Vi er mange, der ser frem til udgivelsen af Street Fighter V, og efterhånden som Capcom langsomt deler flere og flere informationer om spillet ud, dukker der små overraskelser op. En af de største overraskelser indtil videre må dog være, at Street Fighter Alphas Birdie vender tilbage. Man husker ham måske som et bjerg af muskler, men årenes gang har været hårde for Birdie. Som brand manager Michael Lunn siger:
"He's a surprise. He's changed a little bit. He used to be a big, really strong burly dude. He's still sorta burly but he kinda let himself go a little bit. One of his Likes on the Character Select screen is he like a lot of food, likes a lot of beer. He's got the belly to show for it now. One of his V-Skills is throwing bottles, eating different foods and powering himself up."
Udover denne kosmetiske ændring har hans kamp-stil også fået nogle få justeringer siden Alpha. Om dette fortæller Michael Lunn:
"He's a bruiser. He does a lot of damage but he's slow and can get zoned out pretty well. But he does have his chain, which gives him a long-range advantage as well, a lot of charging moves... he's a little bit different from his Alpha iteration, but he's still really fun to play."
Men det ser ikke ud til, at Birdie er det eneste, der vender tilbage fra Alpha-serien.
"I don't think they're technically called Alpha counters, but when you're blocking you can use an Alpha-type move so again, taking little things from older franchises and putting them into the new one that really made sense."
Nedenunder kan du se Gamereactors interview med Michael Lunn.