{"id":5910,"date":"2026-07-17T10:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-laocorn-rick-strowd-july-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:25:22","slug":"fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-laocorn-rick-strowd-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-laocorn-rick-strowd-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal Fury CotW Season 3: Laocorn Gaudeamus Finally Playable, Rick Strowd Drops 23 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SNK dropped a full Season 3 announcement trailer for <strong>Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves<\/strong> on 16 July, confirming six more DLC fighters arriving monthly through December 2026. The complete lineup had a genuine surprise at the end of the schedule: <strong>Laocorn Gaudeamus<\/strong>, the Armour of Mars-wielding villain from the <em>Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture<\/em> anime film, is finally making his first playable appearance in a game \u2014 32 years after his big-screen debut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-duck-king-kim-kaphwan\/\">As we covered on Thursday when the teaser first surfaced<\/a>, Duck King and Kim Kaphwan were already confirmed. The full trailer fills in the entire roadmap and puts Rick Strowd squarely in next-week territory.<\/p>\n<h2>The Full Season 3 Roster and Schedule<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5FRJBihtDi4\" title=\"FATAL FURY: CotW | Season 3 Announcement Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>FATAL FURY: CotW | Season 3 Announcement Trailer \u2014 via SNK OFFICIAL on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One new fighter per month, every month, through the end of 2026:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July 23:<\/strong> Rick Strowd<\/li>\n<li><strong>August:<\/strong> Duck King<\/li>\n<li><strong>September:<\/strong> Kim Kaphwan<\/li>\n<li><strong>October:<\/strong> ??? (mystery)<\/li>\n<li><strong>November:<\/strong> Laocorn Gaudeamus<\/li>\n<li><strong>December:<\/strong> ??? (mystery)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Six characters in six months is an unusually fast cadence for a modern fighting game \u2014 SNK has maintained it since Season 1 \u2014 and the Season 3 lineup suggests they are not slowing down. Each character is available as part of a Season 3 pass or individually at launch.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-animated-trailer.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 animated trailer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of SNK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Laocorn Gaudeamus: The 1994 Film Villain Finally Gets a Fight<\/h2>\n<p>Laocorn Gaudeamus is the main antagonist of <em>Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture<\/em>, the 1994 anime film that served as a capstone to the Real Bout era&#8217;s storyline. In the film, Laocorn fuses with the three pieces of the Armour of Mars \u2014 an ancient relic granting immense defensive power and devastating offensive abilities. He has been a fan favourite among viewers who grew up with the film, but has never appeared as a playable character across the franchise&#8217;s three-decade run.<\/p>\n<p>His November slot puts him alongside the two mystery characters as the closing act of Season 3. Whether October and December bring back returning veterans or introduce new entrants, Laocorn is already the standout addition of the pass \u2014 and his Armour of Mars powerset has obvious potential in a game built around REV-charged super states.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-characters.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 characters\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of SNK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Rick Strowd, Duck King and Kim Kaphwan: What to Know<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rick Strowd<\/strong> (July 23) is a Native American boxer from <em>Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers<\/em>, known as the White Wolf of the Ring. His moveset revolves around energy-infused punches and vacuum air currents \u2014 a style that looks well-suited to City of the Wolves&#8217; aggressive REV system. <strong>Duck King<\/strong> (August) returns with his breakdancing-based fighting style and his signature chick companion P-chan. <strong>Kim Kaphwan<\/strong> (September) looks noticeably older than fans are used to \u2014 the taekwondo master&#8217;s sons are already in the game, so seeing the veteran arrive next feels like the natural conclusion of that family arc.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-mystery-characters.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fatal Fury City of the Wolves Season 3 mystery characters\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of SNK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the Singapore FGC: with <a href=\"\/blog\/evo-singapore-2027-marina-bay-sands\/\">EVO Singapore 2027 confirmed at Marina Bay Sands<\/a>, City of the Wolves is almost certain to be on the tournament slate, and every Season 3 character will be live well before January. Rick Strowd drops first \u2014 this Wednesday, 23 July.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">More fighting game news at GameTrader<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNK has revealed the full Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 lineup \u2014 six characters through December, led by Rick Strowd next week. The big reveal: Laocorn Gaudeamus, the villain from the 1994 anime film, finally gets his first playable appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[395,164,396],"class_list":["post-5910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-fatal-fury","tag-fighting-games","tag-snk"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-key-art-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1xk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5755,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/fatal-fury-cotw-season-3-duck-king-kim-kaphwan\/","url_meta":{"origin":5910,"position":0},"title":"Fatal Fury CotW Season 3 \u2014 Duck King and Kim Kaphwan Return","date":"July 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"SNK unveils The Saga Continues, teasing Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 with Duck King, Kim Kaphwan, Rick Strowd and Laocorn Gaudeamus.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fatal-fury-cotw-duck-king-season3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4252,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kenshiro-fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves\/","url_meta":{"origin":5910,"position":1},"title":"You Are Already Dead: Kenshiro Hits Fatal Fury This June","date":"June 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves this June as Season Pass 2's final fighter, with a demo live at EVO 2026 this weekend and the game on Steam sale until July 9.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kenshiro-cotw-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3973,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kenshiro-fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves-june-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":5910,"position":2},"title":"Kenshiro Comes to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves This June","date":"June 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star drops into Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves this June \u2014 how he plays, Season Pass 2 pricing, and EVO 2026 details.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kenshiro-fatal-fury-cotw-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4195,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/evo-2026-preview-singapore-fgc-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":5910,"position":3},"title":"EVO 2026 Starts Tomorrow \u2014 What Singapore FGC Fans Need to Know","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"EVO 2026 runs June 26-28 in Las Vegas with 12 games and major DLC announcements confirmed. 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