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Team Women Fighters (
Description
As the name implies, this team consists of any female characters (or heroines), either from the own series and/or other SNK franchises (particularly from the shared universe games such as Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting). In the first games of the series, the group/team consisted of King, Mai Shiranui and Yuri Sakazaki (the bartender and the Kyokugenryu student coming from Art of Fighting series and the kunoichi from the Fatal Fury series.)
This is also the team with the most formation changes, starting with The King of Fighters '96. Originally, most of its members are locals, residing and/or had multiple crisis involvements at the city of South Town, including those who are associate to the town's local fighters (such as May Lee Jinju being associated to Kim Kaphwan), until The King of Fighters '97, it introduces a member who has nothing with the town nor had past associate its locals completely, such as Chizuru Kagura, and later Hinako Shijou. The 13th installment is the only mainline game after the Orochi Saga with its classic formation (along with the spin-off KOF Neowave).
In most of the formations, King or Mai (the founders of the team, along with Yuri) shares the leadership, regardless of both being on the same team or not, and in all formations, one or more members of the first formation appears in this team. In only three games of the series (four if counting the '98 game [and its remake]), the team was lead by non-founders, being them Kasumi Todoh (in KOF '96), Chizuru Kagura (in KOF '97 and KOF '98/UM games), and Athena Asamiya (in XV). Kasumi and Chizuru leads the team during the Orochi Saga, and Athena, in the second chapter of the current saga.
List of Members
Orochi Saga
KOF '94/Re-Bout
First Founder & First Leader
- King (Art of Fighting series) - 1st Founder. Leader of Team Women Fighters in '94/Re-Bout, '95, '99, 2001, 2003, XIII and XIV and member in '96, '97 and '98/UM.
Second Founder & Fourth Leader
- Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury series) - 2nd Founder. Leader of Team Women Fighters in 2000 and 2002, and member in '94/Re-Bout, '95, '96, '97,' 98/UM, 2001, 2002 UM, 2003, XIII, XIV and XV.
Third Founder
- Yuri Sakazaki (Art of Fighting series) - 3rd Founder and member in '94/Re-Bout, '95, 2000, 2002, XIII and XV.
KOF '96
Second Leader
- Kasumi Todoh (Art of Fighting 3) - Leader of Team Women Fighters in '96 and member in '99, 2000 and 2002 UM.
KOF '97
Third Leader
- Chizuru Kagura (Original Character) - Leader of Team Women Fighters in '97 and '98/UM.
NESTS Chronicles/Tales of Ash
KOF '99
Members
- Blue Mary (Fatal Fury series) - Member of Team Women Fighters in '99 and 2003. She left the team in 2000 and XI.
- Li Xiangfei (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2) - Member of Team Women Fighters in '99 (with a small absence during 2000) and 2001. She left the team in 2003. Also a member of younger iteration of the team in 2002 UM.
KOF 2000
Member
- Hinako Shijou (Original Character) - Member of Team Women Fighters in 2000 and 2001. She left the team in 2003, and is also a member of the younger iteration of the team in 2002 UM and 2003.
KOF 2002
Member
- May Lee Jinju (Original Character) - Member of Team Women Fighters. She only joined in 2002, except in its UM update, where she appears in the younger iteration of the team.
Shun'ei Saga
KOF XIV
Member
- Alice Garnet Nakata (Garou Densetsu: The Legend of Wild Wolf) - Member of Team Women Fighters. Only joined in XIV.
KOF XV (Team Super Heroines)
Fifth Leader
- Athena Asamiya (Psycho Soldier) - Leader of Team Women Fighters in KOF XV.
Members' Participation
- Participation of the members of the team during the mainline series (and some spin-offs).
Other Team Variants
Team Pretty Girls Fighters
Team Pretty Girls Fighters (
List of Members
NESTS Chronicles (KOF 2002 UM)
First Leader
- Li Xiangfei - Leader of Team Pretty Girls Fighters in 2002 UM. She left the team after this game.
Members
- Hinako Shijou - Member of Team Pretty Girls Fighters in 2002 UM and 2003. She left the team after 2003.
- May Lee Jinju - Member of Team Pretty Girls in 2002 UM. She left the team after this game.
Tales of Ash (KOF 2003) (Team High School Girls)
Second Leader
- Athena Asamiya - Leader of Team Pretty Girls Fighters in 2003. She left the team after this game.
Member
- Malin - Member of Team Pretty Girls Fighters in 2003. She left the team after this game.
Team Super Heroines
Team Super Heroines (スーパーヒロインチーム) is another iteration of Team Women Fighters. This team appears for the first time in King of Fighters R-1, as simply Heroines Team, and again in The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match under the name Neo Heroines Team (ヒロインチーム) as an alternative team with a secret ending illustration. This team will make their official and canonical debut in The King of Fighters XV.
List of Members
Shun'ei Saga (KOF XV)
Leader
- Athena Asamiya - Leader of Team Super Heroines.
Members
- Mai Shiranui - Member of Team Super Heroines.
- Yuri Sakazaki - Member of Team Super Heroines.