Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Character Yasmin Arrives August 3
Yasmin is the first original character designed for Street Fighter 6's Year 4, establishing the tone and mechanics for the season's remaining three fighters.
Key Facts
- Yasmin, the first additional character of Street Fighter 6 Year 4, will be released on August 3 at 16:00 JST.
- Yasmin is a high school girl from the Philippines who uses the traditional martial arts Eskrima and Silat, and wields a karambit knife.
- She has a special enhanced state called Bayani Mode, activated by landing certain moves, which changes the performance of some special attacks and enables more powerful combos.
- Alongside Yasmin's release, Capcom will apply the first overall battle balance adjustment of Year 4.
- Year 4 will also add characters Arjun (fall 2026), Tifa from Final Fantasy VII Remake (early 2027), and Bosh (spring 2027).
Reporting from 5 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark, and 1 more.
Capcom announced that Yasmin, the first additional character of Year 4 for Street Fighter 6, will be released on August 3. A gameplay trailer released on June 18 shows the new fighter, a high school girl from the Philippines who uses the traditional martial art Eskrima. She wields a karambit knife and fights with high mobility, entering the world of street fighting to find her missing older brother. Yasmin has a special enhanced state called Bayani Mode, activated by landing certain moves, which changes the performance of some special attacks and enables more powerful combos. Her special moves include Dalo'y ng Tubig, Talim ng Hangin, and Mukha ng Langit. The trailer also shows her victory animation, where she jumps for joy and bows to her opponent. A second outfit, a school uniform, can be unlocked through gameplay or purchased. Alongside Yasmin's release, Capcom will apply the first overall battle balance adjustment of Year 4. Yasmin will be playable in a trial version at the Evo Las Vegas event from June 26 to 28. Year 4 will also add characters Arjun, Tifa from Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Bosh.
Yasmin is a shy high school girl from the Philippines who fights using both Eskrima and Silat, two traditional martial arts. She inherits her combat techniques from her grandfather. Her weapon is a karambit knife, a curved blade that lets her attack with speed from any range. Her victory animation shows her jumping for joy, shouting "Yay! Yes!" and then bowing to her opponent with "Thank you very much."
Her second outfit is a school uniform. It can be unlocked by playing Avatar Arcade Mode and maxing out the Acquisition Gauge from Master Yasmin, or purchased with Fighter Coins. Removing her hairpin gives her a completely different look.
The Year 4 release schedule is: Yasmin on August 3 at 16:00 JST, Arjun in fall 2026, Tifa in early 2027, and Bosh in spring 2027. Bosh is one of the dual protagonists from the World Tour mode. Tifa is a guest character from Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Yasmin will be playable in a trial version at the Evo Las Vegas event from June 26 to 28. Purchasers of the Year 4 Ultimate Pass and Character Pass can use her immediately upon release. The first overall battle balance adjustment of Year 4 will also be applied alongside her launch.
Street Fighter 6 is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「ストリートファイター6」Year 4最初の追加キャラクター「ヤスミン」が8月3日に参戦。エスクリマを駆使するスピードタイプのファイター
- ASCII.jp 「スト6」Year4初の追加キャラクター「ヤスミン」8月3日実装へ 髪を下ろすと可愛いと話題に
- Denfaminicogamer 『ストリートファイター6』Year4新キャラクター「ヤスミン」初のゲームプレイ映像が公開！8月3日に実装予定
- Game Spark 『スト6』Year4追加キャラ第1弾「ヤスミン」は8月3日配信！Outfit 2として女子校の制服姿や、別人すぎる“髪留めを外した姿”も披露
- Inside 『スト6』Year4追加キャラ第1弾「ヤスミン」は8月3日配信！Outfit 2として女子校の制服姿や、別人すぎる“髪留めを外した姿”も披露