Rugal Bernstein from The King of Fighters

Rugal Bernstein from King of Fighters in the GA-HQ Video Game Character DB

Rugal Bernstein

Rugal Bernstein is more or less the main antagonist in the King of Fighters games and returned so far in all “Dream Match” games as the final boss while he died back in KOF’95 already officially.

Rugal was introduced in King of Fighters’94 as the boss and returned in a stronger form in the sequel. Years later he was also used for the Capcom vs. SNK games as well as being a card in the Card Fighter’s Clash games.

The last game where he is playable so far is the King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match.

Rugal was born in Germany (lke myself) and used to be a wealthy arms dealer when Goenitz gave him a bit of the “Orochi Power” which made Rugal stronger than any other human but it also consumed him slowly and made him mad and more power-hungry than ever. In the end he was consumed completely by the Orochi Power which meant his death. He left a daughter and a son named Adelheid who would become a playable character in KOF 2003 and have some of Rugal’s attacks.

His Genocide Cutter is one of the coolest special moves ever btw.

Rugal from the King of Fighters Games: an Overview

Charactername:	Rugal Bernstein	Developed /Created by	SNK
Gameseries:	King of Fighters & Crossover Series	First seen on:	Arcades
First Game:	King of Fighters ’94	Year first seen in:	1994
Last Game:	King of Fighters ‘2002	Birthplace:	Germany
Role(s) and Characteristics:	Fighting Game Boss, Fighting Game Character	Weapons or Martial Arts Style:
Additional Tags:		Similar Characters:
Has Relations to:	Adelheid Bernstein (Son) Rose Bernstein (Daughter)	See also: