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Welcome to our 'Faces of Pain' gallery for Street Fighter X Tekken

Welcome to our 'Faces of Pain' gallery for Street Fighter X Tekken

Capcom has honed its fighting engine to a sheen, enabling some incredible still frames and facial expressions. Most of the time, the action's moving far too quickly to truly take them all in, which is why we've made this gallery, allowing you to enjoy them at your leisure.

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Cammy punches Guile, who appears to be a secret member of Kiss. Just look at that tongue!

Cammy punches Guile, who appears to be a secret member of Kiss. Just look at that tongue!

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Heihachi gives Zangief that horrible feeling you get when you bump your nose

Heihachi gives Zangief that horrible feeling you get when you bump your nose

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Dhalsim proves that a dedication to yoga makes for an impressively expressive face

Dhalsim proves that a dedication to yoga makes for an impressively expressive face

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Oh, so THAT'S what it feels like to get dragon punched

Oh, so THAT'S what it feels like to get dragon punched

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To be honest, we're amazed Akuma's attack didn't scythe poor Asuka in two

To be honest, we're amazed Akuma's attack didn't scythe poor Asuka in two

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Sagat isn't really using his elbow as a drill to get to Bob's fat, juicy brain

Sagat isn't really using his elbow as a drill to get to Bob's fat, juicy brain

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Bravo, Ryu - a contender for best expression in the game

Bravo, Ryu - a contender for best expression in the game

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The bigger they come, the stupider the facial expression when they fall

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Sagat's face seems to say 'my neck's not meant to bend like that'

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You can hear the snap from here. Ouch

You can hear the snap from here. Ouch

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Ouch - a stilleto to the head. It's really not Lili's day, is it?

Ouch - a stilleto to the head. It's really not Lili's day, is it?

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Look at Law's face. Not so much in pain as knowing there's about to be a lot of it

Look at Law's face. Not so much in pain as knowing there's about to be a lot of it

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Where's the face here? Look carefuly... look some more... there it is!

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