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K'
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Birthplace: Unknown
Birthdate Unknown
Height: 1.83 m (6')
Weight: 65 kg (141 lbs)
Blood type: Unknown
Hobbies: None
Favorite food: Beef jerky
Favorite sport: None
Most valuable: Nothing
Hates the most: The King of Fighters tournament
Fighting style: Violence
K' is the result of an unnatural creation. Planned to become the ultimate Kyo
Kusanagi clone by the Nests cartel, they begin to work on a prototype that would
carry the overwhelming power of the Kusanagis. They succeeded, but only in part.
While K' inherited the inmense Kusanagi flames, his weak body is unable to sustain
so much power. Thus, K's creators decide to place a special glove on his hand so K'
can wield the power with no problem at all. Since K' was to become Krizalid, but
was an incomplete clone, was just named with his incomplete name: K'.
After activation, K' is sent out by his master, Krizalid, to join with his
partner Maxima, and team up with Benimaru Nikaido and Shingo Yabuki in order to
enter the King of Fighters tournament and collect battle data from the fighters of
the competition in order to activate the Kyo Kusanagi clones around the world.
Disgusted by such petty orders, K' joins Benimaru and Shingo with little, if at
all, interest in the King of Fighters tournament. He didn't even talk with Maxima a
lot, either. He was just a clone on a mission...and soon, many would fear the new
beast of fire!
K' demonstrated his capacity as a fighter in the tournament, using
interesting variations to the Kusanagi crimson flame power. Based on his sheer
violent spírit, K' became a force to be reckoned with. Soon enough, he jumped to be
the most sighted fighter of the tournament, not only by his cruelty and quickness,
but by his totally different attitude and techniques from Kyo. K' doesn't mind any
of it, and soon enough, he guides Benimaru and Shingo to the place of reunion set
by Krizalid, in a sewer. The sewer drains to reveal a secret elevator that takes
the whole team to the underground base of Krizalid. Somehow, K' sensed something
exceptional would happen that day....
K' watches with little amusement as Krizalid does battle with Benimaru and
Shingo. He knew that their attempts would be futile, but why did they keep trying?
K' felt something exceptional in those persons...something he had failed to sense
before: human compassion. He knew that the plot of Krizalid was to extract enough
data from Benimaru and Shingo in order to activate the clones. So, as Benimaru was
about to deliver a devastating blow, K' tried to stop him, to no avail. Krizalid
had finished his process, and thanks K'. K' refuses to follow orders for Krizalid
anymore, but Krizalid reminds him of his position as a clone. When in doubt,
Krizalid asks K' about his parents or childhood...to which K' can not reply.
However, one final data is amiss: the killer instinct. Krizalid asks K' if he
desires it, but K' is not so sure anymore. However, before he can know it,
Krizalid's final rampage is already in its fullest....
K' fights Krizalid alongside Maxima with unexpected feelings. He felt both
excited and angry. He was tired of living under the shadow of Krizalid, and he
would show him who manages the Kusanagi flames best! K' puts it all into his
techniques, and manages to make Krizalid pass a hard time. However, it is not
enough to defeat Krizalid. The end seems near, when all of a sudden, a crimosn
flame blast puts Krizalid down. The assailant was no other than the original Kyo
Kusanagi! K' finds in him the true challenge he was looking for, but before he has
the chance to fight his original, a steel door slams in his face, closing both him
and Maxima. A voice from above thunders in K's ears, asking him if he would prefer
to live the life of a normal human. K' demands him to shut up, since he can do
whatever he wants. The omnipotent voice of the Nests cartel dooms both K' and
Maxima to a swift death, as they are surrounded by the Ikari extermination squad
that have already infiltrated the facility.
However, K' is not the one to be impressed by such toys. At the limit of his
capabilities, K' unleashes the remaining force he has to blow several soldiers
away, making his glove collapse. Now unable to stop his hand from flaming, he is
aided by Maxima in escaping the collapsed base. There is still much to do for K',
at the beginning of a new millenium...and a new life.
K' is certainly bitter with life, being an unnatural creation and living
underneath the shadow of Krizalid. He dislikes being ordered around, and wishes to
live his own life as he pleases. His furious attacks in battle are to be feared
indeed, since he seems to lose it. Antisocial and only friend to Maxima, K' is
impervious to human feelings, and is a very cold and ruthless young man.
*Fun fact = K's outfit supposedly reflects the typical image of a Japanese
cyberpunk (for further references, please consult the anime movie Akira). Also, it
was once rumored that K' was Benimaru Nikaido's brother.
Appearances: The King of Fighters '99
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