Orochi/Move List

Overview


Orochi is a Versatile Character who has a mix of projectile zoning, poking, and pressure.

Trivia

 * Arahabaki is the name of a Momunofu deity that predated the Shinto pantheon. As Arahabaki was an important deity to the leader of a rebellion against the emperor Jimmu, Jimmu decreed worship of him as heretical and treasonous.
 * Its literal translation, "Dweller on the Threshold", in theosophy is the accumulation of sins, guilt, and anger from past lives that obstructs the soul's ascendancy towards enlightenment and perfection.


 * Prior to The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, and in the PlayStation port of The King of Fighters '97, Tadasu can be canceled from normals to create nasty infinite combos, due to its very brief animation at that time, acting as an unintended attack reset that quickly restores player control for other moves to be done.


 * Utsushi Iwai inflicts damage once the victim hits the ground. In The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, this behavior is changed, as well as the timing of the move and its active frames.


 * Oomiwa is one of the very few moves in KOF that can hit OTG; that is, even if the enemy is merely lying down and in range, the move WILL connect. In KOF '98 UM, the move's ability to draw and connect OTG is lost, only being able to draw in standing opponents, who can simply walk backward to avoid it unless cornered.


 * Ho no Susori gained the ability to hit OTG in KOF '98 UM. Goenitz's Yo no Kaze gains similar attributes, and only in the aforementioned game too. Both attacks are especially devastating as anti-air.
 * Compared to Yo no Kaze, Ho no Susori comes out slower prior to 98UM, especially at stronger levels.


 * Should the opponent be positioned at the center of the screen during Marokare, the attack will account for approximately twice the number of hits, dealing a far greater amount of damage.


 * If the opponent is hit by Harae, Orochi can follow up with Marokare for a meaty damage. In KOF '98 UM, this tactic still works, but the damage is reduced unless the MAX version is used.