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Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
Added by Shadaloo2000Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind is an animated movie directed by Jiro Kanai that was featured in a bonus disc included in the Collector's Edition of Street Fighter IV for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, and is a tribute to the game.
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It begins with Delta Red investigating strange energy discharges coming from the Amazon, and Cammy believing that Shadaloo is behind it; however, everyone believes "it's history". The scene shifts to a village where Chun-Li and someone else discuss the disappearances of fighters; another shift reveals the second person to be Guile, who is waiting for her as he talks about Charlie and the disappearances, believing Shadaloo is behind it.
The scene shifts to an Ch 47 Chinnok owned by SIN, while Seth, talking to a scientist about the experiment in the Amazon and waiting to make it commercially viable, and they are tracking down Ryu, whose Satsui No Hadou can power up BLECE, and it later shifts to Ryu who remembering Akuma talking to him at one point saying that seeking anything but power is foolishness of the highest order as well as saying the blood flowing through your (Ryu's) vains calls out to you, he also said that he would murder Ryu if he did not give in to the Satsui No Hadou. Ryu is trying to avoid succumbing to the Satsui No Hadou, after the opening credits, it shifts to the Masters Foundation headquarters, where Ken refuses to be interviewed by a woman named Maya, later, he talks about his last fight with Ryu, the Satsui no Hadou, and his personal life now, thinking he is no longer a fighter.
Later, Cammy and her squad are sent to the Amazon to find whatever remains of the energy discharge, they find out it isn't a natural depression, Cammy remembers finding out the images were altered and they find dead animals, and later human corpses, presumed to be the missing fighters. Crimson Viper, who is Maya, is seen spying on Ken. While in the desert, Ryu hears Akuma talking in his mind about submitting to the Satsui no Hadou, and remembering how Master Gouken adopting him and his "death" and vows to control it. Meanwhile, Eliza, Ken's wife and sister of Guile's wife, is shopping for baby stuff since she's pregnant (Ken is unaware of this) and meets Maya, talking about Ken and giving a doll to Eliza.
Meanwhile, Guile and Chun Li discuss Delta Red's involvement and the dead fighters, as well as talking about the US Army and FBI's paticipation and don't know if the CIA are in, but will be, and knowing some big organization is manipulating the Interpol and Delta Red, in a call Cammy was having about the dead animals, whose cells were "blown up" and Chun Li remembering being called about having some leads on their investigation. At the Master's manor, Eliza and a maid are talking about the doll, which they don't know is bugged. Crimson Viper caught a SIN agent spying on her, whom she beat up soundly & told to contact "his boss", later, they talk about her mission to go after Ryu, but she believes if Ryu was to be found, they will need Ken, because of their friendship and rivalry and Maya sees a picture of her daughter, who was seen throughout the talking part in a flashback and finding a "Happy Birthday Mom" on the car mirror.
Meanwhile, at an oasis, Ryu, tired and looking dead, thinks about all that he has been through, musing "All of mankind holds a power within, the power of life. This force is fragile yet eternal, life begets more life and the cycle continues. This force, this power, is what drives them all, but what is 'power'?". And so, he went away.
Guile and Chun Li find an old, yet heavily guarded castle, which holds a lab and later they found out another dead fighter and other valuable data, with Cammy joining them. At their hotel room, they find out about BLECE, which killed those animal's cells, which was BLECE is built for and found out Ryu is their target. They go to Ken so they could track down Ryu, but Cammy mentions someone knows Ken could find Ryu.
Back in the Master's manor, a shadow passes by Crimson Viper's car and Eliza sees Ken, who's tired and they talk about why Ken is busy, till their guards are beaten up by Sakura, who is the shadow seen earlier and she visits Ken to find Ryu, and Ken gets a phone call from Chun Li about the disappearances of those fighters, which Ken is totally ignorant of. Frustrated, Ken asks all about there is to know regarding the disappearances from Sakura. Later, in a rest-stop where Ryu stopped by to get a drink, a trucker greets him and talks about a fighter who disappeared and left his family behind, hinting it to be Ken, and the trucker still looking for him.
Back at the Master's residence, Sakura tells Ken what she knows about the disappearances and Ken blames himself for not knowing and Sakura looking for Ryu because the kidnappers are after him, later, the trucker Ryu was talking to calls Ken and tells him where Ryu is and Ken tells Chun Li and Ken and Sakura rush to get to Ryu. Meanwhile, at the missing fighter's house, which is for sale, Ryu talks about him and Crimson Viper, who heard about Ryu's location through Ken's phone call by the bugged doll she gave to Eliza, ambushes the surprised karate fighter till Cammy interrupts the fight and attempts to fend her off, but is defeated and tortured by Viper to force Ryu to become angry to give into the Satsui No Hado. When he does so, the power he exudes forces her to retreat. Ken and Sakura stop him from pursuing her and return him to his senses, and leave the heavily-injured Cammy to the rescue team.
Back in the Masters' manor, Guile and Chun Li arrive. Ken informs that Cammy will survive and they discuss BLECE and SIN. Seth discusses about BLECE with Viper. It is revealed that BLECE is used to allow access to ki energy, which is the reason why SIN abducted the fighters and are after Ryu. With their ki mastery and the Satsui No Hadou, they can create an army of undetectable, yet overwhelmingly powerful assassins to plunge the world into darkness. Viper suggests that Seth come to see what Ryu is capable of personally. Guile, Chun Li, Sakura, and Ken plan their next action until Crimson Viper calls them to inform them that they are holding Eliza hostage in exchange for Ryu. They plan to rescue Eliza without Ryu, however, Ryu decides to go along with them to try and control the Satsui No Hado in front of SIN. Later, in an SIN owned cruise ship, Viper holds Eliza hostage. Sakura and Chun-Li come in as a diversion while Ryu and Ken sneak on board. Guile heads off to call for help from the U.S. Coast Guard. As Ken goes to rescue Eliza, Ryu goes into the auditorium, where he encounters Seth. Ken confronts C. Viper, who refuses to tell him where Eliza is, regarding him as weak, and punches him with the same fist that sent Ryu reeling earlier. To her surprise, Ken blocks it with near invincibility, and C. Viper escapes, noting this near power Ken showed is no slouch even compared to Ryu's Satsui no Hadou. Ken rescues his wife, finally finding out that she is pregnant. Ken realizes there is a power opposite of Satsui no Hadou that is used to protect the ones he loves. After all the guards are defeated, Ken, Sakura, and Chun Li find Ryu in a struggle with Seth, losing. Seth speaks in length about obtaining ultimate power. Ryu realizes that the power he was looking for is not what he thought, and indirectly through Seth's speech, found his purpose of seeking strength - to protect what is good & fight evil. Seth laughs and tells Ryu his speech is pure nonsense and attempts to attack him. Ryu exhibits his new power, a result of rejecting the Satsui no Hadou through his enlightenment (the same power Gouken uses and Ken used earlier but even more powerful, his eyes glowing blue). His power burns the skin off of Seth's hand which Ryu was holding, shocked by this power. He defeats Seth with an unstoppable Metsu Hadouken, that not only completely defeats Seth's strength, but starts destroying his muscles for a short period of time. After his defeat, Seth is rescued by SIN members. After performing the Metsu Hadoken along with his new power, Ryu collapses. Ken and Sakura defeat the guards and check on Ryu while Chun-Li goes after Seth and the SIN guards. However, Seth is cornered by Guile, Cammy, and the U.S Coast Guard. A Shadaloo helicopter picks up Seth, with Balrog and Vega on board. Vega tells Seth that Shadaloo is the real manipulator. Later, back in the auditorium, Ken is impressed with Ryu's power. Ryu responds that he feels the same power within Ken and faints. Sakura heads back to Japan, and Chun Li, Guile, and Cammy discuss about the event at the docks. They discovered that the case was covered up. Chun-Li sees Abel, mistaking him for Seth for a split second. Meanwhile, Ryu takes his leave and says goobye to Ken and promises they will meet again.
