During yesterday’s Summer Game Fest stream, Street Fighter fans received confirmation that America’s Hero, Flaptop Fanatic, and all-round Family Man Col. Guile would be returning to the ring for the series’ latest installment, Street Fighter 6. The trailer gave us one of our first real in-depth looks at the sequel’s combat, while demonstrating the power of the RE engine in its ability to afford the military hero his first-ever set of eyebrows.
Indeed, for the first time in the mainline timeline since his franchise debut, Guile is rocking a sweet pair of eye caterpillars, proving that it was well worth me buying that PS5 console after all. In addition, he has also grown out a sweet goatee, which seems to be Capcom’s go-to method of saying “This Character is Older”. Much like his fellow roster members, Guile is eschewing his combat gear for a more “street” look, rocking a sleeves blue jumpsuit emblazoned with patriotic patches.
So, what’s Guile bringing to the party? Well, it looks like he will once again take up the role of Terrifying Turtle, equipped with several variations of his famous Sonic Boom as well as his devastating Flash Kick, which remains one of the most powerful and feared tools in fighting games period. In regards to his normals, we can catch a glimpse of his famous two-hit sweep, his surprisingly ranged backfist, and that utterly baffling upside-down kick that never made a lick of sense. For Guile fans, it seems that their man is not straying far from the tools he has always brought to the dance. If it ain’t broke… right?
From his more recent outings, we see the return of Sonic Hurricane from Street Fighter V, as well as his frightening V-Trigger, Solid Puncher, which lets Guile cut loose with a string of
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