Even I, a dyed-in–the-wool Juri obsessive, was not expecting her to debut this early. But I shoulda fucking better known better — Juri waits in line for nobody. And so it was, at the apex of this weekend’s Evo 2022 tournament, that Capcom announced that the alluring, manic, and incredibly violent spider was making her return to the ring in Street Fighter 6. Something wicked this way comes…
Hailing from Korea, and riding into town like a bat outta hell, Juri Han will be bringing her wild, unpredictable, and dangerous nature to SF6, bedecked in awesome new gear and rocking something of a more Casual Fridays attitude. In a post-S.I.N. and post-Shadaloo world, it seems that both Juri’s role as an assassin and her thirst for vengeance is finally sated, leaving a young woman whose only desire is to seek thrills, stir up trouble, and ensure that all she encounters meet the business end of her powerful legs.
Perhaps taking some of Juri’s Street Fighter V criticism to heart, it appears that the Street Fighter 6 iteration of Juri is an attempt to blend the best of both her SSFIV and SFV iterations while removing some of the hurdles that left her wanting in the face of many matchups. From the trailer, we can already see many of her SFV normals are intact, including her all-important B+HK axe kick, her St. HP, and her St. HK, (though curious by its absence is Juri’s key tool, St. MK, though it is perhaps hidden in new animation). Juri’s SFV target combo can be spotted, as can her Cr. HP anti-air.
In regards to specials, we see a mix of her SSFIV & SFV skills. The DP is in full effect, and her SSFIV dive kick (complete with EX follow-up option) is also on deck. Interestingly, there is no sign of her SFV wheel kick, which was an
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