Tifa Lockhart Joins Street Fighter 6 in Year 4, No Returning Series Characters

By fielding an all-new cast with no legacy Street Fighter characters, Capcom is betting that original designs and a major crossover can sustain interest in the game's fourth year.

Reporting from 5 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), KAI-YOU, Automaton, Game Spark, and 1 more.

Capcom announced the Year 4 character lineup for Street Fighter 6 during Summer Game Fest 2026 on June 6. The roster includes three new fighters and one guest character. Yasmin will arrive first on August 3, 2026, followed by Arjun in fall 2026. Tifa Lockhart from Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake series will join as a guest fighter in early spring 2027. The final character, Bosch, a character from Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode, will arrive in late 2027. This marks the first year since launch that no characters from previous Street Fighter games are returning. The Year 4 Character Pass and Ultimate Pass went on sale immediately after the announcement. Street Fighter 6 is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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Sources

• GAME Watch (Impress) 「スト6」にティファが参戦決定！ 「FF7」コラボ含むYear 4キャラクター公開【SGF2026】
• KAI-YOU 『スト6』に「FFVII」のティファ参戦　発表映像はWIT STUDIO×『超かぐや姫！』山下清悟が制作
• Automaton 『ストリートファイター6』Year 4にて『FF7R』からティファ参戦へ。今年は“シリーズ既存キャラなし”の新顔揃い
• Game Spark まさかの『FF7R』コラボでティファ参戦！『ストリートファイター6』Year 4キャラ発表―新キャラ2名にワールドツアーのボシュも参戦【SGF2026】
• Inside 『スト6』×『FF7』コラボで「ティファ」参戦決定！Year 4の追加キャラ4人がお披露目