Dots and Sketches

August 26 when the official blog of KOFXIII posted new contents. It featured tournament sponsor Rose Bernstein's sketches in an alternate red and an elegant blue gown.

 We also have Botan's sketches. She should be killed for what she did to that fox.

You can see also see how they applied dot graphics on those that did not make it to the game: Chang Koehan. The other three: Malin, Momoko and Oswald are all in higher quality sprites than their previous incarnation in XI.

And we see the Harukeshi (called Those from the Past in English and alternately Those from His Distant Land) without their ceremonial garbs.

Black Rock Shooter

Black Rock Shooter by ~ryuheihuke via Deviantart.
No copyright infringement intended.

Dudz: Black Rock shooter, Doko ni ite no? Kikoemasu ka?

Jeremy: Iie! Nani daw? (hindi, ano daw?)

Dudz: Sabi ko: 'Black rock shooter, nasaan ka ngayon? Naririnig mo ba ako?'

Jeremy: Shiranai ang hinahanashi ko. (Wit ni akez knowings galore ang iniisplukara kez)

Dudz: Hinahanashi? Bangag! hahaha

Jeremy: Cheh. That is called Japalog. Tunog jolog why not?!

Dudz: Sabi mo, di mo alam ang sinasabi mo.

Jeremy: Tuh-maaaa! Di ko alam ang word na 'tama' sa Japanese. I'm not paying attention to detail. Di ako maka-Yoko Yamashita.

Dudz: Sa DA!

Jeremy: Department of Agriculture? choz

Dudz: No. Kelan pa naging DA ang DAR?! Baliw! Deviant art.

Jeremy: Ayyy

Dudz: Black rock shooter...

Jeremy: Ano ba yan?

Dudz: hahah. MTV turned Anime dahil sumobra sa kasikatan sa Japan.

Jeremy: Weeeeeeeeehhh?! Ganun lang sa kanila kadali gumawa ng anime?!

Dudz: At friend ko sa DA ang gumawa ng character. Character design lang sya

Jeremy: Ayyy ikaw na!

Dudz: Then may isang lyricist na gumawa ng song inspired by the character. Aayun, bumuo sila ng banda consisting of character illustrators. Kasi yung mga MTV nila, voice synthesizer ang kumakanta, hindi tunay na tao.
Jeremy: Ahhh parang gLee lang pala?! Choz!

Dudz: Glee is gay!

Jeremy: glee = you = gay! Bwisett ka! hahah






Jeremy: Omg I lurve the black girl with the blue streak or waterga.

Dudz: Sya si Black Rock Shooter. Mganda yung upcoming anime nya. Kita mo na? Hindi lang si Rock shooter ang may Flame Eye, marami sila.

Jeremy: Pati si Cyclops at si Sauron?!

Dudz: Bangag!


Ayy ivisit nyo daw ito at antabayanan kung hindi magagalit si Dudung. Kaloka pati ako dinamay sa plugging nito eh wala naman akong malay dito pramis! Ike-ike-ike! Aja! Yuunou mo yan onesan! Nani daw?!

Saiki

Saiki. I thought he's just another White Ash clone created when Ash stole Iori's treasure, the flames of the Yasakani clan turned purple upon the corruption of the Orochi blood. So it appears he is the ancestor of Ash and leader of Those From the Past. He is capable of possessing others as well as absorbing their powers.

Saiki as he transformed into this steroid-freak nude beast which looks like a cross between Mukai and Magaki. Is that black flames coming out his body or is he Ink-elemental? hahah

Pokemon Black and White

I haven't paid much attention to the whole Pokemon franchise since DS days. It's true that the last one I played was Emerald. Then came Diamond and Pearl (not the fake Keitai Denju Telefang fan translation), then Platinum, then Heart Gold and Soul Silver. The next one will be Black and White.

And there's plenty of news surfacing around the net. I'm still following Serebii.net's updates cause I don't know the official site of Pokemon. Well now I know and I got these fantastic arts for the starters and the legendaries.

 Meet the heroes

Visit Isshu

I dunno why the hell the large city on the 

south would build a bridge to a forest.

Tsutaaja, Pokabu, Mijumaru

Starters. Grass, fire and water. I don't if there's a secondary trait.

And Mijumaru's gotta be the ugliest water starter?!

Reshiram and Zekurom

Legendaries?! Dragon types, 

Are they Psychic and Dark types as well?!

A wild Pokemon has appeared

I lurve the black girlish one Gochiruzeru.

That reminds me, I should start playing DPP series. Should I start with Platinum immediately?

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Sources: 

1. Serebii

2. Pokemon Series Official

Saiki

I'm just posting a pic of the supposed boss from KOF13. He's Saiki (or Psyche or White Ash) which was cloned from Ash after Ash absorbed Iori's purple flames in XI. I'm not sure if he's an entirely separate persona. I saw a pic of him once with Orochi emblem on his chest.

The rest of the post are just reupload of the other characters which  forgot to post before.

Athena in her updated white default costume. 

Nothing has changed from her design from XII.

I wish they'd assembled a Taekwondo team for Kim (Jhun and Maylee?!)

and a Muay Thai team for Hwa Jai. (Joe and King?!)

Team Yagami

Iori Team
06.24.2010

I'm getting a bit busy that I haven't seen this update. Presenting KOF '96 team from the 2k2 roster. I don't know how the hell they got the team reassembled. But he slashed them both?! After the final match in '96, Iori went into a riot of the blood state and slashed both Vice and Mature. The duo has been seen only in dream matches and crossover games.


Iori Yagami - 



Iori slashes the from below to an upward arc before turning his back. The screen turns red and only shadows are seen, almost similar to his riot of blood mode.


Mature - Awaking Blood




Mature poses holding her head up. The screen turns block and a red eye is seen. Sauron anyone? A reddish snakelike wave punishes the enemy.



Vice - Awaking Blood




Vice turns her back then pulls her top down. The eye appears and a snakelike wave streams past the enemy.

You can also dress you team into Iori's default palette from '95.

KOF13 Posters

Team NEST

  K' Team
07.05.2010

So I wasn't paying attention to the updates from KOFXIII's official blog because I have some chorva to attend to. And voila what do we have here, K's team profile. As usual I don't know what the hell the staff are talking about because it's all in Nihongo. But I struggled, really. I could read some of those kana but that's it. All the rest are thank you babelfish.

Anyways, we all now that they're continuing with the set-up from KOFXI's team where Kula enters as a replacement for Whip. Whip was last seen in XI's Team Ikari but now she's booted out from that team as well. Whip's not being given love. Hugs Whip, I miss your pa-sweet dominatrix-esque style.




K' - Hyper Chain Drive

Well, the move starts out with a normal Chain Drive DM, the difference is that he wears the shades before hitting his enemies. It ends with K' bursting into a pillar of flame. Not very creative I must say. It reminds me of Kazuki's Rage move from SamSho IV. Even Nameless' HSDM from KOF2k2UM looks better.





Maxima - Maxima Laser

Looks like a beefed up Maxima Beam from 2k2, that one recycled sparks from Andy Bogard's DM. This one uses a Kamehame-ha type beam. The XI version shows Maxima using robotic gun. This one shows nothing, the laser just comes out of his chest, and it's still covered?!?




Kula - Neo Freeze Execution

Starts out like a normal Freeze Execution with Foxy doing the first stab. Diana rushes from the other side saying "Chou no youni mai" which means 'fly like a butterfly.' She then teleports leaving a butterfly emblem behind her. Foxy reappears and does another stab saying "Hachi no youni satsu" whch means 'sting like a bee' then teleports the same way leaving a bee emblem. Then Kula reappears midscreen performing a final Freeze Execution dealing 12-hits.


If Whip was in this game, maybe they could give her a NEOMax ala-Omega Red's Omega Destroyer. Or maybe not, too flashy.

Team Ryuko

 
Art of Fighting Team
07.01.2010

The official blog site updated to show Ryo's Team including their NEOMaxes.



Ryo Sakazaki

Same animation as his Tenchi Haoh Ken, except that he does it slowmo and after he delivers the blow you see a burst of energy at the enemy's back. Kinda reminds me of the ice chopping ki minigame in Art of Fighting.







Robert Garcia

Robert jumps overhead then kicks the enemy on the face and rides them to the edge of the screen before doing a backflip, similar to Leona's transformation move in KOF 2002 UM.






Takuma Sakazaki

Takuma punches the enemy under then chin, Ryu-Shin-Shoryuken-style, then does a lower chop Gouki-Kongou-Kokuretsuzan-style. Who'd thought that it's not only Yuri ripping Shotokan moves. It must run in the family.

Team Mai

Women's Team
06.18.2010

The official blog featured the Women's Team to showcase their new NeoMax.



Mai Shiranui - Kunoichi no Mai

Mai performs a Musasabi no Mai to jump to the wall then lunges forward. Upon contact, she attacks the opponent in angles forming the kanji for Onna (Jp woman) then teleports in front. She poses with her hand outstretched, fan in hand, before making the kanji at her back explode, Sentai style!





King - Venom Shot

King jumps a bit then does an angled Venom shot which explodes below. She can also do this in midair, I think.






Yuri Sakazaki - Haoh Raiouhken

Yuri jumps higher up, then charges a bit before release a larger, more powerful Raiouhken which splashes upon hitting the ground.