English K' WIP

[TekkenBall]

Hello, I'd like to let you all know that I'm working on making an English speaking K' for MUGEN.  I used PSound on my King of Fighters 2006 PlayStation 2 game and got all of K''s English voice samples and dialogue from it.  And since most of the MUGEN K' characters I've downloaded speak in Japanese, I was inspired to create one that speaks in English.  So this K' I'm creating will use his English voice and sound effects from KOF2006.

I know that most people don't really like the English KOF voices from Maximum Impact and KOF2006.  But I prefer the English voices over the Japanese ones.  Not only 'cuz I can understand what they're saying, but it's also 'cuz I just like K''s English voice a lot since he sounds really cool and cute in English. 

K' is my favorite VG character and he's practically the only one I will play as in KOF2006.  And yep, I'm a female.  ^_~

Anyway, when I first started on my English K' character (which was on January 20, 2008), I was a total newbie at making a MUGEN character.  But I read up on it and now I'm slowly getting the hang of how things work each time I add something new (though I still get stuck quite a bit when it comes to the CNS coding).

And I am using the K' sprite pack that K.O.D made available at this forum.  It's been a really big help to me with this project.  Thanks K.O.D! 
I'm also using K' sprites I've captured myself using Kawaks and some from the KOFXI sprite pack at the MugenChina Forum to get the sprites I need that weren't in the sprite pack that K.O.D made.  And don't worry, I will give credit to where the sprites come from.

I also want it so this K' fights similar to how he does in KOF2006 (at least that's what I'm trying to do).

So, this is what I got done so far with English K' (I'll put down which K' English voice sample I used for each thing).  And screen captures are shown of the versus portrait, Fight Intro 1, and Fight Intro 2.





WHAT'S DONE

* The required animations (standing/crouching/jumping/running/blocking/etc.)
* The required getting hit animations (used the getting hurt sounds in English for these)

Color Palettes (the hair color is always a lighter shade of the color since I don't like a dark haired K')
01 Normal Color
02 Green outfit & Purple glove/hair (my main color combo)
03 Blue outfit & Black glove/hair
04 Normal Darker (Black outfit, Red glove, & White hair)
05 Valentine's Day (Pink outfit & Red glove/hair)
06 Christmas (Red outfit & Green glove/hair)
07 Halloween (Orange outfit & Black glove/hair)
08 Thanksgiving (Brown outfit & Yellow glove/hair)
09 Easter (Light Blue outfit & Pink glove/hair)
10 Chinese New Year (Red outfit & Gold glove/hair)
11 Purple outfit & Green glove/hair
12 White outfit & Green glove/hair

* Lose By Time Over ("I won't forget your ugly mug...")
* Cheap KO On Blocking (thanks to SlayerGatsu for the original code on this one)

* Win Pose 1 ("Don't touch me again.")
* Win Pose 2 ("What...?  Still want more?!")
* Win Pose 3 ("You're a waste of space.")

* Fight Intro 1 ("You are doomed!")

* Fight Intro 2 ("Just me alone...is more than enough...")

* Fight Intro 3 ("...I'll crush you.")
* Fight Intro Special 1 (Versus K' - "What?  What's going on here?")

* Taunt ("Bring it on, scum!")

* Double Jump
* Forward Roll Dodge ("Why you!")
* Back Roll Dodge ("Psych!")
* Power Charging ("Hmmmm!")

* Air Dash Forward

* Air Dash Back
* Wall Jump (back to wall)
* Wall Jump (facing wall)

* Stagger (used throw escape voice for this)

Normal Attacks (used the attacking sounds in English for these)
* Standing Light Punch/Strong Punch/Light Kick/Strong Kick
* Crouching Light Punch/Strong Punch/Light Kick/Strong Kick
* Jumping Light Punch/Strong Punch/Light Kick/Strong Kick
* Standing Heavy Kick
* Jumping Heavy Kick
* Standing Close Light Punch/Strong Punch/Light Kick/Strong Kick (these are only used within some of the KOF2006 combos)

Special Attacks (used the attacking sounds in English for these)
* One Inch
* Terrible Blow
* Knee Assault

KOF2006 Combos
* x, y, Hold F + x (Standing Light Punch to Standing Strong Punch to One Inch)
* x, y, Hold D + b (Standing Light Punch to Standing Strong Punch to Crouching Strong Kick)
* Hold D + a, Hold D + x (Crouching Light Kick to Crouching Light Punch)
* Hold D + y, y (Crouching Strong Punch To Standing Strong Punch Close)
* a, a, y (Standing Light Kick to Standing Light Kick Close to Standing Strong Punch)
* b, y, c or y + b (Standing Strong Kick to Standing Strong Punch Close to Standing Heavy Kick)
* In Air x, y (Jumping Light Punch to Jumping Strong Punch)
* In Air a, b (Jumping Light Kick to Jumping Strong Kick)
* In Air x, y + b or c (Jumping Light Punch to Jumping Heavy Kick)
* Hold D + b, Hold F + a (Crouching Strong Kick to Knee Assault)
* a, b, x, y

WHAT WILL BE DONE LATER

* More attack moves
* Wall Jump
* Forward Roll Dodge ("Why you!")
* Back Roll Dodge ("Psych!")
* KOF2006 Combos (the rest of them)
* Custom Combos
* Midnight Bliss
* Maxima Striker
* Throws
* Special Moves
* My own personal special moves
* Super Moves



I'm currently working on adding in more fight intros and win poses.  Some of the K' English dialogue I want to use for these are...

"I don't take orders from losers."
"...I need stronger ones to fight with."
"You make me laugh."
"Hmph.  Diss me?"

I'll work on the special moves and super moves way later since those will probably take me a lot of time to figure out since I'm still new at this.

I also plan to add in my own personal touches to this K' like him kicking a colorful beach ball for an attack just like in Tekken 3's Tekken Ball Mode (which is where my screen name and online avatar came from).  ^_~
I have other weird ideas like that I want to add but I'll worry about those when I get to them.

So, if any of you are interested in this English K' character I'm trying to create and like the idea, please let me know. 

[Jesuszilla]

Does he drink tea and eat crumpets an' tawlk loik this?

[C.v.s The Abstract]

OO englisk k' fially

[Anzai]

Personally, the best K' (voicewise) was 2k1. But that's just me

[TekkenBall]

Does he drink tea and eat crumpets an' tawlk loik this?

Was that meant to be funny or sarcastic?
Anyway, no.  No British accent.  Billy had the British accent.

And yeah, I was expecting not many people to like this idea so that's okay.  Thanks for the feedback and replies though.  I guess I won't be releasing this character to the public then.

[trauerbringer]

Good idea! It's very interesting...

[whodawhat]

I guess I won't be releasing this character to the public then.

Wait for your decision when more people state their opinions about it.

[Aceman33]

i like this wip keep on going bro

[MrSteve81]

Sounds like a good idea bro. Hope it turns out well for you.

Does he drink tea and eat crumpets an' tawlk loik this?

As an English man I should find this slightly racist. However I find it hilarious that people think we all talk like the queen.

[Byakko]

I should find this slightly racist. However I find it hilarious that people think we all talk like the queen.

It was a non-serious joke based on how making a fighting game character speak with the English dubs is weird, not based on how the English accent itself sounds.

As for the character - well if you want to base the gameplay on KoF MI2, why not, could be interesting (although MI2 style is generally not really interesting regarding overall combofest and jugglespam, but the movements could be interesting).

[MrSteve81]

Its all about the gameplay not the noises for me.

[Matthew]

Its all about the gameplay not the noises for me.

the noises do matter man.lets see you play the same way on mkp listening to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmQSPGW6-k

[MrSteve81]

Its all about the gameplay not the noises for me.

the noises do matter man.lets see you play the same way on mkp listening to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmQSPGW6-k

Damn you for making me watch that!

[TekkenBall]

I guess I won't be releasing this character to the public then.

Wait for your decision when more people state their opinions about it.

Okay then.  If more people like this idea than dislike it, then I'll reconsider.

It's just that I already know that most people don't like the English voice option.  But hey, I wanted to make something that will be different from all the rest, that's all.

Oh, and to aceman33, I am a female, not a bro.   

[MrSteve81]

Even if you don't release to the public can I still have it? 

I personally think its a great idea. I don't know the background story for K' but why shouldn't it have an English language voice?

[The Dutch Guy]

If it's opinion time, then i think a K' speaking English would be a nice change.

[Aceman33]

I guess I won't be releasing this character to the public then.

Wait for your decision when more people state their opinions about it.

Okay then.  If more people like this idea than dislike it, then I'll reconsider.

It's just that I already know that most people don't like the English voice option.  But hey, I wanted to make something that will be different from all the rest, that's all.

Oh, and to aceman33, I am a female, not a bro.   

oh sorry than my bad

[Huff:p]

i like the idea but what does the voice sound like

[TekkenBall]

i like the idea but what does the voice sound like

You can hear what K' sounds like in English from these 2 YouTube videos by AlbaMeira.

K' vs Rock Howard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhqcH07Sqzo
This one you can hear what his "you are doomed, totally doomed" line sounds like when he does his Crimson Starload.

K' Playthrough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy14AmRwBJ8
A lot of dialogue in this one since it's the story mode.

Right now I'm far from being done with this character.  But now I'll most likely release the character when I'm decently done with it.   

Thanks everyone for all the replies. 

[NiO ErZeBeTh]

keep it up dude... if none of use implement something different, those cretions will be like "clones" of other chars.

I always try to do the same, and a perfect example comes to my mind...GUile Xi by thedge....he released him yesterday because he wants to work on Alex (from SF3) SvC version....so I tell him (is a friend of mine)...release him as a beta, then I download him and change all his sprites...

but is a nice Guile...why I have to change his sprites....well....to make it different from the rest, not like any other SvC char with dreamcancels

DUDE...keep your work, doesn´t matter if people seems not interested, there always be people (like me) who appreciate edits and changes...