Makoto (Street Fighter)

Makoto
Street Fighter character
Makoto in Street Fighter III
First appearance	Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (1999)
Designed by	Keigo Chimoto[1]
Voiced by	EN: Jessica D. Stone (Street Fighter IV)[2] JA: Makoto Tsumura[3]
In-universe information
Fighting style	Rindoukan Karate
Origin	Japan
Nationality	Japanese

Makoto (Japanese: まこと) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game series, designed by Keigo Chimoto and first appearing in 1999's Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. In the series, she is a young Japanese woman who utilizes her family's dojo teachings of Rindo-kan karate as her fighting style, seeking to restore glory to her deceased father's dojo. She has since appeared in UDON Entertainment's Street Fighter comic series, and due to her overwhelming popularity was included in Street Fighter IV's first upgrade, Super Street Fighter IV. Makoto is voiced by Makoto Tsumura in Japanese for both of her appearances, and Jessica D. Stone in English for Street Fighter IV.

The character has been positively received, in both location tests for the original game and a later official poll in which she placed second out of all the characters. Particularly, the staff of 1UP.com declared her as one of the key reasons they prefer 3rd Strike over the preceding Street Fighter III titles. Several outlets have declared her their favorite character in the franchise, and others have praised her design and character heavily in contrast of other series characters.