South Town (Episode)


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South Town is the first episode of The King of Fighters: Destiny.

Synopsis
THE KING OF FIGHTERS – The world-renowned tournament starts now! After arriving in South Town, Kyo Kusanagi, an invitee to KOF, runs into another formidable fighter, Terry Bogard. Ten years have passed since the tragedy that changed his life forever… The destinies of the fighters now cross here in South Town.

Plot
The episode begins with a narration of the past; nearly 1800 years ago, humanity was almost destroyed by a demon named Orochi and his loyal followers, the Hakkesshu. However Orochi and the Hakkesshu were defeated and sealed away by the Three Sacred Treasures; the Kusanagi Sword, the Yasakani Jewel, and the Yata Mirror. These sacred treasures would be passed down through the generations and would be protected by the three clans that used them.

In the present day, in Brazil's Theo Road, a group of truck drivers were attacked and killed by a mysterious masked woman, who proceeds to take all of their packages, including several dangerous items. The scene is cut to Naoya, Japan, where Kyo Kusanagi and his father, Saisyu Kusanagi are fighting over the last piece of food, with Goro Daimon watching. Benimaru Nikaido, appears confused on why they're fighting. Daimon explains that they're fighting over who will go to South Town for this year's "King of Fighters" tournament, with Benimaru explaining that this year's rules have changed; it is no longer a 1-vs-1 tournament, but rather a 3-vs-3 team tournament. With that misunderstanding cleared, both Kyo and Saisyu decide to make a team with Daimon, much to Benimaru's distain. However, just before they were about to leave, Saisyu was chew out by Shizuka Kusanagi of how lazy he's become, and she's about to chew Kyo out too. Not willing to be a part of that Kyo, Benimaru, and Daimon sneak out to South Town, leaving Saisyu behind.

Shortly after arriving in South Town Airport Station, the trio quickly run into Yuri Sakazaki. While on their way out of the airport, they run into Terry Bogard, who also arrived with them to South Town. Benimaru suggests to find a man who is skilled in Kyokugenryu Karate. The scene is cut to Terry in a graveyard, who came to pay his respects to his father, Jeff Bogard. On Terry's 14th birthday, a man named Geese Howard came for the "Secret Scrolls" that Jeff posses. The two fight over the rights for the scrolls, ending with Jeff's death at the hands of Geese.

Trivia

 * The Kusanagi House Residence is similar to its appearance in The King of Fighters: Kyo's manga adaptation.


 * Differences from the video games:
 * The formation of Team Japan in the games was due to Kyo, Benimaru and Daimon placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in a national tournament. In the anime, the Team is formed due to Kyo not wanting to get chewed out by his mom.