PC mods are often used to add skins, characters, stages, and features to fighting games that the developers haven’t. Every now and then, though, a mod will slither on up that goes a completely different route than anything we’ve seen before it.
A fresh Street Fighter 6 mod from Remy2FANG doesn’t bring in a new character from a different IP or add some kind of crazy new game mechanic. Oh no. This mod changes the giant snake in the background of the game’s Ranger’s Hut stage into one that looks a whole lot like another snake in the game — A.K.I.
Now, the actual snake in this Street Fighter 6 stage looks to be some kind of Amazon anaconda. It is a massive creature that looks, well… like a regular snake (only giant).
A.K.I. has snake-like themes running throughout her move set and personality, with a maneuver that literally sees her slither across the floor. So, it only makes sense to pay tribute to the playable poisonous snake by modding the Ranger’s Hut snake, right?
Well, that’s exactly what Remy2FANG did in this scenario. What makes this mod awesome is that, at first, you might think it’s far more sinister than it actually is based on the angles at which we see it in the clip.
Initially, I thought this now white snake had a full-on A.K.I. head at the end of it making it some kind of nightmare fueled demon. Instead, what we actually see is the giant snake as it stands normally, but with a new white color scheme and A.K.I.’s white hairdo plopped on top of its head.
Despite how strange of an idea this is (though I do see the connection), it turns out that this mod is actually kind of adorable. The giant snake looks almost proud to be rocking A.K.I.’s signature umbrella-styled hairdo.
If you’d like to try out this mod for yourself, details can be found in the tweet below.
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GIANT A.K.I. SNAKE!!
DL my little mod here: https://t.co/j8Et3k67Xm#SF6_AKI pic.twitter.com/DKhMQ9FxaJ
— Remy2FANG : Artist & Modder (@Remy2FANG) August 1, 2024