The King of Fighters

The King of Fighters (KOF) is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of The King of Fighters '94 in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main platform for the series until 2004 when SNK retired it in favor of the Atomiswave arcade board. Two King of Fighters games were produced for the Atomiswave platform (The King of Fighters Neowave and The King of Fighters XI) before SNK decided to discontinue using it for the series. The series' most recent arcade hardware is the Taito Type X, first used with the release of The King of Fighters XII. Ports of the arcade games and the original The King of Fighters games have been released for several video game consoles. The latest entry in the series, The King of Fighters XIV, was released for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in 2016. The next game, The King of Fighters XV, which was released in 2022.

Relation to the Dead or Alive series[]

As far as connections with the Dead or Alive series go, Mai Shiranui (originally a Fatal Fury character that has been more well known for her role in The King of Fighters) was added as DLC (no longer available) to Dead or Alive 5 Last Round in 2016, and she returned in 2019 as a DLC for Dead or Alive 6, this time with Kula Diamond from the same series also being added, and unlike the previous game this time they have a very short story segment where they fight Kasumi and Nico respectively. Also, for the mobile game The King of Fighters All Stars, Kasumi, Marie Rose, Honoka and Nyotengu were added as part of a limited time collaboration with Dead or Alive 6, a lower number of characters than other collaborations the mobile game has had, but at the same time they all have 2 costumes, their default one from DOA6 and a more revealing one from the same game.

The King of Fighters Characters[]

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Kasumi, Honoka, Marie Rose and Nyotengu appeared in the Dead or Alive 6 collaboration of The King of Fighters All Star.
Mai and Kula are the only guest characters who appeared in Dead or Alive 6.

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Navigation[]

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Games
Main series	Dead or Alive • Dead or Alive 2 • Dead or Alive 3 • Dead or Alive 4 • Dead or Alive 5 • Dead or Alive 6
Xtreme sub‑series	Xtreme Beach Volleyball • Xtreme 2 • Paradise • Xtreme 3 • Venus Vacation • Venus Vacation Prism
Update titles	Dead or Alive++ • DOA2: Hardcore • Dead or Alive 5+ • Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round • Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet
Spin-offs and related titles	Dead or Alive Ultimate • Dead or Alive Online • DOA Paradise (mobile) • Girls of DOA BlackJack • Dead or Alive Dimensions
Canceled games	Dead or Alive: Code Chronos • Project Progressive
Related series	Other Koei Tecmo series	Ninja Gaiden series • Warriors series • Fatal Frame series • Super Swing Golf • Deception series
Related series	Third-party Crossovers	Virtua Fighter series • SNK Multiverse • Senran Kagura series • Azur Lane series
Characters
Playable characters	Main cast	Kasumi • Zack • Ryu Hayabusa • Bayman • Leifang • Gen Fu • Tina Armstrong • Jann Lee • Bass Armstrong/Mr. Strong • Ayane • Helena Douglas • Leon • Ein • Hayate • Hitomi • Brad Wong • Christie • La Mariposa/Lisa Hamilton • Kokoro • Eliot • Rig • Mila • Momiji • Rachel • Marie Rose • Phase 4 • Nyotengu • Honoka • Tamaki • Diego • NiCO
	Secondary	Kasumi α • Shiden • False Kasumi
	Final bosses	Raidou • Bankotsubo • Genra • Alpha-152
	Xtreme only	Misaki • Luna • Fiona • Nagisa • Kanna • Monica • Sayuri • Patty • Tsukushi • Lobelia • Nanami • Elise • Koharu • Amy • Shandy • Yukino • Shizuku • Reika • Meg
	Guest characters	SPARTAN-458 • Rio Rollins Tachibana • Akira Yuki • Sarah Bryant • Pai Chan • Jacky Bryant • Naotora Ii • Mai Shiranui • Kula Diamond
Non-playable characters	Main series	Alicia Armstrong • Anastasia • Anne • Ayame • Burai • Chen • Fame Douglas • Goldie • Hitomi's father • Irene Lew • Isabella • Kuramasan Maouson • Lauren • Maria • Mei Lin • Miyako • Muramasa • Niki • Victor Donovan
Non-playable characters	Guest characters	Ridley • Samus Aran
Non-canon characters	Max Marsh • Weatherby
Miscellaneous characters	Toreko
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • Versus • Arcade • Time Attack • Survival • Tag Battle • Team Battle • Training • Online • Spectator • Album • Movies • Fight Record • Titles • Help & Options • Music
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Attack Change • Boss Battles • Character Select • Cliffhanger • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Move Data • Power Blow • Power Launcher • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • Mugen Tenshin clan • Ninpo • Nukenin (missing shinobi) • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Shinobi • Tengu
Other terms	Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Glasses • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
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