“Sonic Boomer”- Street Fighter 6 Fans in the State of Awe After Finding the Real Age of a Character

Published 06/16/2023, 6:30 AM EDT

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Street Fighter 6 brings a whole new revamped look to the classic fighting game series from Capcom. The developers did a phenomenal job keeping the core elements of this game intact while also adding a whole new RPG mode called World Tour. This fresh take from the developers has since been commended by many fans.

During the Summer Game Fest 2023, Capcom dropped a brand-new trailer for their upcoming title. This gameplay trailer showed fans what is to be expected from the title. The trailer also revealed fan-favorite characters like Guile and Chun-Li returning to the game. But in recent news, fans were left shocked to discover the real age of Guile in SF6.

The past Street Fighter title reveals the actual age of Guile in SF6

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Fans of the US Air Force Major rejoiced when he came back for SF6. Guile’s hot temper and his whacky hairdo have been a constant in the series since his introduction in the second part. First introduced in SF2, Guile was born on December 23, 1960. This makes him over 60 years of age now. But this Air Force Major does not look his age in the latest entry of the series.

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Guile was first introduced by Capcom to attract the Western audience to their game series. They were successful in doing so as he has been a recurring character in the game series ever since. His Sonic Boom and Flash Kick have been spammed multiple times by the players.

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However, the news of him being over 60 came as a surprise. But many fans have started coming up with theories to explain this.

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Fans react to Guile being sixty years old in SF6

One such theory presented by the fans was Street Fighter being a sliding timeline. Another theory suggested due to his attacks, he spends a lot of time traveling fast. So due to time dilation, only a few years have passed for him since the events of SF2. However, many fans had some quippy remarks about this revelation.

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Multiple fans believe Capcom does not use the ages in SF2 anymore for the latest title. What are your thoughts on the actual age of US Air Force Major Guile in Street Fighter 6? Let us know in the comments section below.

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