Sagat

Sagat trained Adon, and held the first World Warrior tournament to prove that he was not only the strongest Muay Thai fighter, but the strongest fighter in the world. Only one fighter managed to reach Sagat: a young martial artist named Ryu. Initially, Sagat was able to pin Ryu, and was sure that he was the winner of the match. However, Ryu became desperate to win the fight and was consumed by the Satsui no Hadou and executed the Metsu Shoryuken, grievously wounding Sagat and leaving a massive scar across his chest. Because of this event, Sagat has sworn revenge on Ryu

Adon mocked his teacher for losing to Ryu and challenged him for the title of God of Muay Thai. His rage blinded him, and Sagat lost to Adon, but not before beating the younger man so hard that he would be in traction for four months. Consumed with rage and hatred, Sagat eagerly joined the criminal organization known as Shadaloo. M. Bison had offered him Shadaloo resources to find Ryu and provide Sagat with a rematch. Sagat’s nearly indomitable power provided him with the position of Bison’s personal bodyguard, one of the feared Four Heavenly Kings (四天王(してんのう) Shitennō^?) of Shadoloo.

During his tenure in Shadaloo, Sagat encountered Dan, now an adult seeking revenge for his father’s death in the fight with Sagat. Sagat realized how anger can make people do things they regret, so he purposely lost the fight (although Dan doesn’t believe that he did), which allowed Dan to defeat him and satisfy his anger.

Sagat realized that his scar was a result of the killing intent which possessed Ryu called the Satsui no Hadou. Finally, he understood that true rivals should not be blinded by rage and hatred, nor be seduced by it, and realized Bison’s real intentions.

However, Bison presented him with a brainwashed Ryu, and told Sagat he could have the rematch he always wanted. Despite Sagat’s disappointment with fighting a corrupted opponent, Sagat still fought Ryu. To break Bison’s mind control, he implored to Ryu that a true warrior would not give in to such treachery. Ryu awakened from Bison’s control and, rejecting the Satsui no Hadou, drove Bison off. Sagat finally realized that rivalries must have their limits.

While Sagat’s goal in the second World Warrior tournament was a clean rematch with Ryu, his hopes were eclipsed when Ryu had been knocked out of the competition, therefore he dropped out of the tournament before his next match, finishing third in the tournament. Sagat continues to train his body and mind in Thailand, hoping to become the world’s strongest fighter before he becomes too old to do so.