How to unlock all Street Fighter 4 secret characters

How to unlock all secret Street Fighter 4 characters? That question will be answered in this guide that shows you who to unlock to get the full roster and how.

Below we’ve listed the 9 secret Street Fighter IV characters in alphabetical order. Take the following steps to unlock each one.

1. Akuma: After unlocking Sakura Kasugano, Dan Hibiki, Cammy White, Fei Long, Gen, and Rose. First finish the arcade mode (on any difficulty) with any character, in this case use that same character for this second or later playthrough. Then fight Akuma on arcade mode, to do that get: at least 1 perfect round on 1-round matches (or 2 perfects on 3-round matches / 3 perfects on 5-round matches / 4 perfects on 7-round matches) including the last battle against Seth. No ultra combo finishes needed. But you can’t lose any matches/rounds nor use a continue when you die. Beating Akuma will unlock him.

2. Cammy White: Finish the arcade mode with Crimson Viper. That will unlock her.

3. Dan Hibiki: Finish the arcade mode with Sakura Kasugano. That will unlock him.

4. Fei Long: Finish the arcade mode with Abel. That will unlock him.

5. Gen: Finish the arcade mode with Chun-Li. That will unlock him.

6. Gouken: After unlocking Akuma, Sakura Kasugano, Dan Hibiki, Cammy White, Fei Long, Gen, and Rose. First finish the arcade mode (on any difficulty) with Akuma, and watch (not necessary to watch everything) an ending. In this case to play also use a character you already finished arcade mode with, and with which you watched the ending once, for his/her second or later playthrough. Then fight Gouken on arcade mode, to do that get: at least 1 perfect round on 1-round matches (or 2 perfects on 3-round matches / 3 perfects on 5-round matches / 4 perfects on 7-round matches), plus at least 3 Super Combo or Ultra Combo Finishes on 1-round matches (or 5 super/ultra finishes on 3-round matches / 7 super/ultra finishes on 5-round matches / 9 super/ultra finishes on 7-round matches), and at least 5 First Attacks — meaning you must score the first strike in a match — in 1 match (or 10 first attacks in 3-round matches / 15 first attacks in 5-round matches / 20 first attacks in 7-round matches). But you can’t lose any matches/rounds nor use a continue when you die. Beating Gouken will unlock him.

7. Rose: Finish the arcade mode with M. Bison. That will unlock her.

8. Sakura Kasugano: Finish the arcade mode with Ryu. That will unlock her.

9. Seth: Finish the arcade mode with all 24 other characters. That will unlock him.

A useful tip at the start of the game: With every (starter) character you use to beat the game, another one gets unlocked.

The below video shows you how to unlock Street Fighter 4 characters with an incredibly easy to perform tip that works on every character. In this case Crimson Viper is used to unlock Cammy White. Set the difficulty to easiest, and the rounds to one. Go through each opponent while hitting Hard Kick or Hard Punch repeatedly. This works because on easiest, the computer controlled opponents are rather stupid. So keep pounding those buttons, and if your controller or joystick supports auto-fire, place a weight on the button to speed up the process. Whichever way you do it, after about 10 minutes your new character will be unlocked!

But there’s more to unlock than characters…

Unlockable Japanese Voices: Beat Arcade Mode once and the option to switch to Japanese character voices will appear in the Options menu.
Unlockable Artwork: Complete the Combo Challenge for a character to unlock his or her artwork for the Gallery.
Unlockable Prologue and Ending Movies: Beat Arcade Mode with a character to unlock his or her ending and prologue movies in the Gallery.

Unlockable Colors, Taunts and Titles: Complete the following challenges once with any character to unlock the below listed rewards.
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)1 - Color 3
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)2 - Personal Action 2
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)3 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)4 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)5 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)6 - Color 5
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)7 - Personal Action 4
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)8 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)9 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)10 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)11 - Color 7
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)12 - Personal Action 6
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)13 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)14 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)15 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)16 - Color 9
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)17 - Personal Action 8
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)18 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)19 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Normal)20 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Hard)1 - Title
* Beat Time Attack(Hard)2 - ?
* Beat Time Attack(Hard)3 - ?
* Beat Time Attack(Hard)4 - ?
* Beat Time Attack(Hard)5 - ?
* Beat Survival(Normal)1 - Color 4
* Beat Survival(Normal)2 - Personal Action 3
* Beat Survival(Normal)3 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)4 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)5 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)6 - Color 6
* Beat Survival(Normal)7 - Personal Action 5
* Beat Survival(Normal)8 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)9 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)10 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)11 - Color 8
* Beat Survival(Normal)12 - Personal Action 7
* Beat Survival(Normal)13 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)14 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)15 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)16 - Color 10
* Beat Survival(Normal)17 - Personal Action 9
* Beat Survival(Normal)18 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)19 - Title
* Beat Survival(Normal)20 - Title
* Beat Survival(Hard)1 - Title
* Beat Survival(Hard)2 - Title
* Beat Survival(Hard)3 - Title
* Beat Survival(Hard)4 - Title
* Beat Survival(Hard)5 - Personal Action 9

* Complete the achievements listed below (from the Xbox 360 version) to get a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points.

Achievement (Gamerscore points) — How to unlock it.
1. 10 Years Too Early (20) Win 50 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
2. 10 Years Too Late (50) Win 100 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
3. All Dolled Up (10) Set your Title and Icon.
4. Arcade Rat (20) Clear Arcade Mode with 1 character on Medium or higher difficulty.
5. Challenge Expert (30) Clear all Challenges in Challenge Mode.
6. Challenger (10) Clear a Challenge in Challenge Mode.
7. Color Guard (10) Unlock all Colors.
8. Crowd Pleasing Master (10) Perform 10 Personal Actions.
9. EX-cellent Master (20) Perform 100 EX Special Moves.
10. First Victory (20) Win 1 ranked match.
11. Focus Master (10) Perform 100 successful Focus Attacks.
12. Hard Fought Battles (20) Play 200 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
13. I Got Next! (30) Win 5 ranked matches in a row.
14. Icon Master (50) Collect all Icons.
15. Last Man Standing (20) Clear HARD Survival in Challenge Mode.
16. Legendary Champion (50) Defeat Gouken and clear Arcade Mode in Hardest difficulty.
17. Lobbyist (10) Create 10 multiplayer lobbies.
18. Medal Collector (10) Collect 100 Medals.
19. Medal Hunter (10) Collect 500 Medals.
20. Medal Master (30) Collect 1,000 Medals.
21. Medals Get! (30) Collect all Medal types.
22. No Challenge Too Hard (20) Clear HARD Trial in Challenge Mode.
23. No Sweat (10) Unlock all Personal Actions.
24. Playing To Win! (50) Win 10 ranked matches in a row.
25. Proof of Battle (20) Play 500 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
26. Rapid Fighter (10) Clear NORMAL Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
27. Save Your Quarters (30) Clear Arcade Mode without using a single continue on Medium or higher difficulty.
28. Simply Perfect (10) Achieve 10 Perfect victories.
29. Special Move Master (10) Perform 100 Special Moves.
30. Speed King (20) Clear HARD Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
31. Storied Reputation (30) Clear Arcade Mode with all characters on Medium or higher difficulty.
32. Sunny Daze (40) Perform 365 flashy background finishes.
33. Super Combo Champion (10) Perform 50 Super Combo finishes.
34. Super Combo Master (10) Perform 100 Super Combos.
35. Taking On All Comers (10) Fight 10 opponents via fight requests.
36. Technical Fighter (10) Clear NORMAL Trial in Challenge Mode.
37. The Gold Standard (50) Earn gold medals in all challenges.
38. The Journey Begins (20) Win 10 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
39. The Line Starts Here (20) Win 3 ranked matches in a row.
40. The Road to Battle (10) Play 100 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
41. The World Warrior (20) Unlock all characters.
42. Title Master (50) Collect all Titles.
43. Tough Cookie (10) Clear NORMAL Survival in Challenge Mode.
44. Ultra Combo Champion (10) Perform 50 Ultra Combo finishes.
45. Ultra Combo Master (10) Perform 100 Ultra Combos.
46. Unbeatable Fist (0) Ruler of All
47. Way of the Fist (10) Win 5 Xbox LIVE battles. (Ranked match or player match)
48. World Champion (30) Clear Arcade Mode on Hardest difficulty.

* Complete the achievements listed below (from the PS3 version) to get 35 Bronze Trophies, 10 Silver Trophies, 2 Gold Trophies, and 1 Platinum Trophy.

Achievement (Trophy) — How to unlock it.
1. 10 Years Too Early (Silver) Win 50 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
2. 10 Years Too Late (Gold) Win 100 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
3. All Dolled Up (Bronze) Set your Title and Icon.
4. Arcade Rat (Bronze) Clear Arcade Mode with 1 character on Medium or higher difficulty.
5. Challenge Expert (Bronze) Clear all Challenges in Challenge Mode.
6. Challenger (Bronze) Clear a Challenge in Challenge Mode.
7. Color Guard (Bronze) Unlock all Colors.
8. Crowd Pleasing Master (Bronze) Perform 10 Personal Actions.
9. EX-cellent Master (Bronze) Perform 100 EX Special Moves.
10. First Victory (Bronze) Win 1 ranked match.
11. Focus Master (Bronze) Perform 100 successful Focus Attacks.
12. Hard Fought Battles (Bronze) Play 200 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
13. I Got Next! (Silver) Win 5 ranked matches in a row.
14. Icon Master (Silver) Collect all Icons.
15. Last Man Standing (Bronze) Cleared HARD Survival in Challenge Mode.
16. Legendary Champion (Silver) Defeat Gouken and clear Arcade Mode in Hardest difficulty.
17. Lobbyist (Bronze) Create 10 multiplayer lobbies.
18. Medal Collector (Bronze) Collect 100 Medals.
19. Medal Hunter (Bronze) Collect 500 Medals.
20. Medal Master (Bronze) Collect 1,000 Medals.
21. Medals Get! (Bronze) Collect all Medal types.
22. No Challenge Too Hard (Bronze) Cleared HARD Trial in Challenge Mode.
23. No Sweat (Bronze) Unlock all Personal Actions.
24. Playing To Win! (Silver) Win 10 ranked matches in a row.
25. Proof of Battle (Bronze) Play 500 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
26. Rapid Fighter (Bronze) Clear NORMAL Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
27. Save Your Quarters (Silver) Clear Arcade Mode without using a single continue on Medium or higher difficulty.
28. Simply Perfect (Bronze) Achieve 10 Perfect victories.
29. Special Move Master (Bronze) Perform 100 Special Moves.
30. Speed King (Bronze) Cleared HARD Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
31. Storied Reputation (Silver) Clear Arcade Mode with all characters on Medium or higher difficulty.
32. Sunny Daze (Silver) Perform 365 flashy background finishes.
33. Super Combo Champion (Bronze) Perform 50 Super Combo finishes.
34. Super Combo Master (Bronze) Perform 100 Super Combos.
35. Taking On All Comers (Bronze) Fight 10 opponents via fight requests.
36. Technical Fighter (Bronze) Clear NORMAL Trial in Challenge Mode.
37. The Gold Standard (Gold) Earn gold medals in all challenges.
38. The Journey Begins (Bronze) Win 10 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
39. The Line Starts Here (Bronze) Win 3 ranked matches in a row.
40. The Road to Battle (Bronze) Play 100 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
41. The World Warrior (Bronze) Unlock all characters.
42. Title Master (Silver) Collect all Titles.
43. Tough Cookie (Bronze) Clear NORMAL Survival in Challenge Mode.
44. Ultra Combo Champion (Bronze) Perform 50 Ultra Combo finishes.
45. Ultra Combo Master (Bronze) Perform 100 Ultra Combos.
46. Unbeatable Fist (Platinum) Ruler of All
47. Way of the Fist (Bronze) Win 5 online battles. (ranked match or player match)
48. World Champion (Silver) Clear Arcade Mode on Hardest difficulty.

Big thanks to the many commenters who helped improve this guide, and to Capcom USA for revealing the real ways to unlock Akuma and Gouken.

Street Fighter Four Free Wallpaper

Street Fighter IV brings the legendary fighting series back to its roots by taking the beloved fighting moves and techniques of the original Street Fighter II, and infusing them with Capcomís latest advancements in next generation technology to create a truly extraordinary experience that will re-introduce the world to the time-honored art of virtual martial arts.

Everything that made the legendary Street Fighter II a hit in the arcades, living rooms and dormitories across the globe has been brought back in Street Fighter IV. Players will be able to play their favorite classic characters, such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile, along with new characters, including Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes. Six-button controls for the game return, with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the gameplay system. Street Fighter IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over.

3D environments and characters

Traditional "2D" Street Fighter six-button gameplay

Classic Street Fighter characters re-imagined for a new generation of gamers, including the original cast of Street Fighter II

New brawlers: female super-spy Crimson Viper, lucha libre wrestler El Fuerte, mixed martial artist Abel and more!

New special moves that go beyond any Street Fighter fan's wildest imagination, including Focus Attacks, Super Combos, and the revenge-fueled Ultra Combo system.

Amazing locations never seen before in a Street Fighter game

New gameplay elements provide challenges for both newcomers as well as the most seasoned Street Fighter pro.

Street Fighter 4 Cheats, Codes, Cheat Codes, Hints, Unlockables, Glitches for PS3

Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character. Note: To unlock all characters easier, set the difficulty to the easiest with one round.

Akuma (Gouki): After unlocking all characters except for Akuma, Gouken, and Seth, play Arcade mode with Ryu. Get at least two "Perfects" and two "Ultra Finishes" to fight Akuma after defeating Seth. Defeat Akuma to unlock him.

Cammy: Successfully complete Arcade mode with Crimson Viper.

Dan: Successfully complete Arcade mode with Sakura.

Fei Long: Successfully complete Arcade mode with Abel.

Gen: Successfully complete Arcade mode with Chun-Li.

Gouken: Successfully complete Arcade mode with Akuma (Gouki). Then, play Arcade mode with Ryu, and get at least two "Perfects" and three "Ultra Finishes" to fight Gouken after defeating Seth. Defeat Gouken to unlock him.

Rose: Successfully complete Arcade mode with M. Bison.

Sakura: Successfully complete Arcade mode with Ryu.

Seth: Successfully complete Arcade mode with all starting characters.

# Unlocking characters easily

Start a game in Arcade mode, and set it to the easiest difficulty and one round. With any character, press [Hard Kick] repeatedly. You should defeat the CPU every time. After you have defeated all CPU opponents with every character, all characters except for Akuma and Gouken will be unlocked. To get "Perfects" and "Ultra Finishes" easier to unlock Akuma and Gouken, if a round is not going as desired, press Start on a second controller.
# Challenge unlockables

Successfully complete the indicated challenge with any character to unlock the corresponding bonus. Challenges must be completed in order to get the bonus. Note: Once a color is unlocked, it can be used by any character.

Time Attack (Normal) 1: Color 3
Time Attack (Normal) 2: Personal Action 2
Time Attack (Normal) 3: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 4: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 5: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 6: Color 5
Time Attack (Normal) 7: Personal Action 4
Time Attack (Normal) 8: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 9: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 10: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 11: Color 7
Time Attack (Normal) 12: Personal Action 6
Time Attack (Normal) 13: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 14: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 15: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 16: Color 9
Time Attack (Normal) 17: Personal Action 8
Time Attack (Normal) 18: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 19: Title
Time Attack (Normal) 20: Title
Time Attack (Hard) 1: Title
Time Attack (Hard) 2: Unknown
Time Attack (Hard) 3: Unknown
Time Attack (Hard) 4: Unknown
Time Attack (Hard) 5: Unknown
Survival (Normal) 1: Color 4
Survival (Normal) 2: Personal Action 3
Survival (Normal) 3: Title
Survival (Normal) 4: Title
Survival (Normal) 5: Title
Survival (Normal) 6: Color 6
Survival (Normal) 7: Personal Action 5
Survival (Normal) 8: Title
Survival (Normal) 9: Title
Survival (Normal) 10: Title
Survival (Normal) 11: Color 8
Survival (Normal) 12: Personal Action 7
Survival (Normal) 13: Title
Survival (Normal) 14: Title
Survival (Normal) 15: Title
Survival (Normal) 16: Color 10
Survival (Normal) 17: Personal Action 9
Survival (Normal) 18: Title
Survival (Normal) 19: Title
Survival (Normal) 20: Title
Survival (Hard) 1: Title
Survival (Hard) 2: Title
Survival (Hard) 3: Title
Survival (Hard) 4: Title
Survival (Hard) 5: Personal Action 9

# Gallery artwork

Successfully complete a character's Combo Challenge to unlock his or her artwork at the "Gallery" menu.
# Gallery movies

Successfully complete Arcade mode with a character to unlock his or her prologue and ending movies at the "Gallery" menu.
# Japanese voices

Successfully complete Arcade mode to unlock an option to change the voices to Japanese at the "Options" menu.
# Easy "Legendary Champion" and "Save Your Quarters" trophies

Note: This trick requires two controllers. Play in Arcade mode, and when you are about to lose a round, press Start on the second controller. Do this to get "Perfects" and "Ultra Finishes" easier for the "Legendary Champion" trophy.
# Trophies

Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:

The World Warrior (Bronze): Unlock all characters.
Color Guard (Bronze): Unlock all Colors.
No Sweat (Bronze): Unlock all Personal Actions.
Special Move Master (Bronze): Perform 100 Special Moves.
EX-cellent Master (Bronze): Perform 100 EX Special Moves.
Super Combo Master (Bronze): Perform 100 Super Combos.
Ultra Combo Master (Bronze): Perform 100 Ultra Combos.
Focus Master (Bronze): Perform 100 successful Focus Attacks.
Crowd Pleasing Master (Bronze): Perform 10 Personal Actions.
Super Combo Champion (Bronze): Perform 50 Super Combo finishes.
Ultra Combo Champion (Bronze): Perform 50 Ultra Combo finishes.
Simply Perfect (Bronze): Achieve 10 Perfect victories.
Arcade Rat (Bronze): Clear Arcade Mode with 1 character on Medium or higher difficulty.
Challenger (Bronze): Clear a Challenge in Challenge Mode.
Challenge Expert (Bronze): Clear all Challenges in Challenge Mode.
Rapid Fighter (Bronze): Clear NORMAL Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
Speed King (Bronze): Cleared HARD Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
Tough Cookie (Bronze): Clear NORMAL Survival in Challenge Mode.
Last Man Standing (Bronze): Cleared HARD Survival in Challenge Mode.
Technical Fighter (Bronze): Clear NORMAL Trial in Challenge Mode.
No Challenge Too Hard (Bronze): Cleared HARD Trial in Challenge Mode.
All Dolled Up (Bronze): Set your Title and Icon.
Medals Get! (Bronze): Collect all Medal types.
Medal Collector (Bronze): Collect 100 Medals.
Medal Hunter (Bronze): Collect 500 Medals.
Medal Master (Bronze): Collect 1,000 Medals.
Lobbyist (Bronze): Create 10 multiplayer lobbies.
Taking On All Comers (Bronze): Fight 10 opponents via fight requests.
The Road to Battle (Bronze): Play 100 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
Hard Fought Battles (Bronze): Play 200 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
Proof of Battle (Bronze): Play 500 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
Way of the Fist (Bronze): Win 5 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
The Journey Begins (Bronze): Win 10 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
First Victory (Bronze): Win 1 ranked match.
The Line Starts Here (Bronze): Win 3 ranked matches in a row.
Title Master (Silver): Collect all Titles.
Icon Master (Silver): Collect all Icons.
Sunny Daze (Silver): Perform 365 flashy background finishes.
Storied Reputation (Silver): Clear Arcade Mode with all characters on Medium or higher difficulty.
Save Your Quarters (Silver): Clear Arcade Mode without using a single continue on Medium or higher difficulty.
World Champion (Silver): Clear Arcade Mode on Hardest difficulty.
Legendary Champion (Silver): Defeat Gouken and clear Arcade Mode on Hardest difficulty.
10 Years Too Early (Silver): Win 50 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
I Got Next! (Silver): Win 5 ranked matches in a row.
Playing To Win! (Silver): Win 10 ranked matches in a row.
The Gold Standard (Gold): Earn gold medals in all challenges.
10 Years Too Late (Gold): Win 100 online battles. (ranked match or player match).
Unbeatable Fist (Platinum): Ruler of All.