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Shingo Yabuki  

Shingo Yabuki - a character from SNK , The King of Fighters series. He made his debut in The King of Fighters '97.

Fighting Style

He replicates several of Kyo kusanagi moves without flames. He isn't perfect though, as he always takes out his handbook if he seems to forget a move, He also "messes up" certain moves.

Essentially he is a SNK version of dan hibiki , sakura kasugano & sean matsuda but in the king of fighters games ,

He's joke character like dan but follows & idolizes

Kyo kusanagi like sean matsuda does ken masters,

& high school kid like sakura kasugano .

Skills

Indomitable Spirit - Shingo is highly optimistic he will overcome inadequacy through hard work. However, because he isn't a member of the Kusanagi bloodline, he does not have the ability to intentionally create fire out of thin air. Despite knowing he lacks the ability to create his own flames, he continues training & sees Kyo as his inspiration to improve, with very few things able to douse his spirits.

Quick Hand - Shingo can quickly jot down notes of any ability he sees.

Quick Recall - Shingo is able to quickly re-perform techniques he's seen only once by referring to his notebook. Through constant training, he starts to rely less on his notebook & begin memorizing techniques internally.
Shingo Yabuki -

The creators of the series explain that Shingo is designed to be the comic foil to KOF main character Kyo Kusanagi. While Kyo was a hero, Shingo is meant to be a "simple & plain, everyday guy".

Appearances

King of Fighters '97
The King of Fighters: kyo

King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends

King of Fighters R-1
King of Fighters R-2
King of Fighters '99
King of Fighters 2000
King of Fighters 2001

King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood

King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle

King of Fighters Neowave
King of Fighters 2003
King of Fighters XI
King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match

King of Fighters XV - DLC character
Shingo Yabuki by Blu_leef June 6, 2023
A rare name found in the area of Japan. The name Yasuki is often known as a nice yet malicious person. Yasuki’s are very manipulative and can cause very harmful things to people, yet can do many things to help people. If you are a friend of a Yasuki then you are either chosen to them and that you are lucky that a demon is on your side.

Yasuki’s are very decent looking. They have brown eyes and dark colorations of hair. They spend their time being quiet but very outrageous when getting to know them.

Yasuki is written in Japanese in Katakana which is the more angular form of kana (syllabic writing) used in Japanese, primarily used for words of foreign origin. Usually it is used in Hiragana which is the more cursive and more widely used form of kana (syllabic writing) used in Japanese, especially used for function words and inflections.

Written as やすき or ヤスキ.

Pronunciation: Yah-soo-kee
My friend Yasuki is the most mysterious and interesting friend I know!
Yasuki by yaboimartin69420 May 28, 2019

yabuki nako 

a smol cute girl and a member of izone.
wizone 1: yabuki nako is so cute
wizone 2: and she's so talented
wizone 1: that's our queen
yabuki nako by colorsyabuki September 2, 2020

Yasukuni 

noun, countable
the Yasukuni
a secret office in the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing where a secret apparatus works on producing and spreading patriotic propaganda in order to manipulate public opinion into venting growing discontent with the internal affairs on anti-Japanese sentiment.
The wave of anti-Japanese sentiment has been manipulated by the Yasukuni from the very beginning.
Yasukuni by Adamo-chan September 6, 2005

Yasukidi 

Means pinky swear but the difference between pinky swear and yasukidi is we do pinky swear when we swear things that do not or do but in yasukidi its like must or mustn’t
You didn’t really eat the left bread which is i left for my own,did you?
Lets yasukidi
Yasukidi by Yasukidi March 27, 2023
When you need a shit but there's no toilet around/ you don't want to use the facilities available.

Can also be used in a shit situation instead of saying the word shit.
Girl 1: My boyfriend just broke up with me 😔

Girl 2: Awh yambuka that's so bad, you didn't need him anyway.

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Boy 1: Did you sleep with that girl last night?

Boy 2: Yeah but she was yambuka

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Girl 1: I need to go but I can't go in there

Girl 2: That's such a yambuka.
Yambuka by HitOnMe May 13, 2018
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Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
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