The Story Of K9999 And Nameless - KOF Lore

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  • čas přidán 25. 02. 2020
  • The Nests saga of the King of fighters series introduced a lot of new iconic characters. K9999 and Nameless have a lot of things in common, yet each one of them has enough unique traits that make him stands as an exceptional character on his own.
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    "Nesutsu, The Ruler of the Dark" from KOF 2001
    "Falling of the Nightingale" from The King of Fighters 2002 UM
    "Zhe Prime" from The King of Fighters 2002 UM
    "Napolitan Trance" from The King of Fighters 2002
    "NESTS - Ruler of the Dark (Arranged)" from The King of Fighters 2001
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Komentáře • 880

  • @LemonicParade
    @LemonicParade Před 4 lety +509

    Here's a little trivia: when K9999 meets Kusanagi, K9999 shouts "Kusanagi!" and Kusanagi answers back "That's Mr. Kusanagi to you punk!" in Japanese. The connection? Kusanagi is played by Mitsuo Iwata, the voice of Kaneda in Akira, while K9999 is played by Nozumo Sasaki, who played both Tetsuo in Akira and K9999.
    In Akira, Kaneda says something similar when he meets Tetsuo: "That's Mr. Kaneda to you punk!"

    • @superlight1999
      @superlight1999 Před 4 lety +26

      Yepp kof2002 kusanagi was appear out of nowhere. And yeah probably they purposely want to reunite these two VA. Luckily kof2003 where kusanagi had a backstory.

    • @jeremyhall2727
      @jeremyhall2727 Před 4 lety +6

      Oh damn I never know that about them

    • @ashchisalleh1454
      @ashchisalleh1454 Před 4 lety

      @@superlight1999 it clone one.

    • @superlight1999
      @superlight1999 Před 4 lety +3

      @@ashchisalleh1454 i knew it's a clone but from yata mirror. But the thing is the story for kusanagi was from kof2003 not 2002 because 2002 was a dream match, no storyline. That's why it's weird.
      My guess was Eolith bring kusanagi to interact with K49 since both of them have Akira's voice actor. And being kusanagi didn't rip-off that's why snk make a proper story for him.

    • @LemonicParade
      @LemonicParade Před 4 lety +4

      @@superlight1999 Kusanagi in KOF 2002 has a back story hidden in a Falcoon poster: In that illustration, Kusanagi has burnt off his flesh and clothing showing a robotic arm. Basically a combination of K' and Maxima.

  • @GokaikillerTobi
    @GokaikillerTobi Před 4 lety +234

    Nameless definitely feels like he had a slightly more fleshed out backstory compared to K9999. Adding the revival of the nests bosses after the destruction of verse there's potential for his return.

    • @marche800
      @marche800 Před 3 lety +9

      Especially since it is vaguely possible that his lover came back too or at least could be revived or cloned now that Nest is probably back.

    • @GokaikillerTobi
      @GokaikillerTobi Před 3 lety +8

      @@marche800 which can bring some interesting elements that can question his morality

    • @thunderlightning1980
      @thunderlightning1980 Před 2 lety +3

      Too late, Krohnen might be a combo of K'9999 and Nameless.

    • @Nhan6241
      @Nhan6241 Před 2 lety +2

      @@thunderlightning1980 Krohnen might be K9999 redesigned and retconned, or K9999 after running away from N.E.S.T and have a different life and different name lore-wise. But Nameless is entirely different character, he just was meant to be a replacement for K9999 gameplay-wise, but that doesn't make he impossible to be back.

    • @thunderlightning1980
      @thunderlightning1980 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Nhan6241 nope. Nameless is not coming back.

  • @ElToland
    @ElToland Před 4 lety +191

    If his lover's name was Isolde, maybe Nameless' true name is... Tristan?

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +218

    K9999's walking animation was legendary.
    He walks like a Boss!!

  • @Tzontzemoc
    @Tzontzemoc Před 4 lety +211

    Nameless for a country mile. And hey, he has shown up in both KOF 98 OL and All Star, so he's halfway there for another appearance in a proper KOF game. Here's hoping Angel gets a video of her own in the future.

    • @joseurbina3835
      @joseurbina3835 Před 4 lety +20

      We'll have to wait and see if Nameless will get the DBS Broly treatment someday,
      I'm so down for Angel's Lore in the next KOF Lore video.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +8

      I would like to see K9999 and Nameless in KOF XV
      Both characters are awesome

    • @levikekman5979
      @levikekman5979 Před 3 lety

      @@meganinten0078 but introducing k9999 will be pretty hard considering he's a ripoff if they only they could change his design

    • @jackl5194
      @jackl5194 Před 3 lety

      @@levikekman5979 they could write a story where he felt his hair was ugly so he decides shave his hair and comeback bald!

    • @neomachine855
      @neomachine855 Před 2 lety +1

      @@meganinten0078 well it's looks like you got your wish sort of

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 Před 4 lety +176

    I'm so angry that these characters were forgotten.
    I really like them despite or underrated they are.

    • @numa2k147
      @numa2k147 Před 4 lety +11

      Don't worry, the fan base didn't forget them.

    • @vampforte793
      @vampforte793 Před 4 lety +5

      I feel u since I main k9999 in 2000 and 2001 and nameless in 2000um when I get a chance to play that game in ps2

    • @abnnizzy
      @abnnizzy Před 4 lety +6

      Judging by the fact that Nameless replaced K9' due to the obvious similarity to Tatsuo from Akira, you will never see K9' again.

    • @thunderlightning1980
      @thunderlightning1980 Před 4 lety +7

      @@vampforte793 K'9999 was in KOF 2001 and KOF 2002. Nameless is in KOF 2002UM..So, you got your years wrong, dude.

    • @RevoCancel
      @RevoCancel Před 4 lety +3

      They didn't forgot about nameless I mean he's in KOF All-stars

  • @KingJaeTV
    @KingJaeTV Před 4 lety +380

    Love the thumbnail! Wish they just changed K9999 visually instead of getting rid of him completely.

    • @ShoryuGame
      @ShoryuGame  Před 4 lety +105

      And it still would make sense lore wise.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +12

      You mean something like this
      www.deviantart.com/digitalninja/art/King-of-Fighters-Redux-K9999-103179015

    • @The_WIll_OF_D99
      @The_WIll_OF_D99 Před 4 lety +34

      EXACTLY WHAT I SAID he can shapeshift so it would make sense to change him visually.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +16

      @@The_WIll_OF_D99 I agree.
      K9999 rocks!

    • @x_xjojox_x
      @x_xjojox_x Před 4 lety +10

      Maybe nameless is K9999 morphed? O.O

  • @fluttermon2468
    @fluttermon2468 Před 2 lety +36

    He's back!
    This game has shattered my expectations three times already.

  • @Pc_98_Fan
    @Pc_98_Fan Před 4 lety +153

    i'm glad Nameless is in All Stars
    SNK still remembers him :)

    • @rezie9247
      @rezie9247 Před 4 lety +26

      @Lochlan Ribon-chaudat they just released nameless this month i think

    • @TurretHydra
      @TurretHydra Před 4 lety +18

      I use Nameless for boss raid,he's good

    • @Greg501-
      @Greg501- Před 4 lety +17

      In the JP version, in case you have the global version and are confused

    • @utfan971
      @utfan971 Před 4 lety +2

      That's Netmarble, not SNK, but still nice

    • @Pc_98_Fan
      @Pc_98_Fan Před 4 lety +16

      @@utfan971 well, SNK in part, if we can say that

  • @ma70er
    @ma70er Před 4 lety +46

    K9999 has Tetsuo Shima's VA (Nozomu Sasaki), along with Kusanagi having Shotaro Kaneda's VA (Mitsuo Iwata).
    Their special VS intro is a nice callback to Akira.

    • @astrobollo
      @astrobollo Před 4 lety +9

      They even got Miina Tominaga (Patlabor's Noa Izumi) to voice Angel. They really went all out with the anime VA's for 2001.

  • @demilettucee3657
    @demilettucee3657 Před 4 lety +53

    Nameless is the type of person who would share his potato chips
    k9999 is the type of person who eats all of em in one go when you asked for it

    • @TheSonic497
      @TheSonic497 Před 4 lety +30

      No, K9999 is the kind of dude who would steal your chips, eat them, beat the shit out of you, then demands you to get him more, with your own money.

    • @FaZe_StepsisZA
      @FaZe_StepsisZA Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheSonic497 Lmaooo

    • @saidi7975
      @saidi7975 Před 3 lety +2

      And yet he'd be still be kinder than the actual Tetsuo. Seriously though, K9999 is a fun rageaholic. Tetsuo Shima, in the manga, is Clockwork Orange levels of fucked up...

  • @openinginawe5518
    @openinginawe5518 Před 4 lety +185

    You know it just makes me wish Nameless was canon
    And had a name
    -and Terry adopted him like Rock-
    -Terry must adopt them all-

    • @chrishansen1842
      @chrishansen1842 Před 4 lety +40

      Terry is best daddy.

    • @rezie9247
      @rezie9247 Před 4 lety +26

      Terry,Maxima & Takuma are the best Daddys

    • @nugget3327
      @nugget3327 Před 4 lety +21

      Terry is the Bucciarati of SNK.

    • @codybaier
      @codybaier Před 4 lety +22

      Nameless basically is canon. Officially he was the one who was there in the NESTS saga instead of K9999.

    • @forbiddenpot5357
      @forbiddenpot5357 Před 4 lety +4

      Wasn't nameless announced in kof 15? Im sure i saw a preview or some sort

  • @nintendolife25
    @nintendolife25 Před 4 lety +149

    Man, such a shame that these characters are underutilized, especially Nameless. He has such an awesome design and moveset. I hope he appears in KOF15 to see how he will react to Kula. Thanks for increasing the awareness of these guys.

    • @Next-xm2dh
      @Next-xm2dh Před 4 lety +7

      Considering That Nameless Never Got In a Canonical Kof Game He Could Be A Protagonist Of His Own Arc When The Current Arc Ends

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +9

      K9999 is awesome.
      My favorite from the NESTS saga

    • @TyRiders2
      @TyRiders2 Před 4 lety +3

      They could just Retcon Not Tetsuo.

    • @RevoCancel
      @RevoCancel Před 4 lety

      I feel like he's gonna be a DLC character

    • @n124ajdx
      @n124ajdx Před 4 lety +1

      I hate when they include mr.generic Kyo in every game and forget cool characters like K9999 and Nameless

  • @Sleepy_Moon84
    @Sleepy_Moon84 Před 2 lety +81

    He's back.
    He also has a real name now- Krohnen.
    Also his move set is almost exactly the same is K9999's set from 2002. That, and they still have their huge prejudice for Kusanagi.

    • @Aimen-079
      @Aimen-079 Před 2 lety

      So he’s gonna appear in the 2022 game?

    • @kyovn
      @kyovn Před 2 lety +1

      No. Krohnen will never be Nameless.

    • @jesusantonio6740
      @jesusantonio6740 Před rokem

      @@kyovn cause he's k9999, nameless still gone till a future dream match

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +106

    If it wasn't for Eolith we would never have had May Lee, Igniz and the sexy Angel.
    They deserve respect.

    • @RaamWTF
      @RaamWTF Před 4 lety +13

      i know Nests Saga have been concluded but i hope May Lee return with other teams since Korean Team is already on 3 man

    • @Zontar82
      @Zontar82 Před 3 lety +6

      Igniz and angel ? sure, but may lee ...ugghh...

    • @myfyp2
      @myfyp2 Před 2 lety +1

      The lovable Igniz.

  • @m_5373
    @m_5373 Před 2 lety +13

    Nameless is having his story in KOF All Stars along with Dark Ash and a sad theme along too, Awesome video!

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 Před 3 lety +5

    And he didn't appear in the Story Mode of KOF 2001 in KOF All Stars.
    All my hopes to see K9999 were shattered...
    Rest in Peace, K9999
    (2001-2021)
    My favorite character in KOF 2001 and vanilla 2002 😢😞
    F*** you, SNK

  • @viceyvice
    @viceyvice Před 2 lety +6

    I never knew Nameless' backstory! Cool video, thank you!

  • @maelo3582
    @maelo3582 Před 2 lety +11

    Coming here to celebrate the return of K9999

  • @The_WIll_OF_D99
    @The_WIll_OF_D99 Před 2 lety +4

    Would you ever cover Nameless story in All stars? Or ever revisit this topic again?
    Since K9999 came back and Nameless in KOF All stars with a complete Story.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 2 lety

      I second that.
      Especially because how the tables have turned.
      Now it is Nameless who has less chance to return now that K9999 has returned

    • @The_WIll_OF_D99
      @The_WIll_OF_D99 Před 2 lety

      @@meganinten0078 maybe

  • @popixel
    @popixel Před 4 lety +14

    I love K9999, as a fan of Akira I noticed the "resemblance" immediately. I think that is what drew me to him.

  • @snowmcsnow4732
    @snowmcsnow4732 Před 4 lety +4

    K9999 certainly was the better and more fun character. I still hope for a K9999 skin for Nameless in the future

  • @darkerm76
    @darkerm76 Před 2 lety +5

    Guys he is back 😀in KOF 15

  • @rafikhankhadem6657
    @rafikhankhadem6657 Před 3 lety +3

    You forgot to mention K9999's secret max despo move tho :(
    The one where floats in mid air and calls down apocalypse onto his enemies and you need to spam backward-forward to trigger it while being in air :(
    That move looked damn cool :"D

  • @nobudobu5444
    @nobudobu5444 Před 3 lety +4

    Some Facts:
    - Daisuke Ono (The Voice of Nameless) also voiced Sebastian (Black Butler).
    - There was a censored version of K9999's Gun Arm Super which shows his hand only.
    - K9999's voice actor (Nozomu Sasaki) also voiced Lee Chaolan from Tekken 2 and Tekken Tag Tournament 1.
    Both K9999 and Nameless are my favorite characters in KOF but I would love to see them interact.

  • @TheStrategist314
    @TheStrategist314 Před 4 lety +16

    Nameless by far. They should do a Nameless vs K9999 cameo in the next KoF so we can put them to the test.

  • @some_guy117
    @some_guy117 Před 4 lety +4

    I wish they would keep k9999 and change his design, nameless backstory is neat but he well always be some non canon oc made to replace a copyrighted design

  • @pistachiostash3342
    @pistachiostash3342 Před 4 lety +18

    I have no earthly idea that K9999 had such a deep distain K dash. I thought it was a simple rivalry or something. But you open my eyes to the truth thank you. Also I feel nameless's pain

  • @BrothaKyo
    @BrothaKyo Před 4 lety +11

    Funny enough, K9999 vs. Kusanagi re-enacts a scene from AKIRA since Kusanagi is voiced by Kaneda.

  • @rlyehgameplays
    @rlyehgameplays Před 2 lety +3

    Now in 10/12/2021 AND MY BOY IS BACK BABY LESGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @partymantis3421
    @partymantis3421 Před 2 lety +4

    K9999 ,is back baby! (under his new name Krohnen)
    interesting that they chose him over his more copyright safe counterpart but still cool.
    Hope Nameless will be DLC, perhaps making him the 10'000th K clone storywise
    (and perhaps he will also get his own name, based on a body horror filmmaker)

    • @ShoryuGame
      @ShoryuGame  Před 2 lety +1

      They brought him back with minimum Akira references. I think they're safe.

  • @gbc010
    @gbc010 Před 4 lety +40

    We'll both of them are really cool, I was rooting for nameless, until I saw that the voice of k9999 is the same actor that in Akira... And that's a lot...
    Again thanks for your vids dude! Awesome as always!!
    Wanna see some southtown lore!! Some rock haward / alba.
    Maybe some psycho soldiers lore (kensou dragon tattoo??)
    Just keep them coming!!

  • @FullAdDariusBR
    @FullAdDariusBR Před 2 lety +3

    As long as I see no Nameless in any other game, I feel very sad.
    Idk why, but I'm feel Nameless's pain, not as much as he do, but I can feel it in my life.

  • @ghostofdavid
    @ghostofdavid Před 2 lety +3

    K9999 has been announced for KOFXV!

  • @DrMario-
    @DrMario- Před 4 lety +62

    A crazy thing is that Nameless came close to death at least 180 times, so he's pretty resilient. I'd also like to think that if Nameless would ditch NESTS in a heartbeat, but he doesn't know what happened to Isolde, so all he can do is stay loyal in the hopes that he could see her again. Another interesting thing, Nameless's code name, Zhe Prime, uses the Cyrillic letter of Zhe, which looks like Ж. The letter Ж also looks like 2 "K"s back to back, which makes sense cause Nameless is a clone of K', who himself is a guy infused with Kyo's DNA. His hair is also black, half white, which I believe comes from Kyo and K''s hair. I've also noticed lots of people prefer K9999 to Nameless cause Nameless is "edgy," but if all your life was based around painful and suffering tests and coming close to death at least 180 times, I wouldn't think anyone could be cheery after that. This is made worse since he's a clone, and as such, I'm pretty sure there was no wonderful childhood to be had. Also if the only person you ever loved goes missing one day and you don't know why, that just makes things even worse, so I believe that Nameless has many valid reasons to be "edgy," but I wouldn't personally describe him that way.

    • @bloody4558
      @bloody4558 Před 4 lety +17

      This happens because some people are stupid and believe Edgy=Bad and therefore fake. There are many realistic reaons for a person to be "edgy", and edgy "behavior" is pretty justified in many situations, even in real life. What happens here is that meany people live a happy life and cannot accept that some people are dealt a bad hand by life.
      Moreover, come live in my country where you either grow up to be edgy noticing all of the obvious corruption issues in the government, seeing clearly that the new laws are only put in place to screw the population hard and offer not benefit to the country itself. Or you are born a coward and turn your blind eye to anything and happily present your rear to whoever is in power, preferring to war with your fellow citizens over stupid political sides, instead of dragging the motherfucker who's making everyone's life miserable down from his throne, while reforming the government who has pretty much putrified for what is now 3 whole generations of corruption driven choices. And laws that haven't seen a revision in decades with rules that simply doesn't work nowadays.

    • @wolfgamer4388
      @wolfgamer4388 Před 4 lety +7

      I'm so glad that Nameless is in Kof All Star.I love his background story!

    • @saidi7975
      @saidi7975 Před 2 lety

      Edgy? No. Ungodly hamfisted in his '' tragedy ''? Yup.

  • @HeyMermaid1
    @HeyMermaid1 Před 4 lety +20

    How about making them the same clone and K9999 was refined due to his defectiveness, memories wiped and all. K9999 can shape shift so Nameless could be the refined K9999.

  • @colk5373
    @colk5373 Před 2 lety +2

    K9999 has severe anger issues while Nameless has chronic depression

  • @fushigiman140
    @fushigiman140 Před 3 lety +4

    Nameless'story similiar Spencer's story from Bionic Commando

  • @tarodeculture
    @tarodeculture Před 4 lety +30

    You know all those souls Verse released when he was defeated? What if one of them was Isolde?
    Also, I can't help but compare Nameless' design to Lars Alexandersson....

    • @sonicmaster95
      @sonicmaster95 Před 4 lety +10

      That... doesn't really change anything since we know Verse is carrying the souls of characters who were long dead in KoF lore.

    • @TheSonic497
      @TheSonic497 Před 4 lety +3

      @To Start Again Orochi's soul was one of the souls released from Verse, and Orochi was defeated WAY before Isolde was dead.

    • @extremmefan7305
      @extremmefan7305 Před 4 lety

      I don't think that's possible. Verse contained the souls of evil dead characters (although Ash certainly treads that line thanks to being almost a byronic hero).
      However there is a blue entity that Shun'ei posses another half of that just might be Verse's opposite, meaning it's possible that this other entity is carrying the souls of dead characters that weren't evil themselves, like Maki and Isolde.

    • @sonicmaster95
      @sonicmaster95 Před 4 lety

      @@extremmefan7305 Explain Gaidel then, who we know tried to actually escape life as a member of the Hakkeshu to live a more peaceful one with his family before Goenitz came by.

    • @extremmefan7305
      @extremmefan7305 Před 4 lety

      @@sonicmaster95 Because he's still a member of the Hakkeshou? You know, the same clan trying to eradicate humanity? Though like Ash he kind of treads on that line too, I'll admit.
      But characters like Maki and Isolde don't have anything evil pertaining to they themselves (Isolde was most likely kidnapped from somewhere to be used as a guinea pig for the Anti K program, meaning if anything she was an innocent victim), so I don't see how Verse would have the souls of characters that aren't affiliated with evil at all by themselves.

  • @DESTRAKON
    @DESTRAKON Před 4 lety +5

    Nameless's theme is *_intense_* af

  • @gabrielmccreaii431
    @gabrielmccreaii431 Před 3 lety +12

    Though i've never had the opportunity to play 2000 UM, i think I like Nameless' story more. I particularly like that he confuses Kula for his ex for a brief moment. I really hope he gets canonically put into KOF XV... especially with how they eluded to the shadow of NESTS in the "A New Beginning" manga.

  • @Salty-Josh
    @Salty-Josh Před 3 lety +7

    Man i like both of them but i like Nameless more because i knew of him before k9999 because of KOF All stars great mobile game btw and when i saw Nameless he actully reminded me of Lars from Tekken their hair the cool attitude kinda off their cool design bit their powers are different. I just hope Nameless comes back and k9999 too with a new and cooler design.

  • @lord_vorgor
    @lord_vorgor Před 4 lety +27

    We need Nameless for the next Kof

  • @pokeczarelf
    @pokeczarelf Před 2 lety +2

    Lore-wise, if Nameless ever comes back as canon, I really bet he'd be like the "superior and stable" version of K9999/Krohnen. And since he is a NESTS assassin to track down NESTS traitors, I really wonder if Nameless ever tracks down Krohnen.?

  • @tenryuublackrose2176
    @tenryuublackrose2176 Před 4 lety +8

    nameless is my fav char in the entire series love his char and backstory with isolde. I also love calling him liars because he looks like lars from tekken

  • @chase36chase
    @chase36chase Před rokem +2

    a gem of a channel

  • @isaiahhellems7901
    @isaiahhellems7901 Před 4 lety +18

    Well first off great video man. I tell everyone I know about your channel! Secondly, based upon story alone I would have to say that Nameless gets the edge. I like both characters, but K9999 has a lot of ties to Tetsuo for his overall appeal and the copyright thing is understandable. Nameless could be intergrated in the current KOF 14 arc even, since NESTS is gone but if you remember Nelson's story ending, the company that have him his robotic arm have some weird ulterior motive. Maybe they are like a weird alternative NESTS like company looking to make super soldiers. Nameless could seek their help to restore his wife. Pretty cool backstory. While i like both, Nameless has more story potential. But I wouldn't mind seeing K9999 back in action or mentioned in some way.

  • @dravendfr
    @dravendfr Před 3 lety +4

    K9999 could return with a change in appearance and Nameless could be revealed as the 10,000th clone. Thus keeping both and making for an interesting rivalry. I think it would be cool if K’, K9999, and Nameless made amends and became a new team.

  • @geo0mega
    @geo0mega Před 3 lety +4

    I wonder if K9999 will ever comeback to the KOF games, the fighting games! 🥺

  • @whatsmyname2598
    @whatsmyname2598 Před 4 lety +6

    Bro you don't know how long i've been waiting for this

  • @mikemccauley7706
    @mikemccauley7706 Před 2 lety +3

    Update there was never any legal issues that just hated his design we can finally close the book still want them in All-Star

  • @AsusanXT
    @AsusanXT Před 4 lety +6

    I remember the good stuff from KoF manga during my high school years. I was taken down or removed after a good while, but the manga was excellent. Wish I could find to read more of it.

  • @sisyphus4889
    @sisyphus4889 Před 2 lety +3

    And now in 2021 we have Krohnen!

  • @MurakumoBan
    @MurakumoBan Před 4 lety +48

    I think Nameless deserves to be canon, kinda like how DBZ Broly changed into DBS Broly and was canon.

    • @joseurbina3835
      @joseurbina3835 Před 3 lety +5

      Kinda like how Harley Quinn Originated as a DC Animated Character and was now turned into a Official Canon DC Comic Character.

    • @qwzxhskexn9467
      @qwzxhskexn9467 Před 3 lety

      what is the meaning of canon character ?

    • @MurakumoBan
      @MurakumoBan Před 3 lety +3

      @@qwzxhskexn9467 Basically apart of the storyline now. Non-canon would be not apart of the storyline, a spin-off rather.

    • @MurakumoBan
      @MurakumoBan Před 3 lety

      @Cult Eastwood No he is not and you can look this up. KOF02UM isn't canon, it's more of a "dream match" as stated cause it included characters that were killed off. PLUS, the canon story continues in KOF03. Who told you he was canon?

    • @MurakumoBan
      @MurakumoBan Před 3 lety

      If anything he's supposed to be the replacement for K49

  • @marqeerobinson4550
    @marqeerobinson4550 Před 2 lety +3

    He’s baaaccckkkk

  • @chefar
    @chefar Před 3 lety +19

    K9999 voice acting makes him better without even starting to compare.

  • @winterice2022
    @winterice2022 Před 2 lety +2

    Ngl I like Nameless more tbh. I feel bad when he lost his girlfriend Isolde since those were his happiness and romantic moments with her and they make a lovely couple. His design is epic too. I love that cape he wears and his pyrotechnic abilities are sick. I wasn't expecting his flames to be more of a dark red or blood color.

  • @Cloudcolin
    @Cloudcolin Před 4 lety +9

    I love Nameless, he is cool and mostly voiced by Daisuke Ono. I like his personality more than K9999. Of course his MAX2 Rinkou where he summons a pillar of flames with a silhouette of Isolde is my favourite move of all. I liked Nameless background music as well when you fight him. I'm sorry K9999 fans, but Nameless is my favourite fighting character among the 2.

  • @alexmcneill6445
    @alexmcneill6445 Před 4 lety +37

    Everyone's been waiting for this video, myself included~ Gotta say though, the art featured in this vid is intriguing. A lot of it I've never seen before! (granted, most of them which I've never seen is fan art but still!) This video was interesting for sure as it doesn't follow the usual structure that your KOF Lore videos do, but that's great nevertheless~
    But yeah, so I *STILL* find Nameless to be the far more interesting one than K9999 both in story and gameplay. lol But it's VERY clear that Isolde has a striking resemblance to Kula. Though KOF 2002 UM is a non-canon entry, I would've like if they did a little bit more with that, especially since Kula's origins are... all over the place due to how the NESTS saga misuses the word "clone" (For example, they say that K' is a clone when he's actually just a ordinary got who got kidnapped and infused with Kyo's DNA. Whip, originally named Seirah, is actually a clone.).
    Nonetheless, once KOF XV is fully announced with gameplay footage and whatnot, I hope Nameless makes a canonical comeback. HECK, KOF: A New Beginning (a manga based on KOF XIV's events) actually has NESTS return. Even Igniz comes back...though he's killed again in like 2 chapters by Kyo and later K'. lmao But still, Nameless could make an appearance there... maybe~ I doubt it, but I can hope darn it!
    And yes, SNK LOATHES K9999. Go to the KOF 10th Anniversary website, they acknowledge... or rather _refuse_ to acknowledge him very much and talk about how he looks like a certain someone. Keep in mind, that website was made during KOF XII's development (and KOF 2002 UM was on the way too). It doesn't help that they removed K9999 from official galleries like the one seen in KOF XIV. It's no secret that SNK doesn't like him and there's a 99.9% chance he's never coming back. (He's not even acknowledged in KOF: A New Beginning by the way... though in a flashback of Angel's, she _does_ escape via a motorcycle... K9999 liked motorcycles... and that's all I'll say on that. lol) I personally don't really like K9999 all that much mostly due to how much he's ripped off of Tetsuo, but his animations are superb. I cannot deny that.
    But hey, if there's anything fun about K9999, he's actually VOICED by the Japanese VA of Tetsuo from Akira... and Kusanagi (Kyo's doppelganger made by Chizuru) is actually voiced by the Japanese VA of Kaneda also from Akira... and in KOF 2002 (not KOF 2002 UM), they have a unique intro...
    Also Nameless is voiced by the Japanese VA of Jotaro Kujo from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. TwT KOF really likes JoJo if Benimaru and Leona's special (references Sheer Heart Attack, the unstoppable stand of Yoshikage Kira!) weren't clear enough. lmao

    • @joseurbina3835
      @joseurbina3835 Před 4 lety +4

      KOF: A New Beginning Manga series was such an awesome read, even though it's not much *Brutally Violent* like the other Martial Arts Mangas I've read, but the story is definitely better than the KOF14 game.

    • @alexmcneill6445
      @alexmcneill6445 Před 4 lety +4

      @@joseurbina3835 The story isn't even finished! X'D

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +1

      I actually prefer K9999 over Nameless.
      Nameless is not a bad character but he is another emo guy who wields fire as his main weapon.
      We have too many characters like him in KOF

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +3

      What really makes me sad/angry is that we never discover K9999's ultimate fate.
      I would like if he was just mentioned in a miserable sentence but no.
      SNK is a bit unfair sometimes.

    • @joseurbina3835
      @joseurbina3835 Před 4 lety +3

      @@meganinten0078 The way how K9999 was treated is like how Hsu Hao from MK was treated, except that we all hate Hsu Hao and the MK developers hated him so much they have him Canonically killed not 1 not 2, but 3 times.
      (Hsu Hao was killed by Jax in his own ending in MK: Deadly Alliance, and got killed again in MK: Armageddon, yet again in the MKX Comic Book where Scorpion killed him)

  • @cheatsheet3325
    @cheatsheet3325 Před 4 lety +7

    K9999 has the best look. Nameless has the better story.

  • @Ticketman99
    @Ticketman99 Před 4 lety +7

    Last time I was this early, K9999 was new to KOF

    • @Lupo32
      @Lupo32 Před 4 lety

      19 / 20 years ago

  • @akmadrito4327
    @akmadrito4327 Před 4 lety +6

    Nameless and K9999 both should be brought back in KOF XV.

  • @joseurbina3835
    @joseurbina3835 Před 4 lety +38

    There are ways for the fate of these 2 characters:
    K9999 - It's obvious he may never return in future installments, but that doesn't mean his moveset will disappear forever, his moveset may actually work better on another character just like how Wang Jinrei & Bruce Irvin were replaced by both Leroy Smith & Fahkumram from Tekken.
    Nameless - Even though he's a "Filler" Character but there are some exceptions of characters that do not belong to the Main Canon Line but eventually becomes a part of the Main Canon, like how Harley Quin went from a DCAU original character into a Full Fledge DC character, same goes for Broly who originated from a DBZ original movie as now a DBS Canon character.

    • @carlosaugusto9821
      @carlosaugusto9821 Před 4 lety +2

      Regardless of all that speculation and reasoning, he could still become a regular char in future dreammatch titles. So there are perfectly plausible ways to keep him in, even if not in story games.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +4

      I still prefer K9999 over Nameless.
      Nameless is not a bad character but he is another emo guy who wields fire as his main weapon.
      We have so many characters like him in KOF
      K9999 was a good antagonist and rival for K'

    • @Rei_Tatekei
      @Rei_Tatekei Před 4 lety +3

      @@meganinten0078 Kula is K''s rival, Eolith were idiots and wanted to make another one.

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Rei_Tatekei if it wasn't for them we would never have had May Lee, Igniz and the sexy Angel.
      K9999 is as powerful as K' and Kula

    • @Rei_Tatekei
      @Rei_Tatekei Před 4 lety +2

      @@meganinten0078 All those characters are trash except for Angel. May Lee got an uproar for replacing Jhun and King and is Eolith's poor attempt at a Korean Athena. Igniz is Eolith's wank fest of intentionally making the most broken boss ever and goes against SNK's original plans of making the NESTS leader the true boss of 2001.

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 Před 3 lety +10

    Actually, K9999's design was based on Chirico from the anime Armored Trooper VOTOMS.
    His name (K9999) is based on that anime.

    • @gin1937
      @gin1937 Před 3 lety +2

      finally, someone say this!

  • @codybaier
    @codybaier Před 4 lety +28

    If you ask SNK, Nameless is canon, and there never was a K9999. SNK HATES the latter, refuse to allow him to be mentioned in their offices, and have stricken him from canon. They specifically created Nameless to replace him.

    • @Lupo32
      @Lupo32 Před 4 lety +7

      THEY removed him from the gallary in kof 14.
      another fact is in kof neo wave if you hack the game
      k9999 was playable but the game will crash

  • @isaiahchacon2878
    @isaiahchacon2878 Před 4 lety +2

    K9999 reminds me of Tetsuo from the movie Akira. He even has that crazy arm attack like in the movie when Tetsuo loses control and almost kills the commander.

  • @WendelChavesNightingale
    @WendelChavesNightingale Před 4 lety +3

    Amazing video as always!

  • @mikaela5938
    @mikaela5938 Před 2 lety +3

    i cant believe k9999 is coming back finally albeit with a name change and some sunglasses, i am so so happy

  • @dyrroth2127
    @dyrroth2127 Před 4 lety +4

    K'9999 (Tetsuo) : NAMELEEEEESSS
    nameless (Kaneda) : Shikereyou, who shikerya

  • @cckmyuxun3689
    @cckmyuxun3689 Před 4 lety +4

    You gotta admit that nameless’ desperation move looks sick,it’s one of the coolest in my opinion

  • @GutFightGuys
    @GutFightGuys Před 4 lety +2

    Love the choices you make, presenting characters who are not in the focus. Me not being too familiar with that huge roster of KOF’s, I appreciate the insight you deliver. ^^
    And, yes, I love the thumbnail, too. xD

  • @1Devthedog1
    @1Devthedog1 Před 4 lety +30

    They are both badass! But K49 takes the cake on that cuz he is based off of one of the best villains in anime.

    • @I_Ambrose
      @I_Ambrose Před 4 lety

      Akira?

    • @1Devthedog1
      @1Devthedog1 Před 4 lety +3

      @@I_Ambrose well really its Tetsuo, but yea he is from Akira

  • @christophercruz1513
    @christophercruz1513 Před 4 lety +5

    I came to support the channel but I wasn't notified. Either way, I'm here to watch and leave a like people.

  • @casualtom82
    @casualtom82 Před 4 lety +2

    As a Geese Howard fan, I always enjoyed pulling off K9999's supers for their pretzel inputs. Nameless, now that you mention it, I actually hope they bring him back this year for XV.

  • @n124ajdx
    @n124ajdx Před 4 lety +4

    Funny how they are supposed to be similar and generic, but they are unique and have more personality than any other KOF's characters

  • @AlexMarth
    @AlexMarth Před 4 lety +4

    I've played KOF a lot and I have no idea Nameless was a thing in it lol

  • @MegamanNG
    @MegamanNG Před 2 lety +6

    Ladies and gentlemen, K9999 is back in KOF XV.

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +6

    Well, at least K9999 is still playable in every port and re-release of KOF 01 and KOF 02 (arcade versions)

  • @epicspark3925
    @epicspark3925 Před 4 lety +3

    Keep up bro I really like your content 👌👌

  • @meganinten0078
    @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +11

    Love Heart: I will never appear again in a new KOF game again 😢
    K9999: Don't worry.
    You are not alone
    *hugs*

    • @joseurbina3835
      @joseurbina3835 Před 4 lety +5

      You do realize Love Heart originated as a Pachinko character right? (AKA from a Gambling Slot Machine correct?)

    • @meganinten0078
      @meganinten0078 Před 4 lety +5

      @@joseurbina3835 Yes, I know.
      Too bad SNK sold it

    • @JuanGomez-ke5py
      @JuanGomez-ke5py Před 4 lety

      K9999 not for good boys and girls

  • @TheJedaiHero9000
    @TheJedaiHero9000 Před 4 lety +12

    Both are COOL, but I like Nameless a bit more.
    Enjoyed watching this, subed to your channel.
    Happy 2020 and I'm looking forward to your content.

  • @AntDaGamerADGEntPlays
    @AntDaGamerADGEntPlays Před 4 lety +2

    Great informative vid. Just subbed but been watching for awhile.

  • @Tr055
    @Tr055 Před 4 lety +3

    Love from Morocco. Keep it up brother!

  • @katzura1635
    @katzura1635 Před 3 lety +5

    Nameless is the same voice actor of Jotaro Kujo and -
    Jjba Fans: Aight F**k it. time to Main nameless

  • @BullseyeRey
    @BullseyeRey Před 2 lety

    He's back! I'm looking forward to when you do a lore video of Krohnen.

  • @HateSonneillon
    @HateSonneillon Před 3 lety +3

    Wow these characters stories are really interesting. I would say Nameless is my favorite between the two.

  • @Tirgo69
    @Tirgo69 Před 3 lety +3

    I played a lot of KoF02 in the arcades and I thought K9999 was cool.

  • @dillongeorge5866
    @dillongeorge5866 Před 3 lety +4

    Nameless would be a dope DLC character in KOF15. I could see him being DLC, considering they’re bringing old characters back, and he wouldn’t really have a team, seeing he’s non-canon. He’s popular too, so he’d sell well

  • @LeoKingdom101
    @LeoKingdom101 Před 3 lety +8

    K9999 is so cool. It really sucks that we never see him again because of how similar he is to Tetsuo, even though he has his own backstory.

  • @snackrssnackrs1139
    @snackrssnackrs1139 Před 4 lety

    ive been waiting for this video :3

  • @prozac300
    @prozac300 Před 4 lety +1

    You forgot to show K9999 secret desperation move in kof 2002, where he goes into the air, his hair turns white, his red cape appears and the whole screen goes white... Other than that, very awsome video! But i wished u showed that k9999 secret desperation move and talked about it :(

  • @Hackysackstall
    @Hackysackstall Před 3 lety

    i love this channel

  • @IMNME45
    @IMNME45 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the trivia, I also loved Nameless but I think they both were removed from future rosters besides the copyright risks, for being broken as hell.

  • @jesusmedina6751
    @jesusmedina6751 Před 4 lety

    Oh boy what a day to be on youtube.

  • @ultrariley7580
    @ultrariley7580 Před 4 lety +4

    Nameless was the 9999th K' clone, not the 9999th Kyo clone (that's K9999)

  • @bigsmoke9209
    @bigsmoke9209 Před 3 lety +3

    Right now Snk have some nice money, they could pay some license to finally use K9999 again, or just make a collab or something like that

  • @CevicheGato
    @CevicheGato Před rokem +3

    Make both K9999 and Nameless canon. Maybe K9999 changed his name to Krohnen. To add some character in this NEST clone experiment. Maybe Kyo decides to revamp his motorcycle to resemble the Akira bike that fans know of and something that the real Tetsuo really wanted to ride in. At least he would make friendly with K9999. While Nameless actually reforms NEST as a city state civilization dedicated to cloning development and cybernetic technology. Maybe he turns NEST into a legitimate scientific based city state. Maybe his cope of depression is to enhance research and hope that maybe he discovers the key elements to immortality and maybe reviving the dead. Scratch that part. We don’t need zombies in the King of Fighters world.

    • @elperrodelautumo7511
      @elperrodelautumo7511 Před rokem +2

      Maybe the Nameless character resembles Renton Thurston from Eureka 7. And coincidence enough, he’s in love with a blue green haired lady like Renton is with Eureka. And also some major coincidence, Rentons older self has some white dye color in the brunette hair style.

  • @softback132
    @softback132 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome kof content sub

  • @Lupo32
    @Lupo32 Před 4 lety +8

    i like both k9999 & nameless
    but to me k9999 was the iori yagami of the nests saga
    nameless looks like black jack, k9999 looks like chirico cuvie.
    k9999 data is in kof neo wave but you have to hack the game

  • @AzrielArcade
    @AzrielArcade Před 2 lety +2

    We got our boy K9999 back! Now we just need Nameless to return, probably with a brand new moveset. Maybe a Fire and Ice Mix?

    • @GooberGM25
      @GooberGM25 Před 2 lety

      And he'd have K49's old super, to reference Gill from Street Fighter.

    • @GooberGM25
      @GooberGM25 Před 2 lety

      As in the weird holy light one.