Three seasons of DLC in and Capcom seems to be transferring away from including new characters to the franchise for the foreseeable future, as an alternative specializing in celebrating totally different points of Avenue Fighter historical past. Crimson Viper is the subsequent character slated for season 3, the primary unique character launched within the base model of Avenue Fighter IV, added to SF6. Alex, the protagonist of Avenue Fighter III, would be the first character added to the roster in 2026 and the second Avenue Fighter III presently included in SF6 total.
The largest shock in Avenue Fighter 6 Season 3 is the inclusion of Ingrid, a personality with a sophisticated historical past inside Capcom initially supposed for the crossover recreation Capcom Preventing All-Stars. Following that recreation’s cancellation in 2003, Ingrid made her official debut within the following 12 months’s Capcom Preventing Evolution, which was extensively lambasted throughout its preliminary launch. Aside from a visitor look in 2006’s Avenue Fighter Alpha 3 MAX and this 12 months’s re-release of Capcom Preventing Evolution as a part of Capcom Preventing Assortment 2, Ingrid has remained a largely obscure footnote in Capcom historical past.
Capcom is aware of that Avenue Fighter purists predict the return of traditional characters to be added to Avenue Fighter 6, because it had with Avenue Fighter V’s personal DLC. However the inclusion of characters like Ingrid, or final 12 months’s Deadly Fury visitor fighters, proves that Capcom’s DLC rollout won’t proceed precisely as followers count on, with loads of tips up the builders’ sleeves. And Ingrid underscores the truth that Capcom is shying away from the franchise’s most divisive moments, however as an alternative reinventing them for contemporary audiences in their very own manner.
If there was ever a personality so as to add into Avenue Fighter 6 to rejoice the franchise’s roots, it doesn’t get rather more foundational than Sagat, who has been the one fixed presence, along with Ryu and Ken, exterior of Sagat’s evident omission from Avenue Fighter III. Judging by the hands-on preview, and the sheer reputation of Evo attendees trying to check out the character practically a full week upfront, gamers are excited for the King of Muay Thai’s return. Avenue Fighter 6 continues to construct in the direction of its future by honoring its previous and Sagat is able to catapult the title to new heights and hold its momentum popping out of its second 12 months.
Avenue Fighter 6 is developed and printed by Capcom, and is out there on Nintendo Swap 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC. Sagat shall be added to the sport on August 5, with Crimson Viper added in Autumn 2025, Alex added in early Spring 2026, and Ingrid added in late Spring 2026.
