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After seeing Karin's reveal trailer for Street Fighter V, I know (I HOPE) that Sakura would not be far behind. She's my favorite Street Fighter character, and I really want to see her next incarnation. As everyone who's been shown so far seemed to have aged a bit, design-wise, I wanted to conceptualize what Sakura would be like, if I were in charge of character concepts for the game.

This is what I came up with:

After graduation, Sakura took to traveling the world. Visiting old friends, making new ones, and training every step of the way. With her trusty dog at her side, Sakura returns in time for a new tournament and new challenges!

Gameplay:

Sakura would continue to use her personal version of Ryu's moveset, but further refined to her own personal strengths. Most moves wouldn't deviate much from her previous incarnations, but some small touches would be added to make use of her current look. Her Shunpukyaku and Sakura Otoshi moves would be accented by her switching to, and using her backpack to smack her opponent on the last hit.

Sakura's Critical Art would incorporate her pet. Upon activating the Critical Art, Sakura would blow a quick whistle, and her dog will spring into the scene and lunge at the opponent. If it makes contact, the attack sequence begins. The dog bites down on the opponent's leg, causing him/her to register a comedic expression of pain. Sakura then leaps in with a Shunpukyaku, but spinning in a single position, similar to Ryu's EX Hurricane Kick, striking the opponent first at the head, and making its way down to the feet. Upon reaching the lowest point, Sakura continues spinning, and launches upward with a Shouoken, striking multiple times on the way up. At the last hit, the opponent, along with the dog are launched high into the air. While the opponent slams down into the ground, the dog lands nimbly next to Sakura, who tosses it a treat before it jumps off the screen.

Once I finish with my current commission, I'll work on painting this up more!

Street Fighter V © Capcom

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Description

After seeing Karin's reveal trailer for Street Fighter V, I know (I HOPE) that Sakura would not be far behind. She's my favorite Street Fighter character, and I really want to see her next incarnation. As everyone who's been shown so far seemed to have aged a bit, design-wise, I wanted to conceptualize what Sakura would be like, if I were in charge of character concepts for the game.

This is what I came up with:

After graduation, Sakura took to traveling the world. Visiting old friends, making new ones, and training every step of the way. With her trusty dog at her side, Sakura returns in time for a new tournament and new challenges!

Gameplay:

Sakura would continue to use her personal version of Ryu's moveset, but further refined to her own personal strengths. Most moves wouldn't deviate much from her previous incarnations, but some small touches would be added to make use of her current look. Her Shunpukyaku and Sakura Otoshi moves would be accented by her switching to, and using her backpack to smack her opponent on the last hit.

Sakura's Critical Art would incorporate her pet. Upon activating the Critical Art, Sakura would blow a quick whistle, and her dog will spring into the scene and lunge at the opponent. If it makes contact, the attack sequence begins. The dog bites down on the opponent's leg, causing him/her to register a comedic expression of pain. Sakura then leaps in with a Shunpukyaku, but spinning in a single position, similar to Ryu's EX Hurricane Kick, striking the opponent first at the head, and making its way down to the feet. Upon reaching the lowest point, Sakura continues spinning, and launches upward with a Shouoken, striking multiple times on the way up. At the last hit, the opponent, along with the dog are launched high into the air. While the opponent slams down into the ground, the dog lands nimbly next to Sakura, who tosses it a treat before it jumps off the screen.

Once I finish with my current commission, I'll work on painting this up more!

Street Fighter V © Capcom

Character concept and art by