{"id":562439,"date":"2026-03-26T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562439\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:51:08","slug":"capcom-addresses-the-street-fighter-6-incest-storyline-icking-out-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562439\/","title":{"rendered":"Capcom Addresses The Street Fighter 6 Incest Storyline Icking Out Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The funniest fighting game patch note of all time will read some variation of \u201cwe altered the incest storyline in Alex\u2019s backstory.\u201d At least, that\u2019s what it sounds like Street Fighter 6<\/a> is doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alex, a veteran fighter in Capcom\u2019s fighting game series, was added to Street Fighter 6 earlier this month, and while that on its own should be cause for celebration, fans were less enthused by the character\u2019s storyline<\/a>, which included him getting with his second cousin and step-sister Patricia. They even have a kid on the way. The fandom was sent into a tailspin trying to figure out how to explain this as less weird than it comes off, as even if you debate the legitimacy of the brother\/sister relationship, they are definitely still cousins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well, whatever Capcom thought internally, the company has released a statement saying it will be revising some of the in-game text that may have been \u201cmisleading.\u201d Director Takayuki Nakayama posted on X<\/a> that this will not be a complete change of the characters\u2019 backstories, however. I mean, the details of the story are pretty cut and dry, so\u2026I\u2019m not really sure how they plan to salvage this?<\/p>\n

We apologize for any confusion that recent topics regarding Alex’s story may have caused.
While we have not changed the characters\u2019 backstories,after internal review by the development team, we plan to revise certain text passages that may have been misleading in the near future.\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 TAKA-nakayama (@takaNakayama) March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Alongside the announcement, Capcom released a short story<\/a> called \u201cA Toast Between Fathers,\u201d which features Tom, who is Patricia\u2019s father and Alex\u2019s\u2026first cousin once removed\/adoptive father\/father-in-law thinking about the newlywed couple growing up together. I\u2019m not really sure what this is supposed to accomplish because it just reminds me that they grew up as siblings. I\u2019d normally say \u201cwhat are we doing here, Capcom?\u201d but I want no part in this.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll see how Capcom alters Alex\u2019s story in a future update.<\/p>\n