After a day of online arguments and speculation about the identity of the next King of Fighters 15 character through their mystery silhouette, we finally have our answer, and it’s a good answer.
SNK revealed tonight that Shermie will be joining the growing roster via a new gameplay trailer for KOF15 with a brand new design that doesn’t leave much to the imagination.
Shermie is making her first playable appearance in the mainline KOF series since all the time back in 2002: Unlimited Match, and the developers have now updated her look and gameplay for the HD era.
As you’d expect from the classic fighter, her commando grabbers and hit grabbers are still very much present and part of its core game plan, plus it’s kind of hard not to get excited when you see a quadruple German Suplex appear in the new game.
The wrestling musician’s signature flips and aerial acrobatics are also certainly present in her latest incarnation, so you’ll need to see both the air and the grapples coming your way.
Since we previously received Yashiro Nanakase’s announcement a few weeks ago, this all confirms that their third partner in crime, Chris, will also join the game to complete KOF97’s original Team New Faces.
Previously, the entire team had remained dead for two decades after sacrificing themselves to reawaken Orochi through Chris as host, but he was eventually resealed by Team Sacred Treasures.
The story events of KOF14 and Verse’s defeat brought Shermie, Yashiro, and Chris back to the world of the living, and it looks like they’re ready to fight again – this time it probably seems on the right side.
You can check out Shermie’s debut trailer below, along with some gorgeous 4K screenshots.
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