# Charlie Nash (Street Fighter)
**Charlie Nash** (チャーリー・ナッシュ, Chārī Nasshu) is a fictional fighter in Capcom's Street Fighter series, an American military officer introduced in *Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams* (1995) after being referenced by name in *Street Fighter II: The World Warrior*.[1](https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) • [2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) He is defined by his relationship to Guile, whom he taught his fighting style, and by a story in which he is repeatedly killed and, in *Street Fighter V* (2016), resurrected with a new name, appearance, and moveset.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) • [3](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/charlie/4005-42711/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Native name | チャーリー・ナッシュ (Chārī Nasshu)[1](https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) |
| First appearance | *Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams* (1995), after being referenced by name in *Street Fighter II*[1](https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) • [2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) |
| Role in the story | Guile's friend and fighting-style mentor; presumed dead before the events of *Street Fighter II*[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) • [4](https://static.capcom.com/manuals/ssfiv/SSFIV_3DS_DMNL_EN.pdf) |
| Signature moves | Sonic Boom projectile and Flash Kick anti-air; in Alpha he throws the Sonic Boom with one hand and uses a two-hit Flash Kick[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) |
| *Street Fighter V* redesign | Returns as the resurrected Nash with a new look and a rushdown, non-charge moveset built around teleportation[5](https://gamesbeat.com/what-i-think-of-street-fighter-vs-characters/2/) |
| V-Trigger | Sonic Move, a teleport to one of three locations, costing two stocks of V-Gauge[6](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Move_%28V-Trigger%29) • [7](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/v-system) |
| Live-action portrayals | Chris Klein (2009 film); Alain Moussi, the first game-accurate live-action version[8](https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/pdf/e080528.pdf) • [2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) |
## Origins and name
Charlie was created to fill in Guile's backstory. Because Guile's story in *Street Fighter II* referred to a fallen comrade, adaptations made before *Street Fighter Alpha* depicted Charlie in various ways, and the Alpha prequel series then made him playable.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) In the Alpha games' United States releases he was called Charlie, and readers who grew up with those versions tend to use the first name.[9](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/895976-street-fighter-v/73442442) The surname Nash came from Udon Comics, and Capcom made the full name official in *Street Fighter V*.[3](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/charlie/4005-42711/) In all versions of *Street Fighter V* he is primarily referred to by surname.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
## Story role
Charlie is an officer who taught Guile his current fighting style, and the two are close friends; he also has a close friendship with Chun-Li, having risked his life to save hers.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash) His confrontations with [M. Bison](https://www.edgepedia.org/m-bison), the head of the Shadaloo criminal organization, end badly: Capcom's own account of the series notes that in *Street Fighter Alpha II* (1996) a helicopter controlled by Bison's forces makes quick work of Nash while Bison escapes.[10](https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/announcing-the-return-of-nash-and-the-street-fighter-v-online-beta-program) Later games treat him as dead before *Street Fighter II*; the *Super Street Fighter IV* manual describes Bison as having murdered Guile's best friend, Charlie.[4](https://static.capcom.com/manuals/ssfiv/SSFIV_3DS_DMNL_EN.pdf) A *Street Fighter V* story review describes him as deeply important to the lore but ultimately inconsequential, a sentiment echoed by his failed suicide attack on Bison.[11](https://thekenpire.com/2016/07/09/street-fighter-v-story-review-a-flawed-but-admirable-first-effort/)
## Gameplay
In the Alpha series Charlie is a "clone" of Guile, sharing most of his normal and special attacks, with the difference that Charlie's style is presented as "perfected" and relaxed: he throws the Sonic Boom with one hand (sometimes with his feet) and uses a two-hit Flash Kick with both legs. He also has the Knee Bazooka, one of the few dash attacks in *Street Fighter Alpha 3*.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
**The Street Fighter V rebuild.** Nash returns in *Street Fighter V* after being last seen in *Street Fighter Alpha 3* (1998), teased in a trailer at the 2014 [Capcom Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/capcom-cup), with producer Yoshinori Ono dressing up as the character to promote the return.[12](https://www.gematsu.com/2014/12/street-fighter-v-teases-charlie-nash-first-live-gameplay) The result is the most radically changed character in that game: none of his special moves are charge-based, all are executed with quarter-circle motions, and his Sonic Boom gains an offensive follow-up through his V-Trigger.[5](https://gamesbeat.com/what-i-think-of-street-fighter-vs-characters/2/)
His first V-Trigger, Sonic Move, teleports him to one of three locations and costs two stocks of V-Gauge, making it one of the more difficult V-Triggers to use efficiently.[6](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Move_%28V-Trigger%29) • [7](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/v-system) • [13](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/strategy) Prima's guide calls him a balance-type character with tools for most situations, notes that he has the best forward dash in the game, and identifies his lack of an invincible reversal as a primary weakness.[14](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/overview) • [13](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/strategy)
## Other appearances
- **Shadow.** In *Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter*, the secret character Shadow is Charlie after M. Bison's brainwashing technique, a persona that persisted into *Marvel vs. Capcom 2* before he returned to normal in later depictions.[15](https://as.com/meristation/2018/04/29/analisis/1524989820_175241.html)
- **Cannon Spike.** Outside fighting games, Charlie is one of three [Street Fighter](https://www.edgepedia.org/street-fighter) characters (with Cammy and [Vega](https://www.edgepedia.org/vega-street-fighter)) playable in the multi-directional shooter *Cannon Spike*.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
- **Comics.** UDON published *Street Fighter V: The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash*, a compilation covering his military background, encounters with Guile, every instance of him "dying" through *Street Fighter Alpha 3*, and the details of his revival by the Secret Society leading into *Street Fighter V*.[1](https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
## Live action
In the 1994 film he appears as "Charlie Blanka", an intimate friend of Colonel Guile whom Bison subjects to an experiment intended to turn him into a ruthless killing machine.[16](https://elpais.com/icon/2024-12-29/que-que-fallo-todo-30-anos-de-street-fighter-la-ultima-batalla-la-pelicula-que-casi-acaba-con-van-damme.html) In *Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li* (2009) he is an Interpol agent trying to take down Bison's criminal organization, played by [Chris Klein](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-klein-actor), whose notable films listed in Capcom's casting announcement included *We Were Soldiers* (2002) and *American Pie* (1999).[17](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/03/they-pummeled-the-audience-a-street-fighter-film-review/) • [8](https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/pdf/e080528.pdf) [Alain Moussi](https://www.edgepedia.org/alain-moussi) later portrayed the character in what the Street Fighter Wiki describes as the first live-action version of Charlie Nash to be game-accurate.[2](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
## References
1. [Charlie Nash, Capcom Database (Fandom)](https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
2. [Charlie Nash, Street Fighter Wiki (Fandom)](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Nash)
3. [Charlie (Character), Comic Vine](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/charlie/4005-42711/)
4. [Super Street Fighter IV manual, Capcom](https://static.capcom.com/manuals/ssfiv/SSFIV_3DS_DMNL_EN.pdf)
5. [What I think of Street Fighter V's characters, GamesBeat](https://gamesbeat.com/what-i-think-of-street-fighter-vs-characters/2/)
6. [Sonic Move (V-Trigger), Street Fighter Wiki (Fandom)](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Move_%28V-Trigger%29)
7. [Street Fighter V eGuide: Nash V-System, Prima Games](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/v-system)
8. [Street Fighter Movie casting announcement, Capcom IR](https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/pdf/e080528.pdf)
9. [Why so some say Charlie and others say Nash?, GameFAQs](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/895976-street-fighter-v/73442442)
10. [Announcing the Return of Nash, Capcom News](https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/announcing-the-return-of-nash-and-the-street-fighter-v-online-beta-program)
11. [Street Fighter V Story Review, The Kenpire](https://thekenpire.com/2016/07/09/street-fighter-v-story-review-a-flawed-but-admirable-first-effort/)
12. [Street Fighter V teases Charlie Nash, Gematsu](https://www.gematsu.com/2014/12/street-fighter-v-teases-charlie-nash-first-live-gameplay)
13. [Street Fighter V eGuide: Nash Strategy, Prima Games](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/strategy)
14. [Street Fighter V eGuide: Nash Overview, Prima Games](https://primagames.com/eguides/street-fighter-v-eguide/fighters/nash/overview)
15. [Marvel Superheroes vs. Street Fighter retro analysis, MeriStation](https://as.com/meristation/2018/04/29/analisis/1524989820_175241.html)
16. [30 años de 'Street Fighter, la última batalla', El País](https://elpais.com/icon/2024-12-29/que-que-fallo-todo-30-anos-de-street-fighter-la-ultima-batalla-la-pelicula-que-casi-acaba-con-van-damme.html)
17. [They pummeled the audience: Ars reviews Legend of Chun-Li, Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2009/03/they-pummeled-the-audience-a-street-fighter-film-review/)
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