After over two decades away from the ring, Brazilian superstar Marco Rodrigues finally returns as a playable fighter in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
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Revealed following the King of Fighters XV finals at Evo Japan 2024, Marco Rodrigues will return in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves when it launches in early 2025. This will mark his first playable appearance since the original Mark of the Wolves in 1999, known as Khushnood Butt in the English version at the time. The KoF community is already celebrating the return of the Brazilian Beast to the lineup.
Like many of the returning fighters we’ve already met and had hands-on time with, Marco looks to retain most of the original Garou’s moves and gain an expanded kit of the new systems. We got a glimpse at his new lore, with the Kyokugen Karate instructor having his dojo’s sign stolen by “unknown forces”, forcing him to train elsewhere before attempting to reclaim it – hence the new Yuri’s gym podium in his reveal trailer.
Before his return to Brazil, Marco was sidelined for over 20 years. His appearances in other SNK titles were limited to a background character in stages or mentions during a game's story, most recently appearing in the Art of Fighting Team endings in KoF XIV and XV.
