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The Soul Power (ソウルパワー Souru Pawā?) is a power possessed by Rose and Menat in the Street Fighter series. It is best known as the antithesis to the corrupted Psycho Power, wielded by M. Bison.
Description
The Soul Power is, as its name implies, energy manifested from the soul. In appearance, Soul Power is a kinetic, color-changing energy that Rose channels from her body and often through her scarf, allowing her to control it as a weapon and supplement her attacks with Soul Power. It can be released as projectiles of concentrated energy, zap her opponents, and project temporary copies of herself.
Rose's tarot cards have an additional link to her Soul Power, as seen when Rose quick-changes after a battle with an enlarged "The Fool" card. Soul Power also grants her the ability to seal foes within (presumably blank) tarot cards and seal off evil energy. However, she cannot see a person's fate if they are from the future, such as Ingrid.
Concept
Given Rose's design and fighting style inspirations of Lisa Lisa from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga/anime series, it's likely that Soul Power is intended to be a counterpart to Hamon.
Moves
Rose has a variety of moves which are shown to use this power; most of them contain 'Soul' within the name. Advanced versions of certain abilities are prefixed by "Aura". Soul Power moves include:
Practitioners
Trivia
- Illusion Spark is the only move that does not share either naming scheme, although it is likely a combination of Soul Illusion and Soul Spark.
- Allen Snider's Soul Force shares a similar name to most of Rose's move, though it is completely unrelated, making this a coincidence.
- Acorrding to M. Bison in Street Fighter V, the Psycho Power is fueled by hatred, anger, fear and despair. It is possible that Soul Power is fueled by the opposite emotions: love, calmness, hope and happiness.