* '''First appearance''': [[The King of Fighters '95]]
* '''First appearance''': [[The King of Fighters '95]]
* '''Other appearances''': [[The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest]], [[The King of Fighters Neowave]]
* '''Other appearances''': [[The King of Fighters '98]], [[The King of Fighters Neowave]]
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'''Saisyu Kusanagi''' (草薙 柴舟) is the previous head of the Kusanagi clan and the father of KOF's main character [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo Kusanagi]].
'''Saisyu Kusanagi''' (草薙 柴舟) is the previous head of the Kusanagi clan and the father of KOF's main character [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo Kusanagi]].
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Saisyu Kusanagi debuted in [[The King of Fighters '94]] as a victim in [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Rugal|Rugal Bernstein's]] gallery of defeated fighters.
Saisyu Kusanagi debuted in [[The King of Fighters '94]] as a victim in [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Rugal|Rugal Bernstein's]] gallery of defeated fighters.
He appears as a mid-boss in [[The King of Fighters '95]] and becomes a regular playable for the first time in [[The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest]].
He appears as a mid-boss in [[The King of Fighters '95]] and becomes a regular playable for the first time in [[The King of Fighters '98]].
He was the previous head of the Kusanagi clan who left his family to face worthy opponents across the globe. After his defeat by Rugal, he was brainwashed by his secretaries (primarily by [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Vice|Vice]]) to fight his son, [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo]]. Upon his defeat, he regains his senses and escapes from the ship, Sky Noah, unnoticed. Saisyu then leaves the clan's duties to his son, presumably resuming his travels.
He was the previous head of the Kusanagi clan who left his family to face worthy opponents across the globe. After his defeat by Rugal, he was brainwashed by his secretaries (primarily by [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Vice|Vice]]) to fight his son, [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Kyo|Kyo]]. Upon his defeat, he regains his senses and escapes from the ship, Sky Noah, unnoticed. Saisyu then leaves the clan's duties to his son, presumably resuming his travels.
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*[[The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest|KoF '98]]: ''[[The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest/Moves (normal characters)#Oyaji Team|Oyaji Team]] (Heidern, Takuma, Saisyu)''
*[[The King of Fighters '98|KoF '98]]: ''[[The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Oyaji Team|Oyaji Team]] (Heidern, Takuma, Saisyu)''
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==Moves==
==Moves==
===[[The King of Fighters '95]]===
===[[The King of Fighters '95]]===
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===[[The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest]]===
===[[The King of Fighters '98]]===
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He was the previous head of the Kusanagi clan who left his family to face worthy opponents across the globe. After his defeat by Rugal, he was brainwashed by his secretaries (primarily by Vice) to fight his son, Kyo. Upon his defeat, he regains his senses and escapes from the ship, Sky Noah, unnoticed. Saisyu then leaves the clan's duties to his son, presumably resuming his travels.
