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K9999, pronounced as "Kay Four-Nine", is a character in The King of Fighters series. He debut as a violent and unstable man, and appears as a member of the NESTS Team in The King of Fighters 2001 and in The King of Fighters 2002 (the story arc's Rivals Team).

His character design was heavily inspired by the villian Tetsuo Shima, from the 1988 animated film Akira (adapted from the manga of the same name). His name is a homage to a character in the anime Armored Trooper Votoms.

K9999 is considered to be a man not to be tampered with. He has a very short temper and is easily driven to violence. He hates K' with a passion and intensity, and considers him his ultimate rival.

He also develops a rivalry with Kusanagi in The King of Fighters 2002, though this is non-canon. Ángel, another NESTS agent, is the only person he considers to be a friend, but most of the time, K9999 despises everyone around him, including his superiors. In a fight, he attacks with such ferocity and strength that, at times, he doesn't even mind being hit, as long as his opponent falls to the ground. A true psychopath, K9999 continues the path to his own destruction.  Read More