The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo

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Name: Kyo Kusanagi
First appearance: The King of Fighters '94
Other appearances: The King of Fighters series, Capcom vs. SNK series, KOF Maximum Impact series, SNK vs. Capcom, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

Kyo Kusanagi (草薙京) is one of the main characters of the King of Fighters series. He is the heir to the Kusanagi clan (members of his clan possess pyrokinetic powers) and the leader of the Hero Team.

1 Story (in the KOF Orochi Saga)
2 Teams
3 Moves
4 Links

[edit] Story (in the KOF Orochi Saga)

660 years ago, the Kusanagi and Yasakani clans were once allies. However, due to the latter's jealousy and hatred over the former's fame, the Yasakani struck a blood pact with Orochi for more power. They renamed their family name to Yagami and their flames, previously red like their former allies, changed to violet from Orochi's taint. Since then, the clans have waged a generation long grudge with casualties made from both sides. It continues in The King of Fighters series with Kyo and Iori Yagami.

Shortly after the completion of his training, Kyo competes in a preliminary held in Japan to determine the members of the country's representative team in The King of Fighters '94 tournament. He bests Goro Daimon and Benimaru Nikaido to become the leader of the team, the two becoming his teammates and eventual friends. They reach the finals, where they met the host of the tournament, a powerful fighter named Rugal Bernstein. Rugal boasts his desire to fight powerful opponents and challenges them. After his defeat, he self-destructs his ship in attempt to bring them with him but the team escapes unharmed.

In the next tournament, Kyo and his team are invited once again into a tournament organized once again by Rugal, who survived his craft's self-destruction. This time, Rugal also brainwashed Kyo's missing father, Saisyu, into attacking his son. Kyo's father regains his senses after he was subdued by the team. To counter the team's strength, Rugal challenges them with power sapped from Orochi. However, Rugal's body was overwhelmed by the power's immensity and he was vaporized after his defeat. Pleased with his son's prowess, Saisyu leaves unnoticed, insinuating that he entrusts the clan's duty to Kyo.

Prior to the events of The King of Fighters '96, a mysterious man -later revealed to be one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Orochi, Goenitz- challenges Kyo to a fight. Kyo arrives, powered by his overwhelming confidence in his fists, only to be defeated soundly by his challenger and sent to the hospital. In spite of his injuries, his anger and spirit from his loss drove him to invent powerful new techniques -this is the canon explanation for Kyo trading his ground-fireball attack for his now trademark flame-laced melee attack strings. He enters the year's tournament to prove his strength to his unknown attacker. In the tournament's finals, he meets the host of the tournament and the younger heiress of the Yata clan, Chizuru Kagura. At the tournament's end, he vanquishes Goenitz with Iori and Chizuru's help. Though he is warned by Chizuru of his clan's destiny with Orochi, Kyo ignores her and promptly departs.

Before The King of Fighters '97 takes place, he is pestered by fellow high school student, Shingo Yabuki, to teach him how to create his flames. Though annoyed and flustered by his persistence, Kyo partially agrees to mentor him as a means of gaining free meals. He also experiences nightmares of a strange man defeating him at the King of Fighters tournament, but continues to participate. Though it's ambiguous as to which team he enters during the tournament, it is canonly accepted that Kyo joins with Iori and Chizuru for its conclusion.

He advances into the finals, where he confronts the remaining "Four Heavenly Kings" of Orochi, Yashiro Nanakase, Shermie, and Chris. When they are beaten, Orochi possesses Chris' body and attempts to destroy the three clans at once. As was done in the legends of their clans, the trio successfully defeat him. In a last-ditch effort, Orochi (manifested in Chris' body) causes Iori to enter the berserk Riot of Blood state, expecting him to turn on Kyo and Chizuru. Instead, Iori snares Orochi by the neck, and Kyo obliged his rival by crippling the great demon with one last deathblow, allowing Chizuru to reseal Orochi.

[edit] Teams

KoF '94: Hero Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Goro)
KoF '95: Hero Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Goro)
KoF '96: Hero Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Goro)
KoF '97: Hero Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Goro)
KoF '98: Hero Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Goro)

[edit] Moves

[edit] The King of Fighters '94

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Name		Input
Ge Shiki Gou Fu You	+
Ge Shiki Naraku Otoshi	+
108 Shiki Yami Barai	+
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
101 Shiki Oboro Guruma	+
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+

[edit] The King of Fighters '95

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Name		Input
Ge Shiki Gou Fu You	+
88 Shiki	+
Ge Shiki Naraku Otoshi	+
108 Shiki Yami Barai	+
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
101 Shiki Oboro Guruma	+
202 Shiki Koto Tsuki You	+
75 Shiki Kai	+	,then
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+

[edit] The King of Fighters '96

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Name		Input
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
707 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
202 Shiki Koto Tsuki You	+
75 Shiki Kai	+	, then (first Kick must connect)
114 Shiki Ara Kami	+
__128 Shiki Kono Kizu	+	after 114 Shiki Ara Kami
____127 Shiki Yano Sabi	+ after 114 Shiki Ara Kami or	after 128 Shiki Kono Kizu
______125 Shiki Nana Se		after 114 Shiki Ara Kami or after 127 Shiki Yano Sabi or after 128 Shiki Kono Kizu
______Ge Shiki Migiri Ugachi		after 114 Shiki Ara Kami or after 127 Shiki Yano Sabi
115 Shiki Doku Kami	+
__401 Shiki Tumi Yomi	+	after 115 Shiki Doku Kami
____402 Shiki Batu Yomi		after 401 Shiki Tumi Yomi
910 Shiki Nue Tumi (reversal attack)	+
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+	(hold to delay attack)

[edit] The King of Fighters '97

[edit] Kyo Kusanagi

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Name		Input
Ge Shiki Gou Fu You	+
88 Shiki	+
Ge Shiki Naraku Otoshi	+
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
910 Shiki Nue Tumi (reversal attack)	+
202 Shiki Kotu Tsuki You	+
707 Shiki Kooma Ho Furi	+
75 Shiki Kai	+	, then (first Kick must connect)
114 Shiki: Ara Kami	+
__128 Shiki Kono Kizu	+	after 114 Ara Kami has connected
____127 Shiki: Yano Sabi	+	after 128 Kono Kizu has connected or after 114 Ara Kami has connected
______125 Shiki Nana Se		after 114 Ara Kami has connected or after 127 Yano Sabi has connected or after 128 Kono Kizu has connected
______Ge Shiki Migiri Ugachi		after 114 Ara Kami has connected or after 127 Yano Sabi has connected
115 Shiki: Doku Kami	+
__401 Shiki: Tumi Yomi	+	after 115 Doku Kami has connected
____402 Shiki: Batu Yomi		after 401 Tumi Yomi has connected
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+
Desperation Move Saishuu Kessen Ougi "Mu Shiki"	+
Desperation Taunt		(after any DM/SDM)

[edit] Kyo '94 Style

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Name		Input
Ge Shiki Naraku Otoshi	+
Ge Shiki Gou Fu You	+
88 Shiki	+
108 Shiki Yami Barai	+
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
101 Shiki Oboro Guruma	+
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+

[edit] The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest

[edit] Kyo Kusanagi

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Name		Input
Ge Shiki Gou Fu You	+
Ge Shiki Naraku Otoshi	+
88 Shiki	+
114 Shiki: Ara Kami	+
__128 Shiki Kono Kizu	+	after 114 Shiki Ara Kami has connected
__127 Shiki Yano Sabi	+	after 114 Shiki Ara Kami has connected
____125 Shiki Nana Se		after 128 Shiki Kono Kizu has connected or after 127 Shiki Yano Sabi has connected
____Ge Shiki Migiri Ugachi		after 128 Shiki Kono Kizu has connected or after 127 Shiki Yano Sabi has connected
115 Shiki Doku Kami	+
__401 Shiki Tumi Yomi	+	after 115 Shiki Doku Kami has connected
____402 Shiki Batu Yomi		after 401 Shiki Tumi Yomi has connected
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
910 Shiki Nue Tumi (reversal attack)	+
707 Shiki Kooma Ho Furi	+
202 Shiki Kotu Tsuki You	+
75 Shiki Kai	+	, then (first Kick must connect)
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+
Desperation Move Saishuu Kessen Ougi "Mu Shiki"	+

[edit] Kyo '95 Style

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Name		Input
Ge Shiki Gou Fu You	+
Ge shiki Naraku Otoshi	+
88 Shiki	+
108 Shiki Yami Barai	+
100 Shiki Oni Yaki	+
101 Shiki Oboro Guruma	+
202 Shiki Koto Tsuki You	+
75 Shiki Kai	+	,then
Desperation Move Ura 108 Shiki Orochi Nagi	+