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Michael "Mike" Haggar, commonly referred to by his last name, Haggar, is a character from the Street Fighter shared universe made by Capcom. He is a prominent major playable character in two Street Fighter-related universe's series, Slam Masters (under his ring name, Macho Haggar) and Final Fight, but barely made his playable debut in a single Street Fighter mainline game. He is a pro wrestler turned mayor of Metro City (up until he chose Cody Travers as his successor as of Street Fighter V), bearing the responsibility of protecting his city from thugs and criminals.

Haggar debuted in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and reappears in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds[]

Haggar is seen in the White House, his political career having skyrocketed after he defeated Galactus and became elected the President of the United States of America, with Tony Stark as the Vice-President. Captain America and Chris Redfield are shown visiting him, making sure everything is okay. Haggar then goes on to explain his faith in the people of America and why he was chosen to be President.

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Haggar is popular for his wrestling/street-brawling fighting style. As such, all of his moves are based from the aforementioned style. He's also much of a contact bruiser like Hulk, for he is not as quick as the rushdown characters in the game. However, it's safe to say that Haggar is more combo oriented, as some of his throws create openings and combo extensions in addition to inflicting damage, and they are also good for punishing and wakeups.

His Double Lariat move that predated Zangief's fame is rather like Maki's Reppuukyaku (Gale Leg) from Capcom vs. SNK 2. Like the original Final Fight series, his Megacrash inflicts damage to Haggar himself, but packs a good amount of invincibility, making it one of the best assists in the game despite its drawback. His crouching H/C is a drop kick, which seems to count as an untechable knockdown on Haggar himself, and thus he must be careful when using it (though he can get-up via a tech roll to plan some strange mindgames). All of his jumping normals save for his j.S all stay active till Haggar lands, and his standing H/C causes a ground bounce.

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  • Haggar was briefly mentioned in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter in one of Zangief's win quotes: "No one can compare to me. Not even a mayor!"
  • Haggar shouts "Come here!", which is also a nod to Scorpion from Mortal Kombat.
  • His moveset is a mixed case with Zangief. While Zangief (in the Street Fighter-verse) copied Haggar's grappling move and Double Lariat (As Spinning Clothesline to him), Haggar adopted some of Zangief's moves in this game, while adding up a few of his own such as the pipe and his special moves (the Violent Axe and the Angry Hammer) from Slam Masters.
  • His character theme is an amalgam remix of both Guy and Cody's themes from Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V, which themselves were remixes of "Metro City Slums" and the title theme from Final Fight.
  • On January 6th, Haggar and Phoenix were officially revealed to be included in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.
  • Haggar and Zangief's movesets are similar due to that Zangief was inspired by a certain "American wrestler" and copied Haggar's signature Spinning Clothesline. Haggar was flattered and in turn used Zangief's Spinning Piledriver.
  • Haggar's rival in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is Phoenix as they have a protector vs. destroyer rivalry between each other. Haggar has protected his community of Metro City from the great threat of the Mad Gear Gang, while Phoenix has destroyed whole planets in Dark Phoenix mode. They are also opposites in their attributions, Haggar's a male, who fights physically and (after Sentinel's health was lowered in a patch) had the most health in MvC3, while Phoenix is a female, who fights mentally with projectiles and has the lowest health in the game.
  • In MvC, he is the only character from Street Fighter shared universe originating from its other series. If counting Captain Commando and Strider Hiryu, despite their series being set in a possible future of Street Fighter shared universe, it would make Haggar the third character originating from other series within Street Fighter shared universe.
  • In crossover overalls, he is one of the characters from Street Fighter shared universe originating from its other series.
  • Haggar's MvC3 model is used in Capcom's developed Street Fighter X Tekken San Diego Comic Con trailer.
  • Unfortunately, despite his fighting game appearances in both Slam Masters and Marvel vs. Capcom series, Haggar is yet to debut playable in a Street Fighter mainline game.

Also See[]

Haggar's moves in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Haggar's moves in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Haggar's moves in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

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