Team South Town is coming to KOF XV on May 17

After the brief reveal last February, SNK announced Team South Town is coming to KOF XV on May 17, 2022. The company also shared more details about Geese Howard, Billy Kane and Ryuji Yamazaki who are coming to a PC or console near you on May 17, 2022.

GEESE HOWARD
Geese Howard is the overseer of the Howard Connection and a supreme power behind the scenes in South Town. He is well versed in ancient Japanese martial arts and specializes in countering opponents’ attacks with devastating throws. He exudes an overwhelming presence as a charismatic figure of evil. (CV: Kong Kuwata)

BILLY KANE
Billy Kane is a dedicated loyalist to Geese Howard and is second-in-command in the Howard Connection. He fights with an extending staff that has an impressive reach to keep his opponents at bay. Billy is known also as the ‘walking deadly weapon’ due to his hot-blooded personality. (CV：Masaki Masaki）

RYUJI YAMAZAKI
Ryuji is a lone outlaw who made a name for himself as a broker in the underground. He is also one of Orochi’s Eight Hakkesshu, but he lives only for his own gain. In this tournament, he seems to have been hired by the Howard Connection for a certain purpose, though as to what could be anyone’s guess. (CV：Tsuguo Mogami)

SNK is also including two extra costumes for each fighter.

Besides the addition of these fighters, SNK mentioned all the KOF XV characters “will be rebalanced”. The goal: “to strengthen characters and their overall performance.”

With the arrival of these characters, more songs from KOF NeoWave will be available free via the DJ Station. The DJ Station lets fans select the background music for their matches.

With these announcements, there are two more teams of three fighters each to yet reveal. The last six downloadable fighters will be available “by the end of 2022.”

[Source]: SNK: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN! Team SOUTH TOWN joins KOF XV on May 17th – [Archive] – [Screenshot]. SNK (via PR Times): 対戦格闘ゲーム『THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV』、DLCキャラクター「サウスタウンチーム」を5月17日に配信！さらに各キャラクターのEXTRAコスチュームも付属！ – [Archive] – [Screenshot].