Capcom reveals Street Fighter 6 fighters Juri and Kimberly at Evo 2022

Capcom revealed two more fighters — Juri and Kimberly — coming to Street Fighter 6 at this weekend’s Evolution Championship Series. The new additions bring the confirmed roster for Capcom’s next-generation Street Fighter to seven, including previously announced fighters Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, and Guile.

Juri, a Korean fighter who appeared for the first time in Street Fighter 4She slides elegantly into it Street Fighter 6The reveal trailer shows a subtle redesign. “Underneath her jacket, black tape that imitates the appearance of a spider covers her body,” game director Takayuki Nakayama explained on the PlayStation Blog. “The colors of her Feng Shui Engine are purple, black, and white, and accented with emerald green. You should also be aware of her helmet. This is the same design as her biker helmet. Her smart phone also reflects her personality and style.”

Juri’s remixed look is complemented by a remixed fighting style, which retains her flying dive kick, Shiku-sen, from Street Fighter 4. As for the rest, Capcom says, “Fuhajin returns where Juri performs an upwards kick and stores Fuha stocks upon completion. Saihasho (and Ankensatsu) are new special moves. They may also be known visually as the jump axe kick and low projectile. While these can now be performed without having to expend Fuha stocks, they can be chained together and powered up if a Fuha stock is available.”

Newcomer Kimberly hails from the U.S., and brings a colorful sense of throwback ’80s style to Street Fighter — including her study of ninjutsu and a cassette player. Guy, a Guy student. Final Fight and the Street Fighter Alpha games, Kimberly uses spray paint cans as bombs and colorful smoke grenades, and she is “an expert at running and airborne attacks,” according to Nakayama. Her design reflect her “speedy and acrobatic movements.”

Juri and Kimberly’s confirmation lends further credence to the full roster leak for Street Fighter 6The game was announced back in June with an estimated two dozen fighters. Street Fighter 6In 2023, the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 will get Windows PCs.