not one of the most popular characters in the franchise, Elena has a cult fanbase that adores her and so do we." Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield expressed a desire to see her in Super Street Fighter IV, calling her his favourite character. Similarly, GamesRadar chose Elena as one of the 12 most-wanted Street Fighter characters for Super Street Fighter IV due to "wearing almost nothing and acrobatically showing off her crotch at every opportunity" and the smoothness of her animation in Street Fighter III, adding that she was "much more than just a bikini-clad tease with impossibly fluid and graceful movements" and called her a "lot of fun to play" and "the exact polar opposite of Balrog". Planet Xbox 360 shared the sentiment, listing her as one of the characters they most wanted to see in Street Fighter IV while further adding that "Elena would bring a lot of depth to character roster that truly needs more women representation ... if guys drool over Cammy’s legs, then Elena should make them blush in the company of other women." She has gained a popularity among the series' fandom as well. In an official poll by Namco in 2012, Elena was the 13th most requested Street Fighter character to be added to the roster of Tekken X Street Fighter. She won Gameyaro.com's vote for the most kawaii Street Fighter female. In a 2018 worldwide poll by Capcom, Elena was voted 42nd most popular Street Fighter character (out of 109). See also List of Street Fighter characters Notes References External links Official character profiles: Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken Elena's Street Fighter III entry at StrategyWiki Black characters in video games Dancer characters in video games Female characters in anime and manga Female characters in video games Fictional capoeira practitioners Fictional martial artists in video games Fictional Kenyan people Fictional physicians Princess characters in video games Street Fighter characters Teenage characters in video games Woman soldier and warrior characters in video games Video game characters introduced in 1997 Video game characters with accelerated healing