Kim Kaphwan Joins Fatal Fury City of the Wolves on September 24
The Nintendo Switch 2 edition arrives digitally on October 22, with a physical release following in January 2027.
SNK announced Kim Kaphwan’s September 24 DLC release for Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. June Yoon voices him in English, and Kunihiro Kawamoto voices him in Japanese.
SNK released a trailer on Saturday announcing that Kim Kaphwan will arrive as DLC for Fatal Fury City of the Wolves on September 24. June Yoon provides his English voice, while Kunihiro Kawamoto voices him in Japanese.
During Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct livestream, SNK announced a Nintendo Switch 2 version. It launches digitally on October 22, followed by a physical edition in January 2027.
Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji from the Tokyo Revengers anime will also join the game in October as Season 3 DLC characters.
Season 3 began on July 23, with six characters scheduled to join over the following five months. SNK teased new characters through an animated trailer in July. The season’s other announced releases include:
- Rick Strowd: July 23.
- Duck King: August 27.
- Laocorn: November.
- An unidentified character: December.
The game’s Season Pass 2 characters arrived on these dates:
- Kim Jae Hoon, its first DLC character: January 22.
- Nightmare Geese: February 26.
- Blue Mary: March 26.
- Wolfgang Krauser: April 24, marking the game’s first anniversary.
- Mr. Karate: May 27.
- Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star: June 28.
Fatal Fury City of the Wolves originally launched in April 2025 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Its Street Fighter crossover brought Ken and Chun-Li into Season Pass 1. The game’s playable character additions during 2025 were:
- Andy Bogard: June 2025.
- Ken: August 2025.
- Joe Higashi: October 2025.
- Chun-Li: November 2025.
- MR. BIG: December 2025.
The game also added real-life DJ Salvatore Ganacci, professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, and Hokutomaru. Preecha and Vox Reaper appear as new characters.
Other returning fighters include:
- Terry Bogard
- Rock Howard
- Tizoc
- Hotaru Futaba
- Marco Rodrigues
- B. Jenet
- Kevin Rian
- Billy Kane
- Mai Shiranui
- Kim Dong Hwan
- Gato
SNK unveiled the game at the EVO fighting game tournament in 2022. It marks the series’ first new installment in more than two decades.
Fatal Fury (Garō Densetsu in Japan) ranks among SNK’s most iconic fighting game franchises. It introduced some of the company’s most recognizable characters, including:
- Terry Bogard
- Andy Bogard
- Mai Shiranui
- Blue Mary
- Geese Howard
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters reached arcades in 1991. Before City of the Wolves, the latest installment was Garou: Mark of the Wolves, released in 1999.
SNK’s separate The King of Fighters franchise began as a crossover fighting game featuring Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. Characters from both franchises remain regulars in the long-running series.
Fatal Fury also inspired three anime releases:
- Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf, a 1992 OVA.
- Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle, a 1993 OVA.
- Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, released in 1994.
Masami Ōbari designed the characters for all three anime and directed the third. Discotek Media has released all three.
Source: ANN
