Companionship in Street Fighter
The most interesting concept in Street Fighter 6 that I really liked was companionship. Every character is connected in one way or another, and most are symbolic of Ken and Ryu's relationship over the years.
Ken and Ryu were always the faces of Street Fighter since the beginning and their friendship/rivalry was something capcom really took into consideration when pushing SF6 out. Ken, Chun-li, and Ryu are getting older but they have a lasting impact on Capcom as a whole.
SF6 now has a roster of fighters that are connected to each other from old to new relationships.
Kimberly and Dee Jay, Marisa and Zangief, Blanka and Lily, Chun-li and Li-fen etc.
Even the Player has a rival/friendship with someone in the Street Fighter Universe.
Although Bosch seems like a character that gets sidelined within the first hour of the game, I do think that Bosch and the Player do have a significant connection.
When talking to our Masters, I find it interesting how often Bosch comes up in conversation.
Granted Player is the one bringing him up, but I found this interaction with Dhalsim fascinating.
Dhalsim: Create a fist within your heart.
Dhalsim: Good. Allow me to pose a question to you. What lies beyond that fist?
Dhalsim: I see. This is your friend...or perhaps a mortal foe?
Dhalsim: Forget what you saw.
Dhalsim: You wish to transcend the shadow, yet it remains inextricably linked to you.
Dhalsim: it is up to you to interpret its significance.
The Player brings up Bosch a lot in conversations that aren't about him, and it's got me thinking, does Bosch even care about the Player to that extent too?
We never see his perspective throughout the story so we could only assume as much.
He trusted the Player enough to give them a SIM card before he was taken. Maybe to tell them, "If anything happened to me, this is how you can find Kalima and the Resistance."
And he tried many times to scare the Player off so they wouldn't enter the Suval'hal tournament. Where he would've activated the championship belt to kill himself and JP.
But when the Player found out Cardboard combatant was him all along, he said "If you've come this far, I want you to watch me finish this fight." The fight between the Resistance and JP.
Bosch even asked the Player if you can give Yua his bangle and tell her that he's dead, he says "You're the only one I can count on."
Bosch also chose to go to the Player when his body was reaching its limit as a warning if things go south. That he may not recognize them in the arena.
And at the end of the post-credit cutscene, Bosch is wearing the matching hat that he and you got when visiting Metro City.
In the end, Bosch's hair is shaved so I can assume it's to keep people from recognizing him and a low profile.
In fiction, it could symbolize character growth and a break from the past. But paired with his matching hat, which he mentioned was cringy, he is still linked to you, the Player. Just as Dhalsim said.
Side note on what Ken says about Ryu:
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