Rufus


Graceful Heavyweight
Full Name	Rufus
Birthdate	July 30
Nationality	American
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Relationships	Candy (Girlfriend) Ken Masters (Rival)
Fighting Style	Self taught mixed Kung Fu
Occupation	Custom Bike Builder
Debut	Street Fighter IV
Vitality	1,000
Tag Partner	Zangief

"My fists'll give ya amnesia!"

—Rufus

Rufus is an obese American character from Capcom's Street Fighter series who made his first appearance in Street Fighter IV.

Biography[]

An American fighter who toys with his opponents with a body that moves with unimaginable speed. He is so infatuated with himself that he even ignores his opponents during a match while heaping nothing but praise on himself. He views Ken Masters as his bitter rival, but constantly mistakes anyone wearing a karate gi or sporting blonde hair as Ken, and often gets into unnecessary fights. Zangief contacts Rufus and the two of them decide to secure the mysterious "box" for themselves.

Personality[]

Rufus is a loudmouthed master of Kung-Fu, hailing from the U.S. Believing himself to be the strongest in America, he develops a personal hatred for Ken Masters, who carries that title officially. He declares himself America's Greatest Fighter (as well as the best-looking) and considers Ken to be his true rival. Rufus fights to prove he is better than Ken Masters, though he frequently mistakes other fighters for Ken.

Story[]

Intro[]

Street_Fighter_X_Tekken_-_Zangief_&_Rufus_01 — Street Fighter X Tekken - Zangief & Rufus 01

Rival Battle[]

Rival: Julia & Bob

Location: Urban War Zone

Ending[]

Epilogue[]

Gameplay[]

Rufus's only weakness is the absence of any projectile attack in his arsenal. His moves are damaging, he has high stamina, his combos are easy to perform, he is very quick, and both the Messiah Kick and Galactic Tornado serve as excellent means to overcome his lack of ranged attacks. Not only is he easy to pick up and play, but players aren't forced into a specific role, as Rufus is effective whether played offensively or defensively.

Techniques[]

Move Name	Input
Vulture Kick	+
Glory Kick	+
Fragrance Palm	+
Falcon Kick	+
Target Combo	> +
Head Bazooka	or N + +
Hand Machinegun	+ +
Galactic Tornado	+
Messiah Kick	+
> High Attack	after Messiah Kick
> Low Attack	after Messiah Kick
> Mid Attack	after Messiah Kick
Snake Strike	+
Big Bang Typhoon	+
Cross Art: Space Opera Symphony	+ +

Costumes[]

Original[]

Swap[]

Somewhere within a dream, Rufus dances with the angels among the clouds...

Alternate[]

Apparently Rufus's latest craze is... heavy metal?!

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Rufus was nicknamed "the American Dan" by Yoshinori Ono.
Rufus is similar and often compared to Tekken's Bob.
- They are both overweight American fighters who are amazingly fast for their sizes, they both developed their own fighting styles and they both have blond hair, their personalities are different though as Rufus is loud-mouthed, obnoxious and impatient, a contrast to the more calm, serious and focused Bob, whose weight gain was deliberate.
  - The game takes this a step further, featuring a trailer in which Rufus somehow mistakes Bob for Ken and attacks him (which is extremely ironic, given how well Bob and Rufus resemble and contrast each other in design) in Law's restaurant (ironically, it turned out that the real Ken was just eating there with Ryu).
  - Additionally, Rufus and Zangief's ending shows Rufus losing most of his weight (after opening Pandora which causes its energies to take away his obesity) and become skinny, mirroring Bob's ending in Tekken 6 where he loses his weight and becomes skinny as well under mysterious conditions.
- When asked about comparisons between Rufus and Bob, Ono emphasized that the characters were different in many regards, and while Bob represented a "cool fat guy", Rufus represented a "weird fat guy".
- Bob can also be customized to resemble Rufus in Tekken 6.
Rufus mistakes all blonde-haired characters in the game, except himself and Lars, for Ken.