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Fighter ID
Insert Coin
Site Theme
Astral Revision
Bigger Badder Better
Black Sites Matter
British Bear Boy
Cyborg Fanatics
Double D
Duck! Duck! Duck!
Dust Loops
Goenitz Megashock
Hail Doom
Higher Voltage
Just Like Clockwork
K' Taisen
Like the old time...
Llama Llama Coffee Mama
Mokujinken
Mudman's Cafe
Ora Ora Orange
Return of the King
Saikyo Style
Seraphic Web
Shoryuken Sunset
Take All Of It
Take No Prisoners
Together We Are
Light display theme for Captain Ginyu
King of Fighters '97, The
2D Conventional Gameplay
SNK
Tags
crossover
team_elim
world_tour
King of Fighters '94, The Series
King of Fighters '94, The
King of Fighters '95, The
King of Fighters '96, The
King of Fighters '97, The
King of Fighters '98, The
King of Fighters R-1
King of Fighters R-2
King of Fighters '99, The
King of Fighters 2000, The
King of Fighters 2001, The
King of Fighters EX, The
King of Fighters 2002, The
King of Fighters EX2, The
King of Fighters Mobile Part 1, The
King of Fighters, The
King of Fighters 2003, The
King of Fighters Mobile Part 2, The
King of Fighters Neowave, The
King of Fighters Mobile, The
King of Fighters M2, The
King of Fighters 11, The
King of Fighters Mobile R-2, The
King of Fighters '98, The: Ultimate Match
King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match, The
King of Fighters 12, The
King of Fighters 13, The
King of Fighters '97 OL, The
King of Fighters 14, The
King of Fighters 15, The
Navigation
Costumes
Dialogue
Gallery
History
Movelist
Storyline
Release Dates
Neo Geo
7/28/1997
Neo Geo CD
10/30/1997
Saturn
3/26/1998
Playstation
5/28/1998
Playstation 2
4/20/2006
The King of Fighters Orochi Collection
Compilation release
Playstation Network
7/11/2007
Playstation Portable
10/28/2008
The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga
Compilation release.
Wii
11/25/2008
The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga
Compilation release.
WiiWare/Virtual Console
9/6/2011
The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga
Emulation of Neo Geo version.
iOS
11/13/2013
Android
11/14/2013
PlayStation 4
11/2/2017
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '97
Xbox One
11/2/2017
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '97
PlayStation 4
04/03/2018
The King of Fighters '97: Global Match
PlayStation Vita
04/03/2018
The King of Fighters '97: Global Match
Windows
04/03/2018
The King of Fighters '97: Global Match
PlayStation 4
6/26/2018
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga
Compilation release.
Switch
7/26/2018
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '97
Evercade
08/2025
NeoGeo Arcade 3
Compilation release
Switch
12/18/2025
ACA Neo Geo Selection Vol. 10
Compilation release
Credits
Producer
Takashi Nishiyama
Fighters
Andy Bogard
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Fatal Fury Team
Voice Actor
Keiichi Nanba
Athena Asamiya
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Psycho Soldier Team
Portrayed By
Yukina Kurisu
Benimaru Nikaido
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Hero Team
Voice Actor
Monster Maezuka
Billy Kane
Playable Character
Neo Geo
'97 Special Team
Voice Actor
Atsushi Yamanishi
Blue Mary Ryan
Playable Character
Neo Geo
'97 Special Team
Voice Actor
Harumi Ikoma
Chang Koehan
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Kim Team
Voice Actor
Hiroyuki Arita
Chin Gentsai
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Psycho Soldier Team
Voice Actor (Worldwide)
Toshikazu Nishimura
Chizuru Kagura
Playable Character
Neo Geo
'97 Women's Team
Voice Actor
Akiko Saitō
Choi Bounge
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Kim Team
Voice Actor
Monster Maezuka
Chris
Playable Character
Neo Geo
New Face Team
Voice Actor
Rio Ogata
Clark Steel / Clark Still
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Ikari Team
Voice Actor
Yoshinori Shima
Goro Daimon
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Hero Team
Voice Actor
Masaki Usui
Iori Yagami
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Solo Entry
Voice Actor
Kunihiko Yasui
Joe Higashi
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Fatal Fury Team
Voice Actor
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Kensou
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Psycho Soldier Team
Voice Actor
Eiji Yano
Kim Kaphwan
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Kim Team
Voice Actor
Satoshi Hashimoto
King
Playable Character
Neo Geo
'97 Women's Team
Voice Actor
Harumi Ikoma
Kyo Kusanagi
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Hero Team
Voice Actor
Masahiro Nonaka
Leona Heidern
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Ikari Team
Voice Actor
Masae Yumi
Mai Shiranui
Playable Character
Neo Geo
'97 Women's Team
Voice Actor
Akoya Sogi
Orochi
Boss Character
Neo Geo
Final boss
Voice Actor
Rio Ogata
Orochi Chris
Boss Character
Neo Geo
Voice Actor
Rio Ogata
Orochi Iori
Boss Character
Neo Geo
Voice Actor
Kunihiko Yasui
Orochi Leona / Wild Leona
Boss Character
Neo Geo
Voice Actor
Masae Yumi
Orochi Shermie
Boss Character
Neo Geo
Voice Actor
Hazuki Nishikawa
Orochi Yashiro
Boss Character
Neo Geo
Voice Actor (Worldwide)
Makoto Awane
Ralf Jones
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Ikari Team
Voice Actor
Monster Maezuka
Robert Garcia
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Art of Fighting Team
Voice Actor
Mantarō Koichi
Ryo Sakazaki
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Art of Fighting Team
Voice Actor
Masaki Usui
Shermie
Playable Character
Neo Geo
New Face Team
Voice Actor
Hazuki Nishikawa
Shingo Yabuki
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Solo Entry
Voice Actor
Takehito Koyasu
Terry Bogard
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Fatal Fury Team
Voice Actor
Satoshi Hashimoto
Yamazaki
Playable Character
Neo Geo
'97 Special Team
Voice Actor (Worldwide)
Koji Ishii
Yashiro Nanakase
Playable Character
Neo Geo
New Face Team
Voice Actor (Worldwide)
Makoto Awane
Yuri Sakazaki
Playable Character
Neo Geo
Art of Fighting Team
Voice Actor
Kaori Horie
One of @char=athena_kof@
's
King of Fighters '97 intros dons an outfit similarly worn to that of the famous
Chisato Moritaka
, one of the most popular female Japanese Pop idols to emerge out of the late 1980's and mid 1990's, which whom to this day still has a very strong following of devoted fans in Japan.
The likeness of both along with the outrageous number of costumes worn by both women, it was obvious that SNK wanted to pay a great homage to Chisato by giving none other than SNK’s fictional pop star her push, and thus by the NESTS Saga her official given nickname became known as
"The Psychic-Powered Idol"
.
Athena Asamiya
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