Now Viewing: seth_(street_fighter)Tag type: Character The boss character of Street Fighter IV, Seth (セス, Sesu) is nicknamed the "Puppet Master" and is the Chief Executive Officer of S.I.N., a weapons manufacturer. His body has been heavily modified using advanced technology, with a globe-shaped device that has the appearance of a taijitu symbol, installed on his abdomen called the "Tanden Engine." He is the only character in Street Fighter IV to have a personal stage, which is a secret laboratory in an unknown location. Seth is intent on completing the BLECE, later revealed to be an acronym for Boiling Liquid Expanding Cell Explosion, (possibly based on firefighting term BLEVE which stands for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion, the explosion resulting from a leak in a tank of pressurized liquid) project, which spurs the creation of a new fighting tournament. He is named after Seth Killian, Capcom's senior manager. His normal moves are similar to those of Urien from Street Fighter III, but his Special Moves are mainly techniques used by other characters: Seth can perform variations of Guile's Sonic Boom, Ryu and Ken's Shōryūken, Chun-Li's Hyakuretsukyaku, Dhalsim's Yoga Teleport, Dhalsim's long-range Hard Punch and Kick attacks, and Zangief's Spinning Pile Driver. He uses the Tanden Engine in his only original Special Move, a technique which lures his opponents to him with the device. Any attack thrown at him while performing this move will simply pass through him. His Super Combo technique is the "Tanden Storm", in which he uses the energy stored in the Tanden Engine to pulverize his opponent. His Ultra Combo is the "Tanden Stream", in which Seth uses the Tanden Engine to create a strong energy whirlpool, which compresses his opponent to fit into his fists and then throws them with great strength. His secondary Ultra in Super Street Fighter IV is the "Tanden Typhoon", which is a powerful anti-air Ultra Combo which fires a tornado from his Tanden Engine. Seth is a computer-only final boss in the arcade version of Street Fighter IV, but is selectable in the home version. Seth is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka in Japanese, and Michael McConnohie in English. In the ending video following Seth's completion of the tournament, he was revealed to be known as number "15", one of many similar androids created by Bison. Originally created to become one of Bison's "replacement bodies", 15 rebelled against his programming, resulting in him attempting to overthrow Bison and pursue his own agendas. His updated stage in Super Street Fighter IV is similar, but has changed to a rundown factory equipped with the same machinery with Seth as the only inhabitant and no other S.I.N. agents present, possibly because he is now on the run from Bison. (In Super Street Fighter IV, both the original and "crumbling" versions of the laboratory stage are selectable in Vs. Mode, but only the "crumbling" version will be used for the fight against Seth in Arcade Mode.) VideoGamer.com heavily criticized Seth, describing him as "cheap to fight against" and a lazy effort on the part of the game's development team. They went on to describe him as resembling a rip-off of Watchmen's Doctor Manhattan, adding that the culmination of his "silly name" and moves taken from existing characters made him a disappointment. Eurogamer felt similar sentiments, citing the character's gameplay would "cause many tantrums above the easiest difficulty". IGN AU, though while stating he one of several "great" additions to the game's roster, emphasized that the character felt "gimmicky". Xbox 360 described him as the game's only major disappointment, noting that despite how imaginative other characters in the title felt his role as the game's final boss felt anti-climatic. Other Wiki Information Last updated: 10/19/10 4:57 PM by jedi1357 This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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