As the upcoming release of Fatal Fury City of the Wolves approaches, SNK has revealed that an unlikely fighter is joining the roster. Salvatore Ganacci, the popular DJ who's also one of the composers in the game, will be playable and a member of the base roster.

Fatal Fury City of the Wolves is a brand-new entry in the SNK fighting series, also known as Garou. The latest game in the franchise was originally released in arcades back in 1999, so the new release comes as a revival after 25 years.

As the first game with 3D graphics in the Fatal Fury series, the game features revised visuals for many of the franchise's staples. Among them is Terry Bogard, a very popular representative of the company who was also playable in other titles, such as The King of Fighters, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and more recently Street Fighter 6 as a guest collaboration.

More recently, SNK announced Cristiano Ronaldo, the popular soccer player from Portugal, will be one of the fighters. Voiced by Juan Felipe Sierra, he uses his skills with his legs and the ball to punish opponents.

Cristiano Ronaldo won't be the only real-life person to get this in-game version, however. The base roster will also include Salvatore Ganacci, a popular DJ and record producer who won multiple awards with his music video Horse back in 2020.

While the choice of adding a real-life DJ to the game may seem odd, it's interesting to point out that he has been in charge of the music for Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. The game's soundtrack features 19 original songs from 11 DJs who are well recognized in the worldwide scene, such as Salvatore Ganacci, Alok, Alan Walker, and Steve Aoki.

Out of the full list of DJs, however, Salvatore Ganacci is the one spearheading the project, making sure that all compositions are fitting for the upcoming fighting game. To announce him as a fighter as well, SNK released a teaser that shows a young kid and his dream of being in a video game:

Salvatore is described as an artist who seeks justice. As he looks for inspiration for his next anime music video, he ends up in South Town, the area where the game takes place. Salvatore decides to be one of the fighters in the KOF tournament after his friend Duck King tells him about the event.

By using his DJ skills mixed with martial arts, he ends up leaving opponents disoriented with a unique style that may seem slightly clumsy. Some of his skills revolve around sound and one of his specials has Salvatore punching the enemy to create a melodious beat before kicking them fiercely upwards. It's possible to see the details in a dedicated character video that was also shared by SNK.

The video game version of Salvatore Ganacci is voiced by Sean Chiplock in English and Hinata Tadokoro in Japanese. Both have previously worked on multiple anime series, which is one of the things the character loves, according to his description page.

So far, SNK has revealed 16 characters for the base roster of the upcoming fighting game, with two of them being real-life figures. The game's first season pass will feature an additional five characters, with Chun-Li and Ken Masters from Street Fighter alongside Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi and Mr. Big, all of which are traditional characters from the series.

Fatal Fury City of the Wolves will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 4 on April 24. Preorders are already open, including a Special Edition with the first Season Pass included.