M. Bison is scheduled to be released in Street Fighter 6 on June 26, 2024. We’ll also get access to Terry Bogard in Fall 2024, Mai Shiranui in Winter 2025, and Elena in Spring 2025 via the Year 2 Character Pass.
Since the events of Street Fighter 5, it would seem that M. Bison has become an amnesiac, though he’s still mostly the same character in terms of personality and mannerisms. With the recent release of M. Bison’s Street Fighter 6 profile, we now know a little more about M. Bison’s upcoming role.
“A man who resembles M. Bison, the leader of Shadaloo, who was believed to be dead,” describes the website of M. Bison. “He has lost his memories, but has violent tendencies. He appears in locations related to Shadaloo, guided by Psycho Power.”
During his recent trailer, this character is seen riding a horse, seemingly questioning the player avatar about his resemblance to M. Bison. Eventually, he states that he will claim the name of Bison for himself.
Within a questline that hinted at M. Bison’s return, a Shadaloo confidential document can be temporarily obtained that notes a man reviving a dying horse in Mexico. Street Fighter 6 Director Takayuki Nakayama has stated that the horse has a name, but players will have to play World Tour to find out what it is.
He has a name. Please wait for the World tour.
— TAKA-nakayama (@takaNakayama) June 10, 2024
It’s said that M. Bison likes power, but hates incompetence. Previously, it was known that M. Bison hated weakness and incompetence specifically from his subordinates. Since he’s now gone from richest to rags, he no longer has subordinates.
Curiously, it’s also noted that M. Bison stands at 6’0 in Street Fighter 6. However, in Street Fighter 5, M. Bison was measured to be at 5’10. This suggests that M. Bison may be occupying a body, though it should be noted that his weight clocked in at 247 pounds in both games.
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