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Street Fighter 6 (ストリートファイター6) is the seventh main installment in the Street Fighter series. It was announced on February 21st, 2022 and is set to feature Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui as the first characters in a mainline Street Fighter game to not be from a Capcom IP.
Characters[]
- Note: Through announced Year 2 content. SNK guest characters are in bold and characters who are playable in SNK vs. Capcom titles are in italics.
| Name | Nationality | Base/DLC Year | First SF Playable Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu | Japan | Base | Street Fighter |
| Ken Masters | United States | Base | Street Fighter |
| Chun-Li | China | Base | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Guile | United States | Base | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Blanka | Brazil | Base | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Zangief | Russia | Base | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Dhalsim | India | Base | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Edmond Honda | Japan | Base | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Cammy White | England | Base | Super SF II: The New Challengers |
| Dee Jay | Jamaica | Base | Super SF II: The New Challengers |
| Juri Han | South Korea | Base | Street Fighter IV |
| Luke Sullivan | United States | Base | SF V: Champion Edition |
| Jamie Siu | Hong Kong | Base | First Appearance |
| Kimberly Jackson | United States | Base | First Appearance |
| Lily Hawk | Mexico | Base | First Appearance |
| Marisa Rosetti | Italy | Base | First Appearance |
| Manon Legrand | France | Base | First Appearance |
| JP | Unknown | Base | First Appearance |
| Rashid | Saudi Arabia | Year 1 | Street Fighter V |
| A.K.I. | China | Year 1 | SF V Side Story: Toxicity (Silhouette) First Appearance (Playable) |
| Ed | Germany | Year 1 | Street Fighter IV (NPC) Street Fighter V (Playable) |
| Akuma | Japan | Year 1 | Super SF II Turbo |
| M. Bison | Shadaloo | Year 2 | SF II: The World Warrior |
| Terry Bogard | United States | Year 2 | First SF Appearance |
| Mai Shiranui | Japan | Year 2 | First SF Appearance |
| Elena | Kenya | Year 2 | SF III: New Generation |
Modes[]
In addition to an Arcade Mode and online and offline multiplayer (online marked as the Battle Hub), there is also a mode called World Tour. In it, players can create a character and learn styles and moves from playable characters, even mixing and matching moves as long as they have different command inputs, while bonding with and learning more about each character. SF6 director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto have confirmed that Terry and Mai will be available as World Tour masters to those who purchase them, which continues a precedent set with the Year 1 DLC.[1]
Connection to the SNK fighting series[]
Fighters & Stages[]
Terry and Mai were announced to be part of the Year 2 Character Pass alongside Elena and M. Bison on June 7th, 2024 at Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles.
Both Terry and Mai wear their well-known outfits dating back to Fatal Fury 2. Specifically, Mai's outfit in the SF6 Year 2 trailer has its origins in Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (no ropes around the shoulders, black fingerless gloves and toes and heels exposed) but also has cherry blossom print that appears in New Age Saga King of Fighters games. Terry's first alternate costume is his default costume in Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
In his introduction in the World Tour mode[2], Terry arrives at a fighting tournament where the winners get to meet him at Pao Pao Cafe 6. The opening shot of Terry's arrival recreated the intros from the original Fatal Fury and Street Fighter II. After winning, the Avatar and two gang leaders, Thrasher Damnd from Mad Gear and Rudra from the Crows, arrive at Pao Pao, where Terry is seen battling Alweiss Louz, a fighter resembling Lao, at the Pao Pao Cafe in front of several spectators and the player's avatar. Some of the onlookers are shown dressed as other Fatal Fury characters such as Richard Meyer, Joe Higashi, Blue Mary, Andy Bogard, Franco Bash, and even one of the opponents in Fatal Fury 1's Arm Wrestling Bonus Game, complete with the grey hand. You, Damnd, and Rudra, battle the fans (the Joe, Mary, and Andy lookalikes specifically), before you can speak to Terry and learn his style. This battle is a 3 v 3 Team Battle where each fight is only 1 Round as opposed to the traditional 3 Round formula. This mimics a traditional King of Fighters match.
The real Joe Higashi and Blue Mary appear in Metro City in this scenario not long after unlocking Terry as a Master, but go to Pao Pao Cafe after Joe learns of their fans and mistakes them for impersonators. Mary has the player buy Joe clothing to fit more in Metro City, but Joe gives it to his fan. The player can also reunited Mary with her dog, Anton. After completing the respective tasks, the player can learn Hurricane Upper from Joe, and Vertical Arrow from Mary. Joe and Mary are also stage cameos in Pao Pao Cafe 6 outside of World Tour mode.
In World Tour, when the player talks to Terry about his fighting style and his life, Terry brings up Jeff Bogard, Geese Howard, Tung Fu Rue, Andy Bogard, Blue Mary, Joe Higashi, Duck King, Ukee, and Rock Howard, all of whom appear in artwork as he's describing them to the player. Terry also brings up the giant fish he caught in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2.
In Terry's arcade ladder, he fights against Ken as his final opponent, referencing their rivalry in the Capcom vs. SNK series, even going so far as to say they haven't seen each other in 20 years. After Terry defeats him, Ken gives him back his hat as an homage to their intro animation in Capcom vs. SNK.
You could also get parts of Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi's outfits for your Avatar alongside other Fatal Fury themed rewards like Stickers and Titles in the 'Terry Arrives' Fighting Pass which was active before Terry's release date.
Music[]
Terry's theme is an SF6 arrangement of Kurikinton, which also appears in the Season 2 DLC announcement from Summer Games Fest.[3]
Terry, Andy, and Joe's themes from Fatal Fury 2/Special also came as rewards in the aforementioned 'Terry Arrives' Fighting Pass.
Trivia[]
- Terry and Mai's inclusion in the game marks several milestones within the fighting game sphere:
- It is the first time that SNK characters or indeed any characters from a non-Capcom IP will be playable in a mainline Street Fighter game (not a Vs. title or similar such as SNK vs. Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom, Street Fighter x Tekken or Tatsunoko vs. Capcom),
- It is also the third fighting game to feature both SNK and Capcom characters 21 years after SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, the most recent SNK vs. Capcom crossover series entry from 2003. The first such game was Tekken 7 featuring both Geese Howard and Akuma, while the second game was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate featuring Terry, Ryu and Ken, where it also features Tekken main character Kazuya Mishima.
- It was part of exchange collaborations between Capcom and SNK since The King of Fighters All Star – the first round of Street Fighter crossover represented Street Fighter V, when Street Fighter 6 was in development).
- Cammy, Ken, Guile, Juri and Jamie appear in KOF All Star as either new characters or with costumes made for SF6.
- It also coincides with the upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. One of the first effects/consequences is that Terry's English VA Michael Allan Schneider first voices him in Street Fighter 6. In exchange for Terry and Mai's inclusions in Street Fighter 6, City of the Wolves adds Ken and Chun-Li.
- Like Fall Guys, Street Fighter 6 has both Terry and Mai to solely represent SNK. But unlike the Mediatonic game (temporary participation), the addition to Capcom's game is definitive.
- Likewise, Terry and Mai appeared together as guests in Metal Slug Defense and Metal Slug Attack, but Mai is the only one who has returned for Awakening (for now).
- Shinkiro made Terry's art for the Arcade and World Tour Modes reprising his style from when he was an SNK artist. He also made a special illustration, unlocked after cleaning the Story Mode.
- The arcade game Terry is playing on his character select standing idle animation is King of the Monsters.
Videos[]
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References[]
- ↑ 『スト6』ベガ、テリー、不知火舞、エレナが登場するYear2インタビュー。ベガは肉体も中身も正真正銘のベガ本人。エレナのヒーリングについては中山D「安心してください」(Year 2 Interview featuring Street Fighter 6's Vega (M. Bison), Terry, Mai Shiranui, and Elena. Vega is the real Vega himself, both in body and in personality. Director Nakayama says, "Don't worry" about Elena's healing.) (Japanese) Kitty Nekozuka (Famitsu)
- ↑ Street Fighter 6 – Terry Teaser Trailer YouTube
- ↑ Street Fighter 6 Terry's Theme - Kurikinton SF6 Arrange Capcom (via YouTube)