Team Samurai: Samurai Shodown characters debuted as a team in KOF XV
Team Samurai debuts as the Next DLC team for King of Fighters XV. Nakoruru, who made her KOF debut in KOF XIV, makes her return but with two different teammates. The last time she appeared in a KOF game. The Ainu princess teams up with Pachinko Machine characters Mui Mui and Love Heart.
The King of Fighters is SNK’s crossover game. The teams were composed of characters from SNK’s IPs like Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, etc. Although in the recent games, it doesn’t feel like a crossover anymore. Recently, original characters have outnumbered characters from different SNK games.
Now Nakoruru teams up with her fellow Samurai Shodown characters.
This is the first time a Samurai Shodown team got represented in the King of Fighters. One of the reasons is that these characters are supposed to be dead as they are from a different historical era, Edo Period Japan. The only logical explanation is that Nakoruru is not only an immortal, but she can travel space and time, so that’s why she can bring people from her era into the modern day.
Team Samurai KOF XV trailer
Nakoruru will be joined by the lead character of Samurai Shodown himself, Haohmaru. Him Making it in the roster is a celebration because all lead characters of SNK Top fighting games are represented.
The third Samurai Shodown representation is Darli Dagger, and she just made her debut in the 2019 Samurai Shodown game. So she got so popular that she had taken the spot of Samurai Shodown characters with longer histories. The character models of Team Samurai don’t look built from scratch, and They are obviously copy-pasted from their original game. That completes the first Season pass of DLCs for KOF XV. SNK also teased the first two characters of Season 2!
Kim Kaphwan from Fatal Fury and Shingo Yabuki from KOF 97 will be the first two DLC coming next year.
|| Maddie ||
August 9, 2022 @ 3:10 am
I’m delighted Darli was chosen for the Samurai Team; they could have chosen a traditional character like Ukyo or Genjuro, but I think Darli deserves some support because she’s received well and offers something unique.
Sure Your Ken
August 9, 2022 @ 3:11 am
I must admit that I wasn’t excited about a Samurai Shodown team, but when I read that line about SNK’s heroes being collected, I completely changed my mind. Shingo has also returned at last! Then, as it should have always been, Kim returns to being KIM KAPHWAN. Gotta admit, season 1 was really remarkable, and the fact that three Samsho fighters entered the fray was a wonderful way to cap it off. I’m hoping season 2 is just as fantastic. Regarding the person I hope to see in season 2,
Wyatt Kanzuki
August 9, 2022 @ 3:12 am
Damn!! Finally, the crazy SNK dudes and dudettes created a Samurai Shodown team for KOF! Thanks a lot! And I hope they stick around in next KOF games!! I now wonder if more SNK fighting game teams, like World Heroes and others, will be included in the DLCs. The KOF Allstars had WWE superstars, as I recall. I also want those.
Kyo
August 9, 2022 @ 3:14 am
The return of Shingo makes me incredibly happy. I’m delighted he’s back because he was one of the few characters left that I truly wanted to see. Outstanding! Congrats, SNK! I am liking this so much! Although I’m thrilled that Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan are returning, there are still a ton of other characters whose reappearance I’d really like to witness. I’m hoping Shingo can now utilize the fire. If all transpires as described,He recently got trained by Saisho so I bet he have new skills.
Berlin
August 9, 2022 @ 6:27 am
I am already weirded on Nakoruru using swords in a no killing tournament like King of fighters, Now we have Haohmaru and Darli who even have larger swords. Just imagine if we have a Metal Slug team, those people uses guns.
aarsenelupin
August 9, 2022 @ 11:40 am
All I want to ask is for a World heroes team. SNK loves trying to delete that game from their history.
exklusivtnescafe
August 10, 2022 @ 8:44 am
I hope this doesn’t mean SNK will stop making Samurai Shodown games because once a game joins KOF, No new games from that series is made for eons.