Pro football player Cristiano Ronaldo’s inclusion in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves ranks as one of the strangest cameos in all of fighting game history. To bring things back down to Earth, GameBanana user gerald616 created a mod that swaps Ronaldo’s in-game model with everyone’s favorite pizza-eating demon hunter, Dante from Devil May Cry.
The Dante, Son of Sparda over Ronaldo mod does exactly what its name implies. Using the clothing textures from the Dante model created by WistfulHopes for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite & Beyond (which itself is a mod for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite), gerald616 was able to recreate the Son of Sparda in SNK’s latest fighting game.
Dante’s English voice lines and theme music were lifted from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (the mod also includes Japanese voiceovers) while the UI elements have been replaced to reflect the character’s visage. To add to the authenticity, gerald616 even created four color options for Dante’s base appearance and five more for the alternate costume.
As many cosmetic changes as Dante has, he still plays exactly like Ronaldo. That means no Devil Arms, guns, or Devil Trigger moves – just pure football skills and a little bit of martial arts. Strange as it may seem, Dante’s penchant for fighting demons with makeshift weapons translates quite well into football, as seeing him beat the tar out of Kain R. Heinlein with nothing but a regular sports ball is oddly satisfying.
If you want Dante to take the beatdown outside of Fatal Fury, Gerald 616 made several mods that swap existing fighters or other well-known pop culture personalities. Some examples include swapping Mai Shiranui for Spy x Family’s Yor Forger and switching Preecha for Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockheart. The strangest of all his mods has to be the one where Swedish DJ and record producer Salvatore Ganacci is swapped for Japanese Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is available for the PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Windows).
