History VideoGame / TheKingOfFightersXV

* '''Team Sacred Treasures:''' Eternal rivals [[PlayingWithFire Kyo Kusanagi]] and [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]] join forces with [[BarrierMaiden Chizuru Kagura]], returning after her last appearance in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2003 KOF 2003]]''. While previously a special edit-based team in previous games, this is the first time this team has been made official in a canon ''KOF'' title.

* SkillGateCharacter: This being one of the easiest ''KOF'' games to get into, there are tons of beginner-friendly characters to choose from, with Iori and Terry being the most common picks for newbies to pick. Although SNK rated each character in ease of use (the more stars, the easier the character), much like [=ArcSys=] did for ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearStrive'' on their site, which is linked above in AllThereInTheManual.

Some time has passed since the last KOF in ''XIV'', where a mysterious being named Verse hijacked the tournament and almost doomed the world. Antonov annouced his retirement and stepped down from tournament host, but a new KOF is held thanks to the efforts of a new KOF commissioner, with invitations being sent out to fighters. However, Verse's disturbance with dimensions and timelines brought unexpected faces back to life, including those who were thought (or confirmed) dead. Not willing to take any chances, Chizuru Kagura summons Kyo and Iori and suggests they team up and secure the seal of Orochi, the enemy of their past they fought back in ''[=KOF '97=]''. Meanwhile, Shun'ei enters the tournament with his friend Meitenkun and KOF veteran Benimaru, still trying to better understand his powers. The plot thickens when he meets his rival Isla, who has powers similar to his, as well as her teammates: Heidern, commander of the Ikari Warriors, and Dolores, a mysterious mystic who believes that both Isla and Shun'ei are destined to stop deities from another world, who might be even more of a threat than Verse.

* BonusBoss: Omega Rugal, who was added free of charge in the April 14th update for the game. Being the very [[TropeCodifier progenitor]] of the SNKBoss we've all come to know and [[TheDreaded dread]], don't expect an easy fight against him.
** And now he's since been joined by Goenitz, the infamous boss of ''KOF '96'', who was added to the roster in the June 20th update.

** Despite being the BigBad of the first two ''KOF'' titles and an ArchEnemy for [[TheHero Kyo]] and [[ColonelBadass Heidern]], Rugal is completely detached from the main plot altogether, only being relegated to a BonusBoss.

* MundaneSolution: Both the FinalBoss and especially the BonusBoss are easier than they look to beat.

** Omega Rugal, who's a BonusBoss added in a free update. Besides fighting like his usual Omega self, he gets a special move unique to this version of him.

''The King of Fighters XV'' is a 2022 [[FightingGame fighting game]] and the fifteenth main installment in the long-running ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. Creator/{{SNK}}'s third foray into TwoAndAHalfD after ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV'' and ''Samurai Shodown'' (2019) and the second game running on Unreal Engine 4, it was released on February 17th, 2022 for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, and the UsefulNotes/EpicGamesStore.

** Taking a page from the ''Maximum Impact'' series, you can now switch the characters and the stage instantaneously during Training Mode straight from the Pause menu. Thanks to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5's SSD, this action is near-instantaneous and takes less than five seconds compared to back out into the Member Select screen to select a different stage every time. You can even change the soundtrack that's playing in the background from the same menu, too.

** Team Super Heroine's namesake and line-up originate from a port of ''97'' for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeoPocket, ''The King of Fighters R-1'', under the name Heroines Team.

* '''Team ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'':''' The disciples of Kyokugen-ryu, [[HeirToTheDojo Ryo Sakazaki]] and Robert Garcia, now teaming up with their on-and-off frequent ally [[{{Bifauxnen}} King]] for this sortie.

* '''Team K':''' Spurred by recent events, [[NinetiesAntiHero K']], with his longtime partner [[{{Cyborg}} Maxima]] and his sister Whip, have entered the tournament to rescue their friend [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], who some unsavory characters have kidnaped. This marks the first time the original three members of Team K' have entered a tournament since, again, ''KOF 2003''. Speaking of which...

* '''Team Awakened Orochi:''' As the name implies, this is the true face of Team Orochi, three of the [[PersonOfMassDestruction Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi]] as [[DishingOutDirt Orochi Yashiro]], [[ShockAndAwe Orochi Shermie]], and [[PlayingWithFire Orochi Chris]]. Released on August 8th, 2022.

* '''[[BadPowersGoodPeople Duo Lon]]:''' The "Silent Assassin" of Team Hero from tournaments past. Released on September 12th, 2023.

* '''[[PintSizedPowerhouse Hinako Shijo]]''': The young lady sumo returns after 20 years to prove once and for all that women are more than capable of throwing down in the ''dohyō''. Releases Winter 2023/2024.

** Hinako Shijo returns for the first time since the non-canonical ''2002: Unlimited Match'', her last appearance in a canon game having been ''2001''.

** Hinako Shijo returns for the first time since the non-canonical ''2002: Unlimited Match''.

* From '''''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2000''''': Vanessa, Ramón, Kula Diamond, ''Hinako Shijou''

* '''[[PintSizedPowerhouse Hinako Shijou]]''': The young lady sumo returns after 20 years to prove once and for all that women are more than capable of throwing down in the ''dohyō''. Releases Winter 2023/2024.

* '''[[PintSizedPowerhouse Hinako Shijou]]''': The young lady sumo returns to prove once and for all that women are more than capable of throwing down in the ''dohyō''. Releases Winter 2023/2024.

* From '''''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2000''''': Vanessa, Ramón, Kula Diamond

* '''[[BadPowersGoodPeople Duo Lon]]:''' The "Silent Assassin" of Team Hero from tournaments past. Releases September 12th, 2023.