The Story of Kasumi Todoh - KOF Lore

[@crencottrell7849]

She was cute, fun, underrated, and should have been included in more KOF sequels with an upgraded movelist.

[@Nic5Cyprus]

I hope SNK rereleases Kof XI because it's the most unique entry honestly. Most of the characters from that game never appeared in other entries. Plus it's a tag team match which is a formula that has a lot of potential

[@meganinten0078]

I agree KOF XI roster is amazing! Also, the tag team match would later return in SNK Heroines and it plays actually good.

[@nugget3327]

💯 I would be down if KOF XI gets a support in rollback.

[@Jeffmetal42]

I agree, that game really needs to be available on current systems.

[@DanPankrat]

KOF XI is still the best game in the series

[@elgatofelix8917]

I would have to agree also. KOF XI had two of my favorite underrated characters - Duck King and Momoko

[@sasuke0079]

You reopened a wound in my heart. As i saw Kasumi ending in aof3 i always wanted to see Ryo wearing her red band, just like Ryu does with Ken's. Instead, that epic end has just been forgotten. Too sad.

[@jarelldavis31]

Kasumi for KOFXV!

[@crimcrusader8459]

Not meaning to sound sarcastic, but it seems to me that Kasumi's own story in AOF 3 basically amounts to her own wild goose chase in pursuit of Ryo Sakazaki. Didn't help matters that her poor command of English and her hard time navigating Glasshill in Mexico really paints her as a fish out of water!

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

I believe that kasumi is not able to see her father because she is so focused. Untruly truly putting her putting her own mental blinders on, When she get into a fight. The father knowing her daughter so well. Knows this It makes sense and truly does go with her fighting style

[@IrishKyokushin]

And background characters cameos are non canon. The SS characters appeared in backgrounds in previous games when they should be long dead [obviously before the current brought forward in time plot]

[@royasturias1784]

Ryuhaku himself (a former South Town Police Chief, mind you) purposefully misleads/misdirects his baby girl, as though he is a sly and informed eel.

[@IrishKyokushin]

@@royasturias1784 that was only for that ova.

[@PaperPrincessChannel]

I've always loved the way the Todohs move. So many of these muscular strong-man types have the same kind of big, sweeping upper body movements. Seeing the Todohs moving around in ways that are true to their martial art and the katas they practice is a pleasure to see. And then you get to their specials, and you get that satisfying flash. Kasumi and her dad teaming up to do her hidden desperation move is probably my single favorite super.

[@NuBlanco]

I've always admired your narration when it comes to KOF lore. Your choices of words and vocabulary make your videos a must to watch. I can't imagine anyone better than you to cover the story of any character in KOF. Keep up the good work, shoryu!

[@ShoryuGame]

Wow, thank you!

[@sasuke0079]

That's absolutely true! I would buy a book written by shoryugame about snk universe!

[@philmason9653]

Always loved this character, she's an interesting hybrid of archetypes. I hope she shows up in XV.

[@SatoshiKenji]

Additional lore : In KoF 96' comic, Ryuhaku is a good friend with Lett Kusanagi (Kyo's grandfather) and they trained together inside of volcano (probably Mt. Fuji, but I can't remember). I remember that they both being ordered by Emperor of Japan to help Emperor reached the 100% Max Power (which is a difficult task at that time). They succeed, but they're being beaten up by Emperor, because 100% Max Power tend to make a person lose sanity (Rugal is an example), which is why not many people attempt it. Not sure if they're still alive after that. Emperor himself have an interesting story in the comic, but I don't read that far to know what happened to him at the end. He's able to maintain his sanity after getting 100% Max Power, but he's still crazy regardless. I remember that he's unscatched after helicopter he's riding crashed. That's how strong he is.

[@elgatofelix8917]

Fun Fact: there is another, lesser known Kasumi from SNK lore that was never in AOF or KOF and probably will never be in KOF due to Kasumi Todoh already being part of KOF history. As some may have already guessed, I am talking about the Kasumi from the underrated ADK/SNK classic *Ninja Masters* which I believe might be the final game ADK made for SNK.

[@meganinten0078]

SVC Chaos gave us a bit more info about Kasumi in her pre battle dialogues. Kasumi: "A priest? I'm a Buddhist. And... That suits me just fine." Goenitz: "Oh no, my child. I don't seek converts. However..." Kasumi: "...You seek a fight?!" Goenitz: "Hoo, hoo, hoo. A good wind blows... His will be done!" That dialogue made me laugh 😆 also I didn't know Kasumi was buddhist 😮 Chun-Li: "(Nice legs. She must tell me her secret.)" Kasumi: "Huh? Menace! Yah!" Chun-Li: "Yeek! What's your problem?" Kasumi: "Silence! You tried to ambush me. I read your thoughts." Chun-Li: "Hold on. I was just noticing your legs and... Uh, oh!" Kasumi: "You dare insult me! Defend yourself!" So Chun-Li (the Leg Queen) is jealous of Kasumi's legs!? 🤯 If Kasumi returns she should have a redesign where she shows her legs 😁 Kasumi: "Greetings, Kim! It's been a while." Kim: "Oh, Miss Todoh... Care for a little match, do you?" Kasumi: "Sounds good to me." Probably the nicest pre battle dialogue in the whole game 😄

[@sonicfan2403]

Something tells me Chun Li has never heard of a Hakamas lol

[@guillermo4687]

If we had Hinako, I am sure we’ll have Kasumi back. She is a force to be reckoned with. An upgraded movelist (notably adding an anti-air and an Ex Kasane Ate that travels full screen) would make her the scariest character in the KOF series. I hope to see her back as I love her. Shoryu, great vid. Can you make one on Xiangfei?

[@elgatofelix8917]

Once again Shoryu shines a light on one of the most underrated characters in SNK lore. Thanks for this fantastic video about Kasumi, Shoryu! She really deserves more love! Next I hope you can do a video on one of my personal favorites, another underrated waifu, Li Xiangfei

[@NewGabeOrder]

0:21 Sounds like she's the Magneto of KOF, complete with the counter/reversal specials, a projectile, a Magnetic Shockwave and all. It feels as if I kept playing MVC2 way more often as I was waiting for Kasumi to come back in a KOF newer than XI, and my most commonly-played characters in MVC2 happened to be Magneto, Storm and Sentinel.

[@meganinten0078]

3:38 Ouch. There is no blow more painful than a mother's slap 😅 I still remember Kasumi's ending in Art of Fighting 3 The beautiful music also helps, AOF3 has the best soundtrack (and gameplay) of the AOF series 🎵 Anyway, Kasumi's ending made me believe that she ended up having romantic feelings towards Ryo. I have the theory that the original SNK wanted Kasumi to be Ryo's love interest but they changed their mind. What a shame. AOF3 ended with Yuri and Robert being a couple. SNK missed a huge opportunity to make that event canon into the KOF series. Besides Kasumi, the only thing that KOF took from AOF3 was that cool Robert's design, which is the same outfit he wears in KOF 96-98

[@duncan3998]

Overlooked fighter indeed, similar to Eiji.

[@kristinecabacungan3804]

I'm new to KOF and fell inlove with the characters, they are very charming and has deep story

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

Good stuff as always. I always thought of her "just" missing her dad as a gag. Since she is somewhat of a "hime" archtype and paired with her birthday and blood type [reminder here that she was created at a time when those tidbits were legit part of character design], the gag was she had an idealized version of her father. And when she saw him in person, she either mistaken him for someone else, or just overlooked him.

[@galaticwars]

Man shes one of my fav female characters along with B Jenet, Leona, Li Xeinfie, and May Lee. I want her back in either KoF XV as dlc or in Fatal Fury City of The Wolves.

[@meganinten0078]

1:48-2:00 At this point, Ryuhaku Todoh might be the Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy) of KOF Why not? We have seen people traveling through time and space in the recent KOF sagas, Ryuhaku being in the Samurai Shodown timeline makes sense 😆 Ryuhaku is the King of Cameos!

[@piguelmonce9937]

She’s hella fun to use especially that counter special it’s very satisfying when you labs it and finish the match with it

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Still there one thing I’ve always pondered: Why does Kasumi have and Intro with Shingo of all people. I know it’s her telling Shingo to focus on her for the fight…buuuuut…considering she has a Valentine’s Skin in KOF All-Star…something tells me…there’s more to Shingo & Kasumi’s Relationship than meets the eye. 😉

[@silentman99]

Believe they were supposed to be some couple but SNK I guess didn’t care for it.

[@ShoryuGame]

I think it's because she also has a note helping her with English. But unlike Shingo, she uses it AFTER the fight (when she says "come back when you grew up").

[@oKyeahThen]

love her as a character and her father Todo was so much fun in Capcom vs SNK 2

[@HeartAino193]

Kasumi sure is one of the most underappreciated characters SNK has ever made. SNK should bring back Kasumi sometime soon wouldn't you people agree?

[@elgatofelix8917]

Yes I agree! Bring her back along with Xiangfei and Momoko!

[@HeartAino193]

@@elgatofelix8917 and maybe even make them form Team Pretty Girls again in the future which would consist of cute girls and is pretty much an off-shoot of Team Women Fighters much like Team Super Heroine...

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@HeartAino193 Yes! But instead of calling it Team Pretty Girls, call it Team Kawaiifus XD

[@HeartAino193]

@@elgatofelix8917 Kawaiifus? A portmanteau of kawaii and waifu?

[@IrishKyokushin]

There is supposed to be a new Art of Fighting game in development. So hopefully she'll appear. And her missing Father arc can be resolved.

[@versatilelord8893]

Kasumi is one of the couple many characters that need to come back to kof xv

[@nemoisnobody]

My favorite iteration of her was '98UM. She felt "complete". At least, to me. Her XI version was honestly kind of a let down to me. Especially considering most of the cast had had almost their entire arsenal. She did get some much needed buffs in the console version, at least. I think Eiji was better in '98UM, too. I'd love to see BOTH of their return someday, and I know I'm not alone in that!

[@warrenbradford2597]

Interesting character. I faith she'll come back as a playable character someday.

[@kev-wrld6191]

Hello shoryu!!! How have you been nice video about Kasumi I wish characters from other Kof games appear in KOF 15 the characters I hope that they appear are duck king Oswald shen kensou and kasumi 😊

[@TheoAtilade]

wearing glasses, you wish shoryu. i have ideas for kof 16 teams though. as her father has been lurking in the background in various kof tournaments along her journey, ryuhaku should appear in a mainline kof for the first time, but not in the same team as his daughter. kasumi should team up with athena asamiya and carol from savage reign. ryuhaku should join saisyu kusanagi and tung fu rue for the masters team. some other characters that debuted alongside kasumi in art of fighting 3 should form a team and enter kof 16. jin fuha would be a good team mate for king (kof 13 version) and a rugged older ryo sakazaki aka mr karate ll but without the tengu mask. sinclair, lenny creston and wang koh san would be good team mates for each other as team warrior path. wyler would team up with krauser and shin shishioh as team colossal giants. john crawley would join mr big and jack turner in place of eiji. in total art of fighting would have at least twelve representatives in kof 16. some other fighting games from snk would have two or three representatives as well. art of fighting would not be in fatal fury's shadow too much in terms of fighters appearing in kof 16 as it has been in previous games of the kof series.

[@ed752]

Another quality video❤

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad you think so!

[@tweety2247]

Kasumi with Eye glasses look nice

[@Apocalythpe]

She's a great character. I always thought she was fun to play. Appreciate the lore dump!

[@awesomeguy9115]

Could you make a video on story of geonitz please 😢

[@AhmedSal90]

for around 6 years we ask about the bad ass Geonitze but you still !!!

[@rurouni_xyz]

thanks for still continueing the lore. u make them so easy to digest. u really deserve more attention

[@ShoryuGame]

I appreciate that!

[@juanca2567]

The gag is starting to get old. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (or if SNK believes that trilogy nonsense, then the sequel) better put an end to Kasumi’s journey, as that punchline is really starting to get older than Mr. Karate’s Tengu 👺 mask.

[@nosherkhan3232]

Wrong series my guy

[@juanca2567]

@@nosherkhan3232 Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury are in the same universe.

[@JohnathanSuperMachine92Mcbride]

​@@juanca2567maybe but neither of the art of fighting characters appeared in fatal fury when they got older

[@bananabike279]

Great video! Never knew that much about Kasumi, fun backstory

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@neoyaku]

Love Kasumi, her design, and movelist

[@SailorNatsu10]

I kind of hope she appears in KOF XV along with Bao, Heavy D, Lucky, Brian, Momoko, and Lenny.

[@ElBandito]

Loved to main her in 96. :)

[@gerardohuitron8724]

Ahora entiendo porque Shingo se sintió identificado con Kasumi durante su participación en KOF99 porque mientras ella buscaba a su padre, él buscaba a su ídolo Kyo 😮; irónico.

[@ace47gaming]

her father is always watching her, even occasionally assist her what she need is a better attention span

[@JorgeEscobarMX]

I regret not playing her back in the 90's 😢

[@YonCyclops3965]

Come on shoryu, it's not that she needs glasses. How do you expect an indoor kid to recognize a world travelling farther.

[@joseurbina3835]

Real Shame that Kasumi Todoh never canonically return after KOF 11 besides being in Dream Matches like 98, 2002 and other Spin Offs, she now ends up the same Fate like her Father as just a Cameo and Easter Egg.

[@IrishKyokushin]

Thankfully SNK is reviving Art of Fighting (most likely after KOF 16). So hopefully she'll be a regular cast member.

[@juanca2567]

@@IrishKyokushinDo you think she will return in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves?

[@joseurbina3835]

@@juanca2567 Canonically, Kasumi would be somewhere in her late 20's or mid 30's around the Timeframe in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, AOF takes place in the 1970's, Fatal Fury is in the 1990's, but now Garou: MOTW and FF: COTW both taking place in the 2000's, I'd say Kasumi is still averagely Young enough to be a Fighter.

[@IrishKyokushin]

@@juanca2567 Doubtful since she's an AOF characters. Maybe end of lifecycle DLC, but if any AOF characters make it in as DLC they main ones [Ryo, Robert, Yuri, Takuma and King] will be prioritised.

[@juanca2567]

@@IrishKyokushin Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury are in the same timeline. Did you forget Marco Rodriguez/Kushnood Butt?

[@GaidenDS10]

Personally I think SNK has a thing for Yuri / teen girl stereotypes in most of their fighting game characters. Athena being one of them and Kasumi, a variant fighter where Yuri is your Zaku, Kasumi would be the Gouf.

[@matyvt234]

We need Kasumi in KOF with a Remix of Todoh theme ART OF FIGHT!

[@spinkick9270]

Can you do some last blade characters please.

[@marvinlopez1334]

I love Kasumi ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for this video...

[@ShoryuGame]

Welcome 😊

[@Zz-_-]

I love your Kim what if, I look forward to whatever other banger you come up with...oh yeah 😅 Kusumi I'm new to kof so I don't have much to add ummm Duck king🏃🏾‍♂️💨

[@ginox_0736]

Not my favorite ''Kasumi'', but I love this one too lol

[@m3tl1kv3e9]

ShoryuGame Marco Joins in CotW.

[@adam17]

I know it's a long shot, but man I would love another Art of Fighting game someday. It's been so long, they could completely rework what the game even is. Turn it into a beat'em up, take another stab at a 3D fighter, or even make it your fighter that you keep in 2D sprites. Something that would make it stand out from KoF and FF. Heck, make it cheap and simple for all I care. Just let AoF live!

[@ShoryuGame]

The gameplay would need a revamp though.

[@IrishKyokushin]

A new Art of Fighting is supposedly in development.

[@MysteryFinery]

"come back when you grow up ":D

[@YeldellGW]

What Kasumi really needs is a better reason for showing up in the games. The whole looking for her dad routine has gotten stale. Doesn’t help that Mai adopts the same routine in games that Andy doesn’t appear in either.

[@tpatt513]

KOF XV or City Of The Wolves please

[@francescodeleonardis7621]

Kasumi with glasses is... actually really cute.

[@royshaheer]

I would like you to make video on the lore of Hinako or Lin/Duolon

[@flamemdq]

Nothing like some fluff lore. Thanks for the video :D

[@nintendolife25]

It’s kinda funny that despite how disciplined Kasumi is, she’s completely unaware of her environment when it comes to her dad. XD Still, she’s one of the characters I love to see more of. She easily has one of the best projectiles in the franchise. Great job with the video!

[@fauxvier8519]

DAD OF THE YEAR

[@surajpandey3187]

Bro can you cover story of Mysterious dad of Gato in garou

[@DHYohko]

Do angel next.

[@SyifaJurham]

Kasumi todoh is beautiful girl from Japan,i like it

[@josenogales-k1j]

jesus alñberto robles alvarado

[@maninredhelm]

Kasumi's carrying of an English phrasebook brings up an important point now that games like City of the Wolves are going to have English voice acting: Some if not most of the foreign martial artists traveling to the American city of South Town should not speak perfect English. The advantage Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting have over all these other fighting games is they have a setting with an official language, and don't have to pretend this is Star Trek/Tekken with magic universal translators. So far though, Tizoc, Preecha and Marco have been given voice actors with perfect American accents. Maybe that just happens to suit those 3, but it would be a terrible mistake for a character like Kasumi, who should never have an English VA. I think SNK should embrace the likelihood of language barriers being a problem among their characters and try to make South Town the most realistic feeling fighting game setting. It could help set the FF/AoF franchise apart. Nobody else is doing that because their tournaments all have world tour formats. South Town is special.

[@josenogales-k1j]

yo casumi todo tengo el bebe ese bebe que eres tu y en la d e baile encadenado nos la pelaste oscar anostras 8

[@silentman99]

She needs developing personality & a new goal.