by Netherrealmer » 03 May 2021, 16:13
MysticMoons wrote:Wow that is sad Ryu is no longer a main Character.
I would think him and Ken would always be mains I think Akuma the guy with the dark power
similar to there's should be a main character.
I really do need to play the new Street Fighters. I am still playing the old 90s Street Fighter 2 lol
but it's so much fun.
The Main characters of Street Fighter V are Rashid and Karin. In Street Fighter III the Main character is Alex and not Ryu and Ken. I think they will move forward to Rashid and Karin because they win a lot of tournaments. Alex kinda failed to connect to the fans to they demote him too.
Alex is this roided 17 year old Mechanic/wrestler from New York,He was inspired from Hulk Hogan

Rashid is a Dubai Prince trying to rescue his scientist female friend who friendzoned him but he deeply loves. She got kidnapped by M.Bison. She was killed by Fang one of M.Bison's men.

Karin is an arrogant albino trillionaire heiress who uses Aikido as her fighting style.She realized M.Bison is a threat to her wealth so she worked with Street Fighters to stop him.

Base on their color schemes, Capcom is trying to Make Rashid the new Ryu and Karin as the new Ken.
Both of them also have the most victory in story mode. They are not the typical fighting game protagonist. They don't have humble beginnings, they are rich AF and kinda arrogant but likable for being unapologetic.
Karin is popular enough to have her life size statue:

I think Capcom is trying to demote Ryu,Ken and Chun-li because they are not getting any younger.