| “ | Don't you ever come back here! | „ |
| ~ Allen |
Allen Snider (アレン・スナイダー Aren Sunaidā?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX as a secret character. He is an American freestyle karate fighter dedicated to his high intensive training.
Overview[]
Appearance[]
Allen is a tall and muscular young man with orange hair, huge sideburns and blue eyes. He wears a dark purple karate gi with a red strings tied, red undershirt and handwraps on both of his hands.
In his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork, his karate gi is blue and he wears a red short sleeve fitted shirt.
In Fighting EX Layer, Allen's karate uniform has been recolored to look patriotic. His upper body karate gi is white, the word Justice is written on the front right side with strings tied on both of the shoulders and he wears a navy short sleeve fitted shirt. The word 'U.S.A' is written on the back. He wears gloves on both of his hands instead of white handwraps. On the other hand, the karate trouser has two different colours for both legs, red and blue.
Personality[]
Allen Snider likes to enjoy a victory in a fight. He seriously intends to travel around the world, learning everything and getting stronger. One of his hobbies is training.
History[]
Street Fighter EX series[]
Allen is a fighter once touted as the greatest Karate master in the United States, he was once the undefeated and favored champion of the U.S. Martial Arts Tournament until he was challenged by a then-unknown Ken Masters. Ken easily defeated him, telling him that he was still a "big fish in a small pond." Encouraged by Ken's words, Allen decided to travel the world and fight other warriors from other countries to prove himself otherwise.
Other appearances[]
Fighting Layer[]
Allen, along with Blair, appeared in the Arika-developed Fighting Layer, non-Capcom fighting game distributed in arcades by Namco, where he seeks to defeat the strongest opponent on South Island.
Fighting EX Layer[]
Allen appears as one of the playable fighters in Fighting EX Layer.
In contrast to his story in the Street Fighter EXseries where he is misinterpret and motivated by Ken, Allen shows his love of Japanese culture and both Karate and Martial Arts but there's something off about him.
He had previously confronted Garuda but the latter's energy did not react into him. After hearing rumors about Garuda, Allen became worked up and he became seriously determined and declares himself to be the one who can "exterminate him"
After defeating Garuda, Allen shouts "USA!" several times, showing his full support of his home country in the United States and informs the player that he was no match against him with his fighting style and abilities.
