Street Fighter 6may still be planned for release in 2023, but there’s still a good amount of excitement and momentum for the fighting game right now. That’s especially true given this weekend is EVO 2022 andStreet Fighter 5: Championship Editionis one of the main events. Capcom has shown up to EVO in style, bringingStreet Fighter 6demo stations for attendees to play and teasing an announcement for tonight’sStreet Fighter 5tournament final. Unfortunately, it seems that the announcement may have leaked early.
Street Fighterfans have expected Capcom to reveal one ofStreet Fighter 6’s roster during theEVO 2022finals. That’s now confirmed to be true. However, Capcom apparently isn’t revealing just one character. It’s revealing two. The leak came from Capcom itself, as the German account for the publisher seems to have posted the announcements early. Across two now-deleted posts, Capcom confirmed new character Kimberly and returning fighter Juri will be joiningStreet Fighter 6’s roster.
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A loose translation of the Capcom tweet describes Kimberly as the student ofFinal FightandStreet Fighter Alphaprotagonist Guy. Kimberly is said to be obsessed with the 80s and carries around a cassette player on her hip. The image shared with the Kimberly leak shows her having defeated Luke, her braids hanging in the air as if she inherited Necalli’s hair physics. Fans of Guy’s bushinryu style can look forward to Kimberly being a part ofStreet Fighter 6’s base roster when it launches.
Juri needs no introduction. She first appeared inSuper Street Fighter 4and instantly became a popular addition to the franchise. She’s since been featured inStreet Fighter 5,Street Fighter X Tekken, and even Bandai Namco’s crossover RPGsProject X ZoneandProject X Zone 2. Juri remains a thrill seeker inStreet Fighter 6and enjoys targeting and destroying her enemies. With M. Bison’s defeat inStreet Fighter 5, however, Juri is looking for a new focus.
Both Kimberly and Juri were previously rumored to be part of theStreet Fighter 6roster following a series of major leaks after the game was announced. ThatCapcom leakfeatured 22 different characters, of which 6 have now been confirmed forStreet Fighter 6. Suffice to say, there are still a lot of characters left to announce beforeStreet Fighter 6arrives.
For those interested in watching the official announcement of Kimberly and Jury, so long as Capcom doesn’t change its plans, EVO 2022’sStreet Fighter 5: Championship Editionfinals will be tonight. TheStreet Fighter 5finals are expected to go live at 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET, but it could be delayed if previous games go long.
Street Fighter 6releases in 2023 on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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