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*''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 10'' | *''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 10'' | ||
**''Art of Fighting (5 characters): [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting|King]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Main Heroes|Robert]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Main Heroes|Ryo]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting|Takuma]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 2|Yuri]]'' | **''Art of Fighting (5 characters): [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting|King]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Main Heroes|Robert]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Main Heroes|Ryo]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting|Takuma]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 2|Yuri]]'' | ||
**''Fatal Fury (5 characters): [[Fatal Fury | **''Fatal Fury (5 characters): [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Main Heroes|Andy]], [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Main Heroes|Joe]], [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury 2|Kim]], [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury 2|Mai]], [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Main Heroes|Terry]]'' | ||
*''Characters appearing from other non-fighting games: 5'' | *''Characters appearing from other non-fighting games: 5'' | ||
**''Psycho Soldier (2 characters)'' | **''Psycho Soldier (2 characters)'' | ||
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*''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 2'' | *''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 2'' | ||
**''Art of Fighting (1 character): [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 2|Eiji]]'' | **''Art of Fighting (1 character): [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 2|Eiji]]'' | ||
**''Fatal Fury (1 character): [[Fatal Fury | **''Fatal Fury (1 character): [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury|Billy]]'' | ||
*''New Characters: 2'' | *''New Characters: 2'' | ||
**[[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Iori|Iori Yagami]] - The main rival of [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo Kusanagi]]. Wields pyrokinetic powers. | **[[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Iori|Iori Yagami]] - The main rival of [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo Kusanagi]]. Wields pyrokinetic powers. | ||
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*''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 4'' | *''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 4'' | ||
**''Art of Fighting (2 characters): [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior|Kasumi]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting|Mr. Big]]'' | **''Art of Fighting (2 characters): [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior|Kasumi]], [[Art of Fighting/Characters#Characters introduced in Art of Fighting|Mr. Big]]'' | ||
**''Fatal Fury (2 characters): [[Fatal Fury | **''Fatal Fury (2 characters): [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury|Geese]], [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury 2|Krauser]]'' | ||
*''New Characters: 5'' | *''New Characters: 5'' | ||
**[[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Chizuru|Chizuru Kagura]] - A mysterious woman with deep connections to the Orochi powers and who sponsors the KoF '96 tournament. | **[[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Chizuru|Chizuru Kagura]] - A mysterious woman with deep connections to the Orochi powers and who sponsors the KoF '96 tournament. | ||
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''KoF '95: Billy'' | ''KoF '95: Billy'' | ||
*''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 2'' | *''Characters appearing from other fighting games: 2'' | ||
**''Fatal Fury (2 characters): [[Fatal Fury | **''Fatal Fury (2 characters): [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory|Blue Mary]], [[Fatal Fury/Characters#Characters introduced in Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory|Ryuji]]'' | ||
*''New Characters: 5'' | *''New Characters: 5'' | ||
**[[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Chris|Chris]] - One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi and the dark Orochi counterpart to [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo Kusanagi]]. | **[[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Chris|Chris]] - One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi and the dark Orochi counterpart to [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo Kusanagi]]. |
Revision as of 21:23, 10 November 2008
Overview
Character | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | RB | UM |
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Andy Bogard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Athena Asamiya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Benimaru Nikaido | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Billy Kane | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Blue Mary | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Brian Battler | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chang Koehan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chin Gentsai | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chizuru Kagura | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Choi Bunge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chris | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Clark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Eiji Kisaragi | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Geese Howard | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Goro Daimon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Heavy D! | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Heidern | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Iori Yagami | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Joe Higashi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kasumi Todoh | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Kim Kaphwan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
King | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kyo Kusanagi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Character | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | RB | UM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leona Heidern | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Leopold Goenitz | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Lucky Glauber | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mai Shiranui | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mature | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Mr. Big | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Orochi | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Ralf | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Robert Garcia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rugal Bernstein | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ryo Sakazaki | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ryuji Yamazaki | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Saisyu Kusanagi | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Shermie | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Shingo Yabuki | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Sie Kensou | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Takuma Sakazaki | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Terry Bogard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Vice | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Wolfgang Krauser | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Yashiro Nanakase | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Yuri Sakazaki | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Characters introduced in The King of Fighters '94
- Total number of Characters: 25 (of which 24 are playable + 1 unplayable boss character)
- Characters appearing from other fighting games: 10
- Characters appearing from other non-fighting games: 5
- Psycho Soldier (2 characters)
- Athena Asamiya - A Japanese high school girl with psycho powers from her ancestor Princess Athena.
- Sie Kensou - A young psycho powers fighter from China.
- Ikari Warriors (2 characters)
- Ikari III - The Rescue (1 character)
- Psycho Soldier (2 characters)
- New Characters: 10
- Benimaru Nikaido - Fights using the power of electricity. Wears a rather short costume and an unusual hairstyle.
- Brian Battler - A violent Football player from the USA.
- Chang Koehan - Once a feared and violent criminal in Korea, he is now supervised by Kim. Best (and only) friend of Choi.
- Chin Gentsai - The elderly mentor to Athena and Sie.
- Chang Koehan - Once a feared and violent criminal in Korea, he is now supervised by Kim. Best (and only) friend of Chang.
- Goro Daimon - A former gold medalist of Judo and a mentor to his own dojo.
- Heavy D! - A boxing character and the leader of Team USA.
- Kyo Kusanagi - A fighting High School student and one of the main (canonial) winners of the King of Fighters tournaments.
- Lucky Glauber - A karate champion who is also a former professional basketball player.
- Rugal Bernstein - A wealthy arms dealer and host of the KoF '94 Tournament. (Appears only as a not playable boss character)
Characters introduced in The King of Fighters '95
- Total number of Characters: 26 (all playable)
- Characters reappearing from previous game (KoF '94): 22
(Andy, Athena, Benimaru, Chang, Chin, Choi, Clark, Goro, Heidern, Joe, Kim, King, Kyo, Mai, Ralf, Robert, Rugal, Ryo, Sie, Takuma, Terry, Yuri)
- Characters not reappearing from previous game (KoF '94): 3
(Brian, Heavy, Lucky)
- Characters appearing from other fighting games: 2
- New Characters: 2
- Iori Yagami - The main rival of Kyo Kusanagi. Wields pyrokinetic powers.
- Saisyu Kusanagi - The head of the Kusanagi clan and the father of Kyo Kusanagi.
Characters introduced in The King of Fighters '96
- Total number of Characters: 29 (of which 27 are playable in all versions + 2 are only playable in the CD version)
- Characters reappearing from previous game (KoF '95): 20
(Andy, Athena, Benimaru, Chang, Chin, Choi, Clark, Goro, Iori, Joe, Kim, King, Kyo, Mai, Ralf, Robert, Ryo, Sie, Terry, Yuri)
- Characters not reappearing from previous game (KoF '95): 6
(Billy, Eiji, Heidern, Rugal, Saisyu, Takuma)
- Characters appearing from other fighting games: 4
- New Characters: 5
- Chizuru Kagura - A mysterious woman with deep connections to the Orochi powers and who sponsors the KoF '96 tournament.
- Leona Heidern - The daughter of Heidern and his replacement in the Ikari Warriors Team.
- Leopold Goenitz - One of the four heavenly kings of Orochi and a very powerful fighter.
- Mature - One of the two secretaries of Rugal Bernstein. She can wield the Orochi power.
- Vice - One of the two secretaries of Rugal Bernstein. She can wield the Orochi power and is thought to be a very cruel person.
Characters introduced in The King of Fighters '97
- Total number of Characters: 30 (of which 29 are playable + 1 unplayable boss character)
- Number of Characters with alternate versions available: 6
(Chris, Iori, Kyo, Leona, Shermie, Yashiro)
- Characters reappearing from previous game (KoF '96): 22
(Andy, Athena, Benimaru, Chang, Chin, Chizuru, Choi, Clark, Goro, Iori, Joe, Kim, King, Kyo, Leona, Mai, Ralf, Robert, Ryo, Sie, Terry, Yuri)
- Characters not reappearing from previous game (KoF '96): 7
(Geese, Kasumi, Goenitz, Mature, Mr.Big, Vive, Krauser)
- Characters reappearing from older KoF games: 1
KoF '95: Billy
- Characters appearing from other fighting games: 2
- New Characters: 5
- Chris - One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi and the dark Orochi counterpart to Kyo Kusanagi.
- Orochi - One of the series main villains and the final boss of KoF '97.
- Shermie - One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi and the dark Orochi counterpart to Benimaru Nikaido.
- Shingo - A simple, plain and friendly character who considers all fighters as his friends and is liked by most other contestants.
- Yashiro - One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi and the dark counterpart to Goro Daimon.
Characters introduced in The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest
- Total number of Characters: 38 (all playable)
- Number of Characters with alternate versions available: 13
(Andy, Billy, Chris, Joe, Kyo, Mai, Robert, Rugal, Ryo, Shermie, Terry, Yashiro, Yuri)
- Characters reappearing from previous game (KoF '97): 29
(Andy, Athena, Benimaru, Billy, Mary, Chang, Chin, Chizuru, Choi, Chris, Clark, Goro, Iori, Joe, Kim, King, Kyo, Leona, Mai, Ralf, Robert, Ryo, Ryuji, Shermie, Shingo, Sie, Terry, Yashiro, Yuri)
- Characters not reappearing from previous game (KoF '97): 1
(Orochi)
- Characters reappearing from older KoF games: 9
- KoF '94: Brian, Lucky, Heavy
- KoF '95: Heidern, Rugal, Saisyu, Takuma
- KoF '96: Mature, Vice
- New Characters: 0