Cammy (Street Fighter)
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| Cammy | |
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 Cammy from Super Street Fighter II |
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| Game series | Street Fighter series |
| First game | Super Street Fighter II |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Birthplace | Unknown (Lives in England) |
| Blood type | B |
| Fighting style | Shadoloo assassination techniques (Shadoloo); Special forces training (Delta Red) |
| Likes | Collecting fighting data (Shadoloo); Cats (Delta Red) |
| Dislikes | Sympathy (Shadoloo); Anything when she's angry (Delta Red) |
| Affiliation | Delta Red (formerly Shadoloo) |
Cammy White (キャミィ or キャミー・ホワイト) is a video game character in the Street Fighter series. She first appeared in the fighting game Super Street Fighter II, which was released in 1993, as one of the "new challengers", the four new characters introduced in that title. She is the second female character in the Street Fighter series, following Chun-Li. Out of the four new challengers, Cammy is by far the most popular, having many more game appearances than the others, as well as more appearances in games and other media than many of the original "world warriors."
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[edit] Changes throughout the series
Cammy has undergone many changes over her video game career. In Super Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Cammy wore a green leotard and was a member of a British special forces team known as Delta Red. This classic incarnation is known as "Delta Red Cammy."
In the later games X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (wherein Cammy is a secret character in the latter) she had a light blue ribbed leotard that resembled a turtleneck sweater with shoulder pads and a win pose that showed her saluting the sinister M. Bison. This rendering of Cammy is the younger version featured in Street Fighter Alpha's prequel storyline, detailing the time when she was affiliated with the criminal syndicate known as Shadoloo. Therefore, this version of Cammy is known as "Shadoloo Cammy." She is also referred to by her codename, "Killer Bee."
Since Shadoloo Cammy didn't have a storyline in Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (until the re-release version of the arcade port in Street Fighter Alpha Anthology for the PS2), and X-Men vs. Street Fighter is not considered a true part of the Street Fighter storyline, the Killer Bee's only canonical appearance is Street Fighter Alpha 3.
Shadoloo Cammy also appeared as a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom vs. SNK, and Capcom vs. SNK 2, and made appearances in the endings of certain Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike characters. Since the Shadoloo Cammy sprite was designed more recently than the Delta Red Cammy sprite, the former was larger and more detailed, therefore making it an obvious choice to use in other games, the sprite was also recycled in a similar fashion for use in the non-canon Capcom vs. SNK series. The most blatantly anachronistic appearance is in the 3rd Strike endings, where there was no reason to portray Shadoloo Cammy in a time far beyond Street Fighter Alpha 3, because in this appearance she is rendered in a drawing, rather than a re-used sprite.
In the futuristic 3D shooter Cannon Spike, Cammy is depicted as Delta Red for player 1, and Shadoloo for player 2.
Therefore, although the "Delta Red Cammy" appeared first, "Shadoloo Cammy" predates the Delta Red version in the Street Fighter canon.
[edit] Story
[edit] Shadaloo
Cammy's early history is unknown; her first appearance in the Street Fighter chronology was Street Fighter Alpha 3, where she was a soulless Doll sent to assassinate Dhalsim. Dhalsim used his spiritual powers to make her self-aware, and she realized that Shadaloo was controlling her. M. Bison sent Vega to observe her. When Vega confronted her, he revealed to her that she was an "experiment" and was no longer needed. Vega intentionally lost a battle to her, and she wondered why Shadoloo wanted to destroy her, since she had never committed any altercations against them. She later encountered Juli and Juni, two other Shadoloo Dolls, who lacked the benefit of self-awareness. When Cammy confronted Bison, he told her that she was meant to become his next body, after his current physical manifestation was destroyed by his own Psycho Power. Cammy managed to break the twelve Dolls free from Shadoloo's mind control, and they confronted Bison together. He explained to Cammy that she was a clone of himself who possessed a small portion of his Psycho Power, and that if he were to die, she would die as well. Cammy fought against his psychic probing and rescued the Dolls from Bison's control with the Psycho Drive. Cammy got the Dolls out the Shadoloo base and then fell unconscious, no longer a clone, but an independent human. Vega rescued her before the base was destroyed, not wanting to allow a beautiful human to die. He deposited her on the doorstep of the British paramilitary organization Delta Red.
[edit] Delta Red
Cammy awoke with amnesia, and Delta Red took her in. While she could not remember her past, she retained nearly all the fighting capabilities that were implanted in her during her tenure with Shadoloo. This made her a very valuable asset to the team. When the second World Warrior tournament was announced, and that Bison was part of it, Cammy felt a strange connection to him, and entered the tournament to find out. She confronted Bison, who told her that she is a copy of him, that she killed for him, that he planted her in Delta Red (but didn't count on her losing her memories), and that he had no further use for her. After Bison was defeated, her Delta Red teammates told her that she didn't need to live in the past; she had a new life to live. It is believed that Cammy still works for Delta Red, as she appeared in Final Fight: Streetwise as a pit fighter.
The Delta Red team consists of the leader, Colonel Keith Wolfman, ranged weapons expert Matthew McCoy, melee weapons expert Lita Luwanda, and young computer expert George Ginzu.
[edit] Appearance
Cammy is petite with blue eyes and unusually long blonde pigtails with a scar on her left cheek.
In Super Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Cammy wore a green leotard with a full back and a Delta Red triangle insignia on either the right or left breast (some promo art has it on the right while in other instances, including her endings in SSF2 and SSF2T, have it on the left), a red beret, combat boots, and red gauntlets. Her legs were sparsely decorated with green camouflage paint. This classic incarnation (shown at top) is known as "Delta Red Cammy."
In X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, and every subsequent game in which she appeared in, Cammy wore a blue leotard with an open back and a small yellow tie attached to the front, a small blue garrison cap, pointed combat boots, and the same red gauntlets as her classic incarnation. Her legs were lightly adorned with a blue lightning bolt design. This version of Cammy is the "Killer Bee" or "Shadoloo" persona. This uniform is a lighter version of the Shadoloo Doll uniform, and swaps the standard tights for the bare legged, lightning bolt design.
Shadoloo Cammy's pre-fight intro has her wearing an oversized red cloak, the same seen in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, which she quickly discards, revealing her previously hidden identity.
[edit] Alternate Storyline Appearances
In Cannon Spike, Cammy is 21 years old and wearing an outfit similar to her SSF2 incarnation, except she has kneepads and inline skates, as well as a pair of sub-machine guns.
In the anime series Street Fighter II V, Cammy's character design is radically different compared to any other appearance. She wears a black halter top, black spandex tights, and a choker decorated with a crucifix, the latter which she used to conceal a deadly piano wire to assassinate her victims.
[edit] Gameplay
Cammy is a quick, close range fighter. She lacks any projectile or long-reaching attacks, and therefore hurls herself at the enemy relying on speed and priority. For example, her standing hard punch can often cancel an opponent's attack outright, if it connects. Priority such as this makes her one of the easiest characters to use in Capcom vs. SNK 2. Her original incarnation in Super Street Fighter II had trouble evading projectile attacks, so later incarnations involved reworked and additional special moves to evade fireballs with ease.
[edit] Techniques
Cammy's anti-air move, the Cannon Spike (or Thrust Kick in the English versions of SSF2) causes her to quickly kick one leg upward into the air, twisting her body and flipping backward, putting her at a safe range from the opponent when the move completes. It has very high priority for such a safe move.
Cammy's forward offensive attack, the Spiral Arrow (or Cannon Drill in the English versions of SSF2) causes her to lunge forward, feet first, while spinning. Used as a distance-clearing attack, its original versions were still vulnerable to being struck by projectiles. However, her Spiral Arrow in Capcom vs. SNK travels under most projectiles, and also must be blocked in a crouching position, enhancing the move's usefulness.
The Hooligan Combination is Cammy's flying variable attack: while spinning though the air, she can opt to cancel the move for a surprise attack, land with a sliding tackle, or execute a powerful frankensteiner throw or its aerial variant. This advancing air throw special move was the first of its kind in the Street Fighter series, and is useful for confusing an opponent, throwing if blocked, or striking if counterattacked. The relative difficulty of the command motion for the Hooligan Combination prevents it from being over-powered, though.
Cammy's Super Arts are: her Spin Drive Smasher, which is a powerful, multi-hitting Spiral Arrow followed by a similarly powered Cannon Spike; her Reverse Shaft Breaker, a vertically executed Spiral Arrow; and her Killer Bee Assault, which has Cammy literally bouncing off the walls of the screen, attacking the opponent with four jump kicks and ending with a frankensteiner.
In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, many of Cammy's special and super moves are endowed with blue flames characteristic of Psycho Power. She also receives the Cannon Revenge, which is a counter move that has her automatically retaliating against physical attacks with a floating punch or a Cannon Spike. In these games, she can also double jump.
[edit] Actors
Cammy fights in England in her first appearance, but her voice actors in the games always have either American or Japanese accents. She is voiced in the Versus series by Susan Hart (not to be confused with the adult film actress of the same name).
Cammy appears as one of the main heroes in the 1994 movie Street Fighter. She is portrayed by the famous Australian musician Kylie Minogue. In the movie Cammy is a British intelligence agent that is serving as Colonel Guile's intel officer and right-hand woman in the Allied Nations Army. In Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Cammy is voiced by Debra Rogers.
[edit] Trivia
- In the U.S. Street Fighter cartoon, Cammy is depicted as an agent of MI5. In the live-action Street Fighter movie, she (along with Guile and T. Hawk) is an agent of the Allied Nations, a fictional derivate of the United Nations.
- Cammy starred in a Capcom/Psikyo game named after a signature move of hers, Cannon Spike in 2000. In Cannon Spike, she was brought in to stop an elite group of terrorists in the future.
- Shadoloo Cammy appeared as an enemy character in the strategy RPG Namco x Capcom. Later in the game, she becomes playable and joins Chun-Li.
- A girl similar to Cammy appears in Street Fighter III as one of the judges in the "judgement" round. She wears the red overcoat that Cammy wore in the manga animated movie. However, it is unlikely it's Cammy herself, due to the short hair and the absence of Cammy's scar in her face.
- Cammy fights in Greece in Street Fighter Alpha 3. In earlier games, Cammy officially fought in England. This is most likely because she has no official nationality. However, she currently lives in England and is an English citizen.
- In Super Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Cammy fights in England, and the Northern Lights can be seen in the background. Realistically, it is impossible to view the Northern Lights from anywhere in England, but they can be viewed in the northernmost parts of Scotland.
- Cammy's ending in Super Street Fighter II and Super Street Fighter II Turbo was mistranslated. Instead of telling Cammy that she used to work for him, Bison tells her that they had been in love.
- In the Udon comic book series, the scar on Cammy's cheek was inflicted by Vega's claw.
- Cammy's name was misspelled in the closing credits of the English version of Street Fighter II. The Animated Movie ("Cammie").
- Cammy is a boss in Final Fight: Streetwise. With this appearance, Cammy is the first character from the Street Fighter series to play an active role in the Final Fight series (although Chun-Li and Guile made cameos in Final Fight 2).
- Cammy was loosely based on the character Alita (Gally) from Battle Angel Alita.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cammyfan.com
- cammysite.com
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Cammy Previously hosted by Wikibooks
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