Three seasons of DLC in and Capcom seems to be transferring away from including new characters to the franchise for the foreseeable future, as a substitute specializing in celebrating totally different elements of Street Fighter(*3*) historical past. Crimson Viper is the following character slated for season 3, the primary authentic character launched within the base model of Street Fighter IV(*3*), added to SF6(*3*). Alex, the protagonist of Street Fighter III(*3*), would be the first character added to the roster in 2026 and the second Street Fighter III(*3*) at the moment included in SF6(*3*) general.(*6*)
The largest shock in Street Fighter 6(*3*) Season 3 is the inclusion of Ingrid, a character with a difficult historical past inside Capcom initially supposed for the crossover recreation Capcom Combating All-Stars(*3*). Following that recreation’s cancellation in 2003, Ingrid made her official debut within the following 12 months’s Capcom Combating Evolution(*3*), which was broadly lambasted throughout its preliminary launch. Aside from a visitor look in 2006’s Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX(*3*) and this 12 months’s re-release of Capcom Combating Evolution(*3*) as a part of Capcom Combating Assortment 2(*3*), Ingrid has remained a largely obscure footnote in Capcom historical past.(*6*)
Capcom is aware of that Street Fighter(*3*) purists expect the return of traditional characters to be added to Street Fighter 6(*3*), because it had with Street Fighter V(*3*)’s personal DLC. However the inclusion of characters like Ingrid, or final 12 months’s Deadly Fury(*3*) visitor fighters, proves that Capcom’s DLC rollout is not going to proceed precisely as followers count on, with loads of methods up the builders’ sleeves. And Ingrid underscores the truth that Capcom is shying away from the franchise’s most divisive moments, however as a substitute reinventing them for contemporary audiences in their very own method.(*6*)
If there was ever a character so as to add into Street Fighter 6(*3*) to rejoice the franchise’s roots, it doesn’t get rather more foundational than Sagat, who has been the one fixed presence, along with Ryu and Ken, exterior of Sagat’s obvious omission from Street Fighter III(*3*). Judging by the hands-on preview, and the sheer reputation of Evo attendees trying to check out the character practically a full week upfront, gamers are excited for the King of Muay Thai’s return. Street Fighter 6(*3*) continues to construct in the direction of its future by honoring its previous and Sagat is able to catapult the title to new heights and hold its momentum popping out of its second 12 months.(*6*)
Street Fighter 6 is developed and revealed by Capcom, and is offered on Nintendo Swap 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC. Sagat will probably be added to the sport on August 5, with Crimson Viper added in Autumn 2025, Alex added in early Spring 2026, and Ingrid added in late Spring 2026.(*3*)(*6*)