>>837474It's goofy, but it draws from reality. Every fighter is based on either a real-life martial artist or a character from an action movie. Kuma for example, was inspired by a famous "fight" between American karateka Willie Williams and a bear. (The fight did happen, but the bear was a declawed zoo bear with no teeth or claws to fight back, despite Williams being nicknamed "The Bear Killer" for simply hitting it a few times.)