The Tiger and the Dragon: Family Ties

A Street Fighter Fanfiction

By The Headcrook

Legal BS Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Capcom Entertainment. After taking some time off from my beloved series, The Head of the Crooked Party is back with an all-new fanfic. On a sad note, however, because of the fact that now forbids the use of music lyrics in fanfiction, I won't be posting any more chapters for the Millenium Chaos Pageant on the site. However, I will be posting them on two other sites: Ryu and Chun Li Forever and the Street Fighter Fanfic Archive, so my beloved fans and fellow writers, so not despair, for I haven't forgotten about you.

Update on Satsuki's Bio: Given her profile a complete overhaul. I've also changed Satsuki's first name from May to Miya, since Kirina ends up calling her 'Aunt May' later on down the road. Too Spiderman.

PROFILE: MIYA 'SATSUKI' HOSHI - MURAMASA SHADOW EMPERESS

Note: Ashura is the Buddhist deity of war. Satsuki, having been trained and mentored by Sagat, is also known as the 'Princess of Lethwei.'

Shadowlaw Codename: Satsuki

Real Name: Miya Leiko (Ueto) Hoshi (Miya means 'three arrows' in Japanese. It also means 'temple,' and 'sacred house' Leiko means 'arrogant.')

Nationality: Japanese, she also holds American citizenship

Birthdate/Age: May 29/18 years old (29 when Kirina arrives in Japan following Juli's death)

Birthplace: Unknown. Somewhere on the American west coast, possibly California.

Height: 5 feet, 6 3/4 inches

Weight: 130 pounds

Blood Type: B

Hair: Reddish-brown

Eyes: Brown (Blue in Psycho Hadou mode)

Measurements: W - 34 B - 26 H - 33

Hobby: Motorcycles (she owns two), cats, Japanese anime and manga, praticing kendo

Favorite Food: Fish Tempura, Wasabi

Favorite Sport: Jogging, Horseback riding, Archery

Most Valuable: Her Muramasa Sword, which she named named Ashura, her motorcycles

Hates the Most: Spiders, Snakes, Delta Red member Lieutenant Lita Luwanda

Fighting Styles: Shadowlaw Commando (she hardly uses this style though), Kachin-style Lethwei (Advanced), Ansatsuken, various Japanese swordfighting techniques (Kendo, Ninjitsu, etc...)

Known Relatives: Hanzou Shinichi Hoshi, father - deceased; Mei Kurosawa Hoshi, mother - deceased; Junko Ueto; Foster mother and Shadowlaw researcher, deceased; Ryu Hoshi, older brother

Primary Fighting Costume: Black midriff tanktop, gray gi pants with black belt, fighting gloves.

Second Fighting Costume: White gi top, sleeves rolled to her elbows, black hakama pants (decorated in Heihachi Mishima-esque fashion) and lotus sandals.

Casual Outfit A: White haltertop, denim pants, hiking boots

Casual Outfit B: Black midriff shirt with either the words 'Bad Girl,' 'Foxy Lady,' and 'You Can Fly' on it, denim pants and tennis shoes

Quotes: "Oops. I think I should call Aprile in to look at those injuries. I may have overdone it."

"My styles know no equal. Then again, who can equal a former Shadowlaw doll, other than my brother?"

"The Murumasa thirsts for blood. Yours will do quite nicely."

"That was Lethwei, not Muay Thai that floored you."

About Satsuki's Muramasa: Miya 'Satsuki' Hoshi's main expertise is various styles of Japanese swordplay. Her Muramasa sword is an extremely rare weapon. Only two of them were made, along with two Masamune swords to go along with them. The blades were made from a Japanese swordsmith in the early 20th century by using an ancient method that is well over 400 years old. The metal is that of an extremely rare indestuctable metal that is only found in the Far East. The blades itself are razor-sharp and can cut through nearly anything, from human bodies to even concrete and various metals, and are worth well over $5 million. Miya has both Muramasa swords in her possession (the second she accquired while still in Shadowlaw) but she hasn't found the remaining Masamune until Xiayu and Yanyu accquires it for Kirina years later. Ryu has the first Masamune sword in his possesion, something that Gouken had accquired.

In an interesting sidenote, a Muramasa sword could cut a leaf flowing down a stream when held in the stream in the leaf's path. It has also been told that once drawn, a Muramasa blade has to draw blood before it can be returned to its scabbard, while the Masamune are considered the mark of an internally peaceful and calm warrior. One famous legend concerning the difference of the two swords is based on what happens when one of each sword is placed in a slow stream. Muramasa's sword was able to cut a leaf cleanly in half, while another leaf abruptly changed course and slid by Masamune's sword without touching it.

Other Info: Miya graduated from high school in Japan at the age of fifteen from a technical high school that was funded by Shadowlaw (Bison, despite being a cold-blooded SOB, knows the values of a good education) During that time, she was trained in Kachin-style Lethwei (Burmese Boxing). While employed within the Shadowlaw organization, her kickboxing skills caight the attention of Victor Sagat, who became her mentor and taught her some pointers in kickboxing, not to mention the Tiger Blow, Tiger Crush and Tiger Genocide. She also took a crash course in Ansatsuken through Ryu and Ken's combat data, not to mention her older brother gave her some tips and notes on the style. She is also a gifted mechanic and can basically fix anything from cars to motorcycles. She also teaches Kirina Houshi the basics of Ansatsuken before continuing her training under Ryu. Because she is gifted in the various arts of Japanese swordfighting, she is the youngest person at eighteen to hold the third-highest rank in Kendo. She is also a first-dan black belt in Ansatsuken.

Special Intros:

- vs. Ryu Hoshi: Both bow to one another before hopping back in their stances.

- vs. Chun Li Xiang: Miya stands there, arms folded, while Chun Li goes through her CvSNK2 intro with badguys, only she says, "Show me your stuff!"

- vs. Victor Sagat: Sagat has a sleevless coat with hood over his body, the hood over his head. One taped hand goes to his chest, touching the scar before he clenches his fist and throws off his coat, revealing himself in his usual trunks. Miya inclines her head in a show of respect to her former mentor.

- vs. Cammy White: Miya gives Cammy a Shadowlaw-style salute in a show of respect and Cammy responds in kind.

- vs. Rolento Schugerg: Rolento tosses a couple of grenades at Miya, who slices them in two with her sword. The grenades explode harmlessly as the duo lock weapons for a moment before backing off.

- vs. Joe Higashi: A smitten Joe is gawking at Miya who is preparing for her match. He then snaps out of it and prepares himself.

- vs. King: King performs her Surprise Rose and Miya counters with her Rising Knee. The two moves cancel each other out and they jump back into their stances.

- vs. Yuri Sakazaki: Ryu is standing behind Miya as is Ryo Sakazaki, who is behind his sister. Both girls 'power up' (Yuri in her S-Groove power-up stance and Miya doing it like Akuma's horse stance win pose). Then their brothers jump back as Miya and Yuri go into their stances.

Bio:

Satsuki's birthname is Miya Hoshi. Miya is the estranged younger sister of Ryu Hoshi, the infamous Antsasuken master and Street Fighter champion. When her mother was pregnant with her, her parents were in a car accident and Miya's mother managed to name her child shortly before dying of her injuries. Miya was then adopted by Junko Ueto, a Japanese Shadowlaw technician who had no children of her own. As a child, Miya showed remarkable abilities with a sword and hand-to-hand combat (having fought several of the dolls, which gained the attention of Bison), causing the tech to enlist her into the newly-organized doll program. Miya underwent gene therapy and the brutal Shadowlaw training regimen and at the age of fifteen, became the last member of the Shadolaw Elite Squad to enlist.

Given the codename Satsuki - and a new Murumasa sword from her mentor - Miya became an invaluable member of the Shadowlaw dolls, acting as an enforcer and covert operative, specializing in retrevial and kidnappings. Sometime before the Second Street Fighter Tournament, she discovered through a DNA test (Shadowlaw had samples of Ryu's blood and DNA stored) that Ryu was her older brother. During the chaos that followed Shadowlaw's destruction, her foster mother was killed by Shadowlaw members Doctrine Dark and Cracker Jack while hiding in Japan. Miya buried the person the closest to her as a mother and swore a blood oath that she will satisfy her sword's bloodlust with that of her mentor's murderers.

Aside from being a top-notch martial artist who aside from wielding a Murumasa with devestating efficency (even better than Santamu, Noembelu and the twins Xiayu and Yanyu), Miya is also an expert in hand-to-hand combat, having mastered both the Shadowlaw Commando fighting style and Kachin-style Lethwei, a Burmese version of Muay Thai. While searching for her mentor's murderers in England, Miya has several run-ins with Delta Red, Cammy's division. She particualry dislikes Cammy's teammate, Lita Luwanda, mainly because they had butted heads back when Satsuki was an assassin. Her psychomotor reflexes are also extraordinary and her quickness and speed can allow her to parry and deflect rapid blows, including Chun Li's Hykaretsu Kyaku, a feat that her brother can perform as well.

Despite her origins as an Shadowlaw member, Miya is a person who is disciplined and dignified when it comes to fighting and, like her brother, holds honor in high regard, mainly because she refuses to kill her targets behind her back. While tracking both Jack and Dark, she discovers that they plan on killing both Ryu and his Chinese fiancee. Under Juli's orders, Miya has to protect Ryu at all costs. Despite her background as a Shadowlaw assassin, Miya is just as clever as well as deadly. She is fluent in English, Japanese and Chinese, and her IQ is that of a geinus level.

Like Ryu, she also has the Dark Hadou (a genetic trait with the Hoshi family. However anyone who has any Ansatsuken training can wield it) which was fused by Psycho Power. She has also learned Ansatsuken from studying Ryu's combat data and several books on the fighting style given to her by Ryu as well and has incorporated some of his and Ken's moves whenever she fights. She was also taught some Muay Thai moves from Victor Sagat and also incorporates them into her Lethwei style as well. She is also a diehard motorcycle enthusiast, something that she picked up from her days in Shadowlaw. Her daredevil stunt driving is a testament to that.

In an interesting sidenote, Miya's Lethwei fighting style has gained several rivals from the King of Fighters Tournament, mainly the French kickboxer King and Japanese fighter Joe Higashi, eventhough Joe is somewhat infatuated with the younger Hoshi. She also has made a rival in Yuri Sakazaki as well, due to her training in Ansatsuken and being the sister of Ryu. Her fighting skills had also gained the attention of Southtown mobster Geese Howard, who offered her a job with his crime syndicate. Miya refused, saying that she serves only herself and no one else.

Rather than return to a life of crime once out of Shadowlaw (she had gotten offers from various Japanese Yakuza and Chinese Triad bosses, offers of marriage from said groups, and even the chance to run her own gang), not to mention offers to join Colonel Rolento Schugerg's private army and Commander Heidern's Ikari Commando Unit, she decided to go legit and open up her own kendo school in Tokyo. Of course, that doesn't stop her from competing in various underground tournaments, with her brother in her corner, and having various fighters at her doorstep challenging her to a match. Like brother like sister.

About the Lethwei Fighting Style: Lethwei (or Lethawae), also known as Burmese Boxing and Myanma Traditional Boxing, may well be the most brutal and exciting form of kickboxing the world has ever seen. Lethwei is in many ways similar to its sibling Muay Thai from neighboring Thailand. If Thai Boxing is the science of 8 limbs, then Lethwei is the science of 9 limbs due to the allowance of head butts. There are records recording Lethwei style matches dating back to the Pyu empire in Burma.

Participants fight without gloves only wrapping their hands in hemp or gauze cloth; rules are similar to Muay Thai but allow and encourage all manner of takedowns along with head butts. Traditionally held outdoors in sandpits instead of rings but in modern times are now held in rings. Popular technique in Lethwei include leg kicks, knees, elbows, head butts, raking knuckle strikes, and ballistic takedowns.

The Kachin variant of Lethwei is referred to as soft, or relaxed. There is very little wasted motion or effort. Lethwei matches usually start in long range with kicks to the legs and raking punches to the face in an effort to draw blood as matches continue the fighters end up in the in the clinch and the primary weapons used are standing grappling with various takedowns and sweeps along with the preferred finishing weapons of head-butts, elbows, and knees. The Kachin Practitioner generally prefers to fight from the clinch and tends not to fall after missing with a long distance strike opting to follow low line kicks and raking punches into close range.

If the sport is viewed in the context of preparing one for individual combat you can see that it not only teaches timing, distance, and movement but also the ability to absorb and deliver punishment thereby winning a war of attrition. The goal is not so much the winning and losing but fighting hard and learning lessons about survival.

-Shadowlaw Commando-

Fighting Stance

- Shadowlaw defense stance. Yawn...

She fights the same as Cammy, Juli and Juni. But she rarely uses the Shadowlaw Commando style. She does use the special moves though. Moving on...

-Kachin-styleLethwei (Burmese Traditional Boxing)-

Fighting Stance

- Sagat's SNK vs Capcom Chaos fighting stance.

Knee Bash into Scissor Leg Throw

- Combining Sagat's Knee Bash and Bison's Hell Press, Miya grabs the opponent with both hands, drill her knees into their torso several times before flinging them to the ground with her leg, then kicking them across the area when they bounce off the ground.

Elbow Smash into Headbutt

- Miya grabs the opponent, drives her elbow into their faces several times in a way that would make T. Hawk proud, then headbutts them away.

Light Punch (Jab)

- Standing: Quick jab with her right hand

- Close: Elbow to the face

- Crouching: Low jab to the calf

- Jumping (up) Falling elbow (towards/away) Air punch

Medium Punch (Strong)

- Standing: Lunging elbow

- Close: Punch to the torso, followed by a hard elbow

- Crouching: Punch to the kneecaps

- Jumping (up) Uppercut in midair (towards/away) Straight punch

Hard Punch (Fierce)

- Standing: Lunging punch

- Close: Lunging headbutt

- Crouching: Left blow to the calf

- Jumping (up): Hard elbow to the head (towards/away) Same

Light Kick (Short)

- Standing: Low kick to the shin

- Close: Knee to the gut

- Crouching: Leg to the ankle

- Jumping (up): Knee in the air (towards/away) Extended kick

Medium Kick (Forward)

- Standing: Standing thrust kick

- Close: Knee to the chin

- Crouching: Lunging low kick

- Jumping (up) Sagat-esque Hard kick (towards/away) Same

Hard Kick (Roundhouse)

- Standing: M. Bison's SF Alpha Standing Hard Kick

- Close: Hard kick to the torso

- Crouching: Power foot sweep

- Jumping (up) M. Bison's CvSNK jumping Hard Kick (towards/away) M. Bison's CvSNK's drop kick

-Ansatsuken-

Fighting Stance

- Miya uses Violent Ken's stance from SVC Chaos

Miya fights a lot like her brother and Ken, only unlike Shadowlaw Commando and Lethwei, she focuses on agility and speed more than strength and power.

-Japanese Swordfighting-

Fighting Stance

- Miya has the flat side of her blade resting across her shoulder.

Overhead Toss

- Kita tosses her opponnent across the arena.

Jawbreaker: Emulating a certain mechanized ninja from Tekken, Miya trips one leg out from under her opponent before smashing her sword handle into their jaw.

Light Punch (Jab)

- Standing: Miya smacks the opponent with the flat side of her sword

- Close: Overhead elbow

- Crouching: Poke to the legs

- Jumping (up) Flat side smack (towards/away) Weak slash

Medium Punch (Strong)

- Standing: Miya turns her back and pokes towards the air, ala Rolento's standing Medium.

- Close: Sword butt to the face

- Crouching: Sweeping arc to the Achilles' heel

- Jumping (up) Downward Slash (towards/away) Same

Hard Punch (Fierce)

- Standing: Lunging slash. Ouch.

- Close: Backhand with sword hand

- Crouching: One handed uppercut slash

- Jumping (up) Diving slash (towards/away) Same

Light Kick (Short)

- Standing: Low Kick to the leg

- Close: Knee to the stomach

- Crouching: Kick to the ankle

- Jumping (up) Reverse drop kick (towards/away)

Medium Kick (Forward)

- Standing: Inside crescent kick

- Close: Standing axe kick

- Crouching: Slide kick

- Jumping (up) Perfect drop kick (towards/away) Same

Hard Kick (Roundhouse)

- Standing: Spinning back kick

- Close: Reverse cresent kick

- Crouching: Double foot sweep (she sweeps at her oppnent's calves, then spins and goes for the ankles)

- Jumping (up) Same as Medium (towards/away) Same as medium

-Special Moves: Shadowlaw Commando-

Note: Since she hardly uses the Shadowlaw Commando Style when she fights, she uses its special moves with her other styles.

Spiral Arrow

- Unlike Cammy's, who can knock an opponent down in one hit, Miya's version takes two hits to knock them down.

Cannon Spike

- Miya performs this move the same way as Cammy, Juli and Juni. The only difference is that she once the first hit connects, she kicks them again to bounce off of her flying opponent.

Super Move: Reverse Shaft Breaker

- Self-explanitory

Super Move: Spin Drive Smasher

- Ditto.

-Special Moves: Ansatsuken-

Hadouken

- Miya's version of the Hadouken. Ryu has been giving Miya pointers in Ansatsuken-based ki-manipulation in a successful attempt to control her Psycho Hadou. She does it the same way as her male counterparts does it, only hers is blue with a purplish tint.

Rising Dragon's Kiss

- If anyone played King of Fighters Maximum Impact, she has Duke's anti-air move

Hurricane Gale Kick

- Ryu's Third Strike EX version. Multihitting. Painful.

Joudan Sokotou Geri (High Angle Blade Kick)

- Miya performs the move the same way as her brother, only she does it with her other leg and with enough force to bounce the opponent off of any nearby wall.

Nata Otoshi Geri (Falling Hatchet Kick)

- Aside from her brother's combat data, Miya also used some of Ken Masters' data as well. She performs the move differently, in the form of an inside cresent kick, rather than an outside crescent kick.

Kama Barai Geri (Sweeping Scythe Kick)

- Same way Ken does it.

Oosoto Mawashi Geri (Greater Outer Spinning Kick)

- A power roundhouse kick that knocks anyone to the ground.

Inazuma Kakoto Wari (Lightning Flash Heel Splitter)

- Same way Ken does it.

Bitchslap

- You think Yuri Sakazaki's Hyakuretsu Binta (Hundred Slaps) move was humiliating, Miya's slaps are just as painful...as well as embarassing to endure. Miya slaps her opponent square across the face. Hard. Simple enough.

Royal Bitchslap

- Following the first slap, Miya smacks the opponent with her OTHER hand.

Supreme Bitchslap

- After the second slap, Miya back-slaps her opponent with the aforementioned hand, causing them to spin.

Killer Bitchslap

- Right after the third slap, Miya slaps them in an uppercut-like fashion, punting the opponent into the air.

Ultimate Bitchslap

- The final slap. Miya comes in with an overhead slap to the face, knocking the opponent down. Damn.

Super Move: Great Destroyer Surge

- Miya's version of Ryu's Shinkuu Hadouken from Street Fighter III. Combining the energies from both the Dark Hadou and Psycho Power, Miya unleashes a massive ball of ki that electrocutes and burns the opponent at the same time. It's like getitng hit with a combined Denjin Hadouken and Bison's Psycho Crusher. Odd that it looks more like Akuma's Messatsu Gouhadou from Third Strike. Maybe its because she's using 'Psycho Hadou.'

Super Move: Kuzuryuu Reppa (Nine-Headed Dragon Destroyer)

- In a sparring session with Ken Masters, Miya created this move from Ken's two supers: the Shoryureppa and the Shippuujinrai Kyaku. Later on down the line, Miya's niece (and Ryu's daughter) Kirina does the same move later on, but it was Miya who created it first. Miya delivers several powerful kicks before finishing off with three Dragon Punches.

Super Move: Twin Fists of Death

- Better known to some as the Shin Shouryuken From Hell, Miya slams a Psycho Hadou-powered right fist into the opponent's torso VERY HARD, then follows through with the Shouryuken. Anyone who sees this move executed on an opponent can sum it up in one word: OUCH. Those who are on the receiving end of it tend to have several bones broken and organs ruptured as a result, depending on the severity of the blows.

-Special Moves: Lethwei-

Lethwei Rush

- A multi-hitting move. Miya dashes forward and throws her left elbow, then her right and a hard kick to the face. Puts Fei Long's Rekkaken to shame.

Lethwei Blow

- Miya showed Sagat that he had trained her well. Unlike the seven hits that Sagat can do with his Tiger Blow, Miya hits the opponent four times.

Rising Knee

- Since Sagat had taken a special interest in Miya seeing as how Muay Thai and Lethwei are similar in both style and technique, Sagat gave her several pointers in how to make her kickboxing even more effective. Once Sagat taught her his Tiger Crush, Miya modified it to meet her standards. Miya's Rising Knee is a move that Sagat himself would be proud of.

Split Kick

- Remember Jean-Claude Van Damne's signature spinning split kick? Her version is much more worser than his.

Super Move: Satsuki Destroyer

- Better known as the Tiger Genocide, Miya shows Sagat that he had taught her well. Miya performs a quick Rising Knee, followed by not two, but three consecutive Tiger Blows. Only difference is that Miya performs the Tiger Blows with her left hand instead of her right.

Super Move: Lethwei Assault

- Miya dashes at her opponent and punchs, kicks and headbutts the opponent into subission. After punting them into the air with her Rising Knee, she flips in midair and drives BOTH her knees into her downed opponent's gut.

-Special Moves: Japanese Swordfighting-

Charging Cherry Blossom Slash

- Miya bumrushes her opponent, and performs two horizontal slashes before finishing with an overhead slash.

Demon Splitter Slash

- Miya performs a rising somersault, blade extended. She then comes down on the opponent with a diving slash.

Diving Slash

- Apparently, Miya must be a Final Fantasy VII fan. Her Diving Slash is similar to Cloud's Braver Limit Break, only she somersaults before coming down with the blade.

Overhead Slash into Underhand Slash

- Miya brings her sword down in an overhead swing, followed by an underhand slash.

Backhand Slash into Thrust

- Miya swings her sword in a backhand motion, then follows through with a thrust

Murumasa Toss

- Like a boomerang, Miya throws her Muramasa sword at her opponent before it returns to her by her will.

Ashura Deflect

- Undergoing genetic expeimentation has left Miya with advanced psychomotor reflexes when it comes to her weapons. She can deflect bullets and various ki attacks with her Muramasa sword with little difficulty.

Ashura Counter

- Miya holds her sword in a mediatation stance, eyes closed (Think Ben Kenobi before Darth Vader killed him in A New Hope). When an opponent closes in, reaches in with her free hand, tosses them into the air and slashes the crap out of them them.

Super Move: Ashura Tempest

- Summoning her energies and channeling it to her sword, causing its blade to glow purple, Miya charges at her opponent and hacks them senseless before doing two Demon Splitter Slashes.

Super Move: Misogi (Shinto Purification Ceremony)

- Miya holds her sword in the Ben Kenobi-esque meditation stance, then disappears. She then reappears six feet above her opponent in the air and comes down on them with her Psycho Hadou-charged sword, creating a massive geyser of energy that expands upon impact.

Super Move: Ganzan Ryouzan Zan (Mountain Splitting Slash)

- Think her Twin Dists of Death with a sword in her hand. Very, very painful.