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==Characters== {{see also|List of characters in The King of Fighters series}} The arcade version of the game features a roster of 20 characters, which is half the amount of characters featured in ''[[The King of Fighters XI]]''. With the exception of the Hero Team from ''[[The King of Fighters 2003]]'' and the debut of [[List of characters in the Fatal Fury series#Raiden|Raiden]] from ''[[Fatal Fury (series)|Fatal Fury]]'' in the series, the character roster is composed primarily of characters from early ''KOF'' games prior to the NESTS storyline, with the majority of them reverting to their classic ''KOF'' and pre-''KOF'' (Kensou and Athena are wearing the outfits of their ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'' counterparts) designs and move set as the SNK staff wanted to return to the original concept from ''The King of Fighters ''series.<ref name="informer"/> Raiden, however, was initially meant to appear as his unmasked persona from ''[[Fatal Fury 2]]'', "Big Bear"; in order to add more villains to the game, the SNK staff decided to use his Raiden persona, which was one of the sub-bosses from the first ''Fatal Fury''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/character/index.php?num=raiden| title=Raiden official profile| publisher=The King of Fighters anniversary website| accessdate=2009-04-23 | language=Japanese}}</ref> ''KOF XII'' does not feature any of the pre-defined teams traditionally featured in the series, despite presence of members from recurring teams such as the original Japan Team and the Fatal Fury Team.<ref name="jpn">{{cite web |url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof-xii/character/index.html| title=『ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズXII』稼動時期が決定!| publisher= Official The King of Fighters XII Homepage| accessdate=2008-09-17 | language=Japanese}}</ref> The home versions feature two additional characters: [[List of The King of Fighters characters#Vice & Mature|Mature]], one of [[Iori Yagami]]'s teammates from ''[[The King of Fighters '96]]'', and [[List of The King of Fighters characters#Elisabeth Blanctorche|Elisabeth Branctorche]], who starred in ''KOF XI'' as the leader of the Rivals Team. Both characters sport new outfits.<ref name = "famitsu" /> *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Ash Crimson|Ash Crimson]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Duo Lon|Duo Lon]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Shen Woo|Shen Woo]] *[[Kyo Kusanagi]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Japan Team|Benimaru Nikaido]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Japan Team|Goro Daimon]] *[[Iori Yagami]] *[[Athena Asamiya]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Psycho Soldier Team|Sie Kensou]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Psycho Soldier Team|Chin Gentsai]] *[[Terry Bogard]] *[[List of characters in the Fatal Fury series#Andy Bogard|Andy Bogard]] *[[Joe Higashi]] *[[Kim Kaphwan]] *[[List of characters in the Fatal Fury series#Raiden|Raiden]] *[[Ryo Sakazaki]] *[[Robert Garcia (Art of Fighting)|Robert Garcia]] *[[Ralf Jones]] *[[Clark Still]] *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Ikari Team|Leona Heidern]] '''Console-Exclusive Characters''' *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Vice & Mature|Mature]]<ref name = "famitsu">{{cite web| url = http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1224032_1124.html | title = ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ XII』の発売日と価格が決定 - ファミ通.com | publisher = Famitsu Magazine| accessdate = May 8, 2009 | language = Japanese}}</ref> *[[List of The King of Fighters characters#Elisabeth Blanctorche|Elisabeth Branctorche]]<ref name = "famitsu" /> <!-- Please do not add K' and Mai Shiranui since they still aren't confirmed to be playable.-->
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