I’ve constantly lined the sexualization and objectification of girls in gaming over the previous few years, highlighting the gaming group’s need for attractive, stunning girls all with the identical physique kind and face. Nonetheless, this occasion is a bit completely different.
An expert bodybuilder, voice actor Kyohei Nakagawa, lately analyzed Chun-Li’s physique in Avenue Fighter 6 to see how her muscle groups and health have modified from earlier titles. And whereas spectacular, he believes she’s previous her prime.
Chun-Li’s Physique and Muscle groups: Avenue Fighter 6 vs. Avenue Fighter 5
Chun-Li is without doubt one of the most iconic preventing sport characters in historical past, first showing within the arcades again in 1991 in Avenue Fighter II: The World Warrior. Whereas builders have by no means mentioned her age, the sport did point out a birthdate of March 1st, 1968.
Because of this Chun-Li was 55 years outdated when Avenue Fighter 6 was launched. I believe there’s no denying that Chun-Li seems to be bada** for a lady of any age, not to mention in her 50s.
In a publish that’s doubtless method too lengthy and spent far an excessive amount of time on this topic, Nakagawa determined to investigate Chun-Li’s physique in 2026.
Based on the bodybuilder, Chun-Li remains to be extraordinarily muscular in Avenue Fighter 6, however she’s now not in her prime. Nonetheless, that is undoubtedly open to interpretation. And you may imagine that individuals jumped on the probability to investigate a feminine character’s physique.
Nakagawa began along with her legs, her signature physique half. In Avenue Fighter 5, he famous that her “quads within the entrance of her thighs look explosive, on the verge of bursting.” Nonetheless, her thighs are toned down in Avenue Fighter 6. He added: “I assume she stopped doing heavy squats.”
After all, her thighs are nonetheless large.
Shifting to her butt, which he studied extensively, Chun-Li had extra roundness within the earlier sport. He in contrast it to a peach. Whereas she nonetheless has muscle mass in her butt in Avenue Fighter 6, that muscle mass has dropped “about two-thirds.” It’s undoubtedly a tragic factor to listen to for followers of huge butts, which there are loads being attentive to this within the gaming world.
Going to the higher physique in Avenue Fighter 5, Chun-Li had a large again “the place you’ll be able to see her latissimus dorsi even from below her armpits,” which he confusingly in comparison with a swan. Perhaps that is bodybuilder converse. With a slender waist, she had an hourglass determine. Nonetheless, she has “shrunk” in Avenue Fighter 6, trying extra compact.
“I’m wondering if she stopped doing shoulder presses or facet raises,” he contemplated.
Total, Chun-Li is now not the beast she was in Avenue Fighter 5, however she nonetheless has a fantastic physique. Whereas this may increasingly make her “previous her prime” to bodybuilders, some avid gamers really feel this new look is extra female and interesting, regardless of the smaller butt.
After all, the choice to tone down Chun-Li’s bulk is to not do along with her age, however Avenue Fighter 6’s model. Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless a enjoyable dialog, I assume. Or perhaps we’re all bored since we didn’t wanna pay to observe Capcom Cup 12 and had nothing else to do.
