The Story of King - KOF Lore

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The backstory of King, one of the most iconic female characters in the King of Fighters and Art of Fighting series. Let's discover why she began working for Mr. Big, how she met Ryo Sakazaki and her relationship with the members of the Women fighters team.

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"Destiny" from KOF 2002 UM

"Micha Iya!" from The King of Fighters XIV

"Kabocha To Piero (Arranged)" from Art of Fighting 2

"Ne! (Arranged)" from The King of Fighters 94

"Who is Queen" from The King of Fighters XIII

"Who Likes To Party" by Kevin MacLeod

"Aurea Carmina" by Kevin MacLeod
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King is one of the most iconic female characters in KOF. Such a classy woman with unique style.

maniacred
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King, she's truly a handsome woman.

comixproviderftw_
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"King, you must continue the Sakazaki bloodline!"
-Takuma.

Neko_Medic
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King is easily one of my favorite King of Fighters characters. She not only has a deeply involved story with the Kyokugen cast, and a relatable and genuine motivation to help her little brother, but she has one of the most unique takes on Muay Thai in fighting game history. When it comes to Muay Thai characters, King is portrayed as a character who has actually taken time to develop her own interpretation of Muay Thai. When it comes to other Muay Thai practitioners, their movements and application of techniques are rather conventional and traditional.

King appears to follow the same path in design as she usually adopts a rather orthodox fighting stance in her games. Her arms are up close to her face with a light lead foot specialized for teeps. Her general repertoire of moves is also pretty traditional with a healthy amount of elbows, roundhouses, push kicks and knees. However, King's trademark moves are extremely acrobatic resembling kicks that'd be more at home in Tae Kwon Do or Tricking. And I actually think this is a pretty neat dynamic to her fighting style--that she's not exactly traditional. King may have began her career as a professional fighter with a strong foundation of Muay Thai, but her current style resembles that of a fighter who is constantly adapting and innovating new techniques from other styles.

When I watch King fight, she gives me the same vibes as watching real Muay Thai champions like Lerdsila and Saenchai as both champions utilize techniques that are adapted from other styles or innovating existing traditional forms. She's about as acrobatic and stylish with her signature moves, and I genuinely appreciate that with her. King is not necessarily about tradition hence her position in the original Art of Fighting games where she masqueraded as a male fighter. King is about being unorthodox and creative, and I'm actually really glad that this dynamic persists into the core of her character, as well as her fighting style. Joe would criticize King for utilizing Muay Thai in such an unorthodox manner but to King it doesn't matter, she's all about winning a fight. And she recognizes that tradition isn't necessarily going to persist, you gotta be innovative to stay ahead.

yedo
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Robert and King fought on a stand still kicking contest even in Art of Fighting that was canon. Also I find it funny that Robert is in KOF XI in the Kyokugen Team ending and is an exclusive character for home consoles on the PS2, this could only mean his story in AOF3 might have happened in this timeline of KOF since that's one of the main plot of AOF3 why Robert traveled. As for King I'm still waiting for SNK vs Tekken so King and King can fight

BellowDGaming
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You remembered KOF 2000 AoF theme, Beauty and The Beast?
Yeah she is beautiful and a beast as well.
One of the best characters in KOF universe.

myolgiden
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Ryo and King: *Makes Babies*
Takuma: I'm so proud!
Robert and Yuri: *Trains*
Takuma: HAOH SHOKO KEN

Rizzless
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I'm fascinated with all the work you put into these videos and all the lore behind each KOF character.

Everyone is unique and has a unique backstory. Until I got into your videos, I didn't know how deep the roots of KOF/AOF/FF really were.

Thank you for a job well done.

ManiacMonkboon
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King is amongst my most favorite female fighting game characters ever.
I, too, sometimes gravitate towards androgynous female characters. But, King is truly something special.

velvetedge
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Ladies and gentlemen. King has officially joined KOF15.

MegamanNG
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Trivia: her design is based on Saskia Van Rijswijk in China White

tribulacion
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She is the founder of the women's fighters team no doubt about it

jesusmedina
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She’s such a versatile and fast fighter. That makes her so dynamic, more dangerous, and more competent. She’s such a copacetic fighter.

gerardovera
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This video made my day. King's such a great character. Happy to see she's still enjoyed by fans.

Aeoncalcos
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Excellent work. King is so much fun to use that she's one of my mains in Capcom vs SNK 2.

tpatt
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King even talks like a man in the original Japanese script. They fleshed her out very well.

SamuraiSnake
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i think King has a lot of personality, more than most of the female cast. She is in my top 3 fav KOF females. And also she has great moves. I love her!

Vaygon
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8:43 Lol.
I always laugh at that picture🤣🤣🤣😂

The art style of KOF 2001 is not terrible just very expressive

meganinten
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One of the most interesting characters, awesome video.

MALRaziel
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King is my video game crush as my childhood crush when I was 9 and 10 in 1996 and 1997; from King Of Figthers 94 and 95.
King is gorgeous, and Mai is pretty.

dwaynecedillos