Capcom has just revealed the addition of new DLC characters in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. These characters include the classic sumo wrestler E. Honda, with Poison and a new character Lucia.
The characters have been revealed with the gameplay trailers for each of the newly announced DLC characters, featuring them in a lot of action. The characters were supposed to be revealed during the Evo 2019 event, but there was a big leak that revealed all the characters prior to the official announcement.
Capcom is going to release DLC characters on August 4, while the Summer 2019 Character Bundle will be available a day later on August 5. The bundle will not include certain costumes and the stage.
Take a look a the gameplay trailer of each character:
E. Honda
Poison
Lucia
E. Honda has been a part of Street Fighter for a long time. He joined the series from Street Fighter II, and has appeared in Street Fighter IV. On the other hand, Lucia is a new character in Street Fighter who is a detective who made her debut in the 1995 game Final Fight 3.
Poison is also another Final fight character who has appeared on the original 1989 game but has appeared in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact as a cameo. After that, she returned in Ultra Street Fighter IV.
In celebration of Evo 2019, Street Fighter V is free for PC and PlayStation 4 owners starting from today to August 11. This free trial version of the game will include all of the 16 characters alone with the six season three characters. So go on and grab your copy before the end of this offer.
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