Chun-Li from Street Fighter in the GA-HQ Video Game Character DB
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Chun-Li is arguably the most popular female video game character along with Princess Peach and made her debut in 1991 with Street Fighter II.
Since Street Fighter 2, Chun-Li has appeared in nearly all Street Fighter games and ports, and also in many crossover games like Capcom Vs SNK 1+2, all Marvel vs Capcom games, SNK vs Capcom, all Card Fighters Clash games, Capcom Fighting Jam / Evolution, Pocket Fighters, Tatsunoko Vs Capcom, Namco X Capcom, Street Fighter X Tekken, and last but not least in Onimusha Soul.
Chun Li was revealed to return in Street Fighter V alongside Ryu during the Playstation Experience 2014 as one of the first characters and received the same treatment when she was revealed to be in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (2017). In Summer 2021, Chun Li joined the roster of Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid alongside Ryu.
Chun-Li got a redesign in the Street Fighter Alpha games similar to Ryu and Ken. She appears as a younger version of herself and wears a Chinese acrobatics outfit. There are also alternate costumes in the Street Fighter IV games and Street Fighter X Tekken.
Chun-Li’s story started with her searching for the murderer of her father in Street Fighter II. In other games, she is often working for Interpol and fighting for justice.
Chun-Li from the Street Fighter Games: an Overview
Character Name: | Chun Li | Developed/Created by | Capcom | |
Game Series: | Street Fighter & Crossover Games |
First Seen On: | Arcades | |
First Game: | Street Fighter II |
Year First Seen: | 1991 | |
Last Game: | Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (2021, as DLC) |
Birthplace: | China | |
Role(s) and Characteristics: | Fighting Game Character | Weapons or Martial Arts Style: | ||
Additional Tags: | Similar Characters: | |||
Has Relations To: | See also: |
Official Game Art like promotional Illustrations of Chun-Li
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (2017) |
Ending Art Images of Birdie in the Street Fighter V Arcade Mode Routes
SF Alpha Route |
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SF II Route |
SF IV Route |
SF V Route |
SF III Route |
Onimusha Soul (2012) |
Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) |
Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) |
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) |
SSFIV Arcade Edition (2010) |
Namco x Capcom (2005) |
Capcom Fighting Evolution (2004) |
SNK vs. Capcom (2003) |
SNK vs. Capcom (2003) |
Capcom Vs SNK 2 (2001) |
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) |
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) |
Street Fighter Alpha (1995) |
Street Fighter II (1991) |
Early Concept Art of Chun Li for Street Fighter II
Chun Li drawn for the Game-Art-HQ Video Game Character Database
Chun Li is the probably most popular fighting game character and one of the most popular female video game characters in general since her debut in Street Fighter II as “The Strongest Woman In The World”.
Since we created tributes to the Street Fighter series before, we had a good couple of excellent illustrations of her already, but the one above is the first Chun Li illustration extra created for this gallery. Kudos belong to Gino Descalzi also known as Dreamgate-Gad for his take on Chun Li.
This was one of the first GA-HQ Database Project character illustrations and was created by Gino in early May 2017.
Chun-Li in Game-Art-HQ Art Projects
2017
Chun Li is a big part of our second Street Fighter Art Collaboration and is going to be drawn in all of her different designs throughout the whole series.
2012
by jamflavored |
by harry7mason |
by lonefirewarrior |
Chun-Li is a part of our Art Tribute to the 25th Anniversary of the Street Fighter series and was drawn showing her normal and SF Alpha design as well as in an older age and in battle with her arch-enemy, the dictator M.Bison
Selected Fan Art and Cosplay Photos of Chun-Li
Due to the big number of great fan art and cosplays of Chun-Li, you can see a bigger gallery here
New Chun Li Fan Art and Cosplay Photos from 2014-2015:
by TixieLix |
by FeloLop |
By Vandrell |
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by Tovio Rogers
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Cosplayer: Enji Night Photographer: Balázs Sármai |
by Edwin Huang
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Some selected older fan arts of Chun Li:
Chun-Li in her regular design:
by Julia Lichty |
by Andreas Holzendorf |
Chun-Li in her Street Fighter Alpha design:
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by Tovio Rogers |
Chun-Li on other alternate costumes and redesigns:
by TixieLix |
by Dan Howard |
by Ed Moffatt |
Updates and additions in Chun Li’s Game Art Gallery and Character Overview:
14.09.2018 – Chun Li’s Ending Artworks from Street Fighter V added
03.10.2017 – Chun Li’s official art from MVCI added as well as Gino Descalzi’s take on her for our gallery here!
27.04.2017 – Chun Li’s SF II Illustrations from our 30th SF Anniversary Tribute added