▁dec im ated ▁by ▁the ▁now - destroy ed ▁Zero ▁C annon . ▁Another ▁K OF ▁tournament ▁is ▁being ▁held ▁and ▁this ▁time , ▁it ' s ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁NE ST S ▁cart el , ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁ant agon ists ▁behind ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁games . ▁ ▁K ′ ▁and ▁Max ima ▁return ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁NE ST S ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all . ▁They ▁are ▁now ▁joined ▁by ▁former ▁I k ari ▁War riors ▁Team ▁member ▁Wh ip ▁and ▁the ▁assass in ▁Lin ▁formerly ▁from ▁Ben im aru ' s ▁Team , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁seeking ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁NE ST S ▁as ▁well . ▁NE ST S ▁sends ▁their ▁own ▁team ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁composed ▁of ▁NE ST S ▁agents ▁K ula ▁Diam ond , ▁K 9 9 9 9 , ▁Fox y , ▁and ▁Angel . ▁K yo ▁K us an agi ▁joins ▁his ▁former ▁team m ates ▁of ▁Ben im aru ▁N ika ido ▁and ▁G oro ▁Da imon , ▁re unit ing ▁the ▁original ▁Japan ▁Team ▁along ▁with ▁Sh ingo ▁Y ab uki , ▁while ▁I ori ▁Y ag ami ▁joins ▁a ▁team ▁composed ▁of ▁agents ▁S eth , ▁Van essa , ▁and ▁Ram on . ▁Y uri ▁Sak az aki ▁rejo ins ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Fight ing ▁Team , ▁while ▁King ▁and ▁Mai ▁Sh ir an ui ▁once ▁again ▁lead ▁the ▁Women ▁F igh ters ▁Team ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁returning ▁Li ▁X i ang fe