10 Creepy Fighting Game Characters That ANNIHILATED You

7. Mukai - The King Of Fighters

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Plenty of characters from The King of Fighters could have been right at home on this list, especially the bosses, but we’re giving this spot to Mukai.

Mukai appeared as the final boss in The King of Fighters 2003 and induces a solid amount of skin-crawling thanks to his creepy visage. Hulking over other fighters and grimacing a bright white smile with similarly white eyes and hair that starkly contrasts with his deep black skin tone, he is designed to embody petrification. That’s because Mukai can control the earth, that includes creating rocks, becoming a rock, and petrifying you with a touch. He can also blast out grey energy that covers the entire screen and petrifies anyone it comes in reach of.

As a member of the mysterious “Those from the Past” the spooky factor is fully intact and given he can full on freeze you, this hunk of rock isn’t going down easy.

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