Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Akuma character biography (in Japanese): "Fist Master"... Akuma. A ferocious yet pure obsession with "fighting". Carrying tens of thousands of dead people on his back, he wanders between the underworld and the real world in search of the next strong man. "My fist... no one will break it!"
Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Makoto character biography (in Japanese): The Rindoukan is a prestigious karate dojo. However, there is no longer a shadow of its former prosperity. Makoto, the only daughter, swears on her father's dojo suit, "I will make it a major karate school once again! Once again... we will make you a major player!
Official Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Remy character biography (in Japanese): There are those who cannot be forgiven. The heart howls, "Beat them, crush them. When the eyes hidden by his silver hair gleam in a moment of madness, the young man's heart is dyed in darkness. A banquet of revenge... there is no turning back now!
"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 590. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 July 1999. p. 17.