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Street Fighter Origins: Sagat
He is a man obsessed with victory, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Shadaloo, and the God of Muay Thai. Sagat is among the world’s fiercest and most dedicated fighters. But before the martial arts world learned to fear his name, Sagat struggled to find his place in his home nation of Thailand.
Street Fighter Sagat reveals the secrets of this dark figure’s past for the first time in a tale of kings and dictators... of monks and assassins... of men and gods.
Street Fighter Sagat reveals the secrets of this dark figure’s past for the first time in a tale of kings and dictators... of monks and assassins... of men and gods.
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120 pages, Hardcover
Published April 11, 2023
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November 1, 2023
A great origin story. With a great story, artwork, action, and plenty of cameos of important characters in the Street Fighter universe.
Sagat has always put the people of Thailand first. Be it against the government, the Tiger Monks, or even the God of Muay Thai.
The book takes place through a number of important events in Sagat's life. From freedomfighter, to greatest fighter in the country and how he got involved in Shadaloo right up to Street Fighter #0.
The book finishes with the description of the cameo appearances and how/who they are related to in the Street Fighter universe. The character designs of Sagat over the year in both the games and comics. Then the cover of the Street Fighter TPBs, and Street Fighter and Capcom art TPBs.
Sagat has always put the people of Thailand first. Be it against the government, the Tiger Monks, or even the God of Muay Thai.
The book takes place through a number of important events in Sagat's life. From freedomfighter, to greatest fighter in the country and how he got involved in Shadaloo right up to Street Fighter #0.
The book finishes with the description of the cameo appearances and how/who they are related to in the Street Fighter universe. The character designs of Sagat over the year in both the games and comics. Then the cover of the Street Fighter TPBs, and Street Fighter and Capcom art TPBs.
December 22, 2023
As someone who enjoyed playing the street fighter games as a kid, I was very excited to read this graphic novel. It was very nostalgic seeing Sagat's backstory through his evolution. I also really enjoyed the extra art at the end of the book. Looking forward to more work in this series.
October 1, 2023
I liked it. Sagat's Origin is a short graphic novel with some brutal fights. Give this review an extra star if you're a big Street Fighter fan.
For those of you who aren't into Street Fighter, or the younger crowd, Sagat was the final boss of the original game all the way back in 1987 before "M Bison".
This book covers a few influential moments in Sagat's adult life and the earliest tournaments. A handful of other characters appear briefly. I loved Gen's section, but I can't say why without spoiling it. This story introduces Nuakan. He's a worthy opponent for Sagat with superhuman size and strength.
What this origin story doesn't do is explain how he got his eye-patch. That's in the Chun Li comic so check that out too if you're curious.
I recently watched "Street Fighter the Movie" featuring Raul Julia & Jean Claude Van Damme. It was interesting comparing this version of Sagat (the God of Muay Thai) to the bumbling gangster played by Wes Studi.
This is the first of the graphic novel series I've read, and I'll be reading more of them. This comic ends with a good 12 page bonus section featuring concept art, videogame art & additional background on characters.
Disclosure: I received a digital copy provided by the publisher.
For those of you who aren't into Street Fighter, or the younger crowd, Sagat was the final boss of the original game all the way back in 1987 before "M Bison".
This book covers a few influential moments in Sagat's adult life and the earliest tournaments. A handful of other characters appear briefly. I loved Gen's section, but I can't say why without spoiling it. This story introduces Nuakan. He's a worthy opponent for Sagat with superhuman size and strength.
What this origin story doesn't do is explain how he got his eye-patch. That's in the Chun Li comic so check that out too if you're curious.
I recently watched "Street Fighter the Movie" featuring Raul Julia & Jean Claude Van Damme. It was interesting comparing this version of Sagat (the God of Muay Thai) to the bumbling gangster played by Wes Studi.
This is the first of the graphic novel series I've read, and I'll be reading more of them. This comic ends with a good 12 page bonus section featuring concept art, videogame art & additional background on characters.
Disclosure: I received a digital copy provided by the publisher.
April 21, 2023
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October 20, 2023
2,5/5. Good art but the story was a bit thin for my taste!
March 11, 2026
As a lifelong Street Fighter fan I enjoyed this book. I loved the origins of Sagat and the political unrest of Thailand. Great artwork and an even better story.
November 23, 2023
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The vidoe game Street Fighter which was introduced to me by my eldest siblings is part of the pop culture. I love playing with Chun Li, Ryu, Dhalsim and so on. However, I didn't like Sagat, he was in the bad guys team, so to see him here as a hero was a bit odd. It was a cool graphic novel with the fight scenes and everything but it's not a fave.
The vidoe game Street Fighter which was introduced to me by my eldest siblings is part of the pop culture. I love playing with Chun Li, Ryu, Dhalsim and so on. However, I didn't like Sagat, he was in the bad guys team, so to see him here as a hero was a bit odd. It was a cool graphic novel with the fight scenes and everything but it's not a fave.
April 22, 2024
Great Read
I received an advance review copy for free from Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Thank you Chris Sarracini for the opportunity to read your book. This was an enjoyable read. This is a manga story about Sagat. He is one of the characters in the popular Street Fighter videos games. I really liked seeing his origin story. I was interesting to learn about Sagat’s past and everything that happened to him to make him the video game character he is. Also, I thought the illustrations in this manga were great. The pictures illustrated the story perfectly. I just find it really cool that a video game character such as Sagat can be told in a manga format. I hope to read other characters origin stories. I cannot wait to read more from this author. Overall, a great read.
I received an advance review copy for free from Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Thank you Chris Sarracini for the opportunity to read your book. This was an enjoyable read. This is a manga story about Sagat. He is one of the characters in the popular Street Fighter videos games. I really liked seeing his origin story. I was interesting to learn about Sagat’s past and everything that happened to him to make him the video game character he is. Also, I thought the illustrations in this manga were great. The pictures illustrated the story perfectly. I just find it really cool that a video game character such as Sagat can be told in a manga format. I hope to read other characters origin stories. I cannot wait to read more from this author. Overall, a great read.
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