Last week, a new trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter movie celebrated the Capcom franchise’s return to the live-action limelight for the first time in over 15 years. This week, it’s the current game, Street Fighter 6, and rumors of its next batch of DLC fighters that has fans riled up–rumors which include Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart, which would make her Street Fighter’s first-ever guest character from a non-fighting franchise.
Per WCCFTech, a post on the Street Fighter subreddit surfaced that highlights series veteran Vega, also known as Balrog or “Claw,” as a potential inclusion in SF6’s Year 4 Character Pass. The post features a comment by user RnK_Clan not only listing Vega, but also naming Gouken, Mike Haggar from Final Fight, and Tifa as the other three characters.
RnK_Clan speaking to the Year 4 Pass lineup is notable, as they previously correctly predicted Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui appearing in 2024’s Year 2 Pass. No other details about the rumored batch of DLC was shared by RnK_Clan, and an attempt for comment from Capcom has gone unanswered as of this writing.
No official confirmation exists, so skepticism is encouraged, but there are a few elements lining up that lean in the rumor’s favor. The Year 3 Character Pass’s final character Ingrid is set to launch in “Spring 2026,” which we are currently in, and Final Fantasy VII’s 30th anniversary is coming next year. Considering the previous Character Passes’ cadence of releasing a character every three months or so, Tifa entering Street Fighter 6 around the anniversary date of January 31, 2027 would be feasible if she were in the Year 4 Pass.
Meanwhile, the previous two Character Passes were revealed at Summer Game Fest Live with Geoff Keighley, and with this year’s SGF Live currently scheduled for June 5, the timing of this rumor also suggests Capcom may be aiming for the trifecta.
Street Fighter 6 is available now on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
