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During this weekend’s Tokyo Games Show event, Capcom released a teaser trailer for the firstseason fivecharacter headed toStreet Fighter Vlater this year: the incomparable Dan Hibiki.
First appearing in 1995’sStreet Fighter Alpha, Dan was created as a tongue-in-cheek jab at rival fighting game developer SNK, being a hybrid ofArt of Fightingheroes Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia. InStreet Fighterlore, Dan is a brash, obnoxious, and painfully over-confident fighter, who has mastered his custom “Saikyo Style” martial arts technique. Despite his overbearing personality, Dan is a good man at heart, driven to see success not only for himself, but for his protege Sakura Kasogana.
The teaser video givesSFVfans a look at Dan’s entire moveset, which sees the return of the Saikyo Style practitioner’s trademark moveset. Also showcased are Dan’s legendary taunts, often a key element to his winning strategies. While there’s no denying that Dan is a comedy character in theStreet Fighteruniverse, I’ve been around long enough to see him played exceptionally well, often leaving Hibiki-san having the last laugh.
Dan will arrive this winter alongside the launch ofSFV’sfifth and (supposedly) final season. He will be followed down the line byRose, Akira, Oro and a yet-to-be-revealed fifth character.Street Fighter Vis available now on PS4 and PC.
