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The King of Fighters '95

Cover art for the Neo Geo.

**The King of Fighters '95** is the second game in *The King of Fighters* series. It's also the first game in the series to be ported to other home consoles besides the Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo CD, with versions released for the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in 1996. The PlayStation version was published in North America and the PAL region by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., while the Saturn version (which required a ROM cartridge that came packaged with the game disc) was only released in Japan and Europe by SNK. A Game Boy game based on The King of Fighters '95 was also released. A possible bootleg Falmicon release, mistakenly titled "The King of Fighters '99", was also made. This game is the first chapter of the story arc known as "***OROCHI SAGA***".

## Video

Arcade Longplay 195 The King of Fighters 95Story Mode (longplay)
The King of Fighters '03: Xenon Zero

**The King of Fighters '03: Xenon Zero**, also known as **The King of Fighters FX0**, is a eight-volume manhua series illustrated and conceived by Wing Yan and King Tung. With permission from SNK Playmore, this manhua is the re-titled conclusion of their shorter 2003 adaption. It transitions with gameplay and story elements found in *The King of Fighters XI* and adds original ideas to solidify the tournament's ending.
Shadow of Evil

**Shadow of Evil** is the title of the twelfth episode of the 3D animation series *The King of Fighters: Destiny*, which was published by SNK Corporation on October 26, 2017, being available on the channel YouTube official of the company and in the Steam video section. The previous episode was "*Ready Go!*", while the next one is called "*Trap*".
Orochi Shermie

**Shermie of the Savagely Crazed Flash of Lightning** is the Heavenly King title of Shermie. This is an alternate form of Shermie that was introduced in *The King of Fighters '97* as part of the sub-boss team, alongside Orochi Yashiro and Orochi Chris. Her Orochi name is a homage to one of the opening themes of *Lupin the 3rd*.
The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match

**The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match** is a remake of *The King of Fighters '98* which includes all characters that were present up to *The King of Fighters '97* (making if the only dream match game with the most complete roster of characters based to date within the *KOF* series as a whole).

Additionally, new alternate versions of characters were added (such as EX Blue Mary and EX Yamazaki). Meanwhile, other alternate versions of characters (barring the Orochi New Faces team and Omega Rugal) gain brand new portraits from their original versions (both on the order select and on the character select/HP-bar mugshot).

## Trailers

XBLA "THE KING OF FIGHTERS98 ULTIMATE MATCH"THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION トレーラーTHE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION Trailer
South Town

**South Town** is a fictional city that appears in the *Fatal Fury*, *Art of Fighting* and *The King of Fighters* series of games.

## Story

South Town is located is the south coast of USA - most likely the state of Florida, South Town is a very much based on Miami. As time passed, it also attracted the Italian and Chinese mafia due to its profitable location of the black market. Some time during the 1960's, the mafia mysteriously disappeared and peace returned to the streets. In reality, they were slowly being conquered by the pseudo police agency, Howard Connection. Mr. Big and his mafia is currently one of the biggest gangs that oppose it.
Meitenkun

**Meitenkun** is a new character who debuts in *The King of Fighters XIV*. He is voiced by Seira Ryu.

## Story

Meitenkun is a sleepy young fighter who is always seen holding a pillow. Along with Shun'ei, he trained under Tung Fu Rue. He helps Shun'ei against Verse.

## Personality

Meitenkun is a heavy sleeper who is very carefree and calm. He rarely exerts himself, often preferring to nap instead. Tung and Shun'ei consider him an exceptional fighter, but their praise doesn't appear to go to his head. Whether this is due to cockiness or laziness is unknown; not much fazes his relaxed exterior.

Despite his behavior, he cares deeply for his master and best friend. He's a brilliant strong fighter and often wins, as Shun'ei notes after losing to Meitenkun many times.

## Powers

* **Ergokinesis:** Meitenkun has a incredible power of energy, that he uses when gathering chi energy from Gaia.
	+ **Gather Chi:** Meitenkun can gather chi energy from Gaia, the mother-earth.
	+ **Energy Pillow:** Meitenkun can infuse chi into his pillow for a projectile attack.
* **Multiple Kicks** - Meitenkun can perform multiple kicks in succession as seen in his Ressenkyaku.

## Fighting Style

His fighting style was named Hakkyokuminminken (Eight Extremities Sleepy Fist) by Tung, which focuses on a style of martial art akin to Drunken Fist and explosive martial arts in tandem. This often gives Meitenkun a rather erratic fighting style.

He conceals enough energy to earn himself the title of Tung's "secret weapon".

## Music

* **Inheritance** - The King of Fighters XIV

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters XIV (also in Pajamas DLC costume)
* The King of Fighters XV

## See also

* Meitenkun/Quotes
* Meitenkun/Gallery

## Gallery

*The King of Fighters XIV* renderIn promotional art of New Year, with Shun'ei and Tung.
Orochi Saga

The **Orochi Saga**, also called **Orochi Bow** or **First Bow**, in the set games focused on the first plot of *The King of Fighters* franchise.

The first game, *The King of Fighters '94*, was released on August 25, 1994. But the Orochi concept was only really introduced in *The King of Fighters '95*, released on July 25, 1995.

All games in the saga have the name "The King of Fighters" followed by a year ('94, '95, etc.). Featuring four games telling the story of the saga and the fifth, *The King of Fighters '98*, as an end-to-arc Dream Match.

## Story

Passing after the events of Fatal Fury the story begins with the first tournament in the series where the big threat is host Rugal Bernstein. After his defeat by Kyo Kusanagi's team, Rugal returns will a new power but ends up being consumed by it, this power proves to be a portion of Orochi, a powerful entity who wishes to return to the world to extinguish humans and take revenge on those who sealed him in the past and for that his servants: the Hakkesshu will of everything to bring their master back.

Kyo Kusanagi and his rival Iori Yagami will have to embrace their fate to stop Orochi and the Hakkesshu.
The King of Fighters: Kyo

**The King of Fighters: Kyo** is a visual novel on the *The King of Fighters* series developed by Yumekobo and released by SNK on the PlayStation on August 27, 1998. The art of this game was produced by the same illustrator of the manga, Masato Natsumoto. It was re-released for the PSP on June 28, 2007, An unofficial Spanish translation was released in 2013.
Raiden

**Raiden** is a character from the *Fatal Fury* series who originally appeared in the first Fatal Fury.

He was long considered for *The King of Fighters* series and he finally made his debut in *The King of Fighters XII*. Developers wanted to add him as the big burly guy for the cast. The reason they didn't choose his face counterpart was due to the overall insistance to add a giant, evil character. His official nickname is *The Out-of-Control Giant*. He is based on the late professional wrestler Big Van Vader, who was quite popular in Japan in the 1990s.
The King of Fighters '97/Team Stories

This page includes English translations for the team stories found on The King of Fighters Official Web site.

## Hero Team

http://kofaniv.snk-cop.co.jp/english/history/kof97\_story/index.php?num=hero

Daimon's judo gym. Daimon stand will his arms crossed and looks down at the man kow-towing at his feet.

**DAIMON:** "Master...would you please stand up?"

**MAN** "No, I'm staying here until you agree to my request. If you don't, it will mean the end to the sport of judo in Japan. I beg you. Come back. Save Japanese judo!"

**DAIMON:** "Master...!"
Rival Team

It is called **Rival Team** (ライバルチーム), to the teams that have hostility against the main team of the tournament in the different games of *The King of Fighters.*

## Teams

As the name implies, this team is created to act as rivals of the Hero Team, or against a specific character and / or team. The team is made up, for the most part, of characters that are important to some arc story or game series. After (and during) each saga, teams receive the following nomenclatures.

### Orochi Saga

* Yagami Team (Main Team of the Saga). Team destined to take revenge on some of this year's tournament participants. It is made up of Iori Yagami who has a rivalry with Kyo Kusanagi, Eiji Kisaragi who is practically in a rivalry with Ryo Sakazaki and with his entire clan who practices these martial arts and Billy Kane who has a rivalry with Terry Bogard for past events with Geese Howard in the Fatal Fury saga. In the other formations of his team, apart from those formed with Mature and Vice, it can be assumed that the dissolution of the team was on somewhat amicable terms.
* Orochi Team (Team in The King of Fighters '97).

### NESTS Saga

* Kula Team (As a team and secret character in The King of Fighters 2000).
* NESTS Team (Team in The King of Fighters 2001).

### Ash Saga

* Elisabeth Team (Main Team of the Saga). Team formed by Elisabeth Blanctorche who plans to stop Ash Crimson for not carrying out his original plan to protect the Three Sacred Treasures, Benimaru Nikaido and Duo Lon seek to help Elisabeth in this act, from The King of Fighters XI this team only derives the *Elisabeth Team* in The King of Fighters XIII replacing Shen Woo with Benimaru and he returns to the Legendary Japan Team.

### KOF XIV & XV Arc

* Official Invitation Team
* New Rival Team (Main Team of the Saga).

## Gallery

Rival Team in KOF '95Yagami Team in KOF '96Orochi Team (New Faces Team)Awakened Orochi TeamKula TeamNESTS TeamRival Team in KOF XIElisabeth Team in KOF XIIIOfficial Invitation TeamRival Team in KOF XVYagami Team in KOF EX 2
Ramon

**Ramon** made his first appearance in *The King of Fighters 2000* as a member of the year's Hero Team. His moves and attacks are inspired by Tiger Mask. He was created to appeal to the Latin American fanbase and has a fighting style primarily surrounding around body slams.

In a 2005 poll made by SNK Playmore USA, he was voted as the ninth fan favorite character with 121 votes.
Ryuji Yamazaki

**Ryuji Yamazaki** is a video game character from both the *Fatal Fury* and *The King of Fighters* series. In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Yamazaki was voted as the staff's fifteenth favorite character. He shared the spot with *Samurai Shodown* character, Galford, and *Street Fighter* character, Ken. In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, he was voted as the seventh favorite character with a total of 1,206 votes. And in Neo Geo Freak's August 1998 issues, he was ranked as the 6th best character.

He is portrayed by actor Michael K. Hayashida for the *Fatal Fury 3* live actions commercials.
The King of Fighters '96

Neo Geo AES cover showing Kyo. Illustration by Shinkiro

**The King of Fighters '96** is the third title in the series *The King of Fighters* by SNK. The 3-part story known as the "Orochi Saga" that begins with The King of Fighters '95 continues. The King of Fighters '96 was released for the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan. The port off Saturn required an espandable memory to run the game. The title was also released for the Nintendo portable; Game Boy, was only available in Japan.

## Video

The King of Fighters 96-Playthrough with Sacred Treasures TeamStory Mode (longplay)
Terry Bogard

**Terry Bogard** is the main protagonist of the Fatal Fury series. He has appeared in every *Fatal Fury* and *King of Fighters* game, and is one of the characters of choice to symbolize the company in crossover games, merchandise and publicity. He appears to fit many Japanese stereotypes for an American character in appearance, personality and speech (his in-game vocabulary is usually limited to American colloquialisms, such as "Okay!" and "Hey, c'mon, c'mon.").
Princess Athena

For *The King of Fighters* character, see Athena Asamiya.

**Princess Athena**, also known as simply **Athena**, is a character who has been the ancestor of Athena Asamiya in *The King of Fighters* game and main protagonist in the SNK arcade game *Athena*, which was later ported to several platforms.

Athena became very popular upon her debut, as the sole bikini-wearing heroine in the market at the time. According to an interview with Gamest, the developers state that the planner from *Alpha Mission* wanted to create a brand new heroine to separate his new project from the 'mass-produced' shooting games he had done. Her bikini getup was chosen in appreciation of the female form and also to help her put on different outfits. She was voted as the 12th best idol character in the 1993 issue of *Gamest's Gals Island 2*.

She is voiced by Mie Itou.
Side Story - Geese Howard

**Side Story - Geese Howard** is the title of fifth episode of the CGI series. *The King of Fighters: Destiny* which was premiered on August 31, 2017 by media such as the official SNK channel on Youtube and on the Steam platform (in its video section).

As the name implies, this episode separates from the storyline that KOFD presents from the first to the fourth episode entitled "*Brother*", and instead gives us a new perspective on what had been the life on the main antagonist of *Fatal Fury* before being the ambitious businessman he is today. The episode is narrated from Geese's perspective, and instead of the usual 3D animation the story is shown through fixed artistic designs, in the style of graphic novels.

The main plot of the series is taken up in the next episode called "*Women Fighters*".
The King of Fighters '99

Arcade flyer showing K'. Illustration by Shinkiro

**The King of Fighters '99** or abbreviated **KOF '99** is the sixth videogame in the series *The King of Fighters*. Introduce new elements such as Striker Match, Armor Mode and Counter Mode, and increase the number of characters per team from three to four. However, it has very few teams with 7.

The game is the first part of the NESTS trilogy which involves a hidden organization that plans to dominate the world, this part introduces the concept of the clones of Kyo Kusanagi and K', which would be the main character in the story.

## Video

The King of Fighters 99 Millennium Battle-Playthrough with Hero TeamStory Mode (longplay)
May Lee Jinju

*In this Korean name, the family name is Lee*

**"May" Lee Jinju**, usually referred to as just **May Lee**, is a character who was introduced in *The King of Fighters* series. May is depicted as a perky teenager who fights for justice using Taekwondo. She is unique within *The King of Fighters* for her ability to change into a separate Hero Mode, in which she dons large gloves and a red scarf.
The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match Original Soundtrack

**The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match Original Soundtrack** is a soundtrack released in 2009 to accompany The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match, produced by SNK Playmore.

This game is a remake of a dream match, New versions of classic songs are included, as well as new themes developed exclusively for this game.
Orochi Team

The **Orochi Team** or also known as **New Faces Team** (in *The King of Fighters '97*) or **KOF '98 Team** (in *The King of Fighters 2002*) is a team made up of three fighters who stole invitations to the American Sports Team in KOF '97. Their first appearance was in *The King of Fighters '97*, they are later revealed to be part of the Awakened Orochi Team.

## Story

The team was a rock band (CYS, name taken from the initials of its three members) Yashiro, Shermie and Chris. The progress of the rock band is interrupted by the success of a musical group, whose leader was Iori Yagami, upon entering the KOF '97 tournament, their original goal was to take revenge on Yagami's band.

### The King of Fighters '97

To enter the tournament the team decides to steal the invitations from the USA team (who were supposed to appear in KOF '97: Heavy-D!, Lucky Glauber and Brian Battler) to the tournament in order to participate. It was during the tournament that it was discovered that they were part of the four kings of Orochi (in conjunction with Goenitz and his two friends), their real plan was to gather as much energy as possible to be able to revive Yamata-no-Orochi and withdraw the imprisonment seal imposed 1800 years ago by the Yata clan (Chizuru Kagura), Kusanagi (Kyo Kusanagi) and Yasakani (Iori Yagami). Although they were defeated by the aforementioned, the team managed to gather enough energy and gave it all to Chris, who used it to transform into the original Orochi figure.

In the ending of the Orochi Team, in KOF '97, Yashiro can be seen murdering his teammates, including Shermie telling him that it was for his good, before he himself commits suicide, in this ending it is implied that from the beginning they desired the resurrection of Orochi and that they would not hesitate to offer their life to achieve it, but that in the end, after seeing the terrible power of the deity, they regret having done it, and to avoid the destruction of the world and weaken the Orochi, all three commit suicide.

### Dream Matches

The team popularly becomes a team of choice at The King of Fighters '98 and The King of Fighters 2002 Dream matches. (As with the UM versions of each one) since Yashiro and Chris possess lethal combos and Shermie, on the other hand, is a character to choose from three Crossovers (SNK Gals Fighters, Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and SNK Heroines).

## Music

* **Bloody:**  - The King of Fighters '97, '98, '98 Ultimate Match and 2002
* **Re-Bloody:** - The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match

### Image Song

* The Song of Fighters II
* Believe

## Gallery

New Faces Team in The King of Fighters '97New Faces Team in The King of Fighters '98New Faces Team in The King of Fighters 2002New Faces Team in the ending of The King of Fighters '98New Faces Team in The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash

**SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash** is a card game crossover between SNK and Capcom, released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. It is the first game in the *Card Fighters* series and the first in the *SNK vs. Capcom* series as a whole. The game was released in November 21, 1999 in two different versions: the **SNK Edition** and the **Capcom Edition**.
The King of Fighters 2001

**The King of Fighters 2001** is the eighth game in *The King of Fighters* series. It is the first of two KOF games published by Korean company Eolith after Aruze put SNK into bankruptcy. This game also is the final chapter of the "***NESTS CHORNICLES***" story arc, started in *The King of Fighters '99*.

*King of Fighters 2001* kept the Striker assist system from the previous two *KoF* games, but added a new twist to it - the ability to adjust how many Strikers a team could have. While teams in 1999 and 2000 were limited to selecting one teammate as an assist, now teams could have up to 3 assist characters, or none at all.

This game was given a remade intro for the PS2 port.

## Video

The King of Fighters 2001-Playthrough with Hero TeamStory Mode (longplay)
Ninon Beart

**Ninon Beart** is a fictional character from the SNK Playmore's fighting game series *KOF: Maximum Impact*, part of *The King of Fighters* series. She is the younger sister of Mignon Beart and appears as an unlockable playable character in *KOF: Maximum Impact 2*. Ninon also appears in the dating simulation game. Days of Memories~Pure White Angels.

Similar to Nagase, her design was pulled form Falcoon's storage of illustrations that were unused from previous works. She was created to flesh out Mignon's backstory, as she serves as a rival as well as a second account to Mignon's magical progress. Her first in-game model put a heavy strain on their computers' rendering compacity, and thus required several retakes.

She is voiced by Jun Koutsuka and Jessica Wachsman.
The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match Online

**The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match Online**, briefly referred to as ***KOF'98 UM OL***, is an officially authorized SNK Playmore mobile game by PlayHit Southeast Asia. It is a free-to-play, tactical RPG fighting mobile game based on *The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match*.

The game first launched in 2014 in China. It currently has regional servers in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and the United States.
Smart Chang

**Smart Chang** is a character in *The King of Fighters* series. He was first introduced in *The King of Fighters 2000*.

## Story

Smart Chang is another version of Chang Koehan, with a more average, better-built body and a head full of hair; an overall better-looking Chang. He uses an outfit based on Chang's first outfit and is much more intelligent than the original Chang.

## Power

* **Superhuman strength** - Smart Chang has strength and endurance far in excess of the average person.

## Fighting Style

Smart Chang fights with the same steel ball-based fighting style of Chang.

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Maniac Striker for Chang
* The King of Fighters '94 Rebout - background cameo
Makoto Mizoguchi

**Makoto Mizoguchi** is a character and a secondary protagonist from Data East's *Fighter's History* series and the main hero of *Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!*. He is modeled after Momotaro Tsuruji from *Sakigake!! Otokojuku*. *Falcoon* states that he had the roughest time adding him into *Regulation A* but pressed for his appearance since Mizoguchi is his favorite character from his gaming days. He considers Mizoguchi in the game as one of his best achievements and a surprise for fans.

In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Mizoguchi ranked 46 of the staff's favorite characters. He shared the spot with seven other characters, including *Samurai Shodown* character Hanzo Hattori, and *Virtua Fighter* character, Akira Yuki.

He is voiced by Kay Inage for his *The King of Fighters* appearance. In the *Fighter's History* series, he is voiced by GORILA, who was an employee for Data East at the time.
Sho Hayate

**Sho Hayate**, also known as just **Hayate**, is the main character of the *Savage Reign* series.

His trademark yell during *Savage Reign's* intro made him a cult favorite amongst Japanese fans. This same shout was used during the audition for Hayate's new voice actor in *The King of Fighters XI*.

He is voiced by the late Kenichi Hayashi and Hiroyuki Inoue.
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga

***The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga*** is a game compilation released by SNK Plymore for PlayStation 2, Wii and PlayStation Portable containing five games from in *The King of Fighters* series from KOF '94 to KOF '98. It was released for PlayStation 4 in June 2018 with the "Trophies" system.

The game is an revamped version of the japanese *The King of Fighters Orochi Collection* featuring new menus, unlockable bonus features like music tracks and official illustrations which can be unlocked by going through each game's Challenge mode.

A PSP version is also made for the Japanese audience under the title *The King of Fighters Portable '94~'98 Chapter of Orochi*.
Side Story - Benimaru Nikaido

**Side Story - Benimaru Nikaido** is the title of the tenth episode of the series *The King of Fighters: Destiny*. It was released on October 12, 2017 to be seen for free on the official SNK channel on Youtube, and in the Steam client video section.

As well as "*Side Story - Geese Howard*", this episode is separated from the plot line offered by the series, and instead is dedicated to a brief passage in the life of Benimaru, who narrates how he is obsessed with beating Kyo. Once again, the CGI is set aside to offer still images in visual novel style. Episode number 9 titled "*Secret*" continues its story in episode 11 called "*Ready Go!*".
Mui Mui/Quotes

Here is the list of quotes for Mui Mui.

**Mui Mui**: "Wow, you have a panda belly!"
**Chang**: "Hohoho, you tiny thing, do you want me to squish you?"
**Mui Mui**: "Can I bounce on it?"
**Chang**: "You little... Are you making fun of me?!"
**Mui Mui**: "Panda berry... That reminds me, I wonder if Pui Pui is alright."
**Chang**: "You're getting on my nerves! You may just be a little brat, but I'm not gonna go easy on you!"
Ryuhaku Todoh/Quotes

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## Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001

### Before Finals

* "I am ready for this fight! I know that I wiil win!"

### Win Quotes

* "That was disgraceful! Put your mind into your moves!"
* "Win or lose is fine! Just never give up!"
* "Hard work is needed to make a real difference in your life!"
* "You need to master more than one move in order to win!"
* "The way of martial arts is tougher than you thought, huh?"
Magaki

**Magaki** is a character in *The King of Fighters* series. He's the boss of *KOF XI*. Like the enigmatic Mukai, nothing is known about him, save for the fact that he hosts The King of Fighters tournament, and knows Mukai. He is designed as a character to "disgust and disturb fans with his movements", giving more character to the group Those from the Past. He is meant to be an irredeemable and hated character. He is voiced by Koji 'Spicy' Yagi.
Samurai Team

The **Samurai Team** also known as **Samurai Shodown Team** or **Samurai Spirits Team** is the team made up of the characters from the Samurai Shodown video game in The King of Fighters XV with the Haohmaru, Nakoruru and Darli Dagger, being the fourth downloadable team to be released.

## Trivia

* The team, in addition to appearing as downloadable, Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan were confirmed, possibly individually or as teams.

* It is the first team composed of swordsmen in The King of Fighters saga.
* It becomes similar to the American Sports Team and the Mexico Team that are made up of fighters with similar characteristics.
* It is the only DLC gear that is brand new in The King of Fighters XV.
Pretty Girls Fighters Team

The **Pretty Girls Fighters Team**, also known as the **Youth Team** or **Team of the Beautiful Girls**, is a group made up of 3 younger girls. The team only makes an appearance in *The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match*. This group was created to locate these three characters, because the Women Fighters Team already exists. Therefore it does not have a specific history. It is also said that this is the team of girls who appear in few tournaments. It is composed of Li Xiangfei, Hinako Shijou and May Lee.

## Music

* **SHINING • BRAVE!** - The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match
Rodem

**Rodem** is a secondary character in the *King of Fighters* series. He is Rugal's black panther pet who first appears on his stage. His namesake likely came from a similar character in *Babel II*. His nickname with the staff is "Kuro-chan". In The King of Fighters '94 manga, Rodem attacks Athena when she aboard Black Noah via psychic teleport but it was then killed by Terry and rescued her.
List of teams in The King of Fighters

In almost every game in *The King of Fighters* series, characters are grouped in teams. Each team consists of three characters (or four on a few occasions).

These are instances where a character doesn't belong to a team, and are considered "Single Entries". There are also "Special Edit Teams", unique combinations of characters that have a special ending picture if the player chooses them together.
The King of Fighters '97

Arcade flyer, showing Kyo, Iori, Shingo, Mary, Billy and Chris. Illustration by Shinkiro

## Series

### Next

The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends

**The King of Fighters '97** is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. The King of Fighters has the introduction of two special modes-Advanced Mode (based on KOF '96) and Extra Mode (based on KOF '94 & '95). It concludes the three part 'Orochi Saga' story-line begun The King of Fighters '95 (and continued in KOF '96).

## Videos

THE KING OF FIGHTERS'97 トレーラーTHE KING OF FIGHTERS'97 TrailerKOF ’97 GM - Teaser TrailerKOF ’97 GM – Trailer ENGLISHThe King of Fighters 97-Playthrough with Sacred Treasures TeamStory Mode (longplay)
Sie Kensou

*In this Chinese name, the family name is* Sie.

**Sie Kensou** is a character who first appeared in the SNK video game *Psycho Soldier*. He appears in *The King of Fighters* series as an active member of the Psycho Soldiers Team. Ever since his first appearance, he has always served as a comic relief character. At one point, developers described his psychic powers being similar to Koichi's powers in *Babel II*. His official nickname is **The Young Rising Dragon**.

In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Kensou was voted as the staff's twenty-fourth favorite character. He shared the spot with Ryo Sakazaki and Toru Kurosawa, a character from Sega's *Last Bronx*.
Jeff Bogard

**Jeff Bogard** is a character from the *Fatal Fury* series. He is the adoptive father of Terry Bogard and Andy Bogard, his age is unknown but he was older than Geese Howard before his death. His voice his dubbed by Unshou Ishizuka and David Kaye (English voice).

## Gallery

Possible cameo of Jeff Bogard in The Ending of China Team in *The King of Fighters XIV*.
The King of Fighters 2000

Arcade flyer cover showing all characters of the game. Illustration by Shinkiro

**The King of Fighters 2000** is an arcade video game published in 2000 by SNK. It is the seventh game in the saga *The King of Fighters*. This new edition of KOF has the introduction of "Active Striker" that adds a new dimension of strategy to the game. It also incorporates "Another Strikers" who are characters from other SNK franchises.

It was the last The King of Fighters produced by SNK before its bankruptcy and subsequent resurrection as SNK Playmore.

## Video

The King of Fighters 2000 Hero Team Neo Geo MVS playthroughStory Mode (longplay)
Ramon/Quotes

Here is a list of quotes for Ramon.

## In Battle

* "Kanu ku ikimasu ka?" (Shall I go easy on you?)
* "Kanu ku ikumasu ka? Kanu ku na?" (Shall I go easy on you? Easy, okay?)
* "Sore ja hajime you ka?" ("Very well, shall we begin?")
* "Maji ka yo...?" ("Seriously...?")
* "Si!" (Yeah!)
* "Otto!" (Whoa)
* "Tiger Road!"
* "Tiger Spin!"
* "Tiger Neck Chancery!"
* "Viva México!" (Hail Mexico!)
* "Hasta la vista!" (Farewell!)
* "Butsu kamase!" (You're getting it now!)
* "Thanks!"
The King of Fighters: Awaken

***The King of Fighters: Awaken*** is a cancelled chinese animated CGI movie based on *The King of Fighters* series, produced by Joy Pictures, Original Force and iDragon Creative Studio, It was gonna scheduled for release in 2022 and was a sequel to *The King of Fighters: Destiny*.

## Trailers

THE KING OF FIGHTERS Awaken - CGi Movie Trailer 2022The King of Fighters Awaken (2022) - Official CG Movie Trailer (English)
Saisyu Kusanagi

**Saisyu Kusanagi** is a character who debuted in *The King of Fighters '94* as a victim Rugal's gallery of defeated fighters. He appears as a mid-boss in *The King of Fighters '95* and becomes a regular characters for the first time in *The King of Fighters '98*. He was originally meant to have died in *KOF '94*, but was added in at the last minute of developing stages for *KOF '95*.
SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy Original Soundtrack

**SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy Original Soundtrack** is a soundtrack that will be released in September 2018 to accompany the *SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy* fighting game, produced by SNK.

The songs are remixed versions of the classic SNK's female characters themes, as well as songs designed exclusively for the game's stages.
Sons of Fate

**Sons of Fate** is a gang in the *Maximum Impact* series. They mostly appear in supplementary material surrounding the twin protagonists.

After Geese Howard's death, a deep power rift was left in Southtown. Gangs and various other factions of the corrupt underworld vied for the position of power. Fate stepped into the gang scene to project the common folk, eventually subduing the other gangs through raw strength and charisma. His dreams of protecting the common folk of the city continue to live on in his adopted sons.
The King of Fighters '94 Rebout/Credits

# Staff

### Programmers

Tatsuya Motoyama, Yasushi Kamiya, Norihiro Tokeshi, Satoshi Kuroda, Masaya Fuyuhiro

### Front Designers

Teruo Nagato, Rika Ueno, Michiyo Komura, Chika Kawashima, Yoshito Nishioka, Yuka Kashiba, Tadashi Aoyama (Aoyama Architecture)

### Background Designers

Midori Masashige (Asobiba Pro), Sayaka Kawamoto, Takashi Fukami, Shinji Onishi (Digi Monkey)
SNK Gals' Fighters

**SNK Gals' Fighters** is a 2-dimensional 1-on-1 versus fighting game which appeared on the Neo Geo Pocket Color in 2000. It featured female characters from various SNK franchises, where the characters compete in the aptly-named The Queen of Fighters tournament, organized by a mysterious "Miss X", with whoever being able to defeat "Miss X" (in reality, Iori Yagami dressed as a woman) being given the K' Talisman, which grants any wish. The characters sprites were drawn in the same anime super deformed style as other fighters on the system.

The game plays similar to similar games, *KOF R-1* and *KOF R-2*, although slightly faster, and with 1-on-1 matches instead. It also features items that a player can equip to influence the matches. Many of the items however have no effect on the gameplay.

A spiritual successor, *SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy* was announced and released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 in Summer 2018, and for PC (Steam) in February 21, 2019.
The King of Fighters 2002

**The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle** is the ninth game in The King of Fighters series, and is the second and last King of Fighters game produced by Eolith. Much like The King of Fighters '98, this game is more of a "dream match" for characters from a previous The. King of Fighters games, including killed-off characters. The series' canon storyline would resume in The King of Fighters 2003 - adapting, however, a character introduced in this game, Kusanagi.

## Video

Arcade Longplay 202 The King of Fighters 2002Dream Match (longplay)
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos

**SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos**, sometimes abbreviated as SVC Chaos / SVC, is a fighting video game developed in 2003 and the latest *crossover* video game from SNK and Capcom for Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox. It should be noted that it is one of the latest video games that SNK handles on its arcade board, along with *The King of Fighters 2003* and *Metal Slug 5*.
Ling

**Ling** is a minor character from *The King of Fighters*.

## Story

Ling was the leader of a group of mercenaries, Seth and Vanessa were members of this group. Some time before the events of *The King of Fighters 2000*, Ling is killed by Zero, and he takes his identity. Zero creates a Ling clone, and makes it take the place of the original. Heidern asks for his cooperation in the mission of capturing K' and Maxima, so that they can find the headquarters of NESTS. During the tournament, Ling's clone betrays Heidern and reveals himself as an acquaintance of Zero. When Zero is defeated, Heidern murders Ling's clone.
The King of Fighters '99 Original Soundtrack

**The King of Fighters '99 Original Soundtrack** and **The King of Fighters '99 Arrange Soundtrack** were released in 1999 to accompany the The King of Fighters '99 fighting game, produced by SNK. The algum was produced by SNK Sound Team.

The KOF '99 game marks the departure of the ***Orochi Saga*** and the beginning of the ***NESTS Saga***. The series goes from a spiritual, mythological storyline to a mechanical, biotechnological chapter and the music changes accordingly. The staple teams keep their characteristic themes, but many of the songs focus on the new technological theme, such as the first of the KD series, KD-0079; a remix of ESAKA?, named ESAKA ~Acid Mix~; and Krizalid's theme songs. The algum also marks the debut of Tears, one of Kyo Kusanagi's trademark theme songs.
Maximum Impact Saga

The **Maximum Impact Saga** is a non-canonical game series released for PlayStation 2 and had its fourth and fifth game cancelled, which would be the end of the arc story.

The saga's first game, *KOF: Maximum Impact*, was released on August 12, 2004 focusing on brothers Alba Meira and Soiree Meira. The third game in the saga, *KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A"*, is a Dream Match released before the end of the saga.

The saga had two proposals: Test audience reaction with a transition to the 3D graphic and gain time in developing new Sprites for the next major game in the series. But due to the public's negative reaction to this saga and the departure of Falcoon, director of the saga, who probably took the copyright of the exclusive characters, the last two games were cancelled leaving the saga incomplete.

The saga also features a four episode anime called *The King of Fighters: Another Day*, which takes place between the first two games. And it's by far the only anime in the entire franchise.

In theory the saga takes place chronologically between *The King of Fighters XI* and *The King of Fighters XIII*.

## Story

Trying to get back to the origins of Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting, the story focuses on South Town, home to the first King of Fighters tournaments. At this time, Addes is the most powerful gang in the city, where its leader is a mysterious man named Fate, who was considered a modern verion of Robin Hood for the poor and opreessed, since making South Town go through a quiet afterline by Geese Howard. He himself had adopted two twin brothers, Alba and Soiree Meira, and trained them to be successors of his legacy.

Six months before the events of the first game, Fate is killed by Duke, the leader of the newly arrived gang Mephistopheles. Duke then exploits the poor to serve his own thirst for power.

Later, Mephistopheles starts a King of Fighters tournament, with the venue being all of Southtown. Alba and Soiree then enter the tournament to defeat Duke.

Later the true nature of the enemies and the Meira brothers is revealed, and another enemy named Jivatma abducts Soiree leaving his whereabouts unknown to this day.

The story never ended due to the cancellation of the last games.

## Games

* KOF: Maximum Impact
* KOF: Maximum Impact 2
* KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A"

### Cancelled

* KOF: Maximum Impact 3 - Continued straight from MI2, it would be the game that would end the story of the saga.
* KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" 2 - Second and last Dream Match of the Maximum Impact Saga, featuring the full cast of previous saga games.
Orochi/Move list

This is a compilation of **move lists** of Orochi.

## The King of Fighters '97

Orochi is playable through cheats only.

* **Command Attacks**

*Monkyakujin/Arahabaki* (Gate Visitor/Dweller on the Threshold) - near opponent, ← or → + C or D
Orochi levitates its opponent into the air, then manifests a slash on them that knocks them away. The D version has Orochi switch sides with its opponent while levitating them.
Shinkiro

**Shinkiro**, born December 14, 1962, is the alias of **Toshiaki Mori**. He is a Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist currently employed by Capcom. Prior to joining Capcom, Shinkiro was employed by SNK, where he provided the character designs and cover illustrations for their Neo Geo games, including *The King of Fighters* and *Metal Slug* series, until he was laid off due to SNK's bankruptcy in 2001.

At Capcom, Shinkiro has done several cover artworks and character designs for Capcom games. He has also done covers for American comics such as *Spider-Man Unlimited* and Udon's comic series. His techniques are well known among fans due to his use of shading and lighting giving his images a more realistic feel rather than an animated look seen in manga or anime.

## Works

### SNK

* *The King of Fighters* series - *'94* - *2000*

* *Fatal Fury* series - *Fatal Fury 1*, *2*, *Special*, *3* and the *Real Bout* titles.

* *Art of Fighting* series - all three titles.

* *Metal Slug* series - *Metal Slug X*, *Metal Slug 3*

* *Samurai Shodown* series - *Samurai Shodown*, *Samurai Shodown II*

* *King of the Monsters* series - both titles.

* *SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos* - promotional art.

### Capcom

* *Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000* - character art.

* *Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts* - GBA box art.

* *Final Fight One* - box art.

* *Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001* - character art.

* *Resident Evil Dead Aim* - box art.

* *Resident Evil 4* - box art (PS2 version).

* *Garasu no Bara* (*Glass Rose*)

* *Capcom Classics Collection*

* *Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins* - box art.

* *Capcom Fighting Evolution* - main illustrator, character art and box art.

* *Resident Evil: Deadly Silence* - character art and box art.

* *Dead Rising* - promotional art.

* *Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles*

* *Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars* - character design and promo art.

* *Bionic Commando Rearmed* - ingame character art and promotional art.

* *Dead Rising 2* - Japanese cover and promotional art.

* *Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds* - promotional art.

* *Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3* - box art and promotional art.

* *Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection* - cover art.

* *Devil May Cry 5* - promotional art.

## Gallery

KOF '96 promotional artKOF '98 promotional artArtwork for *SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos*
## External Links

* Interview with *Urban Muse*
* Wikipedia article
* SNK wikia article
* Capcom Database article
Shion

**Shion** first appeared as the sub-boss for *The King of Fighters XI*.

He was conceptually designed to be one of Ron's daughters though developers decided to change his gender to startle and appeal to fans with his androgynous appearance. His gender was revealed to fans in his official back story, which states (and corrects itself) on his masculinity.

He is voiced by Tokiyo Ogawa.
Luise Meyrink

**Luise Meyrink** is the common sub-boss in *KOF: Maximum Impact 2*; in most scenarios, she will be the last obstacle before the last boss.

Both of her designs follow a butterfly motif, specifically after the Morpho butterfly. Her in-game information is unique in that her profile and storyline were written to be deliberately different from one another. Her character role is to serve as the "older sister with years of experience" as well as the median between both Meira brothers.

She is voiced by Hiroko Tsuji and Katrin Biemann.
The King of Fighters 2002 (Manhua)

**The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle** is a two-part divided manhua series illustrated and conceived by Wing Yan & King Tung, which was officially sponsored by SNK Playmore from Hong Kong and published by LION KING. It transitions with gameplay and other elements found in *The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle* and adds original ideas to solidify the tournament's ending.

The first part, introduced as **The End of NESTS EPISODE**, consists of 28 volumes. The second and last part, called **The Final Odyssey**, also consists of 28 volumes.
Sie Kensou/Quotes

Here is a list of quotes for Sie Kensou.

## In Battle

* "Choukyudan ya!" (Choukyudan!)
* "Ryugakusai ya!" (Ryugakusai!)
* "Iyo...Yatta de!" (Hup...I did it!)

* "Weaklings! I thought you were a terrific team but it was just appearances!" (vs. Team Korea)
* "You were like the gossips, I hope they were only boring!" (vs. Team Mexico)
Part Time Stories: Kyo & Iori

**Part Time Stories: Kyo & Iori** is an official weekly webcomic series published by SNK for the opening of their online shop. With Falcoon as the author, the first chapter was released on September 13, 2017.

## Synopsis

Set in an alternative universe from the main games, the series co-star Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami in their everyday life working at one of SNK's store to promote their merchandise.
South Town (episode)

**South Town** is the title of the first episode of *The King of Fighters: Destiny*, which debuted on August 3, 2017 on various online platforms such as Steam and Youtube. It marks the beginning of the second animated work for the series, 11 years after the launch of the OVA *The King of Fighters: Another Day* It is followed by the second episode Kyokugen Style.
Raiden/Move list

This is a compilation of **move lists** of Raiden.

## The King of Fighters XII

**Throws**

*Neck Hanging* - near opponent, ← or → + AC
## The King of Fighters XIII

**Throws**

*Neck Hanging* - near opponent, ← or → + C or D
## Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000

**Throws**

*Pile Driver -* near opponent,
*Neck Hanging -* near opponent,
**Special Moves**

*Giant Bomb* -

*Super Drop Kick* - hold K for 3 secs and release

*Thunder Crush Bomb* -

*Combination Body Blow* -

*Poison Spray* -
Orochi Chris

**Chris of the Flames of Destiny** is the Heavenly King title of Chris. This is an alternate form of Chris that was introduced in *The King of Fighters '97* as part of the sub-boss team, alongside Orochi Shermie and Orochi Yashiro. His Orochi name was inspired by the opening theme of *Armored Trooper Votoms*.
The King of Fighters 2000 (Manhua)

**The King of Fighters 2000** is a two-part divided manhua series illustrated and conceived by Andy Seto, which was officially sponsored by SNK from Hong Kong and published by NEOSUN. The first part, of the same name, consists of 40 volumes. The second part, called **Omega-X Series**, also known as **OX Series**, consists of 14 volumes.
Mexico Team

The **Mexico Team** is one of the confirmed teams of *The King of Fighters XIV*. The team is made up of its leader Ramon, Angel and King of Dinosaurs.

## Story

### The King of Fighters XIV

Ramon and Angel return to KOF after two tournaments of absence, this time counting as a partner with a new fighter named King of Dinosaurs.

## Music

* **Sky Blue** - The King of Fighters XIV

## Trivia

* Ramon and Angel have returned after being absent from two past tournaments.
* They are the first representative team from Mexico, where all its members are from that country, since in KOF '94 none of its members were.
* The entire fighting style of the team is based on wrestling.
* For this installment, three Mexicans finally get together in a single team, since they had never met in previous installments.
* It is possible that Angel left NESTS after his downfall after the events of The King of Fighters 2001.
The King of Fighters' World

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**The King of Fighters' World** (**KOF' World**) was an MMORPG, project apparently abandoned by Shanda Games based on *The King of Fighters XII* for the Chinese market, which will allow players to customize a male or female avatar based on the characters in the series. The game was intended to merge all the traditional elements of subsequent games, while expanding King of Fighters, knowing and allowing players to have an MMORPG experience.
Ready Go!

**Ready Go!** is the name of the eleventh episode of the CGI action series *The King of Fighters: Destiny*, which is produced by SNK Corporation and whose episode was published on October 19, 2017 through the official channel from the company's YouTube and on Steam. After the Side Story dedicated to Benimaru Nikaido the plot continues from episode 9 which was "*Secret*". The next episode is called "*Shadow of Evil*".

As the name implies, "Ready, Go!" Is the classic cry with which a round starts in the many games of the *The King of Fighters* series, and in this series marks the beginning of the first matches of the tournament.
The King of Fighters '94/Team Stories

This page includes English translations for the team stories found on The King of Fighters Official Web Site.

## Hero Team

http://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/history/kof94\_story/index.php?num=hero

"Tchee-yah!"
Just as he hears the scream, Goro Daimon finds himself airborne and BAM! He lands with large thud.

"Goooooo-waaah...."