After taking a break for the week of E3 2021, SNK showed up with a new The King of Fighters XV character reveal on June 23, 2021. Vanessa is joining the cast of KOF XV. Her debut also marked the reveal of another team in the game—Team Secret Agent. Her partners will be Blue Mary and Luong.
Here’s the KOF XV trailer for Vanessa. She’s voiced by Mayumi Hata, who also voiced her in KOF XIV.
And here are some initial screenshots showing her in the game.
We are now up to 23 characters total in KOF XV, now that Vanessa is here. Here are the other characters who’ll appear. The ones already assigned to teams are grouped with their allies.
- Andy Bogard (Team Fatal Fury)
- Benimaru Nikaido (Team Hero)
- Blue Mary (Team Secret Agent)
- Clark Still (Team Ikari Warriors)
- Chizuru Kagura (Team Sacred Treasures)
- Chris (Team Orochi)
- Iori Yagami (Team Sacred Treasures)
- Joe Higashi (Team Fatal Fury)
- King (Team Art of Fighting)
- Kyo Kusanagi (Team Sacred Treasures)
- Leona Heidern (Team Ikari Warriors)
- Luong (Team Secret Agent)
- Mai Shiranui
- Meitenkun (Team Hero)
- Ralf Jones (Team Ikari Warriors)
- Robert Garcia (Team Art of Fighting)
- Ryo Sakazaki (Team Art of Fighting)
- Shermie (Team Orochi)
- Shun’ei (Team Hero)
- Terry Bogard (Team Fatal Fury)
- Yashiro Nanakase (Team Orochi)
- Yuri Sakazaki
The King of Fighters will come to unspecified platforms in 2022, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic-related delay.
