King

King from KOF 2001

Profile

Full name

King

Birthdate

April 8; 22 years old (AOF 2), 24 years old (KOF)

Birthplace

France

Height

175 cm (5'9")

Weight

59 kg (130 lbs)

Blood type

A

Family/Relatives

Jan (brother)

Job/Occupation

Bar owner, bar tender, former bouncer for Mr. Big

Likes

Her younger brother, Jan, her pet cat (named Marron)

Dislikes

Unclean people, like Jack Turner

Hobbies

Wine glass collecting

Favorite food

Vegetables, wine

Forte in sports

Billiards

Special skill

Creating cocktails

Favorite music

Jazz

Measurements (bust, waist, hip)

86cm, 57cm, 86cm

Weapon

None

Fighting style

Muay Thai

King (キング) is a character in both Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters series. She debuted in the original Art of Fighting as the sole playable female character.

Story

Art of Fighting

King is a skilled fighter who earned fame early in her career by defeating a famous Muay Thai champ. For various reasons -such as to hide her true identity, to present herself as a reliable fighter, and other issues with her gender- she made efforts to portray herself as a man to defend herself from the dangers of Southtown. Five years before Art of Fighting takes place, she suffers a humiliating defeat when she is found by Jack Turner and his gang. Finding herself poor and patronized by her tormentors, she was forced to work for Mr. Big as a bouncer. When she is defeated by Ryo, King agrees to help him save his sister. She guides Ryo and Robert to Mr. Big's hideout and is freed from her servitude once he is defeated.

In the following game, she continues her passion for street fighting until her younger brother, Jan, needs an operation to regain the use of his legs. She enters the King of Fighters tournament with hopes to win the prize money. In her ending, she is surprised to see Jan walking on his own two feet. Both Ryo and Robert paid for the operation in gratitude for her help in finding Yuri.

The King of Fighters

King 2002 — King from *The King Of Fighters* 2002

Like all of the Art of Fighting characters to appear in King of Fighters, King's history is largely unchanged, but continues in an alternate continuity (Art of Fighting appears to take place in 1978-1979).

During the series, King acts as the consistent member of the reoccurring Womens' Team. She also opens up her own bar in England (and later South Town), the "Illusion", and hires two waitresses named Sally and Elizabeth to assist her. She generally acquiesces to her teammates' whims as she wants to participate to make Jan proud. She agrees to join the Art of Fighting team in The King of Fighters 2000 when Yuri begs her to be her replacement. When Robert doubts her credibility, King is able to prove her worth in an extensive kicking contest. The series also emphasized her possible infatuation with Ryo, which is heavily hinted at in 2000 and The King of Fighters XI.

Personality

King is a kind, trustworthy but violent woman. She is unquestionably loyal to her friends, but relentlessly unforgiving towards her enemies. Although King is a passionate woman, she rarely shows a sensitive side to her friends (and when she does, things just seem to go wrong). She loves to dress in men's clothing and has a great affinity for fine wine. Though King is often at war with her own sex, she appears to not be so with her sexuality and she seems to be attracted to Ryo Sakazaki. They even have special starting poses to imply this.

Although King acts very masculine at the best of times, traces of femininity can't help but show themselves every now and then. For, King assumes a very feminine pose during her taunt in which she says C'mon Baby!