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**** Also, during his training, his father traumatized him and conditioned him to blame it all on the Kusanagi.
**** Also, during his training, his father traumatized him and conditioned him to blame it all on the Kusanagi.
* Why didn't Orochi use his god-like powers to simply erase the Sacred Treasures team from existence, or even destroy the world as soon as he manifested?
* Why didn't Orochi use his god-like powers to simply erase the Sacred Treasures team from existence, or even destroy the world as soon as he manifested?
** Just because he's a god doesn't mean he's omnipotent.
** Just because he's a god doesn't mean he's omnipotent.
** That's not necessarily true. While he is god-like, he is only a servant of a higher god, Gaia.
** That's not necessarily true. While he is god-like, he is only a servant of a higher god, Gaia.
** Perhaps it was a case of [[Evil Gloating|Him wanting to show them how powerful he is]] by killing them slowly and effortlessly.
** Perhaps it was a case of [[Evil Gloating|Him wanting to show them how powerful he is]] by killing them slowly and effortlessly.
* Just who the hell ''is'' Ash Crimson, why does he have green flames, and why does he need the Sacred Treasures? Also, why is he such a cocky bastard?
* Just who the hell ''is'' Ash Crimson, why does he have green flames, and why does he need the Sacred Treasures? Also, why is he such a cocky bastard?
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** Yeah. How can you be sure? Simple... Adelheid. The one absolute rock-solid sign that a video game company has laid a dead charcter to rest and is willing to move on: make a replacement. Cf. Rock Howard, Asuka Kazama, Maxi, etc.
** Yeah. How can you be sure? Simple... Adelheid. The one absolute rock-solid sign that a video game company has laid a dead charcter to rest and is willing to move on: make a replacement. Cf. Rock Howard, Asuka Kazama, Maxi, etc.
*** Astaroth didn't replace Rock, Jin Kazama didn't replace Kazuya Mishima, and none of the Street Fighter III characters replaced the SF II cast.
*** Astaroth didn't replace Rock, Jin Kazama didn't replace Kazuya Mishima, and none of the Street Fighter III characters replaced the SF II cast.
*** Astaroth is just a big lug, Jin was ORIGINALLY a replacement (note how much his style changed between 3 and 4), and the [[SF 3]] gang are very much their own (and remain so as of [[SF 4]]). Besides, SNK Playmore is one of the little guys; they're not about to buck a fundamental rule like this.
*** Astaroth is just a big lug, Jin was ORIGINALLY a replacement (note how much his style changed between 3 and 4), and the SF3 gang are very much their own (and remain so as of [[SF 4]]). Besides, SNK Playmore is one of the little guys; they're not about to buck a fundamental rule like this.
*** That's still not very good logic as to why he's dead. The official King Of Fighters site treats 98 and 2002 as though they're just like the rest of the games, not some completely fictional dream match within the universe. His hobby is resurrection, funny sure, but no less true, and it says specifically that "In the subsequent titles of KOF '98 and KOF 2002, Rugal was brought back not once but twice to conclude storylines." That's right, to conclude storylines. Furthermore it goes on to state that he was in his most powerful state in 98. Also he even cameo's in XIII, occasionally taking over the Skynoah's monitor feed and watching the match for a few seconds before the feed goes back to normal.
*** That's still not very good logic as to why he's dead. The official King Of Fighters site treats 98 and 2002 as though they're just like the rest of the games, not some completely fictional dream match within the universe. His hobby is resurrection, funny sure, but no less true, and it says specifically that "In the subsequent titles of KOF '98 and KOF 2002, Rugal was brought back not once but twice to conclude storylines." That's right, to conclude storylines. Furthermore it goes on to state that he was in his most powerful state in 98. Also he even cameo's in XIII, occasionally taking over the Skynoah's monitor feed and watching the match for a few seconds before the feed goes back to normal.
* Who was the person (or persons) who beat up Takuma in the [[Art of Fighting]] team's ''2003'' ending?
* Who was the person (or persons) who beat up Takuma in the [[Art of Fighting]] team's ''2003'' ending?
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*** They probably didn't feel the need to make any connection between those series. ''The King of Fighters'' works better as a spinoff to various series than as a consistent shared timeline.
*** They probably didn't feel the need to make any connection between those series. ''The King of Fighters'' works better as a spinoff to various series than as a consistent shared timeline.
*** The closest they've come to making a connection between ''Samurai Shodown'' and ''KOF'' is having Hayate (hero of the ''Savage Reign'' series) make a cameo in a ''Samurai Shodown 5'' ending, and also be playable in ''KOF XI''. Well, that, and having Kyo and Iori make cameos in the ''Samurai Shodown'' RPG.
*** The closest they've come to making a connection between ''Samurai Shodown'' and ''KOF'' is having Hayate (hero of the ''Savage Reign'' series) make a cameo in a ''Samurai Shodown 5'' ending, and also be playable in ''KOF XI''. Well, that, and having Kyo and Iori make cameos in the ''Samurai Shodown'' RPG.
* Why is K' called a clone of Kyo if he looks nothing like him? The same goes for Krizalid and K9999, both who have been referred to as "perfect" clones of Kyo. In addition, why does K9999 have powers that are nothing like Kyo's if he is a clone?
* Why is K' called a clone of Kyo if he looks nothing like him? The same goes for Krizalid and K9999, both who have been referred to as "perfect" clones of Kyo. In addition, why does K9999 have powers that are nothing like Kyo's if he is a clone?
** Technically, K' isn't a clone, just an ordinary human who was imbued with Kyo's powers (the experiment failed, thus the gloves to keep his powers under control); people call him a "clone" to simplify things. As for Krizalid and K9999... good question.
** Technically, K' isn't a clone, just an ordinary human who was imbued with Kyo's powers (the experiment failed, thus the gloves to keep his powers under control); people call him a "clone" to simplify things. As for Krizalid and K9999... good question.
*** I can answer this for both of you. In the ''KOF'' series, cloning is way different, as cloning refers to both injecting an already existing organism with another's DNA {K') and to creating a clone from scratch from that "clone's" DNA (k9999). But here's where the [[Mind Screw]] works: Krizalid, the afformentioned clone in the above entry, and Kula Diamond, the [[Genki Girl]] (former [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] slightly emo chick) are clones of K'. And they too were already existing organisms. The mind boggles...
*** I can answer this for both of you. In the ''KOF'' series, cloning is way different, as cloning refers to both injecting an already existing organism with another's DNA {K') and to creating a clone from scratch from that "clone's" DNA (k9999). But here's where the [[Mind Screw]] works: Krizalid, the afformentioned clone in the above entry, and Kula Diamond, the [[Genki Girl]] (former [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] slightly emo chick) are clones of K'. And they too were already existing organisms. The mind boggles...
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* So Ash takes Chizuru's mirror and Iori's magatama easily. But I wonder how he will take Kyo's powers (if he ever do it)? It's said that Kusanagi flames are genetic. Which leads into another question: Would it affect Saisyu (Kyo's dad) or perhaps K' (as he has Kyo's genes)? And how?
* So Ash takes Chizuru's mirror and Iori's magatama easily. But I wonder how he will take Kyo's powers (if he ever do it)? It's said that Kusanagi flames are genetic. Which leads into another question: Would it affect Saisyu (Kyo's dad) or perhaps K' (as he has Kyo's genes)? And how?
* King's fighting style is said to be Muay Thai, right? I dunno, it looks like [[wikipedia:Savate|Savate]] (French kickboxing) to me, since it employs stylish kicking. Kinda funny too, considering both Muay Thai and Savate are variants of kickboxing, and King is French.
* King's fighting style is said to be Muay Thai, right? I dunno, it looks like [[wikipedia:Savate|Savate]] (French kickboxing) to me, since it employs stylish kicking. Kinda funny too, considering both Muay Thai and Savate are variants of kickboxing, and King is French.
** Probably for the same reason that Andy is an American who learned ninjutsu and koppo, Joe (who is Japanese) is also a nak muay, Blue Mary knows Sambo, the very Japanese Athena knows kung-fu, Kyo employs kempo in his fighting style, etc.; that is to say, SNK probably thought it sounded cool. It's not implausible that King is a Muay Thai practitioner who threw some aspects of Savate into her style.
** Probably for the same reason that Andy is an American who learned ninjutsu and koppo, Joe (who is Japanese) is also a nak muay, Blue Mary knows Sambo, the very Japanese Athena knows kung-fu, Kyo employs kempo in his fighting style, etc.; that is to say, SNK probably thought it sounded cool. It's not implausible that King is a Muay Thai practitioner who threw some aspects of Savate into her style.
* Why call it ''King'' of Fighters when the tournament is fought in teams?
* Why call it ''King'' of Fighters when the tournament is fought in teams?
** The tournament itself did originate in the [[Fatal Fury]] series, where it was fought in one-on-one battles, if remembered correctly. As for why they didn't change it to ''Kings'' of Fighters when the team play kicked in? No idea.
** The tournament itself did originate in the [[Fatal Fury]] series, where it was fought in one-on-one battles, if remembered correctly. As for why they didn't change it to ''Kings'' of Fighters when the team play kicked in? No idea.
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