How to unlock all Street Fighter 5 characters? That question will be answered in this guide that shows you who to unlock to get the full roster of 22 playable characters; and how to achieve that in the PS4 & PC fighting game.
Below we’ve listed the playable characters. Take the following steps to unlock each one, so that all unlockable characters in the game will be available to you.
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How To Unlock All Street Fighter 5 Characters
At the game’s launch on February 16th 2016, there will be 16 characters available total, the full 22 character selection will become available in the following months. But at launch 12 old characters and 4 new characters will be available right away in the roster; the 6 additional DLC characters you’ll have to unlock individually.
Note: You can unlock 6 more DLC characters either by paying $30 for the Season Pass or get them all for free by earning 100,000 Fight Money in-game currency for each DLC character. Simply spend the 100,000 Fight Money to unlock each character when (s)he becomes available in the in-game store from March 2016 onwards. Each character’s release date is indicated in the character list below; followed by unlock tips.
This Street Fighter V characters list reveals when & how to get them all…
Street Fighter 5 Characters List:
1. Ryu — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
2. Chun-Li — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
3. Nash — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
4. M. Bison — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
5. Cammy — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
6. Birdie — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
7. Ken — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
8. Necalli (NEW!) — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
9. Vega — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
10. R. Mika — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
11. Rashid (NEW!) — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
12. Karin — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
13. Zangief — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
14. Laura (NEW!) — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
15. Dhalsim — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
16. F.A.N.G (NEW!) — How To Unlock: Available at launch.
Street Fighter 5 DLC Characters List:
17. Alex — How To Unlock: Becomes available to buy for free for 100,000 Fight Money* in March 2016; Or unlocks as paid DLC as part of the $30 Season Pass or $6 individually.
18. Guile — How To Unlock: Becomes available to buy for free for 100,000 Fight Money* in April 2016; Or unlocks as paid DLC as part of the $30 Season Pass or $6 individually.
19. Balrog — How To Unlock: Becomes available to buy for free for 100,000 Fight Money* in May 2016; Or unlocks as paid DLC as part of the $30 Season Pass or $6 individually.
20. Ibuki — How To Unlock: Becomes available to buy for free for 100,000 Fight Money* in July 2016; Or unlocks as paid DLC as part of the $30 Season Pass or $6 individually.
21. Juri — How To Unlock: Becomes available to buy for free for 100,000 Fight Money* in August 2016; Or unlocks as paid DLC as part of the $30 Season Pass or $6 individually.
22. Urien — How To Unlock: Becomes available to buy for free for 100,000 Fight Money* in September 2016; Or unlocks as paid DLC as part of the $30 Season Pass or $6 individually.
* Fight Money Earning Methods:
• Finish Story Mode (including the character-specific Tutorials) on Easy difficulty with each of the 16 characters to earn 10,000 Fight Money times 16 for a one-time total bonus of 160,000 Fight Money**. – The full Story Mode experience will become available in June 2016 with potentially more Fight Money to earn.
• Finish Survival Mode*** on Easy, Normal, Hard & Hell difficulty with each of the 16 characters to earn around 5,000 Fight Money times 64 for a one-time total bonus of 320,000 Fight Money**. Easy has 10 matches, Normal 30 matches, Hard 50 matches, and Hell 100 matches; This is tough as most people get annoyed or bored of Survival Mode on Hard & Hell difficulty.
• Play Online Ranked Matches to receive 50 Fight Money per win**. On top of that with every level increase on each of the 16 characters you will receive 1,000 Fight Money.
• Play Challenge Mode’s Targets sub-mode to complete daily renewing goals that earn you varying amounts of Fight Money**. – This mode will become available in March 2016.
• Play Challenge Mode’s Trials sub-mode that puts your skills to the test with combo trials for all 16 characters, ranging from basic to pro combos that earn you varying amounts of Fight Money**. – This mode will become available in March 2016.
• Play Challenge Mode’s Extra Battle sub-mode that has you fight against special CPU bosses (AKA Boss Rush) in challenges that upon completion earn you varying amounts of Fight Money**. – This mode will become available in March 2016.
Here’s a short tutorial on how to earn some quick Fight Money.
** Make sure you are logged in with your Network ID for Street Fighter V and ensure that your game doesn’t get disconnected from the Capcom server, or you’ll gain no Fight Money. It’s indicated at startup if the game’s servers are offline for server maintenance, in which case you should wait to play until they get back online.
*** Here’s a short tutorial on how to complete Survival Mode on Hard & Hell difficulty.
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