During The Game Awards 2022 livestream, the latest Street Fighter 6 trailer was shown to reveal Dee Jay, JP, Manon, and Marisa all in one go. We also received confirmation that Street Fighter 6 will indeed be releasing on June 2, 2023.
Additionally, Capcom revealed that acquiring the Deluxe Edition ($84.99) or the Ultimate Edition ($104.99) will include the “Year 1 Character Pass” — which apparently consists of four DLC fighters. By squinting at the background of one of the stages shown in the latest trailer, we believe one of the DLC fighters may have already been spotted by keen observers. From here on out, we’ll be talking about a previous leak for Street Fighter 6 that may reveal the four characters of the Year 1 Pass.
It was an unexpected turn of events when Capcom revealed the entire launch roster for Street Fighter 6 back in September. Based on what was revealed here, we should still be expecting Cammy, Zangief, and newcomer Lilly to get official trailers before the game is launched.
Why did Capcom just reveal every character in Street Fighter 6 like this? It’s because a certain Street Fighter 6 leak had seemingly already revealed every fighter. This leak appears to be true as fighters’ artwork, poses, and new appearances are identical matches to what was later revealed.
However, there are four characters that were also seen in the leak that have not been officially revealed by Capcom in any way thus far. These four fighters are Akuma, Rashid, Ed, and a newcomer known as A.K.I.
Based on everything we know so far, it seems extremely likely that the Year 1 Pass will consist of these four aforementioned fighters. As mentioned before, it would appear that one of these characters is hidden in the background of one of the stages shown during the recent trailer.
By looking closely at the background during the scenes in which JP is fighting with Ken, a distinct figure can be spotted on the highest floor of the structure in the center. This character appears to have an unnaturally pale pigment about them.
Additionally, this fighter also appears to have some distinctive headwear or hairstyle. Meanwhile, their clothing looks to be blueish-purple, though this part is particularly difficult to discern due to how far away the character is.
As such, the character in the background is very likely A.K.I as seen in the leak. At this moment, not much is known about A.K.I, but it is widely believed that she is Phantom, a character taken in by F.A.N.G during a short story that happened after the events of Street Fighter 5’s story.
A.K.I’s unnatural-looking skin color is likely a direct consequence of the character’s decision to go under F.A.N.G’s tutelage. After all, F.A.N.G is a practitioner of the Nguuhao’s Poison Hand technique.
Due to this, A.K.I is likely also the type of fighter that slowly bleeds opponents’ health bars away through techniques that poison them. A.K.I’s pale appearance implies that her body is having an adverse effect to the learning and utilization of the Poison Hand.
If this really is A.K.I, then it wouldn’t be the first time a Season 1 DLC fighter appeared in the background of a stage before they were released since we saw the same thing with Alex in Street Fighter 5. Like other characters, this implies that this background element will simply disappear during matches in which A.K.I is selected for usage.
Of course, nothing is confirmed at this moment even if there are a lot of signs that appear to be lining up a little too perfectly. We’ll just have to wait for these type of details to be officially confirmed by Capcom themselves when they’re ready to make announcements.
Sent in by: Pardin.