Talk:The King of Fighters '97

I have two questions: 1. Who is the voice that Kyo hears and motivates him to kill Orochi with the help of Chizuru while Iori was holding Orochi by his neck? and 2. Before the final battle, Kyo told Orochi "your followers are gone", but a few moments before that, Yashiro and Shermie were alive and mocking on Kyo's face. The New Faces Team only die in their ending, but in the Three Sacred Treasures Team ending, which is the rightful end of the game, they don't.
 * 1. It is assumed that Iori's ancestor is speaking to Kyo. 2. Short answer: they still die regardless. Longer answer but still short: it is implied the New Faces Teams ending happens after the Sacred Treasures ending. Besides, if they were still alive they would make appearances in non-dream match games or mentioned as alive in other team stories in the following games. Kyosei 01:39, September 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * Kyosei, you're saying that Orochi was not killed by Kyo, Chizuru and Iori but by Yashiro commiting murder on his teammates and later suicide? I couldn't find an official source about these three characters being dead or alive. I don't understand why SNK is unclear about this, same as Mature and Vice. Shermie 21:35, September 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * ? Where did you get me saying Yashiro killed Orochi? Are misunderstanding the New Faces's ending? I'm not saying Orochi wasn't killed by the Sacred Treasures team. First of all the Sacred Treasures team didn't actually kill Orochi. They just replaced a seal on him. Second, Yashiro killed Shermie, Chris and himself in order to restore power to their master so it would be strong enough to break free again. Third, I said their ending happens after Orochi is sealed again. I don't know how much more clearer I can be. SNK is also pretty clear that most of the Hakkesshu are dead. I don't see how the New Faces team or Vice and Mature's fates are unclear.


 * To reinforce Vice and Mature's deaths, here's some food for thought. Vice and Mature make an implied appearance in Iori's nightmare from the 97 prologue (more clear in Japanese than the English translation) claiming Iori will soon join them. They haven't reappeared in the canon series. Like all characters who have been killed in the series, they only appear in dream match games or as background cameos. Kyosei 23:06, September 18, 2009 (UTC)

Lack of Music
Any reasoning behind some fights not having music in this game? SilentRage 21:05, February 17, 2010 (UTC)

Credits
Producer: Takashi Nishiyama

Chief Director: Toyohisa Tanabe

Sub Director: Haruo Tomita, Tomoko, Namaan-Hiroto, T. Hosokawa, K. Hikida

System Editor: K. Nagashima

Front Designers: 8SHIRO-7KASE, Chikara Yamasaki, Wormhead Hagi, Mina Kawai, Shio Shio Shio, Miki Asakura, Miho Uematsu, Akiko Yukawa, S. Yamamoto, Mitsuru Kawasaki, Hiroto Kittaka, T. I-NO-U-E, 44OKA, Aska Tahara

Back Designers: Sahori, PAL CO. Ltd., Manoru, Kusunoki, Souzi Takamori, K, Masato Yokoyama, Raishi, Kanamaru

Special Effects: T Shin, Mika Nishida, Isomura, .......M........, Kohrin

Programmers: S. Fujinuki, Cyber.Kondo, Souta Ichino

Sound: Hideki Asanaka, Toshio Shimizu, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Yasumasa Yamada, Yasuo Yamate, Akihiro Uchida, Kyo-Chan, Zoe, Marimo

Voice: Masahiro Nonaka (Kyo), Atsushi Maetsuka (Benimaru/Ralf/Choi), Masaki Usui (Daimon/Ryo), Satoshi Hashimoto (Terry/Kim), Keiichi Nanba (Andy), Nobuyuki Hiyama (Joe), Mantarō Koichi (Robert), Kaori Horie (Yuri), Masae Yumi (Leona), Yoshinori Shima (Clark), Yukina Kurisu (Athena), Eiji Yano (Kensou), Toshikazu Nishimura (Chin), Akiko Saitou (Chizuru), Akoya Sogi (Mai), Harumi Ikoma (King/Mary), Hiroyuki Arita (Chang), Makoto Awane (Yashiro), Hazuki Nishikawa (Shermie), Rio Ogata (Chris/Orochi), Kōji Ishii (Yamazaki), Atsushi Yamanishi (Billy), Kunihiko Yasui (Iori), Takehito Koyasu (Shingo), Tomoko Kojima (Yuki)

Adjusters: Kiyoshi Asai, Tubolin-Sawa, Nwo-Melon

Bug Checkers: Anne, Y. Gushiken, Sanpo, Y. Kabashima, Hanyao, Tomo Chan

Special Thanks: Hiroyuki Kawano, Y. Inui, Team Galapagos, Tomonori Kamio, H. Aoyama, Tohru Nakanishi, All SNK Staff

Produced by: SNK