A Missing King Of Fighters Character Was Conspicuously Similar to Akira's Tetsuo kotaku.com

All except for one character in particular who SNK has made clear no longer has a place in their flagship fighting franchise.
The character in question, K9999, first debuted in King of Fighters 2001 as a member of NESTS, the secretive, criminal organization that often serves as the main antagonistic force in the franchise’s overarching narrative.
Much of the King of Fighters story focuses on NESTS’ ongoing experiments to clone series protagonist Kyo Kusanagi, the 9999th attempt of which resulted in K9999.
After he made his a second appearance in King of Fighters 2002, K9999’s story ended abruptly after he distanced himself from NESTS.
K9999’s design pays homage to the character Tetsuo Shima from Akira, the hit cyberpunk manga written by Katsuhiro Otomo that eventually became an animated feature film.