Silber

Silber (ズィルバー) is a character in Buriki One and in the King of Fighters series. He is the main antagonist of Buriki One and appears as a mid-boss in The King of Fighters XI. While other characters (such as G-Mantle, Joker and Gozu) were considered for the cast, Silber was added to match the boss-protagonist theme with Gai Tendo. Originally, he was deemed to not completely fit the series so they made generous tweaks to his effective yet simple moveset. He has drawn comparisons to the Street Fighter series antagonist Gouki/Akuma due to similar appearance and entrance.

He is voiced by Hiroyuki Arita.

Story
Silber is a powerful martial artist that wanders the world in search of strong opponents. Sometime in the past, he challenged and defeated Song Xuandao. When he heard of the Buriki One tournament featuring many fighters with different fighting styles, he decides to enter the tournament. His protegé is Rob Python, he is also acquainted with the mysterious assassin, Oswald, as shown in King of Fighters XI, but any details on said connection are unknown.

Personality
A power hungry maniac, Silber dreams of obtaining more power. Victory and defeat don't matter to him, and neither do good and evil. The only thing that matters to Silber is the fight itself.

Silber has no concept of pity nor pride, he responds to defeated foes with single-word insults only, the exceptions to this are only when he defeats Gai or Oswald.

Powers

 * Super jump - Silber leaps into the air and crushes the opponent with his leg.
 * Earthquake - Silber slams his foot against the ground and knocks the opponent down.

Fighting Style
Very skilled, Silber created his own form of Karate. He is slow in battle, but delivers very strong attacks.

Music

 * A Declaration of War - Buriki One
 * Jack - The King of Fighters XI

Trivia

 * Many fans have drawn comparisons of Silber's design to the Street Fighter series antagonist Gouki/Akuma and may be based off the character's design. This is likely due to their mutual desire to battle powerful opponents, their overall love of fighting, and their desire to increase their own power.
 * Silber can be seen as the SNK counterpart to Street Fighter's Akuma.

Game Appearances

 * Buriki One
 * The King of Fighters XI (as Silver) - mid boss and unlockable