King of Fighters: 15 Most Powerful Characters, Ranked

has been a big success for SNK. The series has always floundered in the United States in the past, which is the biggest market for fighting games. However, perhaps because of things like Terry in, it seems that is finally thriving stateside. It was because of this that SNK was able to announce continuations of long-dead series like .

Of course, ' success inside entirely because of outside forces. It has one of the best casts of any fighting game, partially due to being comprised of multiple other game series. There are some truly powerful characters in the library. Some of them are strong in-game, some are powerful in-story, but they all are some of gaming's most underrated.

Mai Shiranui is one of SNK's most popular characters. Technically speaking, she's not from, but actually the earlier series,. Shiranui is a ninja who trained alongside Terry's brother and developed a crush on him. She actually wasn't that important in the series, but gives her a bigger role as the lead of her own team.

King of Fighters has tons of characters, so it can be hard to know where to begin. Luckily, the Zodiac matches up with the cast.

Mai is a kunoichi in the Shiranui style. As a result, she is skilled at assassination as well as numerous fire-based attacks. Her jumping ability is typically incredibly strong, and she usually has projectiles, as well. This makes her a powerful character for newcomers.

This character was originally known only as «Mr. Karate» and wore a black gi and a Tengu mask. In later games, it was revealed that Mr. Karate is actually Takuma Sakazaki, a fighting expert who lived in the US for most of his life. Takuma is the father of Ryo Sakazaki and Yuri Sakazaki, two other powerful characters who carry on his teachings.

Thanks to his teachings, Takuma is a strong fighter who excels at close combat. He might look like a regular karate master, but he's more powerful than he appears. Takuma can move faster than light since he's capable of dodging attacks from the