{
  "id": 16375080,
  "title": "Stick-in-the-muds at Capcom wouldn't let Street Fighter maim Chun-Li",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/stick-in-the-muds-at-capcom-wouldnt-let-street-fighter-maim-chun-li",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T17:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/capcom-wouldnt-let-street-fighter-cut-chun-lis-finger-off"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Capcom, the video game company, stepped in and prevented a dramatic scene in the film \"Kitao Sakurai's Street Fighter\" from taking place, according to an interview with star Callina Liang. The scene in question involved one of the movie's iconic characters, Chun-Li, having her finger chopped off by antagonists, which the source indicates would have been an exciting moment. However, Capcom, concerned about the potential impact on the overall franchise, debated the script and ultimately decided to brand Chun-Li with the logo of the bad guys instead. This decision, Liang claims, was made after the company \"went back and forth\" with the script. The consequences of altering a character's appearance, especially hands, can be significant, as they often remain visible in various scenes, as demonstrated by the John Wick franchise's struggles with a character's missing finger. Street Fighter, despite its initial potential, has underperformed at the box office, leaving the question of whether the denied finger-mutilation scene would have been a hit for audiences or not open to speculation.",
  "summary": "Stick-in-the-muds at Capcom wouldn't let Street Fighter maim Chun-Li.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}