Team Kim



Team Kim, also called Team Korea Justice in earlier installments, is a reoccurring Team in The King of Fighters series.

Description
As the name implies, this team is leaded by Kim Kaphwan, a character from Fatal Fury series. Kim earns his own team due to his popularity in his home country, South Korea, and in his series' source. The team's main objective is to publicize its leader's justice ideals and rehabilitate feared criminals across the country. The first team's formations consist of Korean fighters, and they are known as Team Korea Justice. Starting from The King of Fighters XIII, the team is simply known as Team Kim (due to the nationality of the team not being all of Korean fighters).

Kim's main teammates are Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge, two famous outlaws in the country. But the team received several characters over the time, starting in The King of Fighters '99. In The King of Fighters Neowave (a non-canonical game), Jhun Hoon replaces Kim in the leadership of the team.

Leader

 * Kim Kaphwan - Leader of the team that bears his name.

Members

 * Chang Koehan - Member of Kim Team. Left the team in XI.
 * Choi Bounge - Member of Kim Team. Left the team in 2003.

Member

 * Jhun Hoon - Member of Kim Team. Left the team in 2001, and returned in 2003. He also is leader of the team only in Neowave.

Member

 * May Lee Jinju - Member of Kim Team. Appears only in 2001.

Members

 * Raiden - Member of Kim Team. Appears only in XIII.
 * Hwa Jai - Member of Kim Team. Appears only in XIII.

Members

 * Gang-il - Member of Kim Team. Appears only in XIV.
 * Luong - Member of Kim Team. Left the team in XV.

Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun)
Team Asian Triple Alliance, also known as Team Jhun in Japan , is another iteration of Team Kim. While the team exists to rival the original team, the English localization changed the meaning of the team consist of members representing the largest Asian audiences. This team appears only in The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match and in The King of Fighters Neowave, as a new formation of the original, with Jhun replacing Kim in the leadership.

Leader

 * Jhun Hoon - Leader of Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun) in KOF Neowave and KOF 2002 UM. Represents South Korea in the second game.

Members

 * Chang Koehan - Member of Jhun Team in KOF Neowave.
 * Choi Bounge - Member of Jhun Team in KOF Neowave.

Members

 * Lin - Member of Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun). Represents China.
 * Shingo Yabuki - Member of Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun). Represents Japan.

Team Villains
Team Villains (, lit. "Bad Guy Team") is another iteration of Team Kim. The team was formed by Xanadu, a legendary criminal and Kim's fugitive disciples, Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge, who are trying to get back to their old criminal life. This team is currently only available in The King of Fighters XIV.

Leader

 * Xanadu - Leader of Team Villains.

Members

 * Chang Koehan - Member of Team Villains.
 * Choi Bounge - Member of Team Villains.

Trivia

 * With exception of Kim Kaphwan, Raiden and Hwa Jai (three characters who debutes in the Fatal Fury series; Kim debuts in Fatal Fury 3, Raiden in Fatal Fury 2 and Hwa in Fatal Fury 1), the other members on this team are exclusively created for the KOF series.


 * This team does not appear in The King of Fighters XI as a normal team, due to Kim joining with Team Fatal Fury in that installment. However, a Special Team in KOF XI called the "Currently Reforming Team" has a similar structure. It revolves Kim (as the team leader) reforming two other antagonistic characters. These teammates could be Ash Crimson, Iori Yagami, Shion, Magaki, Silber, Jyazu, Geese Howard and/or Mr. Big.
 * This team also doesn't appear in The King of Fighters XV, due to the fact that Kim are currently training in the mountains with his master Gang-il. This is explained in the Secret Agents Team's Story and in Luong's interview with Clemence Bellamy, and is also seen in the ending of the team in the previous game. The fifteenth entry is the first game in 28 years where it doesn't feature Kim in the initial roster.
 * The other probable main reason of the character's non-inclusion in KOF XV 's initial roster is due to the recent death of the real Kim Kaphwan, founder of Viccom, a Korean company that for many years licensed SNK's games.


 * This team, Team Yagami, Team Masters, Team K', Team NESTS, Team Ikari Warriors, Team Hero, Team Rivals, Team Agents and Team Isla are the only teams of the series which one or more members have unknown nationality.


 * The variant of this team led by Jhun Hoon, 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 Ikari Warriors, Team Agents, Team Ash, Team Elisabeth, Team Shun'ei, 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.
 * The Asian Triple Alliance is also the only non-cannonical formation with KOF tournament winners.
 * This team, Team Women Fighters, Team Fatal Fury, Team Hero, Team Art of Fighting, Team Japan, Team East Asia, Team China, Team Athena, Team Kyo, Team Mexico, Team Outlaw, Team Rivals, Team NESTS, Team South America and Team Wrestling are the only of the series with a some/greater number of team variants.
 * With exception of the variant formed by Jhun, Lin and Shingo, the other formation of this team is canonical.


 * All the members of the mainline variants of this team practices Taekwondo (and his variants).
 * In the alternative formations, Lin practices Ninjustu, Shingo practices an alternative version of the Kusanagi style of ancient martial arts and Xanadu has no fighting style.