<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
four	O
fighting	O
games	O
created	O
originally	O
by	O
ADK	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
family	O
of	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
non-SNK	O
platforms	O
as	O
well	O
including	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
title	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
around	O
1999	O
but	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
plays	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
6-button	O
layout	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
uses	O
only	O
3	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
4	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
buttons	O
:	O
one	O
for	O
punching	O
,	O
another	O
for	O
kicking	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
for	O
throwing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
two	O
buttons	O
can	O
be	O
held	O
down	O
longer	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
deliver	O
stronger	O
attacks	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
levels	O
of	O
strength	O
and	O
using	O
standard	O
buttons	O
instead	O
of	O
pneumatic	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
assign	O
the	O
4	O
basic	O
attacks	O
to	O
different	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
,	O
each	O
character	O
had	O
a	O
traditional	O
four-button	O
attack	O
layout	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
also	O
achieve	O
stronger	O
attacks	O
by	O
pushing	O
down	O
two	O
respective	O
punch	O
or	O
kick	O
buttons	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
,	O
every	O
character	O
has	O
an	O
ABC	O
Special	O
Move	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
C	O
buttons	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
popular	O
"	O
Death	O
Match	O
"	O
mode	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
premise	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
scientist	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Brown	O
,	O
having	O
perfected	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
,	O
organized	O
a	O
tournament	O
for	O
various	O
"	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
"	O
throughout	O
all	O
of	O
history	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuuma	O
Kotaro	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
1994	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
ADK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
moves	O
from	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
were	O
removed	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
fair	O
enough	O
to	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
ADK	O
games	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	O
Geo	O
CD-exclusive	O
title	O
,	O
ADK	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
and	O
ADK	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
era	O
,	O
ADK	O
suffered	O
enough	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
to	O
file	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
all	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
and	O
copyrights	O
to	O
their	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
character	O
library	O
were	O
bought	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
being	O
entirely	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
some	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
and	O
the	O
card	O
game	O
SNK	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
:	O
Card	O
Fighters	O
DS	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
unplayable	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
apparent	O
homage	O
to	O
Doc	O
Brown	O
from	O
the	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
film	O
trilogy	O
(	O
he	O
became	O
fully	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Dr.	O
Brown	O
Sugar	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Brown	O
has	O
been	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
bringing	O
and	O
helping	O
Nakoruru	O
,	O
Love	O
Heart	O
,	O
and	O
Mui	O
Mui	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hanzo	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
uses	O
many	O
moves	O
and	O
commands	O
similar	O
to	O
Ryu	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
occurrence	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hanzo	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
rival	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Hanzo	O
Hattori	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
they	O
both	O
share	O
many	O
similar	O
moves	O
(	O
albeit	O
using	O
different	O
names	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Ken	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fūma	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
both	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
era	O
after	O
time-traveling	O
,	O
which	O
happens	O
in	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
philosopher	O
of	O
13th	O
century	O
Russia	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
known	O
alchemist	B-Language
and	O
sorcerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
downloadable	O
playable	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
mainline-based	O
tie-in	O
crossover	O
title	O
,	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
where	O
she	O
was	O
dragged	O
into	O
Kukri	O
’s	O
pocket	O
dream	O
dimension	O
alongside	O
some	O
other	O
girls	O
who	O
participated	O
previous	O
KOF	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
male	O
fighters	O
who	O
are	O
transformed	O
into	O
females	O
in	O
that	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
J	O
.	O
Carn	O
joined	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
to	O
fight	O
Geegus	O
out	O
of	O
boredom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
,	O
but	O
his	O
look	O
and	O
fighting	O
style	O
share	O
some	O
similarities	O
to	O
Uighur	O
the	O
Warden	O
from	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Rudolph	O
von	O
Stroheim	O
from	O
the	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
manga	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
his	O
look	O
were	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
titular	B-General_Concept
character	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
films	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
with	O
his	O
name	O
)	O
Brockenman	O
or	O
his	O
son	O
Brocken	O
Jr.	O
from	O
the	O
manga/anime	O
series	O
Kinnikuman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
real-life	O
martial	O
artist	O
and	O
actor	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
his	O
stage	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
his	O
stage	O
is	O
set	O
at	O
Yongdusan	O
Park	O
in	O
Busan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
possibly	O
named	O
after	O
president	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
then-Korean	O
distributor	O
Viccom	O
,	O
Kim	O
Kap-Hwan	O
(	O
after	O
whom	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
character	O
was	O
also	O
named	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
rapid	O
punching	O
moves	O
share	O
some	O
similarities	O
to	O
Kenshiro	O
from	O
the	O
manga/anime	O
series	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
his	O
nationality	O
is	O
indicated	O
as	O
Chinese	O
and	O
the	O
Chinese	O
characters	O
used	O
to	O
spell	O
his	O
name	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
translate	O
to	O
"	O
Gold	O
Dragon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
looks	O
were	O
slightly	O
altered	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
to	O
tone	O
down	O
the	O
resemblance	O
and	O
avoid	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
without	O
changing	O
any	O
parts	O
of	O
his	O
look	O
other	O
than	O
adding	O
extra	O
palettes	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
;	O
he	O
can	O
shapeshift	O
into	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
fighters	O
and	O
use	O
their	O
moves	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
from	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geegus	O
wants	O
to	O
destroy	O
Earth	O
;	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
stop	O
his	O
evil	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geegus	O
appears	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
Neo	O
Geegus	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sub-boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geegus	O
 '	O
design	O
and	O
abilities	O
are	O
,	O
seemingly	O
,	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
T-1000	O
liquid	O
metal	O
cyborg	O
from	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geegus	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Neo	O
Dio	O
's	O
Geo-Geegus	O
desperation	O
move	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
Geo	O
Geegus	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
hanging	O
rope	O
for	O
his	O
super	O
move	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
special	O
moves	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
features	O
from	O
Norse	O
mythology	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
and	O
Æsir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
player	O
who	O
describes	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
killer	O
machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
ending	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
son	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
like	O
him	O
,	O
though	O
Johnny	O
does	O
not	O
approve	O
of	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
American	B-Application
Football	I-Application
player	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryoko	O
is	O
a	O
16-year-old	O
girl	O
and	O
a	O
master	O
of	O
Judo	B-Application
who	O
wants	O
to	O
prove	O
her	O
power	O
against	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
fighters	O
of	O
the	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
later	O
reappears	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
,	O
also	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Neo	O
Dio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
resembles	O
another	O
character	O
created	O
by	O
Hirohiko	O
Araki	O
,	O
Kars	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Pillar	O
Men	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
series	O
of	O
Jojo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
:	O
he	O
has	O
sharp	O
blades	O
on	O
his	O
elbows	O
just	O
like	O
him	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
shapeshifter	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
boss	O
and	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
lists	O
his	O
occupation	O
as	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Being	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
historical	O
serial	O
killer	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
look	O
and	O
some	O
moves	O
are	O
inspired	O
from	O
Souther	O
and	O
Raoh	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
originally	O
appeared	O
in	O
ADK	O
's	O
Ninja	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Spider	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Mars	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
famous	O
mythological	O
character	O
Sun	O
Wukong	O
(	O
"	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
