Takuma

Art by VerlanMarinho

History

Takuma Sakazaki is the founder of the Kyokugenryu school of martial arts, after battles with various martial arts experts around the world. He married Ronnet from the United States of America, where he moved and started a family. He has a son Ryo and a daughter Yuri. When Ryo was 10 years old, his wife Ronnet died in a car accident. He went off to investigate her death and left Ryo to take care of his sister Yuri.

After eleven years, he reappeared as the masked and enigmatic Mr. Karate, working for Geese Howard's villainous organisation. Mr. Karate was the only person standing between Ryo and Yuri when Ryo tried to rescue Yuri who was kidnapped by Geese's henchman Mr. Big. Yuri asked Ryo not to kill Mr. Karate because he is their father.

Personality

Takuma is a strict and serious martial artist, and dedicates his life to the propagation of Kyokugenryu Karate. He implements a strict and tough training regime for his students, however, he is also a very friendly cordial master to them.

Mastery 

He invented his Kyokugenryu school of martial arts after fighting many renowned martial artists of the world. He is a true martial arts innovator, and is extremely skilled in the art of fighting.

Journey

Takuma Sakazaki is a respected grand master of his own style of martial arts, Kyokugenryu Karate. However, he was forced to work for the villain Geese Howard who threatened to harm his children. He wore a Tengu mask and declared himself "Mr. Karate" to hide his true identity.

He stopped being Mr. Karate after the kidnapping of his daughter Yuri by Geese Howard's villainous organisation. Takuma removed his mask and tried to redeem himself as a master of Kyokugenryu Karate by entering the following King of Fighters tournament. He was badly injured after the tournament, and passed the mantle as master of the Kyokugenryu Karate school to his son Ryo.

Yuri

Art by erufan and Sixth Creation

History

Yuri Sakazaki was kidnapped by Mr Big who works for Geese Howard's villainous organisation. She was rescued by her protective brother Ryo and his buddy Robert after they fought the masked Mr Karate, who turned out to be her father who was brainwashed by Geese. Upon recovering from the brainwashing, Takuma Sakazaki taught Yuri how to fight using Kyokugenryu Karate.

Personality

Yuri is very lighthearted and cheerful despite her tough upbringing. She is also an extremely friendly person who cares a lot about her family and friends. Yuri likes to follow trends, and she is always open to change and innovation.

Mastery 

Takuma Sakazaki only taught Yuri the basic and low-level moves of Kyokugenryu Karate. Nevertheless, she embraces an instinctive approach in her martial arts, and has developed her own flavour of Kyokugen Karate. Some of the techniques she created are Hyakuretsu Binta, En'yoku, Hien Hou'ou Kyaku, and Yuri Chou Upper.


Journey

Yuri was a helpless young girl who was kidnapped by Geese Howard's organisation. After she was rescued by Ryo and Robert, she was trained by her father to be a Kyokugenryu
Karate fighter. Over the years, she has improved her fighting skills, demonstrated by her creativity of adding new techniques to her basic style of Kyokugenryu Karate. She has transformed from a weak damsel in distress to a competent fighter who was the leader of the Women's Team in various King of Fighters tournaments.

Robert

Art by OrochiDarkKyo

History

Robert Garcia is the son of Italian businessman Alberto Garcia, who is a friend of Takuma Sakazaki, the founder of the Kyokugenryu karate school. He has lived a pampered life since childhood, but always yearned for a greater adventure.

Therefore, he always sneaked into the Kyokugenryu karate school and watched Takuma and Ryo Sakazaki's  martial arts training. He aspired to be strong like them, and was eventually accepted by Takuma as a student of the Kyokugenryu karate school. He trained regularly with Ryo since young, and they became best friends.

Personality

Robert is a very charismatic and outgoing martial artist who likes to show off. He may seem arrogant, but is extremely righteous.

Robert is also passionate about his friends and loved ones, and will not hesitate to help them if they get into trouble. When Ryo's sister Yuri was kidnapped by Mr. Big, he went to rescue her with Ryo and fought against the ruthless villain.

Mastery 

Robert has a natural talent in the martial arts, and Takuma has trained him to be a master Kyokugenryu karate practitioner. Hence, his techniques are similar to Ryo's, but with an emphasis on kicking moves such as Hien Senpuu Kyaku and Hien Ryuujin Kyaku. Robert's kicks are legendary, and he once had a kicking contest with the talented  Muay Thai kickboxer King, which resulted in a stalemate.


Journey

Robert was born into a rich Italian family headed by his businessman father, Alberto Garcia. His father expects him to inherit the family business, but he would not sit still and enjoy a luxurious life. When he was young, he was  accepted into the Kyokugenryu karate school and became a talented and respected martial artist.

Throughout the years, he fought many formidable villains and once worked as a bodyguard for his childhood friend Freia Lawrence in Mexico. After numerous fighting adventures, Robert went back to Italy to fulfill his father's wish of running the family business, and became a renowned martial artist in the country.

Ryo

Art by Mick-cortes

History

Ryo Sakazaki had been trained since young to be the successor to the Kyokugenryu Karate school founded by his father. When Ryo was 10, his mother died in a car accident, and he was left alone to take care of his younger sister, Yuri.

Yuri was kidnapped by a crime syndicate led by Geese Howard. Ryo fought a masked Mr. Karate to save his sister, but he was revealed to be his father who was brainwashed by the syndicate. Ryo avenged his sister and father by defeating Geese in the first King of Fighters tournament.

Personality

Ryo was taught by his father to be self-reliant, and so he believes in achieving success through hard work and experience. He is very protective of his sister Yuki, and has a friendly rivalry with Robert Garcia, a fellow fighter of the Kyokugenryu Karate school which he leads.

Mastery 

Ryo is a seasoned expert of the Kyokugenryu Karate, and practices the techniques of Ko-Ou Ken, Kohou, Hien Shippuu Kyaku (similar to the Hadouken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku of the Ansatsuken fighters respectively). After he saved his sister from Geese Howard's crime syndicate, he went to train rigorously in the mountains. Through tremendous dedication and hard work, Ryo was able defeat the formidable Geese in the first King of Fighters tournament.

Journey

Ryo was eyed as a successor to Kyokugenryu Karate by his father, and so was trained from a young age. When his father went missing (and turned into Mr Karate), he raised his sister on his own by working in a construction site. He trained hard to become worthy as the leader of the Kyokugenryu Karate school founded by his father.

He believes in grit and hardwork, and even though his Karate school is struggling financially, he does not like receiving money from his rich rival Robert Garcia. He has a huge responsibility to pass on the art of Kyokugenryu Karate to the next generation, and has a student called Khushnood Butt (Marco Rodriguez in Japan).

Allen

Art by Kukurobuki 

(www.facebook.com/FurankyDraws/) 

History

Allen Snider is known as the greatest Karate Master in the United States of America (USA). Once, he lost to the formidable warrior Ken in a martial arts tournament. He was told by Ken that he is a "frog in a well", and there are a lot of strong warriors outside of the "well" whom he has never met. Allen strives to be stronger after his loss to Ken, and aims to be the top martial artist in the USA.

Personality

Allen is a dynamic martial artist, and he is famous for his battle cry to intimidate his opponents. He is an extremely proud warrior, and does not take a loss lightly. He takes great pride in his native country, and boasts to be the best warrior from the USA. He likes to chant "USA! USA! USA!" after his victory.

Mastery 

Allen is an expert in American freestyle Karate. After his loss to Ken, he developed the techniques of Soul Force and Rising Dragon that are similar to the Hadouken and Shoryuken of the Ansatsuken warrior respectively. He continues to train himself to surpass Ken to be the strongest martial artist in the USA.

Journey

Allen has trained hard to be the greatest Karate practitioner in the USA. However, when he participated in a national martial arts tournament, he lost to Ken who is an expert in the art of Ansatsuken. Allen struggled with his loss, and trained himself very hard to become a stronger warrior. He did not mind modifying his opponents' techniques and use them as his own. Hence, he has a diverse assortment of techniques to help him become the best warrior he can be.

Kairi

Art by arielpadilla and K-Bol

History

Kairi was raised in the Mizugami clan with his sisters Hokuto and Nanase, but was involved in a fight to the death on a ship with Hokuto. He had no idea why his sister wanted him dead, and was thrown off the ship during the fight. He survived the fall and went ashore. He had lost all his memories after the incident.

Personality

Kairi is an amnesiac and does not remember his family, so he does not display much affection to others. After his fall,these are the only words he could remember: "You must challenge your limits." Due to this, Kairi seeks to be the strongest warrior he could, and often despises opponents who are no match for him. His purpose is only to fight and win.

Mastery 

Kairi follows the path of the Shura, and commands mastery of the Shinki Hatsudo, Maryu Rekko, and Moryo Kasen techniques.These techniques resemble the Hadouken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku of the Ansastuken respectively. He is entering into the path of the demon by following the way of the Shura, similar to Akuma who is becoming more demonic as he indulges deeply in the Satsui no Hadou.


Journey

Kairi was raised and trained in the Mizugami clan's ancient martial art system. He was thrown off a ship while fighting Hokuto, and lost his memories after that. He has no memories of his past, so he constantly wanders around the world fighting other warriors, and looking for clues that may lead to his past. As he delves deeper into the path of the Shura, he ventures closer to the realm of the demon. He is becoming more demonic every day. If he does not recover his memories and reconcile with his sister Hokuto, he may lose his humanity forever.

Sagat

Art by logicfun and NgBoy

History

Sagat is an expert practitioner of the ancient art of Muay Thai. He is an extremely skilled and talented fighter, and once fought the martial artist Go Hibiki (father of Dan) to death. During the fight, Go injured and blinded Sagat's weak right eye. Due to his rage of losing his right eye, Sagat killed Go in the match. This has caused Go's son, Dan to seek Sagat for revenge.

The next formidable fighter he fought was during the first Street Fighter tournament. The Ansatsuken martial artist Ryu, temporarily succumbing to the evil Satsui no Hadou, attacked Sagat with the menacing Metsu Shoryuken. This left a huge scar on Sagat's chest, which he despises to this day.

Personality

Sagat is a proud warrior who does not take a loss very easily. The scar on his chest constantly reminds him of his loss to Ryu, and he vows to surpass Ryu and defeats him soundly in a fair battle. Adon, his former student, criticises him for losing to Ryu as this deals a huge blow to the pride of  Muay Thai. Sagat is prideful, but he does not like Adon due to his arrogance.

Mastery 

Sagat is known as the King of Muay Thai, and dominates his opponents using the moves of Tiger Shot and Tiger Knee. After losing to Ryu's Metsu Shoryuken which left a huge scar on his chest, he developed a move similar to the Shoryuken called the Tiger Uppercut. Sagat is an expert in his native art of Muay Thai, but he never ceases to learn and improve his art in order to become a stronger fighter.


Journey

After Sagat lost to Ryu, he was angry and vowed for revenge. He became tempted by the villain M. Bison (Vega in Japan) and joined the Shadaloo organisation as his bodyguard. Sagat can be easily consumed by rage due to his pride, but when Dan challenged him to a fight to avenge his father, he threw the match due to a feeling guilt for killing his father.

After the second Street Fighter tournament, he could no longer live with his conscience, and left the malicious Shadaloo organisation. Sagat was never an evil person to begin with - only that he was consumed by rage due to him not being able to control his pride after losing to Ryu. He is slowly developing into a calm and honourable fighter who also learns from the Yoga master, Dhalsim.

The Satsui no Hadou that infected Ryu during the Metsu Shoryuken seeped into Sagat, and he is also struggling to contain its power. He may have discovered the Power of Nothingness to counter the Satsui no Hadou on his own, without the help of Gouken.