Orochi (King of Fighters)
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The Orochi in The King of Fighters is a version of the Kusanagi legend. He is the final boss of The King of Fighters '97. His voice is provided by Rio Ogata. He has white hair, white trousers, and a tattoo across his chest. His origins are unknown except from the legends told about him.
History
The Orochi was a being that could cause incredible amounts of destruction and death that was originally defeated 1800 years ago by the members of the Kusanagi, Yasakani, and Yata clans. After rescuing the Sacrificial Maiden, Princess Kushinada, the Yasakani held Orochi in place, the Kusanagi dealt the final blow, and the Yata sealed it off.
However, 250 years later, when the Kusanagi clan was considered to be the strongest of the three clans and the Yasakani the weakest of the three, the Yasakani clan made a blood pact that allowed the Yasakani to use the power of Orochi. Such power came at a cost: the Yasakani, now Yagami, wielded purple flames and were doomed to live very short lives. This action led to a violent feud between the Kusanagi and the Yagami, and many members of both clans lost their lives.
The murder of the leader of the Yata clan in the present day released the seal that had sealed Orochi away. Hearing of this, the heiress to the Yata, Chizuru Kagura, organized the 1996 King of Fighters tournament in order to unite the two warring clans, represented by Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami. In the 1997 KoF tournament, the Sacred Warriors of the Orochi rise and directly try to resurrect Orochi himself, who is reincarnated as a teen boy named Chris. Also, they kidnap Kyo's girlfriend Yuki, who is believed to be the last descendant of Princess Kushinada. After saving Yuki, Kyo deals the final blow to Orochi as Iori holds the god in place, and Chizuru seals it off... just like 1800 years ago.
Followers of the Orochi
The Four heavenly kings
- Goenitz - Elemental of the Air and Wind—He is known as Fuki Sasebu Kaze no Leopold Goenitz
- Shermie - Elemental of Thunder and Lightning—She is known as Arekuuruu Inabikari no Shermie
- Yashiro Nanakase - Elemental of the Earth—He is known as Kawa Ita Daichi no Yashiro Nanakase
- Chris - Elemental of the Flames and the known vessel for the Orochi—He is known as Honou No Sadame no Chris
The Assassins
- Mature - Steel/Metal Elementalist—Minor Orochi Contributor
- Vice - Death/Seeping Arrow Elementalist—Minor Orochi Contributor
The Heralds
- Mukai - Stone Elementalist; still alive, and appeared to be undamaged after the battle against him in KOF2K3. Presumably the leader of the Heralds
- Magaki - Energy and Warping Elementalist; transforms into a pink-skinned, demonic version of himself during combat
Other
- Ryuji Yamazaki - Insanity/"Ten Thousand High" Elementalist—The only known Orochi (besides the Heralds) alive as of this update
- Gaidel (Never appears, having died before the events of the series) - Water Elementalist—Orochi being who betrayed the Orochi Lineage - he fathered Leona with a human woman - so Goenitz induced the Riot of Blood on his daughter so she'd kill her parents.
Trivia
- Rugal's Genocide Cutter attack is similar to Orochi's hard kick.
- Orochi is the first SNK Boss to have a screen-filling super and a one-hit kill (Hence the Return to Nothingness and Enhanced Soul Stealer)
- The symbol engraved on his chest represents the eight-headed Orochi dragon from the legend.
- Orochi appears as Leona's unlockable Maniac Striker in the console version of KOF 2000.
- Orochi's theme music, The Origin of Mind, is a mysterious song with an ever-changing tempo, militaristic marching beats, chior voices, heavy percussion, and various other instruments, giving it a mystical, tribal feel. The Arranged version features an increased use of electric guitar.
- Orochi Chris can temporarily transform into Orochi for his Max2 super move in KOF 2002.
- A clone of Orochi appears in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum. However, his name is changed to Mizuchi, and many of his attack graphics are changed, not to mention that his difficulty level is far greater than the KoF Orochi himself.
- The form of Orochi seen in KOF97 is merely Orochi changing Chris' form to represent the strong-willed fighters of the tournament. The closest thing to Orochi's true form was seen in Iori Yagami's ending in , in which Orochi speaks to Iori, tempting him to give in to the Riot of Blood. In this ending, Orochi appears to be identical to the multi-headed serpent of myth.
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