There is a rotating set of cameos in the background of the China stage:
• Eiji Kisaragi from Art of Fighting 2 and Sokaku Mochizuki from Fatal Fury 3.
• Bob Wilson from Fatal Fury 3, and Rody Birts and Lenny Creston from Art of Fighting 3.
• Lee Pai Long from Art of Fighting, Tung Fu Rue from Fatal Fury, and Jubei Yamada from Fatal Fury 2
• Heavy D! from The King of Fighters '94, Duck King from Fatal Fury, and Ryuhaku Todoh from Art of Fighting
• American Sports Team from The King of Fighters '94
• Roddy and Cathy from Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy
• Rodem from The King of Fighters '94, and Sally & Elizabeth from The King of Fighters '95.