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[MillionStabs]

Which one? Splendid Evil (03), Joker (XI), or Second Joker (XIII)?

D'oh. Second Joker. I only read "Favorite fighting game character"

Also, Diabolosis is kickass too.

 

[Shepard]

Ken's theme

And done.

 

[Toxi]

Any character theme from Killer Instinct 2013.

The soundtrack is probably the best ever composed for a fighting game, with a staggering amount of variety.

 

[Skikkiks]

Hisoka's Theme
Q's Theme
Hakan's Theme
Hawkeye's Theme
Taskmaster's Theme
Vega's Theme

Rolento's theme Street Fighter Alpha Gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKic_Wpnb8k

GOAT.

 

[Anne]

Again, Roll's Theme is actually the best (TvC Version kicks ass too)

Also Margaret's P4A Theme kills it

Buri's theme gets honorable mention

 

[oneida]

too much 2D in this thread

durals theme on Sarah's stage in vf3

 

[Makoto Yuki]

Seeker of Truth - Persona 4 Arena I'm not a big fan of ASW fighters, but man, the music in P4A is amazing. This one in particular definitely rates high on my fighting game character theme list.

Jin's Theme - Tekken 3 One hellava banger.

Rising Dragon (Ryu's Theme) - Street Fighter Ex 3 We need a Street Fighter EX 4. I miss Skullomania.

 

[smurfx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POi8RWuYYfM

none other than the mayors theme. here are some other nice themes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKsTlQa2tX8 mvc1 morrigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CASHRqqifaY mvc1 megaman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUs-ITmi_u4 dudley's theme sf3

 

[Manbig]

You peeps need more SNK in your lives.

King of Fighters '96 - Art of Fighting Team Theme (Arranged)

Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle - Shin Shishioh Theme

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum - Antenna Stage Theme

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum - Neo Dio Theme

 

[Nimby]

Tekken 3 - Yoshimitsu
Dead or Alive 2 - Blazed Up Melpomene (Helena)
Guilty Gear X - Awe of She (Dizzy)
Guilty Gear X - Momentary Life (Baiken)
Guilty Gear Xrd - Diva of Despair (Ramlethal)
Guilty Gear Xrd - Jack-a-Dandy (Slayer WARNING: Saxual Content)

 

[CommandThrower]

Let's get some prime 3D tunes in here:

Virtua Fighter 5: Akira Yuki's Theme

Tekken 3 Arcade: Lei Wulong's Theme Shame that Tekken stopped having character themes after Tekken 3...

Soul Calibur: "Duelists"(Heishiro Mitsurugi's Theme)

Soul Calibur 5: "Blood Thirst Concerto" (Raphael Sorel's Theme)

 

[ppor]

Akuma's Theme

 

[Reset]

Ken's theme

Yeah. It's easily the best.

 

[Manbig]

You peeps need more Virtua Fighter in your lives.

Virtua Fighter 5 R - Aoi Theme

Virtua Fighter 5 R - Wolf Theme

Virtua Fighter 2 - Akira Theme

 

[V-Faction]

Out of way, ze RED CYCLONE is truest of all themes! For RUSSIA!!

Super Street Fight IV - Theme of Zangief.

 

[Manbig]

You peeps need more Tekken in your lives.

Tekken 2 - Yoshimitsu Theme

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection - Call of the Inferno

Tekken Tag Tournament - Hwoarang Theme (PS2 Version)

Tekken Tag Tournament - Ogre Theme (PS2 Version) <---- The absolute GOAT!

 

[oneida]

You peeps need more Virtua Fighter in your lives.

Virtua Fighter 5 R - Aoi Theme

Virtua Fighter 5 R - Wolf Theme

Virtua Fighter 2 - Akira Theme

Wolf's 5R theme is soooo good

 

[hao chi]

Also Margaret's P4A Theme kills it

YUP.

 

[Situacao]

Everything from Blazblue (prio to Chrono). Seriously, the music alone gives so much personality to the game. Real class.

As mentioned, Ken's theme from SFII and Jin Kazama's from Tekken 3 are also great.

 

["D"]

Adon - Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFAYNOleT8

Chris Redfield - Marvel vs Capcom 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T0ixdsCqK4

Sagat - Street Fighter 2 (SNES)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbcZathtKCE

Jin Saotome - Marvel vs Capcom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nwYXtEJz7o

Ogre - Street Fighter X Tekken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ftr_U7yzTQ

Glacius - Killer Instinct 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIUkXlUOe4k

Guy - Street Fighter IV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kytIdcjIdns

 

[braves01]

Cammy - SFIV; gets me hyped when I go to the gym

 

[DZ_b_EZ]

Jago's Theme from Killer Instinct

 

[Kain]

Very good ones posted already, but I'm sensing little love for Fatal Fury, my bros:

Krauser - RBFS

Krauser - FFS

Mozart was the boss, man

Anyway

Rock Howard - Spread the wings

Hotaru Futaba - Fullmonn heartful

Grant (you really feel he is invincible listening to this)

Mai's theme from RBFFS

Rick's theme, seriously, LISTEN TO THIS, IGNORE THE REST BUT JUST LISTEN TO THIS ONE

Jin brothers theme, awesome too

 

[Booya_base]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw

Guile theme thread

This is the easiest thread to reply to in history!

Edit: You know what, Akiras theme in VF1 is freaking amazing too actually.

 

[ColossalLazy]

Disappointed nobody posted Arashi no Saxophone <3

 

[Skab]

How has no one said Alex/Ken from 3rd Strike yet? Shame on you all.

Also yeah, anything from from the new KI. Mick Gordon has done an amazing job.

Out of way, ze RED CYCLONE is truest of all themes! For RUSSIA!!

Super Street Fight IV - Theme of Zangief.

I like SF4's music, but his HD Remix theme is his best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8lrOT2rvQ

 

[forest]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qCX_rfIjFM

Blanka's Theme from the SNES version of SF2

Brings me back to a simpler time :')

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

Mu-12 Sword of Doom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjV5q5TKxuU
Noel Vermillion Bullet Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4kOAfhDN0

I could just post all of blazblue and guilty gear themes here. Chipp and Hazama have already been mentioned

 

[Hellshingu]

Spread the Wings

Rushing Heart

Fetus of God

Psych Out

And all the rest of 3rd Strike and all the GG games. I like too many to name all actually.

 

[ArclightBorealis]

Virtua Fighter 2 - Akira Theme

Both the arcade and Saturn arrange versions of this track are so good, I often have a hard time picking which I like more.

Dead or Alive has had some good character themes as well.

Hunter's Moon (Hayabusa) - DOA4

Solitary Desperation (Helena) - DOA4

Blazed Up Melpomene (Helena) - DOA2 Ultimate

You are under my Control (Tina) - DOA2 Ultimate

 

[Mazzo]

I don't like the characters themselves, but Yun/Yang's theme in Third Strike is so cool... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOuQ6_-OyVk

 

[AAK]

You peeps need more Virtua Fighter in your lives.

I'll be honest, Lion's Final Showdown theme really amps me up. But SCREW THAT CHARACTER... him and Shun

Other great tracks for me are VF4 Lei Fei, VF5 Eileen, & VF5 Brad.

 

[jerry1594]

King's theme from Tekken 3 is freaking amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzDmODDVmDM&app=desktop
Also love Yang's theme from Second Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5doFpgyDgY&app=desktop

 

[shandy706]

Any character theme from Killer Instinct 2013.

The soundtrack is probably the best ever composed for a fighting game, with a staggering amount of variety.

I just had an eargasm all over my screen.

Cinder and Thunder are two of my favorites!!!

Best overall Fighting Game soundtrack ever.

 

[Ravidrath]

Biased, but gotta get some Yamane in here...

Big Band's theme "Unfinished Business"

Robo-Fortune's stage theme "Going Nowhere Fast"

And love this track, because it sounds like a Mega Man X song.
Beowulf's theme "The Crowd Goes Wild"

 

[Formless]

SF EX3's Ryu Theme

Jin's theme in T3

Taki(?)'s theme from SC2

 

[ApharmdX]

Original Sabrewulf theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCAK3bwOGx0

Virtual On- Into the Blue Sky:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8cI7QCI2dU

 

[SolidSnakex]

Street Fighter 2 - Ryu theme
Street Fighter 2 - Ken theme
Super Street Fighter 2 - Cammy theme
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Sakura theme
Guilty Gear X2 - Blue Water Blue Sky

 

[eternalb]

Always been a sucker for themes with lyrics. A few off the top of my head.

Waku Waku 7 - Arina's Stage

Tech Romancer - Overture
KOF 96 - Psycho Soldier Remix 96

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Super Street Fighter IV - Theme of Sakura
Super Street Fighter IV - Theme of Vega
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 OST : Jin Kazama -Far East Mix-
Marvel Vs Capcom Music: Captain America
Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Hsien-Ko

Marvel Vs Capcom Music: Chun-Li
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold Adon Theme
Omega Red's theme - Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter

 

[MisterLuffy]

Spread the Wings

I was going to say this. Good choice. I always pick him just to play that stage.

 

[Jazz573]

Guile, Ken, and Ryu's themes from SF2. Also a big fan of the music in Fill-In-Cafe's Asuka 120% series, GIGA's VG series, and the music in Discovery's PC-98 fighting game Valkyrie - The Power Beauties.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match ost Destiny (Women Fighters Team)

 

[Rynocirator]

J-Stars Victory Vs BGM - The Hitman (Tsuna's Theme)

Tatsunoko VS Capcom - The OST - Theme of Kaijin no Soki

Street Fighter EX3 - Spinning Bird (Chun-Li's Theme)

 

[SigSig]

Guilty Gear X2 - Blue Water Blue Sky

This one right here.

 

[ChouGoku]

I forgot about the GOAT Sagat theme

 

[K.Sabot]

Strange Sunset.

also shoutouts to Wolf's VF5 R theme too.

 

[Sesha]

Street Fighter EX 3 - Arabesque (Pullum Purna)
Street Fighter EX 3 - Spinning Bird (Chun-Li)
Street Fighter EX 3 - Precious Heart (Sakura)
Street Fighter EX 3 - Burning Moon (Sagat)
Street Fighter EX 3 - Guardian of Light (Ken)
Super Street Fighter IV - Dudley's Theme
Super Street Fighter IV - Gen's Theme
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - You Blow My Mind (Dudley)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold - Sagat's Theme
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Jin Kazama: Far East Mix (Hall of Judgement)
Tekken 3 (Jin Kazama)
Tekken Tag Tournament (Ling Xiaoyu)
Soul Calibur II - Eternal Struggle (Cervantes)
Soul Blade - Bravely Folk Song (Cervantes)
Toshinden 3 - Theme of Eiji/Leon
Toshinden 3 - Theme of Nagisa/Vermillion
Toshinden 3 - Sho's Theme
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Felicia's Theme
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Deadpool's Theme
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Amaterasu's Theme
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Iron Man's Theme
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Vergil's Theme
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Hawkeye's Theme
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Iron Fist's Theme

 

[Drilbit777]

Sakura's theme from Marvel Superheroes Vs Street Fighter.

Also Taki's theme from Soul Calibur 2 has always been another favorite of mine.

 

[CountAntonius]

Claw. All versions.
Street Fighter 2
Street Fight IV
HD Remix

Bonus