![]() Not only that, but we wanted to make that trio a diverse group, with Kimberly being an African American woman who is enamored by ninja culture. "We wanted to kind of recreate that relationship with new characters, so Kimberly's the last piece of that puzzle, essentially. "She's like the last piece of the trio of Luke, Jamie, and Kimberly that is almost related to how Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li were in the older generation of Street Fighter," Fujioka says. She's aged elegantly and is more of a master-type figure where she's teaching those who are under her and are a little bit younger than her." ![]() In terms of the themes of Chun-Li, we wanted to emphasize the fact that she was able to take out Shadaloo, and she's a little bit older now, similar to Ryu. So, 'How do I make a Chun-Li that satisfies everyone's expectations while making something new for Street Fighter 6?' That was a huge challenge for me. Chun-Li is loved by many different eras of players, and it's almost as if everyone has their own version or interpretation of Chun-Li. "I definitely want to respect that and make a version of Chun-Li that is appropriate for Street Fighter 6. "She was probably one of the hardest characters to design with this title, especially since one of the original creators of Chun-Li is one of my mentors," Fujioka says. He pays attention to how much time he takes to fight, and that's reflective of not just his personality, but his fighting style." Chun-Li We gave him a watch because he's very careful in terms of time and he's a precision character. There are certain things that have changed, whether it's his muscle mass or the fact that he now has a goatee that show his age, but beyond that, we wanted to add some more personal touches to him. I feel that no matter how much he ages, Guile is going to be Guile for the most part. "We wanted to emphasize the fact that he's a soldier at heart. ", we wanted to show those elements of aging with Guile as well," Fujioka says. We wanted to make him be more of a colorful, refreshing type of character with colors that are easy to understand with an emphasis on blue and orange." ![]() We want to make Luke the protagonist figure, but differentiate him from Ryu in his appearance and story. "We wanted to make Luke a little bit different and have some contrast between look and Luke. "Luke, being the main character, we felt that we really wanted him to be a straightforward and easy-to-relate-with type character without a lot of curveballs in comparison to Ryu, who's always been the main character or iconic character of the Street Fighter series," Fujioka says. I wanted to emphasize that, but at the same time, Ken was kind of seen as a playful character in past titles, but his setting being on the run, he has to kind of hide himself."įor more on Ken's design with the Street Fighter 6 team, head to our dedicated article here. "He also has a stronger sense of fashion compared to a character like Ryu, for example. "My impression of Ken is he's always been a fiery and explosive – literally fiery, explosive – character," Fujioka says. SNK, but I never really had the chance to work on a mainline Street Fighter game." "I was eventually able to do character design work for other non-Street Fighter main-series fighting games, whether it be Red Earth, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and also Capcom vs. "The biggest inspiration for me wanting to join Capcom and work on fighting games was Street Fighter II," he says. However, even those returning fighters have some changes to their looks, outfits, and personalities for this sixth mainline entry.ĭuring our trip to Osaka, Japan, where we visited Capcom's headquarters, we sat down with Street Fighter 6 art director Kaname Fujioka to learn more about his time at Capcom. Amid the new additions like Kimberly, Jamie, and Luke, longtime players can find comfort in the presence of fighters like Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, and Ken appearing as well. Street Fighter 6 is no different in this regard. Each time a new Street Fighter entry rolls around, we get introduced to a new cast of characters and reintroduced to some of our favorite series mainstays.
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