Continuing its Year 3 line-up of characters for Street Fighter 6, Capcom has now released a teaser trailer for the next addition to the roster: Alex. The trailer is a short one, coming in at over a minute and a half in length, and gives us a look at Alex taking on Andore in a caged fight.
Since his inception, Alex has been a character themed after pro-wrestlers, pulling off moves like knee strikes, drop kicks, and power bombs before Andore eventually passes out in a headlock. While announced as arriving in the game in Winter 2025, he’ll now launch in Spring 2026 instead. It is also worth noting that, much like the other characters added to Street Fighter 6 over the years, Alex will also be available as a master in the World Tour mode, which means that your custom character can also learn to use his moves.
Alex was unveiled alongside Sagat, C. Viper and Ingrid as part of the Year 3 characters coming to Street Fighter 6. The character hasn’t been absent from the franchise for too long, having last been seen in the roster of Street Fighter 5.
The character first made his debut in Street Fighter 3, where he essentially served as the game’s main mascot. The title (and character) went largely underappreciated at the time because its initial release didn’t include any of the characters from the preceding game, including stalwarts like Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li. Later releases, which culminated in Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, would end up becoming quite popular, especially among more competitive players, thanks to its more well-rounded roster that included the new characters from Street Fighter 3 alongside returning ones from games like Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter Alpha.
The previous addition to the Street Fighter 6 roster was C. Viper, who arrived in the fighting game back in October. She’s known for her short-range technical moveset that revolves around her fiery kicks and shocking punches. The character made her debut back in Street Fighter 4, where she was an undercover CIA agent who was climbing up the ranks of the evil Shadaloo organization so she could put a stop to the evil machinations of M. Bison and Seth.
Before C. Viper, Street Fighter 6 saw the return of fan-favourite character Sagat, who made his series debut by serving as the final boss in the very first Street Fighter game all the way back in 1987. Sagat’s moves revolve around zoning out his opponents thanks to his high and low fireballs, brutal uppercuts and knee strikes.
Street Fighter 6 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2. For more details, check out our review.
