again, the Udon comics hint that it is a possibility.
True, but, as much as I like Udon, the stories are not canon (though some people are arguing hints of the Charlie book will find their way in the game), but also, one of the possible identities the officer said is Chun Li's dad as you said, but the other is that he's a lone vigilante, the other is that he's a robot made by the government, and the other one is that he's a line of robots.
My problem with making Q Chun Li's dad is this:
-Doesn't mesh with the limited and obscure hints we've been given in the game sprites and his ending.
- In most of the art, Q's skin in a brownish tone- he could be black, or a tanned white, Hispanic, Latin, or Asian person, though if you look at my research, you'll see sprites of his crouching hK, standing mk and jumping mk where you can see his legs exposed above the socks and his skin is clearly dark brown
- David is potentially venturing into "he doth protest too much" when talking to Juliana about the details on Q, they have similar taste in clothing, and the camera focuses on him more than Richard Bagman (the older gentleman in the ending)
- Even if Bison never used Q because he deemed him a failure and worthless as a bargaining chip to Chun Li, he'd be a source too important to waste or let him wander unchecked. If he's got that much power, but is sloppy, he wouldn't risk him getting away as a loose end, he'd have him killed or dissected. He is ludicrously strong, it's clear by his movement (his crashing down intro) the quaking many of his actions cause. and the nature of his Deadly Double combo, that he's veeeeery dangerous even if he's unrefined as a fighter.
-Chun Li has been a thorn in Bison's side forever, why wouldn't he use the fact that he's mutated and enslaved her dad to break her spirit or send him after her? Especially after all the years between SF 3 and 4 (and 5?)
-It's a huge wast of a fun enigma character and is just a lazy tacked on idea. I don't know why they haven't outright said Chun li's father is dead, but it's clear he is. Bison would have utilized that ace in the hole. With Q, you can make him a truly unique guy with his own history, destiny and future. Even if he's tied to Shadaloo, he could shed light onto a whole new aspect or program that was being worked on, or if he's tied to the Illuminati/Gill's Secret Society brethren, then bam, more info on the mysterious new guys! Also bringing him back just for a "I know you're in there!" fight would be cringey, it just jumbles up his limited, but powerful impact on Chun Li. Great father, great officer, friend to Gen, fantastic martial artist, mowed down in his prime in his pursuit for justice. If there were gradual hints, I could accept it, but with all these years and nothing showing there's more to his fate than death hurts all three characters.
I know things are subject to change, but when Q was made, I highly doubt that the planned anything in advance for him. He doesn't even really have any notable interactions with characters. Urien and Akuma say some obscure things while Oro makes a joke about him looking like something out of the 70s ( A reference to Robot Detective K). Yet Chun Li has nothing connecting him to her.
The trajectory of events in the Udon books are rather different and the official SF canon, but if they were to continue on and make him her dad in the book, it would still be a weird fit. In the books, I believe Cammy and the Dolls murdered him on the spot (I can't remember much, but I remember them having a crazy fight; poor bugger put up a good fight, but was snuffed out in the end)
This mega post is getting a bit long hah, sorry. It proves, I'm obsessed, rather knowledgeable...and have no life :p
look
all I'm saying is
if
can all rock the white mustache
i don't see why Q can't
he needs to conceal his identity
and what better way
than a mustache
a white mustache
I'm...I'm slowly being drawn into your White Mustache Organization...it's...so...Majestic! :o