(Fast, everybody look shocked)

Because the curtain fell on Evo 2022’s closing Avenue Fighter V: Champion Version match, Capcom took the chance to disclose model new trailers for 2 of the World Warriors coming to subsequent 12 months’s Avenue Fighter 6. Give it up for funky fly newcomer Kimberly and, the Korean razor blade herself, Juri Han!

Juri, who made her debut in Tremendous Avenue Fighter IV, was just about a shoo-in for the brand new title, having steadily posted extremely as one of many Avenue Fighter fan neighborhood’s hottest characters. And it appears, in a post-S.I.N. and Shadaloo society, that Juri’s days of assassination and company espionage are behind her, changed with days of wanting dope as fuck whereas looking the world for additional blood-pumping thrills.

Making her Avenue Fighter debut, Kimberly is one among a number of new characters who can be hitting the avenues and alleyways of Avenue Fighter 6, trying to make her mark alongside avenue youngsters akin to Luke and Jamie. A practitioner of bushinryu, (the martial artwork mastered by Remaining Combat hero Man), Kimberly infuses her conventional and exact ninja stylings with a Day-Glo love of Eighties tradition. Kimberly is certain to convey a wild palette of shade to SF6‘s graffiti aesthetic and will show to be one of many sport’s most charismatic and flamboyant breakout stars.

After all, by now we’ve all however confirmed that the sooner full roster leak is legit, so it simply turns into a case of ready to see who’s subsequent to make the presence formally recognized. I gotta admit, I used to be satisfied they’d save Juri for a later reveal, however I assume when all eyes are on Evo, you most likely wish to drop your superstars. And, boy howdy, is she a famous person. I’m already feeling the brand new characters, in addition to the sequel’s total vibe, and these movies have me thirsty for extra.

I’ll be taking a a lot nearer take a look at each of those two combatants within the coming days proper right here on Destructoid. Within the meantime, try our earlier experiences on the leaked character roster, our ideas on new heroes Luke and Jamie, a better take a look at The Household Man, a breakdown of the sequel’s intriguing new mechanics, and a few of the roster’s new character themes.

Avenue Fighter 6 launches in early 2023 on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox.