Blair Dame (ブレア・デイム Burea Deimu?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX as a secret character. The daughter of a wealthy European family, she has taken up martial arts as a way to defend herself and those she cares about.
Biography
Appearance
Blair is a Monegasque woman with blue hair (capri blue in Street Fighter V), with single fringes in each side, tied in a bun with a white clip at the back and green eyes. She has a muscular build similar to R. Mika's.
Like Cammy, her primary appearance is a white sleeveless leotard which shows her cleavage and black thigh-high boots. She also wears black gloves, matching armbands with a buckle at the center and a matching choker.
Her alternate appearance is the same as her primary outfit which is a high-neck pink leotard with short sleeves in each sides. She wears black thigh-high socks, brown knee-high boots and short red gloves.
Concept
During the development of the original Street Fighter EX game, she was named Brise Dame and had smaller blue eyes, with one of them being covered by her hair. [3]
Story
Street Fighter EX
The daughter of a wealthy multi-millionaire family in Europe, Blair was gifted with a specialized education when she was young, in which she was taught a variety of formal etiquette and studies. However, in spite of her luxury Blair also applied herself to a rigorous martial art training, feeling that one day she might need not only to protect herself, but also her loved ones. One day, Blair was invited by an acquaintance to travel the world. Blair's mother gave her permission to travel the world, under the condition that she would be accompanied by her bodyguard, so she hired Cracker Jack to watch over Blair.
Blair was mentioned in Cracker Jack's ending in EX3, where she was hurriedly called by her butler, Sebastian until she noticed a sound from behind her butler revealing to be Jack as he convinces her. "Hey. Blair! Why don't you let me stay here for a while...?" this implies that Jack decides to hide in her mansion to avoid being pursued by the organization.
Street Fighter V
Blair is the only daughter of the well known Dame family, a rich European family with a large foundation. She was given a special education for gifted children, where she learned many different martial arts. She loves genuine fights, is a member of the "Worldwide Young Ladies Club" along with Pullum, and owns various luxurious villas all around the world. Her mother worries constantly about her when she travels, as such she forces a butler and a bodyguard, Cracker Jack, to follow her around.[2]
Gameplay
Blair's moves are more focused on knee and kicks as well as breaking throws on her arsenal and she can do a reverse somersault when she executes one of her super combos and performing one of her win animations similar to Elena's Rhino Horn. Her moves are possibly based on Krav Maga or Bartitsu.
Movelist
Normal throws
- Neck Throw - neutral throw.
- Tsukami Hiza Kick - directional throw, Blair repeatedly knees her opponent in the head, Can rapidly press kick to add more hits.
Unique Attacks
- Tegatana -
- Step Side Kick - spin kick.
Special Attacks
- Shoot Upper - an advancing uppercut attack. Does 2 hits.
- Lightning Knee - a jumping knee attack.
- Sliding Arrow - sliding kick. Strength of kick used has different effects.
- LK version will simply nudge her opponent.
- MK version will sweep the opponent.
- HK version is a low grab where she twists the opponents legs and drives them face first into the ground.
- Shoot Kick - multiple commands. A series of kicks where the final kick is different depending on the strength of kick button used.
- LK and MK versions of third kick input causes a knockdown.
- HK version of third kick input launches the opponent, Allows for juggle combos.
Super Combos
- Mirage Combo Kick - a series of punches followed by a launching kick attack.
- Spin Side Shoot - leg breaker combo.
- Fairy Gift - only in Fighting Layer. A juggling attack. Repeatedly press punch button to gain more hits.
Other appearences
Blair also appeared in the Arika-developed non-Capcom fighting game Fighting Layer along with Allen Snider.
Trivia
- Like her old friend, Pullum, she has a bodyguard. Cracker Jack is Blair's bodyguard and Pullum's is Darun.
- Blair shares some similarities with Karin, being a rich girl who hates to lose anything, even some of their moves work the same way.
- She was originally stated to be European in Street Fighter EX, but which part specifically was unknown. In Fighting Layer, she was said to be from the United Kingdom. Her Street Fighter V profile lists her nationality as Monaco.
- Though Blair does not return in later games, Ace has access to her moves in Street Fighter EX3.
Stage Theme
Gallery
Street Fighter EX
Street Fighter V
Fighting Layer
See also
References
| Street Fighter EX Characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX | Original | Akuma · Allen · Blair · Chun-Li · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark · Guile Hokuto · Kairi · Ken · Pullum · Ryu · Skullomania · Zangief | ||
| Plus | Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Evil Ryu · Garuda · M. Bison | |||
| Plus α | Dhalsim · Sakura | |||
| EX2 | Original | Blanka · Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon · Vega | ||
| Plus | Area · Sagat · V. Rosso | |||
| EX3 | Ace · Bison II | |||
| CPU Only | Shin-Bison · Cycloids · Zako | |||
| Fighting Layer Characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Layer | Allen · Blair | |||
| Fighting EX Layer | Original | Darun · D. Dark · Garuda · Hayate · Jack · Kairi Sanane · Shadowgeist · Shirase · Skullomania | ||
| Downloadable | Area · Hokuto · Pullum · Sharon · V. Rosso | |||