{
  "id": 6483647,
  "title": "How Many Guest Characters Is Too Many? Tokyo Revengers X City of the Wolves Collaboration Sparks Fighting Game Debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/how-many-guest-characters-is-too-many-tokyo-revengers-x-city-of-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T20:29:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/how-many-guest-characters-is-too-many-tokyo-revengers-x-city-of-the-wolves-collaboration-sparks-fighting-game-debate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The fighting game community is currently involved in a heated discussion regarding the number of guest characters set to join Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. On September 9, SNK revealed two additional guest characters, Manjiro Mikey Sano and Ken Draken Ryuguji from Tokyo Revengers, joining a growing list of guest characters in the game. These characters include Chun-Li, Ken from Street Fighter, Cristiano Ronaldo, Salvatore Ganacci, and Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. With only a year's worth of releases, the game has already amassed five guest characters from diverse franchises, prompting some players to question the game's roster diversity.\n\nThe trend of incorporating non-fighting game characters into major fighting game titles like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and City of the Wolves is gaining momentum. For instance, Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7 is set to join Street Fighter 6 next year, while Baki's Yujiro Hanma will make an appearance in Tekken 8 in 2027. Although Tekken, a franchise accustomed to including one or two oddball guests, seems to handle these additions without significant controversy, the sheer volume of guest characters in CotW has raised eyebrows among fans.\n\nCritics argue that the characters from Tokyo Revengers, except Kenshiro, don't fit the overall theme of City of the Wolves, particularly the inclusion of real-life athlete Cristiano Ronaldo. The lack of cohesion in the guest characters' backgrounds and universes has left many questioning SNK's creative direction for the franchise. While this move has generated buzz and excitement, there are concerns that the roster might become increasingly cluttered and less cohesive for future installments of the game.",
  "summary": "The fighting game community is in the middle of a fierce debate over the amount of guest characters coming to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}