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Gate

The **Gate** is a mysterious artifact whose existence has been disclosed in *The King of Fighters XIII*. It is a large portal which allows tima travel to every one who crosses through it and requires large amounts of energy in order to properly function. It is controlled by Saiki, the leader from Those from the Past. The Rose Stadium was built on the location of the Gate thanks to Botan's influence over Rose. Even through the actual Gate was shown in KoF XIII the devide has influenced the events of *KoF 2003* and *KoF XI* as the attacks on the three sacred treasures and the presence of Those from the Past in this time are linked to it.

In KoF XIII's bad ending, shown if the player fails the conditions to meet Saiki, notices how his plan failed and states that he'll "rewind" everything. It was Ash Crimson the one who actually foiled their plans since he released the energy that was stored from the fighters of the tournament, thus it could be implied that the Gate's failure in the main proper story mode was due to another interference from Ash.

If the player manages to meet Saiki, Saiki orders his followers to form an energy barrier in order to power up the Gate. After fighting with the opposing team, Saiki notices that the Gate that should have been completely open has begun to close as two of the Time Spheres were empty. Ash Crimson then appears and kills Saiki, taking his flames with him, but Saiki uses Ash's body for himself, thinking that this will give the gate enough energy to remain open. Upon Evil Ash's defeat, Saiki tells Ash to cross the gate so as to repeat and rewind everything to zero, but Ash just stands before Saiki, using all of his energy to make sure the gate is closed. The gate closes and disappears, taking Saiki with it. But upon realizing the Saiki is Ash's ancestor, he also disappears dying as he shouldn't have existed in the first place without his ancestor.

If the player loses to either Saiki or Evil Ash in Story Mode, another bad ending will be triggered. The Gate opens and Saiki smirks, stating that this marks the end of the world. He also states that he has finally achieved his goal to wipe out humanity from existence, as he walks slowly to the light inside the Gate. He then speaks to the doomed inhabitants that he is going to savor this and that he got plenty of time.

## Images

Sketches and details of the Gate, as seen in game.Stone of the Gate, as seen in game.The Bad Ending of Story Mode
Lin

**Lin** 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. Although he is no longer an active member in *KOF*, his story and character have not been abaandoned.

He is voiced by Takaya Kuroda, who also voices Ron.
Ash Crimson/Move list

This is a compilation of **move lists** of Ash Crimson.

## The King of Fighters 2003

**Throws**

*Brumaire* - near opponent, ← or → + C or D
Grabs the opponent then punches them with a flaming green hand
**Command Moves**

*Messidor* - → + A
A pretty slow overhead attack, doesn't combo into anything but can useful to help buffer into Ventose.
*Floreal* - ← + B
Ash does a twirl like motion while standing on one leg and thrusts his other leg towards his opponent. It's pretty safe and fast so use it.
 Prarial - ←+D Ash does the same move as ←+D, but his move throws him too far back. It's essential if your opponent makes an attack and you want to avoid it if it's someone very predictable, or if you want to push your opponent away if you've been in the corner for a long time.
Meviose - →+A:
Ash stand her arm forwards and open your palm to do a attack. His hand moves to down and hit the nake of your opponent, turn this in a overhead attack.
**Super Moves/Desperations:**

Ventose - 2 secs. [←] →+A/C The same of Sonic Boom command. The A version makes Ash do a slap on the wind and create a light green blaze with one hand in format of a "V" curved a throw it as a projectile. It's fast and much efficient to zoning, but can easily punishable with correct timing.
His C version is slow on startup and Ash do two slaps on the wind as if a wave throw it away much faster then A version. It's best if used in close distance, because the two hits of this attack can juggle the opponent and connect in Nivose.
Nivose - 2 secs. [↓] ↑+B/D Ash does a somersault forwards as a Flash Kick emboed with green flames in her sneakers and hit opponent that are in the air. The B and D version can do 2 and 3 hits, respectively. And this attacks only can be connected in Floreal after a Normal Attack are used before.
Vandemiare - close ←↓→+C
Ash does a combo of attacks with 5 hits and the last hit it's a uppercut with the point of his fingers, throwing the opponent away in the ground to up. This can be connect with a Pluviose or Nivose too. That is a command throw, so can't be blocked of any form.

**Super Specials/Desperation Moves** Thermidor - ↓→↓→+A/C Ash open completely his palm and create a fire sphere while laughs sarcastically and throw it away in front of the opponent. That magic sphere hits the opponent 8 times if opponent don't defend this. But if for case your opponent is much close of you or in the mid screen, he will be lanced incontables times and will juggled any times. This open a breach for to do some really awesome combos.
This means that any loaded attacks can be performed by simply tapping in their respective directions.
Hinako Shijou/Quotes

*This list is incomplete. You can help improve it by editing!*
Here is a list of quotes for Hinako Shijou.

## The King of Fighters 2000

### Win Quotes

* "I reacted without thinking. You okay? ...I didn't think so."

### Lose Quote

* "This heavenly body has fallen from grace."

## The King of Fighters 2001

### Win Quotes

* "Oh, this weight... I feel sumo history coursing in me!"
* "I'll need more practice to be a real sumo wrestler."
* "I gotta show my sumo teammates what I can do!"
* "What a..hulk. I gotta bulk up more." (Vs. Chang)
* "You're built for the sumo. Show me your stuff!" (Vs. Maxima)
* "Team Japan, you say? You had a tosser, didn't you?" (Vs. Japan Team)
* "Champions of justice? You gotta be kidding me?" (Vs. Korea Team)
American Sports Team

The **American Sports Team** also known as **USA Sports Team** or the **United States Team** is a team made up of Lucky Glauber, Heavy D! and Brian Battler, representing the United States. They make their debut in *The King of Fighters '94* and then appear in *The King of Fighters '98*.

## Story

Not much is known about the history of this team before '94, in addition to Lucky being a Basketball and Karateka player, Brian a former American Football player and Heavy D!, the leader, a retired boxer. These last two were characterized by being especially violent when they practiced the sport.
Honki ni Natta Mr. Karate

**Honki ni Natta Mr. Karate** better known by fans as **Shin Mr. Karate** or simply **Serious Mr. Karate** is a character and boss in *SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos*. Alongside Shin Akuma, this version of Mr. Karate is the final boss of the game.

## Gallery

The King of Fighters XIII portrait, labelled as "Mr. Karate"
Jhun Team

The **Jhun Team** or **Triple Asian Team** is a team composed of the 3 main characters of the Korea Team, and the Benimaru Team that are Jhun Hoon, Lin and Shingo Yabuki. These subjects have no history or real background since the only spontaneous appearance is in *The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match*.
Joe Higashi/Quotes

*This list is incomplete. You may help improve it just by editing!*

## In Battle

* "Hurricane Upper!"
* "Slash Kick!"
* "Tiger Kick!"
* "SCREW UPPER!"
* "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

### Arranged Sound Trax album (Napolitan Blues)

**Andy:** "Isn't it a good song? Reminds us of the Italian folk song "canzone.""
**Terry:** "I don't know the particulars but this song does sound Italian. Especially the instruments."
**Joe:** "Fits my style perfectly."
**Terry:** "Are you serious? You're just hanging out in your underpants."
Chin Gentsai/Quotes

Here is a list of quotes for Chin Gentsai.

## In Battle

* "Bochi bochi hajimeru ka no." (Let's start this slowly.)
* "Ma, nobe nobe." (Now, drink drink.)
* "Dou ja!" (How's this!)
* "Acchi! Acchi! Kurokoge ja!" (It's hot! It's hot! It's burning black!)
* "Nima..." (Delicious...)
* "Hate...doko ita no?" (Wait...where did you go?)
* "Dame ja korya!" (This is not good!)
* "Nantoshita koto ja!?" (What did I do wrong!?)

## The King of Fighters '94

### Win Quotes

* "Sake is the best! Want some?" (vs. Brazil Team)
* "I won the drinking battle, too." (vs. China Team)
* "My wife will scold me again!" (vs. England Team)
Kunihiko Yasui

**Kunihiko Yasui** is a seiyū, or voice actor, born on December 12, 1960 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Also, he graduated from Aichi Prefecture. He is employed by the talent agency *81 Produce*. He is also asked by SNK to participate as a member of SNK's character image band, The Band of Fighters, under the role Iori Yagami. He also performed a solo live concert as Iori, titled "Yagami Iori Live -Alone-", to promote The King of Fighters '99.

## The King of Fighters Roles

* Iori Yagami, Orochi Iori in *The King of Fighters* series

## External Links

* "Iorin Night" - Yasui guest stars in Game Dra Night
* Neo-Geo DJ Station Live - Iori no Kokoro no Uta
Lever Gacha Archive

**Lever Gacha Archive** is a romantic comedy manga released by Kadokawa's web manga site Young Ace Up in collaboration with SNK first published in January 30, 2018. The series is illustrated by Masaru Kaneko is drawing the manga based on Chonosuke Kujiradake's story.

The manga is part of SNK's Brand 40th anniversary. It features several games such as *Fatal Fury*, *Art of Fighting*, *The King of Fighters*, *Samurai Shodown*, *The Last Blade* and *Metal Slug*.
Duke

**Duke** is a fictional character from the SNK Playmore's fighting game series *KOF: Maximum Impact*, part of *The King of Fighters* series. He is the main boss in the first game, but enters as a playable character in *KOF: Maximum Impact 2*.

Duke was conceptualized to be the very definition of a gang boss who wore "gorgeous clothing" and "has been through a lot". Falcoon originally designed a younger man in his twenties with a Japanese sword, similar in appearance to *Last Blade'*s Shinnosuke Kagami or *Garou: Mark of the Wolves* Kain R. Heinlein. Like other characters of the game, he underwent a number of retakes until the development team filmly requested for a "strong bodied and serious man in his thirties". During *KOF: Maximum Impact*, he had a "D" on the back of his shirt; this was changed to a more tribal design afterwards. He was specifically made to seem as though he's suppressing himself from his true potential. Concerning his involvement with the Meira brothers and their mentor Fate, the brothers only saw a figure of Duke's stature during the time of the incident and initially mistaken Seth for Fate's murder. This concept, however, was rewritten upon the sequel's release. His official nickname is **The Man Hell Coughed Up**.

He is voiced by Kiyoyuki Yanada and Jerry Lyden.
Edit Team

The **Edit Team**, is a team from the saga of *The King of Fighters* that is present since you can choose players from different teams, that is from *The King of Fighters '95*. The Edit Team itself is a team in which the player mixes several characters from different teams to form a team of 3 or 4 characters (depending on the edition being played). Another fact of this team is that it has no history and therefore they always have the same ending (See the case of games like KOF 2000 and 2001). There is even a variant, known as the Special Edit Team that first appeared in KOF '96, which consists of a team consisting of 3 or 4 characters that will change the story a bit, and sometimes have a hidden or special ending.
Gai Tendo

**Gai Tendo** is the main protagonist of *Buriki One*.

His design was meant to mirror Mixed Martial Artists and his design was probably based on real life fighters, Kazuchi "The Gracie Hunter" Sakuraba or Caol Uno. He's also based on manga character Baki Hanma from *Baki the Glapper*.

His appearance in *The King of Fighters XI* was meant to be added as a surprise for fans. Developers had to completely rearrange his moveset from *Buriki One* to better fit the *KOF* style.

He is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama.
Jyazu

**Jazu**, also known as **Jyazu**, is the true final boss of *Kizuna Encounter*. He can be played in the console versions of the game; both he and King Leo are unable to team up with other characters if they are played.

He was added in *The King of Fighters XI* to act as the boss counterpart for Sho Hayate. The same designer who oversaw his development also did bug checking for Kizuna Encounter. They would like to someday see him teamed up with Gozu and Mezu.

He is voiced by Enma Ito.
K'

**Name: K'**

**Height: Medium**

**Age: 21**

**Birth of Place: Unknown**

**Blood Type: Unknown**

**K'** (*Kei Dasshu*, pronounced as "**K' Dash**"), sometimes known as "K Prime", is a character who debuted as the leader of the Hero Team in *The King of Fighters '99*. He stars as the reluctant hero in the NESTS saga of the series, often letting his partner Maxima handle any social necessities in his stead. He is the protagonist of the NESTS Saga (*KOF '99-KOF 2001*). To contrast the previous protagonist of the series. K' was made to be the "dark hero".

His official nickname is **He who surpasses K**.
God Rugal

**God Rugal**, known as **Ultimate Rugal** in the American versions, is one of the final bosses that appears in *Capcom vs. SNK 2*. Essentially, this version of Rugal Bernstein combines his Orochi power with Akuma's Satsui no Hado.

He is voiced by Toshimitsu Arai.

## Similar Characters

* Rugal Bernstein
* Omega Rugal

## Gallery

*Capcom vs. SNK 2* Capcom Groove artwork for God Rugal.
Another Benimaru

**Another Benimaru** (アナザー紅丸, *Anazā Benimaru*) is a character in the *The King of Fighters* series. He appeared in *The King of Fighters 2000* as Benimaru Nikaido's another striker.

## Story

Another Benimaru is a prototype of Benimaru. In this stage, Benimaru wasn't based on *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's* Polnareff. Because of that, his hair is not straight upwards.

## Powers

* **Electric Blade** - Another Benimaru creates a blade of electricity.

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Striker for Benimaru

### Cameo Appearances

* The King of Fighters '94 Rebout - background cameo in the Art of Fighting Team stage
* The King of Fighters XIV - as normal Benimaru with his hair down in Team Japan's ending
Alba Meira

**Alba Meira**, Alba meaning "daybreak" in Italian and Spanish, is one of the main characters of the *KOF: Maximum Impact* series. He is Soiree Meira's older twin brother.

His official nickname is **The Devil of Daybreak**.

In a 2005 poll made by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted as the second fan favorite character with a total of 4824 votes.
Joe Higashi

**Joe Higashi** is a character in both the *Fatal Fury* and *The King of Fighters* series, used mainly for comic relief. He tried to date Lilly Kane, a relationship which her brother greatly disapproves, although is implied in KOF XIV lore he got rejected due to his incident with a drag queen in KOF XIII. His official nickname is **The Young Champ of Muay Thai**.

In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Joe was voted as the staff's thirty-ninth favorite character. He shared the spot with four other characters, including *Fatal Fury* character, Jin Chonrei, and *Street Fighter* character, Zangief. In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, he was voted as the second favorite character with a total of 3,654 votes.
Bob Cramer

**Bob Cramer** est un pilote automobile américain qui a effectué la majorité de sa carrière dans les écuries de course Texas Drivers et Leader. Cramer a une réputation plutôt négative dans le milieu de la compétition automobile, connu pour son comportement parfois dangereux sur les circuits, malgré un changement d'attitude au fil des albums. Il est un des personnages principaux de la série, compte tenu de ses apparitions dans de nombreux albums et du rôle qu'il tient dans les aventures.
Kusanagi

**Kusanagi** (rendered in all captial roman letters with no kanji) is a character from *The King of Fighters* series of fighting games developed by SNK. He was first introduced in *The King of Fighters 2002* as a hidden character. Due to Kyo's design changing, some of the developers desired the return of his old look. As a result, Kusanagi was added to the cast as a last minute decision. He is voiced by Mitsuo Iwata, who also voiced the striker character Syo Kirishima, and Masahiro Nonaka, who also voiced the original Kyo Kusanagi.
KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A"

**KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A"** (abbreviated **KOF MI R:A** or **MIRA**) is a game from the Maximum Impact saga that appears on PS2 and in thee Taito Type-X2 arcade in July 2007.

It is an updated remake of KOF: Maximum Impact 2. Thee classic 3 VS 3 of the games set in 2D is added with the hope of winning more fans of the series, as well as new players. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console only in Japan on July 26, 2007.
Korea Team

The **Korea Team** or known as the **Korea Justice Team**, is a team made up of the leader of the Tae Kwon Do and justice Kim Kaphwan with two students of the same who are Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge (Since Kim aims to rehabilitate them from their crimes what both have done). They represent as their name indicates to Korea.

Kim was captain of the team until '97, until '99 his partner Jhun Hoon enters who also wanted to help him and challenge him, in 2001 May Lee enters as a replacement of Jhun and his last appearance was in *The King of Fighters 2003* with Jhun replacing Choi.
Another Iori

**Another Iori** (アナザー庵, *Anazā Iori*) is a character in *The King of Fighters* series of fighting games. He was first introduced in *The King of Fighters 2000*.

## Story

A few artworks of Iori Yagami wearing a trench coat had been released before KOF 2000, so the SNK directors decided to turn that design into a striker. These clothes are the ones Iori uses when he's in concerts or bars. This version of Iori is also the first deviation of his costume design in sprite form.

## Powers

* **Pyrokinesis** - Another Iori can control purple fire.

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Maniac Striker for Iori

### Cameo Appearances

* The King of Fighters '94 Rebout - background cameo in the Japan Team, Psycho Soldier Team and Kim Team stages

## Similar Characters

* Iori Yagami
* Orochi Iori
* Miss X

## Gallery

Another Iori in *The King of Fighters 2000*.Another Iori Artwork
Bao

**Bao** 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*. To serve as a contrast to Jhun Hoon, who has being developed at the same time, Bao was conceptualized to be a "beginner friendly" character with a simple yet effective moveset.
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000

**Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000** is a fighting game by Capcom. It is the second game in the *SNK vs. Capcom* series, a video game series that features characters from Capcom and SNK games.

This game utilizes a "ratio" system, in that the "ratio" is a rating of a character's overall strength, ranging from 1 to 4. Teams of up to four can be assembled, but their combined ratios must equal to go no higher than 4. The player also has their choice of "groove", or attack meter, the SNK groove is based oon Extra mode from *The King of Fighters '94* to *The King of Fighters '98* and Capcom groove is based on A-ISM from the **Street Fighter Alpha* series.*

An update to the original Capcom vs. SNK titled *Capcom vs SNK Pro* was released on the Sega NAOMI GD-ROM hardware in 2001. New additions included Joe Higashi (SNK's Fatal Fury) and Dan (Capcom's Street Fighter), new moves for existing characters, and new modes to play.
Diana

**Diana** is a recurring character from *The King of Fighters* although she has not been one of the available characters, the first time she appears is in the video game *The King of Fighters 2000* as the tutor of Kula Diamond. According to the official page of *The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary*, Diana was originally planned to be a character avaliable in the video game *The King of Fighters 2001*, had most of her assets created, but was ultimately discarded during development of the video game.
Garou Team

The **Garou Team** also known as **Garou: Mark of the Wolves Team** or **Fatal Fury MOW Team** is a team made up of characters from the video game of the same name in *The King of Fighters XI*.

## Story

Not being part of the plot, Bonne Jenet teamed up with Gato and the fighter Tizoc to get the prize money, after Shion and Magaki's defeats, Jenet commands a group of pirates making their toast to winning the battle along with Tizoc.

Jenet at the end of the tournament invites Gato and Tizoc to drink for the victory of his team, Jenet asks for Gato who, apparently, is again absent at the party, instead of growling as usual this time he only rejected the offer, Hotaru she is still looking for her brother Gato but unfortunately all of Jenet's crew who remained outside made a lot of noise and inadvertently took her by the tie to where they were, they all went to toast without listening to Hotaru, Gato who was there, but no in the celebration he leaves the place, arguing that the celebration did not make sense, was without joke or ridiculous.

After a long time, in The King of Fighters XV they reappear as part of the DLC teams that were featured in the game. This time Rock Howard joins the team since his appearance as DLC in his previous installment.

## Music

* **Kiss of Poison** - The King of Fighters XI
* **Bad Girl -** B. Jenet as the leader, in console versions.

## Trivia

* This team along with the Kim Team are considered the subgroups of the Fatal Fury Team.
* Hotaru has appeared in both the ending as a console exclusive character.
BrezzaSoft

**BrezzaSoft Corporation** (株式会社ブレッツアソフト, *Kabushiki-gaisha Burettsuasofuto*) is a video game and software company based in Toyotsu-cho, Suita, Osaka, Japan and founded on September 1, 2000.

## History

The company BrezzaSoft Corporation develops its activity, the arcade video game sector and founded the September 1, 2000 by Eikichi Kawasaki.

As soon as Aruze, a very large pachinko manufacturer having bought SNK at the time in financial difficulty, began to abandon SNK and video games to only benefit from the company's licenses, Eikichi Kawasaki felt that SNK did not have much longer to live and leaves the group he founded to set up BrezzaSoft. After the collapse of the SNK company October 30, 2001, a large part of the developers of the dissolved company will emigrate to join the BrezzaSoft company.

BrezzaSoft buys almost all of the intellectual property rights relating to SNK games.

BrezzaSoft released two unlicensed games for the Neo Geo MVS and was involved in the development of games such *KOF 2001, KOF 2002* and *Metal Slug 4*. In 2001 they released their own arcade hardware platform, the Crystal System.

In October 2002 BrezzaSoft merged with Sun Amusement, themselves acquired by Playmore Corporation, reuniting former SNK staff and providing Playmore with in-house development resources.

## Games

* The King of Fighters 2001
* Metal Slug 4
* Rage of the Dragons
* The Crystal of Kings
* Jockey Grand Prix
* V-Liner

## Realization

* Crystal System : This system has had a very short lifespan and has games with very advanced 2D graphics.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20020408221036/http://brezza.com/gaiyou.htm
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020602104927/http://www.personal.triticom.com/~erm/www.neogeo.co.jp/bye\_index.html
3. ↑ https://neogeo.freeplaytech.com/bye\_index.html
4. ↑ https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/bursts/0111/02/snk.html
5. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/31/snk-waves-goodbye
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20011102031404/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2821015,00.html/
7. ↑ https://www.angelfire.com/ga/engallo/copy\_of\_evil.html
8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021130131231/http://www.brezza.com/

## See as well

### Related articles

* Arcade room
* Arcade
* Arcade game

### External Links

* An archived version of the official BrezzaSoft website
Bao/Move list

This is a compilation of **move lists** for Bao

## The King of Fighters '99

* **Throws**

*Gen 'ei Tougi* - (near opponent) → + C
Bao climbs up the opponent's chest and head butts him/her multiple times.

*Critical Throw*  - (near opponent) → + D
Bao lifts up the opponent and drops him/her on the other side.

* **Command Moves**

*Senheki Shuu* -→ + B
Bao does a small leap forward, flips himself, attacking the opponent with his legs.
Black Crystal

**Black Crystal** is the title of the seventeenth episode of the animated series *The King of Fighters: Destiny*. The episode had its premiere on November 23, 2017 online through platforms such as Youtube (official SNK channel) and Steam. The predecessor chapter of this was "*Final Round*", and its successor chapter of this was "*Escape*".
Baitang

**Baitang** is a character in *The King of Fighters* series. It is a panda bear that was first introduced in *The King of Fighters 2000* as Chin's Another Striker. This is meant to be an inside joke to fans as Chin is said to dislike panda bears.

## Story

Baitang is a panda bear that was befriended by Bao in the course of The King of Fighters 2000 tournament. Baitang was used at least once as a striker for the team that year. It is implied that Chin and Baitang share an uneasy relationship, since Chin hates panda bears. Baitang also made a cameo appearance in the Neo Psycho Soldiers ending in The King of Fighters XI, when Kensou thanks him for everything it did.

## Fighting Style

Baitang's attacks consist in rolling and trampling the opponent.

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Striker for Chin

### Cameo Appearances

* The King of Fighters '94 Rebout - background cameo in the Art of Fighting Team, Psycho Soldier Team and Korea Justice Team stages
* The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - in the Neo Geo World stage
* The King of Fighters XII - passing mention by Chin; also cameo in the China Stage
* The King of Fighters XIII - in the China stage

## Gallery

Baitang's cameo appearance in The King of Fighters XI
KOF: Maximum Impact

**KOF: Maximum Impact** is a fighting game for PlayStation 2, produced by the Noise Factory published by SNK Playmore in the 2004-2005 period.

A slightly improved version was released for Xbox and PlayStation 2 under the title of KOF: Maximum Impact - Maniax. Despite being marketed as a spin-off of the main games of *The King of Fighters*, where many of its characters originate, KOF: Maximum Impact aims to be a continuation of what was the original chronology of Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting before to join in one with The King of Fighters, in which the game owes much of its look, feel and style. KOF: Maximum Impact is the first 3D combat video game made by SNK since Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage for PlayStation, which was released in 1999.
Kyo-1

In *The King of Fighters '99*, two clones of Kyo Kusanagi appeared as selectable characters: **Kyo-1** and **Kyo-2**. The original Kyo was redesigned for the game, but some designers wanted his return to *KOF '99* with his iconic school uniform. When they were nearing the end of their production schedute, staff members were indecisive upon which uniform thhe Kyo clone should wear (*KOF '94* or *KOF '95*) when the project head said to just make two clones instead. To save time, the project head then drew designs for Kyo-1 and Kyo-2 on the spot.
Eikichi Kawasaki

**Eikichi Kawasaki** (川崎 英吉, *Kawasaki Eikichi*) is a former Japanese game director, producer, planner, video game designer and founder of the original SNK. He is currently retired. He s sometimes credited as "E. Kawasaki".

## Profile

Kawasaki was born on 1944-07-07 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

He stayed with the company until its bankruptcy, creating the Playmore group to save SNK's assests. After he won several lawsuits against SNK's former partner, Aruze, Kawasaki resurrected the company with the SNK Playmore name before eventually returning to SNK.

Kawasaki and his wife Natsuyo Kawasaki sold 81.25% of their shares in SNK Playmore to Ledo Millenium in order to allow the acquisition of SNK Playmore by the Chinese joint venture, finalizing the transaction on 2015-08-06.

He has an in-game reference in the *Ikari Warriors* ending as "General Kawasaki". He is abnormally larger than the other characters in the game, dons a military outfit, and a black eye patch. He is visually similar to Heidern.

## SNK credits

* *Vanguard*
* *Bermuda Triangle* - director
* *World Wars* - director
* *Chopper I* - supervisor
* *Guerrilla War* - supervisor
* *P.O.W. - Prisoners of War* - "boss"; director + producer
* *Prehistoric Isle in 1930* - producer
* *Fighting Soccer* - producer
* *Beast Busters* - president
* *SAR - Search and Rescue* - "boss"; director
* *Mechanized Attack* - producer
* *Street Smart* - "boss"; director + producer
* *The Next Space* - "boss"; director
* *The Super Spy* - "boss"; director
* *Riding Hero* - producer
* *Ikari III: The Rescue* - producer
* *Puzzled* - producer
* *NAM-1975* - producer
* *Cyber-Lip* - producer
* *Robo Army* - executive producer
* *Eight Man* - producer
* *Ghost Pilots* - producer
* *Burning Fight* - producer
* *Alpha Mission II* - producer
* *Baseball Stars 2* - producer
* *Soccer Brawl* - producer
* *Football Frenzy* - producer
* *Mutation Nation* - producer
* *King of the Monsters 2* - executive producer
* *Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy* - producer
* *Neo Geo Cup '98 - The Road to the Victory* - president
* *Super Sidekicks* series - (I: producer; II~III: president)
* *Fatal Fury* series - (I~Fatal Fury Special: producer; III~Real Bout: "big boss")
* *Art of Fighting* - producer
* *Art of Fighting 2* - producer
* *The King of Fighters* series ('94~'95, 2003~XI, Neowave, Maximum Impact: executive producer, XIV: special thanks)
* *Samurai Shodown* series - (I~IV: executive producer; RPG: supervisor)
* *Metal Slug X* - hyper organizer
* *Metal Slug 7* - executive producer
* *Savage Reign* - executive producer
* *SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos* - executive producer
* *Neo Geo Battle Coliseum* - executive producer
* *Psycho Soldier Music Cassette* - composer
* *Athena the Music* - composer
* *100 Mega Shock!* - composer

## References

1. ↑ "People who were born on July 7 - Dates of Birth (Birthdays) Database" (in Japanese). *Straw-wara's information intersection*. Straw-wara. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
2. ↑ "SNK Playmore acquired by Chinese company". Dream Cancel. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

## External Links

* Profile at MobyGames
* Profile at IMDb
* Profile at VGMdb
Leona/Move list

This is a compilation of **move lists** of Leona Heidern.

## The King of Fighters '96

**Throws**

*Killer Bite* - near opponent, ← or → + C
*Orient Buckler* - near opponent, ← or → + D
*Heidern Inferno* - near opponent in air, ← or → + C/D
**Special Attacks**

*Moon Shasher* - charge ↓ then ↑ + P
*X-Caliber* - charge ↓ then ↑ + K
*Baltic Launcher* - charge ← then → + P
*Grand Sabre* - charge ← then → + K
Gaia

**Gaia** is an important figure in the *The King of Fighters* series and presumably on the entire SNK timeline. It means "the Earth".

Gaia is a divine entity, probably based on the Greek Mythology's goddess of the same name. She is mentioned in the story of her probaable creeations: Orochi who claims to be the "Will of Gaia" and Saiki who calls himself the "Western Emissaries of Gaia".

She has never made a physical appearance in any game and her existence can be merely an interpretation of the planet Earth itself.
EX Billy Kane

**EX Billy Kane** is a humorous interpretation of Billy Kane, appearing as a secret character in Real Bout Fatal Fury Special.

Though an EX Billy does appear in *The King of Fighters '98* and *The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match*, he retains the personality and storyline of his original self, appearing only as a character with alternate moves from his *Real Bout Fatal Fury 2* incarnation.
G-Mantle

**G-Mantle** is a mysterious character appearing in many SNK games. He was used as a mascot for the Neo Geo before Terry Bogard. However, at Vigamus, a museum of videogames sponsored by the municipality of Rome, a special illustration lists G-Mantle as the mascot of the pre-fighting game era of Neo Geo. He bears a striking resemblance to the character V, from V for Vendetta.

## Story

G-Mantle is a strange being who first appeared in print ads for the Neo Geo. He is portrayed as a masked "man", wearing a cape and hat. He has no legs and walks by means of levitation. In some KOF manhua, he is shown to have legs.

He has also made several appearances within SNK games. His first in-game appearance was in Blue's Journey. His most memorable appearances are as a taxi driver in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters intro, as King's disguise in Art of Fighting 2 and, most recently as a striker in The King of Fighters 2000.

In the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash series, his name changes with every game he's in. In the first one, there is a character named Mask who is based on G-Mantle and is as mysterious as G-Mantle himself. The second game featured three other characters: Neomantle, Robomantle and G-Lady, who all wear the same mask, dress and act similarly to G-Mantle.

## Personality

G-Mantle's only in-game speech was his laugh, making him an even more mysterious character.

## Powers

* **Levitation** - Having no legs, G-Mantle moves by floating around, pretty much like ghosts do.

## Fighting Style

G-Mantle's striker moves are a headbutt and throwing roses at the enemy. The rose throwing attack is called "G-Mantle Shoot".

## Voice Actors

* Hiroyuki Arita - The King of Fighters 2000
* Walter Roberts - SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Maniac Striker for Ryo
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS

### Mobile Appearances

* The Rhythm of Fighters - Support Character
* Kimi Wa Hero

### Cameo Appearances

* Blue's Journey
* Cyber-Lip
* The Super Spy
* Burning Fight
* Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
* Robo Army
* King of the Monsters 2
* Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
* The King of Fighters '97
* The King of Fighters XI - in the Esaka stage (only on console version)
* The King of Fighters '94 Rebout - background cameo in the Japan Team and Psycho Soldier Team stages
* The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match - in the China Village stage
* The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - in the Neo Geo World stage (only on PS2 version)
* SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy - in the Game Sound Menu

## Gallery

The King of Fighters 2000 ~STRIKERS STRIKE BACK~ Illustration by Kotomi TobashiSNK Giga Power Illustrated by Eisuke OguraFather's Day ArtworkMain Promotional artPromotional art of New YearSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS artworkArtwork by FalcoonArt by Falcoon

## External link

* Neo Geo Museum blog post
* Dossier G-Mantle (in french)

## References

1. ↑ Vigamus *official website.*
2. ↑ SNK Legends at Italian Museum of Videogames, Vigamus! Archived from the original
Kim Hae-Ryeong

*In this Korean name, the family name is* Kim.

**Hae-Ryeong Kim**, usually written surname first as **Kim Hae-Ryeong**, is a character introduced in *Samurai Shodown Sen*. His name, looks, origins and personality are very similar to Kim Kaphwan. His official nickname is "the man born under the phoenix". Due to the Japanese pronunciation, his name was initially translated as "Kim Hye-Ryen".
The King of Fighters 2001/Team Stories

This pages includes English translations for the team stories found on The King of Fighters Official Web Site. You can also find the Japanese version on The King of Fighters 2001 Official Website.

## Hero Team

**English:** http://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/history/kof2001\_story/index.php?num=hero

**Japanese:** http://game.snk-corp.co.jp/offiial/kof2001/fra\_story.html

Late in the night, three figures appear at an installation tht seems to be some sort of research lab.

"Nuts. This place is empty, too."
Goeniko

**Goeniko** is an umbrella term used to identify a popular fan-made character for several characters, first designed, seen and made playable for the fighting game engine MUGEN. A reference to her as an independent character can be seen in the first pachi-slot game for The King of Fighters. Her first mod was made by Ahuron though several different versions of her have been made since then. She is also known by many other names such as Goenika, Amanda, Wind, Kazeko, Reas, Sheryl Wainwright, or simply Goenitz.

Goeniko made his playable appearance in *The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match Online*.
Iori Yagami

**Name: Iori Yagami**

**Height: Cerebral Large**

**Age: 21**

**Birth of Place: Japan**

**Blood Type: O**

**Iori Yagami** (八神 庵 *Yagami Iori*) is a character that first appears in *The King of Fighters '95* as the leader of the Rivals Team, as the initial enemy and later rival of Kyo Kusanagi. Iori is the heir of the Yagami clan, who use pyrokinetic powers and sealed the Orochi demon along with the Kusanagi and Yata clans. Iori suffers from a curse – "The Riot of the Blood" (血の暴走 *Chi no Bōso*) – under which he becomes faster, more powerful and wilder, and exhibits a tendency to indiscriminately attack nearby characters. In this state Iori is commonly named "Wild Iori" or "Orochi Iori" (月の夜大蛇の血に狂う庵 *Tsuki no Yoru Orochi no Chi ni Kuruu Iori*, lit. Insane Iori with Blood of Orochi Under the Night of the Moon).
Eisuke Ogura

**Eisuke Ogura** (おぐら えいすけ, *Ogura Eisuke*), also credited as "Ogura Eiichi" or "Ogura", is a graphic designer and illustrator hired by SNK in 1996 and continued to work for the team in BrezzaSoft and SNK Playmore. He is best known for being the main character illustrator for *Neo Geo Battle Coliseum* and the Fatal Fury 15th anniversary special *Garou Densetsu ~ Memories of Stray Wolves*.

His art uses a variety of neutral gray tones and colors to create a bold contrast with the composition's negative space. He uses countless amounts of brush strokes -noticeably more than his colleagues- to accomplish one piece; magnified images of his work will reveal this to the viewer. He also critiques Hiroaki on his work, particularly on his efforts for detail and coloring.

## SNK Work

* The King of Fighters series - 2002~2003 (demo graphics)
* The King of Fighters 2000 (cover for the Best Collection version)
* The King of Fighters 2001
* The King of Fighters 2002
* The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match - main character art for exclusive characters (Edit Team, '96 Bosses Team, Orochi & Goenitz)
* The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - ending artwork
* The King of Fighters 2003
* The King of Fighters XI
* The King of Fighters XII
* The King of Fighters XIII - main illustrator, including spinoffs and re-releases (THE KING OF FIGHTERS-i 2012, CLIMAX)
* The King of Fighters XIV - main illustrator
* The King of Fighters XV - main illustrator
* The King of Fighters III - character artwork
* Neo Geo Battle Coliseum - Demo Designer, illustrator
* SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (demo graphics)
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS (select rare cards)
* KOF X Garou Densetsu - promotional and card illustrations
* *The King of Fighters Perfect Reader* - insert illustration
* *Tougeki '07 Super Battle DVD vol.9 The King of Fighters '98* - front cover
* *The King of Fighters XIV for NESiCAxLive* - promotional art
* SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy - main illustrator
Glugan

**Glugan** is a character in *The King of Fighters* series of fighting games. It was first introduced in *The King of Fighters 2001* as one of Zero's strikers. Its dislike is a reference to the *Baki the Grappler* character, Roland Gustaf.

## Story

Glaugan is a genetically engineered black lion that serves as a Zero's pet. He is trained to fight and helps Zero in his battles. It was defeated by Maxima and probably perished alongside Zero after the battle.

## Fighting Style

Glaugan will often jump and attack with its claws.

## Game Appearances

* The King of Fighters 2001 - Striker
* The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - As one of Zero's special moves and in their movelist.
K9999

**K9999**, pronounced, "*K Four Five*" is a video game character in *The King of Fighters* series, who debuts as a member of the NESTS team in *The King of Fighters 2001*.

His character design is heavily inspired by the character Tetsuo Shima from the 1988 animated film *Akira* (which was adapted from the manga of the same name). His name is a homage to a character in the anime, *Armored Trooper Votoms*. SNK has expressed public disfavor for K9999 due to the explicitness of his tribute, and it is highly unlikely he will appear in the future.

Many people have expressed desire to see him return to the series in spite of this. During a Q&A with Oda at Gamescom, a fan asked about K9999's whereabouts. Oda answered, "Maybe one day we'll find out what happened to Angel's partner, K9999".

In a 2005 poll made by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted as the seventh fan favorite character with a total of 156 votes.

He is voiced by Nozomu Sasaki, alluding further to his voice role as the aforementioned Tetsuo Shima (even reciting some of Tetsuo's lines from the movie for many of his battle quotes and having similar gestures).
Kogoro Daimon

**Kogoro Daimon** is a character in the *The King of Fighters* series. He is voiced by Eiji Yano.

## Story

Kogoro is the son of Goro Daimon and an unnamed woman. Despite of his young age, his father is already teaching him in the way of Judo and he is learning very fast. Kogoro idolizes his father, often mimicking his moves and poses.
Addes

**Addes** is a powerful organization and the main antagonists of the *Maximum Impact* series; they have also sponsored the tournaments in those games.

The organization's origins are shrouded in mistery, although many of the members pride their inhuman (and possibly alien) nature. They possess mysterious and advanced technology and can change the course of the world within a mere instant. Through timely surgeries, the group's scientist's can also tweak the human body to possess superhuman abilities. They label these specimens as "Type X" ("X" being a variable for a single capital letter).
Duck King/Quotes

*This list is incomplete. You may help improve it just by editing!*
Here is a list of quotes for Duck King.

## In Battle

"Lovin' you!"

"Are you ready?"

"What a cute girl!"

* "Sweetheart! Take a gander at this: I devote this dance to you. Quack!" (Vs. B. Jenet/Elisabeth/Vanessa)
* "After the drubbing you just took, Terry, you won't be forgetting about me again." (Vs. Terry)
Ikari Warriors (group)

The group known **Ikari Warriors** is a mercenary band featured in the *Ikari Warriors*, *The King of Fighters* and *Metal Slug* series. The Ikari Warriors are not aligned with any country, acting independently in dangerous missions all over the world. The name Ikari Warriors first appeared in the game of the same name, released in 1986.

## Story

### The King of Fighters series

Here, the Ikari Warriors, led by Heidern, have a special interest in the King of Fighters tournament, beginning in 1994. This year's tournament was hosted by the crime lord and drug dealer, Rugal Bernstein, who had personal history with Heidern. He was the man responsible for taking Heidern's right eye and killing his wife and daughter. Hearing of this new tournament hosted by Rugal, he selected his two best warriors - Ralf and Clark - to join himself and enter as Team Brazil. They failed in reaching the finals and facing Rugal, but they witnessed when he self-destructed the Black Noah, apparently killing himself.

The next year, though, they would find out that Rugal had resurrected and invited the teams once again to the King of Fighters tournament. Entering once more with Ralf and Clark, Heidern decided to avenge his family once and for all. The Ikari Warriors did not manage to reach Rugal, but again, witnessed as Rugal was consumed by the power of Orochi.
Kasumi Todoh

**Kasumi Todoh** is a video game character in both the *Art of Fighting* and *The King of Fighters* series. In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, she was voted as the twenty-second favorite character with a total of 459 votes. And in the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, she was voted as the twelfth favorite character with a total of 973 votes.
Shun'ei Team

The **Shun'ei Team**, also known as the fourth **Hero Team** or **New Hero Team** is a team formed by Shun'ei, as the fourth leader of the Hero Team, after the disappearances of Kyo Kusanagi, K' and Ash Crimson, they present themselves in *The King of Fighters XV* for the first time, since in the New Saga (*KOF XIV* and *KOF XV*) they keep a lot of importance.
Alice

**Alice Garnet Nakata**, first introduced as **Alice**, is a character who debuted in the pachinko slot *Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf* as an idol mascot.

Her origin is unknown though she most likely took inspiration from Alice Chrysler.

She is voiced by Akino Hayashi.

## Story

In the pachislots, she is a fan who often cheers for Terry and his friends. The fourth *Fatal Fury* pachislot makes her *Days of Memories* name canon; her Japanese name comes from her grandfather who is a sansei.

In *Days of Memories*, Alice is a nurse in training attending to the protagonist. She is born of half-Japanese and American descent. Before she decided to pursue her profession, she lived her summers and winters in America and her springs and falls in Japan. Her sunny attitude and cheerful energy keeps everyone in high spirits. She isn't the best at her job, often unintentionally harming her patients during her treatments, and she is secretly afraid that she'll be fired for incompetence. Due to a conspiracy created by Magaki, she'll experience the same dreams as the protagonist.

Alice joins the tournament in *The King of Fighters XIV* to prove her newfound strength to Terry.

## Personality

A cheerful young lady, Alice adores and admires Terry. She is always supportive of her idol. Once she has trained herself to fight, she emulates him and hopes to gain his approval.

*Days of Memories* Alice is considered the well-meaning foreigner who joyfully bursts through the confines of Japanese social etiquette. While she hopes to raise her patient's spirits and occasionally makes sexual jokes, she rarely takes her audience's reactions seriously. At times, she may even fail to recognize any fault she may have committed and can be unintentionally offensive as a result. Even with her antics, Alice is still nervous to accept the responsibilities of a nurse and has many insecurities about failing her future. She is also surprisingly bashful about showing affection towards the protagonist.

## Fighting Style

Her fighting style is mostly a hybrid of *Fatal Fury* protagonists: Terry, Andy, Joe and Rock. In reference to her origins, jackpot visuals are added as a cosmetic effect for her special moves.

## Music

* **Chrysler Shout** - Days of Memories
* **Splendid Soldier** - The King of Fighters XIV

## Game Appearances

* Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf
* Days of Memories
* The King of Fighters XIV

### Mobile Appearances

* The Rhythm of Fighters - Support Character
* The King of Fighters: All Star

## See also

* Alice/Gallery
* Alice/Quotes
KOF: Maximum Impact 2/Prologues

This page will consists of transcriptions of the prologues included in *Maximum Impact 2*. Each playable character has one, unlocked by clearing story mode as that individual.

## Mai Shiranui

As Mai Shiranui headed for the dojo, it had been her habit since childhood to silence her footsteps and movements. Hanzo Shiranui, her teacher in Shiranui Ninja Arts and grandfather, had told her to attack him if she caught him with his guard down. And if she was successful, he would buy her whatever she had desired at the time— That was what he had always promised the young Mai.