He has smaller scars around his chest and covering his limbs. His first alternate costume is his original violet and green outfit.
The eye patch is replaced with matching pink cloth bandages. His second alternate costume is the same as his current outfit but it is ochre with gold trim and his tie was Capri blue and he wears a gold necklace with a sapphire gem on the front adorned with a loose white necklace with rose designs. Starting with the Street Fighter Alpha series, the games began to match his graphics to those of the comics.
Due to an inherent technical limitation with 2D sprite W -based games, the position of the eyepatch and scar appear to change sides whenever he turns around. Alternately some have argued that the inspiration came from the tall, unbeatable Muay Thai fighter Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn. Sagat's alternate costume in Street Fighter IV may hint at this, as the costume has matching leggings like Reiba in the manga.
According to Street Fighter co-creator Finish Hiroshi, Sagat's style was modeled after dramatic television kickboxing personalities; particularly that of Muay Thai. In the context of East Asian culture, the tiger and the dragon have often been considered as equally strong rivals and are symbolic of many dualistic traits; the dragon is often associated with the heavens, the concept of spirit, things of yang affinity and the eastern world, while the tiger is often associated with the earth, the concept of matter, things of yin affinity and the western world.
Also, in martial arts, the dragon is symbolic of a 'soft' style and internal-based martial arts, whereas the tiger is symbolic of a 'hard' style and external-based martial arts. This makes his rivalry with Ryu which means "dragon" in Japanese especially notable.
Sagat encompasses a stereotypical "proud fighter" personality since he is very powerful and strong-willed, as well as hard-working; he is dedicated to the martial arts life in both body and spirit. According to various bios, his natural size drove him to become a powerful fighter.
Sagat's uncommon physical appearance makes him menacing and downright unfriendly at first glance, which is true to a certain extent. After he was beaten by Ryu, he drew power from the hateful memories. But with his purpose later being defined by the "heart of battle", his more honorable traits came to the forefront.
In his Street Fighter IV prologue an old priest who lives in the same village as Sagat noticed this change. Sagat spared his son Dan when he came for revenge, seeing how easily hatred can corrupt the soul. Even when offered the mighty power of Pandora , Sagat refuses, stating that "a king like him doesn't need the power of the Gods" and makes the children's safety his top priority.
Sagat appreciates opponents that are worthy and strong-minded while greatly despising people who take unfair and dishonest advantages in combat. His win quotes show him to be a proud and belittling man; this has long since given way to a more honest, advisory side, that still contains his characteristic straight-to-the-point bluntness. As a former member of Shadaloo, Sagat has made a lot of enemies, including its members after he defected.
Though, after his redemption, he has made friends as well. His relationship with Ryu as a former enemy turned rival molded Sagat into what he is today, with Ryu having indirectly help him cope and recover from his defeat and clouded mind, and later, from the Satsui no Hado.
After his defeat at the first World Warrior Tournament , Sagat initially fed on his hatred towards Ryu and his shame, seeking a new chance to challenge and defeat him to restore his title of greatest fighter and his lost 'honor'; although Sagat was technically the winner of the first World Warrior tournament by pinning Ryu, he considered himself to have lost due to his scarring. His hatred towards Ryu has long since cooled and the two are now more amiable rivals; in Sagat's Alpha 3 ending, both he and Ryu admit that he was the stronger fighter and that Ryu was not ready to face him.
As such, despite enjoying tournaments, he turns most of his attention towards Ryu, the person he now considers "the only man able to defeat him and worthy to be faced in a life or death battle". Finally understanding why Ryu needs to purge the Satsui no Hado in order to be a true fighter, Sagat was inspired to do the same thing. Though he disapproves of Dhalsim's mercy, Sagat has a strong respect for the yoga master and even trains with him in the UDONcomics.
The two decide to team up and search for Pandora, believing the power within it may help them find the missing children. Eventually reaching the Antarctic, the two find the missing children and Pandora opens before them. Dhalsim tells Sagat that Pandora "is said to be a power to rival the Gods". Sagat decides that "a king has no need" for the box, and the two walk off into the distance, with Pandora closing behind them.
Gouken has long desired to fight Sagat to test his strength, stating he is worthy of the title of "King". Sagat noted that Gouken's fighting style and power are similar to Ryu's and wonders if the two have a master-apprentice relationship. After his master was defeated by Ryu, he became mad at his former teacher for being unable to uphold Muay Thai's honor.
Disregarding the circumstances of his teacher's loss, Adon scorns Sagat, calling him "a tiger who has lost his fangs". Sagat himself finds his former student "a source of great shame". Originally, Sagat was one of Bison's top enforcers but left and excommunicated himself from Shadaloo and its activities after Bison tried to take advantage of his rivalry with Ryu by corrupting the latter with Psycho Power.
Normally, Sagat regards him as a nuisance, as most other characters do. However, Sagat was responsible for the murder of Go Hibiki during his time as a Shadaloo enforcer, prompting his son Dan to seek revenge. By the time Dan finally encounters him, however, Sagat is in the middle of a spiritual crisis and throws the ensuing match to satisfy Dan's desire for revenge, as Ryu did for him.
Dan has since been unhostile to Sagat, which likely indicates that he has moved on, though occasionally brings up his father's death in a less demanding way. Since a young age, Sagat had an affinity for fighting, but constant brawls on the streets as a child left his right eye with significant injuries that soon made it a weak point. As he grew up and picked himself back up from a struggle of defeats in his early career, his size eventually became his advantage, and by the age of 15, he was able to fight his way to the top as a worthy champion in the world of Muay Thai.
A year later, Sagat would participate in his first title defense that occurs once every year, [21] the challenger was a nameless masked man who refused to give out his name upon confrontation, who was none other than Go Hibiki.
Sagat attempted to fight on an even level, but Go noticed Sagat's weak right eye and proceeded to direct all attacks at it.
When one of his attacks landed and gouged out Sagat's right eye, Sagat retaliated in anger with countering an oncoming clincher knee kick with a new attack that summoned a great power deep within him and obliterated Go: the Tiger Shot. Sagat gained his title of "The Emperor of Muay Thai" after defeating Nuakan , a powerful fighter that was also considered an emperor of Muay Thai.
Adon witnessed their battle and asked Sagat to take him as his student. Ryu defeats Sagat using Shoryuken. One day, word began to spread on an oriental person who defeated 20 Muay Thai practitioners: a young martial artist named Ryu. Ryu, however, defeats Sagat with a nearly-fatal Shoryuken , grievously wounding Sagat and leaving a massive scar across his chest.
Although pleased that he got his revenge, he somewhat felt empty after the fight. Sagat realized that Ryu didn't give it his all and he believes Ryu held back. Sagat eventually gave up this vendetta, considering it to be foolish and pointless. However, Bison's plane arrives at the scene. Bison comments that Sagat had succeeded in defeating Ryu, but suggests that he must master the Psycho Power if he is to be feared.
Sagat dedicated himself to learning a move to rival the one that scarred him and developed the Tiger Blow. Consumed with rage and hatred, Sagat eagerly joined the criminal organization known as Shadaloo ; M. Bison had offered him Shadaloo resources to find Ryu and provide Sagat with a rematch. Sagat's nearly indomitable power provided him with the position of Bison's bodyguard, one of the feared "Four Heavenly Kings" of Shadaloo.
He then immediately set about tracking Ryu down. Sagat soon caught up to Ryu and challenged him to a fight, with Ryu protesting that Sagat had not fully recovered from their last one.
Sagat persisted and won. Afterward, he couldn't help but feel that the victory was hollow somehow, and realized that Ryu had let him win; after the match, Ryu had not said a word, and merely gave him a mysterious look.
Sagat determined to train even harder and win cleanly the next time. He worked on honing the Tiger Blow, which would later be perfected as the Tiger Uppercut in his ending. Sagat also encountered Dan Hibiki , now an adult seeking revenge for his father's death in the fight with Sagat ten years previously.
Sagat, his thoughts still lingering on how Ryu had let him win in their last match, felt a sort of kinship with Dan during the match and he purposely threw the fight, which allowed Dan to satisfy his anger although he doesn't know that Sagat deliberately did so.
Sagat realized that his scar was a result of the Satsui no Hado, which possessed Ryu. He understood that true rivals should not be blinded by rage and hatred, nor be seduced by it and realized Bison's true intentions. However, Bison presented him with a brainwashed Ryu and told Sagat he could have the rematch he always wanted.
Despite his disappointment at fighting a corrupted opponent, Sagat still fought Ryu but sought to break Bison's mind control. He implored to Ryu that a true warrior would not give in to such treachery. Apparently, a mistranslation of that book's bio page for Sagat stated that he was offering his hand to Ryu before being scarred by his Shoryuken technique, when it reality the translation should have read that Sagat was talking about developing his fist Tiger Uppercut to counter the technique that scarred him.
People who actively played Street Fighter Alpha can tell you that Sagat didn't have his Tiger Uppercut back then, it was called the Tiger Blow, and good old one-eye makes several efforts to point this out, like here during his ending in Alpha 2. Questionable move names aside, it's very clear that this translation makes a lot more sense than Sagat offering to help up Ryu after he defeated him, as it perfectly coincides with Sagat's story in Street Fighter Alpha.
Sagat was the main bad guy when Ryu initially defeated him in Street Fighter 1, and would later sign on with Shadaloo, who's not exactly known for being a place of high moral characters.
Not only that, but it's not exactly becoming of your golden boy for the entire franchise to sucker punch someone when they're helping you up, taking their title, glory and fame along the way. Getting back into the pro argument of the sucker punch though, Ryu loses control to the Satsui no Hado at this time, and you could argue, he wasn't fully aware of his actions and more reacting to the situation that lead to the sucker punch. Some fans have also argued Sagat was never that evil to begin with, simply wanting revenge on Ryu for fighting dirty, so he would be the type of person to offer his hand to help someone back up after beating the snot out of them.
As you can see, this argument has pros and cons on both sides, and with over 30 years of various media and reports to sift through, along with numerous mistranslations, things can get very murky. As with most things when it comes to canon, you look to the official sources to be the ultimate decider, and in this case it would be the games themselves.
Unfortunately, not much clarity has been shined on this moment, beyond that Sagat is now infected with the Satsui no Hado in Street Fighter 5, and clearly clutching at his chest while mentioning that.
Some take this to mean that when Ryu gave Sagat his scar, he transferred some of his dark energy into the Muay Thai warrior. Unfortunately, unless Capcom decides to revisit this moment in-game and officially make whatever happened canon, this debate is likely to rage on. Although we can hope they address this in a future version of the franchise and depict one of the all time classic moments in fighting games.
User Info: Simbola. Ryu fought Sagat in the first World Warrior tournament. I think. It's amazing that every time you open your mouth, you prove you're an idiot. User Info: ExarRazor. The end of SF 1. With a dragon punch. It's not that I'm advocating violence. I'm just saying it's effective and I highly recommend using it.
User Info: greeze In SF1 Sagat was the last boss. The chest one did but I never even noticed a scar on his face, is it right next to his eye by any chance? See it on 5 , for example. And sorry about my english.
Also, in pics of SF1 Sagat, he has the eye patch but not the scar on his face.
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