Set between the SF IV and SF III timelines. Charlie Nash awakens from the dead and is directed by a woman named Helen to retrieve an item from Guile. Simultaneously, Shadaloo launches Operation C.H.A.I.N.S. — seven orbital satellites called Black Moons designed to generate devastating electromagnetic pulses. F.A.N.G. steals a control piece from Rashid and triggers one over New York City. Karin Kanzuki assembles a global coalition to recover the remaining control pieces before Shadaloo does. Charlie, Rashid, and Juri eventually join Helen's side. Cammy captures her brainwashed sister Decapre but refuses to hand her over. The coalition storms Shadaloo's headquarters, disables the Black Moons, and fails to stop Bison — who orders the satellites to fall on six cities instead. Twenty-four hours remain.