Kaoru Watabe

Kaoru-2000 — Kaoru in The King of Fighters 2000

Kaoru Watabe (渡部薫, Watabe Kaoru) is a character in The King of Fighters series. She was first introduced in The King of Fighters '97 as a Non-Playable Character shown in the Psycho Soldiers Team ending. She is voiced by Ayako Kawasumi.

Story[]

Kaoru is a fan of Athena Asamiya. Before The King of Fighters '97, she suffered from a certain disease and was hospitalized due to the immovability of her legs. Due to her circumstances, she became very depressed and distanced herself from society. Once she saw Athena's determination on the television, Kaoru was motivated to recover and continued her studies. She sent a letter to Athena, telling them her story and that she would be cheering for them in the 1997 tournament.

Athena was moved by her force of will and sent her tickets to the finals. The [[Psycho Soldier|Psycho Soldiers made it to the finals, but lost to the Japan Team. At the end of the tournament, Athena, Kensou and Chin met Kaoru, who was excited to cheer for them in person. She then, proceeded to stand, showing that Athena's support helped her to recover. Kaoru became good friends with the Psycho Soldiers. She also watches over Bao and the Temple.