History Characters / TheKingOfFighters

** [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]]

* ''Characters/ArtOfFighting''[[note]]For Yuri, Eiji, and Kasumi[[/note]]
** ''Characters/ArtOfFightingI''[[note]]For Ryo, Robert, Takuma, King, & Mr.Big[[/note]]

** [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersAshCrimson Ash Crimson]]

** ''Characters/FatalFuryKingOfFighters''[[note]]For Andy, Joe, Duck King, Tung, Raiden, Hwa Jai, and Billy[[/note]]
*** Characters/FatalFuryTerryBogard
*** Characters/FatalFuryGeeseHoward

* [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Chang]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Koehan]]

[[WMG:[[BlatantLies Handsome]] Team]]
* Koehan Chang
* Bounge Choi
* Gentsai Chin

[[WMG:Cap Team]]

[[WMG:Unrequited Love Team]]

* Robert Garcia
* Ramon

[[WMG:Japanese Sports Team]]
* Goro Daimon

[[WMG:NESTS Bosses Team]]
* Krizalid
* Clone Zero
* Zero
* Igniz

[[WMG:2002 UM Special Bosses Team]]
* Omega Rugal
* Goenitz
* Geese Howard

[[WMG:KOF Protagonists Team]]
* Kyo Kusanagi
* K'
* Ash Crimson
* Shun'ei

[[WMG:Buriki-ONE Team]]
* Gai Tendo
* Ryo Sakazaki
* Silber

[[WMG:Justice Team]]
* Athena Asamiya
* Kim Kaphwan
* Tizoc

[[WMG:Fatal Fury Rivals Team]]
* Billy Kane
* Raiden
* Hwa Jai

[[WMG:Drunkard Fighters Team]]

* Chin Gentsai

[[WMG:Dragons Team]]
* Ryo
* Mui Mui

[[WMG:Tigers Team]]
* Ramon

* Joe Higashi

* King of Dinosaurs

* Nakoruru

[[WMG:NESTS Girls Team]]
* Angel
* Sylvie Paula Paula
* Kula

[[WMG:Lucky Sevens Team]]
* Alice
* Love Heart
* Mui Mui

[[WMG:Beautiful Hair Team]]
* Kula
* Athena Asamiya
* Nakoruru

[[WMG:Old Masters Team]]
* Gang Il
* Tung Fu Rue

[[WMG:Ninjas Team]]
* Andy Bogard
* Mai Shiranui
* Bandeiras Hattori

[[WMG:Tung's Disciples Team]]
* Terry Bogard
* Geese Howard
* Shun'ei
* Andy Bogard

[[WMG:Mysterious Newcomers Team]]
* Kukri
* Luong
* Hein

[[WMG:Howard/Bogard Family Team]]
* Rock Howard
* Geese Howard
* Terry Bogard

[[WMG:''XIV'' Mark of the Wolves Team]]
* Terry Bogard
* Rock Howard
* King of Dinosaurs

[[WMG:Rampage Warning Team]]
* Iori Yagami
* Leona Heidern
* Shun'ei

[[WMG:Bad Behavior Team]]

* Krohnen [=McDougall=]
* Isla

[[WMG:Classic Beauties Team]]
* Chizuru Kagura
* Mai Shiranui
* Luong

[[WMG:French Beauties Team]]
* Elisabeth Blantorche
* Shermie
* King

[[WMG:Juvenille Troop Team]]
* Chris
* Kula Diamond
* Meitenkun

[[WMG:Buff Bods Team]]
* Ralf Jones
* Maxima
* Antonov

[[WMG:Bike Enthusiasts Team]]
* Ryo Sakazaki
* Krohnen [=McDougall=]
* Angel

[[WMG:Hunk Team]]

* Benimaru Nikaido
* Yashiro Nanakase

[[WMG:Guardians Team]]
* Terry Bogard
* Vanessa
* Dolores

[[WMG:New High School Girls Team]]

* Yuri Sakazaki
* Isla

[[WMG:Rookies Team]]
* Rock Howard

* Isla

[[WMG:Egoism Team]]
* Iori Yagami
* Krohnen [=McDougall=]
* Gato

[[WMG:Destiny Team]]

* Blue Mary

[[WMG:Neat Freaks Team]]

* Billy Kane
* Kukri

[[WMG:Rulers of the Land Team]]
* Orochi Yashiro
* Kukri
* Dolores

[[WMG:Flames of Fate Team]]
* Kyo Kusanagi

* Orochi Chris

[[WMG:Queens Team]]
* Orochi Shermie

* Whip

[[caption-width-right:350:All the canon characters in the series as of January 2023[[note]]The only characters missing are K9999, and all characters from the ''EX'' series (but those might not even be owned by SNK, to begin with)]][[/note]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:All the canon characters in the series as of December 2022[[note]]The only characters missing are Haohmaru, Darli Dagger, and all characters from the ''EX'' series (but those might not even be owned by SNK, to begin with)]][[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:350:All the canon characters in the series as of December 2022[[note]]Only the characters from the ''EX'' series are missing but those might not even be owned by SNK, to begin with.]][[/note]]

** ''Characters/SamuraiShodownI''[[note]]For Nakoruru and Haohmaru[[/note]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''All hell is coming'' / ''You'd better know'' / ''Cause I ain't running'' / ''I'm right there where the battle blows!''[[note]]The starting roster for ''XV''. This isn't even all of them, by the way.]][[/note]]

As many tropers know, ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' contains '''''numerous characters'''''. This will be a [[SeriousBusiness HUGE]] project, possibly remaining a WIP for several thousands of years to come. Here is a list of '''EVERY CHARACTER''' in the series, including the crossover characters.

Please refer to the ''Characters/FatalFury'' and ''Characters/ArtOfFighting'' character pages for tropes applying to alternate incarnations of characters that also appear in this series.

** ''Characters/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''[[note]]For Rock, B. Jenet, Gato, Hotaru, and Tizoc/[[spoiler:King Of Dinosaurs]][[/note]]

* ''Characters/SamuraiShodown''[[note]]For Nakoruru, Haohmaru, & Darli[[/note]]

[[WMG:Japan Team/Hero Team/Esaka Team]]

[[WMG:VideoGame/{{Art of Fighting}} Team/Ryuuko Team/Kyokugenryu Team]]

[[WMG:Women Fighters Team/Gorgeous Team]]

* Alice

[[WMG:VideoGame/PsychoSoldier Team[=/=]Neo Psycho Soldier Team]]

[[WMG:Yagami Team/Rival Team]]

[[WMG:K' Team/Hero Team]]

* Krohnen

[[WMG:Ash Team/Hero Team]]

[[WMG:Joshikousei Team/High School Girls Team]]

[[WMG:Elisabeth Team/Rival Team]]

[[WMG:Garou Team/Mark of the Wolves Team]]
* Bonne Jenet

[[WMG:China Team/Hero Team]]

[[WMG:Southtown Team]]

[[WMG:Heroine Team/Super Heroine Team]][[note]]first time in the series where a previous Unorthodox Team became an Orthodox one[[/note]]
* Athena Asamiya
* Mai Shiranui
* Yuri Sakazaki

[[WMG:Isla Team/Rival Team]]

[[WMG:Brute Force Team[=/=]Damage Team[=/=]Destructors Team]]

** ''Characters/TheKingOfFighters95'': (Rivals Team[[note]]Iori Yagami, Billy Kane, Eiji Kisaragi[[/note]], Saisyu Kusanagi)

** ''[[Characters/TheKingOfFighters97 The King of Fighters '97]]'': (New Faces Team[[note]]Yashiro Nanakase, Shermie, Chris[[/note]], '97 Special Team[[note]]Ryuji Yamazaki, Blue Mary[[/note]], Shingo Yabuki, Orochi)

** ''[[Characters/TheKingOfFightersXIV The King of Fighters XIV]]'' (China Team [[note]]Shun'ei and Meitenkun[[/note]], Official Invitation Team[[note]]Sylvie Paula Paula, Kukri and Mian[[/note]], South America Team [[note]]Nelson, Zarina and Bandeiras Hattori[[/note]], Kim Team[[note]]Gang-il and Luong[[/note]], King of Dinosaurs, Another World Team[[note]]Nakoruru, Mui Mui and Love Heart[[/note]], Xanadu, Hein, Alice Garnet Nakata, Bosses[[note]]Antonov and Verse[[/note]], Others[[note]]Rock Howard and Najd[[/note]])

** ''Characters/TheKingOfFightersXV'' (Rival Team[[note]]Isla and Dolores[[/note]] Krohnen [=McDougall=], Samurai Team[[note]]Haohmaru and Darli Dagger[[/note]], Bosses[[note]]The Sub-Boss and the FinalBoss[[/note]])

** ''Characters/TheKingOfFighters96'': (Leona Heidern, Kasumi Todoh, Yagami Team[[note]]Mature, Vice[[/note]], Boss Team[[note]]Geese Howard, Wolfgang Krauser, Mr. Big[[/note]], Chizuru Kagura, Leopold Goenitz)

** ''Characters/TheKingOfFightersXV'' (Team Rival[[note]]Isla and Dolores[[/note]] Krohnen [=McDougall=], Bosses[[note]]The Sub-Boss and the FinalBoss[[/note]])

* ''Characters/SamuraiShodown''[[note]]For Nakoruru[[/note]]

* ''[[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94 The King Of Fighters: The Rugal Saga]]'' - Place here characters debuting in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94''. (Hero Team[[note]]Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido, Goro Daimon[[/note]], Fatal Fury Team[[note]]Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi[[/note]], Art of Fighting Team[[note]]Ryo Sakazaki, Robert Garcia, Takuma Sakazaki/Mr. Karate[[/note]], Ikari Warriors Team[[note]]Heidern, Ralf Jones, Clark Still[[/note]] Psycho Soldiers Team[[note]]Athena Asamiya, Sie Kensou, Chin Gentsai[[/note]], Women Fighters Team[[note]]King, Mai Shiranui, Yuri Sakazaki[[/note]], Korea Team[[note]]Kim Kaphwan, Chang Koehan, Choi Bounge[[/note]], Sports Team[[note]]Heavy D!, Lucky Glauber, Brian Battler[[/note]], Others[[note]]Rugal Bernstein[[/note]])

As many tropers know, ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' contains '''''LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters'''''. This will be a [[SeriousBusiness HUGE]] project, possibly remaining a WIP for several thousands of years to come. Here is a list of '''EVERY CHARACTER''' in the series, including the crossover characters.

* ''[[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94 The King Of Fighters: The Rugal Saga]]'' - Place here characters debuting in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94''.
** [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Page 1]]: (Hero Team[[note]]Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido, Goro Daimon[[/note]], Fatal Fury Team[[note]]Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi[[/note]], Art of Fighting Team[[note]]Ryo Sakazaki, Robert Garcia, Takuma Sakazaki/Mr. Karate[[/note]])
** [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part2 Page 2]]: (Ikari Warriors Team[[note]]Heidern, Ralf Jones, Clark Still[[/note]] Psycho Soldiers Team[[note]]Athena Asamiya, Sie Kensou, Chin Gentsai[[/note]], Women Fighters Team[[note]]King, Mai Shiranui, Yuri Sakazaki[[/note]])
** [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part3 Page 3]]: (Korea Team[[note]]Kim Kaphwan, Chang Koehan, Choi Bounge[[/note]], Sports Team[[note]]Heavy D!, Lucky Glauber, Brian Battler[[/note]], Others[[note]]Rugal Bernstein[[/note]])

** Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami

* [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersHeroes Protagonists]][[note]] Kyo Kusanagi, K', Ash Crimson, Shun'ei [[/note]] and [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersRivals Deuteragonists]][[note]] Iori Yagami, Kula Diamond, Elisabeth Blanctorche, Isla[[/note]]

** ''Characters/FatalFuryKingOfFighters''[[note]]For Andy, Joe, Duck King, Tung, Raiden, Hwa Jai, Billy, and Geese[[/note]]

** ''Characters/TheKingOfFighters2000''
** ''Characters/TheKingOfFighters2001''

** ''Characters/TheKingOfFighters2003''
** ''Characters/TheKingOfFightersXI''

** ''[[Characters/TheKingOfFightersXIV The King of Fighters XIV]]''
** ''Characters/TheKingOfFightersXV''