Let’s talk about fighting game character weights.

[Astral]

Jin Kazama
5'11" 165 lbs.

Sol Badguy
6'0" 163 lbs

Ryu
5'9" 187 lbs as of SFV and VI apparently.

Out of these 3, Ryu is the only believable one, though I'd say he's closer to 200 lbs. At 5'9" though, he looks about right or close enough. Sol and Jin though? I mean, I'm fit, shorter than them, and yet I weigh more than both. Why am I not that huge? Then you've got goofy shit like Sagat. Do developers just punch in random numbers or something? I know the answer is probably yes or simply the art style but it's still so funny. And let's not even talk about Pokémon where you've got literal boulders the same weight as your average teenager.

 

[Melpomene]

Sol Badguy is filled with copies of Sheer Heart Attack and Yare yare-s, it's not fair to hold his weight to human standards.

 

[Trace]

6'9" 212LB btw

 

[TechnoSyndro]

Have NRS ever given their characters' weights? It's always seemed more like a Japanese ignorance of the actual weight of muscle mass to me.

 

[ryechu]

This isn't a fighting game thing, it's a japanese media issue. The same thing happens for anime height and weights.

 

[Melpomene]

6'9" 212LB btw

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212 lbs and literally shakes the earth when he lands. This seems sensible to me!

 

[Pein]

This isn't a fighting game thing, it's a japanese media issue. The same thing happens for anime height and weights.

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yeah, even the biggest dudes have some insane weights.

Raikage from naruto is 6'5 and looks a beast and weighs 220. zaraki kenpachi is 6'8 and weighs 198.

 

[bangai-o]

I'm not seeing any butts, thighs, or legs in these pics. So, it could be accurate.

 

[entremet]

6'9" 212LB btw

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This is so dumb lol.

 

[Trace]

I'm not seeing any butts, thighs, or legs in these pics. So, it could be accurate.

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Any Strive player can tell you Nagoriyuki has the strongest thighs this side of Chun-Li.

 

[Gentlemen]

Ryu always lying about his height/weight

 

[Pyro]

The VF5 knowledge check, Taka:

He's probably my favorite big guy in fighting games simply cuz the idea of a dude being so huge you have to know certain combos just for him is so cool. But that also means I hate fighting him :(

 

[ryechu]

Goku is 5'9 and 137lbs. Naruto as an adult is 5'11 and 112 lbs. And pretty much every female character you can think of is going to be sub 100lbs.

 

[L Thammy]

I own a copy of Ring Fit Adventure so I think it makes sense that I weigh as much as Jin or Sol.

 

[Mekanos]

According to the Super Exciting Guide, Goku is 175 CM (5'8'') and 62 KG (137 pounds).

 

[Vantair]

Ryu always lying about his height/weight

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I mean you do shrink a little as you get older.

If he was like 5'10.0" inches maybe he's just dropped into the 5'9" category and rounds down now!

 

[Astral]

6'9" 212LB btw

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Nice.

 

[Ryce]

Then you've got goofy shit like Sagat.

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7'5"

172 pounds

 

[Sketchsanchez]

when I want to figure out a characters weight relative to their height I'll enter it into an ideal height calculator and google some people that height and base it off that. Wouldn't be shocked if they did similar. (Especially how close Jin and Sol match up)

 

[Shang]

I thought this was gonna be about the running joke of Chun's weight being a secret. And damn, she lost 3 inches in height between II and V.

Also Abigail apparently weighs 584 lbs.

 

[L Thammy]

One good video game character weight is that Mega Man is twice as heavy as X despite being half the height, which sounds absurd until you realize that part of X being an upgrade is that he isn't absurdly heavily like his predecessor.

 

[Temp_User]

The VF5 knowledge check, Taka:

He's probably my favorite big guy in fighting games simply cuz the idea of a dude being so huge you have to know certain combos just for him is so cool. But that also means I hate fighting him :(

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Yeah VF is one of those games where character stats like weight and height really matter. I still remember Sarah being a sucker for juggles given her low weight and tall height (just as well she is tough to crack especially in that kick stance).

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Weight:

Spoiler

Secret~♥

 

[virtua_44]

This isn't a fighting game thing, it's a japanese media issue. The same thing happens for anime height and weights.

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This isnt a question pointed at you specifically I guess... But why do you think its an issue? Is it the conversion of units? Is there a cultural bias that favors lower weight numbers despite appearance? Or have many game/manga/anime writers just never stepped on a scale?

 

[L Thammy]

This isnt a question pointed at you specifically I guess... But why do you think its an issue? Is it the conversion of units? Is there a cultural bias that favors lower weight numbers despite appearance? Or have many game/manga/anime writers just never stepped on a scale?

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I'd have to assume that low average body weight comes into play.

 

[RobotHaus]

This isnt a question pointed at you specifically I guess... But why do you think its an issue? Is it the conversion of units? Is there a cultural bias that favors lower weight numbers despite appearance? Or have many game/manga/anime writers just never stepped on a scale?

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I feel like it could be a combination of all those plus some. I won't pretend I know the culture well enough, but how is Japanese society with fitness/body building/weight management? I know in the States we tend to be a bit more superficial so it's more front and center in our society.

 

[Astral]

This isnt a question pointed at you specifically I guess... But why do you think its an issue? Is it the conversion of units? Is there a cultural bias that favors lower weight numbers despite appearance? Or have many game/manga/anime writers just never stepped on a scale?

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Yeah I'm curious too. I highlight fighting games because most of them feature big beefy dudes, but it's definitely not exclusive to them. I assume part of it is that many don't really wanna go the extra mile of researching realistic weights and so they kinda just up their numbers a bit clearly not enough.

But again, Pokemon has no excuse. How is an Onyx less than 500 lbs? It's a snake made out of boulders.

 

[sixteen-bit]

They are being weighed on a planet with lower gravity. This is also why FG characters can jump so damn high.

 

[L Thammy]

Average height for men and women worldwide

How tall is a human? Height and weight for men and women in an international comparison

www.worlddata.info

Japan
Average male height - 1.72 m (5' 8")
Average male weight - 69.5 kg (153.2 lb)
BMI - 23.6

Average female height - 1.58 m (5' 2")
Average female weight - 54.8 kg (120.8 lb)
BMI - 21.9


United States
Average male height - 1.77 m (5' 10")
Average male weight - 90.6 kg (199.7 lb)
BMI - 29.0

Average female height - 1.63 m (5' 4")
Average female weight - 77.1 kg (170.0 lb)
BMI - 29.0


(I have no idea how good this data is.)

 

[StreamedHams]

According to the Super Exciting Guide, Goku is 175 CM (5'8'') and 62 KG (137 pounds).

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I'm 5'8" and 63kgs. If you're going with professional fighter weigh-ins, then I can kinda see this.

 

[Anth0ny]

Jigglypuff
12.1 lbs
1 foot tall

 

[Mandos]

Jigglypuff
12.1 lbs
1 foot tall

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They have air sacs that reduce weight to allow for flight. Just like birds, fish and T Rexes

 

[MikeProtagonist]

Weight:

Spoiler

Secret~♥

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It's funny. Capcom once kinda sorta maybe confirmed Chun-Li's weight in a super roundabout way. In the JP version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Juni does a power analysis of her opponent in each win quote, for example:
"BP8200/SP8600. The target's highest output of SP was recorded at 10420." (Guile, who is 182 cm and 86 kg in some versions)
"BP7800/SP5400. Subject has a clear reaction to the Psycho scan." (Rose, who is a ridiculous 178 cm and 54 kg)
So BP is clearly (height-100)*100 and SP is weight*100.

The quote to Chun-Li is:
"BP6900/SP6800. No reaction of DD in the target's upper arms, or lower thighs."
Chun-Li is in fact 169 cm tall in some versions. So unless they specifically made Juni calculate this differently for her (and they did skip the stats in some quotes so they could easily just have avoided this), Chun-Li is 68 kg which would be remarkably realistic but also heavy for a female fighting character, (again, see Rose) which is probably why she wouldn't tell.

 

[Lycanthrope -R-]

Guile: 6'0", 218 lbs.

Blanka: 6'4", 216 lbs.

capcpom pls

Have NRS ever given their characters' weights? It's always seemed more like a Japanese ignorance of the actual weight of muscle mass to me.

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They had stats for the MK1 comic (scroll to the bottom).

http://www.abandonia.com/files/extras/31351_Mortal%20Kombat%201%20-%20Collector's%20Edition%20(Midway,%201992).pdf

And again in MK5:

 

[bangai-o]

According to the Super Exciting Guide, Goku is 175 CM (5'8'') and 62 KG (137 pounds).

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So, swipe left?

 

[NeonZ]

It feels like most of the time the weight is for someone considered "slim" for their height, basically acting like muscles don't have significant mass, only fat would.

 

[Diogo Arez]

According to the Super Exciting Guide, Goku is 175 CM (5'8'') and 62 KG (137 pounds).

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If that's 62Kg in the DB world my 55Kg would be what, 15Kg? Lmao

 

[Retromess]

Everyone knows muscles don't weigh anything, only fat does.

Duh.

 

[Pyro]

Yeah VF is one of those games where character stats like weight and height really matter. I still remember Sarah being a sucker for juggles given her low weight and tall height (just as well she is tough to crack especially in that kick stance).

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Absolutely. Love the play style of Aoi but her ability to get comboed for huge damage made me a Goh main for a while.

 

[Pein]

I'm 5'8" and 63kgs. If you're going with professional fighter weigh-ins, then I can kinda see this.

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conor mcgregor is the same height and weighs more and is significantly less jacked than goku.

 

[Neoxon]

Everyone knows muscles don't weigh anything, only fat does.

Duh.

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View: https://youtu.be/aDKkyM34e_k

 

[DiipuSurotu]

(16.0 kg = 35 lbs
55.5 kg = 122 lbs
72 kg = 158 lbs)

 

[L Thammy]

Popping the figures from this thread into an online BMI calculator because I don't do math in my head,

Guile - 29.6
Shang Tsung - 29.3
Ryu (VI) - 27.6
Blanka - 26.3
Reptile - 25.6
Chun-Li (theorized) - 23.8
Jin Kazama - 23.0
Nagoriyuki - 22.7
Sol Badguy - 22.1
Ryu (II) - 21.5
Jigglypuff - 21.3
Goku - 20.8
Kitana - 18.9
Frost - 18.2
Rose - 17.0
Naruto (Adult) - 15.6
Sagat - 15.3

 

[Hoa]

Lucky Glauber From KOF is 7'3" 231 pounds. This is kind of close but looking at his definition and checking the 7 foot NBA player's weights I think he'd be closer to 260 or more.

The whole American Sports Team is tall as fuck. Heavy D is 6'10", and Brian Battler is also 7'3"!

Edit: actually he should be in the 300s. Yao Ming was like 310 when he was in the NBA.

 

["D."]

Average height for men and women worldwide

How tall is a human? Height and weight for men and women in an international comparison

www.worlddata.info

Japan
Average male height - 1.72 m (5' 8")
Average male weight - 69.5 kg (153.2 lb)
BMI - 23.6

Average female height - 1.58 m (5' 2")
Average female weight - 54.8 kg (120.8 lb)
BMI - 21.9


United States
Average male height - 1.77 m (5' 10")
Average male weight - 90.6 kg (199.7 lb)
BMI - 29.0

Average female height - 1.63 m (5' 4")
Average female weight - 77.1 kg (170.0 lb)
BMI - 29.0


(I have no idea how good this data is.)

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Ehhhh...

Nope. I'm gonna keep my mouth shut.

 

[L Thammy]

Lucky Glauber From KOF is 7'3" 231 pounds. This is kind of close but looking at his definition and checking the 7 foot NBA player's weights I think he'd be closer to 260 or more.

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Actually, I think those numbers are might be taken straight from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

 

[Oscarzx n]

Not weight related, just height, but is so weird how in Dead or Alive Kasumi and Ayane both are only like 1.58m tall, their bodies in game don't really refflect that at all, like I'm personally 1.76m irl and I don't really see at all how Kaumi would be almost 20cm shorter than me, that doesn't make any sense. Plus in DOA6 there is Kula in the game who canonically should be like 7cm taller, yet....

 

[Hoa]

Actually, I think those numbers are might be taken straight from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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That wouldn't surprise me 😂. There seems to be a wide range of weight within the 7'3" NBA players so this one is probably fine.

 

[super-famicom]

I thought this was gonna be about the running joke of Chun's weight being a secret. And damn, she lost 3 inches in height between II and V.

Also Abigail apparently weighs 584 lbs.

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22" Waist? The hell...

 

[Astral]

Lucky Glauber From KOF is 7'3" 231 pounds. This is kind of close but looking at his definition and checking the 7 foot NBA player's weights I think he'd be closer to 260 or more.

The whole American Sports Team is tall as fuck. Heavy D is 6'10", and Brian Battler is also 7'3"!

Edit: actually he should be in the 300s. Yao Ming was like 310 when he was in the NBA.

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Yao Ming was over 300? Goddamn.