The normal variation of Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Chun-Li into her younger self from the Alpha series, while the special variation of the same move turns her into her Pocket Fighter sprite.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Urien into a girl girl clad in 水法被 (mizuhappi; a short jacket) and 締め込み褌 (shimekomi fundoshi), the typical outfit for the Hakata Gion yamakasa matsuri rite of passage.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack makes Ingrid wear a costume based on the Sweet Lolita fashion style. This costume was later featured as a win pose on Street Fighter Alpha 3.

The special variation of Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Alex into Patricia, Alex adoptive sister who made her debut on Street Fighter III.

The normal variation of Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Guy into a female version of himself wearing the Maki's clothing from Final Fight 2.

The special variation of the same move turns Guy into Shadow Girl, a character from the Capcom developed Gotcha Force.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Zangief into "Zangyura-chan, the little tangerine vending Russian girl". The name is based on a typo made by Gamest magazine while they were covering a Street Fighter 2 Turbo location test, stating that "By pressing all kick buttons, Zangyura can do a very quick Super Uriajjō, without collision detection in his legs" (ザンギュラはキックボタン3つ同時押しで足に判定のない、早めの回転のスーパーウリアッ上が出せる。).

The visual design of Zangyura, as well as the fact she sells oranges is based upon Russian cartoon character Čeburaška, who in one film was discovered in a crate full of oranges.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Sakura into a Gym Teacher, which is how she was featured at the of the Sakura Ganbaru! manga. This version of Sakura was also featured on her ending for Street Fighter IV.

The normal variation of Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Rose into a gondolier with a Venetian mask. This is a reference to the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, particularly, the introduction scene of the character Lisa Lisa, which was the basis for Rose's design.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Karin into a Tennis player. This version of Karin is based upon Reika Ryūzaki, from the manga Ace o nerae!; who was the basis for Karin's character.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Yun into a worker for the 昇龍軒 (Shēnglóngxuān; Shōryūken in Japanese reading) restaurant; which is the restaurant where the girlfriends of Yun and Yang -Hoimei and Shaomei- work at.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Ryu into a young girl with a siver jar. This girl is the same one that appeared in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.

Originally, there was going to be a group of characters representing the original Street Fighter. It consisted of Retsu (in what was meant to be his playable debut), Eagle (in his Capcom vs. SNK 2 incarnation), and a redesigned younger version of Sagat without the chest scar. Due to time constraints, all three were cut from the game

Occasionally, Demitri's Midnight Bliss attack turns Rose into an old woman with a staff. This woman is a slightly modified version of Enya Geil from the Capcom-developed Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fighting game, edited to avoid copyright infringement.

In Europe and Japan, the game was released under the name "Capcom Fighting Jam".