Street Fighter 6 features a huge roster of martial artists, each with different fighting styles and training methods. Each comes from a different discipline, meaning they all have different body types, from the bulky bodybuilder body of Zangief to the heavier sumo body of E. Honda. For this reason, developer Capcom decided to reference various real-world models to ensure that each fighter is built correctly. It has now become my personal fitness goal to be the reference model for a character in a fighting game – because what could be more affirming than that?
Capcom and Street Fighter 6The development process was recent The subject of a documentary film from NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster. The documentary, titled “Game Planet,” features a segment on how Capcom captured the physique of its fighters. Character artist Kawade Tsutomu explains that the company has assembled a team dedicated to researching how muscles flex, stretch, and rest on the bodies of various martial artists and bodybuilders.
After finding a group of suitable models, the team took reference photos of their bodies from “every angle imaginable.” As Tsutomu describes, Capcom wanted a variety of well-toned body types that could show different muscle and fat distribution between its characters. These nuances show that both Ryu and Zangief can be muscular, but have different body types – a clear example of how different training methods lead to different results. The documentary also features slimmer, female models, likely serving as inspiration for more agile characters such as: B. served Cammy
The full documentary is available on YouTube, but if you want to skip to the “Mom (and Dad) with Muscles” section, it starts around 10:30 a.m.
Knowing that Capcom paid attention to this level of detail during development makes sense given the scale Street Fighter 6 makes every effort to define the different disciplines of its cadres within its world. A big part of his story mode involves traveling around the world and Meeting of different fighters to teach you their ways. Therefore, ensuring that the in-game models match real athletes is a nice added layer of authenticity.
Street Fighter 6 is now almost a year old, but Capcom is still supporting it with new characters and balance updates. The company published Street Fighter 6is the next DLC fighter, Akumaon May 22nd.
