
Dhalsim entered to attain a higher level of consciousness. Honda entered the tournament as a matter of personal pride. The trail has led her to the tournament and she now believes that one of the Grand Masters may have been responsible for the disappearance of her father.Į. Instead, she has been secretly tracking the movements of an international smuggling operation known as Shadaloo. Unlike many of the other contestants, Chun-Li has not entered the tournament for personal glory. That’s when I finally learned the backstory of the Strongest Woman in the World, thanks to her bio in the instruction booklet:

Then my parents bought me the Super Nintendo port of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior for my birthday in 1992.

The first time I played Street Fighter II was at another eight-year-old’s birthday party, held at a local arcade where everyone got an infinite number of credits for a two-hour block. But in Street Fighter 6 she’s finally attained a measure of peace, and she’s trying to pass on the life lessons she’s learned to both her students and her opponents. In past games, Chun-Li, the original female world warrior, has been largely driven by revenge and duty.
