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OrochiOrochi (オロチ) or Yamata no Orochi is a monster in Japanese Shinto mythology. Orochi is more widely known as an eight-headed demonic snake. In all of the variations, Orochi is defeated by the thunder god Susano-O-No-Mikoto. The most common form is Susanno-O getting Orochi drunk on sake, then beheading the demon in its drunken stupor. The sword that was taken out from its tail was Murakumo or Kusanagi, one of Japan's Imperial Treasures. For more information, see Japanese mythology. Orochi in Video Games The demon Orochi makes frequent appearances in Japanese games and anime, especially RPGs. There are variations on the original legend: 8-headed snake, rampaging swordsman, etc. (Yasakani, Hasshaku, Yagami, Yata, and some other names are SNK's spin on their adaption to the legend.) Dragon Quest The Orochi is a boss moster in the RPG Dragon Quest III (known as Dragon Warrior III in the US), originally for the NES, later rereleased on the Gameboy Color. In the game Orochi is a five-headed fire-breathing dragon, who was terrorizing the island of Zipangu. You as the hero of the game had to defeat him in order to save the village and proceed in the game. This same Orochi is also found as a breedable, tameable, and playable monster in the monster-raising RPG Dragon Quest Monsters 1 and 2 (Dragon Warrior Monsters in the US) for the Gameboy Color King of the Fighters The Orochi saga in The King of Fighters is a version of the Kusanagi legend. He is the final boss of The King of Fighters '97. His voice is provided by Rio Ogata. He has white hair, white pants, and a tattoo across his chest. In the version presented in KOF, Orochi, a being that could cause incredible amounts of destruction and death, was originally defeated 1800 years ago by the members of the Kusanagi, Yasakani, and Yata clans. The Yasakani held Orochi in place, the Kusanagi deal the final blow, and the Yata sealed it off. However, some 250 years later, when the Kusanagi clan was considered to be the strongest of the three clans and the Yasakani the weakest of the three, the Yasakani clan made a blood pact that allowed the Yasakani to use the power of Orochi. Such power came at a cost: the Yasakani, now Yagami, wielded purple flames and were doomed to live very short lives. This action led to a violent feud between the Kusanagi and the Yagami, and many members of both clans lost their lives. The murder of the leader of the Yata clan in the present day released the seal that had sealed Orochi away. Hearing of this, the heiress to the Yata, Chizuru Kagura, organized the 1996 King of Fighters tournament in order to unite the two warring clans, represented by Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami. Together, they manage to seal off Orochi once again. Related Characters See also
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