Garuda (ガルダ Garuda?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX series, first appearing as a non-playable boss in Street Fighter EX before becoming playable in its update, Street Fighter EX Plus. He is a demonic being clad in samurai armor capable of absorbing negative energies to strengthen his own power. Garuda appears in Fighting EX Layer, a spritual successor to the Street Fighter EX games featuring the original characters from said games that were created by Arika.