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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolvesis finally back after a long 26 years, with much of what made the series so beloved still intact, with just enough deviation to make it feel fresh and modern, without losing the importance of defensive options of character expression.
This shines through with characters such as Gato, who was one of the best characters in Mark of the Wolves and is even better in this game, thanks to the new system mechanics. If you loved Gato way back then, he will surely still be your main now, and that’s more or less the case for the entire cast!
Gato Overview
Gatois avery robust and fascinating characterin Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, as he is arushdown fighter with a strong neutral game,making him a force to be reckoned with from close to mid-range, which plays into hisunique stance andrekkaoptions.While he can be a lot of fun to play, hecan be very complex if this is your first timewith the series.
In most scenarios,Gato will be fishing for a confirm off a poke,allowing him tolead directly into a short and sweet combothat dealssubstantial damage.He’s alsovery strong at baiting his opponent into making mistakes,enabling him toland a Counter Hit,which can lead to massive damage with an optimal combo.
Overall, with hisLull stance play,we wouldn’t say Gato is beginner-friendly.He may not be overly complex, but he’s certainly not for newcomers to the series or genre either. If you want to play him, westrongly recommend tackling his Combo Challengesfirst andexperimenting with him in the Training Mode!
Gato Command List
Before dropping a list of devastating combos on you for Gato, we’re going to lay out hisCommand Listfirst, as it will give you ageneral idea of how he’s played.These moves are crucial to his game plan andwill be in every single one of his combos,so it’s best tounderstand what they are and how to input thembefore learning his combos.
While hetechnically only has four Special Moves,thelevels of each Special Move make it far more extensivethan you may think, allowing him togo directly into other actions after performing one of these Specials.This is also what makes his gameplay sodominant yet complex,if you’re not accustomed to this type of playstyle!
(CH) = Counter Hit
c. = Close
f. = Far
j. = Jump
➡️ LP
➡️ LK
c.LK > HK > HP > HP+HK during SPG
⬇️↘️➡️ LP/HP
➡️⬇️↘️ LK/HK
⬇️↙️⬅️ LK/HK
⬇️↙️⬅️ LP/HP
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ LP
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ LK
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ HP
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ HK
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ REV
Gato Combos
With Gato’s unique and dominant Command List and overview done and over with, we can now dive headfirst into what everyone was surely waiting for:Gato’s combos!As covered above, while Gato does have access tosome long-winded combos,hisbiggest strengthis being able todeliver high damage in short, concise bursts.
Furthermore, while thesecombos will give you the general gameplay strategyfor Gato, this isonly a drop in the bucketof what he’s capable of.Use these combos as a way to build your own,as there are likely many more routes out there that may fit your playstyle better!
Combos For Gato
Gato Tips And Tricks
Wrapping this guide up will be afew more tips and tricks for Gato,allowing you totake even more advantage of his unique backturn stanceand hisodd rushdown neutral hybridplaystyle. Like most characters in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Gato is very hard to stop once he gets on a roll.
In general, Gato’sc.HP (FE) > ⬇️ HP will be his default combo starter,allowing him togo into a wide range of Special Moves to carry out devastating combos.And, if youdon’t want to spend meter,hisLull Stance(⬇️↙️⬅️ LP/HP) isan excellent way to extend combos without using any meter,such as the combo below:
Despite the combo using no meterwhatsoever and beingrelatively short,it deals292 Damage,which is nothing to sniff at. As we mentioned earlier,one of Gato’s massive strengths is his ability to confirm into short but devastating combos,and this is just a small sample of that!
