Although Evo 2024 basically just wrapped up with a ton of fighting game announcements, it’s certainly never too early to get some more.
SNK released a new trailer for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves today revealing Billy Kane as the next playable character for the fighting game revival at ChinaJoy 2024.
Billy is sporting a very different look than what he typically wears in the past though you can still recognize who it is by that staff he still carries around.
The guy has ditched his bandana, picked up a pair of sunglasses and started growing out his facial hair a bit. He even put on a shirt.
If anything the design looks closest to one of his outfits from The King of Fighters for Girls, but when you see him in action, it’s still definitely the character we’ve known since the original Fatal Fury.
Those who’ve played the past games or King of Fighters 15 will see some very familiar moves with his signature triple pole strikes for extended range and some pogo stick capabilities, but he’s also got some new tricks too.
That’s especially true with the new REV system giving Billy more combo potential than he’s ever had before.
The official character description lets fans know a bit of what Kane’s been up to after sitting out of the action in Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
“As a loyal right-hand man to the infamous Geese Howard, Billy has taken the reins of the Howard Connection following his late mentor’s demise. Though he now leads the syndicate, he is consumed by the challenge of guiding his bereaved family of associates into a new era. One thing remains certain amidst the darkness and turmoil: Billy harbors a deep grudge against Terry Bogard, the man responsible for his master’s death.”
Billy was also revealed to be voiced by Chris Sharpes in English and Masaki Masaki in Japanese, who became the official actor for him starting in King of Fighters 14.
Geese’s right-hand man marks the 10th character revealed for the new Fatal Fury following Kevin Rian’s announcement at Evo as well as Rock Howard, Terry Bogard, B. Jenet, Marco Rodrigues, Preecha, Hotaru Futaba, Vox Reaper, and Tizoc.
This makes Kane the only classic Fatal Fury character to be included in City of the Wolves who was not present in Garou too like Terry.
No release date was given beyond the early 2025 window still, but we know the game is still in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC as well as the PlayStation 4 now.
You can check out both versions of Billy’s trailer below as well as official screenshots of the boy in action.
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