Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono announced at Comic-Con that they will work with Content Media Corporation to create Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. The prequel series will show the formative years of the iconic characters Ryu and Ken as they learn Ansatsuken (Assassin’s Fist) and will be developed by the team behind fan movie Street Fighter: Legacy.

“This takes the story right back to the start – the origins and motivations of Ryu, Ken, Gouken and Akuma,” said director Joey Ansah, who has starred The Bourne Ultimatum and Snow White and the Huntsman.”This will become the definitive back-story from which further epic adventures will follow.”