How“ Street Fighter”’s surprising ending sets up a sequel — and introduces an iconic final boss

Derek LawrenceFri, October 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC

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Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji in ‘Street Fighter’Credit: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Legendary PicturesKey Points -

Here’s how Street Fighter ends.

The new film sets up a sequel.

A mid-credits scene welcomes an iconic final boss.

This article contains spoilers for Street Fighter.

The street fights are just beginning.

At least, that appears to be the hope of the team behind Street Fighter, the new live-action film based on the popular Capcom video game series. Though a sequel hasn’t been announced, the movie’s somewhat jarring ending sets the stage for a second installment.

Street Fighter reunites longtime friends Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) for the 1993 World Warrior Tournament. Ryu won the previous event, six years earlier, but he then felt a dark force overtaking him and went into hiding after the demonic Akuma (Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i) killed his and Ken’s mentor.

David Dastmalchian in ‘Street Fighter’Credit: Paramount Pictures/Legendary/YouTube

While party boy Ken sees the new tournament as his chance at glory, it’s really just a front for the big bad M. Bison (David Dastmalchian) to lure Ryu out and steal the champion’s Psycho Power for himself. Bison captures Ryu, but he escapes and has a climactic face-off with Akuma. Ryu seems to defeat Akuma, but the darkness begins to take him over. Thankfully, Ken is able to sing him back to life. Unfortunately, Bison and his men grab Akuma, who is clinging to life, and plan to rob him of his power.

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Ryu, Ken, Ken’s colorful friend and manager Dan (Andrew Schulz), and undercover government agent Chun-Li (Callina Liang) are hitchhiking when fellow World Warrior Tournament contestants Guile (Cody Rhodes) and Dhalsim (Vidyut Jammwal) pick them up. The group packs into Guile’s car, prepared to track down Bison.

And then the movie just...ends. It’s a conclusion that feels more like the wrap of a hit show’s second season than a pricey blockbuster not guaranteed to get a sequel.

The tease of a possible Street Fighter 2 continues in the animated mid-credits sequence. Bison, now clearly enhanced by the Psycho Power, looks to further corner the market on unbeatable villains by showing up to presumably recruit Sagat, a bald, bulking, eye-patched Muay Thai fighter. Sagat is the final boss and Ryu’s rival from the original 1987 Street Fighter game. He was first played on the big screen by honorary Academy Award winner Wes Studi.

Sagat from ‘Street Fighter’Credit: CAPCOM

Let the casting rumors begin! Maybe Ryan Hurst gets to put his training to use after losing his God of War gig to injury?

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