Team Shun'ei

Team Shun'ei, also called Team China in KOF XIV, is a reoccurring team in The King of Fighters series.

Description
As the name implies, this team is formed by Shun'ei and some characters who have aligned with him, acting as the Hero Team of the current saga (Shun'ei Saga). The first formation occurs in The King of Fighters XIV, with Shun'ei, his master and adoptive grandfather Tung Fu Rue and his best friend Meitenkun, under the name China Team. In The King of Fighters XV, at the request of Kyo Kusanagi (an old leader of the Hero Team), Benimaru Nikaido (other old member of the team) replaces Tung, and the team changes its name to Team Hero.

Leader

 * Shun'ei - Leader of the team that bears his name.

KOF XIV (Team China)

 * Meitenkun - Member of Team Shun'ei in KOF XIV (A.K.A. Team China) and XV (A.K.A. Team East Asia).
 * Tung Fu Rue - Member of Team Shun'ei (A.K.A. Team China). Only joined in XIV.

KOF XV (Team Hero or Team East Asia)

 * Benimaru Nikaido - Member of Team Shun'ei (A.K.A. Team East Asia). Joined in XV.

Trivia

 * With the exception of Tung Fu Rue (a character who debut in the Fatal Fury series), the other characters on this team are exclusively created for the KOF series.


 * This team and the Ash Team are currently the only protagonist teams that has never won a KOF tournament.


 * One of the three teams alongside Team Wrestling and Team South America whose team that bears a country name in KOF XIV being used by another team in '94. This team's case it was Team Psycho Soldier.


 * The alternative name of this team is Team East Asia, which indirectly represent the members' home countries. The other formation of this team is Team Asian Triple Alliance (a non-canonical formation).


 * This team, Team Fatal Fury, Team Yagami, Team Outlaw, Team Art of Fighting, Team Hero, Team South America, Team Rivals, Team Japan, Team Kyo, Team Sacred Treasures, Team K', Team Benimaru, Team Asian Triple Alliance, Team Agents, Team Ash, Team Elisabeth, Team Ikari Warriors, Team Mexico, Team G.A.W. and Team East Asia are the only teams of the series which one or more members win a KOF tournament.