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Universal Fighting System

The Universal Fighting System is a collectible card game

Collectible card game

A collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards....
originally designed by Sabertooth Games

Sabertooth Games

Sabertooth Games is a Memphis, Tennessee based game company, founded in 2001. The company primarily produces collectible card games as a subsidiary of Games Workshop....
. The themes of the cards are drawn from a multitude of licensed gaming universes, principally Fighting game

Fighting game

File:Street Fighter II.pngFighting game is a type of action orientated video game and one of the major video game Video game genres. In a fighting game, players face off against each other or against computer-controlled characters in close combat....
licenses. While the official product launch was in April 2006, the first set released in February 2006 was a special "battle box

Battle box

In collectible card games, the term battle box is used by some companies to describe a set of cards available for purchase as a single unit. A battle box is generally ready to play as-is , containing complete decks for two players....
" based on the Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade (webcomic)

Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and gaming culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames....
online comic. It was announced on February 22nd, 2008, that the publication rights of the Universal Fighting System had been transferred to Fantasy Flight Games

Fantasy Flight Games

Fantasy Flight Games is a Roseville, Minnesota-based game company that creates and publishes role-playing game, board game, and card games. As of 2006, it is the fifth largest board game publisher in the world ....
.

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The Universal Fighting System is a collectible card game

Collectible card game

Sabertooth Games

Fighting game

Battle box

Penny Arcade (webcomic)

Fantasy Flight Games

Licenses

Two months after the release of the prototypical Penny Arcade Battle Box, the game officially launched with the simultaneous release of two separate sets of cards, one based on the Street Fighter series and the other based on Soulcalibur III. All primary game releases since then have followed a similar two-set structure. A license with SNK Playmore

SNK Playmore

SNK Playmore is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of Shin Nihon Kikaku , Japanese for "New Japan Project"....
allowed for cards based on The King of Fighters 2006
KOF: Maximum Impact 2

KOF: Maximum Impact 2, released in North America as The King of Fighters 2006, is a 3D graphics competitive fighting game produced by SNK Playmore and released for the PlayStation 2 in ....
and Samurai Shodown V
Samurai Shodown V

Samurai Shodown V, known as in Japan, is the eighth game in SNK Playmore's Samurai Shodown series of versus fighting game. It was one of the last ever games to be released on the Neo Geo ....
gaming universes in December 2006, and a second Capcom license, Darkstalkers, was added in November of the following year. As-yet unreleased licenses include Fantasy Flight Games' own original property, ShadoWar, and Bandai Namco's Tekken 6

Tekken 6

is the latest installment of Namco's Tekken series, which was released to Japanese arcades on November 26, 2007. It is the first game to be released on the PlayStation 3-based System 357 arcade board....
and Soulcalibur IV

Soulcalibur IV

is the fifth and latest installment in Namco's Soul series of fighting games, and was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on July 29, 2008, in North America, on July 31, 2008, in Japan, Europe, and Australia, and on August 1, 2008, in the United Kingdom and New Zealand....
, with several more to be announced.

Gameplay

A game in the Universal Fighting System represents a battle between two adversaries. Each player controls one of the two characters, with the objective being to defeat the opponent (typically through loss of vitality). The two characters need not be from the same universe; for example, Chun-Li

Chun-Li

name=Chun-Li|image=|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Super Street Fighter II. Illustration by Bengus.|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Street Fighter II....
from Street Fighter could battle Cassandra from Soulcalibur or Tycho

List of Penny Arcade characters

This is a list of Penny Arcade characters. Many characters are reinterpreted in the Penny Arcade video game, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness....
from Penny Arcade.

Players take turns, with each turn consisting of multiple actions. With each additional action a player takes in a turn, the difficulty of successfully completing that action increases. Players can continue to take actions until they choose to stop or until they fail an attempt. The game structure typically involve players building up foundations over successive turns, which then allows a greater number of actions before failure. Management of these becomes crucial, as players must strike a balance between using their resources for offense and defense; going "all out" for a series of attacks can leave one vulnerable to retaliation during the opponent's turn. The system relies heavily on card combinations, where one card enhances the effect of another.

As with many of Sabertooth's games, the Universal Fighting System is an advanced or expert level product (owing in large part to the fact that every card has at least one special ability), primarily aimed at older or more experienced gamers.

Card types

The Universal Fighting System has five different types of cards:

Characters - A card which represents the combatant whose role the player is currently assuming. Character cards contain information about the character's hand size, special abilities, symbols/alignment, and starting vitality.
Attacks - Orange-bordered cards which represent attempts to directly inflict damage on an opponent. Successful attacks that deal damage are added to your momentum, which helps towards enhancing certain attacks and other cards.
Actions - Blue-bordered cards played from the hand which allow the character to perform some non-attack action or maneuver.
Foundations - Grey-bordered cards which signify intensive training and reserves of inner strength upon which a character can draw to power attacks or abilities.
Assets - Green-bordered cards which represent places or objects which are in play.

Though the majority of the Universal Fighting System's cards are of one type, it is possible for a card to have 2 different types, represented by having the second type's color border on the bottom of the card, blended with the main type's color, with its own Difficulty rating an upside-down text box and any other attributes the type may have. These are called Split Cards. They are considered to be both types while not in play; when the card is played, the player must decide which type the card will assume, and the card remains that type until it exits play. Split Cards come in the following combinations, with the first type being the card's main type:

Attack-Action
Foundation-Attack
Foundation-Action
Action-Attack
Asset-Attack
Asset-Action

Card symbols

Cards in the Universal Fighting System include small symbols or graphics representing attributes of the card. There are 13 symbols in total, consisting of 12 defined symbols and the wildcard "Infinity" symbol. Three symbols appear on most cards, although some have one, two, four or six. These are used as a game mechanic to determine which characters are able to use which moves or powers. In order to play a card, at least one of the symbols on the card being played has to match a symbol on all of the other cards previously played during the turn, as well as matching a symbol on the player's character card. Hence, this prevents characters from using abilities which are not a match for their character, and prevents mixing abilities (in a single turn) which do not fit together. The symbols and their meanings are defined as follows:

Element (description)	Attributes
[AIR] (A white whirlwind)	Intelligence, Deliberateness
[ALL] (A red circle)	Existence, Fullness
[CHAOS] (Three arrows pointing out)	Disorder, Instinct
[DEATH] (A white skull)	Destruction, Finality
[EARTH] (A green mountain)	Stalwart, Strength
[EVIL] (A red pitchfork)	Ruthlessness, Villainy
[FIRE] (An orange flame)	Passion, Speed
[GOOD] (A yellow halo)	Compassion, Heroism
[INFINITY] (A Möbius strip)	Eternity, Timelessness
[LIFE] (A growing plant)	Beginning, Creation
[ORDER] (A golden justice scale)	Law, Structure
[VOID] (A dark-grey vortex)	Emptiness, Space
[WATER] (A blue wave)	Adaptation, Fluidity

Card rarity and distribution

Each card has rarity information printed along the bottom to indicate how common it is. The rarity is denoted by the number of small dots appearing at the bottom of the card, according to the following legend:

•	Common
••	Uncommon
••• (non-foil)	Starter deck exclusive
••• (foil)	Rare
••••	Ultra Rare or Promotional
~	Reprint (Battle Packs only)

Starter decks

Starter pack

A starter pack is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to serve as the beginning of a collection, in collectible card game and Miniature Wargaming....
are semi-random, with 29 fixed cards and 31 random cards. This includes some exclusive cards which are only available through that starter and not available in booster packs. In each 10-card booster pack

Booster pack

In collectible card games and miniature wargaming, a booster pack is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to add to a player's collection....
, there are 6 commons and 3 uncommons. The remaining card will be a rare or super rare card. There are also very rare boosters made up entirely of rare and super rare cards, colloquially known as "god packs". Lastly, each box of starter decks or booster packs contains a single "box topper", which is a special promotional card and not part of the standard card set.

Promotional character cards (either rare or super rare), foil variants of commons and uncommons, and specially-designed cards are also obtainable by participating in hobby league tournaments and/or special events.

The 120 cards provided in the Penny Arcade Battle Box follow a fixed distribution, without any element of randomness. The rarity system is adapted differently in these; one dot for a card that the box has four copies of, two for a card of three copies and three for a card of two copies (the "rarest"). Any Battle Pack card reprinted from a previous release will have a tilde symbol - ~ - in place of dots.

Card sets and products

The first set released for each game universe is typically named after that game universe, while later sets have original names. Because it contains cards from two game universes, the inaugural SNK set is named after the game company instead. Most SNK sets feature cards drawn from both Samurai Shodown V and The King of Fighters 2006; the fourth is based solely on the latter game. While they are technically from the same series, Soulcalibur III and Soulcalibur IV are considered to be different licenses, and thus have their own set identifier (SC and SCIV, respectively).

**Announced Universal Fighting System card sets**
Game Universe & Set Name	Release Date	Set Size	Starter Deck Characters	Booster Characters
Street Fighter	April 2006	143	Chun Li, Dhalsim Dhalsim is a Character from the Street Fighter of fighting games. In the story, he hails from Kerala, India.... , Ken, Ryu Ryu (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament....	Chun Li, Dhalsim Dhalsim is a Character from the Street Fighter of fighting games. In the story, he hails from Kerala, India.... , Ken, Ryu Ryu (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament.... , Sagat Sagat is a boss video game character from the early editions of Capcom's Street Fighter versus fighting game series. He was later turned into a regular, player character.... , Zangief Zangief is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. He is part of the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Zangief was the first "360?" fighter, whose main special move, a grappling move named the Spinning Piledriver, required spinning the joystick in nearly 360 degrees and pressing a punch button....
SF02: World Warriors	July 2006	126	(none; boosters only)	Balrog Balrog A Balrog is a fictional creature from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Tolkien's legendarium . Such creatures first appeared in print in The Lord of the Rings, though they figured in earlier writings that posthumously appeared in The Silmarillion and other books.... , Blanka Blanka is a video game fictional character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Blanka is depicted as a feral savage, with green skin and long orange hair, resembling a monster more than a human.... , E. Honda, Guile Guile (Street Fighter) is a video game character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of versus fighting game. In the live action Street Fighter movie, Guile is given the full name of William F.... , M. Bison M. Bison M. Bison, known as in Japan, is a Character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the character is a recurring boss and antagonist in the Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , Vega Vega Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the list of brightest stars in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern Celestial sphere, after Arcturus....
SF03: The Next Level	December 2006	90	(none; boosters only)	Akuma Akuma Akuma may refer to:Akuma , an List of legendary creatures from Japan#AAkuma , a punk band from Quebec, CanadaAkuma, a species of creatures in D.Gray-man* media... , Cammy, Dudley, Fei Long Fei Long is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter fighting game series....
SF04: The Dark Path	February 2007	144	Chun-Li Chun-Li name=Chun-Li\|image=\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Super Street Fighter II. Illustration by Bengus.\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Street Fighter II.... , Ryu Ryu (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament.... , T. Hawk, Twelve	Adon, Charlie Charlie (Street Fighter) Charlie, known in Japan as , full name Charlie Nash, is a video game character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , Chun-Li Chun-Li name=Chun-Li\|image=\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Super Street Fighter II. Illustration by Bengus.\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Street Fighter II.... , Rose Rose (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter Alpha, she is a recurring player character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , Ryu Ryu (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament.... , Sakura, T. Hawk, Twelve
SF05: Extreme Rivals	May 2007	90	(none; boosters only)	Cody, Dee Jay, Ibuki, Ken, R. Mika
SF06: Fight for the Future	November 2007	99	(none; boosters only)	Alex, Cammy, Chun-Li Chun-Li name=Chun-Li\|image=\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Super Street Fighter II. Illustration by Bengus.\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Street Fighter II.... , Dhalsim Dhalsim is a Character from the Street Fighter of fighting games. In the story, he hails from Kerala, India.... , Gen Gen is a video game character from the Street Fighter fighting game franchise. He is an elderly Chinese people martial artist and assassin with white hair and beard who wears a purple changshan with red slippers.... , Gill, Guile Guile (Street Fighter) is a video game character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of versus fighting game. In the live action Street Fighter movie, Guile is given the full name of William F....
SF07: Domination	February 2008	144	Akuma Akuma Akuma may refer to:Akuma , an List of legendary creatures from Japan#AAkuma , a punk band from Quebec, CanadaAkuma, a species of creatures in D.Gray-man* media... , Ken, Sagat Sagat is a boss video game character from the early editions of Capcom's Street Fighter versus fighting game series. He was later turned into a regular, player character.... , Sakura	Blanka Blanka is a video game fictional character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Blanka is depicted as a feral savage, with green skin and long orange hair, resembling a monster more than a human.... , Dan Dan Hibiki , more commonly known simply as Dan, is a character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Dan is consistently portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident, yet utterly weak character in many of the games in which he is featured.... , Guy Guy (Final Fight) is a video game character who first appears in the 1989 in video gaming arcade game beat-em-up Final Fight by Capcom. Guy would later reemerge, along with other Final Fight characters, as a fighting game character in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and its sequels.... , Karin, M. Bison M. Bison M. Bison, known as in Japan, is a Character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the character is a recurring boss and antagonist in the Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , Ryu Ryu (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament.... , Sean, Yang, Yun, Zangief Zangief is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. He is part of the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Zangief was the first "360?" fighter, whose main special move, a grappling move named the Spinning Piledriver, required spinning the joystick in nearly 360 degrees and pressing a punch button....
SF08: Deadly Ground	June 2008	99	(none; boosters only)	Adon, Cammy, Charlie Charlie (Street Fighter) Charlie, known in Japan as , full name Charlie Nash, is a video game character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , E. Honda, Fei Long Fei Long is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter fighting game series.... , Ibuki, Juli, Juni, Makoto, Rose Rose (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter Alpha, she is a recurring player character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , Vega Vega Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the list of brightest stars in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern Celestial sphere, after Arcturus....
SF09: Warrior's Dream	Dec 2008	??	(none; boosters only)	Alex, Balrog Balrog A Balrog is a fictional creature from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Tolkien's legendarium . Such creatures first appeared in print in The Lord of the Rings, though they figured in earlier writings that posthumously appeared in The Silmarillion and other books.... , Chun Li, Dhalsim Dhalsim is a Character from the Street Fighter of fighting games. In the story, he hails from Kerala, India.... , Elena, Guile Guile (Street Fighter) is a video game character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of versus fighting game. In the live action Street Fighter movie, Guile is given the full name of William F.... , Hugo, M. Bison M. Bison M. Bison, known as in Japan, is a Character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the character is a recurring boss and antagonist in the Street Fighter series of fighting games.... , R. Mika, Remy, T. Hawk
Darkstalkers	November 2007	126	(none; boosters only)	B.B. Hood, Bishamon Bishamon Bishamon or Bishamonten may refer to:Vaisravana, a Buddhist deity, as referred to in Japan.Bishamonten, a fictional character in the Ranma ? movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron China.... , Demitri, Donovan, Felicia Felicia (Darkstalkers) is a video game character from the Darkstalkers or Vampire series of fighting games by Capcom. She is a catgirl with light tan skin tone, long, thick blue hair, white fur and pink or red claws.... , J. Talbain, Lilith, Lord Raptor, Morrigan, Pyron, Q-Bee, Rikuo, Sasquatch Sasquatch (Darkstalkers) is a character from the fictional Darkstalkers series. He is based on Bigfoot, but also has many similarities to the Yeti.... , Victor
DS02: Realm of Midnight	June 2008	99	(none; boosters only)	Anakaris, Bishamon Bishamon Bishamon or Bishamonten may refer to:Vaisravana, a Buddhist deity, as referred to in Japan.Bishamonten, a fictional character in the Ranma ? movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron China.... , Demitri, Donovan, Felicia Felicia (Darkstalkers) is a video game character from the Darkstalkers or Vampire series of fighting games by Capcom. She is a catgirl with light tan skin tone, long, thick blue hair, white fur and pink or red claws.... , Hsien-Ko, Huitzil, J. Talbain, Jedah, Morrigan, Victor
Soulcalibur III	April 2006	143	Astaroth Astaroth (Soul Calibur) is a Character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in the original Soulcalibur and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series.... , Nightmare Nightmare (Soul Calibur) was the alter-ego of , a character in the Soul of fighting games. His first appearance was in one of the possible endings for the List of characters in the Soul series#Siegfried character in the game Soul Edge.... , Taki, Voldo Voldo is a fictional character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in Soul Edge, and later in all games of the Soulcalibur saga with the exception of Soulcalibur Legends....	Astaroth Astaroth (Soul Calibur) is a Character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in the original Soulcalibur and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series.... , Cassandra, Mitsurugi, Nightmare Nightmare (Soul Calibur) was the alter-ego of , a character in the Soul of fighting games. His first appearance was in one of the possible endings for the List of characters in the Soul series#Siegfried character in the game Soul Edge.... , Taki, Voldo Voldo is a fictional character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in Soul Edge, and later in all games of the Soulcalibur saga with the exception of Soulcalibur Legends....
SC02: A Tale of Swords & Souls	July 2006	126	(none; boosters only)	Ivy, Kilik, Raphael, Setsuka, Tira, Zasalamel
SC03: Soul Arena	February 2007	144	Abyss, Cervantes, Lizardman, Yoshimitsu Yoshimitsu (Namco) is a video game character originally created for the Tekken series of fighting games, designed by Namco. Yoshimitsu made his first appearance in Tekken , and has returned for all subsequent sequels to that game since his inception....	Abyss, Cervantes, Lizardman, Mitsurugi, Taki, Talim Talim is a fictional character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, she first appeared in Soulcalibur II and its subsequent sequels with the exception of Soulcalibur Legends, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series.... , Rock, Yoshimitsu Yoshimitsu (Namco) is a video game character originally created for the Tekken series of fighting games, designed by Namco. Yoshimitsu made his first appearance in Tekken , and has returned for all subsequent sequels to that game since his inception....
SC04: Blades of Fury	May 2007	90	(none; boosters only)	Maxi, Nightmare Nightmare (Soul Calibur) was the alter-ego of , a character in the Soul of fighting games. His first appearance was in one of the possible endings for the List of characters in the Soul series#Siegfried character in the game Soul Edge.... , Tira, Xianghua, Yun-seong
SC05: Higher Calibur	August 2007	99	(none; boosters only)	Astaroth Astaroth (Soul Calibur) is a Character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in the original Soulcalibur and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series.... , Cassandra, Cervantes, Ivy, Seong Mi-na, Voldo Voldo is a fictional character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in Soul Edge, and later in all games of the Soulcalibur saga with the exception of Soulcalibur Legends....
SC06: Flash of the Blades	September 2008	99	(none; boosters only)	Kilik, Lizardman, Mitsurugi, Raphael, Seong Mi-na, Setsuka, Siegfried, Sophitia, Taki, Talim Talim is a fictional character in the Soul of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, she first appeared in Soulcalibur II and its subsequent sequels with the exception of Soulcalibur Legends, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series.... , Zasalamel
SCIV01: Soulcalibur IV	March 2009	??	Siegfried	Ivy Ivy *Hedera* is a genus of 15 species of climbing or ground-creeping evergreen woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Macaronesia, western, central and southern Europe, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan.... , Nightmare Nightmare A nightmare is a dream which causes a strong unpleasant emotional response from the sleeper, typically fear or horror, being in situations of extreme danger, or the sensations of pain, bad events, falling, drowning or death.... , Tira
SNK Playmore	December 2006	144	Haohmaru, Mai Mai Shiranui is a character from both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK .In her mind, Andy Bogard, who studied Ninjutsu with her grandfather, Hanzo, is her fianc?.... , Terry Terry Bogard is a video game character created by SNK Playmore, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. In the series, Terry Bogard is an American fighter who enters the worldwide tournaments called The King of Fighters to kill Geese Howard, a criminal who killed Terry's father when he was a child.... , Ukyo	Alba, Athena Athena Asamiya is a character originally from the former SNK Playmore's video game Psycho Soldier and a descendant of Princess Athena in its Athena . She later appears in The King of Fighters series of fighting games as a female fighter character and has appeared in each of its eleven editions.... , Charlotte, Galford, Gaira, Hanzo, Iori Iori Yagami is a character from the SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series that first appeared in The King of Fighters '95 as the leader of the Rivals Team.... , Kyo Kyo Kusanagi is one of the main characters in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series; he was first introduced in The King of Fighters '94 as the leader of the Japan team.... , Lien, Nagase, Nakoruru, Yoshitora
SNK02: Fortune & Glory	August 2007	99	(none; boosters only)	Billy Billy Kane is a video game character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. He hails from England, he loves heavy metal music and plays the guitar very well.... , Genjuro List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Jubei List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , K' K' K or , is a video game character from The King of Fighters series developed by SNK Playmore. He debuted as the leader of the Hero Team in The King of Fighters '99.... , Luise, Mai Mai Shiranui is a character from both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK .In her mind, Andy Bogard, who studied Ninjutsu with her grandfather, Hanzo, is her fianc?.... , Nightmare Geese Geese Howard is a fictional video game character appearing in SNK's Fatal Fury fighting games series. In the series Geese is the local crime boss of the fictional city of South Town.... , Sankuro List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Seth, Tam Tam List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Ukyo
SNK03: The Cutting Edge	February 2008	144	Haohmaru, Mai Mai Shiranui is a character from both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK .In her mind, Andy Bogard, who studied Ninjutsu with her grandfather, Hanzo, is her fianc?.... , Rock Howard, Yoshitora	B. Jenet, Galford, Iori Iori Yagami is a character from the SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series that first appeared in The King of Fighters '95 as the leader of the Rivals Team.... , Kula, Kyo Kyo Kusanagi is one of the main characters in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series; he was first introduced in The King of Fighters '94 as the leader of the Japan team.... , Kyoshiro List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Nagase, Ninon, Rera List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Yumeji List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... ,
SNK04: The King of Fighters 2006	September 2008	99	(none; boosters only)	Alba, Chae, Fio, Hanzo, Jivatma, Leona, Maxima, Mignon, Soiree, Terry Terry Bogard is a video game character created by SNK Playmore, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. In the series, Terry Bogard is an American fighter who enters the worldwide tournaments called The King of Fighters to kill Geese Howard, a criminal who killed Terry's father when he was a child.... , Yuri Yuri Sakazaki is a video game character from SNK's Art of Fighting series first as a damsel in distress and then as one of the protagonists, and The King of Fighters series as one of the supporting characters, and in SNK vs....
SNK05: Flames of Fame	December 2008	??	(none; boosters only)	Basara List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Billy Billy Kane is a video game character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. He hails from England, he loves heavy metal music and plays the guitar very well.... , Gaira, Kazuki List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Kim Kim Kaphwan Kap-hwan Kim , usually written surname first as Kim Kap-hwan, is a character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series by SNK.... , Nakoruru, Nightmare Geese Geese Howard is a fictional video game character appearing in SNK's Fatal Fury fighting games series. In the series Geese is the local crime boss of the fictional city of South Town.... , Ralf Ralf Jones is a video game character appearing in games produced by SNK Playmore , primarily in The King of Fighters, although he appeared in the earlier Ikari Warriors series, as well as in certain games in the Metal Slug Ralf Jones has been voiced by Monster Maezuka from his debut, who also voices Kyoshiro Senryo, Choi Bounge and Benimaru Ni... , Rock Howard, Sogetsu List of Samurai Shodown characters This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin-offs or mobile games.... , Terry Terry Bogard is a video game character created by SNK Playmore, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. In the series, Terry Bogard is an American fighter who enters the worldwide tournaments called The King of Fighters to kill Geese Howard, a criminal who killed Terry's father when he was a child....
ShadoWar	March 2009	??	Unknown	Unknown
Tekken 6	June 2009	??	(none; boosters only)	Nina Nina Williams is a video game character from Namco's Tekken game series. She is known to be a cold-blooded assassin who had made her very first appearance in the original Tekken game and since has appeared in every Tekken game released....

**Other Universal Fighting System products**
Name of product	Release date	Total cards	Unique cards	Characters
Penny Arcade Battle Box	February 2006	120	45	Gabe List of Penny Arcade characters This is a *list of Penny Arcade* characters. Many characters are reinterpreted in the Penny Arcade video game, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.... , Tycho List of Penny Arcade characters This is a list of Penny Arcade characters**. Many characters are reinterpreted in the Penny Arcade video game, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness....
Soulcalibur III Battle Pack	November 2006	120	44	Sophitia, Siegfried
Street Fighter Battle Pack	July 2007	120	36	Akuma Akuma Akuma may refer to:Akuma , an List of legendary creatures from Japan#AAkuma , a punk band from Quebec, CanadaAkuma, a species of creatures in D.Gray-man* media... , Ryu Ryu can be translated into "Japanese dragon" from Japanese language. Ryu can refer to:* Ryu , a school of thought or discipline * Ryu , a book by Ryunosuke Akutagawa...

Some characters have only appeared as promotional cards, available through various outlets. The following is a list of all of the promotional characters that have not appeared in any of the expansions or battle sets through to the release of the eleventh pair of sets, SF09: Warrior's Dream and SNK05: Flames of Fame.

**Promotional Characters**
Name of game universe	Characters
Street Fighter	Geki Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series.... , Necro, Q, Rolento
Soulcalibur	Amy, Arthur, Chester, Demuth, Greed, Miser, Night Terror, Olcadan, Revenant, Strife
SNK Playmore	Duke, Lilly Kane Billy Kane is a video game character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. He hails from England, he loves heavy metal music and plays the guitar very well.... , Mr. Karate Takuma Sakazaki is a character from both the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters fighting game series. His distinguishing feature is an X-shaped scar on his right pectoral....
ShadoWar	Lu Chen, Rashotep, Temujin, Yi Shan, Zhao Daiyu, Zi Mei
UFS	Nicholas the Saint Santa Claus Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus.... , The Universal Fighter
Coolest Prize	Andrew Olexa, Jacky Tang, James Hata, Matt Kohls, Scott Mence, Wess "Flawless" Victory

Set Rotation

As with most trading card games, an effort is made to keep the organized-play environment fresh and accessible to new players by periodically retiring older sets. However, unlike other games, the rotation policy in UFS does not follow the set-release structure, with some cards in any given set rotating before or after others. In general, the watermark

Watermark

----A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light , caused by thickness variations in the paper....
within a card's text box (or below the vitality symbol on Character cards) dictates which "wave" a card belongs to, though older sets did not have this feature. A more detailed rotation structure can be found .

The Coolest Prize in Gaming

A key draw to competitive UFS play is "The Coolest Prize in Gaming." Winners of specific Worlds Singles, Worlds Teams, Nationals Singles, and Nationals Teams events are allowed to design their own card, in conjunction with the publisher. The card's art features the winners themselves and they receive every copy printed.

**Former winners include:**
Winner	Year	Title
Matt Kohls	2006	World Champion
Andrew Olexa	2007	World Champion
James Hata	2008	World Champion
Wess Victory	2006	U.S. National Champion
James Hata	2007	U.S. National Champion
Omar Chavez	2008	U.S. National Champion
Jacky Tang	2007	Canadian National Champion
Jonathan Herr	2008	Canadian National Champion
Scott Mence	2007	U.K. National Champion
John-James Watkins-Field	2008	U.K. National Champion, French National Champion, Swedish National Champion
Team B'stard A Richard Bassindale, Matt Hewitt, Ross Graham	2008	U.K Team Champions
*Team Fruit Fcker** John-James Watkins-Field, Daniel Eggle, Jason Handy	2007	U.K. Team Champions
Team Nice Head: Omar Chavez, Fred Ehrhart, James Hata	2007	World Team Champions
Team Voltron Kitten Force: Jeremy Ray, Andrew Olexa, Matt McDaniel	2008	World Team Champions
Team Venture: Nathan Eiskant, Brian Garber, Mack Rice	2007	U.S. National Team Champions
Team Voltron Kitten Force: Jeremy Ray, Andrew Olexa, Tanner Lang	2008	U.S. National Team Champions

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