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	Rugal Bernstein

Rugal has been admired and feared throughout the world, by crime leaders and politicians alike, by his influence and power in his illegal deals. He controls all his operations from his personal air carrier, the Blacknoah, and his pet panther always by his side. However, Rugal is not only feared in the higher social circles, he is also a personality in the fighting world, where he has been known to be a man who does not allow his defeated opponents to live. Nobody who has faced him had come out alive. Not only that, but Rugal takes his defeated opponents, and covers them in liquid metal, and keeps them as morbid statues. He even wiped out a whole unit of mercenaries, commanded by a certain Heidern, and when he was about to kill him, Heidern's family, whom Rugal had captured to keep Heidern away from his plans, protected Heidern and ended up being killed. However, Rugal's downfall was his own ambition, as all those who desire absolute power.

Even though he was already an expert martial artist, and gathered the best techniques of the best fighters in the world (including Geese Howard and Wolfgang Krauser, past two hosts of the King of Fighters tournament), Rugal still felt he needed extreme power. While he was cruising through the seas with the Blacknoah, he felt a very powerful source in a remote part of the world. Rugal decided to take a trip there, and when he arrived, he sensed a magnificent power, a very calm, but devastating energy source. Ruagl's eyes gleamed with ambition, and reached out to control it. Suddenly, a tall man appeared in front of Rugal.

He was very menacing, and Rugal sensed a huge power emanating from him. Rugal tells the man to stand aside, and the man, named Goenitz, tells him that the Orochi power will be of no simple mortal. Rugal then decides to teach the man not to be so impolite, but before Rugal can do anything, the man swoops his hand, and gouges his right eye off. Rugal reels in pain,and Goenitz praises Rugal for surviving his attack. He then acceeds to give Rugal a small part of the power he seeks. Goenitz then infuses Rugal with a portion of the Orochi power. Rugal's body is trembled with pain, but then, Rugal laughs maniacally. He now feels the true power! Goenitz informs Rugal that if he ever overuses this power, the result would be fatal for him. Rugal then goes back to the Blacknoah, with the huge sense of power flowing through his body. Shortly after, Rugal receives the visit of two mysterious women, who offer to be Rugal's secretaries.

Their names were: Mature and Vice. Rugal accepts them, unknown of their true identity...

Upon his return, Rugal implants a powerful sight orb in place of his right eye, and plans his next step. Rugal then has an incredible idea: he decides to invite the most powerful fighters to fight each other, and the most powerful will face him in the final battle.

He then takes the King of Fighters tournament, which was carried before by Geese Howard and Wolfgang Krauser, and decides to change it's rules: instead of being one-on-one fights, the battles will take place between teams of three people each. Then, Rugal sends invitations to the best fighers in the world, signed personally by him, and then awaits the outcome of his tournament. However, Rugal receives an unexpected visit of a mysterious fighter. Rugal identifies the symbol on the warrior's clothes to be that of a Kusanagi.

Indeed, it was Saisyu Kusanagi, head of the Kusanagi clan. He dares Rugal that he will not accomplish his evil plan to rule the world. Rugal chuckles and decides to take him on. The battle then begins...At the end, Rugal receives the visit of the Japan Team. He then laughs and tells them that they will be next in in their collection. Benimaru and Daimon fight Rugal, whom is too confident in his abilities, and manage to put him in serious jeopardy. But Rugal does not surrender, and decides to fight at full potential. He takes Benimaru and Daimon and wipes them out easily with his superb skills. Then, Rugal faces Kyo. Having to fight a Kusanagi again, Rugal almost reads Kyo's mind, and previews all his moves. Rugal uses his superior power to knock Kyo around. Kyo then notices his father lying in a corner of the room, he gets enfuriated, and attacks Rugal with all his power.

This time, Rugal is unable to control the wrath of the Kusanagi, and is constantly burnt and hit by Kyo's attacks. At the edge of defeat, Rugal sneers and takes out a remote control device.

He presses the red button, and he puts the Blacknoah in autodestruction mode! The Japan Team manages to escape, but Rugal is presumed to be blown to bits...Or at least, that is what it seems...But Rugal was not dead yet. Using the Orochi power for first time, Rugal has managed to survive the blast almost harmless. His right arm, however, is terribly wounded, and decides to implant a cyborg arm instead. He then begins his plan of revenge. He comissions Vice to brainwash Saisyu so he would help him in his plot. Then, Rugal invites almost the same teams as last year, but with one new team thrown in. He is especially interested in the Hero Team...and mostly, Kyo Kusanagi.....