igh ters ▁while ▁adding ▁new ▁elements ▁to ▁it . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁changes ▁is ▁the ▁optional ▁use ▁of ▁St rik ers ▁where ▁players ▁can ▁use ▁between ▁one ▁and ▁three ▁characters ▁assist ing ▁the ▁play able ▁one . ▁The ▁team ▁aim ed ▁for ▁a ▁ref in ement ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁game play ▁system ▁from ▁previous ▁K OF ▁games . ▁While ▁performing ▁a ▁popular ity ▁poll ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁characters , ▁E ol ith ▁still ▁aim ed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁least ▁popular ▁teams ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁high ▁popular ity ▁of ▁K yo ▁K us an agi ▁and ▁I ori ▁Y ag ami ▁led ▁to ▁their ▁immediate ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁Despite ▁being ▁created ▁by ▁E ol ith , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁company ▁Ev oga ▁had ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁popular ity ▁within ▁Latin ▁America . ▁This ▁to ▁creating ▁setting ▁with ▁Mexican ▁tra its ▁and ▁most ▁not ably ▁Angel , ▁a ▁NE ST S ▁agent ▁from ▁the ▁country . ▁References ▁to ▁works ▁from ▁Ev oga ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁scenarios ▁from ▁the ▁game . ▁While ▁working ▁on ▁it , ▁the ▁team ▁played ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁' 9 8 ▁alongside ▁the ▁developers ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁include ▁a ▁character ▁within ▁the ▁game . ▁A ▁member ▁from ▁Ev oga ▁won , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁request ing ▁to ▁add ▁Angel ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁creating ▁new ▁characters , ▁E ol ith ▁wanted ▁an ▁Ath ena - like ▁Korean