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For information pertaining to his original identity, see here.
"Watch out, humans...! Dinosaurs aren't extinct yet! THE KING OF DINOSAURS."
- The King of Fighters XV

King of Dinosaurs (キング・オブ・ダイナソー), shorten as Dinosaur (ダイナソー), is a character in The King of Fighters series. He was introduced in The King of Fighters XIV as the heel persona of a familiar character. His official nickname is "Dino King Burning for Revenge" (復讐ふくしゅうゆる恐竜王きょうりゅうおう).

Development[]

When the game's director, Yasuyuki Oda, came by with a drawing of a Dino-wrestler, Eisuke Ogura (SNK's creative director) and the other developers immediately wanted to use it for the new game. Despite King of Dinosaurs (and Ogura) insiting that he is not Tizoc in some intros and win quotes, there is evidences showing the contrary.[1]

Story[]

King of Dinosaurs is the heel persona of Tizoc. After he lost against Nelson, he couldn't face the disgrace. To avoid tarnishing the honorable image of his face persona, he adopted this identity to settle the score.

Personality[]

Dinosaur is a fiercely competitive man with a primal attitude. As a heel, he is hilariously over the top and is also shown to keep up overdramatics even though in the end they’re more of a monologue, like he’s talking to himself. Despite his confidence, he seems to having trouble pinning down his new persona. As shown in his ending when he repeatedly pondered a new diet for himself.

Powers[]

  • Great Strength: The King of Dinosaurs says he can lift anyone heavier than him though in reality he can lift five average people at most.

Fighting Style[]

Dinosaur's fighting style is a twist of Pro Wrestling that's grapple-focused, with many dynamic and crushing hold attacks including a highly exaggerated Hurricanranna, piledriver, and a charging attack among others. Unlike his old persona Tizoc however, the King plays up to his heel or rudos persona by becoming focused on a striker approach with his strength, and a majority of his moves are more feral, ruthless, and in observation, technically uses weapons, including how he uses his mask's teeth to bite down and secure holds, and uses his claws to slash up the opponent in certain moves.

Music[]

  • Sky Blue - The King of Fighters XIV
  • Enter the Venue - The King of Fighters XV

Appearances[]

Games[]

Mobile[]

Comics[]

Cameos[]

Voice Actor[]

Japanese[]

Hikaru Hanada
Hhava

Similar characters[]

  • Tizoc, his babyface persona in Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Dinosaur and his babyface (good) persona share the same voice actor.
    • Both personas also shares the nationally, the birthday date, the height, the weight, the blood type and his fort in sports.
  • King of Dinosaurs and Antonov are the only characters in the series to break physically the fourth wall.

References[]

The King of Fighters characters
KOF '94 Logo Sprite Kyo KusanagiBenimaru NikaidoGoro DaimonTerry BogardAndy BogardJoe HigashiRyo SakazakiRobert GarciaTakuma SakazakiRalf JonesClark StillHeidernAthena AsamiyaSie KensouChin GentsaiKingMai ShiranuiYuri SakazakiKim KaphwanChang KoehanChoi BoungeHeavy D!Lucky GlauberBrian BattlerRugal Bernstein
KOF '95 Logo Sprite Iori YagamiBilly KaneEiji KisaragiSaisyu KusanagiOmega RugalNakoruru (Game Boy only)
KOF '96 Logo Sprite Leona HeidernMatureViceKasumi TodohGeese HowardWolfgang KrauserMr. BigChizuru KaguraGoenitzMr. Karate (Game Boy only)
KOF '97 Logo Sprite Shingo YabukiYashiro NanakaseShermieChrisBlue MaryRyuji YamazakiOrochi IoriOrochi LeonaOrochi YashiroOrochi ShermieOrochi ChrisOrochi
KOF '99 Logo Sprite K'MaximaWhipBaoLi XiangfeiJhun HoonKyo-1Kyo-2Krizalid
KOF '99 Evolution Logo VanessaSethSyo KirishimaAlfredFiolina GermiGai Tendo
KOF 2000 Logo Sprite RamónLinHinako ShijoKula DiamondClone ZeroFoxyCandy DiamondAnother K'Another IoriAnother BenimaruAnother RobertCosplayer KyokoKang Bae DalSmart ChangCool ChoiKaoru WatabeBaitangDuck KingLilly KaneKim Jae HoonKim Dong HwanUnknownKing LionKim Sue-ilKaedeDuke EdwardsRockyAthenaNeo & GeoG-Mantle
KOF 2001 Logo Sprite May Lee JinjuK9999ÁngelZeroRonGluganIgnizMistyNests
KOF EX Logo Moe Habana
KOF 2002 Logo Sprite Kusanagi
KOF EX2 Logo Reiji OogamiJun KagamiMiu KurosakiSinobu Amou
KOF 2003 Logo Sprite Ash CrimsonDuo LonShen WooTizocGatoMalinMaki KaguraAdelheid BernsteinMukai
KOF MI Logo Alba MeiraSoiree MeiraLien NevilleMignon BeartChae LimDukeRock Howard
KOF XI Logo Sprite OswaldElisabeth BlanctorcheMomokoB. JenetShionMagakiSilberSho HayateJyazuHotaru FutabaItokatsuTung Fu Rue
KOF MI2 Logo Luise MeyrinkNagaseJivatmaNinon BeartHyenaHanzo HattoriKyo Kusanagi ClassicWild WolfMr. Karate IIArmor RalfRichard Meyer
KOF MIRA Logo Xiao LonMakoto Mizoguchi
KOF '98UM Logo Nightmare Geese
KOF 2002UM Logo Nameless
KOF XII Logo Raiden
KOF XIII Logo Hwa JaiBig BearSaikiEvil AshHonki ni Natta Mr. Karate
KOF XIV Logo Shun'eiMeitenkunGang-ilLuongXanaduSylvie Paula PaulaKukriMianNelsonZarinaBandeiras HattoriKing of DinosaursHeinNakoruruMamahahaMui MuiLove HeartAlice Garnet NakataAntonovVerseNajd (Aila)
The King of Fighters XV Logo Isla (Amanda) • DoloresKrohnen McDougallRe VerseOtoma RagaHaohmaruDarli Dagger
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