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I distinctly remember seeing
Siba on the original Virtua Fighter cabinet artwork when I was a kid, and
it always confused the hell out of me... because I never saw him in the actual
game. I played the
hell out of VF1 and never ran into Siba. I think I read in a gaming
magazine back then that, indeed, he wasn't a playable character and was
canceled.
Anyhow, Sega "quietly" brought back Siba in Fighters Megamix...
and in actuality, he's a bit of a stereotype and a pretty generic design at the end of the day. He doesn't have many unique or
interesting moves, but he can use his sword (of course). In any case, more interesting Middle Eastern characters like Shaheen
and Rashid eventually came along in
other fighting game series (20+ years after Siba's debut). In Bandai Namco's case, since they have a major
history in the 3D fighting genre... I think TEKKEN Team created
Shaheen with the "spirit" of the mysterious Siba directly in mind. Your move, Sega!
*crickets for another 10 years*
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