The Street Fighter VI Story Thread: Shadaloo Died so Luke Could Live!

[Chun-Li_Forever]

 

[Chun-Li_Forever]

 

[mykka]

Trying to figure out who this is supposed to be in JP's stage

 

[Daemos]

She's the princess/queen of Nayshall and the dumbass that fell for his bullshit, giving him free reigns over her country.

[ShockDingo]

Someone's feeling salty lol

[Darc_Requiem]

12 minutes ago, ShockDingo said:

Someone's feeling salty lol

So someone finally caught up with Nemo after the latest Gief news? 😉

[Chun-Li_Forever]

 

 

[YagamiFire]

5 hours ago, Daemos said:

She's the princess/queen of Nayshall and the dumbass that fell for his bullshit, giving him free reigns over her country.

This is, once again, similar to Rasputin who managed to weasel his way into the Russian royal family circle by manipulating the Czarina

[Daemos]

3 hours ago, Chun-Li_Forever said:

 

 

If only she was a charge character (and evil) like Decapre, she would be perfect. 😄

Edited March 8, 2023 by Daemos

[Daemos]

Who else thinks that much like the last 2 games, SF6 will unveil and unfold its story or stories in a completely new way. I am thinking now that even a “story mode” aka a single cinematic story experience may be a thing of the past.

 

Think they gonna try something different, more open and less linear.

[CESTUS III]

1 hour ago, Daemos said:

Who else thinks that much like the last 2 games, SF6 will unveil and unfold its story or stories in a completely new way. I am thinking now that even a “story mode” aka a single cinematic story experience may be a thing of the past.

 

Think they gonna try something different, more open and less linear.

 

Think they will give us 2 stories

-a ASF like story about Ken and JP arc (wich hopefully unlike ASF will expand for post-launch cast)

-a World Tour story about our Created Character  journey

[Daemos]

Have you read the latest interview at EventHubs? There is no general story mode - it’s all in World Tour from the perspective of a newbie probably.

[Chun-Li_Forever]

I believe Arcade Mode endings (and prospective prologues and cutscenes) are just going to be condensed versions of what you'll learn from the fighters in World Tour mode.

[Shakunetsu]

2 hours ago, Daemos said:

Have you read the latest interview at EventHubs? There is no general story mode - it’s all in World Tour from the perspective of a newbie probably.

a world tour storymode would just like the generic morpg story structure

 

as for general storymode? might be an attract bundle to a dlc season

[Daemos]

9 hours ago, Chun-Li_Forever said:

I believe Arcade Mode endings (and prospective prologues and cutscenes) are just going to be condensed versions of what you'll learn from the fighters in World Tour mode.

They could also be supplemental (add to the canon of World Tour without conflicting with it - an example of this would be Guile's SF5 arcade ending.)

Still, there is no indication of a traditional Arcade Mode yet. Hope they announce it before launch and maybe have it "themed" around this Nayshall tournament even if that tourny appears to take place before the events of World Tour.

I think Marisa, Ed, or AKI all have potential to be a sub-boss for JP if he is indeed the final boss.

[Daemos]

Eventhubs now confirming that Metro City is not the only city. Jamaica, France, Japan, Mexico, India, and Italy are all in. The scale of each city is still unknown, but I guess there will be a lot of traveling around like the name of the mode suggests.

 

Hopefully they had at least once location each season. I’ll happily pay for Antartica to see Bison’s secret underground base. 

[Dracu]

3 hours ago, Daemos said:

 I’ll happily pay to see Bison’s secret... "underground base". 

Yeah, right. You're not fooling anybody 🤣

 

More like... underground cave.

 

[Daemos]

You clearly don’t know about the hidden detail mentioned in that long forgotten Capcom Secret Files artbook from the late 90s.

 

My Japanese is rusty but in it they explicitly mentioned that Bison “somehow returned” after SF3 and was recovering in the secret Antarctic base of Hexogol. It’s canon I swear!  😄

Edited March 9, 2023 by Daemos

[Dragonfave723]

Looked like the Extreme Battle bull stage will be part of the stage select screen. 

[Miðgarðsorm]

 

Cammy has a new throw which seems a low throw.

Ok, so Zangief HAS the Running Bear Grab. GOOD.
Also, the EX SPD has him CALLING THE MOVE. 😍
Marisa carrying him at the end is hilarious. 😂

[Chun-Li_Forever]

 

[Dragonfave723]

🤔

 

[Daemos]

How do you guys feel about this? If Capcom were to standardize the names, which direction should they go?

I guess this may also confirm that the Shadaloo kings on the SF6 Graffiti wall were in fact Dictator and Boxer not Dictator and Claw. Which is a shame as I really wanted Claw in but I guess Boxer may be more popular.

[ToreyBeans]

Interesting that Nakayama-san’s asking about Boxer. After all, Nash got his standardization and… Why exactly would he ask without purpose, unless maybe he’s gonna make it into the game as well? I say Balrog. I get the whole Mike Bison angle, but honestly, he stopped looking like Tyson shortly once SSF2 got released. Feels like his own man nowadays. 
 

Pivoting just a bit,  I’m glad to see most of the (S)SF2 characters in the starting roster, but I will admit… Even though the game thankfully takes place after SF3, it doesn’t feel like it does. Maybe it’s the lack of SF3 characters? Whatever it is, I can’t quite put my finger on it.

 

 Anyone you guys wanna see on the roster? Here are a few requests that would work for me. A lot of em we haven’t seen in a while:

 

SF2 - Fei Long, Balrog, Vega, Sagat, Bison

 

SFA - Birdie, Sodom, Rose, Dan, Sakura, Cody

 

SF3 - Sean, Necro, Hugo, Remy, Q

 

SF4 - Rufus, Abel, C. Viper, Seth, Gouken, Decapre, Poison

 

SF5 - Laura, Menat, G

Edited March 10, 2023 by ToreyBeans
My iPhone’s notepad is very unfriendly…

[Daemos]

My only issue with standardizing the US names across all regions is I want them to definitively either drop the M. in M. Bison or formalize it as Master Bison everywhere.

 

Otherwise the Japanese names IMO are the way to go if it were not the insane amount of pop culture behind the US names. I prefer the Japanese naming scheme honestly even though the US names are ingrained in my brain. I think they need a utilitarian approach and go with the lesser of two evils. 

 

Another advantage is we can finally canonize Mike from SF1 as Boxer.

 

22 minutes ago, ToreyBeans said:

nteresting that Nakayama-san’s asking about Boxer. After all, Nash got his standardization and… Why exactly would he ask without purpose, unless maybe he’s gonna make it into the game as well?

his name was on the wall. I think Boxer and Dictator are the next SF2 characters after Akuma. Hope this won’t impact Dudley’s chances as he one of the coolest SF3 characters.

 

think they should pace the SF2 releases over the next two seasons. I’m dying to see them because we’ve been waiting decades to see how SF2 looks after SF3, but I understand that some characters from Alpha and 3 need to make it in.

 

the next 3 seasons is that lead into the Super rerelease are gonna be so exciting!

[Daemos]

The character select screen can accommodate 22 more characters for a total of 40.

 

My wishes/Guesses are:

 

S0 - Ed, Rashid, Akuma, AKI (22)

 

S1 - Dictator, Boxer, Sakura, Cody, Q, big SF3 rep like Ibuki or Alex (28)

 

S2 - Urien, Rainbow Mika, big Mad Gear rep, Sagat, Laura/Sean, New (34)

 

S3 - Twelve, Makoto, Claw, Viper, Rose, New (40)

 

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Daemos

[Shakunetsu]

40 minutes ago, Daemos said:

My only issue with standardizing the US names across all regions is I want them to definitively either drop the M. in M. Bison or formalize it as Master Bison everywhere.

 

Otherwise the Japanese names IMO are the way to go if it were not the insane amount of pop culture behind the US names. I prefer the Japanese naming scheme honestly even though the US names are ingrained in my brain. I think they need a utilitarian approach and go with the lesser of two evils. 

 

Another advantage is we can finally canonize Mike from SF1 as Boxer.

 

his name was on the wall. I think Boxer and Dictator are the next SF2 characters after Akuma. Hope this won’t impact Dudley’s chances as he one of the coolest SF3 characters.

 

think they should pace the SF2 releases over the next two seasons. I’m dying to see them because we’ve been waiting decades to see how SF2 looks after SF3, but I understand that some characters from Alpha and 3 need to make it in.

 

the next 3 seasons is that lead into the Super rerelease are gonna be so exciting!

Master would be the better or Lord of Shadaloo

 

Mike for Balrog

 

Claw

[Shakunetsu]

4 hours ago, Dragonfave723 said:

🤔

 

interesting

 

 

[Daemos]

2 hours ago, Daemos said:

The character select screen can accommodate 22 more characters for a total of 40.

 

My wishes/Guesses are:

 

S0 - Ed, Rashid, Akuma, AKI (22)

 

S1 - Dictator, Boxer, Sakura, Cody, Q, big SF3 rep like Ibuki or Alex (28)

 

S2 - Urien, Rainbow Mika, big Mad Gear rep, Sagat, Laura/Sean, New (34)

 

S3 - Twelve, Makoto, Claw, Viper, Rose, New (40)

 

 

I was wrong... There is room for a 5th and final season but it would be tight, which would mean SF6 can break the record like SF5 did by giving us 46 characters from 45.

 

The bottom most right and left slots could be for "random select" or just left empty.

With 46 characters, we can have another 1-2 new characters and 4-5 more returning favorites.

5 years of support seems more than reasonable given the success of the SF5 platform. Exciting times indeed!

Edited March 10, 2023 by Daemos

[ToreyBeans]

That’s ton of slots lol! They may keep the character select screen for the next 5-7 years. But if history repeats itself, we may have a fresh coat of paint a la SSFIV and SFVAE. But one thing’s for sure, all this speculation gots me juiced!

 

 Y’all gon let me be the only one here that’s getting the Mad Gear Box?? 😝 

[ShockDingo]

I wanted the Mad Gear box, but I'm getting SF6 on PC and as far as I could see there's no option for that 😞

[ToreyBeans]

If no one else gets it, I'll report back with photos of the art book 👍🏾

[CESTUS III]

17 hours ago, Miðgarðsorm said:

 

Cool to see how Lily uses the maces to stand up after a knockdown, nice detail

Edited March 10, 2023 by CESTUS III

[Darc_Requiem]

7 minutes ago, CESTUS III said:

Cool to see how Lily uses the maves to stand up after a knockdown, nice detail

The attention to detail in this game is astounding at times.

[DarthEnderX]

17 hours ago, Daemos said:

How do you guys feel about this? If Capcom were to standardize the names, which direction should they go?

I think neither region get's it totally right.

Bison, a big strong beast, is the perfect name for Boxer.

 

Vega, an actual Spanish name, is a fitting name for Claw.

Balrog, a demon of shadow and flame, is a great name for Dictator.

16 hours ago, ToreyBeans said:

 Anyone you guys wanna see on the roster?

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by DarthEnderX

[Daemos]

The Dictator vote is up! Please vote for “Master” you guys! It’s time to show our love!

[Daemos]

25 minutes ago, DarthEnderX said:

Vega, an actual Spanish name, is a fitting name for Claw.

It's a common Spanish name today yes, but it is a very old word Latin word with roots in Arabic and links to Astronomy. It makes sense that the first SF character that can literally become a large ball of fire be named after a star.

Balrog fits him too but it will further increase confusion.

M. Vega is the way to go in English.


Everyone @here go vote naaaahw!!! ❤️

[ToreyBeans]

I remember hearing about the basis of dictator's name being Vega related to astronomy... But if I didn't know that, I'd have way too many questions. Like why does this guy even have a Hispanic name and he doesn't seem Hispanic like at all?? I told my wife who doesn't follow SF at all about how dictator is called Vega in Japan and she said it doesn't make sense. Claw dude is Vega to her. M. Vega just doesn't hit that spot like M. Bison does. Bison sounds like the name of someone who rules with an edge of ruthlessness. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by ToreyBeans

[Daemos]

See when I hear Vega I actually hear Bega as in Bega sama or Master/Lord Vega. Bega > Vega though.

But Master Bison is an acceptable compromise even though Mike Bison makes the most sense for boxer and it honors a living legend Tyson.

Edited March 10, 2023 by Daemos

[DarthEnderX]

If they were gonna name Dictator after a star, it should have been Sirius, the Morning Star.  Lucifer reference!

[Daemos]

Vega the star is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra and the fifth brightest overall in our sky. You could say the star Vega is a light bringer then. 

[Miðgarðsorm]

2 hours ago, DarthEnderX said:

Vega, an actual Spanish name, is a fitting name for Claw.

Balrog, a demon of shadow and flame, is a great name for Dictator.

Yes, but the Japanese named them so because they were referencing things THEY knew.

In Japan, Vega was first and foremost the evil alien emperor in UFO Robot Grendizer.

And Capcom had already used Balrog in Strider, so it was more of a self-reference.

[Daemos]

1 hour ago, Miðgarðsorm said:

In Japan, Vega was first and foremost the evil alien emperor in UFO Robot Grendizer.

I'm old enough to remember him!!! 😄

The polls are very much in favor of the US naming scheme for better or worse. I would've preferred if we get the Japanese names as I said, because these are Japanese characters and it would honor the decision of the original creators before marketing got involved. However, marketing will win out again.

edit-

One of two SF6 Bison arts courtesy of Nakayama

Edited March 10, 2023 by Daemos

[Sonero]

On 2/22/2022 at 9:41 AM, Sonero said:

 

I hope the aftermath of 3S gets retconned to Alex losing like the cuck he is.

 

🙏

 

Somebody joined MegaShock an hour ago and 36 minutes ago they downvoted this comment.

 

Just wanna let you guys know that I'm happy to triple down on this. I hope Marisa pegs Alex while he watches a vid of Hugo beating him in a wrestling match.

 

😤

[DarthEnderX]

1 hour ago, Sonero said:

Just wanna let you guys know that I'm happy to triple down on this. I hope Marisa pegs Alex while he watches a vid of Hugo beating him in a wrestling match.

[CESTUS III]

On 3/10/2023 at 2:29 AM, Daemos said:

How do you guys feel about this? If Capcom were to standardize the names, which direction should they go?

I guess this may also confirm that the Shadaloo kings on the SF6 Graffiti wall were in fact Dictator and Boxer not Dictator and Claw. Which is a shame as I really wanted Claw in but I guess Boxer may be more popular.

They should leave names the fuck alone

 

Japanese names has been iconic to japanese audience for decades

Western names has been iconic to rest of the world audience for decades

Community even already found universal names  (Dictator, Claw, Boxer) to dodge confusion without need to change shit

 

If forced to pick (wich again i think would be an error) i would say keep western because

 

-i'm personally used to these at this point

 

-it's by far the most common all around the world, so touch it would generate more confusion

 

-Despite the original meaning at my ear they sound overall better:

M.Bison demand respect, fit well Dictator

Vega is sharp and perfect for Claw as much as "Balrog" would suck on him

Balrog makes think at a brute ferocious monster, fitting well Boxer

 

Western names are 3 on 3 good with Vega/Claw being great

Jap ones would have a great one M(ike)Bison/Boxer but at the price of ruin badly Claw, 2 good 1 bad

 

Got western winningby Split Decision

 

Btw

7 hours ago, DarthEnderX said:

I think neither region get's it totally right.

Bison, a big strong beast, is the perfect name for Boxer.

 

Vega, an actual Spanish name, is a fitting name for Claw.

Balrog, a demon of shadow and flame, is a great name for Dictator.

 

I mean, i know Vega and Balrog have different origins, but  even if "wrong" still would be perfect combination

 

Bison to Tyson, plus Boxer's "symbol animal" is a bull

Zorro surname to the aristocratic masked spaniard that play with blades

Tolkien's demon name to the devilish boss, plus darkness and flames thing

 

Edited March 11, 2023 by CESTUS III

[Daemos]

@CESTUS IIIjust vote for "master" please.

The worst case scenario for they keep the names as is but officially make Boxer Mike and Dictator Master. Which I think is the most respectful approach.

But I think they may be getting ready to pull the trigger on this one with everything becoming more and more globalized. Which if it's the case, we will sadly have to go with US names.

Edited March 11, 2023 by Daemos

[CESTUS III]

On 3/9/2023 at 11:54 PM, Dragonfave723 said:

Looked like the Extreme Battle bull stage will be part of the stage select screen. 

The two "holes" on top line i pray  are Random selection and Created Character slot

 

Because i pray at least for local games we will get Created Character slot

 

[Sonero]

2 hours ago, DarthEnderX said:

snip

 

Oh shit, that one guy summoned me into the story thread?

 

Damn you fate for this wretched turn of events.

 

Alex is still a cuck.

[Daemos]

11 minutes ago, Sonero said:

 

Oh shit, that one guy summoned me into the story thread?

 

Damn you fate for this wretched turn of events.

 

Alex is still a cuck.

Did you vote? 🥲