SNK has announced The King of Fighters XV DLC schedule, confirming the initial batch of post-launch characters for the fighting game.

In total a dozen extra fighters are planned for the latest in the flagship SNK fighting game series, all of which are planned for 2022.

Here’s a new trailer revealing the first characters:

Here’s The King of Fighters XV DLC schedule:

Team Garou – March 2022

• Rock Howard – A young man with a complicated background, he is the son of Geese Howard, but was raised by Terry Bogard. At the suggestion of B. Jenny, he teams up with her to participate in the tournament. (CV: Yuma Uchida)
• Gato – A young kung-fu master with an overwhelming ability and a cool-headedness that keeps others at bay. He is on a journey to avenge his father’s murder of his mother. He reluctantly teams up with B. Jenny, who has obtained powerful information about his father’s whereabouts, as part of a deal. (CV: Yuyun Yamaguchi)
• B. Jenet – The leader of the Leerin Knights, a group of bandits who travel the world. She is the daughter of the Byrne family, one of the world’s largest conglomerates, but has a history of running away from home because she hates boredom. After a tumultuous tournament in the last KOF, she joins the tournament in the hope that something will happen in this tournament to keep her occupied. (CV: Mikako Komatsu)

Team Southtown – May 2022

• Geese Howard
• Billy Kern
• Ryuji Yamazaki

Team 3 – Summer 2022

Team 4 – Fall 2022

The King of Fighters XV is set to launch on February 17th, 2022 on Windows PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.