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RALF JONES
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Birthplace:            Brazil                                                                       
Birthdate:             August 25, 1958 (41 years old)
Height:                1.88 m (6'1")                                                           
Weight:                100 kg (217 lbs)
Blood type:            A                                                                              
Hobbies:               Collecting knives
Favorite food:         Bubble gum                                                            
Favorite sport:        Baseball
Most valuable:         Badge of Honor                                                     
Hates the most:        Snakes
Fighting style:        Martial Arts and Heidern style assasination techniques

	Ralf Jones, along with his lifetime friend, Clark Steel, have passed 
through so many missions that many mercenaries would wish doing even half of 
them. However, no mission was as tough for Ralf as those he passed in the King 
of Fighters tournament.
	As said, Ralf and Clark have been partners for a long time, and 
accomplished a lot of missions with unarguable results. Their combination of 
power and intelligence represent a threat for criminals and corrupt politicians 
alike. While Clark loves to use guns, Ralf prefers the down-and-dirty work of 
his knives to get the work down. He has also been very skilled in the uses of 
punches and close-contact moves, even being able to move his arms so fast and so 
powerful that they create explosions upon contact!
	During a mission, Ralf and Clark had to penetrate the Amazon jungle to 
destroy a local weapon warehouse. Upon completion of the mission, Ralf and Clark 
had noticed that they were left in the jungle. They kept walking (and Ralf, 
unfortunately, had to trip with a couple of snakes on the way), until a 
helicopter located their position. Then, their commander, Heidern, leaped out of 
the helicopter. He tells his two most effective mercenaries that he needs their 
help to take out Rugal Bernstein, a criminal merchant and a menace for the world 
governments. He also happened to kill Heidern's family awhile back, so it was 
also personal for Heidern. Both mercenaries accepted, and thus began the 
adventures of Ralf and Clark in the King of Fighters tournaments. Ralf was much 
more enthustiatic than Clark, since Ralf always seeked a good brawl wherever he 
went. Ralf also respected Heidern a lot, not onyl for being his superior, but 
also his master and the man who trained him in combat situations. He helped 
Heidern up until Rugal's death, and then, one day, Ralf was called to Heidern's 
office...
	Clark was there as well, and Heidern began to speak. He says that the King 
of Fighters tournament is coming up once again, but this time, he won't be 
coming along. Rugal was dead, so Heidern can finally sit back and rest, but he 
would not leave them alone, of course. Heidern then called Leona in. Ralf was 
astonished as his new partner was to be a woman! And a very tomboy woman at 
that...Ralf decided to protest very harshly, but Heidern did not pay too much 
attention, and only tells Ralf: "Don't underestimate her until you have seen her 
in action.". Heidern then briefed the trio of their new mission: to track down 
Geese Howard, main mob leader of Southtown, and investigate his intentions of 
entering the tournament. If his actions represent a threat for humanity, then 
they were ordered to stop him. Ralf accepts for Heidern's sake, but still has 
his doubts of Leona. Although, he has this strange feeling of respect towards 
her as well...
	Ralf investigates Geese as ordered, but finds out a lot more things about 
Leona as well. As Ralf knew more about Leona, more he became interested in her. 
Then, Heidern calls the Ikari Warriors and orders them to reunite in the stadium 
to keep an eye on the final battle. As soon as they arrived, a huge gust of wind 
blew and destroyed the whole stadium. Ralf then saw a tall figure amidst the 
rubble. He said his name was Goenitz, but that wasn't the most surprising thing 
he heard: when Goenitz confesses that both Iori Yagami and Leona are of Orochi 
blood, Ralf is more than surprised. Once Goenitz is defeated, Ralf decides to 
comfort the confused Leona by doing a funny scene with Clark. This manages to 
cheer Leona up, but Ralf knows things would only become harder from now on.
	By next year, Ralf had to almost abort a mission due to Leona's flashbacks 
of her past in the middle of a mission. Ralf then asks for Heidern a temporal 
suspension to enter the King of Fighters tournament, as a mode of distracting 
Leona from her bad memories. However, the worst was yet to come. In the final 
stages of the tournament, Leona enters the Riot of Blood, and then goes out on a 
killing rampage. Worried for his friend, Ralf takes Clark and decides to go 
search for Leona and stop her. They manage to stop Leona, but after the sealing 
of the Orochi power for good, Leona decides she is too dangerous to be allowed 
to live, and is about to pierce herself with her blade hairdress, but Ralf stops 
her, and tells her that she was alone before, but now she had her friends to 
look up to. Then, Ralf gives her his headscarf, and all three friends walk back 
looking towards a new future.
	Ralf feels kind of relaxed once the fights are over, and back in the life of 
mercenaries along with Clark and Leona, taking some extreme missions. While none of 
them even got close to the experience of Orochi, Ralf is relieved to see Leona a 
little bit more calmed down, and of course, always trashing the house with Clark! 
The happy times don't last forever, however, as commander Heidern informs Ralf 
about the new King of Fighters tournament, and the urge in investigating the evil 
intentions of the host this time around. He also gets to have a new member with 
him: the female mercenary, Whip. Ralf accepts, but begins to wonder if the Ikari 
Warriors have became a women's club....
	Ralf is sort of cocky, unlike his serious partner Clark. However, when 
paired up together, this duo sort of does the most loony things! However, that 
doesn't mean Ralf doesn't take the missions seriously. He is aware of his 
responsibility, and will do anything to get the mission done. He cares a lot for 
Leona, and seems to like her, but doesn't want it to be revealed. So, Ralf 
decides to be a counselor for Leona, and help her pass her crisis.

*Fun fact = Ralf and Clark are always pure dynamite when paired up! These guys 
do the silly Cross Changer pose dance whenever they face themselves since KOF 
'96. They also do some funny scenes, like when Clark gets Ralf in a hold to 
cheer Leona up. Maybe Chang and Choi are loony, but these two certainly don't 
hold back!
*Cloth changes = Ralf wears a camoflague headscarf, heavy black vest, white shirt 
(with a bullet belt aligned across it), and jeans from KOF '99 to '99. In KOF '99, 
Ralf's headscarf is plain red, brown pants, a lighter, green military vest (lots of 
pockets), has no bullets on his shirt, and has two red gloves. 

Appearances: The King of Fighters '94, The King of Fighters '95, The King of 
Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '97,  The King of Fighters '98, The King of 
Fighters '99
Other games: Ikari Warriors, Ikari Warriors II, Ikari Warriors III (in these 
three games, Ralf was known as 'Vince')