Those from the Past

Those from the Past, alternatively known as "Those from His Distant Land" (, lit. "Those who left their Distant Land"), are the main antagonistic group in the third story arc of The King of Fighters, 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.

History
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 his Hakkesshu. At some point in time, the group faced a dire situation when fighting the humans back in the distant past, 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, has a personal vendetta against them, and tries to stop and destroy them.

Known Members
The trailer for The King of Fighters XIII shows them being composed of at least 10 individuals, while Saiki serves as leader.

Leader

 * Saiki (erased via time paradox; fate unknown--possibly deceased)

Members

 * Magaki (deceased, killed by Shion in retaliation for being trapped in an unknown dimension created by the former)
 * Shion (whereabouts unknown, trapped in an unknown dimension)
 * Mukai (deceased, killed by Saiki due to "insubordination")
 * Botan (whereabouts unknown, it is seen that she's still alive somewhere in the city street in Story Mode ending)
 * Shroom (whereabouts unknown)
 * One unnamed youth dressed in black (named Rimelo in the The King of Fighters XII manual and the trading cards in The King of Fighters-i 2012)
 * One muscled, tall, tan skinned man, sporting a mustache
 * One blonde, long-haired female
 * One red-haired male
 * An obese male
 * A child
 * One unnamed old man (appearing only in The King of Fighters 2003 ending)

Saiki's erasure from existence resulted in Verse's appearance and the events of KOF XIV. It is not explicitly confirmed however if Saiki, Mukai or Magaki was inside Verse as well which would also result in their revival.

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.


 * 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 Magaki's true form, as well as some of the members seen in Saiki's Special Portrait in The King of Fighters XIII.

Gallery
Those from the Past