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According to Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama, Captain Commando is set in the future of the Street Fighter universe. This has been hinted at via numerous references to another series set in the same universe, Final Fight. Specific examples of this include Captain Commando taking place in Metro City (a recurring location from both Final Fight and Street Fighter) and Ginzu being trained in the fictional Bushinryu Ninjutsu style of fighting used by Guy. Nakayama at one point revealed that Ginzu's father Gou (a character who had previously only appeared in concept art) would eventually succeed Guy as the 40th Bushinryu Grandmaster, with Ginzu eventually becoming the 41st Grandmaster.
Gou would later make his official debut in Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode during Kimberly's second memory dialogue, where she mentions how she was easily beaten by him. His appearance here depicts him wearing a purple version of Guy's Bushinryu outfit (similar to Ginzu's uniform) and holding a katana similar to Ginzu's signature weapon Lightning Light. Another reference in World Tour mode comes in the form of Carol, one of the minor enemies from Captain Commando appearing as an opponent during the "Fighty Mighty" mission quest. Her appearance is loosely based on her in-game sprite, wearing a blue tank top and pants as well as having pink hair (though here it's depicted as being straight rather than a ponytail), and her dialogue upon being beaten alludes to her role as a criminal in the original game: "Reminds me of old times, back when I was involved in some...slightly unscrupulous business."
There is one known continuity error with the game being set in the Street Fighter universe. In the Character Reference section of the Street Fighter V Shadaloo Combat Research Institute website, the profile for Yuta Homura mentions that he can clear Captain Commando using Mack the Knife (under his Japanese name Jenetty, "ジェネティー") with a single credit. The game is not mentioned by name though, and is instead referred to as an unspecified "beat'em up action game".
Gou would later make his official debut in Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode during Kimberly's second memory dialogue, where she mentions how she was easily beaten by him. His appearance here depicts him wearing a purple version of Guy's Bushinryu outfit (similar to Ginzu's uniform) and holding a katana similar to Ginzu's signature weapon Lightning Light. Another reference in World Tour mode comes in the form of Carol, one of the minor enemies from Captain Commando appearing as an opponent during the "Fighty Mighty" mission quest. Her appearance is loosely based on her in-game sprite, wearing a blue tank top and pants as well as having pink hair (though here it's depicted as being straight rather than a ponytail), and her dialogue upon being beaten alludes to her role as a criminal in the original game: "Reminds me of old times, back when I was involved in some...slightly unscrupulous business."
There is one known continuity error with the game being set in the Street Fighter universe. In the Character Reference section of the Street Fighter V Shadaloo Combat Research Institute website, the profile for Yuta Homura mentions that he can clear Captain Commando using Mack the Knife (under his Japanese name Jenetty, "ジェネティー") with a single credit. The game is not mentioned by name though, and is instead referred to as an unspecified "beat'em up action game".
Statements from Takayuki Nakayama:
https://x.com/takaNakayama/status/1911952926530232430
https://x.com/takaNakayama/status/1041989133877403648
https://x.com/takaNakayama/status/1879683692161089637
Street Fighter 6 - Kimberly dialogue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCaL4RjIzls#t=726s
Street Fighter 6 - Carol in Fighty Mighty:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKMKeiBKkXk#t=132s
Shadaloo Combat Research Institute - Yuta Homura (note: source is in Japanese):
http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-131105.html
https://x.com/takaNakayama/status/1911952926530232430
https://x.com/takaNakayama/status/1041989133877403648
https://x.com/takaNakayama/status/1879683692161089637
Street Fighter 6 - Kimberly dialogue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCaL4RjIzls#t=726s
Street Fighter 6 - Carol in Fighty Mighty:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKMKeiBKkXk#t=132s
Shadaloo Combat Research Institute - Yuta Homura (note: source is in Japanese):
http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-131105.html
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Capcom's former community manager Seth Killian addressed Capcom's current lack of a mascot and Mega Man's use as an unofficial mascot on the Capcom-Unity forums in 2009:
"...we don't have an "official" mascot. We have a logo, that’s it.
As far as unofficial mascots go, however, yes, MM would definitely be that. I have actually heard someone discuss this, and I think the reasoning was something akin to Mega Man best embodying the spirit of the company.
So apparently in addition to making great games, Capcom is also here to save the planet from overthrow by evil robot masters (and according to recorded history so far, I'd say we're doing pretty well–2009 and still no overthrows)."
As far as unofficial mascots go, however, yes, MM would definitely be that. I have actually heard someone discuss this, and I think the reasoning was something akin to Mega Man best embodying the spirit of the company.
So apparently in addition to making great games, Capcom is also here to save the planet from overthrow by evil robot masters (and according to recorded history so far, I'd say we're doing pretty well–2009 and still no overthrows)."
Example of a Challenge Series manual:
https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Duck-Tales-Game-Manual.pdf
Example of a Challenge Series box:
https://imgur.com/AktT0EB
Seth Killian on Capcom's mascot:
https://nintendoeverything.com/?p=22493
https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Duck-Tales-Game-Manual.pdf
Example of a Challenge Series box:
https://imgur.com/AktT0EB
Seth Killian on Capcom's mascot:
https://nintendoeverything.com/?p=22493
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In the arcade version, there are armed enemies which drop fire arms when they die, which can later be used by the player. These enemies along with the usable weapons were removed from the SNES version.
Movie-Censorship's article:
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=799531
Arcade version footage:
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=192
SNES version footage:
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U?t=127
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=799531
Arcade version footage:
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=192
SNES version footage:
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U?t=127
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Movie-Censorship's article:
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=799531
Gameplay footage of the arcade version (Ride Armors):
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=162
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=703
Gameplay footage of the SNES version (no Ride Armor):
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U?t=712
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=799531
Gameplay footage of the arcade version (Ride Armors):
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=162
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=703
Gameplay footage of the SNES version (no Ride Armor):
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U?t=712
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Some of the characters have different names across regions.
•The playable characters Sho, Jennety, and Hoover were renamed to Ginzu the Ninja, Mack the Knife, and Baby Head respectively.
•The 7th stage boss Blood was changed to Boots. This change was exclusive to the SNES version.
•The final boss Genocide was changed to Scumocide.
•The playable characters Sho, Jennety, and Hoover were renamed to Ginzu the Ninja, Mack the Knife, and Baby Head respectively.
•The 7th stage boss Blood was changed to Boots. This change was exclusive to the SNES version.
•The final boss Genocide was changed to Scumocide.
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Captain_Commando_(SNES)
Playable characters:
https://youtu.be/FDF4qDoodZw?t=339
https://youtu.be/Twe-mFVhm_c?t=31
7th boss:
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=1527
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U?t=1514
Final boss:
https://youtu.be/FDF4qDoodZw?t=2501
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=2050
https://tcrf.net/Captain_Commando_(SNES)
Playable characters:
https://youtu.be/FDF4qDoodZw?t=339
https://youtu.be/Twe-mFVhm_c?t=31
7th boss:
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=1527
https://youtu.be/0X5NMvr9b7U?t=1514
Final boss:
https://youtu.be/FDF4qDoodZw?t=2501
https://youtu.be/ta2UnwzcPLg?t=2050
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