The character R. Mika will give herself a buttslap right after activating her Critical Art. In early footage of the game, the camera focused on R. Mika's butt while this happened, but this was later changed so that the camera is repositioned higher up to cut out the view. Additionally, R. Mika and her partner no longer split the opponent's legs.

In a December 2015 article by DualShockers, Producer Yoshinori Ono stated this change was made because they wanted to avoid making players uncomfortable and that the choice was not influenced by external factors. However, in an interview featured in the Best of III webshow, Capcom's Director of Brand Marketing and Esports Matt Dahlgren stated that this change was done due to issues regarding the game's rating, as they wanted to appeal to a very wide audience and keep Street Fighter "a family-friendly franchise".

In a Gamespot article published in January 2016, Ono reiterated that the change was made to avoid making people uncomfortable. However, this time he said that the team took in consideration the criticism that certain characters were too sexualized, contradicting his earlier statement that this change was done without external influence.