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Monster Hunter Wilds Can’t Close the Box Its Street Fighter Collab Opened

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The Monster Hunter series is known for collaborating with various other game franchises, and Monster Hunter Wilds follows suit. Recently, they unveiled a plan for free updates to Monster Hunter Wilds, which includes new events, missions, and creatures, along with a collaboration project with Capcom that will conclude the update – this has been confirmed as Street Fighter.

Enthusiasts of Monster Hunter Wilds have been excitedly looking forward to discovering the missions and loot that the collaboration might offer, yet what has been revealed seems to contradict the established norms in previous Monster Hunter games. As with past collaborations, players of Monster Hunter Wilds can anticipate being tested by new challenges for free rewards. However, some of these items possess unique mechanics that could potentially reshape the Monster Hunter series in the future.

What the Street Fighter Collab Adds to Monster Hunter Wilds

The long-awaited details of the crossover between “Street Fighter” and “Monster Hunter Wilds” have now been disclosed, offering hunters free themed armor and stickers within the game. To acquire the Akuma armor, Blanka-Chan Palico armor, along with other Street Fighter collaboration items, players must accomplish specific quests such as the Demonic Strength and True Strength collaborative arena quests, the Ultimate Strength side mission. The additions will be accessible to all players following their introduction into Monster Hunter Wilds on May 28, 2025, ensuring they remain available permanently.

When players don the complete Akuma gear, be it armor or layered armor, they gain the power to metamorphose into the enraged demon, replete with his signature moves from the Street Fighter series. Despite this transformation, they retain the ability to use Monster Hunter Wilds’ diverse array of weapon types. However, by employing the new Assisted Combo: Akuma item, players can vanquish the game’s assorted monsters using a combination of attacks and the Gou Hadoken. It’s worth noting that Street Fighter special moves aren’t exclusive to the Akuma armor set; additional gestures for Hadoken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku, available as paid DLC, also possess attack capabilities.

In a new development, Akuma from Street Fighter is now allowing players to utilize his signature moves within Monster Hunter Wilds, marking the first instance where this has been possible. Previously, in Monster Hunter Rise, Akuma was introduced as a layered armor set, but his moves were essentially stand-ins for Sword and Shield, Throwing Kunai, and Throw actions, rather than incorporating the distinctive abilities found in the Street Fighter series, thus providing players with a more authentic Street Fighter experience compared to previous instances.

Akuma’s Inclusion Could Hint at Monster Hunter’s Future

Hunting Without a Weapon

With the recent collaboration between Street Fighter and Monster Hunter, Capcom has made a commitment that they cannot retreat from. The martial arts-style combat introduced by Akuma might open up an avenue for melee combat without weapons in future Monster Hunter installments. Other game series already provide unarmed combat for players who want to confront fearsome foes using nothing but their fists. By implementing this feature against the colossal creatures of Monster Hunter, it could give players a sense of triumph over insurmountable odds, defeating beasts even without a weapon in their hands.

Introducing this fighting style through collaboration suggests that fans may not have to wait too long before it fully evolves into a distinct weapon type. The Street Fighter gestures offer a sneak peek of what could be expected, and the Assisted Combo: Akuma item being associated with Akuma could imply that other Street Fighter characters’ unique moves will appear in upcoming updates. Adding a new Monster Hunter Wilds weapon type in an update could help sustain the game’s longevity by providing players with fresh ways to hunt and capture the various monsters within its bestiary.

Possible New and Returning Monster Hunter Weapon Types

As a devoted fan, I’ve often pondered about the possibility of incorporating a close combat weapon in the Monster Hunter series, and it seems my dreams might just come true! Remember the Tonfa introduced in the G Genuine expansion of Japan-exclusive Monster Hunter Frontier? It was as close as we players got to hand-to-hand combat, until the introduction of Street Fighter abilities in Monster Hunter World.

Bringing back the Tonfa in an update or expansion for Monster Hunter World could be a fantastic chance to enrich the game with a new, established close-range weapon option that fans have longed for!

In a possible twist, Akuma’s raw combat techniques and Street Fighter-inspired gestures might be hinting at an entirely new weapon category. The strength of special moves when using Akuma armor relies on the selected weapon, however, employing bare fists could potentially represent a distinct weapon for players to craft and enhance. This could range from basic wraps to professional boxing gloves, eventually evolving into weapons resembling those obtained from high-rank monster hunts. Since it’s been a while since a new Monster Hunter weapon type was introduced, the Street Fighter collaboration might just provide the ideal spark of inspiration.

Incorporating Street Fighter elements into Monster Hunter Wilds’ event could excite fans of both series, particularly the Akuma armor and Assisted Combo: Akuma item, as they have the potential to significantly impact the franchise positively. With fighting abilities now established, Capcom might consider developing this into a unique weapon type in its own right, which could be introduced in an upcoming update or expansion, or potentially for Monster Hunter Wilds Ultimate. By observing how players respond to these combat styles from collaborative rewards, it may prompt Capcom to eventually introduce a new unarmed weapon type. Meanwhile, players can showcase their Street Fighter skills in the Monster Hunter Wilds universe with the new Akuma armor set and Street Fighter gestures.

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2025-05-31 14:08

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