Capcom's Street Fighter V New Characters; Rose, Oro, Akira Revealed on Stream

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is entering its sixth year, but Capcom appears to have many game-changing plans for the aging fighter. More characters are still being created, including a few that may be released sooner than anticipated revealed on a stream. These updates have been made available to the public on Tuesday, April 6.

Rose Showcased on Stream

According to ShackNews, Nakayama and Matsumoto elaborated on Rose further during the Street Fighter V Winter Update Livestream, referring to her V-Skills' specifics.

V-Skill I is Soul Fortune, which is boosted by one of four different tarot cards. White and red cards will improve Rose's strength and V-Gauge. The green and purple cards act as projectiles that debuff their opponents on contact. Using Rose's V-Gauge, you will be able to determine what tarot cards are active. Her second V-Skill consists of a reintroduced Soul Stellite from Street Fighter IV that can be used to protect or extend combos.

Rose's V-Trigger is a teleport that lets her move across the screen. It can be canceled with special activities and is accomplished in mid-air. Her V-Trigger II is the return of Soul Illusion from Street Fighter Alpha, letting her attack with mirror images of herself.

New outfits were shown for Vega (trench coat), Seth (vest and purple pants), and Juri (nurse), which will be unveiled along with Rose.

Oro and Akira revealed

According to Heavy, the character Oro was the first character to be added for the Summer Update. He is now engaged in a battle with a turtle, sitting in his hand to demonstrate his abilities.

The signature moves and specials fans have grown accustomed to in Street Fighter III make a welcome return. Oro's newer move is an ax kick called Tsuranekeashi, which can raise his opponents off the ground in its EX version. His V-Skill 1 is called Onibi. It is a floating orb that hits its target from a long-distance away.

Oro's V-skill 2 is called Minomushi - this special move allows him to jump upwards a short distance, followed by a punch or kick. Manrikitan is Oro's V-Trigger 1, which brings back his vicious command grapple able to be executed on the ground and mid-air. Lastly, Tengu Stone is his second V-Trigger, enabling him to fire random projectiles at the enemies around him.

During the SFV Spring Update stream, the very last footage was accompanied by a lot of hype regarding Akira Kazama! The Rival Schools fan favorite used her rekka specials, but perhaps most surprisingly, she could perform some pretty impressive air combos (known as Ariel Raves in Rival Schools). Even Akira's older brother Daigo appears as an instant kill V-Trigger! That was the cherry on top of entertaining SF5 updates.