Street Fighter 6 – World Tour Opening Movie: The Meaning of Strength gives me clue who the final boss is?

15 Comments | Street Fighter 6 - World Tour Opening Movie | By Wyatt Kanzuki | September 17, 2022 | 2 minutes of reading

Street Fighter 6 – World Tour Opening Movie: The Meaning of Strength is the intro of the story mode. All the characters from the leaks months ago are in this intro, except four characters.

Street Fighter 6 goes for a hip-hop theme from music and environment to the new characters. The African American male with a hood accent is used for the voice-over to push the Urban theme further.

Street Fighter 6 – World Tour Opening Movie: The Meaning of Strength

There are noticeable changes to the concept art of the new character Lili because her tunic from the leaks is green, and now she is clad in white. A Street Fighter V character named G makes a cameo appearance in the game’s opening video despite not being revealed in the leaks. The thumbnail shows Luke, who Capcom is promoting to serve as the company’s new face. Ryu and Ken will always be the poster boys, but Luke will be the Protagonist of Street Fighter 6.

The characters not in the Intro are Akuma, Ed, Rasheed, and A.K.I. The three men are legacy characters, so there is a high chance they are on the initial roster or the first batch of DLC. A.K.I might be a different story, though. Capcom posted her back story on Twitter years ago. Capcom posted on their website a short novella titled Toxicity.

In that side story, Fang, one of the Villains of Street Fighter V, rescued a teenage girl from prostitution, and he trained her to be his apprentice. The Girl is from China, and her description fits well with A.K.I. Fans have suggested that A.K.I is indeed the Phantom character from the story stated earlier. Street Fighter is the only fighting game with no female Final Boss, which could be the opportunity for it. Street Fighter 6 is looking better than Street Fighter V already.

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Kinetic_Hype_Train02

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#1 Sep 17, 2022

It will be cool to finally have a female final boss in Street fighter. Mortal Kombat already have one with Kronika. KOF have Otoma Raga. Samurai Shodown have Mizuki and Shizuka. Heck even tekken had female final bosses with Unknown, Jun Kazama and Kazumi Mishima.

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Cody

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#2 Sep 17, 2022

They are pulling out all the stops to bring this out and disclose all the remaining new and returning characters incorporated into the game. Wow, the only character from the original Street Fighter V roster to return is a former downloadable content who is Luke.

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peakyblinders

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#3 Sep 17, 2022

They recently threw out the entire roster, and I mean that. Everyone has unbelievably cool designs, man; I love it; and I'm really curious to learn more about the rest of the cast, whom we haven't yet officially met. I could not be more into the urban hip-hop vibe that is being heavily emphasized throughout this game. Even the artwork carries a strong Third Strike vibe.

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Kurapikachu

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#4 Sep 17, 2022

This is the apex of Fighting Games. Like someone said, definitely influenced by 3rd Strike as a whole. Why not go back and read what is frequently regarded as the best science fiction ever written? SF's future has me very optimistic. Hoping for the best, it has the most outstanding rollback netcode ever. New game modes, previously seen characters, previously seen stages, and new characters! It was amazing for me to watch the character reveals and get a better look at DeeJay's new design even if the information had already been released. It seems like this has a lot of promise.

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The Zyborg

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#5 Sep 17, 2022

The fact that they are accepting the leaks is encouraging. Moreover, the character artwork is excellent. Every new insight truly surprises me. I'm excited to see what else you guys have planned for the near future. A starting lineup that is unbeatable. In the World Tour, I sincerely hope that fighting will allow you to unlock characters from earlier Street Fighter series. I really hope that happens because I want it to.

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Momotaros

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#6 Sep 17, 2022

Street Fighter 6 is obviously inspired of Street Fighter III third strike. It also have that Graffiti hip hop aesthetic.

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Sure Your Ken

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#7 Sep 17, 2022

Much thought has gone into how Capcom and the SF team represent various international populations. Hip-hop and graffiti are used in branding and style. This trailer is evidence of a desire to advertise to as many different cultures as possible. Images have great power. Luke is undoubtedly the new generation of players' preferred lead character design. This info comes as no surprise. The debut roster poster is the most diversified I've ever seen. The legacy characters are no longer just cliches.

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Chun-li

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#8 Sep 17, 2022

I enjoy the self-aware undertone of whether it is legitimate to get strength from fighting now that the world is heading toward a more peaceful way of life. It almost gives it a punk vibe, which is awesome! This is what I envision when I picture a fight in a seedy back alley or on the streets of a large metropolis. You've hooked me. Capcom, bring me in. Cammy and Ken's new look reminds me of Blue Mary and Terry Bogard.

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Bruno

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#9 Sep 17, 2022

This is so very dope it's insane. The whole style of this video truly reminds me of fighting games from the middle of the 2000s. The atmosphere you get while playing this game is amazing. Despite the fact that Street Fighter 4 is a very well-liked game, I did not enjoy playing it. SFV was more entertaining to me even if there wasn't much of a tone to it. It can only go up to this fantastic heights.

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