As we get closer to the March 17th release date for Street Fighter 6‘s newest roster addition – Alex – Capcom has released a brand new trailer that gives us a deep dive into his capabilities. The trailer comes in at over 7 minutes in length, and provides a rundown on his normal and special attacks. Check it out below.
Alex’s gameplay style will revolve around rushing down on his opponents and using powerful attacks. To control the space between them, he has long-reaching attacks to poke at his opponents, as well as forward-moving ones that allow him to get close. Quite a few of his moves will also be based on Prowler Stance, through which he can kick off combos culminating in powerful grapples based on professional wrestling.
When it comes to special moves, Alex has a versatile one in the form of Flash Axe. The slashing elbow attack can be used in combos to keep the opponent locked up in a combo, with the Light version even being positive when blocked, which means that your opponent can’t quickly counter-attack. The Medium version of Flash Axe has the added capability of being canceled into Prowler Stance, as well as a wider arc and longer reach.
The Flash Chop is a lunging swinging attack that results in the target being turned around, which in turn opens them up to follow-up attacks, like special suplex-styled grapples. The Overdrive version of Flash Chop does more damage, and can even be combo-ed off a string of Light attacks.
To deal with airborne opponents, Alex has access to the Aerial Knee Smash-an aerial grapple that quickly brings the enemy back to the ground.
Since much of his moveset is based on professional wrestling, Alex also has access to some iconic moves, like the Power Bomb, and Hyper Takedowns DDTs and neck breakers. One of his biggest defensive options is the Raging Spear, which provides invincibility from enemy attacks during startup.
His special moves include the Sledgecross Hammer, which involves Alex unleashing a massive lariat, which can then be further combo-ed into other moves. The Omega Wing Buster – a reference to pro-wrestler Kenny Omega’s One-Winged Angel – is his other special, and can be executed as a follow-up from the Overdrive Power Drop. This starts off a series of animations referring to Omega’s other moves, including a massive knee to the face, before lifting the opponent up on his shoulders to drive them head-first into the ground. Finally, Alex has access to The Final Prison, which involves him taking down his opponent before putting them in a devastating submission move, which is then followed-up by a power slam.
These references to Kenny Omega should come as no surprise, since the wrestler had a hand in providing motion capture for Alex’s special moves. Just last week, Capcom released a video giving us a behind-the-scenes look at how these moves were captured.
Street Fighter 6 is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2. In the meantime, Capcom is also gearing up for a new Spotlight showcase for later in the week.
