Capcom revealed Elena’s gameplay trailer as well as her stage and background song today. The Kenyan fighter returns after her hiatus in Street Fighter V. Elena’s new look is zebra printed, and the scarf definitely feels festive towards her love for Capoeira. The sandals have reinforced the whole “shoes on” Street Fighter; it is this round. For everyone else, this is possibly life or death, but for Elena, the fight is nothing but a dance.
Her new night stage is quite calming to look at, despite the instruments and crowd in the background. Hippos and elephants are also present. Capcom has never really missed with Africa stages since her debut, and this seems to not even be close to the exception. Reniala Remains could be a spot in Madagascar.
Elena seems to have a new anti-projectile tech move in tow called Lynx Song. It seems to go under several high projectiles, such as Deejay’s, with some command allowance to add even a grab move. Spinning Scythe and Rhino Horn are still here, which is always great for the distance check. Elena has a two-hit target attack in the air, and some of her usual normals return. Some of these have...
