Team K'



Team K' is a reoccurring Team in The King of Fighters series.

 

Description
As the name implies, this team is composed of K' and Maxima, the two main protagonists of the NESTS Saga, and some characters who have aligned with him. Beside that, this team is the second Hero Team of the series.

During the NESTS Saga (KOF '99 through KOF 2001), due the Striker System, this team (along with everyone's teams who participated in those tournaments) are composed of four characters instead of the usual three. Starting with The King of Fighters 2002 (and canonically in The King of Fighters 2003), the teams return back to the classic 3-on-3 formation. In every formation, K' and Maxima have always been together, and have receive other characters to join them, until they remain with their most recent formation (with Kula Diamond, K's rival during his story arc's source), which has been in force ever since the 11th tournament (and lefting after the 14th tournament).

Leader

 * K' - Leader of the team that bears his name.

KOF '99

 * Maxima - Second In-Command of K' Team.
 * Benimaru Nikaido - Member of K' Team. Appears only in '99.
 * Shingo Yabuki - Member of K' Team. Appears only in '99.

KOF 2000

 * Ramón - Member of K' Team. Appears only in 2000.
 * Vanessa - Member of K' Team. Appears only in 2000.

KOF 2001

 * Whip - Member of K' Team from 2001 through 2003. Left the team after 2003, and returned in XV.
 * Lin - Member of K' Team. Appears only in 2001.

KOF XI

 * Kula Diamond - Member of K' Team from XI through XIV. Left the team after XIV.

Trivia

 * Due to the fact that the team bears his complete name, K' is one of the two characters who are always present in him.
 * Maxima also is always present in this team, due to the fact of being the second founder (and K' partner, protector and friend).


 * The 2001, 2002/UM, 2003, XI and XV formations of this team are the only with three characters modified through technology. The other two formations counts with two characters with this feature.


 * This team won the  '99, 2000 and 2001 tournaments, as Team Hero.
 * Vanessa, a member of the K' Team in KOF 2000, is the first female character to win a KOF tournament. The other female characters who would later win a KOF tournament would be are Whip (2001), Leona Heidern (2003) and Elisabeth Blanctorche (XI and XIII).


 * In The King of Fighters 2002, this team was called "KOF '99 Team", with its members (K', Maxima and Whip) representing The King of Fighters '99 (the canonical game which both debuted). However, in the remake of the reffered game, the team returns to their original name.


 * This team, Team Yagami, Team Masters, Team Ikari Warriors, Team NESTS, Team Kim, Team Hero, Team Rivals, Team Agents and Team Isla are the only teams of the series which one or more members have unknown nationality.


 * This team, Team Fatal Fury, Team Yagami, Team Outlaw, Team Art of Fighting, Team Hero, Team South America, Team Rivals, Team Japan, Team Kyo, Team Sacred Treasures, Team Ikari Warriors, Team Benimaru, Team Asian Triple Alliance, Team Agents, Team Ash, Team Elisabeth, Team Shun'ei, Team Mexico, Team G.A.W. and Team East Asia are the only teams of the series which one or more members win a KOF tournament.