Capcom revealed new details on characters, stages and other content coming to the fifth and final season of Street Fighter V Champion Edition, As part of today’s ‘Street Fighter V Summer Update’ web direct presentation.
According to the Street Fighter V development team, Dan, Rose, Oro, Akira and one yet-to-be-revealed character will be joining the hard-hitting roster. These newly confirmed characters are currently in production, so additional details, in-progress images, and gameplay footage will be shared in the months ahead as these new characters take form.
Dan
A mainstay from the Street Fighter Alpha series and last appearing in Street Fighter IV, Dan Hibiki will be bringing his iconic over-confidence to Street Fighter V, and will be released in Winter 2020.
Rose
Rose is a fortune-telling fan-favourite character who also previously appeared in the Alpha series and Street Fighter IV. Rose will be released in Spring 2021.
Oro
Last appearing in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Oro is an ancient martial arts master who exists as an immortal hermit. Oro is touted as one of the most well-trained and powerful fighters in Street Fighter V, and will be released in Summer 2021.
Akira
First introduced in the 1997 fighting game Rival Schools: United by Fate, Akira Kazama will be making her Street Fighter debut. An acquaintance of Sakura, Akira will be gearing up to bring her biker-style look and clever gimmicks to Street Fighter V, and will be released in Summer 2021.
Capcom says that the final character, yet to be announced, will be released in Fall 2021.
In addition to these five new characters coming to Street Fighter V Champion Edition, over 30 new costumes and four new stages are also being planned, including a Rose stage (Spring 2021), Akira stage (Summer 2021) and two new Capcom Pro Tour stages arriving in Winter 2020 and Fall 2021. A new battle mechanic and new battle balance adjustments will be available in Winter 2020 as free updates to all players, adding even more gameplay enhancements and depth to the game’s combat system.
Street Fighter V Champion Edition includes all content (excluding Fighting Chance costumes, brand collaboration costumes and Capcom Pro Tour DLC) from both the original release and Street Fighter™ V: Arcade Edition. Champion Edition adds each character, stage and other content that is released after Arcade Edition and through the launch of this new version. In total, this edition of Street Fighter V will feature 40 characters, 34 stages and over 200 costumes.
