Reception
Dan's character has received positive response by video game publications. IGN ranked Dan at number twelve in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article, noting his role as a "fan favourite" despite his status as a joke character. GameDaily listed Dan at number eighteen in their "Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time" article and at number two in their "Top 25 Most Bizarre Fighting Characters" article, stating that despite the character's handicaps "...Dan is fun". In the January 30, 1997 issue of Gamest magazine in Japan, Dan ranked at the top from the poll Top 50 Characters of 1996. GamesRadar listed Dan's uselessness as the number one in-game in-joke, stating that the character has become a fan favourite for overconfident players who want to show their skills. UGO Networks editor Paul Furfari chose Dan as one of the top 50 best Street Fighter characters, commenting that players could use him to "insult or embarrass a competing player." GameRadar's Mikel Reparaz also wrote an article titled "The pathetic history of Dan Hibiki" which focused on his appearances ever since Street Fighter Alpha and his history with the Art of Fighting characters. Reparaz labelled Dan as "a crappy version of Ryu or Ken", stating nevertheless to be one of the most enjoyable playable characters of the series. Ryan Clements from IGN shared similar comments, stating that if players are able to fully control Dan's moves, the character becomes very effective in fights from Street Fighter IV. Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft also praised Dan's gameplay in Street Fighter IV, but criticized his English voice. UGO listed him thirteenth in their article of "The 25 Awesomest Hidden Characters" with comments on his introduction in Street Fighter Alpha as a comic-relief character. His "Shisso Buraiken" move from Street Fighter IV was listed as one of the most satisfying uppercuts in gaming's history by GamesRadar due to the effect done in the opponent's facial expression. Dan's absence from Street Fighter X Tekken was joked by series producer Yoshinori Ono to be as a result of Tekken character who "killed" him at the Comic-Con 2010 trailer from the game. As a result, Joystiq wrote a comical article based on the character's "death."
On the other hand, Complex listed Dan as the lamest character in Street Fighter, reasoning that he's "Intentionally underpowered and truncated move list".
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