Team Hero

The Team Hero (チームヒーロー, Chīmu hīrō), also called the Hero Team in earlier English translations, is a reoccurring Team in The King of Fighters series.

Description
The Team Hero is one of the many teams found in The King of Fighters. For all intents and purposes, the members of Team Hero are considered the main characters of that game's plot (and sometimes the entire saga). After (and during) each saga, the teams receive the following nomenclatures:


 * Orochi Saga: Team Japan;
 * NESTS Chronicles: Team K';
 * Tales of Ash: Team Ash;
 * Shun'ei Saga: Team China (in KOF XIV) and Team Shun'ei (KOF XV onwards).

List of Members
Orochi Saga=
 * Kyo Kusanagi - Leader of Team Hero from KOF '94 through '98.
 * Benimaru Nikaido - Member of Team Hero from KOF through '99. He returned in XV.
 * Goro Daimon - Member of Team Hero from KOF through '98.


 * -|NESTS Chronicles=


 * K' - Leader of Team Hero from KOF '99 through 2001. Left to form his own team starting with 2003.
 * Maxima - Member of Team Hero from KOF '99 through 2001. Left to join Team K' starting with 2003.
 * Shingo Yabuki - Member of Team Hero in KOF '99. Left after '99.
 * Ramon - Member of Team Hero in KOF 2000. Left after 2000.
 * Vanessa - Member of Team Hero in KOF 2000. Left after 2000.
 * Whip - Member of Team Hero in KOF 2001. Left to join Team K' in 2003.
 * Lin - Member of Team Hero in KOF 2000. Left after 2000.


 * -|Tales of Ash=
 * Ash Crimson - Leader of Team Hero in KOF 2003 and XI. Left after XI.
 * Duo Lon - Member of Team Hero in KOF 2003. Left to join Team Rivals in XI, and Team Elisabeth in XIII.
 * Shen Woo - Member of Team Hero in KOF 2003 and XI. Left to join Team Elisabeth in XIII.
 * Oswald - Member of Team Hero in KOF XI. Left after XI.


 * -|Shun'ei Saga=
 * Shun'ei - Leader of Team Hero in KOF XV.
 * Meitenkun - Member of Team Hero in KOF XV.

Trivia

 * Usually, after a member of Team Hero leaves, a said member either joins or creates a new Team.
 * Benimaru has done this the most out of all the team members of Team Hero. He created the Benimaru Team in 2000 and 2003, joined with another teams (Japan Team in 2001 and the Rivals Team in XI), and finally rejoined with Team Hero in XV.
 * Daimon hasn't been apart of Team Hero since KOF '98 (canonically since KOF '97).