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{{characterInfobox
|name = Omega Rugal
|image = Image:Omega-rugal-98um.jpg
|caption = Omega Rugal in ''[[The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match]]''. Illustration by [[Eisuke Ogura|Ogura]]
|Full Name = Rugal Bernstein
|Birthdate = February 10
|Birthplace = Unknown
|Height = 197 cm (6'5")
|Weight = 145 kg (320 lbs)
|Family/Relatives = Estranged younger brother, [[Adelheid Bernstein]] (oldest son), [[Rose Bernstein]] (kid daughter), [[Rodem]] (black panther pet)
|Job/Occupation = Drug dealer, cartel leader
|Likes = His evil soul
|Dislikes = Justice
|Hobbies = World conquest
|Favorite Food = Has no likes or dislikes regarding food
|Forte in Sports = He's a master of any sport
|Special Skill = Copying moves
|Most Unpleasant = People who stop his plans
|Favorite Music = Classic Music
|Fighting Style = A composite fighting style mastering all fighting styles
}}
'''Omega Rugal''' (オメガ・ルガール, ''Omega Rugāru'') is an alternate form of [[Rugal Bernstein]] in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' series. He was first introduced in ''[[The King of Fighters '95]]'' as the boss, and is used in dream matches as the boss as well. On their ''KoF'' tenth anniversary website, [[SNK Playmore|SNK]] admitted his reappearance as a boss character in every dream match game is due to him being the developers' favorite boss character.<ref>[http://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/character/index.php?num=omega Official character profile] from ''KOF anniversary website.''</ref>

==Story==
When [[Rugal Bernstein]] was trying to channel [[Orochi]]'s power, [[Goenitz]] came to him and attacked him, removing his eye permanently. Rugal survived the attack and Goenitz gave him some extent of power and warned him not to use his full power. Goenitz left [[Mature]] and [[Vice]] to watch him. In '94, Rugal sponsored the King of Fighters tournament but lost to [[Kyo Kusanagi]]. He returned the following year and decided to use 80% of his full power, causing his hair to turn white with his skin gaining a darkened-pale complexion.

Even with that power and his cybernetic enhancements, Rugal lost to Kyo, [[Benimaru Nikaido]] and [[Goro Daimon]]. With hatred in his heart, he activated his full power, but it was too much for his body to withstand and he exploded from inside.

==Powers==
*'''Gather Energy''' - Rugal can channel energy from Gaia and from other sources.
*'''Sense''' - Rugal can sense the chi energy of people nearby.
*'''Energy Projectile''' - Rugal can fire [[Geese Howard]]'s ''Reppuuken'' and [[Wolfgang Krauser]]'s ''Kaiser Wave''.
*'''Energy Reflector''' - Rugal can create a shield of energy that reflects projectiles.
*'''Slashing Hands''' - Rugal can make his hands become like knives.
*'''Slashing Aura''' - Rugal can create an aura of cutting energy around his legs.
*'''Orochi Power''' - Rugal can slam a foe whilst using his Orochi energy, producing a pillar of dim light with a large skull inside, this attribute sometimes manifests itself in a burst of deep crimson as well.

===The King of Fighters '98===

These powers are not considered canon, as they are only used in ''The King of Fighters '98'', a Dream Match.

*'''Electric and/or Gravity Projectile/Shield''' - Channeling gravitational power, Rugal can create a ball of electricity around his body and then fire it.
*'''Super Speed''' - Rugal can run and strike at incredible speeds.
*'''Orochi Venom''' - By piercing his enemy with his Slashing Hands power, he can let loose his Orochi power within them, poisoning them from the inside.

==Fighting Style==
In ''KOF '95'', Omega Rugal retains almost the same moveset from his original version in ''<nowiki/>'94'', however, most of his normal and special moves gained a lot more priority and damage. His ''Dark Barrier'', not unlike several reflectors of its nature, now'' ''obtains a hitbox besides its usual projectile bounce property and incredibly fast recovery, becoming one of his cheapest methods to win. In spite of being a final boss character, he's playable by a code, however, and his boss properties never got toned down for competitive gameplay. His infamous ''Genocide Cutter''<nowiki/>'s damage ratio has barely changed as well. Also in this form, he eventually gains his very first legitimate Desperation Move, the ''Gigantic Pressure'', a stronger version of his ''God Press'' that causes the iconic Orochi skull pillar to emerge as Rugal slams his opponent to the corner, and resembles Mature's ''Heaven's Gate''. Said DM also eventually becomes Rugal's initial DM for all of his incarnations.

In ''KOF '98'', his moveset was changed via most of his special moves, and he lacks his normal version's ''Dead End Screamer'' DM, but gains two new ones: the ''Rugal Execution'' and the ''Destruction Omega''. The former is where he injects his hand into opponent to overload them with green fire, and the latter is a pummeling combo after a grab ending in his ''Genocide Cutter'' (which ironically may miss if he's too close to his opponent). He only retained his ''Dark Barrier'' and his ''God Press'' moves from the original version of Rugal. His ''Genocide Cutter'' (now dubbed ''Dark Genocide'') gains a second launching kick (with his alternate leg) with its priority and damage increased. He lacks his ''Reppuuken'', ''Kaiser Wave'' and ''God Press'' special moves, and instead gained a new projectile: a chargeable projectile called the ''Gravity Smash'' (which can also be done in midair and bears strong resemblance to the Kaiser Wave), and a rushing multi-hitting attack named ''Vanishing Rush'' (which despite its appearance does not render him completely invincible). He's only playable in the console versions of ''KOF '98'', and most of his moves have increased properties in ''<nowiki/>'98 UM''. Also, all of his DM's are oddly grab attacks that can be blocked in this version.

In ''KOF 2002'', he returns to his classic moveset, but with even more power and speed (as well as more cybernetic outfitting in much of his artwork for that specific version). His standard ''Kaiser Wave'' travels extremely fast with notably quick start-up, and by holding the punch button during the motion, he can charge up the move for two versions of the projectile, the ''Divine Arrow'' (used by Igniz and even in this incarnation, shares the same voice actor as him) and his classic ''Gravity Smash,'' the last one becoming an unblockable projectile. His ''Genocide Cutter'' retains his ''<nowiki/>'98'' values using the B button, but his D button performs a third downward overhead kick. Gained a new move dubbed ''Beads Destruction'' which is a barrage of kicks that juggles opponents in the third hit, while the D version performs a downward chop as a fourth attack. His Hidden Desperation Move/MAX2 DM is the ''Kaiser Phoenix'', which is a barrage of randomly generated versions of ''Kaiser Waves'', ''Divine Arrows'' and ''Gravity Smashes''. He also retains his ''Gigantic Pressure'' and ''Destruction Omega'' DM's, and is only playable in console versions.

The home version of ''KOF Neowave'' features him as a playable character, but he's drastically toned down in comparison with his ''2002'' version. However, his ''2002 UM'' incarnation brings him back up to boss status with several more properties on his moves, and the ability for his ''Kaiser Phoenix'' to hit OTG at the cost of its original damage output.

The ''2002'', ''Neowave'' and ''2002 UM'' versions are also infamous for the ''Kaiser Wave''<nowiki/>'s ability to possess a hitbox behind Rugal while he is charging the attack, allowing people who roll past him to be punished. Timing this trick right can allow Rugal, via a bug, to detach the fully-charged projectile behind himself, catching his opponent with it and instantly draining their HP to zero in one go.

==Music==
*'''Guitar, Omega and Rugal''' - The King of Fighters '95, Sky Stage
*'''X X X''' (arrangement of '''Ketchaku R&D (Conclusion R&D)''') - The King of Fighters '98, '98 Ultimate Match, R-2
*'''Last Dance''' - The King of Fighters 2002
*'''Unlimited R''' - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match

==Voice Actors==
*[[Toshimitsu Arai]] - The King of Fighters '95~'98, The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, KOF: Sky Stage
*[[Norio Wakamoto]] - The King of Fighters 2002, The King of Fighters Neowave
*[[Tsuguo Mogami]] - The King of Fighters: All Star~present

==Game Appearances==
*[[The King of Fighters '95]] - Final Boss
*[[The King of Fighters '98]] - Final Boss
*[[The King of Fighters R-2]] - Final Boss
*[[The King of Fighters 2002]] - Final Boss
*[[The King of Fighters Neowave]] - Console version only
*[[KOF Sky Stage]] - Extra Boss
*[[The King of Fighters (pachinko)]] - Boss
*[[The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match]] - Potential Final Boss
*[[The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match]] - Special Boss
*[[Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting]]
*CR The King of Fighters

===Mobile Appearances===
*The King of Fighters Mobile R-2
*The King of Fighters Volleyball
* The King of Millionaire
*Moeyo! KOF Daiundokai
*Valkyrie Connect (Connect Boss during KOF collab event, possible to recruit)
*Brave Frontier (Special Dungeon during KoF collab event, possible to recruit)
*[[The King of Fighters Destiny (Game)]]
*[[The King of Fighters: World]] - unplayable
* [[The King of Fighters All Star]]
*Seven Deadly Sins : Grand Cross - as a event character

===Cameo Appearances===
* [[Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden]] (Neo-Geo CD version only)

==Similar Characters==
*[[Rugal Bernstein]]
*[[God Rugal]]

==See also==
* [[Omega Rugal/Gallery]]
* [[Rugal Bernstein/Quotes]]

== Trivia ==
* '''Guitar, Omega and Rugal '''was the first among video games to sample ''"Understand the concept of Love"'' from the infamous speech on Zionism delivered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokely_Carmichael Stokely Carmichael] in UC Berkeley April 18, 1968. The video can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20avPyYQ3nQ here.]

==Cards==
[[Image:Revivecfc1.gif|SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash]] [[Image:Omegarugal.png|SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS]] [[Image:OmegaRugal-dreambattle.png|105px]] [[Image:KOF98UMOL-Omega Rugal.png|110px|KOF98UM OL]] [[Image:45009001.jpg|113px|KOF X Joker]] [[Image:Kof-card-omega rugal.png|115px|KOF All Star]]

==Sprites==
[[Image:Omegarugal95.gif|The King of Fighters '95]][[Image:Omegarugal98.gif|The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest]]

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" spacing="small" bordersize="none" captionalign="left">
Image:Omega-rugal.jpg|Omega Rugal artwork in ''The King of Fighters '95''.
Image:Rugal-um-win.png‎|Omega Rugal in ''The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match''.
Image:Neowave_rugal.jpg|Omega Rugal in ''The King of Fighters Neowave''.
Image:Omegarugal pachinko.jpg|Omega Rugal in the first KOF pachislot.
</gallery>

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:King of Fighters Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Characters born in February]]
[[Category:Boss Characters]]
[[Category:Playable Bosses]]
[[Category:Hybrid martial artists]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Unknown Nationality]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Lightning manipulators]]

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