Really hope we get some SF3 characters in the future

[orig4mi]

Seriously, that was my first thought when it was becoming clear that this is a chronological sequel to SF3. "What happened to Alex, Ibuki, Makoto, Remy, Necro, Dudley" etc. But right now you really have to scrape the bottom of the barrel in World Tour to find ANY reference to them. Hugo is obvious and visible on multiple posters and there was that theory with Dudley being a barber now just because of a barber pole in a trailer, but what happened to everyone else? Hope that question is eventually answered. I'm guessing because there'll be new designs and stuff that they needed more time to work on those.

Alex beat Gill, right? What happened exactly, its still not entirely clear what the cast of SF3 is up to now. That's what I'm excited for.

[itzDerrio]

really hope we get alpha instead of overrated ass SF3

[Castyles]

Yeah. Would really like to see Dudley's return, instead of Balrog, Remy and Elena. Even Sean and Alex.

Not the others, though. Kimberly is a better ninja than Ibuki, for starters.

[Dank Sidious]

Originally posted by itzDerrio:

really hope we get alpha instead of overrated ass SF3

ew.

[князь Лев Николае]

I find the lack of reference about their whereabouts in World Tour a good omen for their chances to make a fully fledged appearance. There is the possibility for that info to be reserved for themselves to tell.

[orig4mi]

Originally posted by itzDerrio:

really hope we get alpha instead of overrated ass SF3

Love Alpha but Alpha had its time in V. Birdie, Karin? Nash? Dan? Sakura?

Not saying that they shouldn't return (I need Karin back!) but its not like we were seriously missing them. SF3 characters like Necro, Makoto, Q, Remy, Yun and Yang, Twelve etc. have been entirely left in the dark with only minor background references here and there and it only makes complete sense for them to come back now in the first game to be set after SF3. That fact that 6 follows up on 3 is literally their right to exist in 6 right now.

[Castyles]

Originally posted by orig4mi:

SF3 characters like Necro, Makoto, Q, Remy, Yun and Yang, Twelve etc. have been entirely left in the dark with only minor background references here and there.

Because pretty much nobody likes them.

[BACKSTABUUU]

Originally posted by Castyles:

Originally posted by orig4mi:

SF3 characters like Necro, Makoto, Q, Remy, Yun and Yang, Twelve etc. have been entirely left in the dark with only minor background references here and there.

Because pretty much nobody likes them.

I've seen a ton of people asking for Makoto, and I'm pretty sure Q and the twins are pretty popular too.

I'd love for Q to be added to the game, I'd drop whoever I'm playing at that point for him instantly.

[Archangel]

6 is being treated as a direct sequel to V rather than III

[Orzeker]

Sean is my most wanted sf3 character, an older and more experienced version of him is very appealing to me.

[ImperatorAeon]

This might be controversial, but I think for the base roster they should've used the Street Fighter III cast as the base and then built on it with other returning fighters and newcomers. A lot of the Street Fighter III cast members have ongoing stories that have yet to be resolved as IV and V were set before Street Fighter III. We still don't know where Alex's journey took him, if Necro and Effie managed to successfully escape the Secret Society, if Remy was able to find peace, if Sean managed to reach a level on par with his master or other fighters, or even who Q is. The big detail established in Street Fighter III that later characters added to Street Fighter V would allude to is the supposed Armageddon event mentioned by Gill in Yun's ending. With Street Fighter 6 set after Street Fighter III, I feel like the cast from 3rd Strike should've been given the priority. Nothing against the original World Warriors from Street Fighter II, it's just that their stories for most part have already concluded and are moving on with their lives. Many of the stories in Street Fighter 6 involving them even reflect this.

[Castyles]

Originally posted by BACKSTABUUU:

I've seen a ton of people asking for Makoto, and I'm pretty sure Q and the twins are pretty popular too.

I'd love for Q to be added to the game, I'd drop whoever I'm playing at that point for him instantly.

Obviously there are lots of people who like all sorts of characters but let's put up some fictional numbers to give further context to what I've written before:
Ryu has 100 million fans while Makoto has like 10k. Spot the difference? It's pretty much nothing so that translates as pretty much nobody likes them.

Originally posted by ImperatorAeon:

Nothing against the original World Warriors from Street Fighter II, it's just that their stories for most part have already concluded and are moving on with their lives. Many of the stories in Street Fighter 6 involving them even reflect this.

Yeah but God forbid Capcom actually removes the originals from a future game. Their HQ would literally get bombed and become FUBAR. Wack.

[ImperatorAeon]

That's what happened with Street Fighter III. When fans learned that none of the original World Warriors were going to be in the game, it lead to an outcry that saw Capcom shoehorning Ryu and Ken into New Generation, Akuma into 2nd Impact, and Chun-li into 3rd Strike. It's because of the negative fan backlash why Street Fighter went on hiatus for eight years after 3rd Strike and the Street Fighter II cast was used for most of the roster in Street Fighter IV.

[Castyles]

Originally posted by ImperatorAeon:

That's what happened with Street Fighter III. When fans learned that none of the original World Warriors were going to be in the game, it lead to an outcry that saw Capcom shoehorning Ryu and Ken into New Generation, Akuma into 2nd Impact, and Chun-li into 3rd Strike. It's because of the negative fan backlash why Street Fighter went on hiatus for eight years after 3rd Strike and the Street Fighter II cast was used for most of the roster in Street Fighter IV.

Regarding SF III, I'm pretty sure the negative backlash wasn't 100% due to the removal of the original fighters. The roster was also pretty weak and devoid of looks and personality, let's face it.

[Bluebeard]

Seems like there should be some Final Fight characters given how important they are to the story and how well they'd slot into it.