History Characters / TheKingOfFighters2000

* BreathWeapon: His "Kasumi" special move.

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* EnemyCivilWar: He effectively initiates one of these within NESTS with his coup attempt and NESTS sends Kula, Diana, and Foxy to neutralize him.

* {{Hypocrite}}: In his official bio, Clone Zero dislikes Traitors, which can be both ironic and hypocritical since ''he himself'' is a traitor to NESTS.

* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Clone Zero is unique among KOF bosses in that he looks very ordinary when he fights using Ling's face. Most of the other bosses are either very attractive (Krizalid, Goenitz, Rugal, his original self) or monstrous (Mukai, Magaki, Verse). Fitting this trope, his plain appearance only emphasizes how evil he is, even compared to the other villains in the series.

* AmbigiousSituation: It's not known when he decided he would turn traitor. Since he was directly managing Krizalid's Kyo clone project, if he decided to betray NESTS and make the Zero Cannon all the way back in the events of KOF 99, it is possible that he sabotaged Krizalid's success.

* CloningBlues: He wasn't intended to be a clone at first, but his character designer wanted to improve on the design, which led to the original Zero becoming a mid-boss in the next game.

* KickTheDog: In the Ikari Warriors ending, while critically injured, he tells Whip something that causes her to [[HeroicBSOD cry]] and [[BoomHeadshot she executes him]] (though this is censored outside of Asia). It is not revealed what he said, but it is commonly accepted that he told her that she was a clone of Seirah, K's real sister. Given that the next game revealed that he was also a clone, he probably knew how much it would hurt to tell that to someone who didn't know but didn't care anyway.

* ShouldersOfDoom: His outfit has some really broad shoulders.

* {{Workaholic}}: According to his official profile, his hobby is working.

* BadassAdorable: Very capable when he needs to be, also very funny, friendly and his only two noted likes are Vanessa and Children, having a soft spot for them, possibly due to his rough past.

* FriendToAllChildren: Playing with children is listed as his hobby; due to his clear Tiger Mask inspiration Ramón likely wants to be a role model for them.

* HateSink: Clone Zero is written to be as unlikeable as possible. He is one of the evilest characters in the series. He has no loyalty to NESTS, wants to take over the world using a KillSat, destroys at least part of Southtown before his boss fight (killing countless innocent people), and is revealed to have killed the AntiVillain Krizalid for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]]. After he loses, he also chooses to [[KickTheDog spite Whip]] by telling her she is a clone. His official profile also does not offer a lot to like, because he has no hobbies (his hobbies are "Work") and his listed dislike of "traitors" paints him as a massive {{Hypocrite}}, given that be betrays NESTS.

->'''Voiced by:''' Kinta Futogane

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Another high-ranking member of NESTS.

* HateSink: Clone Zero is one of the evilest characters in the series. He has no loyalty to NESTS, wants to take over the world using a KillSat, destroys at least part of Southtown before his boss fight, and is revealed to have killed the AntiVillain Krizalid for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]].

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses his cape as a weapon. Also, his ShadowPin techniques.

* {{Hypocrite}}: In his official bio, Clone Zero dislikes Traitors, which can be both ironic and hypocritical since ''he himself'' is a traitor to NESTS.
* KickTheDog: In the Ikari Warriors ending, while critically injured, he tells Whip something that causes her to [[HeroicBSOD cry]] and [[BoomHeadshot she executes him]] (though this is censored outside of Asia). It is not revealed what he said, but it is commonly accepted that he told her that she was a clone of Seirah, K's real sister.

* MightyGlacier: Unlike most bosses in the series, who are usually between normal speed to LightningBruiser, Zero has a slow fighting style and has special moves with long recovery time and startup. This, combined with his poorly programmed defensive AI leaves him vulnerable to fast and aggressive play. To emphasize his "slow but strong" nature, he's the first boss in the series with more health than a normal character.

* SNKBoss: Clone Zero is famously less difficult than most bosses in this series. Still, he gains super meter incredibly fast. His supers inflict roughly over half of your health's worth of damage and one of them is a full-screen attack. Luckily, [[ArtificialStupidity it's mitigated by his AI's weakness when reacting to the player]], but it's still a good idea to be careful when fighting him.

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Via a KillSat. It failed.

* ClothingCombat: Bears repeating, his cape-long coat fusion is ''bladed''.

* ArcVillain: Of ''KOF 2000''.
* ArtificialStupidity: Noted for being beatable because his AI isn't all that reactive. He's got a lot of deadly moves but you can trounce him with a firm offense because he won't know how to respond adequately.

* CastingAShadow: One of his special moves, Shikka Koujin, uses a shadow and stuns his grounded opponent. Then Zero warps forward and kicks the opponent's ass.

* KillSat: The Zero Cannon is this, it is powered by the energy of the fighters. Clone Zero firing it on Southtown before his battle gives him the highest kill count of any KOF villain.

* MightyGlacier: Unlike most bosses in the series, who are usually between normal speed to LightningBruiser, Zero has a slow fighting style and has special moves with long recovery time and startup. This makes, combined with his poorly programmed defensive AI leaves him vulnerable to fast rushdown characters. To emphasize his "slow but strong" nature, he's the first boss in the series with more health than a normal character.

* SNKBoss: Gains super meter incredibly fast, and his supers inflict roughly over half of your health's worth of damage, not to mention one of them being a full-screen attack. Luckily, [[ArtificialStupidity it's mitigated by his AI's weakness when reacting to the player]], but it's still a good idea to be careful when fighting him.

* BeardOfEvil: Actually, just a Mustache of Evil. It becomes very apparent when you compare him to the clean-shaven and far more morally upstanding Original Zero.
* BigBadWannabe: He tries to destroy NESTS and take over the world on his own. However, his plans for world domination were foiled in the end.

* HateSink: Is one of the evilest characters in the series. He has no loyalty to NESTS, wants to take over the world using a KillSat, destroys Southtown before his boss fight, and is revealed to have killed the AntiVillain Krizalid for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]].

* KillAndReplace: He kills Ling, a military commander and close friend of Heidern, and is replaced by his clone.

* TheStarscream: He is the traitor to NESTS.

* BareYourMidriff: One of the constants in her design is that her dress shirt exposes her stomach.

* BareYourMidriff: Combined with WalkingShirtlessScene, since he's wrapped in bandages rather than wearing a shirt, but they still leave his lower torso bare.

* {{Gainaxing}}: In ''XI'', someone decided she disliked bras.

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* BeardOfEvil: Actually, just a Mustache of Evil.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Has a small amount of white hair on his head.

-> [[SelfMadeMan Ramón grew up to become a luchador]], a quite beloved one and strong at that, so good that he was scouted to become an Agent and participate in the 2000 edition of the King of Fighters tournament; Ramón was scouted by Vanessa to become part of the Hero Team for that year, in order to investigate and trace NESTS actions around that tournament.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Towards Vanessa, he tries to woo her, but Ramón doesn't seem to have any luck.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''XI'' with the Unrequited Love Team (him, Robert, and Kensou).
** He seems to have gotten over this in ''KOF XIV'' but this was simply due to Vanessa not being part of the original roster, come ''XV'' and he's back to his flirtatious ways.

* BadassNormal: One of the few fighters in this series with little to no supernatural abilities whatsoever. He's just a highly athletic luchador. Maxima even has bestowed him with the title of ''The Strongest Human''

* {{Flanderization}}: In ''2000'', his relation with Vanessa was little more than playful flirting, fitting his personality. Fast-forward to ''XI''; his sole purpose in ''any'' scene is to loudly and comically swoon over Vanessa, including during fights. He gets better from 'KOF XIV'' onwards, where he's more interested in having a good time at the tournament. He's still flirty, but it's not an overwhelming aspect of his character in the game.

* GratuitousSpanish:

* HandsomeLech: He falls somewhere in-between this and ChivalrousPervert. During ''KOF XIV'' Ramón can't help to flirt with many of his female opponents. Between the targets of his attention you can find: [[TheTease Luong]], [[KickChick Zarina]], [[MsFanservice Mai]] his own teammate [[BoobsOfSteel Ángel]], and of course [[BoxingBattler Vanessa]]. Interestingly, despite finding [[TheBaroness Mature]] attractive he's not interested in her.

* IShallTauntYou: Is fond of this. In ''XI'' his taunt is the exact same provocation Tiger Mask did in some of his fights against ''Wrestling/DynamiteKid''.
* LikesOlderWomen: He's 25 and Vanessa's five years his senior. The best he gets in return is [[TheTease teasing]].

* ScarsAreForever: A huge scar fully covering his right eye socket can be seen under his eyepatch.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In ''XV'' it seems SNK wanted to spell his name exactly like it would have been in Mexico, ''Ramón'' is the grammatically correct spelling for his Mexican name.
* TheSlacker: It seems Ramón can vent off if someone isn’t keeping track of him. In ''XIII’s'' Story Mode, when Seth is asking for updates from the other agents scattered around the vicinity of the tournament, Ramón is seen drinking and having a good time at the Pao Pao Cafe (with Chang and Choi behind him), reporting to Seth as if he was conducting some proper and serious investigation.

* StreetUrchin --> SelfMadeMan: His backstory.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Sort of, in ''XIV''. He's the only overtly "good" member of Team Mexico, though none are truly evil. Ángel is no longer a NESTS operative, but she's still condescending and rude to everyone ''but'' her teammates and King of Dinosaurs, a brutal heel. [[spoiler: In theory, anyway. He's really the noble and good-spirited Tizoc, who hasn't quite taken to the heel part of his new persona.]]

* CloseRangeCombatant: Vanessa is built to get right up to her opponent's face and wail on them with an endless series of punches. She has multiple dashes and ways of closing distance, several specials that cancel into each other, and lightning fast frame data to outpace her opponent's blows.

* FieryRedhead: Subverted. While strong, outgoing, and in possession of a good sense of humor, she's also quite level-headed and her passion rarely dips into HotBlooded territory. If you ''do'' get on her bad side, you're less likely to end up with a hot-tempered verbal beatdown than [[TalkToTheFist a swift fist in the face.]]
* FlashStep: Comes as part of her standard moveset. She can dash forward or backward, and it's able to be followed up by some punches.
* FlungClothing: Shows up in one of her intros, where she tosses off her jacket.
* {{Gainaxing}}: In ''XI'', someone apparently decided she disliked bras.

* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: In one intro pose with Seth, Seth wonders if all of the alcohol is going to be detrimental to her fighting performance, causing Vanessa to retort something along the lines of "I fight better when I'm drunk!"

* MovesetClone: Of Rick Strowd from ''VideoGame/FatalFury''. Incidentally, Rick almost made it into ''KOF '99'' himself but was passed over for fellow ''Real Bout 2'' newcomer Xiangfei, and with his moveset all but completely taken by Vanessa, she's effectively his replacement.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: She has quite a few special moves that make use of fast, consecutive punches. One of the best examples of this would be her "Crazy Puncher" super, in which she lets loose with a flurry of rapid strikes as she dashes around the opponent.

** In ''XI'' her special battle intro with Ramón she teases him, saying if he puts up a good fight maybe they will go out on a date, cue to Ramón's shining smile.
** In ''KOF XIV'' she gets a kick out of teasing Rock.

* BloodyMurder: His blood is poisonous and he can somehow exude it from his hands to enhance his attacks. In his MAX 2 in ''2002 Unlimited Match'', the poison can drain the opponent's [[HPToOne health down to 1%]] and lasts the whole round, but Lin has to [[CherryTapping perform the last hit]].

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Not to the extent of Duo Lon, but he's definitely got this thanks to the yellowish-gray tint of his skin.

* {{Ninja}}: A [[McNinja Chinese]] ninja... Somewhat similar to [[Franchise/MortalKombat Sub-Zero]], he has some notable ninja traits, but he's never specifically referred to as such, instead of being referred to by his clan.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: A lot of his win quotes have something of a flirtatious streak to them. That said, his profile notes he has a wife he cares about a lot.
* TheAtoner: ''MI'' series only; he feels guilty for the death of Fate since he was the one who leaked the information about Duke and Addes to him in order to infiltrate the syndicate.

* BadassNormal: Like Vanessa, he's really just very, very good at what he does.

* WeaponsThatSuck: His "Sho-Yoh" special is a really fast uppercut that creates an upwards vacuum.

* TheCameo: Appears in ''XIII'' in the background of the Japan stage and in the Women Team's ending. She returns in the Women Team's ending in ''XIV'', where she and Xiangfei are shown hanging out together at Richard Meyer's cafe.

* CuteBruiser: A cute, prim, and friendly girl with a very heavyweight fighting style.

* WaifFu: Hinako isn't the ''only'' example, but she is one of the more prominent as she practises Sumo, a martial art usually reliant on having a sturdy build.

-> As his name suggests, he is a clone of the true Zero, created to oversee the ''2000'' tournament and to infiltrate Heidern's organization. He killed Heidern's partner Ling and impersonated him in order to obtain the Zero Cannon, a KillSat that siphons the energy from fighters. To that end, he made a clone of Ling in addition to fooling Heidern with his own disguise so that he would be none the wiser. With the Cannon in his possession, he then reveals that he is not actually loyal to NESTS at all, and intends to use the Cannon on the oragnization as well as the world itself in order to rule it, demonstrating its destructive power by firing it upon Southtown, which would result in the creation of Second Southtown by the time of ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''. He challenges K' in order to fully realize his plans, but loses. As a last resort, he tries to use the Zero Cannon again, but his plan fails due to Heidern killing the Ling clone, which held the switch to the generator, thus allowing Kula, Foxy, and Diana to sabotage it, punishing Zero for betraying the Cartel by forcing the Cannon's energy to be redirected towards himself, defeating him. After being apprehended by the NESTS operatives, he was brought before Whip, where he revealed she was a clone. Appalled by this, she shot him dead.

* BigBadWannabe: He tries to destroy NESTS and take over the world on his own, however, his plans for world domination were foiled in the end.

* CloningBlues: He wasn't actually intended to be a clone at first, but his character designer wanted to improve on the design, which led to the original Zero becoming a mid-boss in the next game.

* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: It didn't really matter whether Clone Zero or the tournament's winning team emerged victorious from his boss fight in the grand scheme of his plan. Either way, he'd be able to get the energy he needed to fuel the Zero Cannon. Getting to use that energy, on the other hand...
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses his own cape as a weapon. Also his ShadowPin techniques.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In his official bio, Clone Zero's dislike is Traitors, which can be seen as both ironic and hypocritical since ''he himself'' is a traitor to NESTS.

* MasterOfDisguise: After he kills Ling, he uses the Ling persona as a decoy while working under the noses of the good guys to further his ambitions. His introductory cutscene in ''KOF 2000'' hints at him possessing a shapeshifting ability (in order to take the appearance of Ling), which is confirmed by his dizzy animation, in which his shapeshifting breaks down and his face perpetually warps.

* MightyGlacier: Unlike most bosses in the series, who are usually between normal speed to LightningBruiser, Zero has a slow fighting style and has special moves with long recovery time and startup. This makes combined with his poorly programmed defensive AI leaves him vulnerable to fast rush down characters. To emphasize his "slow but strong" nature, he's the first boss in the series that has more health than a normal character.

* SNKBoss: Gains super meter incredibly fast, and his supers inflict roughly over half of your health's worth of damage, not to mention one of them being a full-screen attack. Luckily, [[ArtificialStupidity it's mitigated by his AI's weakness when it comes to reacting to the player]], but it's still a good idea to be careful when fighting him.

* VillainousBreakdown: Once he loses, he tries to kill everyone via the [[KillSat Zero Cannon]]... which isn't working. He's constantly asking why it won't work, all while ButtonMashing with the activation switch...which didn't end well for him as the Zero Cannon's generator ends up exploding.

* {{Flanderization}}: In ''2000'', his relation with Vanessa was little more than playful flirting, fitting his personality. Fast-forward to ''XI''; his sole purpose in ''any'' scene is to loudly and comically swoon over Vanessa, including during fights. He gets better on ''KOF XIV'' where he's more interested in having fun representing Mexico at the tournament. He's still flirty, but it's not an overwhelming aspect of his character in the game.

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* {{Irony}}[=/=]{{Hypocrite}}: In his official bio, Clone Zero's dislike is Traitors, which can be seen as both ironic and hypocritical since ''he himself'' is a traitor to NESTS.

* MeaningfulName: His "Ling" persona means "Zero" in Chinese.

* {{Retcon}}[=/=]{{Retronym}}: Clone Zero is simply known as Zero in ''KOF 2000''. This is because he was not intended to be a clone at first, but his character designer was unsatisfied with how Zero turned out and designed to introduce his preferred version of the character as the true Zero in the next game.

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[[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part2 For tropes on Ralf, Clark, Chang, and Choi]]\\

''[[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94 The King Of Fighters: The Rugal Saga]]'': [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 1]] | [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part2 2]] | [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part3 3]]\\

* BaldOfAwesome: Minus the {{braid|sOfAction}}.

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* ButNotTooBlack: Just compare [[http://images.wikia.com/snk/images/0/07/Seth2002.jpg his regular depiction]] with his 3-D alter ego that provides his reference picture. It really speaks for itself...

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[-[[Characters/TheKingOfFightersRivals See her character page along with the other Deuteragonists here]].-]

[[folder:Kula Diamond]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Ice Doll]]
->''"I won. Now... Where's my prize?"''

->'''Fighting style:''' Anti-K' arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/YumiKakazu, Kat Cassteneda (''Maximum Impact 2'', English)[[/note]]

-> The end product of NESTS' Anti-K' Project, of which Nameless' lover Isolde was a subject of. Her powers over ice were used as a counter to K' own flames, and she, along with her caretakers Foxy and Diana, were assigned to eliminate K' and investigate the cloned Zero's activities. After the fall of NESTS, she settles down with Diana and Foxy and becomes a little sister of sorts to K', joining him on occasion in KOF.

-> [-See her character page along with the other Rivals [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersRivals here]].-]
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[[folder:Clone Zero]]
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->''"Zero doesn't mean I'm nothing. I'm the all that's touched by none!"''

->'''Origin:''' Unknown
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/10c06342_71a7_425a_a1f4_b6d32940b6f7.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Personal style
->'''Voiced by:''' Kinta Futogane

-> As his name suggests, he is a clone of the true Zero, created to oversee the ''2000'' tournament and to infiltrate Heidern's organization. He killed Heidern's partner Ling and impersonated him in order to obtain the Zero Cannon, a KillSat that siphons the energy from fighters. To that end, he made a clone of Ling in addition to fooling Heidern with his own disguise so that he would be none the wiser. With the Cannon in his possession, he then reveals that he is not actually loyal to NESTS at all, and intends to use the Cannon on the oragnization as well as the world itself in order to rule it, demonstrating its destructive power by firing it upon Southtown, which would result in the creation of Second Southtown by the time of ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''. He challenges K' in order to fully realize his plans, but loses. As a last resort, he tries to use the Zero Cannon again, but his plan fails due to Heidern killing the Ling clone, which held the switch to the generator, thus allowing Kula, Foxy, and Diana to sabotage it, punishing Zero for betraying the Cartel by forcing the Cannon's energy to be redirected towards himself, defeating him. After being apprehended by the NESTS operatives, he was brought before Whip, where he revealed she was a clone. Appalled by this, she shot him dead.
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