F.A.N.G is the self-proclaimed "second in command" of Shadaloo. He appears to take Sagat's spot on a Shadaloo monument in a SFV stage, as a large sculpture of him is seen next to M. Bison, Balrog and Vega. The acronym "F.A.N.G" stands for "Fantastic Asian Notorious Gang". A.K.I., his student, appears in Street Fighter 6 as a playable character. F.A.N.G. also appears as a cameo character in SF6's World Tour mode, featured in several side missions and special illustrations.

F.A.N.G is an assassin whose unique poison attacks leave him second only to M. Bison himself! Besides overseeing Shadaloo's operations, his true passion comes from the evil experiments conducted within Shadaloo's research facilities. F.A.N.G introduces a series first mechanic; poison. Whenever his poison attacks connect, they continuously deal damage to the opponent's life bar until he gets hit or the poison runs its course. F.A.N.G's sinister long range attacks and slippery movements, paired with his ability to poison, will leave his opponents feeling ill.
 
                                                                           
 
 

 

                                                           
  

Page Updated:  Feb. 21st, 2026
There was time... many years ago it seems... when I could say that I "liked" or at least "respected" every Street Fighter character design. Rosters from classic titles made sense and felt well-rounded, even with a few "freak" designs thrown in to shake things up. Titles like Super SF2 Turbo, SFA3 and SFIII: 3rd Strike have defining, iconic rosters with many badass martial arts inspired designs. Then SF4 happened... and things started to get silly again with some very "foolish" looking characters.   F.A.N.G. could've debuted in SF4 with all the other oddly-shaped, cartoony characters who would fit better into a PIXAR movie than Street Fighter. The fact that he introduces the "poison mechanic" to Street Fighter is cool, but his overall design could've been so much better if it were more serious. A.K.I. is proof of that! I like her better. Thanks Capcom! F.A.N.G. was cooler as a SF6 World Tour character who gives you missions. Shoutouts to a similar cool character, Lee Pai Long. F.A.N.G's awkward proportions and strange animations kill any shred of potential coolness, IMO. He's annoying and very much a troll character... who's not very funny? He's a 5-year-old's drawing of Kung-Lao come to life. He's concept art that should've stayed concept art, if you ask me. What ever you want to call him, you could never convince me he's a good character. If he helped A.K.I. come about then... well, I guess you could say he's not a worthless character.
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