Following yesterday’s Street Fighter 6 closed beta announcement, Capcom has now revealed the full 18-strong character roster coming to the long-running fighting series’ latest instalment on launch day.
Previously, Capcom has confirmed 11 of the characters set to be playing in Street Fighter, offering a mix of familiar faces and brand-new additions. The iconic likes of Chun-Li, Ryu, Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, E. Honda, and Guile were confirmed to be in, alongside more recent additions Juri and Luke. And as for newcomers, they arrived in the form of “self-styled Chinatown peacekeeper” Jamie and “devoted student to Bushinryu” Kimberly.
As of today, though, that 11-strong line-up has been joined by seven others, with Capcom having now announced Street Fighter 6’s full launch roster. Series stalwarts Zangief, Cammy, and Dee Jay are all present and correct, and the list of newcomers is complete with Manon, Marisa, Lily, and JP.
You can see all 18 characters making their introductions in Capcom’s newly released Street Fighter 6 World Tour opening movie above. Hopefully Capcom will update the official website’s character roster with everyone’s details soon.
Street Fighter 6 will be launching some time next year on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, but a firm release date is yet to be shared. However, a cross-play-enabaled closed beta test will be taking place next month on all platforms, running from 7th to 10th October. Sign-ups are open until 30th September and successful applicants will get their hands on eight playable characters – Luke, Jamie, Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, Kimberly, Juri, and Ken – alongside a selection of different modes, including training, ranked and casual matches, and tournaments.
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