The King of Fighters/Characters/The Tales of Ash: Difference between revisions

=== Adelheid Bernstein ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Tetsuya Tanaka}}

{{quote|As his last name suggests, he is Rugal Bernstein's son, and has inherited his father's wealth and fighting style. Unlike his evil father, he is a good person who exhibits sportsmanship and honor. At the behest of his sister Rose, he challenged the champions of the ''2003'' tournament in the ''SkyNoah'', he and his younger sister's flying fortress. He entered the next tournament as a single entry, and was under investigation by Heidern until he assured him he was a different person from his father.}}

=== Ash Crimson ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Sōnosuke Nagashiro, Peter von Gomm (''XII'', English)}}

{{quote|Current protagonist of the series, and the focus of the Tales of Ash saga. His past and motives are currently a mystery, save his connection to Elisabeth (whom he affectionately nicknames [[Kung Pow|"Betty"]], much to her annoyance). Like Kyo and Iori, he wields flames, although his are green, and it's unknown how he obtained them. He entered the tournament in order to steal the Sacred Treasures (and powers) of Kyo, Iori and Chizuru.}}

=== Gato ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Kouji Ishii]]}}

{{quote|A practitioner of an assassination fighting style. Gato is searching for a mysterious man who is connected to his past. In ''Mark of the Wolves'', he enters the tournament believing that Kain knows about the man he's after, and sure enough, that man appears and saves Kain from the collapsing mansion. The man is revealed to be Gato's father, who drove his mother to death and vanished without a trace, but not before brutally maiming Gato and leaving him for dead. He encounters Hotaru Futaba, who believes him to be her older brother, [[Insistent Terminology|but Gato continually denies this for some reason]]. In ''2003'', he is hired by Geese Howard to investigate the events going on in the tournament, and in ''XI'', forms a new Garou team along with B. Jenet and Tizoc.}}

=== Maki Kagura ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kazuyo Inosako}}

{{quote|The late elder twin sister of Chizuru, and one of the two heiresses of the Yata Clan alongside her sister. Of the two, Maki is actually the more skilled combatant. Years before the King of Fighters tournaments, Maki was killed by Goenitz, the leader of the Orochi Hakkesshu, to weaken the seal of Orochi. The Maki who appears in ''2003'' is nothing more than an illusionary product of Chizuru's memories created while Chizuru was under the influence of Botan. While serious about their duty to protect the seal, [[Irony|she and Chizuru only serve to do just the opposite.]]}}

* [[Secret Character]]: In the [[Game Boy]] port of ''{{'}}96'', Maki (as "Kagura") is selectable as a fill-in for her sister. This version also included Orochi Iori, Orochi Leona and Mr. Karate as [[Secret Character]]s, while the [[Game Boy]] port of ''{{'}}95'' had [[Samurai Shodown|Nakoruru]] guest star.

=== Duo Lon ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Tsunehito Maruo, Josh Keller (''XII'', English)}}

{{quote|Duo Lon is also a member of the Hizoku clan, and one of Ron's sons. He is also searching for his father for his betrayal of the clan. He teams up with Ash Crimson for a time, but later joins Elisabeth Blanctorche's team, along with Benimaru Nikaido, after noticing that Ash was manipulating his teammates.}}

=== Malin ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kazuyo Inosako}}

{{quote|An adversary to the Kyokugen school of Karate (specifically Yuri). Aside from that, no one knows much about her. She may not be what she seems...}}

=== Mukai ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Toshihiro Shigetsuka}}

{{quote|An earth elemental, and one of the members of Those From The Distant Land. Mukai, unlike Magaki, is more cautious when fighting humans. After his defeat, he vanishes.}}

=== Shen Woo ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kōji Suidzu, Jeff Manning (''XII'', English)}}

{{quote|A brawler from Shanghai who joins Ash Crimson solely to fight strong opponents. After Duo Lon leaves the team in ''2003'', Shen sticks around for ''XI'', teaming with Oswald. However, Ash pits the two men against each other, tricking Oswald into believing Shen was someone standing in his way. After this, he grows sick of being jerked around by Ash, joining up with Elisabeth and Duo Lon for the ''XIII'' tournament.}}

=== Tizoc/The Griffon Mask ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Hikaru Hanada}}

{{quote|A professional luchador wrestler who fights for charity. After a while, however, he starts [[Contemplate Our Navels|thinking]] about retirement. He recovers, and enters the ''King of Fighters 2003'' tournament with Terry and Joe to promote his entrance into the American wrestling circuit. In ''XI'', he joins Jenet and Gato's team.}}

=== Elisabeth Blanctorche ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kayoko Ōshima, Sally Koshinaka (''XII'', English)}}

{{quote|A former associate of Ash Crimson who is out to prevent whatever he's planning, and the heir to the Blanctorche family. She uses light-based attacks and fights with a riding crop. Hates to be called [[Kung Pow|"Betty"]], a trait which Ash loves to exploit.}}

=== Duck King ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kong Kuwata}}

{{quote|A friend of Terry Bogard who's been around since the first installment of ''[[Fatal Fury]]'', but only made his playable appearance in ''King of Fighters'' in ''The King of Fighters XI''. He's a notable DJ in Southtown.}}

=== Hotaru Futaba ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Yuki Horie}}

{{quote|Originally making her debut in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', Hotaru is the daughter of a family of martial artists. Unfortunately, she isn't fond of violence. When her mother dies, both her father and older brother simultaneously disappear. Hotaru enters Kain R. Heinlen's King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem tournament after hearing rumors that her brother might be there, fervently hoping to reconnect with her family. She appears in ''XI'' for a similar reason.}}

=== Sho Hayate ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Hiroyuki Inoue}}

{{quote|[[The Hero]] of ''[[Fuun Series|Savage Reign]]'', Hayate is an old-fashioned warrior and the sole practitioner of his self-taught combat form Fu'un Ken. He trains non-stop, vigorously hoping to become a true master and show the world the power of his fighting style.}}

=== Bonne Jenet ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Rei Saitō, Gina Rose (''Maximum Impact 2'', English)}}

{{quote|A [[Rich Bitch]] who was ported over from ''[[Fatal Fury|Mark of the Wolves]]'', along with Gato and Tizoc, much to the delight of fans. B. Jenet is the captain of a group of pirates calling themselves the Lilien Knights. Although she's rich herself, Jenet doesn't like mooching off of her parents, so she pretty much founded the Knights out of boredom. She enters the King of Fighters tournament for the prize money.}}

=== Jyazu ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Enma Itō}}

{{quote|Leader of the terrorist group known as Jaguar, Jyazu is the [[True Final Boss]] of ''[[Fuun Series|Kizuna Encounter]]'', the sequel to ''Savage Reign''. An enigma, not much is known about his past or motives. To date, he is one of two people to have ever bested King Leo, the [[Big Bad|tyrannical host]] of the Battle of the Beast God Tournament.}}

=== Magaki ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Spicy Yagi}}

{{quote|One of the members of Those From The Distant Land. Unlike Mukai, Magaki shows no caution when fighting humans, considering them to be [[Puny Earthlings|insignificant trash]]. He traps Shion in another dimension for his failure, and fights the winning team. After his defeat, he tries to escape, but he ends up [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|impaled by Shion's spear]] and dies. His body ends up in the jurisdiction of Heidern, but two children manage to take his body back.}}

=== Momoko ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kazuyo Inosako}}

{{quote|The newest addition to the Psycho Soldiers. She uses Capoeira as a fighting style.}}

=== Oswald ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Toshihiro Shigetsuka}}

{{quote|Ash's newest partner in ''XI''. Oswald is a suave Irish assassin who uses razor-sharp cards to attack his opponents. Likewise, he has an expertise in playing Karnoffel, a form of poker. Coincidentally, it's how he joined Ash's team: by a game of poker. He is searching for a rare drug known as the "Dragon Pill", suggesting that Oswald may have a terminal disease.}}

=== Shion ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Tokiyo Ogawa}}

{{quote|Magaki's servant. He (we ''think'' it's a he) challenges the winning team, but gets thrown into another dimension by his master, and later kills him in revenge.}}

=== Silber ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Hiroyuki Arita}}

{{quote|The main antagonist of ''Buriki One'', Silber is a powerful martial artist who constantly travels in search of new challenges. He enters Buriki One tournament, intrigued by the gathering of numerous martial artists and their various disciplines.}}

=== Gai Tendo ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]}}

{{quote|The very brash and noisy protagonist of ''Buriki One'', Gai utilizes a free-form style known as Total Combat. Deciding to test his skills, Gai enters the Buriki One tournament and becomes a rival to the American boxing champion and protegé of Silber, Rob Python.}}

=== Tung Fu Rue ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Shigefumi Nakai}}

{{quote|Master of the legendary fighting art known as Hakkyokuseiken, Tung was the former sensei of Jeff Bogard and Geese Howard who made a vow not to train any more disciples after the latter killed Jeff out of jealousy. He competed in the [[Fatal Fury|first King of Fighters tournament]] held by Geese, but lost. Living his current days in retirement, Tung occasionally enters a competition to keep his body and mind in shape.}}

=== Raiden/Big Bear ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Daisuke Gouri]] (''XII''), Iain Gibb (''XIII'')}}

{{quote|A professional wrestler who appeared in the first ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' game. Originally, he was bribed by Geese Howard into serving him, but after Geese's defeat went straight and narrow, reverting to his kindly Big Bear persona. He doesn't make an appearance in ''King of Fighters'' until ''XII'' ([[Word of God|although he was originally considered to represent England in ''{{'}}94'']]). His [[Face]] persona is ''still'' Big Bear, but [[Word of God]] says that [[Heel|Raiden]] was chosen over him due to a lack of villains in ''XII''. He eventually leaves Geese's employ to return to his homeland, passing up King of Fighters for many years due to his satisfaction with his Face and Heel personas. While there's a slight misunderstanding about his current allegiance, Raiden decides to join Kim and Hwa Jai, believing that it will help boost his reputation as a fighter.}}

=== Hwa Jai ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Sōnosuke Nagashiro}}

{{quote|Yet another fighter who debuted in the original ''Fatal Fury'', Hwa Jai is an arrogant Muay Thai fighter and early rival of Joe, he becomes a more formidable fighter after getting a little tipsy. He was defeated by Joe and [[Defeat Means Friendship|became his friend]] and sparing partner. Now he teams up with Kim Kaphwan and Raiden in ''King of Fighters XIII'', seeing the tournament as a chance to revitilize his career and get another shot at besting Joe.}}

=== Saiki ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Sōnosuke Nagashiro}}

{{quote|The leader of Those From The Distant Land and the mastermind behind the events of the most recent tournaments. Looks suspiciously like Ash Crimson.}}

=== Botan ===

{{quote|The fourth member of Those From the Distant Land, she has the ability to control the actions of anyone she chooses through invisible puppet strings. Botan established herself as quite the [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bitch]] as early as ''2003'', when it turns out she was controlling Chizuru the entire time. After Mukai's failure, she sets her sights on Rugal Bernstein's daughter Rose.}}

=== Rose Bernstein ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Kazuyo Inosako}}

{{quote|Adel's little sister and a [[Rich Bitch]] to the hilt. While Adel got Rugal's fighting skill, Rose got his sense of unfair play. She's a noncombatant (although [[Lady of War|skilled at fencing]], according to [[All There in the Manual|supplementary materials]]), but very fond of her brother.}}