“ | So then... You really wanna go through the trouble? Fine! | „ |
~ Luke in Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition. |
“ | Let me have some fun! | „ |
~ Luke in Street Fighter 6. |
Luke Sullivan (ルーク・サリバン, Rūku Sariban) is a fighting game character from the Street Fighter games, appearing as the last character in the fifth season pass of Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and the overall final playable character of the Street Fighter V series. He returns as the main protagonist in Street Fighter 6.
He is voiced by Tomoaki Maeno in Japanese and Aleks Le in English.
Story[]
Street Fighter V[]
A former soldier of the U.S. army, Luke's past is shrouded in mystery. As a young boy, he lived alongside his father, Robert Sullivan, a quiet and reserved person. Luke often reminisces about his father, who sprung into action evacuating civilians in a mall upon discovering an IED planted by terrorists, sacrificing himself while protecting others.
Following the death of his father, Luke chose to join the army to fight against terrorism, though he found himself unsatisfied with his line of work. While training on a heavy bag during the events of Street Fighter V, Luke is visited by Guile, who challenges him to a quick sparring match. Guile reveals that he was asked by Luke's CO to confront his desire to leave the military. After Luke remarks his doubts about the path his life has taken, Guile tells him about how he knows people just like Luke who chose to take their fight elsewhere. The two toast to Luke's father, and Luke's new path in life, with Luke thinking that he wishes to become a man just like his father.
Street Fighter 6[]
A contractor for a PMC, Luke uses his elite military background to teach mixed martial arts. His days off are spent eating junk food, playing PC video games, and fighting, but when serious—Luke plays to win.
Days of the Eclipse[]
In Chapter 1, Luke meets Mel Masters and escorts him to Nayshall. Luke tells Mel how the world is getting bigger. Mel disagrees: the world is getting smaller and smaller. It only took one day to reach Nayshall, a tiny new country that has recently established its independence deep in the mountains of Asia, and a place that none of his friends ever heard of. He then corrects Luke that Nigeria is a country in Africa, not South America as Luke had stated matter-of-factly in an earlier conversation with Carlton. Luke, out of concern, interrupts a heated phone call between Mel and his father. He abruptly informs Ken Masters that Mel is safe, their arrival to Nayshall is imminent, and offers to take his son to the venue before the ceremony rehearsal starts. Once the call ends, Luke asks Mel if he was forced to give up other plans because of this trip. Mel answers, "Sort of", shrugging it off as no big deal. Luke teases Mel about having a girlfriend and tries to befriend him on a mobile game they both play. Mel reminds Luke that he has to prepare for the ceremony, and that he doesn't friend newbs. Luke tries to be funny by howling like a wolf. Mel just tells him that wolves don't usually attack people. He and his dad saw them up in the mountains of Alaska, while attending another tournament there. Luke then gives Mel a piece of fruit and a pocketknife, claiming he'll be “the man” on any camping trip if he masters the use of the knife.
In Chapter 2, Luke tells Mel that they'll arrive soon. Mel only sighs, visibly frustrated. They walk into JP's press conference inaugurating the Nayshall martial arts fighting tournament arena that's now nearing completion. However, a "hacktivist" collective known as Amnesia disrupts the event, broadcasting footage of Ken Masters secretly colluding with terrorists. Everyone, including Luke and Mel, are shocked. Luke tells Mel that they need to leave for his safety. In the city, and troubled by Amnesia’s claims, Luke informs his boss that Mel's phone calls to his father won't connect. Luke is told that they’re actively investigating the allegations against Ken and discovered that Ken's car was attacked, which angers Luke. He asks if Ken is a terrorist, but they’re unable to determine if the attack was a double-cross or staged to cover his escape. Either way, they decide to cut ties with Ken. Luke is disappointed since Ken is their client, but Luke’s boss reminds him that their only clients are the government of Nayshall and the Terra Partners Network NGO. He then orders Luke to return to HQ with reassurances that they'll continue to look after Mel.
Appearance[]
Luke has pale skin, blue eyes, blonde hair, and a muscular frame. His disproportionately large forearms are meant to emphasize his upper body strength and the potency of his punches in contrast to Jamie's kicks.
In all his adult character designs, Luke has black tattoo: an abstract V-shaped eagle design on his chest and back and outlines of stars on each shoulder. In Street Fighter 6, Luke’s forearms are now heavily scarred and no longer tattooed with stars as they were in his series debut as the final DLC character of Street Fighter V. His face is also now scarred with a prominent slash running across his right eye down to his left cheek. In an official blog post, the development team explains these conspicuous differences as part of the narrative, each change evidence of Luke’s maturation.
As a child, Luke wears a baggy, white short-sleeved raglan shirt with blue trim and the number 34 on the front, baggy khaki shorts, and sneakers. His hair is parted in the center with floppy bangs that frame either side of his face and peek out from a baseball cap worn backwards.
Abilities[]
Luke is a young American mixed martial artist who specializes in kickboxing. He is a capable fighter and former professional NCO in the US Special Forces, who has always worked hard and was considered a skillful and valuable soldier by Guile, whom he has also matched in hand-to-hand combat.
Personality[]
Luke is a little on the hot-headed side, but he means well and is pleasant around everyone he meets. He greatly admires his father after he sacrificed his life evacuating civillians, prompting him to join the Special Forces to combat terrorism. However, after a friendly match with Guile, Luke remarks that serving did not grant him the satisfaction he desired, and with the Colonel's encouragement, decides to follow his own journey in competitive fighting.
Luke has an arrogant and youthful demeanor, backed by a strong will. Having quit the military to follow the path of mixed martial arts, Luke's desire to see the world and fight strong opponents has him not take matches too seriously, even making analogies to video games in his win quotes. Even so, he respects like-minded individuals such as Ryu, Ken, and Akira and still admires his military superior Guile.
In Street Fighter 6, Luke takes on a more serious and level-headed role, now an instructor at the Buckler Academy and described as a youthful take on the traditional master. Voice actor Aleks Le deliberately chose to lower his voice between the games, saying that Luke traveled the world between Street Fighter V and Street Fighter 6, being humbled after losing to various opponents and dedicating himself to practicing. Luke's quotes against most of the cast show this evolution as well, being more respectful to his opponents so long as they enjoy the fight as well, such as inviting Ed to play video games.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Luke was described by Capcom to be the future of the Street Fighter series and that he would be the new face of the current generation of fighters since 6.
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