Kim Kaphwan
In this Korean name, the family name is "Kim". The given name of this character is "Kaphwan".
"Not even heroes of justice dare stand before the master! Show us the results of your hellish training! KIM KAPHWAN."
- The King of Fighters XV
Kaphwan Kim, written surname first as Kim Kaphwan, is a character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. Kim debuts in Fatal Fury 2 as a master of Taekwondo and considers himself as a fighter of justice. His official nickname is "The Crown Jewel of Taekwondo" (Japanese: [テコンドーのクラウンジュエル]; Korean: [태권도의 왕관 보석]) and in KOF XV, is "Taekwondo of Justice".
Originally, he was going to be named Kim Haifon, but this was changed because it wasn't a viable Korean name.[citation needed] In more recent years, Kim's given name, "Kaphwan", was 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" (金家藩). The reasons for this are unknown, though rumors speculate that he was named after the founder of Viccom, who had a similar pronunciation to Kim's name (金甲煥).[citation needed] 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 for a time. The trend finally resumed since The King of Fighters XIV.
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