With his naked body, noble temperament, and the strength to destroy the world, Orochi is the god-like man "Orochi" in The King of Fighters.
big snake
The character prototype comes from the "Yamata no Orochi" in ancient Japanese mythology.
Yamata no Orochi
According to legend, the god Amaterasu was banished to the human world because of his troubles.
Amaterasu
When passing through Izumo Country, he looked around for a place to stay, but there was nothing in that area. Later, he found chopsticks floating down from the upper reaches of the river in Feihe River, so he looked for people along the river. There he found a very dilapidated village and met an old couple crying bitterly with their daughter. The old couple, named Zumoru and Handmoru, claim to be descendants of the earth god. After some questioning, I learned that there is a monster called "Yama-no-Orochi" who eats a young girl as a sacrifice every year. This year, it is the old couple’s turn to sacrifice their daughter “Kidada Hime”
Susanoo/daughter of an old couple
After hearing this, Susanoo poured the prepared wine into eight large wine glasses. Soon "Yama no Orochi" was attracted by the aroma of the wine and became extremely drunk. Susano'o took the opportunity to chop off eight of the snake's heads.
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And he took out the artifact Kusanagi Sword from Orochi's body and entered it in the King of Fighters game. The Great Snake was born in ancient times and is an incorporeal soul body known as the earth's consciousness.
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Because of the rapid development of human beings, it was determined by the Orochi that it would affect the natural balance of the earth. So 1,800 years ago, Orochi led his Eight Heroes to appear in the world and decided to cleanse all mankind.
Collection of Eight Masters of Orochi
However, it was sealed by the three major families of Kusanagi, Yachijou, and Yata with the help of the three artifacts.
Seal the serpent
Six hundred and sixty years ago, the Bachiqiong family among the three major families signed a blood contract with Orochi, unlocking the seal of the Eight Great Masters of the Orochi clan. So the Eight Masters set their mission to resurrect the serpent and began reincarnation.
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In "The King of Fighters 96", one of the Eight Great Masters, Goenitz, killed Kagura Mangai and freed Orochi's body.
Kagura Mangui/Chizuru
In "King of Fighters 97", Nanaisha, Sharmi, and Chris discovered that Kusanagi Kyo's girlfriend Yuki turned out to be the reincarnation of "Kidida Hime" and wanted to sacrifice her as a sacrifice.
Kusanagi Kyo/Koyuki
Since Kusanagi Kyo and others saw through the plan, they had no choice but to sacrifice themselves by committing suicide.
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This caused the serpent to use Chris as a temporary catalyst to return to the world again. Due to its incomplete form, it was eventually restrained from action by the berserk Yagami. Kusanagi Kyo used the final battle secret weapon to blast into Yagami's body.
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With a loud bang from the combined energy of the two, the big snake was sealed again. This scene is both the climax of the play and the end of the Orochi chapter.
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