This happens prior to Isla's debut in The King of Fighters XV and fills the role. Both debuted in the first game of the saga, The King of Fighters XIV.
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#The king of fighters 97 orochi team series#
With exception of Billy Kane and Eiji Kisaragi (who debuts in the Fatal Fury series and Art of Fighting series, respectively), the other characters on this team are exclusively created for the KOF series.Isla (Shun'ei's Official Rival) - Fifth Leader of Team Rivals and Leader in XV.List of Members Orochi Saga Mainline Formations (Team Yagami) Shun'ei Saga: Team Official Invitation (temporary rivals of Team Shun'ei).Orochi Saga: Team Orochi ( KOF '97) (rivals of Team Sacred Treasures, the true Team Hero of this game).Shun'ei Saga: Team Isla (only in KOF XV) (true rivals of Team Shun'ei).Tales of Ash: Team Elisabeth (only in KOF XI and KOF XIII) (rivals of Team Ash, only in XI).NESTS Chronicles: Team NESTS (only in KOF 2001) (rivals of Team K').Orochi Saga: Team Yagami ( KOF '95 and KOF '96) (rivals of Team Japan in KOF '95, this team rivals with the main protagonists of SNK's principal game series).After (and during) each saga, the teams receive the following nomenclatures: According to the story of each game (or saga), this team has mainline or alternative versions (the alternative can sometimes be the true story of the game). The team is composed, in the most part, of characters who are important to some arc story or the game series. As the name implies, this team is created to act as rivals of the Hero Team, or against a specific character and/or team. Team Rivals is one of the many reoccuring teams created and found in The King of Fighters. 2.4.1 Temporary Formation (Team Official Invitation).2.1.2.1.2 Awakened Version (Team Orochi).2.1.2.1.1 Normal Version (Team New Faces).
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2.1.2 Alternative (and True) Formations.2.1.1 Mainline Formations (Team Yagami).