After an incident at the previous tournament, the commander of the Ikari Team, Heidern, is determined to investigate the objective of the NESTS cartel and stop it from achieving its ruthless ambition. K? and Maxima were once NESTS operatives and that they may hold the key to locating the mysterious organization. Using this information, Heidern decides to use the next KOF tournament to lure both K? and Maxima out so they can be captured and interrogated about the NESTS cartel. (wiki)