as of SFV. They did the same thing with Charlie, where his Japanese name (Nash) was never considered to be his last name until SFV released. 3. An issue of the SF comic had Cody make reference to how many enemies he could fight at once in whatever port of Final Fight (he says something like "it doesn't matter whether there's 2 of you, 6 of you, or 8 of you, I'll take you on!") He mentions it as a fourth wall thing. I can't remember what issue it was off the top of my head.
I was actually just about to bring up the first bit. It's very interesting how closely connected Cody and Joe actually were in the early stages of Final Fight/SFA3's development. Kinda makes me wonder what would've happened if it was Joe in that jumpsuit and not Cody.
Cody's story is incredibly tragic as he got screwed for just being the hero. I'm glad he's got his groove back ( in charge of Metro City no less) but still sad Jessica isn't in his life. I'm still shocked Capcom got dark and turned on their main hero for over 20 years.
It’s rumoured that his jail story would have been attributed to Joe from the first street fighter (the guy who breaks the wall in the intro, and the kick-boxer) I wonder how that would have turned out?
Actually, the guy who broke the wall in the original game was an early version of Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury/The King of Fighters. In an interview, Hiroshi Matsumoto mentions the Caucasian man who wore a leather jacket during the opening sequence of the game. Despite appearing in the opening, he was not found in the actual game. At the time they had already decided that one of the other playable characters for Street Fighter (1987) would be another dougi-clad karate fighter (but in red), but the devs wanted to include the Caucasian man in the next game if given the opportunity. The mysterious man ended up being the model for Terry in his next game Garou Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai (1991).
Joe on the other hand was one of the inspirations behind Cody, and was originally going to be playable in Street Fighter Zero/Alpha 3 (1998) instead of Final Fight's hero.
@@pleaseshutup7053 i always wondered if Cody knew Karin back in the day, they connected. She backed his journey, and kept that secret. Plus it comes in handy, her family had connections all around the world. So I wouldn't be surprised, she made him an offer, he took it, and found something worth fighting for, along the way.
Cody is my all time favourite character in street fighter I like his fighting style, I like his outfits (especially the prison uniform with cuffs and Adidas superstars). Though Cody does seem to have martial arts training. He is the purest manifestation of a street fighter. He has the awareness of environmental advantages like weapons. He just wants a good scrap. I like his walk/idle animations he looks bored but will curbstomp you any time. His redemption arc where he is the new mayor of metro city is well deserved.
My head canon was that at the end of Final Fight the destruction Hagar Guy and Cody wrought was huge and with the killing of Mad Gear's boss, the cops needed to arrest somebody. Hagar was Mayor and Guy was a ninja who helped with no ties. So Cody took the fall and went to jail. In jail Cody would become hardened and cold and the romance between him and Jessica would weaken. Cody eventually escaping jail in Alpha 3 to exercise his skills.
0:02 "I can smoke stogies in my house... because I'm a stud, I'm ballsy, I don't take no sh*t from anyone, I smoke my stogie anywhere I want, I don't have to find a hideout place like YOU ! HO HO HO" moment
Another great video, kind of unexpected, but now that it's here it makes so much sense that you tackle this character's histoyr. You'r doing such an amazing job, thx and keep that shit up! =)
Her only Street Fighter game is Alpha 3 MAX but she should return hopefully in VI she's in or at least DLC she should have returned in IV her story revolves around Guy.
Well, Cody did go on a killing spree whilst dumpster diving across town. He even vandalized some poor geezer’s new car. Knocking a helpless cripple out of a window of a skyscraper was just pure evil.
Cody is my favorite character in SF and this was a good video for a breakdown of his history. Honestly at the time seeing a character so devoted to justice get framed and lose everything, which causes him to fall down a nihilistic depression spiral was depressing. Thankfully Cody never lost that sense of justice no matter how much he tried to hide it and Mike would fix things and save Cody, resulting in him becoming mayor. (hopefully one day Guy will get see his efforts were not in vain) SFV does make one make one strange albeit major change not covered here Lucia and Cody apparently fought the Mad Gear together at one point and now are old friends.
A lot of people don't believe me when I say that Final Fight was supposed to be Street Fighter successor, Street Fighter '89. That's why a lot of the FF characters make random appearances. Sodom and Rolento made early appearances, Hugo and Poison in some later games (Hugo was in SF3)Lucia showed up in 5 but sadly Maki only made an appearance in CvS2 (she was my favorite and hopeful she'll return in SF6). But yes, Cody is awesome! Definitely one of the better Capcom characters.
I remember playing final fight at a restaurant I went to as a kid. The cabinet is long gone but the place is still there and I remember playing it on the snes and then later on when I got a psone and Alpha 3 reading online how it was the same guy as before. Love this character
What a great and informative video on Cody as a character. However I feel like you also left out the fun fact that Cody is one of the strongest characters in Street Fighter and the reason he used to wear the handcuffs is as a handicap. If he wasn’t holding back, he could potentially beat Akuma and Oni lol
I'd like to think that at some point after Cody became mayor, he eventually would encounter Jessica again, and thanks to Haggar, the two would get back together.
Why, she dumped him when he was at his lowest. Even left the country. DIdn't even check in on him to see if he's doing ok. If someone called her up and told her Cody became mayor, and THEN she decided to come back, it would be a bad look on her part.
Big thanks for making all these videos. You are so studious Ive rapidly become a fan of final fight, as i mained haggar in both of his MVC games and he is just so cool
It's ironic Final Fight was called street fighter 89 at first. He was an iconic character in final fight. I would say he is one of the first original Street Fighter characters. Hes the first son of the Street Fighter Legacy
I love that the Final Fight and Steet Fighter universes are canonically the same. In fact, so is Rival Schools and even Captain Commando. Might be some other Capcom properties in there too.
Same! Thankfully V seems to be setting up a new beat em up story for Cody and Lucia. While also retconing the two into knowing each other some how. Possibly Lucia was off screen in Revenge if I had to guess.
If Street Fighter 6 is the future, then Kyle needs to make a 2nd appearance, it just sucks that streetwise got bashed into the ground on release back in the day I actually enjoyed his moves/instinct mechanic
Cops in Capcom to Cody: I dare you. Cody: give me a reason C.C.C.: break up with your old lady and here's some irresponsibly lengthy cuffs on our behalf. Cody: *thumb brush nose* say no more. (Another good one. Cody was an interesting character to me especially in SFA3.)
That part interested me as well. Against all odds, he definitely went through so much, from break up, to being in jail, redemption, now mayor of his hometown.
Because Haggar got old… He gave Cody a pardon because he maintained a fighting spirit plus do a better job of cleaning up Metro City using the fear criminals had of him.
I like The Final Final Streetwise. You gotta play wit his brother Kyle. To rescue Cody he be strung out on drugs. But u fight the Hugo guys in a cage to win money for your upgrades.
I read somewhere that there's a theory that Marlowe is actually Jessica Haggar in disguise, keeping an eye on Cody as mayor at her father's direction. Any solid evidence for this?
I always assumed because Cody's specialty was knives he must've killed someone in in final fight since his next appearance was in Alpha 3 I thought that's why he was in jail, I like that story better than Eddie E framing him
Am I mistaken? I thought Street Fighter Alpha was a prequel. Did it not depict the events BEFORE the first Final Fight? Was Cody a trouble maker and wind up in jail BEFORE he met Jessica? Is that why Haggar held some initial resentment for him? I think the Street Fighter games also occurred in a different order from when they were released. But it's very likely I'm just confused.
Top Hat Gaming Man, you should definitely do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Poison! Capcom has a controversial history involving her if she is transgender or not. Pretty please?
Good shit! Final Fight was my favorite arcade game as a kid and Cody’s been my main character in SF since Alpha 3. I knew Streetwise existed but never played it. Never knew the story details or that it was non-canon. Gonna have to track down a copy just to see Cody Death for myself. 😂
nice to see that Cody gained 5 inches in height between Final Fight and Street Fighter man, guess prison can really change people PS: Final Fight Streetwise is an awesome underrated gem despite the awful critical reception
Its time for a new final fight game it's way overdue just like Streets of Rage 4 whoever did Streets of Rage 4 can definitely do a new final fight but it would be awesome to see the characters from Streets of Rage DLC for Street Fighter sometime in the near future. here's the issue I'm having being a gamer all these years and Double Dragon final fight and Streets of Rage have not crossed paths and entered each other's universe
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He hooked up with poison years later just kidding
I hope he gets Jessica back
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Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. How about you do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Dhalsim?
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Cody was my favorite SFA character.
"I have spent years harnessing chi into a powerful blast"
"I will throw a rock. "
I actually like that they took risks with Cody's story and not just give him a cliche hero arc.
Yeah, it's pretty cool. I guess they had to be a bit creative bearing in mind if they didn't, him and Ken would have been too similar in my opinion.
@@TopHatGamingManChannel Yea great point. Would have been redundant. Not only would they look the same, they would both have to be the babyface.
@@TopHatGamingManChannel would have been cool to see cody take on ken over eliza. May the best ladies’ man win.
@@dbycrash Naw Cody aint a home wrecker. Ken been had a baby with Eliza
Cody canonically being the strongest character in street fighter is amazing to me. Like he has no chi at all it’s just pure brawling.
I like that he kept the cuffs on to make it fair for his opponent.
Other fighters using chi or magic
Cody: I just throw rocks.
Cody the only character that actually street fights
What about Birdie?
Hugo
@@robertmatthews9650 One may be able to argue that Hugo is a dirty pro wrestler by the time he comes to the Street Fighter tournaments.
Guys,
I think the point is that he's saying Cody is the dirtiest brawler out of all street fighters.
Rolento, Birdie, Cody & Guy.
I think my all-time favorite fourth wall break Capcom has ever put in their games is Cody's super from Alpha 3. He throws punches behind himself at the same intervals that gave you an infinite in the original Final Fight.
It's just a beautiful nod to the actual gamer player base, and I love it.
It is also why I dislike how later versions of the move remove the turn around.
There were lots of 4th wall breaking win quotes in alpha 3 one with Sakura, Dan and even Cody
Cody could save his girl...
Cody could save the city...
But the one thing Cody could never save was himself.
whatever...
Ironic.
Classic Cody
They're not very consistent on how Cody went to jail. First it was because he just couldn't stop figthing, then poison framed him for her crimes or maybe he willingly took the blame for guy's crimes. Either way he finally reformed and he's currently metro city's mayor.
It was more like, he couldn't stop fighting, but what it REALLY was, was he couldn't stop fighting the wrong people. AKA the ones that could get him imprisoned.
@@allcapcomeverything3866
I disagree, during Cody's prison phase Cody develops a nihilistic and depressed attitude, dismissing the concept of justice and being a hero again (despite those traits being so ingrained in him he only breaks out to when evil is afoot and targets said evil boss, succeeding with one of the 26 copies of Seth) because jail time was his "reward" for saving Jessica and Metro City. This points to the frame up being the main cause for Cody's predicament. V also points to this being the case due to the ease Mike was able to free him. Cody also isn't the type of person to randomly beat up people who don't want to fight.
Though by the ambiguous syntax, if you were instead referring to Eddie E (who notably was the only cop to try to keep Cody in his cell) and other high end criminals that have government power I apologize for my confusion.
@Will Diesel
Unlike Streetwise, Revenge was never explicitly stated to be non canon, gets more information in the Street Fighter Zero 3 Secret File Book and its events are referenced in Zero/Aplha 3 itself. (Eddie E making a cameo in Cody's victory animation and also being the only cop to actively try to keep Cody in prison) You'll notice I'm not the only one supporting its canonicity as the SF wiki and this very video does the same.
I never stated he was completely nihilistic, heck my very post suggests otherwise,
("despite those traits being so ingrained in him he only breaks out to when evil is afoot and targets said evil boss, succeeding with one of the 26 copies of Seth")
@Will Diesel
That wasn't a canonical appearance of Belgar and just a Easter Egg as according to the story Belgar is still dead and someone new is reviving the Mad Gears. Nothing canonical interferes with Revenge. If anything its FF3 thats getting the shaft as Lucia is suddenly old friends with Cody and teamed up with him to fight Mad Gears in the past and may or may not be his new love interest.
@Will Diesel
Mike would've killed zombie!Belgar according to the Secret File book keeping him dead. (either way though he isn't alive)
The frustrating thing with Lucia is she is for sure a cop at the time and Capcom implies the events take place over 3. It is just implication though. Mad Gear seems to be a constant problem for Metro City if SFV is any indication so it could be more of a case like Revenge or SFV where they stay in Metro City instead of country hopping like in 2.
On the bright side SFV is setting up a FF plot so that gives me hope for a new FF game since the new SoR game was successful.
Great video. There's a couple obscure tidbits about Cody:
1. Cody in SFA3 was originally supposed to be the return of Joe (SF1 character) but for whatever reason, Cody was brought back instead. There were rumors that Joe was supposed to be the main character of Street Fighter '89, but then became Cody, which is why they share a couple moves. A much later interview stated that it was Ryu and Ken who were supposed to be the main characters of SF89.
2. Cody didn't have a last name for a long time, until Streetwise, where it was stated to be Travers. Capcom Japan actually went ahead and made that last name canon as of SFV. They did the same thing with Charlie, where his Japanese name (Nash) was never considered to be his last name until SFV released.
3. An issue of the SF comic had Cody make reference to how many enemies he could fight at once in whatever port of Final Fight (he says something like "it doesn't matter whether there's 2 of you, 6 of you, or 8 of you, I'll take you on!") He mentions it as a fourth wall thing. I can't remember what issue it was off the top of my head.
I was actually just about to bring up the first bit. It's very interesting how closely connected Cody and Joe actually were in the early stages of Final Fight/SFA3's development. Kinda makes me wonder what would've happened if it was Joe in that jumpsuit and not Cody.
Cody's character arc is a fascinating one. Final Fight's legacy is wild. So awesome to see his redemption.
Cody's story is incredibly tragic as he got screwed for just being the hero. I'm glad he's got his groove back ( in charge of Metro City no less) but still sad Jessica isn't in his life. I'm still shocked Capcom got dark and turned on their main hero for over 20 years.
I'm not. They've done Guile dirty for years, what made any characters outside of RE and Street Fighter safe from their utter lack of care?
He's a bigger man now without her. Her loss.
@@mr.awesome6011 True that!
@@mr.awesome6011 Theres a theory that marlowe is jessica but going under a new name.
@@mr.awesome6011 Hey everyone enjoying the content 😘
Cody in a suit looks alot like Geese Howard in Art of fighting 2.
Totally agree. Cody might have even visited SoutthTown, and remembered the sleek style Geese had back in the day.
Cody Was Sick, Fighting W/ Handcuffs On
What set you rep
He used them to his advantage.
Thought you would have mentioned he's Kenny omegas favourite character and that he also played mayor Cody in the dlc reveal video
It’s rumoured that his jail story would have been attributed to Joe from the first street fighter (the guy who breaks the wall in the intro, and the kick-boxer)
I wonder how that would have turned out?
Actually, the guy who broke the wall in the original game was an early version of Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury/The King of Fighters.
In an interview, Hiroshi Matsumoto mentions the Caucasian man who wore a leather jacket during the opening sequence of the game. Despite appearing in the opening, he was not found in the actual game. At the time they had already decided that one of the other playable characters for Street Fighter (1987) would be another dougi-clad karate fighter (but in red), but the devs wanted to include the Caucasian man in the next game if given the opportunity. The mysterious man ended up being the model for Terry in his next game Garou Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai (1991).
Joe on the other hand was one of the inspirations behind Cody, and was originally going to be playable in Street Fighter Zero/Alpha 3 (1998) instead of Final Fight's hero.
8:06 that ridiculous SS4 Goku Final Bout combo
I wonder how an escapee found money to travel around the world to fight the world's finest.
@@pleaseshutup7053 i always wondered if Cody knew Karin back in the day, they connected. She backed his journey, and kept that secret. Plus it comes in handy, her family had connections all around the world. So I wouldn't be surprised, she made him an offer, he took it, and found something worth fighting for, along the way.
Wow! I never realized Cody's back story was that expanded. I'm impressed!
Cody is my all time favourite character in street fighter I like his fighting style, I like his outfits (especially the prison uniform with cuffs and Adidas superstars). Though Cody does seem to have martial arts training. He is the purest manifestation of a street fighter. He has the awareness of environmental advantages like weapons. He just wants a good scrap. I like his walk/idle animations he looks bored but will curbstomp you any time.
His redemption arc where he is the new mayor of metro city is well deserved.
My head canon was that at the end of Final Fight the destruction Hagar Guy and Cody wrought was huge and with the killing of Mad Gear's boss, the cops needed to arrest somebody. Hagar was Mayor and Guy was a ninja who helped with no ties.
So Cody took the fall and went to jail. In jail Cody would become hardened and cold and the romance between him and Jessica would weaken.
Cody eventually escaping jail in Alpha 3 to exercise his skills.
Cody’s SF4 theme song is fucking badass
0:02 "I can smoke stogies in my house... because I'm a stud, I'm ballsy, I don't take no sh*t from anyone, I smoke my stogie anywhere I want, I don't have to find a hideout place like YOU ! HO HO HO" moment
Cody's most iconic moment:
"You...hurt...my...TESTICLE!!!"
"Shows up in a black n white jumpsuit." I must be color blind.
what i thought lol
Cody has a crazy life, you really did your research on this character.
11:38 Cody looks better than ever in Street Fighter 5.
I loved how threw us a curve ball for his story
Cody is one of the stronger characters in street fighter. I mean the guys upcut creates hurricanes
So strong he thinks Akuma is a disappointment but has fun with ONI!
yeah they say he is top 5
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If you beat Cody using Oni, the latter admits that: Should Cody take the fight seriously, Oni would most likelly _lose._
Yeah and it’s even said that Cody wears his handcuffs in Alpha 3,SF4 and Street FighterXTekken because he wants a fair fight so he handicaps himself
His introduction in the intro of Ultra SFIV is so dope. Turn the beat back!
Another great video, kind of unexpected, but now that it's here it makes so much sense that you tackle this character's histoyr. You'r doing such an amazing job, thx and keep that shit up! =)
Cody canonically one of the strongest character in street fighter is insane.
Speaking of Streets Of Fire, that's an awesome film and after watching it I see the similarities between it and the beat em up classics of the 80s.
Am I the only one who wants Maki to return in a Street Fighter game?
I thought she came back in one of the handheld ports of SFA3.
Her only Street Fighter game is Alpha 3 MAX but she should return hopefully in VI she's in or at least DLC she should have returned in IV her story revolves around Guy.
@@powerninjasuperior482 she also has an appearance in Capcom vs snk 2. And she is playable
this guy went for jailbird to mayor ok then
Oh yeah. I just remembered that. Lol
Well, Cody did go on a killing spree whilst dumpster diving across town. He even vandalized some poor geezer’s new car. Knocking a helpless cripple out of a window of a skyscraper was just pure evil.
Trash can chicken is a helluva drug.
He also had a late growth spurt while in the clink from 5'9 to 6'1
I noticed that! He lost 11 pounds too.
Darn...no mention of Cody& Guy in Namco/Capcom RPG? Also, could you do a video on that game?
NxC that game is interesting, even ties both universes together. Excellent idea
Cody is my favorite character in SF and this was a good video for a breakdown of his history. Honestly at the time seeing a character so devoted to justice get framed and lose everything, which causes him to fall down a nihilistic depression spiral was depressing. Thankfully Cody never lost that sense of justice no matter how much he tried to hide it and Mike would fix things and save Cody, resulting in him becoming mayor. (hopefully one day Guy will get see his efforts were not in vain) SFV does make one make one strange albeit major change not covered here Lucia and Cody apparently fought the Mad Gear together at one point and now are old friends.
My favorite character in the street fighter verse. Glad to see story arc at its proper conclusion.
A lot of people don't believe me when I say that Final Fight was supposed to be Street Fighter successor, Street Fighter '89. That's why a lot of the FF characters make random appearances. Sodom and Rolento made early appearances, Hugo and Poison in some later games (Hugo was in SF3)Lucia showed up in 5 but sadly Maki only made an appearance in CvS2 (she was my favorite and hopeful she'll return in SF6).
But yes, Cody is awesome! Definitely one of the better Capcom characters.
I Like Cody Travers He is My Favourite Final Fight Character and Street Fighter I Played Cody Travers since Final Fight 1
Same
the real question is how he managed to run for mayor after serving time?
@@pleaseshutup7053 whoa, thats fucked up...
Street Fighter V story. Watch it.
well in my country, convicted felons are no eligible for public positions
@@pleaseshutup7053 i don know metro citys law, maybe is legal for minor crimes
What if he was exonerated for what he was framed for?
I appreciated Top Hat
Gaming for using my custom figures work as reference in your Final Fight documentary serie. 👍👊💥💥💥
Cody having a bare knuckle brawling brother named KYLE is HILARIOUS hahaha
I remember playing final fight at a restaurant I went to as a kid. The cabinet is long gone but the place is still there and I remember playing it on the snes and then later on when I got a psone and Alpha 3 reading online how it was the same guy as before. Love this character
This should be called: FROM CONVICT TO MAYOR - THE CODY STORY. Never knew Cody, Guy & Hagger was in a fighting game back in the day.
What a great and informative video on Cody as a character. However I feel like you also left out the fun fact that Cody is one of the strongest characters in Street Fighter and the reason he used to wear the handcuffs is as a handicap. If he wasn’t holding back, he could potentially beat Akuma and Oni lol
I'd like to think that at some point after Cody became mayor, he eventually would encounter Jessica again, and thanks to Haggar, the two would get back together.
Why, she dumped him when he was at his lowest. Even left the country. DIdn't even check in on him to see if he's doing ok. If someone called her up and told her Cody became mayor, and THEN she decided to come back, it would be a bad look on her part.
i actually enjoyed this being a cody/axel fan tee shirt and jeans I didnt know abt the final fight zero. Good Presentation
Big thanks for making all these videos. You are so studious
Ive rapidly become a fan of final fight, as i mained haggar in both of his MVC games and he is just so cool
It's ironic Final Fight was called street fighter 89 at first. He was an iconic character in final fight. I would say he is one of the first original Street Fighter characters. Hes the first son of the Street Fighter Legacy
Never knew Cody from SSF is the same as the Final Fight one.
I love that the Final Fight and Steet Fighter universes are canonically the same. In fact, so is Rival Schools and even Captain Commando. Might be some other Capcom properties in there too.
@@srsgoblin for what it's worth since I was a kid I've aways thought Megaman took place in Metro City, just in the future.
Cody went from
Hero
Prisoner
Mayor
I grew up in the 90s so I really appreciate this video 🔥🔥🔥
I only play street fighter now a days to play as final fight characters.
Same! Thankfully V seems to be setting up a new beat em up story for Cody and Lucia. While also retconing the two into knowing each other some how. Possibly Lucia was off screen in Revenge if I had to guess.
Can you do a video on Gen plz
If Street Fighter 6 is the future, then Kyle needs to make a 2nd appearance, it just sucks that streetwise got bashed into the ground on release back in the day I actually enjoyed his moves/instinct mechanic
It was a decent enough game.
I still don't get why everyone hated it so much. It was decently made for the series and the story wasn't over the top.
I love the final fight music in the background
Cops in Capcom to Cody: I dare you.
Cody: give me a reason
C.C.C.: break up with your old lady and here's some irresponsibly lengthy cuffs on our behalf.
Cody: *thumb brush nose* say no more.
(Another good one. Cody was an interesting character to me especially in SFA3.)
That part interested me as well. Against all odds, he definitely went through so much, from break up, to being in jail, redemption, now mayor of his hometown.
👍 love your choice in adding the final fight cd soundtrack in your video
Cody a felon how he still become a mayor or I missing something?
He eventually reformed because metro city needed him. He stills misses pit figthing.
@@Invidente7 legally you can not run for mayor if are a convicted felon
Because Haggar got old… He gave Cody a pardon because he maintained a fighting spirit plus do a better job of cleaning up Metro City using the fear criminals had of him.
Awesome lore trip, THGM 🎩 🍻!!!
Do you have a video about Mike Haggar's wrestling career on Saturday night Slam masters?
Love ur lore videos..keep up bro..🎩🎩🎩
hi. love the videos but I have to add that cody's canon reason is that he relentlessly fought until he got setup in a fight by poison and framed him
Cody was always one of my favorites! 👍
My SSF4 main with the best theme song in the game next to Volcanic Rim.
The SF Alpha series is apocrypha
I been waiting for this video
Thanks Mr top hat
A question I never knew I wanted an answer to. Time to binge
its funny how guy fights in part one for his friends chick, in part 3 to help haggar, but not part 2 when his own chick gets kidnapped
His story strikes me as a fight between capcom not knowing what to do with him and players wanting to keep him. Not a consistent one at all 😅 😅
I like The Final Final Streetwise. You gotta play wit his brother Kyle. To rescue Cody he be strung out on drugs. But u fight the Hugo guys in a cage to win money for your upgrades.
Cody was one of my mains in ALPHA III
I read somewhere that there's a theory that Marlowe is actually Jessica Haggar in disguise, keeping an eye on Cody as mayor at her father's direction. Any solid evidence for this?
Peoples simp fanfiction
Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man! Can you please do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Sakura Kasugano?
Cody is a dying name. A cowboy of the past. A cavalier. A pathfinder.
How is Cody only 177 lbs. Hé looks huge
Asian logic
I always assumed because Cody's specialty was knives he must've killed someone in in final fight since his next appearance was in Alpha 3 I thought that's why he was in jail, I like that story better than Eddie E framing him
I didn't know that Top Hat gaming man and lady decade were together both of their channels are freaking awesome
Now we ask Capcom to revive Dean and see what he's been up to
This is something Capcom almost did, until Final Fight: Seven Sons failed to impress focus groups
Am I mistaken? I thought Street Fighter Alpha was a prequel. Did it not depict the events BEFORE the first Final Fight? Was Cody a trouble maker and wind up in jail BEFORE he met Jessica? Is that why Haggar held some initial resentment for him? I think the Street Fighter games also occurred in a different order from when they were released. But it's very likely I'm just confused.
You are mistaken, Alpha was set between Street Fighter 1 and 2, but they also decided to put Final Fight in the same universe.
@@Mari_Izu So when did Final Fight happen, along the timeline?
@@simonashtear2739 Afrer the first SF but before SFA
YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH Cody
Boy this was amazingly indepth 👍👍👍🤔🤔
Cody, Guy, Poison, Hagar, and Rose should have been the "Final Challegers" in SF2 Ultra instead of just evil Ryu and Ken.
Top Hat Gaming Man, you should definitely do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Poison! Capcom has a controversial history involving her if she is transgender or not. Pretty please?
So Cody can risk his life saving shawty but she can't stick with him through his bid.. Man these ho£$ ain't loyal
Go to prison, breaks out of prison, becomes a mayor. Ok check. Lol
Cody has the best character development
Have you seen the movie Streets of Fire (1984)?
That's where Capcom got Cody's character from.
Good shit!
Final Fight was my favorite arcade game as a kid and Cody’s been my main character in SF since Alpha 3.
I knew Streetwise existed but never played it. Never knew the story details or that it was non-canon. Gonna have to track down a copy just to see Cody Death for myself. 😂
nice to see that Cody gained 5 inches in height between Final Fight and Street Fighter man, guess prison can really change people
PS: Final Fight Streetwise is an awesome underrated gem despite the awful critical reception
one of the best backstory for a FF/SF character 😘
It would be good to make a fan made game with Cody and Guy from Street fighter alpha , u can also add Andore and Rolento from it as bosses
There is an official Capcom game remake that already did that.
It's called Final Fight One for the Game Boy Advance.
Cody’s switch to criminal is actually in the Final Fight Streetwise on ps2
Its time for a new final fight game it's way overdue just like Streets of Rage 4 whoever did Streets of Rage 4 can definitely do a new final fight but it would be awesome to see the characters from Streets of Rage DLC for Street Fighter sometime in the near future. here's the issue I'm having being a gamer all these years and Double Dragon final fight and Streets of Rage have not crossed paths and entered each other's universe
Yall should check out a lofi hip hop artist named ruffian kick named after one of codys signature moves in sfa. Hes super dope
Cody's secretary got the cake lol
He upgraded
Correction: the GBA port of Final Fight was called Final Fight One, not Final Fight Zero.
Cody Rhodes always cosplaying Mayor Cody in AEW.