The King of Fighters Extreme Revolution

The King of Fighters Extreme Revolution, officially abbreviated KOF ER, is a 3D installment of The King of Fighters series.

Plot
This episode is set in a different timeline than the original series how can be seen with characters' name, age, nationality, biography, appearance and with relationships between them... WORK IN PROGRESS

Character Roster
In this title there are 120 characters all immediately playable.

Newcomers

 * 🇧🇪 Amara Goenitz: raised in a rural village, she is the daughter of Leopold Goenitz, an Orthodox priest belonging to the Hakkesshu who secretly served Orochi and during all her childhood and adolescence she followed her father during his religious missionary travel. One day all the Hakkesshu has been disintegrated by Rugal Bernstein, including Leopold. Amara decided to take control, becoming the leader, of the sect to whom Yashiro Nanakase and Chris joined. One night she went to the Yata clan home to destroy the seal on Orochi and, after a match against Maki Kagura, destroyed the seal and left with the satisfaction of a weak but released Orochi. To keep safe the sect, Amara, Chris and Yashiro has made a cover identity forming a blues rock band in which Yashiro is voice and plays semi-acoustic guitar, Amara is choir and plays Hammond organ and Chris plays drums.
 * 🇰🇪 Isabella Muhaba
 * 🇨🇺 Torpedo: Cuban charming man, he has a double life, during the day he is a masked Lucha Libre wrestler so much famous all around the world, at night he gambles at a casino in South Town. One night, with many debts, made a bet to pay off them. If he defeated the show boxer in a real match, he would get sum of money big enough to take off the hook. He won. After few years that show boxer invited him to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, for a rematch.

Orochi saga

 * 🇯🇵 Benimaru Nikaido: young son of a multi-millionaire family, professional fighter and part-time professional modeler who is very confident in his abilities. He has been secretly hired by Kusanagi clan, with Goro Daimon, to protect Kyo Kusanagi during the The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard.
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Battler: former professional player of American Football expelled due to his rudeness and violence. His friend, Heavy D!, has been killed during a street fight in South Town by Jack Turner, leader of the gang known as the Neo Black Cats. He and Lucky Glauber, another Heavy D!'s friend, want to revenge their longtime friend.
 * 🇰🇷 Chang Koehan: once a feared and violent criminal in Korea. He was spotted by Kim Kaphwan from a prison's surveillance footage and he wanted to use Chang's strength "for justice". Though Chang easily broke out of prison, he was caught by Kaphwan and forced to undergo Kim's "Rehabilitation project" in the The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard.
 * 🇯🇵 Chizuru Kagura: the younger of the two heiresses of the Yata clan, raised as a priestess and was given the duty of keeping the diligent seal on Orochi intact. One night, Amara Goenitz, leader of the Hakkesshu, went to the Yata clan home to destroy the seal, Maki, Chizuru's elder twin sister, confronts her loosing a match and becaming very weak. Amara destroyed the seal and left with the satisfaction of a weak but released Orochi. Three years afterwards, Chizuru has known about the The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard and she invited Kyo Kusanagi, belonging to the Kusanagi clan, the and Iori Yagami, belonging to the Yasakani clan, to help her replace the broken seal. A few days before the tournament, Maki, entered in the competition too with her sister, has been kidnapped by some members of Those from the Past so Chizuru has hired Fiolina to find Maki.
 * 🇸🇪 Chris: orphan teenager, he was obliged to serve the Jack Turner's Neo Black Cats gang in South Town to survive until he has been rescued and looked after by Yashiro Nanakase. Living with Yashiro, Chris learned all about music and to play several musical instruments. One day Yashiro told him his own secter that is he is the reincarnation of a servant of Orochi and now he must join the Hakkesshu leaded by Amara Goenitz, Chris decided to go with him join the sect too. To keep safe the sect, Amara, Chris and Yashiro has made a cover identity forming a blues rock band in which Yashiro is voice and plays semi-acoustic guitar, Amara is choir and plays Hammond organ and Chris plays drums.
 * 🇯🇵 Goro Daimon: former Olympic gold medalist for Judo. He has been secretly hired by Kusanagi clan, with Benimaru Nikaido, to protect Kyo Kusanagi during the The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard.
 * 🇩🇪 Heidern: great martial artist with great strategy skills, he was just promoted to his current rank. The event took place at a top-secret base in Brazil and his wife and daughter were present for the ceremony. Some Addes's members, who caught wind of Heidern's high marks, stormed the base when he was away and killed fifty secret service officers on his arrival. When Heidern hurried back from his duties, one of these members deprived him of his right eye and deemed him unfit to be a part of his collection. Instead, he murdered Heidern's wife and child. At this point Rugal Bernstein came to his rescue helping to develop his own fighting style and mercenary unit, the Ikari Warriors. Since then, he pursued Addes to avenge his loved ones' deaths. After the death of Rugal by Addes after the destruction of Hakkesshu, Ikari Warriors' task is protecting Adelheid and Rose, Rugal's children. Adelheid is secretly gone to the The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard after Heidern's prohibition so now Ikari Warriors are going to protect him.
 * 🇯🇵 Iori Yagami: belonging to the Yasakani clan, rival of the Kusanagi clan because one of the Hakkesshu killed the leader of the Yasakani's wife and, under a disguise, the murderer then approached the Yasakani head and reported that the Kusanagi clan was responsible, to add more fuel to the fire, the corpse of his wife was found in the Kusanagi homeland so the Yasakani, renamimg themselves as the Yagami clan, made a blood pact with Orochi to gain the necessary means for revenge. Iori has been invited to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, by an unknown person with his bitter rival Kyo Kusanagi, belonging to the Kusanagi clan. He accepted the invitation take part in the tournament with his faithful servants Jun and Miu.
 * 🇯🇵 Kyo Kusanagi: belonging to the Kusanagi clan once allied with the Yasakani clan, however, due to a horrible misunderstanding, the Yasakani struck a blood pact with Orochi for more power renaming their family name to Yagami. Kyo surpassed his father Saisyu at the age of fifteen and was designated as the clan's leader. Kyo has been invited to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, by an unknown person with his bitter rival Iori Yagami, belonging to the Yasakani clan. He accepted the invitation take part in the tournament with his training mates Shingo and Moe.
 * 🇺🇸 Lucky Glauber: Karate champion who is also a former professional Basketball player. His friend, Heavy D!, has been killed during a street fight in South Town by Jack Turner, leader of the gang known as the Neo Black Cats. He and Brian Battler, another Heavy D!'s friend, want to revenge their longtime friend.
 * 🇯🇵 Saisyu Kusanagi: Kyo's father belonging to Kusanagi clan, after a defeat by Rugal Bernstein in a challenge, he went in to eremitism to increase his body and inner strength. A bit of time after, an Addes's killer tried to murder him failing and Saisyu discovered that his clan is in danger because is a target of Addes.
 * 🇯🇵 Shingo Yabuki: Kyo's school mate, he is fascinated with Kusanagi clan blood powers and decided to train himself to get to Kyo's level. One day he challenged Kyo in a fighting match and, despite his huge progress, lost but Kyo wanted to reward his commitment asking him to becoming a training mate of his and Shingo, flabbergasted and excited, accepted the the offer.
 * 🇯🇵 Yashiro Nanakase: famous and charming face of the music industry, he is the reincarnation of a servant of Orochi. His life was going to be ordinary when, in a dream he was ordered to join the Hakkesshu leaded by Amara Goenitz. He joined the sect with Chris, an orphan looked after by Yashiro. To keep safe the sect, Amara, Chris and Yashiro has made a cover identity forming a blues rock band in which Yashiro is voice and plays semi-acoustic guitar, Amara is choir and plays Hammond organ and Chris plays drums.
 * 🇨🇳 Zhen Gentsai: elderly mentor to Kensou, Athena and Momoko who instructs them to better harness their Psycho Powers in the mountains of China. Gentsai teaches them in preparations for "the worst case scenario of oncoming evil" and uses the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as a way of training his disciples.

NESTS saga

 * 🇲🇽 Angel: NESTS member teamed up with K', K9999 and Kula. They take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to kidnap Orochi.
 * 🇻🇪 Diana: NESTS high-rank officer. She secretley takes part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to oversee K', K9999, Angel and Kula.
 * 🇯🇵 Hinako Shijou: attending in an all-girl school and grewing to value Sumo Wrestling's techniques after watching a professional match. Hoping to practice along with her classmates, she tries to create a female sumo club at her school but the idea fails to gain support. She decided to take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test her sumo skills.
 * 🇰🇷 Jeon Hoon: Kaphwan's fellow student, they both became masters of separate, stylized aspects of Tae Kwon Do and parted ways from one another. Upon a meeting with Kaphwan, Hoon noticed the presence of Kim's new "Rehabilitation project", consisting of Chang Koehan. After seeing Kaphwan's ethics and methods of training, Hoon decided that he would show him a more efficient way of management; Hoon's methods are much more new-age and strange than Kaphwan's simple harsh exercises, including lots of special equipment and activities, such as attending pop concerts.
 * 🇰🇷 Jinju Lee: Kaphwan's student, she has idolized him and Jeon Hoon ever since she could remember. One day, while training, she hears word of the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, and has considered it as a chance to test her martial art skills.
 * 🇨🇦 K': NESTS member teamed up with K9999, Angel and Kula. They take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to kidnap Orochi.
 * 🇯🇵 K9999: NESTS member teamed up with K', Angel and Kula. They take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to kidnap Orochi.
 * 🇨🇿 Kula Diamond: NESTS member teamed up with K', K9999 and Angel. They take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to kidnap Orochi.
 * 🇲🇽 Ramon: a famous Lucha Libre wrestler who is loved by his fans in the wrestling circle. He works, teamed up with Vanessa, for an organization which is persecuted NESTS following its footsteps.
 * 🇺🇸 Vanessa: a normal housewife who discreetly serves as a mercenary agent. She works, teamed up with Ramon, for an organization which is persecuted NESTS following its footsteps.

Ash saga

 * 🇩🇪 Adelheid Bernstein: Rugal Bernstein's first son, years ago his father disintegrated the Hakkesshu to take control of Orochi's power but he couldn't find it and a few weeks later he was murdered by an Addes's killer. Now he and his younger sister are protected by Ikari Warriors. One day he was invited by Geese Howard to take part in the The King of Fighters tournament hosted by him but Heidern, the leader of the Ikari soliders, denied permission without any justification. Adelheid, bothered, decided to go to the tournament secretly.
 * 🇩🇪 Ash Crimson: descendant of Saiki and Elisabeth's childhood friend. He participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to take the powers of the descendants of the clans who sealed Orochi or rather Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami and Chizuru Kagura.
 * 🇨🇳 Duo Lon: member of the assassin group known as the Flying Brigands. As the eldest son of the clan's leader, he is known as a "prince". His father betrayed the clan, so Duo Lon participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to hunt the traitor with the help of Elisabeth Blanctorche.
 * 🇫🇷 Elisabeth Blanctorche: Ash's childhood friend, she is the last known remaining Blanctorche, a family of nobles in France who supposedly protect the innocent. Duo Lon participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to help Duo Lon to hunt his father, responsible for some crimes in France.
 * 🇯🇵 Malin: enigmatic girl from an unknown organization that specializes in gathering intelligence. Her task is to investigate the Psycho Soldiers for unknown reasons.
 * 🇯🇵 Momoko: Gentsai's student, she participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, with her master and her fellow students Kensou and Athena, as a form of training and to save the populace from an apparent future threat.
 * 🇨🇳 Shen Woo: raised in Shanghai, where he created his own brutal style of street boxing. He participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to face stronger opponents testing his fighting style.

KoF XIV

 * 🇺🇸 Alice Garnet Nakata
 * 🇧🇷 Bandeiras Hattori
 * 🇨🇳 Tang Peizhi
 * 🇧🇷 Zarina

"Kyo" spin-off

 * 🇯🇵 Aotora: belonging to the Kusanagi clan, he is Saisyu's nephew and student and Kyo's cousin. After that his beloved master went in to eremitism, ha has begun to travel all around the world to find new and stronger opponents improving his qualities of martial artist. One day, wandering in South Town, he met a Japanese muaythaier and after having win a match against him, this fighter congratulated him and invited him to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard.
 * 🇯🇵 Ichiro Fukui: belonging to the Fukui Family rival of the Kusanagi clan, he is a great Karate and Aikido master. Ichiro has been invited by Wolfgang Krauser to compete in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as he is hoping to face superb challengers.

EX spin-off

 * 🇯🇵 Jun Kagami: professional model and dancer, she is a classy and gregarious woman who likes the simple things in life and teases Miu's outlook on life, acting as her big sister figure. She is Iori Yagami's faithful servant.
 * 🇯🇵 Miu Kurosaki: a quiet and lonely girl, her elder brother Sinobu has been kidnapped by the Hakkesshu to be brought as a sacrifice in honor of Orochi. She has made a deal with Iori Yagami: he helps her to find her brother and in return she is his faithful servant.
 * 🇺🇸 Moe Habana: teen-ager living in South Town with the ambition to become a nurse and born to German mother and half-Japanese half-Taiwanese father. She is an high school student where is known as the defender of the weak contemporaries thanks to her martial arts skills sent by her father, fellow student of Hon Fu. One day Kyo, sent as an exchange student in her school (along along with Tsugumi) for four months, saw Moe during a fight against a brute bully knocked down after some minutes. Kyo, curious about this girl, challenged her in a match winning after an hard fight so he asking her to becoming a training mate of his and Moe accepted the the offer.

Maximum Impact series

 * 🇩🇪 Alba Meira: Soiree's elder twin brother, at the age of three, they lost his parents to an accident and were raised in an orphanage in Germany. The day he turned 14, they escaped the orphanage and settled in South Town. Fate, the city's boss at that time, took them under his wing, altering the wariness of the two brothers toward adults. When Alba turned 18, he left Fate and chose to make his own way, under his own power, in the wilds of Southtown. After Fate died due to a war with Addes so Alba, with the help of his brother, wants to avenge Fate's death. wants to avenge his death.
 * 🇯🇵 Nagase: young kunoichi serving Addes, she has decided to serve the sect to test the limits of her own powers and skills.
 * 🇺🇸 Ninon Beart: powerful dark sorceress in love with Rock, she is a bitter rival of all kind of Psycho Soldiers. She decided to take part in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to fight against Gentsai and his students to establish which is the strongest between Dark Power and Psycho Power.
 * 🇩🇪 Soiree Meira: Alba's younger twin brother, at the age of three, they lost his parents to an accident and were raised in an orphanage in Germany. The day he turned 14, they escaped the orphanage and settled in South Town. Fate, the city's boss at that time, took them under his wing, altering the wariness of the two brothers toward adults. When Alba turned 18, he left Fate and became Ricardo's student and is still working for him in the Pao Pao Café. After Fate died due to a war with Addes so Soiree, with the help of his brother, wants to avenge Fate's death.

Legend of the Hungry Wolf

 * 🇺🇸 Alfred Airhawk: young pilo. His father and mentor, John, died in a in an accident when he was an adolescent. After ten years he has discovered that the accident was concocted by the Flying Brigands, so now he wants to investigate it.
 * 🇺🇸 Andy Bogard: Terry's younger brother, they were orphans who raised themselves on the streets. They were soon adopted by Jeff Bogard and eventually lived in South Town. When their father dies at the hands of Geese Howard, Andy decided to perfect his own martial art over at Japan to differentiate himself from his brother. During his time in Japan, Andy was taught the Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu by Hanzo Shiranui. Geese Howard has organized a tournament, dubbed The King of Fighters so Andy,Terry and Muay Thai Kickboxing champion Joe Higashi would enter with the purpose of facing Geese.
 * 🇬🇧 Billy Kane: orphan with his sister in London They were spotted by Geese Howard, who was on a business trip in Europe. Seeing himself in the two orphans, he takes them in after he sees Billy's skill in fighting. Now Billy has become the crime lord's right-hand man.
 * 🇺🇸 Blue Mary: Her former lover, Butch, and her father had worked together as fellow colleagues in the Secret Service. While on a mission protecting a group of ministers, they were both shot and killed by terrorists. Devastated by the loss, it is said she has never smiled again since the incident. The leather jacket she wears is a keepsake given to her as a gift from Butch. Having been taught by her former lover how to fight, she becomes a freelancer. Throughout the series, she takes on various odd jobs to investigate mysterious cases discorvering that this incident is related to Those from the Past.
 * 🇺🇸 Duck Prince: breakerdancer, he developed his unique fighting style when he met and lost to Terry in a street fight. He participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to improve his dancing skills and prove himself against his rival.
 * 🇺🇸 Geese Howard: coming from a poor American woman and an Austrian terrorist. His father abandoned them after Geese was born in South Town. After the death of his mother from poor health and hunger, Geese tracks down his father in Europe and learns his father's real name is Rudolph Krauser Von Stroheim. He tries to assassinate him when he was 15-years-old but fails due to his half-brother, Wolfgang Krauser, effortlessly stopping him. Learning at a young age that power grants results, Geese trained in the school of Hakkyokuseiken with Jeff Bogard, under Tung Fu Rue's tutelage. After years Geese kills Jeff in front of his son Terry's eyes and hires Billy Kane as his personal bodyguard. He has hosted The King of Fighters tournament.
 * 🇹🇭 Hwa Jai: former Muay Thai champion, he was defeated by Joe Higashi. He has been invited by Wolfgang Krauser to compete in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as he is hoping to face superb challengers.
 * 🇯🇵 Joe Higashi: although his place of origin is Japan, he spent the majority of his time in Thailand, where he trained Muay Thai. After Joe earned his title as the Muay Thai champion, he heads to South Town to prove himself in The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard. On his way, he spots Terry Bogard and Andy Bogard, who were on the hunt for their father's killer, Geese. He informs them that Geese is hosting the tournament.
 * 🇭🇰 Hon Fu: detective who is always chasing criminals, Hon Fu is on a case concerning the mass illegal drug trade in Asia. He has a hunch that one of the biggest proprietors in his home country is Yamazaki and follows the criminal to South Town. He is also on friendly terms with Kim Kaphwan, they both share a strong sense of justice,
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Kaphwan: reigning world champion of Tae Kwon Do, he is considered a sport and national hero in his native Korea. This status is what enabled him to convince the authorities to give him custody over Chang Koehan to rehabilitate him of their criminal ways. Kim has been invited by Wolfgang Krauser to compete in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as he was hoping to face superb challengers.
 * 🇪🇸 Laurence Blood: world-renowned Bullfighter, easily capable of gracefully dodging the charges of bulls and killing them with one stroke of his sword. Few people suspect what is behind Laurence's incredible career. Since an early age, Laurence's family has had close ties with the Earl of Strolheim. Having served the Krauser family for generations, the Blood clan has always played the role of faithful followers. Laurence has not forgotten that vow, and has served the latest successor of the Strolheim heir in exchange that Krauser himself would support Laurence's training as a bull fighter. The trade fared off quite well, as Krauser had a respected and feared bodyguard in the form of Laurence, and Laurence himself had earned a name for himself in the bull fighting arenas.
 * 🇨🇳 Li Xiangfei: Chinese teen-ager, she was taught various martial arts from a young age and hasn't lost a match since she was 10. However, Xiangfei got into a nasty argument with her parents and ran away from her home in retaliation going to South Town staying with her grandfather Tung Fu Rue. She works as a waitress and doubles as the bodyguard for his restaurant. She is mainly known for busting people who try to leave without paying their bill. She decided to take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test her martial arts skills.
 * 🇯🇵 Mai Shiranui: granddaughter of Hanzo Shiranui, master of Ninjutsu and Koppo-Ken. Mai learned from her father the secrets of Ninjitsu. She had met Andy Bogard, during this time, who had come to train under her grandfather. At first, Mai was uninterested in Andy and only thought of him as another callous man only interested in his training. It wasn't until he gave her a present on her birthday that she saw him in another light and eventually fell in love with him.
 * 🇦🇺 Raiden: very strong professional wrestler known for his ruthlessness in the ring. Akatsuki-Maru's bitter rival, both of them have been invited by Wolfgang Krauser to compete in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as he is hoping to face superb challengers.
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardo Meyer: Capoeira master who used his skills to entertain the nightclub crowds. While he had fun entertaining the masses and loved the recognition for it, he felt he had to move on. Moving to South Town where he made his home, opened the Pao Pao Café, a nightclub reminiscent of those of his native Brazil. Unlike the bars in Southtown, Richard would not tolerate any discord caused by criminals and thugs in his club, literally kicking them out if they do. He decided to take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to promote the Pao Pao Café.
 * 🇯🇵 Ryuji Yamazaki: orphaned at a young age in the streets of Okinawa, he became a Yakuza member considering his boss as a father. He is usually at odds with Hon Fu, who tries to catch and arrest him in the act.
 * 🇯🇵 Sokaku Mochizuki: coming from a clan of Buddhist monks, belonging to the Yata clan, whom are an ancient rival of the Shiranui clan. Sokaku is said to be the finest their clan has produced. He has been sent to help Chizuru to hunt Orochi and all the Hakkesshu.
 * 🇺🇸 Terry Bogard: Andy's elder brother, they were orphans who raised themselves on the streets. They were soon adopted by Jeff Bogard and eventually lived in South Town. When Terry was 10, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of Geese Howard. Knowing that they needed more training to confront Geese, the brothers made an oath to spend a decade to fine tune their martial arts before trying to avenge their father. Unlike his brother Andy, who left South Town to train in Japan, Terry chose to wander in his home country, combining the skills learned from his father, his father's mentor Tung Fu Rue, and abilities gained from the streets. Geese Howard has organized a tournament, dubbed The King of Fighters so Terry, Andy and Muay Thai Kickboxing champion Joe Higashi would enter with the purpose of facing Geese.
 * 🇯🇵 Tsugumi Sendo: high school student who has entered a student exchange program in South Town (along with Kyo), she soon finds herself submerged in a town with an unnatural passion for fighting. Although it wasn't precisely the kind of town she expected it to be, filled with crime and evil ambitions, Tsugumi found it to be a great place to practice her wrestling skills that she had learned in Japan. Tsugumi hears the rumors about a new crime lord in town called Geese Howard has defeated several fighters without contest and he has hosted the The King of Fighters tournament. She is looking forward to take part to this.
 * 🇨🇳 Tung Fu Rue: legendary master of Hakkyokuseiken, Tung Fu Rue was the former master of both the noble Jeff Bogard and the power hungry Geese Howard. Although he had trained both men, he wanted Jeff to be his only successor since he displayed proper decorum for a honorable fighter. Geese caught wind of this and murdered Jeff out of jealousy. Tung was saddened by the loss and dropped the idea of adopting a successor. Lately he has moved to South Town with his granddaughter Li Xiangfei opening a restaurant with her. He decided to take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to protect Jeff's sons Terry and Andy.
 * 🇺🇸 Windy Wolf: Native American who worked ten years of his life as a casino show boxer in South Town. El Torpedo, a masked Cuban luchador and regular visitor of this casino, challenged him to a real fight. Losing the match and feeling stifled by his life as a showman, Windy Wolf has hard trained and now has invited El Torpedo to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to have a rematch.
 * 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Krauser: son of Rudolph Krauser Von Stroheim, when he was 9-years-old a boy, Geese Howard, tried to assassinate his father. This boy blamed Rudolph for leaving his mother to die from sickness. Surprisingly, Krauser defeated the would-be assassin and would have killed him if he wasn't restrained by Rudolph. Since then, Geese has always feared his younger half-brother. Now, as a famous and reputed crimelord of darkness, Krauser decided to amuse himself. Once he hears of South Town's reputation, he sends a letter to Geese. Though it was written in a polite manner, it was really a threat for his older half-brother to engage in a contest with him. Geese accepted his request and Krauser hires two fighters to serve him, Laurence Blood and Epiktetos. Geese has hosted The King of Fighters tournament and Krauser has invited few fighters from around the world because he wants to face superb challengers and maybe hire them to serve him.

The Motion Picture

 * 🇬🇷 Epiktetos: former servant of Laocorn Gaudeamus who was the king of the Rhode Island and a powerful warrior. Gaudeamus ancestry has always been rival with Stroheim family, so one day the Earl of Strolheim killed Laocorn during a fight along with all his servants except Epiktetos who promise promised him fidelity in exchange for his saved life.

Mark of the Wolves

 * 🇬🇧 Bonne Jenet: leader of a group of pirates known as the Lillien Knights. She enter The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to rob of anything valuable which the Earl of Strolheim might be keeping in his mansion.
 * 🇬🇧 Freeman: serial killer who kills for his pleasure. Nothing is known about his past. He travels to South Town when he learns of The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, hoping to kill strong opponents.
 * 🇯🇵 Gato: martial artist who trained with his father constantly in his youth. However, when his father mysteriously killed his mother, he decided to abandon everything from his former life in order to get revenge.
 * 🇯🇵 Hotaru Futaba: daughter of a family of martial artists, but is not very fond of violence. She never wants to hurt others, which is the probable reason why her father taught her the lighter side of Chinese Kenpo, which suits her easygoing personality. However, after her mother's death, both her father and her older brother were missing from her home. She enter The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, based on rumors that her brother is there.
 * 🇧🇷 Khushnood Butt: apprentice of Takuma Sakazaki. When he became a black belt, he opened a dojo in Brazil and started teaching Kyokugenryu Karate. To prove the might of the martial art, Khushnood entered The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard.
 * 🇺🇸 Rock Howard: son of the most noteworthy crime lord in South Town, Geese Howard. He grew up living a modest life with his mother in a small apartment. he decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese, to meet his father.
 * 🇲🇽 Tizoc: famed star in the wrestling world who has gained exceptional favoritism amongst the children audience since his debut. As time passed, it seemed like he would be unbeatable until a mysterious man (Gato's father) suddenly appeared and soundly defeated him. Devastated by the loss, he has spent the following two years searching for the man. Seeing himself as a washed up, he decided to take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to gain his passion for the ring and to hopefully find the mystery man.

Introduced in Art of Fighting

 * 🇯🇵 Eiji Kisaragi: ninja from the feared and respected Kisaragi clan. Sworn to be the strongest under the heavens, he made it his goal to defeat the one school his clan had not yet surpassed, Kyokugenryu Karate. He decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to show the magnificence of the Kisaragi-Ryuu Ninjutsu.
 * 🇯🇵 Hayate Todoh: creator and main teacher of Todoh-Ryuu Kobudo, which derives its style from Aikido and Kendo. Todoh had a long standing rivalry with disciples of the Kyokugenryu Karate school and considers them a threat to his style of teaching in terms of profits as well as personal animosity dating back to a rivalry with Takuma Sakazaki from when both men were very young. He decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test his fighting style.
 * 🇺🇸 Jack Turner: member of Mr. Big's syndicate, he is one of highest-ranking subordinates, he devastates anyone who crosses his path. He doesn't like to take orders from Mr. Big but knows he is more powerful than him. Jack is also the leader of the South Town gang known as the Neo Black Cats.
 * 🇯🇵 Kasumi Todoh: daughter of Hayate Todoh, she grew up learning the Todoh-Ryuu Kobudo, taught to her by her father. She decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test her fighting skills.
 * 🇫🇷 King: skilled fighter who earned fame early in her career by defeating a famous Muay Thai champion. For various reasons, such as to hide her true identity, to present herself as a reliable fighter, and other issues with her gender, she made efforts to portray herself as a man to defend herself from the dangers of South Town. Her younger brother, Jan, needs an operation to regain the use of his legs. She enters The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, with hopes to win the prize money.
 * 🇹🇼 Lee Pai Long: Sennin, is a master of Chinese Medicine and Chinese Kenpo, the latter of which is dubbed as "a gentle yet destructive" art. His adoptive father and mentor, Lee Gakusuo, passed on his pharmaceutic knowledge and martial arts to him before instructing Lee to finish his studies in South Town.
 * 🇺🇸 Lenny Creston: suffering journalist who is constantly looking for the "next big thing" to boost her career. She learned through her sources that Geese Howard has hosted The King of Fighters tournament hoping for a scoop she needed. She has hired Sinclair to aid her search of more news possible.
 * 🇦🇺 Mr. Big: former kingpin of South Town, he was eventually overthrown by Geese Howard's organization. Nonetheless, Geese recruited Mr. Big, and he quickly rose through the ranks to become Geese's henchman. Geese has ordered him to monitor the Sakazaki family during The King of Fighters tournament.
 * 🇮🇹 Robert Garcia: son of Alberto Garcia, a wealthy Italian businessman and best friend of Takuma Sakazaki, the master of Kyokugenryu Karate. When he was younger, Robert was fascinated with the fighting style as he saw it as a way to escape from his father's shadow in the stifling high class society. Against his father's wishes, Robert trained under Takuma Sakazaki and often sparred with Ryo. As time passed, Ryo became his best friend. He decided to take part to the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test his fighting skills.
 * 🇯🇵 Ryo Sakazaki: first son of Takuma Sakazaki, was deemed to be Takuma's successor for the Kyokugenryu Karate, he began his martial arts training at an early age. His father instilled him with the difficult principle of self-reliance, where a person's own strength can form their worth in the world. He eventually gained a sparring partner and friend when Robert Garcia was admitted into the dojo. He decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test his fighting skills.
 * 🇸🇦 Sinclair: mystery to all as she reveals little about herself. She has been hired by Lenny Creston, a journalist, to help her to search news which can be potential scoops in The King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese Howard. The reason for this help is unknown as well as the presence of a second purpose.
 * 🇯🇵 Takuma Sakazaki: during his younger days, he became rivals with Hayate Todoh and Lee Gakusuo, Lee Pai Long's father. He was also acquaintances with Jeff Bogard and Saisyu Kusanagi. He is a master of Kyokugenryu Karate. He decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to put an end to his tyranny.
 * 🇯🇵 Yuri Sakazaki: as a child, Takuma dedicated more time training Ryo to be next family heir rather than raising Yuri. When she was a teen-ager she was trained by her father in secret, but only taught her enough to defend herself. She decided to take part to The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to test her fighting skills.

Introduced in Psycho Soldier

 * 🇯🇵 Athena Asamiya: Gentsai's student, she participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, with her master and her fellow students Kensou and Momoko, as a form of training and to save the populace from an apparent future threat.
 * 🇨🇳 Sie Kensou: Gentsai's student, he has the Power of the Dragon Spirit. He participates in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, with his master and his fellow students Athena and Momoko, as a form of training and to save the populace from an apparent future threat.

Introduced in Ikari Warriors

 * 🇺🇸 Clark Still: part of the Ikari Warriors mercenary agency who is currently under the orders of Commander Heidern and Colonel Ralf Jones. He was formerly a spy before he entered their service. Clark is known for being a focused and loyal soldier who specializes in gathering information for their missions. Heidern has ordered him to enter with him and Ralf the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to protect Adelheid Bernstein.
 * 🇺🇸 Ralf Jones: member of the Ikari Warriors, e has proven himself to be a powerful soldier who is known for his natural leadership abilities and courage on the battlefield. He currently holds his rank as a colonel. He befriended Clark when they were in their twenties and they have stayed good friends with one another since then. They both are under Commander Heidern's command who has ordered them to enter with him the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, to protect Adelheid Bernstein.

Introduced in Metal Slug

 * 🇮🇹 Fiolina Germi: coming from a family widely known for their wealth and service in the military, she is a brave soldier with firearms and cold weapons skill and abilities of full-contact martial arts but during her civil time she likes cooking cakes, housekeeping, reading science fiction novels and knowing more and more about chiropratic. She has been hired by Chizuru Kagura to find her elder twin sister Maki who has been kidnapped by some members of Those from the Past.

Introduced in Buriki One

 * 🇯🇵 Akatsuki-Maru: considered one of the best Sumo wrestlers, he has received the honor of Yokozuna. Raiden's bitter rival, both of them have been invited by Wolfgang Krauser to compete in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as he is hoping to face superb challengers.

Introduced in World Heroes

 * 🇯🇵 Emi Izumo: a disciplined and diligent Japanese Judo practitioner and sports superstar who fills the hearts of the people in her hometown with pride. Even since her father left her when she was younger, she hasn't seen him in a long time, and therefore has been training under her grandfather for years. Emi has been invited by Wolfgang Krauser to compete in the The King of Fighters tournament, hosted by Geese Howard, as he is hoping to face superb challengers.

Introduced in Fight Fever

 * 🇧🇷 Glorio