Art of Fighting 2
The ascetic warrior, Ryo Sakazaki.
The pretty-boy rough guy, Robert Garcia.
One year has passed since their adventures in the den of iniquity known as.....Southtown.
Saving Ryo's sister Yuri and uncovering the mysterious secret of Mister Karate, they now wait for their next challenge.
Then, it comes. A mysterious summons from the hive of evil and treachery known as.....Southtown.
A mysterious figure has called our heroes, along with some of the toughest dudes and dudettes in the world, to the old neighborhood, the neighborhood of shadows and illusions, the neighborhood of despair and fear, the neighborhood known as, you guessed it.....Southtown.
What secret lies behind this call to the contest known as "The King of Fighters," a contest offering unheard of fame and wealthy?
Who will steal the laurels of victory, and what depths of wickedness will these laurels plunge the winner of this match of brawn and wits?
Well, don't just sit there! Read through this book, play the game, and find out the answer to these and other questions, ya big silly!
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The Mysterious Manipulator of Ninja Arts.
Master of the ancient ways of the ninja and sworn enemy of the Sakazaki clan whose devotion to the school of Kyokugen school of karate is an insult to Kisaragi's being. An enigmatic soul who thirst for revenge, and a glance of his former love, lost to the arms of a long-haired blond guy. But such is life.
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The Muscle Devil from Dairyland.
Dreaded leader of the urban gang, the Neo Black Cats. Jack quests for the control of Southtown and its envirous. To reestablish his old group, he must first win them back from the evil clutches and shiny pate of Mr. Big.
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The Supersonic Psycho Flyboy.
Once a pilot of unparalleled skill, the marine took a air-air missile to his eye. Unable to fly, the dejected pilot was driven to drinking and unsociable behavior. Years later, he was drummed out of the service after being implicated in gun-running missions supplying the evil Mr. Big. Insisting he was framed, the dejected, former ruler of the skies now comes to Southtown to set history right.
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The Gorgerous, Kick-Boxing Lady.
The former bouncer of La Maison, defeated by Ryo and Robert one year ago, was rumored to have forsaken the world of the streets to make an honest living as a political consultant. Finding the trade perverse and inhuman, she has resurfaced on the streets, kick-boxing her way to a showdown with her old pals and hoping for the prize money. But for what end...?
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The Legendary, Taloned Acrobat.
The master of masters of Chinese kempo. Well-versed in the mysterious ways of Chinese medicine, this fighter/doctor hides his identity with a hideous (some say ridiculous) mask of the monkey god, Hoo Hee Shiree. Planning to use the prize money from this contest to further his medical research, Lee looks to this battle as his final bout in the arena of the boulevard battlers.
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The Tragic Champ from the Lower East Side.
To escape a life of abject poverty, Mickey sought the crown of heavyweight boxing. A freak accident sidelined his hopes, sending the Mickster back to the meanstreets. After paying his dues to the society that scorned him, Mickey looks for a new shot at the title and has entered the contest to polish his technique.
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The Glittering Sultan of Southtown.
The leader of the dreaded Southtown Boys Club, known for their terror and powers of persuasion. Sensing a threat to his rule, Big has polished his scalp and entered the seemingly sinister King of Fighters contest. What fowl secret awaits him at the end of his battles? Will his ambition translate into his downfall? Hey! He's a bad guy. Who cares?!!!
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The Pretty-Boy Master of Mayhem.
Son of the multi-zillionaire industrialist Albert Moralista Del Gusto de Braha Garcia, Robert has foresaken the wishes of his father, left the prestigious Emperor University, and has followed the pursuit of KYOKU GEN KARATE mastership. The rival of Ryo, Robert is on fop who packs a wallop.
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The Wild Karate Guy.
Scion of the creator of KYOKU GEN KARATE, Takuma Sakazaki, he has been passing the previous year since the rescue of his cute kid sister Yuri in the Japanese Alps, bathing in the frigid streams and dancing on the sharp rocks of Mt. Yuwannafaito. Hearing of the mysterious KING OF FIGHTERS competition, he ventures once again to his old hunting grounds.
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Master of Kyoku Gen and One Really Swell Dad.
Pioneer of the KYOKU GEN school of karate, Takuma enters the competition with an uneasy sense that something is just not adding up. Because of his superior strength and training, he was asked to join the evil Southtown organization but refused. Could this competition be the work of his old enemies?
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The Titan of the Tundra.
The one and only Mongolian dockworker at the Southtown port, Tem resigned himself to a period of menial work as a manure loader. Finding the job paid 25 bucks and hour. Tem stayed on, earning money for the small school in Mongolia where he dreams of teaching one day. A pureheart who fights for the good of others.
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The Fabulous Karate Babe.
Ryo's beloved kid sister. Anxious to learn the ways of KYOKU GEN, she learns from her father, Takuma, she studies with her father while pretending to attend a fitness club to appease her brother, Ryo, who objects to Yuri's studies. Achieving momentous success in a brief period of training, Yuri joins the competition to show her big brother what she's really made of.
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