Street Fighter V will feature Luke, an unprecedented character

Released February 2016 “Street Fighter V‘will no longer have new content at the end of 2021. To complete this cycle, which probably indicates the development of the next game with combat franchise, but Capcom showed that the last character to appear in the game will be an unprecedented fighter, Luke… This will be the last content for Season 5 and will be available from November with a date to be determined at a later date. Watch the trailer:

In addition to the unknown Luke, two other characters were also introduced that will be available in this final segment of the game: Oro e Akira… Both will be released on August 16th.

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Original from ‘Street Fighter III‘, Oro is one of the older fighters – probably the oldest in the series – quite powerful. So much so that, in order to restrain himself, he fights with only one hand and holds a turtle in the other.

Akira from another Capcom franchise, ‘Rival schools‘discontinued several years ago. In her youth, she masters a martial art called Bajiquan and can perform aerial combos. The old fight streak also appears in other Season Pass content, on stage. Rival Riversidade…

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Luke: A glimpse of Street Fighter VI?

Aside from being surprised that the last fighter in the game was a new character rather than a familiar name in the series, Street Fighter V director Takayuki Nakayama’s statement about Luke got attention. During the presentation of the content of the new DLC, he stated that the new fighter “is intended to expand the universe of Street Fighter V”.

“While Street Fighter V honors the past, Luke points us to the future,” Nakayama said. The director’s speeches seem to signal that the character will have meaning not only for the current, but also for the upcoming Street Fighter VI.

Does that mean the next Street Fighter isn’t too far off release either? As of 2020, it has been rumored that the next chapter of Capcom’s combat franchise will already be in development. Either way, fans will have more clues when Luke finally hits the market in late 2021.