 The outset characters are Axl Low, Chipp Zanuff, Dr. Baldhead, Kliff Undersn, Ky Kiske, May, Millia Rage, Potemkin, Sol Badguy—the main character—, and Zato-1, while Baiken, Justice, and Testament are boss characters that are unlockable.Daisuke Ishiwatari had conceived the game before joining Arc System Works, during the period he was in a vocational school.Eventually, Ishiwatari entered the company, where he was working on other things until the day he revealed to the president he wanted to make a game in "Street Fighter"-likeness.