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The characters in ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]]'' introduced during ''KOF '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).
 
[[Trivia Trope]] entries go in the [[The King of Fighters (Video Game)/Trivia|Trivia tab]]. [[Captain Ersatz]], [[Continuity Nod]], [[Expy]], [[Mythology Gag]], [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] and [[Shout-Out]] entries go [[The King of Fighters (Video Game)/Shout Out|in the Shout Out page]].
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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 (Video 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 KOF 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''.
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* [[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 (Videovideo Gamegame)|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 2 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 ''KOF '98'' when [[Haruna Ikezawa]] took over her voice for the rest of the series.
* [[Distracted Byby 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 Withwith 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 ''KOF '99'', [[Important Haircut|apparently as a reaction to Kensou's loss of powers]]. It lasted until (and including) ''2001''.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
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* [[The Juggernaut]] - During one of his desperation moves, he becomes pretty much unstoppable (he still takes damage when hit, though).
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Put Onon a Bus]]
* [[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.
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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|Worthy Opponents]] [[Squick|were]] [[Wax Museum Morgue|bathed in liquid metal]] [[Dead Guy Onon Display|and showcased as his "trophies"]]. He decided to revive the original [[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|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 Withwith 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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* [[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 Aa 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 ''[[SNSNK Kvsvs. 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.
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* [[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 (Video Game)|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).
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* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]] - His "Dead End Screamer" DM (''KOF '98'' move only).
* [[Evil Laugh]] - The prime example in ''KOF''. He even does it as he is about to die (again) in ''KOF '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]].
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* [[Narcissist]] - The first clue was the portraits of himself adorning the command room of the BlackNoah.
* [[Near Villain Victory]] - 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.
* [[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 Withwith Spinning|spinning]] over him/her while [[Maniacal Laugh|laughing manically]]. Ouch).
* [[Not Quite Dead]] - Survived detonating his ship in ''KOF '94''. {{spoiler|1=Strongly hinted to have survived his apparent death in '''95''.}}
* [[One-Winged Angel]] - Omega Rugal.
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* [[SNK Boss]] - [[Trope Codifier]] and [[Trope Pantheons/Combat|Co-God]].
* [[Sore Loser]] - See "[[Villainous Breakdown]]" below.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith 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.
* [[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.
* [[Superpower Meltdown]] - Omega Rugal, both in ''KOF '95'' and the original ''2002''.
* [[Take Over the World]] - Omega Rugal's hobby is "World conquest." This, combined with the lingering question of if Rugal is truly dead and his appearance alongside the members of NESTS in ''2002'', [[Wild Mass Guessing|has the fans scratching their heads]].
* [[Taking You Withwith Me]] - As mentioned above, in ''KOF '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 ''KOF '94''. Even more fittingly, him in ''2002UM''; 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 ''2002UM'', 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 Withwith 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]]
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue to Terry's red.
* [[Show the Forehead]]
** [[Forehead of Doom]] - [[Depending Onon 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 (Video Game)|Fatal Fury]]'' series and SNK's mascot for all intents and purposes. His role in the overall plot of the ''KOF'' 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''.
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* [[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 Withwith Fire|fire,]] although they don't actually burn the opponent
* [[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.
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* [[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 ''KOF 2003/XI''.
* [[Red Baron]] - "The Legendary Hungry Wolf," which is a [[Stealth Pun]] for the Japanese [[Title Drop]] of [[Fatal Fury (Video Game)|his debut series]].
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] to Andy's Blue.
* [[Ship Tease]] - With Blue Mary, not as much as with Mai/Andy and Ryo/King, but it's there.
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* [[Bald of Evil]] - he reforms in ''2003'', though.
* [[Chained Byby Fashion]]
* [[Counter Attack]] - One of his specials is him standing upright and picking his nose. When attacked, he sneezes and hits the enemy with his head.
* [[Death From Above]] - One of his [[D Ms]] is him jumping high to deliver a powerful belly flop from above.
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* [[Detect Evil]]
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]] - A sake gourd.
* [[Gag Nose]] - The extent of which [[Depending Onon the Artist|varies from artist to artist]] (although it's fairly consistent overall).
* [[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]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]] - Again, the gourd.
* [[It's a Small World After All]] - He's an old acquaintance of [[The King of Fighters (Video Game)/The Tales of Ash/Characters|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]]
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* [[Old Master]]
* [[Parental Substitute]] - To both Kensou and Bao. Bao is actually his [[Happily Adopted|adopted son]].
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
 
 
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{{quote| A former serial killer who picked a fight with Kim Kaphwan, and subsequently got his ass handed to him. Instead of handing him over to the police, Kim decided to use him in an experimental "reformatory" program of his own, along with Chang Koehan. The two crooks became the best of friends, and they both anticipate the day they can escape Kim's watchful eye.}}
 
* [[Awesome but Impractical]] - His "Shakushi" MAX 2 in ''2002UM'', formerly his MAX 2 in ''2002'' and his Exceed in ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos]]''.
* [[Bald of Evil]]
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** [[Sunglasses At Night]]
** [[Hidden Eyes]]
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]] - '''Many''' of his moves involve it. He can even summon a big tornado while spinning very fast in one of his [[D Ms]].
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - With Chang. He ''does'' have a wife and family, he's just never been able to get back to them after he was press-ganged by Kim.
* [[Image Song]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXp5df7N2ao "Choi Bounge Ondo."] An abridged version pops up as Choi's intro in '''98'' if he's the first one to fight.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]] - A pair of gloves with knives on the fingers, just like Freddy. He meets [[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Vega]] in ''SVC: Chaos'' and tries to strike up a friendship, but [[Bishonen|Vega]] being [[The Fighting Narcissist|Vega]], this does not go well.
* [[Knife Nut]] - Maybe a little too fond of those claws...
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{{quote| Japanese judo master who was invited by Benimaru to join the Japan team for the '''94'' tournament. He, Kyo, and Benimaru have been good friends since then, although Daimon occasionally declines joining tournaments to focus on his famaily.}}
 
* [[Badass Normal]] - Kyo has [[Playing Withwith Fire|fire]], Benimaru has [[Shock and Awe|electricity]]. He's got nothing but his size, his strength, and a handful of experience.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]] - For Kyo, in story.
* [[The Big Guy]]
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]] - If his ending with the Unrequited Love Team (him, Kensou, and Ramon) in ''XI'' is any indication. Oddly enough, his relationship with Yuri was never one-sided and seems to downplayed in ''KOF''. Back in the ''Art of Fighting'' series, hints of Robert/Yuri were dropped in ''2'' and they even (technically) became an [[Official Couple]] in Robert and Ryo's endings in ''Art of Fighting 3''. Huh.
** Heck, in his team's ''XIII'' ending, {{spoiler|he planned on proposing to Yuri in the middle of a post-tournament interview. Too bad [[Overprotective Dad|Takuma]] kept him from doing so.}}
* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] - To Ken Masters of ''[[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Street Fighter]]''. Both are [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job|rich-out-their-ass playboys]] who are friendly rivals to their respective best friends, although Robert dresses like he's rich.
** And both of their styles emphasize stylish kicking. Of note is that Robert was introduced that way whereas Ken had developed this '''after''' ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' came out.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]] - Subverted. In ''NGBC'' (and by proxy, ''XI''), Robert appears to be a bit darker than he usually is, [[Truth in Television|although it's not uncommon for an Italian to have a skin tone like that.]]
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* [[Memento MacGuffin]] - The coin he flips in a few of his win poses was a gift from his father Alberto. It was meant to remind Robert of his roots so that he could one day come back to it. Its significance is much greater in the ''Art of Fighting'' series, specifically in the third game.
* [[Millionaire Playboy]] - See directly below.
** [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]] - He may not be a [[Batman (Franchise)|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.
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* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - The Ryuuko Ranbu DM, shared between him, Ryo and Takuma.
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]] - Both in and outside of battle.
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]] - In regards to Ryo/King.
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* [[Butt Monkey]] - See "[[Running Gag]]."
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]] - Basketballs, and this was before Sean of ''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]]''.
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* [[Flash Step]]
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* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Put Onon a Bus]] - Hasn't made a canon appearance since '''94'', but still shows up alongside his teammates in cameos.
* [[Running Gag]] - Lucky actually has it ''worse'' than his teammates, as he was defeated by Shermie and Makoto (in ''Neo Geo Battle Coliseum'' and ''Maximum Impact Regulation A'', respectively) and had his invite stolen ''in addition to'' his team-affiliated loses. [[Butt Monkey|Ouch...]]
* [[Spirited Competitor]]
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* [[Flung Clothing]] - One of his victory poses.
* [[Megaton Punch]] - His D! Magnum is his most devastating attack and it consists of a sole punch lit up with an awesome explosion.
* [[Put Onon a Bus]] - As a part of a cruel [[Running Gag]] that many fans [[Dude, Not Funny|don't enjoy]].
* [[Rocket Punch]] - One of his DMs is a [[Ki Attacks|energy blast]] fired from his [[Megaton Punch|hand]]. Functionally, it has the same application.
* [[Scary Black Man]] - Subverted. D! is only serious in the midst of battle, as he doesn't want to come off as disrespectful to his opponents. Otherwise, he's a pretty chipper guy.
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* [[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 Onon a Bus]] status throughout the series.
* [[Wearing a Flag Onon Your Head]] - An eagle surrounded by the American flag is tattooed on his back.
 
 
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{{quote| Founder and leader of the [[Ikari Warriors]] mercenary squad, and Leona's adoptive father. A [[The Stoic|stoic man]] who fights using his own brutally efficient style of martial arts, his daughter Clara and his wife Sandra were [[I Have Your Wife|kidnapped]] and later killed by his [[Arch Enemy]] Rugal in front of him, as [[He Knows Too Much|he was investigating Rugal's operations too much for Rugal's own tastes]]. Heidern's own squad of fifty men were also killed in the same attack. He has dedicated himself to Rugal's defeat, and eventually his efforts paid off. His eyepatch was stolen by Mukai's group following Magaki's defeat, and it's current status is unknown.}}
 
* [[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 (Franchise)|Batman]] and [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Guile]] and the end result isn't too far from Heidern.
* [[Colonel Badass]]
** [[Commanding Coolness]]
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* [[Energy Absorption]] - His Stormbringer and [[Counter Attack|Killing Bringer]] specials, as well as his Final Bringer DM.
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* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]] - See [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Neck Rolling]], [[Shaped Like Itself|where he gyrates around an opponent's neck]] [[Spin Attack|like a]] [[Mundane Made Awesome|merry-go-round from hell]].
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* [[Eyepatch of Power]]
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* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - A few versions of '''94'' and '''95'' have his named spelled as Jeidern. Maybe it's the Spanish localization?
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[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 (Music)|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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** Made all too frustrating for Joe in his team's ending for ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms contratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[Camp Gay|fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a [[Running Gag]].
** However, confronting Billy with Joe has Billy talk about [[Big Brother Instinct|keeping her away from Joe]], so Joe's relationship Lilly is perhaps underplayed in ''KOF'' moreso than non-existent.
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]] - On occasion.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]] - One of his oldest moves is of this kind.
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]] - The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
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* [[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]]
* [[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 (Manga)|Gum-Gum Jet Gattling]], [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA]], and [[Fist of the North Star (Manga)|ATATATATATATATA]] doing a [[Fusion Dance]]. Then set it ''[[Incendiary Exponent|on fire]]'' and give it a range covering half the screen in front of him.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]] - Less than Clark, but still counts.
* [[You Don't Look Like You]] - Ralf and Clark switched to a completely different, [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Zangief-esque]] silhouette [[Art Shift|literally from one game to another]]. To the fandom's credit, [[Hand Wave|"intense training"]] ''[[Artistic License Biology|does not alter bone structure]]''...
 
 
== Kim Kaphwan ==
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{{quote| ''"Hey guys, how about it? Let's do the Tae [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Kwan]] Do thang!"'' }}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Satoshi Hashimoto ('''94''-''XI''), Kazuhiko Nagata (''XII'' onward), Brett Beyer (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), Hiroshi Isobe ('''94'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD)}}
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* [[Brick Break]] - He does a pretty neat spin on the trope in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' by throwing up several wooden boards into the air and breaking them away before they touch the ground. Not quite as impressive as him breaking a large column of ice in the ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' series, but still.
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]] - The whole reason ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syewNvULmL0t this]'' transpires.
* [[Detect Evil]] - "[[This Is Sparta|Aku wa yurusan! HA!!]]" ("[[This Is Unforgivable!|Evil is unforgivable]]!") Usually coupled with a [[Giving Someone the Pointer Finger|finger point]] that rivals [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Phoenix Wright]] or a [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|gleaming]] [[Death Glare]].
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in a group of bonus illustrations for ''KOF '99'': Kim sees [[Anti-Hero]] K' lurking in the background and wonders if he's evil.
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** Let us note that Kim is ''completely hammered'' during that speech.
** It should be noted that the International Taekwondo Federation's [[Badass Creed|oath]] is "I shall be a champion of justice and freedom." and "I shall build a better and more peaceful world." Kim's demeanor (which extends to ''many'' of his cohorts) could be this philosophy taken to new heights.
* [[Kiai]] - Kim seems to unleash his inner [[Fist of the North Star (Manga)|Kenshiro]] during some of his moves.
{{quote| '''Kim''': "[[Calling Your Attacks|Hou'ou Kyaku!]] [[Spam Attack|ATATATATATATATATA!!]] [[Finishing Move|WATAA]][[For Massive Damage|AA!!!]]"}}
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]] - In one of his specials, he stomps the ground in front of them. If the opponent is standing, the attack hits their shin. If not...
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* [[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 (Music)|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 (Video Game)|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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* [[Clothing Damage]] - First two games and ''XIII''.
* [[Cultured Badass]] - Being the owner of her own bar, King has a great affinity for fine wine and is skilled at mixing cocktails. She can also smash you eight ways from Sunday.
* [[Depending Onon the Artist]] - The level of King's [[Bifauxnen]] can vary greatly depending on who is in charge of the character designs: in the early 90s installments of the series some people could actually mistake her for a man; from ''2000'' and on, new artists made her feminine traits more and more visible; finally in her appearance for ''XIII'' any ambiguosity her gender may have caused on people both in game design and sprites has been dropped, basically throwing out the concept she was supposed to surprise the players when they realize King is a woman.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]] - Mostly. She wears full-hand gloves between ''2000'' and ''XI''.
* [[Flung Clothing]] - Kicks away her hat in the first ''Art of Fighting'' and ''[[SNSNK Kvsvs. Capcom|Capcom vs. SNK]]''. Also, borderline example with the handkerchief she throws to the ground in her win poses.
* [[Foreign Fanservice]] - Because [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]].
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Hot Chick in Aa Badass Suit]]
* [[Hurricane Kick]] - her Tornado Kick.
* [[Ki Attacks]]
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** And now that Iori has lost his flames (and possesses a more physical moveset not unlike post-'''95'' Kyo), Kyo's back to his original moveset.
* [[Downloadable Content]] - in XIII, the "NESTS-style" Kyo, which is him in his more iconic Rekka-style combos.
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]] - Just watch his intro with Vega in the ''[[SNSNK Kvsvs. Capcom|Capcom vs. SNK]]'' games. Kyo is not honored in the slightest.
{{quote| '''Vega''': "Hmm. Rather attractive. However you can't hold a candle to me."<br />
'''Kyo''': "Shut yo' mouth! You silly narcissistic little fancy pants! I'm going to torch you to your bones!"<br />
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* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[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 Withwith 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 Withwith a Heart of Gold]] - See the ''KOF: Kyo'' spinoff manga and games for a good example.
* [[Martial Arts Headband]] - 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).
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** 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]].
* [[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 Withwith Fire]]
* [[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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** [[Clothes Make the Legend]] - Arguably. Kyo is more recognizable as the schoolboy from the Orochi Saga. Most of his appearances outside of ''KOF'' have Kyo in his uniform as well. In fact, the creation of Kyo's clones were fueled by a desire among some of the developers to include Kyo's older and more iconic look.
* [[Screw Destiny]] - While Kyo does go on to defeat [[Orochi]] just as [[You Can't Fight Fate|his ancestor did]], Kyo himself refuses to believe that his feud with Iori is influenced by the [[Kill'Em All|ancient war]] between the Kusanagi and Yasakani. Basically, he wants to just live his life as a fighter, but if others seek him out he just will fight back so they'll leave him the heck alone.
* [[Send in Thethe Clones]] - Used as [[Self-Deprecation]] in regards to the NESTS Chronicles. ''XI'' has Kyo making a jab at the ludicrous number of clones he's picked up over the years, almost to a [[Never Live It Down]] degree.
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* [[Actor Allusion]] - Coincidentally, his English VA in ''XII'' is known for voicing [[Tekken (Video Game)|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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* [[Bishonen]] - One of the bishiest. He even models in his spare time.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]] - Half American, half Japanese.
* [[Camp Straight]] - Most fans at first thought he was gay (because of the voice and the poses); so much that in the ''KOF'' 10th anniversary webpage the staff felt the need to deny it, complete with [[Not That There's Anything Wrong Withwith That]].
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]] - Loves to flirt with female opponents, but is ''not'' a [[Handsome Lech|lech]]. The best examples of this comes from Benimaru scolding ''Kyo'' on his ([[It's Not You, It's My Enemies|understandably neglectful]]) relationship with Yuki.
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* [[Image Song]] - "Show Time!"
* [[The Lancer]] - If the Japan Team's original configuration has Kyo as [[The Hero]] and Daimon as [[The Big Guy]], then Benimaru is definitely this.
* [[Shock and Awe]] - His exaggerated case of electrostatics is the reason his [[Anime Hair|hair]] rivals [[Tekken (Video Game)|Paul Phoenix]] and [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Guile]].
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* [[Fingerless Gloves]] - Later on, at least.
* [[Hair Color Dissonance]] - His hair has always been [[Hair of Gold|blond]], even though a few early games made it reddish-orange or yellowish-orange. By the time '''96'' rolled in, it definitely obvious that Ryo was a blond. However, in ''XII'' (which reverts some characters to their original or pre-''KOF'' designs), Ryo's hair is back to being reddish-orange. [[Adaptation Dye Job|And let's not even start on]] the ''AOF'' anime.
* [[Heir to Thethe Dojo]] - Takuma has been training Ryo to be this since he was a child. Later titles have Takuma trying to get a new heir: the child of Ryo and his [[Love Interests]] King. Ryo himself does eventually become the second Mr. Karate.
* [[Heroic Neutral]] - A good-natured man at heart, but according to ''XIII'', he cares more about training himself and exceeding his limits than the whole good vs. evil thing.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - With Robert.
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* [[Megaton Punch]] - Tenchi Haou Ken. [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|ICHIGEKI HISSATSU!]] The SDM version has the [[But Wait! There's More!|added benefit]] of ''stunning the opponent''.
** His [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cub--0zXs1s Neo MAX] is an upgraded version known as the Shin Tenchi Ha'ou Ken, [[Mundane Made Awesome|complete with]] [[Bullet Time|slow-mo]].
* [[Mr. Vice Guy]] - A tad [[Stay in Thethe Kitchen|old-fashioned]].
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - His Ryuuko Ranbu DM.
* [[Perpetual Poverty]]
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* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] - Again, the Ryuuko Ranbu.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] - And prepare for a world of pain when he ''does'' decide to get serious...
** [[Wild Mass Guessing|Some speculate]] that Takuma may actually be [[Willfully Weak|the most powerful human in the]] ''[[Willfully Weak|KOF]]'' [[Willfully Weak|universe]] on the basis of his team's ''2000'' ending ([[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|singlehandedly negating a]] [[Kill Sat]]'s [[Frickin' Laser Beams|attack]] [[Ki Attacks|with a fireball]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAzlVHVov1E at the last second]) and the sheer [[SNK Boss|SNK-ness]] of his Serious form in ''SVC Chaos'' (equal in power to [[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Shin Akuma]]). Then ''XIII'' came around; his [[Limit Break|Neo MAX]] consists of him [[Meteor Move|carrying the opponent several dozens of stories up in a massive jumping uppercut before smashing them into the ground with a colossal chop.]] It's as awesome as it sounds; that is, '''''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuCkKcVE74o AWESOME.]'''''
* [[Pec Flex]] - One of his other opening poses.
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]] - For his son and King, mainly due to his desire to see a new heir for the Kyokugen dojo. Oddly enough, he's ''not'' like this towards Robert and Yuri, mainly because he's convinced that Robert will try to woo her with material gifts and take advantage of her.
* [[Shirtless Scene]] - One of his winposes has him removing his dogi, complete with a yell of "YAH!"
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** [[Kamehame Hadoken]] - His Kou'ou Ken (when it isn't a short invisible fireball) special and Haoh Shikouken DM.
** [[Shoryuken]] - His Koho special and (as Mr. Karate) Kyokugen Koho DM.
* [[SNK Boss]] - In ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]''.
* [[Spam Attack]]/[[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]] - Same as his son's Zanretsuken. Not always part of his moveset, though.
** He also sometimes have an attack named Shouran Kyaku where he runs to grab the opponent and then barrages them with his knee.
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* [[Martial Arts Headband]]
* [[Older Than They Look]][[Up to Eleven|, Act, Sound And Everything That Could Possibly Suggest Age In Any Way, Shape Or Form]]
* [[Overshadowed Byby 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]]
* [[Rapunzel Hair]] in [[Braids of Action]] - Depending both on the sprites and [[Depending Onon the Artist|the artist]]. Usually, her hair is long but falls just shy of making the cut.
** [[Important Haircut]] - Subverted. In ''XIII'', Yuri cuts her hair short, but she doesn't seem to have a reason behind it. Takuma's reaction is overblown, as usual.
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]] - Much like Robert and her father, she supports Ryo/King, going along with Takuma's odd ploy at the end of ''XI''. As you've probably noticed by now, [[Everyone Can See It]].
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* [[Take That]] - To ''[[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Street Fighter]]'', specifically the [[Shotoclone|Shotoclones]]:
** ''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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** Since around '''97'' she also gained a spinning kick attack like the [[Hurricane Kick]] all three characters use.
** And in ''2002UM'' she did a [[Take That]] to her ''own family members'' by finally getting her own version of the Ryuko Ranbu technique... which eventually parodies Ryu's Shin Shoryuken.
** In the ''Capcom vs. SNK'' games, she copies [[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Felicia]]'s intro pose (when fighting against Sakura) and Makoto's intro pose (when fighting against everyone else).
** 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.
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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 (Music)|the musical style]]) usually keeps her from fitting the mold 100% of the time.}}
 
* [[Action Girl]]
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** 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 (Franchise)|Ryu]]''': "People can see you coming miles away!"}}
* [[Hypocritical Humor]] - In ''Neo Geo Battle Coliseum'', her win quote against [[Samurai Shodown|Shiki]] has her criticizing Shiki's lack of clothing.
* [[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 Onon the Artist]], but also on said artist's mood apparently as well.
** [[Word of God]] states that her hips are 91cm with a 55cm 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.
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* [[Ninja Run]] - Well, she ''is'' a [[Ninja]]...
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]] - More often read (in the Japanese versions, anyway) than heard; used in the first two games as part of her taunt.
* [[Not Distracted Byby 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 Withwith Fire]]
* [[Put Onon 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]]
* [[She's Got Legs]] - Usually, although [[Depending Onon 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 (Manga)|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.
* [[Sideboob]] - Moreso with every [[Fan Service Pack]]; as of ''KOF XIII'', her bust is practically begging to spill out of her top from all directions.
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]] - Oh, Andy...
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* [[Butt Monkey]] - If something bad and/or embarrassing happened to the Psycho Soldiers, Kensou was the most usual target.
* [[Call Back]] - The fact Kensou has a fandom in-universe for ''KOF'' doesn't sound that weird when one takes in consideration his ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'' incarnation; there Kensou actually acted as a guitarist for Athena's concerts and shows. With him being on stage from time to time performing along with Athena, this would eventually help the guy gather some devoted fans.
* [[The Cameo]] - He appears in the Action RPG game ''[[Crystalis (Video Game)|Crystalis]]'' for the NES under the name ''Kensu'', he is one of the four wise sages who must guide the protagonist into gathering four elemental swords to forge the Crystalis sword. In the [[Game Boy Color]] remake, he is the one who forged the Thunder Sword.
** Kensou will [[Undying Loyalty|throw himself in front of Athena]] in ''SNK Gals' Fighters'', acting as a human shield for her, capable of being hit by any move against Athena when said unique block is performed.
** In the end [[The Power of Love|expect to see him]] in any game Athena has a major role or is [[The Protagonist]] herself; with very few exceptions.
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* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] - Athena's independent and strong character is what makes Kensou look foolish in comparison, but when Athena does need help is where Kensou shows he is someone she can rely on. Kensou droped the [[Idiot Ball]] when he had to awaken his Dragon Spirit powers to save Athena in ''KOF '99''. Other situations can be found in Athena's exclusive game for [[Play Station]], ''Awakening from the Ordinary Life'', where Athena is being constantly haunted due being quite a dark RPG. Kensou proves to be a great ally and support for Athena as he cheers her up in crucial events during the adventure.
* [[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 Withwith 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.
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* [[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''.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - Due to his name being Chinese but being often rendered to fit the Japanese spelling, Kensou is the most used one to avoid confusion for the Japanese, but ''Kensu'' is arguably the closest romanized spelling to his Chinese name; it even appeared that way in his cameo for ''[[Crystalis]]''.
* [[Sphere of Destruction]] - The Senki Hakkei Kensou fires at the end of his Seigan Senki Hakkei Neo MAX in ''XIII'', which is very similar to [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Chun-Li's]] Kikoushou.
** Earlier in the series, Kensou had a DM (Senki Hakkei) of the same type that needed to be activated up close. The force of the SDM version was so great, that the recoil sends him ''flying into the corner''.
* [[They Fight Crime]]
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** [[Every Scar Has a Story]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[In a Single Bound]] - Later games give Clark [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Zangief]]-like jumping skills. Just check out the aforementioned Ultra Clark Buster.
* [[Murderous Thighs]] - A male example, and it's a subversion! After performing a Frankensteiner, [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Clark will turn to the screen, hold out his hands exasperatedly, and yell, "HEY!"]] Apparently, he doesn't like the idea of being using for [[Fan Service]], although his female and homosexual male fans might disagree...
* [[Nice Hat]] - Nice Navy Blue Cap!
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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 Withwith 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]]
* [[Tragic Keepsake]] - He wears two dogtags; one belongs to him, the other to a dead friend.
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