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Orochi Iori (暴走ぼうそういおり, lit. Rampaging Iori), also named as Insane Iori with Blood of Orochi Under the Night of the Moon (ツキノヨルオロチノチニクルフイオリ), is Iori Yagami under the effects of the Riot of the Blood.

He was first seen in The King of Fighters '96 in Iori's ending where he kills Mature and Vice. His first appearance as a playable character was in The King of Fighters '97 as a mid-boss.

Development[]

The team originally wanted Orochi Iori to be the final boss for KOF '97, but later in production he was relegated to a "Minor" boss character.[1] He was specifically designed "to mow down the other characters with relative ease." [1] Series flagship director, Toyohisa Tanabe, states that the staff was initially reluctant to add this version of Iori to the series roster -worried about fans' reactions- but did so to add more impact to the Orochi saga's climax. He was particularly pleased to see female fans' surprised reactions to Orochi Iori during KOF '97's location testing.

Personality[]

Iori has a raw, animal-like mentality, only able to speak a few words. He has a single-minded obsession with killing Kyo while in this state, to the point that he keeps screaming his name when he is not even present, but nonetheless he will attack anyone in his path.

Powers[]

  • Slashing Hands - Iori can use his hands as slicing weapons.
  • Pyrokinesis - Due to his Yagami heritage, Iori can control fire. He can create purple fire from thin air, create fire balls, deliver punches of fire, create pillars of fire and put his own body on fire. His purple fire also has the sacred ability to put enemies in a stasis-like state. However, as a rule with all fire-based characters, Iori cannot control other fires that he didn't create, and is not immune to other types of fire.

Fighting style[]

Orochi Iori's style is exactly the same as normal Iori's, but his strength and agility have been remarkably enhanced due to the Orochi power within him reaching peak levels. He is now twice as fast and twice as strong as he was before, but to offset this he takes twice as much damage as well when playable (this drawback does not exist when he is fought as a CPU-controlled character) as a more traditional glass-cannon-type of fighting game character.

In some games, Iori in this state might have moves only exclusive to him, such as the Ura 108 Shiki: Ya Sakazuki (Reverse Method 108: Eight Wine Cups), a move available at times to normal Iori or the more unique Ura 100 Shiki: Oni Honoo (Reverse Method 100: Ogre Blaze) in Capcom vs. SNK and Capcom vs. SNK 2; even in some cases, he might also have the San Shingi no Ni (Three Divine Arts No. Two), only named as "????", which is a nod to him in his berserk form holding Orochi himself by the neck at the end of KOF '97, as well as the fact that the action was surprising at the time.

Music[]

  • Control Crisis - The King of Fighters '97, The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, The King of Fighters R-1, shared with Wild Leona
  • The Dark Pulsation - SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium, shared with Evil Ryu
  • Unexpected Fight - SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, shared with Violent Ken
  • Tears - The King of Fighters 2002 (console version only)

Voice Actors[]

Japanese[]

Kunihiko Yasui Takanori Hoshino
List of Roles:

English[]

Jack Merluzzi
List of Roles:

Game Appearances[]

Mobile Appearances[]

Cameo Appearances[]

Similar Characters[]

Trivia[]

Cards[]

SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' ClashSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash 2 Expand Edition SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS KOF98UM OL Kimi Wa Hero KOF All Star

Sprites[]

SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium The King of Fighters '97 Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos

Etymology[]

  • Bousou means "runaway, rampage, run wildly" (暴走).
  • Iori means "hermitage, hut, retreat, cabin, shanty, wigwam, hutch" (庵).

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Official character profile from KOF anniversary website.
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