Capcom has shared a first trailer for Street Fighter 6’s next playable fighter, Akuma, who’ll be joining steadily expanding line-up sometime this “spring”.
Akuma will be Street Fighter 6’s 22nd playable character, following the arrival of Ed last month, and gives the returning fighter – who made his series debut in 1994’s Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo as a hidden boss – a striking new look.
As with many other returning series characters, Akuma – the younger brother of Ryu’s and Ken’s master, Gouken – gets a striking new look for his Street Fighter 6 appearance, with his once-red hair now transformed into a shock of white.
Street Fighter 6 – Akuma Teaser Trailer
When Akuma joins the Street Fighter 6 line-up this “spring”, he’ll be available in Fighting Grounds and can be encountered as a master in World Tour mode. Players can become his students and embark on missions and it’ll be possible to visit his Gokuento stage – as seen in Akuma’s reveal trailer above – in World Tour.
Capcom says to expect new sound-related features and Battle Hub events as part of the update accompanying Akuma’s arrival – which officialymakes the end of Street Fighter 6’s first year of content. Work on Year 2, according to director Takayuki Nakayama, is already underway.
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