The History of POISON - A Street Fighter Character Documentary (1989 - 2021)

[@laidbackgaming2417]

I always appreciated how much Poison personified the 80s.

[@similaritiesendhere]

In the 80's it was taboo to punch women but ok to punch transsexuals. In the 90's it became ok to dragon punch Chun Li. Everyone being puncheable is humanity moving forward. Lol

[@Foxxie0kun]

@@similaritiesendhere I am an advocate of true gender equality. If someone deserves to be punched for something, then their gender should not stop you or give you pause. If someone punches you without provocation, you should punch them back, man, woman, anthropomorphic pork chop sandwich with a side of mashed potatoes, anything.

[@INFERNO95]

She even name after a 80s rock band.

[@JJoh4040]

How does she personify the 80s?

[@chilbiyito]

​@@JJoh4040 her design

[@animal1nstinct394]

I always preferred Poison and Roxy over Sid and the other guy in Final Fight. they have such a cool design

[@dub2536]

Agreed. By long and far better-looking IMO.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Billy and Sid- but those losers can't compare to Poison and Roxy! My lovely tough angels! ❤

[@supersmashbro596]

i kinda like the journey poison goes through. hopefully in street fighter 6 she ends up a successful wrestling promoter. would love to see a team of her, andore,zanghief, r. mika, mike haggar (who she made amends with) and laura for the hwa.

[@mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309]

@@supersmashbro596 we need grampa haggar on street fighter 6

[@Taintsnicely5434]

Same sid and William look like last minute designs.

[@conormitchell309]

I've loved watching Poison's evolution as a fighter and her move set evolution. She's so cool and beautiful.

[@tracyndiyob162]

happy 35th anniversary street fighter!!! :3

[@Borokunai]

And she Trans

[@marionhope7506]

Yep! That’s what makes Poison such an funny & interesting character when you think about it.🙃

[@poopyfartboi]

​@@Borokunai Even better

[@BuckROCKGROIN]

Lore increases marketability and therefore creates merchandising opportunities. And if done respectfully, lore keeps the franchise relevant and popular between game releases which increases sales.

[@unstoppableExodia]

It always makes me laugh how passionate some folks get about Poison’s gender. For Capcom it’s all money though because it made her into a fan favorite and with them being a little bit vague about it fans can see her how they want to. For people that prefer to think of her as a biological female they can and for those who prefer to see her as a trans icon they can too. Hentai artists have already proven she can be whatever fans need her to be and that’s the real magic.

[@DarDarBinks1986]

Please don't use "biological" when you really mean "cisgender". We trans women are biological, too. We're just misidentified at birth. "Biological sex" is far more complicated than what high school biology classes make it out to be. Gender dysphoria is a medical condition that scientists and doctors have known about for over a century. People can be born with chromosome combinations other than XY and XX (Klinefelter syndrome (XXY), Turner syndrome (X0), XXYY syndrome). People with XY or XX chromosomes can be born intersex depending on how the SRY gene activates during the embryonic stage of development (i.e., Swyer syndrome, De La Chappelle syndrome). A trans person's brain behaves like their identified gender instead of their assigned sex even before receiving hormone replacement therapy. Genetics plays a role in transness, too; a twin is more likely to be trans if their twin is trans.

[@herbertcumberbatch7323]

Shut up

[@KudoShinichikun]

If she walks like a woman and talks like a woman she’s a woman. Capcom only added this to debate over

[@unstoppableExodia]

@@KudoShinichikun agreed. She’s a mighty fine female character either way, in my eyes. And that’s a triumph of character design right there. The way such a provocative design has stood the test of time demonstrates what a legend Akira Yasuda is for his work on final fight and street fighter II.

[@matthewjenkins153]

@@KudoShinichikun That would only make sense if you could define those traits, which no one can anymore.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Perhaps she has many sisters, just like nurse Joy from pokemon.

[@nickmartin5294]

I've always been drawn to fascinating characters in whatever fandom I'm in; Power Girl or Zatanna from DC Comics, Emma Frost or Amora the enchantress from Marvel, etc. and needless to say I found myself drawn to Poison when I first learnt about her. She's a fairly interesting character when you look at her backstory and the controversy she's generated among people, but that's what appeals to me about her, how she can capture the attention of everyone who plays the SF franchise.

[@fork-man]

So women that can make you call them mommy

[@CuckooGames]

@tophatgamingman ty for talking about my favorite fighting game character ❤

[@Consolous]

Poison looks so amazing! I wish her friend Roxy got as much love and maybe they can be reunited in new, upcoming games. A new Final Fight beat 'em up with both of these girls would be so incredible!

[@FIGHTGamingChannel]

Even though poorly received, Final Fight Revenge proved to be an important game not only in terms of canon and gameplay but also in incorporating more Final Fight characters into SF

[@CriticalThought004]

Is it a different game than streetwise?

[@FIGHTGamingChannel]

@@CriticalThought004 Revenge is a fighting game while Streetwise is a beat em up. But both are in 3D

[@CriticalThought004]

@@FIGHTGamingChannel Aah. For me streetwise was really enjoyable. I and my brothers spent countless hours on it. The soundtrack was amazing imo

[@FIGHTGamingChannel]

@@CriticalThought004 with Streets of Rage getting so popular maybe Capcom will consider another Final Fight game. Who knows. Thanks for sharing your story tho

[@streetfighteringrid2446]

@@FIGHTGamingChannel Leaked rumor in 2024 a. Final Fight. Remake is coming out

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Thank you for covering my favorite Tough Gal from Final Fight !!! I can't tell you how excited I was when she was welcomed into the world of Street Fighter and seeing her covered on this channel! ❤ Thank You! ❤ She's always my #1 badgirl! I don't care what anyone says!

[@hypewrecker8767]

I would like to see Roxy playable in a Street Fighter game in the future though I doubt it to many Final Fight characters in Street Fighter as is of course Roxy would play completely different from Poison.

[@snapclub8751]

I feel like Capcom would make Roxy as a palette swap of Poison.

[@getchaxxx6762]

Obviously they can make Roxy play completely different from Poison as well redesign her.

[@0errab0]

They could make Roxy Poison's twin brother that likes to get his cross dress on like alfred ashford, another Capcom character or say that he was so obsessed with his sister that he wished to be just like her in every way.

[@nerdscore6756]

@@0errab0 Poison and Roxy are females

[@gelgeliciousify]

Poison got a new moves now, so they could just give Roxy Poison's old moves from SFIV.

[@tracyndiyob162]

i really love the final fight characters having the theme of change with how many of the mad gear have changed and alongside cody love poison's the most with how along with his street fighting addiction she's the reason cody got into jail(the one thing i liked about revenge.) and doesn't hold a grudge for either's actions that became a sexy, strong, thick voluptuously devious yet fun loving somewhat friendly diva that'd likely just love the attention, is one of my favorite fighters(like that she's more ambiguous with her gender as i find her really cool,awesome & attractive either way.:3) that'd love to see stay a regular(and keep her just as lovely theme.) ,how playfully gymnastic her moves are and especially in the jp version being voiced by bayonetta. and love her relationship with hugo with them making the entire 3 cast join her fame in the huge wrestling army(be cool if in 6 r. mika with karin's sponsoring mixed her federation with poison's gathering the other fighters.:3) especially with ryu enjoying it to ken's shock/even gill joining in & forming a k.i.s.s esque band with the other fighters.

[@snowqueen_8958]

I swear they should have given poison a dominatrix outfit in sf5 I mean they gave her a whip and there's some outfits in sf4 that suit that look but the leather clad Dom look would suit her

[@TheCanadianWeeb5]

agreed

[@BurnedRetinas]

As fun a zoner she is in SFIV, I much prefer her mid-range play mechanics in Street Fighter V. Her V-triggers make her a mix-up nightmare. I like when I talk about her being one of the hotter characters, some FGC lunkhead will retort "but you know about such-n-such". To which my reply is "...And?"

[@MomsAgainstCatboys]

I always saw her as more if a footsie character like Chun Li, Rolento, or Rose than a Zoner like Dhalsim or Twelve... 🤔

[@BurnedRetinas]

@@MomsAgainstCatboys Her projectile is as good as Ryu's, so she is zoner viable. Her C. Viper-ish overhead gives her good options to either be a little pesky or play with pressure.

[@kadosho02]

Poison is a force to be reckoned with. Beautiful, smart, and intellect that is a stunner. Her origin never bugged me, I remember reading about her story a long time ago. I thought it was pretty cool to establish a unique character, and she is powerful. Seeing her journey arc within the SF universe adds even more flavor. Someone you cannot resist but admire. I cannot wait to see where her journey goes from here.

[@brorjace08]

That was so corny I had to puke

[@BfDelano]

I love the curly haired artwork for Roxie. I want her as a playable character in a Street Fighter game.

[@robt.v.8688]

New head canon. Plummers Don't Wear Ties takes place in Metro City.

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

Look at John's outfit, then look at Cody's from the first Final Fight. The only difference is a tie! It has been staring us in the face the whole time that John and Cody are the same person!

[@robt.v.8688]

🤯💯

[@zigfaust]

I hate how much sense that makes.

[@azealiasbanx492]

I LOVE that you mentioned Ivory.

[@BowBeforeJOW]

i thought her design came straight from Jem and the holograms.

[@tomaturtle7790]

I can see that. It's truly outrageous! 😁

[@xGunbladeKnightx]

I didn't know that Poison was inspired by Jeanne Basone, I wonder why Akiman didn't remember that before xDD but I guess the right thing to do now is to treat the character according to who it is based on.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Awesome video about an awesome character. Sadly Roxy doesn't get anywhere near as much attention which I always found odd considering Roxy actually appeared first in the game.

[@Captofthisship]

Yeah, it's definitely time for a new side scrolling final fight.

[@GreenTygur]

This would be an absolute dream for me. If Capcom didn't want to do it then they should allow another studio to make it just what Sega did Streets of Rage. But realistically I don't see that happening because unlike Sega Capcom is still actually celebrating the Final Fight cast by incorporating them into Street fighter whereas Sega totally abandoned SoR. 😔 but at the same time Capcom should note that SOR 4 sold 2 million copies and even had a big DLC. Final Fight easily has the potential to do that and surpass it.

[@spooky6049]

Plz capcom. Make the dream come true!

[@Captofthisship]

@@GreenTygur Surpass it without a doubt, I love SOR but Capcom's final fight would turn the heat wayyy up. It would be fitting to see that, since they inspired SOR originally (I think). Maybe even a sweet cross-over.

[@Ohcanada28]

Side scrolling brawler with unreal 5 graphics.

[@jakoclown4175]

Becareful what you wish for....you might not like it

[@charliejames1981]

To think that someone like Poison to have that kind of backstory...Very interesting

[@simongraham6870]

I'm a simple bruh, I see Top Hat Gaming Man release a Street Fighter video, I click it AF YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

Cool thing about poison she is transgender many years later Capcom announce it they were afraid that if they announced it back in the 90s it would get a lot of backlash especially here in the West well I think she's transgender which is cool I'm transgender myself

[@joselinawilliams8603]

I’m also Trans Poison&Chun Li are a prime example of representation matters you could argue capcom was ahead of it’s time when it comes to their characters and how diversified they are

[@marionhope7506]

I agree that Poison was meant to be trans, as evidenced by the original concept work/art. But saying that Chu-Li is, is a REACH. Unless, you have some kind of OFFICIAL evidence to support that claim.

[@Kazuhira64]

@@marionhope7506 I don't think she was saying Chun Li is trans. I think she was refering to how chun li was one of the first female playable characters in fighting games. If poison is representative for transgender women, Chun Li is representative for women in general

[@lordronn472]

She is my favorite character! And I am so glad she gave her a normal whip instead of that crappy riding crop she had in SF4 and SFxTekken!

[@maverick9357]

To everyone confused even tho we all know about poison history and such, but in recent years like the creator of poison said to him poison is a woman like she was born a woman(he said it on Twitter), but even Capcom is confused so that's why in street fighter 5 it's ambiguous what she is and even a worker at Capcom said in an interview that her gender is up to the viewers, so you can decide what she is like say she's a female since birth, transgender or a futanari or anything else. It's your decision on what she is

[@modell1084]

For capcom it sounds more like a PR save cause even if they say she is cis from the start people will be upset. So they will say whatever they I’ll please everyone. Even though they believe she is a woman. They are not going to go out of their way to spell it out for anyone.

[@maverick9357]

@@modell1084 well her creator and the final fight designer both said she was intended to be a woman but due to fighting against women in video games (this was before street fighter 2 and mortal Kombat) they decided to change her to trans hence why that manual calling her a newhalf came from. But it seems like they want to go back to what she was originally supposed to be but can't due to backlash. So they let fans decide on it

[@modell1084]

@@maverick9357 there is a tweet where the artist explains basically just that. But now there is a new layer which is fan backlash. Which is kinda sad cause cause some people will bull the artist just cause he did not specifically say poison is trans. So better off not saying anything. It’s bullying. But that’s the internet

[@maverick9357]

@@modell1084 that's true. I seen people say how Bridget from guilty gear was originally supposed to be trans and that Bridget she be it. But if the creator of poison wanted to make her a female as she was intended to be then they would be getting harassed for it. So that's why they left it for the fans to decide. So no fight or send threats and everyone is happy

[@modell1084]

@@maverick9357 yeah. It’s unfortunate, but I feel like these days people should be encouraged to accept things as they are but if they want to envision their own version of a character they should do so without needing to harass other people. That way everyone wins.

[@4sakend1]

Well, with this character, i think there will always be controversy and i always felt the creator of a character has more weight then someone has little to do with them but as far as this video goes, it was well made and gave a lot of information i did not originally knew about Poison plus some of those arts are pretty funny, and i will go look for that video on Cody you mention next, so thank you for that!

[@mikaelamonsterland]

a new final fight with as much love poured into it as streets of rage 4

[@Blackblax]

Oh, so Poison really is trans, it was just "covered up", because it's too "controversial for us "western audiences". Now it makes sense. It'd be interesting if Roxy was included in games as a playable character too. All they'd have to really do to make her different is arm her with a riding crop and give her Poison's moves from SF4 (with a few alterations). P.S. Lore is important in fighting games, because it's what draws us to the game, & makes us interested in the characters. However, after a certain amount of time, it doesn't become that important, because we basically know the characters & the general concept of their quests. So at that point, it becomes more about playing with the character than anything else.

[@DarDarBinks1986]

Trans erasure strikes again. Capcom should have just come out and stated that Poison was trans right from the beginning, even made her a playable character. Representation matters. Fuck the whole "too controversial for Western audiences" bit. Hell, we trans and nonbinary people have existed worldwide as long as people at large have existed. All over the world, there have been people who've lived as genders different from their assigned sex and in many cultures, nobody batted an eye. There've been whole communities of us trans and nonbinary people, in fact. Examples of such people include the kathoeys of Thailand; the hijras of the Indian subcontinent; the baklas of the Philippines; the yinyang ren of China; the koekchuch among the Itelmens of Russia (specifically Siberia); the akava'ines among the Cook Islands Maori of New Zealand; the māhūs of Hawaii, the fa'afafine of Samoa; the ashtime among the Maale people of Ethiopia; the muxe among the Zapotec people of Mexico; various trans and nonbinary identities collectively known as two-spirits among tribal Amerindians in the U.S. and Canada; the femminielli of southern Italy; the Gala priestly class among the ancient Sumerians; the Galli of ancient Rome; the five-gender system among the Bugis people of Indonesia; the sworn virgins of Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro; the androgynos, ay'lonit, tumtum, and saris recorded in old Jewish texts; the mukhannathun of the Arab world (recorded in Islamic texts); the fakaleitis of Tonga; and the enarees among the ancient Scythians. As for notable individual trans and nonbinary people throughout history, examples include: -Elagabalus, Roman empress who reigned from 218 to 222 C.E. She insisted on being addressed as "Lady" instead of "Lord" and put out a ransom for any doctor who could perform sex reassignment surgery on her. Historians still misgender her today. -Marinos the Monk, Eastern Roman "Byzantine" Christian monk and trans man. -Chevalier d'Éon, French soldier, spy, diplomat, freemason, fencer, and veteran of the Seven Years War. She transitioned at the age of 49 and lived the remaining 33 years of her life as a woman during the 18th century. -Public Universal Friend, American preacher who came out and lived as nonbinary during the 18th and early 19th centuries. They shunned gendered clothing, names, and pronouns. -James Barry, British military surgeon and trans man who lived during the 19th century. -Albert Cashier, Irish-American trans man who fought in the American Civil War (on the side of the North). -Harry Allen, American trans man who was the subject of sensationalistic newspaper headlines about his string of petty crimes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. -Lili Elbe, Danish painter. She transitioned with the help of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, who ran one of the first dedicated medical facilities for transgender patients in the early 20th century. In 1930, she became the first trans woman to undergo vaginoplasty. -Karl M. Baer, German trans man who underwent reconstructive surgery (the details of which are unknown) in 1906 and was legally recognized as male in Germany in 1907. -Dr. Alan Hart, American radiologist who pioneered the use of x-ray photography in detecting tuberculosis. In 1917, he was the first trans man in the U.S. to undergo hysterectomy and gonadectomy. -Dr. Michael Dillon, British physician who updated his birth certificate to male in the early 1940s and became the first trans man to undergo phalloplasty in 1946. -Wilmer "Little Ax" Broadnax, American gospel quartet singer who performed in the early 20th century. -Christine Jorgensen, American World War II bomber pilot and trans woman who transitioned with the help of Dr. Harry Benjamin, an endocrinologist and early advocate for trans people. Her vaginoplasty in 1952 attracted attention from the medical community. -Sir Lady Java, American transgender activist, actress, singer, exotic dancer, and comedian. With the aid of the ACLU, she was instrumental in getting Los Angeles ordinance Rule No. 9, which forbade cross-dressing, struck down in the late 1960s. Her 1967 case didn't strike Rule No. 9 down on its own but it was used as precedent in a separate dispute in 1969. She retired in the 1980s and has mostly kept a low profile since then.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

They should've already changed her to Roxy. Fighting games do this quite often, it makes no sense a dedicated craft like a martial art is suddenly different, so they'd make it a sister or disciple or something who has their own path if they want to make signifacnt changes for the sake of gameplay balancing. Swapping a moveset is like suddenly making a character like coffee instead of tea. But then, I guess with street brawling it's not that much of a big deal.

[@Blackblax]

@@sboinkthelegday3892 IDK why they swapped Poison's moveset between games (probably to make her more balanced in SF5). But I don't think they'll swap them out, at this point, because of Poison's popularity. That's why I suggest they simply add Roxy to the roster, just w/ Poison's old moves & riding crop as a weapon from SF4. It'd make her a :"new" character who's unique & distinct enough from Poison.

[@jaymac8496]

Man look Poison was thick as fuck in SF4! Like Bell Biv DeVoe said “Never trust a big butt and a smile that girl is Pooooisoooonnn!” 😂😂😂

[@Borokunai]

The Trans king also

[@koby_mitchell]

I guess this is kinda of Tophat gaming's Documentry on Mileena from Mortal Kombat

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

She is a woman when Final Fight first came but because of the rule of violence on women in games was outlawed (dumb rule btw) they had to change her initially into a man and later a transexual woman(Still debatable about her sex till this day). She's a cool character with an unique design and has transitioned since the fall of the Mad Gear gang into a manager for Hugo(another former member of the Mad Gear gang). Glad Final Fight and Street Fighter is part of the same universe.

[@marionhope7506]

Wrong. She is designated as “newhalf” in the original Japanese version of the game’s concept art. So, I’m going to stick with what the FACTS say, over your gut feelings, friend.

[@davidruth1902]

​​​@@marionhope7506 Newhalf? That's a funny way of saying not actually a woman.

[@kamikaze00007]

Well, the Japanese guy that made them stated it himself. He thinks of them as female but they were afraid when they almost got sued by folks in the west about "beating up women" in a video game (and he says it in a complaining tone if you can read Japanese). So they got the idea of the change to "newhalf" so that they could at least get the money they wanted from the western audience while circumventing the issue. CAPCOM's western representative taking the "abiguous" route to the matter of the character only supports this fact more that they're trying to avoid any and all legal matters about this non-important topic. Either way, the character is 🔥

[@pollymars3776]

No, they never were afraid that by making poison a female that the West was going to sue them for beating up women in the video. Stop lying boy and get your facts straight. Everything you said was a lie. No facts whatsoever

[@jamessimmons3921]

Last I checked, capcom said it was a dude. It's on KZbin somewhere stating this.

[@Gigamokin]

them, lol.

[@Alexcobra861]

"On July 10, 2014, Akira Nishitani creator of poison said in a discussion on Twitter that in his personal view, Poison is a woman." Source : Street Fighter Wikia

[@maverick9357]

And one of Capcom worker said her gender is up to the fans

[@blackphoenix77]

Poison is awesome; I hope we get to see more of her soon

[@Ponaru]

You've seen enough.

[@moonblossomed]

what do you mean by that

[@jonelbondyingnuezca742]

Her? It’s a him

[@orkwarboxthe1rst208]

@@jonelbondyingnuezca742 the creator of the game said he sees her as a her so ima go with the creators statement

[@jonelbondyingnuezca742]

@@orkwarboxthe1rst208 the creator is my uncle and he said that Poison is a man.

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

Isn't there a side scrolling brawler that ends at a cloning factory? That would explain why the baddies keep showing up and sometimes more than one at the time.

[@MaxAngor]

Elephant in the room? She got that removed.

[@Nick-up5wv]

I'm betting do to her popularity and celebrity status in professional wrestling other women/men dress like her and use the confusion of multiple Poisons to her advantage. Remember in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World when Lucas Lee had a team of look-alike stunt doubles to confuse and disorient Scott; gaining an unfair advantage? What if Poison;Roxy at times, uses the same dirty tactic? Also she was "cut from the game for unknown reasons." I know a reason. That game sucks. Poison got lucky NOT being included. Anyway great video as always.👍 Thanks Big Daddy Top hat.😊

[@CuckooGames]

I love your poison video. It’s my favorite that you ever made

[@PNWAffliction]

one of my favorite characters, very underappreciated. ;D some day I really want to immerse myself in SF5 and main Poison.

[@JustWordsAndOpinions]

This is news in 2021? 🤷🏿‍♂️ Great video as always 🖤

[@snapclub8751]

Now I want to see a History of Hugo.

[@GreenTygur]

We all do.

[@takarahayashi4124]

TLDR: JPN Instruction Booklet: Confuses people Creator: I'll let players decide years later: Creator: Poison is a woman. years later: Capcom Exec: We'll let players decide

[@Alexcobra861]

2014 : "On July 10, 2014, Akira Nishitani creator of Poison said in a discussion on Twitter that in his personal view, Poison is a woman." Source : Street Fighter Wikia

[@geardog24]

The "changes" made to Poison were pointless in the beginning, but I guess they have a purpose to some nowadays.

[@Shin-Blade]

Poison will ALWAYS be a female to me. USA made her transgender way before transgender was ever a thing...

[@isimioyekunlemarktaiwo3643]

@@Shin-Blade you do know that transgender are to be viewed as the gender they are transitioned into right?..and why talk like transgender is a new phenomenon?

[@monetstallion9363]

@@Shin-Blade I feel you on that! But nothing drums up sales like a little controversy, they say.

[@pollymars3776]

@@Shin-Blade no, she was never made transgender for the Final Fight U.S debut. Poison was always transgender. Where are you getting your false information from?

[@pollymars3776]

@@monetstallion9363 Don't listen to him. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Poison was transgender from the get go.

[@LobsterPuncher]

Weird, I only heard of Wrestle and Romance for the first time yesterday on Wrestling Bios channel. And now I hear it again on a completely unrelated channel and video the next day.

[@Chris-Courage]

That girl is Poison.........Poison..........Poison. Someone else has to know that song besides me.

[@kennethclemons3415]

Great video 👏🏿👏🏿 I find it strange when Capcom would switch gender of Poison character for the issue and fear of domestic violence against women, and only to include female characters in their arcade fighter games and didn't switch their gender 🤔..just a thought

[@RPGeenius]

It's not so strange when you understand what was happening in the gaming scene in America at the time. Congress was clamoring for gaming regulations and threatening to rate games themselves if gaming companies couldn't do it themselves. Thus the ESRB was born. The Sega game 'night trap' was used as an example of violence towards women as well as mortal kombat. So capcom changed poison to Male on SNES home consoles which parents would see there children play. But the arcade version remained female. I owned the SNES version and got the point. But for me, if the creator says she's female then no one else can trump him. That second guy just made things more confusing after the creator went out of his way to clear things up.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

A company doesn't do these decisions character by character, they do it release by release. They didn't "change" an existing character, they just declared the roster would be something with no violence protections, like robots, aliens, or human males, and slapped the characters they had on top of it. TMNT did the same thing.

[@Jenny_Myers]

Can you do Juli and Juni next?

[@jeangentry6656]

Given stuff like The Rock and Wrestling Connection and Chris Jericho being both a famous pro wrestler and the lead singer of the band Fozzy, Poison starting a rock band isn't all that far fetched.

[@ocielz]

I see a new video, I click asap!!! Keep up the great work and videos!!

[@IntelligentDiscussion]

There is another great youtube documentary about her. Pointing out that eventually one of the creators specifies that she was pre-op during final fight and at some point she got the work done so was "now" a "real" woman. Either way, i love how capcom and the fans have always embraced this great trans character. 💙💜💙

[@ferrous3262]

delusion

[@Michael-sm3xg]

She was born female. Cope harder groomer

[@spector969]

A small point but there was never confusion over Poison's gender, there was confusion over her sex.

[@christopherbennett5858]

Exactly. Unfortunately, people just use the term gender more to cover it.

[@WzDk13]

Same thing

[@kiddwrld7577]

​@@WzDk13both are the same some ppl are lost and confused cuz of new age bs

[@t0xcn253]

History of Dhalsim please? He is and always was my go-to in any Street Fighter title.

[@snapclub8751]

I second that Dhalsim has always been one of my favorite SF characters.

[@GunterJPN]

Is dude really saying “neowolf” for the word that is a combination of “new” and “half”?

[@apastelpinkfox]

were you trying to say "New Half?". I kept hearing something like "neowolf"

[@mistergrim_official]

I have always wanted Saturday Slam Masters characters to get included in Street Fighter. But... 🤔 Now that I think of it. I'd like a new SNSM game.

[@dtester]

This reminds me of the time some guy got really bent out of shape at me in the comment section in another video covering Poison being a newhalf. I jokingly embraced the idea that Poison was a dude and he starting going off that his uncle's sister's brother's former roommate (ok, it might have been just uncle) worked at Capcom and it wasn't true. Of course he got pissy when I pointed out that its not like he can prove anything he claimed. Good times! ^_^

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

Which Street Fighter Returning Character that haven’t been playable in Street Fighter 5 would you like to see to return in Street Fighter 6

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

Dudley! I am offended he is not in the game. I feel I have no representation!

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel for me I want Fei Long to return in Street Fighter 6

[@dub2536]

@@joshualedesmasegovia Would be cool. I do hope they do not exclude Guile!

[@tracyndiyob162]

makoto,elena,dudley & necro/effie.(also hope we see sakura,ibuki,r. mika,menat,laura matsuda/sean,poison outside the cameo alongside roxy,karin,mike haggar and with how chun li's adopted daughter li fen is playable mel in 6.:3)

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

@@tracyndiyob162 What about Fei Long

[@heavy4956]

13:59 You could call it GTA inspire rip off, but final fight streetwise is actually a rip off to another beat em up game called Yakuza which released in 2005 before that streetwise game

[@collegerebel]

That is NO MAN.

[@Borokunai]

That's right it is Trans instead

[@niemand7811]

@@Borokunai Neither is she that.

[@josedorsaith5261]

​@@Borokunai "It" 🤨

[@whenthepawnbfr]

Period, ally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍

[@joshualowe959]

Poison & Kolin made cameo appearences in 3rd Strike

[@dameTHEname]

Poisons a cool character very nostalgic design

[@CarburetorThompson]

Technically a riding crop is still a whip

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

One of my all time favorites Final Fight characters and now SF character, no matter what gender she had, she always is the center of attention, and easily one of the hottest SF characters ever created.

[@DragoonMS]

Poison (she's ALL woman, ya can't convince me otherwise) and her BFF Roxy remind me of the Linda Sisters from Double Dragon. Similarly, Hugo/Andore reminds me of Abobo from Double Dragon. ...wait, so Cody succeeded Mike Haggar as Metro City mayor? Guess that explains why he looks like he could be Haggar's kid. 😏😏😏

[@pollymars3776]

No, transgender. Stop lying to yourself

[@rafabib]

@@pollymars3776 She is a woman. And she is Trans. Trans women are women. You're both right.

[@pollymars3776]

@@rafabib The question isn't is Poison a woman. The question is did Capcom change Poison's gender due to censorship or was she transgender all along. All I'm saying is that the latter here is in the right and not the former.

[@mp32298]

Keep telling yourself that

[@simnm8057]

@@rafabib i mean that is actually a disputed fact if trans women should count as women

[@pabloignacioscaletta]

That's a very interesting story. Great job with all the research.

[@jared5200]

I think If you pay close attention, you'll notice she empirically seems to be a woman. Unless one is blind or mentally impaired, she simply appears to be a girl. She does not seem to be a male at all. And I say that on the basis of female anatomy. One example easily noticed is her hips. There is simply no way a male could have hips that large relative to his shoulder frame. Women's hips are naturally larger to support childbirth. Another example is her breasts. One could even point to her voice, among other things. Realistically speaking, It would be rather impossible for a man to have those features unless they were taking estrogen hormone injections since they were a child. And it has never been implied or stated anywhere that Poison did that. So... I think she is indeed a woman.

[@pollymars3776]

You want to talk about intellectual disability. Look at yourself and reflect! If you're debating about a FICTIONAL character it just seems rather mindless and absurd to apply REAL. WORLD. SCIENCE. Reality Check! The reason Poison looks like a female and has the physical characteristics as one is because she was DESIGNED that way. You intellectually, bankrupt, mindless, twit! But no way does that indicate Poison is a biological female. But FYI, Poison is trans and was created that way from the beginning. Get over it, Karen

[@marionhope7506]

You can think she’s a woman all you want. But the fact is, Poison was designated as “newhalf” (trans) in the original Japanese game’s concept art_ That’s a FACT, you can read/see for yourself! Whether you, or me like it, Poison is transgender DEAL WITH IT, friend.😌

[@jared5200]

@@marionhope7506 And your free to think she's transgender all you want. But I'm not willing to disregard basic human anatomy here. Capcom has given the implication that she's female from her design and proportions, and that's enough for me to assume she is.

[@aniiii_wxs]

so do you not know that top surgery exists,,, also im pretty sure it doesnt take that long for a trans characters voice to change to the voice they want it to be

[@jared5200]

@@aniiii_wxs Poison is not trans, and was never intended to be trans originally. They needed to somehow censor the North American version of the game she debuted in because pile driving a woman through a telephone pole would have been considered bad, and violence against women. So they claimed she was trans in order to avoid that sort of criticism. It was simply a way to censor the original. Originally poison was designed as a cisgender woman, so canonically Poison is not trans. Trans was simply used as a way to censor it for that market. And since then, Capcom has left it rather ambiguous when asked about her gender, and has never confirmed her as trans when asked about this.

[@brittislove]

Hope you had a great trip in Warsaw. I'm still here til Jan 4th, visiting from Texas. Old town is fun, especially with some hot wine

[@syxxwilliams]

Plz do a video on Gen

[@sufamidan1006]

I don’t care what anyone says, she will always be a girl to me. 😂

[@BowBeforeJOW]

eh. Fair enough.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Completely agree with you 100%

[@andrewquick4176]

She is a girl A girl who is trans

[@sufamidan1006]

@@andrewquick4176 come again?

[@Shin-Blade]

@@sufamidan1006 Speedy is just a dude that loves females with dingalings...

[@happiaxxident]

My fave character to crossplay.

[@marplatense31]

I thought you did an episode on Poison already, how odd.

[@SuperKittyPogoDance]

Where the hell did you hear it called "Knee-wolf?" It's "New-half" or "Nyuuhafu."

[@DaenaMichelle]

I'm glad to finally see more visibility on Poison being trans from the moment she was created, whatever people say, she always was trans and that's great!

[@WesYes]

I recall a lyric from a song stating that girl is poison. Need, I say more

[@jamesmoss3424]

Poison is good looking. 😀👍

[@TaruOwO]

I hate it when so many people insist they were changed to be trans. Americans don’t understand that their releases aren’t the full canon always!

[@D.J.52]

🎶That girl is Poison 🎶

[@ismaelfrancisco4505]

Here SF4 theme is always a bop ✨💯🙌

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

Poison is female don't know why this still a topic of discussion 30 something years later they didn't even went on with the idea of making Poison a trans hinting what was suppose to be a Chun-Li quote in Street Fighter X Tekken.

[@Felhate]

What did Chun-li say? I never bought that Poison was trans. Like to me there is no history of it.

[@AgentownshipRebelion]

@@Felhate I believe Chun-li was suppose to have a win quote about Poison hitting like a man. I think it was removed. I believe at least one other character was going to say something similar.

[@wingbeck4563]

@@Felhate Both Ryu and Chun-Li had scrapped quotes that pointed to Poison being a man it was scrapped cause it look like a mockery to the LGBT community but Ryu and Chun-Li quotes to Poison were "I'll be careful not to fall into your trap." Chun-Li then said, "You're not very lady-like at all! Chun-Li had another quote saying Poison looks are deceiving.

[@Felhate]

@@wingbeck4563 dang... quite ambiguous win quotes lmao

[@RPGeenius]

So if I'm understanding correctly. Because they omitted the quotes this would canonically make her female from birth. So then it would make since that the creator would say she's female. What id like to know is were these quotes in the Japanese version of the game and if so, were they removed. Because if it was never a quote in Japan then she's female. Interestingly I also collect the manga and I never got any hint of her being trans. In fact it was always people here in the west who would say that. That's why I've always been interested in what the Japanese say about poison because my experience with Japanese games, anime e.t.c is that if someone is trans they let you know in their speech and mannerisms. You NEVER have to guess. And the fact of the matter is. If you've played games with her in it any thought of her being trans came from other players, not the game itself. I think that's why they removed the quotes. Because the creator has decided she's female.

[@gonzaloNMF]

I love Beat 'em ups! I could play the all day.

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

“from browsing magazines.”

[@81stCommander]

Poison and Roxy were in the UK version of final fight. I don't recall ever seeing Billy and Sid.

[@liublanka3925]

Top hat needs his own beat ‘em up give us final fight streetwise 2- the evil bukkake revenge. It can be like final fight 3, bring the super meter back! Final fight 3 has a awesome fighting system underrated

[@thejoojooman6538]

So this character is the reason that a reverse FrankenSteiner is called a Poison Rana......it's 1 of her moves.

[@masishta]

Poison's creator: "She is a woman" Western audience: "OMG I love that she's a trans"

[@gen_pixel]

A trans woman IS a woman.

[@brotbrotsen1100]

@@gen_pixel Sure, as soon as they can get pregnant I'm inclined to believe it.

[@HatredPrime]

No, it is Just mutilated man.

[@rafabib]

@@brotbrotsen1100 So infertile women are not women?

[@brotbrotsen1100]

@@rafabib jeez idk, can they get prostate cancer?

[@JohnnyLaRue]

I thought Poison and Roxy were very Misfit like from Jem.

[@Foxxie0kun]

Poison's gender is female. She presents as female, identifies as female, she lives her whole life as female, she uses her feminine appearance to get a psychological advantage, she's female. Whether she was born female or transitioned at some point is what's up for debate, but she's a woman as much as anyone else who puts that much effort into being and feeling female. I find Poison and Roxy to be endearing examples of character design as they incorporate a lot of 80's style with the jean shorts and narrow top, the hat and other accessories are nice as well. The flowing and bright-colored hair adds a certain image to them of taking pride in their appearance as well, since washing that much hair must take at LEAST an entire bottle of shampoo each time they wash their hair, not even mentioning the brushing and styling they must have to put up with, and that's not even counting the amount of hair dye they go through (Roxy might not need to dye her hair if that bright orange-blonde is her natural color, but Poison obviously has to dye her hair hot pink since that's not a natural hair color).

[@Borokunai]

No she's trans

[@Franz304]

@@Borokunai isn’t a transwoman/ transvestite still a women? Biological female no but still a woman

[@marionhope7506]

I dunno… Is Sammy Sosa white? If he impregnates a white woman is the baby gonna come out white, then? …Since you know so much, you tell me.🧐

[@marionhope7506]

STOP IT. Poison is the FIRST transgender video game icon. The original game’s source material designates Poison as such. So get over it. There’s nothing wrong with representation. So instead of trying to pretend that Poison is a female, why not let Poison embrace the “trans” part of their identity?!🫤

[@Celephinn]

@@Franz304 Yes! Except, transvestites are different from Trans women.

[@Anti-Santa86]

To me I just considered poison to be futanari character

[@brantinj.1467]

I just realized Sid is the one throwing the barrels at you in STV. I wouldn’t be mad if they added him or billy to the roster

[@Kwaj]

That's not Sid, dude. It's Two P. He's a double for J, just like Roxy's a double for Poison.

[@brantinj.1467]

@@Kwaj Sid and Two P look the exact same so eh either way I would’ve wanted him and billy on the game 🤷🏾‍♂️🙄

[@Kwaj]

@@brantinj.1467 Exact same? Two P has a spiked mohawk; Sid has spiked bangs. Two P has an orange pullover hoodie with green windbreaker pants; Sid has a white crop-top with tight blue jeans. They're pretty distinguishable from one another.

[@Dredabeast95]

I rememeber hearing stuff about Poisons Gender before…but like it still wasnt gonna make me retract my statement lol Poisons hot no matter what 👌🏾

[@MrERLoner]

Ne wolf? New half

[@ForestX77]

Comments: Simping for Poison Me: Great now I wanna see Ryu and Ken take on Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage

[@WzDk13]

So the director of final fight says there female and people still say they are trans? I dont get it, surely whatever you believe is not more important then what the director says.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Because some people probably need HER to be trans to validate their woke ideologies.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I Absolutely Love Poison...it's debatable if she's Transgender or a Women in some of the games she's in. But personally I always perfer when she's a Women.👩🏼‍🦰

[@marceloasensiofilho3833]

Poison being the 1st relevant trans character in gaming is quite interesting

[@Michael-sm3xg]

She's not trans. She's biologically female

[@Anti-Santa86]

This is what they should have done to begin with poison should have been a playable character in every single final fight game. Instead of being a enemy type that you fight against. Plus they should have made poison a playable character in a Street Fighter 3 games

[@TheReviewDesk]

Nice double entendres in your script :D

[@pedroeubg]

ne-whalf? u insane? new-half get it rght