At the time of writing this, the launch characters and the Season 1 DLC fighters in Street Fighter 6 all have their Outfit 3 available for purchase. The only characters who don’t have a third alternate costume are M. Bison, Terry, and naturally the remaining two characters Mai and Elena in Season 2 as they are slated to come in at a later time.
Street Fighter 6 Director Takayuki Nakayama pretty actively shares concept art of the game on Twitter, and recently he dropped a handful of unused designs for Rashid’s Outfit 3. Among the pack are some interesting looks, including one that labels Rashid as an “Instagrammer” and another as an Arabian prince.
Nakayama shared a single piece of artwork that grants us all a look at five different designs. Each one is labeled with a letter from A to E, and the artist added a note for each to tell what its inspiration and theme is.
The first one, A, reads “Tech-Wear,” and it sees the master of the turbulent wind wearing a tank top with his name strewn across it, a white jacket, goggles on his head, and some high-tech looking boots. Costume ideas B and C are very similar and are “Parkour” themed, with C being the outfit that ultimately ended up making it through and becoming his actual Outfit 3.
Things get more interesting as we get to D, however, as this one is labeled as “Instagrammer.” The idea here appears to be a younger, influencer-type look for the fighter with some hip clothes and a large scarf hanging over his shoulder.
Finally, we have costume E entitled “Arabian Prince.” This is the most visually interesting design of the bunch, in my opinion, as Rashid dons an outfit fit for royalty, though still appears to have a gadget strapped to his arm keeping his high-tech motif intact.
Street Fighter 6 is only in its second year right now, so it’s safe to assume that we’ll be seeing more alternate costumes added to the playable cast at some point. With that said, maybe some of these designs might make a return someday as actual costumes, but for now, check out what could have been in the Rashid concept art below.
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