The King of Fighters - jkflay's Furry AU Page
Aka the place where the context for my KOF brainrot from work flourishes
If you know anything about me, it's that I'm a furry and that I'm a fan of KOF. So I guess it'd only be inevitable that these two likes of mine would crossover, especially after hours of work where I'm putting things back where they belong with nothing to do but have my head in the clouds. So after some years of working and daydreaming, my little personal AU has become so solidified in my mind that I can write so much about it all alongside my previous KOF headcanons and fanon things. And so I'm dedicating this page to all of that, from worldbuilding, to who is what animal, to what stories I've thought about in this world. With all of that said...
Worldbuilding
If you didn't know, I love worldbuilding - it's one of my favorite aspects of fantasy and sci-fi
Who is What Animal?
My methodology for deciding what character is what animal is a little more in depth than some would assume. As the wise deer-time on Tumblr dot com once said,
When I decide what characters are what animals, I try to make that animal align with their stories, their themes, their personality, their design, if it fits them then it is them. You may not agree with me on what I make some characters, but in my opinion these fit who they are and I hope that the reasons I give helps you see what I'm going for.
A while ago I made a little chart with furry versions of the KOF XV roster but it's too big for this page to properly render out, so instead I'll make a simple list with who is what, some notes for why if I have some, and if that why is long they get some paragraphs to themselves. And if I have the time, I'll make art of the furry versions of the characters for here. How fun.
~King of Fighters XV Roster
- Shun'ei: Dragon (Amp. Specter Wings: Fire=Butterfly, Water=Insect)
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- Meitenkun: Ragdoll Cat
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- Benimaru: Cheetah
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- Isla: Dragon (Amp. Specter/Amanda: Wyvern Wings)
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- Heidern: Velociraptor
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- Dolores: Wild Boar
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- Kyo: Jacob Sheep
Kyo is the character I have the most to say about why he's a sheep so buckle up buckaroo. Steel wool is a type of firestarter, Kyo makes fire so that pun is an easy connection; the first fully cloned animal was a sheep and considering Kyo's cloning deal it makes sense; Kyo's design changes over the course of the series so him having horns that grow over time would be a clever way to show that growth. Additionally, Jacob's Sheep usually grow multiple horns and I think that NESTS would cut them down for DNA. Having one set stay stunted and another grow could be a fascinating way to show that NESTS impacted him but he's moving on in a way; Continuing on with this, overgrown wool greatly weighs down and hurts sheep. I think that NESTS would shear his inital wool coat, and from then on Kyo would grow and keep a new coat to the point where it becomes overgrown. It'd be a literal metaphor of Kyo carrying the weight of his NESTS trauma and using it to shield him both from harm and kindness. He believes that the coat helps him, but it's only a barrier between others.
- Iori: Black Cat
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- Chizuru: Red-Crowned Crane
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- Chris/Orochi Chris: Field Mouse
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- Yashiro/Orochi Yashiro: Crocodile
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- Shermie/Orochi Shermie: Cave Bat
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- Terry: Hudson Bay Wolf
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- Andy: Golden Retriever
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- Joe: Howler Monkey
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- Athena: Phoenix (Cockatiel)
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- Mai: Mini-Lop Rabbit
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- Yuri: American Oppossum
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- Ryo: Grizzly Bear
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- Robert: Bengal Tiger
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- King: White-Tailed Deer
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- Luong: Cape Cobra
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- Blue Mary: English Pointer
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- Vanessa: Red Fox
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- K': Dutch Rabbit
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- Maxima: Polar Bear
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- Whip: Dutch Rabbit
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- Krohnen: Protogen (Sheep + Rabbit mix)
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- Angel: Siberian Lynx
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- Kula: French-Lop Rabbit
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- Leona: Snow Leopard
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- Ralf: German Shepard
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- Clark: Labrador Retriever
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- Ash: Artic Fox
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- Elizabeth: Blue Picardy Spaniard
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- Kukri: Milk Snake
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- Antonov: Domestic Bull
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- Ramon: Siberian Tiger
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- King of Dinosaurs: Tarantulosaurus-Rex
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- Rock: Coywolf-Goose Mix
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- B. Jenet: Domestic Rat
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- Gato: Ocelot
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- Geese: Phoenix (Cotton Patch Goose)
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- Billy: Domestic Goat
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- Yamazaki: Black Cat
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- Haohmaru: Japanese Bantam Chicken
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- Nakoruru:Mountain Hawk-Eagle
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- Darli Dagger: Ring-Tailed Lemur
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- Omega Rugal: Black Panther
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- Goenitz: Dragon
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- Shingo: Great Pyrnees
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- Kim: Javan Mongoose
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- Sylvie Paula Paula: Dutch Angel Dragon
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- Duo Lon: Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
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- Najd: Folf (Fennec Fox + Gray Wolf)
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- Hinako: Wolverine
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- Vice and Mature: African Lion and White Lion
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And I guess I can include some other furry versions of characters, for example:
~Other KOF Characters~
- Nameless: Avali
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- Sie Kensou: Frill Lizard
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- Kyo-1 and Kyo-2: Jacob Sheep
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- Kusanagi: Demon
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- May Lee: Poison Dart Frog
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- Xanadu: Killer Whale
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- Chang and Choi: African Elephant and Lesser Weasel
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- Tung Fu Rue: Galapagos Tortoise
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- Goro Daimon: Galcier Bear
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- Candy Diamond: Synth
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- Diana and Foxy: Island Foxes
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- Alice Garnet Nakata: Domestic Cat
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- KOF for Girls Protagonist - Striped Skunk
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- Nagi: Kitsune
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- Yomi: Yatagarasu
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~Maximum Impact Characters~
- Alba Meira: Mustang
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- Soiree Meira: Belgian Draught
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- Lien Nevelle: Swift Fox
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- Mignon Beart: Spirit Bear
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- Chae Lim: Siberian Musk Deer
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- Luise Meyrink: Alicorn (Zebra with Butterfly Wings)
- Nagase: Panda Bear
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- Ninon Beart: Spirit Bear
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- Xiao Lon: Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
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~Various SNK Characters~
- Marco Rossi: Peregrine Falcon
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- Eri Kasamoto: Cheetah
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- Fio Germani: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
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- Tarma Roving: Doberman
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- Nadia Cassel: Ball Python
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- Trevor Spacey: Reindeer
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- Munch Mobile: MM.EXE
The instant that I found out that this was a SNK game, I had the devious idea of it being the SNK equivalent of Sonic.EXE. For the funny.
~ Other FG Characters~
- Sol Badguy: Dragon
I had a pun stuck in my head and felt it was too obvious to not make a thing
- Ken Masters: Golden Retriever
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- Bakuryu/Keji Ogami: Eastern Mole
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- Lars Alexandersson: African Lion
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Stories in this AU
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Thank you for checking out my Shrine and this silly AU page, and remember... play KOF!
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Anywho, have fun if you can : D