Because it wouldn't be a King of Fighters inspired tourney without getting shredded by the iconic Genocide Cutter. Repeatedly.
So of course this bonus bout will be against the first SNK boss of the series, Rugal Bernstein. In line with being a cheap SNK boss, he'll also deal 20% more damage and take 20% less as well as having nearly complete blanket status immunity. Also, he needs to be defeated twice to be victorious. One more fight for the heavy division champs to prove themselves.
It's a bonus match so there's more freedom on how to interpret Rugal for this context. Also, I wouldn't be opposed to giving the RPG characters some extra options outside their normal dueling skillset, though nothing too crazy.
Team Speed Manip: Fie (Cold Steel) / Arnaud / Tidus vs Rugal Bernstein (king of Fighters series)
