Capcom has shared a first trailer for Street Fighter 6's next playable fighter, Akuma, who will join the game's ever-expanding lineup sometime this “spring.”
Akuma will be Street Fighter 6's 22nd playable character, following Ed's arrival last month, and gives the returning fighter, who made his debut in the series in 1994's Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo as a hidden boss, a little makeover.
Like many other returning characters from the series, Akuma, the younger brother of Ryu and Ken's master Gouken, gets a striking new look for Street Fighter 6, his once red mane now transformed into a mop of white hair. .
Street Fighter 6 – Akuma TrailerWhen Akuma joins the Street Fighter 6 lineup this “spring,” he will be available in Fighting Ground mode and will also be found as a master in World Tour mode. Players can become his students and embark on quests, and it will be possible to visit his Gokuento stage, as seen in Akuma Reveal Trailer above – in World Tour.
Capcom says to expect new sound-related features and Battle Hub events as part of the update that will accompany the arrival of Akuma, which will officially mark the end of Street Fighter 6's first year of content. Work on Year 2, according to director Takayuki Nakayama, is already underway.
