A buff Abraham Lincoln lookalike joins the 'Street Fighter V' roster

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A buff Abraham Lincoln lookalike joins the 'Street Fighter V' roster
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What you doin', Street Fighter V?

Starting on Monday, Aug. 6, two new Street Fighters are joining the latest game's roster: The classic muay thai brawler and M. Bison crony Sagat, and a mysterious newcomer called "G," aka the president of the world.

A character profile video describes G thusly: "G is a mysterious new character who wishes to unify the world as its president. He decides to spread his message in the ways the modern world can understand: Through social media."

G is a tall, buff, and heavily bearded man whose default costume -- consisting of a formal black, sleeveless suit and a comically tall top hat -- is clearly meant to evoke the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln.

You have to hear his one-liners to believe them. And the custom-made music for his trailer. Oh my lord the music. This is peak Street Fighter V weirdness.

The characters are available to purchase digitally for $5.99 apiece, but they're also free to download for anyone who already owns the game's $29.99 Season 3 pass.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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