The Cutting Room Floor
Today we're going to show off some characters that we designed, but unfortunately were not selected for the final game.
Considering the number of characters we had to work with, we decided to go with 16 characters that were easier to deal with.
While these characters unfortunately didn't make the cut, maybe they'll make an appearance somewhere!?

He's an old man that constantly grumbles to himself. The pen is not mightier than the sword in this game, however. Next!
Fighting President

Seems like Akiman also came up with an idea for a fighting politician.
Clumsy Cutie

Uses tools when fighting. This idea came about when we were coming up for designs for Laura. Next!
Miss Babo

She understood the hardships that Laura had when she was born.
Even though we already had a name for her, she got cut. Next!
Soccer Fighter

BTW, Roberto was one of my favorite characters!
Gen's Disciple

He's a young, ambitious fighter that learned Gen's Assassin's Fist and continued its legacy.
Gen had fallen ill due to disease, and he sought to defeat Akuma, one of Gen's rivals.
He didn't make the cut, so don't worry, Gen is alive and well!
The Teacher

At the time we wanted a character that used dark weapons and poison hands.
He was a popular choice but wasn't evil enough, so he got nixed. Next!
Prototype Shadaloo Soldier

If you look at it like that, this Shadaloo soldier is pretty idyllic.
But yeah, he didn't make the cut.
Anyway, we love to come up with ideas for new characters so please look forward to more ideas that we plan to show off...that didn't make the cut.
Takayuki Nakayama