Final week, a brand new trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter film celebrated the Capcom franchise’s return to the live-action limelight for the primary time in over 15 years. This week, it is the present sport, Street Fighter 6, and rumors of its subsequent batch of DLC fighters that has followers riled up–rumors which embrace Ultimate Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart, which might make her Street Fighter’s first-ever visitor character from a non-fighting franchise.
Per WCCFTech, a post on the Street Fighter subreddit surfaced that highlights collection veteran Vega, also called Balrog or “Claw,” as a possible inclusion in SF6’s Yr 4 Character Cross. The publish incorporates a remark by consumer RnK_Clan not solely itemizing Vega, but additionally naming Gouken, Mike Haggar from Ultimate Battle, and Tifa as the opposite three characters.
RnK_Clan chatting with the Yr 4 Cross lineup is notable, as they beforehand accurately predicted Deadly Fury’s Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui showing in 2024’s Yr 2 Cross. No different particulars in regards to the rumored batch of DLC was shared by RnK_Clan, and an try for remark from Capcom has gone unanswered as of this writing.
No official affirmation exists, so skepticism is inspired, however there are a couple of parts lining up that lean within the rumor’s favor. The Yr 3 Character Cross’s (*6*) is ready to launch in “Spring 2026,” which we’re at present in, and Ultimate Fantasy VII’s thirtieth anniversary is coming subsequent 12 months. Contemplating the earlier Character Passes’ cadence of releasing a personality each three months or so, Tifa getting into Street Fighter 6 across the anniversary date of January 31, 2027 could be possible if she have been within the Yr 4 Cross.
In the meantime, the earlier two Character Passes have been revealed at Summer season Recreation Fest Reside with Geoff Keighley, and with this 12 months’s SGF Reside at present scheduled for June 5, the timing of this rumor additionally suggests Capcom could also be aiming for the trifecta.
Street Fighter 6 is out there now on Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Change 2, and PC.