Benimaru

Benimaru Nikaido is a young son of a multi-millionaire family. He is a professional fighter and part-time professional modeler who is very confident in his abilities. When Japan held a tournament for their country's representative team in the King of Fighters, Benimaru entered and made it to the finals. Despite his experience, he lost to newcomer Kyo Kusanagi and earned second place. He and Kyo enter the 1994 KoF tournament with the third place contestant, Goro Daimon. Eventually, he befriends his teammates and they become fixtures in the King of Fighters tournaments.

Benimaru's hair stays up during fights due to a rather exaggerated case of electrostatics. His official nickname is The Shooting Star.

2D Fighters
Benimaru was defeated by Guy in the opening round.