Igniz/Story

The King of Fighters 2001
Igniz hosts the KOF 2001 tournament in hopes of becoming a new god, deciding to test his new found power against the finalists. In the novel, Igniz labels K' as the strongest warrior and by defeating earth's strongest warrior he would surpass all of humanity making him a God. His hopes were short-lived when he is defeated by K'. Cursing his failure and declaring himself a demon instead, Igniz attempts to destroy those who oppose him by plummeting NESTS' main headquarters out of orbit. However, the fortunate passengers in the falling station survive the heat inside it (apparently thanks to Ron). Igniz's death signals the end of the NESTS cartel and its saga.

The King of Fighters XIV
After his death, his soul was somehow absorbed by Verse, and is released upon the latter's defeat along with many others. Igniz is suspected to have been brought back to life as a result.

Moreover it is revealed that NESTS as an organization is not completely eradicated, still exerting dangerous influences in the world, as per the accounts of the official KOF XIV manga.

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