Chun-Li also wears them to help tone and exercise her body the qipao is fitted with weights to help build body strength and finesse, while her bracelets are for the purpose of balancing her body when performing her kicking moves, including helping stabilize her center of gravity during a Hyakuretsukyaku and limit her during supers such as the Senretsukyaku to avoid overexerting her muscles. The spiked metal bracelets she is known to wear are made of iron, and weigh approximately 7-10 kg (15-22 lbs) each. According to supplementary materials, she wears the qipao in honor of her late mother, who passed away in her early childhood and whose only photo showed her in a qipao similar to her daughter's. Large spiked bracelets, whose ring is black steel and spikes are white/chrome polished steel are worn on both arms. She was originally supposed to wear a peach-colored qipao, as seen in her in-game profile and ending in the original Street Fighter II. Capcom titles, or around knee-high in games based around her 3rd Strike sprite) and a blue leotard with dark brown sheer pantyhose and a blue thong underneath with her qipao. She also wears white combat/boxing boots of varying height (around calf-length in games such as the Street Fighter II series and older vs.

Her outfit is modified to allow a far wider range of movement than a normal qipao. She is known for her very muscular thighs.Ĭhun-Li in her outfit worn in the Alpha seriesĬhun-Li wears a qipao, a Chinese dress imported over from Manchuria that became popular among girls during the early 20th century. Several Japanese drama CDs and novels created based on the series have given her surname as both 'Feng' ( 楓, 'Feng' ?) and 'Wang' ( 王, 'Wang' ?), though these are also not officially recognized by Capcom.Ĭhun-Li's appearance has differed several times in the Street Fighter series, as well as in official art and cameos she has made in other works. In the live-action Street Fighter movie, Chun-Li was given the surname Zang/Xiang, but Capcom has not officially recognized it. Older official sources from the early 90's indicate Chung was Chun-Li's surname, although it is worth noting this could very well not be the case anymore. The Japanese on'yomi rendering of the name is Shunrei. It is properly romanized as Chunli in pinyin and pronounced 'Chuen-lee', despite westerners commonly pronouncing it as 'Chuhn-lee'. The Street Fighter III: New Generation Secret File appears to make a nod to this fact, showing a picture of Tong Pooh in a TV while wondering if it'd be the 'next Chun-Li'.Ĭhun-Li's name is Mandarin for 'spring beauty' (春 chūn, 'spring' 麗 lì, 'beautiful'). Reportedly, Tong Pooh, an antagonist from Capcom's Strider franchise, served as the inspiration for Chun-Li's design. 7.4 Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation.7.1 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.

6.3 Power Rangers Legacy Wars - Street Fighter Showdown.

5.11 Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.

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