History Characters / TheKingOfFightersTheNESTSChronicles

* ShadowArchetype: KUSANAGI plays this role to Kyo, naturally enough.

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* EatTheDog: [[{{Squick}} Let's just say that there is no comedic value in this when it comes to Ron.]]

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership[=/=]AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Hizoku and betrayed them to become a high-ranking official in NESTS. Is teamed up with a SNKBoss and can ''[[MegatonPunch break your guard]]''.

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Nameless debuted merely 3 months after [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Lars Alexandersson]], and it's easy to see the similarities between them, with both being spiky-haired main characters of an UpdatedRerelease with scarred faces, dead love interests revived through technology, and uneasy affiliation with an organization willing to commit atrocities. There is one trait of Lars that Nameless mostly lacks, though: the willingness to put his conscience above his superiors and revolt against them.

* CanonImmigrant: KUSANAGI first appeared in the non-canon ''2002'' and in ''2003'' as Kyo's {{evil|Knockoff}} [[CloningBlues magical doppelganger]]. An update in September 2022 to the [[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/kof-portal/characters/ character database in the official KOF site]] made him canon as a NESTS experiment.
* CloningBlues: A curious example since he is the result of NESTS imbuing the Kusanagi flame on a blank clone body.

** It even extends to their color schemes and handedness; the brash K9999 has a loud and bold yellow and blue color scheme and wears his PowerLimiter on his right hand. Whereas the more melancholic Nameless has a more subdued purple and black outfit and his PowerLimiter is on his left hand. (Ironically, despite Nameless [[DarkIsEvil donning the darker clothes]] and [[ASinisterClue being the left-handed one]], K9999 is the nastier of the two by a landslide.)

* WhipItGood: Luan favors a long cord weapon, presumably of this weapon family.

-> The eponymous leader of the NESTS syndicate, he is a no-nonsense type of man. Less than pleased with Krizalid's failure and the betrayal of Clone Zero, he personally oversees the ''2001'' tournament. Unfortunately, he's done in by the machinations of Igniz, his son, and Misty, his secretary, the former of whom kills him unceremoniously right before the finals.

* BaitAndSwitchBoss: As the host of the 2001 tournament, he is set up as the FinalBoss of the game. However, he is killed by Igniz shortly after his introduction.

** K9999 is a complete {{Jerkass}} who is not above badmouthing his enemies and mistreating his own teammates, even going so far as to [[TeamKiller attempt to murder Foxy]]. Nameless is, contrastingly, mostly far more respectful towards those he faces, especially Kula, and does what he does for Isolde's sake.

%% * ChristmasCake: She's implied to be close in age to Foxy (her colleague and friend who is 28 and in a similar predicament). However, this might be of her own volition.

%%* BareYourMidriff

%%* BareYourMidriff: Luan.

%%* BadassCape

%%* TheUnfought

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority[=/=]AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Hizoku and betrayed them to become a high-ranking official in NESTS. Is teamed up with a SNKBoss and can ''[[MegatonPunch break your guard]]''.

->''"Hallelujah, brother! You just met your maker!"''

->'''Fighting style:''' Kusanagi-style ancient martial arts

-> KUSANAGI is yet another of NESTS experiments, this time, one that transplanted the power of Kusanagi's flames into a cloned body. He's a lot more belligerent and rude than Kyo and his only goal is to fight others. He appears in 2003 as an illusion from the Yata Mirror created by Chizuru Kagura while she was under the possession of Botan. He exists to test the strength of the contestants in the ''2003'' tournament.

* CanonImmigrant: KUSANAGI first appeared in the non-canon ''2002'' and in ''2003'' as Kyo's {{evil|Knockoff}} [[CloningBlues magical doppelganger]]. An update in September 2022 to the [[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kof-portal/characters/#all character database in the official KOF site]] made him canon as a NESTS experiment.

** VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} versions of him usually have the red eyes in the sprites, however.

->''"I'm on my way... Count on it!"''

->'''Fighting style:''' Personal style

->The 9,999th clone of K' created on NESTS' Deimos base on Mars as part of Project Zhe. The objective was to combine both K' and Kyo Kusanagi's flames and inject the combined DNA into various test subjects. Nameless is the only survivor of the project.

* TheAce: According to his profile, he excels at any sport he knows the rules of.

* CanonImmigrant: Was a CanonForeigner when his first appearance in the series was in a DreamMatchGame, where he functioned as a stand-in for K9999. Was made full-fledged canon as of ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersAllStar'', and was added to the [[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kof-portal/characters/#all character database in the official KOF site]]
** Interestingly, he is front and center on the illustration used to represent the NESTS saga in the [[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kof-portal/story/ official KOF site]]

%%* ShesGotLegs
* RavenHairIvorySkin

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He shares a lot of similarities with Lars Alexandersson from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', who debuted in ''6: Bloodline Rebellion'' a mere three months before the release of ''Unlimited Match''. More specifically, they share hairstyles, positions as a main character of an UpdatedRerelease, a close relationship with a deceased girl reborn through technology, and being the TokenGoodTeammate of a corrupt organization.

* AlternativeCompanyEquivalent: He shares a lot of similarities with Lars Alexandersson from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', who debuted in ''6: Bloodline Rebellion'' a mere three months before the release of ''Unlimited Match''. More specifically, they share hairstyles, positions as a main character of an UpdatedRerelease, a close relationship with a deceased girl reborn through technology, and being the TokenGoodTeammate of a corrupt organization.

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* AllThereInTheManual: She's never directly acknowledged within the game, to learn of her story and her role in Nameless' character arc it was necessary to look at the game's manual or play through the 2002 story mode in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersAllStar'' where her relationship with Nameless was expanded upon.

* EmpathicWeapon: Her remains were turned by NESTS' scientists into Nameless' glove, the combination of Isolde's own conscience with her Anti-K' powers finally allowed Nameless to gain control over his flames.

* TheLostLenore: She died in the middle of the experiments of the Anti-K' program and such she's never seen alive but the hope of resurrecting her is the entire reason Nameless participates in KOF.

* VirtualGhost: The technology through which NESTS grafted her essence to Nameless' glove also allowed her to continue living through it. She even manifests as a hard light construct during Nameless' HDSM and stands beside Nameless on the winning screen if the HDSM was the winning attack of the match.