Those from the Past

Those from the Past (, lit. "Those who left their Distant Land"), are the main antagonistic group in the third story arc of The King of Fighters series, the Tales of Ash Saga. They aim to awaken Orochi for their master, so that Orochi's power is given to him in order to pursue their real goals.

Past
Within old Europe, they were called "Devils", and people began to fight back against them. They have been stated to follow "the will of Gaia", similar to Orochi and its Hakkesshu; however, Orochi and the Hakkesshu considers them to be "an eyesore" along with the rest of humanity, and as such do not get along with each other despite having similar goals.

At some point in the distant past, the group faced a dire situation when fighting the humans, and thus Saiki decided to use the "Gate" that controls time and the energy of an abnormal planetary alignment in order to travel to the future and regroup their forces. Their main objective is to reestablish themselves, reactivate the Gate of Time, and change history by eradicating their enemies before they become a proper threat.

The Blanctorche family, specifically Elisabeth Blanctorche, have a personal vendetta against them, and have tried to stop and destroy them since.

Known Members
The main trailer for The King of Fighters XIII shows them being composed of at least 10 individuals, while Saiki serves as leader. It is unknown, with Verse's defeat, if all the deceased clan members are revived.

Unnamed Members
Other members with unknown identities (all with an unknown status after Saiki's erasure) include:
 * One muscled, tall, tan skinned man, sporting a mustache.
 * One blonde, long-haired female.
 * One red-haired male.
 * An obese male.
 * Another child.
 * One unnamed old man (appearing only in The King of Fighters 2003 ending).

Saiki and Ash's erasures from existence resulted in Verse's appearance and the events of The King of Fighters XIV, as well as Otoma=Raga, Re Verse and the events of The King of Fighters XV. It is not explicitly confirmed however if Saiki, Mukai or Magaki were inside Verse as well which would also result in their revivals.

Trivia

 * Although not outright confirmed exactly where "His Distant Land" could be, it is implied that "His Distant Land" could be Europe in Magaki's backstory.


 * The Those from the Past was originally named "Those from His Distant Land" in The King of Fighters 2003.


 * It is heavily implied that the members of Those from the Past are not human, but possibly demons or eldritch entities. This can be seen with both Magaki and Saiki's true forms, as well as some of the members seen in Saiki's Special Portrait in The King of Fighters XIII.

Those from the Past