

In the subsequent titles of KOF '98 and KOF 2002, Rugal was brought back not once but twice to conclude story-lines. Omega Rugal: After apparently dying in KOF '94, Rugal's resurrection in KOF '95 turned him, convincingly enough, into a cyborg (prosthetic arms) armed (pardon the pun) with the power of the Orochi. Yamanishi in '97, '98 and '02 and Seijiro in '03. As a matter of fact, the voice actors worked like busy beavers to give the characters their lines. As memory serves, the designers for this team were so motivated to create this team that their finished product was quite impressive. But since we couldn't wait for the rest of the world to get used to that concept and given the insanity of Iori, the team had to disband after their single appearance in KOF'95. With the three rivals to the heroes coincidentally appearing on a single team, the name of the 'Rival Team' was decided upon as an afterthought. Billy Kane: Along with Eiji, Billy appears as Iori's 'teammate' (ha, ha) in KOF'95. What set him apart are his memorable lines: 'You cry! You scream! Then you die!', 'Think of me when you gaze at the moon', and a whole catalog of others too numerous to list here. His hair and his lines to provoke his opponents ('You think I'm scary, do you?') excited his fans to no end. During the initial location tests to determine the popularity of the game, Iori was the character who stood out most. His moves are unique, and his singular choice of hairstyle, wardrobe, and manner of speaking was certainly a personality that broke the mold for characters in fighting games at that time. When you think of Iori Yagami, his intense personality most likely comes to mind. He was also given the ability to use a different color of flames other than Kyo's (red flames), along with various other characteristics. Iori Yagami: Since the KOF '95 project began with the concept of introducing Iori as Kyo's rival, he became known as a character who was a member of a rival school of martial arts that had a connection to the Ancient Arts of the Kusanagi. Yuri's Chou Upper is very similar to Sakura's own Shou'ou Ken.

The background for the Japan Team is, in fact, a real place. 8-way, Weak punch, Weak kick, Strong punch, Strong kick TRIVIA Released in July 1995. Game ID: NGM-084 2 players - 4 buttons per player. TECHNICAL Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware. 8 teams comprised of 3 characters each square off again to take out Rugal Bernstein.

published 26 years ago: The King of Fighters '95 © 1995 SNK.
