Street Fighter 6 missing from Evo 2023 line-up as it gets two more fighters

metro.co.uk:

New trailers from Evo 2022 reveal more Street Fighter 6 characters, with the implication it may not be out in time for next year’s event.

There’s no better place to drop new reveals for your fighting game than at Evo and, for Evo 2022, Capcom had not one, but two new character announcements for Street Fighter 6: newcomer Kimberly and returning veteran Juri.

Granted, neither of them were particularly surprising thanks to the huge roster leak in early June, and Capcom Germany also accidentally posted screenshots of both characters on social media ahead of the new trailer.

Kimberly was spotted in Street Fighter 6’s gameplay reveal trailer as well, but this is our first proper look at her in-game, and she appears to be the game’s resident ninja.

You wouldn’t think so given her 80s inspired design (she even comes with an old cassette player), but her backstory involves her becoming a student of Guy, Final Fight’s own ninja who’s also made appearances in the Street Fighter series.

Aside from the typical ninja moves, like jumping off walls and the izuna drop, Kimberly’s super move sees her spraying her opponent with graffiti, which certainly makes her unique as far as ninja characters go.

Although we can’t help but be reminded of Isla from The King Of Fighters 15, who also fought using spray cans. The two do have very different character designs and personalities, though, so this is likely pure coincidence.

Juri, meanwhile, looks to be mostly unchanged, barring her redesign, retaining the same fighting style and unhinged personality. Her super move is even an almost one-to-one redo of her super from Street Fighter 4. Considering the character’s popularity, though, we doubt her fans are upset.

The official website gives us a small tease