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is a fictional character in the ''Final Fight'' and ''Street Fighter'' series of video games. Created by Akira Yasuda for Capcom, Poison first appeared in the original ''Final Fight'' alongside a similar character, Roxy, later appearing in Capcom-produced games, media and merchandise related to the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. She is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka since the ''Street Fighter III'' series〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Game Credits for Street Fighter III: Third Strike )〕 and Masae Yumi in ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Game Credits for SvC Chaos )〕 Originally conceived as a female thug in ''Final Fight'' and part of the game's antagonist group, Mad Gear, concerns during the game's development about reactions from North American audiences to fighting women, resulted in the character being re-imagined as a ''newhalf''. However, that was not considered satisfactory and both Poison and her palette swap Roxy were replaced by the male characters "Billy" and "Sid", and have been for every subsequent North American port of the title on Nintendo consoles and handhelds. After the ''Final Fight'' series, she later appeared alongside wrestler Hugo, acting as his manager, with her schemes revolving around finding a tag team partner for him or developing their own wrestling organization. Poison was also to appear in both ''Capcom Fighting All-Stars'' and ''Final Fight: Streetwise''; however, the former was canceled, and she was omitted from the latter as development progressed. Following those aborted attempts, she ended up appearing as a playable character on ''Street Fighter X Tekken''. She was also added as a playable character to ''Ultra Street Fighter IV''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ultra Street Fighter IV will arrive early 2014 )〕 The character's status as potentially a trans woman, consciously left ambiguous by the developers, has remained a topic of frequent debate by both fans and media alike. ==Conception and history== Poison's first appearance in ''Final Fight'' featured her and a palette swap character named Roxy as recurring minor enemies for the player to fight. Named after the band by an unnamed female employee at Capcom,〔 she was designed by Akira Yasuda to contrast against the bigger characters in the game and move about randomly. According to the book ''All About Capcom Head to Head Fighting Games'' and ''Final Fight'' director Akira Nishitani, the characters were originally planned to be female, but were changed to "newhalfs" (a Japanese term for pre-op trans individuals) after the game's release,〔Akira Nishitani () (2014-07-10) "(家庭用のことはちょっとわかりません；； クレームが入ったのはもう出荷した後の話ですね。で、とある（海外の）婦人団体からそういった訴訟を受けそうである、という話を聞いたので、 －－－続きます )"(Tweet) ((Archived ) on 2015-07-29).〕 due to the suggestion that "hitting women was considered rude" in America and the concern that feminist groups would sue. However, concept artwork included in the 2005 compilation ''Capcom Classics Collection'' of the pair specifically uses the kanji for 'newhalf' (ニューハーフ), contradicting the statement the change occurred post-release. A later appearance by Poison as a playable character in ''Final Fight Revenge'', an American-produced 3D fighting game spinoff of ''Final Fight'', portrayed the character in a highly feminine manner and had her romantically interested in ''Final Fight'' hero Cody. Commentary about her ending in the game in ''All About Capcom'' suggested that the character may have received sex reassignment surgery.〔 The ''Final Fight''-related character profiles featured in ''Capcom Classics Collection'' instead allude to her being a cross-dresser, while addressing Roxy as a "she" who dislikes Poison's cross-dressing. The discrepancies regarding Poison have been addressed more than once in interviews with former and current Capcom employees. Nishitani stated that he supposed the character "could be male", but added it was up to the viewer to decide.〔 He later clarified in a discussion on Twitter that in his personal view Poison was a woman.〔Akira Nishitani () (2014-07-10) "(アメリカでは雨降れば弁護士儲かるといったようなことわざがあると聞きました。（雨で滑って転ぶからその訴訟で儲かる） で、公にどうこうってのは大人の事情があると思いますが、作者としての個人的感想は「女性です！」これでいいんじゃないですかね。 )"(Tweet) ((Archived ) on 2015-07-29).〕 ''Street Fighter IV''s producer Yoshinori Ono, when asked in an interview about the matter, stated: "Let's set the record straight: In North America, Poison is officially a post-op transsexual woman. But in Japan, she simply tucks her business away to look female." He later emphasized it again when asked about what female characters could be included in the game ''Street Fighter IV'', stating that it would be too confusing to include her due to the region-specific gender. However, in a 2011 interview with ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' at the Tokyo Game Show, he stated that Capcom "doesn't have a stance technically", and while they wouldn't give an official answer, felt it was up to the viewer to decide. He added that his intent was to please all fans and that the mystery behind her gender was the core of the character. During the same interview, a Capcom representative further added that they worked closely with GLAAD, an organization concerned with the portrayal of LGBT people in media, to ensure "anything that might be offensive has been very tailored to not be" for Poison's portrayal in ''Street Fighter X Tekken''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poison (Final Fight)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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