A Striker is a type of character featured in the fighting game series The King of Fighters. In the KOF series, the teams would feature three members, in King of Fighters 1999 KOF 2000 and KOF 2001 a fourth member was added to each of the teams. The fourth member, the Striker, pops into the battle and does an attack on the opposing team. The Striker can attack at least three times before not being selectable until the next battle. This is an extension of a similar system which dates back to the series' inception, The King of Fighters '94, in which it was possible to summon characters on the sidelines to help when on the receiving end of a combo or extended hold maneuver. The system was abandoned in The King of Fighters '97. Screenshot of Kung Fu Master (1984, Irem). ... The King of Fighters ), or KOF for short, is a fighting game series by SNK that debuted in 1994. ... The King of Fighters (or KOF for short) is a fighting game series by SNK that debuted in 1994. ...

There are three types of Strikers in King of Fighters. The Active Strikers are the selectible characters in the game that can either act as a playable character or a Striker. Another Strikers are Striker only characters used in KOF 2000 that can be selected, in the Striker select menu, to be the Striker instead of an Active Striker. Each character had an Another Striker. Also in KOF 2000 were Strikers called Maniac Strikers. Maniac Strikers act like Another Strikers but can only be used by imputing the code, up, left, left, left, right, right,right, down, into the Striker select menu. Only Chang, Choi, Iori, Kula, Kyo, Ramon, Ryo and Kasumi can use Maniac Strikers. Additional Maniac Strikers are unlockable through the Party Mode of the console versions of KOF 2000. This article or section should be merged with Player character A playable character is a character in a video game that can be used as the players avatar within the game world. ...

List of Characters & Strikers

All Active Strikes are the playable character aside from Kula Diamond.

• K' (ケイ・ダッシュ)

Another: Another K'. (アナザーＫ') (K' before being enhanced by Kyo's DNA, with a purple jumpsuit, fair skin, darker colored hair and no gloves).
Maniac (console version only): Krizalid (The main villain from KOF 99). K (pronounced Kay-Dash) is a video game character in SNK Playmores King of Fighters fighting game series. ... Krizalid is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Maxima (マキシマ)

Another: Rocky (ロッキー ) (From the game Robo Army). Maxima is a character in the King of Fighters video game series. ...

• Ramon (ラモン)

Another: Duke Edwards (デューク･エドワーズ ) (From the Final Fight like game Burning Fight)
Maniac: Neo & Geo (ネオ＆ジオ) (From the game Quiz Daisousa Sen - The Last Count Down, named after the video game console Neo-Geo). Ramon is a fictional character in the King of Fighters video game series. ... Final Fight ) is a classic beat em up series from Capcom. ... A video game console is a dedicated electronic machine designed to play video games. ... The original Neo-Geo console was greatly advanced for its time. ...

• Vanessa (ヴァネッサ)

Another: Fio Germi (フィオ) (From the Metal Slug series). Vanessa is a character in the King of Fighters series. ... Metal Slug: Super Vehicle SV-001 (Japanese: メタルスラッグ) is an scrolling shooter video game for the Neo-Geo console/arcade platform created by SNK. It was released in 1996 for the MVS arcade platform. ...

• Benimaru Nikaido (二階堂 紅丸)

Another: Another Benimaru (アナザー紅丸) (Benimaru with his hair down, with red shirt and shorts).
Maniac (console only): Riot of the Blood Iori (A wild version of Iori from KOF 97). Benimaru Nikaido is a video game character in the King of Fighters video game series. ...

• Shingo Yabuki (矢吹 真吾)

Another: Cosplayer Kyoko (コスプレイヤー京子) (A girl dressing up as Kyo in his old outfit). Shingo Yabuki is a character in the King of Fighters video game series. ... Two gothic lolitas Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words costume and play, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. ...

• Lin (麟)

Another: Eiji Kisaragi (如月 影二) (A ninja from the game Art of Fighting 2 who also was a part of KOF '95 and KOF XI). Lin is a character in the King of Fighters series of video games. ... Eiji Kisaragis own fighting style makes him a deadly rival of the Kyokugenryu family. ... Ninja (忍者) has two meanings. ... Art of Fighting (龍虎の拳: RyÅ«ko no Ken, in Japan and in video game music archives), or AOF (or RnK in video game music archives) for short, is a fighting game series created by SNK. It is one of the many SNK series that ties into The King of Fighters. ...

• Seth (セス)

Another: Goro Daimon (大門 五郎) (A judo master who has been in many of the King of Fighters games). Seth is a videogame character in the King of Fighters series. ... Goro Daimon is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Terry Bogard (テリー・ボガード)

Another: Geese Howard (ギース・ハワード) (The main villain from the Fatal Fury series who took part in KOF '96).
Maniac (console version only): Brian Battler (A football player from KOF 94). Terry Bogard (テリー・ボガード) is a video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Fatal Fury (餓狼伝説 or Garou Densetsu in Japan) is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo-Geo system. ... Brian Battler is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Andy Bogard (アンディ・ボガード)

Another: Billy Kane (ビリー・カーン) (Geese Howard's bodyguard from the Fatal Fury series who took part in KOF '95, KOF '97, KOF '98, KOF '02 and KOF '03).
Maniac (console version only): Lucky Glauber (A basketball player from KOF 94). Andy Bogard (アンディ・ボガード) is a video game character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK Playmore. ... Billy Kane (ビリー・カーン) is a video game character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. ... A bodyguard is a person who protects someone (known as their principal) from personal assault, kidnapping, assassination, loss of confidential information, or other threats. ... Lucky Glauber is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Joe Higashi (ジョー・ヒガシ)

Another: Duck King (ダック･キング ) (A dance crazy fighter from the Fatal Fury series).
Maniac: Heavy D! (A boxer from KOF 94). Joe Higashi (ジョー・ヒガシ) is a character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. ... Duck King is a character from both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. ... Heavy D! is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Blue Mary (ブルー・マリー)

Another: Ryuji Yamazaki (山崎 竜二) (A criminal with Orochi blood from the Fatal Fury series who took part in KOF '97, KOF '98, KOF '02, and KOF '03). Mary Ryan (a. ... Ryuji Yamazaki ) is a video game character from both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. ... Yamata no Orochi (八岐大蛇; often called Orochi in English) is a monster in Japanese mythology. ...

• Ryo Sakazaki (リョウ・サカザキ))

Another: Kaede (楓 ) (The main character from The Last Blade series, in awakened form.).
Maniac: G-Mantle (ゲーマント ) (The old SNK's mascot, he appeared as cameo in some games such as taxi driver that dropped Terry in FF1, King in disguise before a battle begins in AoF2 and one of ramdom team that appeared in China stage of KOF'97 was the team that consist of G-Mantle,Sokaku and Eiji.) Ryo Sakazaki ) is one of the main characters in Art of Fighting, and one of the supporting characters in The King of Fighters, both fighting game series from SNK. His name is most often written in kana, however, in some games kanji is used to write parts of his name. ... Kaede is a character in The Last Blade, a video game series created by SNK. He is considered the main protagonist of the series. ... The Last Blade (月華の剣士: Gekka no Kenshi), or LB for short, is a fighting game series created by SNK for the Neo-Geo arcade and home system. ...

• Robert Garcia (ロバート・ガルシア)

Another: Another Robert (アナザーロバート)(Robert in a black T-shirt and a white Keikogi looking similar to the pink gi wearing, Dan Hibiki from the Street Fighter series). Robert Garcia, a practitioner of Kyokugenryu Karate, first appeared as the deuteragonist in Art of Fighting and currently appears in the King of Fighters video game series. ... Keikogi (稽古着 or 稽古衣) is a Japanese word which means Uniform for training (Keiko means practice, gi means dress or clothes). ... Dan Hibiki (火引 å¼¾ Hibiki Dan), is a character from Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... Screenshot of Street Fighter (arcade version). ...

• King (キング)

Another: King Lion (獅子王 ) (The final boss from the Kizuna Encounter series). King is a character in both Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series. ... King Lion or Shishioh (as he is known in Japan) is a fighting game who debuted in SNKs fighting game Savage Reign for the Neo Geo. ... Kizuna Encounter is one of the lesser known 2D sprite based fighting games created by SNK and a sequel to Savage Reign, a previous game by the same company which featured many of the same characters, but lacked the tag-team element now available. ...

• Takuma Sakazaki (タクマ・サカザキ)

Another: Gai Tendou (天童凱) (The main character from Buriki One in Tokyo).
Maniac (console version only): Mr. Big (A boss from Art of Fighting and KOF 96). Takuma Sakazaki (タクマ・サカザキ) is a character from both the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters fighting game series. ... Gai Tendou Gai Tendou is a character in Buriki One on Neo Geo 64. ... Mr. ...

• Leona (レオナ)

Another: Goenitz (ゲーニッツ) (The main villain from King of Fighters 1996).
Maniac (console version only): Orochi (The main villain from KOF 97). Leona Heidern is a video game character who made her first appearance in the Neo Geo fighting gameseries, The King of Fighters. ... Leopold Goenitz is a video game character who made his first appearance in the Neo Geo fighting game, The King of Fighters 96 as the last boss, following Chizuru Kagura. ... Yamata no Orochi (八岐大蛇; often called Orochi in English) is a monster in Japanese mythology. ...

• Ralf Jones (ラルフ・ジョーンズ)

Another: Yashiro Nanakase (七枷 社) (A member of the New Face Team in KOF '97 KOF '98 and KOF '02).
Maniac (console version only): Riot of the Blood Leona (A wild version of Leona from KOF 97). Ralf Jones is a character from both the Ikari Warriors and King of Fighters video game series. ... Yashiro Nanakase is a videogame character from the King of Fighters series. ...

• Clark Steel (クラーク・スティル)

Another: Shermie (シェルミー) (A member of the New Face Team in KOF '97 KOF '98 and KOF '02). Clark Steel is a character from both the Ikari Warriors and King of Fighters video game series. ... Shermie is a videogame character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Whip (ウィップ)

Another: Chris (クリス) (A member of the New Face Team in KOF '97 KOF '98 and KOF '02).
Maniac (console version only): Heidern (Commanding officer of the Ikari Warriors from KOF 94 and '95.). Whip is a character from the King of Fighters series // History Whips past is as shrouded in mystery as the young woman herself. ... Chris is a character from SNK Playmores King of Fighters series of fighting games. ... Heidern is a character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Athena Asamiya (麻宮 アテナ)

Another: Athena (アテナ ) (Athena as she appears in her first game Athena). Athena Asamiya is a character originally from SNK Playmores video game Psycho Soldier. ... Screenshot Athena is a arcade game, produced and published in 1987 by SNK. It was later ported to the NES. Only the NES version has been released in North America. ...

• Sie Kensou (椎 拳崇)

Another: Sie "Psycho Soldier" Kensou (ケンスウ ) (Kensou as he appears in his first game Psycho Soldier). Sie Kensou is a character appearing in the SNK video game Psycho Soldier and the King of Fighters video game series. ...

• Chin Gentsai (鎮 元斎)

Another: Baitang (白湯 ) (A panda that is probably belongs to Tung Fu Rue of the Fatal Fury series). Chin Gentsai is a 89-year-old master of kung fu and suiken (drunk fist style). ... Binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) Giant Panda range The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca black-and-white cat-foot) is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China. ... Tung Fu Rue (タン・フー・ルー) (a. ...

• Bao (包)

Another: Kaoru Watabe (渡部薫 ) (A fan of Athena's who has two prosthetic legs). Bao is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ... A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. ...

• Mai Shiranui (不知火 舞)

Another: Chizuru Kagura (神楽 ちずる) (A sub-boss character and Feminine Fighter Team member in the King of Fighters series).
Maniac (console version only): Wolfgang Krauser (The main villain of Fatal Fury 2). Mai Shiranui ) is a character from both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK (now SNK Playmore). ... Chizuru Kagura is a videogame character from the King of Fighters series. ... Wolfgang Krauser ) is a boss character in SNK Playmores Fatal Fury series. ...

• Yuri Sakazaki (ユリ・サカザキ)

Another: Nakoruru (ナコルル) (The popular heroine from the Samurai Showdown series, in Slash form). Yuri Sakazaki (ユリ・サカザキ) is a video game character from SNK Playmores Art of Fighting series first as a damsel in distress and then as one of the protagonists, and The King of Fighters series as one of the supporting characters, and in SNK vs. ... Nakoruru (Japanese: ナコルル) is a character in the Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. ... From the Greek cognate , in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character archetype that quintessentially embodies key traits valued by its originating culture. ... Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan), or SS for short, is the name of a fighting game series by SNK. It is considered to be the premier 2D weapons fighter, and is one of the best-known video games created by SNK. This series also started SNKs reputation for...

• Kasumi Todoh (藤堂 香澄)

Another: Li Xiangfei (李 香緋) (An energetic fighter from the Fatal Fury series who also appered in KOF '99 and KOF '01).
Maniac: Unknown (藤堂竜白) (Ryuhaku Todoh, as character from the Art of Fighting series and also Kasumi's father). Kasumi Todoh Kasumi Todoh (藤堂香澄 Tōdō Kasumi) is a video game character in both the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series. ... Li Xiangfei (李香緋) is a character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. ... Ryuhaku Todoh ((藤堂竜白, Tōdō RyÅ«haku) is a character from the fighting game Art of Fighting. ...

• Hinako Shijou (四条 雛子)

Another: Lilly Kane (リリィ･カーン) (The sister of Billy Kane who dates Joe Higashi). Hinako Shijou is a character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Kim Kap Hwan (キム・カッファン)

Another: Kim Sue Il (キム･スイル ) (A descendant of Kim Kap Hwan and character from the Kizuna Encounter series). Kim Kaphwan (김갑환 RR: Gim Gap-hwan, M-R: Kim Kap-hwan, キム・カッファン Kimu Kaffuan in Japanese) is a character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series by SNK. Kim is a master of Tae Kwon Do, and also considers himself a fighter of justice. ...

• Chang Koehan (チャン・コーハン)

Another: Kim Dong Hwan (キム･ドンファン ) (The goof-off oldest son of Kim Kap Hwan from Garou: Mark of the Wolves).
Maniac: Smart Chang (スマートチャン ) (Chang, if he was smart, in shape, well groomed and wasn't bald. Originally from a comedic parody comic.). Chang Koehan is a fictional character in the King of Fighters video game series. ... Kim Dong Hwan is the cocky, self-proclaimed Tae Kwon Do god and eldest son of Kim Kaphwan. ...

• Choi Bounge (チョイ・ボンゲ)

Another: Kim Jae Hoon (キム･ジェイフン ) (The hard working youngest son of Kim Kap Hwan from Garou: Mark of the Wolves).
Maniac: Cool Choi (クールチョイ ) (Choi, if he cool, better looking and taller. Originally from a comedic parody comic where Choi hung from a tree and his partner Chang tied his large Iron Ball to his feet.). Choi Bounge is a character in the King of Fighters series. ... Kim Jae Hoon is the quieter and more reserved son of Kim Kaphwan from the SNK game Garou: Mark of the Wolves. ...

• Jhun Hoon (ジョン・フーン)

Another: Kang Baedal (カン･ベダル ) (The original design for Jhun with a brown afro and a black gi with red trim). Jhun Hoon is a fictional character in the King of Fighters video game series. ... Motowns girl group The Supremes sporting afros in 1970 An afro, sometimes called a natural or shortened to fro, is a hairstyle in which the hair extends out from the head like a halo or cloud. ...

• Kyo Kusanagi (草薙 京)

Another: Syo Kirishima (霧島翔) (The original design for Kyo with a white jacket and baggy pants with red flames and black boots).
Maniac: Saisyu Kusanagi (草薙 柴舟) (Kyo's father who made appearances as a playable charater in the King of Fighters series). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Saisyu Kusanagi is a character in the King of Fighters series. ...

• Iori Yagami (八神 庵)

Another: Mature (マチュア) & Vice (バイス) (Rugal's secretaries who teamed up with Iori in KOF '96, KOF '98 and KOF '02).
Maniac: Another Iori (アナザー庵 ) (Iori in a black trenchcoat). Iori Yagami ) is a video game character who made his first appearance in the Neo Geo fighting game, The King of Fighters 95. ... Mature is a videogame character from the King of Fighters series. ... Vice is a videogame character from the King of Fighters series. ... For the Walt Disney Company film, see Trenchcoat (movie). ...

• Kula Diamond (クーラ・ダイアモンド)

Active: Candy Diamond (キャンディー・ダイアモンド ) (A robot who is Kula's closest friend).
Another: Foxy (フォクシー) (Kula's creator and guardian, who becomes a playable character in KOF '01).
Maniac: Rugal Bernstein (ルガール・バーンシュタイン) (The most recognizable boss introduced in the King of Fighters series). Kula Diamond is a video game character in the King of Fighters fighting game series. ... Foxy is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. ... Rugal Bernstein is a recurring boss in the King of Fighters fighting game series and is often considered one of the more difficult bosses in the entire series. ...