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King of Fighters XII Complete Roster
While I am definitely a Street Fighter fan by nature, I’ve also been looking forward to the upcoming release of King of Fighters XII. This SNK fighting game has really started to garner some much deserved attention, thanks to the art being completely hand drawn. And now we know who’s going to be in it.
The good guys at Kotaku provided the image above, depicting the entire King of Fighters XII roster. Many of the trusted mainstays are there, including Andy, Terry, Kim, and Raiden, but you’ve also got some slightly more obscure King of Fighters characters like Ash, Kensou, and Leona.
I’m glad to see Iori and Kyo make the cut, but where the heck is Mai? It’s not a real King of Fighters game without “Me bouncy!”
5 Creepiest Fighting Game Characters
In the spirit of Halloween, I have compiled a list of the five creepiest characters from the world of fighting video games. There are two rules to this list. First, the character must be playable, but he/she does not have to be immediately playable (i.e., can be a secret or unlockable character). Second, I’m only picking a maximum of one character per fighting game franchise. You will not find two characters from the same fighting universe.
Seeing how you may not completely agree with this list, feel free to nominate some scary, disturbing, or otherwise creepy characters from your favorite fighting games though the comment form at the bottom of this post.
5. Choi Bounge (King of Fighters)
You could say that he is the Mini-Me version of Freddy Krueger… only creepier. The similarities are undeniable, in terms of physical appearances, as Choi from King of Fighters features the same brown hat and spiky claws as his Nightmare on Elm Street counterpart. His move set is particularly disconcerting, largely thanks to the voice acting behind this King of Fighters character.
4. B. Orchid (Killer Instinct)
Sure, this seductress looks innocent and harmless enough, but she has killer boobies. We never really get to see her breasts when she performs her “No Mercy” finishing move in Killer Instinct, but you’ve got to wonder what exactly it is about her bosom that brings the boys to their deaths. Are they remarkably hideous or what?
3. Oro (Street Fighter III)
You can roughly translate “Oro” in Japanese to “WTF” in English and that’s pretty descriptive of what Oro from Street Fighter III is all about. He’s some kind of weird monk character, but he’s all demonic and seems to always be straddling a horse. What’s up with that? *shudder*
2. Meat (Mortal Kombat 4)
I had a hard time singling out just a single character from the Mortal Kombat franchise, because Ed Boon and John Tobias have come up with some fantastic characters over the life of this Midway mainstay. I was thinking about including Sheeva, the only female four-armed beast in the same ilk at Kintaro and Goro, but Meat is definitely a grade creepier. He’s, like, undeveloped flesh without any skin. It doesn’t get any scarier than that, does it?
1. Yoshimitsu (Tekken and Soul Calibur)
Yoshimitsu has taken on quite a few different appearances over his development in both the Tekken and Soul Calibur fighting game franchises from Namco, so it’s not really his outward appearance that is particularly ghastly. It’s all about his move list and his actions. All that spinning around and jumping around on a handstand is creepy enough, but the one move that propelled Yoshimitsu to the top of this list is the one where he sits on the ground cross-legged, thrusting the butt of his sword into his crotch. To make things more disturbing, he recovers life by doing so. Who knew that jerking off (or masochistic genital mutilation, we’re not sure) was a source of eternal life?
Fighting Games Update: 9/21/08
Street Fighter IV is already looking to be pretty freaking awesome, but it just got even more incredible with the introduction of Akuma as a playable character. You can see him in action on YouTube. Don’t worry, he doesn’t suffer from SNK Boss Syndrome, so he’s surprisingly not unbeatable, unlike Shin Akuma (super Akuma?) in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
Speaking of SNK, we’ve caught word that The King of Fighters XII should be available for play some time this month, if it isn’t already available already. The graphics are supposed to be largely hand-drawn, amazing enough, so get ready for some absolutely incredible eye candy.
When you set things like fireballs and sonic booms aside, one of the most impressive video game franchises has to be Tekken. It’s very technical, but it’s surprisingly realistic (for a video game). Get ready for more, because Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion is on the way. Is this update going to be similar to Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection?
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is getting joined by Joker and Green Lantern. Unfortunately, it’s going to be the “classic” Joker rather than the one played by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. Even if it’s not over the top violent, you have to admit that Joker’s fatality is pretty cool. Check it out in the video below. It’s near the end.
