Summary
- Akuma's debut in Street Fighter 6 has fans excited for his epic return and potential role in the game's storyline.
- The teaser trailer showcases a larger, more menacing Akuma, prompting speculation on his development and impact in the game.
- With Akuma set to arrive in Spring 2024 for various modes, fans eagerly await Year 2's DLC characters to match the hype.
Street Fighter 6 just released its first trailer of Akuma. While Capcom had previously teased Akuma's Street Fighter 6 debut with a 2023 year-end tweet, many fans still awaited the raging demon's arrival in the game. The character's rich lore within the Street Fighter franchise has grown into epic proportions ever since his debut in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and has made him one of the series' fan favorites.
With Street Fighter 6's story mode clearly focused on its World Tour, it's still a mystery about what part Akuma will play in the game. While DLC does not necessarily mean involvement in the story, many fans are hoping that Capcom integrates the character into the mode in a befitting manner. Especially since a lot of the moves that Akuma does would fit quite well into those looking to add some more darkness into the protagonist's set.
Street Fighter 6 Releasing New DLC Character on February 27
Street Fighter 6 players now know when they can expect the game's third post-launch fighter to arrive along with an all-new Fighting Pass.
As posted on Street Fighter 6's YouTube channel, fans got their first teaser trailer for the character. With a dramatically stylized setting, the video showed the now massive-looking Akuma performing several moves onto a statue. Many fans from the comments section noticed his evolution into a bigger, scarier fighter. Some have mentioned his tragic development in the story, with Ryu finding peace, yet Akuma had sunk even deeper into madness. Some have said that this Street Fighter 6 appearance might become another reason as to why Akuma is truly one of the top villains in the Street Fighter franchise.
Which Modes Will Akuma Be Available For in Street Fighter 6?
- World Tour
- Battle Hub
- Fighting Ground
The end graphic then showed that Akuma would be arriving in Spring 2024 for Street Fighter 6's World Tour, Battle Hub, and Fighting Ground. The comments section also provided several assumptions and inputs on how Capcom could integrate him into the story, with some quipping how cool it would be to have Akuma as a Street Fighter 6 master. Some even humorously quipped about how the developers would turn him into a lowly fruit vendor before unveiling his appearance on World Tour. However, in all seriousness, a lot of other fans have expressed the hype that the trailer has brought.
With Akuma also serving as the final DLC fighter for Street Fighter 6's Year 1, it will be exciting to see what Year 2 will hold. The Akuma trailer serves as a truly epic showcase for the character, but it also serves as a bar that Capcom will need to clear with the next waves of DLC to follow. With how iconic Akuma is, it will be quite a task to open Year 2's DLC characters and match the fans' expectations.
Street Fighter 6
- Released
- June 2, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
Play legendary masters and new fan favorites like Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, Kimberly and more in this latest edition with each character featuring striking new redesigns and exhilarating cinematic specials.
Dominate the Fighting Ground: Street Fighter 6 offers a highly evolved combat system with three control types - Classic, Modern and Dynamic - allowing you to quickly play to your skill level.
The new Real Time Commentary Feature adds all the hype of a competitive match as well as easy-to-understand explanations about your gameplay. The Drive Gauge is a new system to manage your resources. Use it wisely in order to claim victory.
Explore the Streets in World Tour: Discover the meaning of strength in World Tour, an immersive, single-player story mode. Take your avatar and explore Metro City and beyond. Meet Masters who will take you under their wing and teach you their style and techniques.
Seek Rivals in the Battle Hub: The Battle Hub represents a core mode of Street Fighter 6 where players can gather and communicate, and become stronger together. Use the avatar you create in World Tour to check out cabinets on the Battle Hub floor and play against other players, or head over to the Game Center to enjoy some of Capcom's classic arcade games.
- Developer(s)
- Capcom
- Franchise
- Street Fighter
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, Arcade
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
