Summary
Recently,Street Fighter 6completed its first season of DLC, and things are looking up for the game. There were concerns over a lack of normal fighter costumes, no major balance changes, and the game’s live-service elements, but the release of Akuma, the Season 1 balance update, and the last of the base and DLC roster’s third outfits have smoothed things over.Street Fighter 6’s second year is also expected to have more than one large balance update, which hardcore players are happy to hear. In general, the game is in a good state, and it might get even better soon.
According to rumors,Street Fighter 6Season 2 is on the cusp of being announced, as a recent logo leak for the Year 2 Character Passes has raised some eyebrows.Street Fighter 6’s first anniversaryjust passed, so it makes sense to lay out a new roadmap now, even if the next DLC fighter likely won’t launch until late in the summer. Who will be in that second season is anyone’s guess, but hopefully it includes a certain iconicStreet Fightervillain.
M. Bison Deserves a Spot In Street Fighter 6
EndingStreet Fighter 6’s first DLC season with the classic boss character Akuma has been widely regarded as a great move, andStreet Fighter 6is primed to do it again. Even though his death at the end ofStreet Fighter 5’s story felt final, and the world has shifted significantly since then, there should always be room on the roster for the classicStreet Fighter 2final boss M. Bison. Known in Japan as Vega, and to some fans as Dictator to avoid confusion, M. Bison remains one of the faces ofStreet Fighter, and it’s not hard to imagine him coming back.
Bison Is Entrenched in Street Fighter’s Legacy
Leading the shadowy dictatorship Shadaloo, M. Bison has made a name for himself by driving the plot of every street fighter title apart fromSF1,SF3, and currentlySF6. Alongside his elite underlings Vega, Balrog, and Sagat, Bison has beenimmortalized as aStreet Fightermainstaythanks to being part ofSuper Street Fighter 2 Turbo’s legendary roster. M. Bison sports an aggressive and flashy fighting style that stands unchallenged by other characters, even other Psycho Power users, and that’s just the first hint that he could return inStreet Fighter 6.
Street Fighter 6 Shows Signs Of A Potential Bison Reveal
Being dead is no obstacle to Bison rejoining not just the playable cast, butStreet Fighter’s ongoing story as a whole. There are plenty of justifications to bring back a man who has spenteveryStreet Fightergame since his debutpreparing other bodies to pass his soul to. Whether Bison finally overtakes one of his Dolls, uses a Seth android made by SiN, temporarily controls another character like Abel, or just recycles his cloning scheme, Bison’s soul should be preparing to take center stage again.
Reasons Why M. Bison Could Join Street Fighter 6 Soon
Rumblings of M. Bison’s return have already started, and there’s more reason to suspect it than mere precedent.Street Fighter 6’s first season of DLCincludes notable Shadaloo enemies Rashid and Ed, as well as A.K.I., the apprentice to Bison’s current right-hand man F.A.N.G. World Tour artwork has confirmed that Akuma used Raging Demon on Bison at the end ofStreet Fighter 2, meaning every DLC character so far has some relation to the shadowy dictator, who, again, does not have his play style represented inSF6despite J.P.’s presence. It would be a welcome treat to see whatStreet Fighter 6does with M. Bison’s move list, so Capcom should make plans to add him if it hasn’t already.
