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EVO 2017: Final Fight's Abigail is the next Street Fighter 5 DLC character

VROOOOOOOOOOOM! Abigail is riding onto the Street Fighter V roster.

Ozzie Mejia

July 16, 2017 7:08 PM

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Prior to tonight's Street Fighter V top 8, producer Yoshinori Ono took the stage for a quick announcement. That announcement is regarding the game's next Season 2 character and, as has been promised throughout the year, it is indeed a brand new character to the Street Fighter series. However, it's still a face that some gamers may recognize.

Say hello to Abigail, who long-time fans may remember as one of the Mad Gears from the Final Fight series. Abigail served as one of the bosses of the later stages, but here he is in Street Fighter V, literally towering over the competition. In terms of size, think of Hugo, except bigger and more comically proportioned.

As one might imagine, Abigail uses his massive size to his advantage. He's not easily knocked down and he can toss his opponents around like ragdolls, while juggling them with piston punches. And he makes a lot of silly sounds! It's something that has to be seen to be believed, so check out the trailer below.

Abigail will be available on July 25, along with the Metro City Bay Area stage, for anyone that's picked up the Street Fighter V Season 2 pass. There are two more characters coming this year, so start taking guesses as to what can possibly top this.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?