, commonly known as T. Hawk, is a fictional character in the Street Fighter series. He made his first appearance in the 1993's Super Street Fighter II as one of the four new characters introduced in the game. In the series, he is a Native American warrior from Mexico whose ancestral homeland was taken over by Shadaloo, forcing him into exile. Critical commentary of T. Hawk has focused on the portrayal of the character's heritage as an indigenous person of the Americas. Development During the development of Super Street Fighter II, T. Hawk was named "Geronimo", but it was changed after an American staff member suggested that the name "Geronimo" might be seen as racially offensive. T. Hawk's hairstyle was also changed from an Elvis-style haircut to something more consistent with his heritage on the suggestion of a staffer from Capcom's US office named Steve Patton, who is of Native American heritage. T. Hawk was introduced as the second "grappler" style character in the series; he is much quicker and more maneuverable than the series' other large type characters such as Zangief and Sagat, in spite of his massive frame. Moves such as the long-range "Condor Dive" are examples where his primary strategic aim does not involve grabbing an opponent up close. Appearances In video games T. Hawk is one of the four new characters introduced in Super Street Fighter II. He is a member of the fictional Thunderfoot indigenous American clan, whose homeland was taken over 30 years before the events of the game by M. Bison, who also murdered his father, Arroyo Hawk. Thunder Hawk enters the tournament to reclaim his homeland from Bison. T. Hawk has always been billed as originating from Mexico. His backstory states that he was born in the Sonoran desert and that he resides in the Monte Albán plains. His second appearance as a playable character was in the home versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3, in which he leaves his home village after the disappearances of some of the locals. His last opponent before fighting Bison is Juli, one of Bison's bodyguards. The girl T. Hawk is searching for is revealed to be Julia, who was captured and brainwashed into becoming one of Bison's assassins named Juli. T. Hawk again returns in Super Street Fighter IV. He has regained his homeland following the events of the Street Fighter II series, but must