Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators
213,713
edits
The King of Fighters/Characters/The Rugal Saga: Difference between revisions
The King of Fighters/Characters/The Rugal Saga (view source)
Revision as of 17:26, 27 February 2024
, 2 months agoTook text that isn't quotations out of "quote" markup, fixed 100 mismatched text-formatting tags
No edit summary |
(Took text that isn't quotations out of "quote" markup, fixed 100 mismatched text-formatting tags) |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 5:
[[Trivia Trope]] entries go in the [[The King of Fighters/Trivia|Trivia tab]]. [[Captain Ersatz]], [[Continuity Nod]], [[Expy]], [[Mythology Gag]], [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] and [[Shout-Out]] entries go [[The King of Fighters/Shout Out|in the Shout Out page]].
Line 12:
{{quote|''"Sorry about that! Are you hurt? I guess I got a bit carried away!"''}}
* [[Action Fashionista]]/[[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Every single game gives Athena a completely different outfit. The only exception is ''XIII'', which is justified because the game is reusing the sprites from ''XII''.
** ''XIII'' is something of an in-between. She's wearing her ''XII'' clothes, but bears the default color scheme of her ''XI'' attire. Not a new outfit in any one aspect, but together comes together to create something different.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''{{'}}98'', where her intro involves her changing between her previous four outfits before settling down on her current attire.
** Lampshaded ''again'' with her Psychic 8 HSDM/LDM, where Athena changes her outfit (progressing from ''{{'}}94'' to the current costume, [[Fan Service|and sometimes adding her Princess Athena bikini]]) with each hit.
** ''[[Up to Eleven|Overkilled]]'' in ''XIII'' with her [[Limit Break|Neo MAX]] version of the above attack, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L74ieb2Q4VU Psycho Medley 13] ([[Fan Nickname|also known as]] Psychic 12), where she uses all ''twelve'' of her previous outfits and is then aided by what appears to be Princess Athena's royal guard.
** Almost averted in ''[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090825123461/snk/images/6/61/Athena_asamiya_95.jpg '95]'', where she wears a slightly modified version of her ''{{'}}94'' [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100511221319/snk/images/b/b1/Athena94.jpg outfit].
** Lampshaded in-game by Maxima in their single-player intro in ''XIII''.
{{quote|'''Maxima''': "You're wearing something new every time I see you. Do you know what a pain is it to keep my data updated?"}}
Line 31:
* [[Crystal Ball]]: During her Shining Crystal Bit attack, she's surrounded by two circling crystal balls that guard her from enemy attacks. She can also add a followup by firing said balls forward.
* [[Cute but Cacophonic]]:
** Her ''{{'}}95'' incarnation. It can be argued that she's this anytime she yells "[[Gratuitous English|Saikou Baaru]]!".
** Also happened in ''King of Fighters '98'' when [[Haruna Ikezawa]] took over her voice for the rest of the series.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: In-universe: she's the only character who does distract people. Ironically, she's one of the most clothed characters in the cast.
Line 48:
* [[Image Song]]:
** "Psycho Soldier". [[SNK/Awesome Music|So popular]], it's had multiple renditions (with and without vocals) over the years.
** She also has "Present Holiday", [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUhebGd5AD4 "Kizudarake no Blue Moon"] ("Wounded Blue Moon"/"Banged-Up Blue Moon"; also carried over from ''Psycho Soldier'') and [
* [[Joshikousei]]: At first, only in her intro animations, for fear of making her too risqué; fully embraced by ''XI''.
** Cynically lampshaded by Kyo ([[Hypocritical Humor|of all people]]) on ''XIII'': "No one wears sailor uniforms at your actual age anymore." Athena [[Oh Crap|isn't happy]] when he points it out.
Line 77:
{{quote|''"Your defense means nothing. Nothing to my tackling, that is!"''}}
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Beaten out only by Terry and Geese in this department.
Line 97:
{{quote|''"Another luscious symphony of bone crushing sounds!"''}}
* [[Arms Dealer]]: To the extremity that he actually lived on a Nimitz-class supercarrier, and his kids have their own armored fortress airship.
Line 105:
* [[Attack Reflector]]
* [[Audible Sharpness]]: The Genocide Cutter. And it comes from his ''legs''.
* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: A talent he apparently has. [[What Could Have Been|Initially this was meant to be a part of his fighting style]], as using any special move on him in ''{{'}}94'' would have granted him the ability to [[Power Copying|do the same move to you]]. However, this turned out to be far too infeasible for the game to handle and thus was only given some moves from Geese and Krauser along with a few unique moves.
* [[The Backwards R]]: His normal theme in ''{{'}}98'', "The ЯR".
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: That elegant red tuxedo he wears when you first face him in ''{{'}}94''. He loses it in all subsequent installments (the only exception is if Omega Rugal is waiting on the sidelines in ''{{'}}95''), but always wears it in the ''[[SNK vs. Capcom|Capcom vs. SNK]]'' series, even as God/Ultimate Rugal.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: His suit evolves into this in ''Capcom vs. SNK''.
* [[Badass Long Hair]]: Starting in ''{{'}}95'', although it's a bit hard to notice.
* [[Badass Mustache]]: It fits his wealthy, yet villainous appearance.
* [[Battle Aura]]: Omega Rugal gains one in his ''{{'}}98'' [[Victory Pose]].
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: His Omega Rugal form has silver hair though.
* [[Blood Knight]]: His original motivation for reviving the tournament.
Line 119:
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: To his children Adel and Rose. Adel idolizes his father enough to mimic his fighting style, and both copy his fashion sense, but Adel remarked about never being able to do things with him. On the other hand, Rugal granted them access to his vast wealth, and they live quite lavishly.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Perhaps one of the most unholy examples ever and bleeds over with [[Kick the Dog]]. Heidern was apparently annoying him with his probes into his operation (not even talking thorn-in-the-side bad, simply getting Rugal's attention) and his response is to ''kill his entire family and mercenary squadron of fifty men''. From Rugal's view, it was meant as ''mockery and provocation''. Unconventionally, also counts as his [[Moral Event Horizon]] (as this is the first genuinely heinous thing he does in the series).
* [[Eucatastrophe]]: In ''{{'}}94''. If Kyo didn't assume the worst when he saw his unconscious father, he would have never gone into an [[Unstoppable Rage]]-induced [[Heroic Second Wind]], and Rugal would have won. Kyo gets lucky for a second time in the next game.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: His "Dead End Screamer" DM (''King of Fighters '98'' move only).
* [[Evil Laugh]]: The prime example in ''King of Fighters''. He even does it as he is about to die (again) in ''King of Fighters '98''.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Goenitz sliced out Rugal's eye as they fought. Impressed that Rugal survived, Goenitz then gave him some of the Orochi power. [[Superpower Meltdown|Regard]][[Deadly Upgrade|less]]... [[Karmic Death|Rugal still died]].
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: He loses one glove (and the corresponding hand) after his incident with Goenitz, but later installments either restore it or simply give him regular gloves.
* [[Flash Step]]: One of his ''{{'}}98''-only specials as Omega Rugal. Notable in that Rugal ''[[Combat Pragmatist|actually hits you while dashing past you]]''.
* [[Flung Clothing]]: Tosses the top part of his tuxedo off in ''King of Fighters '94'' in Round 2, and in ''2002'', his jacket falls off, along with the wires on his shoulders.
* [[For the Evulz]]: The underlying theme of his actions, sadistic humor and snark. At least some of the other villains had more (relatively) altruistic goals.
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: His cybernetic eye since ''King of Fighters '95'' (back in ''{{'}}94'', the eye was pitch black) and as God Rugal. And both are [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]].
* [[A God Am I]]:
{{quote|''"[[Badass Boast|Repeat this after me]]: {{
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: The Kaiser Wave, taken from Krauser. Can be [[Charged Attack]] to become [[Unblockable Attack]].
* [[Narcissist]]: The first clue was the portraits of himself adorning the command room of the BlackNoah.
* [[Neck Snap]]: His ''King of Fighters '98'' (non-boss) incarnation has the "Dead End Screamer", which in its SDM/MAX version starts with Rugal doing this to the opponent neck (then he follows by [[Everything's Better with Spinning|spinning]] over him/her while [[Maniacal Laugh|laughing manically]]... ouch).
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Survived detonating his ship in ''King of Fighters '94''. {{spoiler|1=Strongly hinted to have survived his apparent death in ''{{'}}95''}}.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Omega Rugal.
* [[Phlebotinum Overload]]: Leads to his [[Plotline Death]]. See [[Deadly Upgrade]] above and [[Superpower Meltdown]] below.
* [[Pillar of Light]]: At the end of his Gigantic Pressure DM.
* [[Poisoned Weapons]]: His ''hands''. One of Omega Rugal's ''{{'}}98''-only DMs involves impaling the opponent and supercharging them with [[Sickly Green Glow|green]], poisonous Orochi energy. This attack is made ''even cheaper'' in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', where God Rugal receives this move as a ''normal'' special. And it involves ''[[Flash Step|flash stepping]]''.
* [[Power Echoes]]: As God Rugal in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Pops up in two consecutive games in the series' canon. Afterwards, he was seen as the [[Trope Codifier|ultimate end-boss]] and is so well-loved by fans, that Rugal became the [[Final Boss]] of every subsequent [[Dream Match Game]].
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red Bionic Eye Take Warning]]: After Goenitz ripped off his eye, he replaced it with an artificial, glowing red one.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: When Mature and Vice became [[Ascended Extra]]s in ''{{'}}96'', Rugal received two additional secretaries named Aya and Hermione in ''{{'}}98''.
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: His panther Rodem, who acts as Rugal's "partner" in ''{{'}}94'' and ''{{'}}95''.
* [[Running Gag]]: A meta example: his penchant for "dying" (although it only canonically happened once) has been [[Played for Laughs]] to the point that Rugal's hobby in his official bio is listed as "[[Back from the Dead|resurrection]]."
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Omega Rugal from ''King of Fighters '98'' onwards.
Line 152:
* [[Superpower Meltdown]]: Omega Rugal, both in ''King of Fighters '95'' and the original ''2002''.
* [[Take Over the World]]: Omega Rugal's hobby is "World conquest". This, combined with the lingering question of if Rugal is truly dead and his appearance alongside the members of NESTS in ''2002'', [[Wild Mass Guessing|has the fans scratching their heads]].
* [[Taking You with Me]]: As mentioned above, in ''King of Fighters '94''; also used in ''{{'}}98'', ''R2'' and ''2002: Unlimited Match''.
* [[This Cannot Be!]]: Gets one in ''{{'}}94'' when you beat him.
{{quote|'''Rugal''': [[Bilingual Bonus|"Ma... masaka..."]] }}
* [[True Final Boss]]: His second round in ''King of Fighters '94''. Even more fittingly, him in ''2002 Unlimited Match'': you can only fight him by not losing more than 2 teammates against the "[[Final Boss]]", and you can't unlock your team's ending picture unless you beat him. Oh, and you can't continue if you lose against him.
Line 160:
{{quote|'''Omega Rugal''': "Even with my new power I lost. What? My body.....????? [[Big No|NO!]] To meet such a fate! But I'll be back... [[Narm|YOU JERKS!]]" }}
* [[We Can Rebuild Him]]: Goenitz definitely thought so when he restores Rugal.
* [[Willfully Weak]]: When you first face him in ''{{'}}94''. Then, his [[Rubber Band AI]] kicks in... [[Curb Stomp Battle|Oh god...]]
== Andy Bogard ==
Line 167 ⟶ 166:
{{quote|''"If you want to be the best, it's practice every day, pal."''}}
* [[Always Someone Better]]: It doesn't get in the way when the rubber meets the road (the duo will always have each others' back), but there is some definite yearning on Andy's part to become the kind of fighter his brother is seen as.
Line 196 ⟶ 195:
{{quote|''"Say what? It's no fluke. This is why I'm here every year."''}}
* [[Animal Motifs]]: The wolf. Everything about him, right down to his ''nickname''.
Line 208 ⟶ 207:
{{quote|''"OK!"''}}
* [[Clothes Make the Legend]]: Had his ''[[Fatal Fury|Mark of the Wolves]]'' clothes for a couple of games, then returned to his classic attire.
* [[Cool Pet]]: His pet monkey Ukee, who served as the [[Mascot]] of SNK before Terry. He seems to have inherited Terry's fighting spirit and usually greets his owner ''by punching him''. He pops up in one of Terry's win poses in ''{{'}}99''.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Jeff, again.
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: In ''2003'' and ''XI'', he sports his more rugged looks from ''Mark of the Wolves'', including the much shorter hair.
Line 236 ⟶ 235:
{{quote|''"A crushing victory! Eh, heh, heh, heh!"''}}
* [[Bald of Evil]]: He reforms in ''2003'' though.
Line 261 ⟶ 260:
{{quote|''"O-Ouch! Whew! I can beat you. But age is something different!"''}}
* [[Alcohol Hic]]: Carries a sake gourd all the time because he's a [[Drunken Master]]. His special intro against Kensou in ''{{'}}98'' consists of him trying to outperform his eating with his own drinking.
* [[Badass Beard]]: Typical for a chinese old master in a fighting game.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: At 89, he's the oldest character in the series. Doesn't stop him from putting up a good fight against the younger ones. His gameplay somewhat reflects it: though short and thin, he's rather slow and can't jump too high.
* [[Badass Mustache]]: It goes along with his [[Badass Beard]].
* [[Blinding Bangs]]: [[The Faceless|His eyes]] [[Hidden Eyes|are always hidden by his hair]].
** [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: In ''{{'}}98'' through ''2000'', we actually get to see one of his eyes in character portraits.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: [[Booze Flamethrower]], to be exact. Sometimes he can just spit the booze itself.
* [[Comes Great Responsibility]]: His reasoning behind preventing Athena and Kensou from competing in the ''{{'}}97'' tournament. When they later return with the resolve to compete for the sake of Kaoru Watanabe, an ill fan of Athena's, Chin relents, impressed at his disciples' maturity.
* [[Confusion Fu]]: More or less.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He can fight, boast and trash talk like most of the younger fighters.
Line 295 ⟶ 294:
{{quote|''"A quick win. A quick victory. This time, I'm really free!"''}}
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: His "Shakushi" MAX 2 in ''2002 Unlimited Maximum'', formerly his MAX 2 in ''2002'' and his Exceed in ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos|SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos]]''.
Line 307 ⟶ 306:
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Chang. He ''does'' have a wife and family, he's just never been able to get back to them after he was press-ganged by Kim.
* [[Image Song]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXp5df7N2ao "Choi Bounge Ondo"]. An abridged version pops up as Choi's intro in ''{{'}}98'' if he's the first one to fight.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: A pair of gloves with knives on the fingers, just like Freddy Krueger. He meets [[Street Fighter|Vega]] in ''SVC: Chaos'' and tries to strike up a friendship, but [[Bishonen|Vega]] being [[The Fighting Narcissist|Vega]], this does not go well.
* [[Knife Nut]]: Maybe a little too fond of those claws...
Line 327 ⟶ 326:
{{quote|''"Lightweight!"''}}
* [[Badass Normal]]: Kyo has [[Playing with Fire|fire]], Benimaru has [[Shock and Awe|electricity]]. He's got nothing but his size, his strength and a handful of experience.
Line 353 ⟶ 352:
{{quote|''"Underestimate my strength, huh? You're dumber than you look!"''}}
* [[Action Fashionista]]: So much that he's the one providing the picture in the page.
Line 402 ⟶ 401:
{{quote|''"Wake up! It's too early for bedtime!"''}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: See [[Running Gag]] below.
Line 412 ⟶ 411:
* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Hasn't made a canon appearance since ''{{'}}94'', but still shows up alongside his teammates in cameos.
* [[Running Gag]]: Lucky actually has it ''worse'' than his teammates, as he was defeated by Shermie and Makoto (in ''Neo Geo Battle Coliseum'' and ''Maximum Impact Regulation A'', respectively) and had his invite stolen ''in addition to'' his team-affiliated loses. [[Butt Monkey|Ouch...]]
* [[Spirited Competitor]]
Line 421 ⟶ 420:
{{quote|''"Slow. Your attack's too slow. I read you like a storybook."''}}
* [[Badass Beard]]
Line 430 ⟶ 429:
* [[Extremity Extremist]]: Being a boxer, he only uses his fists.
* [[Flung Clothing]]: One of his victory poses.
* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: In his intro pose. [[Butt Monkey|Unfortunately]], given that his team has had [[Curb Stomp Battle|their asses handed to them]] on [[Running Gag|at least]] ''[[Running Gag|three]]'' [[Running Gag|separate ocassions]] (Rival Team in ''{{'}}95'', New Faces Team in ''{{'}}97'', and Vannessa, Seth and Ramon in ''2000''), [[Goggles Do Nothing|the glasses probably didn't help]].
* [[Megaton Punch]]: His D! Magnum is his most devastating attack, and it consists of a sole punch lit up with an awesome explosion.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: As a part of a cruel [[Running Gag]] that many fans [[Dude, Not Funny|don't enjoy]].
Line 436 ⟶ 435:
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Subverted. D! is only serious in the midst of battle, as he doesn't want to come off as disrespectful to his opponents. Otherwise, he's a pretty chipper guy.
* [[Spirited Competitor]]
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: He yells out a perfectly clear "That's not bad!" (in both his ''{{'}}94'' debut and in ''{{'}}98'') during his Soul Flower special.
* [[Walking the Earth]]: Their ending from ''{{'}}94'' has D! and Lucky deciding to broaden their horizons and continue street fighting. [[Wild Mass Guessing|This may have actually happened]], given their cameo-esque [[Put on a Bus]] status throughout the series.
* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head]]: An eagle surrounded by the American flag is tattooed on his back.
Line 445 ⟶ 444:
{{quote|''"You say you let your guard down? I think you're just a weenie!"''}}
* [[Badass Normal]]: There is ''no'' magical justification for his abilities. He just uses a few gadgets and some crazy fighting style that he devised himself. Imagine the [[Badass]] lovechild of [[Batman]] and [[Street Fighter II|Guile]], and the end result isn't too far from Heidern.
Line 458 ⟶ 457:
* [[Flung Clothing]]: An odd inversion. In one of Heidern's win poses, a [[Badass Longcoat|longcoat]] falls from the sky. In a quick change, Heidern drapes himself in the cloak and somehow loses his hat in the process.
* [[Good-Looking Privates]]
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|Glowing Eye Of Doom]]: Has this in his ''{{'}}98''-and-onward intro pose as well as his Striker pose.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: The [[Eye Scream|loss of his eye]] should mean that he lacks peripheral version and depth perception. Much like [[Street Fighter|Sagat]], he still manages to kick ''so much ass''.
* [[Hired Guns]]: Commands [[Badass Crew|an elite squadron of 'em]].
* [[Her Heart Will Go On|His Heart Will Go On]]: A rare male version. With Rugal dead, Heidern finds no more reason to lament the life of [http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Heidern-family.png Sandra and Clara], his wife and daughter. In his ''{{'}}94'' ending, he chooses to rip up their family photo, finally able to move on with his life.
* [[It's Personal]]: Read the excerpt above and then put yourself in his shoes. How could you ''not'' want [[Revenge]]? Fortunately, the hostility does not carry over to Adel and Rose.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: His title of "Commander" aside, Heidern (which is his surname; Leona's full name via adoption is Leona ''Heidern'') is only referred to as... you guessed it.
Line 467 ⟶ 466:
* [[Mentors]]: To the Ikari team (most obviously Leona). Might overlap with [[A Father to His Men]].
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: "Go... to... '''HELL!'''"
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: A few versions of ''{{'}}94'' and ''{{'}}95'' have his named spelled as Jeidern. Maybe it's the Spanish localization?
* [[The Stoic]]: Always calm and composed.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: For a 40-something-year-old guy who's missing an eye... Heidern's doing pretty good.
Line 478 ⟶ 477:
{{quote|''"How's that? I'm the Satan of martial arts."''}}
* [[Anime Hair]]
Line 506 ⟶ 505:
{{quote|''"That's enough for now. I can only be forgiving so much."''}}
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: From ''XII'' onwards. All of those missions must have given him and Clark one hell of a tan.
Line 521 ⟶ 520:
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Even if only by a technicality.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: You might remember him as Paul.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: He wears them since ''{{'}}99''. Before, he had the unique fashion of wearing a single military glove on his left hand.
* [[Good-Looking Privates]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Clark. Also [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] (where Ralf, pretty obviously, is Red).
Line 537 ⟶ 536:
* [[Turns Red]]: ''Literally'' during his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxNAlSeaolk Jet Vulcan Punch Neo MAX] in ''XIII'', which is quickly followed up by ''the'' [[Spam Attack]] to end ''all'' [[Spam Attack]]s. Imagine the [[One Piece|Gum-Gum Jet Gattling]], [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA]] and [[Fist of the North Star|ATATATATATATATA]] doing a [[Fusion Dance]]. Then set it ''[[Incendiary Exponent|on fire]]'' and give it a range covering half the screen in front of him.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Less than Clark, but still counts.
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]" Ralf and Clark switched to a completely different, [[Street Fighter II|Zangief-esque]] silhouette [[Art Shift|literally from one game to another]]. To the fandom's credit, [[Hand Wave|"intense training"]] ''[[Artistic License
Line 544 ⟶ 543:
{{quote|''"Hey guys, how about it? Let's do the Tae [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Kwan]] Do thang!"''}}
* [[Animal Motifs]]: The phoenix. Can sometimes inexplicably [[Summon Magic]] [[Hot Wings|one]] at the end of his [[Spam Attack|Hou'ou Kyaku]] [[Limit Break|DM]].
* [[Ascended Glitch]]: His ability to perform the Hou'ou Kyaku in midair was retained from a bug that affected certain command moves in ''{{'}}94'' and ''{{'}}95''.
* [[Badass Creed]]: "Aku wa yurusan!" See below.
* [[Badass Normal]]: All he knows is Taekwondo. That, and '''JUSTICE!''' Kim still manages to be a fierce competitor and is revered as a national hero in Korea.
Line 555 ⟶ 554:
* [[Brick Break]]: He does a pretty neat spin on the trope in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' by throwing up several wooden boards into the air and breaking them away before they touch the ground. Not quite as impressive as him breaking a large column of ice in the ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' series, but still.
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: The whole reason ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syewNvULmL0t this]'' transpires.
* [[Detect Evil]]: "[[
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in a group of bonus illustrations for ''King of Fighters '99'': Kim sees [[Anti-Hero]] K' lurking in the background and wonders if he's evil.
* [[Extremity Extremist]]: He only uses punches with his normal weak punch moves—inputting a strong punch makes him kick, like the other two buttons.
Line 592 ⟶ 591:
{{quote|''"In battle, one's sex means nothing. Who's left standing is what matters."''}}
* [[Bifauxnen]]: [[Late Arrival Spoiler|Of course]], [[Samus Is a Girl|it's common knowledge]] here in ''King of Fighters''. As seen below, King ''does'' break out of this on ocassion.
Line 625 ⟶ 624:
* [[Team Mom]]: Often takes up this role in the Women Fighters Team. Mai picks on her about this during their ending in ''XIII''.
* [[Tomboyish Name]]: A probable alias used to further disguise her gender.
* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Her voice gradually changed over the years from tomboyish in ''{{'}}94'' and ''{{'}}95'', to classy and ladylike from ''{{'}}96'' to ''2001''... to suddenly [[Ryona]] bait from ''2003'' onwards. Eeeep.
Line 632 ⟶ 631:
{{quote|''"You just ain't got it. So stop whining and get lost."''}}
* [[Badass Biker]]: His motorcycle is listed as one of his likes, implying this trope.
Line 640 ⟶ 639:
* [[Berserk Button]]: Ash Crimson. On a less serious note, being too nosy about the fact that he never graduated from high school is a sure-fire way to get smoked (Kim is particularly good about rising his hackles in regards to this; [[Hilarity Ensues]] every time they meet).
* [[Bonus Boss]]: Along with Iori in ''King of Fighters '99''. You can fight him if your end points are over 280. Win, and he becomes playable.
* [[Bootstrapped Theme]]/[[Recurring Riff]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifG376LtUiM "Esaka?"] from ''{{'}}96'' is [[SNK/Awesome Music|so popular a song]] that it's probably ''the'' song of the series. It has seen multiple renditions over the years, whether it's being used for the original Japan Team, Kyo's clones or even as a bridge [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BSCSmji7OE in a completely different theme for Kyo].
* [[Bully Hunter]]: According to the ''King of Fighters: Kyo'' manga.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Heh heh, moetaro?" ("Heh heh, you burned?") and "Ore no... kachi da!" ("This is... my victory!").
* [[Cloning Blues]]
* [[Creepy Cool Crosses]]: His outfit during the NESTS saga had a black shirt with two pairs of perpendicular white lines forming a cross on his chest.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: Although he's one of many examples (see Ryo/Robert, Ralf/Clark, Mature/Vice, etc), his is perhaps the most notable. In ''{{'}}95'', Kyo and Iori possessed similar movesets (this is justified: their ancestors worked together to perfect their respective fighting styles together before the Kusanagi/Yasakani schism), giving them a [[Ryu and Ken]] relationship. In the following game, Kyo discarded most of his moves for his now-trademark [[Elemental Punch|flame-lanced chain of punches]] (this is presumably due to the [[Curb Stomp Battle]] he experienced at the hands of Goenitz in the interim between games). Currently (read: "up until ''XII''"), he and Iori share ''one'' move.
** And now that Iori has lost his flames (and possesses a more physical moveset not unlike post-''{{'}}95'' Kyo), Kyo's back to his original moveset.
* [[Downloadable Content]]: In ''XIII'', the "NESTS-style" Kyo, which is him in his more iconic Rekka-style combos.
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Just watch his intro with Vega in the ''[[SNK vs. Capcom|Capcom vs. SNK]]'' games. Kyo is not honored in the slightest.
Line 653 ⟶ 652:
'''Vega''': "Heh, heh. Relax. You should take a break before I tear you to shreds, huh?"
'''Kyo''': "I've got stuff to do. I can't waste my time with freaks like you."}}
* [[Every Year They Fizzle Out]]: Although he and the original Team Japan won throughout the entire Orochi Saga (''{{'}}94''-''{{'}}97''), with Kyo usually getting the credit [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|for single-handedly beating Orochi]], Kyo doesn't seem to have quite the same luck in either the NESTS or Tales of Ash sagas (''especially the latter'') despite being one of the most powerful fighters in [[The Verse]].
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Always a part of his outfits.
* [[Finger Wag]]: His taunt. Originally, he'd only dental click while doing it ("Tsk tsk tsk"), although Kyo later says "Mou, oyasumi ka?" ("Oh, is it bedtime already?").
Line 661 ⟶ 660:
* [[Image Song]]: Several. The main ones fans request for Masahiro Nonaka to sing are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUEgKetLS3U "Burning Devotion!"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zZSg6EKgD0 "Pieces"]. God forbid that you get him and [[Kunihiko Yasui]] (Iori) in the same room or less the fans will clamor that they sing their ''dual'' image song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvEf6CbB4bw "The Sun & The Moon"].
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: See the ''King of Fighters: Kyo'' spinoff manga and games for a good example.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The [[wikipedia:Kusanagi|Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi]] is a sword that the sea and storm god Susano'o found inside of the Yamata no Orochi's body after slaying the great beast. Guess what Kyo ''Kusanagi'' does to ''Orochi'' at the climax of ''{{'}}97''.
** His [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVI1M1VlhS8 Neo MAX] in ''XIII'' is named the Ura Hyaku Ni Juu Ichi Shiki Ame-no-Murakumo, the "Ame no Murakumo" being the former name of the Kusanagi sword.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Gains one from ''{{'}}99'' onwards in the form of his 182 Shiki. This is presumably a [[Continuity Nod]] to the killing blow Kyo landed on Orochi.
** You could also argue that the end of his Mu Shiki DM (not the SDM version though) ends with one also. At the very least, [[Punched Across the Room|they're sent flying]].
** ''XIII'' gives him (to be exact, NESTS!Kyo) another one as his Neo MAX named Totsuka, a punch so powerful, it causes a screen-filling fiery explosion.
* [[Not So Different]]: Although semi-canon at best, other media adaptations (most notably the ''{{'}}98'' drama CD, ''King of Fighters: Kyo'' and the Hong Kong manhua) insinuate that should the Kusanagi lose themselves to their darker side, they'll end up just like the followers of Orochi.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Comes from his [[Heroic Lineage]].
* [[Power Echoes]]: Most versions of his Mu Shiki DM have an echo effect. Canonically, the Mu Shiki is believed to be Kyo's strongest skill (Clone Zero even used its data in the Zero Cannon).
* [[Public Domain Artifact]]/[[Amplifier Artifact]]: Wields the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, which is implied to reside inside of his body.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: He's entered several tournaments while in uniform. When Kyo stopped wearing his school clothes in ''{{'}}99'', his ''clones'' picked up the slack.
** [[Clothes Make the Legend]]: Arguably. Kyo is more recognizable as the schoolboy from the Orochi Saga. Most of his appearances outside of ''King of Fighters'' have Kyo in his uniform as well. In fact, the creation of Kyo's clones were fueled by a desire among some of the developers to include Kyo's older and more iconic look.
* [[Screw Destiny]]: While Kyo does go on to defeat [[Orochi]] just as [[You Can't Fight Fate|his ancestor did]], Kyo himself refuses to believe that his feud with Iori is influenced by the [[Kill'Em All|ancient war]] between the Kusanagi and Yasakani. Basically, he wants to just live his life as a fighter, but if others seek him out, he just will fight back so they'll leave him the heck alone.
Line 690 ⟶ 689:
{{quote|''"My reason for winning? I'm just cool. Real cool."''}}
* [[Anime Hair]]: Which he styles ''with his powers'' in one intro.
Line 716 ⟶ 715:
{{quote|''"Absolute karate, that's Kyokugen. And don't you forget it, dweebenheimer!"''}}
* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]]: To [[Ryu and Ken]], at least [[Character Development|at first]].
Line 730 ⟶ 729:
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "OSU!"
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Later on, at least.
* [[Hair Color Dissonance]]: His hair has always been [[Hair of Gold|blond]], even though a few early games made it reddish-orange or yellowish-orange. By the time ''{{'}}96'' rolled in, it definitely obvious that Ryo was a blond. However, in ''XII'' (which reverts some characters to their original or pre-''King of Fighters'' designs), Ryo's hair is back to being reddish-orange. [[Adaptation Dye Job|And let's not even start on]] the ''Art of Fighting'' anime.
* [[Heir to the Dojo]]: Takuma has been training Ryo to be this since he was a child. Later titles have Takuma trying to get a new heir: the child of Ryo and his [[Love Interests]] King. Ryo himself does eventually become the second Mr. Karate.
* [[Heroic Neutral]]: A good-natured man at heart, but according to ''XIII'', he cares more about training himself and exceeding his limits than the whole good vs. evil thing.
Line 754 ⟶ 753:
{{quote|''"Wow, you're a disgrace! You'd better hang it up, kid."''}}
* [[Animal Motifs]]: If his EX-version's [[Kamehame Hadoken|HSDM]] in ''2002: Unlimited Match'' is anything to go by, the lion.
Line 771 ⟶ 770:
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: [[Secret Identity|"Who is this "Takuma" of which you speak? My name is Mr. Karate!"]]
** [[The Not-Secret]]: Pulls the above during ''{{'}}96'' and ''{{'}}97'', as well as his intro pose with his students in ''{{'}}98''. By this time, Ryo, Robert and Yuri are fed up with the fact that Takuma won't drop the "Mr. Karate" act because his grand reveal isn't so grand anymore. Mr. Karate, in fact, is listed as one of Yuri's "dislikes" in ''{{'}}98''.
* [[It's a Small World After All]]: According to ''{{'}}95'', Takuma has some undisclosed history with Saisyu. He was also an acquaintance of Jeff Bogard and Lee Pai Long.
* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[Knuckle-Cracking]]: One of his intros (although it's moreso his neck and shoulders).
Line 796 ⟶ 795:
{{quote|''"I'm Kyokugen! Face it, Ryo! You're not fit to sweep for me!"''}}
* [[Action Girl]]: Though her family didn't have much faith in her at first, she has always proven herself a capable fighter, like all of the others.
Line 829 ⟶ 828:
** ''King of Fighters 2001'': her Yuri Chou Enbu parodies Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu: she even poses like him randomly after finishing the attack.
** ''King of Fighters 2003'' gave her a desperation attack that parodies Ryu's Denjin Hadouken.
** Since around ''{{'}}97'', she also gained a spinning kick attack like the [[Hurricane Kick]] all three characters use.
** And in ''2002 Unlimited Match'', she did a [[Take That]] to her ''own family members'' by finally getting her own version of the Ryuko Ranbu technique... which eventually parodies Ryu's Shin Shoryuken.
** In the ''Capcom vs. SNK'' games, she copies [[Darkstalkers|Felicia]]'s intro pose (when fighting against Sakura) and Makoto's intro pose (when fighting against everyone else).
Line 844 ⟶ 843:
{{quote|''"With a body and strength like this, you thought you had a chance?"''}}
* [[Action Girl]]: Like all of the female fighters of the series.
Line 874 ⟶ 873:
* [[Doppelganger Attack]]: ''Fiery'' doppelgangers (''King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match'' alternate version only).
* [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]]: In ''The King of Fighters 2002'', Mai wears one in a finishing move ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEaUIjVjKXE see here]).
* [[Gainaxing]]/[[Jiggle Physics]]: [[Bowdlerise|Lost in the American home versions]] of ''{{'}}94'' and ''{{'}}95'', as well as reduced (even in the arcade) American versions of ''2000'' and beyond (at least for the Neo-Geo versions).
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Wears an ornamental hairpin, [[It Was a Gift|a keepsake from her late aunt]].
* [[Hammerspace]]: Where does she keep all those fans? And that's not even touching the umbrella, the kimono, the wedding dress, etc. This seems to overlap with [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]] for the paper fans.
Line 913 ⟶ 912:
{{quote|''"New threads. New attitude. The new Kensou's coming at you!"''}}
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: He likes Athena. If ''King of Fighters: Kyo'' is canon, Athena has a crush on series protagonist Kyo, who in turn [[Official Couple|is already in a relationship with Yuki]]. A slight twist: Athena ''is'' well aware of his feelings for her (as evidenced in ''2000'' and ''2001'': the former has Kensou blatantly proclaim his love; the latter has Kensou fuming at the fact that Athena didn't give him an answer the last year and then crying when he defeats her; her profile in ''Maximum Impact 2'' also notes that she knows of Kensou's feelings), but she seems to either be embarrassed by his advances (as seen in ''XIII'''s Story Mode) or outright ignores them.
Line 946 ⟶ 945:
** Kensou is very good at sports in general, great at soccer in particular. This of course comes from [[All There in the Manual]] and related goodies: in the main games, this is never brought up at all.
** The fact he hangs around Athena much of the time, even when she's on tour (which might be a [[Mythology Gag]] to him being a guitarist in ''[[Psycho Soldier]]''), helped Kensou gather his own fandom. He even has a collection of plushies and stuffed animals alike recieved from his fans.
** Kensou did show off some of his Dragon Spirit powers in ending sequences twice (once in ''{{'}}99'' and again in ''2002''), but the way Ron says the Dragon Spirit can make Igniz and all other [[SNK Boss]]es that NESTS created look like ''nothing'' in comparison; by ''XI'' and beyond, Kensou should at least be refered as [[Psychic Powers]] [[Physical God|Master]] status even if he is holding his powers back.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Kensou's Choukyuudan. Originally, the attack was a projectile Hadoken type (''{{'}}94'' to ''{{'}}98'', ''XI'' and ''XIII''): Kensou performed a crouching stance and fired the ball of energy from above. After losing his powers and later training to get them back, Kensou changed his to way to fire the Choukyuudan. From ''XII'' and on, the attack evolved and was promoted to a Desperation Move, becoming bigger as normal projectile (''XIII'') and becoming the Shinryuu Choukyuudan (''XII'' and on) which changes from a projectile to a close range [[Sphere of Destruction]].
* [[Kansai Regional Accent]]: Despite being Chinese.
* [[MacGuffin Girl|MacGuffin Boy]]: Has the Dragon Spirit sealed in him.
Line 970 ⟶ 969:
{{quote|''"Losers have no rights. That's what history's all about."''}}
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Same deal as Ralf.
Line 999 ⟶ 998:
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: Same as Ralf. [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|Many fans have not taken well to]] the roided-up Ralf and Clark that came from the [[Art Shift]] introduced in ''XII''.
{{charactersub-subpagefooter}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:King of Fighters, The}}
| |||