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The characters in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' introduced during ''KOFKing of Fighters '94'' (the intro title also known as the "Rugal Saga").
 
Characters are listed in alphabetical order of last names. It should be noted that all the Chinese and Korean character names are rendered in the Western style (given name-surname rather than surname-given name).
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Reiko Fukai ('''94''), Moe Nagasaki ('''95''), Tamao Satou ('''96''), Yukina Kurisu ('''97'', ''The King of Fighters: KYO''), [[Haruna Ikezawa]] ('''98'' onward), Robyn Gryphe (''Maximum Impact'', English), Lily Kong (''Maximum Impact 2'', English), Miwa Gardner (''XII'', English)}}
 
{{quote|An [[Idol Singer]] with [[Psychic Powers]] and kung fu, taught to her by [[Old Master]] Chin Gentsai. She debuted in the arcade game ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'' along with Sie Kensou, but made the leap to fighting games in '''94''. She, along with Kensou and Chin, make up the Psycho Soldiers team, who fight in the KOFKing of Fighter tournaments in order to preserve peace.}}
 
* [[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?"}}
* [[Action Girl]]/[[Barrier Maiden]]
* [[Animal Motifs]] -: The phoenix. Most likely a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|her ability to become one]] in ''Psycho Soldier''.
* [[Ass Kicks You]] -: One of her aerial command attacks.
* [[Attack Reflector]] -: Her Psycho Reflector, which has two variations.
* [[Breakout Character]] -: Had her [[Psycho Soldier|own games]] back in the 80s, but only after debuting in the fight scene did Athena's popularity start to pick up again. A notable game is the 3-disc RPG game for the Playstation, ''Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life'', with its gameplay sharing many similarities with ''[[Parasite Eve (video game)|Parasite Eve]]''. The less known one is ''Athena On Stage'', a mobile game centered around rising Athena's career as a successful pop idol, pretty much a simulation game.
* [[Crystal Ball]]: During her Shining Crystal Bit attack, she's surrounded by 2two 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 ''KOFKing 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.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]] -: It happened when SNK started to use the Goddess Athena again in their merchandise in modern times; prior to that, many people assumed Idol Singer Athena and Goddess Athena had the same personality, or even were the same person, which isn't entirely unfounded since the original Athena had little to no characterization all. Now both Athenas are polar opposites to each other:
** Goddess Athena is a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|proud warrior amazon]] who isn't quite a nice person to boot;: she openly belittles some of her foes for [[Who Dares?|daring]] to fight against a goddess.
*** [[Composite Character]] -: That said, when SNK feels the need to use Goddess Athena in some of their fan-pandering merchandise, their infamous [[Dating Sim]] games for mobiles in particular, she becomes a sweet girl just like Idol Singer Athena to the point of her actually being the Goddess version becoming an [[Informed Attribute]], since the Idol Singer does use the iconic [[Chainmail Bikini]] to promote her image.
** [[Idol Singer]] Athena is a nice [[Action Girl]] with [[Psychic Powers]], very charismatic, friendly, and is respectful to her opponents and never underestimates them.
* [[Energy Ball]] -: Her Psycho Ball attack.
* [[Everything's Better with Sparkles]] -: Her stance in ''XIII'' has her start out ''surrounded by'' sparkles. Her win pose also produces some as she winks.
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]] -: Athena's hair was cut for ''KOFKing of Fighters '99'', [[Important Haircut|apparently as a reaction to Kensou's loss of powers]]. It lasted until (and including) ''2001''.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: A staple of her outfits. No matter how much it changes, she always wear fingerless gloves.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Flung Clothing]] -: She changed/disposed of ''almost complete attires''. Was often used to dispose of her school uniform and reveal her fighting outfit.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Always cheerful and optimistic.
* [[Hair Decorations]] -: Her headband, which is the only really consistent element in all her looks.
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[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 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmuwMKBrHt0 "My Love [[Yuuki wo Dashite]]" ("My Love [[Gives Me Courage]]").].
* [[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.
* [[Kawaisa]]
* [[Magical Girl]] ''and'' /[[Magical Girl Warrior]] -: It's really not that big of a stretch to say that Athena could have her own anime.
* [[Magic Skirt]] -: Averted up until ''XII'' (except for ''2003''). Athena typically wore loose fitting clothes, but it wasn't hiding anything indecent (even in her school uniform during ''XI'', Athena still wore bike shorts under her skirt, and SNK had no problem with it fluttering about as she fought). However, following her redesign in ''XII'' (and by extension, ''XIII'' for using the same sprite pool), it's played straight (and Athena definitely has some ''high'' kicks that would normally cause some looky-loos to occur).
* [[Mascot]]: An early one for SNK. It was even believed that she had a grudge against Terry Bogard when he seemingly took the title from her. ''XIII'' demonstrates otherwise, as dialogue between the two shows that they have nothing but respect for each other.
* [[Mascot]]
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]: As part of her [[Magical Girl]] figure, she wore those in some of her appearances.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] -: She is a [[Joshikousei|high school girl]]/[[Idol Singer]], who happens to be an incarnation of a goddess, has psychic powers, [[I Know Karate|and knows Kung-Fu!]]
* [[Odango Hair]] -: Her hairstyle in ''2000'' and in ''Maximum Impact 2''.
* [[Older Than They Look]] -: She looks ''younger'' than the 14-year-old Kula in ''XII'' and ''XIII''.
* [[Onee-Sama]] -: To Momoko.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: She's always feisty, determined and cheerful.
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Reincarnation]] -: Of the [[Physical God|Goddess Athena]]. It's the reason that Athena is the only person in her family to have [[Psychic Powers]].
* [[Rolling Attack]] -: Her Phoenix Arrow special and Phoenix Fang Arrow DM.
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]] -: In ''XII'' and ''XIII'', as a throwback to her origins in ''Psycho Soldier''.
* [[Shoryuken]]: - herHer Psycho Sword.
* [[Spider Sense]] -: As seen in ''Another Day''.
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: Her Psychic Teleport.
* [[They Fight Crime]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]] -: And it becomes ''pink'' starting in ''XII''.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]] -: A couple of her outfits in ''KOFKing of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2''.
 
 
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{{quote|An MVP-rated football player who was invited by Heavy D! to join the USA Sports Team in '''94''. After their loss, he left to return to his football career. Despite being invited back to various tournaments, he and his teammates [[Running Gag|always get beaten up and their invitations stolen by others]], such as the New Faces Team in '''97''.}}
 
* [[Gratuitous English]] -: Beaten out only by Terry and Geese in this department.
{{quote|'''Brian''': "I AM NUMBAH GWON!"
'''Brian''': "I AM SUPERSTAR!" }}
* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]: American Football, specifically.
* [[The Juggernaut]] -: During one of his desperation moves, he becomes pretty much unstoppable (he still takes damage when hit, though).
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Pretty slow-moving and hits the hardest out of his team.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Like all of his teammates.
* [[Running Gag]] -: The fact that he and the rest of the team [[All There in the Manual|have been invited to later tournaments]], [[Curb Stomp Battle|only to be trounced by other characters]] and have their invites stolen. It's been [[Played for Laughs]], much to the disdain of many fans.
* [[Shoulders of Doom]] -: One huge shoulder pad of doom.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]] -: When he's not basing his moves off of football, he takes a few pages from professional wrestling.
 
 
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{{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]]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|KOFKing of Fighters]] 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.}}
 
* [[Arms Dealer]]: To the extremity that he actually lived on a Nimitz-class supercarrier, and his kids have their own armored fortress airship.
* [[A God Am I]]:
* [[Artificial Limbs]]: His right hand from ''King of Fighters '95'' onward, and his glowing red eye.
{{quote|''"[[Badass Boast|Repeat this after me]]: {{smallcaps| I will never take on a god again!}}"''}}
* [[Arms Dealer]] - To the extremity that he actually lived on a Nimitz-class supercarrier, and his kids have their own armored fortress airship.
* [[Artificial Limbs]] - His right hand from ''KOF '95'' onward, and his glowing red eye.
* [[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.
* [[Cool Ship]] -: The ''BlackNoah''.
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]] -: As Omega Rugal and as God/Ultimate Rugal from ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium|Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''.
* [[Deadly Upgrade]] -: Using the Orochi power without being of the Orochi bloodline was apparently the ultimate cause of his death.
* [[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 (''KOF '98'' move only).
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: His "Dead End Screamer" DM (''King of Fighters '98'' move only).
* [[Evil Laugh]] - The prime example in ''KOF''. He even does it as he is about to die (again) in ''KOF '98''.
* [[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]].
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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 ''KOFKing 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 ''KOF '95'' (back in '''94'', the eye was pitch black) and as God Rugal. And both are [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]].
* [[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]].
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]] - The Kaiser Wave, taken from Krauser. Can be [[Charged Attack]] to become [[Unblockable Attack]].
* [[A God Am I]]:
* [[Narcissist]] - The first clue was the portraits of himself adorning the command room of the BlackNoah.
{{quote|''"[[Badass Boast|Repeat this after me]]: {{smallcaps| I will never take on a god again}}!"''}}
* [[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.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: The Kaiser Wave, taken from Krauser. Can be [[Charged Attack]] to become [[Unblockable Attack]].
* [[Neck Snap]] - His ''KOF '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).
* [[Narcissist]]: The first clue was the portraits of himself adorning the command room of the BlackNoah.
* [[Not Quite Dead]] - Survived detonating his ship in ''KOF '94''. {{spoiler|1=Strongly hinted to have survived his apparent death in '''95''.}}
* [[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).
* [[One-Winged Angel]] - Omega Rugal.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Survived detonating his ship in ''King of Fighters '94''. {{spoiler|1=Strongly hinted to have survived his apparent death in '''95''}}.
* [[Phlebotinum Overload]] - Leads to his [[Plotline Death]]. See "[[Deadly Upgrade]]" and "[[Superpower Meltdown]]."
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Omega Rugal.
* [[Pillar of Light]]
* [[Phlebotinum Overload]]: Leads to his [[Plotline Death]]. See [[Deadly Upgrade]] above and [[Superpower Meltdown]] below.
* [[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]]''.
* [[PowerPillar Echoesof Light]]: - AsAt Godthe Rugalend inof ''Capcomhis vs.Gigantic SNKPressure 2''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]]''.
* [[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]].
* [[Power Echoes]]: As God Rugal in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red Bionic Eye Take Warning]]
* [[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]].
* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - When Mature and Vice became [[Ascended Extra]]s in '''96'', Rugal received two additional secretaries named Aya and Hermione in '''98''.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red Bionic Eye Take Warning]]: After Goenitz ripped off his eye, he replaced it with an artificial, glowing red one.
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]] - His panther Rodem, who acts as Rugal's "partner" in '''94'' and '''95''.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: When Mature and Vice became [[Ascended Extra]]s in '''96'', Rugal received two additional secretaries named Aya and Hermione in '''98''.
* [[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 SmileRight-Hand-Cat]]: -His Omegapanther Rodem, who acts as Rugal's from"partner" in ''KOF '9894'' onwardsand '''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]]."
* [[Slouch of Villainy]] - The end credits of ''2002''.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Omega Rugal from ''King of Fighters '98'' onwards.
* [[SNK Boss]] - [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: The end credits of ''2002''.
* [[Sore Loser]] - See "[[Villainous Breakdown]]" below.
* [[SNK Boss]]: [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] - "Luger" popped up infrequently in the first two games. This is arguably [[Woolseyism]], as a Luger is a German weapons brand while Rugal is a (presumably) German arms dealer.
* [[Sore Loser]]: See [[Villainous Breakdown]] below.
* [[Status Quo Is God]] - He is always the end boss in every ''KOF'' game he appears; only in ''KOF '98: Ultimate Match'' was he the default boss with Goenitz and Orochi being of higher levels.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: "Luger" popped up infrequently in the first two games. This is arguably [[Woolseyism]], as a Luger is a German weapons brand while Rugal is a (presumably) German arms dealer.
* [[Superpower Meltdown]] - Omega Rugal, both in ''KOF '95'' and the original ''2002''.
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: He is always the end boss in every ''King of Fighters'' game he appears; only in ''King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match'' was he the default boss with Goenitz and Orochi being of higher levels.
* [[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]].
* [[TakingSuperpower You with MeMeltdown]]: -Omega AsRugal, mentioned above,both in ''KOFKing '94'';of also used inFighters '''98'', ''R295'' and the original ''2002: Unlimited Match''.
* [[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]].
* [[This Cannot Be!]] - Gets one in '''94'' when you beat him.
* [[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 ''KOFKing of Fighters '94''. Even more fittingly, him in ''2002UM2002 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.
* [[Useless Useful Spell]] -: His Kaiser Phoenix HSDM in ''2002'', in which he spams Kaiser Waves over and over. It sounds good in theory, but if the first one hits, it can launch you into the air and the others tend to miss while you're airborne or on the ground, though its damage is comparable to other HSDMs. In ''2002UM2002 Unlimited Match'', it was given OTG properties... but its damage output was drastically lowered. He also tends to stop it prematurely.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]] -: Happens ''twice''. The first time, he ''[[Taking You with Me|blows up his own aircraft carrier with himself still on it]]''. The second is his [[Superpower Meltdown]], and proceeds as follows:
{{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...]]
 
 
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{{quote|Younger brother of Terry and a [[McNinja]]. He was taught a basic form of Shuranui ninjitsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.}}
 
* [[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.
* [[Badass Long Hair]] -: Unlike Terry, he keep his hair untied and flowing (except in ''Fatal Fury 3'', where he has it in a ponytail), emphasizing the difference in their cultural philosophies and upbringings.
** [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Bash Brothers]] -: Literally with Terry.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: toTo Terry's Red.
* [[Chaste Hero]] -: His reason for not shacking up with [[Ms. Fanservice|Mai]], which makes people wonder if he's [[Ambiguously Gay|gay]].
** Spoofed with a couple of his special intros with Mai, where she shows him a (fake) baby that looks like him and he looks shocked.
** His [[Ambiguously Gay]] status in the fandom was apparently also parodied in Mai's ending for ''Gals Fighters'': {{spoiler|Andy refuses to marry Mai arguing that he has secretly been a woman all this time; fortunately for Mai, it was [[All Just a Dream]], and she immediately wakes up}}.
** Alternately, Andy can easily be seen as a [[Celibate Hero]]. He ''is'' aware of Mai's interest, [[Like Brother and Sister|he just considers Mai to be more of a younger sister]] since he started training with Hanzou when he was ''very'' young. [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Mai's luck is surely bad.]].
** The current storylines make it clear that they definitely are a couple, so it looks like that he's at the very least gotten over that.
* [[Disappeared Dad]] -: Jeff.
* [[Flash Step]] -: ''Finally'' gains one in the form of his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRl6PQPLwPc Chou Kami Soku Zan'ei Neo MAX] from ''XIII''.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]] -: Yes, white ''is'' good for camouflage in the winter, but how many times have you seen ''snow'' in ''KOFKing of Fighters''? No wonder Mai can easily find him... And what need is there for stealth in a fighting tournament anyway? At least alternate palettes are available... And they carry some questionable choices, too.
* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[McNinja]] -: American, but lived in Japan for a good portion of his life.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue to Terry's red.
* [[Show the Forehead]]
** [[Forehead of Doom]] -: [[Depending on the Artist]].
* [[Technician Versus Performer]] -: Andy (the technician) gruelingly trained for years under ninjas to learn the art of Ninjutsu and Koppoken. Terry (the performer) simply grew up in Southtown getting into random street fights and rarely trains. Andy's quote above also supports this.
 
 
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Satoshi Hashimoto, Tony Carrol (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), [[Takeshi Kusao]] ('''94'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD)}}
 
{{quote|The hero of the ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' series and SNK's mascot for all intents and purposes. His role in the overall plot of the ''KOFKing of Fighters'' series is minimal, as he's mostly here due to his popularity. He was raised by martial arts master [[Disappeared Dad|Jeff Bogard]] along with his younger brother Andy, and developed his own unique fighting style based on Jeff's teachings. He witnessed the murder of his father at the hands of Geese Howard, and trained with [[Old Master|Tung Fu Rue]] to take revenge. Terry defeated Geese and [[Disney Villain Death|gave him a boot out of his tower]], but after learning of his survival, Terry was none too pleased. He failed in stopping Geese from obtaining the Jin Scrolls, but in the next tournament, he defeats Geese once again and [[What the Hell, Hero?|this time tries to save him from falling off the tower, again]], but Geese rejects him, allowing himself to plummet to his "death,", again. He adopts Geese's son Rock afterward, and trains him. }}
 
* [[Animal Motifs]] -: The wolf. Everything about him, right down to his ''nickname''.
* [[Badass Boast]]: His "Wolves never sleep. Never." line to Nightmare Geese in ''Maximum Impact 2''.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Long Hair]] -: It's a staple of his trademark look.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Literally with Andy.
** [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]] - Not quite as [[Bishonen|bishie]] as Andy, but still very handsome.
* [[Badass Boast]] - His "Wolves never sleep. Never." line to Nightmare Geese in ''Maximum Impact 2''.
* [[Bash Brothers]] - Literally with Andy.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]:
{{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.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Gratuitous English]]
* [[Ground Pound]] -: His signature Power Wave special and High Angle Geyser and Power Geyser DMs, as well as its Neo MAX version, Trinity Geyser.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[I Know Madden Kombat]] -: His Power Dunk is a modified basketball dunk.
* [[Ki Attacks]] -: Based off of sports moves, mostly. The ki often takes shape of [[Playing with Fire|fire,]], although they don't actually burn the opponent
* [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Not quite as [[Bishonen|bishie]] as Andy, but still very handsome.
* [[Male Gaze]] - His bio states that Terry has a knack for being able to accurately guess a woman's measurements by merely glancing at her.
* [[Male Gaze]]: His bio states that Terry has a knack for being able to accurately guess a woman's measurements by merely glancing at her.
* [[Mascot]] - He replaced Athena as SNK's mascot after he proved more popular, which is lampshaded in the series, as Athena isn't too fond of him.
* [[Mascot]]: He replaced Athena as SNK's mascot after he proved more popular, which is lampshaded in the series, as Athena isn't too fond of him.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Nice Hat]] -: Said hat is a [[It Was a Gift|parting gift]] from [[Tragic Keepsake|his dying adopted father]]. Doesn't stop Terry from [[Flung Clothing|tossing it to the ground]] in two of his win poses.
* [[Parental Substitute]] -: He becomes the [[Happily Adopted|legal guardian of Rock]], Geese's erstwhile son, and is [[Good Parents|a better father for the kid]] than Geese could have ever hoped to be.
* [[Pillar of Light]] -: His Power Stream LDM from ''KOFKing of Fighters 2003''/''XI''.
* [[Red Baron]] -: "The Legendary Hungry Wolf"," which is a [[Stealth Pun]] for the Japanese [[Title Drop]] of [[Fatal Fury|his debut series]].
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Red Oni]]: toTo Andy's Blue.
* [[Ship Tease]] -: With Blue Mary, not as much as with Mai/Andy and Ryo/King, but it's there.
* [[Spirited Competitor]]
* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: - seeSee Andy's entry above.
* [[Vocal Evolution]] -: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDZNKBr2jJw Compare the Terry of yesteryear to his current incarnations.].
 
 
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* [[Dumb Muscle]] - Chang's not all that bright. Some of it might be due to his tendency to bash his head against his giant iron ball. ''2000'' has an alternate form for him called "Smart Chang" (appearing only as a Striker), who's svelte and not quite as dumb looking.
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]] - An [[Epic Flail]], to be exact.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Played for utter laughs.
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]] - Eventually develops a friendship with Kim, which is why he's part of Kim's team in '''03'' even though he's considered reformed by that point.
* [[Meaningful Name]] - Koehan means "thug" in Korean. Guess what Chang is.
* [[Metronomic Man-Mashing]] - His command throw.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Very slow, but hits very hard with his iron ball. In ''XIV'' following the 2.0 update, he has a 1200 health rating unlike other characters who fit the trope until the 3.10 update that reduces it to 1100 along with the others of said trope.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - one of his DMs.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
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{{quote|Chinese [[Drunken Boxing]] master and founder of the Psycho Soldiers team. He enters the tournaments primarily to investigate the circumstances around them and prevent any evil plots from going too far.}}
 
* [[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.
* [[Alcohol Hic]]
* [[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 Grandpa]]
* [[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.
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* [[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.
* [[Detect Evil]]: Not to Kim Kaphwan's level, but some of his win quotes comments about how much evil he can feel from his opponet's spirits.
* [[Detect Evil]]
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]] - A sake gourd.
* [[Gag Nose]] - The extent of which [[Depending on the Artist|varies from artist to artist]] (although it's fairly consistent overall).
* [[Gonk]]: His face is drawn in a slighty more cartoony and unflattering style, particularly his nose.
* [[Gonk]]
* [[Happily Married]] - He's said to have a wife. Although he doesn't have any biological children, Bao is his adopted son and he serves as a father figure to both Kensou and Athena (more so to the former). He only has a granddaughter named Lei-len. This raises some interesting questions as to HOW he has a granddaughter, unless she's a step-granddaughter.
* [[Hidden Eyes]]
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* [[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–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]]: Primarily to Athena And Kensou, but also has been acting like this toward K' since ''2003''.
* [[Mentors]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: Always a part of his outfit.
* [[Old Master]]: For the Psycho Soldiers.
* [[Parental Substitute]] - To both Kensou and Bao. Bao is actually his [[Happily Adopted|adopted son]].
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Not only his Gou Ran Enpou DM is a massive [[Booze Flamethrower]], his Gou En Shourai DM also has him on fire.
* [[Playing with Fire]]
 
 
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]] - His "Shakushi" MAX 2 in ''2002UM'', formerly his MAX 2 in ''2002'' and his Exceed in ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos|SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos]]''.
* [[Bald of Evil]]: Though it tends to be concealed by his hat.
* [[Cool Shades]] - He's never without his little round specs.
** [[Sunglasses at Night]]
** [[Hidden Eyes]]
** [[Sunglasses at Night]]
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]] - '''Many''' of his moves involve it. He can even summon a big tornado while spinning very fast in one of his DMs.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
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* [[Dishing Out Dirt]] - He possesses enough strength to ''move the earth''.
* [[Eyes Always Shut]] - ''Always''.
* [[Flung Clothing]]: In some of his intro poses, he may throw the top part of his gi away.
* [[Gentle Giant]] - The guy is peaceful by nature, usually fighting only to help out Kyo, Benimaru, and Shingo if they require his aid. He also finds time to immerse himself in nature and teach younglings the secrets of Judo. His warm heart was probably why Jokyojo fell in love with him.
* [[Ground Pound]] - His Jirashin special which damages the standing enemy no matter the range. His Neo MAX, Kyouten Douchi, is also this (as well as being a [[Counter Attack]]).
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Happily Married]] - To [[Hot Teacher|Jokyojo]]. Then even have a son named Kogoro who appears to be [[Generation Xerox|passionately following his dad's footsteps]]. See Daimon's intro pose in ''2001'' for a good example.
* [[Heroic Mime]] - Kind of. While he talks during his win quotes, he has no dialogue while fighting.
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Mediator]] - Daimon was originally an unwitting one to Kyo and Benimaru.
* [[Metronomic Man-Mashing]] - His Jigoku Gokuraku Otoshi DM.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: His movement tend to be slower than other's, but boy those throws are strong.
* [[Unnecessary Combat Roll]] - His Super Ukemi special subverts this, as Daimon can use it to avoid projectiles and other attacks, placing him in the ideal position to unleash one of his deadly judo throws.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: He never wears anything for his top in all games. All the better to show his well-toned body.
 
 
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* [[Millionaire Playboy]] - See directly below.
** [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]] - He may not be a [[Batman|superhero]], but is still a formidible opponent. The Sakazakis find this attribute of his personality to be off-putting sometimes, as they work their hands to the bone to support their dojo and keep it afloat.
** He lampshades this in his and Kyo's pre-fight talk in ''XIII'': Kyo makes sarcastic comments about how Robert is fighting when he should be taking care of the Garcia conglomerate, but he handwaves it saying that he knows clearly about his responsibilities, but he just doesn't want to take them now when he can still join King of Fighters.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - The Ryuuko Ranbu DM, shared between him, Ryo and Takuma.
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]] - Both in and outside of battle.
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* [[Butt Monkey]] - See "[[Running Gag]]."
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]] - Basketballs, and this was before Sean of ''[[Street Fighter III]]''.
* [[Flash Step]]: His Lucky Vision special works almost like Athena's Psychic Teleport.
* [[Flash Step]]
* [[Gentle Giant]] - Despite being quite as impressive as his teammates, in terms of height anyway, he is by far the most easygoing and fun-loving.
* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]
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* [[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]].
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* [[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.
* [[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]].
* [[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.
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* [[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.
* [[Colonel Badass]]:
** [[Commanding Coolness]]
* [[Dude in Distress]] - In ''2000'', where "Ling"/Clone Zero holds him at gunpoint, but Heidern manages to turn the tides (depending on the ending) and [[Badass in Distress|kick some serious ass]]. He even pulls a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment!
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* [[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.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovCp9HXn-o "Jungle Bouncer,"] the original theme of the Ikari Warriors Team in '''94'' (and reused for ''2002''), is pretty much a cover of [[Faith No More]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upWUuByQLxQ "Surprise, You're Dead!"]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]] - For a 40-something-year-old guy who's missing an eye... Heidern's doing pretty good.
* [[Why Am I Ticking?]] - His Heidern End DM inflicts this on foes.
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* [[Anime Hair]]
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Arrogant Muay Thai Guy]]
* [[Blow You Away]]: In the form of a myriad of [[Tornado Move]]s. Hurricane Upper and Screw Upper DM being examples.
* [[Blow You Away]]
** In ''XIII'', he gets the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkhtzbj9d8 Screw Straight] as his Neo MAX. It's a ''horizontal'' tornado.
** Games such as ''2002'' and ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' give Joe the even more destructive Double Cyclone, which creates two Screw Uppers that surround Joe on both sides and utterly rips anyone who's foolish enough to approach a new one.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]] - Oh, so much.
* [[Flung Clothing]] - One of his intros has him dispose of a robe.
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]] - One of the earliest fighting game examples, although given [[Nobuyuki Hiyama|his seiyuu]], how could he be anything but?
* [[I Shall Taunt You]] - Used to taunt King for her not having a single title in Muay Thai, therefore assuming she isn't all that compared to him, by either sporting his champion belt before a match or just the disrespectful [[Bring It]]; from ''2002'' onwards he became more respectful towards King as their special intros have become quite friendly, there is even a occasional polite bow before they fight. However, Joe seems to have moved back in the opposite direction, given his snide remarks to her in ''XIII''.
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Megaton Punch]] - He received one as his LDM in ''KOF 2003''.
* [[Out of Focus]] - His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, simply does not carry over to ''KOF'', quite jarring in comparison with his friends Terry and Andy whose [[Love Interests]], Mary and Mai, are still on their tail.
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* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]] - One of his oldest moves is of this kind.
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]] - The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.
 
 
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]/[[Death or Glory Attack]] - The Galactica Phantom. An ''unblockable'' [[Megaton Punch]] with an absurd damage output. It does ''[[Up to Eleven|even more]]'' damage if it's used as a [[Counter Attack|counter]] (in fact, in this case, it can sometimes be a [[One-Hit Kill|OHKO]]). Even better, it's lethal on [[SNK Boss|bosses]], too! However, it has an ungodly long [[Charge Attack|charge period]]; a fully-powered one requires lots of charging. And even if your opponent gives you ample time to store up your energy, the attack is easily telegraphed; with good timing, a player can just jump over it or roll behind you. Should you be able to pull this off (''especially'' on a human opponent), give yourself a pat on the back. [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|You deserve it.]]
** A good example of how this attack can be extremely impractical can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaxRP_shkIs here.] The combos only work in ''KOF '98'', as in that game the move doesn't really have true autoguard, only stun immunity to most attacks, which still deal damage to Ralf.
** The only times Galactica Phantom really managed to avoid this were in ''EX2'', ''2001'' and ''2002'', where it became a normal special with reduced charge time. The damage it dished out took a bit of a dive, but it didn't matter since you could actually hit someone with it, particularly in ''EX2''.
* [[Badass]]
** ''The King of Fighters XIV'' removed the requirement to charge Galactica Phantom, making it a far more practical attack.
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]: He has no magical powers of any kind, barring maybe his explosive fists that burn his enemies. But even that has nothing supernatural behind it.
* [[Bash Brothers]] - Again, with Clark.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: He is the more agressive and confident of his team, and he actually hits like hell!
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]] - There's no ''supernatural'' power behind his insane Galactica Phantom. His ''[[Metal Slug]]'' incarnation takes it up even further by having him as the only character who must be hit twice to die (this being the series where everyone else is a [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]). Most of all, he is the only one who can ''destroy'' tanks with his ''bare'' fists.
* [[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.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Good-Looking Privates]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - With Clark. Also [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] (where Ralf, pretty obviously, is Red).
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* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]] - Vulcan Punch special, as well as (in some games) Super Vulcan Punch and his Neo MAX (see [[Turns Red]] below). Ralf is one of the best at doing this kind of attack.
* [[Strong Flesh, Weak Steel]] - His Galactica Phantom SDM is one of the most damaging attacks in the same game where Chang wields a huge iron ball as a weapon.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: It's better seen in later games, where he actually is darker-skinned and snarkier as ever.
* [[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 Attacks. 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.
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* [[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]]
* [[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.
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* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] - Whenever he gets a [[Zany Scheme|creepy idea for his rehabilitation program]] or does the [[Death Glare]] as seen above. The former instance usually gives him a [[Cheshire Cat Grin]].
** Which makes his ''KOF 2001'' victory render [[Off-Model|downright]] ''scary''. Thanks a freaking bunch, Nona and Eolith.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: He oozes a lot of passion, either during fights or when talking about justice.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Justice Will Prevail]] - Essentially, this is Kim's [[Catch Phrase]] (see "[[Detect Evil]]").
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* [[Martial Pacifist]]
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - His signature Hou'ou Kyaku DM. His HSDM, LDM and Neo MAX tend to be a variant of this, [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] - The beginning of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lrlut8oXZ0 "Wild Party,"] his team's theme in ''2000'', sounds suspiciously like the opening riffs of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbPWcLode0 "Crazy Train"] by none other than the Prince of Darkness himself, [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. The following year, Team Korea receives [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIcZNl9BcY "Nerichagi,"] which appears to have been lifted from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cus-JJi48Fw "Name Entry"] BGM in ''[[Tekken]] 3''.
* [[Team Dad]] - To Chang, Choi, his kids, May Lee, Chae Lim, and ''everyone'' in his TKD school.
* [[Theme Deck]] - A more notable example. Kim's Hienzan, Hishou Kyaku, Rangetsuzan and Hou'ou Kyaku have been a staple part of not only Kim's repertoire (effective and popular enough to be retained in every game), but have nudged itself into the movesets of his fellow taekwondokas and disciples as well as that of ''Kizuna Encounter'''s Kim Sue II and Kim Hae-Ryeong from ''Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny''. In the case of the latter two, the inclusion of these techniques, their names (the surname of Kim), and [[Expy|their general similarities to Kim in appearance and methodology]] is a large factor for the [[Epileptic Trees|belief that they are blood-linked to Kim's family tree]].
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* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]
* [[Hurricane Kick]] - her Tornado Kick.
* [[Ki Attacks]]: Her standard projectile attack Venom Strike.
* [[Kick Chick]] - So much in fact, that her [[Ki Attacks]] are performed via her legs.
* [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen]] - After much taunting and selfish assumptions by Joe's part, mostly because King has too much going on in her life and can't be immersed with Muay Thai as much as him, Joe dropped his mockery in ''2002'', their battle intros have become quite friendly on occasion.
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* [[Ship Tease]] - [[All Amazons Want Hercules|With Ryo]]. Several intro poses hint at an attraction between the pair. Additionally, this plot point has been stressed in ''2000'' and ''XI'' (the former having Takuma believing [[Babies Ever After|King was/would become pregnant]] with a Kyokugen heir<ref>though it may have been his own way to tease the two</ref> and the latter involving Takuma, Yuri, and Robert [[Date Peepers|spying on]] [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|their awkward chemistry]] and trying to get the duo to go to a penthouse together). Neither her nor Ryo are amused by the latter one, to say the least.
** [[Because You Were Nice to Me]] - This is hinted to be one of the reasons why King likes Ryo. In the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' continuity, he apparently showed concern for her well-being after finding out she was a girl; having faced lots of misogyny in her whole life (see [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]), King was touched by this.
* [[Something About a Rose]]: One of her winposes has her throwing a rose at the direction of her fallen opponent.
* [[Spam Attack]] - Her Trap Shot.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: Among the tallest women of the cast.
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]] - Justified, unfortunately: Until few years ago, among Muay Thai practicioners it was considered bad luck for a woman to compete in fights. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120315073529/http://www.horizonmuaythai.com/women_boxing.html Such attitudes ARE starting to change,] but there's a long way to go to kick them off the ring.
* [[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.
 
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{{quote|[[The Protagonist]] of the series. Kyo is an [[Ordinary High School Student]] who enters the first tournament to find his missing father. After defeating Rugal for the first time, he encounters Iori Yagami who proclaims himself as Kyo's eternal enemy. Kyo makes it to the finals again and fights his [[Brainwashed]] father, and then Rugal once again. He learns of his destiny to seal away Orochi from Chizuru Kagura, and in '''96'' defeats Goenitz along with Iori. In '''97'' he, along with Iori and Chizuru, battle the last remaining forces of Orochi and reseal him, but he disappears afterward, and he is found by NESTS and cloned. A year later he decides to find out about NESTS, and joins K' in combating the organization. In the Tales of Ash saga, he joins with Iori and Chizuru once again to stop a group of people trying to resurrect Orochi, but Iori and Chizuru have their powers stolen by Ash Crimson, leaving Kyo as the final target. }}
 
* [[Badass Biker]]: His motorcycle is listed as one of his likes, implying this trope.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Biker]]
* [[Because Destiny Says So]]/[[You Can't Fight Fate]] - Pretty much the underlying reason for why stuff happens to him. [[Screw Destiny|Kyo vehemently refuses to believe that fate plays an integral role in his life]].
* [[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.)
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'''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?")
* [[Fun with Acronyms]] - His 707 Shiki: Doku Gaku Tori is alternatively known as the R.E.D ('''R'''ainbow '''E'''xplosive '''D'''ynamite) Kick.
* [[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 ''KOF: Kyo'' spinoff manga and games for a good example.
* [[Hachimaki]] - Wore one until the start of the NESTS saga (not counting his Another Kyo striker in ''KOF '99''). He burns his headband in a few ''KOF '99'' opening poses in order to distinguish himself from his clones.
** He kept on wearing it (along with his "classic" school uniform) in several spinoff games until ''Neo Geo Battle Coliseum'', in which he appears with his NESTS Saga outfit, thereby ditching it for good (also because the outfit went to his alternate version, Kusanagi).
* [[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 ''KOF: 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, ''KOF: 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.
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{{quote|Kyo's and Daimon's partner. A lightning user who's also [[The Casanova|quite the ladies' man]]. Practices an unconventional fighting style called "Shooting" (shoot boxing).}}
 
* [[Actor Allusion]] - Coincidentally, his English VA in ''XII'' is known for voicing [[Tekken|Paul Phoenix]], another tall-haired blond guy in another fighting game.
* [[Anime Hair]] - Which he styles ''with his powers'' in one intro.
** When his hair ''isn't'' defying gravity, he's a [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]].
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* [[Badass Arm-Fold]] - One of his win poses in later games.
* [[Badass Biker]] - Moreso in ''Art of Fighting''.
* [[Becoming the Mask]] - Played with. He (eventually) becomes [[Legacy Character|Mr. Karate]] II, but does not wear the infamous tengu mask.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]] - To Yuri. She does NOT appreciate it.
** However, it's implied in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', ''Buriki One'', and ''Neo Geo Battle Coliseum'' that the two mellow out in later years and don't squabble as much. They're close to the point that it is apparently Yuri who tells Ryo to shave off [[Perma-Stubble|his beard]] as Mr. Karate II.
* [[Becoming the Mask]] - Played with. He (eventually) becomes [[Legacy Character|Mr. Karate]] II, but does not wear the infamous tengu mask.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]] - His father is Japanese, but his mother is American. He's still a blond.
* [[Catch Phrase]] - "OSU!"
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* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - His Ryuuko Ranbu DM.
* [[Perpetual Poverty]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Red Oni]] to Robert's Blue.
* [[Ship Tease]] - See King's entry.
* [[Shotoclone]] - A straight example.
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{{quote|Takuma's daughter and Ryo's sister. She was kidnapped in order for Mr. Big to use Takuma, but after she was rescued by Ryo and Robert she started entering The King of Fighters tournaments. }}
 
* [[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.
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Adult Child]] - She's 20, but doesn't act (or look, as of ''XIII'') anything like it.
* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]] - She has two throws revolving around this. The second one is an ''entire series'' of slaps.
* [[Ass Kicks You]]: Her En'yoku (Swallow Wing) command normal.
* [[Attack Reflector]] - Her Saiha, in some games.
* [[Badass Adorable]] - Would ''you'' expect someone this cute to deliver a world of hurt? Didn't think so.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]] - Much like Ryo, she's 1/2 Japanese, 1/2 American.
* [[Braids of Action]] - Loses them in ''XIII''. And then gets them back, as an alternate outfit in the console version.
** And then gets them back, as an alternate outfit in the console version.
* [[Bring It]] - Yuri's particular variant involves her making silly, mocking faces at her opponents before slapping her behind.
* [[Clothing Damage]] - Like King, first two games only. This feature appears to be making a triumphant return in ''XIII''.
** This feature appears to be making a triumphant return in ''XIII''.
* [[Cute but Cacophonic]] - It somehow got ''worse'' as the series progressed.
* [[Damsel in Distress]] [[Took a Level in Badass|-->]] [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Everything Makes a Mushroom]] - Simply put, her [[Death From Above|Haoh Raiouken Neo MAX]] in ''XIII'' is a portable [[Nuke'Em]].
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Always a part of her outfits.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Yuri has always been portrayed as cheerful and optimistic, but it gets dialed up in the ''King of Fighter'' series... to the point of bodering on outright childish behavior, at times. She's even gotten snarky, albeit in playful fashion with her friends.
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Hair Decorations]] - Ties up her braids with a ribbon.
* [[Ki Attacks]]: The same as her dad and her brother. Unique to her is the Saifa move: a small ki shield she projects upwards.
* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Taken [[Up to Eleven]]. She's supposed to be ''20'' years old, about the same age as Kyo, but you'd never know it from the way she looks, acts or sounds. You'd swear she was only 15.
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Older Than They Look]][[Up to Eleven|, Act, Sound And Everything That Could Possibly Suggest Age In Any Way, Shape Or Form]]
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]] - Ryo and Takuma fear that her rudimentary knowledge of Kyokugen-ryuu will lead to this. Yuri, [[Spirited Competitor|optimistic in her pursuit to improve herself]], simply ignores them and joins King and Mai in ''XIII''.
* [[Plucky Girl]]
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** Yuri also possesses an attack similar to Chun-Li's Flip Kick.
** ''XIII'': Her Houyoku parodies that of Akuma's Hyakki Shuu (Demon Flip). Her EX Yuri Chou Upper also parodies that of Sakura's Shououken.
* [[Verbal Tic]] - Most of her sentences end in "-tchi" (for example, her trademark "Yoyuchi!" ["Piece of cake!"]).
** That was actually something her seiyuu came up with. [[Throw It In|It stuck.]]
** "Oodley doodley cool!"
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{{quote|Mai is a very happy girl with every girl's dream: get married with her prince charming. She found that same [[Prince Charming]] in Andy and self-proclaimed herself his fiancé. Although her preppy fighting persona suggests otherwise, Mai is actually [[Yamato Nadeshiko|a traditional and ideal Japanese beauty]] and ''very'' proud of it. However, her pride as a Shiranui ninja and infatuation with Andy (''and'' her taste for metal--yep, [[Heavy Metal|the musical style]]) usually keeps her from fitting the mold 100% of the time.}}
 
* [[Action Girl]]: Like all of the female fighters of the series.
* [[Ass Kicks You]] - Her Wild Cherry attack.
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]] - ''XIII'' brought her back as a response to the infamous '''"NO MAI = NO BUY!"''' chants (although she, like K', was intended to be in ''XII''), but her notorious [[Gainaxing]] was [[Up to Eleven|cranked up]] to the point of [[Fetish Retardant]]. It's unknown whether or not it was intentional.
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* [[Boobs of Steel]] - She can both play this stright and avert it at the same time (also read "[[Informed Attribute]]" below):
** In the first two games, she was probably the strongest female gameplay-wise, and had looks to match, but no [[Word of God]] behind (King measured larger).
** In the rest of the games, she still looks as big as ever, but has become weakened; females with larger busts by [[Word of God]] tend to be higher tiers or at least have stronger moves (by being grapplers), even if their sprites give them chests that are equal or ''smaller'' than Mai's (Angel, Elisabeth, Blue Mary, Shermie, Vice, etc.).
** Back to playing this straight gameplay wise in ''XIV''.
* [[Brainless Beauty]] - By [[Flanderization]]. One particular bad example occurs in the English translation of ''KOF '95'', during her team's cutscenes: When Rugal uses somniferous gas to kidnap them the following dialogue occurs:
{{quote|'''Mai''': [[Too Dumb to Live|"Hey, look! Beauty mist!"]]<br />
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* [[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.
** This seems to overlap with [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]] for the paper fans.
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]] - Lampshaded ''heavily'' in her intros for the ''SNK vs. Capcom'' games.
{{quote|'''[[Street Fighter|Ryu]]''': "People can see you coming miles away!"}}
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* [[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.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: You don't say?! She knows it and flaunts it!
* [[Murderous Thighs]] - Originally just "Murderous Ankles" for the way she sometimes throws her opponent; then in ''KOF '99'' gained a more appropiate move that seemed to be more a [[Fetish Fuel]] apology for removing Shermie and Vice than anything.
* [[Ninja Run]] - Well, she ''is'' a [[Ninja]]...
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* [[Not Distracted by the Sexy]] - No one in-universe seems to notice Mai for her [[Stripperiffic]] outfit and [[Stealth Pun|assets]]. If anything, nearly everyone is shocked at how brazen her outfit is, as well as [[Please Put Some Clothes On|wanting her to cover up more]].
* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Her Ryuuen Bu and several of her DM's are fire based attacks that set her opponent ablaze, when she connects with them.
* [[Playing with Fire]]
* [[Put on a Bus]] - To the shock and surprise of her fans; she returned in the home version of ''KOF XI'', but not for ''KOF XII'' (though if some sources are to be believed, she was planned to be). Has come back for ''KOF XIII'', [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|finally]].
* [[Say My Name]] - "ANDYYYYYYYY!!!"
* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]] - As if her outfit weren't [[Stripperiffic]] enough, she now has her whole back naked for her return for ''KOF XIII''.
* [[She Fu]]: Massive backflips and acrobatics are a key part of her fighting style.
* [[She Fu]]
* [[She's Got Legs]] - Usually, although [[Depending on the Artist|it sometimes depends on who's drawing her]].
* [[Shout-Out Theme Naming]] - Some of Mai's special moves are named after different branch styles of the ''Nanto Seiken'' martial art from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. Specifically she has the ''Kōkaku no Mai'' (Dance of the Crimson Crane), ''Hakuro no Mai'' (Dance of the White Heron), ''Suichō no Mai'' (Dance of the Waterfowl), and ''Hō-ō no Mai'' (Dance of the Phoenix). ''SVC Chaos'' added the ''Koshū no Mai'' (Dance of the Lone Eagle) to the mix.
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* [[Demoted to Extra]] - Happens to Kensou in some of Athena's games, specially the [[Dating Sim]] ones where the player character assumes the role of her manager or just an average guy seeking for love; Kensou is mercilessly thrown in the background, serving only as a cameo, in a continuity where apparently his love for Athena isn't that strong to try and compete with the given player character, or actually such affections didn't exist at all. Exception goes ''Awakening from the Ordinary Life'', as mentioned in this page before, Kensou is a great support to Athena.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]] - To Athena, though it happens more in the ''KOF: Kyo'' related media. It's taken to [[Flanderization]] [[Stalker with a Crush|heights]] in fanfiction.
** In ''XIII'', he's ''this'' close to confessing in his intro with her. Too bad Athena is ''way'' more concerned with their fight. In the Story Mode he also attempts to confess his feelings to Athena, causing an understandably embarrassed Athena to promptly cut him off. Cue the Women Fighters Team expressing their sympathies to him... which in turn leads to the ladies getting catty with each other over ''their'' love lives.
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]] - In the Psycho Soldier Team's special ending for ''KOF '99''. Kensou triggers his Dragon Spirit after Athena is in danger of being left for dead at the crumbling site, he saves her with a dose of [[Power of Love]] and [[Undying Loyalty]]. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|This doesn't actually do much for Kensou, gamewise, until he trains to control the Dragon Spirit's power several games later.]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]] - In ''XI''.
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] - His use of the Dragon Spirit, in story it can make Kensou fly, generate impregnable force fields, boost his powers to atonishing levels if Ron is to be believed, and when Bao used it could stop a [[Kill Sat]] instantly; now it is said that Kensou has total control over the Dragon Spirit. In gameplay, however, the Dragon Spirit has no significance whatsoever compared to how godly it is portrayed in cutscenes.
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] - Basked in the power of the Dragon Spirit to save Athena in ''KOF '99'', Kensou gets nice glowing eyes of blue energy.
* [[Hachimaki]] - From ''XII'' onwards as a nod to his ''Psycho Solider'' incarnation.
* [[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—of course—the Dragon Spirit:
** His forte in sports, the fact he has ''fans'', and—of course—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.
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* [[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 GuffinMacGuffin Boy]] - Has the Dragon Spirit sealed in him.
* [[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.
* [[Hachimaki]] - 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.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]] - Kensou is proud and not afraid of showing his plushie collection which was mounted from the stuffed animals he recieved from his fans, and of course he is always open for more items to add to the collection. Additionally, his favorite manga, ''Seito Shokun!'', is a classic [[Shoujo Genre]] romance comedy.
* [[Spam Attack]] - A few of his attacks. It's [[Played for Laughs]] in ''XIII'', where the [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs|rapid firing of his fists]] in one of his DMs actually ''tires him out''.
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]] - Same deal as Ralf.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Normal]] - Almost every character in this cast has some sort of supernatural power or hidden ability they can utilize. Clark? He simply runs up to you, grapples with you, slams you into the pavement with a '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFZkXuSqjwg Ultra Clark Buster,]''' and then pursues your flailing body with an elbow drop. And he does all of this without even saying a word. Grunts are accepted, though.
* [[Bash Brothers]] - With Ralf.
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* [[Eye Scream]] - Almost happened to him thanks to Ralf, but barely avoided it. Uses his [[Cool Shades]] to cover the scar.
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down|Flashing Elbow Them While They Are Down]] - Most of his special grapples allow Clark to add on an extra hit with his Flashing Elbow. The ''Maximum Impact'' series gives him a few additional followups to the Flashing Elbow.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Unlike Ralf, he wears them only in ''XIII''. Otherwise, he wears a single military glove, like Ralf.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Good-Looking Privates]]
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Good. It's one close to his eyes.
** [[Every Scar Has a Story]]
** [[Scars Are Forever]] - The reason he wears his sunglasses in the first place.
** [[Every Scar Has a Story]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[In a Single Bound]] - Later games give Clark [[Street Fighter II|Zangief]]-like jumping skills. Just check out the aforementioned Ultra Clark Buster.
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* [[Spam Attack]]/[[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]] - Shares the Gattling Punch move with Ralf, minus the [[Incendiary Exponent|mini explosions]].
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] - His surname (スティル) has been misromanized by fans as "Steel" (which is actually スティール).
* [[The Stoic]]: Like everyone else in the Ikari Warriors (except for Ralf), he is focused and straight-laced. Still not as much as Leona or Heidern.
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Tragic Keepsake]] - He wears two dogtags; one belongs to him, the other to a dead friend.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: He's even one who actually is notable for tons of followups on his signature throws. His HSDM/MAX2DM in ''2002 Unlimited Match'' is by far one of the most variable grapples he's had in his kit.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]
* [[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''.
 
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