The NGBC2 roster

This is the current character roster for NGBC2. Each character has been heavily edited for balance, and as a result their overall feel is at least somewhat different from their source games. Also, each character abides by his/her own specific engine mechanics, a la Capcom Fighting Jam. Because of this, simply knowing the moves & combos isn't enough - an understanding of the whole character is required, meaning players will have to think a bit harder about what kind of team to main with.

The roster is divided into two groups:
SNK and Neo-Geo (non-SNK characters)
The roster is listed as:

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The Main Characters
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-from Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum:

Yuki
Ai


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The SNK side
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-from The King of Fighters:

Kyo Kusanagi
Iori Yagami
K' (pronounced 'K-Dash' )
Yashiro Nanakase
Shermie
Chris
Heavy D
Shen Woo
Oswald
Syo Kirishima (he was originally supposed to be KOF's main hero, but instead became the design basis for Kyo)
Rugal Bernstein (to be added)


-from Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu:

Terry Bogard
Mai Shiranui
Geese Howard
Jin Chonshu
Jin Chonrei
Tung Fu Rue
Duck King
Kim Kaphwan
Wolfgang Krauser
Rick Strowd

Alfred Airhawk (to be added)


-from Fatal Fury/Garou: Mark of the Wolves:

Rock Howard
Hotaru Futaba
Tizoc (a.k.a. The Griffon)
Freeman
Grant
Kain R. Heinlein


-from Art of Fighting/Ryuuko no Ken:

Mr. Karate (a.k.a. Ryo Sakazaki; he is now the second-generation Mr. Karate)
Robert Garcia
Kasumi Todo
Lee Pai Long
Eiji Kisaragi

King (to be added)

John Crawley (to be added)

Mr. Big



-from Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits:

Haohmaru
Genjyuro Kibagami
Nakoruru
Asura
Shiki
Earthquake
Ukyo Tachibana


-from The Last Blade/Gekka no Kenshi:

Kaede
Moriya Minakata
Hibiki Takane
Keiichiro Washizuka
Akari Ichijo (to be added)
Shigen Naoe
Setsuna


-from Metal Slug:

Marco Rossi
Mars Man (the alien from Metal Slug 2 & 3)
Trevor Spacer (the white-haired guy from Metal Slug 4)


-from Ikari Warriors:

Ralf "Paul" Jones
Clark "Vince" Steel
(In the original Ikari Warriors games for the NES, Ralf and Clark were respectively called "Paul" and "Vince")


-from Buriki One:

Gai Tendou
Silver


-from Burning Fight:

Duke Edwards


-from Athena:

Athena
(the warrior goddess version from her original NES game, not the J-pop idol KOF version)


-from Psycho Soldiers:

Sie Kensou (to be added)
(Better known from KOF, but Kensou is originally from Psycho Soldiers, which was the sequel to Athena)


-from King Of The Monsters:

Cyber Woo

-from Robo Army:

Maxima

-from Savage Reign/Kizuna Encounter:

Sho Hayate
Rosa (to be added)
Kim Sue-il (to be added)
King Lion (a.k.a. Shishioh)

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The Neo-Geo side (non-SNK characters)
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-from World Heroes:

Hanzo Hattori (NOT the same Hanzo from Samurai Shodown)
Fuuma Kotaro
Mudman


-from Aggressors Of Dark Kombat:

Kisarah Westfield
Jo Kusanagi (absolutely NO relation to Kyo Kusanagi; He's Kisarah's boyfriend, and the main character of AODK)


-from Rage of The Dragons:

William "Billy" Lewis
James "Jimmy" Lewis
Lynn Baker
Sonia Romanenko (to be added)
Oni Inomura
Elias Patrick
Johnny "Mr." Jones (to be added)
Kang Jae-Mo
Jose "Pepe" Rodriguez


-from Power Instinct Matrimelee:

Buntaro Kuno
Shintaro Kuno (to be added)
Hikaru Jomon
Keith Wayne
Olof Linderoth
Sissy


-from Waku Waku 7:

Rai Bakuoh
Arina Makihara
Tesse
Mauru
Dandy J
Politank-Z (to be added)
Slash
Makaitaitei Fernandez


-from Galaxy Fight:

Rolf
Roomi
Gyunter
Bonus Kun (Better known from Waku Waku 7, but Bouns Kun is originally from Galaxy Fight)


-from Breakers' Revenge:

Sho Kamui (to be added)
Li Dao-Long (to be added)


-from Fighters' History Dynamite:

Ray McDougal (to be added)
Makoto Mizoguchi (to be added)

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-The Sub-Bosses:

Johann (Rage of The Dragons) ------------------------------------ Neo-Geo side
Jyazu (Kizuna Encounter)
Kagami Shinnosuke (The Last Blade)
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada (Samurai Shodown)
Neo-Dio (World Heroes) ----------------------------------------- Neo-Geo side
King Leo - a.k.a. Shin Shishioh (Savage Reign/Kizuna Encounter)

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-The Main Boss:

Goodman (Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum)

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-The Semifinal Boss:

Leopold Goenitz (The King of Fighters)

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-The Final Boss:

Orochi (The King of Fighters)


*during competitive play, Goodman/Goenitz/Orochi/King Leo are all banned.