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== Athena Asamiya ==
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{{quote|''"Sorry about that! Are you hurt? I guess I got a bit carried away!"''}}
 
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== Brian Battler ==
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{{quote|''"Your defense means nothing. Nothing to my tackling, that is!"''}}
 
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== Rugal Bernstein ==
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{{quote|''"Another luscious symphony of bone crushing sounds!"''}}
 
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Toshimitsu Arai, [[Norio Wakamoto]] (''2002''), [[Banjo Ginga]] ('''94'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD)}}
 
{{quote|The series' most infamous [[Big Bad]]. Rugal was one of the most feared people in the criminal underworld, not only with his silver tongue but with his fighting abilities as well. Not one single person had been able to defeat him, and those he deemed as [[Worthy Opponent|Worthy Opponents]]s [[Squick|were]] [[Wax Museum Morgue|bathed in liquid metal]] [[Dead Guy on Display|and showcased as his "trophies"]]. He decided to revive the original [[The King of Fighters|KOF]] tournament held by Geese Howard previously. Before the tournament began, he faced Saisyu Kusanagi, the father of Kyo, and brutally maimed him, leaving him for dead. When he fought Kyo in the finals, Rugal was defeated. Unwilling to accept defeat, [[Taking You with Me|he blows up his aircraft carrier]]. He was believed dead but resurfaced in '''95'' under the pseudonym of [[Paper-Thin Disguise|"R."]] During this time, he brainwashes Saisyu (with Saisyu earning some... displeasure from Vice), and in the finals forces him to fight Kyo. After Saisyu is defeated and brought back to his senses, Rugal reveals a secret to the finalists: he has awakened his Orochi power, and promptly transforms into Omega Rugal, turning his hair silvery-white and his skin deathly grey, but even with this new power he is still defeated. He tries to use the full extent of his power, but cannot control it because he is not of Orochi blood. The power consumes him, and he dies. Chizuru reveals in '''96'' that Rugal received his Orochi power from Goenitz, who gouged his right eye out. Outside of the official storyline, he appears in every Dream Match game. In canon, he is succeeded by his son Adel and his daughter Rose.}}
 
* [[A God Am I]]:
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* [[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]]
* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - When Mature and Vice became [[Ascended Extra|Ascended Extras]]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]]."
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== Andy Bogard ==
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{{quote|''"If you want to be the best, it's practice every day, pal."''}}
 
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== Terry Bogard ==
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{{quote|''"Say what? It's no fluke. This is why I'm here every year."'' }}
 
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== Chang Koehan ==
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{{quote|''"A crushing victory! Eh, heh, heh, heh!"'' }}
 
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== Chin Gentsai ==
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{{quote|''"O-Ouch! Whew! I can beat you. But age is something different!"'' }}
 
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* [[Improbable Weapon User]] - Again, the gourd.
* [[It's a Small World After All]] - He's an old acquaintance of [[The King of Fighters/Characters/The Tales of Ash|Tung Fu Rue]].
* [[May-DecemberMay–December Romance]] - Humorously mistaken by Kensou to be attempting this with Kula, since the two became cell phone and e-mail buddies before the ''XIII'' tournament.
* [[Mentors]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
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== Choi Bounge ==
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{{quote|''"A quick win. A quick victory. This time, I'm really free!"'' }}
 
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== Goro Daimon ==
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{{quote|''"Lightweight!"'' }}
 
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== Robert Garcia ==
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{{quote|''"Underestimate my strength, huh? You're dumber than you look!"'' }}
 
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* [[Animal Motifs]] - The tiger. His nickname is "[[Red Baron|The Raging/Mightiest Tiger]]" and the last hit of his EX version's HSDM in ''2002: Unlimited Match'' is shaped in the form of one. Oddly enough, Robert uses the Ryugeki ("Dragon Strike") principle of Kyokugen-ryuu Karate.
* [[Badass Beard]] - His ''Neo Geo Battle Coliseum'' incarnation sports one, although his depiction in artwork from ''XI'' omits it.
* [[Badass Long Hair]] - The length might be variable, but the [[Badass|badasserybadass]]ery remains constant.
** [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Big Brother Mentor]] - To Ryo and Yuri (moreso the former).
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** [[Shoryuken]] - his Ryuuga special.
* [[Spam Attack]] - Geneikyaku/Zanretsukyaku (depending on the game), his kick-based counterpart to Ryo's [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs|Zanretsuken]].
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]] - Although the "tall" part is subjective (5'11"/180cm180 cm is actually average in ''KOF''), you can't deny the rest.
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]] - He's the Dragon to Ryu's Tiger (this is more evident in ''Art of Fighting'', where its Japanese name is ''Ryuuko no Ken'', or "Fist of the Dragon and Tiger"). Their stances occasionally reflect their animal motifs and their disciplines are named for their respective animals, but they share a DM, the Ryuuko Ranbu (another reference to this rivalry). Much like [[Ryu and Ken]], however, their's is a [[Friendly Rival|friendly rivalry]].
 
 
== Lucky Glauber ==
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{{quote|''"Wake up! It's too early for bedtime!"''}}
 
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== Heavy D! ==
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{{quote|''"Slow. Your attack's too slow. I read you like a storybook."'' }}
 
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== Heidern ==
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{{quote|''"You say you let your guard down? I think you're just a weenie!"'' }}
 
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== Joe Higashi ==
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{{quote|''"How's that? I'm the Satan of martial arts."'' }}
 
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== Ralf Jones ==
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{{quote|''"That's enough for now. I can only be forgiving so much."'' }}
 
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== Kim Kaphwan ==
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{{quote|''"Hey guys, how about it? Let's do the Tae [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Kwan]] Do thang!"'' }}
 
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* [[Extremity Extremist]] - He only uses punches with his normal weak punch moves--inputtingmoves—inputting a strong punch makes him kick, like the other two buttons.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Flash Step]] - Just when you thought the Hou'ou Kyaku couldn't be any more painful, his Neo MAX version of the attack ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMr2rFeQ77o Rei Shiki Hou'ou Kyaku]) involves Kim moving so fast that he's simultaneously wailing on his foe from both sides. He then jumps skyhigh and brings his heel crashing down upon the opponent. OUCH.
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== King ==
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{{quote|''"In battle, one's sex means nothing. Who's left standing is what matters."'' }}
 
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== Kyo Kusanagi ==
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{{quote|''"You just ain't got it. So stop whining and get lost."'' }}
 
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== Benimaru Nikaido ==
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{{quote|''"My reason for winning? I'm just cool. Real cool."'' }}
 
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* [[Sphere of Destruction]] - His Raidouken DM was originally this. Whether or not it's this or a cluster of [[Energy Ball|Energy Balls]]s depends on the game.
** His new Rolling Thunder DM is definitely this.
* [[Super Speed]] - Via electricity. [[Doppelganger Attack|He can even move fast enough to produce after-images.]]
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== Ryo Sakazaki ==
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{{quote|''"Absolute karate, that's Kyokugen. And don't you forget it, dweebenheimer!"''}}
 
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== Takuma Sakazaki/Mr. Karate ==
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{{quote|''"Wow, you're a disgrace! You'd better hang it up, kid."'' }}
 
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== Yuri Sakazaki ==
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{{quote|''"I'm Kyokugen! Face it, Ryo! You're not fit to sweep for me!"''}}
 
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* [[Take That]] - To ''[[Street Fighter]]'', specifically the [[Shotoclone|Shotoclones]]s:
** ''KOF '97'': Her Yuri Chou Reppa parodies Ken's Shoryu Reppa. This is made more obvious in Capcom vs. SNK.
** ''KOF '98'': Her Yuri Shin Chou Upper parodies Ryu's Shin [[Shoryuken]].
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== Mai Shiranui ==
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{{quote|''"With a body and strength like this, you thought you had a chance?"'' }}
 
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* [[Informed Attribute]]:
** Her famous bust has a measurement much smaller than what you'd imagine from her sprites/models, which were so well endowed since the start that almost any female with a larger bust by [[Word of God]] fell themselves into [[Informed Attribute]] because of her. In the official art, however, she varies from [[Your Size May Vary|average to huge]], not only [[Depending on the Artist]], but also on said artist's mood apparently as well.
** [[Word of God]] states that her hips are 91cm91&nbsp;cm with a 55cm55&nbsp;cm waist (in ''2003'' and ''XIII''; 90/54 for previous games, i.e. largest hips and smallest waist of the series). [[All There in the Manual|Supposedly larger]] than Shermie's, but that would be hard to draw, so it's only apparent in a few of her sprites, like those for her Wild Cherry attack mentioned above.
* [[Lady in Red]] - A lighter version, but a [[Lady in Red]] nonetheless.
* [[Male Gaze]] - Her bust is the first thing that you see of her in the animated intros of ''KOF '94 Re-Bout'' and ''KOF '98: Dream Match 1999''; also in ''Maximum Impact 2/Regulation A'', the camera focuses very often on it. And if that wasn't enough, her new sprite for ''KOF XIII'' shows her hunched towards the screen, making her cleavage even ''more'' noticeable than before, in an apparent effort to [[Enforced Trope]] this trope.
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== Sie Kensou ==
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{{quote|''"New threads. New attitude. The new Kensou's coming at you!"'' }}
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* [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]] - Kensou's Dragon Spirit powers by the time he mastered it in ''KOF XI'', as by Kensou's own explanation for this in [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]] below (if we go by Ron's words in the NESTS Saga that the Dragon Spirit at full power can make [[SNK Boss]] Igniz and all of NESTS look like nothing in comparison) then Kensou does have a good reason not to show off his powers recklessly.
* [[Inconsistent Dub]] - Although Kensou's ultimate energy attack is called ''Senki Hakkei'', he will sometimes call it ''Chouryuudan'', which isn't that strange since the Senki Hakkei is just a more powerful and close ranged Chouryuudan. It might the reason why in ''XII'' both attacks were merged and became the ''Shinryuu Chouryuudan'', Kensou says Chouryuudan but it's executed as a more flashy Senki Hakkei; in ''XIII'' Kensou's new and improved DM is the ''Seigan: Senki Hakkei'', but still he says Chouryuudan in the end.
* [[Informed Ability]] - His forte in sports, the fact he has ''fans'', and--ofand—of course--thecourse—the Dragon Spirit:
** 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|SNK Bosses]]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|Mac Guffin Boy]] - Has the Dragon Spirit sealed in him.
* [[Martial Arts Headband]] - From ''XII'' onwards as a nod to his ''Psycho Solider'' incarnation.
* [[Power Floats]] - In his most extreme usage of the Dragon Spirit yet,<ref>''The King of Fighters '99'', Psycho Soldiers special ending by defeating Krizalid with Kensou</ref>, Kensou could float around.
* [[Psychic Powers]] - Shared with Bao. When he has them, Bao doesn't, and when Bao can use them, Kensou can't (which partially explains why Kensou is only able to use projectile attacks in certain games).
* [[Older Than They Look]] - It's less noted than Athena and Yuri because changed they drastically, but Kensou has also been hit by this with the new character designs, or arguably he was always this. Kensou is 19 years old, and yet looks ''much'' younger than Kyo who is only one year older than him (20 years old); also there's Leona, who at 18 years old, in comparison to Kensou, looks like mature woman in her early tweenties whereas he seems more like a teenager.
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* [[They Fight Crime]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - After sitting out the ''2003'' tournament, Kensou returns in ''XI'', having improved drastically by mastering his control over the Dragon Spirit. Ron seems to be very pleased by this. Many fans see his new look in ''XII'' as another level.
** ''XIII'' is the next logical step in his [[Badass|badasserybadass]]ery progression. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n0CE8rEBxY Holy...]
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] - Meat buns. Has a tendency to choke on them occasionally, though.
* [[Trophy Room]] - Where Kensou keeps his collection of plushies and stuffed animals recieved from his fans, comic books (''[[wikipedia:Seito Shokun!|Seito Shokun!]]'' in particular), and his beloved autographed ball from [[wikipedia:Alessandro Del Piero|Alessandro Del Piero.]]
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== Clark Still ==
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{{quote|''"Losers have no rights. That's what history's all about."'' }}
 
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