K9999

K9999 (pronounced K Four-Nine) is a video game character in The King of Fighters series who debuts as a member of the NESTS team in The King of Fighters 2001. His character design is heavily inspired by the character Tetsuo from the 1988 animated fiml Akira. He was believed to be copyrighted by Eolith though SNK has expressed public disfavor for K9999 -presumably due to the explicitness of his tribute- and it is unlikely he will appear in the future. In a 2005 poll made by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted as the seventh fan favorite character with a total of 156 votes.

Story
According to his official biography, K9999 has no actual birthdate, and his fighting style is his sheer power and "The Awakening." After his battle with Orochi (The King of Fighters '97), Kyo Kusanagi was captured by NESTS and was subsequently experimented upon; they extracted DNA from his body with hopes of copying his power. The product of this research led to the creation of a group of biological weapons that could emulate Kyo's abilities. One of the clones was K', a loner who had left NESTS to search for his past and to discover his future. To counter this, an 'anti-K' was created. This entity was named Kula Diamond, her genetic tampering enabled her to use ice in the same way K' used fire.

Oddly enough, Krizalid was actually cloned from K's genetic code (thus explaining why he had memories of Whip and believed that she was his sister); he was killed in The King of Fighters '99. After the failure of Krizalid and the disappearance of K', NESTS decided to comb their research for errors. All of their creations were born from normal people with pre-existing and conflicting genes - what they needed was a malleable entity, from which they would build the perfect clone. That was the premise behind the creation of K9999. Built from the ground up, K9999 wielded an exorbitant amount of power. His main purpose was to dispatch the rogue creations that had escaped from NESTS' grasp. Though K9999 loathed his existence and detested social contact, he found a friend in a female named Angel. Angel was an agent of NESTS and was more interested in K9999's emotions than his possible potential.

Personality
A man not to be tampered with, K9999 has a short temper and is easily driven to violence. K' is his ultimate rival, with a great hate against him.

Powers



 * Pyrokinesis - K9999 can control fire, but his ability to do so is very limited if compared to the likes of Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami or even K'. He can only create fire and attack with "fire slashes".


 * Limited Shapeshifting - K9999 can shapeshift his hair into a hair that resembles K's . K9999 can also shapeshift his clothes.


 * Psionic Shield - K9999 can create a moon-shaped shield of psychic energy.


 * Tentacle - K9999 can transform his right arm into a tentacle of meat and throw it at his oponent.


 * Drill - K9999 can transform his right arm into an iron drill.


 * Full Power Energy Attack - By using his full power, K9999 can release energy through the air causing damage to anyone nearby.

Fighting Style
K9999 fights with his Polymorphic Arm. The arm can transform into claws, blades of different sizes and shapes, and into a gun. He knows some basic fighting moves.

Music

 * NESTS: Ruler of the Dark - The King of Fighters 2001, 2002

Game Appearances

 * The King of Fighters 2001
 * The King of Fighters 2002