Looking beyond Arjun himself, it’s clear that Capcom is really mixing things up with Street Fighter 6 Year 4, rather than playing it safe with the new characters they’re adding to the roster. The developers could’ve just as easily kept adding previously established characters from the history of the franchise, like the widely rumored Vega from Street Fighter II or someone a bit more obscure like Twelve from Street Fighter III: Third Strike; I’m personally hoping that we’ll get to see Skullomania from the Street Fighter EX trilogy someday. But instead, Year 4 features a lineup of brand-new characters, at least as far as Street Fighter is concerned anyway, with the surprise guest character of Tifa from Final Fantasy VII joining the game this season as part of a rare intercompany crossover.
Street Fighter 6 has celebrated the franchise’s history right from the very beginning, from its primary setting of Metro City from Final Fight to the full return of the main playable roster from Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. But the game’s DLC has also been taking risks every year, from the inclusion of Fatal Fury guest characters Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui in another intercompany crossover in Year 2 to the return of Ingrid from the widely maligned Capcom Fighting Evolution. The door is still open for more classic Street Fighter characters to be added to the game, but Capcom is taking a season to experiment with its lineup and be more additive rather than replaying greatest hits.
Arjun is another fresh face joining Street Fighter 6 and one that feels more intuitive to play than Season 4’s first new character, Yasmine. Both a muscular tank of a man and a zone-controlling powerhouse, it’ll be interesting to see how the character will shake up the competitive online scene once he becomes widely available to play on October 13. And with Tifa’s inclusion slated for early 2027 to help cross-promote next April’s Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Street Fighter 6 Year 4 has maintained excitement surrounding the game over three years after its debut.
Street Fighter 6 is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, with Season 4 also available for purchase now.
