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Post by Discoalucard on Jun 19, 2006 14:44:46 GMT -5
Eiji Kisaragi -
A lightning-fast ninja who was originally a villain in Art of Fighting 2. Eiji first appeared in KoF 95, and was dropped from the roster until KoF XI, nearly ten years later. He is meant to be the descendant of Zantetsu from the Last Blade series.
Lucky D! -
A boxer from America. Lucky D! (take note of the exclamation point) is part of the Sports Team, and thus only shows up in Kof 94 and 98. Probably the least embarassing member of the group, despite the ridiculous name.
Lucky Glauber -
In 1994, Shaquille O'Neal starred in his own deplorable fighting game called Shaq Fu. Coincidentally, SNK thought it would be cool to have a basketball player in their games, hence Lucky Glauber's existence. He's tall and attacks with...well, basketballs. He only shows up in Kof 94 and 98 as part of the Sports Team.
Brian Battler -
Rounding out the Sports team is the American Football player Brian Battler. Even with J. Max from World Heroes, apparently SNK felt that the world needed more hogskin tossers on their system. Kind of silly, and like of the rest of the sports guys, only shows up in Kof 94 and 98.
Bao -
A little boy with a stupid hat and dumb pants. Bao also has psychic powers similar to Athena and Kensou, and fights alongside him. He has an insanely annoying voice and is one of the most reviled characters in King of Fighters.
Hinako Shijou -
Hinako is a schoolgirl who has an ambition to be a sumo wrestler. Never mind the fact that she's far, far, far too skinny and also, you know, a girl. Despite her frail and often ridiculous demeanor, Hinako is surprisingly powerful.
Geese Howard -
Geese is the criminal mastermind that rules Southtown, and is the primary enemy in the Fatal Fury games. Although he is of German descent, he's studied Japanese martial arts to the point where he's an unstoppable killing machine. In addition to his fancy throws and Reppuken wave attacks, one of his most powerful (and difficult to execute moves) is the Deadly Rave. Officially he has only appeared in KoF 96 on the Boss Team, but has shown up in the home ports of 2002 and XI, as well as appearing in Maximum Impact 2. Geese also shows up in young form (with long hair and wearing a suit) as a hidden boss in Art of Fighting 2, and the final boss in King of Fighters Neowave. In the Fatal Fury series, he was killed after falling off his tower fortress, but is still alive and well in the King of Fighters series. Don't laugh at his name, or he'll stain his hands with your blood.
Wolfgang Krauser -
The primary boss of Fatal Fury 2, Wolfgang Krauser is a huge German wrestler with an affinity for Mozart. He's one of the few characters that speaks entirely in English, and is apparently the half-brother of Geese Howard. Wolfgang only appears in KoF 96 on the Boss team.
Tizoc -
Known as Griffon Mask is Japan, Tizoc is a powerful Mexican wrestler who, as the name implies, wears a griffon mask. He was introduced in Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and made his KoF debut in 2003.
Vanessa -
A sexy female boxer who wears a tie and a torn shirt. She bears a resemblance of Alyson Hannigan in some artwork. Although she initially appeared as Striker in KoF 99, Vanessa became a playable characters in 2000.
Man I knew the cast was huge, but there's well over eighty characters here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2006 15:59:51 GMT -5
Awesome! Feel free to add information to the profiles I've already provided, as I'm sure there's more to say about characters like Terry and Kyo. You said quite a mouthful about Geese, who is one of my all-time favorite fighters EVER.
And now, s'more:
Yashiro Nanakase: A very physically fit young man who often shows off his prowess at the beginning of the battle with one-hand pushups. His red eyes signify that he's evil, and... well, he is. His blood is of the Orochi lineage, and has totally different moves in Orochi mode that are similar to Daimon's attacks.
Shermie: A mysterious babe who doesn't mind letting her legs show, but seems to have something against showing her eyes, as her unique haircut would indicate. This may be because she is also of the Orochi bloodline, and has electrical attacks like Benimaru when in Orochi mode.
Chris: A kid of ambiguous gender (Chris could be short of Christina, for all we know), whose form belies his true power. Yes, he is also an Orochi, and is chosen as the one who will become Orochi itself. He has weird teleporting attacks in normal form, and flame attacks like Kyo with Orochi power.
Rugal Bernstein: The first big badass boss of the KoF series, Rugal takes pride in making statues of the strongest fighters around the world... whom he usually ends up killing. He lost one of his eyes against one of the eight direct heirs of the Orochi power (who would soon make himself known in KoF 96). Uses Geese's Reppuken and Krauser's Kaiser Wave, but is most hated and feared for his patented Genocide Cutter, one of the most unstoppable all-purpose moves in the history of forever.
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 19, 2006 17:17:45 GMT -5
He lost his eye to Goenitz, who was impressed that Rugal survived fighting him at all and so "gave him" some Orochi power to play around with. They're not exactly clear on how that's possible. Either way Goenitz also sends Mature and Vice to work for Rugal/keep an eye on him. The "Omega Rugal" confronted in KoF'95 is a ressurrected Rugal with cybernetic parts that is completely insane. To quote him: "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" and "I'll back.......you jerks!" Rugal has some interesting statues, they consist mostly of the Super Street Fighter II Turbo cast. Some minor corrections to make to what's posted, I'll contribute to that and whatever characters are left later tonight. As for the Ikari Warriors, by the US Ikari Warriors III they're known as Vince and Paul in game. I unfortunately don't have the manuals for the games anymore though so I can't verify anything else about their pre-KoF storylines besides the basic information we all already know. Also Geese does survive the fall in Fatal Fury. He invents the Shippuken in the process. First fighting game character to ever have a mid-air projectile. Storyline wise he fires it at the ground and it cushions him enough that he survives, then Ripper and Hopper (the two suits that follow him around with Billy Kane) do a switcheroo and copious bribery involving some bystander that died in the blast, accounting for Geese "dying" in a hospital three hours later. The exact date of this incident is unknowable since the game is programmed to use the clock on the Neo Geo to have the current date as his day of death. Krauser also doesn't really "die" either. Realistically, who the hell jumps out of a building after they're beaten in a fight (Geese in RBFF excepted because he's a TOTAL BADASS). It's more like FFSpecial, the winner gets a pat on the back and a "see you next year" along with tons of money. Though that last part was more augmented in KoF'96. Chizuru Kagura is a pretty powerful businesswoman, she turns KoF into a huge media event, I guess to further expose the threat posed by Goenitz and the like. Anyways, more importantly, GEESE. Some people think of RBFF as a direct sequel to Fatal Fury 3 rather than a remake of the original game. The ending is amazing if you win with Terry or Andy. The winner catches Geese after he's blown through the edge of Geese Tower and almost saves him. Geese then throws their hand away and falls away laughing his ass off the entire time because he just turned Terry into the murderer of the father of an innocent kid. D'OH! So Terry ends up taking Rock Howard under his wing. And as we all know Rock ends up joining with Kain R. Heinlein at the end of the game, to further "the legacy of Geese Howard." Geese is so awesome that in the span of like four years he "died" comes back, dismisses OROCHI as "nothing worth writing home about afterall," has a kid with Marie Heinlein, evades the law and paying off Ryuji Yamazaki for years, then manipulates Terry Bogard into raising his son from beyond the grave, with said son inheriting Geese's empire and "violent pedigree" anyway instead of playing basketball and driving a truck like Terry Bogard. BWA HA HA. So in effect I'd probably be better off contributing information about the overall storyline if someone else wants to do more of the individual character backgrounds. Also I posted a bit in the "Investigating King of Fighters" thread too if you want to take a look at that.
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 19, 2006 17:20:53 GMT -5
Lucky D! - A boxer from America. Lucky D! (take note of the exclamation point) is part of the Sports Team, and thus only shows up in Kof 94 and 98. Probably the least embarassing member of the group, despite the ridiculous name. I know it was just a typo but the anal retentive in me HAS to point out that it's Heavy D! and not Lucky D!. Like the rapper: www.vh1.com/artists/az/heavy_d/artist.jhtmlOh and I have the All About SNK Fighters 1991 - 2000 book. It has all the Shinkirou artwork. Given some time I could basically scan every character and team portrait from AoF/FF and KoF '94 through 2000. It's also got Street Smart, the Samurai Shodown series, and Savage Reign/KIZUNA ENCOUNTER.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2006 19:08:35 GMT -5
Ah... I do remember reading about that. Only fitting that the next big boss you'd fight would be ol' Goenitz himself. I read somewhere that his first name is Leopold... hmm. He certainly looks like a Leopold somehow...
I KNEW I saw a Guile-esque statue somewhere! Oh, that wacky SNK, poking subtle fun at its rivals! ;D
Krauser also doesn't really "die" either. Realistically, who the hell jumps out of a building after they're beaten in a fight (Geese in RBFF excepted because he's a TOTAL BADASS). It's more like FFSpecial, the winner gets a pat on the back and a "see you next year" along with tons of money. Though that last part was more augmented in KoF'96. Chizuru Kagura is a pretty powerful businesswoman, she turns KoF into a huge media event, I guess to further expose the threat posed by Goenitz and the like.
At first, I kinda wondered why he refused Terry's grasp... but when I learned the reason why, I thought that Geese had to be one of the vilest bastards of all time. Dying just to haunt the Bogards... yikes.
So THAT'S why Rock's evil blood boiled... heh. You can never keep a truly evil villain down. He's one of the greatest characters outside of the arena, but on it, he's just a terror! One of my favorites to play as, and just an awesome guy overall, even if it is for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes, you have more respect for the villains over the heroes.
Super-nice! In the meantime, more profiles.
K': After Kyo mysteriously disappears at the end of the Orochi saga, K' takes over as the main hero of the game to kick off the (admittably confusing) NESTS storyline. He somehow manages to pull off wearing all leather without looking too gay, and has inherited his fire powers from genetic enhancement involving Kyo's genes.
Maxima: A real big and powerful man, made even stronger thanks to cybernetic enhancements and the ability to analyze opponent data. Max has been buds with K' ever since they've been paired up to carry out tasks by their mysterious boss. You just gotta love the sideburns.
Ramon: He may be a bit of an overconfident dork, but there's something to be said about a Mexican luchador with an eyepatch. Ramon's moves are also rather cool to watch in action, as true to his style, lucha libre is all about showmanship. He also has a not-so-subtle crush on Vanessa... but who wouldn't?
Vanessa: EXTREMELY FREAKING SEXY secret agent who pulls off the combo of a tie and suspenders with flying colors. The short dress shirt and red hair certainly don't hurt her image either! Despite her slender arms, Vanessa is a boxer who strictly utilizes punches. WAY cooler than Micky Rogers and Axel Hawk, for sure.
Seth: A smooth and suave secret agent who looks like your average working joe... with a crest of white hair and a vague resemblance to Mr. T. Seth's fighting style is a little bit unorthodox, not really conforming to any martial art. Gotta love the original styles! He is also quite fond of wine.
Whip: It may not exactly be the most original name, as... well, you can probably guess what her primary weapon is. As it turns out, her real name is Muchiko, and she's been working for NESTS. She's not sure why, as her past is shrouded in mystery. She does manage to meet up with the Ikari team and join their ranks, but also has a connection with K'.
Jhun Hoon: A very good friend of Kim, but also a rival to him as well. Of course, he also fights with Tae Kwon Do, and joins the Korea team to mete out more discipline to poor Chang and Choi. He gets bonus points for only using his legs, and never his arms. Even Kim utilizes punches every now and then, but Jhun's too cool for that.
Lin: Surprisingly, the KoF series hasn't had a kickass ninja design for all the years that Eiji left the circuit. Lin rectifies that dilemma with his awesome style and poison attacks. He's on a mission to hunt down Ron, a former rival of his in the order of the Hizoku clan, who has been brought back to life through unholy means...
Li Xiangfei: A cute Chinese girl with an adorable hairstyle and an appetite twice her size. There's not really much to say about her story, as she came from Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, essentially a dream match game which is all fights and no plot. However, she does get credit for possessing a super that deals out 100 freaking hits!
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 19, 2006 19:29:11 GMT -5
Vanessa's favorite "food" is beer according to her official profiles. It's subtle, but the sprite does have a very slight gut. Also Maxima should be familier to old Neo Geo fans. Colonel Maxima is player two in the futuristic beat'em up Robo Army, at this point more blatantly cybernetic (as opposed to player one who is more machine than man). Said player one, Rocky, is the alternate striker for him in KoF2000. In later KoFs Maxima gains a new super move (Maxima Cannon) that is identical to the super move used by the characters in Robo Army. Something I meant to get at earlier about Geese. The Geese seen in RBS and RBFF is "Nightmare Geese," does he really exist despite his appearance only being in "dream match" games? If only a Garou 2 could happen we'd probably find out. And man I love that win pose. If you don't know what Sotenga's talking about, play Garou. If you finish someone with a maxed out Raging Storm or the Deadly Rave Neo you get a different win pose where his hands glow a bit and he almost collapses while talking about how he doesn't understand this power in him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2006 19:34:14 GMT -5
Vanessa's favorite "food" is beer according to her official profiles. It's subtle, but the sprite does have a very slight gut. Also Maxima should be familier to old Neo Geo fans. Colonel Maxima is player one in the futuristic beat'em up Robo Army, at this point more machine than man (as opposed to player two who is more human than machine). Said Maxima is the alternate striker for him in KoF2000. In later KoFs Maxima gains a new super move (Maxima Cannon) that is identical to the super move used by the players in Robo Army. A. A gut, you say? No wonder I find her irresistible! Not that I have anything against finely toned abs (mmmmm... Leona), but I'm more partial to a smooth stomach. Let it show, babe. ;D I also didn't see above that Kurt already talked about Vanessa... oopsie! B. I vaguely remember the Colonel! Didn't he also have the badass sideburns? Because I'm rather bored, some more profiles! Leopold Goenitz: One of the most powerful figures of the Orochi, something can truly be said about the man who sliced out Rugal's eye. He has the power of wind, and his infuriating "make tornado appear right where you are" move is probably one of the most hated in SNK history. He's got a cool beard, though. Mature: One of Rugal's secretaries and a rather attractive lady, she has the Orochi power of light and has been sent to work with Iori in the KoF 96 tournament. Iori's Riot of Blood would unfortunately kill her, but she would still appear in the dream matches. Vice: The Yang to Mature's Yin, Vice has the Orochi power of darkness and is Rugal's other secretary. Her stance has changed a lot over the years, looking like a zombie sometimes and a hunchback in other games. She's still attractive, though. Too bad she also gets killed by Iori's rage. Mr. Big: The original pimp in fighting games, Mr. Big is one of the main villains of the Art of Fighting series. He's just too cool for words, and he can certainly beat lots of ass with his kali sticks. Plus, you can see him with his hoes before the fight begins! He has only been in the KoF series in the great Boss team in 96 (alongside Geese and Krauser), but SNK has not forgotten him and he will be selectable in the home version of KoF XI. Orochi: The root of all evil, Orochi itself takes manifest at the end of the Orochi saga in KoF 97. Somehow managing to be cheaper than Rugal and Goenitz with destructive black projectiles, lightning strikes, a mirror that counters any attack, and the ultimate desperation move which fills the entire screen with ungodly energy! Only the combined efforts of Kusanagi and Yagami can vanquish his evil power... for a while, anyway. ... besides making cameos alongside Terry in certain games, I don't recall Rock fighting in the main KoF series.
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 19, 2006 19:38:39 GMT -5
Man it was the early nineties you HAD to have either the sideburns or the Van Damme mullet to be a badass.
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Post by Discoalucard on Jun 19, 2006 22:58:24 GMT -5
OK, here's what I got: hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/kof/kof.htmPhew that took awhile. Mazin I think I've got all of the portraits I need for now, although if you're still up for sprite ripping, that would be cool too. If not don't worry about it. Anyway, Rock is in Max Impact, which we're considering part of the series for this article. The to go list is now down to: Adelheid Bernstein Ash Crimson Chizuru Kagura Duck King Duke Duo Lon Elisabeth Blanctorche Fio Gai Tendo Gato Hanzo Hattori Hyena Jivatma Kasumi Todoh Magaki Maki Kagura Malin Momoko Mukai Nagase Ninon Beart Oswald Richard Meyer Ron Shen Woo Shion Reiji Jun Miu Moe Habana Shinobu Hotaru Futaba Tung Fu Rue
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 20, 2006 0:02:54 GMT -5
I find Orochi to be the easiest between him, Rugal and Goenitz. Just run, roll and throw. For Goenitz get just outside of your crouching low kick range and do a hard punch or something so he tries to hit you with his forward combo. Back off and either hit him as he finishes or he'll do his teleport move which gives you a huge chance to damage him. KoF'94 Rugal is the hardest for me. Genocide Cutter does 87% damage on a counter, so jumping basically isn't possible on harder levels. Omega Rugal in '95 is at least aggressive enough that you can trick him. Saishu is a pain though if he goes all out. Krizalid: A pawn of Nests, he is the main villain of KoF'99, overseeing the creation of K' and the "anti-K,'" Kula Diamond (who doesn't appear until KoF 2000). Whip hates Krizalid because she's K's brother. Physically it's possible some of Krizalid's DNA is in K' but it's not totally clarified. For failing miserably, Krizalid is murdered by a clone of Zero as his base and operations fall apart. Zero: The number two man at Nests. A clone of him is confronted as the final boss in King of Fighters 2000. You fight the original in KoF 2001. Following the format of the game, he's the only active character during the battle but has three "striker" like special moves where three different cronies get involved (one of which is a Krizalid clone). He goes down with the ship during/after your confrontation with Igniz on the orbital station.
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 20, 2006 0:05:56 GMT -5
Here's information I posted in another thread in answer to some questions you had:
KoF 94 - Also introduced Rugal Bernstein, Choi Bounge and Change Koehan. Heidern appears here first as well (though there's a guy that looks just like him giving you your orders between each mission in Chopper I, and old SNK shmup, this eyepatched fellow is also seen in the intro for the NES version of Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue).
KoF 95 - Yup, Iori first appears here on the Geese team. In the storylines Geese is invited to every KoF until Real Bout 2 happens, he just only bothers to participate himself instead of fielding cronies in '96 because he wanted the Orochi power. Of course when you beat the game he dismisses it as "nothing worth writing home about after all." because he's that awesome. The Omega Rugal confronted here is a ressurrected berserk cyborg. A far cry from the dapper arrogant person that was the original Rugal Bernstein.
KoF 96 - Correct about Leona, interestingly she was originally designed to be on the Psycho Soldiers team and replace Chin Gentsai, though Gentsai gained enough popularity over Heidern that they made her an Ikari Warrior instead for '96. '96 also has the first appearance of Chizuru Kagura and Goenitz. Vice and Mature also make their first playable appearances here. Mature first appears in KoF'94 in cutscenes, and Vice in '95. Both are Orochi descended characters sent to work for/keep an eye over Rugal by Goenitz.
KoF 97 - '97 has the Orochi versions of Leona and Iori, totally rad.
KoF 99 - Vanessa and Seth don't really appear until King of Fighters 2000. Their only appearance in '99 is as extra strikers in the non-Neo Geo ports. The style is a lot darker. It has the smallest roster of any KoF since '94 but the tradeoff is VERY good animation.
KoF 2000 - The animation quality is worse here, all the effort went towards Zero's awesome blade cape.
KoF 2001 - You're right about the new characters and this is the first KOF by Eolith. The animation on the new characters is actually quite good, but the backgrounds and music, arg.
KoF 2002 - This game has significantly good and fast gameplay compared to 2001. It's very awesome. The original versions lack Shingo and King, who were added in as unlockables in the Dreamcast/PS2 ports.
Also if I dig around on my old computer, I might have unused sprite sets for KoF '96 through 1999. Totally different costumes/etc. for some characters. I had one that had like twelve different sprites for Whip before they settled on the final one. One of them is very reminiscent of Lien Neville from KoF: Maximum Impact.
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 20, 2006 0:08:28 GMT -5
Also if I may offer some minor suggestions: The teams in KoF are shifted around all the time. It might be wise to alphabetize the characters by family name instead of putting them in team order. Heidern doesn't even remotely bear a resemblance to M. Bison/Vega. The Leona description should mention how her father, Guidel, was one of the direct Orochi descendants like Goenitz and Chris. Guidel wasn't down with bringing about the Riot of the Blood, so Goenitz made Leona go nuts and murder everyone in her town, parents included. Her earliest memory is waking up covered in her father's blood, then being found by Heidern. Clark is a huge baseball fan. He also collects guns. Ralf collects knives. The wreckage in their KoF'94 and '95 backgrounds are homages to the original Ikari Warriors, which starts with a plane crash. The loading screens for KoF'96 on the PSX has very interesting imagery of several of the characters. In many cases they used unused sprites for them, so you can see the KoF styled sprites of Ralf and Clark dressed as they are in the original games, Vice showing off her tattoo (an Orochi serpent around her entire back), etc. These would be a good find to have up here as they all look cool. Also you somehow mixed up Heavy D! and Lucky Glauber again.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 8:20:00 GMT -5
Kurt: Looking awesome so far! Though, Rasa is correct; you mixed up the portraits of the basketball player and the boxer. Besides that, I LIKE IT! And still about thirty characters to go... *whew* Rasa: Van Damme mullet? Ick. They made the right choice, if you ask me. Am I the only one who thinks that Krizalid's music has got to be the fiercest damn battle tune in the series? (insert headbanging rocker here) Ya don't think so? Well... I guess not. The beret, maybe, but... hmm... allow me to rewrite Heidern's piece, and add a few more to the fold: Heidern: A hardass commando who has almost nothing left to live for ever since Rugal murdered his family. One of the most no-nonsense fighters in KoF, but it's easy to see why. He only has two purposes in life; to see that Rugal is terminated, and to ensure the safety of his adopted daughter. He would only stick around for 94 and 95, but save for joining a team of protective fathers in 98 and a comeback in 2001, he would turn his leadership status of the Ikari team over to his daughter... Foxy: An agent who bears high-ranking status in the NESTS cartel, her tall frame and ridiculous hair make her seem quite intimidating. However, she's rather gentle underneath her cold exterior and cares deeply for Kula, whom she supervised the creation of with Diana (a character who pops up with Kula every now and then, but had never been officially made playable). She has some mad fencing skills and a suicide attack that knocks her out, but completely destroys the opponent's lifebar. Foxy is unceremoniously killed by a pair of traitors. Angel: A devil-may-care young girl whose unique style of dress belies her highly unorthodox fighting skill. Many of her moves are interconnected with each other through an odd (and often unpredictable) chain system that has an assload of possibilities to it. She often unzips her jacket and shows her breasts off to the very lucky onlookers (which is somewhat reminiscent of I-No from Guilty Gear). Although she has a joyful personality, she turns out to be somewhat evil. K9999: Pronounced "kay-four-nine," this genetic anomaly was built to be the ultimate Kusanagi clone. Needless to say, the experiment failed and he developed a rather vile persona. He possesses psychic energy, has the ability to morph his arms into various shapes, and has move names like "Shut Up!" and "Get Lost!". Flowing cape, large forehead, grotesque pulsating tentacle arm... if you haven't figured it out by now, K9999 isn't just inspired by Tetsuo from Akira... he practically IS Tetsuo! His voice is even that of Nozomu Sasaki, the original Japanese voice of Tetsuo! May Lee: A cute and spunky young Korean girl who idolizes both Kim and Jhun. She has a rather unique adaption of Tae Kwon Do which primarily centers around an opening move and having several ways to end it. May also has a normal fighting stance and a peculiar "Hero" stance, where her moves focus more on power above versatility. Much to Chang and Choi's delight, she's not a strict hardass, but a fun-loving girl who jokes and jests with the ex-convicts. Igniz: OH MY FUCKING GOD MOTHERFUCKER KILL THE FUCKING IGNIZ BAD MEMORIES POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER LOSS AFTER LOSS AGAINST THE FUCKER BLOOD DIE KILL DEATH WAR FUCK FUCK FUCK MURDER THE BASTARD...Ummmmmm... let's try that one again without exploding. Igniz: The number one arch-bastard in the NESTS agency, he is the source of all pain in the NESTS saga. By absorbing all of the battle data he's been collecting ever since the first KoF tournament, his power meter flies off the scale and becomes something of an insane deity. With his ridiculously quick and damaging moves, and the infamous Brutal God Project (where he pretty much assaults you with everything in your arsenal and takes away 80% of your lifebar), it's no wonder that Igniz is arguably the cheapest and most unfair boss ever in the KoF series. After beaten, he exclaims, "Is this the end... of lovable Igniz?" Tch, yeah. "Lovable," my buttpipe.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 10:22:28 GMT -5
Gah! Can't believe Saisyu hasn't been posted yet... Saisyu Kusanagi: Kyo’s dad, and the current patriarch of the Kusanagi bloodline. He’s somewhat cocky and arrogant, like father like son, and he wields the sacred flame with much mastery. He was brainwashed by Rugal in 95 and was forced to fight his own kin, but Saisyu came to his senses and went into exile. Later, he would grant Shingo’s wish and teach him to fight like a Kusanagi. I also took all biographies thus far and saved them in a text file (spanning over seven pages!) on my computer. I may make some alterations every now and then (adding and altering information), so nothing is set in stone. I shall also give credit to KLantis for his very informative and comprehensive KoF storyline FAQ: db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/king_of_fighters_story.txt
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Post by Neo Rasa on Jun 20, 2006 12:26:51 GMT -5
Heidern did pop up in the KoF'98 dream match too. Also it's notable that K9999 is even voiced by Nozomu Sasaki, the original voice of Tetsuo. Man I remember contributing stuff to that KLantis faq, me and a bunch of guys and gals from Orochinagi and SRK all put info into it. KLantis was a great guy, I haven't talked to him in years though. Foxy's Dr. Seuss hair is awesome. Did you ever get her final win pose with it? The bands holding together are actually a single flagt. My girlfriend did some cool art of it several years ago: Also you might want to add in that Foxy is the one who supervised the creation of Kula Diamond along with Diana (who sadly was never made playable, she continued the insect motif with tons of butterfly type animations). Should be obvious at this point but she has a thing for bees/honey, hence the initial way her hair is done up. No one knows offhand what the flag is FOR, it's just a cool winpose. It might represent the Nests cartel itself or the honey factory she runs officially. Who knows. Weird detail for what was such a throwaway, one time only character in-game. She does officially get killed at the end of KoF2001, but in KoFXI she's in Kula's introduction animation when she fights against K', so it's believed they retconned this and will have her still be alive as a supporting character. Also special treat from me, Nona's rejected KoF 2001 designs: So, uh, huge breasts and anorexia, together at last. What the hell was Nona thinking?
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