He also noted that Haggar's role as a former professional wrestler turned Mayor made the character interesting, but that the character felt boring when brought into wrestling game Saturday Night Slam Masters by comparison. Akiman noted he openly plagiarized ideas from many sources for ideas, taking the then-Capcom Chairman's words of "Get your inspiration from movies" as a go ahead to while working on the game. The manga series Mad Bull 34 was also an influence on his design, while the 1984 musical Streets of Fire was an influence on his character and the game's main story. Though Akiman stated he wasn't based on any one person in particular in an interview, in another the project lead for the game Akira Nishitani recalled Akiman was a big fan of Les Misérables during development, with Akiman responding that Haggar was indeed influenced by the protagnist Jean Valjean due to his character becoming a mayor in the latter half of the story and his role as a devoted father. Haggar first appeared in the 1989 Capcom arcade game Final Fight and re-appeared in various other video game appearances.Ĭreated by Akira "Akiman" Yasuda, Haggar's design was based around the need of a "big dude" for players to be able to select in Final Fight. Mike Haggar ( マイク・ハガー, Maiku Hagā), also known mononymously as Haggar, is a character in the Street Fighter shared universe, mainly playable in the Final Fight and Saturday Night Slam Masters series of video games. Kiyoyuki Yanada ( (Ultimate) Marvel vs.
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