Rashid blows into Street Fighter 6

Capcom

7/24/2023

Rashid of the Turbulent Wind has joined Street Fighter 6 as the game's 19th playable character.

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Players can look forward to meeting Rashid and learning his parkour and lightning quick moves in World Tour, battling it out against players in Fighting Ground, and using his move set in Battle Hub’s Avatar Battles.

New content and updates being added to the game alongside Rashid’s release include:

• World Tour
o Rashid’s Master Missions added
o New missions added featuring the Mike Haggar Memorial Stadium Tournament and Suval’hal Arena

* Note: You must complete the main story in World Tour to access these missions

• Fighting Ground
o Rashid’s story added to Arcade Mode

• Battle Hub
o Hub Goods Shop now includes “Pirate” and “Resort” themed avatar outfits!

• General
o A new quality-of-life feature that allows Drive Rush cancels to be performed by pressing MP + MK (Classic Controls) or the Drive Parry button (Modern Controls) following a cancellable normal attack

Rashid will also be eligible for competition use at Evolution Championship Series (Evo) 2023 taking place on Aug. 4-6, 2023, so viewers and competitors are sure to be amazed by his acrobatic attacking style with moves like:

• Arabian Cyclone: A new special move that performs a spinning kick and conjures up a whirlwind; can be used as a standalone blow, or transitioned into Rolling Assault or Wing Stroke

• Arabian Skyhigh: A new double jump move that keeps opponents guessing on where Rashid will land from the air

• Super Rashid Kick: Level 1 Super Art that unloads a devastating kick while soaring forward and up through the air

• Ysaar: Previously Rashid’s V-Trigger move in Street Fighter V, this Level 2 Super Art summons a slow-moving whirlwind projectile that can be used to pressure opponents

• Altair: Rashid’s Level 3 Super Art calls forth a tempest that lifts opponents before he rains down on them with a monsoon of powerful blows

Starting today, players can unlock Rashid by owning or purchasing the Street Fighter 6 Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition, or Year 1 Character Pass, or purchase Rashid individually for 350 Fighter Coins which also includes his Outfit 1, Colors 1 & 2. Players can also try out Rashid for free for one hour with one Rental Fighter ticket, obtainable in the in-game Fighting Pass.