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-{{Infobox character
-| name           = Urien
-| image          = UrienSFIII.jpg
-| caption        = Promotional art of Urien for [[Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike#Online Edition|''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition'']] (2010)
-| series         = [[Street Fighter]]
-| first          = ''[[Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact]]'' (1997)
-| creator        = [[Capcom]]
-| affiliation    = [[Illuminati in popular culture|The Illuminati]]
-| family         = [[Gill (Street Fighter)|Gill]] (brother)
-| fighting_style = [[Pankration]]<br>[[Electrokinesis]]
-| voice          = '''Japanese'''<br />[[Yūji Ueda]] (''2nd Impact'')<br/> Masayuki Kato (''Street Fighter V'')<br/>'''English'''<br />Lawrence Bayne (''3rd Strike'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'')<br />[[Bill Rogers (voice actor)|Bill Rogers]] (''V'')
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-{{nihongo|'''Urien'''|ユリアン|Yurian}} is a fictional character in [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Street Fighter]]''  [[fighting game]] series. He first appears as a playable character in ''[[Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact]]''. He is a member of a secret society known as [[Illuminati in popular culture|The Illuminati]], which is led by his older brother [[Gill (Street Fighter)|Gill]]. The character also appears in the [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] video game ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', and ''[[Street Fighter V]]'' as a post-launch DLC character. Urien is  well received.
-==Character design and appearances==
-Within series lore, Gill and Urien are the children of gifted parents who excelled physically and intellectually. The Illuminati separated the brothers from their birth parents at the age of six and gave them a specialized education to become candidates for the organization's presidency. Gill was ultimately chosen, leaving Urien bitter with resentment.<ref name=2ndimpactcharas>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/st3-2nd/chara.html |title=Street Fighter III 2nd Impact character introductions (waybacked) |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205182853/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/st3-2nd/chara.html |archive-date=5 December 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sf3d16">Capcom. p. 16. ''Street Fighter III: Double Impact, instruction manual''. Retrieved 3 July 2008</ref> In ''2nd Impact'', Urien challenges Gill for the presidency. He eventually gains the title, only to learn that Gill has been promoted to Emperor, the true leader of the Illuminati, whose existence is known only to its presidents and chairmen. In ''3rd Strike'', in spite of his new position, Urien still resents the supremacy of his brother.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017173139/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/3rd/chara/index.html Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Urien character biography (in Japanese)]: Urien has fulfilled his ambition and became the new president of the organization. But he was extremely dissatisfied. As before, Gil is still sitting at the shadow top of the organization as the "Emperor of Heaven". Can you forgive such absurdity? "I should be the ruler! I will punish my foolish brother with despair!!"</ref> He decides to eliminate Gill permanently and destroys the preservation facility where Gill is still recovering.<ref name="aac344">''All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Game 1987–2000'', page 344</ref> During the character introduction that precedes every match in ''Street Fighter III'', he is presented as wearing business attire prior to the beginning of his fight, where shortly afterwards his skin darkens and his clothes disappear, leaving him wearing only a white loincloth like Gill.
-In ''[[Street Fighter V]]'', he is one of six characters released as part of the game's season 1 DLC content following the game's launch in February 2016, though he is briefly available as a playable character in ''Street Fighter V's'' story mode ''A Shadow Falls'', which was released in June 2016 as part of a free update. Capcom staff considered this to be a free preview of the character before he is officially released in competitive game modes in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-09-street-fighter-5s-story-mode-lets-you-play-as-all-six-dlc-characters|title=Street Fighter 5's story mode lets you play as all six DLC characters|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|website=Eurogamer|date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> In the game's story mode, which is set before the events of ''Street Fighter III'', Urien is still the Vice President of the Illuminati and plots to usurp control of the organization from Gill, and eliminate Shadaloo as a potential rival. He is portrayed as a tyrannical and elitist leader who has sadistic and violent tendencies, and has "complete confidence in his own physicality".<ref name=Debut/>
-For ''Street Fighter V'', Urien is redesigned with a full pinstriped suit as his default appearance, a look akin to a mafia enforcer.<ref name="Undisputed">{{cite book |last1= Henderstot|first1= Steve |last2=Lapetino |first2=Tim |title=Undisputed Street Fighter: The Art And Innovation Behind The Game-Changing Series |date=November 15, 2017 |publisher=[[Dynamite Entertainment]] |isbn= 978-1-52410-469-6|page=170}}</ref> Game director Takayuki Nakayuma explained that Urien received a makeover as a "clothes-free, [[Renaissance art|Renaissance-statue look]]" does not suit the serious tone of the game's story.<ref name="Undisputed"/> An [[easter egg (media)|easter egg]] implemented by the developers allow players to change Urien to his classic look through a specific combination of input commands during the character's pre-fight introduction: Urien radiates destructive energy that burns off the entirety of his clothing except for his loincloth underwear, with the alternate battle mode outfit keeping his long hair and the alternate story mode outfit keeping his shades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/9/24/13042008/urien-street-fighter-5-speedo-cheat-trick|title=Play Urien in his Street Fighter 3 underpants with this one weird trick|first=Owen S.|last=Good|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=September 24, 2016}}</ref>
-Urien also appears in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'' as one of the characters representing the ''Street Fighter III'' series.
-==Gameplay==
-In the ''[[Street Fighter III]]'' series, Urien share several moves with Gill, the point of difference being that much of the input motions for performing the shared techniques are different for Urien, and he does less damage compared to Gill.<ref name=DOG/> Instead of having control over fire and ice like Gill, Urien can transmute his body into iron form, and has the ability to manipulate electricity.<ref name=DOG>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/street-fighter-characters-ranked/|title=Street Fighter Characters Ranked|date=February 22, 2019|website=Den of Geek}}</ref> Urien’s most notable ability is the Aegis Reflector, which creates moving plasma walls capable of reflecting projectile attacks.<ref name=DOG/>
-In ''Street Fighter V'', Urien's Aegis Reflector is activated via the character's V-Trigger input, which creates an energy barrier in front of him: it reflects projectiles produced by both normal attacks and Critical Art combination attacks, and also damages and knocks back opponents if they come into contact without blocking.<ref name=Here/> With a full V-meter, Urien can create two barriers.<ref name=Here>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-09-07-heres-urien-in-street-fighter-5|title=Here's Urien in Street Fighter 5|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|website=Eurogamer|date=September 7, 2016}}</ref> These moving barriers are considered to be a fundamental feature of Urien’s gameplay, which allows a player to operate defensively, trap opposing players, and create juggle opportunities when paired with his other attacks.<ref name=Newbie/> The tactical opportunities presented by the Aegis Reflector ability enables a skilled player to control the pace of a match.<ref name=Debut>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/learn-urien-street-fighter-v-debut-later-month/|title=Learn More About Urien Before His Street Fighter V Debut Later This Month|author=Sato|website=Siliconera|date=September 8, 2016}}</ref> A defense-oriented ability activated by Urien's V-Skill input grants the character the ability to shrug off one hit.<ref name=Haywire/> He has been described as a versatile character, whose moveset combines the traits of a "motion" character as some of his special moves are triggered by fast, circular inputs, and a "charge" character whose special moves require the directional input to be momentarily pinned in a specific direction before the start of the move.<ref name="Undisputed"/>
-==Reception==
-Gavin Jasper from ''[[Den of Geek]]'' placed Urien 34th place in a ranking list of ''Street Fighter'' characters, noted that his role as a disgruntled underling plotting to usurp his brother calls into question who is the true main villain of the ''Street Fighter III'' series.<ref name=DOG/> As Urien is essentially a head and palette swap of Gill's in-game model and gameplay mechanics, Jasper praised the developers of ''2nd Impact'' for successfully differentiating both characters by applying select variations to Gill's moveset and visual design to create Urien. Ian Walker from ''[[Kotaku]]'' noted that Urien was popular with players in both casual and competitive spheres of ''Street Fighter III'' due to his distinct look and abilities.<ref name="Newbie">{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/street-fighter-v-newbie-shows-everyone-how-to-take-down-1792834165|title=Street Fighter V Newbie Shows Everyone How To Take Down Supposedly Overpowered Character|first=Ian|last=Walker|website=Kotaku|date=28 February 2017 }}</ref> In September 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole from ''Eurogamer'' observed that Urien quickly became a fan favorite after he was made available earlier that month for download, which he attributed to the character's powerful Aegis Reflector ability, and said he looked forward to see how the character would be utilized by professional players.<ref name=Knock>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-09-27-street-fighter-5s-urien-is-making-people-knock-themselves-out|title=Street Fighter 5's Urien is making people knock themselves out|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|website=Eurogamer|date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> Urien is placed at 52nd in a worldwide ''Street Fighter'' character poll held between 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/vote?lang=en|title=Character Popularity Poll - CAPCOM:Shadaloo C.R.I.|last=CAPCOM|website=game.capcom.com|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225003554/https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/vote?lang=en|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
-For professional level play in ''Street Fighter V'', Urien is consistently regarded as one of the most powerful characters in the roster since his debut in September 2016.<ref name=Haywire>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/a-haywire-street-fighter-v-character-could-run-amok-at-1822419094|title=A Haywire Street Fighter V Character Could Run Amok At Evo Japan|website=Kotaku|date=25 January 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/news/AP-248YZC5511W11|title=INTERVIEW: "I think Urien is the strongest character" - The Beast|date=June 8, 2020|website=[[Red Bull]] Content Pool}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/idom-puts-akuma-rashid-top-053346950.html|author=Nigel Zalamea|publisher=ONE Esports |title=iDom puts Akuma and Rashid at the top of his SFV:CE tier list |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717054739/https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/idom-puts-akuma-rashid-top-053346950.html|archive-date=July 17, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Initial impressions and [[Metagaming|metagame analysis]] by professional fighting game players with regards to Urien's introduction into the game was generally positive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esports.yahoo.com/pro-players-weigh-in-on-street-fighter-vs-urien-185635199.html|title=Pro players weigh in on Street Fighter V's Urien|website=esports.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esports.yahoo.com/day-one-hot-take-street-fighter-vs-urien-wont-make-me-switch-mains-213449234.html|title=Day one hot take: Street Fighter V's Urien won't make me switch mains|website=esports.yahoo.com}}</ref> A balance update implemented in early 2017 doubles the damage dealt by Aegis Reflectors and increases the corresponding meter accumulation earned by certain moves, making Urien's plasma walls easier to activate: this resulted in an increased number of Urien players in high-level competition ever since, such as February 2017’s Winter Brawl XI where half of the finalists played Urien at least once in their top eight matches.<ref name=Newbie/> Naoki ‘Nemo’ Nemoto, who mainly practiced with the character and is hence called a "Urien main", was the winner of the [[Red Bull]] Kumite 2017 tournament.<ref name="Redbull1">{{cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/my-en/the-history-of-red-bull-kumite|title=The history of Red Bull Kumite|author= Ben Sillis|date= November 14, 2019 |access-date=October 21, 2021|website=[[Red Bull]]}}</ref> Commenting on his victory, Nemo was of the view that a Urien player like him should focus on leveraging the character's "enormous comeback potential" to find the opportunity for an opening against their opponent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actionsportsconnection.com/nemo-wins-red-bull-kumite/|title=Nemo wins Red Bull Kumite|date= November 14, 2019 |access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Action Sports Connection}}</ref> Although the character has been described by some quarters as being overpowered, ''Kotaku'' staff have drawn attention to professional level matches where relatively inexperienced competitors have defeated experienced Urien players using either an underpowered character like [[F.A.N.G.]] or a well-practiced counter tactic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/street-fighter-v-rookie-breaks-down-in-tears-after-defe-1829211387|title=Street Fighter V Rookie Breaks Down In Tears After Defeating Veteran Opponent|website=Kotaku|date=21 September 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Newbie"/>
-==References==
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-==External links==
-* [https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131112?lang=en  Character Guide 163: Urien on the official Capcom website ]
-* [https://streetfighter.com/characters/urien/ Urien on the official Street Fighter V website]
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BlgaHi7FHE&ab_channel=StreetFighter  SFV: Urien Trailer on the official ''Street Fighter''], [[YouTube]] channel
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