Final month, SNK revealed that Kenshiro, star of Fist of the North Star, could be the ultimate Season 2 DLC character for Fatal Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves in June. Nonetheless, that left Might unstated for, and followers had been questioning who would fill the void.
At present, throughout a particular presentation at Evo Japan, SNK unveiled the following DLC character could be one other crossover character, however this time from a franchise in SNK’s portfolio: Mr. Karate, the mask-wearing martial artist from Artwork of Preventing, is subsequent up–but this Mr. Karate is completely different from the one we have seen earlier than.
In earlier SNK preventing video games, Mr. Karate has been an alter ego for Takuma Sakazaki, the daddy of Artwork of Preventing protagonist Ryo Sakazaki and the ultimate boss of the primary recreation. Nonetheless, whereas this model of Mr. Karate sports activities the well-known Tengu masks, the person beneath is donning the lengthy ponytail, go well with, and gold chain of Robert Garcia, Ryo’s finest good friend and co-protagonist of Artwork of Preventing.
The transient teaser we see reveals “Mr. Karate” in Metropolis of the Wolves, however we don’t see any of his strikes. The 45-second video makes references to Artwork of Preventing, after which reveals a short pre-fight pose earlier than reducing to the Fatal Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves brand. It stays to be seen if this new Mr. Karate will play like Robert, like Takuma, or as a hybrid of the 2.
Earlier downloadable fighters added in Metropolis of the Wolves’ second season of DLC embody former boss characters Wolfgang Krauser and Nightmare Geese, alongside longtime Fatal Fury veterans Kim Jae Hoon and Blue Mary. Season 1’s roster added two Road Fighter characters to Fatal Fury for the primary time in Ken Masters and Chun-Li, together with Mr. Huge, Andy Bogard, and Joe Higashi.
Fatal Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves is offered now on Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.