Duke/Story

=Maximum Impact series=

Past
Duke was a man who originally answered to Jivatma, the leader of Kusiel, who he used to work for before he became Mephistopheles' leader. Duke had undergone a surgical modification early on after his parents vanished (He has a scar across his neck from this, which he rubs frequently). He underwent the surgery so that Addes would cure his sister, who died for an unknown reason. Because of their surgical enhancements (performed by Jalange), Jivatma refers to him as Type "D" (although he hates this name) and his underling, Nagase, as Type "N" in KOF Maximum Impact 2 they are referred to as 'Reinforced Humans'.

After Duke became the leader of the Mephistopheles gang (a sub-syndicate of the underworld organization Addes), He was the King of South Town. Fearing that a man named Fate who was seen as the leader of the South Town following Geese Howard's demise was the only person capable of rivaling his power over South Town, Duke had murdered Fate.

KOF: Maximum Impact
His two adopted sons, Alba Meira and Soiree Meira entered the first Maximum Impact tournament, which was held by Duke himself to get revenge for this murder. Duke eventually was defeated in the finals by Alba.

KOF: Maximum Impact 2
Duke enters the second tournament to "redeem" himself after being defeated by Alba, thereby losing his position as the King of Southtown. Currently, Duke is seen as a traitor to Addes and considers this to be a blessing rather than a curse, although he is a member of 'The Children of Kovakiel' (the group of Addes top authorities). He is connected to Lien Neville in that he is responsible for her parents' death but spared her life (In Lien's MI2 story mode it is stated that Duke spared Lien and raised her because he lost his sister). Duke is also responsible for the death of Fate, Alba and Soiree's mentor, as he was defended by Lien. Duke was last seen placing flowers over the grave of Marian Burkoff (his sister) in the credits of KOF: Maximum Impact 2.