Street Fighter 6’s M. Bison does not have a new body, devs reveal he is physically the same as in Street Fighter 5  

The Street Fighter series’ iconic antagonist M. Bison will be making a reappearance in Street Fighter 6 on June 26. Considering the villain’s final scene in SF5 and his body-swapping history, most fans presumed we would be seeing a new M. Bison copy in SF6. However, the director of Street Fighter 6 has recently revealed some interesting details about Bison’s comeback that suggest otherwise. 

At the end of Street Fighter 5’s story mode, M. Bison is defeated by Ryu, and his body seems to disintegrate. In the recent SF6 announcement about M. Bison, he is described as an “amnesiac dictator” in search of an identity. This has led fans to believe that M. Bison is inhabiting a new body after losing his past memories. However, SF6 director Takayuki Nakayama contradicted this in a recent interview with Famitsu, saying, “If you play (Street Fighter 6’s) arcade mode, you will see that Bison is the real Bison. He does not have a new body.” 

Nakayama goes on to explain that M Bison’s victory pose includes a scene of him holding his cracked right hand, which is the same crack seen during his fight with Ryu at the end of SF5 (pictured above). In this sense, M Bison will be physically the same in the series’ latest entry. However, he has lost his memories and even forgotten his name. In addition, the director notes that Bison is not the boss of SF6, as this role is assumed by JP. 

Apparently, M Bison’s appearance in SF6 was decided upon a long time ago, as Nakayama reveals the team started working on him as soon as they were done creating the initial 18-character lineup. His story will be intertwined with other Year 1 DLC characters such as Rashid, Akuma and A.K.I.