Capcom Reveals Real Breakdancers Were Used For Jamie's Motion Capture in Street Fighter 6

In a new behind-the-scenes video, Capcom has revealed that real-life breakdancers were used for Jaime’s motion capture inStreet Fighter 6. A lot of information was revealed aboutStreet Fighter 6at the Tokyo Game Show, including the game’s base roster, information about the World Tour mode, and an in-depth look at the game’s practice mode. Despite all this new info, Capcom continues to unveil more about the game, this time focusing on one of the first characters revealed and how he came to be the series' first fighter that combines dancing and drinking into an original fighting style.Street Fighter 6seems to be fully leaning into hip-hop music and culture influencesin order to focus the game for a new generation while paying respects to its own history. This is evident in the roster, which is solid mix of new and returning characters, and in the game’s unique art style. Capcom has combined traditional breakdancing and the drunken fist martial arts style to create Jaime, a character described as “self-styled” on the game’s official website. From this new video from Capcom, it’s clear a lot of work went into finding the right fit to bring Jaime to life in the game.RELATED:Street Fighter 6 Confirms More Characters With World Tour Opening CinematicIn the one-minute video posted to Twitter by the officialStreet Fighteraccount, several breakdancers are shown off in their motion capture gear capturing the movements of Jaime. The video also splits into in-game footage ofStreet Fighter 6to show how the real-life moves translated into the final game.Several characters have been revealed forStreet Fighter 6, but no other behind-the-scenes footage for other characters has been revealed so far.

Street Fighter 6is the first Capcom fighting game to use the RE Engine, which became popular among gamers for its use in games likeResident Evil 2andDevil May Cry 5, as it accurately portrays face and body movements. This accurate depiction of breakdancing and incorporating it into Jamie’s entire moveset shows a gigantic leap fromStreet Fighter 5toStreet Fighter 6. While some moves are impossible to do in real life, such as Ryu’s classic Hadoken attack, it’s clear Capcom is heavily invested in making sureStreet Fighter 6’s depiction of street fighting is as realistic as possible, and to alsonot make the same mistakes asStreet Fighter 5.

Jaime, along with seven other characters, will be playable inStreet Fighter 6’s closed betain October, so fans can see and appreciate all the smooth animations and new gameplay features for themselves if they are selected to play in the beta.

Street Fighter 6is scheduled to release in 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

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