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THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000 -- ENDING FAQ Ver 1.5 07/16/2003
For Arcade/Neo*Geo/Dreamcast/PS2
by Hurricane Higashi <screw_uppa@hotmail.com>
Posted at www.GameFAQs.com
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This document is copyright 2003 Hurricane Higashi
All the information and intellectual properties contained within this
document are property and (c) of SNK Corporation of Japan. As such it is
not mine to copy protect, but I do implore you to please ask my permission
to use this FAQ (in whole or in part) seeing as I am the one who put time
into transcribing it into this format, not you. I've done you a favor by
making this information available, and all I ask is that you return that
favor by giving me due credit should you wish to utilize it for reasons
other than leisurely reading. I should warn you that as a form of copy
protection, I have made numerous format changes to the original text which
I did not list as corrections...
_/_/_/_/_/_/ REVISION HISTORY _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Ver 1 - 07/17/2001
Ver 1.1 - 07/23/2001 -- Small grammatical corrections, Yuki explanation.
Ver 1.2 - 08/01/2001 -- Censorship Details added, small corrections.
Ver 1.3 - 12/13/2002 -- Censorship Details updated.
Ver 1.4 - 01/09/2003 -- Dreamcast & PS2 details added.
Ver 1.5 - 07/16/2003 -- Final edit.
_/_/_/_/_/_/ CONTENTS _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Introduction
Legend
Intermissions
- End of Stage 5
- Kula Invasion
Variable Ending Scenes 1 & 2
- Heidern
- NESTS
Team Endings
- Main Character Team
- Benimaru Team
- Fatal Fury Team
- Art of Fighting Team
- Ikari Team
- Psycho Soldier Team
- Korea Team
- Women's Team
- Edit Team
Special Endings
- Kyo & Iori Team
- Kula Team
KoF 2000 Credit Roll
Censorship Details
Corrections
_/_/_/_/_/_/ INTRODUCTION _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
At the time that I wrote this FAQ, the only available versions of KoF
2000 were for the Neo*Geo and MVS/arcade. Since then a ROM was finally
dumped allowing more people to get their hands on the game, followed
later by a Sega Dreamcast version of it sponsored by a revamped SNK
company in the form of Playmore, and finally a PS2 version, but
originally I had used my Neo cart to write this FAQ and make the endings
available for all non-Neo*Geo/MVS owning KoF fans out there to enjoy.
For the record, this FAQ is a collection of exact transcriptions of the
original endings in English text, not translations of the Japanese text.
As you'll see, KoF 2000 has one of the most solid collections of endings
that the series has ever seen. Unlike earlier games in the series, KoF
2000 has (for the most part) eliminated all the pointless/silly endings
that the secondary teams used to suffer from, and made them all relevant
or at least interesting in some way. There's a lot of intriguing loose
ends that were seemingly designed to be continued on in KoF 2001.
_/_/_/_/_/_/ LEGEND _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
"<< >>" - These are used to describe the visual being displayed on
screen when it's relevant to the text or ending in some way.
"????:" - This is used to show that the person speaking the line has not
been made visual yet, but their identity will become known
shortly. This way you get a better sense of what is going on
visually during the scene. The number of "?" will always
correspond to the number of letters in the speaker's name.
"** **" - These are used simply to note something, be it either a break
in the scene, an important event, or just a personal note.
_/_/_/_/_/_/ INTERMISSIONS _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
There are two intermissions in KoF 2000, one is the generic KoF style
story set up that occurs when you complete stage 5, and the other is a
special one that only happens when/if Kula challenges as a mid-boss.
_/_/_/_/_/ END OF STAGE 5 _/_/_/_/_/
<<map display shown>>
Operator: "The finals team, Southtown factory area. Target: K',
Southtown central. They're too far from the target."
Heidern: "Things aren't going as they were planned."
Ling: "It's no big deal."
Heidern: "What do you mean? Ling?"
Ling: "I mean I've foreseen this."
Heidern: "Foreseen what? What're you babbling about?"
Ling: "Guide the finals team to the lift, will you? When you're done
that, activate the generator."
Heidern: "Lift? Generator? No one told me about this!"
Ling: "I'm in charge here. You've no need to know. When the
generator's charged and 'Zero Cannon' is in the sky, my
mission will be realized."
Heidern: "Did you say... Zero Cannon?... A space based weapon...
Whatever for!? The purpose of holding KoF was to capture K'
and Maxima, and search NESTS's base!"
Ling: "Yes, officially..."
<<gun put to Heidern's head>>
Heidern: "Officially? ...! What foul plan is festering in your diseased
mind?"
Ling: "As far as Project '00 goes, you're nothing but an observer.
While I... I am it's executioner!"
_/_/_/_/_/ KULA INVASION _/_/_/_/_/
<<INVASION INVASION INVASION...>>
Diana: "All systems go. Kula, you may begin. Smash Zero's plans."
**FIGHT KULA AND WIN**
<<INVASION INVASION INVASION...>>
Operator: "System restored."
Ling: "What was the cause?"
Operator: "System appears to have been hacked. Only the image bank is
intact."
<<surveillance image of Kula shown>>
Ling: "So... that's the Anti-K'."
Operator: "Huh?..."
Ling: "Nothing... just mumbling."
_/_/_/_/_/_/ VARIABLE ENDING SCENES 1 & 2 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Depending on whether or not you meet Kula, the short scene during each
ending where Zero finally meets his demise will manifest as one of these
two variables. Rather than clutter up the endings by adding both, I'll
simply transcribe them here and mark the point in each ending where it
should appear.
_/_/_/_/_/ SCENE 1 - HEIDERN (regular) _/_/_/_/_/
<<Heidern knocks the control stick from Ling's hand>>
<<the Zero Cannon fires accidentally>>
Zero: "NOOOOOOO...!"
<<Zero is hit by the blast>>
_/_/_/_/_/ SCENE 2 - NESTS (Kula) _/_/_/_/_/
<<Foxy & Diana appear>>
Foxy: "Enough merriment!"
Zero: "It's all of you?!..."
Foxy: "You're busted! Accept it! NESTS will not be defeated by the
likes of you."
<<Kula appears atop the Zero Cannon... and fires it>>
Zero: "Humph!..."
<<Zero is hit by the blast>>
_/_/_/_/_/_/ TEAM ENDINGS _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Each of the default team endings begin at the point after completing
stage 6. The scene flow begins with the initial scene at the end of
stage 6 ("They call me... Zero!"), you fight Zero, then you see another
short scene ("You lose") followed by one of the two variable scenes,
and then the ending proper begins.
_/_/_/_/_/ MAIN CHARACTER TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
K': "Think it's over?..."
Maxima: "Not a chance, Dash-Man..."
Vanessa: "I'll second that..."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Vanessa: "A ceiling...!?"
Maxima: "When did we get way down...?"
????: "Greetings."
Vanessa: "Commander...? Unbelievable! You're the...!!!"
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "A master of disguise, I am. I masqueraded as Ling, and then
substituted this clone. Vanessa and Seth were duped by my
little freak of genetics! Neutralizing all of you obstacles
was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
K': "Our energy...?"
Maxima: "What's a Zero Cannon?"
Zero: "A space-based weapon to use against NESTS. I held KoF to
summon you muscleheads here... and fire the cannon, with
all your help, of course. I owe it all to you, Vanessa."
Vanessa: "You're quite the schemer -- a shameless one at that."
Ramon: "Well, well. Will it end as you planned? !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Vanessa: "You...!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Maxima: "How?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
K': "Taking advantage of us..."
Maxima: "So that's NESTS's scheme!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Vanessa: "I'll grind you into mulch. Then I'll stop you're silly Zero
Cannon for good."
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
K': "What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Vanessa: "I'll stop you!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
<<Ramon carrying Vanessa on his back>>
Vanessa: "...where am I?..."
Ramon: "Come to, have you? That was a close one!"
Vanessa: "Where're the others?"
Ramon: "We got separated. But the kids are all right.
<<both look up>>
Ramon: "What the...?"
Vanessa: "The Zero Cannon's falling. How're you? Are you hurt?"
Ramon: "It's like I'm in heaven! I'm hot! I'm loose!"
<<Vanessa blushes>>
Vanessa: "...give me a break."
<<a white "flashback" screen...>>
????: "Don't cry. We'll meet again. I'll do the crying here, you
big lug, so..."
<<...materializes into Whip crying as a child>>
Whip: "...don't cry."
Maxima: "K'! Hey! Are you ok? You were having a bad nightmare, guy!"
K': "A dream. A kid crying. He was saying, Sis! Sis!"
Maxima: "What?! A long lost memory?!..."
K': "I don't know."
<<light energy>>
K': "...What's this?"
Maxima: "What a cool shooting star, eh? You don't see that everyday!"
<<Whip appears>>
Maxima: "...!!! Who are you?!..."
K': "...."
<<Whip proceeds to explain things to K'>>
Maxima: "What'll it be? Do you believe?"
K': "I do as I please."
Maxima: "You serious? There're only 3 of us here!?"
<<K' tears his glove off and discards it>>
K': "This ain't gonna be easy!"
<<The 3 of them head off... presumably for KoF 2001>>
_/_/_/_/_/ BENIMARU TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Benimaru: "Is it over?..."
Seth: "...I really doubt it..."
Shingo: "I'll second that..."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Benimaru: "A ceiling...!?"
Seth: "When did we get down here?..."
????: "Greetings."
Seth: "Commander...? It can't be! You all along...!!!"
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What've you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "A master of disguise, I am. I masqueraded as Ling, and then
substituted this clone. Seth and Vanessa were duped by my
little freak of genetics! Neutralizing all of you obstacles
was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Benimaru: "Our energy...?"
Shingo: "Zero Cannon...?! What the jumping be-jimineys is that?"
Zero: "A space-based weapon to use against NESTS. I held KoF to
summon you muscleheads here... and fire the cannon, with all
your help, of course. My thanks to you, Seth."
Seth: "You made an ass of me... and quite successfully..."
Lin: "Hmph... Humbug... !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Seth: "Why YOU...!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then
your energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Shingo: "H, how...?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Benimaru: "Using us? Why you..."
Shingo: "Th, that's NESTS's scheme?!!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Seth: "I'll annihilate you. Then your Zero Cannon..."
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Benimaru: "What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Shingo: "I'll put an end to you!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you
think I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you
fools! Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
<<everyone's hit by the blast>>
<<Lin's leg seems to be trapped/broken>>
Lin: "...oooh... ...!!!"
<<a very disturbing looking Hizoku ninja appears over Lin>>
???: "Hoo, hoo, hoo. Fine. Hey lin!... good job against Zero..."
Lin: "...R, Ron!!!... what's with your face?!"
Ron: "I have the power... now all must serve our mighty NESTS!"
Lin: "...B, but your friends...?! Will you betray them too?..."
<<an ominous power surrounds Ron>>
Ron: "Help or die. It's all the same. You're the only one left.
With NESTS's power fused with my Hizoku fighting arts, I'm the
supreme force on Earth!"
Lin: "You forgot the pride of Hizoku...!"
<<Ron raises his hands as if preparing to choke Lin>>
Ron: "...You're nothing but a relic. A mere Hizoku fossil. Time to
enter extinction!"
<<Benimaru appears behind Ron>>
Benimaru: "...It's YOU who'll DIE...!"
<<Beni slaps on an Electrigger>>
Ron: "!"
Benimaru: "ELECTRIGGER----!!"
<<Benimaru is shown holding a ninja "log dummy">>
Benimaru: "...!!! He's transformed...!!!"
<<Ron is standing off in the background>>
Ron: "Heh, heh. You've got good pals. I'll put off killing you...
until we meet next time. Enjoy what's left of your
to-be-brief lives, suckers!... Wha HA HA HA..."
<<Ron vanishes>>
Benimaru: "...."
Lin: "...Hmph... I don't need your help."
Benimaru: "You idiot. I didn't save you. I just can't afford to leave
NESTS's slime around..."
Lin: "Hmph.... You lie like a rug!"
Shingo: "Oh, brother! I wish those two'd make nice, eh, Seth? ...Hey,
what's wrong? You don't look so hot. Are you hurt?..."
<<Seth's expression changes to anger>>
Seth: "...S, so quick! Developing faster than we'd planned...!!!
If we don't hurry, we're all done for."
_/_/_/_/_/ FATAL FURY TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Terry: "I'd like to think it's all over now, but..."
Mary: "...We'd be dreaming, eh?..."
Joe: "What the...?!"
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Andy: "What? A ceiling!?"
Mary: "Hmph. Look's like we've been invited to the old secret
subterranean lair..."
????: "Greetings."
Terry: "By the pricking of my thumbs, some wicked dude has come."
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Andy: "Our... energy...?"
Mary: "Pray, do tell of this 'Zero Cannon'!"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Joe: "Oh, give us a break!"
Terry: "And you actually think we will cooperate with you? !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Joe: "You demented PSYCHO!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Andy: "Transmit? And just what do you plan to do?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Joe: "Conquer the world... with our energy?!"
Mary: "It's all falling into place. So that's NESTS's scheme."
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Terry: "...I'll crush you, then stop the 'Zero Cannon'. It all ends
here."
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Mary: "We lost? What're you talking about?!"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Terry: "You think we could let something like that go by?"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
Andy: "Everyone, get away from here!"
Joe: "Nuts! We won't make it!?"
<<Terry gets slammed by debris>>
Mary: "Terry?"
Terry: "What are you doing? Get out of here! Don't worry. We'll meet
again!..."
<<screen fades to white>>
**Mary narrates**
With all in chaos, KoF ended, and Terry Bogard was among the
missing...
<<Joe shown winning a pro Muay Thai match>>
Joe: "I can't hang around this place anymore!!!"
<<Andy shown pleading with an angry Mai>>
Andy: "Just chill out... then listen to me..."
Andy and Joe returned home... to resume their trials, but
believing they'd meet again.
And myself?... Working for my client, I got new leads and
went overseas. My work's never done...
<<Mary walks into a room full of sprawled bodies>>
Mary: "...Once again... I'm too late..."
<<Mary lifts one of the downed thugs by the collar>>
Mary: "Who did this to you?!"
Thug: "Ooh... oh... Bo... ga..."
<<Mary senses a presence behind her>>
Mary: "!!!!"
Terry: "Who is this?... No clues, either, I bet."
Mary: "...You're quick."
Terry: "I told you we'd meet again..."
Mary: "Your partners..."
<<Mary lightly tugs on Terry's cap>>
Mary: "...were really shaken up."
Terry: "Okay..."
_/_/_/_/_/ ART OF FIGHTING TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Ryo: "I guess'd be too early to say it's all over..."
Robert: "By far, I'd say..."
King: "I thought so..."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Takuma: "Huh? A ceiling...!?"
Ryo: "When did we get planted in the ground...?"
????: "Greetings."
Takuma: "Who're you?..."
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Ryo: "Our energy, you say?..."
Mary: "What's a Zero Cannon?"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Takuma: "Why don't you can the silliness?!"
King: "Who'd do such a thing?!... !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Ryo: "You MEGALOMANIAC...!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Robert: "How'll you do that?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Ryo: "Using us to take over the world..."
Takuma: "That's NESTS's scheme, eh?!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
King: "I'll take care of you! And afterwards, I'll nullify your
Zero Cannon!"
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Takuma: "Say what?! What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
King: "I'll see to it your sick plan ends here!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
Ryo: "Oh no! King! Get away from there!"
<<a second blast is headed straight for King>>
<<Takuma charges up his Haohshikohken...>>
Takuma: "Ha-oh...!"
<<...then releases it...>>
Takuma: "SHI-KOH KEN!!!"
<<...and deflects the blast beam>>
Ryo: "U, unbelievable..."
Robert: "Master diverted the beam with his Shi-Ko Ken blast!"
King: "You saved me, Takuma. I am indebted to you."
Takuma: "Don't be silly! I can't let the mother of a Kyokugen heir
perish!!!"
<<King with a stunned look on her face>>
King: "Huh?"
<<Ryo & Rob with a silly look of embarrassment>>
R & R: "What?"
<<a question mark with a dragon & tiger design>>
R & R: "Say WHAT...?"
_/_/_/_/_/ IKARI TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Ralf: "Until I find the truth behind all this..."
Whip: "He didn't say, huh?"
Clark: "He will soon, maybe."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Leona: "What's with this ceiling?!"
Clark: "An underground lair... were we carried here?"
????: "Greetings."
Ralf: "You're... Commander Ling?"
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What've you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?"
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Whip: "A spaced-based weapon...!?"
Clark: "That was developed as a weapon against NESTS... you can't
mean!?"
Zero: "Oh, how perceptive! I called you all to KoF to help me fire
the weapon."
Ralf: "Dream on, freakazoid!"
Clark: "Who'd do such a thing...?! !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Ralf: "You PSYCHO...!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Whip: "How?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Whip: "Exploiting us to conquer the world..."
Clark: "That's NESTS's scheme?!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Ralf: "I'll demolish you... Then make scrap of your Zero Cannon."
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Ralf: "What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Clark: "You'll never succeed with me still in the picture!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
<<Whip is kneeling over a dying Zero>
Whip: "What's this?...."
Zero: "The project data... what you're looking for is all right here."
Whip: "What I'm looking for?...."
Zero: "That's right..."
<<Zero explains it all to Whip>>
<<Whip has a look of anger and disbelief>>
Whip: "All right... SHUT UP!"
<<Whip is standing over a dead Zero>>
Heidern: "Yah!... Whip? ...! The ground's collapsing! Muchiko!
Run away!..."
<<Whip salutes>>
Heidern: "MUCHIKOOOOOH!"
<<Whip vanishes as the ground collapses>>
Ralf: "Even after our search, we didn't find any bodies. But we found
some image data. It may be a clue left behind..."
<<image data of Whip plays>>
Whip: "If anything happens to me, I want to say thanks and say how fun
it was. You're a crack squad. But Commander, get this!
My name's not Muchiko! Call me, Whip! We'll meet again.
Count on it..."
<<message ends>>
Ralf: "Oooh. I can't wait. Like we'd summon you in the first place!"
**It's actually unclear who is warning Whip to run away. However, because
her message is addressed to the "Commander", I'm assuming it was Heidern.
I should also add that in the original non-censored Japanese ending,
Whip actually raises a gun to Zero when she's telling him to shut up,
and then shoots him with it! No kidding, Whip kills Zero.**
_/_/_/_/_/ PSYCHO SOLDIER TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Chin: "It all ending here..."
Kensuu: "...is highly unlikely."
Athena: "!!!"
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Kensuu: "W, what's with this ceiling...!?"
Bao: "How'd we get down here?"
????: "Greetings."
Athena: "Who are you?..."
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Athena: "Our energy...?"
Chin: "What's this 'Zero Cannon'?"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Chin: "Say what?"
Kensuu: "Enough of this nonsense! Who'd help you, you putz? !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Athena: "How HORRIBLE...!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Bao: "How do you intend to transmit our energy?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Kensuu: "To put it simply, world domination?..."
Chin: "So that's NESTS's scheme!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Athena: "You'll never succeed. We'll crush you. Then we'll put an end
to your Zero Cannon!"
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Kensuu: "Talk about sour grapes!"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Athena: "I'll never let you do it!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
Kensuu: "Watch out! Here comes another one!!!"
<<Bao takes to the air>>
Bao: "Get back, everybody!!
Chin: "No, you mustn't! Don't be a fool!"
<<Bao intercepts the blast beam>>
Athena: "BAO!!!"
Bao: "GEE-YAAAH!..."
Kensuu: "Get out of there!!!"
<<Bao erupts into his Psycho Ball Crash SP>>
Bao: "YAAAAAAH!!!"
<<the beam is reflected back and destroys the Zero Cannon>>
Kensuu: "!!!"
<<Bao falls back to the ground>>
Athena: "Bao... Bao.."
Bao: "Ugh... ooh... aaah... The p... pain..."
<<Kensuu cradles Bao as Athena reaches for him>>
Athena: "Are you o... YAH! He's burning up..."
Chin: "He sucked up the full blast of the Zero Cannon! ...In this
state, there's nothing we can do..."
Athena: "Then Bao's going to...?"
Chin: "......."
Kensuu: "Can't we do anything?!"
Bao: "Kensuu! It hurts... Help mmmmm.... ...eeeeeeee... Pl...."
Kensuu: "......"
<<Kensuu presses his lips to Bao's>>
Kensuu: "!!!"
<<a huge "energy dragon" surrounds them>>
Athena: "YEEEEEEK!!!"
Chin: "YEE.... YEEEOW!..."
Kaoru: "Huh? What's going on here?"
<<power now glows from Kensuu's hand>>
Kensuu: "So this is how... the power returns?..."
_/_/_/_/_/ KOREA TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Kim: "Saying it's over..."
Jhun: "...would be too soon..."
Chang: "We've got company."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Kim: "A ceiling...!?"
Choi: "When did we get down here?"
????: "Greetings."
Chang: "Who are you?!"
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Jhun: "Our energy...?!"
Choi: "What's this Zero Cannon?"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Chang: "Stop yanking our chains!"
Jhun: "We'll never help you! !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Kim: "You foul FIEND! You'll rue your evil!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Choi: "And how will you 'transmit' our energy?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Jhun: "You'll use us to conquer the world?..."
Kim: "So that's NESTS's scheme!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Kim: "You impudent wretch!! I'll beat YOU like a drum and stop the
Zero Cannon!"
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Kim: "Lost? What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Jhun: "You'll never get away with it!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
Kim: "Chang, Choi! Get away from Zero!"
<<the first blast hits>>
Kim: "Ack!"
Jhun: "Are you okay?
Kim: "The second wave's coming!!!"
<<the second blast crashes down on Chang & Choi>>
C & C: "HEEEEEE! GYAAAAAAH!"
Jhun: "Chang! Choi!"
K & J: "Yaaah..."
<<screen fades to black>>
Kim: "Hey! You all right?!!! Snap out of it!"
Jhun: "Ooooh..."
<<Chang & Choi lay on the ground>>
Kim: "They don't have any wounds... looks like they passed out."
C & C: "Uh... Oh....."
Kim: "Uh, looks like they're coming to."
<<Chang & Choi sit up>>
Chang: "That was one close call, eh."
Choi: "You said it! I thought we we're goners for sure!"
Chang: "...Eh?..."
Choi: "...Huh?..."
C & C: "!!!"
<<Chang & Choi freak out>>
Choi: "What am I doing in Chang's body?"
Chang: "And I'm you, shrimp!!!"
Kim: "Then that means..."
<<Chang & Choi have now switched outfits>>
Kim: "...what, exactly?..."
Jhun: "What are we gonna do?!"
Kim: "Zero Cannon did this, so we must find someone from NESTS."
<<a comical picture of Zero planted in the ground head first>>
Jhun: "I don't think that they'll be too helpful..."
C & C: "...."
_/_/_/_/_/ WOMEN'S TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Yuri: "Well, it ending here..."
Mai: "...would be really unlikely. I knew it..."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Hinako: "A ceiling...!?"
Kasumi: "When did we get underground?"
????: "Greetings."
Hinako: "Who're you...?"
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Jhun: "Our energy...?"
Mai: "Zero Cannon? What's that?"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Mai: "Get real!"
Kasumi: "Who'd possibly help you...?! !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Yuri: "It's weenie time...!!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon."
Hinako: "How'll you do that?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Kasumi: "Using us... to conquer the world..."
Mai: "Uh huh. So that's NESTS's scheme!"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Yuri: "You gotta be kidding! I'll bop you into tapioca! Then trash
your Zero Cannon!"
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Hinako: "Huh? What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Mai: "I'll put the kibosh on your twisted ambitions!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
Kasumi: "What the heck is going on here?
<<the four of them look down a hole in the ground>>
Yuri: "Ouch... WHOA! That's one big crater!
Mai: "Look's like he got away."
Hinako: "I don't get it? Did we win, or what?"
Yuri: "Hey, Hinako. What's this then?...
Mai: "Yeah! That's right! We won all right! Ha ha ha..."
Kasumi: "Good job, Hinako! You won your first time out!!!"
Hinako: "You're right! Thank you. I owe it to all of you."
<<Yuri whispers to Mai>>
Yuri: "psst. Mai! Are you cool with this?"
Mai: "Of course! Whatever! We won, didn't we?!"
Yuri: "...."
<<One week later>>
<<Hinako's doing her ring entrance ceremony before a crowd
of schoolgirls>>
Kasumi: "Hinako... over here. Look this way! You're a hit,
eh, Hinako?!"
Yuri: "I can't believe there's a Sumo club at school."
Mai: "It's great. Everything's A-OK!"
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<<Hinako finally notices them and waves>>
Hinako: "Oh, Mai. Yuri. Kasumi."
<<the crowd of schoolgirls notices them>>
Crowd: "HEY! Those are Hinako's teammates, aren't they?!!!
They're so COOL!"
Mai: "Hey, this is a little too freaky for me."
Yuri: "Y, you said it..."
Kasumi: "Let's get out of here!"
<<the three of them flee from the frantic crowd>>
Crowd: "KYAAAAH! Wait for us! Everyone join the sumo club!"
Mai: "Whoa! So THIS's what an all-girl's school's like?"
Yuri: "How should I know?!"
Kasumi: "Anyway, let's beat it!"
Hinako: "Ah, I'm so happy!!!
_/_/_/_/_/ EDIT TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Edit: "It can't very well..."
Edit: "...end all here."
Edit: "I thought so..."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Edit: "The ceiling...!?"
Edit: "How'd we get down here?..."
????: "Greetings."
Edit: "Who are you?..."
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Edit: "All of us...?"
Edit: "What is this Zero Cannon?"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Edit: "The dickens you say!"
Edit: "Who'd help you...?! !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Edit: "How could you...!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Edit: "How?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Edit: "Use us to conquer the world?"
Edit: "So that's NESTS's aim?"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Edit: "I'll crush you. Then stop the Zero Cannon..."
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Edit: "What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Edit: "Not if I can help it!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
Heidern: "One week later... Here we are in the city... Let me off here."
**This is the beginning of Heidern's inner monologue. He's
thinking all of this as he walks down a crowded street. The
visuals are just stock pictures of the ending events**
NESTS has crawled back into it's hole.
And a little later, the generator was found beneath the
destroyed temple.
After the Zero Cannon malfunctioned, all 20 units in orbit
self-destructed.
And in a recovered image, the form of Anti-K' was confirmed.
Ergo, I must conclude...
Zero intended to destroy NESTS's base of operations.
An investigation was made, but that was after someone
absconded with the project data.
If my hypothesis is right, then Southtown was NESTS's...?
But it's just a hypothesis.
All I know for sure is: We got creamed big time.
We lost a city... and our pride. I wonder what our foes
have in store for us next.
_/_/_/_/_/ SPECIAL ENDINGS _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
The two special team endings in KoF 2000 aren't complete individual
endings like the others, rather they're a special series of scenes & text
that will take place only after the point where Zero is defeated... well,
at least that's true for the Kula Team. Although the Kyo & Iori Team
ending does feature it's own unique text variations during the initial
"generic" portion, because it's technically an edit team, the person
who's supposed to be speaking the lines is unspecified.
To see the Kyo & Iori Team ending you'll have to select Kyo, Iori, and
any two characters other than Kula. Also, "roulette" teammates won't
work, it has to be a set team of 4.
For the Kula Team ending, any team with Kula on it will do... Kyo & Iori,
"roulette", whatever. Keep in mind that when Kula is on your team she
will not challenge as a mid-boss.
_/_/_/_/_/ KYO & IORI TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
Edit: "It can't very well..."
Edit: "...end all here. But... I thought so..."
Ling: "It's the beginning of an unforgettable event."
<<Project '00>>
Edit: "The ceiling...!?"
Edit: "How'd we get down here?..."
????: "Greetings."
Edit: "Who are you?..."
Heidern: "State your name, villain!"
????: "They call me... Zero!"
Heidern: "Zero, eh...? It fits you."
Zero: "Oh, you're such a joker. You know, we've met before, that is,
I've met you."
Heidern: "Now I know, it was you who slew Krizalid, right? What have you
done with Ling?"
Zero: "He's resting."
Heidern: "You impersonated him, eh?"
Zero: "I'm a master of disguise. So, I masqueraded as Ling. Later,
Ling's clone there took over. Neutralizing all of you
obstacles was the fastest way to realize my plan."
Heidern: "So what's KoF got to do with all of this?"
Zero: "It was my way to obtain... The Zero Cannon!"
Heidern: "Stupid! All you had to do was rub us out."
Zero: "You simp! I need all of you for Zero Cannon's power."
Edit: "All of us...?"
Edit: "What is this Zero Cannon?"
Zero: "An aerial weapon to destroy NESTS -- with all your help."
Edit: "In your dreams!"
Edit: "Who'd help you...?! !!!"
<<Zero Cannon's firing plan is displayed on a monitor>>
Edit: "You FIEND...!!"
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will be sent to Zero Cannon.
Edit: "How?"
Zero: "There is a generator below. Whenever I fight someone... it
siphons my foe's energy and sends it to Zero Cannon. And I'll
use your power to begin the new order!"
Edit: "Use us to conquer the world?"
Edit: "So that's NESTS's aim?"
Zero: "NESTS? A mere front. The creator of the new order is not
NESTS. It's ME!"
Edit: "I'll crush you like a grape... then stop your Zero Cannon."
Zero: "Crush me? Stop the cannon? Give it a shot. If you DARE!!!"
**FIGHT ZERO AND WIN**
Zero: "You lose."
Edit: "What do you mean?"
Zero: "When I press this button, all your energy goes to the cannon."
Edit: "Not if I can help it!"
Zero: "Even with my death, you haven't got a prayer. Why do you think
I handed over the clone to Heidern?! Farewell, you fools!
Disintegrate in the light of a brand new world!"
<<Zero presses the button, but the generator chokes>>
Zero: "Curses! What is this...?!"
<<the generator overloads and explodes>>
Zero: "GOOOAAAAAH...!! ...a malfunction?! What's going on!?"
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 or 2**
<<Kyo leans over a dying Zero>>
Kyo: "Consider that payback for the way you used us!"
Zero: "'Used' you? The strength of your Mushiki move... was used to
power the Zero Cannon. It's the ultimate compliment!"
Kyo: "In your sick fantasies! You conceited freak!..."
Zero: "Chill out. I'll soon be dead. Instead of me, think... of the
one who awaits you..."
<<Iori appears over Kyo's shoulder>>
Kyo: ".....Someone awaits me?"
<<Iori takes a stance>>
Iori: "Enough prattle...."
<<Kyo tightens his gloves>>
Kyo: "Don't you think? Here's 'someone'!"
<<a "memory portrait" of Yuki flashes by>>
Kyo: "Let's rumble, dude!..."
**In case you're unaware of this, Yuki was supposed to have died in the
'97 Sacred Force Team ending. Orochi kidnapped and used her as a
kushinada sacrifice. What she says in that ending when she appears
as a surreal sketch is "Materu kara ne, Kyo" (I'll be waiting for you,
Kyo)... indicating that she is in fact "gone". At that point Kyo
becomes enraged and jumps in to help Iori kill off Orochi. Here in this
ending, Iori is taunting Kyo by reminding him that she's gone. Mind you,
Yuki is very much alive in an overall SNK sense. In that strange way
in which SNK allows fan popularity to override event continuity
(see: Geese Howard), Yuki lives on as a reoccurring character that's
seemingly immortal outside the confines of the KoF timeline. So yes,
Yuki is alive in a general SNK sense, just not in KoF**
_/_/_/_/_/ KULA TEAM _/_/_/_/_/
<<generic Edit Team scenes & text>>
**VARIABLE SCENE 1 - HEIDERN**
Diana: "Kula! KULA!!"
Foxy: "She was wiped out by the Zero Cannon!..."
Kula: "Here I am!"
<<Diana stands with Foxy, talking to Kula by radio headset>>
Diana: "You're ok! Where are you?"
Kula: "I must destroy this, too..."
Diana: "What?!"
<<scene pans out to Kula on the Zero Cannon in orbit>>
Diana: "Kula. What're you going to do?"
Kula: "It's still alive. I must destroy it."
Diana: "Don't be insane! Come back here!!!"
Kula: "With something like that, everyone is in peril!"
<<Kula destroys the Zero Cannon>>
<<Kula is falling back to Earth>>
Kula: "If this goes on... we'll all die for sure... ...eh!"
<<Candy has latched on to Kula>>
Kula: "Candy?!"
<<the two of them become a fireball as they plummet down through
the atmosphere>>
<<Diana with Foxy, still talking by radio>>
Diana: "Kula? Thank god you're safe! Kula! What is it?!"
Kula: "What means 'friend'?"
Diana: "What's wrong?"
Kula: "She says she is my friend and protects me. That's it..."
Diana: "Friends are precious people who cannot be replaced."
<<Kula holds Candy's damaged head in her hands>>
Diana: "Give her a hug."
Candy: "Kula... f... friend... Kula... fr... iend..."
<<Kula embraces Candy>>
Kula: "That's right."
_/_/_/_/_/ KOF 2000 CREDIT ROLL _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
As a tribute to the last in a long line of SNK produced KoF games, I've
decided to include complete transcription of KoF 2000's credit roll.
Strange yes, but it'd be a nice gesture to actually take a minute to
recognize the names of the artists, programmers, and other SNK talents
that have made the ancient Neo*Geo hardware sing year after year.
Now after seeing what happens when these particular individuals are not
part of the KoF equation (KoF 2001), I think it's safe to say that they
do definitely deserve significant praise for their work in the series.
--CAST--
K' - Yuuki Matsuda
Lin - Takaya Kuroda
Maxima - Katsuyuki Konishi Benimaru - Monster Maetsuka
Vanessa - Kaori Minami Shingo - Takehito Kuyasu
Ramon - Eiji Takemoto Seth - Aidetoshi Nakamura
Terry - Satoshi Hashimoto Ryo - Masaki Usui
Andy - Keiichi Nanba Robert - Mantarou Koichi
Mary - Harumi Ikoma Takuma - Eiji Tsuda
Joe - Nobuyuki Hiyama King - Harumi Ikoma
Mai - Akoya Sogi Leona - Masae Yumi
Yuri - Kaori Horie Ralf - Monster Maetsuka
Kasumi - Masae Yumi Clark - Yoshinori Shima
Hinako - Ayako Kawasumi Whip - Shiho Kikuchi
Athena - Haruna Ikezawa Kim - Satoshi Hashimoto
Kensuu - Eiji Yano Chang - Hiroyuki Arita
Chin - Toshikazu Nishimura Jhun - Kazuya Ichijo
Bao - Kanako Nakano Choi - Monster Maetsuka
Kyo - Masahiro Nonaka
Iori - Kunihiko Yasui
Zero - Kinta Futogane
Kula - Yumi Kakazu
Duke/Baedal - Eiji Takemoto Fio - Kanako Morizumi
Cosplayer Kyoko - Haruna Ikezawa Eiji/Goenitz - Yoshinori Shima
Daimon - Masaki Usui Geese/Duck - Kong Kuwata
Yamazaki - Kouji Ishii Billy - Atsushi Yamanishi
Kaede - Kouji Suitsu Tendou - Nobuyuki Hiyama
Yashiro - Makoto Awane Shermie - Hazuki Nishikawa
Chris - Rio Ogata Kaoru - Ayako Kawasumi
Nakoruru - Harumi Ikoma Xiangfei- Mami Kingetsu
Lilly - Yumi Kakazu Sue Il- Yoshiaki Fujita
Donghwan - Jun Hashimoto Jae Hoon - Hiroki Asakawa
Syo - Mitsuo Iwata Neo&Geo/G-Mantle - Hiroyuki Arita
Mature - Hiroko Tsuji Vice - Masae Yumi
Rugal - Toshimitsu Arai Unknown - Akira Goto
Saisyu - Keiichiro Sakagi
King Lion - Katsuhisa Nakatsuka
Foxy - Haruna Ikezawa Diana - Kaori Minami
--STAFF--
Producer - Y. Inui
Director - Region * Toyonaka
Chief Planner - T. Hosokawa Yanya (K. Hikida)
System Editor - Kaede Namarn
Sequence Chief - T. Kamio
Sub Planner - Tomita Haruo Y. Takeshi
Syun-Jin Godzio
H. Eguchi
Design Chief
Front - Chikara*Akane*Y Dear Tomchin
Back - Manoru
Demo - Komantare * Boo
--FRONT DESIGNER--
K' - I No U E Terry - Styleos
Maxima - S. Yamamoto Andy - Chikara*Akane*Y
Vanessa - I No U E Mary - Dear Tomchin
Ramon - Kawasaki Mitsuru Joe - Hirofusa * Satoshi
Benimaru - M. Asakura Ryo - S. Yamamoto
Shingo - Akiko Yukawa Robert - Shio*Shio*Shio
Lin - Shio*Shio*Shio King - Miho Uematsu
Seth - S. Yamamoto Takuma - Miho Uematsu
Leona - Dear Tomchin Mai - Chikara.Akane.Y
Ralf - Dear Tomchin Yuri - Momo*Kuri*Sakura
Clark - Megumi Endo Kasumi - Akiko Yukawa
Whip - Dear Tomchin Hinako - Miho Uematsu
Athena - Akiko Yukawa Kim - I No U E
Kensuu - Kawasaki Mitsuru Jhun - Hirifusa * Satoshi
Chin - M. Asakura Choi - A T
Bao - Kawasaki Mitsuru Chang - A T
Kyo - Styleos
Iori - Styleos
Kula - Megumi Endo
Zero - Chikara*Akane*Y
--BACK DESIGNER--
Factory - K Scrap Dump - Raishi
Garbage Dump - 2047 Desert - N. Morohashi
Korea - Manoru Aquarium - Nobu * Kobayashi
Temple - Kane'
--DEMO DESIGNER-- --OP. TITLE--
M. Yokoyama Takayuki * Mizuno
Yukinari
Tsugumi A
K-"G4"-Nagashima
--SPECIAL EFFECT-- --PROGRAM--
AOOON Souta Ichino
T Nakanishi Abetak
Kohji Mannami
--SOUND-- --SAMPLING CD--
SHA-V Samples Courtesy of
Zoe Spectrasonics' Distorted Reality,
Marimo Distorted Reality 2
Usako-X
Tate-Norio
--ADJUSTER-- --BUG CHECKER--
T. Seko Lix
Error * Sawa * 2000 Lumen Lunae
Jam
Garuru
Sakon
Hanayama * Kaoru
--COLOR EDIT CONTEST--
K' - Toraneko Benimaru - Yoshitaka
Terry - Ai Haruyama Mary - Ryui * Akio
Ryo - Roias Whip - Yasunari Ito
Mai - Y. Yatsuda Kensuu - Minaminami
Choi - Bakuso CB Kyo - Saori Abe
Congratulation! Thanks A Lot!
--SPECIAL THANKS TO--
Akira Mizuki A*K*A
Kyo_K Nobuyuki Yanai
Masaya Kobayashi Shirou
Buchi' Tama'
Rie Ishizuka
Takeaki Sasaki
Design Sec.
Tokyo Publicity Sec.
Toyochan
All SNK Staff
THANK YOU ALL WITH LOVE.
Presented By
SNK
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An interesting point somehow passed under my radar when writing this FAQ.
In case you are unaware, the English/NA version of KoF2000 is censored
both in the arcade and on the Neo cart. Things that differ from the
original Japanese version include:
- All blood has been removed (except for Lin's win pose).
- Gravity seems to have no effect on Mai's chest.
- The team specific ending musics have been replaced with one generic
track... strange. As a result, the music doesn't end properly with
the credit roll.
- The Ikari Team's ending has actually been altered. Originally, Whip
is supposed to raise a gun and shoot Zero dead... you even get to
hear the shot fired.
Now unfortunately, if you're playing the cart version on a NA Neo*Geo,
then switching the language option to Japanese doesn't remedy the
problem. Doing so will allow you to hear the proper ending musics and
see the original Japanese text, but the other elements remain censored
and there is no "blood & bounce" code. So to see everything as it should
be, you'd need either a JP Neo*Geo, or a NA one equipped with a territory
switch. I became enlightened to all this when I plugged my cart into
someone's NA Neo*Geo. Mai with no bounce looks ridiculous, and actually
altering an ending is a heinous crime.
However, the ROM is a different story. Although there's no actual "blood
& bounce" code, ~Youngy~~Anyieth~ informs me that it is possible to get
around the censorship and see the original game in all it's bloody,
bouncy, gun poppin' glory by setting the game mode to ARCADE and
switching the language option to JAPANESE.
As for the Dreamcast version of the game, I've tested it and can assure
you that it is the original unaltered Japanese arcade version. For those
of you that imported it and don't happen to read Japanese, I guess the
fact that it doesn't include an English text option makes this FAQ fairly
handy indeed.
I'm aware that the PS2 version also lacks an English text option, but I
haven't actually played it so I have no comment as to it's censorship
details... but I'd assume it's basically the same as the Dreamcast
version.
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The translation in the KoF series has always been decent, so unfortunately
this section is more for informational purposes than amusement. All I've
done here is list the few corrections I made to the text, none of which
are funny.
-ALL TEAMS-
Zero: "You can't resist me. I'll beat you all like a drum. Then your
energy will <be> sent to Zero Cannon."
-ART OF FIGHTING TEAM-
Ryo: "I guess'd be to<o> early to say it's all over..."
-PSYCHO SOLDIER TEAM-
Athena: "You'll never succeed. We'll crush you.
Then will (we'll) put an end to your Zero Cannon!"
-WOMEN'S TEAM-
Kasumi: "Good job, Hinako! You won you're (your) first time out!!!"
-EDIT TEAM-
Heidern: "If my hypothesis is right then, (right, then) Southtown was
NESTS's...? But it's just a hypothesis.
-KULA TEAM-
Kula: "She says she is my friend and protect<s> me. That's it..."
-CREDIT ROLL-
All appearances of "Monster Maeduka" have been corrected to read
"Monster Maetsuka".
-KENSOU WA DARE??-
Although "Sie Kensou" is how his name ALWAYS appears in the games, I
refuse to write it as such because it's an improper use of romaji; an
old misspelling that's been left uncorrected for years. I assure you
that the proper English spelling of his name, as it appears on ALL
media besides the actual KoF in-game text, is "Shii Kensuu". As such,
every appearance of his name in this FAQ has been corrected.
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Please send any questions or comments about this FAQ to myself, Hurricane
Higashi, at screw_uppa@hotmail.com... and please keep in mind that I only
check this account like once a week or so.
KoF 2000's Best Line Award Winner -- Terry Bogard
"By the pricking of my thumbs, some wicked dude has come."
Those be some mad rhymin' skeelz, brutha!
Special thanks to SNK, GameFAQs.com, my VCR for doing some heavy overtime,
and anyone who's actually bothering to read this bit.
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