Beelzebufo
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He wasn't with them in 4 but he was still grouped with them
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Street Fighter V Roster Discussion: P-P-P-P-PATTERN BREAKER
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Shadoken
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Btw exactly how sure are we on this whole Rachid/Zen/Laura thing? I dont even remember the source for this now. But am sure the list did NOT have Vega.
I mean whats stopping the new characters from being say Tom from SF3 or some Final Fight character? Perhaps they will be the SF3 and Final Fight rep , if Karin and Sim/Gief ends up being true.
I mean whats stopping the new characters from being say Tom from SF3 or some Final Fight character? Perhaps they will be the SF3 and Final Fight rep , if Karin and Sim/Gief ends up being true.
Stone Ocean
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The guy that leaked those also leaked a whole bunch of shit that are already confirmed by now
So basically we're more sure about Rachid/Laura/Zen than anything else in the game
KidA Seven
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Ken Bogard leaked that information on the 3 new characters.
Shadoken
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Is there any list of the stuff he leaked ? All I remember was a list on SRK that had these characters , and didnt mention 4 new characters. I forgot who all it had but I was sure vega wasnt in it.
All I could find is this
- Time / Weather effects in stages
- Release date : 2016, before the end of the fiscal year.
- Unreal Engine 4
- The new mechanic is named V-Trigger : You can change your stance.
- 16 characters
- No Super Street Fighter 2X + EX (Updates kinda like League of Legends / Killer Instinct)
- The story mode will be way much better, they know they f***** up with sf4.
- The PC version is here mostly because they want to bring the game to Latin America, South Asia, Africa...
Stone Ocean
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Off the top of my head: V Trigger - he gave us the exact name on this one -, 16 characters, 4 newcomers, UE4, KI style updates
Ken had 3/4 of the newbies. He didn't know Necalli.
Or they just changed the names of them because they might have not been final at that time or place holder names. Either way he's still reliable in that he called these things way before anyone else.
Capcom said that all the characters appearance changes will be explained trough the story. And there's Ken Bogard leak also.
i'm not feeling it man , but we will see.
Shadoken
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I am expecting character intros to go as such. This would be Capcom's reasoning.
" I MUST ENTER THIS TOURNAMENT TO PROVE MY STRENGTH. MY FIGHTING STYLE IS THE BESTEST"....
Or
" "Final Boss" is pure evil , I must stop him"
I mean .... yea. I really hate how in SF4 everyone had to have a story related to Seth. Like its just so incoherent since not every character in the game has to beat him.
I'd prefer if the game just had a rival boss fight in the end.
I still hold out hope.
Its identity was the best SF Roster but ok.
Right now Ken Bogard hasn't fail any leak. So I'm gonna stick to this
- The story mode will be way much better, they know they f***** up with sf4.
About Alex and Urien. I can undestand people argument about siliconera R.Mika leak. But I'm sure that Capcom planned 1 or 2 characters to be DLC right at launch. So I wouldn't be surprise if at the end those characters end up at the starter roster instead of Karin, Alex or Urien.
I'm guessing Boxer and Guile for the last two classic fighters and I guess maybe Karin for the last spot on the MIA characters. Yeah no SF3 but they don't have any SFIV characters and that was far more successful for Capcom..... let alone no Sakura the clear break out character from Zero/Alpha....
I'll say one of the 3 remaining new characters will be Sim like..... would also be cool if Urien was the true boss and final DLC character...
That leaves future download characters to be Akuma, Sakura, Juri, Sagat who are pretty popular.... and we can't forget that Alex and Urien will smash DLC records for SFV....
Still have other fairly popular characters like Cody, Dudley, Ibuki, Guy, Makato, Gief etc to introduce later on...
Would put money on Akuma and Urien being the first two DLC characters if Urien doesn't make launch...
I'll say one of the 3 remaining new characters will be Sim like..... would also be cool if Urien was the true boss and final DLC character...
That leaves future download characters to be Akuma, Sakura, Juri, Sagat who are pretty popular.... and we can't forget that Alex and Urien will smash DLC records for SFV....
Still have other fairly popular characters like Cody, Dudley, Ibuki, Guy, Makato, Gief etc to introduce later on...
Would put money on Akuma and Urien being the first two DLC characters if Urien doesn't make launch...
Captainbob
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The latest gamespot news about 8 'classic' characters and the fact the roster is still lacking a real heavy grappler make me think Zangief could be in.
R. Mika is a grappler, but according to Combofiend her archetype is similar to Alpha3, as in grappler but with good buttons and slow grabs.
We still dont have a full on grappler with 2 frame command throws. A reasonable guess would be we're getting Zangief, or that one of the remaining 3 new characters is a heavy grappler.
Or maybe Capcom skipped '2 frame SPDs' this time.
R. Mika is a grappler, but according to Combofiend her archetype is similar to Alpha3, as in grappler but with good buttons and slow grabs.
We still dont have a full on grappler with 2 frame command throws. A reasonable guess would be we're getting Zangief, or that one of the remaining 3 new characters is a heavy grappler.
Or maybe Capcom skipped '2 frame SPDs' this time.
Forget Alex and Urien
Capcom literally just picking characters from Alpha 3
My pick:
1) Karin
2) Sakura
3) Akuma
.... They only picked one character exclusive to Street Fighter Alpha 3....
I disagree. It might have had a great roster in terms of fan favorites, sure, but for me that is where it loses its own unique identity that would make it memorable in the years to come. Looking back at it now you can't really deny that it was a fan demand-driven jumble of characters compared to how 3rd Strike for instance ended up having a roster that was very unique and fresh. In that game every character, to me at least, felt like he/she belonged there and that each added to the game's overall appeal and overall vibe.
I really can't say the same about IV or the later home versions of Alpha 3 for that matter, if only because having all of the World Warriors in a game automatically turns it into a direct sequel to SFII instead of it being a completely new SF game that limits itself to using the same core (characters).
I'm sure you'll disagree with me if you happen to not be so fond of 3rd Strike as I am though, so let's just end on a "to each their own" I guess.
You might be right...unfortunately in my opinion. IF we even get Urien at this point. As for the two returning classics, I'd probably go with Sim and Gief though (even though both have solid modern "replacements" in the form of Necro and Alex that could or even should be used instead if you ask me). Guile might also stand a chance though they might save him for a season 2 of sorts so that they can incorporate his reunion with Charlie in a more storied manner perhaps.
Maybe it would be cool if Boxer would return as a Fight Money book keeper in the menus/story this time instead of as a returning character?
Beelzebufo
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But all of the other characters are in there too!
Troubled Bat
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Don't know about you guys, but having both Dhalsim and Necro in SFV (hopefully) excites me.
KidA Seven
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There's a chance at Necro, as dlc, if Urien is in the game due to their relationship.
Absolutely. I also think he'd look amazing in this new engine. Really hoping he'll show up in some form.
He wanted to get revenge on Ryu for mashing ultra.
Tizoc
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He needed a right hand man in Thailand, at the time Sagat was arrogant and full of himself, after the events of SF1 and getting scarred by Ryu, it made him think about his allegiance with Shadaloo
IntelliHeath
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Just one more week until we might get a stage or character reveal! 
PadWarrior
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Guy reveal
Just one more week until we might get a stage or character reveal!
Wait, what's happening in a week? TGS isn't for another two weeks, right?
SolidSnakex
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Ono will be at Game15 on September 11th. All indications are that he's going to announce another character there.
lol @ people blatantly ignoring Ken Bogard's info
Karsticles
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Hum?
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
about what?
This needs to cross over here in case that thread dies lol. RMika defense force!
Brazil/North Africa/India
Is it possible we get two Indian characters? Sure.
Is it likely? Not at all.
Sim also just doesn't fit the SF3-esque gameplay we're seeing out of the game. (aka Fuck Zoning)
No fuck you, #Sim4lyfe.
Didn't he also say that any list with R. mika in it was fake or something like that?
Gunslinger
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I think this time ken bogard is wrong. Capcom is not stupid they are aware of the leaked roster thats out. They are now gonna change it up for sure I think. They did that with Vega and they are going to do that with Karin and Alex i believe. Watch them put in Guile and Sagat. And Urien as Boss.
KidA Seven
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I still think that was his speculation. In the original leak he stated that he knew nothing of the returning cast, only that he knew 3 of the 4 new characters.
There is nothing that suggests Vega wasn't originally part of the 16 characters.
Necali has rekkas doesn't he?
The EX stomp is an extended chain like Mika's - it's very SFxTish.
I just don't believe they would switch around characters based on supposed leaks or rumors. Too much planning goes into the core roster and they would have to set development milestones and PR plans far in advance. The roster is too big of a chunk of content to make such calls on the fly, which very little upside to throwing those plans out of whack just to keep the element of surprise when we'll likely know well before release anyway.
Unfortunately, I think Zangief is a lock at this point. I doubt they'd mention him on the R.Mika vs page under her Likes ( "Zangief Wrestling photography"?) if he wasn't. I guess she's the Sakura to Zangiefs Ryu.
I wouldn't be so sure on that. Zangief doesn't feel like any more of a "lock" than Sakura or Guile, who also have strong ties to characters currently in the game (Ryu and Nash, respectively). I'm sure he'll be in the game eventually, but not as one of the first 16, the need for him just doesn't quite feel there right now.
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