![]() ![]() ![]() The Tales of Ash saga ('03 - XIII note XII is more a dream match and test run for the new engine they were developing.), which introduces androgynous French pretty boy Ash Crimson as the new main character.It is strongly linked with the artist Styleos, although Shinkiro handled art in the ' versions before SNK went under and he left the company Nona took over as official artist for 20, both by Korean developer Eolith. As Kyo is absent for the majority of this arc (he doesn't show until the end of '99 and remains a supporting character for the remainder of the saga), the main protagonist is a new character called K' (pronounced "Kay Dash"). The NESTS Chronicles saga ('99 - '01 note '02 is a non-story dream match.) about the eponymous organization and their conspiracy to create weaponized clones of the most powerful warriors in the world.The Orochi Saga arc ('95 - '97 note '98 is a non-story dream match), which concerns Kyo Kusanagi (the winner of the first King of Fighters tournament) and a thousand-year blood feud with the Yagami family, who have gained demonic power thanks to a pact with a being known as "Orochi." Shinkiro continued to be the lead artist.Though some consider the first two games their own arc, it is sometimes thrown together with the next arc. It is strongly associated with the artist Shinkiro, as were most of SNK's franchises of the time. The original King of Fighters (known alternatively as the Rugal Saga), focuses on notorious crime lord Rugal Bernstein and his attempt to establish himself as the world's strongest fighter by staging a grand tournament and inviting contenders from all across the globe.There are currently five major story arcs: The King of Fighters series started out as a crossover fighting game, featuring some of the most popular characters from SNK's fighting game franchises: Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting, as well as classic SNK games such as Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier, splitting them up into teams of three (four in the NESTS Saga), duking it out in one-on-one battles similar to its major competition at the time, Street Fighter.Īlthough the first game was merely intended to be a simple crossover and Spin-Off, the series became more popular than the other series that inspired it, and an overreaching plot soon developed that took the other SNK fighters along for the ride. Nice to see her make a proper return after all these years.- Cipher, Thematic Theme Tune of The King of Fighters '98 Whip's epic return in KOF14 worked pretty well in 3D. The majority of her moveset is nicely designed and interesting as well. Was some of SNK's best sprite-work to date outside of the Metal Slug series and really made a statement at the time. ![]() To overstate my point a bit, Whip's animation in KOF '99 and onwards Her confidence is sexy! Not to mention her cool idle stance and walk animations. It's also nice to see a fighting gameįemale not ultra-sexualized to gain attention. Whip is definitely memorable in the series. While she can be kinda cheap and annoying in gameplay, and her name She's a cheater, but Whip brought some crazy unique / next-gen stuff to KOF! However, Whip even pulls out a freakin' gun and fires it during one of her super The cool bros of KOF brought fire to the tournament, so I suppose a whip is fair game in any case. (On that note, why is such a weapon suddenly 100% fair game in KOF tournaments? Kinda cheating, no?) Whip is one of theįew KOF characters who uses a weapon. Best 2D 'whip' sprite-work I've seen since When Whip debuted in KOF '99, I was immediately impressed with her animation and design. Of Fighters 2003, The King of Fighters XI, The King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, The King Heidern's mercenary unit under her current alias, Whip.Ģ001, The King of Fighters 2002, The King She used Sally as a codename to join the military's Axe Platoon unit. The assumption that he was her brother before she escaped from the cartel. Due to NESTS experimentation on her body, she's able to manipulate her specialized whip with ease. Regardless of whether she is a clone or not, she is called Seirah by people who knew her in NESTS. Whip is a clone of the real Seirah, who was K's biological older sister who died after being abducted by NESTS. Whip originally joined the NESTS organization in KOF '99. She obtained the nickname "Muchiko" (which translates to "Whip Girl") due to her affinity for whips. Whip, whose real name is Seirah, is an amnesiac girl ![]()
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