{"id":599755,"date":"2026-09-14T05:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/599755\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T05:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:22:17","slug":"fatal-fury-cotw-new-character-kim-kaphwan-joins-the-fight-on-september-24-one-of-the-series-most-distinctive-characters-returns-for-the-first-time-in-21-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/599755\/","title":{"rendered":"“Fatal Fury: CotW” New Character “Kim Kaphwan” Joins the Fight on September 24! One of the series’ most distinctive characters returns for the first time in 21 years!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Kim Kaphwan,” South Korea\u2019s strongest Taekwondo master, joins the roster on September 24! All three members of the father-and-son trio are playable for the first time.<\/p>\n

Kim Kaphwan is a long-standing character in the series who first appeared in \u201cFatal Fury 2.\u201d
As he is also a regular in \u201cTHE KING OF FIGHTERS\u201d series, he is a very familiar character to fans of SNK titles.<\/p>\n

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He believes Taekwondo is the world\u2019s strongest martial art and possesses a strong sense of justice that drives him to continue fighting evil.
Many of you probably remember his catchphrase: \u201c I will not forgive evil! \u201d<\/p>\n

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However, in the previous game, “Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves,” he stepped down as a playable character as the torch was passed to his sons, Kim Dong-hwan and Kim Jae-hoon.
Although he was limited to a story role in this installment as well, he has finally made a comeback via DLC.
For the first time, the \u201cKim Family\u201d is assembled as playable characters in the same game.<\/p>\n

The father of Dong-hwan and Jae-hoon, and a great fighter who continues to shine as a role model for both of them.
Although widely known as a master, he possesses an insatiable drive for improvement and continues to train in pursuit of even greater strength.
His \u201cKick of Justice,\u201d which has reached a state where it leaves no room for error, continues to crush evil without hesitation to this day.<\/p>\n

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The character trailer has also been released!<\/p>\n

The character trailer is available in both Japanese and English on<\/a> SNK\u2019s official YouTube channel.
The Japanese voice actor is Kunihiro Kawamoto ( @kawamoto_seven<\/a> ), and the English voice actor is June Yoon.<\/p>\n

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In the video, he showcases a variety of time-tested leg techniques.
The ” Phoenix Kick “\u2014a move so famous it was even parodied by Deadpool<\/a> \u2014is, of course, still very much in the game.
The visual effects are reminiscent of *Real Bout Fatal Fury*, and while the game builds on its predecessors, it has evolved to suit the modern era.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the background music features an arrangement of \u201cSoul-ssu\u266a,<\/a> \u201d one of Kim Kaphwan\u2019s theme songs, offering a special treat for longtime Fatal Fury fans.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re familiar with the Kim Kaphwan of old or discovered him in *Fatal Fury: City of Warriors*, be sure to check it out.<\/p>\n

Kim Kaphan\u2019s story has also been added to both \u201cEOST MODE\u201d and \u201cARCADE MODE\u201d!
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Kim Kaphwan\u2019s story has been newly added to “EOST MODE” and “ARCADE MODE,” where you can enjoy character-specific stories.<\/p>\n

RPG Mode “EOST MODE”<\/p>\n

Kim Ka-hwan visits the Griffin Mask, where his sons Dong-hwan and Jae-hwan are staying, and makes his first trip to South Town in a long time.
As they spend some quality time together as a family, his two grown sons confide in their father the feelings they\u2019ve kept hidden in their hearts until now.
The story depicts the intertwining of family bonds and their individual convictions.<\/p>\n

PR TIMES<\/a> <\/p>\n

“ARCADE MODE”<\/p>\n

Kim Dong-hwan and Kim Jae-hoon.
Their father, Kim Kak-hwan, raised these two young Taekwondo masters.While pouring his passion into mentoring the next generation, he has never neglected his own training, honing his skills day after day. Now, as a seasoned Taekwondo master, he returns to the KOF stage.
And he takes on a battle to demonstrate his strength and conviction.<\/p>\n

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In EOST MODE, the focus is on the father-son relationship with his sons.
Meanwhile, in ARCADE MODE, the spotlight is on Kim Kakhwan himself as a fighter.<\/p>\n

A hands-on preview of Kim Kaphwan will be available at the Tokyo Game Show 2026!
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An early hands-on demo of \u201cKim Kaphwan\u201d is scheduled to be available at the CFD Sales (Crowxis) booth at the \u201cTokyo Game Show 2026<\/a>,\u201d to be held at Makuhari Messe from Thursday, September 17, to Monday, September 21, 2026.
Be sure to stop by.<\/p>\n

Event Overview<\/p>\n

Name
\n Tokyo Game Show 2026 (TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026)<\/p>\n

Dates
\n Business Days: September 17 (Thu) and 18 (Fri), 2026, 10:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.
Public Days: September 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun), and 21 (Mon), 2026, 9:30 AM \u2013 5:00 PM *Until 4:00 PM on the final day only<\/p>\n

Venue
\n Makuhari Messe<\/p>\n

Booth Location
\n Demo Booth: Hall 1, 01-C13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Kim Kaphwan,” South Korea\u2019s strongest Taekwondo master, joins the roster on September 24! All three members of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5269,111,139,69,209875,200471,145],"class_list":["post-599755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-game","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-saiga-nak","tag-snk","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}