Team Hero

The Team Hero (チームヒーロー, Chīmu hīrō), also called the Hero Team in earlier English translations, is a reoccurring Team in The King of Fighters series.

Description
The Team Hero is one of the many teams found in The King of Fighters. For all intents and purposes, the members of Team Hero are considered the main characters of that game's plot (and sometimes the entire saga).

List of Members
Orochi Saga/Team Japan=
 * Kyo Kusanagi - Leader of Team Japan, the first saga's Team Hero from KOF '94 through '98. Later returned leading the team in 2001 - 2002, XIII - XIV.
 * Benimaru Nikaido - Member of Team Japan, the first saga's Team Hero from from KOF '94. Later returned in 2001 - 2003 and XIII - XIV, with 2003 replaces Kyo as a leader. He joins two different iterations of Team Heroes '99 and XV, with latter game has him being the leader.
 * Goro Daimon - Member of Team Japan from KOF '94 through '98. Later returned in 2001 - 2003 and XIII - XIV.


 * -|NESTS Chronicles/Team K'=


 * K' - Leader of Team K' from KOF '99 - XIV, the second saga's Team Hero from '99 through 2002.
 * Maxima - Member of Team K' from KOF '99 - XIV, the second saga's Team Hero from '99 through 2002.
 * Shingo Yabuki - Member of Team K' in KOF '99. Left after '99. Joins Team Japan in 2001 and 2003.
 * Ramon - Member of Team K' in KOF 2000. Left after 2000.
 * Vanessa - Member of Team K' in KOF 2000. Left after 2000.
 * Whip - Member of Team K' in KOF 2001 - 2003.
 * Lin - Member of Team K' in KOF 2001. Left after 2001.


 * -|Tales of Ash/Team Ash=
 * Ash Crimson - Leader of Team Ash in KOF 2003 and XI. Left after XI.
 * Duo Lon - Member of Team Ash in KOF 2003. Left to join Team Rivals in XI, and Team Elisabeth in XIII.
 * Shen Woo - Member of Team Ash in KOF 2003 and XI. Left to join Team Elisabeth in XIII.
 * Oswald - Member of Team Ash in KOF XI. Left after XI.
 * Kula Diamond - Member of Team K' in KOF XI - XIV.


 * -|Shun'ei Arc/Team Shun'ei=


 * Shun'ei - Member of two iterations of fourth saga's Team Heroes in both XIV and XV respectively.
 * Meitenkun - Member of two iterations of fourth saga's Team Heroes in both XIV and XV respectively.
 * Tung Fu Rue - Leader of of Team China, KOF XIV's Team Hero. Left after XIV.

Trivia

 * Usually, after a member of Team Heroes leaves, a said member either joins or creates a new Team, or reforming their previous saga's team with new members in later sagas.
 * Benimaru has done this the most out of all the team members of Team Hero, such as having been part of three iterations of Team Heroes. He created the Benimaru Team in 2000, joined with Rivals Team in XI, and join the fourth saga's Team Hero in XV. He replace Kyo to lead Team Japan in 2003.
 * Daimon and Maxima hasn't been apart of other iterations of Team Heroes.
 * K' Team is the most reoccurring Team Hero-based team to return and never been absent in next sagas, after its saga story ends.
 * Shingo and Kula's recruitments to their respective saga debut's Hero Team took place in one saga later after their previous saga debut.
 * Shun'ei Arc has two variants of Team Heroes, with the first was named Team China in XIV due to the third Chinese representative member like Tung.
 * XIII is the only game to break a trend, where there is no team based on a titular protagonist.