THE KING OF FIGHTERS: A NEW BEGINNING

草薙京

Kyo Kusanagi (草薙 京, Kusanagi Kyō) is the main protagonist of the prologue game and of the Orochi Saga, in The King of Fighters. He was first introduced in The King of Fighters '94 as the main leader of the Japan team. He is known as the rival of, Iori Yagami.

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シュンエイ

八神庵

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).

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クーラ・ダイアモン

Kula Diamond is a character who first appeared as the sub-boss in The King of Fighters 2000. She enters as a normal participant in subsequent appearances.

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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".

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ギース・ハワード

Geese Howard is the chief antagonist of the Fatal Fury series and a secondary villain in the Art of Fighting series. His role varies in the The King of Fighters storyline, but he is always either in the position of a villain or an anti-hero.

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二階堂紅丸

Benimaru Nikaido is a The King of Fighters character and one of Kyo Kusanagi's friends. His straight hair stays up during fights due to a rather exaggerated case of electrostatics. His official nickname is The Shooting Star.

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リョウ・サカザキ

ロバート・ガルシア

Robert Garcia debuted as the deuteragonist in the Art of Fighting series, forming the second half of the Japanese's series namesake as "The Raging Tiger" or "The Mightiest Tiger". He is the first known foreign practitioner of Kyokugenryu Karate.

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キム・カッファン

Kaphwan Kim, usually written surname first as Kim Kaphwan, is a character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series by SNK. Kim is a master of Taekwondo and considers himself a fighter of justice. Kim's original teammates, Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge, were to be teamed up with another dangerous criminal character to form the "Fugitive Team", but Kim was added to the team instead. His official nickname is The Crown Jewel of Taekwondo.

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