Fight as Adelheid:
Defeat Adelheid in Arcade mode.
Fight as Gai:
Defeat Gai in Arcade mode.
Fight as Jyazu:
Defeat Jyazu in Arcade mode.
Fight as Shion:
Defeat Shion in Arcade mode.
Fight as Sho:
Defeat Sho in Arcade mode.
Fight as Silber:
Defeat Silber in Arcade mode.
Fight as Magaki:
Successfully complete Challenge #6.
Fight as Robert Garcia:
Successfully complete Challenge #10.
Fight as Hotaru Futaba:
Successfully complete Challenge #15.
Fight as Mai Shiranui:
Successfully complete Challenge #20.
Fight as Tung Fu Rue:
Successfully complete Challenge #25.
Fight as Ex Kyo Kusanagi:
Successfully complete Challenge #30
Fight as Mr. Big:
Successfully complete Challenge #35.
Fight as Geese Howard:
Successfully complete Challenge #40.
Challenge mode bonuses:
Successfully complete all Challenge mode challenges to unlock endings,
characters, and gallery artwork
Special Ending Pictures:
| Unlock | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| 2003 Main Characters Team | Ash, Duo Lon, Shen |
| Adel's Ending | Adel + Anyone else |
| Authority Team | Elizabeth, Whip, B.Jenet |
| Bird Team | Duck, Griffon, Jazu |
| Buriki Team | Gai, Ryo, Silver |
| Elder Brothers Team | Adel, Ryo, Gato |
| Elder Sisters Team | Elizabeth, Vanessa, King |
| Gai with Buriki One Girls | Gai as the leader + Anyone else |
| Girls Team | Athena, Momoko, Kula |
| Jazu Portrait | Jazu as the leader + Anyone else |
| Justice Team | Kim, Griffon, Athena |
| KoF Main Characters Team | Ash, Kyo, K' |
| Kyokugenryu Team | Ryo, Yuri, Robert |
| New Challenger Team | Use three of the following: Hotaru, Mai, Robert, Tung Fu Rue, EX Kyo, Mr. Big, Geese |
| Ninja Team | Eiji, Mai, Jazu |
| One Sided Love Team | Robert, Kensou, Ramon |
| Reinventing Oneself | Kim + Anyone else |
| Sho Hayate Portrait | Sho Hayate as the leader + Anyone else |
| Silbur Portrait | Silbur as the leader + Anyone else |
