A thread titled “Take a look at the current character usage rates in Street Fighter 6” popped up on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G (Anything Goes Live) board, and posters had a field day dissecting the numbers. The thread lit up with surprise that Zangief — long an unpopular pick throughout the series — is ranking near the top again this time, plus a fun bit of trivia: Terry, famous from KOF, actually originated as a Street Fighter 1 character.
Takashi…!
Did they finally buff Ryu (written with the kanji 隆)?
>>2
He's been buffed little by little — not the best in the game, but he's high-spec now.
He's been buffed little by little — not the best in the game, but he's high-spec now.
>>2
He's actually in the running for best character right now.
He's actually in the running for best character right now.
Zangief is popular?? For real?!
>>11
Say what you want, but he's always near the top of the usage charts.
Say what you want, but he's always near the top of the usage charts.
>>15
Did Zangief's popularity start with SF4? I feel like he used to be in the unpopular tier.
Did Zangief's popularity start with SF4? I feel like he used to be in the unpopular tier.
So how's Terry? If he's strong I might actually pick up SF6.
>>23
He got nerfed a bit but he's still top-tier. Honestly there aren't any weak characters in this game to begin with.
He got nerfed a bit but he's still top-tier. Honestly there aren't any weak characters in this game to begin with.
>>23
Terry's top tier right now.
Ryu's usage rate stays near the top even when he's weak, though it depends on the rank bracket.
Terry's top tier right now.
Ryu's usage rate stays near the top even when he's weak, though it depends on the rank bracket.
With this many characters, how come nobody from the Street Fighter EX series made the cut?
>>27
Well, those characters belong to a different company.
Well, those characters belong to a different company.
Wait, isn't Terry a KOF character?
>>43
He was originally a Street Fighter character who ended up moonlighting at "the gallery" (画廊, a pun on 餓狼/Garou, aka Fatal Fury).
He was originally a Street Fighter character who ended up moonlighting at "the gallery" (画廊, a pun on 餓狼/Garou, aka Fatal Fury).
Of course — there's never been a Street Fighter game where Ryu was weak.
>>49
In SF2, Ryu and Ken were like the second-weakest after Zangief.
In SF2, Ryu and Ken were like the second-weakest after Zangief.
>>49
There's never been an era across the whole series where Ryu counted as meta-defining, must-pick material.
There's never been an era across the whole series where Ryu counted as meta-defining, must-pick material.
>>53
No way!? Terry wasn't even in the first game, was he?
No way!? Terry wasn't even in the first game, was he?
>>57
Apparently this guy who only shows up on the title screen is Terry's original design. He wasn't properly implemented as a playable character until Fatal Fury.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVUZpIwagAApMEz.jpg
Apparently this guy who only shows up on the title screen is Terry's original design. He wasn't properly implemented as a playable character until Fatal Fury.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVUZpIwagAApMEz.jpg
>>45
I can never really tell the difference between that and KOF. Who's even the main character in KOF again?
I can never really tell the difference between that and KOF. Who's even the main character in KOF again?
>>59
Isn't it Kyo?
Isn't it Kyo?
>>59
Come on, everyone knows Kyo Kusanagi.
"Heh, bet that lit you up." (his famous catchphrase)
Come on, everyone knows Kyo Kusanagi.
"Heh, bet that lit you up." (his famous catchphrase)
>>59
For KOF, I'd say Kyo and Iori are basically the main characters. But the game itself is an SNK all-star crossover, so all kinds of SNK characters show up.
For KOF, I'd say Kyo and Iori are basically the main characters. But the game itself is an SNK all-star crossover, so all kinds of SNK characters show up.
An environment where Zangief is strong is worse than garbage. He should stay a total scrub who can only win if he lands one lucky read — anything more and he's just a mountain of stress to fight.
>>61
He's not actually strong. He's just got a huge fanbase of diehards who play him no matter what.
He's not actually strong. He's just got a huge fanbase of diehards who play him no matter what.
Terry's story is a myth, but Street Fighter 1's Eagle actually did transfer to Fatal Fury, became Billy, and never came back.
>>69
He came back in Capcom vs. SNK 2, though.
He came back in Capcom vs. SNK 2, though.
>>69
You don't know about Zero 3 Upper?
You don't know about Zero 3 Upper?
Juri really is genuinely popular. Her kit's rough enough that you'd need to actually love the character to stick with her.
>>79
She's popular across the board, regardless of gender.
She's popular across the board, regardless of gender.
I don't know much about this stuff, but couldn't they just buff whoever has the lowest usage rate?
>>86
Blanka's a strong character but nobody wants to play him 🥲
Blanka's a strong character but nobody wants to play him 🥲
Why is there a KOF character in this? Did Street Fighter turn into Smash Bros.?
>>93
Cross-company character collabs are the big trend in fighting games right now.
Cross-company character collabs are the big trend in fighting games right now.
It's actually fairly spread out, isn't it? Young female characters like Mai, Juri, and Cammy clearly have steady demand.
>>103
Then where does that leave Lily and Kimberly, who look even younger?
Then where does that leave Lily and Kimberly, who look even younger?
I got wrecked by a Zangief while playing Cammy about two years ago and quit, that jerk.
>>122
Cammy looks like she has a lot of freedom, but once you actually play her she feels stifling and weak.
Cammy looks like she has a lot of freedom, but once you actually play her she feels stifling and weak.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Good News] Take a Look at the Current Street Fighter 6 Character Usage Rates.”
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