| Kim | |
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| File:Kim Kaphwan KOF XV.png Kim in The King of Fighters XV. | |
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| Full name | Kim Kaphwan |
| Birthdate | December 21, 1964; 28 years old (Fatal Fury 2), 29 years old (KOF 94), 30 years old (KOF series), 32 years old (Real Bout FF Special); 44 years old (CotW) |
| Birthplace | South Korea |
| Height | 176 cm (5'9") |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lbs) |
| Blood type | A |
| Family/Relatives | Myeng Swuk (wife), Kim Dong Hwan (son), Kim Jae Hoon (son) |
| Job/Occupation | Dojang owner, Taekwondo master |
| Likes | His wife and two sons |
| Dislikes | Evil |
| Hobbies | Karaoke |
| Special skill | Rehabilitating evil people |
| Fighting style | Taekwondo |
Kim Kaphwan in The King of Fighters XIV render
Kaphwan Kim, usually written surname first as Kim Kaphwan, is a character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series by SNK. Kim is a master of Taekwondo and considers himself a fighter of justice. Kim's original teammates, Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge, were to be teamed up with another dangerous criminal character to form the "Fugitive Team", but Kim was added to the team instead. His official nickname is The Crown Jewel of Taekwondo.
Originally, he was going to be named Kim Haifon, but this was changed because if wasn't a viable Korean name. In more recent years, Kim's given name, "Kaphwan", seemingly dropped, as SNK Playmore refers to him only as "Kim". Additionally, Kim in Korean is now known as the "head of the Kim family". The reasons for this are unknown, though rumors speculate that he was named after the Korean president of Viccom, who had a similar pronunciation to Kim's name. Additionally, Kim's sons are also named after the real Kim's son (Jae Hoon) and younger brother (Dong Hwan). After the fallout of the first online game, Kaphwan was removed from Kim's name.
In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Kim was voted as the staff's tenth favorite character. In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, he was voted as the fifth favorite character with a total of 1,392 votes. In a 2005 poll made by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted as the tenth fan favorite character with a total of 119 votes.
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