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The King of Fighters series contains many characters, some of which are from other SNK fighting games, and some of which have appeared in other games. This is a list of characters that have appeared in a fighting capacity since its original incarnation in 1994.

Cast Creation and Influences

In an interview with veteran developers of the series they claim that their prototype version for KOF was going to be a side-scrolling beat 'em up titled, Survivor. In this version, it would only use core characters from the Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury series, specifically allowing players to play Robert Garcia and Terry Bogard for location testing. However, the idea was quickly abandoned after the debut of Capcom's game with similar gameplay, Final Fight. Since they were attached to the idea of the two series cross-over, they eventually agreed to make their idea into a fighting game. Characters from Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier games were also added in spirit of other gaming genres considered for their final product. The concept of a three-man team was one of the ideas kept from the side-scrolling version.[1]

Flagship director, Toyohisa Tanabe, asserts that the Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury fighters were added specifically for adults. The newer KoF characters -especially for the first game- were aimed to appeal to younger and newer audiences. He adds that every original character for the series is added based on the developers' strong desire to make one. For example, he agreed to include characters such as Benimaru and Chang to add an off-beat variety to the cast, which he previously deemed to be too serious before. Later in the series, their approach to creating their characters altered slightly to also serve as a type of fan service, which he refers to as a collaborative effort between fans and the staff.[2]

Several characters that appear in the series are parodies or homages to either anime, manga, actors, films or television shows that the creators are interested in.[2] Noticeable examples are K9999 and Zero. Characters are sometimes added at the seiyū's convenience or to fill in gaps that occur for each installment's story; this happens with Duck King in The King of Fighters XI[3] and Ryuji Yamazaki in The King of Fighters '97.[4]

Three Sacred Treasures

Kyo Kusanagi

Main article: Kyo Kusanagi

Saisyu Kusanagi

Saisyu Kusanagi (草薙 柴舟, Kusanagi Saishū) is a character who debuted in The King of Fighters '94 as a victim in Rugal's gallery of defeated fighters. He appears as a mid-boss in The King of Fighters '95 and becomes playable for the first time in The King of Fighters '98. He was originally meant to have died in The King of Fighters '94 but was added in at the last minute of developing stages for The King of Fighters '95.[5] He was the previous head of the Kusanagi clan who left his family to face worthy opponents across the globe. After his defeat by Rugal, he was brainwashed by his secretaries to fight his son, Kyo. Upon his defeat, he regains his senses and escapes from the ship. Saisyu then leaves the clan's duties to his son, presumably resuming his travels. In The King of Fighters 2001, he appears before a distraught Shingo Yabuki and spends a year properly teaching him the Kusanagi fighting style.

Iori Yagami

Main article: Iori Yagami

=== Chizuru Kagura ===

Chizuru Kagura (神楽 ちづる, Kagura Chizuru) whose real name is Chizuru Yata (八咫 ちづる, Yata Chizuru), made her character debut in The King of Fighters '96 as a mid-boss and the sponsor of the KoF tournament that year. Like Kyo and Iori, she is a member of the clan that holds one of the three sacred artifacts that originally sealed the serpent monster Orochi 1,800 years ago. Due to the rivals' attribution towards one another, Chizuru is usually the one who has to keep the trio together. As the heiress of the Yata, she was raised as a priestess and maintain the duty of keeping the diligent seal on Orochi intact. One night, Goenitz visited their home with intentions to destroy the seal. Her sister, Maki, confronts him, but is mortally wounded. Before her death, Maki passes on the responsibilities of the seal to Chizuru, begging her to join the three clans together once again to defeat Orochi.

Ten years afterwards, Chizuru is a very successful and prestigious business woman under the family name Kagura. She secretly hosts the tournament in 1996 in hopes of entreating Kyo and Iori to help her replace the broken seal. The three of them succeed in their task at the climax of The King of Fighters '97. She hosts another King of Fighters tournament in 2003 with intentions similar to her previous attempt. During the tournament, however, it is revealed that Chizuru is under mind-control by a mysterious puppeteer and member from "His Distant Land", Botan. She ends fighting alongside an illusion of her sister Maki as one of the game's sub-bosses. She also creates a clone from Kyo named Kusanagi to test the strength for the tournament's contestants, with his moves bring the same as the original, being the first set of moves he had used in the series.[6] Eventually, she breaks free from Botan's control and tries to restore the seal of Orochi, but Ash steals her powers. She survives the attack but can no longer participate in fights, asking Kyo's disciple Shingo Yabuki to fill her spot in The King of Fighters XI.[7]

Benimaru team

Benimaru Nikaido

Benimaru Nikaido (二階堂 紅丸, Nikaidō Benimaru) debuted as one of the members of the "Japan Team" during the Orochi Saga (also composed with Kyo Kusanagi and Goro Daimon). He forms his own team dubbed the "Benimaru Team" in 2000. Benimaru is born of half-Japanese and American descent, and wears a waist-length sleeveless top with matching jeans/pants. In his later appearances, his top is shorter, exposing his abs. His straight hair during fights stays up due to a rather exaggerated case of electrostatics. He also appears playable in Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 and Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001.

He was loosely based on the character Polnareff from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, right down to his outfit in The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters '95. Even after Benimaru's name was decided on, the game developers continued to refer to him as Polnareff. Additionally, his taunt in The King of Fighters XI mirrors Polnareff's stature from the manga. His vocal performance was initially deemed by his original designer to have nothing to do with the character's original image.[8] His fighting technique specializes in shooting techniques and electricity. Due to the particular pitch in his voice and appearance, some fans have voiced question to Benimaru's sexual identity[9] to developers, to which they respond, "It's not what you think. (Not that there's anything wrong with that).

Goro Daimon

Goro Daimon (大門 五郞, Daimon Gorō) is a character who debuted as a member to the Hero Team in The King of Fighters '94, along with Kyo Kusanagi and Benimaru Nikaido. His character was created to add a practitioner of Judo to the cast and many elements from his original designs, such as his geta and his victory cries, remained for his final look.[10] Daimon is a former gold medalist of Judo and a mentor to his own dojo. In 1994, he loses to Kyo in the preliminary rounds but was chosen as one of the three members for his country.[11] After the climax of The King of Fighters '97, Goro retires from being a fighter and returns to the Judo circuit representing Japan.[12] During his retirement from the tournaments, he married and fathered a son named Daigoro. He returns as a fighter in his later appearances due to either Kyo or Benimaru's requests.

Lin

Lin (Chinese: 麟; Pinyin: Lín; Japanese: 麟 Rin) was one of the new characters introduced in The King of Fighters 2000 as a member of the Benimaru Team. He, along with the Flying Brigands subplot, was created without the entire staff's knowledge, leading to some developers being surprised by his team's ending.[13] Though he is no longer an active member in KOF, his story and character have not been abandoned.[14]

He is one of the "Four Devas" of the assassination group, The Flying Brigands -or Hizoku (飛賊, Hizoku) Clan in Japanese- which is apparently on the brink of ruin. He was enticed by the agent Seth to enter the King of Fighters tournament in order to find their clan's missing leader, Ron.[15] After learning that Ron had defected to NESTS, he tracks the activities of NESTS' renegades, K' and company, in hopes of finding his leader. He continues to search for Ron even after NESTS' destruction, presumably meaning to execute him.[16] For an unexplained reason, he appears next to Ron in the Psycho Soldier Team's ending in The King of Fighters XI.[17] He is a master of the Poison Hand technique, which enables the user to turn their own blood into venom.

Elisabeth Blanctorche

Elisabeth Blanctorche (エリザベート・ブラントルシュ, Erizabēto Burantorushu) is one of three original characters debuting in The King of Fighters XI. Her initial character concept was to be the rival to Ash though developers decided to change her importance into a "leading lady" character. Developers also describe her fighting style as "orthodox with subtle tricks [to it]" despite her minimal moveset.[18] She initially invites Benimaru and Duo Lon to France to reveal that she knows of the betrayal of Ron, the burning of the Hizoku village, and Ash Crimson's theft of Chizuru Kagura's mirror. They form the Rival Team, and she eventually reveals her acquaintance with Ash, whom she scolds for seeming to forsake their mission.

Shingo Yabuki

Shingo Yabuki (矢吹 真吾, Yabuki Shingo) is a recurring character who first appears in the series in The King of Fighters '97 as an edit entry. Creators to the series explain that he is designed to be the comic foil to Kyo. While Kyo was a hero, Shingo is meant to be a "simple and plain, everyday guy". To follow his character persona, he was also meant to be marketed on a lesser scale of importance for his introduction to the series.[19] He is one of the cheerful and silly characters in the series. Shingo admires Kyo like an idol, and often dedicates his victories to him. He dreams of being able to wield flames like Kyo, which is stressed to the point of comic relief throughout the series. For instance, in The King of Fighters 2003, Shingo can randomly produce a small flame. However, it seems that only Shingo can see this "flame".

Fatal Fury Team

Terry Bogard

Main article: Terry Bogard

Andy Bogard

Main article: Andy Bogard

Joe Higashi

Main article: Joe Higashi

Art of Fighting Team

Ryo Sakazaki

Main article: Ryo Sakazaki

Robert Garcia

Main article: Robert Garcia

Takuma Sakazaki

Main article: Takuma Sakazaki

Women Fighters Team

Yuri Sakazaki

Main article: Yuri Sakazaki

Mai Shiranui

Main article: Mai Shiranui

King

Main article: King

Psycho Soldier Team

Athena Asamiya

Main article: Athena Asamiya

Sie Kensou

Sie Kensou (椎 拳崇, Shii Kensū) is a character who first appeared in the SNK video game Psycho Soldier.[20] He appears in The King of Fighters series as an active member of the Psycho Soldiers Team. He also appears as a character in SNK's action-RPG, Crystalis. He is one of the young disciples of Chin Gentsai who wields psychic powers -dubbed by SNK as Psycho Powers. Both he and Athena are trained by Chin to prepare for "the worst case scenario of oncoming evil"[21] and use the tournaments as a method of training for such an event. Plans go awry when Kensou loses his powers in The King of Fighters '99 yet saves Athena with a previously unknown latent energy.[22] It is later revealed to be the Dragon Spirit, a power he somehow shares with younger teammate, Bao. He regains his powers and masters this newer power in The King of Fighters XI, much to the satisfaction of former NESTS member, Ron.[23] In Psycho Soldier, he was Player 2.

Chin Gentsai

Chin Gentsai (鎮元斎) is one of the original members of the Psycho Soldier Team, which first appeared in The King of Fighters '94. His character's old age and drunken fighting were considered to be essential for the series when developers were selecting fighters for the roster.[24] He is the elderly mentor to Athena Asamiya, Sie Kensou, and Bao, instructing them to better harness their psychic powers in the mountains of China.[25] Chin teaches them in preparations for "the worst case scenario of oncoming evil"[21] and uses the tournaments as a way of training his disciples. He pulls the team out of competition in 2003 to observe the matter thoroughly, asking K' and Maxima to investigate the tournament in his place for activity.[26]

Bao

Bao (Chinese: 包; Pinyin: Bāo; Japanese: 包 Pao) was an active member of the Psycho Soldier Team through The King of Fighters '99 and The King of Fighters 2001. He was created by developers to fill in the missing gap for the team caused by the newer gaming mechanics introduced in The King of Fighters '99.[27] Bao was an abandoned orphan adopted by, Chin Gentsai who teaches him psycho power. Before it could get out of control, Chin decided it necessary that Bao should train with him in order to control such power, introducing the boy to Sie Kensou, his other adoptive student, and Athena Asamiya. As Bao trains with them, Kensou gradually loses his powers until they become obsolete.[28] Ron and Misty seem to take an interest in it, revealing a probable importance of the Dragon Spirit in future KOF storylines.

Momoko

Momoko (桃子, Momoko) is one of the three original characters debuting in The King of Fighters XI, along with Oswald and Elisabeth. There, she belongs to the Psycho Soldiers along with her idols and martial arts teachers, Athena and Kensou. Momoko also appears in the recent SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS as an SNK character card. She was added into the cast to fit the image of the younger Psycho Soldier team, though developers have expressed discomfort with adding a character as young as her amongst a large group of adults. Series illustrator, Hiroaki, drew her character "in her age group's defense" but struggled in making her as sweet as he would have liked.[29] Momoko is the first character to use Capoeira in the (2D) KOF games. While most of her techniques are physical, they are accompanied by what looks like stardust.

Ikari team

Heidern

Heidern (ハイデルン, Haiderun) is a character best known as a fighter in The King of Fighters series though he originated from an older SNK title. He debuted as a playable character in The King of Fighters '94 in the Brazil Team, along with Ralf and Clark. He was conceptualized to be a "cold-blooded killing machine", but his designer grew attached to Heidern and gave him a tragic past.[30]Eight years prior to The King of Fighters '94 tournament, Rugal Bernstein kidnapped Heidern's family and challenged him to try and take them back from him. Before Rugal could finish him off, Heidern's family intervened, and sacrificed themselves to save him. He finds Leona, as the last survivor of a destroyed village, and when he saw her slashing a tree to with her hands Heidern thought it would be better for the girl to stay with him and train as a soldier. Immediately, Leona began her training under Heidern's orders. After he had re-established his team, the Ikari Warriors, he went after Rugal to get his revenge. Beginning in The King of Fighters '96, he assigns Leona to take his place in the tournaments while he issues orders from the sidelines.

Clark Still

Main article: Clark Still

Ralf Jones

Main article: Ralf Jones

Leona

Leona Heidern (レオナ・ハイデルン, Reona Haiderun) is a character introduced in The King of Fighters '96 as the new member to the Ikari Team. Before production for her debut game began, developers wanted to create a suitable replacement for Heidern as a part of the game's overhaul. Leona was conceived to be an Orochi descendant by the time of her debut and her designers took special care to let their interests at the time reflect in her actions.[31] Leona is also a playable character in "Metal Slug Survivors" and "Metal Slug Soldiers" -both mobile games, the hand-held game SNK Gals' Fighters, and the crossover title SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium and has her own character image album.[32]

Leona is very quiet and does not like to talk much. She seems fearless on the outside, but she is afraid of hurting her friends because of her Orochi blood. Leona hates the sight of blood, but when she fights, she always seems to get covered in it. She's often lonely, but knows that Ralf, Whip, and Clark are always behind her. She shares several moves with her adoptive father, Heidern. While she is experiencing the Riot of The Blood in KOF97 her hair turns pink and her eyes are white, however in KOF98 during the Riot of Blood in one of her attacks her hair is red instead of pink. She has the ability to move and jump faster than normal. She retains all of her moves, but can generally execute and recover from them quicker.

Whip

Whip (ウィップ, Wippu), whose real name is Seirah (セーラ, Sēra) is a character who first appeared in The King of Fighters '99 as the new member to the Ikari team. Her affinity for whips earned her the nickname, Muchiko (ムチ子, Muchiko) -which roughly translates to "Whip Girl"- by Ralf.[33] Whip also appears playable in the hand-held game, SNK Gals' Fighters. She was planned to enter the series in The King of Fighters '96 but was pushed back to The King of Fighters '99 due to Leona's introduction.[34]

She is an enigmatic and quiet individual who acts towards her own goals. She is a clone of K's sister[35] and once worked for NESTS as an assassin. She befriended Krizalid, under the assumption that he was her brother, before she escaped and joined the military. She is eventually assigned to Heidern's mercenary unit for the King of Fighters tournament to investigate NESTS.[36] While her team isn't present, she privately interrogates NESTS agents to find information regarding herself and the whereabouts of her brother. Once she realizes who he is, she reveals their relation to one another and joins him in his objective to destroy the NESTS cartel. After NESTS' downfall, she returns to her duties under Heidern's command. Some of her moves depict her shooting her opponents with a machine gun. The firearm is edited from the American release of the games in arcades, but is uncensored in the home release versions.[37]

Korean Team

Chang Koehan

Chang Koehan (Korean: 장거한, Japanese: チャン・コーハン Chan Kōhan), is one of the recurring members of the Korean Team in the series. In Korean, 'Koehan' means "giant man", although the more common and generic term for a giant is 'Guh-in' (Korean: 거인). He is one of the many characters in the series to fight with a weapon, a ball and chain. He also appears as a playable character in Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001. He was once a feared and violent criminal in Korea. He was spotted by Kim from a prison's surveillance footage and he wanted to use Chang's strength "for justice". Though Chang easily broke out of prison, he was caught by Kim and forced to undergo Kim's "Rehabilitation project" in KOF.[38] During this time, he befriends a fellow convict who was also caught by Kim, Choi Bounge. Together, they initially schemed for ways of escape but they eventually mellow out and enjoy their companions' company -with protests saying otherwise.

Choi Bounge

Choi Bounge (Korean: 최번개, Japanese: チョイ・ボンゲ Choi Bonge) is one of the original members of the Korean Team. He is one of the many fighters in the series who fights with a weapon; his weapons are dual leather-gloved claws. His original costume was changed at the last minute to avoid distinct similarities with horror film character, Freddy Krueger.[39] He speaks with a playful theatrical accent, often ending his sentences with "-de yansu". He appears playable in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos. He was a late-night predator who chanced to have stalked on Kim during one of his nightly walks. After he was bested by his prey, Choi was forced by Kim to undergo his "Rehabilitation project", in hopes of using the criminal's skills not "in the name of evil."[38] During this time, he also met and befriended fellow criminal, Chang Koehan. Since then, the two have attempted to escape from Kim's training with little success, stressed often to the point of comic relief.

Jhun Hoon

Jhun Hoon (Korean: 전훈, Japanese: ジョン・フーン Jon Fūn) is a recurring member of the Korean team after his debut in The King of Fighters '99. He has known Kim since childhood since they trained at the same dojo. They both became masters of separate, stylized aspects of Taekwondo and parted ways from one another. After seeing Kim's ethics and methods of training, Jhun Hoon decided that he would show him a more "efficient" way of management.[40] He continues to challenge Kim on his methods of enforcement and his skills as a fighter, to which they agree to work together during this time. Though strict and collected during fights and training, he is a moe and pop-star enthusiast during his free time. He particularly likes Athena Asamiya's performances and will lose face to get an autograph from her. The canon reason for his absence in The King of Fighters 2001 was due to his over enthusiasm for such a case where he broke his arm chasing an image of her.[41]

Kim Kaphwan

Main article: Kim Kaphwan

May Lee

Main article: May Lee (The King of Fighters)

Nests

NESTS is a cartel involved in the events behind three of the years The King of Fighters tournament was held, specifically 1999-2001. They were responsible for the creation of the Kyo Kusanagi clones and K'. The cartel was destroyed for good with the death of Igniz.

Angel

Main article: Angel (The King of Fighters)

K9999

K9999 (pronounced K Four-Nine) is a video game character who debuts as a member of the NESTS team in The King of Fighters 2001. K9999 is entirely based on Tetsuo Shima from Akira. His ability to transform his arm into a long tentacle closely resembles Tetsuo's mutations and both also possess the ability to create a psionic shield. After the failure of Krizalid and the disappearance of K', NESTS decided to comb their research for errors. All of their creations were born from normal people with pre-existing and conflicting genes - what they needed was a malleable entity, from which they would build the perfect clone. His main purpose was to dispatch the rogue creations that had escaped from NESTS' grasp. Though K9999 loathed his existence and detested social contact, he found a friend in named Angel. Angel was an agent of NESTS more interested in K9999's emotions than his possible potential. He bears a great hatred towards his rival, K'.

Krizalid

Krizalid (クリザリッド, Kurizariddo) acts as the mid and final boss of The King of Fighters '99. He was designed to be a stylish and earnestly strong boss, though the supervising designer at the time admits, "I think I overdid it a little."[42] He was made to be the Ultimate Kyo clone, outfitted with a special suit to feed data of fighters into his body during battle. This was achieved by cloning K'. As a side effect, he gained some of K's memories and believed Whip to be his sister. He was ordered to activate the thousands of Kyo clones around the world. After his defeat, his superior, Zero neutralizes the Kyo clones and kills Krizalid by throwing a boulder to crush him. He is revived later by the original Zero and fights along side him in the 2001 tournament. What happened to him following the battle is unknown.

Zero

Zero (ゼロ, Zero) is the final boss in The King of Fighters 2000. He is one of the higher-ranked agents of "NESTS", Zero. In the developer's comments section on the King of Fighters Anniversary Site, KOF series' producer, C.A.C Yamasaki, admits basing Zero's design off a certain character from the manga Fist of the North Star.[43] He begins to secretly build his own weapon from NESTS' technology called the "Zero Cannons", setting it to operate with the same technology found in Krizalid's battle armor. He sets his plans into motion in The King of Fighters 2000. There, he impersonates Ling, a military commander and close friend to Heidern. Using his Ling persona as a decoy, he tricks and captures Heidern to stop the military resistance against him. He then fights the winning team of the tournament, planning to use their fighting capacity to power his array of Zero Cannons. Depending on the actions of the player, his plans are foiled by either Heidern or Kula, who was sent by NESTS to execute him for his treacherous acts.

Zero (The Original)

Original Zero (ゼロ（オリジナル), Zero (Orijinaru)) appears as a sub-boss in The King of Fighters 2001 and is the real Zero; the Zero in The King of Fighters 2000 is his clone. He was created because the supervising designer to his character claimed to be dissatisfied with Zero's design in 2000. He is recognized by developers to be the first boss to surpass Krizalid in both fighting prowess and presence.[44] Unlike his clone, Zero is extremely loyal to the NESTS syndicate and was disgusted to learn of his clone's attempted coup d'état. He was ordered by the leader of NESTS to resume their primary plan of world conquest. Since the fighting data of the world's fighters had already been gathered and saved in the main database of NESTS' computers, the cartel planned to be rid of them and take over the then helpless planet. Willing to clear his reputation of his clone's actions, Zero is commanded to destroy the winners of The King of Fighters tournament. He traps the winning team in a space ship that was disguised as a blimp. When he is defeated, he urges the team to escape the collapsing ship and presumably dies on board the vessel.

Igniz

Igniz (イグニス, Igunisu) is the final boss in The King of Fighters 2001. His handsome and youthful appearance was specifically created at the sponsors' request.[45] He becomes the leader of NESTS after he killed his father, Nests. Igniz hosts the KOF 2001 tournament in hopes of becoming a new god, deciding to test his new found power against the finalists. His hopes were short-lived when he is defeated by the player. Cursing his failure and declaring himself a demon instead, Igniz attempts to destroy the planet by plummeting NESTS' main headquarters out of orbit. The fortunate passengers in the falling station survive the heat inside the space station and the planet remains in one piece.

Orochi groups

Orochi

Orochi (オロチ, Orochi) in The King of Fighters one of the series' main antagonists and the final boss of The King of Fighters '97. Its character origin is another interpretation of the mythical eight headed serpent, Yamata no Orochi. In the KOF series, it is a chthonic supernatural being that regards itself as executing the will of Gaea (whether or not this is true, or just assumed on its part, is open to debate). It does not regard humanity as trustworthy with regard to coexisting with the planet without ravaging it, and so seeks to extinguish it. It was sealed 1,800 years ago by the three sacred treasures of Japan. The three clans' descendants are charged with protecting the seal over it. In KOF '97, its spirit possesses Chris body to fight in the mortal realm.[46] It was sealed again at the climax of the '97 tournament but the seal surrounding it has been broken in recent games by Mukai.[47] Orochi has eight major mortal followers in its name referred to as the "Hakketsushū".[48] Four of them are powerful elemental warriors called "The Four Heavenly Kings". Other members of its bloodline are known to undergo a berserker stage known as the "Riot of the Blood". A clone of Orochi appeared as a boss in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum. He was named Mizuchi and also needed a young user to possess. His powers are barely similar to the original Orochi, although most of his basic moves and some of his special moves look and function somewhat like the original.

New Face team

The New Face team is a team from KOF '97. They are three of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi and the group is composed by a boy called Chris (クリス, Kurisu), a violent woman Shermie (シェルミー, Sherumī) and the their leader Yashiro Nanakase (七枷 社, Nanakase Yashiro). What is known is that they entered King of Fighters 1997 to form the New Face Team. They initially enter due to Yashiro's grudge against Iori and his band, but as the tournament progresses, their Orochi blood awakens them to be three of the "Four Heavenly Kings". As loyal members of Orochi, they continue to gather power to resurrect Orochi through Chris' body, a concept that began early in the game's production.[49] In their Orochi forms, they are stated as the Hero Team counterparts since they have their same abilities, while Chris is able create flames like Kyo, Shermie creates lighting like Benimaru and Yashiro has a enormous strength like Goro Daimon.

Ryuji Yamazaki

Main article: List of Fatal Fury characters § Ryuji Yamazaki

Vice and Mature

Vice (バイス, Baisu) and Mature (マチュア, Machua) appear as members of Iori's Team in The King of Fighters '96. The designers at the time created both Mature and Vice with the image of a "ruthless woman" and a "cruel woman" respectively. Their origin story was mostly based on the notion of Rugal employing secretaries prior to The King of Fighters '96. Aside from serving Rugal, both women were also spies and wielders of Orochi.[50] Both women were unavailable during location testing and were likely finished near the end of the game's production schedule.[51] Both of them are killed by Iori in his Riot of Blood state at the end of the 1996 tournament.

Goenitz

Goenitz (ゲーニッツ, Gēnittsu) is a video game character who made his first appearance in the Neo Geo fighting game, The King of Fighters '96 as the last boss. He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, with the power to command wind. He wears a blue long-sleeved suit with black muffler secured by a golden chain, black boots and brown leather belt.

Despite being an evil villain, Goenitz has a very polite personality, which is reflected in his winning poses and his elegant, somewhat flowery speech. Ironically, in a personality that would make him an enemy of humanity, but in perfect alignment with his alleged occupation (and, arguably, Orochi's chthonic concerns), he also shows great hostility towards the infernal Demitri Maximoff and Red Arremer, precisely because of their association with darkness and Hell. He also implies his priestly backgrounds in some of his dialogs in SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom and other characters call him a priest too. Even though influenced by Orochi, he sports the same "messiah" attitude that aspires to bring about "salvation", expected from people of religious occupations.

Mukai

Mukai (ムカイ, Mukai, also written as 無界) is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. He made his first appearance in The King of Fighters 2003 as the final boss. His appearance was designed with the concept of petrification in mind. He made a prompt appearance in the King of Fighters 2003 tournament seeking strong opponents and to test his strength. It is also strongly implied he is somehow connected to the Orochi bloodline and the wills and goals of Ash Crimson. He speaks in very pious, grandiose declarations, but appears to have a cautious attitude toward the potential of humans. Before facing him in KOF2K3, Mukai reveals that his organization was behind the new KOF tournament, and his plans did not involve him directly intervening. He states that the Orochi seal has been broken, and the power of the Orochi has entered his master. He then engages in combat with the winning team, seeing if they have what it takes to survive in "the new age". Mukai's primary power is his control over many things related to stone. He can form stone, either in crude rocks to chuck at foes, or elaborate pillars to crush them with.

Shion

Shion (紫苑, Shion) is a character from the King of Fighters series. He makes his first appearance in King of Fighters XI as a sub-boss. He was conceptually designed to be one of Ron's daughters[52] though developers decided to change his gender to startle and appeal to fans with his androgynous appearance.[53] Shion is an enigmatic character about which little is known. He works as an underling of Magaki and seems knowledgeable about the workings of Orochi. After being defeated at the ruins of the tournament finals, he is dragged through an extradimensional gate and seemingly killed. However, after Magaki is defeated at the end of the tournament, it is Shion's spear hurled through a gate Magaki created that finally kills him, suggesting he is still alive.

Magaki

Magaki (禍忌, Magaki) is a fictional character in The King of Fighters series of fighting games. He's the new boss of KOF XI. Like the enigmatic Mukai, nothing is known about the fighter Magaki, save that he hosts The King of Fighters tournament, and knows Mukai. Like Mukai, Magaki wants to awaken Orochi and give Orochi's powers to his own master. He seems to have little respect for Mukai, as he mockingly imitates his pious manner of speech in the cutscene preceding the boss fight. He also shows even less respect for humans in general, believing them to have little-to-no potential, and being weak overall. He also seems to have very little tolerance for not getting what he wants from others. Like Mukai before him, after he was defeated he stood up, apparently unscathed, and after commenting that perhaps it was more than spirit that was needed to awaken Orochi, made his exit into another realm. However as he finally realised the error in his plan, and what was needed to awaken the Orochi, he was killed by Shion's spear, hurled from the dimensional rift he was escaping from.

Other characters

Adelheid Bernstein

Adelheid Bernstein (アーデルハイド・バーンシュタイン, Āderuhaido Bānshutain) (Adel for short) is a boss character from The King of Fighters 2003 as well as a secret and mid-boss character for The King of Fighters XI. He, along with his younger sister, Rose, are the only known children of Rugal Bernstein who reside in an airship called "Sky Noah".[54] They were added to the series to create an alternate story to the main plot.[55] Despite sharing several physical and fighting traits from his father, Adelheid is an honorable fighter who exhibits good sportsmanship[56] while Rose was developed to be extremely prideful and selfish.[57]

Ash Crimson

Ash Crimson (アッシュ・クリムゾン, Asshu Kurimuzon) is the new antagonist for The King of Fighters 2003 who marks his first appearance in the series as the leader of the New Hero Team. Ash is designed with the intent of creating an "attractive evil character" with little changes done to him since conception.[58] His motives for entering are to take the powers of the descendants of the clans who sealed Orochi away 1,800 years ago (Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami and Chizuru Kagura) for unknown purposes. He is successful thus far, leaving Kyo as the last power he needs to steal.[59]

Ash is a clever trickster and serves as an anti-villain as well as an anti-hero in the series. He is cunning and manipulative, often condescending friend or foe to his whim, and has ambiguous morals in his actions. He often gains his teammates through promises that he can fulfill, though he rarely specifies the means of granting them. Despite being seemingly frail by appearance, Ash is powerful as he is able to defeat Iori whilst in his Riot of the Blood state seemingly with ease. Ash has the ability of creating green fire and almost all his moves are almost are named after months of the French Republican Calendar, and the French Revolution.

Duo Lon

Duo Lon (Chinese: 堕瓏; Pinyin: Duòlóng; Japanese: デュオロン Dyuoron) is a video game character who made his first appearance in The King of Fighters 2003 as a member of the year's Hero Team. He is the first male character from The Flying Brigands to resemble a "handsome" man and the first to sport an ornate design. His overall look was based on anime title character, Vampire Hunter D.[60]

He is a member of the assassin group, the Flying Brigands, -or Hizoku (飛賊, Hizoku) Clan in Japanese- and the half-brother to Xiao Lon. He is an acquaintance of Ash Crimson and Shen Woo. Hoping to hunt down the clan's traitor, Ron, he agrees to enter the tournament with them. However, after discovering Ash's true objectives, he teams up with Elisabeth Blanctorche and Benimaru Nikaido. Information on Duo Lon's design graphy revealed he is one of the nine children of Ron, an assassin who chased after his own father.[17]

Foxy

Foxy (フォクシー, Fokushī) first appears as one of Kula's alternative strikers in The King of Fighters 2000. She becomes playable in The King of Fighters 2001 as a member of the NESTS team. She was originally not planned to be playable and was going to enter the series roster with Diana though time constraints prevented the latter from happening. Although she appears to be mortally wounded during her team's scenario, developers assure players that Foxy is still alive and well.[61] She is a loyal agent of NESTS who was ordered with her college, Diana, to supervise the product of the Anti-K' project: Kula Diamond. They were dispatched to eliminate the rogue agent, Zero, as he was considered a burden to their organization. After their success, Foxy was ordered by her supervisors to enter the next tournament with Kula and two other untrusted agents, K9999 and Angel.[62]

Hinako Shijou

Hinako Shijou (四条 雛子, Shijō Hinako) is an original character who was first introduced as a member of the Women Team in The King of Fighters 2000. She was originally modeled after manga title character, Jarinko Chie, who is a brash young women that fights with sumo moves. After designer's protests, her character was radically changed to instead be a naive but warm-hearted high school girl in nobility.[63]

She attends in an all girl school and grew to value sumo's techniques after watching a professional match. Hoping to practice along with her classmates, she tries to create a female sumo club at her school but the idea fails to gain support. Once she hears about the Women Team auditioning for a member, Hinako enters and succeeds in proving her worth by defeating Yuri Sakazaki in a mock match.[64] She continues to appear for their team until The King of Fighters 2003 where she was asked to team with Athena Asamiya and Malin to form the "High School Girl" Team.

K'

Main article: K'

Kula Diamond

Kula Diamond (クーラ・ダイアモンド, Kūra Daiamondo) first appeared in the series as the sub-boss in The King of Fighters 2000; she enters as a normal participant in her other appearances. Her original hair color is chestnut brown, but it changes to a light blue when she activates her ice powers. She was designed to be the antagonistic foil to K', in an attempt to better develop characteristics of the NESTS cartel. She was specially made with attempts to depict a "14-year-old girl" with "appropriately girlish" gestures with help from newly hired female staff.[65]

She is a being created by NESTS[66] to exterminate the cartel's traitor, K'. She possesses the same design as K', with DNA altered to use ice powers instead. Despite the fact that their subject was a mindless puppet with no sign of emotions, the NESTS cartel created an android called Candy Diamond, who would monitor Kula's behavior and assure that Kula would accomplish her missions, providing assistance in battle if she was needed. Candy first appeared as Kula's starting striker in The King of Fighters 2000. When Kula destroys the main Zero Cannon, Candy shields her descent from space, sacrificing her body as it is badly burned from Earth's atmosphere. Her actions were justified by friendship, something that Kula had previously not known. Diana (ダイアナ, Daiana), a former top executive of NESTS acts as the girl's guardian in the series. She works with Foxy and Candy to protect her. Kula is often ordered to exterminate other traitors to NESTS but has been known to disobey her orders for the sake of others. After NESTS' destruction, she allies herself on friendly terms with her created target, K' and his companions.

Malin

Malin (まりん, Marin) is a character who debuts in The King of Fighters 2003 as a member of the High School Girls Team (alongside Athena Asamiya and Hinako Shijou). Her addition to the series was made due to Choi's absence in the game of her debut. The game producers state that her name should be spelled as Malin and not Marin, adding that "this is the humble preference of the supervising designer and a mystery to us all".[67] She becomes a member of the Anti-Kyokugenryu Team in The King of Fighters XI due to her animosity towards one of the style's practitioners, Yuri Sakazaki.[68]

Maxima

Maxima (マキシマ, Makishima) is a character best known for debuting as a member of the Hero Team in The King of Fighters '99. He was added to the cast with the desire to add a "somber and reliable middle-aged character" to counteract the introduction of multiple teenage characters.[69]

Maxima was a Canadian soldier who led a normal life until he found out that his comrade-in-arms Rocky was killed in an incident involving NESTS.[70] To avenge Rocky he had his face and name changed and his "ordinary" life destroyed. To infiltrate the cartel without being recognized he had his body cybernetically modified by Dr. Makishima, hence his codename of Maxima. As a cyborg, his strength and reaction time increased to superhuman level with built-in weapons and the ability to conduct instant data analysis. He also has some degree of cyberpathy. He infiltrates NESTS and is assigned to be the partner to K'. They both defect from the cartel after K' encounters his clone, Krizalid, and grows sickened by the organization. Since then, he has become K's steadfast companion and he is often the one who enters both of them into the following tournaments.

Oswald

Oswald (オズワルド, Ozuwarudo) is one of the three original characters debuting in the video game The King of Fighters XI. There, he belongs to the year's Hero Team along with Ash Crimson and Shen Woo. He was created under the image of being an older gentleman and is enigma to even the creators. Developers consider his moves to be comical compared to the seriousness of his image, especially the move Joker when it is blocked or misses. They chose to leave the result of his fight with Shen ambiguous, implying that fans would have been disappointed with the outcome.[71] He was originally intended to be the "good-looking glasses" character for the series.[53] It is revealed at the end of the tournament that Oswald joins Ash and Shen Woo to obtain money and drugs named Dragon Pills. Ash agrees to give information regarding the drug to him, explaining that it can only be given to him if he defeats the provider's enemy, Shen Woo.[72] The two men fight but the results remain uncertain.

Ramon

Ramon (ラモン, Ramon) made his first appearance in The King of Fighters 2000 as a member of the year's Hero Team. Ramon is known as the only character to speak Spanish in the game. He was created to appeal to the South American fanbase and has a fighting style primarily surrounding around Lucha Libre.[73] He is a famous Lucha Libre wrestler who is loved by his fans in the wrestling circle known as the "El Diablo Amarillo" (The Yellow Devil). He was approached by Vanessa, who requested in his cooperation with forming a team for The King of Fighters 2000 tournament. Feeling he could expand his horizons and competitive spirit further, he accepted to cooperate. Since then, he has a one-sided infatuation with Vanessa.[74] After The King of Fighters 2000, he continues to team with Vanessa upon her request, often along with Seth.

Ron

Ron (Chinese: 龍; Pinyin: Lóng; Japanese: 龍（ロン）Ron) is first introduced as a sub-plot character in The King of Fighters 2000. He later appears as a Striker for the original Zero in The King of Fighters 2001. Though he isn't playable in the series, he serves as an important side-story character. According to his official profile, his main objective is to be able to manipulate the dead.[14] He is the former leader to an elite assassination group known as the Flying Brigands -or Hizoku (飛賊, Hizoku) Clan in Japanese- and the father to a number of their members, including Duo Lon and Xiao Lon. He betrayed the Flying Brigands by joining NESTS for personal gain, labeling himself as a traitor by many of the group's members. After NEST's destruction, he reveals his interest in a mysterious power shared by Sie Kensou and Bao known as the Dragon Spirit.

Rugal Bernstein

Main article: Rugal Bernstein

Seth

Seth (セス, Sesu) is a videogame character who made his first appearance in the series as a Striker in The King of Fighters '99 Evolution. He debuts as a playable character in The King of Fighters 2000 as a member of the Benimaru Team. He was created along with Vanessa, though Seth became the visual model for her. Developers wished to have a character with "the powerful image of a big, dark, middle-aged man with a Mohawk haircut".[75] He was ordered by his superior Ling to enter the King of Fighters tournament to capture the Flying Brigands leader, Ron. To do this, he arranges to work with the Benimaru Team.[15] During the tournament, he learns that Ling is really Zero in disguise and that Ron had joined with NESTS. He continues to investigate Ron's activities as the series progresses, presumably to prevent him from becoming too powerful.[76] He was also asked to attend Heidern's conference with the Agent Team in The King of Fighters XI.

Shen Woo

Shen Woo (神・武) is one of the members of the Hero Team in The King of Fighters 2003, also composed of Ash Crimson and Duo Lon. He was first conceptualized to be a "wild and sexy man". Due to his fighting style revolving around punches, designers for his fighting style had to create enough distinction in his attacks to avoid confusion with Ralf and Yashiro. His appearance is also jokingly referred to by creators as being the main hero in Ash's place.[77] What is known is that he was raised in the Chinese city of Shanghai and given the nickname Shen Woo for developing his own, devastating street-fighting boxing style best described as "violent". He soon came to be very feared, and grew to enjoy the thrill of the fight. Eventually, he came to know the enigmatic fighter Ash, who entered Shen, himself, and Duo Lon as the "Hero team" into the KOF 2003 tournament.[78] At the end of The King of Fighters XI, Ash decides to pit his two teammates against each other by giving them the drugs that they want to use.

Vanessa

Vanessa (ヴァネッサ, Vanessa) is a character who first debuted as a Striker in The King of Fighters '99 Evolution. She becomes playable in The King of Fighters 2000 as a member of the Hero Team. Like Maxima, she was created as a middle-aged female to contrast the multiple teenage characters in the roster.[79] She is a normal housewife who discreetly serves as a mercenary agent. Working under the orders of commander Ling, Vanessa and fellow agent Seth are commissioned with the job of joining the King of Fighters tournament, held by Ling, to follow the footsteps of the NESTS cartel. The two agents part from one another with Vanessa recruiting prime suspects, K', Maxima, and Ramon to complete their team. Her objective from then on is to observe the activities of the NESTS defectors based on Ling's orders.[80] She becomes a free agent after Ling's defeat. In The King of Fighters XI, she reveals herself to be an old acquaintance of Blue Mary's past lover, Butch. Together with her and Ramon, Vanessa enters the tournament under orders to receive information concerning the broken Orochi seal and the mysterious members of His Distant Land.[81]

See also

Main article: List of characters in the Fatal Fury series
Main article: Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Main article: List of characters in the Art of Fighting series

KOF: Maximum Impact is a series that occurs in a separate continuity from the main games.

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  56. ^ During Adelheid ending, Rose: ...My brother...you lost! It cannot be! ...I will not release you! you will not go back alive!/Adelheid: Stop! Rose! Return them to the Earth... and land Sky-Noah./Rose: Brother, you're mistaken again! You must fight again!/Adelheid: Rose, defeat is defeat. To fight over and over until victory is meaningless... SNK-Playmore (2003-12-12). The King of Fighters 2003 (Neo Geo). SNK-Playmore.
  57. ^ SNK Playmore. "Rose's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  58. ^ SNK Playmore. "Ash's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  59. ^ During Rival Team ending, Ash: You're as scary as ever, aren't you? But don't think that you can bully me. You want to know why? Because... I'm not the person I used to be./Elizabeth: !! That color! Iori Yagami's flames? No, it can't be... Orochi?! SNK Playmore (2007-11-13). The King of Fighters XI (Playstation 2). SNK Playmore.
  60. ^ SNK Playmore. "Duo Lon's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  61. ^ SNK Playmore. "Foxy's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  62. ^ SNK Playmore. "NESTS Team Story for KOF 2001". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  63. ^ SNK Playmore. "Bao's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  64. ^ SNK Playmore. "Women Team's Story in KOF 2000". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  65. ^ SNK Playmore. "Kula Diamond's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  66. ^ During Hero Team ending, Whip: An innocent from a petrie dish, ignorant of existence's joys. BrezzaSoft (2001-11-15). The King of Fighters 2001 (Neo Geo). Eolith & Sun Amusement.
  67. ^ SNK Playmore. "Malin's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  68. ^ During Anti-Kyokugenryu Team ending, Malin: I can't stand her! She acts like she's barely even trying when she fights. Hmph! ... That Yuri had the nerve to say that my fighting style was cowardly! She's the weak one, right? SNK Playmore (2007-11-13). The King of Fighters XI (Playstation 2). SNK Playmore.
  69. ^ SNK Playmore. "Maxima's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  70. ^ During Hero Team ending, Maxima: I must go to report to a friend that I have taken revenge. /K': A visit to the grave, eh? I guess you can't turn back time.BrezzaSoft (2001-11-15). The King of Fighters 2001 (Neo Geo). Eolith & Sun Amusement.
  71. ^ SNK Playmore. "Oswald 's Official Character Bio". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website (in Japanese). {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  72. ^ During Hero Team ending, Ash: You see, the drug known as 'Dragon Pills' is only made by a pharmacist in Shanghai. They won't sell it, but they will give it to anyone who defeats their mortal enemy, Shen Woo. SNK Playmore (2007-11-13). The King of Fighters XI (Playstation 2). SNK Playmore.
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  74. ^ During Hero Team ending, Vanessa: The Zero Cannon's falling. How're you? Are you hurt?/Ramon: It's like I'm in heaven! I'm hot! I'm loose!/Vanessa: ...Give me a break. SNK (2000-04-26). The King of Fighters 2000 (Neo Geo). SNK.
  75. ^ SNK Playmore. "Seth's KOF 10th anniversary profile". King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  76. ^ During Benimaru Team ending, Shingo: ...Hey, what's wrong? You don't look so hot. Are you hurt?.../Seth: S,So quick! Developing faster than we planned...!!! If we don't hurry, we're all done for. SNK (2000-04-26). The King of Fighters 2000 (Neo Geo). SNK.
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