i ▁and ▁Hin ako ▁Sh ijo . ▁He id ern ▁also ▁makes ▁his ▁K OF ▁return , ▁taking ▁Wh ip ' s ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁I k ari ▁War riors ▁Team , ▁while ▁Kim ▁Kap hw ans ▁young ▁student ▁May ▁Lee ▁takes ▁over ▁J h un ▁H oon ' s ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Korea ▁Justice ▁Team , ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁comp ete ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁injury . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁includes ▁ 1 0 ▁teams ▁of ▁ 4 ▁f igh ters , ▁a ▁sub - b oss , ▁a ▁final ▁b oss , ▁and ▁three ▁strik ers , ▁total ing ▁ 4 5 ▁combat ants . ▁New ▁characters ▁to ▁the ▁franch ise ▁are ▁listed ▁below ▁in ▁bold . ▁ ▁Hero ▁Team ▁ ▁K ′ ▁ ▁Max ima ▁ ▁Wh ip ▁ ▁Lin ▁Japan ▁Team ▁ ▁K yo ▁K us an agi ▁ ▁Ben im aru ▁N ika ido ▁ ▁G oro ▁Da imon ▁ ▁Sh ingo ▁Y ab uki ▁Y ag ami ▁Team ▁ ▁I ori ▁Y ag ami ▁ ▁Van essa ▁ ▁S eth ▁ ▁Ram on ▁I k ari ▁War riors ▁Team ▁ ▁Le ona ▁ ▁R alf ▁Jones ▁ ▁Clark ▁Still ▁ ▁He id ern ▁ ▁F atal ▁F ury ▁Team ▁ ▁Terry ▁Bog ard ▁ ▁Andy ▁Bog ard ▁ ▁Joe ▁H ig ashi ▁ ▁Blue ▁Mary ▁Art ▁of ▁Fight ing ▁Team ▁ ▁R yo ▁Sak az aki ▁ ▁Robert ▁Gar cia ▁ ▁Y uri ▁Sak