Brian Battler

Brian Battler is recurring character in The King of Fighters series. He debut in The King of Fighters '94 as an American football player, and one of the members of the American Sports Team in alongside Heavy-D! and Lucky Glauber.

Development
He was supposed to come from an earlier SNK game, Football Frenzy. Early designs of Brian depicted him in more traditional football player fashion, wearing a helmet and chest pad, but his final design left him without a helmet and a more "casual" uniform. This was done to make him not look exactly like the character Johnny Maximum in the World Heroes series.

Story
Despite being named MVP of the year, he had a violent behavior and only found pleasure in tackling his opponents. He was asked by Heavy D! to fill in the missing spot to the three man team, to which he agreed. In their non-canonical team ending of the King of Fighters '94 tournament, Brian claimed he was going to return to playing football for his fans.

A running gag seems to exist with the USA Sports Team, where they will receive invitations to that year's KOF tournament, only to be beaten senseless and have their invitations stolen from them by another team. This happened to them in 1995, 1997 and 2000 (with Iori Yagami, Eiji Kisaragi and Billy Kane -1995-, Yashiro Nanakase, Shermie and Chris -1997- and Vanessa, Ramón and Seth -2000- being the respective culprits), and to Lucky Glauber in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (with Shermie being the assailant). It is unknown who took his invitation for Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.

Personality
Brian is very brash and kind of a brute, and has violent behavior, only finding pleasure in tackling his opponents.

Abilities

 * Energy Attacks - Brian can release attacks infused with energy.
 * Energy Body - Brian can cover his own body with energy.
 * Ignore Weight - Brian can lift and throw anyone in spite of his/her weight.

Fighting style
Brian is a power striker and grappler. His moves are inspired by football maneuvers and wrestling.

Music

 * Slum No. 5 - The King of Fighters '94, '98''

Voice actors

 * Eiji Yano - The King of Fighters series
 * Tarō Kiuchi - The King of Fighters: Destiny
 * Rie Suegara - The King of Fighters All Star (in Female Version)

Appearances
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Games

 * The King of Fighters '94
 * The King of Fighters '98
 * The King of Fighters 2000 - as a Maniac Striker for Terry (PS2 only)
 * The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match

Mobile

 * Metal Slug Defense - unlockable
 * The King of Fighters Destiny
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Online

Cameos

 * The King of Fighters '97 - in China stage
 * The King of Fighters 2002 - in Mexico stage
 * Neo Geo Battle Coliseum - background in SNK Planet stage
 * The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match - background in U.S.A stage
 * The King of Fighters XIII - background in '95 U.S.A. stage

Anime
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 * The King of Fighters: Destiny