Just when we needed it most,Fatal Fury: City of the Wolveshas returned after a 26-year hiatus, bringing back its fierce competition rife with player and character expression and excellent defensive play, delivering a classic fighting game experience with a modern coat of paint.

And what better way to showcase the history of Fatal Fury than to show off Billy Kane, a sub-boss from the very first installment of the series, the whole way back in 1991. While Billy’s gameplay and strategies have surely changed quite a bit since then, what hasn’t is that he’s still an extremely competent and solid fighter!

Billy Kane activating his Chou Kaen Senpuu Kon Redline Gear against Terry Bogard in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

Billy Kane Overview

Billy Kaneis a pretty devastating fighter in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, as he haslong-reaching attacksthanks to his santetsuken, enabling him toland attacks from a pretty drastic range and follow them up with a devastating combo.Not only that, but hehas access to severalrekkasthat allow him toextend combos, frame traps, or block stuns.

Due to his rekkas, Billy has apretty extensive move list,which can make hima bit tricky for newcomersto pick up and play. Still, hisexcellent range and ability to confirm hits into combos will help mitigate that aspectof his gameplay. He can alsopull his opponents toward him,even when they’re blocking, whichadds an entire layer of pressurethat only he can produce.

Billy Kane hitting Terry Bogard with his Guren Sakkon Redline Gear, catching him in a ring of fire generated from his santetsukon in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

He’s apseudo rushdown fighter with excellent rangeand multiple ways to keep glued to his opposition, making himexhilarating to play once you learn everything he’s capable of.While he’snot the most beginner-friendly characterout there, hecertainly isn’t the most complex.We’d say he’saround the middle of the packin terms of difficulty to play!

Billy Kane Command List

As we covered above, Billy Kane has quite an extensiveCommand Listsincea lot of his Special Moves have several stages,allowing you tocontinue extending the move by pressing specific attack buttons.This, along with his tremendous range, is what makes him such a formidable opponent in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

So,before we get into his high-impact combos,let’s go over his Command List, asyou will see these actions littered throughoutthem. We cannot recommend enough how crucial it is to know what he has access to and how to execute them before diving directly into the combos!

Billy Kane landing his Kyoushuu Hishou Kon Special Move after canceling out of another Special Move, dealing massive damage to Terry Bogard in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

c. = Close

f. = Far

Billy Kane executing his Dai Gouen Senpuu Kon Hidden Gear on Terry Bogard in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

j. = Jump

➡️ LP

➡️ LK

➡️⬇️↘️ LP/HP

⬇️↘️➡️ LP/HP

⬇️↙️⬅️ LP/HP

[During HP/LP+HP Suzume Otoshi] ⬅️ or ➡️ LP/HP

⬇️↘️➡️ LK/HK

Sandan Shoujou

⬇️↙️⬅️ LK/HK > ➡️ or ⬅️ LK/HK can input up to four times

⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ LP

⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ LK

⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ HP

⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ HK

⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ REV during SPG

Billy Kane Combos

Now we can focus on what everyone wanted to see most:Billy Kane’s combos.Again, due to hisexcessive range and many rekkas,Billy hashigh combo potential,as he canextend attacks with ease,allowing him tolink one attack into another,whether it bevia Braking or canceling one REV Art into another,he will find a way to do it.

Additionally,Billy is also surprisingly agile.While he feels a bit heavier to control than most of the cast, he can stillmove and close the gap between himself and his opponent rather swiftly,which makes himtremendously challenging to deal withonce he gets cooking!

Combos For Billy Kane

Billy Kane Tips And Tricks

Lastly, we have afew more tips and tricksthat you may use for Billy Kane that will improve your gameplay exponentially. As you can see from the combos above, he hasmany ways to extend his combos and Special Movesin general.

However, one of hisstrongest tools is his ability to pull his enemy toward him, even if they are blocking,givingmany follow-ups afterwardthat will keep your opponents on their toes, asone wrong move could lead to a massive combo.The stringbelow is an example of ablock stringthat utilizes this exact scenario:

Afterpulling your target in,you caneither go for a grab, a low or high attack, or a wide variety of other options,making this avery scary situation for your opponent.Use this often tocondition them into thinking you’re going to do one thing, then do the oppositeto punish them.

This is the gist ofBilly’s offense,and it’s ahighly potent and suffocatingone, even if it will require some time to adjust to, as his Special Moves have numerous follow-up actions. However, once you get the hang of it, he’seasily one of the best charactersin the game!