Canon Question: Benimaru's Brothers?

Domino-chan

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Hanamaru and Kunimaru.

I've heard these two are actually the siblings to Benimaru Nikaido. Now I wanted to ask: Is this in the actual canon universe or is it fan-based?

I was more curious than anything. :spock:
 

Neo Glo

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Brothers?

Where did you hear about Hanamaru and Kunimaru? Are there any pictures of them? If there are can you tell me where they are? thanks. :multi_co:
 

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My roommate Ruko-chan said she saw it in a doujinshi. She thought it may have been fanon, but she had heard someone mention Kunimaru in reference to KoF '99 as a possible new character.

And supposedly Hanamaru is the guitarist for Iori Yagami's band. Again, we're not sure if it's fan-based or official.

As for pics, they're found in a couple IorixKyo doujinshi. Granted, they're cameo pics, but that's about it.
 

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SPOILER!
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Haohmaru is Benimaru's great-great-great-great grandfather.
 

RichardDark

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Sounds like this two where created by a fan-fic or a fan doujinshi.
Those it's a fan dream :D
 

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Domino-chan said:
My roommate Ruko-chan said she saw it in a doujinshi. She thought it may have been fanon, but she had heard someone mention Kunimaru in reference to KoF '99 as a possible new character.

And supposedly Hanamaru is the guitarist for Iori Yagami's band. Again, we're not sure if it's fan-based or official.

As for pics, they're found in a couple IorixKyo doujinshi. Granted, they're cameo pics, but that's about it.

Threre is no mention of Benimaru's siblings in the official Gamest Mook for KOF '99, nor in the comprehensive ones for '96 and '98 that I happen to have lying around my apartment...

Keep in mind that many dojinshi have spawned unique characters that may become recurring in both mentions and appearances if their popularity with readers warrants it.
Sometimes it is simply the dojinshi's artist wanting to include a new character design because they are bored with drawing Kyo/Yagami/Yuki/Saisyu/etc. over and over again in the panels.

Hope that helps.
 
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Eric Straven

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Well...speaking of KOF99...

I don't know about any Kunamaru or Hanamaru or anything...but if you didn't know already....as we all know KOF '99 was the game which brought about the debut of K'. ...but many of us don't know that the original name of K' was supposed to be "Kunihiro Nikaido" which indicated some relation to Benimaru, maybe he was intended to be Benimaru's long lost brother, but they changed his name to K' at the last moment because they had another idea...beh
BTW, the guy who said Benimaru's ancestor is Haohmaru, that could be true, because well Zantetsu of the Last Blade series IS Eiji Kisaragi's ancestor...So I don't see why Haohmaru can't be Benimaru's ancestor....
 
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