K'

K'
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K' in Bleach the King of Fighters A15.

### Family/Relatives

Kyo Kusanagi (has DNA), Krizalid (clone), Whip (possible elder sister), Nameless (has his DNA)

### Weapon

None (wears a special glove that keeps his power under control)

### Fighting style

Pure Violence + Jeet Kune Do

**K'**, pronounced as "**Kay Dash**" (ケイ・ダッシュ, *Kei Dasshu*), is a character from The King of Fighters series. He debuts as the leader of the ***Hero Team***  in ***The King of Fighters '99***, other appearance in the 2007 ***Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2***, and stars as the reluctant hero in the ***NESTS Chronicles Saga*** (*KOF '99~2001*).

His official nickname is "**He who surpasses K**" or "**Better than K**" in *The King of Fighters XV* (Kを超えるもの, *K wo Koeru mono*).

## Story

### The King of Fighters SuperNOVA

K' reveals to Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim is killed by UTX Gangsters at the Roppongi Temple. He in search of the stolen past to The King of Fighters SuperNOVA2 tournaments.

## Personality

K' has a very serious and arrogant personality but is very easy to enrage due to his more high-strung side, though he is starting to treat Whip as a big sister and Kula as a little sister. He often calls Maxima names - like "stupid", "idiot", etc. - but he actually trusts his partner's reliability. He is hardly polite and is always gruff, even to those close to him. Because K' usually expresses his concerns in a "tough guy" manner, Maxima jokingly calls him dishonest or stiff. Because of this, K' would often let Maxima handle any social necessities in his stead.

If there is something K' hates above everything else it is to be compared with Kyo which often results of him being labeled the inferior Kusanagi, and because of that K' started to have some sort of rivalry with Kyo. Believing that he is more than just a mere imitation of Kyo, K' is always looking for a way to escape his fate as the "second Kusanagi flame".

In *KOF XIII*, several fighters often point out K's rather immature personality ("whiny", lazy, anti-social and constantly rude to others) in their pre-fight dialogues against him. It is also pointed out he feels trapped in his life and is also rather very lazy and hates involving himself in most things he finds trivial, making him not unlike Iori Yagami in terms of nihilistic mindset (and the two ironically very much hate each other and are prone to nasty dialogue between one another for little reason).

He, of course, despite his disinterest to partake in the KOF tournaments, at times often boasts about his abilities to take on anyone anytime, anywhere, which is something not quite far off from his capabilities as he also finds engaging in tasks with expected results to be yet another chore. Much of his dislike of trivial things is likely due to the trauma of often serving as one of NESTS's agents in regards to various shady assignments, as seen in his pre-battle dialogue against Daimon in *XIII* where he states "I have enough blood on my hands already".

## Powers

* **Pyrokinesis** - Due to Kyo Kusanagi's DNA he was infused with, K' can create and manipulate fire out of thin air but only from his right hand. K' can create fireballs, infuse his kicks and punches with fire and create pillars of fire with his body as seen with his "Hyper Chain Drive" super. However, he is not immune to other types of fire nor able to control fires he didn't create. In fact, due to him not being a descendant of the Kusanagi clan, he doesn't have total control of his own flames either, which is why he is forced to wear a special glove to protect himself from his own fire and to help him suppress and control it.
* **Translocation** - K' can translocate himself.

## Fighting Style

K' has a unique fighting style that is said to be "Pure Violence", but it has several similarities with Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. He even uses some of his famous moves, such as the One inch punch and Flying Kicks. As a nod to hinting of said "violence", K's moves tend to show very brutal mannerisms due to his high-strung nature. This ranges from violent elbow strikes, enraged battle cries, and even resorting to throwing his sunglasses at his foe and following up with a beatdown, no holds barred.

Most of his mannerisms are either somewhat lazy (due to his disinterest in fighting), even to dozing off in battle via his idle stance when a certain amount of time passes in games before *KOF XIII*; his flames tend to come only from his right hand due to his limitations, but K' can work around this handicap in combat regardless, and is regarded as one of the best fighters in the *KOF* universe (as well as a high/top tier character in terms of gameplay in later installments of the series).

Despite his laziness, K' is shown to be rather flexible (evidenced by his pre-***KOF XI*** blowback attack, Second Shell, Minutes Spike, and Crow Bites Plus/classic jumping strong kick).

## Voice Actors

* Daisuke Ono - since his debut
* Benjamin Diskin - BLEACH King of Fighters (anime)(English Voice)

## Game Appearances

* Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2
* Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2: ULTIMATE Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters X
* Bleach the King of Fighters X: UNLIMITED Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Bleach the King of Fighters X2: GENERATIONS Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters X3
* Bleach the King of Fighters X3: REVOLUTION Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters X3: PERFECT Dream Project
* Bleach the King of Fighters A: GENESIS – DLC Character
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15: CROSS RAYS
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15: CROSS RAYS PLUS

## Relationships

### Friend

* Maxima – His teammates
* Whip – His teammates
* Yashiro Nanakase – His friend
* Shermie – His friend
* Chris – His friend
* Kula Diamond – His friendly rival
* Yusei Fudo – His friend
* Heart Aino – His friend
* Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck – His friend in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2

### Enemy

* Wolfgang Krauser – His enemy in the 2008 Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2
* Rugal Bernstein – His enemy in the 2008 Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2
* K9999 – His archrival in the 2010 Bleach the King of Fighters X
* Tsubasa Kira – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Angelia Avallone – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Ulquiorra Cifer – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Lilynette Gingerbuck – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Coyote Starrk – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Tier Harribel – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Baraggan Louisenbairn – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Nnoitra Gilga – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Tesra Lindocruz – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Zommari Rureaux – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Szayelaporro Granz – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Aaroniero Arruruerie – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Yammy Llargo – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Mildred Avallone – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Cirucci Sanderwicci – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Gantenbainne Mosqueida – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Luppi Antenor – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Loly Aivirrne – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Menoly Mallia – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Emilou Apacci – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Franceska Mila Rose – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Cyan Sung-Sun – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Wonderweiss Margela – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Shawlong Koufang – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Findorr Calius – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Choe Neng Poww – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Ggio Vega – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Yylfordt Granz – His enemy in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2

## References

1. ↑ Official character profile from *The King of Fighters 2001 website*
2. ↑ Official character profile from *KOF Maximum Impact Regulation "A"*
3. ↑ http://game.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kof-xiii/arcade/character/index.html
4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `KOFXI`