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* [[Bishonen]]: Half of the male cast is made up of pretty boys. Nagase, the tech-head ninja from ''Maximum Impact 2'', dislikes each and every last one of them.
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: Most of the games up to ''2002'' will have at least one totally bizarre line that becomes almost way too funny. At a serious scene, just one slip up in translations and BAM: INSTANT [[Narm|NARMAGE]].
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Iori Yagami, Mature, and Vice, whenever they form the Yagami Team.
* [[Bootstrapped Theme]]: Aside from [[Leitmotif|the repeated use]] of "Geese Ni", nearly every theme for the ''Art of Fighting'' Team is based off of Ryuhaku Todoh's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg0VBBo3Abo theme] from the first ''AOF''. To date, the only notable exceptions are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvC7HQxiZCc "Kamikirimushi" ("Praying Mantis")] from '''96'' and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46uVnQVGL2A "Fight to the Limit"] from ''2001''.
* [[Boss Dissonance]]: Like most of [[SNK]]'s bosses, this series has some nasty ones. How nasty? [[SNK Boss|It has a trope!]]
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* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Partially averted, as many characters have incredible strength and powers due to their bloodlines. On the other hand, others are powerful simply because they trained.
* [[Colony Drop]]: Igniz tries this in ''2001''. {{spoiler|It fails.}}
* [[Comic Book Time]]: After '''95'', SNK froze all of the ages of their characters in order to keep the cast roughly youthful. While there are a few illusions of the passage of times (such as Kyo changing his outfit to show that he's dropped out of high school), the earlier characters remain in their teens and twenties whereas most of them should be about a full decade older. This also extends to cameo characters and newer entrants. This is why characters like Kim's sons Jae Hoon and Dong Hwan from ''Garou'', as well as fan-favorite Rock Howard ([[Executive Meddling|SNK Playmore's desire to save Rock]] for the ''Garou'' sequel [[Vaporware|which will probably never come to pass]] aside) will probably never make a playable appearance in a future 2D ''KOF''; they appear as children and will stay that way unless there is some sort of [[Retcon]] [[Plot
* [[Compilation Rerelease]]: Three so far:
** ''The King of Fighters Orochi Hen'' (PS2): A Japanese release comprising of '''95'', '''96'', and '''97'': the Orochi Saga.
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* [[Science Is Bad]]: The underlying message with the NESTS Chronicles.
* [[Secret Project Refugee Family]]: K', Whip, and Kula have essentially been this post-NESTS saga alongside caretakers Maxima (who functions as the [[Older Sidekick]] to K', as well as Kula's [[Honorary Uncle]]), Foxy, and Diana (the [[Team Mom|Team Moms]] of the group, [[Heterosexual Life Partners|as well as]] [[Has Two Mommies|Kula's maternal figures]]).
* [[Shout
* [[Sibling Team]]: The Bogard Bros., who usually team up in ''KOF'' alongside their good buddy Joe. The current saga (until ''XIII'') marks the first time Andy wasn't on the roster alongside Terry.
* [[So Last Season]]: Subverted: the rosters rotate with every new season, but the special moves rarely do.
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Nameless, who replaces K9999 in ''2002: Unlimited Match'' could be considered a positive rendition of this.
** As well as Aya and Hermione, Rugal's secretaries from '''98'', who replaced Mature and Vice after they became [[Ascended Extra|ascended extras]].
* [[Tag
* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: In ''XI'', one of the stages is set in an alleyway outside of the [[Fatal Fury|Pao Pao Café in Southtown]]. If you hang out in the center and right areas of the stage, nothing exactly spectacular goes on besides some civilian spectators cheering you on. Move far enough to the left, however, and a motorcycle comes barreling down the street--the very same road the combatants were obstructing earlier.
* [[Tournament Arc]]: The point of the entire series, considering that it revolves around the titular fighting tournament. However, KOF always seems to serve as the vehicle for some nefarious person or group with an axe to grind to the point that certain fighters in the ''Maximum Impact'' series [[Lampshade Hanging|hope that the next tournament can simply be a test of their skills and not the instrument of the possible destruction of mankind]].
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* [[Up to Eleven]]: SDM/HSDM/MAX2/LDM/Neo MAX variants of existing specials and DMs tend to be a mite bit more grandiose than their normal versions.
* [[Video Game Long Runners]]: "It all began in '''94''..." All joking aside, the series includes twelve titles (not including [[Updated Rerelease|Updated Rereleases]] like '''98 Ultimate Match'', ''2002: Unlimited Match'', and ''Neowave''), with several portable [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]], ''four'' [[Alternate Continuity|separate continuities]] (''Maximum Impact'', ''EX'', ''R'', ''Days of Memories''), and various other titles like the RPG-styled ''KOF: Kyo'' and pachinko slot games. ''The King of Fighters XIII'' is currently the latest game.
* [[Wham! Episode]]: ''XIII''.
** The ''entire'' "Tales of Ash" saga is pretty much a Wham ''[[Up to Eleven|Arc]]'' (Chizuru and Iori lose their powers, the seal on Orochi is broken, Ash beats ''Orochi Iori'' effortlessly, etc.), but this is all compounded by {{spoiler|the climax of ''XIII''}}.
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