Are we taking a look at our new antagonist?

Throughout final week’s Recreation Awards, we had been launched to 4 extra characters headed to Capcom’s Road Fighter 6 — And whereas we had been capable of gleam some data on Dee Jay, Manon, and Marisa, one explicit newcomer stays shrouded in unnerving thriller — the suave gentleman J.P.

We all know very, little or no about this eldery gent, other than the truth that he’s a particularly wealthy and highly effective particular person, primarily holding court docket over his off-grid nation of Nayshall. Although clearly a person of poise and presence, we’re left involved by his seemingly informal management of what seems to be Psycho Energy, the damaging and ethereal spirit that fueled long-time antagonist M. Bison. And if that wasn’t sufficient, J.P.’s general sense of fashion and private pursuits, (together with his cat, Cybelle), recommend a fascination with Gaian powers and secret societies, maybe revealing a hyperlink to SF III‘s Illuminati.

From the above video, we will see that J.P.’s preventing fashion is much like that of characters resembling M. Bison and G, primarily a really regular and slowly paced motion mixed with the conjuring of highly effective power with a mere flick of the wrist. With assistance from his ornate cane, J.P. can assault from lengthy vary and even from beneath, whereas additionally organising cell traps across the stage itself. J.P.s Crucial Artwork sees him toss his opponent like a chunk of rubbish, earlier than ending their day with a blast of his mysterious energy.

From his mysterious demeanor to his unknown hometown, from his seeming adoption of Psycho Energy to his fascination with historical deities, all indicators level to J.P. maybe being the primary antagonist of Road Fighter 6. In fact, we’ll have to attend a little bit longer to seek out out for positive what the core plot for the brand new sequel is, however whenever you check out the launch roster and all characters revealed to this point, this Worldwide Man of Thriller appears a comfortable guess to be the primary risk to the brand new Road Fighter universe.

Road Fighter 6 launches on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox July 2, 2023. You’ll want to try our different experiences on Manon, Dee Jay, and Marisa, in addition to 50 issues I cherished concerning the beta, CJ Andriessen’s expertise with the Trendy management system, and a listing of Do’s and Do Not Do’s for the brand new sequel.