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Having my time wasted by a loser like this. Just like my fortune said this morning.
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~ Kukri
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Bonjour, Mesdemoiselles... It's no use trying to escape. This a pocket dimension of my own making. Lower life forms like you two stand no chance here. If you pests want to be free from this world, you must take part in my special event and battle your way to victory. Mwahahahaha!
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~ Kukri in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy.
Kukri is a major character and anti-villain in The King of Fighters series by SNK, appearing as a playable character in The King of Fighters XIV and The King of Fighters XV and serves as the main antagonist of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. A enigmatic member of an unknown group with his face almost always covered, he has the ability to control sand.
He has been voiced by Hiroki Takahashi in all appearances.
A member of a secret society, Kukri was adopted as a young street urchin by Dolores, a female mage who lives as a hermit deep within the desert. Under her tutorage, he was told about the mysteries of the universe, such as the "crucible of souls" in the world and the "Mother Goddess" reigning over all of creation. However, this peace would end seven years later, when Kukri suddenly became able to use powerful magical abilities. Due to his inexperience and the surprise nature of his awakening, Kukri's magic overwhelmed him, requiring Dolores to sacrifice herself to stop Kukri's outrage. Kukri, only further embittered by his experience, then wandered into parts unknown, joining a secret society soon after.
Kukri was first seen in The King of Fighters XIV, where he was invited by Antonov himself to join the Official Invitation Team alongside Sylvie Paula Paula and Mian. After Verse's defeat, it it revealed that Kukri was tasked by Elisabeth Blanctorche to locate Ash Crimson and to bring him to her, to which Kukri does.
Some months later, while the situation is ambiguous if its just a shared dream or reality, Kukri is next seen in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy generating a pocket dimension and trapping various women in the The King of Fighters series and beyond (alongside morphing Terry Bogard and Iori Yagami into women themselves) in it, telling them they must fight their way out of Kukri's castle lair, lest he use their despair to shatter the walls between his realm and the real world in order to turn the women of it into statues. Despite his attempts and fighting the player at the end of the tournament, he fails to keep his prey captive and his pocket dimension is destroyed.
Kukri later reappears in the The King of Fighters XV where he team up alongside Ash and Elisabeth to investigate Dolores' revival, while also disappoint of his master's risk about requiring both Amp users, Shun'ei and Isla to prevent multiverse being destroyed by Otoma=Raga, despite having a similar goal. Kukri confirms if Re Verse and Otoma=Raga are defeated, Ash and the others who died in the past like Team Orochi and Dolores remains alive. A matter of fact, Kukri deduce Ash that Otoma=Raga, Verses and the multiversal power source Amp Specters' existence were actually Ash and Saiki's fault at the end of The King of Fighters XIII, which Ash admit and wants to clean up the mess he made. After Otoma=Raga's defeat, and both Shun'ei and Isla fully recover from the evil goddess' influence and has their Amps fully under control, Kukri returns home with Dolores.
Appearance[]
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Are you that interested in what is under this hood? It really is tough being a cool, mysterious gentleman. Mwahahaha!
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~ Kukri
Kukri's appearance largely is one shrouding his true appearance, with a open-chested, black one-piece garment with various black chords attaching the two ends of it together, a tan, sleeveless coat with black tribal markings and a velvet inside lined with zebra-like print, matching gloves, bracelets around his arms, red earrings connected by chains to blue orbs, and tan shoes. While his facial features are intentionally obscured (with Antonov even saying that seeing his face results in a fatal curse being struck upon the viewer), he appears to have gray skin, yellow eyes, and white slick back hair styled into a ponytail.
Personality[]
Even with much of his personality being shrouded in mystery, Kukri stands out as easily one of the more villainous rival characters in the The King of Fighters series. Kukri is extremely abrasive, arrogant, and foul-mouthed to everyone around him, shows a degree of sadism towards others (particularly in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy), and is extremely perverted towards women to the point of him willing to turn every woman on the planet into sculptures. This nature is largely caused by his tragic past, living Kukri bitter at the world and jaded towards anyone he meets. Despite this, Kukri isn't completely terrible, as he is willing to aid Elisabeth in order to find Ash.
Powers and Abilities[]
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Hehehe, today's cloudy with a chance of sandstorm.
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~ Kukri
Kukri has the main ability of fighting through the manipulation of sand through his Hot Sand Assassin's Fist style of fighting, using anywhere from small clouds to large mounds and pillars in his moveset alongside physical strikes. However, its possible that Kukri is far more powerful than this, as he shows the ability to create and trap others in a pocket dimension in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, in which he also displays the abilities of siphoning the despair and terror from others into powering his dimension to merge with reality and pyrokinesis through his "Fetishism Explosion" ability.
Quotes[]
The King of Fighters XIV
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You're the heir to the Yagami clan? Just give the hell up. I don't have time for battles I already know I'm gonna win.
Go ahead and throw this match, you Kusanagi clan douchebag. I'm only here to get to the finals. It's a waste of my time, having to beat all of you one by one. C'mon, hurry up and say something.
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~ Kukri to Kyo Kusanagi.
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Show you a good time? What the hell are you talking about? What, are you stupid? You probably took too many hits to the head. Management should look into shitheads like this and ban them in advance...
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~ Kukri to Kyo.
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You have lost to the sand.
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~ Kukri
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You're a sore loser. The fight was decided before it began.
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~ Kukri
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Quit stalling. What are you, a politician?!
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~ Kukri
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You're like a turd boiled in sewage and left out overnight. Nasty.
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~ Kukri
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You're no "martial artist". You're just flailing around.
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~ Kukri
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
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Mwahahahah! My power has successfully defanged the Legendary Wolf and turned him into my own sexy bae! Fear my power!
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~ Kukri to Terry upon transforming him.
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Mwahahah! Ah, that's right. I should explain to the losers watching what exactly is going on. The evil statue will merge this pocket dimension with reality once it has reclaimed its power. The source of the energy? The fear and despair of our beautiful contestants! To put it in laymen terms, this statue is absorbing the energy exuded from the battles between these beautiful fighters. And once enough energy has been collected, this powerful world of mine will break through the boundaries of reality! Once that is accomplished, mademoiselles around the world will be added to my collection! Mwahahahah!
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~ Kukri explaining his plot.
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I shall suck all the energy from the weak until they are naught but sand sculptures for my collection! Shed your tears! Scream your fears! Let them ring out through your fears!
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~ Kukri before fighting the player in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy.
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I-Impossible... I control this world! I shouldn't be able to lose! I guess the power of my imagination is still lacking... H-How could this happen? I-It wasn't supposed to be this way!
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~ Kukri upon his defeat.
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I hoped you enjoyed my speciality... THE SAND OF MUSIC!!! MWAHAHAH!
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~ Kukri
The King of Fighters XV
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How do you like shriveling up in the sand?
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~ Kukri
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Just looking at you pisses me off. So, piss off.
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~ Kukri
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This has to be a mistake... No way I'm supposed to fight someone so weak.
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~ Kukri
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To commemorate this moment, I posted your image online... You're welcome.
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~ Kukri
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Heh, I should find out your address and send you a gift. Payment on delivery, of course.
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~ Kukri
Trivia[]
Despite having seemingly gray skin, Kukri seems to be of a Caucasian or black skin tone in some appearances.
Further complicating matters, in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, Kukri oddly has bits on French in his dialogue, although this detail could be in reference to Ash, to which he's an ally of.
Kukri's desire to have women turned into sculptures in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy seems to be a call-back to Rugal Bernstein, who similarly had fighters he defeated encased in liquid metal to also turn them into statues.
Kukri was once thought to be a possible member of Those from the Past, based on him wearing the bracelets and black hoods other members of the organization have. However, due to the presence of Dolores, this theory is unlikely to be true.
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