Chun-Li

File:Chun-Li concept arts.png's original, later (in Interpol uniform) and final concept art works for Street Fighter II. The text reads: "Our image for Chun-Li changed from the somewhat coquetteish 'Chinese Girl' version (left) to the strong, gallant Chun-Li (right)."|alt=|left]]

Chun-Li's design was primarily inspired by Tong Pooh, a female villain from Strider, an earlier Capcom game.Capcom. Official Marvel vs. Capcom website (Japanese). [https://web.archive.org/web/19990129053800/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/mvsc/support.html Support Characters Introduction]. Retrieved from Archive.org. Accessed July 31, 2020. Capcom designer Akira Nishitani, recounting the creation of the character, said: "Previously there were no women in fighting games. In Chun-Li's case, I wanted a woman in the game. I determined what her fighting abilities would be. Then China just came up as a possible homeland."{{cite magazine|title=Interview: The Men Who Make Street Fighter II!|date=June 1994|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG|issue=59|page=32}} Capcom artist and designer Akira "Akiman" Yasuda said the initial inspiration for Chun-Li came from the 1983 anime film Harmagedon: Genma Wars (featuring early character design work by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo), which had a Chinese female character called Tao.{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistair |title=Former Capcom Developer Akiman On Designing The Iconic Characters Of Street Fighter II |url=https://www.siliconera.com/former-capcom-developer-akiman-on-designing-the-iconic-characters-of-street-fighter-ii/ |website=Siliconera |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |access-date=2 October 2020 |date=14 April 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810162654/https://www.siliconera.com/former-capcom-developer-akiman-on-designing-the-iconic-characters-of-street-fighter-ii/ |url-status=live }} Chun-Li was originally known as just 'Chinese Girl' among the development team. She had a backflip attack that was popular among testers but deemed too strong, and unfortunately had to be cut from the game after they ran out of time.{{Cite web|author=blackoak|url=http://shmuplations.com/streetfighterii/|title=Street Fighter II – 1991 Developer Interview with director/designer Akira Nishitani|website=shmuplations.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215519/http://shmuplations.com/streetfighterii/|archive-date=2018-11-22|url-status=live}} Her name means 'beautiful spring' in Chinese{{Cite journal|date=December 1992|title=In a Nutshell: Chun Who?|journal=NForce|volume=6}} as Chūn (春) means 'the season of spring', and lì (麗) means 'beautiful' in Mandarin dialects.Ben Reeves, "HELLO my name is: Exploring the Meaning of Your Favorite Character's Name". Game Informer 203 (March 2010): 25.

Yasuda recalled they only had five weeks to make Chun-Li in the game and he was deeply worried about the quality of her design and how she would be received. Chun-Li "was wearing pants right up until the very end [of the development]. When we made the sprites I thought she didn't look right, so I had them changed to tights instead."{{Cite web|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-112432?lang=en|title=ROUND 1: Akira Yasuda part 2 {{!}} Guests {{!}} Activity Reports {{!}} CAPCOM:Shadaloo C.R.I.|website=game.capcom.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215604/https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-112432?lang=en|archive-date=2018-11-22|url-status=live}} Akiman added that they "wanted Street Fighter II to be more entertaining than its predecessor. That also helps explain how Chun-Li came to be. Having a female character in the game completely changes the game's dynamic, she brightens up the entire palette. We needed a reason for her to fight, and so an evil empire [of M. Bison] came to mind." He also said: "To be honest, I spent some time worrying about putting Chun-Li, the heroine, into such a plain setting. Ordinarily, you don't see women participating in global martial arts tournaments. Just by adding her we were starting to push things to the 'fun' side. I didn't think about it at the time, but thinking about it now, from the moment we put Chun-Li into the game we were already pushing things towards the full-on entertainment side."{{Cite web|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132595|title=Street Fighter II Developer's Interview|website=game.capcom.com|language=ja|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124220103/https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132595|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}}

Chun-Li was designed with an exceptionally strong physique because she was the sole woman among a roster of powerful male characters in Street Fighter II. To overcome this perceived imbalance, she was devised as a character who had mastered Chinese kenpo and really pushed her body to the limit so that she could compete with such a cast of large and imposing men.Daigo Ikeno, [http://www.1up.com/previews/street-fighter-iv_6?pager.offset=0 "Capcom art director Daigo Ikeno discusses SF4's new visual style."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106185529/http://www.1up.com/previews/street-fighter-iv_6?pager.offset=0|date=2012-11-06}}, 1UP.com, 2007-12-24 She was nevertheless the fastest but physically weakest character in her first game.{{Cite journal|date=February 1993|title=Streetfighter 2|journal=Amiga Format|volume=43}}{{Cite journal|date=April 1993|title=Super Player's Guide: Street Fighter II|journal=SuperPlay|volume=5}}{{Cite journal|date=August 1992|title=Reviewed! Street Fighter II|journal=NForce|volume=2}} Capcom producer Yoshiki Okamoto said he wanted to also make the life bar for Chun-Li "shorter than for the other characters because women are not as strong. But Nishitani didn't want to do that. We both had legitimate reasons, but then we came to an agreement to not make it shorter."

Chun-Li is particularly well known for her very muscular legs, while depictions of the rest of her body are more variable. According to Capcom composer Yoko Shimomura, Chun-Li's big thighs originated from Akiman's personal fetish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history/chapter-2|title=Street Fighter 2: An Oral History|website=Polygon|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021235409/https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history/chapter-2|archive-date=2018-10-21|url-status=live}} The size of Chun-Li's thighs massively increased in Street Fighter III. Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono commented on the issue. "I witnessed as her thighs made a sudden jump into gigantism in SFIII. When we first put her in the game, her sprite was just an outline and her thighs weren't that big...but as the artists starting coloring her in, her legs got thicker and thicker." However, they all felt the larger legs increased the expressiveness of her animations. Regarding then-upcoming Street Fighter IV, Ono said the "character designer, [Daigo] Ikeno, is kind of into thick girls, so as an artist he feels that the most beautiful thighs he can give Chun-Li would be of the wide variety."{{Cite magazine|date=January 2008|title=Thigh-deep in controversy|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|volume=224|pages=71}}

Chun-Li sprite's panty-flashing animation frames have been censored for the home console releases by Nintendo.{{Cite magazine|date=August 1992|title=Super NES ProReviews: Street Fighter II|magazine=GamePro}} In response to fans that were disappointed with Chun-Li's absence from Street Fighter III, Capcom added her to the 3rd Strike version of the game. Since her main designer, Akiman, was busy with other assignments, she was redesigned by other members from the staff; Chun Li the most time and effort out of all characters.{{cite web|author=blackoak|url=http://shmuplations.com/sfiii/|title=The Making of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike|publisher=Shmuplations|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193804/http://shmuplations.com/sfiii/|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=live}} Her inclusion into Street Fighter EX was deemed natural by the studio Arika, with producer Ichiro Mihara describing her as one of the three essential Street Fighter characters along with Ryu and Ken.{{Cite journal|title=Ninterrogation: Let's Talk About EX, Baby!|journal=Nintendo Magazine System|volume=51}}{{Cite journal|title=Arika CVG Interview|journal=CVG UK Freeplay|volume=8}}

In the Street Fighter Alpha games, where she was redesigned by Eri "Erichan" Nakamura, Chun-Li wears a sleeveless tight outfit, her arms and upper body were visibly much stronger than those of any other female character in the franchise, however many artists choose to depict her as petite and slim, in official and unofficial artworks alike, drawing only her legs strong due to her emphasis on kicking moves. An early version of Chun-Li in Street Fighter IV was reworked following complaints from location tests that she was not "cute".{{Cite journal|date=November 2008|title=Cover Story: Street Fighter IV|journal=Play|volume=83}} Ono later announced Chun-Li's controversial face in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite would be also corrected based on a negative feedback from the fans.{{Cite news|url=https://jp.ign.com/marvel-vs-capcom-4/15884/news/marvel-vs-capcom-infinite|title=「MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: INFINITE」で物議を醸していた春麗のデザインが見直しへ|date=2017-07-25|work=IGN Japan|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123070032/https://jp.ign.com/marvel-vs-capcom-4/15884/news/marvel-vs-capcom-infinite|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}

In the Street Fighter II sub-series and most of her later appearances, Chun-Li wears a usually blue qipao, an early-20th-century Chinese dress, with golden accents, puffy sleeves, and a white waistband. The dress is modified to allow a far wider range of movement than a generic qipao. In Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Chun-Li was originally depicted wearing a red qipao instead of blue.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/street-fighter-week-the-evolution-of-chun-li-and-blanka/a-2008031412554863001|title=Street Fighter Week: The Evolution of Chun-Li and Blanka|first=Tyler|last=Wilde|publisher=GamesRadar|date=March 18, 2008|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706180237/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/street-fighter-week-the-evolution-of-chun-li-and-blanka/a-2008031412554863001|archive-date=July 6, 2008|url-status=live}} It can be also either red or white{{Cite journal|date=September 1993|title=Import Review: Street Fighter II Turbo|journal=SuperPlay|volume=11}} within some games since Street Fighter II: Champion Edition and Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, respectively. In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, the qipao has a very noticeable silky sheen. Her other ensemble includes a pair of white combat boots and brown tights. She usually wears her hair in "ox horns", with silk brocades and ribbons in her hair. Another iconic part of her design are the large spiked bracelets she wears on her wrists.

In the Street Fighter Alpha games (set during the time period before Street Fighter II), Chun-Li wears a Chinese acrobatic outfit consisting of an embroidered vest, a unitard, and sneakers; she is wearing her ox horns unadorned, but kept in place with yellow ribbons. In Street Fighter IV, Chun-Li's alternate outfit consists of black tabard with gold accents at the bottom, while her ox horns are unadorned, just like in her Alpha appearance, only this time it is held by red ropes with golden balls at the tip. This outfit is completed with red shoes, gold earrings and black and gold bracelets. Her alternative wardrobe in Super Street Fighter IV includes a costume inspired by Mai Shiranui{{cite web|url=http://otapol.jp/2015/12/post-4914.html|title=「これ北米や欧州で買えるの？」 バトルコスの春麗が"めちゃシコ"すぎる『ストV』海外進出は大丈夫か｜おたぽる|publisher=Otapol.jp|language=ja|access-date=2016-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108010806/http://otapol.jp/2015/12/post-4914.html|archive-date=2016-01-08|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/street-fighter-iv-alternate-costume-showcase/1100-6234140/|title=Street Fighter IV: Alternate Costume Showcase|last=Anderson|first=Lark|date=2009-01-26|website=GameSpot|access-date=2014-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108010806/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/street-fighter-iv-alternate-costume-showcase/1100-6234140/|archive-date=2016-01-08|url-status=live}} and in Street Fighter V she has a Halloween downloadable content (DLC) appearing as Morrigan Aensland.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2018/09/18/83867.html|title=『ストリートファイターV』向け『ヴァンパイア』コスチューム第2弾が近日配信！ ハロウィンコスチュームも|work=Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065817/https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2018/09/18/83867.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} She has by far most costumes out of all characters in Street Fighter V (a total of 17 by 2018),{{Cite news|url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/aug/21/chun-li-still-has-most-costumes-street-fighter-5-other-ladies-are-starting-catch/|title=Chun-Li still has the most costumes in Street Fighter 5, but the other ladies are starting to catch up... Abigail not so much|last=Hills|first=Dakota 'DarkHorse'|date=2018-08-21|work=EventHubs|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200832/https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/aug/21/chun-li-still-has-most-costumes-street-fighter-5-other-ladies-are-starting-catch/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} including some with different hairstyles.{{Cite web|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/character/chun-li/costume?lang=en|title=Costumes {{!}} CHUN-LI {{!}} Character Data {{!}} CAPCOM:Shadaloo C.R.I.|website=game.capcom.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162604/https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/character/chun-li/costume?lang=en|archive-date=2018-11-25|url-status=live}}

Chun-Li's gameplay style changes notably from game to game, with for example Champion Edition restoring her flipping attacks that have been removed from the original version of Street Fighter II.{{Cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/street-fighter-chun-li-secrets-facts/|title=Street Fighter: 15 Things You Never Knew About Chun-Li|date=2017-05-07|work=ScreenRant|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201037/https://screenrant.com/street-fighter-chun-li-secrets-facts/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike marked a strong departure from previous incarnations as it featured a large number of revamped moves. Later games have looked to balance between her Street Fighter II and 3rd Strike styles.

Chun-Li started as a weak and fast close-range fighter compared to the bigger male characters from Street Fighter II with the best aerial ability in the game, but she steadily gained an array of different moves through the games, such as a projectile attack or an anti-air defensive move, which steered her towards a more balanced type with an emphasis on poking and control of neutral game thanks to a rich set of non-special moves of relatively long range. She has been noted to be one of the most powerful characters in the game, alongside Ken and Yun.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition/review.html|title=SFIII: Third Strike Review|website=GameSpot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045500/http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition/review.html|archive-date=October 15, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=September 7, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.play-mag.co.uk/general/self-indulgent-street-fighter-iii-3rd-strike-online-post/|title=Self-Indulgent SFIII: 3rd Strike Online Post|author=King, Ryan|publisher=Play|access-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618012501/http://www.play-mag.co.uk/general/self-indulgent-street-fighter-iii-3rd-strike-online-post/|archive-date=June 18, 2011|url-status=live}}

Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Alpha 3 feature Chun-Li's original outfit from Street Fighter II as an alternate version of the character with alternate special abilities and Super Combos. CVG opined she was "the most-improved character in Alpha 2, and possibly the #1 character in the whole game."{{Cite journal|title=SFA2 Move List and Strategy Overview|journal=CVG UK Freeplay|volume=2}}

She was considerably weakened in Street Fighter EX, but has remained one of the fastest characters.{{Cite journal|date=November 1997|title=PlayStation strategy: Street Fighter EX Plus|journal=Tips & Tricks|volume=35|pages=20}} The development team for Street Fighter EX attempted to bring Chun-Li back to her roots as an agility-oriented character by, among other things, restoring her Spinning Bird Kick and removing the fireball attack she acquired in Street Fighter II Turbo as they felt the projectile attack had too radically altered her originally agile fighting style.{{cite magazine|first=Warren |last=Harrod |title=The Akira{{sic}} Interview|magazine=Sega Saturn Magazine|issue=14 |publisher=Emap International Limited|date=December 1996|page=92}}

Her appearances in the Marvel vs. Capcom series are reminiscent of her early gameplay, featuring her as one of the fastest characters in the games,{{Cite journal|date=April 1998|title=Review: X-Men vs Street Fighter|journal=Official Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)|volume=30}} taking advantage of the faster gameplay of the games as well as game mechanics such as multiple jumps and air dashes; her X-Factor power-up in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 features an increment in speed. Chun-Li's normal moves are balanced among punches and kicks, but most of her special moves are kicks. Her most recognizable special moves remain the Hyakuretsu Kyaku, a series of quick kicks from a one-legged stance (usually referred to as Lightning Legs/Kicks in English), and the Spinning Bird Kick, where she spins while upside down in a front split kicking all around her. Chun-Li can also use the Kiko-Ken, a ranged energy projectile similar to Ryu's Hadouken, and a concentrated static energy burst known as the Kiko-Sho.

Chun-Li, canonically born on March 1, 1968,{{Cite news|url=http://thesource.com/2018/03/02/street-fighters-legendary-character-chun-li-turns-50-today/|title=Street Fighter's Legendary Character Chun-Li Turns 50 Today {{!}} The Source|date=2018-03-02|work=The Source|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124003716/http://thesource.com/2018/03/02/street-fighters-legendary-character-chun-li-turns-50-today/|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}} is an expert Chinese martial arts practitioner. Her profile indicates her training in several styles of Chinese kempo ("Chinese martial arts") at the age of five, especially tai chi, which she would later complement with sanda (combat wushu) and fighting styles from all around the world, such as taekwondo, full contact karate, judo and capoeira.ALL ABOUT Series Vol. 14: ALL ABOUT Street Fighter ZERO 2. {{ISBN|4-900700-23-1}} Pag.27. Publisher Dempa Shimbunsha. Release Date 6-30-1996 She has been noted in-universe for her fluent English, investigating skills, penetrating eyes, beauty and acting talent for deception.ALL ABOUT Series Vol. 21: ALL ABOUT Street Fighter ZERO 3. {{ISBN|4-88554-495-5}}. Pag.79. Publisher Studio Bent Stuff. Release Date 11-30-1998 Chun-Li is presented as a woman with a strong sense of justice, and her motives for fighting crime range from avenging the death of her father to protecting innocents. She especially cares for kids, showing repulse for the use of brainwashed young girls in Street Fighter Alpha 3 and the kidnapping of a girl in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. In the latter game, she decides she will teach her fighting style and philosophy to children.{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/a/streetchun.htm|title=Chun-Li's ending, Street Fighter II, VGMuseum|publisher=Vgmuseum.com|access-date=2013-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927132934/http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/a/streetchun.htm|archive-date=2014-09-27|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/a/sf3-3chu.htm|title=Chun-Li's ending, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, VGMuseum|publisher=Vgmuseum.com|access-date=2013-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825023226/http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/a/sf3-3chu.htm|archive-date=2013-08-25|url-status=live}}

File:Laura Bailey SDCC 2019 (48378674272) (vertical cropped).jpg provided Chun-Li's English voice from 2008 to 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/2897-laura-bailey-interview|title=Laura Bailey Interview {{!}} RPG Site|last=Ward|first=Dave|website=www.rpgsite.net|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123023214/https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/2897-laura-bailey-interview|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}|alt=]]

Chun-Li was introduced in 1991 in the original version of Street Fighter II (Street Fighter II: The World Warrior) as the franchise's first playable female character, an undercover Interpol agent seeking to avenge the death of her father at the hands of M. Bison and his criminal organization. Upon Bison's defeat, she fulfills her revenge and decides to return to her life as an ordinary girl; Super Street Fighter II allows players to choose this ending or another in which she remains a police officer. The Street Fighter Alpha prequel series built upon her backstory, while Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike shows her retired and teaching martial arts to young children, only to be forced to return to law enforcement after her student Li-Fen is abducted by Urien. Chun-Li returns in Street Fighter IV, where her in-game narrative shows her at crossroads in her life, eventually returning to both street fighting and law enforcement. She returns in Street Fighter V, where she assists in stopping Shadaloo's Black Moons and first meets Li-Fen when she rescues her from the organization; in her prologue story, Chun-Li recalls how she learned of her father's death.

In Street Fighter 6, Chun-Li continues to raise Li-Fen and train students in Metro City's Chinatown district, while also being promoted to become a director of Interpol. Li-Fen also acts as her eyes and ears during her Interpol work. Upon learning a terrorist group known as Amnesia attempts to assassinate Ken at Nayshall, Chun-Li tries to stop them from framing him for the crime he did not commit, but fails. Chun-Li then works hard on finding further evidences to clear her friend's name while hunting the terrorist group.{{cite web|url=https://streetfighter.com/6/comics/en/|title=Street Fighter 6: Days of Eclipse|date=May 5, 2023|website=StreetFighter.com|access-date=May 18, 2023|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514184521/https://www.streetfighter.com/6/comics/en/|url-status=live}}

In non-canonical spin-off series Street Fighter EX, Chun-Li is a police officer investigating Shadaloo in search of her missing father.

Besides the core Street Fighter series, Chun-Li has also made appearances in many other Capcom-produced fighting games, including all titles of the long-running series Marvel vs. Capcom (ever since X-Men vs. Street Fighter, including Shadow Lady,{{Cite web|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-130858|title=キャラ図鑑番外編：シャドウレディ {{!}} キャラ図鑑 {{!}} 活動報告書|website=game.capcom.com|language=ja|access-date=2018-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126134822/https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-130858|archive-date=2018-11-26|url-status=live}} a dark version of Chun-Li that underwent harsh experiments on Bison's orders and was transformed into a brainwashed cyborg) and Capcom vs. SNK (as a rival to SNK character Mai Shiranui), and in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars and Street Fighter X Tekken. She and Ryu are the only Street Fighter characters to appear in every Capcom crossover title, including the SNK vs. Capcom fighting game series by SNK and the tactical role-playing games Namco × Capcom, Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2 by Namco (where Chun-Li is paired into a single unit with Morrigan Aensland from Darkstalkers),{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/1205/game120515a.shtml|title=Project X Zone Preview|date=2012-05-15|publisher=The Magic Box|access-date=2012-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519043434/http://the-magicbox.com/1205/game120515a.shtml|archive-date=2012-05-19|url-status=live}} as well as appearing as a boss in the platform game Street Fighter X Mega Man. She was also planned to appear as a giant robot in Cyberbots.{{Cite book|title=サイバーボッツ公式ガイドブック〜連合軍極秘ファイル〜|publisher=Capcom|year=1997|language=ja|trans-title=Cyberbots Official Guidebook: Alliance Army Secret Files}} Often, Chun-Li either continues her existing story from Street Fighter II or seeks to arrest the other characters in the game that she sees as suspicious.

Chun-Li is additionally playable in other Capcom games such as versus puzzle games Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (where she can turn into Jill Valentine{{Cite magazine|date=November 1998|title=Reviews: Pocket Fighter|magazine=Hyper|volume=61}}) and Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits,{{cite web|url=http://news.mmosite.com/content/2014-10-13/capcom_announces_new_street_fighter_mobile_title_with_puzzle_element.shtml|title=Capcom Announces New Street Fighter Mobile Title with Puzzle Element|date=October 12, 2014|publisher=MMOsite|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015033106/http://news.mmosite.com/content/2014-10-13/capcom_announces_new_street_fighter_mobile_title_with_puzzle_element.shtml|archive-date=October 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} and social games Capcom All-Stars{{Cite news|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/183/G018325/20121004047/|title=「みんなと カプコン オールスターズ」，限定SRカード「春麗（チュンリー）」がもらえる事前登録受付を本日スタート|work=4Gamer|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154136/https://www.4gamer.net/games/183/G018325/20121004047/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} and Street Fighter Battle Combination.{{Cite web|url=https://gamebiz.jp/?p=147273|title=カプコン、『ストリートファイター バトルコンビネーション』、春麗、キャミィ、いぶきの「水着アーツ」ガチャイベント開催！|website=Social Game Info|language=ja|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124220011/https://gamebiz.jp/?p=147273|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}} She has made guest appearances in a number of mobile games, including #Compass,{{Cite news|url=https://app.famitsu.com/20170802_1104723/|title=『ストV』からリュウ＆春麗（チュンリー）参戦！『#コンパス』全ヒーロー使用率＆勝率ランキング|work=Famitsu App|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153404/https://app.famitsu.com/20170802_1104723/|archive-date=2018-10-22|url-status=live}} Destiny Child,{{Cite news|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/03/14/113369.html|title=『デスチャ』に「春麗」「キャミィ」が登場！これはいいフトモモですね|work=インサイド|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065853/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/03/14/113369.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Granblue Fantasy,{{Cite web|url=https://granblue.gamepress.gg/character/chun-li|title=Chun-Li|website=Granblue Fantasy GamePress|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135225/https://granblue.gamepress.gg/character/chun-li|archive-date=2018-11-26|url-status=dead}} Power Rangers: Legacy Wars,{{Cite news|url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/may/16/power-rangers-and-street-fighter-are-teaming-mobile-fighting-game-power-rangers-legacy-wars/|title=Power Rangers and Street Fighter are teaming up in mobile fighting game Power Rangers: Legacy Wars|date=2018-05-16|work=EventHubs|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201053/https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/may/16/power-rangers-and-street-fighter-are-teaming-mobile-fighting-game-power-rangers-legacy-wars/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} and Valkyrie Connect.{{Cite web|url=http://www.appbank.net/2017/11/27/iphone-application/1451650.php|title=リュウや春麗、キャミィが『ヴァルキリーコネクト』にコラボ参戦!|website=AppBank – iPhone|date=27 November 2017 |language=ja|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065638/http://www.appbank.net/2017/11/27/iphone-application/1451650.php|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} She makes cameo appearances in various Capcom games including Asura's Wrath, Breath of Fire,{{Cite magazine|date=July 1996|title=S.W.A.T. Pro|magazine=GamePro|volume=094|pages=126}}{{cite magazine |title=The RPG Revolution |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=106 |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=May 1998 |page=82}} Final Fight 2,Super Play 9 (July 1993) p.9. Mega Man 9,{{Cite news|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2008/09/23/chun-lis-mega-man-9-cameo/|title=Chun Li's Mega Man 9 Cameo|date=2008-09-23|work=Siliconera|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065911/http://www.siliconera.com/2008/09/23/chun-lis-mega-man-9-cameo/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} and We Love Golf!.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2007/12/we-love-golf-to/|title=Classic Capcom Characters Cameo In We Love Golf|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222140525/https://www.wired.com/2007/12/we-love-golf-to/|archive-date=2016-12-22|url-status=live}} Furthermore, her costumes can be worn by player characters in Capcom's Breath of Fire 6,{{Cite web|url=https://games.app-liv.jp/archives/187157|title=『ブレス オブ ファイア 6』で『ストリートファイター』とのコラボイベント！ リュウやチュンリーのセットコスチュームが登場|website=Appliv Games|language=ja|access-date=2019-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403091113/https://games.app-liv.jp/archives/187157|archive-date=2019-04-03|url-status=live}} Dead Rising 3 (a DLC costume for Frank West),{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/e3-2014-microsoft-wants-you-to-play-together|title=E3 2014: Microsoft Wants You to Play Together|website=USgamer.net|date=9 June 2014|language=en|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014842/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/e3-2014-microsoft-wants-you-to-play-together|archive-date=2018-05-16|url-status=live}} Monster Hunter: World,{{Cite news|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/04/06/113913.html|title=『モンハン：ワールド』×『デビルメイクライ』コラボDLC配信日が決定！受付嬢の「春麗コスチューム」も紹介|work=インサイド|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065657/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/04/06/113913.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Monster Hunter Explore,{{Cite news|url=https://app.famitsu.com/20180221_1244510/|title=【モンハンエクスプロア】『ストリートファイターV』コラボでリュウや春麗の★6装備をゲット！|work=Famitsu App|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221223944/https://app.famitsu.com/20180221_1244510/|archive-date=2018-02-21|url-status=live}} and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (as an alternate costume for Ohatsu), as well as in Square Enix's Gunslinger Stratos 2 (a costume for Mika Katagiri){{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-13/gunslinger-stratos-2-arcade-game-street-fighter-iv-collaborate/.84419|title=Gunslinger Stratos 2 Arcade Game, Street Fighter IV Collaborate|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135154/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-13/gunslinger-stratos-2-arcade-game-street-fighter-iv-collaborate/.84419|archive-date=2018-11-26|url-status=live}} and Sony's LittleBigPlanet (a DLC for Sackgirl).Acevedo, Jay (2008-12-12). [http://www.gamefocus.ca/?nav=new&nid=3420 Weekly Playstation Store Update - December 12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125185834/http://www.gamefocus.ca/?nav=new&nid=3420 |date=2009-01-25 }}. Game Focus. Retrieved on 2008-12-18 A playable Chun-Li character skin has also been added to Fortnite.{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Austin|date=February 20, 2020|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/fortnite-street-fighter-cosmetics-leaked-online-as-new-portal-appears-in-game/|title=Fortnite gets Street Fighter's Ryu and Chun-Li|publisher=GamesRadar|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226153735/https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/fortnite-street-fighter-cosmetics-leaked-online-as-new-portal-appears-in-game/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Knoop|first=Joseph|date=February 20, 2020|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-street-fighter/|title=Fortnite is getting Street Fighter skins in latest crossover|publisher=PC Gamer|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304210344/https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-street-fighter/|url-status=live}} Chun-Li, under the name "Blue Phoenix Ranger", appears as a playable character in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid via downloadable content.{{Cite web|url = https://www.ign.com/articles/street-fighter-crossover-coming-to-power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid|title = Street Fighter Crossover Coming to Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid - IGN|date = November 2021|access-date = 2021-04-13|archive-date = 2021-04-13|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210413171323/https://www.ign.com/articles/street-fighter-crossover-coming-to-power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid|url-status = live}} Chun-Li is set to appear in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves as part of the first season of downloadable content.{{cite web | last=Romano | first=Sal | title=Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves DLC characters Ken and Chun-Li from Street Fighter announced | website=Gematsu | date=September 26, 2024 | url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/09/fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves-dlc-characters-ken-and-chun-li-from-street-fighter-announced | access-date=September 26, 2024}}

File:Ming-Na Wen (28016346273) (cropped).jpg (pictured here in 2016) portrayed Chun-Li in 1994's Street Fighter film, as well as the games based on it.{{Cite magazine|date=December 1994|title=Kickin' Butt and Taking Names|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|volume=065}}]]

Chun-Li was a central character in the 1994 Street Fighter film, played by Ming-Na Wen. Chun-Li was given a surname ("Zang Chun-Li") and posed as a television reporter working in Shadaloo in her personal quest to track down and kill Bison, who had murdered her father during a peasant uprising. Her relationship with Guile is acrimonious from the start, as he bluntly rejects her interview request and chides Chun-Li for his own inability to trace a signal broadcast by Bison. Chun-Li allies herself with E. Honda and Balrog, who work as her news crew and whose reputations were ruined by Bison's mafia connections, and later forms an initially uneasy alliance with Ryu and Ken working with Guile in attempting to locate Bison's secret fortress. After Guile's fake death during a staged prison break, Chun-Li uses a homing device to trace him to, and then infiltrate, the Allied Nations' headquarters, where she is shocked to discover that he is still alive. However, Guile does not want her vendetta against Bison interfering with his own. He orders Cammy and T. Hawk to take Chun-Li into custody, but she manages to escape. With Balrog and Honda, all posing as traveling carnival performers, she works with Ken and Ryu on a failed assassination attempt against Bison and Sagat before they are all captured and taken to Bison's fortress. Chun-Li is held prisoner in Bison's private chambers (in an approximation to her traditional game costume), and after she relays the story of her father's murder, Bison mocks her and her fighting skills in response, which provokes Chun-Li into attacking him, having planned all along for an opportunity to personally attack Bison. She actually gains the upper hand before becoming distracted by her comrades coming to her rescue, allowing Bison to escape before subduing them with knock-out gas and taking them hostage. When Guile and the Allied Nations launch an invasion on Bison's fortress during the film's climax, she and the rest of Bison's hostages are freed, and after Bison's forces are defeated, Guile promises her an exclusive interview, but only, he adds in jest, if she shows up in her costume.

File:Kristen Kreuk Coat.jpg (in 2011) starred in 2009's The Legend of Chun-Li.{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/5154795/whats-the-difference-between-kristin-kreuk--chun-li|title=What's The Difference Between Kristin Kreuk & Chun-Li?|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|work=Kotaku|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065555/https://kotaku.com/5154795/whats-the-difference-between-kristin-kreuk--chun-li|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}]]

As the titular character in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, she was played by Kristin Kreuk, her last name was changed to "Xiang" as well as being a pianist turned fighter. Her father was named Huang Xiang and was a businessman Bison abducts and forces to work for him. While she was depicted as Chinese-American, her goal of avenging her father remained unchanged and she succeeds killing Bison with help from her mentor Gen and Charlie Nash. The film was released in Japanese theaters as a double bill with a Studio 4°C-produced anime short that starred fellow Street Fighter character Sakura Kasugano and played after the movie.{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-20/chun-li-film-double-billed-with-sakura-anime-in-japan |title=Chun-Li Film Double-Billed with Sakura Anime in Japan - News |work=Anime News Network |date=2009-02-20 |access-date=2014-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182734/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-20/chun-li-film-double-billed-with-sakura-anime-in-japan |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live }}

Chun-Li was played by a cross-dressing Jackie Chan in the 1993 live-action adaptation of City Hunter during the Street Fighter II spoof scene that positively surprised the original manga's author Tsukasa Hojo.{{cite web |last=Hinkle |first=David |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/jackie-chan-as-chun-li-e-honda-in-street-fighter-ii-spoof/ |title=Jackie Chan as Chun-Li, E. Honda in Street Fighter II spoof |publisher=Joystiq |date=2009-11-20 |access-date=2013-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112171702/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/jackie-chan-as-chun-li-e-honda-in-street-fighter-ii-spoof/ |archive-date=2013-11-12 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://eiga.com/news/20190214/14/|title=仏実写「シティーハンター」を原作・北条司はどう思う？伝説の"ジャッキー・チェン版"も語る : 映画ニュース|website=映画.com|language=ja|access-date=2019-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403104846/https://eiga.com/news/20190214/14/|archive-date=2019-04-03|url-status=live}} Chun-Li appears in the second season of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist titled Street Fighter: World Warrior in a significant role.{{cite web |author=Gillen McAllister |url=http://www.gamereactor.eu/articles/87514/Street+Fighter:+Assassin%27s+Fist+Interview/ |title=Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist Interview |publisher=Gamereactor.eu |date=2013-08-20 |access-date=2014-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217181024/http://www.gamereactor.eu/articles/87514/Street+Fighter:+Assassin's+Fist+Interview |archive-date=2014-02-17 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/comic-con-capcom-greenlights-street-fighter-sequel-series-world-warrior-1201269367/|title=Comic-Con: Capcom Greenlights 'Street Fighter' Sequel Series 'World Warrior'|magazine=Variety|access-date=July 25, 2014|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060153/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/comic-con-capcom-greenlights-street-fighter-sequel-series-world-warrior-1201269367/|url-status=live}} In addition, she also makes cameo appearances in the 2008 Korean film My Mighty Princess (on a poster{{cite web|title=MY MIGHTY PRINCESS|url=http://www.moviexclusive.com/review/mymightyprincess/mymightyprincess.htm|access-date=2017-01-12|work=movieexclusive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603121133/http://www.moviexclusive.com/review/mymightyprincess/mymightyprincess.htm|archive-date=2016-06-03|url-status=live}}) and in the 2018 film Ready Player One.{{Cite news|url=https://jp.ign.com/ready-player-one/23800/promoted/ign-japan1pr|title=日本のオタクが世界のオタクに物申す！スピルバーグ監督の神っぷりが炸裂したIGN JAPAN主催『レディ・プレイヤー1』座談会レポ（PR）|date=2018-04-18|work=IGN Japan|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123070049/https://jp.ign.com/ready-player-one/23800/promoted/ign-japan1pr|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}

Gemma Nguyen portrays Chun-Li in the official crossover between the Power Rangers and Street Fighter titled Power Rangers: Legacy Wars—Street Fighter Showdown. In the short, Ryu morphs into the RyuRanger and Chun-Li teams with Tommy Oliver, Ninjor and Gia Moran to battle M. Bison and evil Power Rangers.{{cite web|date=October 18, 2018|title=Power Rangers Legacy Wars: Street Fighter Showdown Short Film {{!}} Power Rangers Official|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luI0jRMUjFo|access-date=April 30, 2021|website=YouTube|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412212710/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luI0jRMUjFo|url-status=live}}

Nguyen reprised her role in the fan film Street Fighter: Enter the Dragon, intervening in the fight between Fei Long and Balrog near the end.{{cite web|date=April 30, 2021|title=Street Fighter: Enter the Dragon Live-Action Short Film|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcioOciRZk4|access-date=April 30, 2021|website=YouTube|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430210624/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcioOciRZk4|url-status=live}}

Chun-Li is a central character in the 1994 anime film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, voiced by Miki Fujitani in the original Japanese version and by Lia Sargent (credited as Mary Briscoe) in the English dub. She is investigating M. Bison's Shadowlaw organization suspected of murdering several diplomats and requests to work with Guile; he initially balks at this as he wants to pursue Bison himself, but later they become inseparable. In a famous instance of fan service, an explicit scene showed Chun-Li showering in her apartment as a Shadowlaw assassin, Vega, arrives to kill her. The shower scene has been censored to varying degrees in versions of the English dub.Noah Davis. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/film/reviews/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-1994 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404185749/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/film/reviews/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-1994|date=2008-04-04}}. [http://www.popmatters.com/ PopMatters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410180838/http://www.popmatters.com/|date=2008-04-10}}. Retrieved on 2008-4-8. After a brutal fight, Vega is kicked through a wall and sent plummeting several stories to the ground, but Chun-Li succumbs to her injuries and slips into a coma. She remains hospitalized for the rest of the movie, as a distraught Guile promises her that he will make Bison pay. After Bison is defeated by Ryu and Ken, Chun-Li pulls a prank on Guile by making it appear as if she has died while he was away.

Chun-Li is a regular character in the 1996 American animated series Street Fighter, voiced by Donna Yamamoto. The character reprises her film role as a reporter while she again seeks to avenge her father's death at the hands of Bison, which is shown in flashback in the second episode, "The Strongest Woman in the World".

In the 1997–1998 anime series Street Fighter II V, Chun-Li is voiced by Chisa Yokoyama in the original Japanese version, while Lia Sargent reprises her role in the English dub. Chun-Li is introduced as the 15-year-old daughter of Inspector Do-Rai, a Hong Kong police chief who has schooled her in the martial arts. While attempting to bring down a drug smuggling operation in the country, she works with Interpol to investigate a mysterious organization known as Shadowlaw. Chun-Li serves as the tour guide for Ryu and Ken when they pay a visit to work on their training; Ken is smitten with her and later buys her lavish gifts, including an engagement ring. Despite being underage, they enter a club in a dangerous part of town that hosts an underground fighting ring so Ryu and Ken can prove themselves as street fighters. After Ryu soundly defeats several opponents, the trio are marked for death by the ringleader as a result, and while on the run they encounter and battle various street gangs before being rescued by Chun-Li's father. Traveling with Ryu and Ken to Spain, Chun-Li is stalked by an obsessive Vega, who presents her with a severed bull's ear, intercepts her outside her hotel, sneaks into her room to kiss her while sleeping, then invites her to a masquerade ball that is actually a setup to get Ken to fight him in a cage match. The whole time, Chun-Li is under the influence of Vega's love potion, but it wears off when Vega is defeated. Bison then accosts Chun-Li and she realizes that he is the leader of Shadowlaw, who, unbeknownst to her, had also hired Cammy to garrote Chun-Li's father, an attack he barely survives. Chun-Li plays her largest role in the five-part finale, when she and Ryu are kidnapped and brainwashed by Bison via cyberchip embedded in their foreheads and like in the 1994 American film, she acquires her signature outfit while under Bison's captivity. The chip puts her into an overly aggressive state, which she displays by snapping an opponent's neck in combat, and she later manages to overpower Guile in battle before Ryu and Ken, during their victorious final fight against Bison, succeed in destroying the equipment triggering the chips (in addition to reducing the Shadowlaw base to ruins), returning Chun-Li to normal.

Chun-Li appears in the 1999 anime OVA Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, voiced by Yumi Tōma in the original Japanese version and again by Lia Sargent in the English dub. There, she is as an Interpol agent who investigates a mad scientist called Sadler who works for Shadaloo. She believes the trail can lead her to her father, who at the time, was missing and presumed alive. She assists Ryu and Ken in finding a kidnapped boy named Shun who claims to be Ryu's younger brother. While tracking Sadler, she accompanies Ryu to where Akuma lives and witnesses as Ryu is almost overcome by the Dark Hadou. She accompanies Ryu, Ken, Birdie, Dan, Guy, Dhalsim, Sodom and Rolento to Sadler's hideout, where she sneaks into the facility with Ryu and Ken. She and Ken rescue the other fighters and end up in a tussle with Sadler's android enforcer, Rosanov, who beats them severely. Ryu ultimately manages to destroy both Rosanov and Sadler, though Shun dies in the process after making peace with Ryu. In the aftermath, Chun-Li returns to Interpol

In the season 6 (2010) Halloween special of the cartoon series American Dad!, Toshi's little sister Akiko goes trick-or-treating as Chun-Li.{{cite web |url=http://www.capcom-europe.com/blog/2010/11/chun-li-kicks-off-in-american-dad/ |title=Chun Li kicks off in American Dad! |publisher=Capcom-europe.com |access-date=2013-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512030125/http://www.capcom-europe.com/blog/2010/11/chun-li-kicks-off-in-american-dad/ |archive-date=2013-05-12 |url-status=dead }} Chun-Li made cameo appearances in the animated films Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet alongside several fellow Street Fighter characters.Dexter Rodrigo Matilla, [http://www.philstar.com/movies/features/2012/06/08/815055/wreck-it-ralph-image-shows-chun-li-zangief 'Wreck-It Ralph' image shows Chun-Li, Zangief] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112172316/http://www.philstar.com/movies/features/2012/06/08/815055/wreck-it-ralph-image-shows-chun-li-zangief |date=2013-11-12 }}, philstar.com, June 8, 2012.{{Cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/21/ralph-breaks-the-internet-street-fighter-chun-li-tv-spot/|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' TV Spot Features Chun-Li from 'Street Fighter'|work=WWG|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122143649/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/21/ralph-breaks-the-internet-street-fighter-chun-li-tv-spot/|archive-date=2018-11-22|url-status=live}}

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In the 1990s Street Fighter II manga by Masaomi Kanzaki, Chun-Li remains in her established role of an Interpol agent investigating Bison. As the story progresses, Chun-Li participates in a tournament arranged by Shadaloo, eventually coming up against Vega, portrayed here as her father's killer. She defeats him but is so exhausted that she pulls out from the tournament and her injuries prevent her from doing much when Ryu and Bison confront one another

Chun-Li also appears in Masahiko Nakahira's 1996–1997 manga Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru!, in which she participates in a police raid to an illegal underground fighting circle, saving Sakura from human traffickers who operated in the place. Later on, she follows the trails that lead her to an assassin which turns out to be Gen, from whom she suffers an utter defeat. She is last seen in Russia, parting ways with Sakura and Dan, with Cammy under her care. In the manga adaptations of Street Fighter Alpha, Chun-Li is again an agent of the Interpol. She encounters Ryu, who has fallen from grace and had hired himself out as a bodyguard to drug smugglers, and winds up befriending him and Birdie as well as Ken, also rescuing Cammy from being captured by Sodom. Shadaloo is once again responsible for the death of her father, though the exact identity of the killer is not revealed.

In Malibu Comics' short-lived Street Fighter series, Chun-Li is depicted as having known Ryu and Ken since her late teens, as well as having a romantic interest in Ryu, though both make their first appearances therein fighting each other after he sneaks up on her from behind.{{cite comic|writer=Len Strazewski|penciller=Don Hillsman|inker=Jeff Whiting|story=Street Fighter #1|title=Street Fighter|issue=|date=July 1993|publisher=Malibu Comics}}{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/malibu-s-street-fighter-comic-is-absolutely-terrible-72646.phtml|title=Malibu's Street Fighter comic is absolutely terrible|website=Destructoid|date=March 1, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625163903/http://www.destructoid.com/malibu-s-street-fighter-comic-is-absolutely-terrible-72646.phtml|archive-date=June 25, 2013|url-status=live}} Chun-Li is also one of several Street Fighter characters featured in Archie Comics' Worlds Unite event, which saw several Capcom and Sega franchises crossover in the Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Universe, Mega Man, and Sonic Boom comic lines.

In UDON's Street Fighter comics, Chun-Li again became a central character, involved in the hunt for Bison and Shadaloo. However, in the comic, the killer of Chun-Li's father is Cammy, prior to her being freed from Bison's control. Chun-Li battles Cammy when they meet face to face for the first time and ultimately forgives Cammy and turns her sights on Bison himself. Eventually, she receives an invitation from Shadaloo to enter a tournament being held by Bison. In 2008, UDON also released a four-issue special miniseries Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li, which focuses on a younger Chun-Li and one of her first assignments for the Hong Kong police. She is working with her partner Po-Lin, a young policewoman who has a very personal score to settle with Shadaloo. Notably, one of the cases in which Chun-Li gets involved in the miniseries is the murder of Go Hibiki, Dan's father, by Sagat's hands. In the Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers crossover series, she is a rival turned and uneasy ally of Morrigan.

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There have been multiple Chun-Li lookalike contests in Japan, United States and elsewhere during the early 1990s, with valuable main prizes such as the Nissan 300ZX or the Honda CR-X.{{Cite journal|date=May 1993|title=Chun-Li Lookalike Contests!|journal=SuperPlay|volume=7}} Later such contests have been performed on a much smaller scale.{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/miss-chun-li-contest-has-an-unlikely-winner-1758683649|title=Miss Chun-Li Contest Has an Unlikely Winner|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|work=Kotaku|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201007/https://kotaku.com/miss-chun-li-contest-has-an-unlikely-winner-1758683649|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Chun-Li's character was used to promote the film Ready Player One in Japan.{{Cite news|url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180418-618394/|title=現役ナースの桃月なしこ、セクシーな春麗コスプレで美脚あらわ|work=マイナビニュース|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033145/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180418-618394/|archive-date=2018-07-25|url-status=live}} In 2018, Japanese company Onitsuka Tiger collaborated with Capcom for Chun-Li to wear their new Mexico 66 SD line of sports shoes,{{Cite news|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/397/G039790/20180115048/|title=「ストリートファイターV AE」発売記念で「春麗」とオニツカタイガーのコラボが実現|work=4Gamer|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065707/https://www.4gamer.net/games/397/G039790/20180115048/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} and the 30th anniversary of Street Fighter collaboration between Capcom and Japan's Saga Prefecture{{Cite news|url=https://news.walkerplus.com/article/133597/|title=佐賀県が「ストリートファイターII」とコラボレーション!?サガットが「佐賀ット」に？|work=ニュースウォーカー|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065754/https://news.walkerplus.com/article/133597/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} featured singer and actress Kayo Noro dressed as Chun-Li.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0098011|title=深キョンに似てる？野呂佳代、春麗コスがかわいい - シネマトゥデイ|work=シネマトゥデイ|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065830/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0098011|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Previously, actress Miki Mizuno also dressed as Chun-Li in another promotional event{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/5912556/chun-li-who-wore-it-best/|title=Chun-Li: Who Wore It Best?|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|work=Kotaku|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180740/https://kotaku.com/5912556/chun-li-who-wore-it-best/|archive-date=2018-11-26|url-status=live}} as did pop singer Maki Miyamae to perform Chun-Li's official song on the television.{{Citation|last=GODSGARDEN UNITED|title=Street Fighter Chun-Li Official Singing.|date=2009-03-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwiFLjoifeQ|access-date=2018-11-26|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060153/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwiFLjoifeQ|url-status=live}} In 1997, actress and pop star Rie Tomosaka played Chun-Li on television as well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6207649|title=【実写】 ストリートファイター STREET FIGHTER ～炎の戦い～ 【タシーロ】|date=2009-02-20|website=Niconico Video|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102022648/http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6207649|archive-date=2012-11-02|url-status=live}}

A wide variety of Chun-Li figures have been produced by various manufacturers,{{Cite web|url=https://myfigurecollection.net/entry/3424|title=Chun-Li|website=myfigurecollection.net|language=en|access-date=2019-03-07|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060155/https://myfigurecollection.net/entry/3424|url-status=live}} including by Capcom itself,{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201506/12080707.html|title=『ストリートファイター』春麗があのポーズでスケールフィギュア化！|website=ファミ通.com|date=12 June 2015 |language=ja|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065846/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201506/12080707.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Ace Novelty,{{Cite journal|date=July 1994|title=Street Fighter Merchandisingmania|journal=Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine|volume=66}} BigBoysToys,{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-01-08/new-street-fighter-chun-li-figure-shows-off-her-signature-move/.97331|title=New Street Fighter's Chun-Li Figure Shows Off Her Signature Move|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-01-08/new-street-fighter-chun-li-figure-shows-off-her-signature-move/.97331|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Funko,{{Cite news|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-gamerverse-unleashed|title=Marvel Gamerverse Unleashed {{!}} News {{!}} Marvel|work=Marvel Entertainment|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215739/https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-gamerverse-unleashed|archive-date=2018-11-22|url-status=live}} Kotobukiya,{{Cite news|url=https://gameranx.com/updates/id/16678/article/kotobukiya-announces-new-street-fighter-chun-li-bishoujo-statue/|title=Kotobukiya announces new Street Fighter Chun-Li Bishoujo statue - Gameranx|date=2013-08-12|work=Gameranx|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022629/https://gameranx.com/updates/id/16678/article/kotobukiya-announces-new-street-fighter-chun-li-bishoujo-statue/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/28-1/chun-lis-legs-rise-up-in-street-fighter-battle-costume-bishoujo-statue|title=Chun-Li's Legs Rise Up In "Street Fighter" Battle Costume- Bishoujo Statue|work=Crunchyroll|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123023019/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/28-1/chun-lis-legs-rise-up-in-street-fighter-battle-costume-bishoujo-statue|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Pop Culture Shock Collectibles,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/this-300-street-fighter-5-statue-helps-raise-money/1100-6441952/|title=This $300 Street Fighter 5 Statue Helps Raise Money for Breast Cancer Charities|last=Paget|first=Mat|date=2016-07-19|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022728/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/this-300-street-fighter-5-statue-helps-raise-money/1100-6441952/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/another-900-street-fighter-statue-unveiled/1100-6449901/|title=Another $900 Street Fighter Statue Unveiled|last=Pereira|first=Chris|date=2017-05-09|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022818/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/another-900-street-fighter-statue-unveiled/1100-6449901/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} S.H. Figuart,{{Cite news|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/03/chun-li-and-ryu-are-ready-for-action-in-new-sh-figuarts-figures|title=Chun Li and Ryu are Ready for Action in New S.H. Figuarts Figures|work=Crunchyroll|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022514/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/03/chun-li-and-ryu-are-ready-for-action-in-new-sh-figuarts-figures|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} SOTA Toys,{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/5021335/first-street-fighter-iv-product-announced|title=First Street Fighter IV Product Announced|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|work=Kotaku|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065521/https://kotaku.com/5021335/first-street-fighter-iv-product-announced|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Storm Collectibles,{{Cite news|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/09/storm-collectibles-street-fighter-v-chun-li-battle-costume-nycc-exclusive-action-figure-unveiled/|title=Storm Collectibles' Street Fighter V Chun Li (Battle Costume) NYCC exclusive action figure unveiled|date=2018-09-21|work=Flickering Myth|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060206/https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/09/storm-collectibles-street-fighter-v-chun-li-battle-costume-nycc-exclusive-action-figure-unveiled/|url-status=live}} Takara Tomy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/preorder-listings-for-takara-tomy-mall-transformers-x-street-fighter-ii-sets/40109/|title=Pre-Order Listings for Takara Tomy Mall Transformers X Street Fighter II Sets|last=Seibertron.com|website=Seibertron.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022923/https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/preorder-listings-for-takara-tomy-mall-transformers-x-street-fighter-ii-sets/40109/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} {{Better source needed|reason=WP:FANSITE|date=December 2022}} and Tsume-Art,{{Cite news|url=https://www.destructoid.com/tsume-art-s-chun-li-and-vega-figures-now-up-for-pre-order-268983.phtml|title=Tsume-Art's Chun-Li and Vega figures now up for pre-order|work=destructoid|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815122759/https://www.destructoid.com/tsume-art-s-chun-li-and-vega-figures-now-up-for-pre-order-268983.phtml|archive-date=2019-08-15|url-status=live}} among many others. Artworks of her were also featured on an officially licensed animated NubyTech/UDON joypad for the PlayStation 2,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00098Q0GQ|title=Street Fighter 2 Controller: Chun Li (PS2): Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games|author=NubyTech|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=2011-09-29|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060156/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00098Q0GQ|url-status=live}} and a Mad Catz wireless joypad for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001M244M0|title=Mad Catz PS3 Wireless Street Fighter IV FightPad - Chun-Li (PS3): Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games|author=Madcatz|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=2011-09-29|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060215/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001M244M0|url-status=live}} Other assorted merchandise included Diesel sneakers,{{Cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/10/09/diesel-street-fighter-sneaker-review/|title=Review: Diesel's 'Street Fighter' Sneakers Are as Awesome as They Look|work=WWG|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124054929/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/10/09/diesel-street-fighter-sneaker-review/|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}} women's lingerie,{{Cite news|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/283/G028398/20170828096/|title=「ストリートファイター」，春麗とキャミィをイメージしたランジェリーが予約受付開始|work=4Gamer|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123113449/https://www.4gamer.net/games/283/G028398/20170828096/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} a figure-style flash drive USB stick,{{Cite news|url=https://jp.ign.com/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection/25216/news/iikousb6|title=ストIIのKO負け姿を再現したUSBメモリーが6月中旬より発売決定|date=2018-05-28|work=IGN Japan|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123070146/https://jp.ign.com/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection/25216/news/iikousb6|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} a postage stamp from Japanese Philatelic Association came with its own collectible figure,{{Cite news|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2017/11/16/110922.html|title=『ストリートファイター』が30周年を記念した切手セットに！春麗フィギュアも付属 {{!}} インサイド|work=インサイド|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065910/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2017/11/16/110922.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} and a figurine that came with a DyDo drink.{{Cite news|url=http://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/122/1122295/|title=コーヒーを飲んで昇龍拳！ダイドー「ストリートファイターV」フィギュアのキャンペーン|work=ASCII.jp|access-date=2018-11-24|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162520/http://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/122/1122295/|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}} There are also Chun-Li themed pachinko slot games,{{Cite news|url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/mar/15/super-street-fighter-4-cr-edition-coming-out-exclusively-japan-april-2014-its-pachinko-machine/|title=Super Street Fighter 4 CR Edition coming out exclusively to Japan in April 2014... it's a pachinko machine|last=Sim|first=Cheng Kai 'KarbyP'|date=2014-03-15|work=EventHubs|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200901/https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/mar/15/super-street-fighter-4-cr-edition-coming-out-exclusively-japan-april-2014-its-pachinko-machine/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} including Chun-Li Ni Makase China!, the first game of any kind that featured her in a starring role.{{Cite news|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/02/27/capcom-created-a-video-game-starring-chun-li/|title=Capcom Created A Video Game Starring Chun-Li|date=2009-02-27|work=Siliconera|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065905/http://www.siliconera.com/2009/02/27/capcom-created-a-video-game-starring-chun-li/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}

Chun-Li is widely regarded as one of the most popular characters in the series. As she is the first playable female fighting game character she has been dubbed as the "first lady of Fighting games",{{cite web|url=http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/569/|title=Chun-Li: The First Lady of Fighting Games|publisher=Retro Junk|date=2009|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608140803/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/569|archive-date=June 8, 2011|url-status=live}} the "original videogame super-babe",{{Cite journal|date=September 2000|title=Street Fighter III: Fight for the Future|journal=Official Dreamcast Magazine UK|volume=11|pages=53}} and such. During the 1990s, GamePro chose her as the most iconic character of Street Fighter II{{Cite magazine|date=November 1992|title=Hot at the Arcades: Street Fighter II|magazine=GamePro}} and years later called her "everyone's favorite feminine fighter".{{Cite magazine|date=August 2000|title=E3 Showstoppers|magazine=GamePro|volume=143|pages=78}} Mean Machines Sega noted her being "a firm favourite among Street Fighter II fans”.{{Cite magazine|date=July 1993|title=Mean Machines SEGA Issue 09|magazine=Mean Machines Sega|volume=1|pages=132}} Saturn Power described her as "subject of childish giggles as computer journalists everywhere try as they might to grab a screenshot of her showing her knickers".{{Cite journal|date=June 1997|title=Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo|journal=Saturn Power|volume=1|pages=70}} Her return in Street Fighter III: Third Strike has been called as the main and best addition to the game by IGN and GamePro;{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/6942/street-fighter-iii-3rd-strike/|title=Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike|magazine=GamePro |author=Watt, Kilo|date=October 5, 2000|access-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304042255/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/6942/street-fighter-iii-3rd-strike/|archive-date=2009-03-04}}{{cite web|url=http://dreamcast.ign.com/articles/078/078669p1.html|title=New Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Screens And Characters|website=IGN|date=April 28, 2000|access-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330074133/http://dreamcast.ign.com/articles/078/078669p1.html|archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=live}} Virgin's head of distribution Peter Jones chose the "saucy, sexy, dangerous and fast" as definitely the best character of the game.{{Cite journal|date=June 2000|title=Street Fighter III: Third Strike|journal=Official Dreamcast Magazine UK|volume=8|pages=83}} Retrospectively, Xbox 360 Official Magazine – Australia used her and Samus Aran as examples of gaming's original sex symbols prior to the advent of Lara Croft{{Cite journal|date=Christmas 2007|title=Xbox 360 Review: Tomb Raider Anniversary|journal=Xbox 360 Official Magazine Australia|volume=23}} and Chilango wrote of her, Lara and Mai Shiranui as the video game women "about whom we fantasied in the 90s" and described Mai as "SNK's response to the overwhelming success of Chun-Li."{{Cite news|url=https://www.chilango.com/general/mujeres-de-los-90-a-las-que-les-dedicamos-nuestras-primeras-chambas/|title=Mujeres con las que fantaseábamos en los 90 - Chilango|date=2014-12-16|work=Chilango|access-date=2018-11-23|language=es-MX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065829/https://www.chilango.com/general/mujeres-de-los-90-a-las-que-les-dedicamos-nuestras-primeras-chambas/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}

Nicholas Ware in a dissertation titled You Must Defeat Sheng Long to Stand a Chance noted that Chun-Li's journey across the Street Fighter game is consistent due to her desire to defeat Bison, she and other character wanting to take down the villain are overshadowed by Akuma. The characters remain popular as noted with Jackie Chan parodying her a in a movie as not only due to comic relief but also due to his connection with both China and Japan.{{cite journal |last1=Ware |first1=Nicholas |date=2010-08-01 |title='You Must Defeat Sheng Long To Stand a Chance': Street Fighter, Race, Play, and Player |url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_olink/r/1501/10?clear=10&p10_accession_num=bgsu1277062605 |journal=OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center |pages=48, 62–64 |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228045756/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_olink/r/1501/10?clear=10&p10_accession_num=bgsu1277062605 |url-status=dead }}

For the Street Fighter Alpha trilogy, Chun-Li was given a storyline that parallels the younger Ryu as both appear to be focused on revenge according to GamesRadar. Chun-Li was redesigned with an entire new outfit that GamesRadar found it fitting for an anime series but was disapproved by the fandom. This led to the optional Street Fighter II outfit in Alpha 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/street-fighter-week-the-evolution-of-chun-li-and-blanka/2/|title=Street Fighter Week: The evolution of Chun-Li and Blanka|website=GamesRadar|date=18 March 2008 |access-date=May 5, 2024}} The site praised her return in the Street Fighter III trilogy due to her more detailed sprites but found her new story about children she trains to be ridiculous.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/street-fighter-week-the-evolution-of-chun-li-and-blanka/3/|title=Street Fighter Week: The evolution of Chun-Li and Blanka|website=GamesRadar|date=18 March 2008 |access-date=May 5, 2024}} In a bigger overview of the series, Kotaku claims that Street Fighter 6 provided the best incarnation of Chun-Li over 24 years ago as she is not longer obsessed with revenge against M. Bison and is instead portrayed in a more calm lifestyle while continuing to teach young children martial arts similar to the original ending from Street Fighter II where the fighter is now looking for a more peaceful lifestyle.{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/street-fighter-6-chun-li-juri-ryu-li-fen-how-old-is-age-1850613389|title=Street Fighter 6 Features The Best Chun-Li In 24 Years|website=Kotaku|date=7 July 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2024}}

Chun-Li's fans have included the rapper Kid Ink,{{Cite magazine|date=July 2015|title=My Favourite Game|magazine=Edge|volume=281|pages=20}} and female gamers such as Codemasters manager Laura Peterson{{Cite magazine|date=March 2003|title=Digital Women|magazine=Edge|volume=121}} and media personality Violet Berlin.{{Cite journal|date=March 1993|title=Violet Berlin speaks out for the girls|journal=MEGA|volume=6}} The creation of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition was in fact inspired by an argument between two girls over which one of them would play as Chun-Li, which was witnessed by Capcom USA's Jeff Walker who then asked Capcom's founder Kenzo Tsujimoto to make a version allowing both players to play the same character.{{Cite book|title=Undisputed Street Fighter|last=Hendershot|first=Steve|publisher=Dynamite|year=2017|pages=135–136}} According to the Smithsonian Museum's Chris Mellisinos, Chun-Li "was such an anomaly. How many times did you have the chance to play as a strong female character in arcades? She was drawn attractively, just like Ken and Ryu, but in no way was she a diminished character because she was female." Video game scholar Jennifer deWinter felt it was furthermore very "interesting and surprising to have such a strong Chinese character in Chun-Li coming out of a Japanese game." Nevertheless, PSM noted by 1997 how "a vocal minority believes that [gaming's] female characters do very little to attract women. These people argue that Chun Li, Lara Croft, and most other female game characters are designed primarily for a male gamer's satisfaction, and not geared towards the needs of women garners at all."{{Cite journal|date=December 1997|title=Games & Girls|journal=PSM|volume=4}} In contrast to her good appearance, Chun-Li's design in Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite was the subject of negative responses by fans resulting into Capcom revising it in a patch.{{cite news|title=It looks like Capcom's fixed Chun-Li's face in Marvel vs. Capcom|newspaper=Eurogamer.net|date=17 August 2017 |access-date=May 5, 2024|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/it-looks-like-capcoms-fixed-chun-lis-face-in-marvel-vs-capcom-infinite}}

Many fighting game characters from the 1990s that have been directly inspired by Chun-Li in terms of both graphics and gameplay include Li Xiang Fei in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers,{{Cite magazine|date=September 1998|title=Hot in the Arcades: RB2|magazine=GamePro|volume=120|pages=96}} Liu Feilin in Fighter's History,{{Cite magazine|date=June 1994|title=ProNews|magazine=GamePro}} and Sekka in Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls.{{Cite magazine|date=October 1994|title=ProReview: Double Dragon V|magazine=GamePro}} Similarities with Chun-Li were further observed in various other characters, such as the move sets of Jamm in Golden Axe: The Duel{{Cite magazine|date=July 1996|title=Next Wave: The Axe Strikes Back!|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|volume=84|pages=89}} and Miyabi in Raging Fighter,{{Cite journal|date=July 1993|title=Gaming on the Go|journal=Video Games & Computer Entertainment|volume=54|pages=86}} or the looks of Mei Mei in unreleased Mission: Deadly Skies.{{Cite magazine|date=June 1996|title=Next Wave: PlayStation|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|volume=083}} Her success furthermore directly contributed to the creation of such characters (besides Street Fighter's own Cammy{{cite journal|author=Staff|year=1996|title=A Fighter Speaks|journal=Game On!|publisher=Horibuchi, Seiji|volume=1|issue=1|page=6}}) as Mortal Kombat's Sonya Blade, followed by Kitana and Mileena;{{Cite journal|date=December 1994|title=Immortal Kombat|journal=The One Amiga|volume=75|pages=31–33}} popular fighting characters that resemble Chun-Li include Lei Fang (Dead or Alive), Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken), and Pai Chan (Virtua Fighter).{{Cite journal|last=MacCallum-Stewart|first=Esther|date=2008-02-29|title=Real Boys Carry Girly Epics: Normalising Gender Bending in Online Games|url=http://www.eludamos.org/index.php/eludamos/article/view/vol2no1-5|journal=Eludamos. Journal for Computer Game Culture|language=en-US|volume=2|issue=1|pages=27–40|doi=10.7557/23.5970|s2cid=7456966|issn=1866-6124|access-date=2019-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322095000/http://www.eludamos.org/index.php/eludamos/article/view/vol2no1-5|archive-date=2019-03-22|url-status=live|doi-access=free}} In the 1992 Hong-Kong film Super Lady Cop, Cynthia Khan's character Ling is nicknamed "Chun Li" in an inspired role, including using some of Chun-Li's moves.{{Cite news |title=Super Lady Cop (1992) - Review - Far East Films |language=en-US |work=Far East Films |url=http://www.fareastfilms.com/?review_post_type=super-lady-cop |url-status=live |access-date=2018-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135317/http://www.fareastfilms.com/?review_post_type=super-lady-cop |archive-date=2018-11-26}}{{Cite web |title=Super Lady Cop (1992) |url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/super_lady_cop.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121752/http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/super_lady_cop.htm |archive-date=2018-10-19 |access-date=2018-11-26 |website=www.lovehkfilm.com}}

Others who have dressed as Chun-Li have included Japanese gravure idols Akina Minami, Erina Kamiya, Yuka Kuramochi and Yuri Morishita,{{Cite news|url=http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1802/11/news026.html|title=戦闘力はゼロ？ 南明奈、春麗コスで衰え知らずのアイドル力を発揮する|work=ねとらぼ|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065749/http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1802/11/news026.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3343872|title=クールな雰囲気がたまらない！仮面女子・神谷えりなが魅せた"カッコ可愛い"春麗コスプレにコメント殺到「コスプレえりなも新鮮」|work=ニコニコニュース|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311222604/http://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3343872|archive-date=2018-03-11|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3047716|title=ガチゲーマー・倉持由香が語る"ストリートファイター"の魅力「春麗（チュンリー）は私の理想のボディなんです」|work=Nico Nico News|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060216/https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3047716|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1611/10/news109.html|title=お団子が4つある！ 森下悠里、春麗コスで積極的にK.Oされたい美脚を見せつける|work=ねとらぼ|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065853/http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1611/10/news109.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} former Italian model Francesca Dani,{{Cite journal|date=March 2002|title=Cosplay sul Web|url=https://archive.org/details/Evolution02/page/n127|journal=EvolutioN|volume=2|pages=129}} Japanese model Haruna Anno,{{Cite news|url=https://gigazine.net/news/20081011_daletto_sfo_event/|title=ニコニコ生放送のストリートファイターオンラインイベント「巨大チュンリー降臨～はるなと僕らの3時間戦争」の舞台裏|work=GIGAZINE|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065747/https://gigazine.net/news/20081011_daletto_sfo_event/|url-status=live}} Korean MMA fighter Jenny Huang,{{Cite news|url=https://kk1up.jp/archives/20170910_game.html|title=【話題】ストリートファイター「春麗」に憧れ続ける外国人女子総合格闘家!! 10月に日本で試合決定|date=2017-09-10|work=1UP情報局|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065538/https://kk1up.jp/archives/20170910_game.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Russian bodybuilder Julia Vins,{{Cite news|url=https://www.fraghero.com/the-internet-had-it-wrong-this-is-the-hottest-chun-li-cosplay/|title=The Internet Had It Wrong, This Is The Hottest Chun Li Cosplay|work=Fraghero|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065815/https://www.fraghero.com/the-internet-had-it-wrong-this-is-the-hottest-chun-li-cosplay/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Japanese model and media personality Kayo Satoh,{{Cite web|url=https://news.aol.jp/2015/02/13/satokayo/|title=AOLニュース - 国内外の最新ニュースや写真・動画を配信|website=AOL News JP|language=ja-JP|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123111956/https://news.aol.jp/2015/02/13/satokayo/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} Japanese singer and model Kyary Pamyu Pamyu,{{Cite news|url=http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1706/04/news022.html|title=意外と強いかも？ きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ、キュートすぎる春麗コスでファンをK.O.|work=ねとらぼ|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065553/http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1706/04/news022.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} American actress Ming-Na Wen (aside from having portrayed the character in the 1994 film),{{Cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2017/11/02/ming-na-wen-chun-li-street-fighter-halloween-2017/|title=Ming-Na Wen Dresses As Chun-Li For Halloween|work=Movies|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200711/https://comicbook.com/movies/2017/11/02/ming-na-wen-chun-li-street-fighter-halloween-2017/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} former Japanese muscle idol Reika Saiki, Chinese doctor and bodybuilder Yuan Herong,{{Cite news|url=https://www.wingchunnews.ca/this-chinese-doctor-is-the-real-life-chun-li/|title=This Chinese Doctor Is The Real Life Chun Li|access-date=2020-09-23|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060158/https://www.wingchunnews.ca/this-chinese-doctor-is-the-real-life-chun-li/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CXocJvLPJly/|title=袁合荣 on Instagram: "Chun Li"|website=Instagram|access-date=2022-01-02|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060205/https://www.instagram.com/p/CXocJvLPJly/|url-status=live}} Chengxiao from the Korean-Chinese idol group Cosmic Girls,{{Cite news|url=https://rocketnews24.com/2016/09/08/797722/|title=【動画あり】かわいすぎる「リアル春麗」が始球式に登場したと話題|date=2016-09-08|work=ロケットニュース24|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065757/https://rocketnews24.com/2016/09/08/797722/|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sankei.com/west/news/160923/wst1609230006-n1.html|title=【動画】激萌え...春麗コスでノーバン、１８０°開脚、側宙も 韓国の始球式番組で優勝した美少女は誰だ？|last=INC|first=SANKEI DIGITAL|date=2016-09-23|website=産経WEST|language=ja|access-date=2019-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403095650/https://www.sankei.com/west/news/160923/wst1609230006-n1.html|archive-date=2019-04-03|url-status=live}} and Turkish media personality Aşkım İrem Aktulga who was transformed into Chun-Li in the show Red Bull Shape Shifters.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/red-bull-shape-shiftersta-donusum-sirasi-chun-lide-41003902|title=Red Bull Shape Shifters'ta dönüşüm sırası Chun-Li'de|access-date=2018-11-23|language=tr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122151910/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/red-bull-shape-shiftersta-donusum-sirasi-chun-lide-41003902|archive-date=2018-11-22|url-status=live}} Some of them have been also male, such as Japanese wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi{{Cite news|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/04/26/98153.html|title=プロレスラー・棚橋弘至が"春麗コス"を披露！予想以上の着こなし、そのままコンビニへ|work=インサイド|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065654/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/04/26/98153.html|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}} or Australian stunt actor and wrestler Ladybeard.{{Cite news|url=https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3583215|title=百裂脚されたい！リアル春麗たちのコスプレが芸術的過ぎると話題に|work=ニコニコニュース|access-date=2018-11-23|language=ja|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108060206/https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3583215|url-status=live}}

Street Fighter player Ricki Ortiz built the majority of her 20-year career around the character of Chun-Li. She picked the character as a child because Chun-Li was the only female character in Street Fighter II, and she built up an extreme loyalty around the character. Chun-Li was significantly nerfed in 2008 and 2017, rendering the character nonviable for competitive play.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/19966893/evo-2017-street-fighter-v-main-why-ricki-ortiz-give-chun-li|work=ESPN|title=What's in a main? Why Ricki Ortiz might have to give up on Chun-Li|last=Barnes|first=Katie|date=2017-06-11|access-date=2023-06-14|archive-date=2023-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620152645/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/19966893/evo-2017-street-fighter-v-main-why-ricki-ortiz-give-chun-li|url-status=live}}

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