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Street Fighter 6 has received critical acclaim ahead of its launch this week, and even before we could get our thumbs around it, the character models were generating a lot of discussion. Cammy switched her iconic green… I mean, swimsuit, right? I think it’s actually supposed to be a camouflage leotard but in reality it was lycra that barely covered anything. In any case, it was switched out for leggings and a cropped jacket which covered her up a lot more, but also looked much better on her. Now the old outfit is back, and it’s gross.

This is not an ‘ew hot outfits on hot women’ take. I will be maining Juri and will take no questions on whether her feet are a factor in that choice. I want Christie Monteiro in Tekken 8 with her cross-chest bikini top and capris with slits in the thighs. I have a series of articles declaring my love for the Pokemon Tsareena, a love that is entirely physical. Taylor Swift’s leotard-clad chair dance for Vigilante Shit makes me need a cool glass of water, and when I see it in person I might pass out. I’m not against hot women looking hot. Part of the reason I died so much in Hades was to meet Megaera so often, and when Alecto showed up I went all Tex Avery. I very much approve of hot women looking hot. The problem is Cammy looks stupid.

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This outfit has always been kind of weird, but the extra details in Street Fighter 6, the solidification of the cartoonish realism the artstyle aims for, and the game’s penchant for dramatic low angles all combine here to make it appear ridiculous. While her new outfit is cool and fresh, the return of the classic look is extremely dorky.

Cammy White from Street Fighter 5

So dorky, in fact, that it comes with a built-in wedgie and she didn’t even need to remind the teacher to assign homework. It’s quite the achievement - Cammy has a washboard stomach and powerful thighs, and still manages to make showing her ass off seem like absolute loser behaviour. The fabric disappears into a dark void between her cheeks and the front, where a thin strip of tight fabric barely covers her crotch, is no better.

Cammy’s win pose has her put her arm behind her back in a threatening pose, as if tensing her fist ready to strike. However, having seen it with the new outfit, it’s clear that its true purpose is to cover her butthole. If your outfit choices require you to make conscious decisions about your movements in order to avoid exposing your butthole, you are wearing the wrong outfit. That’s not to mention all of her high kicks and grapples that see her fly barely-covered-crotch first into her opponent’s face.

Street Fighter 6  cammy readying a kick

Once upon a time, I can see how this would have been an attractive look for Cammy. Back before we could see everything, a tight leotard and bare legs was a good fit for her military origins while offering more sex appeal than a frumpy soldier’s uniform. But now that we can see so much more of it, it’s clear that the outfit doesn’t work. It’s only back for raw fan service, and it no longer has a place in Street Fighter 6.

Perhaps I shouldn’t care so much about an optional, additional costume, but the thing is I don’t care so much. I just think it’s very stupid. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it, if anything it’s a relief. Seeing the classic outfit in Street Fighter 6 is the perfect reminder of why the game needed to evolve in the first place. If it takes Cammy having a massive wedgie for holdouts to realise the game needed to move forward with fresh looks, maybe it will all be worth it.

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