Team East Asia

Team East Asia is a Special Team in The King of Fighters series.

Description
As the name implies, this team members from one of the East Asian countries, particularly the largest East Asian countries and audiences, Japan, South Korea and China. This team has two formations: a non-canonical, available only in The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, and a canonical, available in The King of Fighters XV, which serves as the Team Hero of the current mainline KOF saga.

KOF 2002/UM

 * Jhun Hoon - Leader of Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun). Represents South Korea.
 * Lin - Member of Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun). Represents China.
 * Shingo Yabuki - Member of Team Asian Triple Alliance (A.K.A. Team Jhun). Represents Japan.

KOF XV

 * Shun'ei - Leader of Team East Asia in KOF XV. Represents China.
 * Meitenkun - Member of Team East Asia in KOF XV. Represents China.
 * Benimaru Nikaido - Member of Team East Asia in KOF XV. Represents Japan.

Trivia

 * The KOF XV formation has no third East Asian country represented fighter, as one of the two members are from a same East Asian country.


 * 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 K', Team Benimaru, Team Asian Triple Alliance, Team Agents, Team Ash, Team Elisabeth, Team Shun'ei, Team Mexico, Team G.A.W. and Team Ikari Warriors are the only teams of the series which one or more members win a KOF tournament.


 * This team, Team Hero, Team Women Fighters, Team China, Team Mexico, Team Rivals, Team South America and Team Wrestling are the only of the series with greater formation changes.


 * This team, Team Women Fighters, Team Fatal Fury, Team Hero, Team Art of Fighting, Team Japan, Team Athena, Team China, Team Kim, Team Kyo, Team Mexico, Team Outlaw, Team NESTS,  Team Rivals, Team South America and Team Wrestling are the only of the series with a some/greater number of team variants.
 * As already written, with exception of the variant formed by Jhun, Lin and Shingo, the other formation of this team is canonical.