"Definitely No Legal Issues" Regarding Fei Long Appearing In Future Street Fighters, Says Capcom

Unbelievable...

I never considered Fei Long as comedic.... Curious.... His play style is really fun. Maybe they will port it over to another character. Fuudo found a lot of success with Fei Long.

a shame for sure, but understandable

Seemed respectful to me, but if his family doesn't like it then I respect that too.

I wouldn't consider Fei Long as comedic, far from it. But if those are the wishes from the Lee family, then we have to respect them.

I really hope that they never banish Elena, who is my favourite Street Fighter character. I personally do not see anything wrong with Fei Long, but in our modern times everything can be seen as offensive.

@LinktotheFuture very respectful, it was a really good representation, a great fighter. But those are their wishes.

As implied in the article, I blame Tarantino. But it's absolutely the Lee family's right to say how they want him depicted in media. Especially since they did make kind of a joke out of him in the Tarantino film.

Fei, long farewell?

Well that's unfortunate. I really hope the family reconsiders. That seems like an awfully rigid stance to take. I wonder if this could spell trouble for other fighters too like Liu Kang in MK.

@Fizza i'm kind of shocked you hadn't--his death (and later his son's) are two of the most noted celebrity deaths of the last 100 years

i don't follow celebrities whatsoever mind you (can barely name most actors) and yet they're somewhat infamous

Here's a solution: introduce a character that has the same moveset and call him Fei Long's stunt double. And to top it off, base him on Jackie Chan.
I wonder if this also means Lee Pailong will be cut from future Shaman King episodes. The family would probably object to Jiangshi Bruce Lee...

@Fizza my boy, Bruce Lee passed away like 50 years ago...

@Fizza - Honestly, I think we are at a cusp of not seeing a lot of ling-standing fighters from SF. And not for the same reason as Fei Long.

Capcom seems to be playing with the ideas of the torch being "handed down" from old to the new. The teaser in SF6 shows not the classic rivals, but of the new Luke fighting the old Ryu. Symbolic in the test of what the new guys can bring for Capcom.

But it has gone further than that, lorewise Ken was essentially forced to come back in SFV. SFIV was a response to go back "to the roots" from Thurd Strike, but managed to still make it more about the new wave of villains.

They've been playing with this idea for some time. We may just see the changing of the guard, furthering the lack of desire to bring Fei back, they may not even need to.

Oh dear what does that mean for Dead or Alive’s Jann Lee?

Not that I play Lee. I’m a Tina and Mila main, although I’ve been playing a bunch of Helena lately online.

@Fizza of course you aren't being disrespectful, it's just surprising is all

@Paraka

As long as Chun-Li is there, I’ll live with it.

The second they drop my Waifu, the great thunder thighs herself, and my main since Super Turbo, is the day I drop Street Fighter.

I never really played as Fei Long, so I am more bummed that Law will likely no longer appear in Tekken games… 🙁

@somebread

Yeah even his son has been dead for nearly 3 decades at this point.

Street Fighter has a great cast of characters and it’s always sad when one of them start becoming a bit forgotten, but I think Fei Long’s will sting the most since Capcom’s hands are tied on the matter.

While I can see their family take issue with his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood depiction, Fei Long is a more anime interpretation of Lee and is generally tame.

I guess Capcom probably just wouldn't want to put up with any legal trouble, but would Lee's family really have any legal ground to stand on if they did want to continue using the character?

While (obviously) inspired by Lee, as a fictional character I highly doubt Capcom's ever had to get permission to use him (same with all the other fighters with Lee tributes). At best he likely falls under parody (and thus should have legal protection).

@OrtadragoonX - I am willing to bet, if this course is as I predict, Chun-Li and Ryu will be the last remaining relics of the "First Gen" of SF.

I also expect Ryu to eventually be the "master" to another.

I mean, at this point isn't the character an established Street FIghter original character? I'm sure they could also maybe change his design a little bit if he was included in a new entry.

I really don't get it. I love Bruce, have watched his films many, many times over the decades. Fei Long is a tribute to the greatness of Bruce's unique style and appearance. His fighting style WAS fun and a bit thespian/ott in style. He was an entertainer as much as a martial artist. Also, even as a fan of Bruce, I don't have any problem whatsoever with Tarantino's depiction. I thought it was a fun and playful interpretation. Bruce was a cocky character and the depiction was just poking a bit of fun and gently challenging the 'standard' depiction of Bruce as some sort of perfect being. Bruce was a man, fallible like the rest of us, and he doesn't need to be mollycoddled like this by his family or others. The man was a legend and that legacy can protect itself. I honestly don't think the family needs to do this and I think this overly PC stuff does more harm to his legacy than benefit the Lee name.

It's because they're redoing The Crow. The family is pissed rn.

That's too bad. I always saw Fei Long as a pretty respectful tribute to the badass that was Bruce Lee. Oh well, as others have said you have to respect the wishes of his family.

@AzzyC They've been trying for awhile now. A few years back there was a remake in the works starring Marky Mark of all people. BARF.

What does this mean for Tekken's Marshall Law? Tekken does a faithful 1-to-1 recreation of his moves but he's also kind of a humorous character in the series.

Us Mike Bison/Balrog mains are sweating bullets now.

Wouldn't this mean no Hitmonlee?

Well that would suck if it affected Law from Tekken because that's one of my favorites in that series.

That's a shame, I don't play as Fei Long but I like him. Nothing we can do about Bruce's family wishes.

If they were to make a new game in that series, does this mean Dragon Chan from Punch-Out!! is also out?

I would think there are a few Street Fighter characters that aren’t returning for fear of upsetting an individual or an entire group of people.

@ValZ hitmonlee's tribute only goes as far as "does kicks," i think it's probably safe (plus the JP name references someone entirely different)

Noooo! Fei long is one of my mains, this is genocide lol 😭😭

So...blame Tarantino?

@huyi

It’s a Tiger Genocide.

Cue Sagat theme.

@Paraka

Yeah I could definitely see them doing that.

That was kind of sort of the intent with Sakura, but she’s evolved into something else entirely now. She’s no longer bound by wanting Ryu to train her. She’s her own woman.

They tried that with Sean and Ken, but Third Strike Sean is so terrible (after being all but broken in Second Impact; biggest nerf of all time in my opinion) that I don’t think Capcom will ever bring him back.

@DiggleDog

Honestly I think Mike Tyson is probably cool with it at this point. I hope Capcom doesn’t panic and do something rash.

Just give him a different default costume.

Maybe they could replace him with a character that looks like Brad Pitt.

On a related note, I bailed on 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' shortly after the 'fight' between Pitt's character and the Lee character. Man was that movie boring IMO.

No worries Capcom already got a substitute. What was his name again? Ah yes the mighty Captain Sawada. He replaced Fei-Long in both the Street Fighter live action movie and the game about that movie.

@IronMan30 I thought the point of 'that' scene in the film was to show that Pitt's character might be unreliable, and thinks he's above the average stuntman. Slightly delusional.

@Paraka you are most likely correct on that.

Fei-Long is not comedic in any way. This is strange if true.

They should get rid of Law from Tekken too if that's how things stand now.

Fair enough. Never mained him anyway

Well, Capcom could redesign him with some kind of lore explaination.
I remember Ken got the last name Masters as a result of them wanting to avoid a lawsuit with the Barbie people.

😡The Bruce Lee part was pretty distasteful with the audience when I saw the DULL Film at the Cinematron.

The Lee Family should NEVER have allowed it in.

@BartoxTharglod

I dunno man he really reminds me of Bruce Lee when I match with someone playing him. Especially since they all tend to use the yellow track suit outfit.

@ATaco Hopefully not, it's not going to feel like Tekken anymore if Marshall Law actually died for real in the Tekken series. Mortal Kombat already didn't feel like MK when Liu Kang died. I know they could always retconned him back like nothing happen but ever since they rebooted the series Liu Kang never feel the same way to me ever again.

i mean can fanily sue for likeness after 30 years? Isn't a little far fetched? After Tarantino pulled this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlUuNg6PEXA

That'll be a shame. His theme is one of my favourites

awww that's a shame. I love Fei Long. Never thought it was anything but an honorable homage. But, yea, it's their choice. I wonder if Capcom will make a new clone character for those who want his mechanics.

@OrtadragoonX - There is a difference between Sean and Sakura with Luke though.

Sean and Sakura was intended to replace those characters whole-heartedly, like "youth" versions. Luke is an entirely different animal. New, unique, and mirroring the New "youth" of today's market. Kids don't want broody Ryu, and Luke is (at least) an attempt for a more boastful character. One more likely to appeal to a new generation of SF.

@Serpenterror I wonder how you feel about the Heihachi situation then...

I don't think Fei Long in SF4 resembled Bruce Lee that much anymore. So all you gotta do is edit him a bit more to further distance them enough and you're done.

That was probably my favorite scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Well Fei was sorta a Bruce Lee, Early Jet Li, Early Jackie Chan type (before he really got into comedy fighting) so I suppose that makes sense. Especially the anime adaptations and sf4. Sometimes the actual teachings and works of Mr. Lee get lost in the shadow of the media legend that his sudden death and subsequent idolization created. That’s why I prefer to read his books rather than watch his movies or any documentaries about him. The books don’t have that lens over him. I prefer sf2 Fei anyway.

Edit: welp someone was talking about stuff he has no clue about. I see the Lee Family didn’t appreciate that.

@somebread Does kicks, and that 'Lee' part of it's name obviously. True that his name isn't Hitmonlee across the world, which I guess begs the question, does this mean Hitmonlee's English name could be in jeopardy? Like I don't think the character's design is in any trouble of being removed from the Pokemon universe, but the name seems like it could in theory be subject to change.

@JJtheTexan Yeah this is a pretty ridiculous thing. Goes to show how the Street Fighter I grew up with is dead and gone. That's pretty much been the case with SFV, but I guess now it's official.

@ATaco Heihachi was never killed in any of the Tekken game nor was he missing in any of the game.

@OrtadragoonX
A character being overpowered or super weak in a past game hasn't stopped them from returning in SF. There's millions of fans worldwide who want to see Sean return in SF6, so there's a good chance he and his sister Laura would be playable in SF6.

Also, Sakura in SF5 seems to want to have Ryu's children lol, they might get married in SF6.

@duffmmann Nope Game Freak could easily says he was based more on Jet Li than Bruce Lee. Jet Li sometimes spelled his name as Jet Lee in the west and Bruce Lee sometimes spelled his name as Bruce Li as well.

Fei Long was never a joke character, I dont see why Capcom would be afraid of using him for SF6

@JJtheTexan Capcom might still put him in SF6 due to fan demand

What about Lui Kang, Hitmonlee, and Marshall Law?

Honestly, i don't care. Fei Long was a boring, forgettable character that was just an artifact of the 90s.

Hang on, the character in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story video game was portrayed in much the same way as Fei Long. I’m not sure I understand the issue here.

@BlueGBAMicro its unlikely they had any say in the matter.

I mained Fei Long in SFIV, gutted by this news.

Guess the same applies to Marshall and Forrest Law?

So my first thought when I read this article was, "Wait...Bruce Lee is DEAD? When did that happen?" Then I did some googling and found out he died when my mother was like one year old. So I thought, "No, that can't be right...I know he was on the Tonight Show and made Conan feel the hole in his head.

Then I realized...I've spent my entire life using Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan interchangeably. It never even registered in my mind they were teo different people. Just goes to show you how out-of-touch I am, good lord.

Edit: After reading the comments, I see I'm not the only one to have made this mistake, lol. I assure you, it's no troll. @Fizza, do you think you also had him confused with Jackie Chan like I did? I'm not into martial arts movies either, so I've never really seen the work of either respective actor, hence why I'm unfamiliar.

Sounds like his portrayal in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood really pissed the Lee estate off.

This is stupid. You can't really tell people they can't parody someone. You don't own that parody character even if you want to be "respectful". Who is next on the chopping block? Marshall Law? Since he is way more comedic than Fei Long.

@snarls200 Surely they would have.

I don't remember him in super street fighter 2. I remember t hawk, cammy & some other new characters from my childhood, but i guess i never used him enough to remember he was in the game...?

I don't think the Lee family has legal ground to stand on, but fighting that battle would make Capcom look really bad to a lot of people.

@Serpenterror Did you play the most recent one? I don't think he's coming back for the next one.

Capcom technically doesn't require permission from the Lee family for this. For one thing, it's not actually Bruce Lee in the game. Second, even if it was he is dead so legally anybody can use fictional versions of him and they don't need permission from their family

@JeanPaul actually, we don't need to respect his families wishes. Legally anybody can use a dead person in their media without permission

@duffmmann not really. Legally his family can't stop anyone from using anything based on him. So even if his family didn't want Capcom using this character, they legally could. Same with Nintendo

I'm worried for Marshall Law now. He and Paul Pheonix are iconic Tekken characters and partners so this would be sad if Namco had to remove Law for good.

As many already said, i really never perceived Fei Long or Tekken's Marshal Law for that matter, as comic relief characters.
Fei Long was certainly caricatured, as every other character in the roster, but not in any derogatory way.

But potentially removing fictional characters that pay homage to Mr. Lee's iconic fighting style seems a bit...weird.
I get the overall sentiment, but "non serious depiction" is some really wonky footing if we're talking about character neither sharing likeness nor name...

@TJSpyke only way the family could stop it is if they were using his physical likeness in non stock footage situatio. Like with the WWE ganes on the Disney Star Wars movie that had Peter Cushing.

I remember me and my friends laughing at Fei Long back in the day when Super Street Fighter II was the king in the arcades. So probably yes, it is comedic

That's unfortunate. So... Does that mean Forest Law and Martial Law are no more in Tekken too...?

@Gravitron Hitmonlee look nothing like Bruce Lee. The Lee in his name could refer to anyone (like Jet Lee, Conan Lee, and Jason Scott Lee, all which are martial artists known for kicking and all not related), not just Bruce Lee.

@Paraka well if that’s the case we will have to see how capcom manages at it. I know with MK 10 they tried that by having the old classics along with a slew of new fighters and even children of the classic fighters but with 11 they went back to the originals. It’d have to be a gradual letting go I think. Street fighter has introduced plenty of new characters in the mix and given off time to some favorites but they always seem to bring them back together some way.

Perhaps they could create a new character as an amalgamation of Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Stephen Chow and Chow Yun-Fat. He could be a Hong Kong martial artist turned actor specializing in Kung Fu.

That's quite the about face after that CG commercial they did with him not to long ago for something he would have never had anything to do with. Guess the Law family is next in this little annoyance, I certainly hope not.

@Kn83

I’d be cool with Sakura and Ryu being a couple.

As for Chun… she’s got to stay single. Strongest woman in the world and all that. She ain’t got no time for no man to hold her back.

@TYRANACLES

I would just like to see them age a bit. Sort of like how Soul Calibur did it.

Do a time skip and put the SFII cast in their early forties. Middle age Chun-Li would be amazing.

Thats odd and sad news if true. I never once considered Fei Long to be a "comedic" type far as Bruce Lee 'inspired' fighters goes. He's actually one of the most serious ones out there.
But if thats how the Lee family feels about the whole situation so be it.

@NintendoJunkie Ditto. I saw him as a respectable equal to Ryu, especially in that Street Fighter II Animated movie.

I am genuinely amazed so many failed to see him as a parody of Bruce Lee. I thught he played really well and I'll miss the character. But fair dos.

If Bruce Lee still would be alive, I don't think he'd have a problem with something like this (a character like Fei Long). As long as it's not disrespectful (which I don't see it being) or humilating.

Wasn't he in some comedies though? I remember a lot of films having a comedic edge even in the original language.

Let's hope they never find out about Rock Lee...

@RareFan It's not that everything can be seen at offensive. Everything thing is seen as offensive. This isn't anything new though, it's just that people that are offended have a louder voice, and our culture values comfort toa fault. I'm not saying that wanting your dead relative to be viewed in an honorable way is wrong. But, in view of the bigger picture, we should be more concerned with truth and love than not offending or emotional discomfort.

@Serpenterror
C’mon now. We all know fine well Hotmonlee’s English name is an homage to Bruce Lee. You’re just being contrary.

I honestly haven't played many SF games past the SF2 series of games (those are the perfect fighting games to me), but has he been in 3-5? I never thought of him as a comedic version of Lee. But if that's the family's wishes, I'm not going to going to argue with it.

@delt75 I think he was in the fourth one if you go by the header.

Awww . Well if those are their wishes, I understand. Now about T. Hawk...

Honestly just add a few gray hairs on him change up his style and he's back. Story line would be he left to learn a new way and bring him back with new moves etc.

@Fizza He's been dead since 1973, how did you not realize Lee was no longer with us??

@Paraka Didn't they already try that with SF3, which was a major reason why it flopped?

@OrtadragoonX Chun-Li was canonically dating Nash throughout the Alpha trilogy and is often paired with Ryu in side media lol.

Well to me, Fei Long has been a favorite Street Fighter character since he first appeared in the game because he resembles Bruce Lee in every way imaginable. I have seen Bruce Lee's movies and Game of Death has been my favorite movie and i for one can honestly say that Capcom and Street Fighter takes his depuction of this character serious. Seeing the characters storylind I can say that no one tributes the Lee name better than Street Fighter, and sadly to say but it would be a shame to see him go. I mean if it weren't for Bruce Lee fighting the odds to bring Martial Arts to the west we would never have had the greatest Martial Artists who came after him like Jet-Li or Michelle Yeoh, so I can understand his families concern on this. I must admit that taking Bruce Lee's memory serious. If i had seen that Street Fighter would have not honored his memory, I for one would have not be supporting the fact that this character should stay in the game. But if the Lee family wants any depiction removed, then I too respect their wishes as a fan

This sucks! I'm a huge fan of Fei Long and always felt that his persona was a tribute, honoring Bruce Lee's impact and legacy rather than displaying a comedic depiction of it.

Who else do we have representing kung fu in Street Fighter (besides Chun Li of course but her style is more Wing-Chun)?

@Serpenterror Hitmonlee is still named after him at least in the west. While I agree nothing about Hitmonlee is reminiscent of Bruce Lee besides the name and typing. Just wonder if Hitmonlee would fall into the category. If they had to rename a 25 year old Pokemon people would lose there minds.

Why not just retroactively remove him from previous titles?

@Tasuki ahh, ok, thanks. I don't know why i didn't remember him, but do the others.

@Satan Article was updated to clarify that the estate said no such thing

@OrtadragoonX sure why not. They could use some change I’d love them to make some actually new interesting fighters but I still haven’t met one yet that can quite replace the trifecta: zangief, guile, sagat.

Okay, this story just got spicier.

Sub-heading should've been "So Long, Fei Long"...

Hah, I’m sure he probably regrets even mentioning it at all now.

lol "playful hypothetical thinking" in other words, I made stuff up and got caught. Bet he never thought that the Lee family would release a statement about it.

In one fell swoop, this man destroyed his career. Good job.

Well that’s an oof moment

@Mach_Rider "Not Fei Long for This World"

It's obvious the dude wanted attention and got it. I don't even know who this no name guy is and probably won't after all this is over.

"Playful hypothetical thinking."

You can put that on your job application to Subway.

Imagine getting yourself blacklisted by stroking your ego about having personal connections with the Bruce Lee family.

Darwinism at work again

The music guy is still ranting on Twitter about how he isn’t in the wrong about any of this.

I like that Lindholm said that his source was an independent third party, when his original comment clearly implied he had more than one source, at least one of which worked for Capcom.

So he gave false information thinking he could get away with it. He just ruined his credibility.

@MasterGraveheart I wouldn't want someone like that making MY sandwiches lmaooo.

He's not a politician. Lying doesn't benefit your career buddy. You're no Biden or Trump

I, for one, loved that Bruce Lee scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It's well known that mister Lee was incredibly arrogant, so that harmless joke seems to make sense.

I’m glad for the sake of the fans that the family responded.

It is embarrassing when you get caught making things up.

What a weird unforced error.

@Fizza
You may have been told this, but he died in 1973...

it's not like i adore this site but the way the dude is trying to spin this as "journos misrepresented me!!!" is pathetic

Another reason why Twitter really blows , you have people passing off opinions for facts all the time. If your going to have a say something controversial at least point out it's just your own personal opinion, the clown clowned himself

@TYRANACLES - Doesn't stop them from wanting to keep moving on with their story, they tried replacing Ryu and Ken with younger Ryu and Kens. Sort of like Mario clones... Why play them when you can play the real deal.

It's also probably why Luke is so different, and the FINAL DLC character getting a lot of love for promotions, and before he was even announced, the director of SF said the final character would be the "key" to the series' future success.

That's a lot of eggs in one basket if they were planning on keeping Ryu around forever.

@Kn83 - They did, it's also why SF4 took place before SF3, where SFV is after. Convoluted Capcom story writing at its finest.

But that doesn't stop them from needing to appeal to new blood, they've done written in such a way they cannot have M. Bison forever. And also likely why Seth became a thing; He's practically immortal.

Lol, it's funny that anyone was believing this guy to begin with. Why would one of the composers for SF5 know what characters are coming back or not?

Even funnier that he said he has a friend that is "very close" to the Lee family, only for them to come back with a "Uhhh.....no".

Son of a gun, what a joke. Now his lies may actually cause problems for characters like Fei Long, Liu Kang, and Marshall Law when there weren't any to begin with.

This is the modern equivalent of yeah my uncle works at Nintendo/Sega/PlayStation/ monster munch and he said insert fabrication/urban legend.

Ok so is this guy just full of it? He started with "I have other SOURCES - not ONLY Capcom..." Emphasis mine, but those choices in words implied that he was referring to sources within Capcom, and more than one third party source as well. And in his retraction, now it has nothing to do with Capcom and he only has one independent source. Either he was lying the first time, or he spoke with a lawyer and decided he needed to recant things that hadn't been officially announced.

@JR150 Liu Kang at least should be distinct enough by this point to not be in too much trouble, should something like this become a serious change in policy. At least I hope so. I'm also curious how MUCH control the Lee estate (if they do pursue something like this in the future) can exert over homages. Like if Fei Long's face was altered a bit like how Liu's art style has evolved, and his story didn't go us on him being a celebrity martial artist going forward, would that be an issue? Like iirc I think The Last of Us had to tweak Ellie because she was too obviously inspired by Elliot Page (possibly also an issue with Page being in Beyond Two Souls) so they tweaked her face and she's basically evolved into just reflecting her voice actress.

Phew! I love Fei Long. I hope we never lose him. IMHO, the in-game depiction IS serious, and a beautiful tribute.

Fei long was next to Ryu my favorite streetfighter character.
Fei long was the best resemblance to Bruce lee ever.

So this is an article based on a tweet from someone who heard a rumour that was called out as not true. Not the pinnacle of journalism but at least the article was updated when the rumour was found to be untrue.

Another L for nintendolife. Stop posting rumors, instead post only confirmed gaming news. We get enough of fake news and rumors on twitter.

Probably best not to post rumours like these anymore. Man, what a bunch of drama...

find it very funny the guy said he was going to serve papers to nintendolife on his twitter over...writing what he said

that said, glad this is all cleared now

Well either way he's not in Street Fighter 6 yet so hopefully he'll return in the many few upgrades. Of all the characters from Super Street Fighter II, Fei-Long is usually the one that Capcom tend to ignore the most.

If I were to hazard a guess, the character's removal was an attempt to remove what they considered an offensive stereotype. Which it's not, as it was based on an actual human being. Like Disney changing the name of Boba Fett's ship from Slave I to something forgettable, it's a solution in search of a problem that wasn't even there

"...my source is an independent third party.."
😆😆😆😆😆😆
In other words "not gonna tell you! You'll just HAVE to believe me. Ne-ner, ne-ner, haha!"

Next we need the “independent third party” to come out and say they never said this.

So that's the typical case of a "nobody" with a eager to be famous using a famous name to try to pick attention for himself. Shame.

Well, it's like asking why Cassandra, Sophitia, Taki, or Xianghua weren't in Soulcalibur V. And it's like asking why this character or that character won't be in the next Super Smash Bros. (as Sakurai said, when the next Smash game comes out, the character roster will be nowhere near as large).

Sometimes, if just comes down to time, story, and how to make certain game mechanics work.

@sleepinglion By that logic, they'd have to get rid of Chun-Li, too, and she's one of the most popular characters in the entire franchise (and my own personal favorite).

After all, Asian women are also stereotyped as being gifted in martial arts like Asian men are, and she wears a cheongsam/qipao, a traditional Chinese dress.

So I doubt it's about stereotypes and offensive portrayals of such.

Fei long was one of the most badas characters. Hope he is coming back in 6.

"Independent third party" is either he believed and random person who made the claim not being able to verify what they said or he made it up himself through speculation. Usually false claims like this don't actually get dismissed by the people who are said to be involved as they aren't interested and then it becomes the fact to many people.

@AstroTheGamosian That's a good point, amigo. Thanks!

i find it so obnoxious that that guy just made some ***** up, said it with very clear and definite terms, ("a character I know we won't see at all", "we won't see Fei Long. Ever"), then just walked it back saying it was"playful hypothetical thinking" when he was called on it. He was clearly just saying ***** for clout. Did he not think Lee's family wouldn't say anything? And I'm not coming from a neutral place with this but I generally am sick of white people putting words in Asians' mouths

Capcom, get to work firing your current composer and hire a new one who WON’T do stuff like this.

@Ruler-Of-All-Evil What?

@somebread I seriously thought they were trolling about not knowing of his passing.