Axel Stone

Axel Stone is the main protagonist from the Street of Rage series.
== Charactah Account ==
Axel is a former cop who left the Wood Oak police force due to its corruption in order to take down Mr. X's crime syndicate with his partners, Adam and Blaze. He rejoins the police force in BK3, only to leave again after the events of the game.
Axel seems to use a mixture of boxing, karate and kickboxing moves to create his fighting style. Flames are used to give some of his moves a visual flair but are never used to actually burn or immolate his enemies until Streets of Rage 4.
Later on, Axel has a more "bulky" gameplay, being significantly slower, but hitting harder than his younger counterparts as well his comrades Blaze and Adam. However, both his Dragon Upper and Dragon Wing now hits off-the-ground, allowing Axel re-juggle already downed enemies. His Dragon Smash now greatly benefits from wall-bounces as he can catch opponents and unleash another flurry of punches.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* 6-Pak
* Bare Knuckle Mobile
* M6
* Mega Games 2
* Mega Games 6
* Power Drift
* Project X Zone 2
* Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives
* Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: FINAL STAGE
* Sega Classics
* Sega Classics Arcade Collection
* Sega Genesis Classics
* SEGA Heroes
* Sega Legends
* Sega Smash Pack: Volume 1
* Sega Top Ten
* Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
* Sonic Gems Collection
* Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
* Streets of Rage
* Streets of Rage 2
* Streets of Rage 3
* Streets of Rage 4
== Trivia ==
* During the development of Streets of Rage, Axel's name was Hawk.
** In Fighting Force for the Playstation and Nintendo 64 (which was originally conceived to be Streets of Rage 4), the protagonist is called Hawk, a possible reference to Axel's prototype name.
* Axel's shoe coloration, white with a red stripe, bears resemblance to that of fellow SEGA character Sonic the Hedgehog.
* Axel is shown sparring with Adam during the ending of the third game, suggesting they may be sparring partners.
* In Streets of Rage Mobile, which features Axel's Streets of Rage 2 sprites, his legs were slightly altered to make him appear taller than the original.
* In the Bare Knuckle II beta, Axel's moveset was quite different. His neutral jump kick attack is a knee attack, much like his jump kick from the first Streets of Rage; there is no second kick attack afterward. His Grand Upper was an uppercut, similar to Sagat's Tiger Uppercut from Street Fighter, and his Dragon Wing was instead a hurricane kick, similar to Ryu and Ken's Tatsumaki Senpukyaku.
** In Streets of Rage 4's DLC, Mr. X's Nightmare, the hurricane kick can be unlocked for Streets of Rage 2 Axel, using the same sprites and animation from the beta.
* Axel's Grand Upper blitz attack is called Bare Knuckle in the EU/US version of Streets of Rage 3, a reference to the name of the game's Japanese title.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Axel Stone at Street Of Rage Wiki
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