Street Fighter 5is just now over five years old. The latest in the iconic fighting game franchise has had somewhat of a tumultuous history among fans. Many praised the game for its balancing and overall production value. Some others were hung up on what they consider to be uninspired character diversity and a still-troubled online experience. ButStreet Fighter 5is in a much better position than when it first released. With its final season in progress, fans are wondering who the last fighter will be.
Season 5 ofStreet Fighter 5is well underway with the return of Dan Hibiki, the goofball spoof of series mainstay Ryu, and the recent release offortune-teller Rose inStreet Fighter 5.The next two fighters have already been confirmed by Capcom. The powerful hermit Oro will return, pet turtle in hand, followed by the arrival of Akira fromRival Schools. Akira specifically highlights Capcom’s moves throughout the history ofStreet Fighter 5of bringing in characters from across their other properties likeFinal Fight.Fans already have many theories about whether the final fighter will be a completely new character or another crossover.
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Who Will Be the Last to Arrive in Street Fighter 5?
With such an enormous history of fighters to draw from, it’s hard to accurately guess who might be the last character to come toStreet Fighter 5. Given Capcom’s introduction of crossovers from other series likeFinal FightandRival Schools, it expands the possibilities even more. Regardless of who that character is, they’ll have abig impact onStreet Fighter 5’s legacy. That’s likely part of why the discussion can become so heated online;Street Fighter 5will need to go out with a bang. So naturally, long-time fans are intensely curious about who could make the appearance next.
Most of the speculation falls into three categories: another returningStreet Fightercharacter, a crossover character, or a completely new character, and each possibility makes sense. With the popularity of returningStreet Fightercharacters like Roseand Oro, it wouldn’t be surprising to see another character from older games return.Street Fighter Alphamainstays like Adon and Sodom top some lists, with fighters like Fei Long or Sean rounding out mainlineStreet Fighterrepresentation. Sean would especially fit well, given his relationship with other characters like Laura, and chronologically he could be set up as a new main protagonist in the game’s story.
One of the more interesting possibilities for a new character would be another crossover character.Final Fightalready has a lot of fighters present like Cody, Poison, and Abigail. With the recentreveal of Akira inStreet Fighter 5, it wouldn’t be out of the question for another fighter hailing from the long dormantRival Schoolsto make an appearance. Characters like Batsu have appeared in some of the crossover games, but haven’t had their own title in more than a decade.
A supposed leak reported a very surprising proposition, that Demetri from theDarkstalkersfranchise would joinStreet Fighter 5.Darkstalkershas also been dormant outside of Morrigan’s appearance in crossover games likeMarvel vs. Capcom. The introduction of Demetri would be quite a surprise, and would be seen by many fans as a glimmer of hope for a newDarkstalkers.
For many veteran fans, the most likely choice would be a brand new character.Street Fighter 5has been no stranger to new characters, and with this being the final DLC, a new fighter could help set up the road towards the inevitableStreet Fighter 6. While chronologically the story ofStreet Fighter 5is not the most recent, it’s likely that a newStreet Fightergame would take place after the events ofStreet Fighter 3. That does run contrary to the idea of Sean taking the lead in the story, but either possibility is equally likely. Withthirty years ofStreet Fighterhistoryto draw from, it’s very much almost anyone’s guess as to who the final addition ofStreet Fighter 5will be.
Street Fighter 5: Champion Editionis available now on PC and PS4.
