The game features 22 fighting characters - 11 from the Virtua Fighter series and the other 11 from Fighting Vipers. There are also 13 hidden characters, many of which are from other Sega games. These characters include: Kid versions of Akira and Sarah from Virtua Fighter Kids (1996); Bean and Bark from Sonic the Fighters; Janet from Virtua Cop 2 and 3 (see: Virtua Cop 3 (2003)); Rent-A-Hero, an obscure Japanese Sega mascot; a fighting Hornet race car from Daytona USA (1994); Siba, an Arabian character that didn't make the cut in the original Virtua Fighter; and the Palm Tree from the AM2 logo. Other hidden characters include: Pandachan, the hidden Panda character from Fighting Vipers; a cactus named Deku; a fighting piece of meat called Neku; and UraBahn, an altered version of the Fighting Vipers boss character.