@Chadders: [en.wikipedia.org])

kitsuneconundrum

Who?

Srsly, wikipedia has nothing to help me with here.

Chadders

Ok, now I want GARUDA on this too.

If NOT, then I want to have CREATE-A-FIGHTER thing a la Soulcalibur 4.

BOTH in would be better, of course.

*~*

Gigaheart

@beem:

Come on Ibuki! *crosses fingers*

ZenGaijin

And still not one mention of a single SF3 original character returning.

BTW, knowing Crapcom, Cammy will indeed return for SF4, but as dlc.

beem

alright, sf4 just convinced me. i just need to buy a console, wait; theres a pc version right? win

kitsuneconundrum

She looks a tad more 'boy-ish' than I remember her being...

MelodyKitn

Capcom, if you are reading this, PLEASE ADD KARIN!

cornunderscore2x

yes sakura.

zkotaku

Looking for this? I never thought Capcom would actually listen to fans and put her in. Personally, I'd have preferred somebody else, but I can't say I don't like Sakura's inclusion either.

KeroseneClimax

Anytime a Kotaku writer messes up. A gamer gets his wings

Orionsaint

Woopsy brian, Last drinks.

ryivanV2

Is koatku just flicking through a copy of Famitsu this morning and posting what is on every other page?

teeps1981

@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: yeah, i was thinking that chick in the corner ain't sakura o.o;

Alpha85

Wrong picture, you're using the one from
[kotaku.com]

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

WE WANT DAN! \o/

Shiryu

I don't care much for SFIV, but Japanese school girls..

Goddamn, I'm beginning to sound like some dirty old man. I blame it on SA.

Combichristoffersen

She probably graduated from that particular school and is still wearing the uniform...

Is she the only one in the SF4 cast that doesn't seem to be pumping themselves with hormones, viagra and essence of bull testicles?

RyuriTatsujin

@Alpha85: wouldn't that be in interesting twist though? lol

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

I want them to add a Street Fighter III character for god sake!

rockmanjoey

@HoxtonHero: Maybe she will grow up to be a slag that dresses up for school disco nights at your local cattle-market nightclub.

Chadders

@kitsuneconundrum: Thank you.

Chadders

Just because she was a school girl in earlier games doesn't mean she will be a school girl in SFIV.

HoxtonHero

@ZenGaijin: Screw that, we all know everyone deep down wants some Dudley action back in their lives.

"You, have no dignity!"

King of Fun UK

@King of Fun UK: well, all that fighting and traveling around the world cant be good for the grades.

kitsuneconundrum

You would have thought by Street Fighter IV (obviously being set between II and III) Sakura would have left school...

King of Fun UK

Generic Japanese shoto schoolgirl, boring.

hahnchen

She really doesn't look that Japanese you know.
Aren't Japanese xenophobic?

MegamanPhantom

Please put in Makoto! Please!

Paustinj

@hahnchen:
Agreed.

Prathik

@MegamanPhantom: The huge misconception of Japan is this supposed xenophobia that they have. Of all the major Asian groups (Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese) I'd say that Japan is THE most open to people outside of their culture.

MightyKAC

Sakura was introduced for Alpha, right? So if SF4 is a chronological SF2.5, shouldn't she be a little more grown up by now? Or did she stay down some years, because she was skipping school and travelling all the time?

I concur about Dan. He needs to be in.
And R.Mika. Not that I like fighting with her, but... imagine her in 3D... O_O

Poison

I hope she still kicks off her shoe in a fit of victory! Also, dance!

LionheartAce

@Combichristoffersen:
I blame rival schools

paulrenzo

She needs more steroid-filled muscles like everyone else.

Zero_

@Paustinj:
funny thing when i first saw pics of Makoto i thought that was Sakura

mastergodai

@Shiryu: THAT'S RIGHT!

Street Fighter IV is not a win unless it has the STRONGEST OF THEM ALL!

OOSHA!

ColdFury

@paulrenzo: Don't blame Rival Schools for anything! Other than maybe making other fighting games look stale, overly-serious and lacking in pallette :)

elronathon

After hearing this, I'm definitely waiting to hear for Makoto's appearance, or at least somebody else from SFIII.

w1ndwaker

@Shiryu: Kick people's asses with Dan is one of my fondest memories of the entire Street Fighter series.

Well that and the original SF game that had those huge rubber pads that you had to punch at varying degrees to get different moves...that was fun too. An obnoxious hindrance, but kinda fun.

Sandvich

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! Capcom, I am now officially purchasing your game. <3

Donutta

@MightyKAC: "I'd say that Japan is THE most open to people outside of their culture."

And yet they rarely have any other people of various ethnicities outside of stereotypes in their anime.

Spark-Moon

When I see Sakura, I can't help but think... dude looks like a lady.

(... Not that there's anything wrong with that!)

Spark-Moon

@Complyordie: Yes!

rockmanjoey

Is Akuma in SF4?

Seems like a stupid question but I haven't seem him so far....

Complyordie

I meant manga type*

Damn keyboard...

lucasreis

About her looking japanese or not.

Have you guys EVER seen a japanese anime/manga tyé character look japanese? All of the Saint Seiya cast look like people from the west. All anime has people with multiple colored hair and huge eyes. They never looked japanese to me...

lucasreis

@Poison: I was almost writing the exact same comment about Sakura. I mean, c´mon, if they want to bring back Sakura why don´t they just revamp her? If this is 2.5, like you said, why the hell is she still in her student outfit? This is stupid Capcom, you want to "please the fans" but yet you screw the plot for it... tsc tsc.

And she is too dude-like, as someone said already...

lucasreis

Love that's she is in, and doesn't look like a bodybuilder, but personally, I would've been a little risky and updated her look a bit, made her hair a little longer, put her in some sporty clothes.....she's not a schoolgirl anymore, but we'll they'll surely invent some plotline like that she was frozen by M Bison or something, like Tekken did with the Williams Sisters when they decided to skip 20 years.

cesca07

Her mouth looks a bit large, but I'm definitely glad to see her in the game. She's easily one of my all-time favorite Street Fighter characters.

kubevubin

Goddamn Capcom! I love Sakura, but they should have update her looks. If they wanted to insert the school girl outfit, it should be the second costume, not the first one.

Now, where are Makoto and Karin? They would be sweet additions. Cody and Guy would be great too. But they seen unlikely to be in the game.

Lider

@hahnchen:

Well this is Street Fighter. Not exactly known for originality.

GARlock

Sakura in SFIV!

I look forward to kicking my shoe onto my head!

gamegrump

@Prathik: third on that.

i'll take Cammy any day over Sakura

zanzibarlegend

Yes! I get to play as a japanese schoolgirl! My secret love, my secret shame...

Crowbot

Any character is fine, but DO NOT ADD THAT DUDE THAT LOOKS LIKE ANDRE THE GIANT from Street Fighter III: Third Strike. blegh...

mtora83

@HoxtonHero:
Right, she will be appearing as a MILF in this installment. o_0

neojam

Wait wait wait, so they're still conflicted about putting Cammy in? She was in the freaking trailer for crying out loud! That's really misleading ='/

Pickens

Dan, Ryu, Ken, Gouken, Sakura, Akuma. Enough with the shotos. Bring different characters in SFIV plz.

A-Ism

Wicked. I woulod have preffered her older to fit in with the time the game is set, but meh. Any Sakura is better than no Sakura.

Sam Smith

The more the better, but I would say drop any mention of Dan and get with the Third Strike characters...

Shinamano

@ZenGaijin:

[kotaku.com]

Fei Long and Dan Hibiki have had character art drawn for them and the Wikipedia article lists them as confirmed.

[en.wikipedia.org]

If Wikipedia means anything to you that is.

ZenGaijin

@Shiryu:

Wasn't Dan like the first person confirmed for the home console version.

ZenGaijin

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can now die a horny *cough* happy man.

Frologic

@King of Fun UK:

I love Dudley and Alex but there are already 2 wrestler type guys and Balrog is in there so theirs already a boxer.

Ibuki was just under Cammy in the character voting on the capcom site. Plus Ibuki is probably one of the most unique characters in the SF series.

Plus, I'm really good with her.

ZenGaijin

@KeroseneClimax: Thanks, I was curious as to who she really was (I'm not familiar with SF characters past II).

Shawnladd

@mtora83: I'd rather have him than goddamn Rufus.

Mister Adequate

Bout time, Capcom. Just add Karin in it and u will make me a very happy SF fan

Blue_Bomber88

Even though Makoto's my main, Cammy + Sakura makes up for her missing this game.

Spiderkid

@ZenGaijin: I'm not good at SF3 or anything, much less am I good with Ibuki, but I did like that character. Makoto and Ibuki are two characters I would love to see on the port. Looks like that's not gonna happen, though. :(

cL9

@LordCiego:

I forgot 7 - Sagat

LordCiego

I know they aren't exactly the same but im bored of shoto (projectile+ uppercut+ kick movement that makes you go forward) characters in Street Fighter games and SFIV looks like it will be no exception:
1 - Ryu
2 - Ken
3 - Akuma
4 - Gouken
5 - Sakura
6 - A future posible Dan?

Where are my different playstile character like Cammy or Ibuki. Even Makoto it's more interesting as a variation of a standard shoto character .

LordCiego

@Shiryu: DAN FTW. i love beating people with dan. is the ultimate show of disrespect to your SF peers :)

zanzibarlegend

Sweet, now I won't be playing exclusively as Vega.

Razgriz1

OH HELL YEAH! Please let this be the crazy-broken SFA2 Sakura.

James in Dupont

Ok, Capcom, Ok... this is enough.
I'll buy it

MlstrmMephisto

*Is hoping for Ibuki*

Dudemeister

YES! The heavens have aligned -- this is all I was waiting for so that my joy in life could be complete! Ya-hoo!!!!!

jayntampa

@Paustinj: I second this! Makoto would spank Sakura anyday.

(Hmmm....visualizing that literally....)

Robotube

Oh yes, Dan is a must include!

penetraitor

I would love to see Karin in there, but I think Abel is taking her place. Sakura, fei long and definitely cammy should be in. I would also like to see Birdie make a comeback. People who could use him were very fun to fight.

penetraitor

Skullomania is my pick.We need Skullo back in action.Hokuto is my second choice.

jackal888

@MelodyKitn:
I think it's the chunky thighs. -_-;

AndyboyH

I prayed for this moment. Now I will definately get SF4. I was afraid that i had to relern playing with Ryu but now I have Sakura to play with. I can now oficially kick ass in SF4. Thanks Capcom.

Maxemillian

All I can say is FINALLY. Been waiting for this. Shououken abuse is imminent.

Evadrion

Hell yeah That makes Two characters ill use now C.Viper and now Sakura, cant freakin wait

IceColdEskimo

She looks weird, but at least they put her in :)

everybest

DEVIL GIRL!
BEGONE!

I knew this was coming...
Still hoping for some nice additions like makoto or Ibuki.

Demonbird

Yes! Definitely going to buy this now and I cannot wait. Sakura and Karin are my best characters, so at least I one of 'em has made it into IV.

no13machine

Damn how manys year of school is she taken. wow all this time and shes still in school lol

Romeloo

Ok then, now where´s Ibuki/@King of Fun UK: You´re right, but when it comes to fanservice, you can be really sure that chronology won´t matter...Take Sheng Long for instance, he should´ve been dust by the time of SF4...

Daisuash

Score, Cammy, Sakura, Chun Li, Vega...you know I don't think I need any more characters, my roster is set.

Rebochan

Sakura is one of my favorite characters. I'm glad she made it to the SF4.

ChaosKnight

href="#c8209511">GARlock: Wait, yes it is. Street Fighter 3 shut down those misconceptions.

neoyaku

@ZenGaijin: Honestly, if Capcom has no problem having: Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Gouken, and Sakura in the same game (all Shotokan-esque fighters), I don't see why we can't have at least two wrestlers.

Two boxers, now I haven't seen that in any fighting game, it would be a welcome change.

And again, I beg Capcom to please add NEW characters. But, It's looking like I should give up that battle, especially with talks of Cammy and Fei-Long returning....sigh.

neoyaku

@ZenGaijin: Honestly I would like Dudley as in the game in opposition to Balrog. They play completely differently plus it would be cool to have the dirty thug versus gentleman boxer battle going.

Honestly, I think of all the Street Fighter 3 characters that may show up in this game, it would be Yun/Yang, as they are the only characters with a direct history to previous characters in the previous games.

FrigidAir44

JOY!

TheCleaningGuy

"Capcom is still apparently "undecided" whether Cammy will be in SFIV or not. Yeah, right."

Yeah believe it! Because in the next Mario RPG Nintendo is undecided wether to have Yoshi in at all.

FillionSmythe

@LordCiego: Whoa, I forgot about Sagat too... He could be classified as a shotokan, I could see that. That's toooooooo many. Tooo many! Coming from SF3, where we had Ken, Ryu, Akuma, and, arguably Sean, to nearly doubling the shotokan line-up in SFIV.... eugh!

neoyaku

@A-Ism: Thank you. Sakura's announcement follows exactly 2 other shoto's announcements...

I understand wanting to SFIV to be familiar and accessible to those who left during SFIII, but DANG!

neoyaku

so, age wise sakura should be a grown woman but she still walks around in a schoolgirl outfit......ok capcom.

Alpha85

Karin would be a great next pick, since there's that schoolgirl rival thing between them in the story, but I think they're likely done with bringing in Alpha chars...

...but Makoto and Ibuki would be nice... please?

Ishmae1

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

StarTropicana

I want my Dan!!! People must be destroyed T_T

SlashseveN303

@cornunderscore2x: Agreed, Karin would be a great addition to the game.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

Yes! Sakura rules! Its also nice to see her in a post alpha game. I wonder whats she been up to...

AsWater

Sakura is still a schoolgirl?

What? Did she repeat high-school indefinitely or something?

Meh, whatever. Sakura is in.

Trygle12

@Clave: Add Hibiki!!!!! NOw!!!!!!!

Clave

WOOOOOOOOOOOO YES!!!!!!!

When i saw this a little earlier i wanted to scream!!!!

Man, why don't I have my own office already!!!

Clave

@Trygle12: When you spend all your time fighting, you don't have time to attend class. =P

You know, personally, I've always wanted Capcom to make an older Sakura. So you can see how she matured and how her moves evolved through her training.

cantbeatmegaman

If they don't put Cammy in I'll refuse to buy it out of principle. Then I'll probably end up crying myself to sleep every night, wishing I had SFIV.

Jimmni

@Trygle12: Maybe she just really enjoys wearing her seifuku, even when she's out of highschool? =p I'm not complaining.

gendo7

@RyuriTatsujin: Graduated? Did she ever attend classes?

WittyUserName

Weird seeing Alpha (Or Zero) characters in regular Street Fighter.

Junker

Or maybe they should make a next gen rival schools. Then i would sound like a dirty old man for drooling at the awesome next gen boobs.

naota20

True indeed. I would'nt mind playing with 3D models of sean or remy. or maybe Q even.

naota20

this is the best news i've heard all day......even better than the smell of pancakes in the morning. now i'ma go and practice kicking my shoe off while showing my red undies^_^

naota20

PROTIP:
Dan, Fei Long, Cammy, and Sakura are all confirmed as console-only characters. While it's possible they could be added to the arcade version at a later point via upgrade (I don't see why they SHOULDN'T be excluded...), as of now they're only confirmed for the 360/PS3/PC versions.

BPMΣ

Because we don't have enough Ryu clones in SF IV already! Errr... BTW, didn't Cammy win the poll?

davrone

At last, my favorite beauty Sakura is finally confirmed for the console version of SFIV. This is going to be the best SF EVAR! (IMO). It was just a matter of time too...I knew Capcom was going to include her, yet, so many of my friends doubted me.

As for her schoolgirl outfit:

I have a feeling that it'll be her alternate in the game. I think they used her schoolgirl outfit in the article since she'd be more recognizable. I'm pretty sure Capcom has a new look planned for her. Just my thoughts, of course.

OMG THIS GAME HAS ME SO HYPED NOW! <333 This news made my day...scratch that, my year. No, MY LIFE! My sole existence. :O

y2kenjination

Now I have a reason to buy it :D

blizzardjesus

@Mister Adequate: I agree, Rufus is an overpowered fatass that doesn't really fit the standard SF norm. I'd much rather have Hugo. In fact, I voted for him in the poll. I'd love to see some Zangief vs Hugo matches. So many shotos, but not enough slam masters. The more screen they take up the better.

ese

@y2kenjination: I hope you´re right. I think Capcom is actually lazy and didn´t change her because they didn´t want to. But I really hope you´re right! :D

lucasreis

@naota20:
Assuming you're a girl...

PICS PLZZZZ!?!?!! o_O Omg hotness I wanna bang you? o_O

y2kenjination

@MelodyKitn: Haha, it's not as bad as Chun-Li's gorilla hands and monster thighs.

Aethyr

omg i just wet myself!!!! i voted for sakura during Capcoms website vote a few months back. YAY

mash25

Sweet, what about Gen??

wetworker

@AndyboyH: The SFIV steroids at work again. Sakura is now the size of 1992 Chun-Li, Chun-Li's falling off the top end of the bell curve.

Still would, obviously.

eviladrian

@Shiryu:

he's in it!

_MJ_

Man... I love Sakura, and I'm so glad she's in this, but Jesus Christ, that's enough of the shotos.

Add Makoto and my life would be complete.

yflow

@Robotube: I love Makoto. Sakura is plenty welcome, though.

hoorayforcorn

Love the fact that she's in but they need to make her cute again...something was lost in the translation....

aang001

@AndyboyH:
Wow, Capcom actually responded to KOF XII's chunky thighed Athena. Just what are Japanese schoolgirls eating these days... :|

dangerism

alright, here comes a new challenger!!!!, well done capcom, now give me cammy and i will buy this game at the first day

bersnake

Since Sakura doesn't appear in Street Fighter 3, I'm guessing she either died or quit in Street Fighter 4 right?

surft

Dan will be in because he was in the recent genereal SFIV trailer from TGS (unfortunately.)

Now Gen, that would not be a wasted character to include.

Honeyman

Skullomania!!!! Come on capcom I promise he'll play nice Skullodive!!!

santiclause

The game still needs a few more female characters. Karin would be fine, and Cammy would be an awesome addition as well. Nevertheless, the more characters the better.

Waspo

Sakura IS a tomboy; I really like her look. When compared to the rest of the cast so far she looks the most feminine. As a big Sakura fan I really look forward to the game and I'm also glad that she doesnt have thights of steel like Chun Li does.

RafaelShinji

@lucasreis: Well, maybe because most of the cast from Saint Seiya are actually from other parts of the world that arent exactly Japan.

RafaelShinji

Just get it on PC guys; the japs will have made all these characters and more within a few months.

khainegow